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Traitor (episode)

2026-04-25T13:58:26Z

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{{disambig2|the Generation 1 cartoon episode|the Renegade from ''GoBots''|Traitor (GoBots)}}
{{episode
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|image=Traitorcjaccusesmirage.jpg
|caption=J'accuse!
|title="Traitor"
|season=2
|season ep=5
|production code=#700-20
|airdate=[[September 27]], [[1985]]
|written by=[[George Hampton]] [[Mike Moore]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]], [[Nakamura Production]], [[Dai Won Animation Co.]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL_RPkuFnhQ
|videosite=YouTube
}}
'''Could Mirage have betrayed the Autobots?'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Traitormegsgrabs.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Megatron got The Touch.]]

At the [[Experimental Energy Research Laboratory]], two scientists are working on the new [[electro-cell]]s that will hopefully solve [[Earth]]'s energy problems. Unfortunately, the cells won't be viable until they've been stabilized, which could result in a massive explosion. At that moment, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] break through the roof and take the cells. [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] arrives to remove the cells carefully, as an explosion could be quite destructive, and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] are not known for being gentle. Having taken the cells, Megatron [[Transformation|transforms]] and has Starscream fire away, destroying the lab to prevent any more from being created.

Meanwhile, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] is tearing toward the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]]. Heading into the control room, he informs [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] that he's found where the [[Decepticon]]s have placed the electro-cells—in the same place [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] patrolled yesterday. Mirage is shocked that he didn't get a reading on them, and Cliffjumper says that maybe Mirage ''did''. Before any formal accusations are made, Optimus Prime politely tells Cliffjumper to shut up. The Autobot leader then leads a team to recover the cells.

[[File:Traitorcjsmacksmirage.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Seriously, who wouldn't this guy beat up?]]
At a canyon, the Decepticons have hooked up a buffer device to the cells. Starscream uses it as a chance to call Megatron a coward for not turning on the cells and filling [[energon cube]]s, then he activates it. The cells fill the cubes rather quickly, but just as quickly drain the cubes and explode. Megatron walks over to show Starscream the business end of his [[fusion cannon]].

As he does so, the Autobots arrive, but are spotted by [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]], who tells [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]. Megatron orders Soundwave to call in the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], with the promise of a special reward. A battle ensues, during which Mirage is injured by Skywarp, though he manages to tear off the Decepticon's [[insignia]]. The Insecticons then arrive, turning the tide of battle, but a stray shot by [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] hits the buffer, risking an explosion. The Autobots take the Decepticons' distraction as a chance to retreat.

[[File:Traitormiragepunches.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Mirage's attempts to mimick ''Animated''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s promotional material were less than successful.]]
At the base, Mirage is repaired, while Cliffjumper continues his accusations of treason. Mirage defends himself, and Optimus orders Cliffjumper on recon, with instructions to inform them if Megatron tries to move the cells. [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] tells Mirage to rest, but Mirage doesn't need rest. Leaving the base, he heads to the Insecticons' hideout, where they are discussing their "special reward"—two energon cubes. Going invisible and sneaking into the base, Mirage swipes the cubes while the Insecticons aren't looking, leaving the Decepticon insignia in their place, then drives to the valley. However, Cliffjumper spots him.

[[File:G1 Traitor Bombshell captures Mirage.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Do we really need to make a joke here?]]
Naturally assuming that Mirage is a Decepticon, Cliffjumper prepares to fire, only for the Insecticons to arrive. As Mirage slips away, Starscream discovers Cliffjumper, but the little guy is able to escape. Megatron comes to investigate, and they spot Mirage. They fire at him, but their lasers hit the ground near the Insecticons, who assume the Decepticons are firing at them. The Bugs and the Cons throw down, but Mirage is caught in the crossfire. [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] implants a [[cerebro-shell]] into Mirage and has him fire on the Decepticons as well. Megatron sees Mirage, puts two and two together, and convinces the Insecticons to stop fighting the Decepticons. Megatron also plans to use Mirage for a little trap of his own.

Heading back to the base, Cliffjumper tells Prime what he saw. Optimus, Ratchet, and Cliffjumper head to the valley, where Mirage greets them and explains his original plan, saying that the Insecticons fled from the battle and the Decepticons chased after them. Despite Cliffjumper's warnings, the Autobots head to retrieve the cells, only for the Decepticons to ambush them, with Mirage joining in on the fire. Cliffjumper attacks Mirage, throwing him some distance, which apparently deactivates him.

[[File:Traitormegatronfails.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Should have done those shoelaces up, Megatron.]]
Bombshell commands Mirage to continue, but gives up. Ratchet then investigates and notices the cerebro-shell. Removing it allows Mirage to regain control, and he rejoins the fight—on the side of the Autobots. Prime makes a run for the cells, but Megatron concludes that if he can't have them, no one can. Firing randomly, he explodes the buffer device, sending the Decepticons everywhere possible as the Insecticons and Autobots retreat. Emerging from the wreckage, Megatron laments his hasty action.

[[File:Traitormirageholddscj.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|O dark poison of my spark...]]
As Prime informs the scientists of what happened, Ratchet works to repair Mirage, while Cliffjumper laughingly admits that he may need some repairs as well—for having doubted his friend. Awwww.
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==Featured characters==
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*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (7)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] (8)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] (9)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (10)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] (14)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (16)
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*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (2)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] (3)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (4)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] (12)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (13)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] (15)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (17)
*[[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (18)
*[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (19)
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (20)
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (21)
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*Scientists (1)
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==Quotes==
"I just ''love'' opening presents."
:—'''Skywarp''' as he breaks through the roof of a human research institute

"You fool! You'll destroy us all!" 
"Destroy us all, oh brave Megatron? Perhaps it's time the Decepticons looked elsewhere for direction, to someone prepared to make command decisions!"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Starscream''' argue over who is a better leader. Again.

"This time, you have dared too much, Starscream. You must pay the price for your insolence!"
:—'''Megatron''' threatens to terminate Starscream. Again.

"Try and remember which side you're on, Mirage." 
"Keep your mind on the Decepticons, Cliffjumper." 
"That's just what I'm doing!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' reprimands '''Cliffjumper''' for his suspicions.

"An electro-cell! Come to papa..." 
"Not so fast, papa!"
:—'''Cliffjumper''' and '''Starscream''' have a moment.

"Release the electro-cells, Megatron. They don't belong to you." 
"I possess them. Therefore I ''own'' them!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Megatron''' discuss the finer points of legal ownership

"Uh-oh. Sounds like I'm not alone." 
"You're not! And this is one of those times when you really need a friend."
:—'''Cliffjumper''' and '''Starscream''' have another moment.

"You wouldn't cheat us. You need us to get rid of the Autobots. Maybe after that, you'd rob us blind. But not now!"
:—'''Bombshell''' after hearing Megatron's explanation of Mirage's trickery

==Notes==
===Production information===
* First draft storyboards completed: 29th November 1984 (Artist: Kim Dae-Jung)
* Storyboards slugged: 3rd December 1984 (by [[John Walker]])
* Dialogue recorded: 10th December 1984
* Storyboards revised: 10th December 1984
* Final storyboard revision: 18th December 1984
* Shipped to Toei: 21st December 1984

===Continuity notes===
*Ratchet uses a [[boltcapper]] to repair Mirage. Cliffjumper's "cybro-polygraph" screams that the mind-controlled Mirage is leading them into a trap.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Since this episode predates the introduction of the [[generic Autobot laser pistol]] design (which wouldn't appear until "[[The Insecticon Syndrome]]"), Cliffjumper is seen wielding a variety of different weapons in this episode. Early on, when fighting the Decepticons in the canyon, he's seen with Mirage's own weapon (at one point he's even side by side with Mirage, who is wielding the same weapon!); later, when he's aiming his weapon at Mirage, he's suddenly wielding Jazz's weapon. Then, at the end of the episode, he is seen wielding ''yet another'' weapon design, this one ''very'' generic. When he's confronting Mirage, the weapon is drawn more like Mirage's weapon (but lacking all the various "fins" and "wings") for the duration of a single shot, only to revert to the generic design in the very next shot.
**Likewise, Ratchet also wields a variety of different weapons, which includes the super-generic design, the Mirage design and the "wingless" Mirage design.
**Shrapnel makes use of his [[grenade launcher]] that fires spikes all around the target. It's nasty, as Mirage can attest. The animators got a little confused, though, and had him fire it as a spike-studded stream of liquid from his retracted hand socket, rather than from his hand held gun (as more correctly seen in "[[The Insecticon Syndrome]]".)
**Shoulder missiles: Mirage fires his shoulder launcher twice in this episode, each time blowing away one of the Seekers. It's only [[Countdown to Extinction (episode)|the second]] but not [[Masquerade|the last]] time he uses this prominent weapon.
*Where's the trailer go?
**When Prime transforms to retreat, his trailer is already behind him, waiting for him, despite being nowhere in evidence in the preceding shots.

===Real world references===
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**The two energon cubes land in Mirage's driver seat to the sound of a [[lightsaber]] cutting through the air.
**The sound of lightsabers dueling can be heard in the first few seconds of the scene immediately after the one where Mirage is freed from the cerebro-shell.
*Megatron seems to understand human law well enough to reference the legal concept that "Possession is nine-tenths of the law"

===Animation or technical errors===
*Shrapnel's characteristic speech quirk of repeating the last word in each sentence is absent from several of his early lines.
[[File:Traitorlotsostarscreams.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right...]]
*Coloring errors:
**Starscream and Skywarp both have their entire canopy cowlings colored yellow as Megatron hands off the electro-cells to Skywarp. Both should have a metal-colored bit near the bottom. The same error occurs as Starscream steps away from his test of the electro-cells.
**When Megatron is rushing to put out the fire on the electro-cells, there are two Starscreams beside him. One is probably supposed to be Skywarp, who was shown standing there in the preceding shot.
**Kickback's eyeband is black instead of red as he observes the fallen Skywarp.
**Rumble is red in one shot as he's firing at the Autobots. (It's probably not supposed to be [[Frenzy_(G1)|Frenzy]].)
**For whatever reason, Megatron's entire right arm assembly is colored much lighter and lacks shading than the rest of his body as he threatens Bombshell.
**A yellow smudge dots part Bombshell's grey on his chestpiece when he's about to shoot Mirage.
**When Cliffjumper is aiming his weapon (which is actually a reuse of the animation model of Jazz's weapon in this scene) at Mirage, the barrel of the weapon is colored ''very'' dark in the very first close-up shot, but for all subsequent shots, the weapon has the same light gray color as the other weapon designs Cliffjumper is seen wielding throughout this episode. Towards the end of the episode, his weapon (which is by this point using a very generic design) is colored dark again for a single shot when he is taking cover from Decepticon fire. It's colored dark ''again'' near the end, when he and Ratchet (whose weapon ''also'' has the same dark color in this one shot) are seen standing behind Megatron.
**Ratchet's face is white instead of light gray as he laughs in the closing shot.
*Is that glowing pink stuff behind Megatron (after he blows up the energy institute) supposed to be fire? 'Cause fire don't look like that.
*The animators could never really decide what the back end of the Ark looks like, but it almost always has at least three engines. The first shot of Autobot Headquarters shows it with only two. It has three a few moments later.
*As Megatron turns toward the about-to-explode electro-cells, Starscream is behind him, despite being nowhere in evidence a second earlier.
*Ironhide is not shown retreating with the other Autobots.
*As Prime orders Cliffjumper to maintain surveillance of the electro-cells, a closeup shot shows the two of them at the same head height. Prime should be ''much'' taller than Cliffjumper.
*The Decepticon insignia that plays such a vital role in the plot appears to be printed on a piece of cloth, despite coming from a metal robot. It unfurls and rustles when released, and gently floats to the ground when dropped. There's also no visual evidence that Skywarp is missing an insignia at any point (pretty amazing, considering how often the animators tended to [[The Core|forget the Seekers' wing insignia]]).
*The Insecticons are standing right by their energon cubes when Mirage first arrives. When Mirage steals the cubes a second later, the room is unoccupied.
*Cliffjumper's entire lower section is not drawn or painted in when he gets distracted by the arrival of the Insecticons as they arrive at the electro-cells.
*Starscream's stray shot as he gets rammed by Cliffjumper has no sound effect.
*[[Wally Burr]] stands in for Hal Rayle as Shrapnel when he observes that the Decepticons are firing on them. His voice is missing its electronic processing, but he does have his last-word echo! echo.
*Mirage's entire left side is missing at the edge as he congratulates himself on a plan well sprung and turns invisible.
*As Skywarp's arm reaches into the frame to aim at Kickback, the screen-side edge of it is missing! His arm is also colored in a similar blueish tone like Starscream instead of its regular purple.
*When Thundercracker gets hit by Mirage's missile, the cry of pain sounds more like Skywarp. Considering that the episode so far has very explicitly featured only Starscream and Skywarp, Thundercracker's appearance would almost seem to be a coloring mistake, but all three jets finally appear together near the episode's end. (Even without this hit, Skywarp suffers a huge amount of abuse in this episode.)
*As Cliffjumper is relaying Mirage's whereabouts to Optimus and Ratchet, his arm jumps to his side as he finishes his line about Mirage's apparent treachery.
*A strange jump cut occurs as the Insecticons flee the electro-cell explosion, making it seem like they teleported out between shot changes.
*While driving away from the electro-cell explosion, Optimus Prime's cab appears ridiculously small compared to his trailer.

===Continuity errors===
*As usual, cartoon humans are pretty much made of rubber. The two scientists fall at ''least'' fifty feet from the electro-cell module, but recover almost instantly.
*Despite [[Fire in the Sky|being a scientist]], Starscream doesn't believe that any experimentation is needed with the cells. He apparently [[Kremzeek!|used up all his patience with tests]] back in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]".
*Cliffjumper is very quick to accuse Mirage of treachery, despite never showing any signs of mistrusting him before—e.g., "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]".
*Megatron's awfully quick to declare that Optimus Prime has lost. They haven't even fired shots at each other yet! Prime repays the favor at episode's end, rather randomly declaring that Megatron has lost.
*While observing the Decepticon installation, Cliffjumper loses track of Mirage when the latter turns invisible, despite looking straight at a clear trail of Mirage's footprints.
*Appearing/disappearing Autobots:
**Ratchet isn't among the Autobots leaving Autobot Headquarters, but he arrives at the electro-cell site with Prime and company. Jazz shows up a moment later. Bluestreak and Prowl, meanwhile, have disappeared.
**After the second commercial break, the only Autobots shown are Prime, Ratchet, Cliffjumper and Mirage. This strangely small casting choice becomes especially noticeable during the semi-final battle, when all four are gathered together, talking and not firing, yet the sounds of a raging firefight can still be heard in the background! Prime orders the trio to "join the others", perhaps implying that more Autobots should have been shown, but again, no other Autobots are anywhere in sight. At the final battle's end, the three Autobots somehow leave the battle to surround Megatron, leaving nobody to fight the rest of the Decepticons!
*The scientists' voices are inconsistent when comparing their scene at the end to the one at the start. Most noticeable is the fact that the fat one has a British accent at first, which has become American by the end.

===Trivia===
[[File:Traitor CliffjumperlovesMirage.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|WTF?]]
*Poor [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. He (they?) doesn't (don't?) appear until the end of the battle, just long enough to be blown away by the explosion of the electro-cells.
*This episode ends with Cliffjumper jumping in Mirage's lap, and the two of them hugging and rolling over, while Ratchet laughs. This is the epitome of weird.
*This is not the only time that [[Mirage (RID)|a Mirage]] has been suspected of [[Mirage's Betrayal|treachery]]. In fact, this episode's Cliffjumper-Mirage dynamic is among the series' best-remembered aspects, coloring fans' perceptions of both characters and being obliquely referenced time and again in contemporary Generation 1 stories.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le Traître'''" ("The Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Again, a big part of the regular cast is absent from this episode. A new unidentified actor is present to take over the roles of Skywarp, Starscream, Soundwave, Bombshell and Thundercracker.
::*Soundwave's line "Autobots attacking! Prepare to counter-attack" is not dubbed, making the shot on his running legs very long.
::*Starscream's name is usually never pronounced in the dub. However, they did it here, adding it where it was not in English, and... flunking. Megatron says "So that's what happened to Starscream's insignia", though it belongs to Skywarp. Nice try...
::*At one point, Megatron calls the electro-cells "auto-cellules" when all the other iterations in the episode are translated "électro-cellules".

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (dub 1):'' "'''Mistero è un traditore'''" ("Mirage Is a Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

:*''Title (dub 2):'' "'''Il traditore'''" ("The Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ligier no Uragiri'''" (リジェの裏切り, "Ligier's Betrayal")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 28]], [[1985]]

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Pàntú '''" (叛徒, "Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''O Traidor'''" ("The Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1994]] — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Convoy Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1998]] — ''The Transformers'' — Autobot Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[2001]] — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 1 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2002]] — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1: Vol. 1 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2003]] — ''Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2003 — ''Transformers'' — La Course des Autobots ([[UFG Junior]]) — European French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2004]] — ''Transformers'' — Bumper Collection Special (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 2: Series 2.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2006]] — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] [[2007]] — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] [[2008]] — ''Transformers'' — Volume 03: Stagione Due Parte Prima ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2009]] — ''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part One (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 25th Anniversary Edition ([[Shout! Studios|Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2011]] — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2014]] — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20210428034417/http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-2/synopses/700-20.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=18pEljEhHf5AGVtm9UK2FT0wudvRJ00Vt Episode dialogue script]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XQJW6rfVOlO5nlyJS9TbOAB1PclDgDOb/view?usp=drive_link Model sheets and background layouts]

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Traitor (episode)

2026-04-25T13:44:39Z

Nevermore: /* Animation or technical errors */

{{disambig2|the Generation 1 cartoon episode|the Renegade from ''GoBots''|Traitor (GoBots)}}
{{episode
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|ep=21
|series2=SRLFtoon
|ep2=13
|prev2=Changing Gears
|next2=Birth of the Transformers!
|image=Traitorcjaccusesmirage.jpg
|caption=J'accuse!
|title="Traitor"
|season=2
|season ep=5
|production code=#700-20
|airdate=[[September 27]], [[1985]]
|written by=[[George Hampton]] [[Mike Moore]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]], [[Nakamura Production]], [[Dai Won Animation Co.]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL_RPkuFnhQ
|videosite=YouTube
}}
'''Could Mirage have betrayed the Autobots?'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Traitormegsgrabs.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Megatron got The Touch.]]

At the [[Experimental Energy Research Laboratory]], two scientists are working on the new [[electro-cell]]s that will hopefully solve [[Earth]]'s energy problems. Unfortunately, the cells won't be viable until they've been stabilized, which could result in a massive explosion. At that moment, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] break through the roof and take the cells. [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] arrives to remove the cells carefully, as an explosion could be quite destructive, and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] are not known for being gentle. Having taken the cells, Megatron [[Transformation|transforms]] and has Starscream fire away, destroying the lab to prevent any more from being created.

Meanwhile, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] is tearing toward the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]]. Heading into the control room, he informs [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] that he's found where the [[Decepticon]]s have placed the electro-cells—in the same place [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] patrolled yesterday. Mirage is shocked that he didn't get a reading on them, and Cliffjumper says that maybe Mirage ''did''. Before any formal accusations are made, Optimus Prime politely tells Cliffjumper to shut up. The Autobot leader then leads a team to recover the cells.

[[File:Traitorcjsmacksmirage.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Seriously, who wouldn't this guy beat up?]]
At a canyon, the Decepticons have hooked up a buffer device to the cells. Starscream uses it as a chance to call Megatron a coward for not turning on the cells and filling [[energon cube]]s, then he activates it. The cells fill the cubes rather quickly, but just as quickly drain the cubes and explode. Megatron walks over to show Starscream the business end of his [[fusion cannon]].

As he does so, the Autobots arrive, but are spotted by [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]], who tells [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]. Megatron orders Soundwave to call in the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], with the promise of a special reward. A battle ensues, during which Mirage is injured by Skywarp, though he manages to tear off the Decepticon's [[insignia]]. The Insecticons then arrive, turning the tide of battle, but a stray shot by [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] hits the buffer, risking an explosion. The Autobots take the Decepticons' distraction as a chance to retreat.

[[File:Traitormiragepunches.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Mirage's attempts to mimick ''Animated''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s promotional material were less than successful.]]
At the base, Mirage is repaired, while Cliffjumper continues his accusations of treason. Mirage defends himself, and Optimus orders Cliffjumper on recon, with instructions to inform them if Megatron tries to move the cells. [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] tells Mirage to rest, but Mirage doesn't need rest. Leaving the base, he heads to the Insecticons' hideout, where they are discussing their "special reward"—two energon cubes. Going invisible and sneaking into the base, Mirage swipes the cubes while the Insecticons aren't looking, leaving the Decepticon insignia in their place, then drives to the valley. However, Cliffjumper spots him.

[[File:G1 Traitor Bombshell captures Mirage.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Do we really need to make a joke here?]]
Naturally assuming that Mirage is a Decepticon, Cliffjumper prepares to fire, only for the Insecticons to arrive. As Mirage slips away, Starscream discovers Cliffjumper, but the little guy is able to escape. Megatron comes to investigate, and they spot Mirage. They fire at him, but their lasers hit the ground near the Insecticons, who assume the Decepticons are firing at them. The Bugs and the Cons throw down, but Mirage is caught in the crossfire. [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] implants a [[cerebro-shell]] into Mirage and has him fire on the Decepticons as well. Megatron sees Mirage, puts two and two together, and convinces the Insecticons to stop fighting the Decepticons. Megatron also plans to use Mirage for a little trap of his own.

Heading back to the base, Cliffjumper tells Prime what he saw. Optimus, Ratchet, and Cliffjumper head to the valley, where Mirage greets them and explains his original plan, saying that the Insecticons fled from the battle and the Decepticons chased after them. Despite Cliffjumper's warnings, the Autobots head to retrieve the cells, only for the Decepticons to ambush them, with Mirage joining in on the fire. Cliffjumper attacks Mirage, throwing him some distance, which apparently deactivates him.

[[File:Traitormegatronfails.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Should have done those shoelaces up, Megatron.]]
Bombshell commands Mirage to continue, but gives up. Ratchet then investigates and notices the cerebro-shell. Removing it allows Mirage to regain control, and he rejoins the fight—on the side of the Autobots. Prime makes a run for the cells, but Megatron concludes that if he can't have them, no one can. Firing randomly, he explodes the buffer device, sending the Decepticons everywhere possible as the Insecticons and Autobots retreat. Emerging from the wreckage, Megatron laments his hasty action.

[[File:Traitormirageholddscj.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|O dark poison of my spark...]]
As Prime informs the scientists of what happened, Ratchet works to repair Mirage, while Cliffjumper laughingly admits that he may need some repairs as well—for having doubted his friend. Awwww.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
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*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (7)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] (8)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] (9)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (10)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] (14)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (16)
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*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (2)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] (3)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (4)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] (12)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (13)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] (15)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (17)
*[[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (18)
*[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (19)
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (20)
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (21)
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*Scientists (1)
}}

==Quotes==
"I just ''love'' opening presents."
:—'''Skywarp''' as he breaks through the roof of a human research institute

"You fool! You'll destroy us all!" 
"Destroy us all, oh brave Megatron? Perhaps it's time the Decepticons looked elsewhere for direction, to someone prepared to make command decisions!"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Starscream''' argue over who is a better leader. Again.

"This time, you have dared too much, Starscream. You must pay the price for your insolence!"
:—'''Megatron''' threatens to terminate Starscream. Again.

"Try and remember which side you're on, Mirage." 
"Keep your mind on the Decepticons, Cliffjumper." 
"That's just what I'm doing!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' reprimands '''Cliffjumper''' for his suspicions.

"An electro-cell! Come to papa..." 
"Not so fast, papa!"
:—'''Cliffjumper''' and '''Starscream''' have a moment.

"Release the electro-cells, Megatron. They don't belong to you." 
"I possess them. Therefore I ''own'' them!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Megatron''' discuss the finer points of legal ownership

"Uh-oh. Sounds like I'm not alone." 
"You're not! And this is one of those times when you really need a friend."
:—'''Cliffjumper''' and '''Starscream''' have another moment.

"You wouldn't cheat us. You need us to get rid of the Autobots. Maybe after that, you'd rob us blind. But not now!"
:—'''Bombshell''' after hearing Megatron's explanation of Mirage's trickery

==Notes==
===Production information===
* First draft storyboards completed: 29th November 1984 (Artist: Kim Dae-Jung)
* Storyboards slugged: 3rd December 1984 (by [[John Walker]])
* Dialogue recorded: 10th December 1984
* Storyboards revised: 10th December 1984
* Final storyboard revision: 18th December 1984
* Shipped to Toei: 21st December 1984

===Continuity notes===
*Ratchet uses a [[boltcapper]] to repair Mirage. Cliffjumper's "cybro-polygraph" screams that the mind-controlled Mirage is leading them into a trap.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Since this episode predates the introduction of the [[generic Autobot laser pistol]] design (which wouldn't appear until "[[The Insecticon Syndrome]]"), Cliffjumper is seen wielding a variety of different weapons in this episode. Early on, when fighting the Decepticons in the canyon, he's seen with Mirage's own weapon (at one point he's even side by side with Mirage, who is wielding the same weapon!); later, when he's aiming his weapon at Mirage, he's suddenly wielding Jazz's weapon. Then, at the end of the episode, he is seen wielding ''yet another'' weapon design, this one ''very'' generic. When he's confronting Mirage, the weapon is drawm more like Mirage's weapon (but lacking all the various "fins" and "wings") for the duration of a single shot, only to revert to the generic design in the very next shot.
**Likewise, Ratchet also wields a variety of different weapons, which includes the super-generic design, the Mirage design and the "wingless" Mirage design.
**Shrapnel makes use of his [[grenade launcher]] that fires spikes all around the target. It's nasty, as Mirage can attest. The animators got a little confused, though, and had him fire it as a spike-studded stream of liquid from his retracted hand socket, rather than from his hand held gun (as more correctly seen in "[[The Insecticon Syndrome]]".)
**Shoulder missiles: Mirage fires his shoulder launcher twice in this episode, each time blowing away one of the Seekers. It's only [[Countdown to Extinction (episode)|the second]] but not [[Masquerade|the last]] time he uses this prominent weapon.
*Where's the trailer go?
**When Prime transforms to retreat, his trailer is already behind him, waiting for him, despite being nowhere in evidence in the preceding shots.

===Real world references===
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**The two energon cubes land in Mirage's driver seat to the sound of a [[lightsaber]] cutting through the air.
**The sound of lightsabers dueling can be heard in the first few seconds of the scene immediately after the one where Mirage is freed from the cerebro-shell.
*Megatron seems to understand human law well enough to reference the legal concept that "Possession is nine-tenths of the law"

===Animation or technical errors===
*Shrapnel's characteristic speech quirk of repeating the last word in each sentence is absent from several of his early lines.
[[File:Traitorlotsostarscreams.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right...]]
*Coloring errors:
**Starscream and Skywarp both have their entire canopy cowlings colored yellow as Megatron hands off the electro-cells to Skywarp. Both should have a metal-colored bit near the bottom. The same error occurs as Starscream steps away from his test of the electro-cells.
**When Megatron is rushing to put out the fire on the electro-cells, there are two Starscreams beside him. One is probably supposed to be Skywarp, who was shown standing there in the preceding shot.
**Kickback's eyeband is black instead of red as he observes the fallen Skywarp.
**Rumble is red in one shot as he's firing at the Autobots. (It's probably not supposed to be [[Frenzy_(G1)|Frenzy]].)
**For whatever reason, Megatron's entire right arm assembly is colored much lighter and lacks shading than the rest of his body as he threatens Bombshell.
**A yellow smudge dots part Bombshell's grey on his chestpiece when he's about to shoot Mirage.
**When Cliffjumper is aiming his weapon (which is actually a reuse of the animation model of Jazz's weapon in this scene) at Mirage, the barrel of the weapon is colored ''very'' dark in the very first close-up shot, but for all subsequent shots, the weapon has the same light gray color as the other weapon designs Cliffjumper is seen wielding throughout this episode. Towards the end of the episode, his weapon (which is by this point using a very generic design) is colored dark again for a single shot when he is taking cover from Decepticon fire. It's colored dark ''again'' near the end, when he and Ratchet (whose weapon ''also'' has the same dark color in this one shot) are seen standing behind Megatron.
**Ratchet's face is white instead of light gray as he laughs in the closing shot.
*Is that glowing pink stuff behind Megatron (after he blows up the energy institute) supposed to be fire? 'Cause fire don't look like that.
*The animators could never really decide what the back end of the Ark looks like, but it almost always has at least three engines. The first shot of Autobot Headquarters shows it with only two. It has three a few moments later.
*As Megatron turns toward the about-to-explode electro-cells, Starscream is behind him, despite being nowhere in evidence a second earlier.
*Ironhide is not shown retreating with the other Autobots.
*As Prime orders Cliffjumper to maintain surveillance of the electro-cells, a closeup shot shows the two of them at the same head height. Prime should be ''much'' taller than Cliffjumper.
*The Decepticon insignia that plays such a vital role in the plot appears to be printed on a piece of cloth, despite coming from a metal robot. It unfurls and rustles when released, and gently floats to the ground when dropped. There's also no visual evidence that Skywarp is missing an insignia at any point (pretty amazing, considering how often the animators tended to [[The Core|forget the Seekers' wing insignia]]).
*The Insecticons are standing right by their energon cubes when Mirage first arrives. When Mirage steals the cubes a second later, the room is unoccupied.
*Cliffjumper's entire lower section is not drawn or painted in when he gets distracted by the arrival of the Insecticons as they arrive at the electro-cells.
*Starscream's stray shot as he gets rammed by Cliffjumper has no sound effect.
*[[Wally Burr]] stands in for Hal Rayle as Shrapnel when he observes that the Decepticons are firing on them. His voice is missing its electronic processing, but he does have his last-word echo! echo.
*Mirage's entire left side is missing at the edge as he congratulates himself on a plan well sprung and turns invisible.
*As Skywarp's arm reaches into the frame to aim at Kickback, the screen-side edge of it is missing! His arm is also colored in a similar blueish tone like Starscream instead of its regular purple.
*When Thundercracker gets hit by Mirage's missile, the cry of pain sounds more like Skywarp. Considering that the episode so far has very explicitly featured only Starscream and Skywarp, Thundercracker's appearance would almost seem to be a coloring mistake, but all three jets finally appear together near the episode's end. (Even without this hit, Skywarp suffers a huge amount of abuse in this episode.)
*As Cliffjumper is relaying Mirage's whereabouts to Optimus and Ratchet, his arm jumps to his side as he finishes his line about Mirage's apparent treachery.
*A strange jump cut occurs as the Insecticons flee the electro-cell explosion, making it seem like they teleported out between shot changes.
*While driving away from the electro-cell explosion, Optimus Prime's cab appears ridiculously small compared to his trailer.

===Continuity errors===
*As usual, cartoon humans are pretty much made of rubber. The two scientists fall at ''least'' fifty feet from the electro-cell module, but recover almost instantly.
*Despite [[Fire in the Sky|being a scientist]], Starscream doesn't believe that any experimentation is needed with the cells. He apparently [[Kremzeek!|used up all his patience with tests]] back in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]".
*Cliffjumper is very quick to accuse Mirage of treachery, despite never showing any signs of mistrusting him before—e.g., "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]".
*Megatron's awfully quick to declare that Optimus Prime has lost. They haven't even fired shots at each other yet! Prime repays the favor at episode's end, rather randomly declaring that Megatron has lost.
*While observing the Decepticon installation, Cliffjumper loses track of Mirage when the latter turns invisible, despite looking straight at a clear trail of Mirage's footprints.
*Appearing/disappearing Autobots:
**Ratchet isn't among the Autobots leaving Autobot Headquarters, but he arrives at the electro-cell site with Prime and company. Jazz shows up a moment later. Bluestreak and Prowl, meanwhile, have disappeared.
**After the second commercial break, the only Autobots shown are Prime, Ratchet, Cliffjumper and Mirage. This strangely small casting choice becomes especially noticeable during the semi-final battle, when all four are gathered together, talking and not firing, yet the sounds of a raging firefight can still be heard in the background! Prime orders the trio to "join the others", perhaps implying that more Autobots should have been shown, but again, no other Autobots are anywhere in sight. At the final battle's end, the three Autobots somehow leave the battle to surround Megatron, leaving nobody to fight the rest of the Decepticons!
*The scientists' voices are inconsistent when comparing their scene at the end to the one at the start. Most noticeable is the fact that the fat one has a British accent at first, which has become American by the end.

===Trivia===
[[File:Traitor CliffjumperlovesMirage.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|WTF?]]
*Poor [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. He (they?) doesn't (don't?) appear until the end of the battle, just long enough to be blown away by the explosion of the electro-cells.
*This episode ends with Cliffjumper jumping in Mirage's lap, and the two of them hugging and rolling over, while Ratchet laughs. This is the epitome of weird.
*This is not the only time that [[Mirage (RID)|a Mirage]] has been suspected of [[Mirage's Betrayal|treachery]]. In fact, this episode's Cliffjumper-Mirage dynamic is among the series' best-remembered aspects, coloring fans' perceptions of both characters and being obliquely referenced time and again in contemporary Generation 1 stories.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le Traître'''" ("The Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Again, a big part of the regular cast is absent from this episode. A new unidentified actor is present to take over the roles of Skywarp, Starscream, Soundwave, Bombshell and Thundercracker.
::*Soundwave's line "Autobots attacking! Prepare to counter-attack" is not dubbed, making the shot on his running legs very long.
::*Starscream's name is usually never pronounced in the dub. However, they did it here, adding it where it was not in English, and... flunking. Megatron says "So that's what happened to Starscream's insignia", though it belongs to Skywarp. Nice try...
::*At one point, Megatron calls the electro-cells "auto-cellules" when all the other iterations in the episode are translated "électro-cellules".

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (dub 1):'' "'''Mistero è un traditore'''" ("Mirage Is a Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

:*''Title (dub 2):'' "'''Il traditore'''" ("The Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ligier no Uragiri'''" (リジェの裏切り, "Ligier's Betrayal")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 28]], [[1985]]

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Pàntú '''" (叛徒, "Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''O Traidor'''" ("The Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1994]] — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Convoy Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1998]] — ''The Transformers'' — Autobot Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[2001]] — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 1 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2002]] — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1: Vol. 1 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2003]] — ''Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2003 — ''Transformers'' — La Course des Autobots ([[UFG Junior]]) — European French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2004]] — ''Transformers'' — Bumper Collection Special (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 2: Series 2.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2006]] — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] [[2007]] — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] [[2008]] — ''Transformers'' — Volume 03: Stagione Due Parte Prima ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2009]] — ''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part One (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 25th Anniversary Edition ([[Shout! Studios|Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2011]] — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2014]] — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20210428034417/http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-2/synopses/700-20.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=18pEljEhHf5AGVtm9UK2FT0wudvRJ00Vt Episode dialogue script]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XQJW6rfVOlO5nlyJS9TbOAB1PclDgDOb/view?usp=drive_link Model sheets and background layouts]

[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]

Traitor (episode)

2026-04-25T13:43:30Z

Nevermore: /* Continuity notes */

{{disambig2|the Generation 1 cartoon episode|the Renegade from ''GoBots''|Traitor (GoBots)}}
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|next2=Birth of the Transformers!
|image=Traitorcjaccusesmirage.jpg
|caption=J'accuse!
|title="Traitor"
|season=2
|season ep=5
|production code=#700-20
|airdate=[[September 27]], [[1985]]
|written by=[[George Hampton]] [[Mike Moore]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]], [[Nakamura Production]], [[Dai Won Animation Co.]]
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'''Could Mirage have betrayed the Autobots?'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Traitormegsgrabs.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Megatron got The Touch.]]

At the [[Experimental Energy Research Laboratory]], two scientists are working on the new [[electro-cell]]s that will hopefully solve [[Earth]]'s energy problems. Unfortunately, the cells won't be viable until they've been stabilized, which could result in a massive explosion. At that moment, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] break through the roof and take the cells. [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] arrives to remove the cells carefully, as an explosion could be quite destructive, and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] are not known for being gentle. Having taken the cells, Megatron [[Transformation|transforms]] and has Starscream fire away, destroying the lab to prevent any more from being created.

Meanwhile, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] is tearing toward the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]]. Heading into the control room, he informs [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] that he's found where the [[Decepticon]]s have placed the electro-cells—in the same place [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] patrolled yesterday. Mirage is shocked that he didn't get a reading on them, and Cliffjumper says that maybe Mirage ''did''. Before any formal accusations are made, Optimus Prime politely tells Cliffjumper to shut up. The Autobot leader then leads a team to recover the cells.

[[File:Traitorcjsmacksmirage.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Seriously, who wouldn't this guy beat up?]]
At a canyon, the Decepticons have hooked up a buffer device to the cells. Starscream uses it as a chance to call Megatron a coward for not turning on the cells and filling [[energon cube]]s, then he activates it. The cells fill the cubes rather quickly, but just as quickly drain the cubes and explode. Megatron walks over to show Starscream the business end of his [[fusion cannon]].

As he does so, the Autobots arrive, but are spotted by [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]], who tells [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]. Megatron orders Soundwave to call in the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], with the promise of a special reward. A battle ensues, during which Mirage is injured by Skywarp, though he manages to tear off the Decepticon's [[insignia]]. The Insecticons then arrive, turning the tide of battle, but a stray shot by [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] hits the buffer, risking an explosion. The Autobots take the Decepticons' distraction as a chance to retreat.

[[File:Traitormiragepunches.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Mirage's attempts to mimick ''Animated''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s promotional material were less than successful.]]
At the base, Mirage is repaired, while Cliffjumper continues his accusations of treason. Mirage defends himself, and Optimus orders Cliffjumper on recon, with instructions to inform them if Megatron tries to move the cells. [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] tells Mirage to rest, but Mirage doesn't need rest. Leaving the base, he heads to the Insecticons' hideout, where they are discussing their "special reward"—two energon cubes. Going invisible and sneaking into the base, Mirage swipes the cubes while the Insecticons aren't looking, leaving the Decepticon insignia in their place, then drives to the valley. However, Cliffjumper spots him.

[[File:G1 Traitor Bombshell captures Mirage.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Do we really need to make a joke here?]]
Naturally assuming that Mirage is a Decepticon, Cliffjumper prepares to fire, only for the Insecticons to arrive. As Mirage slips away, Starscream discovers Cliffjumper, but the little guy is able to escape. Megatron comes to investigate, and they spot Mirage. They fire at him, but their lasers hit the ground near the Insecticons, who assume the Decepticons are firing at them. The Bugs and the Cons throw down, but Mirage is caught in the crossfire. [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] implants a [[cerebro-shell]] into Mirage and has him fire on the Decepticons as well. Megatron sees Mirage, puts two and two together, and convinces the Insecticons to stop fighting the Decepticons. Megatron also plans to use Mirage for a little trap of his own.

Heading back to the base, Cliffjumper tells Prime what he saw. Optimus, Ratchet, and Cliffjumper head to the valley, where Mirage greets them and explains his original plan, saying that the Insecticons fled from the battle and the Decepticons chased after them. Despite Cliffjumper's warnings, the Autobots head to retrieve the cells, only for the Decepticons to ambush them, with Mirage joining in on the fire. Cliffjumper attacks Mirage, throwing him some distance, which apparently deactivates him.

[[File:Traitormegatronfails.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Should have done those shoelaces up, Megatron.]]
Bombshell commands Mirage to continue, but gives up. Ratchet then investigates and notices the cerebro-shell. Removing it allows Mirage to regain control, and he rejoins the fight—on the side of the Autobots. Prime makes a run for the cells, but Megatron concludes that if he can't have them, no one can. Firing randomly, he explodes the buffer device, sending the Decepticons everywhere possible as the Insecticons and Autobots retreat. Emerging from the wreckage, Megatron laments his hasty action.

[[File:Traitormirageholddscj.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|O dark poison of my spark...]]
As Prime informs the scientists of what happened, Ratchet works to repair Mirage, while Cliffjumper laughingly admits that he may need some repairs as well—for having doubted his friend. Awwww.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (7)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] (8)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] (9)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (10)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] (14)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (16)
|c2=
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (2)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] (3)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (4)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] (12)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (13)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] (15)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (17)
*[[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (18)
*[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (19)
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (20)
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (21)
|c3=
*Scientists (1)
}}

==Quotes==
"I just ''love'' opening presents."
:—'''Skywarp''' as he breaks through the roof of a human research institute

"You fool! You'll destroy us all!" 
"Destroy us all, oh brave Megatron? Perhaps it's time the Decepticons looked elsewhere for direction, to someone prepared to make command decisions!"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Starscream''' argue over who is a better leader. Again.

"This time, you have dared too much, Starscream. You must pay the price for your insolence!"
:—'''Megatron''' threatens to terminate Starscream. Again.

"Try and remember which side you're on, Mirage." 
"Keep your mind on the Decepticons, Cliffjumper." 
"That's just what I'm doing!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' reprimands '''Cliffjumper''' for his suspicions.

"An electro-cell! Come to papa..." 
"Not so fast, papa!"
:—'''Cliffjumper''' and '''Starscream''' have a moment.

"Release the electro-cells, Megatron. They don't belong to you." 
"I possess them. Therefore I ''own'' them!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Megatron''' discuss the finer points of legal ownership

"Uh-oh. Sounds like I'm not alone." 
"You're not! And this is one of those times when you really need a friend."
:—'''Cliffjumper''' and '''Starscream''' have another moment.

"You wouldn't cheat us. You need us to get rid of the Autobots. Maybe after that, you'd rob us blind. But not now!"
:—'''Bombshell''' after hearing Megatron's explanation of Mirage's trickery

==Notes==
===Production information===
* First draft storyboards completed: 29th November 1984 (Artist: Kim Dae-Jung)
* Storyboards slugged: 3rd December 1984 (by [[John Walker]])
* Dialogue recorded: 10th December 1984
* Storyboards revised: 10th December 1984
* Final storyboard revision: 18th December 1984
* Shipped to Toei: 21st December 1984

===Continuity notes===
*Ratchet uses a [[boltcapper]] to repair Mirage. Cliffjumper's "cybro-polygraph" screams that the mind-controlled Mirage is leading them into a trap.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Since this episode predates the introduction of the [[generic Autobot laser pistol]] design (which wouldn't appear until "[[The Insecticon Syndrome]]"), Cliffjumper is seen wielding a variety of different weapons in this episode. Early on, when fighting the Decepticons in the canyon, he's seen with Mirage's own weapon (at one point he's even side by side with Mirage, who is wielding the same weapon!); later, when he's aiming his weapon at Mirage, he's suddenly wielding Jazz's weapon. Then, at the end of the episode, he is seen wielding ''yet another'' weapon design, this one ''very'' generic. When he's confronting Mirage, the weapon is drawm more like Mirage's weapon (but lacking all the various "fins" and "wings") for the duration of a single shot, only to revert to the generic design in the very next shot.
**Likewise, Ratchet also wields a variety of different weapons, which includes the super-generic design, the Mirage design and the "wingless" Mirage design.
**Shrapnel makes use of his [[grenade launcher]] that fires spikes all around the target. It's nasty, as Mirage can attest. The animators got a little confused, though, and had him fire it as a spike-studded stream of liquid from his retracted hand socket, rather than from his hand held gun (as more correctly seen in "[[The Insecticon Syndrome]]".)
**Shoulder missiles: Mirage fires his shoulder launcher twice in this episode, each time blowing away one of the Seekers. It's only [[Countdown to Extinction (episode)|the second]] but not [[Masquerade|the last]] time he uses this prominent weapon.
*Where's the trailer go?
**When Prime transforms to retreat, his trailer is already behind him, waiting for him, despite being nowhere in evidence in the preceding shots.

===Real world references===
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**The two energon cubes land in Mirage's driver seat to the sound of a [[lightsaber]] cutting through the air.
**The sound of lightsabers dueling can be heard in the first few seconds of the scene immediately after the one where Mirage is freed from the cerebro-shell.
*Megatron seems to understand human law well enough to reference the legal concept that "Possession is nine-tenths of the law"

===Animation or technical errors===
*Shrapnel's characteristic speech quirk of repeating the last word in each sentence is absent from several of his early lines.
[[File:Traitorlotsostarscreams.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right...]]
*Coloring errors:
**Starscream and Skywarp both have their entire canopy cowlings colored yellow as Megatron hands off the electro-cells to Skywarp. Both should have a metal-colored bit near the bottom. The same error occurs as Starscream steps away from his test of the electro-cells.
**When Megatron is rushing to put out the fire on the electro-cells, there are two Starscreams beside him. One is probably supposed to be Skywarp, who was shown standing there in the preceding shot.
**Kickback's eyeband is black instead of red as he observes the fallen Skywarp.
**Rumble is red in one shot as he's firing at the Autobots. (It's probably not supposed to be [[Frenzy_(G1)|Frenzy]].)
**For whatever reason, Megatron's entire right arm assembly is colored much lighter and lacks shading than the rest of his body as he threatens Bombshell.
**A yellow smudge dots part Bombshell's grey on his chestpiece when he's about to shoot Mirage.
**When Cliffjumper is aiming his weapon (which is actually a reuse of the animation model of Jazz's weapon in this scene) at Mirage, the barrel of the weapon is colored ''very'' dark in the very first close-up shot, but for all subsequent shots, the weapon has the same light gray color as the other weapon designs Cliffjumper is seen wielding throughout this episode. Towards the end of the episode, his weapon (which is by this point using a very generic design) is colored dark again for a single shot when he is taking cover from Decepticon fire.
**Ratchet's face is white instead of light gray as he laughs in the closing shot.
*Is that glowing pink stuff behind Megatron (after he blows up the energy institute) supposed to be fire? 'Cause fire don't look like that.
*The animators could never really decide what the back end of the Ark looks like, but it almost always has at least three engines. The first shot of Autobot Headquarters shows it with only two. It has three a few moments later.
*As Megatron turns toward the about-to-explode electro-cells, Starscream is behind him, despite being nowhere in evidence a second earlier.
*Ironhide is not shown retreating with the other Autobots.
*As Prime orders Cliffjumper to maintain surveillance of the electro-cells, a closeup shot shows the two of them at the same head height. Prime should be ''much'' taller than Cliffjumper.
*The Decepticon insignia that plays such a vital role in the plot appears to be printed on a piece of cloth, despite coming from a metal robot. It unfurls and rustles when released, and gently floats to the ground when dropped. There's also no visual evidence that Skywarp is missing an insignia at any point (pretty amazing, considering how often the animators tended to [[The Core|forget the Seekers' wing insignia]]).
*The Insecticons are standing right by their energon cubes when Mirage first arrives. When Mirage steals the cubes a second later, the room is unoccupied.
*Cliffjumper's entire lower section is not drawn or painted in when he gets distracted by the arrival of the Insecticons as they arrive at the electro-cells.
*Starscream's stray shot as he gets rammed by Cliffjumper has no sound effect.
*[[Wally Burr]] stands in for Hal Rayle as Shrapnel when he observes that the Decepticons are firing on them. His voice is missing its electronic processing, but he does have his last-word echo! echo.
*Mirage's entire left side is missing at the edge as he congratulates himself on a plan well sprung and turns invisible.
*As Skywarp's arm reaches into the frame to aim at Kickback, the screen-side edge of it is missing! His arm is also colored in a similar blueish tone like Starscream instead of its regular purple.
*When Thundercracker gets hit by Mirage's missile, the cry of pain sounds more like Skywarp. Considering that the episode so far has very explicitly featured only Starscream and Skywarp, Thundercracker's appearance would almost seem to be a coloring mistake, but all three jets finally appear together near the episode's end. (Even without this hit, Skywarp suffers a huge amount of abuse in this episode.)
*As Cliffjumper is relaying Mirage's whereabouts to Optimus and Ratchet, his arm jumps to his side as he finishes his line about Mirage's apparent treachery.
*A strange jump cut occurs as the Insecticons flee the electro-cell explosion, making it seem like they teleported out between shot changes.
*While driving away from the electro-cell explosion, Optimus Prime's cab appears ridiculously small compared to his trailer.

===Continuity errors===
*As usual, cartoon humans are pretty much made of rubber. The two scientists fall at ''least'' fifty feet from the electro-cell module, but recover almost instantly.
*Despite [[Fire in the Sky|being a scientist]], Starscream doesn't believe that any experimentation is needed with the cells. He apparently [[Kremzeek!|used up all his patience with tests]] back in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]".
*Cliffjumper is very quick to accuse Mirage of treachery, despite never showing any signs of mistrusting him before—e.g., "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]".
*Megatron's awfully quick to declare that Optimus Prime has lost. They haven't even fired shots at each other yet! Prime repays the favor at episode's end, rather randomly declaring that Megatron has lost.
*While observing the Decepticon installation, Cliffjumper loses track of Mirage when the latter turns invisible, despite looking straight at a clear trail of Mirage's footprints.
*Appearing/disappearing Autobots:
**Ratchet isn't among the Autobots leaving Autobot Headquarters, but he arrives at the electro-cell site with Prime and company. Jazz shows up a moment later. Bluestreak and Prowl, meanwhile, have disappeared.
**After the second commercial break, the only Autobots shown are Prime, Ratchet, Cliffjumper and Mirage. This strangely small casting choice becomes especially noticeable during the semi-final battle, when all four are gathered together, talking and not firing, yet the sounds of a raging firefight can still be heard in the background! Prime orders the trio to "join the others", perhaps implying that more Autobots should have been shown, but again, no other Autobots are anywhere in sight. At the final battle's end, the three Autobots somehow leave the battle to surround Megatron, leaving nobody to fight the rest of the Decepticons!
*The scientists' voices are inconsistent when comparing their scene at the end to the one at the start. Most noticeable is the fact that the fat one has a British accent at first, which has become American by the end.

===Trivia===
[[File:Traitor CliffjumperlovesMirage.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|WTF?]]
*Poor [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. He (they?) doesn't (don't?) appear until the end of the battle, just long enough to be blown away by the explosion of the electro-cells.
*This episode ends with Cliffjumper jumping in Mirage's lap, and the two of them hugging and rolling over, while Ratchet laughs. This is the epitome of weird.
*This is not the only time that [[Mirage (RID)|a Mirage]] has been suspected of [[Mirage's Betrayal|treachery]]. In fact, this episode's Cliffjumper-Mirage dynamic is among the series' best-remembered aspects, coloring fans' perceptions of both characters and being obliquely referenced time and again in contemporary Generation 1 stories.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le Traître'''" ("The Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Again, a big part of the regular cast is absent from this episode. A new unidentified actor is present to take over the roles of Skywarp, Starscream, Soundwave, Bombshell and Thundercracker.
::*Soundwave's line "Autobots attacking! Prepare to counter-attack" is not dubbed, making the shot on his running legs very long.
::*Starscream's name is usually never pronounced in the dub. However, they did it here, adding it where it was not in English, and... flunking. Megatron says "So that's what happened to Starscream's insignia", though it belongs to Skywarp. Nice try...
::*At one point, Megatron calls the electro-cells "auto-cellules" when all the other iterations in the episode are translated "électro-cellules".

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (dub 1):'' "'''Mistero è un traditore'''" ("Mirage Is a Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

:*''Title (dub 2):'' "'''Il traditore'''" ("The Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ligier no Uragiri'''" (リジェの裏切り, "Ligier's Betrayal")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 28]], [[1985]]

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Pàntú '''" (叛徒, "Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''O Traidor'''" ("The Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1994]] — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Convoy Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1998]] — ''The Transformers'' — Autobot Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[2001]] — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 1 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2002]] — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1: Vol. 1 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2003]] — ''Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2003 — ''Transformers'' — La Course des Autobots ([[UFG Junior]]) — European French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2004]] — ''Transformers'' — Bumper Collection Special (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 2: Series 2.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2006]] — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] [[2007]] — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] [[2008]] — ''Transformers'' — Volume 03: Stagione Due Parte Prima ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2009]] — ''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part One (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 25th Anniversary Edition ([[Shout! Studios|Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2011]] — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2014]] — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20210428034417/http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-2/synopses/700-20.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=18pEljEhHf5AGVtm9UK2FT0wudvRJ00Vt Episode dialogue script]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XQJW6rfVOlO5nlyJS9TbOAB1PclDgDOb/view?usp=drive_link Model sheets and background layouts]

[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]

Traitor (episode)

2026-04-25T13:42:28Z

Nevermore: /* Continuity notes */

{{disambig2|the Generation 1 cartoon episode|the Renegade from ''GoBots''|Traitor (GoBots)}}
{{episode
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|ep=21
|series2=SRLFtoon
|ep2=13
|prev2=Changing Gears
|next2=Birth of the Transformers!
|image=Traitorcjaccusesmirage.jpg
|caption=J'accuse!
|title="Traitor"
|season=2
|season ep=5
|production code=#700-20
|airdate=[[September 27]], [[1985]]
|written by=[[George Hampton]] [[Mike Moore]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]], [[Nakamura Production]], [[Dai Won Animation Co.]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL_RPkuFnhQ
|videosite=YouTube
}}
'''Could Mirage have betrayed the Autobots?'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Traitormegsgrabs.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Megatron got The Touch.]]

At the [[Experimental Energy Research Laboratory]], two scientists are working on the new [[electro-cell]]s that will hopefully solve [[Earth]]'s energy problems. Unfortunately, the cells won't be viable until they've been stabilized, which could result in a massive explosion. At that moment, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] break through the roof and take the cells. [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] arrives to remove the cells carefully, as an explosion could be quite destructive, and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] are not known for being gentle. Having taken the cells, Megatron [[Transformation|transforms]] and has Starscream fire away, destroying the lab to prevent any more from being created.

Meanwhile, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] is tearing toward the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]]. Heading into the control room, he informs [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] that he's found where the [[Decepticon]]s have placed the electro-cells—in the same place [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] patrolled yesterday. Mirage is shocked that he didn't get a reading on them, and Cliffjumper says that maybe Mirage ''did''. Before any formal accusations are made, Optimus Prime politely tells Cliffjumper to shut up. The Autobot leader then leads a team to recover the cells.

[[File:Traitorcjsmacksmirage.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Seriously, who wouldn't this guy beat up?]]
At a canyon, the Decepticons have hooked up a buffer device to the cells. Starscream uses it as a chance to call Megatron a coward for not turning on the cells and filling [[energon cube]]s, then he activates it. The cells fill the cubes rather quickly, but just as quickly drain the cubes and explode. Megatron walks over to show Starscream the business end of his [[fusion cannon]].

As he does so, the Autobots arrive, but are spotted by [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]], who tells [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]. Megatron orders Soundwave to call in the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], with the promise of a special reward. A battle ensues, during which Mirage is injured by Skywarp, though he manages to tear off the Decepticon's [[insignia]]. The Insecticons then arrive, turning the tide of battle, but a stray shot by [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] hits the buffer, risking an explosion. The Autobots take the Decepticons' distraction as a chance to retreat.

[[File:Traitormiragepunches.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Mirage's attempts to mimick ''Animated''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s promotional material were less than successful.]]
At the base, Mirage is repaired, while Cliffjumper continues his accusations of treason. Mirage defends himself, and Optimus orders Cliffjumper on recon, with instructions to inform them if Megatron tries to move the cells. [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] tells Mirage to rest, but Mirage doesn't need rest. Leaving the base, he heads to the Insecticons' hideout, where they are discussing their "special reward"—two energon cubes. Going invisible and sneaking into the base, Mirage swipes the cubes while the Insecticons aren't looking, leaving the Decepticon insignia in their place, then drives to the valley. However, Cliffjumper spots him.

[[File:G1 Traitor Bombshell captures Mirage.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Do we really need to make a joke here?]]
Naturally assuming that Mirage is a Decepticon, Cliffjumper prepares to fire, only for the Insecticons to arrive. As Mirage slips away, Starscream discovers Cliffjumper, but the little guy is able to escape. Megatron comes to investigate, and they spot Mirage. They fire at him, but their lasers hit the ground near the Insecticons, who assume the Decepticons are firing at them. The Bugs and the Cons throw down, but Mirage is caught in the crossfire. [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] implants a [[cerebro-shell]] into Mirage and has him fire on the Decepticons as well. Megatron sees Mirage, puts two and two together, and convinces the Insecticons to stop fighting the Decepticons. Megatron also plans to use Mirage for a little trap of his own.

Heading back to the base, Cliffjumper tells Prime what he saw. Optimus, Ratchet, and Cliffjumper head to the valley, where Mirage greets them and explains his original plan, saying that the Insecticons fled from the battle and the Decepticons chased after them. Despite Cliffjumper's warnings, the Autobots head to retrieve the cells, only for the Decepticons to ambush them, with Mirage joining in on the fire. Cliffjumper attacks Mirage, throwing him some distance, which apparently deactivates him.

[[File:Traitormegatronfails.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Should have done those shoelaces up, Megatron.]]
Bombshell commands Mirage to continue, but gives up. Ratchet then investigates and notices the cerebro-shell. Removing it allows Mirage to regain control, and he rejoins the fight—on the side of the Autobots. Prime makes a run for the cells, but Megatron concludes that if he can't have them, no one can. Firing randomly, he explodes the buffer device, sending the Decepticons everywhere possible as the Insecticons and Autobots retreat. Emerging from the wreckage, Megatron laments his hasty action.

[[File:Traitormirageholddscj.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|O dark poison of my spark...]]
As Prime informs the scientists of what happened, Ratchet works to repair Mirage, while Cliffjumper laughingly admits that he may need some repairs as well—for having doubted his friend. Awwww.
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==Featured characters==
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*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (7)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] (8)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] (9)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (10)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] (14)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (16)
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*[[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] (3)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (4)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] (12)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (13)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] (15)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (17)
*[[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (18)
*[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (19)
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (20)
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (21)
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==Quotes==
"I just ''love'' opening presents."
:—'''Skywarp''' as he breaks through the roof of a human research institute

"You fool! You'll destroy us all!" 
"Destroy us all, oh brave Megatron? Perhaps it's time the Decepticons looked elsewhere for direction, to someone prepared to make command decisions!"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Starscream''' argue over who is a better leader. Again.

"This time, you have dared too much, Starscream. You must pay the price for your insolence!"
:—'''Megatron''' threatens to terminate Starscream. Again.

"Try and remember which side you're on, Mirage." 
"Keep your mind on the Decepticons, Cliffjumper." 
"That's just what I'm doing!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' reprimands '''Cliffjumper''' for his suspicions.

"An electro-cell! Come to papa..." 
"Not so fast, papa!"
:—'''Cliffjumper''' and '''Starscream''' have a moment.

"Release the electro-cells, Megatron. They don't belong to you." 
"I possess them. Therefore I ''own'' them!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Megatron''' discuss the finer points of legal ownership

"Uh-oh. Sounds like I'm not alone." 
"You're not! And this is one of those times when you really need a friend."
:—'''Cliffjumper''' and '''Starscream''' have another moment.

"You wouldn't cheat us. You need us to get rid of the Autobots. Maybe after that, you'd rob us blind. But not now!"
:—'''Bombshell''' after hearing Megatron's explanation of Mirage's trickery

==Notes==
===Production information===
* First draft storyboards completed: 29th November 1984 (Artist: Kim Dae-Jung)
* Storyboards slugged: 3rd December 1984 (by [[John Walker]])
* Dialogue recorded: 10th December 1984
* Storyboards revised: 10th December 1984
* Final storyboard revision: 18th December 1984
* Shipped to Toei: 21st December 1984

===Continuity notes===
*Ratchet uses a [[boltcapper]] to repair Mirage. Cliffjumper's "cybro-polygraph" screams that the mind-controlled Mirage is leading them into a trap.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Since this episode predates the introduction of the [[generic Autobot laser pistol]] design (which wouldn't appear until "[[The Insecticon Syndrome]]"), Cliffjumper is seen wielding a variety of different weapons in this episode. Early on, when fighting the Decepticons in the canyon, he's seen with Mirage's own weapon (at one point he's even side by side with Mirage, who is wielding the same weapon!); later, when he's aiming his weapon at Mirage, he's suddenly wielding Jazz's weapon. Then, at the end of the episode, he is seen wielding ''yet another'' weapon design, this one ''very'' generic. When he's confronting Mirage, the weapon is drawm more like Mirage's weapon (but lacking all the various "fins" and "wings") for the duration of a single shot, only to revert to the generic design in the very next shot.
**Likewise, Ratchet also wields a variety of different weapons, oftentimes in conjunction with the design Cliffjumper is using, such as the generic design or the "wingless" Mirage design.
**Shrapnel makes use of his [[grenade launcher]] that fires spikes all around the target. It's nasty, as Mirage can attest. The animators got a little confused, though, and had him fire it as a spike-studded stream of liquid from his retracted hand socket, rather than from his hand held gun (as more correctly seen in "[[The Insecticon Syndrome]]".)
**Shoulder missiles: Mirage fires his shoulder launcher twice in this episode, each time blowing away one of the Seekers. It's only [[Countdown to Extinction (episode)|the second]] but not [[Masquerade|the last]] time he uses this prominent weapon.
*Where's the trailer go?
**When Prime transforms to retreat, his trailer is already behind him, waiting for him, despite being nowhere in evidence in the preceding shots.

===Real world references===
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**The two energon cubes land in Mirage's driver seat to the sound of a [[lightsaber]] cutting through the air.
**The sound of lightsabers dueling can be heard in the first few seconds of the scene immediately after the one where Mirage is freed from the cerebro-shell.
*Megatron seems to understand human law well enough to reference the legal concept that "Possession is nine-tenths of the law"

===Animation or technical errors===
*Shrapnel's characteristic speech quirk of repeating the last word in each sentence is absent from several of his early lines.
[[File:Traitorlotsostarscreams.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right...]]
*Coloring errors:
**Starscream and Skywarp both have their entire canopy cowlings colored yellow as Megatron hands off the electro-cells to Skywarp. Both should have a metal-colored bit near the bottom. The same error occurs as Starscream steps away from his test of the electro-cells.
**When Megatron is rushing to put out the fire on the electro-cells, there are two Starscreams beside him. One is probably supposed to be Skywarp, who was shown standing there in the preceding shot.
**Kickback's eyeband is black instead of red as he observes the fallen Skywarp.
**Rumble is red in one shot as he's firing at the Autobots. (It's probably not supposed to be [[Frenzy_(G1)|Frenzy]].)
**For whatever reason, Megatron's entire right arm assembly is colored much lighter and lacks shading than the rest of his body as he threatens Bombshell.
**A yellow smudge dots part Bombshell's grey on his chestpiece when he's about to shoot Mirage.
**When Cliffjumper is aiming his weapon (which is actually a reuse of the animation model of Jazz's weapon in this scene) at Mirage, the barrel of the weapon is colored ''very'' dark in the very first close-up shot, but for all subsequent shots, the weapon has the same light gray color as the other weapon designs Cliffjumper is seen wielding throughout this episode. Towards the end of the episode, his weapon (which is by this point using a very generic design) is colored dark again for a single shot when he is taking cover from Decepticon fire.
**Ratchet's face is white instead of light gray as he laughs in the closing shot.
*Is that glowing pink stuff behind Megatron (after he blows up the energy institute) supposed to be fire? 'Cause fire don't look like that.
*The animators could never really decide what the back end of the Ark looks like, but it almost always has at least three engines. The first shot of Autobot Headquarters shows it with only two. It has three a few moments later.
*As Megatron turns toward the about-to-explode electro-cells, Starscream is behind him, despite being nowhere in evidence a second earlier.
*Ironhide is not shown retreating with the other Autobots.
*As Prime orders Cliffjumper to maintain surveillance of the electro-cells, a closeup shot shows the two of them at the same head height. Prime should be ''much'' taller than Cliffjumper.
*The Decepticon insignia that plays such a vital role in the plot appears to be printed on a piece of cloth, despite coming from a metal robot. It unfurls and rustles when released, and gently floats to the ground when dropped. There's also no visual evidence that Skywarp is missing an insignia at any point (pretty amazing, considering how often the animators tended to [[The Core|forget the Seekers' wing insignia]]).
*The Insecticons are standing right by their energon cubes when Mirage first arrives. When Mirage steals the cubes a second later, the room is unoccupied.
*Cliffjumper's entire lower section is not drawn or painted in when he gets distracted by the arrival of the Insecticons as they arrive at the electro-cells.
*Starscream's stray shot as he gets rammed by Cliffjumper has no sound effect.
*[[Wally Burr]] stands in for Hal Rayle as Shrapnel when he observes that the Decepticons are firing on them. His voice is missing its electronic processing, but he does have his last-word echo! echo.
*Mirage's entire left side is missing at the edge as he congratulates himself on a plan well sprung and turns invisible.
*As Skywarp's arm reaches into the frame to aim at Kickback, the screen-side edge of it is missing! His arm is also colored in a similar blueish tone like Starscream instead of its regular purple.
*When Thundercracker gets hit by Mirage's missile, the cry of pain sounds more like Skywarp. Considering that the episode so far has very explicitly featured only Starscream and Skywarp, Thundercracker's appearance would almost seem to be a coloring mistake, but all three jets finally appear together near the episode's end. (Even without this hit, Skywarp suffers a huge amount of abuse in this episode.)
*As Cliffjumper is relaying Mirage's whereabouts to Optimus and Ratchet, his arm jumps to his side as he finishes his line about Mirage's apparent treachery.
*A strange jump cut occurs as the Insecticons flee the electro-cell explosion, making it seem like they teleported out between shot changes.
*While driving away from the electro-cell explosion, Optimus Prime's cab appears ridiculously small compared to his trailer.

===Continuity errors===
*As usual, cartoon humans are pretty much made of rubber. The two scientists fall at ''least'' fifty feet from the electro-cell module, but recover almost instantly.
*Despite [[Fire in the Sky|being a scientist]], Starscream doesn't believe that any experimentation is needed with the cells. He apparently [[Kremzeek!|used up all his patience with tests]] back in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]".
*Cliffjumper is very quick to accuse Mirage of treachery, despite never showing any signs of mistrusting him before—e.g., "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]".
*Megatron's awfully quick to declare that Optimus Prime has lost. They haven't even fired shots at each other yet! Prime repays the favor at episode's end, rather randomly declaring that Megatron has lost.
*While observing the Decepticon installation, Cliffjumper loses track of Mirage when the latter turns invisible, despite looking straight at a clear trail of Mirage's footprints.
*Appearing/disappearing Autobots:
**Ratchet isn't among the Autobots leaving Autobot Headquarters, but he arrives at the electro-cell site with Prime and company. Jazz shows up a moment later. Bluestreak and Prowl, meanwhile, have disappeared.
**After the second commercial break, the only Autobots shown are Prime, Ratchet, Cliffjumper and Mirage. This strangely small casting choice becomes especially noticeable during the semi-final battle, when all four are gathered together, talking and not firing, yet the sounds of a raging firefight can still be heard in the background! Prime orders the trio to "join the others", perhaps implying that more Autobots should have been shown, but again, no other Autobots are anywhere in sight. At the final battle's end, the three Autobots somehow leave the battle to surround Megatron, leaving nobody to fight the rest of the Decepticons!
*The scientists' voices are inconsistent when comparing their scene at the end to the one at the start. Most noticeable is the fact that the fat one has a British accent at first, which has become American by the end.

===Trivia===
[[File:Traitor CliffjumperlovesMirage.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|WTF?]]
*Poor [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. He (they?) doesn't (don't?) appear until the end of the battle, just long enough to be blown away by the explosion of the electro-cells.
*This episode ends with Cliffjumper jumping in Mirage's lap, and the two of them hugging and rolling over, while Ratchet laughs. This is the epitome of weird.
*This is not the only time that [[Mirage (RID)|a Mirage]] has been suspected of [[Mirage's Betrayal|treachery]]. In fact, this episode's Cliffjumper-Mirage dynamic is among the series' best-remembered aspects, coloring fans' perceptions of both characters and being obliquely referenced time and again in contemporary Generation 1 stories.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le Traître'''" ("The Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Again, a big part of the regular cast is absent from this episode. A new unidentified actor is present to take over the roles of Skywarp, Starscream, Soundwave, Bombshell and Thundercracker.
::*Soundwave's line "Autobots attacking! Prepare to counter-attack" is not dubbed, making the shot on his running legs very long.
::*Starscream's name is usually never pronounced in the dub. However, they did it here, adding it where it was not in English, and... flunking. Megatron says "So that's what happened to Starscream's insignia", though it belongs to Skywarp. Nice try...
::*At one point, Megatron calls the electro-cells "auto-cellules" when all the other iterations in the episode are translated "électro-cellules".

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (dub 1):'' "'''Mistero è un traditore'''" ("Mirage Is a Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

:*''Title (dub 2):'' "'''Il traditore'''" ("The Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ligier no Uragiri'''" (リジェの裏切り, "Ligier's Betrayal")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 28]], [[1985]]

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Pàntú '''" (叛徒, "Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''O Traidor'''" ("The Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1994]] — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Convoy Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1998]] — ''The Transformers'' — Autobot Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[2001]] — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 1 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2002]] — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1: Vol. 1 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2003]] — ''Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2003 — ''Transformers'' — La Course des Autobots ([[UFG Junior]]) — European French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2004]] — ''Transformers'' — Bumper Collection Special (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 2: Series 2.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2006]] — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] [[2007]] — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] [[2008]] — ''Transformers'' — Volume 03: Stagione Due Parte Prima ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2009]] — ''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part One (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 25th Anniversary Edition ([[Shout! Studios|Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2011]] — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2014]] — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20210428034417/http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-2/synopses/700-20.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=18pEljEhHf5AGVtm9UK2FT0wudvRJ00Vt Episode dialogue script]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XQJW6rfVOlO5nlyJS9TbOAB1PclDgDOb/view?usp=drive_link Model sheets and background layouts]

[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]

Traitor (episode)

2026-04-25T13:41:00Z

Nevermore: /* Continuity notes */

{{disambig2|the Generation 1 cartoon episode|the Renegade from ''GoBots''|Traitor (GoBots)}}
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|series2=SRLFtoon
|ep2=13
|prev2=Changing Gears
|next2=Birth of the Transformers!
|image=Traitorcjaccusesmirage.jpg
|caption=J'accuse!
|title="Traitor"
|season=2
|season ep=5
|production code=#700-20
|airdate=[[September 27]], [[1985]]
|written by=[[George Hampton]] [[Mike Moore]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]], [[Nakamura Production]], [[Dai Won Animation Co.]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL_RPkuFnhQ
|videosite=YouTube
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'''Could Mirage have betrayed the Autobots?'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Traitormegsgrabs.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Megatron got The Touch.]]

At the [[Experimental Energy Research Laboratory]], two scientists are working on the new [[electro-cell]]s that will hopefully solve [[Earth]]'s energy problems. Unfortunately, the cells won't be viable until they've been stabilized, which could result in a massive explosion. At that moment, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] break through the roof and take the cells. [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] arrives to remove the cells carefully, as an explosion could be quite destructive, and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] are not known for being gentle. Having taken the cells, Megatron [[Transformation|transforms]] and has Starscream fire away, destroying the lab to prevent any more from being created.

Meanwhile, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] is tearing toward the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]]. Heading into the control room, he informs [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] that he's found where the [[Decepticon]]s have placed the electro-cells—in the same place [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] patrolled yesterday. Mirage is shocked that he didn't get a reading on them, and Cliffjumper says that maybe Mirage ''did''. Before any formal accusations are made, Optimus Prime politely tells Cliffjumper to shut up. The Autobot leader then leads a team to recover the cells.

[[File:Traitorcjsmacksmirage.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Seriously, who wouldn't this guy beat up?]]
At a canyon, the Decepticons have hooked up a buffer device to the cells. Starscream uses it as a chance to call Megatron a coward for not turning on the cells and filling [[energon cube]]s, then he activates it. The cells fill the cubes rather quickly, but just as quickly drain the cubes and explode. Megatron walks over to show Starscream the business end of his [[fusion cannon]].

As he does so, the Autobots arrive, but are spotted by [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]], who tells [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]. Megatron orders Soundwave to call in the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], with the promise of a special reward. A battle ensues, during which Mirage is injured by Skywarp, though he manages to tear off the Decepticon's [[insignia]]. The Insecticons then arrive, turning the tide of battle, but a stray shot by [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] hits the buffer, risking an explosion. The Autobots take the Decepticons' distraction as a chance to retreat.

[[File:Traitormiragepunches.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Mirage's attempts to mimick ''Animated''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s promotional material were less than successful.]]
At the base, Mirage is repaired, while Cliffjumper continues his accusations of treason. Mirage defends himself, and Optimus orders Cliffjumper on recon, with instructions to inform them if Megatron tries to move the cells. [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] tells Mirage to rest, but Mirage doesn't need rest. Leaving the base, he heads to the Insecticons' hideout, where they are discussing their "special reward"—two energon cubes. Going invisible and sneaking into the base, Mirage swipes the cubes while the Insecticons aren't looking, leaving the Decepticon insignia in their place, then drives to the valley. However, Cliffjumper spots him.

[[File:G1 Traitor Bombshell captures Mirage.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Do we really need to make a joke here?]]
Naturally assuming that Mirage is a Decepticon, Cliffjumper prepares to fire, only for the Insecticons to arrive. As Mirage slips away, Starscream discovers Cliffjumper, but the little guy is able to escape. Megatron comes to investigate, and they spot Mirage. They fire at him, but their lasers hit the ground near the Insecticons, who assume the Decepticons are firing at them. The Bugs and the Cons throw down, but Mirage is caught in the crossfire. [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] implants a [[cerebro-shell]] into Mirage and has him fire on the Decepticons as well. Megatron sees Mirage, puts two and two together, and convinces the Insecticons to stop fighting the Decepticons. Megatron also plans to use Mirage for a little trap of his own.

Heading back to the base, Cliffjumper tells Prime what he saw. Optimus, Ratchet, and Cliffjumper head to the valley, where Mirage greets them and explains his original plan, saying that the Insecticons fled from the battle and the Decepticons chased after them. Despite Cliffjumper's warnings, the Autobots head to retrieve the cells, only for the Decepticons to ambush them, with Mirage joining in on the fire. Cliffjumper attacks Mirage, throwing him some distance, which apparently deactivates him.

[[File:Traitormegatronfails.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Should have done those shoelaces up, Megatron.]]
Bombshell commands Mirage to continue, but gives up. Ratchet then investigates and notices the cerebro-shell. Removing it allows Mirage to regain control, and he rejoins the fight—on the side of the Autobots. Prime makes a run for the cells, but Megatron concludes that if he can't have them, no one can. Firing randomly, he explodes the buffer device, sending the Decepticons everywhere possible as the Insecticons and Autobots retreat. Emerging from the wreckage, Megatron laments his hasty action.

[[File:Traitormirageholddscj.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|O dark poison of my spark...]]
As Prime informs the scientists of what happened, Ratchet works to repair Mirage, while Cliffjumper laughingly admits that he may need some repairs as well—for having doubted his friend. Awwww.
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==Featured characters==
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*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (7)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] (8)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] (9)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (10)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] (14)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (16)
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*[[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] (3)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (4)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] (12)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (13)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] (15)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (17)
*[[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (18)
*[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (19)
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (20)
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (21)
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==Quotes==
"I just ''love'' opening presents."
:—'''Skywarp''' as he breaks through the roof of a human research institute

"You fool! You'll destroy us all!" 
"Destroy us all, oh brave Megatron? Perhaps it's time the Decepticons looked elsewhere for direction, to someone prepared to make command decisions!"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Starscream''' argue over who is a better leader. Again.

"This time, you have dared too much, Starscream. You must pay the price for your insolence!"
:—'''Megatron''' threatens to terminate Starscream. Again.

"Try and remember which side you're on, Mirage." 
"Keep your mind on the Decepticons, Cliffjumper." 
"That's just what I'm doing!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' reprimands '''Cliffjumper''' for his suspicions.

"An electro-cell! Come to papa..." 
"Not so fast, papa!"
:—'''Cliffjumper''' and '''Starscream''' have a moment.

"Release the electro-cells, Megatron. They don't belong to you." 
"I possess them. Therefore I ''own'' them!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Megatron''' discuss the finer points of legal ownership

"Uh-oh. Sounds like I'm not alone." 
"You're not! And this is one of those times when you really need a friend."
:—'''Cliffjumper''' and '''Starscream''' have another moment.

"You wouldn't cheat us. You need us to get rid of the Autobots. Maybe after that, you'd rob us blind. But not now!"
:—'''Bombshell''' after hearing Megatron's explanation of Mirage's trickery

==Notes==
===Production information===
* First draft storyboards completed: 29th November 1984 (Artist: Kim Dae-Jung)
* Storyboards slugged: 3rd December 1984 (by [[John Walker]])
* Dialogue recorded: 10th December 1984
* Storyboards revised: 10th December 1984
* Final storyboard revision: 18th December 1984
* Shipped to Toei: 21st December 1984

===Continuity notes===
*Ratchet uses a [[boltcapper]] to repair Mirage. Cliffjumper's "cybro-polygraph" screams that the mind-controlled Mirage is leading them into a trap.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Since this episode predates the introduction of the [[generic Autobot laser pistol]] design (which wouldn't appear until "[[The Insecticon Syndrome]]"), Cliffjumper is seen wielding a variety of different weapons in this episode. Early on, when fighting the Decepticons in the canyon, he's seen with Mirage's own weapon (at one point he's even side by side with Mirage, who is wielding the same weapon!); later, when he's aiming his weapon at Mirage, he's suddenly wielding Jazz's weapon. Then, at the end of the episode, he is seen wielding ''yet another'' weapon design, this one ''very'' generic. When he's confronting Mirage, the weapon is drawm more like Mirage's weapon (but lacking all the various "fins" and "wings") for the duration of a single shot, only to revert to the generic design in the very next shot.
**Shrapnel makes use of his [[grenade launcher]] that fires spikes all around the target. It's nasty, as Mirage can attest. The animators got a little confused, though, and had him fire it as a spike-studded stream of liquid from his retracted hand socket, rather than from his hand held gun (as more correctly seen in "[[The Insecticon Syndrome]]".)
**Shoulder missiles: Mirage fires his shoulder launcher twice in this episode, each time blowing away one of the Seekers. It's only [[Countdown to Extinction (episode)|the second]] but not [[Masquerade|the last]] time he uses this prominent weapon.
*Where's the trailer go?
**When Prime transforms to retreat, his trailer is already behind him, waiting for him, despite being nowhere in evidence in the preceding shots.

===Real world references===
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**The two energon cubes land in Mirage's driver seat to the sound of a [[lightsaber]] cutting through the air.
**The sound of lightsabers dueling can be heard in the first few seconds of the scene immediately after the one where Mirage is freed from the cerebro-shell.
*Megatron seems to understand human law well enough to reference the legal concept that "Possession is nine-tenths of the law"

===Animation or technical errors===
*Shrapnel's characteristic speech quirk of repeating the last word in each sentence is absent from several of his early lines.
[[File:Traitorlotsostarscreams.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right...]]
*Coloring errors:
**Starscream and Skywarp both have their entire canopy cowlings colored yellow as Megatron hands off the electro-cells to Skywarp. Both should have a metal-colored bit near the bottom. The same error occurs as Starscream steps away from his test of the electro-cells.
**When Megatron is rushing to put out the fire on the electro-cells, there are two Starscreams beside him. One is probably supposed to be Skywarp, who was shown standing there in the preceding shot.
**Kickback's eyeband is black instead of red as he observes the fallen Skywarp.
**Rumble is red in one shot as he's firing at the Autobots. (It's probably not supposed to be [[Frenzy_(G1)|Frenzy]].)
**For whatever reason, Megatron's entire right arm assembly is colored much lighter and lacks shading than the rest of his body as he threatens Bombshell.
**A yellow smudge dots part Bombshell's grey on his chestpiece when he's about to shoot Mirage.
**When Cliffjumper is aiming his weapon (which is actually a reuse of the animation model of Jazz's weapon in this scene) at Mirage, the barrel of the weapon is colored ''very'' dark in the very first close-up shot, but for all subsequent shots, the weapon has the same light gray color as the other weapon designs Cliffjumper is seen wielding throughout this episode. Towards the end of the episode, his weapon (which is by this point using a very generic design) is colored dark again for a single shot when he is taking cover from Decepticon fire.
**Ratchet's face is white instead of light gray as he laughs in the closing shot.
*Is that glowing pink stuff behind Megatron (after he blows up the energy institute) supposed to be fire? 'Cause fire don't look like that.
*The animators could never really decide what the back end of the Ark looks like, but it almost always has at least three engines. The first shot of Autobot Headquarters shows it with only two. It has three a few moments later.
*As Megatron turns toward the about-to-explode electro-cells, Starscream is behind him, despite being nowhere in evidence a second earlier.
*Ironhide is not shown retreating with the other Autobots.
*As Prime orders Cliffjumper to maintain surveillance of the electro-cells, a closeup shot shows the two of them at the same head height. Prime should be ''much'' taller than Cliffjumper.
*The Decepticon insignia that plays such a vital role in the plot appears to be printed on a piece of cloth, despite coming from a metal robot. It unfurls and rustles when released, and gently floats to the ground when dropped. There's also no visual evidence that Skywarp is missing an insignia at any point (pretty amazing, considering how often the animators tended to [[The Core|forget the Seekers' wing insignia]]).
*The Insecticons are standing right by their energon cubes when Mirage first arrives. When Mirage steals the cubes a second later, the room is unoccupied.
*Cliffjumper's entire lower section is not drawn or painted in when he gets distracted by the arrival of the Insecticons as they arrive at the electro-cells.
*Starscream's stray shot as he gets rammed by Cliffjumper has no sound effect.
*[[Wally Burr]] stands in for Hal Rayle as Shrapnel when he observes that the Decepticons are firing on them. His voice is missing its electronic processing, but he does have his last-word echo! echo.
*Mirage's entire left side is missing at the edge as he congratulates himself on a plan well sprung and turns invisible.
*As Skywarp's arm reaches into the frame to aim at Kickback, the screen-side edge of it is missing! His arm is also colored in a similar blueish tone like Starscream instead of its regular purple.
*When Thundercracker gets hit by Mirage's missile, the cry of pain sounds more like Skywarp. Considering that the episode so far has very explicitly featured only Starscream and Skywarp, Thundercracker's appearance would almost seem to be a coloring mistake, but all three jets finally appear together near the episode's end. (Even without this hit, Skywarp suffers a huge amount of abuse in this episode.)
*As Cliffjumper is relaying Mirage's whereabouts to Optimus and Ratchet, his arm jumps to his side as he finishes his line about Mirage's apparent treachery.
*A strange jump cut occurs as the Insecticons flee the electro-cell explosion, making it seem like they teleported out between shot changes.
*While driving away from the electro-cell explosion, Optimus Prime's cab appears ridiculously small compared to his trailer.

===Continuity errors===
*As usual, cartoon humans are pretty much made of rubber. The two scientists fall at ''least'' fifty feet from the electro-cell module, but recover almost instantly.
*Despite [[Fire in the Sky|being a scientist]], Starscream doesn't believe that any experimentation is needed with the cells. He apparently [[Kremzeek!|used up all his patience with tests]] back in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]".
*Cliffjumper is very quick to accuse Mirage of treachery, despite never showing any signs of mistrusting him before—e.g., "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]".
*Megatron's awfully quick to declare that Optimus Prime has lost. They haven't even fired shots at each other yet! Prime repays the favor at episode's end, rather randomly declaring that Megatron has lost.
*While observing the Decepticon installation, Cliffjumper loses track of Mirage when the latter turns invisible, despite looking straight at a clear trail of Mirage's footprints.
*Appearing/disappearing Autobots:
**Ratchet isn't among the Autobots leaving Autobot Headquarters, but he arrives at the electro-cell site with Prime and company. Jazz shows up a moment later. Bluestreak and Prowl, meanwhile, have disappeared.
**After the second commercial break, the only Autobots shown are Prime, Ratchet, Cliffjumper and Mirage. This strangely small casting choice becomes especially noticeable during the semi-final battle, when all four are gathered together, talking and not firing, yet the sounds of a raging firefight can still be heard in the background! Prime orders the trio to "join the others", perhaps implying that more Autobots should have been shown, but again, no other Autobots are anywhere in sight. At the final battle's end, the three Autobots somehow leave the battle to surround Megatron, leaving nobody to fight the rest of the Decepticons!
*The scientists' voices are inconsistent when comparing their scene at the end to the one at the start. Most noticeable is the fact that the fat one has a British accent at first, which has become American by the end.

===Trivia===
[[File:Traitor CliffjumperlovesMirage.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|WTF?]]
*Poor [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. He (they?) doesn't (don't?) appear until the end of the battle, just long enough to be blown away by the explosion of the electro-cells.
*This episode ends with Cliffjumper jumping in Mirage's lap, and the two of them hugging and rolling over, while Ratchet laughs. This is the epitome of weird.
*This is not the only time that [[Mirage (RID)|a Mirage]] has been suspected of [[Mirage's Betrayal|treachery]]. In fact, this episode's Cliffjumper-Mirage dynamic is among the series' best-remembered aspects, coloring fans' perceptions of both characters and being obliquely referenced time and again in contemporary Generation 1 stories.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le Traître'''" ("The Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Again, a big part of the regular cast is absent from this episode. A new unidentified actor is present to take over the roles of Skywarp, Starscream, Soundwave, Bombshell and Thundercracker.
::*Soundwave's line "Autobots attacking! Prepare to counter-attack" is not dubbed, making the shot on his running legs very long.
::*Starscream's name is usually never pronounced in the dub. However, they did it here, adding it where it was not in English, and... flunking. Megatron says "So that's what happened to Starscream's insignia", though it belongs to Skywarp. Nice try...
::*At one point, Megatron calls the electro-cells "auto-cellules" when all the other iterations in the episode are translated "électro-cellules".

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (dub 1):'' "'''Mistero è un traditore'''" ("Mirage Is a Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

:*''Title (dub 2):'' "'''Il traditore'''" ("The Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ligier no Uragiri'''" (リジェの裏切り, "Ligier's Betrayal")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 28]], [[1985]]

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Pàntú '''" (叛徒, "Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''O Traidor'''" ("The Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1994]] — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Convoy Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1998]] — ''The Transformers'' — Autobot Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[2001]] — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 1 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2002]] — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1: Vol. 1 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2003]] — ''Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2003 — ''Transformers'' — La Course des Autobots ([[UFG Junior]]) — European French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2004]] — ''Transformers'' — Bumper Collection Special (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 2: Series 2.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2006]] — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] [[2007]] — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] [[2008]] — ''Transformers'' — Volume 03: Stagione Due Parte Prima ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2009]] — ''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part One (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 25th Anniversary Edition ([[Shout! Studios|Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2011]] — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2014]] — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20210428034417/http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-2/synopses/700-20.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=18pEljEhHf5AGVtm9UK2FT0wudvRJ00Vt Episode dialogue script]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XQJW6rfVOlO5nlyJS9TbOAB1PclDgDOb/view?usp=drive_link Model sheets and background layouts]

[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]

Traitor (episode)

2026-04-25T13:40:27Z

Nevermore: /* Continuity notes */

{{disambig2|the Generation 1 cartoon episode|the Renegade from ''GoBots''|Traitor (GoBots)}}
{{episode
|series=G1toon
|ep=21
|series2=SRLFtoon
|ep2=13
|prev2=Changing Gears
|next2=Birth of the Transformers!
|image=Traitorcjaccusesmirage.jpg
|caption=J'accuse!
|title="Traitor"
|season=2
|season ep=5
|production code=#700-20
|airdate=[[September 27]], [[1985]]
|written by=[[George Hampton]] [[Mike Moore]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]], [[Nakamura Production]], [[Dai Won Animation Co.]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL_RPkuFnhQ
|videosite=YouTube
}}
'''Could Mirage have betrayed the Autobots?'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Traitormegsgrabs.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Megatron got The Touch.]]

At the [[Experimental Energy Research Laboratory]], two scientists are working on the new [[electro-cell]]s that will hopefully solve [[Earth]]'s energy problems. Unfortunately, the cells won't be viable until they've been stabilized, which could result in a massive explosion. At that moment, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] break through the roof and take the cells. [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] arrives to remove the cells carefully, as an explosion could be quite destructive, and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] are not known for being gentle. Having taken the cells, Megatron [[Transformation|transforms]] and has Starscream fire away, destroying the lab to prevent any more from being created.

Meanwhile, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] is tearing toward the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]]. Heading into the control room, he informs [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] that he's found where the [[Decepticon]]s have placed the electro-cells—in the same place [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] patrolled yesterday. Mirage is shocked that he didn't get a reading on them, and Cliffjumper says that maybe Mirage ''did''. Before any formal accusations are made, Optimus Prime politely tells Cliffjumper to shut up. The Autobot leader then leads a team to recover the cells.

[[File:Traitorcjsmacksmirage.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Seriously, who wouldn't this guy beat up?]]
At a canyon, the Decepticons have hooked up a buffer device to the cells. Starscream uses it as a chance to call Megatron a coward for not turning on the cells and filling [[energon cube]]s, then he activates it. The cells fill the cubes rather quickly, but just as quickly drain the cubes and explode. Megatron walks over to show Starscream the business end of his [[fusion cannon]].

As he does so, the Autobots arrive, but are spotted by [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]], who tells [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]. Megatron orders Soundwave to call in the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], with the promise of a special reward. A battle ensues, during which Mirage is injured by Skywarp, though he manages to tear off the Decepticon's [[insignia]]. The Insecticons then arrive, turning the tide of battle, but a stray shot by [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] hits the buffer, risking an explosion. The Autobots take the Decepticons' distraction as a chance to retreat.

[[File:Traitormiragepunches.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Mirage's attempts to mimick ''Animated''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s promotional material were less than successful.]]
At the base, Mirage is repaired, while Cliffjumper continues his accusations of treason. Mirage defends himself, and Optimus orders Cliffjumper on recon, with instructions to inform them if Megatron tries to move the cells. [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] tells Mirage to rest, but Mirage doesn't need rest. Leaving the base, he heads to the Insecticons' hideout, where they are discussing their "special reward"—two energon cubes. Going invisible and sneaking into the base, Mirage swipes the cubes while the Insecticons aren't looking, leaving the Decepticon insignia in their place, then drives to the valley. However, Cliffjumper spots him.

[[File:G1 Traitor Bombshell captures Mirage.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Do we really need to make a joke here?]]
Naturally assuming that Mirage is a Decepticon, Cliffjumper prepares to fire, only for the Insecticons to arrive. As Mirage slips away, Starscream discovers Cliffjumper, but the little guy is able to escape. Megatron comes to investigate, and they spot Mirage. They fire at him, but their lasers hit the ground near the Insecticons, who assume the Decepticons are firing at them. The Bugs and the Cons throw down, but Mirage is caught in the crossfire. [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] implants a [[cerebro-shell]] into Mirage and has him fire on the Decepticons as well. Megatron sees Mirage, puts two and two together, and convinces the Insecticons to stop fighting the Decepticons. Megatron also plans to use Mirage for a little trap of his own.

Heading back to the base, Cliffjumper tells Prime what he saw. Optimus, Ratchet, and Cliffjumper head to the valley, where Mirage greets them and explains his original plan, saying that the Insecticons fled from the battle and the Decepticons chased after them. Despite Cliffjumper's warnings, the Autobots head to retrieve the cells, only for the Decepticons to ambush them, with Mirage joining in on the fire. Cliffjumper attacks Mirage, throwing him some distance, which apparently deactivates him.

[[File:Traitormegatronfails.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Should have done those shoelaces up, Megatron.]]
Bombshell commands Mirage to continue, but gives up. Ratchet then investigates and notices the cerebro-shell. Removing it allows Mirage to regain control, and he rejoins the fight—on the side of the Autobots. Prime makes a run for the cells, but Megatron concludes that if he can't have them, no one can. Firing randomly, he explodes the buffer device, sending the Decepticons everywhere possible as the Insecticons and Autobots retreat. Emerging from the wreckage, Megatron laments his hasty action.

[[File:Traitormirageholddscj.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|O dark poison of my spark...]]
As Prime informs the scientists of what happened, Ratchet works to repair Mirage, while Cliffjumper laughingly admits that he may need some repairs as well—for having doubted his friend. Awwww.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
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*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (7)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] (8)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] (9)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (10)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] (14)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (16)
|c2=
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (2)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] (3)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (4)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] (12)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (13)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] (15)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (17)
*[[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (18)
*[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (19)
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (20)
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (21)
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*Scientists (1)
}}

==Quotes==
"I just ''love'' opening presents."
:—'''Skywarp''' as he breaks through the roof of a human research institute

"You fool! You'll destroy us all!" 
"Destroy us all, oh brave Megatron? Perhaps it's time the Decepticons looked elsewhere for direction, to someone prepared to make command decisions!"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Starscream''' argue over who is a better leader. Again.

"This time, you have dared too much, Starscream. You must pay the price for your insolence!"
:—'''Megatron''' threatens to terminate Starscream. Again.

"Try and remember which side you're on, Mirage." 
"Keep your mind on the Decepticons, Cliffjumper." 
"That's just what I'm doing!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' reprimands '''Cliffjumper''' for his suspicions.

"An electro-cell! Come to papa..." 
"Not so fast, papa!"
:—'''Cliffjumper''' and '''Starscream''' have a moment.

"Release the electro-cells, Megatron. They don't belong to you." 
"I possess them. Therefore I ''own'' them!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Megatron''' discuss the finer points of legal ownership

"Uh-oh. Sounds like I'm not alone." 
"You're not! And this is one of those times when you really need a friend."
:—'''Cliffjumper''' and '''Starscream''' have another moment.

"You wouldn't cheat us. You need us to get rid of the Autobots. Maybe after that, you'd rob us blind. But not now!"
:—'''Bombshell''' after hearing Megatron's explanation of Mirage's trickery

==Notes==
===Production information===
* First draft storyboards completed: 29th November 1984 (Artist: Kim Dae-Jung)
* Storyboards slugged: 3rd December 1984 (by [[John Walker]])
* Dialogue recorded: 10th December 1984
* Storyboards revised: 10th December 1984
* Final storyboard revision: 18th December 1984
* Shipped to Toei: 21st December 1984

===Continuity notes===
*Ratchet uses a [[boltcapper]] to repair Mirage. Cliffjumper's "cybro-polygraph" screams that the mind-controlled Mirage is leading them into a trap.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Since this episode predates the introduction of the [[generic Autobot laser pistol]] design (which wouldn't appear until "[[The Insecticon Syndrome]]"), Cliffjumper is seen wielding a variety of different weapons in this episode. Early on, when fighting the Decepticons in the canyon, he's seen with Mirage's own weapon (at one point he's even side by side with Mirage, who is wielding the same weapon!); later, when he's aiming his weapon at Mirage, he's suddenly wielding Jazz's weapon. Then, at the end of the episode, he is seen wielding ''yet another'' weapon design, this one ''very'' generic. When he's confronting Mirage, the weapon briefly returins to being drawm more like Mirage's weapon (but lacking all the various "fins" and "wings"), only to revert to the generic design in the very next shot.
**Shrapnel makes use of his [[grenade launcher]] that fires spikes all around the target. It's nasty, as Mirage can attest. The animators got a little confused, though, and had him fire it as a spike-studded stream of liquid from his retracted hand socket, rather than from his hand held gun (as more correctly seen in "[[The Insecticon Syndrome]]".)
**Shoulder missiles: Mirage fires his shoulder launcher twice in this episode, each time blowing away one of the Seekers. It's only [[Countdown to Extinction (episode)|the second]] but not [[Masquerade|the last]] time he uses this prominent weapon.
*Where's the trailer go?
**When Prime transforms to retreat, his trailer is already behind him, waiting for him, despite being nowhere in evidence in the preceding shots.

===Real world references===
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**The two energon cubes land in Mirage's driver seat to the sound of a [[lightsaber]] cutting through the air.
**The sound of lightsabers dueling can be heard in the first few seconds of the scene immediately after the one where Mirage is freed from the cerebro-shell.
*Megatron seems to understand human law well enough to reference the legal concept that "Possession is nine-tenths of the law"

===Animation or technical errors===
*Shrapnel's characteristic speech quirk of repeating the last word in each sentence is absent from several of his early lines.
[[File:Traitorlotsostarscreams.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right...]]
*Coloring errors:
**Starscream and Skywarp both have their entire canopy cowlings colored yellow as Megatron hands off the electro-cells to Skywarp. Both should have a metal-colored bit near the bottom. The same error occurs as Starscream steps away from his test of the electro-cells.
**When Megatron is rushing to put out the fire on the electro-cells, there are two Starscreams beside him. One is probably supposed to be Skywarp, who was shown standing there in the preceding shot.
**Kickback's eyeband is black instead of red as he observes the fallen Skywarp.
**Rumble is red in one shot as he's firing at the Autobots. (It's probably not supposed to be [[Frenzy_(G1)|Frenzy]].)
**For whatever reason, Megatron's entire right arm assembly is colored much lighter and lacks shading than the rest of his body as he threatens Bombshell.
**A yellow smudge dots part Bombshell's grey on his chestpiece when he's about to shoot Mirage.
**When Cliffjumper is aiming his weapon (which is actually a reuse of the animation model of Jazz's weapon in this scene) at Mirage, the barrel of the weapon is colored ''very'' dark in the very first close-up shot, but for all subsequent shots, the weapon has the same light gray color as the other weapon designs Cliffjumper is seen wielding throughout this episode. Towards the end of the episode, his weapon (which is by this point using a very generic design) is colored dark again for a single shot when he is taking cover from Decepticon fire.
**Ratchet's face is white instead of light gray as he laughs in the closing shot.
*Is that glowing pink stuff behind Megatron (after he blows up the energy institute) supposed to be fire? 'Cause fire don't look like that.
*The animators could never really decide what the back end of the Ark looks like, but it almost always has at least three engines. The first shot of Autobot Headquarters shows it with only two. It has three a few moments later.
*As Megatron turns toward the about-to-explode electro-cells, Starscream is behind him, despite being nowhere in evidence a second earlier.
*Ironhide is not shown retreating with the other Autobots.
*As Prime orders Cliffjumper to maintain surveillance of the electro-cells, a closeup shot shows the two of them at the same head height. Prime should be ''much'' taller than Cliffjumper.
*The Decepticon insignia that plays such a vital role in the plot appears to be printed on a piece of cloth, despite coming from a metal robot. It unfurls and rustles when released, and gently floats to the ground when dropped. There's also no visual evidence that Skywarp is missing an insignia at any point (pretty amazing, considering how often the animators tended to [[The Core|forget the Seekers' wing insignia]]).
*The Insecticons are standing right by their energon cubes when Mirage first arrives. When Mirage steals the cubes a second later, the room is unoccupied.
*Cliffjumper's entire lower section is not drawn or painted in when he gets distracted by the arrival of the Insecticons as they arrive at the electro-cells.
*Starscream's stray shot as he gets rammed by Cliffjumper has no sound effect.
*[[Wally Burr]] stands in for Hal Rayle as Shrapnel when he observes that the Decepticons are firing on them. His voice is missing its electronic processing, but he does have his last-word echo! echo.
*Mirage's entire left side is missing at the edge as he congratulates himself on a plan well sprung and turns invisible.
*As Skywarp's arm reaches into the frame to aim at Kickback, the screen-side edge of it is missing! His arm is also colored in a similar blueish tone like Starscream instead of its regular purple.
*When Thundercracker gets hit by Mirage's missile, the cry of pain sounds more like Skywarp. Considering that the episode so far has very explicitly featured only Starscream and Skywarp, Thundercracker's appearance would almost seem to be a coloring mistake, but all three jets finally appear together near the episode's end. (Even without this hit, Skywarp suffers a huge amount of abuse in this episode.)
*As Cliffjumper is relaying Mirage's whereabouts to Optimus and Ratchet, his arm jumps to his side as he finishes his line about Mirage's apparent treachery.
*A strange jump cut occurs as the Insecticons flee the electro-cell explosion, making it seem like they teleported out between shot changes.
*While driving away from the electro-cell explosion, Optimus Prime's cab appears ridiculously small compared to his trailer.

===Continuity errors===
*As usual, cartoon humans are pretty much made of rubber. The two scientists fall at ''least'' fifty feet from the electro-cell module, but recover almost instantly.
*Despite [[Fire in the Sky|being a scientist]], Starscream doesn't believe that any experimentation is needed with the cells. He apparently [[Kremzeek!|used up all his patience with tests]] back in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]".
*Cliffjumper is very quick to accuse Mirage of treachery, despite never showing any signs of mistrusting him before—e.g., "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]".
*Megatron's awfully quick to declare that Optimus Prime has lost. They haven't even fired shots at each other yet! Prime repays the favor at episode's end, rather randomly declaring that Megatron has lost.
*While observing the Decepticon installation, Cliffjumper loses track of Mirage when the latter turns invisible, despite looking straight at a clear trail of Mirage's footprints.
*Appearing/disappearing Autobots:
**Ratchet isn't among the Autobots leaving Autobot Headquarters, but he arrives at the electro-cell site with Prime and company. Jazz shows up a moment later. Bluestreak and Prowl, meanwhile, have disappeared.
**After the second commercial break, the only Autobots shown are Prime, Ratchet, Cliffjumper and Mirage. This strangely small casting choice becomes especially noticeable during the semi-final battle, when all four are gathered together, talking and not firing, yet the sounds of a raging firefight can still be heard in the background! Prime orders the trio to "join the others", perhaps implying that more Autobots should have been shown, but again, no other Autobots are anywhere in sight. At the final battle's end, the three Autobots somehow leave the battle to surround Megatron, leaving nobody to fight the rest of the Decepticons!
*The scientists' voices are inconsistent when comparing their scene at the end to the one at the start. Most noticeable is the fact that the fat one has a British accent at first, which has become American by the end.

===Trivia===
[[File:Traitor CliffjumperlovesMirage.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|WTF?]]
*Poor [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. He (they?) doesn't (don't?) appear until the end of the battle, just long enough to be blown away by the explosion of the electro-cells.
*This episode ends with Cliffjumper jumping in Mirage's lap, and the two of them hugging and rolling over, while Ratchet laughs. This is the epitome of weird.
*This is not the only time that [[Mirage (RID)|a Mirage]] has been suspected of [[Mirage's Betrayal|treachery]]. In fact, this episode's Cliffjumper-Mirage dynamic is among the series' best-remembered aspects, coloring fans' perceptions of both characters and being obliquely referenced time and again in contemporary Generation 1 stories.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le Traître'''" ("The Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Again, a big part of the regular cast is absent from this episode. A new unidentified actor is present to take over the roles of Skywarp, Starscream, Soundwave, Bombshell and Thundercracker.
::*Soundwave's line "Autobots attacking! Prepare to counter-attack" is not dubbed, making the shot on his running legs very long.
::*Starscream's name is usually never pronounced in the dub. However, they did it here, adding it where it was not in English, and... flunking. Megatron says "So that's what happened to Starscream's insignia", though it belongs to Skywarp. Nice try...
::*At one point, Megatron calls the electro-cells "auto-cellules" when all the other iterations in the episode are translated "électro-cellules".

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (dub 1):'' "'''Mistero è un traditore'''" ("Mirage Is a Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

:*''Title (dub 2):'' "'''Il traditore'''" ("The Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ligier no Uragiri'''" (リジェの裏切り, "Ligier's Betrayal")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 28]], [[1985]]

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Pàntú '''" (叛徒, "Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''O Traidor'''" ("The Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1994]] — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Convoy Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1998]] — ''The Transformers'' — Autobot Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[2001]] — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 1 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2002]] — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1: Vol. 1 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2003]] — ''Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2003 — ''Transformers'' — La Course des Autobots ([[UFG Junior]]) — European French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2004]] — ''Transformers'' — Bumper Collection Special (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 2: Series 2.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2006]] — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] [[2007]] — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] [[2008]] — ''Transformers'' — Volume 03: Stagione Due Parte Prima ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2009]] — ''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part One (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 25th Anniversary Edition ([[Shout! Studios|Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2011]] — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2014]] — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20210428034417/http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-2/synopses/700-20.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=18pEljEhHf5AGVtm9UK2FT0wudvRJ00Vt Episode dialogue script]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XQJW6rfVOlO5nlyJS9TbOAB1PclDgDOb/view?usp=drive_link Model sheets and background layouts]

[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]

Traitor (episode)

2026-04-25T13:39:20Z

Nevermore: /* Animation or technical errors */

{{disambig2|the Generation 1 cartoon episode|the Renegade from ''GoBots''|Traitor (GoBots)}}
{{episode
|series=G1toon
|ep=21
|series2=SRLFtoon
|ep2=13
|prev2=Changing Gears
|next2=Birth of the Transformers!
|image=Traitorcjaccusesmirage.jpg
|caption=J'accuse!
|title="Traitor"
|season=2
|season ep=5
|production code=#700-20
|airdate=[[September 27]], [[1985]]
|written by=[[George Hampton]] [[Mike Moore]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]], [[Nakamura Production]], [[Dai Won Animation Co.]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL_RPkuFnhQ
|videosite=YouTube
}}
'''Could Mirage have betrayed the Autobots?'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Traitormegsgrabs.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Megatron got The Touch.]]

At the [[Experimental Energy Research Laboratory]], two scientists are working on the new [[electro-cell]]s that will hopefully solve [[Earth]]'s energy problems. Unfortunately, the cells won't be viable until they've been stabilized, which could result in a massive explosion. At that moment, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] break through the roof and take the cells. [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] arrives to remove the cells carefully, as an explosion could be quite destructive, and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] are not known for being gentle. Having taken the cells, Megatron [[Transformation|transforms]] and has Starscream fire away, destroying the lab to prevent any more from being created.

Meanwhile, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] is tearing toward the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]]. Heading into the control room, he informs [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] that he's found where the [[Decepticon]]s have placed the electro-cells—in the same place [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] patrolled yesterday. Mirage is shocked that he didn't get a reading on them, and Cliffjumper says that maybe Mirage ''did''. Before any formal accusations are made, Optimus Prime politely tells Cliffjumper to shut up. The Autobot leader then leads a team to recover the cells.

[[File:Traitorcjsmacksmirage.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Seriously, who wouldn't this guy beat up?]]
At a canyon, the Decepticons have hooked up a buffer device to the cells. Starscream uses it as a chance to call Megatron a coward for not turning on the cells and filling [[energon cube]]s, then he activates it. The cells fill the cubes rather quickly, but just as quickly drain the cubes and explode. Megatron walks over to show Starscream the business end of his [[fusion cannon]].

As he does so, the Autobots arrive, but are spotted by [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]], who tells [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]. Megatron orders Soundwave to call in the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], with the promise of a special reward. A battle ensues, during which Mirage is injured by Skywarp, though he manages to tear off the Decepticon's [[insignia]]. The Insecticons then arrive, turning the tide of battle, but a stray shot by [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] hits the buffer, risking an explosion. The Autobots take the Decepticons' distraction as a chance to retreat.

[[File:Traitormiragepunches.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Mirage's attempts to mimick ''Animated''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s promotional material were less than successful.]]
At the base, Mirage is repaired, while Cliffjumper continues his accusations of treason. Mirage defends himself, and Optimus orders Cliffjumper on recon, with instructions to inform them if Megatron tries to move the cells. [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] tells Mirage to rest, but Mirage doesn't need rest. Leaving the base, he heads to the Insecticons' hideout, where they are discussing their "special reward"—two energon cubes. Going invisible and sneaking into the base, Mirage swipes the cubes while the Insecticons aren't looking, leaving the Decepticon insignia in their place, then drives to the valley. However, Cliffjumper spots him.

[[File:G1 Traitor Bombshell captures Mirage.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Do we really need to make a joke here?]]
Naturally assuming that Mirage is a Decepticon, Cliffjumper prepares to fire, only for the Insecticons to arrive. As Mirage slips away, Starscream discovers Cliffjumper, but the little guy is able to escape. Megatron comes to investigate, and they spot Mirage. They fire at him, but their lasers hit the ground near the Insecticons, who assume the Decepticons are firing at them. The Bugs and the Cons throw down, but Mirage is caught in the crossfire. [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] implants a [[cerebro-shell]] into Mirage and has him fire on the Decepticons as well. Megatron sees Mirage, puts two and two together, and convinces the Insecticons to stop fighting the Decepticons. Megatron also plans to use Mirage for a little trap of his own.

Heading back to the base, Cliffjumper tells Prime what he saw. Optimus, Ratchet, and Cliffjumper head to the valley, where Mirage greets them and explains his original plan, saying that the Insecticons fled from the battle and the Decepticons chased after them. Despite Cliffjumper's warnings, the Autobots head to retrieve the cells, only for the Decepticons to ambush them, with Mirage joining in on the fire. Cliffjumper attacks Mirage, throwing him some distance, which apparently deactivates him.

[[File:Traitormegatronfails.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Should have done those shoelaces up, Megatron.]]
Bombshell commands Mirage to continue, but gives up. Ratchet then investigates and notices the cerebro-shell. Removing it allows Mirage to regain control, and he rejoins the fight—on the side of the Autobots. Prime makes a run for the cells, but Megatron concludes that if he can't have them, no one can. Firing randomly, he explodes the buffer device, sending the Decepticons everywhere possible as the Insecticons and Autobots retreat. Emerging from the wreckage, Megatron laments his hasty action.

[[File:Traitormirageholddscj.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|O dark poison of my spark...]]
As Prime informs the scientists of what happened, Ratchet works to repair Mirage, while Cliffjumper laughingly admits that he may need some repairs as well—for having doubted his friend. Awwww.
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*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (7)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] (8)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] (9)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (10)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] (14)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (16)
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*[[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] (3)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (4)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] (12)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (13)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] (15)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (17)
*[[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (18)
*[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (19)
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (20)
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (21)
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*Scientists (1)
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==Quotes==
"I just ''love'' opening presents."
:—'''Skywarp''' as he breaks through the roof of a human research institute

"You fool! You'll destroy us all!" 
"Destroy us all, oh brave Megatron? Perhaps it's time the Decepticons looked elsewhere for direction, to someone prepared to make command decisions!"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Starscream''' argue over who is a better leader. Again.

"This time, you have dared too much, Starscream. You must pay the price for your insolence!"
:—'''Megatron''' threatens to terminate Starscream. Again.

"Try and remember which side you're on, Mirage." 
"Keep your mind on the Decepticons, Cliffjumper." 
"That's just what I'm doing!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' reprimands '''Cliffjumper''' for his suspicions.

"An electro-cell! Come to papa..." 
"Not so fast, papa!"
:—'''Cliffjumper''' and '''Starscream''' have a moment.

"Release the electro-cells, Megatron. They don't belong to you." 
"I possess them. Therefore I ''own'' them!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Megatron''' discuss the finer points of legal ownership

"Uh-oh. Sounds like I'm not alone." 
"You're not! And this is one of those times when you really need a friend."
:—'''Cliffjumper''' and '''Starscream''' have another moment.

"You wouldn't cheat us. You need us to get rid of the Autobots. Maybe after that, you'd rob us blind. But not now!"
:—'''Bombshell''' after hearing Megatron's explanation of Mirage's trickery

==Notes==
===Production information===
* First draft storyboards completed: 29th November 1984 (Artist: Kim Dae-Jung)
* Storyboards slugged: 3rd December 1984 (by [[John Walker]])
* Dialogue recorded: 10th December 1984
* Storyboards revised: 10th December 1984
* Final storyboard revision: 18th December 1984
* Shipped to Toei: 21st December 1984

===Continuity notes===
*Ratchet uses a [[boltcapper]] to repair Mirage. Cliffjumper's "cybro-polygraph" screams that the mind-controlled Mirage is leading them into a trap.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Since this episode predates the introduction of the [[generic Autobot laser pistol]] design (which wouldn't appear until "[[The Insecticon Syndrome]]"), Cliffjumper is seen wielding a variety of different weapons in this episode. Early on, when fighting the Decepticons in the canyon, he's seen with Mirage's own weapon (at one point he's even side by side with Mirage, who is wielding the same weapon!); later, when he's aiming his weapon at Mirage, he's suddenly wielding Jazz's weapon. Then, at the end of the episode, he is seen wielding ''yet another'' weapon design, this one ''very'' generic.
**Shrapnel makes use of his [[grenade launcher]] that fires spikes all around the target. It's nasty, as Mirage can attest. The animators got a little confused, though, and had him fire it as a spike-studded stream of liquid from his retracted hand socket, rather than from his hand held gun (as more correctly seen in "[[The Insecticon Syndrome]]".)
**Shoulder missiles: Mirage fires his shoulder launcher twice in this episode, each time blowing away one of the Seekers. It's only [[Countdown to Extinction (episode)|the second]] but not [[Masquerade|the last]] time he uses this prominent weapon.
*Where's the trailer go?
**When Prime transforms to retreat, his trailer is already behind him, waiting for him, despite being nowhere in evidence in the preceding shots.

===Real world references===
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**The two energon cubes land in Mirage's driver seat to the sound of a [[lightsaber]] cutting through the air.
**The sound of lightsabers dueling can be heard in the first few seconds of the scene immediately after the one where Mirage is freed from the cerebro-shell.
*Megatron seems to understand human law well enough to reference the legal concept that "Possession is nine-tenths of the law"

===Animation or technical errors===
*Shrapnel's characteristic speech quirk of repeating the last word in each sentence is absent from several of his early lines.
[[File:Traitorlotsostarscreams.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right...]]
*Coloring errors:
**Starscream and Skywarp both have their entire canopy cowlings colored yellow as Megatron hands off the electro-cells to Skywarp. Both should have a metal-colored bit near the bottom. The same error occurs as Starscream steps away from his test of the electro-cells.
**When Megatron is rushing to put out the fire on the electro-cells, there are two Starscreams beside him. One is probably supposed to be Skywarp, who was shown standing there in the preceding shot.
**Kickback's eyeband is black instead of red as he observes the fallen Skywarp.
**Rumble is red in one shot as he's firing at the Autobots. (It's probably not supposed to be [[Frenzy_(G1)|Frenzy]].)
**For whatever reason, Megatron's entire right arm assembly is colored much lighter and lacks shading than the rest of his body as he threatens Bombshell.
**A yellow smudge dots part Bombshell's grey on his chestpiece when he's about to shoot Mirage.
**When Cliffjumper is aiming his weapon (which is actually a reuse of the animation model of Jazz's weapon in this scene) at Mirage, the barrel of the weapon is colored ''very'' dark in the very first close-up shot, but for all subsequent shots, the weapon has the same light gray color as the other weapon designs Cliffjumper is seen wielding throughout this episode. Towards the end of the episode, his weapon (which is by this point using a very generic design) is colored dark again for a single shot when he is taking cover from Decepticon fire.
**Ratchet's face is white instead of light gray as he laughs in the closing shot.
*Is that glowing pink stuff behind Megatron (after he blows up the energy institute) supposed to be fire? 'Cause fire don't look like that.
*The animators could never really decide what the back end of the Ark looks like, but it almost always has at least three engines. The first shot of Autobot Headquarters shows it with only two. It has three a few moments later.
*As Megatron turns toward the about-to-explode electro-cells, Starscream is behind him, despite being nowhere in evidence a second earlier.
*Ironhide is not shown retreating with the other Autobots.
*As Prime orders Cliffjumper to maintain surveillance of the electro-cells, a closeup shot shows the two of them at the same head height. Prime should be ''much'' taller than Cliffjumper.
*The Decepticon insignia that plays such a vital role in the plot appears to be printed on a piece of cloth, despite coming from a metal robot. It unfurls and rustles when released, and gently floats to the ground when dropped. There's also no visual evidence that Skywarp is missing an insignia at any point (pretty amazing, considering how often the animators tended to [[The Core|forget the Seekers' wing insignia]]).
*The Insecticons are standing right by their energon cubes when Mirage first arrives. When Mirage steals the cubes a second later, the room is unoccupied.
*Cliffjumper's entire lower section is not drawn or painted in when he gets distracted by the arrival of the Insecticons as they arrive at the electro-cells.
*Starscream's stray shot as he gets rammed by Cliffjumper has no sound effect.
*[[Wally Burr]] stands in for Hal Rayle as Shrapnel when he observes that the Decepticons are firing on them. His voice is missing its electronic processing, but he does have his last-word echo! echo.
*Mirage's entire left side is missing at the edge as he congratulates himself on a plan well sprung and turns invisible.
*As Skywarp's arm reaches into the frame to aim at Kickback, the screen-side edge of it is missing! His arm is also colored in a similar blueish tone like Starscream instead of its regular purple.
*When Thundercracker gets hit by Mirage's missile, the cry of pain sounds more like Skywarp. Considering that the episode so far has very explicitly featured only Starscream and Skywarp, Thundercracker's appearance would almost seem to be a coloring mistake, but all three jets finally appear together near the episode's end. (Even without this hit, Skywarp suffers a huge amount of abuse in this episode.)
*As Cliffjumper is relaying Mirage's whereabouts to Optimus and Ratchet, his arm jumps to his side as he finishes his line about Mirage's apparent treachery.
*A strange jump cut occurs as the Insecticons flee the electro-cell explosion, making it seem like they teleported out between shot changes.
*While driving away from the electro-cell explosion, Optimus Prime's cab appears ridiculously small compared to his trailer.

===Continuity errors===
*As usual, cartoon humans are pretty much made of rubber. The two scientists fall at ''least'' fifty feet from the electro-cell module, but recover almost instantly.
*Despite [[Fire in the Sky|being a scientist]], Starscream doesn't believe that any experimentation is needed with the cells. He apparently [[Kremzeek!|used up all his patience with tests]] back in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]".
*Cliffjumper is very quick to accuse Mirage of treachery, despite never showing any signs of mistrusting him before—e.g., "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]".
*Megatron's awfully quick to declare that Optimus Prime has lost. They haven't even fired shots at each other yet! Prime repays the favor at episode's end, rather randomly declaring that Megatron has lost.
*While observing the Decepticon installation, Cliffjumper loses track of Mirage when the latter turns invisible, despite looking straight at a clear trail of Mirage's footprints.
*Appearing/disappearing Autobots:
**Ratchet isn't among the Autobots leaving Autobot Headquarters, but he arrives at the electro-cell site with Prime and company. Jazz shows up a moment later. Bluestreak and Prowl, meanwhile, have disappeared.
**After the second commercial break, the only Autobots shown are Prime, Ratchet, Cliffjumper and Mirage. This strangely small casting choice becomes especially noticeable during the semi-final battle, when all four are gathered together, talking and not firing, yet the sounds of a raging firefight can still be heard in the background! Prime orders the trio to "join the others", perhaps implying that more Autobots should have been shown, but again, no other Autobots are anywhere in sight. At the final battle's end, the three Autobots somehow leave the battle to surround Megatron, leaving nobody to fight the rest of the Decepticons!
*The scientists' voices are inconsistent when comparing their scene at the end to the one at the start. Most noticeable is the fact that the fat one has a British accent at first, which has become American by the end.

===Trivia===
[[File:Traitor CliffjumperlovesMirage.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|WTF?]]
*Poor [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. He (they?) doesn't (don't?) appear until the end of the battle, just long enough to be blown away by the explosion of the electro-cells.
*This episode ends with Cliffjumper jumping in Mirage's lap, and the two of them hugging and rolling over, while Ratchet laughs. This is the epitome of weird.
*This is not the only time that [[Mirage (RID)|a Mirage]] has been suspected of [[Mirage's Betrayal|treachery]]. In fact, this episode's Cliffjumper-Mirage dynamic is among the series' best-remembered aspects, coloring fans' perceptions of both characters and being obliquely referenced time and again in contemporary Generation 1 stories.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le Traître'''" ("The Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Again, a big part of the regular cast is absent from this episode. A new unidentified actor is present to take over the roles of Skywarp, Starscream, Soundwave, Bombshell and Thundercracker.
::*Soundwave's line "Autobots attacking! Prepare to counter-attack" is not dubbed, making the shot on his running legs very long.
::*Starscream's name is usually never pronounced in the dub. However, they did it here, adding it where it was not in English, and... flunking. Megatron says "So that's what happened to Starscream's insignia", though it belongs to Skywarp. Nice try...
::*At one point, Megatron calls the electro-cells "auto-cellules" when all the other iterations in the episode are translated "électro-cellules".

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (dub 1):'' "'''Mistero è un traditore'''" ("Mirage Is a Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

:*''Title (dub 2):'' "'''Il traditore'''" ("The Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ligier no Uragiri'''" (リジェの裏切り, "Ligier's Betrayal")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 28]], [[1985]]

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Pàntú '''" (叛徒, "Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''O Traidor'''" ("The Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1994]] — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Convoy Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1998]] — ''The Transformers'' — Autobot Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[2001]] — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 1 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2002]] — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1: Vol. 1 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2003]] — ''Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2003 — ''Transformers'' — La Course des Autobots ([[UFG Junior]]) — European French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2004]] — ''Transformers'' — Bumper Collection Special (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 2: Series 2.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2006]] — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] [[2007]] — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] [[2008]] — ''Transformers'' — Volume 03: Stagione Due Parte Prima ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2009]] — ''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part One (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 25th Anniversary Edition ([[Shout! Studios|Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2011]] — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2014]] — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20210428034417/http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-2/synopses/700-20.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=18pEljEhHf5AGVtm9UK2FT0wudvRJ00Vt Episode dialogue script]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XQJW6rfVOlO5nlyJS9TbOAB1PclDgDOb/view?usp=drive_link Model sheets and background layouts]

[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]

Cliffjumper (G1)/toys

2026-04-24T23:44:48Z

Nevermore: /* Missing Link */

{{suite}}

[[File:G1boxart-Cliffjumper.jpg|upright=2.33|thumb|Good news: With 2024's ''Missing Link'' Cliff, you can finally recreate this pose!]]
'''Cliffjumper''' has a lot of toys. Although none of them are traitors, a large number of them are red [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebees]].

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1 Cliffjumper toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|For 28 years, this was his only toy that wasn't a Bumblebee redeco or retool.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Mini Vehicle, 1984 / 1985)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''13'''
{{toydesigner|[[Masaki Maruyama]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mark Watts]] (packaging artist)}}

: Part of the original 1984 range of ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' Autobot [[Mini-Vehicle]]s, Cliffjumper began life as the [[super deformed]] "[[Choro-Q|Penny Racer]]"-style ''[[Micro Change]]'' "MC-04 #01 [[Porsche]] {{w|Porsche 924|924 Carrera GT}}" - although, in reality; most of his design traits are based on the later Porsche 924 Carrera GTR racecar model, with only his hood scoop being closer to the Turbo. Though broadly similar in construction to [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Bumblebee]] and commonly called a [[redeco]]/[[retool]] of him by fans, Cliffjumper is actually an entirely different mold that just uses the same [[transformation]] scheme. This confusion was not helped by the fact that both Cliffjumper and Bumblebee were released in both red and yellow during the first two years of the Generation 1 toyline; a move designed to "make the line look bigger" according to former [[Hasbro]] R&D Vice President [[George Dunsay]].<ref name="dunsay">[http://www.tfarchive.com/fandom/interviews/george_dunsay/george_dunsay_interview.php Interview with George Dunsay at TFArchive.com]</ref>

:[[File:G1-toy Bumper.jpg|upright=1|left|thumb|''Technically'' also Cliffjumper. We ''dare'' official fiction to use this body as such.]]
: A yellow version of the ''Micro Change'' "MC-04 Mini CAR Robo 02 Familia 1500XG" mold was also available packaged on Cliffjumper cards through 1984, albeit in ''way'' smaller numbers than either of the normal color variants. As an entirely different mold, the fandom treated this toy not as a variant of Cliffjumper, but rather as a separate character they christened "[[Bumper (G1)#Toys|Bumper]]", which would get officially recognized as a new character decades later. The mold did not continue forward into 1985 as the normal Cliffjumpers did.

: In 1984, Cliffjumper and the other Mini Vehicles came packaged in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]; in 1985, they were switched to come in [[robot mode]], a change preceded by the addition of a picture of their vehicle modes to the front of their cards. The same year, the Autobot [[insignia]] on Cliffjumper's roof/chest was replaced with a heat-activated [[rubsign]]. Later in 1985, Cliffjumper and the Mini-Vehicles came packaged with [[Mini-spy|Mini-spies]].

: When he was released in Japan in 1985, "Cliff" came in a small box rather than a card. He was available in both red and yellow, both versions having the rubsign rather than the foil faction symbol.

: Cliffjumper was also sold in several countries south of the US in a wide variety of colors, which are covered in individual entries below (simply to keep this entry from getting too cluttered).

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-cliffjumper/32/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Cliffjumper at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Cliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''
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[[File:ListenNFun.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Release me from the shackles of this blister pack at once, you traitor!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (''Listen 'n Fun'', 1985)}}</ul>

: Cliffjumper was packaged with an audio cassette featuring the story "[[Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)|Sun Raid]]" as part of Hasbro's multi-brand ''[[Listen 'n Fun]]'' subline. Most of the toys packaged with this cassette were the yellow variant mentioned above, but exceptions do exist (see photo at right).

: As the other known ''Listen 'n Fun'' releases—including [[Tripwire (G.I. Joe)|Tripwire]] for ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' and "Ember" for ''[[My Little Pony]]''—had ''intentional'' deco changes from their original releases, it is possible that Cliffjumper becoming yellow was intentional as well.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Mini Vehicle, 1985)}}</ul>

: When he was released in Mexico by [[IGA]], Cliffjumper came in five decoes: both the original red and yellow, as well as blue, white, and flat silver. The white and silver variations are especially notable (and significantly rarer), as they have red-painted faces.

: Years later, large numbers of Mexican Transformers somehow made it to various European markets.

: It is ''possible'' that the two red-faced Cliffjumpers are actually IGA's version of [[Hubcap (G1)#IGA|Hubcap]]. In 1986, IGA released first-year Mini Vehicle molds in colors resembling their '86 Hasbro/Takara [[retool]]s on cards for those characters, and [[:File:ToyFair1986-TFpage01a-TailgateHubCap.jpg|early Hasbro production photos of Hubcap]] show him in white with a red face. Unfortunately, still-carded samples of these two variants have yet to surface and confirm this theory.

: (See why we didn't want all this in the first Cliffjumper entry? And we're not done yet...)

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[[File:Estrela-Carrera.jpg|thumb|Hey, they finally got my vehicle mode suffix right!|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Carrera''' (Robocar, 1985)}}</ul>

: Cliffjumper was released in Brazil by [[Estrela]] in 1985 as the Robocar "Carrera" (pronounced "ka-HEY-ra") - this time featuring a more accurate vehicle mode name! - and was initially available in two color schemes: his original red and black (albeit using a more vibrant shade of plastic), and metallic gold and black.

: Rather than having Autobot symbols, both are decorated with the thin tech-detail sticker from the original Takara ''Micro Change'' versions of the toy, and the kneecap sticker from [[Salt-Man Z]] on the back of the head-plate (replacing the ''Micro Change'' Japanese-text sticker). The raised "DUNLOP" branding on the tires was also removed, a change also present on the Estrela versions of the similarly-engineered [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Estrela|Volks / Bumblebee]] and [[Sedan (Robocar)|Sedan]] molds.

: Later, Estrela released blue and white versions of Carrera sporting the new "[[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]]" faction insignia; given this new factional alignment, for the purposes of this wiki, the Optimus-aligned Carrera is considered to be a [[Carrera (G1)|separate character]] from Cliffjumper.

::*''[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/mini_frame.php?art=goldcliff More information on gold Cliffjumper/Carrera at TF-1.com]

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[[File:G1-toy Cliffjumper-Antex.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Carrera''' (Robocar, 1985)}}</ul>

: The aforementioned white version of Carrera was released in Argentina by [[Antex]] in 1985, along with a new green redeco, both sporting the Estrela stickers and "DUNLOP"-less tires. Later releases of the green version have been found with a different chest sticker: a large yellow paper decal that also appears on some Antex releases of [[Windcharger (G1)#Antex|"Camaro" (aka Windcharger)]].

: The card photography shows both the red and golden versions of the toy, but it is believed this was merely a holdover from the Estrela-designed packaging, and that neither coloration was ever sold in Argentina.

: These toys are more readily available on the secondary market than their Estrela predecessors. They also have lower quality control.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Mini Vehicle, 1985)}}</ul>

: As far as foreign Mini Vehicle variants go, the Venezuelan release of Cliffjumper by [[Rubiplas]] is pretty tame. He came in both the Hasbro red and yellow versions, and retains the Hasbro stickers. However, his head lacks both the silver paint on his face, and the [[Vacuum metallizing|chrome silver]] on the "plate" part of the head, leaving it as black plastic.

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[[File:Lynsa-CliffjumperOrange.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(Peach version pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Mini Vehicle, 1987)}}</ul>

: Manufactured by [[Peru]]vian company [[Lynsa]] and sold in Peru and [[Chile]], this version of Cliffjumper is similar to the Rubiplas release, lacking any paint or chrome, but this version also has plastic tires instead of rubber. So far, two different colorations have been confirmed: the original red-and-black color scheme (albeit in a more saturated tone), and peachy-orange-and-black. It is claimed that there may be ''six'' different versions of Peruvian Cliffjumper all told, with the four others being unique to that market, but no one has been able to find and confirm the others so far.

: As with the other Lynsa Minicars, this Cliffjumper is incredibly fragile, with his arms in particular being very prone to breakage. As such, given the rarity of this toy, whatever few copies of it still exist should be handled with ''exceptional'' care.

{{note|Peruvian company BASA (which eventually changed to HUDE) apparently also (briefly) sold ''Transformers'' in Peru, but these were straight imports of Hasbro Mini Vehicles with a company sticker applied to the packaging.}}

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[[File:G1toy cliffjumper keychain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's protecting your keys from traitors.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Keychain Mini-Vehicle, 2001 / 2003 / 2007)}}</ul>

: A keychain version of Cliffjumper was released by [[Fun4All]] under license from [[Hasbro]] in the US in 2001. Though based on the original toy, this is an entirely new set of molds, with a number of small differences throughout (minor proportion differences and generally softer edges), but the most immediately obvious one is the small plastic ring added to the rear bumper to accommodate the chain. The tech-detailing sticker behind his head was replaced by a second Autobot insignia sticker like [[Hubcap (G1)#Toys|Hubcap]] has.

: In 2003, Takara released all four of the keychain Minibots (Cliffjumper, [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Keychain|Bumblebee]], [[Windcharger (G1)#keychain|Windcharger]], and [[Brawn (G1)/toys#Keychain|Brawn]]) as [[7-Eleven]] [[exclusive]]s. They came in [[blindpacking|blind-packed boxes]] so you don't know which one you got until you open 'er up, plus each one could also come in a "[[Chase figure|chase]]" all-black version exclusive to this release. The black deco was later [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Black Cliff|an evil clone]] of Cliffjumper.

: All four keychains were re-released in 2007 under the ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Heroes of Cybertron]]'' banner by [[Basic Fun]] (Fun4All having gone bankrupt in 2004). Sold on new cardbacks with the ''Heroes'' look, these releases are functionally identical to the originals (just the company stamping has changed) except for the actual chain part, which is a different style with an additional black plastic tab attached.

: This version of the mold was [[redeco]]ed to make [[Tap-Out (Universe)#Toys|Tap-Out]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Cliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on keychain Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/BlackCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on black Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''
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===''Alternators/Binaltech''===
[[File:AlternatorsCliffjumperDesign.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper'''}}</ul>

:One of the earliest proposals in the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators/Binaltech]]'' line was for Bumblebee as a Volkswagen New Beetle, with Cliffjumper as the redeco. Unfortunately, VW evidently did not want to be associated with "war toys" [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|at that time]], and therefore the design never made it past the control drawing stage. Control drawings for both Bumblebee and Cliffjumper have been published in the Japanese book, ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech & TF Collection Complete Guide]]''.
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Floating-head Cliffjumper.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|''' ''War Within'' Bumblebee''' (Cybertron Hero, unreleased)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': ??? (likely display stand)

: Prior to the line's cancellation, a 6-inch resin copy depicting a transformable ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Bumblebee was seen at [[BotCon 2006]]. His [[alternate mode]] was the saucer-like car seen in Dreamwave's ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' series, which was based on Bumblebee's Cybertronian vehicle mode in the original cartoon. An alternate head of Cliffjumper was seen as well, indicating a retool. Unfortunately, these never made it into production.
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===''Classics''===
[[File:Classics Cliffjumper toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[:File:Bumblebeeheads.jpg|What goes around...]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2006/2007)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Wave Crusher" trailer
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)}}

: Released in the third wave of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Deluxes, Cliffjumper is a red, silver, gray, and black [[redeco]] of the ''Classics'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Classics|Bumblebee toy]], transforming into a small sports coupe of made-up model and towing a small trailer with a non-removable jet-ski. This "[[Wave Crusher]]" trailer/jet-ski transforms into a flight-pack that clips onto Cliffjumper's back.

: This figure was the first instance of redecoing a Bumblebee toy into Cliffjumper without producing a new head, instead simply recoloring the original Bumblebee head, which would become common procedure for a good handful of Cliffjumper toys to follow. Incidentally, this would also make Classics Cliffjumper into one of the earliest pioneers of [[IP infringing item#Upgrade kits|"third party" upgrade kits]], with various companies producing alternative fan-made replacement heads that more accurately match his original design.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Bug Bite (GoBots)#Timelines|Bug Bite]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/ClassicsCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Classics Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''
{{ClassicsBumblebeeMold}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Henkei-toy Cliff.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It's small and inaccurate, but you still want it.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Minibot Attack Team''' (Multi-pack, 2009)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-18'''

: Released in the eighteenth wave of Takara's ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' toyline, Cliff is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Legends Class [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Bumblebee]], transforming into a modern hatchback of indeterminate (likely made-up) design. He transforms similarly to, but not exactly as, his [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Generation 1 toy]].

:Care must be taken while rolling the vehicle: pushing down while moving the vehicle forward can chip the paint underneath the hip section.

: He was only available in a three-piece set with [[Brawn (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Gong]] and the inappropriately-included [[Beachcomber (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Beachcomber]]. During the set's initial reveal, the Legends Class Bumblebee toy was in his place (as a placeholder), causing some confusion that Takara will release another Bumblebee toy. And furthermore; Cliff's stock photo features black tires instead of light grey, but it was amended in the packaging art.
{{UniverseLegendsBumblebeeMold}}
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===''Alternity''===
[[File:Alternity Cliffjumper toy.jpg|thumb|Being a [[retool]] is still lame...|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliff [Supreme Red Pearl]''' (2009)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''A-03'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 "wave-functional pointer guns"

: Part of the fourth wave of Takara's ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' series, Cliff is a [[retool]] of "[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Alternity|Bumble [Champion Yellow]"]] with a new head, transforming into a 1:32-[[scale]] licensed Suzuki Swift, featuring die-cast metal parts and rubber tires, as well as an opening hood, trunk and doors.

: In robot mode, the figure can hold twin pistols that are normally stored in the legs, and features light-piped eyes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Cybertron/Cliff/cliff.htm More information on Alternity Cliff at TFU.info]''
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===''United''===
[[File:Unitedtoy cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper Cybertron Mode''' (Deluxe, 2010)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''UN03'''
:*''Release date'': [[December 25]], 2010
:*''Accessories'': "Energy gun"

: Part of the first wave of Takara's ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' product, Cliffjumper is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)#Toys|War for Cybertron]]'' [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Generations|Cliffjumper toy]], transforming into a round and compact "Cybertronian courier mode". He comes with a handgun and features two wrist-mounted flip-out blades. The handgun can be stored inside his rear bumper in either mode.

:This release features an extensive metallic red paint job (which almost looks magenta under certain lighting conditions) on the car mode panels, and on some of the robot mode's parts (such as the head and forearms), replaces the dark gray plastic of the Hasbro release with a lighter tone, and switches the transparent red paint on the wheels with a more opaque, metallic red. The rear portion of his roof features a more separated paint layout than the black paint of the ''Generations'' release, and the base panel his head is on features additional black paint, with both of these giving him a paint layout almost similar to Bumblebee's. In contrast to the final product, early photos of Cliffjumper showed him with pink flip out blades and details rather than yellow, while his [[packaging]] [[stock photography]] depicts the wheel coverings beside his feet as red instead of light gray.

:This mold was [[retool]]ed from ''Generations'' [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Toys|Cybertronian Bumblebee]], which was redecoed into [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#United|''United'' Bumblebee Cybertron Mode]].
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generations china import deluxe cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Well, at least it's not a Bumblebee retool this time.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2012)}}</ul>

: ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Cliffjumper is a retool and minor redeco of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#FE|Prime: First Edition]]'' [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#First Edition|Cliffjumper]], having a new G1-styled head, replacing his red plastic and paint with a darker, metallic shade, and with lighter translucent blue plastic. He transforms into a muscle car that crossbreeds the rear of a Plymouth Barracuda with the front of a Dodge Challenger, and features flip-out triple-barreled blasters in each of his arms that can be swung out to replace his hands. He ''does'' have wrist articulation, but the plastic panels on the outer sides of his arms tend to get in the way, meaning his wrists can only easily rotate up to 90 degrees.

: Cliffjumper was originally only to be released as part of a big block of toys developed [[exclusive]]ly for release in China and other Hasbro Asia markets (which was myteriously referred to as "[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Exclusives|GDO]]"). However, [[Toys"R"Us]] picked up the whole lot of figures as part of a ''massive'' group of Transformers exclusives for U.S. and Canadian market release, just in time for the 2012 holiday shopping season.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GDOCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on ''Generations'' Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''

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====''Thrilling 30''====
[[File:TF-Generations-Legends-Class-Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|One step forward, two steps back.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper & Suppressor''' (Legends Class, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''02 / 019'''
:*''Accessories'': "Ion blaster"

: Legends Class Cliffjumper is a redeco of the ''Generations [[Thrilling 30]]'' Legends Class [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generations|Bumblebee]], transforming from an Earth-style coupe car. He features [[5 mm post|5 mm-compatible]] front wheels, back/roof, and hands.

: He comes with [[Suppressor (Generations)|Suppressor]], a redeco of ''Generations Thrilling 30'' Legends Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Optimus Prime]]'s partner [[Roller (G1)#Generations|Autobot Roller]], and an unchanged version of Optimus's [[ion blaster#Generations|ion blaster]], .

:Hasbro's original [[Stock photography|stock photo]] for the figure depicting a hand-painted prototype shows Cliffjumper lacking the ion blaster. The weapon was erroneously depicted in the concurrently published stock photo for Cliffjumper's [[wave]]-mate [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Generations|Nemesis Prime]]/[[Spinister (G1)#Generations|Spinister]] two-pack. The card-backs of both two-packs feature edited versions of these photos, with the weapon moved from Nemesis Prime's hand to Cliffjumper's.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on ''Generations'' Legends Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreOtoy KreonCliffjumper.jpg|thumb|right]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Ambush''' (2012)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''38781'''
:* ''Pieces'': '''80'''
:* ''Kreons'': Cliffjumper, 3 Vehicons
:* ''Accessories'': Small pistol, energon chest, ATV, "ultimate Dark Energon weapon" cannon part

: Released in the second year of ''[[Kre-O]]'' product, [[Kreon]] Cliffjumper is a buildable brick-based mini-figure, using the same helmet and chest [[tampograph]]s as the [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] Kreon, but cast in red with his horns painted white. Like most sets in this year, he also comes with a bonus blank clear-blue "energon" torso piece.

: He also has a buildable ATV that can be rebuilt into a piece of fiuld artillery.

: The set also included a miniatur watchtower, "spike strip", three Kreon [[Vehicon (Prime)#Kre-O|Vehicons]], and a chunk of an "[[ultimate Dark Energon weapon]]" that could be assembled with parts from other sets released that year.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/Kre-OCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy CliffjumperCustomKreon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Cliffjumper's collection of traitor-smelting tools.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Custom Kreon, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''A7314'''
:*''Pieces'': '''46'''
:*''Accessories'': Rack, sniper cannon, bladed staff, blaster backpack, mini-wing backpack, spare hand

: Part of the second assortment of "Custom Kreons", Cliffjumper comes with a buildable parts rack to hang/store his many extra pieces. The plastics of his torso, arms, and legs have a metal-flake sheen, and his similarly-shiny [[tampograph]]s are lifted from [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#Custom|Custom Kreon Bumblebee]], rather than being based on the [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Generation 1|original Cliffjumper toy]]. His "normal" helmet and long rifle are [[chrome]]d, plus he comes with an extra clear-plastic helmet, torso and legs. He also has a pair of extra arms (originally from the ''Kre-O Battleship'' aliens), plus a buildable sniper-cannon (made with the aformentioned chrome rifle), a buildable double-bladed staff, buildable dual-blaster backpack, and the [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Wheeljack]]-style wing-pack.

: Though widely solicited, this wave of Custom Kreons ultimately never saw release outside the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online store and Chinese-market distribution circles.

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[[File:Kre-O-Class-of-1984-Cliffjumper.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|right|His reaction when he's voted "Most Likely To Die In Future ''Transformers'' Series" instead.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B0090'''
:*''Voted'': Most Fearless
:*''Accessories'': Large rifle

: This version of Cliffjumper has much more detailed toy-based [[tampograph]]s than his prior versions. Oddly, he's been given a door-wing backpack, despite neither the original toy nor cartoon model having door wings. But hey, spare parts!

: He was only available in a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014 [[exclusive]] pack of 30 Kreons dubbed the "[[Kreon Class of 1984]]". The remaining stock was to be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online, only there ''was'' no remaining stock after the show.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Class of 1984 Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Brick Box''' (2015)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B2579'''
:*''Pieces'': '''82'''
:* ''Kreons'': Cliffjumper, 3 [[Vehicon (Kre-O)|Vehicons]]
:*''Accessories'': Small pistol, energon torso, ATV, "ultimate Dark Energon weapon" cannon part

:Part of the "red box" line for discount stores in the US like Dollar General and Big Lots, this "[[Brick Box]]" is just the "Decepticon Ambush" set repackaged and sold for a mere $5. Good deal! As with all the Brick Boxes, this set lacks the [[instructions|instruction manual]]. It does retain the decals for the ATV and light post, however.
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BSToy-Super Bot Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Cranberry Cliffjumper.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Single-pack, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''2'''
:*''Number'': '''Super Bot 002'''
:**''Fist strength'': '''960'''
:**''Blaster strength'': '''430'''
:**''Sword strength'': '''255'''

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' Series 2 single-packs, Super Bot Cliffjumper is a [[retool]]/[[redeco]] of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BotShotLauncher|Jump Shot Launcher Bumblebee]], with a new robot mode. He springs up and [[Autotransformation|automatically transforms]] from a sports car into a robot armed with a pistol when his front bumper is pressed, and has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels. As a "Super Bot", he has more lopsided stats, and is cast in translucent red plastic.

:This version of the mold was later redecoed ''back'' into [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BotShot3pack2|another version of Jump Shot Bumblebee]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSSBCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Super Bot Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BSToy-3Pack Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Cliffjumper / Decepticon Brawl / Dirt Boss''' (Multi-pack, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''2'''
:*''Number'': '''BP001'''
:**''Fist strength'': '''575'''
:**''Blaster strength'': '''605'''
:**''Sword strength'': '''430'''

: Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 three-packs, Flip Shot Cliffjumper is a redeco of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BotShotFlipShot|Flip Shot Bumblebee]], transforming into a muscle car. As a Flip Shot, an impact to the front of his vehicle mode causes him to flip up when autotransforming. He comes in a three-pack with [[Brawl (Movie)#BotShotS23Pack|Flip Shot Decepticon Brawl]] and [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Bot Shots|Super Bot Dirt Boss]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Flip Shot Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''
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===''Construct-Bots''===
[[File:Cliffjumper Construct-Bots.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Scout, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Pieces'': '''45'''
:*''Accessories'': Rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Construct-Bots]]'' Scouts, Cliffjumper is a buildable robo-skeleton that can be augmented with packed-in armor and vehicle pieces, which will allow him to transform into a Cybertronian car. He's cross-compatible with parts from any other ''Construct-Bots'' set, allowing you to build up some impressive/weird bots.

: Per usual with Cliffjumpers, he uses mostly [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Bumblebee]] parts. He includes a recolor of [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Smokescreen]]'s rifle.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/CBCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''
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===''Hero Mashers''===
[[File:HM-toy Bulkhead.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bulkhead''' (Battle Upgrade, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Pieces'': '''15'''

: Part of the first wave of "Battle Upgrade" ''[[Hero Mashers]]'' toys, Cliffjumper is represented as a spare forearm that is included with Bulkhead, but does not appear in the line as a complete figure. The arm is a redeco of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Hero Mashers|Bumblebee]]'s.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/HMBulkhead/bulkhead.htm More information on Bulkhead at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers'' (2014)===
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[[File:Transformers-2014-legion-cliffjumper-toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Just in case you couldn't get the Henkei! 3-pack.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Legion Class, 2015)}}</ul>

: Legion Class Cliffjumper is another redeco of ''Universe'' Legends Class Bumblebee, sporting the minor retool with additional pegs to secure the arms more tightly in vehicle mode first used for the 2012 [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'']] "Dollar Store" release of the sculpt. Unusually for contemporary figures released as part of this assortment, the figure's deco is notably different from the ''Henkei! Henkei!'' version listed above: The gray plastic used for the legs, the crotch and the wheels is replaced with black, the paint operations on the insides of the arms are also changed from gray to black and expanded to cover a section left unpainted on the ''Henkei'' version, the front grille is left unpainted, and the windows are [[tampograph]]ed in a slightly different shade.<ref name="2014legion">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-feedback/1040835-classic-legion-cliffjumper.html Review of 2014 Legion Class Cliffjumper] at TFW2005, including a comparison with ''Henkei'' Cliff.</ref>

:Cliffjumper comes in packaging that is based on the packaging design for the concurrently released ''Combiner Wars''-era ''Generations'' figures, but replaces the name ''Generations'' with "Authentic Transformers". Since Cliffjumper and his [[wave]]-mates ship with three figures previously released under what we consider a generic [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|2014 ''Transformers'' toy line]], all of them now in the new packaging style, we consider Cliffjumper to be part of that line as well. The [[package art]] used for Cliffjumper is recolored from the package art of ''Generations Thrilling 30'' Legends Class [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generations|Bumblebee]], an entirely different sculpt, and was previously also used (in its original colors) for the previous release of the Bumblebee figure this Cliffjumper is redecoed from.

:The wave that contained Cliffjumper has been found at Fred's, Gordmans, Dollar General, and Family Dollar stores in the United States, but was available at general retail in Hong Kong and from Australian [[Target]] stores.
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===''Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers Cliff.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Cliffpool? Deadjumper?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliff''' (2015)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''QT-28'''
:*''Release date'': [[August 29], 2015

: Released in the eighth wave of TakaraTomy's adorable ''[[Q-Transformers]]'' line of [[super deformed]] toys, Cliff is a [[retool]] of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|QT-08 Bumble]] with a new head, transforming into stumpy little Daihatsu Copen. As a Bumblebee retool, molded detail on his feet evoke a Volkswagen Beetle's hood.
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===''Alt-Modes''===
[[File:Alt-Modes Cliffjumper.jpg|upright=1|thumb|A paranoid jerk? Nonsense, just look at that smile!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Alt-Modes, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''1, 2'''
:*''Collection'': '''2, 3''' (Series 1), '''1''' (Series 2)

: A redeco of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Alt-Modes|Bumblebee]], ''[[Alt-Modes]]'' Cliffjumper is a super deformed toy whose body transforms into a tiny car shaped like the modern version of the Volkswagen Beetle when the Autobot faction symbol on his head is flipped around.

: He was [[Blindpacking|blind-boxed]], available in two cases of the first series, as well as the only case of the second series.
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Deluxe-Cliffjumper.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|An original Cliffjumper mold? That was retooled into Bumblebee? Scandalous!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-E7'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''ER EX-05'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[June 27]], 2020
:*''Accessories'': Three-piece blaster, 2 skis, car trunk
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)| [[Michael DiTullo]] (vehicle mode concept) <ref>{{citesocial|quote=Squad goals. Some of my latest work for the Transformers War For Cybertron line. I'm so excited this will be an animated series on Netflix! Can't wait to see these guys in action. #cardesign #toydesign #conceptart #conceptdesign|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20200331175244/https://twitter.com/Michael_DiTullo/status/1245034203583934464|name=Michael DiTullo|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=03|day=31|(defunct=)}}</ref>}}

: After years of mostly being a Bumblebee redeco, ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Cliffjumper is a cartoon-accurate mold (complete with accurate, non-Bumblebee head; although he does have Bumblebee's biceps), while omitting the Penny Racer aesthetic for his vehicle mode, transforming into a 1980s sports coupe that is strongly reminiscent of his original Porsche 924 alt-mode, though with a front end which resembles that of the {{w|Mitsubishi Starion}}. Cliffjumper also has molded high-performance brake discs, a surprising detail for a mainline ''Transformers'' figure. Like all Deluxe Class figures of the ''War for Cybertron'' subline, Cliffjumper includes numerous 3 mm posts and [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] for attaching other accessories as part of the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], but due to his small size he cannot easily accommodate an entire Weaponizer or [[A.I.R. Lock System|Modulator]] figure. Undocumented in the instructions, Cliffjumper's ball-jointed neck is actually mounted on a hinge, and when popped out of its housing offers a larger range of articulation.

: In keeping with his depiction as being rather small in most Transformers media, this figure is much smaller than a typical Deluxe Class and is closer to being a particularly large Legends class-sized figure. The rest of his price-point is made up for with his arsenal, that being [[Cliffjumper's bazooka|a large cannon]] similar to one he briefly used in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", which can split into two smaller blasters and a pair of skis which can attach under his wheels to form the [[hydrofoil]]s seen in "[[Dinobot Island, Part 2]]". The backend of the cannon can fold out to fit in his car mode's underside to help balance when skis are deployed, while also being usable as a melee weapon. It can also mount on either his thigh or on the side or top of his shoulder, meaning you can put the entire cannon in these spots. Similarly, his [[partformer|detaching]] car trunk can either be put into the robot mode's back or be used as a shield with help of a flip-out peg. This peg and the backend of the cannon use a unique post and port to connect to each other.

:The promotional renders and early product samples showcased at conventions showed his weapons and skis being silver, while the final product had them cast in black plastic (with the guns being painted silver except for their handles). The majority of Cliffjumper is molded in black plastic with a generous coating of red paint. His forearms and most of his head appear to be the only pieces molded in red plastic.

:Similar to the first release of Starscream from the [[War for Cybertron: Siege|previous line]], Cliffjumper uses the movie variant of the Autobot insignia, rather than the traditional design. Due to the transformation engineering, the insignia is hidden away in robot mode, with no secondary insignia to display.

:Like all ''Earthrise'' toys, the inside of the back of Cliffjumper's package includes an exclusive clip-and-save piece of a larger star map. Also in the box is a thin red piece of transparent plastic with which to read the star map. Cliffjumper's piece of the map contains a labeled entry point to the "[[Dead Universe|DEAD UNIVERSE]]".

:His [[glass gas]] blaster was sold separately as part of the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]].

:In Japan, Cliffjumper was a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive.

:Cliffjumper was retooled with a new head into ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' [[Hubcap (G1)#Generations Selects|Hubcap]] and [[Bug Bite (G1)#Generations Selects|Bug Bite]], ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' [[Goldbug (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Goldbug]], ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#WorldsCollide|Bumblebee]], and more extensively retooled into ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Bumblebee]], a reverse to the traditional norm.
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TF-MP-Cliffjumper.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|"I've got my release date dead center in my viewfinder!" ''(misses)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliff''' (<s>2022?</s>)}}</ul>
:*''ID Number'': N/A
:*''Accessories'': N/A

: Pictures of stolen [[prototype|test shots]] of a ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Cliffjumper were circulated on the standard outlets for such things in July 2021. The design was a [[retool]] of MP-45 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Bumble (Ver. 2.0)]]. In subsequent years there was no comment on such a toy from [[Hasbro]] or [[TakaraTomy]], nor did it appear on any retailer computer listings. It may be the case that, like the [[Unreleased toy|unreleased]] ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Notes|Jazz]], this Cliffjumper remains in limbo because [[Porsche]] denied the license at the time the prototype was produced.
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
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[[File:buzzworthycliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Cloutworthy Cliffjumper.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''''Studio Series'''''
:*''Movie'': ''The Transformers: The Movie''
:*''ID number'': '''86-13BB'''
:*''Accessories'': Three-piece blaster, 2 skis, car trunk, "[[Moonbase One]] Destruction" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)|[[Mario Carreiro]], [[Christina Murphy]] and [[Amy Bence]] (packaging),<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/live/52ddGYMyvpE?si=7l7OP6YeEB9W82xR&t=9841 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Marcelo Matere]], and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref> [[Marcelo Matere]] (backdrop artist)}}

:Released in the ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' line as part of the ''[[Studio Series]]'' line up, Cliffjumper is a redeco of the ''Earthrise'' toy above, replacing the translucent windshield with light blue opaque plastic and giving him the [[show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] gray and black arms and legs. Unlike the original ''Earthrise'' figure Cliffjumper is (mostly) cast in his intended colors as opposed to being made of black plastic painted red, greatly reducing the risk of paint chipping and scratching the original suffered from (mind the forearms, though). He now also sports two Autobot [[insignia]]; one on his hood, the other on his roof. Both insignia use the Generation 1 design, rather than the live-action film design that the ''Earthrise'' toy had. Additionally, Cliffjumper's bazooka has been repainted into a metallic blue to [[:File:Cliffgun.JPG|emulate]] the original animation.

:Both [[:File:Early-Buzzworthy-Cliffjumper-deco.jpg|the early stock images]] used on retail websites and stock renders on the back of the box, show Cliffjumper's windows cast in transparent blue plastic.
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===''Missing Link''===
[[File:TF-Missing-Link-C-04-Cliff.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The ''Masterpiece'' prototype dies so the ''Missing Link'' toy could walk.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliff''' ([[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''ID Number'': '''C-04'''
:*''Accessories'': Bazooka, Rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)<ref name=Gens24>[https://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/techspecs/interviewhironorikobayashi.html Interview] with [[Hironori Kobayashi]] on the ''[[Missing Link]]'' toyline for ''[[Transformers Generations 2024]]'' translated at Soundwaves Oblivion</ref>, [[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)<ref name="Gens25">''[[Transformers Generations 2025]]''</ref>, [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]] (packaging artist)}}

:Commemorating the 40th anniversary of ''The Transformers'' brand, ''[[Missing Link]]'' Cliff is a direct recreation of the original ''The Transformers'' figure. Like said original figure, Cliff re-uses the same basic transformation scheme as his wave-mate, ''Missing Link'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Missing Link|Bumble]], this time by way of being a direct retool of Bumble; per TakaraTomy's product description, Cliff uses roughly 80% new tooling to give Cliff his distinct "penny-racer" style Porsche 924 alt-mode. Like the rest of the ''Missing Link'' line, Cliff takes advantage of modern toy engineering advances to give his mechanics a notable overhaul, enabling ''much'' more [[articulation]] compared to the original, including shoulders, elbows, knees, "neck" rotation, outward leg motion, and an ankle tilt.

: Cliff also comes with two shiny metallic weapons: in addition to a [[Photon rifle]] ([[:File:Cliffjumper wielding photon rifle(G1).jpeg|being the weapon he held]] in "[[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]]" and "[[Traitor (episode)|Traitor]]", itself reused from [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]'s model, rather than simply reusing Bumble's pistol) he also has [[Cliffjumper's bazooka|a bazooka]], directly modeled after the one seen in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]". Also packed in with Cliff are a collector's card and a sticker sheet, which lets you choose to display Cliff with either the standard Autobot insignia or the noticeably stretched version seen on his original package art. Like all other ''Missing Link'' releases, Cliff and all his pack-ins are neatly inserted in a polystyrene tray.

:''Missing Link'' Cliff was officially revealed in early May 2024, and shortly afterward went up for pre-order on Japanese retail sites for a November 2024 release.

: Unlike Bumble who is licensed, Cliff does not feature a Porsche logo on the back of the packaging.

:*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/tf_missinglink/c-04 Official TakaraTomy website of ''Missing Link'' Cliff]

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[[File:TF-Missing-Link-C-09-Cliff-Anime-Color.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Not only I could walk, but I can see, too!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cybertron Hero Set''' ([[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''ID Number'': '''C-09'''
:*''Accessories'': Bazooka, Rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)}}, [[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)<ref name="Gens25"/>

:''Missing Link'' "Cliff (Anime Type)" is a [[show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] redeco of the above figure, with blue eyes, gray limbs, and transparent blue windshields. He features a [[rubsign]] on the bottom of his right foot. Cliff comes with his rifle and bazooka, now light gray instead of chromed, and a collector card.

:Cliff (Anime Type) only comes in the "Cybertron Hero Set" alongside the similarly changed [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#MissingLinkHero|Bumble (Anime Type)]].
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-SS-TFTM-Deluxe-Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Tra-la-laa!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''Accessories'': blaster

:The second ([[#BW8613|technically]]) ''[[Studio Series]]'' Cliffjumper is a retool of the line's [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Studio Series|86-29 Bumblebee]], transforming into a Penny Racer-proportioned approximation of a Porsche 924 Carrera GTR like his original toy and cartoon appearances. He comes with a blaster based on one he uses in the episode "[[Traitor (episode)|Traitor]]" (itself reused from [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage's]] model), that can be pegged onto the back of both modes.

:Like Bumbleblee, Cliffjumper ends up with two Autobot [[insignia]]—one in the middle of his roof (cartoon-accurate for robot mode) and one off-centre on the hood (accurate for vehicle mode), and his windows are black instead of a screen-accurate blue to maintain consistency with portions of the windows that are made of black unpaintable plastic, though this does make the vehicle mode more closely resemble the [[#The Transformers|original toy]]. Unfortunately, the limitations of the mold layout also result in the black and light grays of his pelvis and legs being inverted compared to his cartoon design, while his gray shoulder hinges noticeably stand out against his red vehicle mode.

:Cliffjumper was revealed on [[April 24]], 2026. This mold was also used to make [[Bumper (G1)#Age of the Primes|''Age of the Primes'' Bumper]].
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==Merchandise==
===Happy Meal Toy===
[[File:Mcdonalds cliffjumper.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (1985)

:Non-poseable, non-transforming figurines of Cliffjumper and three of his Mini-Vehicle chums (Bumblebee, [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] and Brawn) made up the very first line of Transformers [[List of Transformers restaurant promotions|Happy Meal toys]]. Alas, the figures did not see a full release, and were only test-marketed in St. Louis, Missouri. The two-tone figures were available in a variety of colour variations, with at least six different combinations for each of the four characters: in addition to his traditional red and black, Cliffjumper is known to have been available in green and black, blue and black, blue and red, black and red, and cyan and black.

::*''[http://tfwiki.net/~fortmax/artifacts/featuredart3.html More information on Happy Meal Cliffjumper at the TF Artifacts List]''
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===''Transformers Milk Caramel''===
[[File:Caramel cliffjumper.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Cliff''' (1985)

:A soft rubber figurine—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''—of Cliffjumper was released as part of the first wave of [[Kabaya]]'s earliest [[candy toy]] line, ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]''. Based more on his toy than his animation model, Cliffjumper came packaged with chocolate-covered caramel candies, and was available in various colours, including white, blue, sky blue, yellow, green, and orange.

===''Transformers Choco''===
*'''Cliff''' (1985)

:A small solid-color, transforming snap-together model kit of Cliffjumper was released as part of Kabaya's ''[[Transformers Choco]]'' line of candy toys.
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===Estrela===
[[File:Carrera-JogoDosTransformers.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*'''Jogo dos Transformers''' (1985)
:A tiny generic red car representing "Carrera" (Cliffjumper per his original toy name in Brazil) was included as a pawn in [[Estrela]]'s ''[[Jogo dos Transformers]]'' board game. He is not directly named, simply being called the "carrinho vermelho" (little red car) in the game's instructions, but his identity is revealed as a pair of cards featuring art of his original toy in vehicle mode are also included. He comes with a small sticker that's placed on the bottom of the car representing his robot mode, thus allowing him to roughly "transform" by being placed vertically - a little bit like what [[Robot Powered Machines]] would do about a pair of decades later.

:This same car was recolored to represent [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Estrela|Volks (AKA Bumblebee)]], [[Windcharger_(G1)#Estrela|Camaro (AKA Windcharger)]], and [[Sedan (Robocar)|Sedan]] in the same board game.
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===Decoy===
[[File:Decoy cliffjumper.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 9''' (multi-pack, 1986)
*'''Defeat Dinosaurer Strategy Game''' (board game, 1986)

:Cliffjumper was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" ''keshigomu'' figurines. Like all the Autobots in the series, Cliffjumper was molded in soft red 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. Cliffjumper was available as part of a 9-piece box set of Autobot figures, as a playing piece in the Defeat Dinosauruer Strategy Game and later, in a peach coloration randomly packed as part of various other box sets.

*'''Cliffjumper''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''28'''

:The Cliffjumper 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 (28, in Cliffjumper's case). Like all Autobot Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Cliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Decoy Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium-toy RMCliffjumper.JPG|thumb|Dead Red.]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Robot Master, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Gun, display stand

:''[[Titanium Series]]'' Cliffjumper was to be a redeco of "Robot Masters" Bumblebee, a 3-inch mostly-die-cast-metal statue. He would have had joints at the waist, neck, and shoulders, plus a removable pistol and an Autobot-sigil display stand. Due to the cancelation of the ''Titanium'' line, this product never saw release.
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robot Hero Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|Cutest bloodthirsty traitor-tracker EVER.]]
*'''Decepticon Sneak Attack''' (Multi-pack, 2007)

:Cliffjumper is a red, gray and black redeco of the ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Robot Heroes|Bumblebee]] figure, with swivel articulation at the neck and shoulders.

: He was initially only available in the [[Walmart]]-[[exclusive]] "Decepticon Sneak Attack" five-pack, along with "Supermetal" versions of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#RH5pack|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#RH5pack|Megatron]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#RH5pack|Hologram Mirage]], and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Skywarp]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/RHWMCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Robot Heroes Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''

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*'''Cliffjumper''' (Single-pack, 2008)

: In some countries outside of North America, Cliffjumper was released individually in a blindpack with no notable changes.
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===Mini-Bust===
[[File:Cliffjumper statue.jpg|thumb|War...It's FAN-tastic!]]
* '''Cliffjumper Mini Bust''' (Diamond Select, 2008)

:Released by [[Diamond Select Toys]] in 2008, Cliffjumper was sculpted by Mark Wong of Art Asylum and limited to 1,000 pieces. The sculpt features Cliffjumper holding the gun he was seen using in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]". However, this version omits the stabilizing struts that were present in the episode. This bust is also notable for being the first new mold G1 Cliffjumper has received since his Decoy in 1987, a period of over twenty years!
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===''The Loyal Subjects''===
*'''Cliffjumper''' (2013)
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===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:Tiny titans cliff.jpg|thumb|Shouldn't have missed you mean!!]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''12/12'''

:Part of the initial assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Cliffjumper is a very small, minimally-painted soft-plastic figure of him aiming a ridiculously large blaster, calling back to the scene from "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]".

: He includes a collectible card that, interestingly, renders him in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] styling. The card includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:SDCC2018Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Cliffjumper, Renegade Warrior''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1C: Convention Pack 2018'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T01/T02'''
**''Stars: ''8
:Cliffjumper, Renegade Warrior was one of the preview cards for the Transformers Trading Card Game and was available alongside [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]], Strategic Seeker, as well as the battle cards All-Out Attack and Tandem Targeting System in an exclusive pack available initially at SDCC 2018, and later briefly on Hasbro Toy Shop.

:The artwork on the card is reused from the [[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]] mobile card game

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[[File:EECliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6]]
*'''Cliffjumper, Renegade Warrior''' (2019)
**'''Wave 1: Energon Edition'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T02/T06'''
**''Stars: ''8
Released as part of the TCG's Wave 1: Energon Edition, this card is a reprint of the Convention Pack 2018 Cliffjumper, Renegade Warrior. Printed on semi-transparent plastic instead of a normal Character Card, this version features new art by [[Dan Khanna]].
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===Jada Toys===
[[File:JadaNanoMetalfigsG1-18pack.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb|If only [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] was included, Cliff's pose would actually have some meaning.]]
*'''Transformers Series 1 18-pack''' (4cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], ''Nano Metalfigs'' Series 1 Cliffjumper is an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded doing an action pose. He has a little base attached to his feet for balancing reasons.

:He comes in an impressive multipack with [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen other figurines]]. This mold was later redecoed as Series 2 [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#NanoMetalfigs2|Bumblebee]].
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===Threezero===
[[File:Threezero-MDLX-Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#The_Transformers|Red Bumblebee's]] [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#MP21R|dynasty]] grows by one.]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (MDLX, 2023)
**''Known designers:'' Kelvin Sau
**''Accessories:'' one "Laser Blaster", one alternate masked head, three pairs of hands (relaxed, closed, posed)
:A new-head retool of [[Threezero]]'s [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Threezero|MDLX Bumblebee]], Cliffjumper is an original design taking inspiration from the original cartoon but with the aesthetics in the vein of the live-action movies. Cliffjumper is a smaller scaled non-transforming action figure in the vein of contemporary collector-oriented lines like ''Figma'' and ''S.H. Figuarts''. Like those lines, the figure is extremely well-articulated and detailed, features interchangeable hands and heads, with the alternate visored face specifically resembling Bumblebee's G1 toy. The three pairs of hands he comes with are relaxed splayed-open hands, closed fists, and posed hands meant to hold his included Laser Blaster (which in turn is based on Bumblebee's pistol used in the cartoon). His back tire is also removable.

:While stock photos (at right) show him with the standard Autobot insignia, the final product uses the movie variant instead.

:In the Unites States, he is a ''PX Previews'' exclusive.

::*''[https://www.threezerohk.com/product/transformersmdlx-cliffjumper/ More information on MDLX Cliffjumper at Threezero]''
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===Mochibots Transformers Plush===
[[File:Cliffmochibots.jpg|thumb|thumbright=1.2|This water bottle has to be some kinda traitor. I'm positive!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Mochibots "Transformers" Plush Cliff''' (2023)}}</ul>
:Created under the line of small, cuddly little 'bots, [[Mochibots Transformers Plush|Mochibots]] Cliff is a 5.5 Inch tall, stylized version of the character, featuring rounded shapes and chubbier proportions to make a stuffed representation of Cliffjumper's Sunbow Cartoon Animation model, complete with a circle on the back representing his spare tire. Every detail is made via sewn-on detail, which provides added texture to the finished product, though, as a result, the Autobot insignia seems to be squinting. Cliff's eyes and window detailing are made from a special, sparkly fabric which shimmers a little under light.

:Cliffjumper was released as part of the first wave of Mochibots plush toys, alongside Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Shattered Glass Optimus Prime in 2023. This line was exclusive to China and Japan, with almost all of them being locked to Asia via [[amiami|amiami's]] storefront.

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===Blokees===
{{anchor|Galaxy Version}}
[[File:Blokees-TF-GV-02-Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Galaxy Version, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 02 - SOS'''
:*''Accessories:'' Spare balljoint piece, figure stand, 2 open hands, pistol, Energon cube, holdable Autobot and Decepticon insignias

:Released in the second wave of ''Galaxy Version'' line of blind boxes, [[Blokees]] Cliffjumper is a roughly 4-inch tall, highly-articulated, and non-transforming snap-on model kit of the Autobot scout. He is built on a "Standard Body" skeleton shared with other Blokees figures in the line, but with different body pieces to make them distinct. As advertised in the box, Cliffjumper has a pull rate of 1 in every 9 boxes, or three times across four cases.

:Cliffjumper comes with a pair of closed and open hands, an Autobot pistol, a translucent Energon Cube, and a pair of Autobot/Decepticon insignias that can be plugged onto either of the peg holes. The barrel of the pistol is compatible with the blast effects included with other Galaxy Version kits. Cliffjumper also comes with a stand with four studs on top, which he can be plugged into and connected to similar stands.

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[[File:Blokees-TF-SV-01-Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Shining Version, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Shining Version 01 - Shining Roll Out'''
:*''Accessories:'' Spare balljoint piece, figure stand, 2 pairs of hands (fists/weapon-holding, open-palm), Bazooka, Blast effect, Energon Cube, holdable Autobot and Decepticon insignias

:Released in the first wave of Blokees' ''Shining Version'' line, this version of the ''Galaxy Version'' Cliffjumper kit now features painted translucent eye and chest parts, and a torso frame that lights up upon shaking (or at least just lightly tap some areas on the torso), causing the eyes and the chest window to glow for a limited time. Cliffjumper comes with a bazooka (complete with blast effect) instead of a pistol, a single Energon Cube decoed in purple, and a new, larger figure stand.

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[[File:Blokees Defender 07 Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|250px|And I suppose if all your friends became an adorable chibi version of themselves you would too?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (2026)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 07 - Power Of The Beast'''
:*''Pull rate'': 1/12
:*''Accessories'': rifle

:Sold as part of [[Blokees]]' 7th wave of Defender Version blind-boxed kits, this Cliffjumper (in his Robot Mode) is a 2.2-inch (5.5 cm) figure, a few inches smaller than the ''Galaxy/Shining'' Version kits, but still articulated.

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===Kotobukiya Bishoujo Series===
[[File:Bishoujo Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|"It doesn't matter what your name is!"]]
*'''Bishoujo Series Transformers Cliffjumper''' (July 2024)
**''Known designers:'' [[Shunya Yamashita]] (artist)

:''[[Kotobukiya]] [[Bishoujo Series]]'' Cliffjumper is a repaint and retool of [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Kotobukiya Bishoujo Series|Bumblebee]] from the same line of PVC figures. Beyond just swapping out Bumblebee's various yellows for Cliffjumper's usual reds, the statue has a new face and the right arm is posed in a flex rather than at her side like the previous figure.

:Like Bumblebee, Cliffjumper is attached to a red display base designed after the Autobot insignia.

:The figure was a limited release, only available via Kotobukiya's website and at specific events, such as the 2024 Anime Expo convention.

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===Auldey===
[[File:Auldey-TF-AAE-Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Gonna crash and ragdoll Kickback unnoticed in his car mode.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kickback + Cliffjumper''' (Alpha Action Elite, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defend Iacon!'''
:*''ID Number'': '''AAE-005'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (1 pair for each), Kickback's blaster, Cliffjumper's Bazooka, Laserbeak, accessories Energon Cube
{{toydesigner|[[Lam Ahtek]]}}

:Sold as part of [[Auldey]]'s "Alpha Action Elite (AAE)" series of blindboxes, this Cliffjumper is a roughly 2-inch non-transforming but highly articulated action figure. Aside from the extra pairs of open-palm hands, Cliffjumper comes with his signature Bazooka and a back tire piece that the buyer must assemble.

:Cliffjumper is released as a 2-pack with [[Kickback_(G1)#Auldey|Kickback]] and [[Laserbeak_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Laserbeak]], while coming with his trading card. As advertised in the box, the lineup had a 12/72 probability of getting the 2-pack.

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===Yolopark===
[[File:Yolopark-AMK-Mini-Wave-2-Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|250px|Who you're calling Ladybug?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 additional pairs of hands (Splayed, Pointing), Bazooka

:Sold as part of the second wave of [[Yolopark]]'s ''AMK (Advanced Model Kit) Mini'' line, this kit of Cliffjumper is, despite sharing appearances with the previous line's Bumblebee, an entirely new tooling. He can only be completed by snapping the pre-painted pieces together. Aside from an extra pair of splayed open hand parts, Cliffjumper comes with his signature Bazooka. As with the rest of the kits starting from this wave, he also features a small amount of new articulation points, particularly the double-sided ball-and-socket joint at the waist.

:Cliffjumper is sold as either an individually marked single or a blind box figure. The latter lineup had a 19/120 probability of getting him.

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==Notes==
[[File:MicroChangePorsche.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
*The ''[[Microman]]'' ''[[Micro Change]]'' toy that would become Cliffjumper was also available in light blue. To date, this deco has never been used in ''Transformers'' outside of Mexico.
*Though often a straight redeco of Bumblebee in non-Japanese countries, there has yet to be a Cliffjumper produced by TakaraTomy that is a straight redeco of the same line's Bumblebee.
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==References==
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Traitor (episode)

2026-04-24T23:33:57Z

Nevermore: /* Animation or technical errors */

{{disambig2|the Generation 1 cartoon episode|the Renegade from ''GoBots''|Traitor (GoBots)}}
{{episode
|series=G1toon
|ep=21
|series2=SRLFtoon
|ep2=13
|prev2=Changing Gears
|next2=Birth of the Transformers!
|image=Traitorcjaccusesmirage.jpg
|caption=J'accuse!
|title="Traitor"
|season=2
|season ep=5
|production code=#700-20
|airdate=[[September 27]], [[1985]]
|written by=[[George Hampton]] [[Mike Moore]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]], [[Nakamura Production]], [[Dai Won Animation Co.]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL_RPkuFnhQ
|videosite=YouTube
}}
'''Could Mirage have betrayed the Autobots?'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Traitormegsgrabs.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Megatron got The Touch.]]

At the [[Experimental Energy Research Laboratory]], two scientists are working on the new [[electro-cell]]s that will hopefully solve [[Earth]]'s energy problems. Unfortunately, the cells won't be viable until they've been stabilized, which could result in a massive explosion. At that moment, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] break through the roof and take the cells. [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] arrives to remove the cells carefully, as an explosion could be quite destructive, and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] are not known for being gentle. Having taken the cells, Megatron [[Transformation|transforms]] and has Starscream fire away, destroying the lab to prevent any more from being created.

Meanwhile, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] is tearing toward the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]]. Heading into the control room, he informs [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] that he's found where the [[Decepticon]]s have placed the electro-cells—in the same place [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] patrolled yesterday. Mirage is shocked that he didn't get a reading on them, and Cliffjumper says that maybe Mirage ''did''. Before any formal accusations are made, Optimus Prime politely tells Cliffjumper to shut up. The Autobot leader then leads a team to recover the cells.

[[File:Traitorcjsmacksmirage.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Seriously, who wouldn't this guy beat up?]]
At a canyon, the Decepticons have hooked up a buffer device to the cells. Starscream uses it as a chance to call Megatron a coward for not turning on the cells and filling [[energon cube]]s, then he activates it. The cells fill the cubes rather quickly, but just as quickly drain the cubes and explode. Megatron walks over to show Starscream the business end of his [[fusion cannon]].

As he does so, the Autobots arrive, but are spotted by [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]], who tells [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]. Megatron orders Soundwave to call in the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], with the promise of a special reward. A battle ensues, during which Mirage is injured by Skywarp, though he manages to tear off the Decepticon's [[insignia]]. The Insecticons then arrive, turning the tide of battle, but a stray shot by [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] hits the buffer, risking an explosion. The Autobots take the Decepticons' distraction as a chance to retreat.

[[File:Traitormiragepunches.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Mirage's attempts to mimick ''Animated''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s promotional material were less than successful.]]
At the base, Mirage is repaired, while Cliffjumper continues his accusations of treason. Mirage defends himself, and Optimus orders Cliffjumper on recon, with instructions to inform them if Megatron tries to move the cells. [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] tells Mirage to rest, but Mirage doesn't need rest. Leaving the base, he heads to the Insecticons' hideout, where they are discussing their "special reward"—two energon cubes. Going invisible and sneaking into the base, Mirage swipes the cubes while the Insecticons aren't looking, leaving the Decepticon insignia in their place, then drives to the valley. However, Cliffjumper spots him.

[[File:G1 Traitor Bombshell captures Mirage.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Do we really need to make a joke here?]]
Naturally assuming that Mirage is a Decepticon, Cliffjumper prepares to fire, only for the Insecticons to arrive. As Mirage slips away, Starscream discovers Cliffjumper, but the little guy is able to escape. Megatron comes to investigate, and they spot Mirage. They fire at him, but their lasers hit the ground near the Insecticons, who assume the Decepticons are firing at them. The Bugs and the Cons throw down, but Mirage is caught in the crossfire. [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] implants a [[cerebro-shell]] into Mirage and has him fire on the Decepticons as well. Megatron sees Mirage, puts two and two together, and convinces the Insecticons to stop fighting the Decepticons. Megatron also plans to use Mirage for a little trap of his own.

Heading back to the base, Cliffjumper tells Prime what he saw. Optimus, Ratchet, and Cliffjumper head to the valley, where Mirage greets them and explains his original plan, saying that the Insecticons fled from the battle and the Decepticons chased after them. Despite Cliffjumper's warnings, the Autobots head to retrieve the cells, only for the Decepticons to ambush them, with Mirage joining in on the fire. Cliffjumper attacks Mirage, throwing him some distance, which apparently deactivates him.

[[File:Traitormegatronfails.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Should have done those shoelaces up, Megatron.]]
Bombshell commands Mirage to continue, but gives up. Ratchet then investigates and notices the cerebro-shell. Removing it allows Mirage to regain control, and he rejoins the fight—on the side of the Autobots. Prime makes a run for the cells, but Megatron concludes that if he can't have them, no one can. Firing randomly, he explodes the buffer device, sending the Decepticons everywhere possible as the Insecticons and Autobots retreat. Emerging from the wreckage, Megatron laments his hasty action.

[[File:Traitormirageholddscj.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|O dark poison of my spark...]]
As Prime informs the scientists of what happened, Ratchet works to repair Mirage, while Cliffjumper laughingly admits that he may need some repairs as well—for having doubted his friend. Awwww.
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==Featured characters==
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*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (7)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] (8)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] (9)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (10)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] (14)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (16)
|c2=
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (2)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] (3)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (4)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] (12)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (13)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] (15)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (17)
*[[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (18)
*[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (19)
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (20)
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (21)
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*Scientists (1)
}}

==Quotes==
"I just ''love'' opening presents."
:—'''Skywarp''' as he breaks through the roof of a human research institute

"You fool! You'll destroy us all!" 
"Destroy us all, oh brave Megatron? Perhaps it's time the Decepticons looked elsewhere for direction, to someone prepared to make command decisions!"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Starscream''' argue over who is a better leader. Again.

"This time, you have dared too much, Starscream. You must pay the price for your insolence!"
:—'''Megatron''' threatens to terminate Starscream. Again.

"Try and remember which side you're on, Mirage." 
"Keep your mind on the Decepticons, Cliffjumper." 
"That's just what I'm doing!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' reprimands '''Cliffjumper''' for his suspicions.

"An electro-cell! Come to papa..." 
"Not so fast, papa!"
:—'''Cliffjumper''' and '''Starscream''' have a moment.

"Release the electro-cells, Megatron. They don't belong to you." 
"I possess them. Therefore I ''own'' them!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Megatron''' discuss the finer points of legal ownership

"Uh-oh. Sounds like I'm not alone." 
"You're not! And this is one of those times when you really need a friend."
:—'''Cliffjumper''' and '''Starscream''' have another moment.

"You wouldn't cheat us. You need us to get rid of the Autobots. Maybe after that, you'd rob us blind. But not now!"
:—'''Bombshell''' after hearing Megatron's explanation of Mirage's trickery

==Notes==
===Production information===
* First draft storyboards completed: 29th November 1984 (Artist: Kim Dae-Jung)
* Storyboards slugged: 3rd December 1984 (by [[John Walker]])
* Dialogue recorded: 10th December 1984
* Storyboards revised: 10th December 1984
* Final storyboard revision: 18th December 1984
* Shipped to Toei: 21st December 1984

===Continuity notes===
*Ratchet uses a [[boltcapper]] to repair Mirage. Cliffjumper's "cybro-polygraph" screams that the mind-controlled Mirage is leading them into a trap.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Since this episode predates the introduction of the [[generic Autobot laser pistol]] design (which wouldn't appear until "[[The Insecticon Syndrome]]"), Cliffjumper is seen wielding a variety of different weapons in this episode. Early on, when fighting the Decepticons in the canyon, he's seen with Mirage's own weapon (at one point he's even side by side with Mirage, who is wielding the same weapon!); later, when he's aiming his weapon at Mirage, he's suddenly wielding Jazz's weapon. Then, at the end of the episode, he is seen wielding ''yet another'' weapon design, this one ''very'' generic.
**Shrapnel makes use of his [[grenade launcher]] that fires spikes all around the target. It's nasty, as Mirage can attest. The animators got a little confused, though, and had him fire it as a spike-studded stream of liquid from his retracted hand socket, rather than from his hand held gun (as more correctly seen in "[[The Insecticon Syndrome]]".)
**Shoulder missiles: Mirage fires his shoulder launcher twice in this episode, each time blowing away one of the Seekers. It's only [[Countdown to Extinction (episode)|the second]] but not [[Masquerade|the last]] time he uses this prominent weapon.
*Where's the trailer go?
**When Prime transforms to retreat, his trailer is already behind him, waiting for him, despite being nowhere in evidence in the preceding shots.

===Real world references===
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**The two energon cubes land in Mirage's driver seat to the sound of a [[lightsaber]] cutting through the air.
**The sound of lightsabers dueling can be heard in the first few seconds of the scene immediately after the one where Mirage is freed from the cerebro-shell.
*Megatron seems to understand human law well enough to reference the legal concept that "Possession is nine-tenths of the law"

===Animation or technical errors===
*Shrapnel's characteristic speech quirk of repeating the last word in each sentence is absent from several of his early lines.
[[File:Traitorlotsostarscreams.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right...]]
*Coloring errors:
**Starscream and Skywarp both have their entire canopy cowlings colored yellow as Megatron hands off the electro-cells to Skywarp. Both should have a metal-colored bit near the bottom. The same error occurs as Starscream steps away from his test of the electro-cells.
**When Megatron is rushing to put out the fire on the electro-cells, there are two Starscreams beside him. One is probably supposed to be Skywarp, who was shown standing there in the preceding shot.
**Kickback's eyeband is black instead of red as he observes the fallen Skywarp.
**Rumble is red in one shot as he's firing at the Autobots. (It's probably not supposed to be [[Frenzy_(G1)|Frenzy]].)
**For whatever reason, Megatron's entire right arm assembly is colored much lighter and lacks shading than the rest of his body as he threatens Bombshell.
**A yellow smudge dots part Bombshell's grey on his chestpiece when he's about to shoot Mirage.
**When Cliffjumper is aiming his weapon (which is actually a reuse of the animation model of Jazz's weapon in this scene) at Mirage, the barrel of the weapon is colored ''very'' dark in the very first close-up shot, but for all subsequent shots, the weapon has the same light gray color as the other weapon designs Cliffjumper is seen wielding throughout this episode.
**Ratchet's face is white instead of light gray as he laughs in the closing shot.
*Is that glowing pink stuff behind Megatron (after he blows up the energy institute) supposed to be fire? 'Cause fire don't look like that.
*The animators could never really decide what the back end of the Ark looks like, but it almost always has at least three engines. The first shot of Autobot Headquarters shows it with only two. It has three a few moments later.
*As Megatron turns toward the about-to-explode electro-cells, Starscream is behind him, despite being nowhere in evidence a second earlier.
*Ironhide is not shown retreating with the other Autobots.
*As Prime orders Cliffjumper to maintain surveillance of the electro-cells, a closeup shot shows the two of them at the same head height. Prime should be ''much'' taller than Cliffjumper.
*The Decepticon insignia that plays such a vital role in the plot appears to be printed on a piece of cloth, despite coming from a metal robot. It unfurls and rustles when released, and gently floats to the ground when dropped. There's also no visual evidence that Skywarp is missing an insignia at any point (pretty amazing, considering how often the animators tended to [[The Core|forget the Seekers' wing insignia]]).
*The Insecticons are standing right by their energon cubes when Mirage first arrives. When Mirage steals the cubes a second later, the room is unoccupied.
*Cliffjumper's entire lower section is not drawn or painted in when he gets distracted by the arrival of the Insecticons as they arrive at the electro-cells.
*Starscream's stray shot as he gets rammed by Cliffjumper has no sound effect.
*[[Wally Burr]] stands in for Hal Rayle as Shrapnel when he observes that the Decepticons are firing on them. His voice is missing its electronic processing, but he does have his last-word echo! echo.
*Mirage's entire left side is missing at the edge as he congratulates himself on a plan well sprung and turns invisible.
*As Skywarp's arm reaches into the frame to aim at Kickback, the screen-side edge of it is missing! His arm is also colored in a similar blueish tone like Starscream instead of its regular purple.
*When Thundercracker gets hit by Mirage's missile, the cry of pain sounds more like Skywarp. Considering that the episode so far has very explicitly featured only Starscream and Skywarp, Thundercracker's appearance would almost seem to be a coloring mistake, but all three jets finally appear together near the episode's end. (Even without this hit, Skywarp suffers a huge amount of abuse in this episode.)
*As Cliffjumper is relaying Mirage's whereabouts to Optimus and Ratchet, his arm jumps to his side as he finishes his line about Mirage's apparent treachery.
*A strange jump cut occurs as the Insecticons flee the electro-cell explosion, making it seem like they teleported out between shot changes.
*While driving away from the electro-cell explosion, Optimus Prime's cab appears ridiculously small compared to his trailer.

===Continuity errors===
*As usual, cartoon humans are pretty much made of rubber. The two scientists fall at ''least'' fifty feet from the electro-cell module, but recover almost instantly.
*Despite [[Fire in the Sky|being a scientist]], Starscream doesn't believe that any experimentation is needed with the cells. He apparently [[Kremzeek!|used up all his patience with tests]] back in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]".
*Cliffjumper is very quick to accuse Mirage of treachery, despite never showing any signs of mistrusting him before—e.g., "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]".
*Megatron's awfully quick to declare that Optimus Prime has lost. They haven't even fired shots at each other yet! Prime repays the favor at episode's end, rather randomly declaring that Megatron has lost.
*While observing the Decepticon installation, Cliffjumper loses track of Mirage when the latter turns invisible, despite looking straight at a clear trail of Mirage's footprints.
*Appearing/disappearing Autobots:
**Ratchet isn't among the Autobots leaving Autobot Headquarters, but he arrives at the electro-cell site with Prime and company. Jazz shows up a moment later. Bluestreak and Prowl, meanwhile, have disappeared.
**After the second commercial break, the only Autobots shown are Prime, Ratchet, Cliffjumper and Mirage. This strangely small casting choice becomes especially noticeable during the semi-final battle, when all four are gathered together, talking and not firing, yet the sounds of a raging firefight can still be heard in the background! Prime orders the trio to "join the others", perhaps implying that more Autobots should have been shown, but again, no other Autobots are anywhere in sight. At the final battle's end, the three Autobots somehow leave the battle to surround Megatron, leaving nobody to fight the rest of the Decepticons!
*The scientists' voices are inconsistent when comparing their scene at the end to the one at the start. Most noticeable is the fact that the fat one has a British accent at first, which has become American by the end.

===Trivia===
[[File:Traitor CliffjumperlovesMirage.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|WTF?]]
*Poor [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. He (they?) doesn't (don't?) appear until the end of the battle, just long enough to be blown away by the explosion of the electro-cells.
*This episode ends with Cliffjumper jumping in Mirage's lap, and the two of them hugging and rolling over, while Ratchet laughs. This is the epitome of weird.
*This is not the only time that [[Mirage (RID)|a Mirage]] has been suspected of [[Mirage's Betrayal|treachery]]. In fact, this episode's Cliffjumper-Mirage dynamic is among the series' best-remembered aspects, coloring fans' perceptions of both characters and being obliquely referenced time and again in contemporary Generation 1 stories.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le Traître'''" ("The Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Again, a big part of the regular cast is absent from this episode. A new unidentified actor is present to take over the roles of Skywarp, Starscream, Soundwave, Bombshell and Thundercracker.
::*Soundwave's line "Autobots attacking! Prepare to counter-attack" is not dubbed, making the shot on his running legs very long.
::*Starscream's name is usually never pronounced in the dub. However, they did it here, adding it where it was not in English, and... flunking. Megatron says "So that's what happened to Starscream's insignia", though it belongs to Skywarp. Nice try...
::*At one point, Megatron calls the electro-cells "auto-cellules" when all the other iterations in the episode are translated "électro-cellules".

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (dub 1):'' "'''Mistero è un traditore'''" ("Mirage Is a Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

:*''Title (dub 2):'' "'''Il traditore'''" ("The Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ligier no Uragiri'''" (リジェの裏切り, "Ligier's Betrayal")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 28]], [[1985]]

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Pàntú '''" (叛徒, "Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''O Traidor'''" ("The Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1994]] — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Convoy Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1998]] — ''The Transformers'' — Autobot Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[2001]] — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 1 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2002]] — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1: Vol. 1 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2003]] — ''Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2003 — ''Transformers'' — La Course des Autobots ([[UFG Junior]]) — European French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2004]] — ''Transformers'' — Bumper Collection Special (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 2: Series 2.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2006]] — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] [[2007]] — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] [[2008]] — ''Transformers'' — Volume 03: Stagione Due Parte Prima ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2009]] — ''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part One (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 25th Anniversary Edition ([[Shout! Studios|Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2011]] — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2014]] — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20210428034417/http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-2/synopses/700-20.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=18pEljEhHf5AGVtm9UK2FT0wudvRJ00Vt Episode dialogue script]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XQJW6rfVOlO5nlyJS9TbOAB1PclDgDOb/view?usp=drive_link Model sheets and background layouts]

[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]

Traitor (episode)

2026-04-24T23:30:45Z

Nevermore: /* Continuity notes */

{{disambig2|the Generation 1 cartoon episode|the Renegade from ''GoBots''|Traitor (GoBots)}}
{{episode
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|ep=21
|series2=SRLFtoon
|ep2=13
|prev2=Changing Gears
|next2=Birth of the Transformers!
|image=Traitorcjaccusesmirage.jpg
|caption=J'accuse!
|title="Traitor"
|season=2
|season ep=5
|production code=#700-20
|airdate=[[September 27]], [[1985]]
|written by=[[George Hampton]] [[Mike Moore]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei Animation|Toei]], [[Nakamura Production]], [[Dai Won Animation Co.]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hL_RPkuFnhQ
|videosite=YouTube
}}
'''Could Mirage have betrayed the Autobots?'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:Traitormegsgrabs.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Megatron got The Touch.]]

At the [[Experimental Energy Research Laboratory]], two scientists are working on the new [[electro-cell]]s that will hopefully solve [[Earth]]'s energy problems. Unfortunately, the cells won't be viable until they've been stabilized, which could result in a massive explosion. At that moment, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] break through the roof and take the cells. [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] arrives to remove the cells carefully, as an explosion could be quite destructive, and the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] are not known for being gentle. Having taken the cells, Megatron [[Transformation|transforms]] and has Starscream fire away, destroying the lab to prevent any more from being created.

Meanwhile, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] is tearing toward the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot base]]. Heading into the control room, he informs [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] that he's found where the [[Decepticon]]s have placed the electro-cells—in the same place [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] patrolled yesterday. Mirage is shocked that he didn't get a reading on them, and Cliffjumper says that maybe Mirage ''did''. Before any formal accusations are made, Optimus Prime politely tells Cliffjumper to shut up. The Autobot leader then leads a team to recover the cells.

[[File:Traitorcjsmacksmirage.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Seriously, who wouldn't this guy beat up?]]
At a canyon, the Decepticons have hooked up a buffer device to the cells. Starscream uses it as a chance to call Megatron a coward for not turning on the cells and filling [[energon cube]]s, then he activates it. The cells fill the cubes rather quickly, but just as quickly drain the cubes and explode. Megatron walks over to show Starscream the business end of his [[fusion cannon]].

As he does so, the Autobots arrive, but are spotted by [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]], who tells [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]. Megatron orders Soundwave to call in the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], with the promise of a special reward. A battle ensues, during which Mirage is injured by Skywarp, though he manages to tear off the Decepticon's [[insignia]]. The Insecticons then arrive, turning the tide of battle, but a stray shot by [[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] hits the buffer, risking an explosion. The Autobots take the Decepticons' distraction as a chance to retreat.

[[File:Traitormiragepunches.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Mirage's attempts to mimick ''Animated''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s promotional material were less than successful.]]
At the base, Mirage is repaired, while Cliffjumper continues his accusations of treason. Mirage defends himself, and Optimus orders Cliffjumper on recon, with instructions to inform them if Megatron tries to move the cells. [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] tells Mirage to rest, but Mirage doesn't need rest. Leaving the base, he heads to the Insecticons' hideout, where they are discussing their "special reward"—two energon cubes. Going invisible and sneaking into the base, Mirage swipes the cubes while the Insecticons aren't looking, leaving the Decepticon insignia in their place, then drives to the valley. However, Cliffjumper spots him.

[[File:G1 Traitor Bombshell captures Mirage.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Do we really need to make a joke here?]]
Naturally assuming that Mirage is a Decepticon, Cliffjumper prepares to fire, only for the Insecticons to arrive. As Mirage slips away, Starscream discovers Cliffjumper, but the little guy is able to escape. Megatron comes to investigate, and they spot Mirage. They fire at him, but their lasers hit the ground near the Insecticons, who assume the Decepticons are firing at them. The Bugs and the Cons throw down, but Mirage is caught in the crossfire. [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] implants a [[cerebro-shell]] into Mirage and has him fire on the Decepticons as well. Megatron sees Mirage, puts two and two together, and convinces the Insecticons to stop fighting the Decepticons. Megatron also plans to use Mirage for a little trap of his own.

Heading back to the base, Cliffjumper tells Prime what he saw. Optimus, Ratchet, and Cliffjumper head to the valley, where Mirage greets them and explains his original plan, saying that the Insecticons fled from the battle and the Decepticons chased after them. Despite Cliffjumper's warnings, the Autobots head to retrieve the cells, only for the Decepticons to ambush them, with Mirage joining in on the fire. Cliffjumper attacks Mirage, throwing him some distance, which apparently deactivates him.

[[File:Traitormegatronfails.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Should have done those shoelaces up, Megatron.]]
Bombshell commands Mirage to continue, but gives up. Ratchet then investigates and notices the cerebro-shell. Removing it allows Mirage to regain control, and he rejoins the fight—on the side of the Autobots. Prime makes a run for the cells, but Megatron concludes that if he can't have them, no one can. Firing randomly, he explodes the buffer device, sending the Decepticons everywhere possible as the Insecticons and Autobots retreat. Emerging from the wreckage, Megatron laments his hasty action.

[[File:Traitormirageholddscj.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|O dark poison of my spark...]]
As Prime informs the scientists of what happened, Ratchet works to repair Mirage, while Cliffjumper laughingly admits that he may need some repairs as well—for having doubted his friend. Awwww.
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
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*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (5)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (6)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (7)
*[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] (8)
*[[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] (9)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (10)
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]] (11)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] (14)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (16)
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*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (2)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Skywarp]] (3)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (4)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Thundercracker]] (12)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (13)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] (15)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (17)
*[[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]] (18)
*[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] (19)
*[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] (20)
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] (21)
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*Scientists (1)
}}

==Quotes==
"I just ''love'' opening presents."
:—'''Skywarp''' as he breaks through the roof of a human research institute

"You fool! You'll destroy us all!" 
"Destroy us all, oh brave Megatron? Perhaps it's time the Decepticons looked elsewhere for direction, to someone prepared to make command decisions!"
:—'''Megatron''' and '''Starscream''' argue over who is a better leader. Again.

"This time, you have dared too much, Starscream. You must pay the price for your insolence!"
:—'''Megatron''' threatens to terminate Starscream. Again.

"Try and remember which side you're on, Mirage." 
"Keep your mind on the Decepticons, Cliffjumper." 
"That's just what I'm doing!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' reprimands '''Cliffjumper''' for his suspicions.

"An electro-cell! Come to papa..." 
"Not so fast, papa!"
:—'''Cliffjumper''' and '''Starscream''' have a moment.

"Release the electro-cells, Megatron. They don't belong to you." 
"I possess them. Therefore I ''own'' them!"
:—'''Optimus Prime''' and '''Megatron''' discuss the finer points of legal ownership

"Uh-oh. Sounds like I'm not alone." 
"You're not! And this is one of those times when you really need a friend."
:—'''Cliffjumper''' and '''Starscream''' have another moment.

"You wouldn't cheat us. You need us to get rid of the Autobots. Maybe after that, you'd rob us blind. But not now!"
:—'''Bombshell''' after hearing Megatron's explanation of Mirage's trickery

==Notes==
===Production information===
* First draft storyboards completed: 29th November 1984 (Artist: Kim Dae-Jung)
* Storyboards slugged: 3rd December 1984 (by [[John Walker]])
* Dialogue recorded: 10th December 1984
* Storyboards revised: 10th December 1984
* Final storyboard revision: 18th December 1984
* Shipped to Toei: 21st December 1984

===Continuity notes===
*Ratchet uses a [[boltcapper]] to repair Mirage. Cliffjumper's "cybro-polygraph" screams that the mind-controlled Mirage is leading them into a trap.
*Gadgets and powers:
**Since this episode predates the introduction of the [[generic Autobot laser pistol]] design (which wouldn't appear until "[[The Insecticon Syndrome]]"), Cliffjumper is seen wielding a variety of different weapons in this episode. Early on, when fighting the Decepticons in the canyon, he's seen with Mirage's own weapon (at one point he's even side by side with Mirage, who is wielding the same weapon!); later, when he's aiming his weapon at Mirage, he's suddenly wielding Jazz's weapon. Then, at the end of the episode, he is seen wielding ''yet another'' weapon design, this one ''very'' generic.
**Shrapnel makes use of his [[grenade launcher]] that fires spikes all around the target. It's nasty, as Mirage can attest. The animators got a little confused, though, and had him fire it as a spike-studded stream of liquid from his retracted hand socket, rather than from his hand held gun (as more correctly seen in "[[The Insecticon Syndrome]]".)
**Shoulder missiles: Mirage fires his shoulder launcher twice in this episode, each time blowing away one of the Seekers. It's only [[Countdown to Extinction (episode)|the second]] but not [[Masquerade|the last]] time he uses this prominent weapon.
*Where's the trailer go?
**When Prime transforms to retreat, his trailer is already behind him, waiting for him, despite being nowhere in evidence in the preceding shots.

===Real world references===
*''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
**The two energon cubes land in Mirage's driver seat to the sound of a [[lightsaber]] cutting through the air.
**The sound of lightsabers dueling can be heard in the first few seconds of the scene immediately after the one where Mirage is freed from the cerebro-shell.
*Megatron seems to understand human law well enough to reference the legal concept that "Possession is nine-tenths of the law"

===Animation or technical errors===
*Shrapnel's characteristic speech quirk of repeating the last word in each sentence is absent from several of his early lines.
[[File:Traitorlotsostarscreams.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right...]]
*Coloring errors:
**Starscream and Skywarp both have their entire canopy cowlings colored yellow as Megatron hands off the electro-cells to Skywarp. Both should have a metal-colored bit near the bottom. The same error occurs as Starscream steps away from his test of the electro-cells.
**When Megatron is rushing to put out the fire on the electro-cells, there are two Starscreams beside him. One is probably supposed to be Skywarp, who was shown standing there in the preceding shot.
**Kickback's eyeband is black instead of red as he observes the fallen Skywarp.
**Rumble is red in one shot as he's firing at the Autobots. (It's probably not supposed to be [[Frenzy_(G1)|Frenzy]].)
**For whatever reason, Megatron's entire right arm assembly is colored much lighter and lacks shading than the rest of his body as he threatens Bombshell.
**A yellow smudge dots part Bombshell's grey on his chestpiece when he's about to shoot Mirage.
**Ratchet's face is white instead of light gray as he laughs in the closing shot.
*Is that glowing pink stuff behind Megatron (after he blows up the energy institute) supposed to be fire? 'Cause fire don't look like that.
*The animators could never really decide what the back end of the Ark looks like, but it almost always has at least three engines. The first shot of Autobot Headquarters shows it with only two. It has three a few moments later.
*As Megatron turns toward the about-to-explode electro-cells, Starscream is behind him, despite being nowhere in evidence a second earlier.
*Ironhide is not shown retreating with the other Autobots.
*As Prime orders Cliffjumper to maintain surveillance of the electro-cells, a closeup shot shows the two of them at the same head height. Prime should be ''much'' taller than Cliffjumper.
*The Decepticon insignia that plays such a vital role in the plot appears to be printed on a piece of cloth, despite coming from a metal robot. It unfurls and rustles when released, and gently floats to the ground when dropped. There's also no visual evidence that Skywarp is missing an insignia at any point (pretty amazing, considering how often the animators tended to [[The Core|forget the Seekers' wing insignia]]).
*The Insecticons are standing right by their energon cubes when Mirage first arrives. When Mirage steals the cubes a second later, the room is unoccupied.
*Cliffjumper's entire lower section is not drawn or painted in when he gets distracted by the arrival of the Insecticons as they arrive at the electro-cells.
*Starscream's stray shot as he gets rammed by Cliffjumper has no sound effect.
*[[Wally Burr]] stands in for Hal Rayle as Shrapnel when he observes that the Decepticons are firing on them. His voice is missing its electronic processing, but he does have his last-word echo! echo.
*Mirage's entire left side is missing at the edge as he congratulates himself on a plan well sprung and turns invisible.
*As Skywarp's arm reaches into the frame to aim at Kickback, the screen-side edge of it is missing! His arm is also colored in a similar blueish tone like Starscream instead of its regular purple.
*When Thundercracker gets hit by Mirage's missile, the cry of pain sounds more like Skywarp. Considering that the episode so far has very explicitly featured only Starscream and Skywarp, Thundercracker's appearance would almost seem to be a coloring mistake, but all three jets finally appear together near the episode's end. (Even without this hit, Skywarp suffers a huge amount of abuse in this episode.)
*As Cliffjumper is relaying Mirage's whereabouts to Optimus and Ratchet, his arm jumps to his side as he finishes his line about Mirage's apparent treachery.
*A strange jump cut occurs as the Insecticons flee the electro-cell explosion, making it seem like they teleported out between shot changes.
*While driving away from the electro-cell explosion, Optimus Prime's cab appears ridiculously small compared to his trailer.

===Continuity errors===
*As usual, cartoon humans are pretty much made of rubber. The two scientists fall at ''least'' fifty feet from the electro-cell module, but recover almost instantly.
*Despite [[Fire in the Sky|being a scientist]], Starscream doesn't believe that any experimentation is needed with the cells. He apparently [[Kremzeek!|used up all his patience with tests]] back in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]".
*Cliffjumper is very quick to accuse Mirage of treachery, despite never showing any signs of mistrusting him before—e.g., "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2]]".
*Megatron's awfully quick to declare that Optimus Prime has lost. They haven't even fired shots at each other yet! Prime repays the favor at episode's end, rather randomly declaring that Megatron has lost.
*While observing the Decepticon installation, Cliffjumper loses track of Mirage when the latter turns invisible, despite looking straight at a clear trail of Mirage's footprints.
*Appearing/disappearing Autobots:
**Ratchet isn't among the Autobots leaving Autobot Headquarters, but he arrives at the electro-cell site with Prime and company. Jazz shows up a moment later. Bluestreak and Prowl, meanwhile, have disappeared.
**After the second commercial break, the only Autobots shown are Prime, Ratchet, Cliffjumper and Mirage. This strangely small casting choice becomes especially noticeable during the semi-final battle, when all four are gathered together, talking and not firing, yet the sounds of a raging firefight can still be heard in the background! Prime orders the trio to "join the others", perhaps implying that more Autobots should have been shown, but again, no other Autobots are anywhere in sight. At the final battle's end, the three Autobots somehow leave the battle to surround Megatron, leaving nobody to fight the rest of the Decepticons!
*The scientists' voices are inconsistent when comparing their scene at the end to the one at the start. Most noticeable is the fact that the fat one has a British accent at first, which has become American by the end.

===Trivia===
[[File:Traitor CliffjumperlovesMirage.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|WTF?]]
*Poor [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]. He (they?) doesn't (don't?) appear until the end of the battle, just long enough to be blown away by the explosion of the electro-cells.
*This episode ends with Cliffjumper jumping in Mirage's lap, and the two of them hugging and rolling over, while Ratchet laughs. This is the epitome of weird.
*This is not the only time that [[Mirage (RID)|a Mirage]] has been suspected of [[Mirage's Betrayal|treachery]]. In fact, this episode's Cliffjumper-Mirage dynamic is among the series' best-remembered aspects, coloring fans' perceptions of both characters and being obliquely referenced time and again in contemporary Generation 1 stories.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le Traître'''" ("The Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?
::*Again, a big part of the regular cast is absent from this episode. A new unidentified actor is present to take over the roles of Skywarp, Starscream, Soundwave, Bombshell and Thundercracker.
::*Soundwave's line "Autobots attacking! Prepare to counter-attack" is not dubbed, making the shot on his running legs very long.
::*Starscream's name is usually never pronounced in the dub. However, they did it here, adding it where it was not in English, and... flunking. Megatron says "So that's what happened to Starscream's insignia", though it belongs to Skywarp. Nice try...
::*At one point, Megatron calls the electro-cells "auto-cellules" when all the other iterations in the episode are translated "électro-cellules".

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (dub 1):'' "'''Mistero è un traditore'''" ("Mirage Is a Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

:*''Title (dub 2):'' "'''Il traditore'''" ("The Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Ligier no Uragiri'''" (リジェの裏切り, "Ligier's Betrayal")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[September 28]], [[1985]]

'''Mandarin'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Pàntú '''" (叛徒, "Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Brazilian Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''O Traidor'''" ("The Traitor")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;{{w|LaserDisc}}
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1994]] — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Convoy Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[1998]] — ''The Transformers'' — Autobot Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] [[2001]] — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 1 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2002]] — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1: Vol. 1 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2003]] — ''Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2003 — ''Transformers'' — La Course des Autobots ([[UFG Junior]]) — European French audio only. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2004]] — ''Transformers'' — Bumper Collection Special (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 2: Series 2.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2006]] — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] [[2007]] — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] [[2008]] — ''Transformers'' — Volume 03: Stagione Due Parte Prima ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] [[2009]] — ''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part One (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 25th Anniversary Edition ([[Shout! Studios|Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2011]] — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Original Series (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] [[2014]] — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 30th Anniversary Edition (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2014 — ''Transformers'' — The Classic Animated Series (Metrodome)

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20210428034417/http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/season-2/synopses/700-20.html Episode Dossier at The Cybertron Chronicle]
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=18pEljEhHf5AGVtm9UK2FT0wudvRJ00Vt Episode dialogue script]
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XQJW6rfVOlO5nlyJS9TbOAB1PclDgDOb/view?usp=drive_link Model sheets and background layouts]

[[Category:The Transformers episodes]]

Transformers: Classics

2026-04-20T15:50:18Z

Nevermore: /* What counts as Classics? */

{{disambig3|Classics}}
{{nav-classics}}
[[File:Rodimusclassics.jpg|thumb|300px|"Classic Deluxe" Rodimus]]
When the [[Transformers (film)|live-action ''Transformers'' film]] was pushed back from November 2006 to July 2007, [[Hasbro]] needed to create a filler line to bridge the gap in their product offerings. That bridge was a revisitation of the original "[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]" characters, dubbed '''''Transformers: Classics'''''. The line featured many original toy designs, as well as some [[Mini-Con]]s which were originally meant for the tail-end of the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' line. A handful of [[redeco]]ed [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] figures rounded out the selection.

''Classics'' has a Japanese counterpart in ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'', and later gained spiritual successors in the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008 ''Universe'' line]], the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line, and the ''Reveal the Shield'' segment of the [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'' line]].

==Toys==
===Classic Legends===
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In order to fill out the line with more "Generation 1" characters, eight redecos of ''"[[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]"'' toys were released across two waves, with [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] being the only ones to also receive larger toys in the line. The third wave, titled "Cybertron Collection", consisted of straight re-releases of [[Lio Convoy (BW)#Classics|Leo Prime]] and three ''Cybertron'' figures.
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan="2"|[[File:Class06-toy Trypticon.jpg|200px|thumb|"Classic Legends" Trypticon]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Fireflight (G1)/toys#Classics|Fireflight]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lio Convoy (BW)#Classics|Leo Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Classics|Perceptor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Trypticon (G1)#Classics|Trypticon]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#LOC|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#ClassicLegend|Jetfire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Menasor (G1)#Classics|Menasor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Whirl (G1)#Classics|Autobot Whirl]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Cybertron Collection'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#Classics|Hot Shot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Lio Convoy (BW)#Classics|Leo Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Classics|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (Cybertron)#Classics|Soundwave]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===Mini-Cons===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="99%"
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan="8"|
Six brand-new teams of Mini-Cons were released as part of ''Classics'', though they were originally intended for ''Cybertron'' two-packs. Nothing is known about the original pairings, but it resulted in three-bot teams that were noticeably looser in their themes than was the convention in ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]''. These Mini-Cons were also noticeably shorter than those released as part of the "[[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]]", with more intricate parts and [[Powerlinx]] ports in strange places.
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan="2"|[[File:Class06-toy DirtRocket.jpg|200px|thumb|Dirt Rocket]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Demolition Team#Toys|Demolition Team]] ([[Broadside (Classics)#Toys|Broadside]], [[Sledge (Classics)#Toys|Sledge]], [[Wideload (Classics)#Toys|Wideload]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Dinobot (Classics)#Toys|Dinobots]] ([[Knockdown (Classics)#Toys|Knockdown]], [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Classics|Swoop]], [[Terrorsaur (Classics)#Toys|Terrorsaur]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Night Rescue Team#Toys|Night Rescue Team]] ([[Divebomb (Classics)#Toys|Divebomb]], [[Firebot (Classics)#Toys|Firebot]], [[Strongarm (Classics)#Toys|Strongarm]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Clear Skies Team#Toys|Clear Skies Team]] ([[Nightscream (Classics)#Toys|Nightscream]], [[Steel Wind#Toys|Steel Wind]], [[Thunderwing (Classics)#Toys|Thunderwing]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dirt Digger Team#Toys|Dirt Digger Team]] ([[Dirt Rocket (Classics)#Toys|Dirt Rocket]], [[Grindor (Classics)#Toys|Grindor]], [[Oil Slick (Classics)#Toys|Oil Slick]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Predator Attack Team#Toys|Predator Attack Team]] ([[Dreadwing (Classics)#Toys|Dreadwing]], [[Overbite (Classics)#Toys|Overbite]], [[Snarl (Classics)#Toys|Snarl]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}
===Classic Deluxe===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="99%"
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan="8"|
Six brand-new Deluxe Class molds were released, along with a third wave of two retool/redecos (a tiny number of figures by today's standards). Some aspects of this lineup's scale would carry forward into later lines — [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s utilizing the [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Classics Starscream mold]] and [[Autobot Cars]] would remain under this size class, while later [[Triple Changer]]s and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]s would generally get Voyager Class figures.
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Class06-toy Grimlock.jpg|thumb|200px|"Classic Deluxe" Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Classics|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Classics|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Rodimus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Starscream]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Classics|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#Classics|Mirage]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Classics|Cliffjumper]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Ramjet]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{-}}

===Classic Voyager===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="99%"
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As the line was a short-term one, the largest mass-retail figures released were Voyager Class, though each one was considerably complex for their size. Naturally, this was limited to the leaders of each faction and the traditionally-larger-than-normal Jetfire, who also featured a large amount of add-on parts.
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:ClassicsPrime Voyager.jpg|thumb|200px|"Classic Voyager" Optimus Prime]]
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics|Optimus Prime]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Classics|Jetfire]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
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|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{--}}

===Miscellaneous===
[[File:Classicstoy ultimate battle megatron.jpg|200px|thumb|"Ultimate Battle" Megatron]]

:The faction leaders also each got a Deluxe Class figure, which stood out in the line as being the only figures with some kind of "action gimmick" beyond a [[Missile#Toys|firing missile]]. Megatron's figure was based on his ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' tank form and would lead to more G2-inspired figures in later lines. Optimus Prime additionally received a redeco of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|his 20th Anniversary figure]] (perhaps better known as the first ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' figure) with a new electronic base.

:{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UltimateBattle|Optimus Prime]] vs [[Megatron (G1)/toys#UltimateBattle|Megatron]]: The Ultimate Battle}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20thDVD|Optimus Prime]] (20th Anniversary "DVD Edition")}}
{{--}}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="99%"
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan="8"|
While the regular retail line was limited, Hasbro was able to release more "Generation 1" characters in "updated" forms through store and convention [[exclusive]]s. As there were a limited number of ''Classics'' molds available, the line was further filled with "Unicron Trilogy" redecoes, a ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' redeco, and even some vintage [[The Transformers (toyline)|original toyline]] molds.
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|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:Classics Thundercracker Toy.jpg|200px|thumb|"Games of Deception" Thundercracker]][[File:Devastatorclassics.jpg|200px|thumb|Constructicon Devastator]]
|-

|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[BotCon 2007]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|"Games of Deception" set ([[Bug Bite (GoBots)#Timelines 2|Bug Bite]], [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Timelines|Dirge]], [[Dreadwind (G1)#Timelines|Dreadwind]], [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Timelines|Thrust]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Timelines|Thundercracker]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Mirage (G1)/toys#Timelines|Hologram Mirage]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)/toys#Timelines|Springer]] & [[Huffer (G1)#Timelines|Huffer]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Alpha Trion/toys#Timelines|Alpha Trion]] w/ [[Beta Maxx (RID)#Toys|Beta Maxx]] & [[Weirdwolf (G1)#Timelines|Weirdwolf]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Overkill_(G1)#Timelines|Overkill]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Hasbro Toy Shop]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#PepsiPrime2007|Pepsi Optimus Prime]]}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Target]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|"Battle for Autobot City" ([[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Classics|Ultra Magnus]] vs [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Classics|Skywarp]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|"[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Edition]]" [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Classics|Soundwave]] (w/ [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Classics|Laserbeak]] & [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Classics|Battle Ravage]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Walmart]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Devastator (G1)/toys#Classics|Constructicon Devastator]] ([[Bonecrusher (G1)/toys#Classics|Bonecrusher]], [[Hightower (Classics)#Toys|Hightower]], [[Long Haul (G1)/toys#Classics|Long Haul]], [[Scavenger (G1)/toys#Classics|Scavenger]], [[Scrapper (G1)/toys#Classics|Scrapper]])}}
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|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#MasterpieceUS|Masterpiece Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"The Ultimate Battle" set (w/ [[Giant Planet Mini-Con Team#Toys|Giant Planet Mini-Con Team]])}}
|}
{{--}}

===Non-US market Hasbro releases===
:Several ''Classics'' figures were also released in other markets in different packaging:

:{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Classics|Bumblebee]]/[[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#Classics|Astrotrain]] two-pack (Deluxe Bumblebee and Astrotrain on a new, shared cardback)}}
:{{Bp-a1d1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Classics|Rodimus]]/[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Classics|Starscream]] two-pack (Deluxe Rodimus and Starscream on a new, shared cardback)}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#PrimeMagnus2Pack|Ultra Magnus]] Twin Pack (Voyager Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus from the "Battle for Autobot City" two-pack in a new box similar to the Soundwave reissue)}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Grimlock2pack|Jetfire]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#2pack|Grimlock]] Twin Pack (Voyager Jetfire and Deluxe Grimlock in a new box similar to the Soundwave reissue)}}
:{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#UltimateBattle|Optimus Prime]] (from the "Ultimate Battle" two-pack, on a new, individual cardback)}}
:{{Bp-d1|[[Megatron (G1)/toys#cardedultbattle|Megatron]] (from the "Ultimate Battle" two-pack, on a new, individual cardback)}}

==Fiction==
[[File:TimelinesVol2 2 Diamond.jpg|thumb]]
Although no cartoons or comic books were planned for the line by Hasbro, [[Fun Publications]] picked up the ball for their [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Official Transformers Fan Club Magazine comic]], making ''Classics'' the basis of their 2007 story-arc, "[[Crossing Over]]". The story uses the old [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US ''The Transformers'' comic]] as backstory, but disregards the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel UK]] material and the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|''Generation 2'' comic]] that followed, taking things in a new direction instead. The ''Classics'' fiction has since been expanded by several exclusive on-line prose stories, single issue comics available through the club or at BotCon, and through profiles available on the club website or in the magazine.

A brief timeline of the ''Classics'' universe includes:
*"[[The New World]]" - online prose
*''[[Revelations Part 6|Revelations]]'' - 2006's 6 part club magazine story (only the very end takes place in the Classicverse)
*''[[Crossing Over]]'' - 2007's 6 part club magazine story
*"[[Games of Deception]]" - BotCon 2007 convention comic
*"[[Gone Too Far]]" - online prose (only the ending takes place in the Classicsverse)
*"[[Withered Hope]]" - online prose (only the epilogue takes place in the Classicverse)
*"[[Cheap Shots]]" - one-time comic special, available through the club
*"[[At Fight's End]]" - online prose

The Classicsverse has always been tied closely to the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (fiction)|''Shattered Glass'']] universe, with ''Classics'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] travelling there after the events of ''Crossing Over''. The two universes collided in BotCon 2012's "Invasion" comic, where [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]]'s interdimensional tampering resulted in the destruction of the Classicsverse. Various short ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]'' comics were released online, acting as a framing device for the event.
[[File:Invasion-OctopunchvsOctopunch.jpg|thumb|Trust nobody, not even yourself.]]
*"[[Invasion Prologue]]" - online comic, later printed in the Diamond Edition of "Invasion"
*"[[Invasion (issue)|Invasion]]" - BotCon 2012 convention comic
*"[[Invasion: Epilogue]]" - online comic, later printed in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 48|issue #48]] of the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|club magazine]]
*"[[Timeless]]" - online comic in which ''Transtech'' [[Rhinox (TransTech)|Rhinox]] observes the Shattered Glass

Not everything from the Classicsverse would end up destroyed in this event. ''Classics'' Earth would be transported into the ''Shattered Glass'' universe to end up orbiting its Cybertron, and later stories would feature these refugees interacting with their alternate-universe counterparts. Ultra Magnus and Megatron's ships would also survive into this new universe, only to end up in its prehistoric past.
*''[[Beast Wars Shattered Glass]]'' - 2013's 6 part club magazine story
*"[[Solar Requiem]]" - pack-in comic co-produced by Fun Publications and [[e-HOBBY]]
*''[[Another Light]]'' - 2015's 7 part club magazine story
*''[[Of Masters and Mayhem]]'' - 2016's 6 part club magazine story, set in ''another'' universe but featuring Classicsverse [[Pretender]]s
*''[[Epilogue]]'' - one-page comic printed in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 72|the last issue]] of the club magazine, picking up on the cast of "Cheap Shots"

==What counts as ''Classics''?==
[[File:UltimateBattleClassics.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
The term "Classics" is universally accepted and used by both fans and Hasbro, but it appears with surprising irregularity around the toys themselves. The first year of packaging only labelled them "Transformers" (with the tag line "Robots in Disguise" occasionally being mistaken for a secondary title), with "Classic" appearing solely as a prefix to some of the [[size class]]es, such as "Classic Deluxe" or "Classic Voyager". [[Aaron Archer]] indicated at various convention appearances that Hasbro did not want to use the term "Classics" on retail packaging because, despite originating the term in the first place, they didn't want kids to think the on-shelf "Classics" toys were old ("classic") product.

On the other hand, the photo gallery of the toy line included on the ''[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle]]'' DVD invited its viewers to "check out all the awesome TRANSFORMERS Classics figures!". Furthermore, Hasbro's official Transformers website prominently featured the name "Classics" in multiple places at the time, including press releases, product previews, a "Transformers Classics" overview page, and a checklist of all ''Transformers'' toys released up until that point, including the "Classics 2006" line. The accompanying toy list included almost all the toys listed above, explicitly identifying assortments such as "Classic Legends" and "Classic Mini-Con 3-packs" by name. The Hasbro website also featured a variation of the toy line logo that included the secondary title "Classic", which can also be found, of all places, on the bottom of the packaging for [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' versions of all the figures that originated from the US Classics line, just like those figures whose Hasbro counterparts were released under the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' toy line sport a small ''Transformers: Universe'' logo on the bottom of their packaging.

Some toys, such as the Magnus/Skywarp two-pack, have no "Classic" label at all. The one unifying factor was the distinctive design of the packaging, which spread to even the [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave re-release]]. This has become the commonly-accepted delineator of the ''Classics'' line, a position actually shared by Hasbro at the time, with official press releases typically pointing out that those toys were available in the "Classics packaging line look". That brings the following toys into the fold, even though they don't self-identify as such:

*Prime vs. Megatron Ultimate Battle set
*Magnus vs. Skywarp Battle for Autobot City set
*20th Anniversary Prime redeco
*Mini-Cons (the Mini-Con sets have been referred to as ''Classics'' toys on Hasbro's website, but not on the packaging)
*Toys"R"Us exclusive reissue Soundwave
*BotCon 2007 exclusives
*Pepsi Optimus Prime
*Optimus Prime & Ultra Magnus (Asian market exclusive two-pack, 2007)
*Jetfire & Grimlock (Asian market exclusive two-pack, 2007)
*Masterpiece Starscream Hasbro release

Complicating things further, ''Classics'' would later be subsumed by the relaunched ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' franchise (which also engulfed ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]''). The line replaced the defining ''Classics'' packaging style with the new ''Universe'' design. Only a small "Classic Series" label on their packaging maintained the connection to the previous ''Classics'' toys and separated them from other toys in the ''Universe'' line, labelled "Beast Wars Series", "Armada Series" or "Cybertron Series". However, as the line progressed, "Classic Series" was eventually replaced with "Generation 1 Series", which appears to have been simply an attempt at more consistent labelling. The 2008 ''Universe'' toy line and the [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|2010 ''Generations'' toyline]] are also sometimes informally referred to as Classics 2.0 and Classics 3.0.

The fan-created acronym [[CHUG]] serves as a general catch-all term for the follow-up lines to Classics that redesign and modernize old characters.

==Notes==
[[File:Classics Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|And this is what you could have won...]]
*Several other toys were planned for ''Classics'', but never made it past the concept or prototype stage. Those include:
**Concept art for [[Cosmos (G1)#Notes|Cosmos]] was shown at [[BotCon 2006]]. The design was rejected because the higher-ups at [[Hasbro]] felt the [[alternate mode]] was too "boring". The art was later printed as part of the supplementary material in the ''[[The Transformers: Stormbringer|Stormbringer]]'' trade paperback collection. The design itself was later revisited for the "Cybertron Heroes" segment of the ''[[Titanium Series]]'', but ultimately never made it past the hardcopy prototype stage due to the cancellation of the ''Titanium Series''.
**A Voyager-sized [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Notes|Soundwave]] was first hinted in an alleged list of the tentative ''Classics'' line-up.<ref name="classicslineup">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/possible-transformers-classic-line-up-4336/ Rumor] about the ''Classics'' lineup that turned out to be spot on aside from Voyager Soundwave and Deluxe Optimus Prime.</ref> Years later, [[Don Figueroa]] unveiled his unused design artwork for an SUV-esque Soundwave.<ref name="donswave">[http://www.unicron.com/news_item/1132/ Don Figueroa, New Concept Art & comics news!]</ref>
**The aforementioned tentative line-up also listed a Deluxe-sized [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Optimus Prime]] without a trailer and a version ''with'' a trailer at the Voyager [[size class|price point]]; however, it appears the decision was eventually made to upscale Optimus to Voyager size instead.<ref name="sage">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/cybertron-crosswise-redeco-and-transformers-classics-info-4683/ "Cybertron Crosswise Redeco and Transformers Classics Info"] (via [[Joe Kyde]]'s proxy "SAGE2764")</ref> [[Don Figueroa]]'s [[control drawing]]s for the Deluxe version were leaked before the ''Classics'' line was even released at retail.<ref name="primecontrol">Leaked ''Classics'' Deluxe Optimus Prime control drawings: [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/transformers-classics-optimus-prime-design-sketch-4691/ Vehicle mode], [http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/transformers-classics-optimus-prime-robot-mode-design-sketches-4692/ robot mode]</ref> A gray model [[prototype]] was later shown as part of an interview with [[TakaraTomy]]'s staff in ''[[Transformers Generations 2009 Volume 1|Transformers Generations 2009 vol. 1]]''.<ref name="ttinterview">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/general-articles-25/translated-version-of-the-takara-tomy-transformers-henkei--classics-staff-interview-167073/ Translated TakaraTomy Henkei/Classics staff interview]</ref> It's unclear whether the trailer ever made it past the early planning stage before the decision was made to uspscale Optimus to Voyager size.
*''[[Transformers: Cyberworld (franchise)|Cyberworld]]'' Optimus's design takes cues from his 2006 ''Classics'' Voyager toy.

==References==
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Classics (Europe)

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Nevermore: /* Notes */

{{disambig3|Classics}}
[[File:EuroClassicsOnslaughtBattle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Europe is a strange place.]]
'''''Classics''''' is a European-market subline from the later days of [[The Transformers (franchise)|the original ''Transformers'' line]].

In [[1990]] and [[1991]], the toy market in [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], and [[Europe]] saw many re-releases of earlier ''Transformers'' toys. The new packaging was gold-coloured and featured a "Classic" prefix before the respective subgroups' name for the UK, Scandinavian, Dutch, and French markets (Spain and Italy omitted the title "Classic" from the packaging).

The toys released in 1990 even still bore [[rubsign]]s, even though the "standard" lines had ceased this practice by [[1988]]. The 1991 releases removed the rubsigns, and many (but not all!) toys with specific indents for rubsigns were [[retool]]ed to fill those in.

It has been suggested that the toys produced for this line originate from the same production run and facilities as the early-1990s [[The Transformers (Chinese toyline)|Chinese Generation 1 toyline]]. This is supported by all the toys having been slightly retooled to block out the original [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] manufacturing details, leaving only the [[Hasbro]] details. Additionally, Australia saw the limited release of several toys in their ''original'' packaging - not the gold "Classics" style - but the toys were likewise retooled to block out the original year and country of manufacture. Due to the timing of these releases and the similarly changed mold stamps, fans have typically lumped the two sets of reissues together under the "Classics" umbrella, and so we include them here too.

==Releases==
{{note|Toys marked with a '''*''' have a notable difference on the toy proper from the original release beyond the altered production stamping and lack/replacement of a [[rubsign]] sticker. Remember, all 1991 releases have no rubsign stickers even if the molded indent for them remains!}}

===1990===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Classic Heroes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Inferno (G1)/toys#1990Classic|Inferno]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Ironhide (G1)/toys#1990Classic|Ironhide]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Jazz (G1)/toys#1990Classic|Jazz]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Classics|Prowl]]*}}
{{bp-a1|[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#1990Classic|Sunstreaker]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#1990Classic|Wheeljack]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Classic [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Air Raid (G1)#1990Classic|Air Raid]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Fireflight (G1)#1990Classic|Fireflight]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Silverbolt (G1)#1990Classic|Silverbolt]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#1990Classic|Skydive]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Slingshot (G1)#1990Classic|Slingshot]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Classic [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-d1|[[Breakdown (G1)#1990Classic|Breakdown]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Dead End (G1)#1990Classic|Dead End]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Drag Strip (G1)#1990Classic|Drag Strip]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Motormaster (G1)#1990Classic|Motormaster]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Wildrider (G1)#1990Classic|Wild Rider]]{{sic}}}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Australian vintage-packaging releases'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Blaster (G1)/toys#1990Classic|Blaster]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#1990Classic|Cyclonus]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Ramjet (G1)/toys#1990Classic|Ramjet]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Scourge (G1)/toys#1990Classic|Scourge]]}}
{{bp-d1|[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#1990Classic|Soundwave]] (with [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#1990Classic|Buzzsaw]])}}
{{bp-d1|[[Starscream (G1)/toys#1990Classic|Starscream]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:G1toy ClassicHeroProwl.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Classics Prowl, the only 1990 release with a notable change from the original.]]
|}

===1991===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Classic [[Throttlebot]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#EuroClassic|Goldbug]]*}}
{{bp-a1|[[Rollbar (G1)#1991Classic|Rollbar]]*}}
{{bp-a1|[[Wideload (G1)#1991Classic|Wideload]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Chase (G1)#1991Classic|Chase]]*}}
{{bp-a1|[[Freeway (G1)#1991Classic|Freeway]]*}}
{{bp-a1|[[Searchlight (G1)#1991Classic|Searchlight]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Classic [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Blades (G1)#1991Classic|Blades]]*}}
{{bp-a1|[[First Aid (G1)#1991Classic|First Aid]]*}}
{{bp-a1|[[Groove (G1)#1991Classic|Groove]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Hot Spot (G1)#1991Classic|Hot Spot]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Streetwise (G1)#1991Classic|Streetwise]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Classic [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Blast Off (G1)#1991Classic|Blast Off]]*}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Brawl (G1)#1991Classic|Brawl]]*}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Onslaught (G1)#1991Classic|Onslaught]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swindle (G1)#1991Classic|Swindle]]*}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Vortex (G1)#1991Classic|Vortex]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Classic Heroes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#1991Classic|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tracks (G1)/toys##1991Classic|Tracks]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Euro classics optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Optimus Prime Classic style]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Classic [[Triple Changer]]s'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#1991Classic|Astrotrain]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Octane#1991Classic|Octane]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sandstorm (G1)#1991Classic|Sandstorm]]*}}
{{bp-a1|[[Springer (G1)/toys#1991Classic|Springer]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Classic [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Grimlock (G1)/toys#1991Classic|Grimlock]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Sludge (G1)#1991Classic|Sludge]]}}
{{bp-a1|[[Snarl (G1)#1991Classic|Snarl]]*}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Original Autobot Leader'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#1991Classic|Optimus Prime]]}}
|}

{{note|Optimus Prime actually isn't called a "Classic" anywhere on the packaging. Instead, he's called "''Original'' Autobot Leader". However, since it's the same packaging style and same year of release, he is listed as part of the "''Classics''" series.}}

==Fiction==
* While not officially branded or recognised as ''Classics'' fiction, the ''[[Transformers: Earthforce|Earthforce]]'' stories in the Marvel UK comic were inspired by, and responding to, the reissues.

==Notes==
[[File:Euro Classic Fireflight Breakdown.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Linguistic discrepancies.]]
* The ''Classics'' reissues were released at a time when Hasbro had arguably reached its peak of packaging variations between various markets, with packaging in three different single languages and (arguably) two different [[multilingual packaging|bilingual]] versions confirmed to exist:
** The United Kingdom (as well as various Scandinavian markets and Germany) got toys in English packaging.
** France, Belgium and the Netherlands got toys in bilingual French/Dutch packaging.
** Spain got toys in Spanish packaging.
** Italy got toys in Italian packaging, distributed by Hasbro licensee [[GiG]].
** Additionally, bilingual French/English packaging for some toys has surfaced, which appears to have been intended for the Canadian market. However, according to Canadian fans who were around at the time, the ''Classics'' were never actually available in Canada, and since most known specimens feature small stickers in ''Chinese'' language on the packaging, it's at least possible that this packaging might have only ever been available in China. On top of that, the fact that the Aerialbots simply sport their English names ''twice'', rather than a French name in addition to their English names, suggests that at least some of the packaging was actually using an unfinished template.

==External links==
*[http://www.cliffbee.com/aussietf.htm Information about Australian and European G1 releases at Cliffbee.com]
*[http://tfsource.com/blog/oldies-but-goldies-classic-transformers/ TFSource article on Euro Classics]

[[Category:Generation 1 toylines]]
[[Category:Reissue toylines]]

Scourge (ROTB)

2026-04-17T01:01:28Z

Nevermore: /* Studio Series */

{{disambig3|Scourge}}
{{factions|terrorcon}}
:''Scourge is a [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]] from the [[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]] portion of the [[Movie continuity family]].''

[[File:Scourge Render.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|I'm here to see MF DOOM.]]

'''Scourge''' is the most fearsome hunter in the universe and the ruthless leader of the Terrorcons. Scourge commands his Terrorcons to pillage and leave chaos in their wake, to continue their mission to conquer thousands of worlds under [[Unicron]]'s command. He is a ferocious but patient killer who makes sure that all who oppose him or his master will die, and his body is covered with insignias claimed as grisly trophies of his many kills. However, make no mistake, Scourge is Unicron's servant, and any failure on his part is immediately punished with extreme pain. It is a testament to Scourge's skill that he rarely fails.

As part of his servitude to the dark god, Scourge has been imbued with a dark energy that gives him power beyond the measure of most ordinary Transformers, making him all but invulnerable. In the event any would-be victim attempts to escape his grasp, he is capable of infecting them, slowly and painfully corrupting them into a puppet for his will. On occasions when he is unable or unwilling to reach his targets, he is able to deploy [[Freezer]] and [[Novakane]], a pair of fearsome [[Sweep (ROTB)|Sweep]]s, from within his body to sniff out his prey for him.

{{bigquote|I enjoy that look of confusion when [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|an inferior being]] meets a higher power.|Scourge|''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''Rise of the Beasts'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Dinklage]] (English), [[Nobuo Tobita]] (Japanese)|[[Idzi Dutkiewicz Sánchez]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Juan Antonio Bernal]] (Spain Spanish), [[Jérémie Covillault]] (European French), [[Thiéry Dubé]] (Canadian French), [[Gianluca Iacono]] (Italian), [[Wellington Lima]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Claus-Peter Damitz]] (German), [[Jan Aleksandrowicz]] (Polish)}}

[[File:Beautiful world.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|ki-ki-ki ma-ma-ma-monkey]]
Scourge hailed from a [[Cybertronian colonies|world]] that was destroyed by [[Unicron]], perhaps in a time beyond the modern era, leaving him as the only survivor. He sold his [[spark|soul]] to the monster planet and became his most terrifying hunter, becoming known throughout the universe. Throughout his time under the sway of the chaos bringer, he had often traveled to various other regions in space and fought countless Transformers of different factions, taking their [[insignia]]s as trophies and placing them all over his body.

[[File:Scourge about to blast bee.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|When this ends, I'll have a cheetah skin hanging on my wall. I don't care ''whose.'']]
As Unicron approached the homeworld of the [[Maximal]]s, Scourge, accompanied by [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Scorponok (ROTB)|Scorponok]]s, was sent ahead to retrieve their [[Transwarp Key]], so his master might feed on planets across space and time. He confronted the Maximal leader [[Apelinq (ROTB)|Apelinq]], taunting that their planet would make a savory meal for Unicron, yet the dark god would spare their home if they surrendered the Key. When the noble Maximal refused, Scourge welcomed the fight, easily besting him and tearing away his insignia to add to his collection. But Apelinq's sacrifice had bought enough time for the other Maximals to escape with the key, foiling Scourge's mission. He was then ordered by his master to scour the universe until the Key was found.

In the year [[1994]], Scourge was drawn to [[Earth]] by the recently activated Transwarp Key, landing in the [[East River]] in [[New York City]] with his loyal [[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]] accomplices [[Battletrap (ROTB)|Battletrap]] and [[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]]. As they emerged from the water, he promptly ordered Nightbird to search the island, confirming the Transwarp Key's signature emanated from a museum on Ellis Island. After instructing his [[Sweep (ROTB)|Sweeps]] [[Freezer]] and [[Novakane]] to sniff out [[Elena Wallace]] and [[Noah Díaz]], who were in possession of the Key, Scourge engaged with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and his Autobot forces alongside Battletrap and Nightbird. Despite the Autobots' valiant efforts, Scourge managed to outperform Optimus in combat. Scourge killed [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] when he tried to intervene in the battle, but before he could finish Prime, the Maximal [[Airazor (ROTB)|Airazor]] arrived and the Terrorcons departed, having got what they came for.

[[File:ROTB-Scourgealtmode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|So cool you only see it twice.]]
Scourge reported back to Unicron with the retrieved key, only to discover that the Terrorcons only had half of the actual key; split by the Maximals as a last resort against Unicron's servants. Unicron mentally tortured the Terrorcon leader as punishment, demanding that his followers return with the completed key.

Eventually, the Terrorcons arrived in [[Peru]] to track down the Autobots and their human allies, with Scourge deploying Freezer to capture the humans. The Terrorcons chased the Autobots on the Peruvian highway, culminating in Scourge tackling Prime down the mountain. Before the Autobots escaped Scourge's advances, he infected Airazor with Unicron's foul energy, which eventually corrupted her into Scourge's minion. Following Noah's reluctant attempt to destroy the other half of the Transwarp Key, Scourge stole it and ordered Airazor to kill her former comrades, forcing her leader, [[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]], to kill her in act of mercy. Relocating with his minions to a nearby volcano, he used the complete key's power to create the Transwarp tower capable of allowing Unicron to access Earth.

[[File:ROTB Scourge unmasked.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|''I once had strings, but now I'm free... There are no strings on me...'']]

The Autobots and Maximals soon staged an assault and he ordered his cohorts to defend the tower. After summoning a giant army of Sweeps, Scourge stood his guard at the tower's control panel. He was attacked by [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] alone to keep his attention away from Noah and Elena's efforts to deactivate the beam, but despite his mask being kicked from his face, he was able to defeat the two, near-killing Mirage and leaving Noah for dead under his comatose body. He then dispatched Novakane to eliminate Elena and inadvertently contributed to Nightbird's death in his attempts to fire on the revived Bumblebee. Noah restarted the fight minutes later, now wearing an [[Exosuit|exo-suit]] courtesy of Mirage, and was joined by Optimus Prime. Scourge fought on fiercely but would eventually be overpowered by the combined forces of Noah and Prime after suffering a stab to the back of the leg from the human. Beginning to lose the fight, he begged Unicron for reinforcements before spitefully destroying the control panel to ensure his master's victory. A furious Prime then forced him into an open lava flow, cleaved off both his arms and finally decapitated him.

As his body sunk into the lava, Prime forcefully removed Bumblebee's stolen Autobot insignia from his frame. Scourge's efforts failed as the key and tower were destroyed, with his remains pulled into the collapsing portal. Scourge's [[Terrorcon landing craft|ship]] was later recovered for study by [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]].{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts}}
{{note|Scourge's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the books "[[Mission at the Museum]]" and "[[The Search Is On]]".}}
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==Commercial appearances==
*During a football game, Scourge was not impressed by quarterback {{w|Josh Allen}}'s throw, or the announcers claiming that "he's got a cannon for an arm". Scourge decided to show the pathetic humans the power of a ''real'' arm cannon, but it needed a minute to warm up. After his arm cannon blew up a nearby mountain, the referee gave Scourge a penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WP1j-ZFwjK0 Josh Allen & Peppa Pig Caught in Transformer “Crossfire” | A Mountain of Entertainment™ | Paramount+]</ref>

==Toys==
===''Studio Series''===
[[File:StudioSeriestoy-ScourgeLeader.jpg|thumb|300px|Never skip neck day. Well, skip it a little.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-ter|'''Scourge''' (Leader Class, [[2023]] / [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''Rise of the Beasts'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''101'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-109'''
:*''Accessories'': Cannon, left arm, "Attack at the Museum" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] and [[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CoFmIPhOUO2/ Design notes on ''Studio Series'' Scourge] from Hasbro designer [[Sam Smith]] on Instagram</ref>

:Released as part of the eleventh wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Leader Class figures, Scourge transforms into an unlicensed approximation of an armoured Peterbilt 359 in 31 steps, with his cannon cleverly forming the plow and barrel on his truck bed. His left arm detaches at the elbow to swap with the cannon. When not in use, the arm can store on his back while the cannon attaches behind his waist. Scourge is compatible with [[Freezer#Studio Series|Core Class Freezer]] or [[Novakane#Studio Series|Novakane]], who become hand-held blasters or mount on the truck bed. He features black-painted pins and screws to maintain his dark color scheme, and comes with an "Attack at the Museum" backdrop.

:Like the majority of ''Studio Series'' figures from ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)|Rise of the Beasts]]'', Scourge is based on an [https://www.instagram.com/p/CtumV1EPO0j/ early concept design].

:The hexagonal hinges required for transformation, added with the fact that Scourge's truck cab is entirely clear plastic, can cause the plastic to crack. Shaving the ridge on the hexagon will fix this, but exercise caution when transforming the figure. His neck has a tendency to pop off very easily at the base, due to the shortness of the post it's attached to compared to the surrounding plastic. His head is on a separate ball joint on the top of his neck, so it can be beneficial to use superglue on the defective post to keep his head attached with minimal loss of articulation. Some copies also have loose smokestacks.

:On the TakaraTomy release of this figure, the grill piece is molded to use a friction peg connection, whereas the Hasbro version uses a pin connection.<ref>[https://twitter.com/tfmysticalabyss/status/1695708859669848465 Twitter post showing the difference between Hasbro and TakaraTomy's versions of SS Scourge]</ref> This version also advertises the Freezer/Novakane combination on the box.

:Hasbro revealed the figure on [[January 30]], 2023. Scourge was [[package refresh|re-released]] in 2026 in the twenty-second wave of Leader Class figures, with updated packaging to match the brand style at the time, which omits the backdrop. Though the toy is the same, the box art was updated to his film design.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CoFmIPhOUO2/ Designer commentary on SS-101 Scourge from Sam Smith on Instagram]''

===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:TF-ROTB-Smash-Changers-Scourge.jpg|thumb|300px|Fan theory fuel.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-ter|'''Scourge''' (Smash Changers, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Papapatto Change Scourge '''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''BPC-EX'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': April 15, 2023

:''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' Smash Changers Scourge is a retool of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SmashChangers|Smash Changers Optimus Prime]], changing from a cab-over Mad Max-esque truck to robot in three kinetic auto-transforming steps. Manually converting the toy back into truck mode takes eleven steps. He features limited articulation on the elbows.

:In Japan, this toy was released as a Toys"R"Us Japan Exclusive.
{{--}}

===''Rise of the Beasts''===
[[File:TF-ROTB-Beast-Alliance-Scourge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Green is the new black.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-ter|'''Scourge''' (Battle Changers, 2023)}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Koki Yamada]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released as part of the "Beast Alliance" subline for ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (toyline)|Rise of the Beasts]]'', Battle Changers Scourge is a simplified 5 inch toy that converts from robot to truck in 7 steps.

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[[File:TF-ROTB-Beast-Combiner-Scourge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|They’ve got my trailer, I need that flight tech-*cough* Sorry, I don’t know what came over me.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-ter|'''Scourge & Predacon Scorponok''' (Beast Combiners, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Kakusei Change Armor Set Scourge & Scorponok'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''BCAS-04'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': July 15, 2023
{{toydesigner|[[Koki Yamada]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the second wave of "Beast Combiners", Scourge converts from robot to post-apocalyptic truck mode in 7 steps, and is packaged with [[Scorponok (ROTB)#Beast Alliance|Scorponok]], who combines with Scourge to form his armor in 6 steps. Scorponok's tail section detaches to form a weapon for Scourge to wield. Scourge is also compatible with any other Beast Combiners beast-partner.

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[[File:TF-ROTB-Titan-Changer-Scourge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|More fuel for the fire.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-ter|'''Scourge''' (Titan Changer, 2023)}}</ul>

: ''Titan Changer'' Scourge is an extensive retool of ''The Last Knight'' Titan Changer [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Titan Changers|Optimus Prime]], turning from a robot to a truck in 4 steps.
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==Merchandise==
===Figural Bag Clip===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-ter|'''Scourge (Exclusive A)''' (2023)}}</ul>
:Released by Monogram, this 2.5" 3D foam bag clip takes the form of a chibi ''Rise of the Beasts'' Scourge.

:It was available only as part of a [[Blindpacking|mystery blind bag]] collection as one of two chase items.
{{-}}

===''Pop!''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-ter|'''Scourge''' (2023)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''1377'''

:Released as part of a ''Rise of the Beasts''-themed batch of the ''Pop! Movies'' segment, [[Funko Pop!|Funko]]'s ''Pop!'' Scourge is a super deformed vinyl figure molded in an "intimidating" pose.
{{--}}

===Yolopark===
[[File:YOLOPARKAMKSeiresScourge.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-ter|'''Scourge''' (AMK Series, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Electromagnetic Claw, Arm Cannon, Arm Blade, Alternate face, Mask

:Part of Yolopark's second wave of AMK Series model kits, Scourge comes in pre-assembled modules as opposed to traditional model kit runners. This allows him to be assembled quickly and easily without tools.

:Scourge's mask is removable as seen in the film and he comes with an alternate face piece if one wishes to display him without the peg hole for the mask. Additionally, he also comes with the claw, blade, and cannon he used in the film.

:Unlike previous kits, Scourge's hand is fully articulated, eliminating the need for alternate hands.

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[[File:yoloparkamkproscourge.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-ter|'''Scourge''' (AMK Pro, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Electromagnetic Claw, Arm Cannon, Left hand, Arm Blade, Alternate face, Mask, Terrorcon magnet

:AMK Pro Series Scourge is an upgraded version of the above AMK kit. The lower legs are more screen accurate and he now features some die-cast panels and joints. This kit as been given an extensive paint job to capture his weathered and glowing appearance in the film. Lights have been added to the head and arm cannon, activated by the included Terrocon-shaped magnet, and he includes an articulated regular left hand.

{{-}}

===Blokees===
{{anchor|Blokees single}}
[[File:blokees scourge.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|*in cute chirpy voice* I'm also here to see MF DOOM.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-ter|'''Scourge''' (Classic Class, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Arm blade, 2 alt shoulder pads, 2 display bases, 2 flame effects
:Blokees Scourge is a simplified and slightly chibified model kit of Scourge's Rise of the Beasts design. He includes his Arm blade, 2 flame effects and alternate shoulder pads allowing the choice between concept art and movie accuracy.

:He scales with the ROTB Optimus Prime from the same line.

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[[File:blokeesandbumblescourge2pack.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|I'm tired of wrongly scaled bugs getting in my way.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Bumblebee & Scourge Battle Scene''' (Multi-pack, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Arm blade, Diorama

:This two-pack of Classics Class Scourge and [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Blokees 2pack|Bumblebee]] includes a diorama display to re-enact Bumblebee's death in the movie.
{{-}}

==Notes==
[[File:Stevencaplejr terrorcon cast.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Wednesday Addams called dibs when she's ready for her first car.]]
*Scourge's alt-mode was first revealed via [[Steven Caple Jr.]]'s Instagram account on [[October 6|6 October]] [[2021]], along with the other two senior Terrorcons, [[Battletrap (ROTB)|Battletrap]] and [[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]].
*Scourge's design as a large evil semi-truck evokes the [[Scourge (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' holder of the name]]. It's also worth noting that [[Megatron (Movie)|this series's Megatron]] also adopted a similarly ''Mad Max''-esque truck form during the events of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''.
*Scourge's drones are named [[Sweep (ROTB)|Sweeps]] in reference to the [[Sweep (G1)|henchmen]] of the [[Scourge (G1)|original Scourge]].
*Scourge's grill is decorated with insignia "trophies" taken from his slain enemies, which transform into his arms and shoulders in robot mode. Looking closely, one can identify [[Autobot]], [[Decepticon]], [[Maximal]], [[Mercenary]], [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]], and [[Wreckers|Wrecker]] (specifically the [[:File:Wreckeridw.png|two-hammer symbol]] that debuted in ''[[Transformers: Wreckers—Tread & Circuits|Tread & Circuits]]'') insignias. This may be a reference to the 1971 film ''Duel'' (directed by [[Steven Spielberg]]), which featured a [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067023/mediaviewer/rm1887906560?ref_=ttmi_mi_all_sf_18 similar evil truck with "trophies" along the grill] in the form of license plates (and ''Duel'' has been [[Nemesis Prime (episode)|referenced in Transformers before]]).
**At minimum, Scourge has 22 insignias from the various factions listed above on his truck grille. In robot mode however, he appears to have (approximately) 26 spread across his shoulders, biceps & forearms, including an [[Elite Guard|Autobot Elite Guard]] insignia. There are an estimated 62[https://youtu.be/Co72nQwPzSg] cumulative insignia spread across his body through both modes:
***20 Autobots
***13 Decepticons
***9 Maximals
***9 Predacons
***5 Mercenaries
***2 Elite Guards
***4 Wreckers
**Scourge also had at least two additional Terrorcon insignias on the chest/front grill of his Studio Series toy, but was never seen in the final film.
*Before the Terrorcon insignia was finalized, early concept art of Scourge used the Mercenary<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CuFi11Hy14X/?img_index=3|name=Eddie Del Rio|site=Instagram|year=2023|month=06|day=29}}</ref> and Decepticon insignia as placeholders for his mask.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Also, to clear up any confusion as to why he has a Decepticon mask instead of the Terrorcon one that was in the movie. It was a temp placement. I was waiting on the Terrorcon logo to be designed while I was working on him. He was never supposed to be Tarn.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CuaR213yn3I/?img_index=1|name=Eddie Del Rio|site=Instagram|year=2023|month=07|day=07}}</ref>
*Scourge's toys feature inaccurate colors compared to the movie. The CG model in the film features a very dark brown/silver, rusted color scheme, and the only toy that almost hits the mark is his ''Studio Series'' figure (which is really only missing more rust details, amongst other things). Presumably for marketing purposes like [[Dinobot (AOE)|those before him]], the rest of his toys range from varying shades of brown/caramel to a dull green.
*Earlier cuts of ''Rise of the Beasts'' featured some extra dialogue that seemed to suggest that Scourge was originally going to be an unwilling servant of Unicron, not unlike [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scourge''' (スカージ ''Sukāji'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiānzāi''' (天灾, "Scourge")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Rise of the Beasts Terrorcons]]
[[Category:Studio Series Terrorcons]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]

Soundwave (G1)/toys

2026-03-25T00:32:16Z

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[[File:G1 boxart Soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The truck guy's cool, but he will never be cool as this tape guy.]]
'''[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]''': popular. Amount of toys: sufficient for its own page.

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1Soundwave toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Soundwave superior. Nuff said.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Soundwave and Condor Cassette: Buzzsaw''' (Decepticon, [[1984]]-[[1986]], [[1990]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Battery/"[[concussion weapon|concussion blaster]]", battery/rocket launcher, 3 rockets
{{toydesigner|[[Hideaki Yoke]] (TakaraTomy), [[Shinji Aramaki]] (concept artist)}}, [[Satoshi Koizumi]]<ref>https://x.com/kissyouji_kaito/status/1741089804509692288</ref> <ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/C1es12uS7Sw/</ref>

: Released in the first year of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toyline]], Soundwave transforms into a realistically-sized blue and silver microcassette recorder, complete with an opening cassette door that can accommodate any of the numerous [[Mini-Cassette#Toys|Mini-Cassette]] figures. He came packaged with [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Buzzsaw]] to fully exploit and immediately advertise this interactive gimmick. Soundwave is armed with a shoulder-mounted cannon and a hand-held concussion blaster, which both transform into imitation batteries that store in a compartment on his back while he is in his alternate mode.

: A pair of trapezoid-shaped stickers intended to decorate these batteries were repurposed by Hasbro as visible speakers in alt-mode (which end up on the inside of his legs)—it's possible that Buzzsaw was composited over his package art specifically to cover the visible sticker on his gun, so as not to contradict the new suggested sticker placement in the [[instructions]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Going back to the source, the Takara Micro Change Series MC-10 Cassette Man, its instructions and sticker application map show clearly that sticker set #1 should be placed at the end of the battery accessory. That's why you don't see it on the inner legs of the boxart. If you now return to the Soundwave boxart image towards the start of the article, you'll see it on the end of his gun - and you'll even see the "Microman" text that wasn't removed! It should be noted that the most common Hasbro Soundwave art has Buzzsaw covering that part of his gun, and this is probably as good a reason as any as to why!|link=https://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2019/09/hasbro-g1-soundwave-sound-or-power.html|name=Maz|site=Transformers Square One|title=Hasbro G1 Soundwave - Sound or Power?|year=2019|month=09|day=03}}</ref>

: The earliest releases of Soundwave had solid upper wrists, while those in later assortments have a rectangular gap at the base of the wrist (as shown in the picture to the right). Hasbro re-released Soundwave in 1985 with even more changes. The most immediately-noticeable is that his tape door has a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]] instead of the foil Decepticon sigil that was there before. However, there were also a number of other mold changes made to the toy, which got their start in the Japanese Takara release (detailed below).

: The popularity of Soundwave and his interactive tape gimmick was evident from an early stage: his toy continued to be sold up through 1986, after the vast majority of his 1984 brethren had been removed from toy shelves; Mini-Cassette partners continued to be produced for him even after this, through 1988; and Soundwave and Buzzsaw were shipped to Australian retail again in 1990. Over the years there have been multiple reissues of Soundwave, and this article lists each distinct edition of the figure under its own heading.

: In Europe, Soundwave was released in three different subsequent versions that are most notable due to packaging variations: The first version, released in 1985, was manufactured by Takara and featured a [[Milton Bradley]] logo on its packaging; the second version, released in 1986, was also manufactured by Takara, but now featured a Hasbro logo on its packaging; and the third version, also released in 1986, was now manufactured by Ceji (the parent company of [[Joustra]]) and still featured a Hasbro logo on its packaging.<ref name="eurosw">"European Soundwaves" at 20th Century Toy Collector: [http://20thcenturytoycollector.com/posts/2011/11/13/european-soundwaves-g1-part1/ Part 1], [http://20thcenturytoycollector.com/posts/2011/11/22/european-soundwaves-g1-–-part-2-of-2/ part 2].</ref> The [[Mexico|Mexican]] release of Soundwave, by [[IGA]], had painted black feet.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-communicators-soundwave/361/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Soundwave at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Soundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Soundwave at TFU.info]''
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Soundwave''' (Decepticon, [[1985]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''17'''
:*''Accessories:'' Battery/"concussion blaster", battery/rocket launcher, 3 rockets, headphones, microphone

: Takara's release of Soundwave in 1985 had some very notable differences from the Hasbro release, the biggest being the addition of a set of headphones and a microphone, both non-functioning, which were part of the original ''[[Micro Change]]'' "Cassette Man" set that Hasbro turned into Soundwave. To further emulate Cassette Man, Takara's Soundwave came with [[Rumble (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Rumble]], rather than Buzzsaw, and a clear plastic case that he could fit into in tape mode (Cassette Man came with either Rumble, Frenzy or Laserbeak, as different releases and copies varied). Soundwave's rocket launcher has a fully-functional spring-loaded firing mechanism, due to differing [[for safety reasons|safety laws for projectiles]] in the US Hasbro had severely weakened the spring's launching strength. He also only came with a [[rubsign]] on the tape door.

: Takara made a [[variant|running change]] to the [[mold]], re-sculpting the recessed buttons on Soundwave's pelvis into one solid, protruding piece, and moving the cassette door's hinge from inside the figure's chest to a lower, external position on either side of this new button assembly. This modification became the standard for all subsequent re-uses of the Soundwave mold, including Hasbro 1985's release of the toy.

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[[File:G1toy VSY.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Grimlock vs Soundwave''' (Multi-pack, [[1985]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''VSY'''
:*''Accessories:'' Battery/"concussion blaster", battery/rocket launcher, 3 rockets

: Takara also released Soundwave in a "versus" set along with [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Grimlock]], lacking the additional headphone and microphone accessories, and now partnered with [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Frenzy]] instead of Rumble. The version of Soundwave included in this set was (supposedly) the earlier, pre-running change version with individual buttons on his chest.

: The set also included an audio cassette, and has become the rarest of the three "VS" sets Takara produced.

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[[File:G1Soundblaster toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I see a blue 'Con and I want him painted black.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Soundblaster''' (Decepticon, [[1987]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-101'''
:*''Accessories:'' Battery/"concussion blaster", battery/rocket launcher, 3 rockets

: Released in the third year of Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toy line (the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1987 (The Headmasters)|Headmasters]]''-themed year), Soundwave was [[redeco]]ed in a new black and red color scheme, and his chest door was [[retool]]ed so that he could now hold two cassettes at once. The figure's stickers, however, retain Soundwave's blue coloration instead of being changed to work with Soundblaster's black.

: This time, Soundblaster came packaged with [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Headmasters|Buzzsaw]], who now sported a new [[sticker]] which would reveal the weak spot of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Toys|Fortress Maximus]] when placed behind Soundblaster's translucent red chest door, in the same manner that [[Tech Spec]]s decoders worked.

::*''[http://tfu.info/1987/Destron/Soundblaster/soundblaster.htm More information on Soundblaster at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1 ActionMaster Soundwave toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Wingthing, did you swap my gun with [[Treadshot (G1)#Toys|Treadshot]]'s? You did, didn't you? Bad bat! No mecha-mosquito ice cream for you tonight!"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Soundwave with Wingthing''' (Action Master, 1990)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "[[Photon negator]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the seventh and final year of the ''Transformers'' toyline in the US (sixth and not-final in European markets), Soundwave was part of the first wave of individually-carded [[Action Master]]s. This toy is a non-transforming 3¾-inch action figure which combines elements of his cartoon model and original toy. His construction is broadly similar to that used by the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' figures of the time, having a swivel neck, shoulders and knees, plus ball-jointed hips attached via a steel rod internally secured by a rubber "o-ring". His hands have standard 3 mm holes which allow him to hold any other accessory in the Action Master line, plus his feet have holes in the bottom to secure him to larger vehicles. On top of that, the hole in his back is compatible with [[5 mm post]]s.

: He came packaged with his new [[Action Master partner|partner]], [[Wingthing (G1)#Toys|Wingthing]], who turns into a massive cannon Soundwave can hold, and can also be augmented by attaching Soundwave's "photon negator" rifle.

: Soundwave's [[instructions]] depict a different [[weapon]] than the one the toy actually comes with, showing him with [[Treadshot (G1)#Toys|Treadshot]]'s rifle. As a consequence, several toy information websites and identification guides (including ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]'') depict Soundwave with Treadshot's weapon, using the instructions as a reference (as seen at right).

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Soundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Soundwave (Action Master) at TFU.info]''
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====''Transform Jr''====
[[File:G1toy junior soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Soundwave''' (Gōkin, 1986)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''17'''
:*''Accessories'': Cassette, launcher, 2 missiles

: Released during the early portion of the ''[[Transform Jr]]'' toyline when it was still going by the short lived "''Transform Gōkin''" name, ''Jr'' Soundwave is a smaller, simplified version of the original toy, lacking many stickers and paint applications, as well as the larger figure's retractable fists and the spring-activated release for his chest door. The chest door can still be manually opened, though, and Soundwave comes with a cassette partner to fit inside, albeit a non-transforming one (it's basically just a rectangle of clear plastic with a sticker on it; from the pattern on the sticker, it might be Rumble). He comes with only one gun, which can be placed either on his shoulder or in his fist, with two static 'missile' pieces that can be inserted into the front of the gun. He also features [[die-cast]] metal parts in his legs.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Destron/SoundwaveJr/soundwave.htm More information on Transform Gōkin Soundwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1toy junior soundblaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Soundblaster''' (Jr, 1987)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-101'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 cassettes, launcher, 2 missiles

: Just as his larger toy was, ''Jr'' Soundwave was redecoed and retooled to become Soundblaster the following year, sporting a black coloration and an enlarged chest door (though the door itself remains colorless, lacking the distinctive red tint of the large Soundblaster figure). Soundblaster retains all of Soundwave's accessories and features, and comes with an extra tape to match his new expanded tape door. The sticker for one of his non-transformable cassette partners remains the same, looking a lot like Rumble. He also comes with a blue tape that might be Frenzy, even though Soundblaster's [[package art]] now shows Buzzsaw.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Destron/SoundblasterJr/soundblaster.htm More information on Transform Jr Soundblaster at TFU.info]''
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-toy Soundwave GoBot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Colors so loud you can practically hear them.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Soundwave''' (Go-Bot, [[1995]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Gun
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]]s, Soundwave is a ''very bright'' [[redeco]] of [[Gearhead#Toys|Gearhead]], transforming into a [[NASCAR]]-style Ford Thunderbird stock car with precision wheels and wire axles, compatible with ''[[Hot Wheels (franchise)|Hot Wheels]]'' and ''Matchbox'' playsets and tracks (which he was properly sized to fit). His ''exceptionally'' loud color scheme, being composed of bright shades of fluorescent yellow, pink and blue, is one of the few times fans can actually get away with describing a toy as "[[neon]]".

: Soundwave was one of only three Go-Bots sold in the Takara ''G-2'' line, but it was a... weird release. While the car shell is identical to the Hasbro Soundwave, his robot parts are identical to the second-wave opaque version of Gearhead, being red and metallic silver, due to the [[gang-molding]] process that produced the Takara-release Go-Bots [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GobotOptimusPrime|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Megatron]]... and his stylized "T" with the ''Transformers'' logo [[tampograph]] was also applied to them to boot. He also has Gearhead's red face-paint rather than the Hasbro Soundwave black. These three toys were sold on cards that were nigh-identical to the Hasbro cards on the front, rather than the usual ''G-2'' style packaging, with only a small bit of Japanese text on the front in the logo. The back side is stylistically close to the ''Generation 2'' packaging, but a "generic" cardback used for all three toys and entirely in Japanese. It's unclear why these toys were released this way; it's possible these were sold in convenience stores or some other similar outlet rather than in conventional toy stores/departments. Even more oddly, the Soundwave shown on the cross-sell is the Hasbro-release Soundwave with the maroon-purple and aqua-blue robot parts.

: This mold was also used to make various versions of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[W.A.R.S.]] and the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' incarnation of [[Camshaft (G1)|Camshaft]]. It was planned to be used to make ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Greasepit (G2 Go-Bot)|Greasepit]], but that toy was canceled.

:This toy was later [[repurposing|repurposed]] to be a [[Soundwave (G2)|"next-generation" clone of Soundwave]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1995/Decepticon/Soundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Soundwave (Go-Bot) at TFU.info]''{{G2GearheadMold}}

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[[File:G2-toy Soundwave Laser cardedTFL.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|His bio actually says this isn't his favorite form. No foolin'. (''Maybe-final production sample shown. Good luck ever seeing one of these not carded.'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Soundwave''' (Laser Cycle, <strike>[[1995]]</strike>)}}</ul>

: A [[redeco]] of the [[Laser Cycle]] [[Road Pig (G2)#Toys|Road Pig]] was planned as Soundwave, but like many other planned late-1995 ''Generation 2'' redecos, ultimately never saw release. Interestingly, many of these — including Soundwave and fellow Laser Cycle redeco [[Jazz (G1)/toys#LaserCycle|Jazz]] — ''were'' solicited in various store catalogues, such as the Sears Wish Book. Some packaged samples of this toy do exist, but there are estimated to be less than a dozen in existence (and if that's a dozen of each of the two, or a dozen ''altogether'' is... unclear).

:[[File:G2-toy Soundwave Laser proto.jpg|upright=1|left|thumb|(''Painted prototypes pictured'')]]
: Soundwave would have transformed to a blue and silver Harley-Davidson Electra Glide touring motorcycle, with an LED-lit tailpipe that became an arm-mounted weapon in robot mode. While the hand-painted prototypes pictured on the cardback cross-sell show the toys with silver chromed parts (nearly 2/3rds of the bike mode in Soundwave's case), all of the carded samples have plain silver plastic there instead. Curiously, the carded samples also lack any mention of the "[[Real Action Pop-Ups 3-D Transformer Trading Card]]" that came with the original Laser Cycles; there's a spot for one (and the instructions) in the bubble, but no card and no callout, raising the question of just how final these carded samples actually are.

: This mold was later [[retool]]ed to make the ''[[Microman]]: [[Microman#Micro Millennium (1998-2000)|LED Powers]]'' toys [[Microman#RoadBison|Road Bison]] and [[Microman#HyperSpeeder|Tornado Bison]]; the retooled mold was then used to make [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] [[Axer (G1)#Toys|Axer]] and ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' [[Sideways (RM)#Toys|Double Face]].
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===''Machine Wars''===
[[File:MW-toy Soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Not my scene, baby!]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Mega, [[1997]])
**''Accessories:'' [[electron rocket]], radar dish
:Originally a [[KB Toys]] exclusive, ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' Soundwave is a [[redeco]] of the [[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]] [[Stalker (G1)#Toys|Stalker]], transforming into a grey and burgundy tracked electron rocket carrier. His rocket can mount on either shoulder or his back in robot mode, and retains Stalker's [[Megavisor]] gimmick; a panel on the top slides open to reveal a port for the smaller Predator jets to attach to, allowing their Megavisor slides to be viewed through the "scope" of the missile. Stalker's own built-in slide is retained, but is left blank with no unique printing. Also missing from this version of the toy are Stalker's hand-held missile launcher and accompanying ammunition, due to [[for safety reasons|safety concerns]] over their small, not-passing-choke-gate-tests size. Soundwave's instructions omit several panels of Stalker's own instructions, including the one that serves as the placement guide for stickers 1 through 7.

:This mold was also used to make the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[#Universe (2003)|incarnation of Soundwave]], and repurposed as a [[Soundwave (MW)|clone of Soundwave]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1997/Decepticon/Soundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Machine Wars Soundwave at TFU.info]''
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
[[File:G1toy tfc soundwave and soundblaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|No! We're not friends, we're enemies!]]
*'''Soundwave''' (2003)
**''ID number'': '''10'''
**''Accessories'': [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys|Laserbeak]], tape case, rocket launcher, 3 rockets, concussion blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Pat Lee]] (packaging artist)}}

:The first reissue of Soundwave's original toy was released as part of Takara's ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'', and this time came with [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Laserbeak]]. The toy reinstates Soundwave's chest-mounted Decepticon symbol, relocating the rubsign to the cover of his battery compartment, but otherwise features no notable differences from the original, post-button-remold version of the figure. This was, however, many international fans' first exposure to Soundwave's modified button mold, and it was erroneously assumed by many that the change had been first made for this release as an artifact of modifying the Soundblaster mold back into Soundwave.
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*'''Soundblaster''' (2005)
**''ID number'': '''18'''
**''Accessories'': [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage]], Buzzsaw, 2 tape cases, rocket launcher, 3 rockets, concussion blaster

:Not ones to waste the opportunity now that they had the mold back in action, Takara also reissued Soundblaster as part of the ''Transformers Collection'', sweetening the deal by including not just his original partner Buzzsaw, but also the first reissue of [[Ravage (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Ravage]]. Despite the opportunity, they still didn't change the color of Soundblaster's stickers from Soundwave-blue to black.
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===''Smallest Transforming Transformers''===
[[File:SmallestTF Soundwave toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Size: small. Taste: big.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (2003-2004)
**''ID number:'' '''GTF 05'''
**''Accessories:'' Rocket launcher, concussion blaster, battery cover

: Standing at only two inches tall, ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' Soundwave is an extremely small-scale replica of his original Generation 1 toy. Although his retracting fists, rotating head and missile accessories are left out, the figure otherwise retains a surprising amount of the original toy's functions and features, including the ability to store his weapons as batteries and an opening chest door. This opening chest accommodates Soundwave's in-package partner, [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Smallest Transforming Transformers|''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' Ravage]], who is probably ''the'' smallest Transformer ever.

:Soundwave was originally released as part of the first ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' wave, and was then made available again in the limited-availability "Wave 2.5" the following year, without changes. In both instances, as with the rest of the figures in the line, he was sold in [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] packaging.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2003/Destron/SmallestSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Smallest Transforming Transformers Soundwave at TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:Universe Soundwave&Space-Case toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|We dare you to cram Space Case inside his chest.]]
*'''Soundwave & Space Case''' (Ultra Class, 2004)
**''Accessories:'' Giant missile, radar

: Only available in an Ultra-level two-pack with [[Space Case (G2)#Universe (2003)|Space Case]], ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Soundwave is another reuse of the [[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]] [[Stalker (G1)#Toys|Stalker]] mold, this time in a mix of purple-blue, waxy yellow, plain grey, and a bit of burgundy. This version of Soundwave features some slight retooling compared to previous uses of the mold. The base of the peg on the missile is slightly thicker, the hole it plugs into is shallower, and the eyepiece now has a more cupped shape. The Megavisor slide features a target reticle with an Autobot insignia in the center. Stalker's projectile launcher and its missiles are once again omitted.

: Due to the lack of fiction for either toy in the set, it is ''possible'' that this incarnation is in fact an alternate-universe version of Soundwave, some incarnation of [[Soundwave (BW)|that OTHER Soundwave]], or possibly even a new character altogether.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/TFUSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on ''Universe'' Soundwave at TFU.info]''
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===''Titanium Series''===
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[[File:Titanium CybHeroes Soundwave toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He's the "manliest" Soundwave ever!]]
*'''Soundwave''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Laserbeak, rocket launcher, concussion blaster, display base
{{toydesigner|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

: ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Soundwave is based on the original Generation 1 figure, transforming into a microcassette player mode, now looking more like a boombox. He retains the gimmickry of the original toy such as his transforming weapons, which still store as batteries on his back, and his opening chest door that can accommodate the diminutive transforming Laserbeak figure packaged with him. Laserbeak can also perch onto tabs molded on the top of his shoulders. Soundwave comes with the standard display base that all other 6" ''Titanium Series'' figures come with, and a unique nameplate.

:This figure is plagued by multiple design flaws. In particular, its disproportionate waist makes it look like Soundwave is wearing a diaper, and its legs' poor telescoping engineering makes it virtually impossible for them to stay extended while supporting the weight of the toy, so the toy is barely able to stand up the way it is intended to. The cumulative effect is a Soundwave who is not unlike [http://news.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/1969/12/39471474f18fcac9b2_0.jpg a baby]. Note, however, that the stock photo depicts his waist slightly mistransformed, as the hip joints can shift up towards the waist.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/TitSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Titanium Series Soundwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Titanium soundblaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Soundblaster''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, unreleased)
**''Accessories:'' Ravage, rocket launcher, concussion blaster, display base

: A planned redeco of ''Titanium'' Soundwave in his black and red Soundblaster colors, this toy would have come with a new ''Titanium'' version of [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Ravage]] instead of Laserbeak. Although displayed at [[BotCon 2007]], Soundblaster was ultimately canceled along with many other solicited 6" Cybertron Heroes, but this did not stop him from appearing as a cross-sell on the packaging for ''Titanium'' [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|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.
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===''Classics''===
[[File:Classics Commemorative Soundwave toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ravage, Laserbeak: Eject. Operation: Reissue.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Commemorative Edition, 2007, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Laserbeak, Battle Ravage, 2 tape cases, rocket launcher, 3 rockets, concussion blaster

: Hasbro's first reissue of the original Soundwave toy 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 remained exclusive to [[Toys"R"Us]], as all Commemorative Edition toys were. The box itself opens up to reveal a pop-up cutout of Soundwave that is nearly twice the size of the figure in the box.

:Despite both the packaging's claim that it is "identical to the original toy," and the image on the packaging showing a heavily photoshopped Takara reissue Soundwave with a traditional single tape chest door, the figure actually sports the double-wide door and tooling changes of Sound''blaster'' (complete with extra tech-detailing), which allows him to carry both of his pack-in partners, Laserbeak and (Battle) Ravage. Being an odd mismatch of Soundblaster and Soundwave, (Battle) Ravage has all his stickers replaced with tampographs including one showing the weakness of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Toys|Fortress Maximus]], while Laserbeak has pre-applied foil stickers, and Soundwave himself has matte pre-applied stickers. Soundwave also uses a much less saturated metallic blue plastic than the original figure. In an unusual move for a Hasbro release, the set also includes two clear-plastic cassette cases for the two tapes, previously only included with Takara versions of the figures. Per child safety laws, his spring-loaded weapons were neutered.

:Sadly, in the Canadian markets, this version of Soundwave was pushed back over a year from the original release date, and very few Toys"R"Us stores had them. Dang.

:Soundwave was later re-released in Hasbro's Asian markets in slightly altered packaging that omitted the Toys"R"Us sticker (for obvious reasons) and changed the age recommendation from "Ages 8+" to "Ages 5+".

::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/ClassicsSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on ''Classics'' Soundwave at TFU.info]''
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===''Music Label''===
[[File:Music label soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Soundwave finally enters the digital age after only what, twenty-three years?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Soundwave Playing Audio Player''' (2007)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Electric launcher, "Wave Bluster", 2 clenched fists (left & right), 2 gun-holding fists (left & right), 2 eject-button pose fists (left & right), headphones

: Released as part of TakaraTomy's small ''[[Transformers Music Label|Music Label]]'' toyline, this incarnation of Soundwave drags the character kicking and screaming into the digital age as a working MP3 player. Despite his new electronic abilities, Soundwave still transforms, in a manner virtually identical to his original Generation 1 figure, no less. He still comes with his trademark pair of weapons (although they no longer double as batteries, since he's got a real one in there now!) plus three sets of hands: two clenched, two for holding his guns, and two posed as if he is pressing his "eject" button.

:Soundwave runs on a single AAA battery, lasting for about six hours of continuous play, and operates using a miniSD card; the packaging claims it can only support up to 1GB, but reports indicate it can actually take up to 2GB. The distinctive buttons on Soundwave's pelvis are now working buttons that control the player: play/pause/power, next, previous, volume up and volume down. Naturally, the player also comes with a set of headphones, but an optional accessory, sold separately, can take their place: a set of ''transforming'' headphones in the image of Rumble and Frenzy.

:Soundwave was initially released in two color schemes: "Spark Blue", his normal blue and silver colors; and "Sonic White", a mostly white color scheme with some blue detailing, echoing the traditional [[iPod]] color scheme. When the toy received a second production run later in the year, the "Sonic White" version was replaced with a new Soundblaster-inspired "Blaster Black" deco.

: The "Sonic White" version was later [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the mirror-universe ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]].

: During one of Hasbro's designer panels at [[BotCon 2008]], an audience member questioned the feasibility of releasing this figure in the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|2008 ''Universe'' toy line]], but '''''without''''' the expensive MP3 player electronics. Bizarrely, Hasbro design director [[Aaron Archer]] gave a seemingly prepared statement that did not answer the question at all, and instead stated that Hasbro were unlikely to release ''Music Label'' Soundwave in their markets due to the obscurity of the MiniSD memory card format. (For what it's worth, Hasbro's [[Greg Lombardo]] had given an actual answer to the same question at [[BotCon 2007]], when he stated that ML Soundwave's innards are so devoted to electronics that removing them might adversely impact the leftover toy's appearance and stability.)

::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Destron/MLSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Music Label Soundwave (Sonic White) at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Destron/MLBlueSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Music Label Soundwave (Spark Blue) at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Destron/MLBlackSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Music Label Soundwave (Blaster Black) at TFU.info]''

===''Encore''===
[[File:G1toy encore soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Laserbeak: Prepare for flight. Operation: Nostalgia.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (2007)
**''ID number'': '''03'''
**''Accessories:'' Laserbeak, tape case, rocket launcher, 3 rockets, concussion blaster

:The original Soundwave toy was made available once again as part of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Encore]]'' series of reissues. Aside from a slightly lighter shade to his blue plastic and similar changes to his accompanying stickers, the figure remained unchanged from its previous reissues.
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[[File:Encore Soundblaster Toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Soundblaster''' (2012)
**''ID number'': '''21'''
**''Accessories:'' "Enemy", "Wingthing", tape case, rocket launcher, 3 rockets, concussion blaster

: Soundblaster was available again as part of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Encore]]'' series of reissues. This release includes two new cassette partners: [[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]] and [[Wingthing (G1)|Wingthing]].

: For this release Soundblaster features additional silver paint on his face plate and the sides of his head, metallic red eyes instead of yellow, and the removal of the silver paint on his crest in an effort for animation accuracy. In addition, he has a large Decepticon insignia tampographed on his chest. All the label stickers from the previous releases of Soundblaster have been reproduced via tampographs as well, with the exception of the stickers for his weapons which come preapplied.

: The tampographs on the knees and stickers on the weapons are misapplied, being placed in the wrong orientation. The coloration of the blue labels has also been altered to replace some of the blue (but not all) with black. Stock photos depicted Soundblaster with a screen-accurate purple cassette door, although this has never been seen in any actual retail release.
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008toy soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Exclusive, 2009)
**''Series'': '''G1 Series'''
**''Accessories:'' Laserbeak, Ravage, Buzzsaw, [[Ratbat (G1)/toys|Ratbat]], rocket launcher, 3 rockets, concussion blaster

: In 2009, Hasbro released yet 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. After Hasbro's last reissue of the figure had used the double-sized Soundblaster chest door, this version of Soundwave reinstated his original door, and came packaged with no fewer than ''four'' tapes: Ravage, Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and [[Ratbat (G1)/toys|Ratbat]]. On the flipside of the ''Classics'' release, the photography on the box shows the Soundblaster ''double'' chest door as opposed to the single door it actually sports. Compared to various previous reissues, the blue is very slighty darker and the silver plastic has a blue tint to it.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/TFUSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Universe 2008 Soundwave at TFU.info]''
{{G1SoundwaveMold}}
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===''United''===
[[File:Unitedtoy soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Let his metallic paint chip off, and he changes continuity families.]]
*'''Soundwave Cybertron Mode''' ([[December 25]], 2010)
**''ID number'': '''UN05'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, missile launcher

: Part of the first wave of the ''United'' series, Soundwave is a repaint of ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)#Toys|War for Cybertron]]'' Deluxe Class [[Soundwave (WFC)/toys#Generations|Soundwave]].

: Retaining ''exactly the same'' plastic colors as his WFC toy, Soundwave instead features an extensive metallic blue/violet [[Paint operation|paint]] scheme that covers a majority of his vehicle mode (as well as some robot parts, like his head, for example). The purple highlights on the Hasbro version are replaced with a bright pink, the metallic details on his chest are a milder shade of gold, and his chest insignia is in full color.

: [[Stock photography#Takara stock photos|Comically]], the action-oriented stock photo on the back of his packaging has him mis-transformed. His hinged crotch has not been pegged to his main body, with the result looking like Soundwave wearing a diaper... again.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy SoundwaveKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Easiest Microchanger ever: just remove everything from his torso.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Sentinel Prime''' (2011)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''30687'''
:*''Pieces'': '''386'''
:*''Kreons'': Sentinel Prime, Soundwave, Thundercracker, Fire Chief
:*''Accessories'': Scoped pistol

: The ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)#Kre-O|Sentinel Prime construction set]] comes with a Soundwave [[Kreon]]. He has an adorably creepy speaker-mouth under the helmet's faceplate.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/Kre-OSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Soundwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy SoundwaveCustomKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Soundwave''' (Custom Kreon, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''A6090'''
:*''Pieces'': '''36'''
:*''Accessories'': Rack, large cannon, Seeker arm rifle, scoped pistol, double-barreled pistol, rocket backpack, small wing-pack, curved blade

: Part of the first assortment of "Custom Kreons", this version of Soundwave comes with a buildable parts rack on which to hang/store his many many extra pieces. His [[tampograph]]s are much more heavily-detailed than the original Kreon, based on the [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1|original Soundwave toy]]. His "normal" helmet and grenade launcher are [[chrome]]d, plus he comes with an extra clear-plastic helmet, torso and legs. He also has a pair of extra arms (originally from the ''Kre-O Battleship'' aliens), plus a buildable cannon based around the aforementioned chrome gun, a small scoped pistol, a double-barreled blaster, and a two-piece curved-blade sword.

: He still has the adorably creepy speaker-mouth.

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[[File:KreO-toy SoundwaveClass84.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B0090'''
:*''Voted'': Class Gossip
:*''Accessories'': Blaster

: This version of Soundwave, part of the [[Kreon Class of 1984]], has much more elaborately toy-based [[tampograph]]s than his prior versions. He comes with a blue version of the new blaster from the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]] Kre-O'' sets, and a back-brace piece that we guess is there for gun-mounting purposes. There's also a bunch of "cassettes" based on the various [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Recordicon]]s packed in the box that ostensibly go with him, but are part of the big block of extra accessories and we're just filling space here.

:The head under the helmet has no mouth whatsoever, which is somehow creepier than the speaker-mouths of the prior Kreons.

: He was only available in the [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014 [[exclusive]] "Kreon Class of 1984" set of thirty Kreons, commemorating the franchise's thirty years. Remaining stock was to be sold online at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], but there ''was'' no remaining stock by the end of the convention.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/SDCCKre-OSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Class of 1984 Soundwave at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-toy SoundwaveKW Knight.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Knight Soundwave''' (Kreon Warrior, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B0955'''
:*''Collection'': '''2'''
:*''Accessories'': Stand-plate, clip-on bird, double-bladed pike, orc shield

: Part of the second wave of Kreon Warriors, "Knight Soundwave" is a fantasy-medieval version of the Decepticon. He has a clip-on wooden "Laserbeak"-y bird, but it's not specifically labeled as "Laserbeak". His shield also bears a coat of arms featuring two bird heads and a feline head. What could ''that'' mean? Hmmmmm....

: His helmet and accessories all hail from the ''Kre-O Dungeons & Dragons'' sets.

: Like all the Kreons released that year (at normal retail at least), he uses the new 2015-tooling Kreon body, which basically involves small construction changes on every part below the head, making them largely incompatible with the prior Kreon parts (heads still work fine), but the new tooling adds some extra functionality and structural support.

: The Kreon Warriors were only released in Canada, Australia, and various Asian markets. The individual bags had also abandoned any kind of coding that identified the contents. This means getting the one you want from an unopened bag involves either trying to feel out the unique parts, or just buying the whole dang case.

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[[File:KreO-toy SoundwaveWiseguy.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|And be a juke. Box. Vil-lain.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Wiseguy Soundwave''' (Kreon Warrior, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B0955'''
:*''Collection'': '''2'''
:*''Accessories'': Stand-plate, clip-on bird, 2 pistols

: Soundwave's second Kreon Warrior, also part of the second collection, is part of the "Wiseguy" theme, 1920s gangster-styled Kreons. He sports a slicked-back gray wig, dual pistols, and a clip-on bird that's painted like [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Wiseguy|Laserbeak]] and probably ''is'' meant to be Laserbeak but is not actually labeled "Laserbeak". His body [[tampograph]]s suggest that he would turn into an old-timey jukebox. Awesome!

: The lack of US distribution and lack of bag codes holds up here too.

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[[File:KreO-toy Soundwave BattleChanger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Autobot Ratchet Vs. Soundwave''' (Battle Changer 2-pack, 2015)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B1507'''
:*''Accessories'': Blaster rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>

: Battle Changers Soundwave uses a standard Kreon torso with built-up limbs and backpack that let him transform into a Cybertronian stealth-fighter-ish thing (somewhat resembling the [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' incarnation of Soundwave]]) without needing to be disassembled.

: The core Soundwave build is slighter than the other Battle Changers, but his parts count is filled out with four different partners. [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Rumble]] become twin-blaster pods that can be mounted on his wings or legs. [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Laserbeak]] becomes chest armor for Soundwave's robot mode, or a set of tailfins for spaceship mode. And [[Ravage (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Ravage]] just kinda hangs on Soundwave's jet-mode underside, but becomes a backpack with over-the-shoulder blasters for Soundwave's robot mode.

: Soundwave and pals were only available in a "Vs." pack with [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Ratchet]]. All of the 2015 ''Transformers [[Kre-O]]'' product was skipped by retailers in the US (at first), seeing release in Canada, Australia and various Asian markets. In late 2015, much of the line was finally released at discount in the US through TJ Maxx and Marshalls stores, including this set.
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:Masterpiece Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Laserbeak, eject. Operation: let the fandom rejoice.]]
*'''Soundwave''' ([[January 26]], [[2013]]/[[September 28]], 2013/[[2019]])
**''ID number'': '''MP-13'''
**''Accessories'': Concussion Blaster Gun, Condor "Barrier case", energon cube & lid (three in total in the Amazon.co.jp version), display panel, [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP13|Megatron gun]] (consists of pistol, scope, silencer, & stock), sensor
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Soundwave is a more intricately engineered version of his Generation 1 design, transforming into his classic tape deck alternate mode, but substantially thicker. His chest compartment still opens, of course, and remains scaled to accommodate the original ''Generation 1'' mini-cassette figures, as well as the new ''Masterpiece'' mini-cassette figures, such as his pack-in partner, Condor. A spring-loaded panel inside his chest can be pushed back in increments to allow Soundwave to hold up to three cassettes at once; after one is removed, pressing a button on his back slides the panel forward, pushing the remaining cassettes up and putting the next into position, ready to be removed when his chest door is opened again. However, this feature is so ''finnicky'' that his [[instructions]] actually have to include a little segment telling owners what ''not'' to do with the toy to make sure it works.

:Soundwave comes with his traditional concussion blaster weapon, and his non-firing rocket launcher is now an integrated, non-removable piece. Unlike the Generation 1 toy, both cannon and launcher do not become batteries for his alternate mode, instead storing on his back. He also comes with the wrist-mounted sensor from "[[Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain]]", and his forearm panel opens up to reveal sculpted speakers. He also comes with a [[retool]] of the Megatron gun [[Megatron (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|originally released]] with ''Masterpiece'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|MP-01 Convoy]].

:Additionally, Soundwave comes with an empty energon cube which can plug into his chest panel, and a grid-patterned display panel that also fits over his chest door. His instruction booklet includes two images that can be cut out and slipped between Soundwave's chest and the display panel to simulate readouts displayed in "[[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|More than Meets the Eye]]": the [[Victory (G1)|Decepticon space cruiser]]'s blueprints and intel reports hacked from [[Teletraan I]].

:Soundwave and his accessories can also interact with the other ''Masterpiece'' mini-cassette figures in many other ways. Laserbeak or [[Buzzsaw (G1)#Masterpiece|Buzzsaw]] can perch onto the tabs on Soundwave's shoulders and forearms. Soundwave can also wear ''Masterpiece'' [[Rumble (G1)#Masterpiece|Rumble]] and/or [[Frenzy (G1)#Masterpiece|Frenzy]]'s piledrivers on his forearms as cannons, and can store one set of Rumble or Frenzy's guns in compartments on Soundwave's feet/at the back of his tapedeck mode. Additionally, Soundwave's sensor can combine with Rumble and Frenzy's piledrivers to form the link cable used by Soundwave to hook up to a larger monitor in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

:The edition purchased via [[Amazon (website)|Amazon.com]] in Japan came with two additional energon cubes. The Asian version includes a commemorative coin contained in a package looking like Soundwave's tapedeck mode.

:For this release, some Soundwaves suffer from a [[Quality control|paint error]], leaving the small upside-down triangle on his forehead crest unpainted, though it is animation accurate.

:Soundwave was re-released on September 28th, 2013 and again in 2019. The minor quality control issues with the re-release were lessened or not as widespread as the initial release. The 2019 re-release features slightly darker blue plastic, and painted red eyes.
{{MPSoundwaveMold}}

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[[File:TRU Masterpiece Soundwave with Cassettes.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|... And Megatron makes seven Decepticons in one box.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (2013/2016)
**''ID number'': '''MP-02'''
**'''09 OF 30'''
**''Accessories'': Five microcassette cases, two Frenzy piledrivers, Frenzy piledriver mount, left & right Frenzy "Thruster Guns", two Rumble piledrivers, Rumble piledriver mount, left & right Rumble "Thruster Guns", energon cube & lid, display panel, concussion blaster, [[Megatron (G1)/toys#HasbroMasterpieceSoundwave|Megatron gun]] (consists of pistol, scope, silencer, & stock), sensor

: The Hasbro release of Masterpiece Soundwave features a slightly different deco than the Takara version, such as a yellow visor instead of a red one, and leaving the Rumble/Frenzy gun storage panels on his feet unpainted. All of the accessories included with the Takara release are ported over to the Hasbro set (with the exception of the cut-out images for use with his display panel), plus all five of the ''Masterpiece'' microcassettes. The cassettes also feature different decoes than their Takara counterparts (see their own articles for details), and their cases are cast in clear plastic instead of the translucent hot pink the Japanese versions came with. His highly truncated instructions omit any explanation of virtually all of his accessories, action features, and interactions with his minions. Finally, he has a designated number as part of the ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' line.

:Soundwave is exclusive to [[Toys"R"Us]] stores. He was released earlier (with fellow ''Masterpiece'' [[Acid Storm (G1)#Masterpiece|Acid Storm]]) in limited numbers at San Diego Comic Con 2013.

:Soundwave was also reissued in 2016 by Hasbro Asia under ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' co-branding, packaged with a mini die cast cassette player based on his alt mode. Some of the images in this picture were plagiarized for the promotion. As it was originally issued under ''Masterpiece'', it would be easier to list this down here instead of reproducing it under the ''Generations'' section.

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[[File:MP-Soundblasterwithratbat.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Ratbat eject, Operation: black paint job.]]
*'''Soundblaster''' ([[March 23]], 2014)
**''ID number'': '''MP-13B'''
**''Accessories'': Concussion Blaster Gun, Ratbat "Barrier case", red energon cube & lid, purple display panel, translucent red [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP13B|Megatron gun]] (consists of pistol, scope, silencer, & stock), sensor
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Following tradition, ''Masterpiece'' Soundblaster is a black redeco of the first MP Soundwave figure. While the chest door is cast in toy accurate red, the additional display panel is cast in translucent purple allowing for optional cartoon accuracy. Soundblaster includes all of the other accessories included with Soundwave as well, with the energon cube and Megatron gun now being cast entirely in translucent red plastic, as well as Ratbat.
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===''Construct-Bots''===
[[File:Soundwave Construct-Bots.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Elite, 2013)
**''Pieces'': '''48'''
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:Part of ''[[Construct-Bots]]'' Wave 1 Elites, Soundwave can transform into a jet vaguely resembling his Unicron Trilogy incarnation. He is armed with two guns (depicted as gold in stock photography, but blue on the actual toy) and two weapons, resembling his Generation 1 shoulder cannon, that become engines in jet mode.

:He also comes with a translucent purple storage tray complete with lid and Decepticon insignia.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CBSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on ''Construct-Bots'' Soundwave at TFU.info]''
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[[File:ConstructBots_ArsenalPackSoundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Laserbeak: Eject. Operation: Hammer Time!"]]
*'''Arsenal Pack Soundwave''' (<s>2014</s>)
**''Pieces: '''58'''
:Arsenal Pack Soundwave would have been a slight redeco of the previous release, changing the light blue pieces to purple. He also would have included new accessories, such as an orange hammer and four black guns.
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BotShots_CancelledSoundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Looks like ''"Operation: Bot Shots"'' failed.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (<s>2013</s>)
**''Number'': '''B015'''
***''Fist strength'': '''???'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''???'''
***''Sword strength'': '''368'''
: Presumably part of Wave 4 of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2, Soundwave is a Flip Shot. His robot mode is directly based in his ''Generation 1'' counterpart, while his vehicle mode is kind of a garbage truck with giant boomboxes in the sides.
{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Linkin Park × Transformers''===
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[[File:LPSoundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''[[New Divide|Give me reason To fill this hole]]'']]
*'''Transformers Linkin Park Soundwave: Special Edition''' ([[September 23]], 2013)
**''Accessories:'' Buzzsaw, Laserbeak, Ravage, Ratbat, 4 tape cases, rocket launcher, 3 rockets, concussion blaster

:[[Linkin Park]] Soundwave is a gold and black [[redeco]] of Soundwave. He's packaged with Linkin Park gold redecoes of [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Linkin|Ravage]], [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Linkin|Ratbat]], [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Linkin|Laserbeak]], and [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Linkin|Buzzsaw]] (the last two of which are completely identical) on a flocked-purple plastic tray inside a special commemorative box. He has no stickers, factory-applied or otherwise, but has a tampographed Linkin Park logo and Decepticon symbol. Linkin Park Soundwave: Special Edition was exclusive to "SURU", a music store owned by Linkin Park DJ Joseph Hahn. The figure was limited to 2000 pieces.
{{G1SoundwaveMold}}
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===''Hero Mashers''===
[[File:HM-toy Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Soundwave Beefier.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Battle Upgrade, 2014)
**''Pieces'': '''14'''
**''Accessories'': Missile launcher, missile, shoulder-cannon, blaster/blade, left & right gun pods, "Sideswipe" left forearm

: Part of the second wave of "Battle Upgrade" ''[[Hero Mashers]]'' toys, Soundwave is a non-transforming action figure with ratchet-joints, about six inches tall. He has multiple peg-holes all over that can be used to mount any ''Hero Mashers'' accessory.

: He is designed with a removable head, forearms, thighs, and lower legs, all of which use the same clip-peg/hole joint. This means his pieces can be swapped around in any order, as well as swapped with any other ''Hero Mashers'' figure... which includes figures from [[Marvel Comics]], ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'', and ''[[Jurassic Park|Jurassic World]]'', meaning you can make some pretty freaky combinations.

: While he is (roughly) the same size as a standard Hero Masher, his larger [[size class|price point]] is made up for with more parts and gimmicks. He comes with both of his classic "battery" weapons, with the handgun being a spring-loaded missile launcher. He also comes with [[Sideswipe (WFC)#Hero Mashers|Sideswipe]]'s left arm, based on the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' version of the character, with a smaller version of the "[[Path Blaster]]" cannon as part of the design.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/HMSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on ''Hero Mashers'' Soundwave at TFU.info]''
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===''Platinum Edition''===
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[[File:MP-YOTGSoundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Laserbeak, eject. Operation: Hideous lack of taste]]
*'''Soundwave Year Of The Goat Edition''' (2015)
**''Accessories'': Five microcassette cases, two Frenzy piledrivers, Frenzy piledriver mount, left & right Frenzy "Thruster Guns", two Rumble piledrivers, Rumble piledriver mount, left & right Rumble "Thruster Guns", energon cube & lid, display panel, concussion blaster, [[Megatron (G1)/toys#HasbroMasterpieceSoundwave|Megatron gun]] (consists of pistol, scope, silencer, & stock), sensor

: This [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] set packs in a redeco of the ''Masterpiece'' Soundwave mold (see below), with all of that release's Hasbro accessories, but is molded in a mix of orange and translucent plastic.

: He also comes with similarly-decoed versions of ''Masterpiece'' [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Laserbeak]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Buzzsaw]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Ravage]], [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Decepticon Rumble]], and [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Decepticon Frenzy]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/PlatinumSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Year of the Goat Soundwave at TFU.info]''
{{MPSoundwaveMold}}
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===''Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers Soundwave.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67]]
*'''Soundwave''' ([[August 29]], 2015)
**''ID number:'' '''QT-27'''

:A retool of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|QT-09 Optimus Prime]], ''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Soundwave transforms from a [[super deformed]] Nissan GT-R R35 to a cute little robot. Unlike most ''Q-Transformers'' retools which only have new heads, Soundwave also sports newly molded legs in place of Prime's iconic truck-bed-legs.

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*'''Decepticons 3-Figure Set''' (2016)
**''ID number:'' '''QTFS-02'''

:During the second ''Q-Transformers'' series, the Soundwave toy was available in a three-pack alongside [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Megatron]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Shockwave]]. He is identical to the original ''Q-Transformers'' toy.
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===''Titans Return''===
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[[File:Titans_Return_Soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|right|Broadcasting live from Iacon Square Gardens]]
*'''Soundblaster & Soundwave''' (Leader Class, 2016)
**''Accessories:'' [[Soundblaster (TR)#Toys|Soundblaster]] Titan Master partner, rifle, shoulder cannon, spotlight/rocket-sled
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}

: A [[redeco]] and [[retool]] of [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Autobot Blaster]] (you may have expected this), Soundwave is part of the second wave of Leader Class ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' figures, transforming from robot to soundbar<ref>https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/titans-return-soundwave-concept-sketches-from-emiliano-santalucia/40130/</ref> to stage mode and back (or even his Cybertronian lamppost mode in the ''Generation 1'' cartoon if you're feeling fiddly). In addition to Blaster's rifle and recolored rocket-sled, Soundwave also comes with his signature cannon "battery", which can plug into his shoulder, or store on his back while he in alt mode. He includes a [[Titan Master]] partner, [[Soundblaster (TR)#Toys|Soundblaster]], who can turn into his head or man Soundwave's 'stage' mode. Soundwave is also capable of holding Legends Class 'spy-tablet' figures in his chest compartment. Unlike most Titans Return toys, Soundwave doesn't have an obvious place to store Soundblaster when he's in stereo mode, although he can be inserted into the underside of the rocket sled, which in turn can be stored inside Soundwave's body, at the cost of available space for any of the Legends figures. Soundwave also features many (nonfunctional but realistic-size) device ports on his back and legs, such as dual-prong power ports, headphone jacks and USB ports.

:Soundwave's instruction sheet contains an error where it says that his base mode is compatible with other ''Titans Return'' toys' base modes: it has Powermaster Optimus Prime labeled as "Autobot Blaster". Some toys have stress marks on the hatch that opens to hide his head in base and stereo mode even before opening the box.

:The Hasbro Asia exclusive giveaway sticker sheet can be used to enhance the figure's details.<ref>https://news.tfw2005.com/2016/09/23/hasbro-asia-titans-return-stickers-wave-2-325179</ref>

:This mold was redecoed into ''[[#Golden Lagoon|Golden Lagoon]]'' Soundwave, and further retooled into ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'' [[Soundwave (ROTF)/toys#Bumblebee|Soundwave]].
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===Xiaomi / Transformers===
[[File:Xiaomi soundwave.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|This device is not compatible with [[Ravage (SG)|your]] version of [[Yatter]].]]
*'''Soundwave''' (2016)
**''Accessories'': 2 blaster parts, shield, drone/ wing pack

:The result of a team-up between [[Hasbro]] and Chinese consumer electronics company {{w|Xiaomi}}, Soundwave transforms from an officially licensed Mi Pad 2 tablet to a Voyager-sized robot in 30 steps. The transformation is accomplished through a series of clever folds and wraps to achieve a three-dimensional robot mode from such a flat and thin alternate mode. The robot mode lacks neck movement but otherwise features decent articulation with tiny ratchet joints. He is armed with a large blaster rifle, a shield, and even a [[Ratbat (G1)/toys|Ratbat]]-like minion that is formed from some of his kibble. The head sculpt shares a lot of similar structures with the [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Movie version]] of Soundwave, but with facial elements from G1 Soundwave. His [[instructions|instruction booklet]] is die-cut into a Decepticon symbol. As an added little easter egg, the Mi Pad logo is sculpted into the base of his robot mode neck, though it is covered when the halves of his head are aligned in robot mode.

:The figure's production was funded primarily through crowdfunding. Backers could pledge a minimum of 169 Yuan (or $26) to receive the figure if their funding goal was met. The amount of pledges more than tripled their goal amount which lead to a second release of the figure.

:Whether by design or coincidence, the Mi Pad's camera ends up on the robot mode's right shoulder where Soundwave usually has his iconic shoulder cannon.

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[[File:SDCC-2016-Xiaomi-Soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Shattered screen for increased accuracy.]]
*'''Transformers Evolution Soundwave''' (2016)
**''Accessories'': 2 blaster parts, shield, drone/ wing pack

:This Soundwave is a redeco of the figure above, replacing gold with silver, and removing all traces of the Xiaomi branding on both the packaging and the figure, down to retooling the logo off the inner neck joint. Soundwave was available at Hasbro’s booth in San Diego Comic-Con 2016, and subsequently on HasbroToyShop.com. Amusingly, on the latter website this toy's listing name is "Transformers Evolution Soundwave Alternate If Needed: Transformers Soundwave Convention Exclusive Figure Featuring Tablet Mode" {{sic}}.
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG36-Soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It's been a while...since I got my new body.]]
*'''Soundwave''' ([[December 28]], [[2016]])
**''ID number'': '''LG36'''
**''Accessories'': Rifle, Rocket Sled/Spotlight, Headmaster

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Soundwave is a redeco of [[#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Leader Class Soundwave]], who is a retool of Blaster. Soundwave also features a deco based on both his toy and his cartoon appearances. Notably, his small Headmaster form's colors are based on [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#The Headmasters cartoon|Soundblaster]] (no, not that [[Soundblaster (TR)|Soundblaster]]), his rebuilt form.
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:WFCS-Voyager-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=2|"Well, I mean, we can't sell a ''street lamp''..."]]
[[File:TF-WFC-S-Soundwave-Boombox-Fan-Mode.jpg|thumb|Operation: Jamming in the darkest times.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Voyager Class, [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-S25'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''SG-24'''
**''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[May 31]], 2019
**''Hidden message code'': '''LAMPPOST'''
**''Accessories:'' "HI-KEP [[Concussion weapon|Concussion Blaster]]," "LR-HD [[Sonic cannon|Sonic Cannon]]," and "EMTX Blitz Charge Blaster" (all combine to form "USW HF Sonic Compression Mega-Blaster")
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Gray]] (Hasbro)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist), [[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

:Part of the second wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Voyager Class figures, Soundwave transforms from a ''heavily'' G1-inspired robot to a rather unfocused "Patrol Hovercraft" and back. As noted by Hasbro designer [[John Warden]], he also has an "Easter egg" third mode—a “Cybertronian Sensor Lamp” inspired by his appearance in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]".<ref>https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/siege-red-alert-revealed-stock-photos-for-nycc-siege-figures-design-notes-from-warden-nycc/42180/</ref> While not shown in the directions, lineart for this mode can be found on the left side flap of the bottom of the box, as well as the right side of the box when a black light is shone on it. An additional [[Fan mode|fan-made]] boombox mode was canonized in the stop-motion short "[[The Bot Dance Off]]". The boombox mode makes use of molded details on his foot covers, swinging them around to flank his chest from hovercraft mode, along with straightening out the boosters. While this works to approximate his original G1 Cassette player mode, very little actually locks into place for it.

:Soundwave features an opening chest compartment that can accommodate his usual <s>[[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Cassettes]]</s> <s>[[Mini-Con]]s</s> <s>[[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer Mini-Cons]]</s> [[Micromaster]]s [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Laserbeak]] and [[Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ravage]], who are sold separately in the Micromasters assortment, and has his left index finger molded out so that he can be posed pressing his own 'eject' button, as well as slots on his arms for Laserbeak to (loosely) perch on. Although [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ratbat]] & [[Rumble (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Rumble]], and [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Frenzy]] & [[Wingthing (G1)#Generations|Wingthing]] (as well as the two redecos included with the latter two; [[Skar (G1)#Generations|Skar]] and [[Knok#Generations|Knok]]) are ''designed'' to fit into Siege Soundwave's chest, the fit is incredibly snug and risks the figures getting stuck. [[Eject (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Eject]], [[Rewind (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Rewind]], [[Rewind_(G1)#Legacy|positive polarity universe Rewind]], [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Studio Series|''Studio Series'' Rumble (Blue)]], and [[Frenzy_(G1)/toys#Studio_Series|''Studio Series'' Frenzy (Red)]] are also compatible with his chest compartment.

:He also includes three weapons compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], two of which are based on his classic sonic blaster and shoulder cannon. The third is shaped like the original Megatron's alt mode gun-barrel and can in fact be attached to ''Siege'' or ''Earthrise'' Megatron's back to mimic the cartoon appearance. All three weapons can combine to form the "USW HF Sonic Compression Mega-Blaster". Compared to his contemporaries in the ''Siege'' line, Soundwave is absolutely ''slathered'' in 'battle damage' paint applications all over his body, and unless one does this ''carefully'', any attempts to remove said paint will result in his design-origin paint details being removed as well.

:Soundwave features a [[Light-piping|light-piped]] yellow visor as an homage to [[#Generation 1|his Generation 1 toy]]. His alternate mode is also slightly mistransformed in the secondary stock photos, with the entire lower body twisted around.

:There are also tabs on the sides of his chest, just in front of his arms, that appear to line up with the notches on the inside of his thruster blocks that seem to have been intended to allow them to fold flush against the sides of his vehicle mode, rather than being held above it by their struts. However, this is not possible as a result of the struts clashing against other parts even if they are modified to allow a wider range of movement.

:This mold was used for ''Siege'' [[Soundblaster (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Soundblaster]].

:This toy is one of the items that was 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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===''Vintage G1''===
[[File:VintageG1-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Soundwave & Condor Cassette: Buzzsaw''' (June 2019)
**''Accessories'': Buzzsaw, rocket launcher, 3 rockets, [[concussion weapon|concussion blaster]]

:''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'' Soundwave is a [[Walmart]]-exclusive reissue of the [[#The Transformers|Generation 1 toy]], including "Condor Cassette [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Buzzsaw]]." Like most other reissues (including Hasbro's previous ''Universe'' release), it appears to be based on the running change Japanese version of the original figure, with a door that can only hold one cassette but still with the unified buttons. This release features flat gold paint on the tape door rather than the chrome gold finish of previous releases. In addition, it features a sticker sheet, unlike previous reissues which had the stickers pre-applied.

:The figure does not include a [[rubsign]], as ''Vintage G1'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Starscream]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Hot Rod]] do. Recreating the original G1 look-and-feel, the box photos perpetuate the [[#The Transformers|30+ year old error]] of placing two black and red stickers intended for the weapons onto Soundwave's legs/front face of the cassette player mode; these are not affixed in-package, enabling the buyer to make their own choice as to where the stickers should be placed.

:Of note, while the packaging is [[multilingual packaging|bilingual]] English/French, it's ''not'' to be confused with the original bilingual English/French ''Canadian'' packaging from 1984, which gave Soundwave the alternate French name "Radar" and erroneously labeled both him and Buzzsaw as Autobots on the back of the packaging. The reissue's packaging was created without referencing the 1984 Canadian packaging.
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===''Golden Lagoon''===
[[File:35th-Golden-Lagoon-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Get down girl, go 'head, get down.]]
*'''Soundwave''' ([[February 10]], [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''GL-04'''
**''Accessories'': [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]], rifle, shoulder cannon, spotlight/rocket sled
:''[[The Transformers Golden Lagoon|Golden Lagoon]]'' Soundwave is a redeco of the ''[[#Titans Return|Titans Return]]'' Leader Class figure, now in a gold and gold-chromed color scheme, based on his appearance in the [[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|episode of the name]]. Unlike in said episode, his tape door remains clear, rather than gold opaque. He retains his previous base mode and comes with a removable Headmaster for his head.

:This figure debuted at Winter [[Wonder Festival]] 2019 before being made available at [[TakaraTomy Mall]] on [[February 28]], 2019. It was later rereleased by [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the USA in January 2021.

:This toy also appeared in ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]'' as a member of the [[Golden Age (GS)|Golden Age]], who may or may not be named "Soundwave".
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:Earthrise Centurion Drone Soundwave.jpeg|250px|thumb|Now let's see Laserbeak pop out of ''this'' tape deck.]]
*'''Deluxe Centurion Drone''' (Deluxe Class with accessories pack, [[2020]])

:A non-transforming accessory (duh!) of Soundwave in his tape deck form is included in the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]] set. Unlike [[Reflector (G1)#E33|Reflector]], Soundwave features (minimal) painted details but lacks a [[5 mm post]] handle that would allow other figures to hold him. Instead, he has a 3mm hole on his underside that allows him to peg into the various 3mm posts present on many ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' figures or even on the tips of their weapons.

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[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-Trilogy-Voyager-Battle-3-Pack-Soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[#War for Cybertron: Siege|You want the guy you saw on Netflix?]] That's not who's in the Netflix box. You'll pay extra for a Netflix box for [[:File:G1Soundwave_toy.jpg|a different reason.]]]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Battle 3-Pack, 2020)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''WFC-14'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 20]], [[2021]]
**''Accessories'': Concussion Blaster, Sonic Cannon, Charge Blaster (all combine to form Mega-Blaster), [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Laserbeak]] and [[Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Ravage]] [[Micromaster]]s

:Concurrent with the ''Earthrise'' toyline and season of the Netflix [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]], this version of Soundwave is an extensive retool of his ''Siege'' figure with new parts (approximately 70% of the original ''Siege'' mold has been replaced) that allow him to transform into his iconic tape deck mode, but strangely has the red accents on his weapons and forearms removed. His sculpted detail is based on the ''[[#Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' toy. Unlike the other Voyager Class toys, Soundwave is spotless, much like the majority of the ''Earthrise'' toyline. Soundwave also comes with his signature tapes, [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Laserbeak]] and [[Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Ravage]], both of which were redecoed with cassette-styled details and received new heads. He retains the chest door tooling from the original version of the mold instead of the Soundblaster retool, and still features the pinned-swivel landing struts on his forearms from the original ''Siege'' mold, although they serve no purpose for the retool's transformation. Unlike in the stock render (prominently featured on the packaging's backside), the final Soundwave toy features a red visor.

:There are many reported cases where ''all'' of his unpaintable joints are prone to [[photodegradation]]. This includes both plastic colors, with the gray pieces, typically his elbows and thighs, taking on a yellow tint, while more rarely his blue plastic parts eventually discolor into green. There have been more extreme examples of this discoloration documented as well, with the gray pieces turning completely cheese-colored yellow, while the blue pieces discolor into black.

:Like all of the Netflix-branded subset of ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toys, Soundwave was a Walmart exclusive in the United States and Canada.

:Soundwave is one of two puzzling Netflix-branded figures that have become extra rare and valuable for a mutual set of confusing reasons; the other is [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Bumblebee]]. Most Netflix figures try to depict characters as they appeared in the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon, favoring Cybertronian [[alternate mode]]s and extra battle damage, but that was not the goal for Soundwave and Bumblebee. Instead, with clean paint jobs and never-seen-on-Netflix Earth alternate modes, they might be the most Generation 1-faithful available versions of their characters in the [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|''Generations'' toyline]] era.

:Netflix Soundwave was retooled into ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' [[Soundwave (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Soundwave]]. The mold was also redecoed, sans the Ravage Micromaster, into ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'' [[Soundwave_(G1)/toys#Dramatic_Capture_Series|Soundwave]].

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===''Authentics''===
[[File:TF-Authentics-Alpha-Soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Alpha, 2020)
**''Accessories'': Shoulder cannon, RADAR dish

:''[[Transformers Authentics|Authentics]]'' Soundwave is a Voyager-sized toy based on his [[evergreen]] design. He transforms into an armored vehicle in just a few steps. Despite the vehicle mode being nearly identical to the ''Cyberverse'' Warrior Class toy, this figure has a completely unique transformation scheme. The vehicle mode hood, RADAR dish, and cannon all come detached in package. The cannon can be placed in either hand, or in a slot on the right shoulder as most Soundwave's do.

:He is mistransformed in his [[stock photography]], he has actual feet which can fold out from behind his shins.

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[[File:TF-Authentics-Titan-Changer-Soundwave.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Built like a [[Brick (term)|brick]], figuratively ''and'' literally.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Titan Changer, 2023)
:*''Accessories:'' Shoulder cannon

:Released in the fourth wave of ''Authentics'' Titan Changers, Soundwave transforms from robot to armored vehicle in a few steps. He includes his shoulder cannon and features an opening chest door, thought it opens up to store his head in vehicle mode rather than any cassette minions.

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[[File:TF Authentics 2024 Amazon Decepticon Commander 3-Pack.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Soundwave''' ([[2024]])
:Released as an Amazon exclusive, the [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)#Warrior|''Cyberverse'' Warrior Class Soundwave]] toy was reissued with no changes as part of an ''Authentics''-branded 3-pack with similarly unchanged versions of Warrior Class [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Commander3Pack|Starscream]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Commander3Pack|Shockwave]].

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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom Core Soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|After 18 years... a Laserbeak that is comparable in size to [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Smallest Transforming Transformers|the world's smallest Ravage]]!]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Core Class, [[2021]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K21'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD EX-11'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[January 29]], [[2022]]
**''Accessories:'' Sonic Cannon, Concussion Blaster, [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Laserbeak]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Part of the third wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Core Class toys, Soundwave is a Legends-sized toy that takes many cues from his larger ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toy, sculpt-wise. He turns into a closer approximation of his original microcassette recorder mode, utilizing a transformation closer to the [[#The Transformers|Generation 1 Soundwave toy]]. Due to design limitations, Soundwave's feet stick out in boombox mode, though they can be mistransformed to achieve a more rectangular recorder, albeit leaving large gaps in the sides. Soundwave features his Concussion Blaster and Sonic Cannon, which can store on his back in recorder mode. In true Soundwave fashion, the included non-transforming Laserbeak cassette can store inside Soundwave's chest compartment, though the cassette door has to be manually opened unlike Soundwave's other ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toys.

:Unlike the rest of the Core Class brethren, Soundwave does not come with a [[flight stand]]-compatible 3mm hole on his rear hip.

:The Hasbro stock photo of the recorder mode is slightly mistransformed: According to the instructions, his head must be rotated 180 degrees before tucking it away to conceal his face in alternate mode. Failing to do so will also make it difficult to pull his head back out, as there is a small tab on the back of his head to help the process.

:Unlike every other ''Transformers'' toy revealed at [[Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021]], Soundwave and [[Dracodon#Toys|Dracodon]] were not available for pre-order after the virtual panel. Initially set for a [[January 29]], [[2022]] release by TakaraTomy, Soundwave was delayed to March 2022.
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:Behold Galvatron Soundwave.JPG|thumb|200px]]{{anchor|Behold}}
* '''Behold, Galvatron! Unicron Companion Pack''' (Leader Class, 2022)

:The ''second'' tiny accessory-packed Soundwave in the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' franchise is this immobile and non-transforming robot-mode [[Slug figure|minifigure]], barely 10mm tall, scaled to interact with the immense [[Unicron/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Unicron]] figure and its clear display base. This was one of a set of 14 minifigures in the "Unicron Companion Pack" that was included with the [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#BeholdGalvatron|"reformatting" version of Galvatron]]. The set was [[exclusive]] to [[Hasbro Pulse]].
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Voyager-Class-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Sadly, not a re-release of the harder-to-obtain ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Soundwave.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Soundwave''' (Voyager Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Concussion Blaster", "Sonic Cannon", "Charge Blaster" (all combine to form "Mega-Blaster")

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Voyager Class toys, Soundwave is a [[package refresh]] of his ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|toy]], now redecoed to lose the battle damage paint applications, much like [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Legacy|Galvatron]] from the same line, although the blue plastic used in this release is ''slightly'' darker than the original ''Siege'' figure.

:This figure was officially revealed by Hasbro on the [[April 12]], [[2022]] Fan First Tuesday.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Soundwave''' (Core Class, 2022)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Sonic Cannon", "Concussion Blaster", [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Legacy|Laserbeak]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Core Class toys, Soundwave is a [[package refresh]] of the previous [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' Core Class figure]], with no other changes besides his packaging. The new robot mode package art depicts Soundwave's skirt flap being able to split unlike the actual toy, as well as filling in the gaps under his forearms. In an oversight by Hasbro, Laserbeak is stored inside Soundwave's chest, meaning that one could steal the minion by simply moving the paper tie and opening his chest up.<ref>[https://old.reddit.com/r/transformers/comments/yd5x9z/hasbois_need_package_their_toys_better/ Video showing how easy it is to steal Laserbeak.]</ref> This is probably due to only one person being in charge of all box engineering for the brand, leading to layouts being rushed.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=This is bad. Honestly the cassette should have been placed under the insert or elsewhere in the box. A lot of these layouts for Core Class get rushed because there is only one person usually doing all of the TF packaging.|link=https://old.reddit.com/r/transformers/comments/yd5x9z/hasbois_need_package_their_toys_better/ittfywd/|name=AJ Piejko-brown (aka Boxitron)|site=Reddit|year=2022|month=10|day=26}}</ref>

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[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Class-Soundblaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"[[The Great Cassette Operation|New Soundwave]]": Model not to scale.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Soundblaster''' (Core Class, 2022) }}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-29'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 27]], 2023
:*''Accessories'': "Sonic Cannon", "Concussion Blaster", [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Legacy|Buzzsaw]]
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' Core Class toys, Soundblaster is an anime-accurate redeco of the aforementioned Core Class toy, coming with redecoed versions of his weapons. He also includes a tiny, non-transforming version of cassette Buzzsaw that fits into his chest, itself a redeco of Laserbeak. Like with the previous wave's Soundwave, Buzzsaw is stored inside Soundblaster's chest in packaging.

:This toy represents the clone Soundblaster in Hasbro material<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Soundblaster leads a small band of criminal mercenaries in the Cybertronian underworld.|name=Hasbro ''Transformers'' website|title=Soundblaster|link=https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/bios/zaqwsxcd}}</ref> and the rebuilt Soundwave in TakaraTomy material.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=レガシーワールドに出現したサウンドブラスターは音撃攻撃を得意とするディセプティコンのサウンドウェーブの転生した姿と言われているが、その正体に関しては多くの謎に包まれています。|link=https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products-lineup/tf_tl/tl-29|name=トランスフォーマーオフィシャルサイト|title=TL-29 サウンドブラスター}}</ref>

::*''[[Source:Transformers Legacy bios#TL29|Machine translation of ''Legacy Evolution'' Soundblaster's TakaraTomy bio]]''

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[[File:TF-LegacyUnited-LeaderSoundwave.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|You're just buying me for the [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Legacy|gold bird]], aren't you?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''G1 Universe Soundwave, G1 Universe Decepticon Rumble, G1 Universe Buzzsaw, G1 Universe Ravage''' (Leader Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Soundwave Set''' (サウンドウェーブセット)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-84'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[2025]] [[January 25]]
:*''Accessories'': Concussion Blaster, Sonic Cannon, Charge Blaster (all combine to form Mega-Blaster)
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/markclonus/p/C8KUDDTuLtU/ Design notes] on ''Legacy: United'' Soundwave from [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] on Instagram</ref>

:''Legacy: United'' "G1 Universe Soundwave" is a redeco of the above ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#2020Netflix|Soundwave]], now including three cassettes: [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Legacy|G1 Universe Ravage]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#LeaderClass|G1 Universe Buzzsaw]], and [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Legacy|G1 Universe Rumble]]. The inclusion of Rumble marks the first release of this specific Soundwave figure to come with a cassette figure that isn't derived from either of the Micromaster Laserbeak or the Ravage molds introduced in ''Siege'', though they're still used here for the included figures of Buzzsaw and Ravage, respectively.

:This version of Soundwave uses gold for the chest door trim and adds the red stripes on his blasters and forearms. His silver paint accents have also been adjusted to better match his unpainted gray plastic.

:This release features the molded ridges in the hip joints used on the [[Soundwave_(G1)/toys#Dramatic_Capture_Series|Dramatic Capture Series]] release, forcing the figure into a slight A-stance.

:This set makes the unusual move of being a multi-pack of figures from smaller [[size class]]es sold as a regular Leader Class release. However, official listings still call it "Voyager Class G1 Universe Soundwave". Soundwave's package art is reused from the above ''Legacy'' Core Soundwave, unlike his cassettes which received new art.

:He was revealed on Mark Maher's Instagram on [[June 13]], [[2024]], as part of a week of ''Legacy United'' reveals, being put up for pre-order the same day.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/markclonus/p/C8KUDDTuLtU/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy: United'' Soundwave from Mark Maher on Instagram]''

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===''Collaborative''===
[[File:TF-Collab-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"''It's the Ramshankle, and you know dang well, it's made out of old vehicles that we couldn't sell!''"]]
*'''Soundwave Dreadnok Thunder Machine with Zartan and Zarana''' ([[2024]])
**''Crossover with'': '''''G.I. Joe'''''
**''Accessories'': Knife, cannon, 2 gunbarrels, 2 grill guards, antenna, chain leash
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] and [[Brian Parrish]] (Hasbro),<ref>[[December 9]], [[2024]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCb-L1RAH_U Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Brian Parrish]] on the "Triple Takeover" podcast, from their YouTube channel.</ref> [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mario Carreiro]] (packaging)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfy3IcQd3g4 The Hasbro ''Transformers'' Panel] at [[San Diego Comic-Con#2024|San Diego Comic-Con 2024]] with [[Mario Carreiro]], [[John Warden]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Nate Purswell]], recorded at the "Memo's Collection" YouTube channel.</ref>}}

: ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]'' Soundwave transforms, as his name suggests, into a [[Dreadnok]] [[Thunder Machine]]. His dual chaingun features rubber ammo belts that can be "fed" into the gun via a simple gear system. He includes a large Bowie knife which he can hold, or store on his leg. Also included is a [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Collaborative|recolor of ''Masterpiece'' Ravage in blue and red]], a reference to pre-production concept art of Ravage for the original cartoon.

:Much like previous ''G.I. Joe'' ''Collaborative'' releases, he comes with retro-styled G.I. Joe figures, those being [[Zarana#Collaborative|Zarana]] and [[Zartan#Collaborative|Zartan]], who can ride in his vehicle mode or man his turret. The inside of his vehicle mode doors have molded notches for storing Zartan and Zarana's weapons.

: Soundwave's chest door is button-activated and can accommodate ''Masterpiece'' mini-cassette figures like the one included with him, as well as original ''Generation 1'' cassettes.

:He features mild [[partformer|partsforming]] wherein the front roll-cage of his vehicle mode must be removed, split, and attached as kibble in robot mode. Minor assembly is required, as his chaingun barrels and vehicle antenna need to be attached.

:His packaging features [[GM]] licensing and namedrops the Camaro, the Corvette and their associated symbols. The toy itself, however, features a molded Pontiac symbol and a Firebird's front end as part of its vehicle mode. Stock renders of the figure depict Soundwave with a second knife stored on his leg, though the toy itself only includes one.

: Though designated for a 2024 release, pre-orders for Soundwave arrived early in late 2023.
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===''Dramatic Capture Series''===
[[File:TF-DCS-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Fortunately, a premium re-release of the harder-to-obtain ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Soundwave… that doesn't come with Ravage.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis Bridge''' ([[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[March]] 2024
:*''Accessories'': Concussion Blaster, Sonic Cannon, Charge Blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released as the first entry of the ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'' line by TakaraTomy, this Soundwave is a redeco (and ''very minor'' retool)<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/takara-dramatic-capture-series.1254112/page-49#post-22238621 ''Dramatic Capture Series'' Soundwave retool notes]</ref> of the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#2020Netflix|mold]] in more Generation 1 cartoon-accurate colors, and he only comes with [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Laserbeak]]. This version uses a consistent gold for the cassette door and adds silver to his forearms and red accents to his shoulders, forearms, and shoulder cannon, but not his handheld blaster. He uses a darker clear red visor that mostly neuters his light-piping. The aforementioned retool is rather unusual, adding ridges on the inside of his hip pieces that prevent the legs from standing straight, only in an A-stance.

:Soundwave is packaged with [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Shockwave]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Megatron]]. Also included is a throne/command chair, a reuse of ''[[Studio Series]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Coronation Starscream]]'s throne, which was based on the command chair of the ''Nemesis'''s bridge to begin with.
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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticons Part 2''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': February 2026

:The later ''Dramatic Capture Series'' set "Decepticons Part 2" consisted of [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Skywarp]], [[Kickback (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Kickback]], [[Bombshell (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Bombshell]], and [[Shrapnel (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Shrapnel]]. Included among its accessories was a Soundwave tape deck, a slight redeco of [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|the version]] that had first been included with the [[Centurion droid#War for Cybertron trilogy|Centurion Droid]] [[Weaponizer]] pack.
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===''Transformers Retro''===
[[File:RetroSoundwaveLaserbeakRavage.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Soundwave Laserbeak & Ravage''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Rocket launcher, 3 rockets, concussion blaster

:The [[Walmart]]-exclusive ''[[Transformers Retro]]'' line released yet another version of Soundwave to coincide with the franchise's 40th anniversary. This set aims for unprecedented [[show-accuracy]]: for the first time in the long history of the mold, Soundwave's weapons, tape deck buttons, and the trim around his cassette door are no longer chromed, and the figure's [[plastic]] is a matte, less "sparkly" variety than usual. The Decepticon symbol on his chest is far larger. It seems the mechanism for Soundwave has been retooled, as the buttons on his waist stick out a bit more and the hinge on the door has been moved further outside.

:Soundwave came with similarly modified versions of [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro|Laserbeak]] and [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro|Ravage]]. The set was revealed as part of Walmart Collector Con, with orders available as of [[October 13]], 2023.
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===''Reactivate''===
[[File:ReactivateSoundwave.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66]]

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1| '''Optimus Prime & Soundwave''' (2024)}}</ul>

:*''Accessories'': Cannon, rocket launcher

: ''Reactivate'' Soundwave is a Deluxe-sized figure that transforms from a robot into a post-apocalyptic armored SUV with a deployable satellite dish, based on his appearance in the cancelled ''[[Transformers: Reactivate]]'' video game. Soundwave was only available with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Reactivate|Optimus Prime]]. He includes 2 guns, one of which is on an articulated post so it can angle up and down.
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===''LEGO''===
[[File:Lego_Soundwave.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Ravage, Laserbeak, eject. Operation: mog all of the previous LEGO Transformers with my working knees.]]
*'''Transformers: Soundwave''' (''Icons'', [[2025]])
**''Release date'': [[August 4]], 2025
**''Set Number'': '''10358'''
**''Pieces'': '''1,505'''
**''Accessories'': [[Concussion weapon|Concussion blaster]], Rocket launcher, [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#LEGO|Laserbeak]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys#LEGO|Ravage]], alternate eye pieces, cassette recorder micro-build, alternate tape door for micro-build, Display plaque
{{toydesigner|[[Aron Gerencsér]], [[Joe Kyde]] and [[Yoel Mazur]] ([[LEGO]])|[[Anthony Palamaro]] (prints/stickers), [[Elysha Zaide]] and [[Jackson Koeper]] (sound design)}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/DL-J07bNlaV Design notes on LEGO Soundwave] from [[LEGO]] designer [[Aron Gerencsér]] on Instagram</ref>

:The fourth collaboration between [[Hasbro]] and [[LEGO]], 10358 Transformers: Soundwave is a fully brick-built model of the Decepticon warrior. Released under LEGO's ''[[fandom:Brickipedia:Icons|Icons]]'' theme, Soundwave is the first [[Decepticon]] in the line. As with the previously released [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LEGO|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#LEGO|Bumblebee]], Soundwave is fully transformable into his classic micro-cassette recorder alternate mode without the need for [[Partformer|partsforming]]. His weapons store on the back of the recorder. The included [[Ravage_(G1)/toys#LEGO|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak_(G1)/toys#LEGO|Laserbeak]] are also able to transform (though their weapons do have to be removed) into their cassette modes to store in Soundwave's chest, which pops open by pressing his eject button. Soundwave introduces a new window piece for his tape door.

:Similar to the other ''Icons'' Transformers sets, Soundwave includes an ''[[fandom:Brickipedia:Ultimate Collector's Series|Ultimate Collector's Series]]''-like plaque with his name (in both English and Ancient Autobot), function, [[Tech Spec]]s, and motto. Unlike the other set's plaques which feature the character's original G1 motto, Soundwave's has been replaced with the kid-friendlier "Soundwave superior!". Also included is a small build of his recorder mode (a reference to his [[size changing|mass-shifting]]) that attaches to the plaque, along with two printed tiles of Ravage's or Laserbeak's cassette modes to attach to the tape deck. The unused tile can be stored in a slot behind the plaque.

:As with other LEGO mechs, Soundwave is somewhat limited in terms of his articulation range compared to most standard Transformers figures — though, notably; he is the first LEGO Transformer to feature proper knee articulation, allowing you to do an almost 90 degrees bend! Sadly, due to his weight, it is difficult to actually make much use of this in terms of poseability, as his center of mass doesn't lend itself well to dynamic poses. He also doesn't have any forwards and backwards leg motion, so there's that. Neatly enough, thanks to the modified 1x1 plates with bar handles, the included Ravage also has working knees!

:In another first for LEGO ''Transformers'' sets, Soundwave includes one of LEGO's "sound brick" pieces, activated by pressing the "Play" button on his waist. He includes the most sounds in a sound brick at time of his release, featuring phrases and sounds from the cartoon alongside new lines such as "Decepticons are awesome!" (a play on LEGO's "{{w|Everything is Awesome}}"). The sounds are organized in three "stories", book-ended with the commercial break jingle. The sound brick itself can be accessed by removing a few pieces on Soundwave's rear, and features a tiled mosaic of his face on top.

:He also includes alternate eye pieces if one wishes to display him with the yellow eyes of his [[#The Transformers|original toy]] or the red eyes of the cartoon. The stickers in the set can be omitted to give Soundwave a more cartoon-ish appearance or applied to give him toy-based details.

::*''[https://brickset.com/sets/10358-1/Transformers-Soundwave More information on 10358 Transformers: Soundwave at Brickset]''
::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DL-J07bNlaV Designer commentary on LEGO Soundwave from Aron Gerencsér on Instagram]''
::*''[https://www.lego.com/en-us/live/product-reveal?fw_video=5aV2pP&fw_channel=lego_na Reveal presentation for LEGO Soundwave on the LEGO website]'
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:SS-toy Soundwave TFTM.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Operation: Indirect YouTube Sponsorship.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Soundwave''' (Leader Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': ''The Transformers: The Movie''
:*''Accessories'': Shoulder cannon, "[[Concussion weapon|Concussion blaster]]"
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Koki Yamada]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[October 10]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r18Qlx6D-wc Hasbro Action Brands NYCC 2025 Fanstream | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>

: Part of the first wave of 2026 ''[[Studio Series]]'' Leader Class figures (the twentieth wave of Leaders overall), Soundwave transforms into his classic cassette recorder mode. His robot mode features a design that focuses even more on [[Show-accuracy|cartoon accuracy]] than the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Voyager Class version, scaled to match the height of ''Studio Series'' [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Blaster]], as well as to fit in better with the ''Studio Series'' [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Studio Series|Megatron]] toy released the previous year. However, his alt mode lacks the white strip along the bottom that it has in the cartoon and most other toys. The backs of his shins feature detailing resembling the switches on the sides of his recorder mode, but they end up completely hidden due to the nature of his transformation. The barrel of his concussion blaster is also incorrect, as the fins are oriented horizontally instead of the traditional vertical configuration. Once again he features a spring-loaded tape door that opens with the press of the button on his left shoulder, though it's much further back than normal; luckily, his arms have double-jointed elbows that allow him to do his classic "pushing his own button" pose.

: Said chest compartment can accommodate a single Mini-Cassette styled figure from the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' and ''Studio Series'' lines, and is ever so slightly roomier than those from past Soundwaves.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/transformers_nate84/p/DOwByGhEVaq/ '‘86 tapes and Siege tapes fit'] from [[Nate Purswell]] on Instagram</ref> To emphasize this play feature (and fill out this Voyager-ish toy's Leader-Class price point), he comes with all-new versions of [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Laserbeak]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Ravage]], and [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Buzzsaw]] (although the latter doesn't actually appear in ''The Movie'').

: In an undocumented feature, Soundwave has tabs on his outer forearms that would seem to be mounting points for Laserbeak and Buzzsaw, but the tabs are a teeny tiny bit too thick for the slots in the bird-tapes' feet to secure them. Shaving a tiny bit from the slots in the bird-bots' inner legs may allow this to work better (and be less noticeable than shaving Soundwave's arm-tabs).

: The official Hasbro [[stock photography|stock photo]] of Soundwave's tape deck mode has a missing piece in the lower left corner. In a rather amusing error, the rear [[Package art|of the packaging]] features a screencap of Soundwave from the movie... complete with a small "Play (K)" pop-up, left in from the paused YouTube video, which nobody edited out of the final image.
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===''MPG''===
[[File:MPG-19SoundwaveCondorTTStock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|I guess Soundwave did leave Megatron behind in Autobot City after all...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Soundwave and Condor''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MPG-19'''
:*''Accessories'': Concussion Blaster Gun, Condor "Barrier case", 2 energon cubes w/ lids, display panel, sensor

: Released as part of the ''[[The Transformers: MPG|MPG]]'' line in anticipation to his [[Blaster (G1)/toys#MPG|rival's debut]] in it. Soundwave is a redeco of the above [[#Masterpiece|MP-13 figure]] which aims to be more animation accurate with lighter blue coloring & matte gray. The figure still includes [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#MPG|Laserbeak]], and as the same accessories as the original release with the exception of the Megatron gun mode, which has been replaced with an additional pink energon cube due to molding issues.<ref>[https://hobby.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/interview/2057166.html Design Interview on MPG Soundwave & Condor] from HOBBY Watch</ref>

: This figure was first revealed on [[September 25]], 2025, with preorders going live [[October 8]] for release in May 2026.
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===''Robosen Flagship Edition''===
[[File:RobosenFlagshipSoundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Soundwave Auto-Converting Robot''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Carrying Case, Concussion blaster, [[Collector coin]], Charger

: ''[[Robosen]]'' Soundwave is a high-end programmable interactive transforming robot. Responding to user voice commands or his companion app, Soundwave transforms from a 14" tall robot into his classic cassette recorder alternate mode, which serves as a fully functional Bluetooth speaker. As with previous Robosen robots, Soundwave draws heavy inspiration from his ''Masterpiece'' counterpart. Additional features include 36 servo [[battery-powered motor|motors]], 84 microchips and over 200 newly-recorded lines of dialogue from [[Frank Welker]]. The buttons on Soundwave's cassette recorder mode are fully functional, with the ability to play, pause, and skip tracks. The record button allows a user to record their own voice clips, which the robot will then play back. MSRP is $1400 but a special "early bird" price of $999 was available until January 4th.
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==Notes==
*According to an interview in the magazine ''Otaku USA'' (issue 3, pg. 102-3), the original Micro Change toy and the accompanying cassettes were at least partially designed by famed mecha designer and anime director [[Shinji Aramaki]]. He did not come up with the transformation scheme, but designed most of the outward appearance and details. He also worked on the toys that became the Deluxe [[Insecticon (G1)#Toys|Insecticons]], [[Reflector (G1)#Toys|Reflector]], and [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Toys|Perceptor]].
*Including the ''[[Micro Change|Micro Change]]'' "Cassette Man" version, the original Soundwave mold has sported at least four different tape doors:
**The original MC-10 version had a cassette door that had "Cassette Man" emblazoned on it and featured a hinge that was internal to the robot's body.
**For the initial ''Transformers'' release by Hasbro, the "Cassette Man" text was removed.
**When [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] released the ''Transformers'' version of Soundwave in Japan, they [[retool]]ed the hinge so the bottom of the door attached to the outside of the robot, on either side of the "buttons", which had also been retooled. Both versions of Soundwave were available in Japan, making the retool a running change [[variant]].
**The Soundblaster version had a door that retained the external hinge and added the capacity for holding a second cassette.
[[File:Classics Soundwave.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Pimp My Ride.]]
*The Decepticon faction insignia appears to be roughly based on Soundwave's head.
*Though Soundwave's toy is a microcassette recorder, his fictional appearances depict him as a stereo cassette deck or Walkman. (Likewise, his microcassette tapes are depicted as regular audio cassettes.)
*"Years ago", [[Don Figueroa]] created a concept drawing for a potential SUV-esque Soundwave toy for ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]''.<ref name="classics">[http://www.unicron.com/news_item/1132/ Don Figueroa, New Concept Art & comics news!]</ref> Presumably, this toy would have been Voyager-sized.<ref name="classicslineup">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/classics-11/possible-transformers-classic-line-up-4336/ Early rumors about the line-up for Classics] (spot on except for Soundwave and a Deluxe-sized Optimus Prime who was later seen as a prototype)</ref> Despite the [[fandom]]'s immediate assumptions, ''Transformers Animated'' character designer [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] has said that this particular design did ''not'' in fact influence the [[Soundwave (Animated)|''Animated'' version of Soundwave]], meaning any resemblance between the two is coincidental.
* The "[[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Stealth Bumblebee]]" set includes a tiny buildable "cassette recorder" that includes a sticker of Soundwave's recorder mode. You wanna say it's Soundwave? Go right on ahead. It's what the [[Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!|''Kre-O'' manga]] did, after all.
*Some of the writers of [[Ask Vector Prime]] planned to characterize the [[#Universe (2003)|2003 ''Universe'']] Soundwave toy and its package-mate [[Space Case (G2)#Universe (2003)|Space Case]] as [[Female Transformer|female characters]] and part of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'']] continuity family.

==References==
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Multilingual packaging

2026-03-24T10:37:28Z

Nevermore:

[[File:Beast Hunters Trailcutter US CA LA EU CN.jpg|right|upright=3.0|thumb|Variant collectors assemble!]]

('''EN''') '''Multilingual packaging''' is essentially the standard way in which ''Transformers'' toys are available in all of [[Hasbro]]'s worldwide markets since 2019. In many countries outside the United States, multilingual packaging has even been common practice ever since 1984. Rather than producing multiple [[variant]]s of the same packaging sporting texts in a single language for different countries, Hasbro saves money by printing texts in several different languages on the same packaging, which will then be released in all the target markets. The downside to this practice is that the requirement for fitting the same texts in multiple languages on the same packaging takes up a lot of additional space. This either quickly makes the packaging look cluttered, or results in the overall reduction of texts, usually at the expense of popular features such as full-length [[bio]]s.
{{Multilingual packaging/translation}}

==The basics==
===Cost-benefit analysis===
Generally, any deliberate [[variant|variation]] to a product results in additional costs, from changes in the manufacturing process (read: separate production runs) to additional efforts to ensure that each variation of the product is distributed in the intended manner. You don't want to accidentally send toys with English-only packaging to France, while the versions in French packaging end up in the United States. Therefore, companies like Hasbro always have to weigh the benefits of separate, market-specific packaging (certain customers might be more reluctant to buy anything that features foreign languages) against the additional costs involved with doing separate production runs.

Additionally, every product has a pre-determined minimum order quanitity (MOQ)—effectively, a viability threshold. If the MOQ isn't met, the product isn't considered profitable, and thus won't be mass-produced at all. Multilingual packaging that can be used for several countries can help meet the MOQ: Even if one of those countries by itself wouldn't meet the MOQ, bundling the orders for all the countries that will get the same packaging, and thus the exact same product, together might get the combined number of orders above the MOQ. There's no additional effort required, no separate production run, and no efforts to distribute different versions to different markets.<ref name="europa">[https://medium.com/@jamesroberts_96602/transformers-the-euro-revolution-26c2ea05bbfb "Transformers Europa: The Secret History of Generation 1.5"] by James Roberts at Medium.</ref>

===Psychology===
[[File:UniRedAlertThreeVersions.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|At one point, Hasbro gave up on European packaging and opted for a minimalistic approach instead.]]
[[Fandom|Fans]] ''hate'' multilingual packaging (although having the tech specs and bios on the instruction sheet is a great space saver versus hanging on to a chunk of the box in addition to the instruction sheet).

While a typical child rips open cardboard packaging to free the misassembled plastic figure encased within like the sweet meat from a nut, discarding the useless shell, adult collectors store their mint-on-card Transformers unopened in humidity-controlled fireproof rooms. Because this is essentially playing with the package rather than the toy, adult fans prefer cleaner mono-lingual (typically English-only) packaging.

This can affect the secondary market value of a toy; if there are English-only and multilingual versions of the same toy, the English-only version is ''usually'' worth more money.{{fact}} One of the possible reasons for this is the omission of features (bios, tech specs etc.), which make up part of the nostalgia value especially of older toys. Frequent errors (such as the wrong [[package art]] or [[insignia|faction insignia]]) are also possible factors for a collector's rejection of multilingual packaging.

Another indirect effect of the above is the overall degree of ''documentation'' of multilingual packaging by fans. It's safe to say that there are quite a few [[unreleased toy|''unreleased'' toys]] whose (English-only) packaging has been documented and examined in more detail than the vast majority of multilingual packaging of toys that ''have'' been released, ''in particular'' pre-''Beast Wars'' Canadian packaging. As a matter of fact, we here at TFWiki still have a lot of gaps in our documentation of foreign-market names featured on multilingual toy packaging.

When confronted by fan complaints over multilingual packaging in the early 2000s, [[Aaron Archer]] said Hasbro had made that move because they believed in the near future all domestic products would feature it, even mundane items such as sticks of butter, and they wanted to "get ahead of the curve." That prediction turned out to be inaccurate, so other market factors must have influenced keeping the style.
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==Multilingual packaging in the Americas==
[[File:T30 Mini-Con Assault Team pk US CALA EU.jpg|right|upright=1.55|thumb|United States, Canada, Latin America English, French, Spanish, it's true But Europe, my wayward sons—sorry, these Mini-Cons Sure won't be shipping to you!]]
Multilingual packaging began in Canada back in 1984, was later expanded to also cover Latin America starting with ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' in 1996, then replaced English-only packaging for the United States between 2001 and 2005, and again beginning in 2014. It was eventually merged with European multilingual packaging into one worldwide packaging type in 2019.

In detail:
*'''1984-1995: English and French for Canada.''' When the original [[The Transformers (toyline)|''Transformers'' toyline]] was introduced to the Canadian market in 1984, the packaging was bilingual (sporting texts in English and French). This language combination persisted for over a decade, up until the end of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' line in 1995.
*'''1996-2009: English, French and Spanish for Canada and Latin America.''' With the launch of the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|''Beast Wars'' toyline]] in 1996, Hasbro introduced trilingual Transformers packaging, sporting texts in English, French and Spanish, now serving not only the Canadian market, but also Latin America. (Prior to that, Transformers toys had been distributed by various licensees in Latin America, such as [[IGA]] for Mexico, [[Antex]] for Argentina, [[HUDE]], [[BASA]], [[Abramowicz]] and [[Lynsa]] for Peru and Chile or [[Estrela]] for Brazil, with the packaging usually being entirely in Spanish or Portuguese.)
**'''2001-2005: English, French and Spanish also for the United States.''' With the launch of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|''Robots in Disguise'' toyline]] in 2001, Hasbro decided to cut costs by using trilingual packaging for the US market as well, which meant they only had to design one type of packaging for three markets rather than two. Thus the standard United States packaging, traditionally sporting English-only texts, was replaced by trilingual packaging with texts in English, French and Spanish. This move was, of course, [[Ruined FOREVER|well-received]] by fans. In 2005, Hasbro's ''Transformers'' team successfully convinced the company's higher-ups that the multi-lingual packaging was so ''phenomenally ugly'' that it was costing them sales.<ref>Kids also hate foreign languages; [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/0cd6f0724b39615f?dmode=source&output=gplain Steve-o's 2005 BotCon Report]</ref> English-only packaging was reintroduced with the launch of the [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron'' line]], coinciding with the addition of English-only ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' packaging intended for the US market. This lasted for another decade.
*'''2009-2011: English, French, Spanish and Portuguese for Canada and Latin America.''' Between the third and fourth waves of the various ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[size class]] assortments, Hasbro changed the packaging from trilingual to quadrilingual, now adding Portuguese as a fourth language for the Brazilian market. Portuguese remained throughout the original Deluxe Class-only portion of the 2010 ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toyline and the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' line.
*'''2011-2014: English, French and Spanish for Canada and Latin America.''' With the launch of the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Transformers: Prime]]'' toyline's ''First Edition'' segment and the ''Generations'' line's ''Fall of Cybertron'' subline imprint, Portuguese was dropped again after less than three years, and the packaging became trilingual once more. This continued throughout the ''Transformers: Prime'' line's ''Robots in Disguise'' and ''Beast Hunters'' subline imprints (including the latter's own ''Predacons Rising'' subline imprint), the ''Generations'' line's ''Thrilling 30'' subline imprint and the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' toyline.
*'''2015-2019: English, French, Spanish and Portuguese for the United States, Canada and Latin America.''' With the launch of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toyline and the concurrently released ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' line at the end of 2014, Hasbro once again made multilingual packaging the default for the United States (barring few exceptions). At the same time, Portuguese was once again added as a fourth language.
*'''2019-today: English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese for the entire world.''' Starting in late 2019 with the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' line's [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] ''35th Anniversary'' subline imprint, continuing with the final waves of each of the line's general retail size class assortments and the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' line's ''Battle for Cybertron'' subline imprint/''Bumblebee: Cyberverse Adventures'' rebranding, Hasbro merged the two remaining packaging types (American and European) into one worldwide standard format, adding German as a fifth language as far as non-European customers were concerned.

[[File:WMTheLegacyOfBumblebee.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Everything must be translated. ''Everything''. Tout doit être traduit. ''Tout''. Todo debe ser traducido. ''Todo''.]]
A few exceptions exist:
*The Canadian version of the very first ''Beast Wars'' release, the bat [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Optimus Primal]] versus crocodile [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Megatron]] comic book two-pack, predated the addition of Spanish as a third language, and thus is only bilingual English/French.
*Hasbro's official [[Target]] exclusive United States release of the previously Japanese-exclusive [[Magmatron#Toys|Magmatron]] toy was available in packaging (branded as part of the ''Beast Machines'' line) that featured a small version of the official Japanese ''Transformers'' logo (トランスフォーマー), the names of the toy itself, its combined [[beast mode]] and its three individual components in katakana, as well as a promotional blurb advertising the toy's features in Japanese that was lifted verbatim from the packaging of Takara's original ''Beast Wars'' release. Other than that, the packaging bore little resemblance to Takara's version; overall, those bits of Japanese were simply meant to emphasize the "exotic" origin of the figure.
*All the store exclusives from the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline released in 2002, as well as about half the 2003 exclusives and the (non-exclusive) [[Tiny Tins]] re-releases of the [[Spychanger]]s (which ''were'' released in 2003), were all available in English-only packaging.
*The general retail Deluxe and Voyager assortments from the 2006 ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' line were released in bilingual English/French packaging in Canada, though the Classic [[Mini-Con]] assortment was still available in trilingual English/French/Spanish packaging regardless. Likewise, some store exclusives that were never intended to be released in Latin America were also released in bilingual English/French packaging in Canada. Examples include the Walmart exclusive "Legacy of Bumblebee" three-pack from the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 ''Transformers'' movie toyline]], as well as the 2018-2020 Walmart exclusive "[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]" reissues.
*Various [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusives [[Generation 1 reissues|reissues]], such as the ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' line, the "Commemorative Edition" reissue of [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Classics|Soundwave]] from the 2006 ''Classics'' line and the "Commemorative Edition" reissues of the [[Insecticon (G1)#Universe (2008)|Insecticons]] and [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Perceptor]] from the 2008 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, were available at Canadian Toys"R"Us stores in English-only packaging.
*The original ''Generations'' line's 2012 "GDO" exclusives were available in bilingual English/''Chinese'' packaging in the United States and Canada (exclusive to [[Toys"R"Us]]), even though they had previously been available in English-only packaging in Hasbro's Asian markets. (See [[#Multilingual packaging in Asia|below]] for more details.)
*Shortly before Hasbro largely abandoned English-only packaging for a second time, various store exclusives from the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' toyline and the [[Target]] exclusive ''Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'' subline imprint ''Predacons Rising'' (with the exception of the Ultimate Class [[Predaking (Prime)#Ultimate|Beast Fire Predaking]] figure, which was only part of the ''Predacons Rising'' subline imprint in the United States but a general retail release in standard ''Beast Hunters'' packaging in all other markets) already reintroduced trilingual packaging for the United States market.
*After Hasbro had largely abandoned English-only packaging again in late 2014, some figures were still released in English-only packaging afterwards, such as the ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe Class figures with [[pack-in material|pack-in comics]], or various large electronic toys, such as those from the 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline or the 2018 [[Market six|Kohl's]] exclusive [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Super20inch|retool of ''Robots in Disguise'' Super Bumblebee]] in ''[[Transformers Authentics|Authentics]]''-style packaging. The ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line eventually dropped the pack-in comic books, thus eliminiating any further reason for English-only packaging altogether… with the exception of the ''[[Transformers: Universal Studios|Universal Studios]]'' exclusive figures, which have been re-released in new packaging in 2017, and again in 2022, each time in English-only packaging.
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===Characteristics===
[[File:Energon rapidrun cardback.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|Typical trilingual cardback: photos of the wrong toy representing a different character, with misidentified factions and swapped names. No room for characterization, function or stats, but a franchise description longer than the Gettysburg Address appears in three languages. European packaging has to squeeze even more languages into the same space, on top of a seemingly endless litany of Hasbro legal information.]]
Bilingual Canadian packaging for the original ''Transformers'' toyline utilized a smaller printing font to fit the [[Tech Spec]]s and [[bio]]s in both languages onto the packaging. Even the ''characters' names'' required French translations!

Whereas in the United States, the original ''Transformers'' toyline had been canceled in 1990, Hasbro continued releasing new toys in Canada that were also concurrently available in Europe. Those figures would often sport different names in French, and sometimes even in English, than their European counterparts. (See [[#Names|below]] for examples.)

The (now trilingual) packaging for the ''Beast Wars'', ''Beast Machines'' and 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' had the ''titles'' for all three lines translated into French and Spanish for Canada and Latin America as well:
<div style="display: inline-block">
:*''Beast Wars'' (English), ''Guerre des Bêtes'' (French), ''Guerra de Bestias'' (Spanish)
:*''Beast Machines'' (English), ''Mécanimaux'' (French), ''Mecanibestias'' (Spanish)
:*''Robots in Disguise'' (English), ''Robots Déguisés'' (French), ''Robots Camuflados'' (Spanish).
</div>
Naturally, since the aforementioned bat Optimus Primal versus crocodile Megatron comic book two-pack didn't feature Spanish as a third language yet, it's currently the only known Canadian ''Beast Wars'' release that only features the bilingual title ''Beast Wars/Guerre des Bêtes''.

Of note is that neither the English nor French Canadian title for the ''Beast Wars'' toyline matched the corresponding English and French titles of the Canadian airings of the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|corresponding cartoon]] (''Beasties'' and ''Robots-Bêtes'', respectively). And while the Spanish title ''did'' match that of the dubbed cartoon, the Spanish title of the ''Beast Machines'' toyline did ''not'' (that cartoon was instead known as ''Bestias y Máquinas'', "Beasts and Machines"). Likewise, the names of subline imprints, size classes and gimmicks such as "[[Transmetal]]s", "Deluxe Class", ''[[AllSpark Power]]'', ''[[Premium Series]]'' or "[[Triple Changer]]" also had to be translated. When ''Robots in Disguise'' was used again as a tagline for the ''Armada'', ''Energon'', ''Cybertron'', 2003 ''Universe'' and ''Alternators'' lines, it was again kept trilingual (using the same translations as for the 2001 toyline). Oddly, later waves of the 2003 ''Universe'' line's general retail assortments were allowed to keep the tagline in English only, even on multilingual American packaging, while the ''Classics'' line, which was alternatively available in bilingual English/French or trilingual English/French/Spanish packaging (see above), featured translations in whichever additional languages were included on the packaging.

Additionally, trilingual ''Beast Wars'' packaging also gave each individual toy a ''Spanish'' name in addition to the (by this point) obligatory alternate French name. In fact, this was the first and only time ''Transformers'' toys were systematically given Spanish names (the only other time a figure was given a different "Spanish" name was the 1991 European "Classic [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]" reissue of [[Onslaught (G1)#1991Classic|Onslaught]] in Spanish packaging, which sported the completely nonsensical name "Oslat"), which were ''obviously'' not used for the Spanish dub of the cartoon. Subsequently, trilingual ''Beast Machines'' and ''Robots in Disguise'' packaging ''finally'' abandoned the need for translated or localized names of the individual toys. (Multi-packs with "themed" titles still had those translated, though.) Due to the addition of a third language, the bios were now also abbreviated compared to their counterparts from Hasbro's English-only United States packaging, in addition to the previously already used smaller print.

Figures from the second year of the 2008-onwards ''Universe'' line (i.e. those sporting the "25th Anniversary" branding) featured a "timeline" on the back of the packaging that used many of the original [[franchises|franchise]] logos for toys representing those toylines. Amazingly, whoever was responsible for Canadian/Latin American packaging actually remembered to reuse the original French Canadian title ''Guerre des Bêtes'', but for unknown reasons omitted the Latin American Spanish title ''Guerra de Bestias''. Conversely, the 2021-onwards ''[[Vintage|Vintage Beast Wars]]'' reissues are simply branded ''Beast Wars'', with no additional translated or localized title.

[[File:TF2010toy rod vs cyc.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Multilingual battle · Bataille multilingue Batalla multilingüe · Batalha multilíngue]]
In 2002, when the [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|''Armada'' toy line]] was about to be launched, someone (probably a lawyer) informed Hasbro that if any part of the packaging was trilingual, the ''entire'' contents had to be trilingual, including the [[Transformers: Armada (mini-comic)|pack-in comic books]]; this resulted in the comics' dialogue being in stilted, unpleasant prose (which prompted the creation of a parody that introduced the [[jaAm]] meme).<ref name="everything">"Everything must be trilingual" from the 2002 Hasbro BotCon panel, [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/3003d05818cf8b5e?dmode=source&output=gplain Steve-o's BotCon 2002 Report,: Zobovor Edition]</ref> Hasbro later realized this person was overcautious, and volumes 3 and 4 of the pack-in comic were printed in a much more eye-pleasing way: in English. Additionally, instead of settling for "incredibly short and banal" on-package [[bio]]s, the packaging for the ''Armada'', ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' toylines only featured lengthy summaries of the respective toyline's backstory (and, in the case of ''Armada'', a description of the [[Mini-Con]] [[gimmick]]) in all three languages. Instead, kids were instructed to go to the [http://www.transformers.com Transformers.com] website, where they were ''supposed'' to find bios for the characters. Unfortunately, aside from being only in English at that time, the website was not very frequently updated, which resulted in many a toy's bio only being added months after it had already been released at retail, ''if at all''. With the launch of the ''Cybertron'' line in 2005, full on-packaging bios made a return, not just for the English-only packaging used for the United States, but also for the trilingual Canadian/Latin American packaging. The ''Alternators'' line, meanwhile, still didn't get bios, although the second assortment launched in 2005 introduced a redesigned packaging that now at least featured mottos that were translated for the trilingual packaging version.

With subsequent lines, Hasbro realized that trying to put three times as much text on a packaging of the same dimensions (especially on Deluxe and smaller-sized figures) would result in having extremely ''tiny'' (and therefore, pretty much impossible to read) text, and thus tried to come up with other options to make the information from the English-only packaging available to non-US customers. Some toys therefore instead featured [[cross-sell]]s on the back of their packaging, while other elements such as Tech Specs, [[bio]]s, quotes, stock photography etc. were moved either to the back of the instructions ([[Transformers Animated (toyline)|''Animated'']]) or to a separate flyer inside the packaging (''Universe'').

The requirement for multiple languages also resulted in unfortunate omissions of [[pack-in material]] for the non-US markets, such as the comic reprints from the 2008 ''Universe'' comic two-packs and the ''Thrilling 30'' and ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe Class figures, or the DVD from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|25th Anniversary Optimus Prime]]. This even led to alternate versions of the toys themselves: In general, electronic toys that featured sound chips containing voice clips would often differ between markets—the versions sold in English-only packaging in the United States would often say full sentences in English, while all their international counterparts sold in any type of multilingual packaging would typically have their voice chips modified so they only say their names. (Ironically, this includes
toys released in the United Kingdom).
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===Inconsistencies, errors and other oddities===
[[File:Aerialbots Stunticons Canadian cross-sells.jpg|left|upright=2.4|thumb|Fireflight's three French Canadian names: "Boule de Feu", "Flammèche"… and "Fireflight". Seriously.]]
Bizarre errors that are unique to multilingual packaging versions are as old as the earliest bilingual English/French Canadian releases: For example, [[Swoop (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Swoop]] was called "[[Tracks (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Tracks]]" in the English version of his bio, [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Frenzy]] was called "Frenetik" in English, [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Soundwave]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Buzzsaw]] and even ''[[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Megatron]]'' were identified as ''Autobots'', [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]'s English name was misspelled "Slings'''''l'''''ot" on the front side of the Canadian [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] [[giftset]] box, and [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] was identified as "[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive/Parachuto]]" in the instructions on his cardback.

Additionally, the French names for ''the same characters'' sometimes didn't remain consistent between different toy releases: For example, the 1990 "[[Classics (Europe)|Classic]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]" were ''all'' given different French names compared to their original 1986 releases, whereas the ''Generation 2'' versions of the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] gave two of them new names, even though it ''did'' reuse the same names from the 1986 releases for the other three:

[[File:Movie Storm Surge USCALA.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|In Soviet Canada, I'm an Autobot.]]
<div style="display: inline-block">
:*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]: Pilot-As (1986 release), Cerveau (1990 ''Classic'' version)
:*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]]: Impasse (1986 release), Borne (1990 ''Classic'' version)
:*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]]: Panicon (1986 release), Optique (1990 ''Classic'' version)
:*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]: Faroucho (1986 release), Chauffard (1990 ''Classic'' version)
:*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]: Démarro (1986 release), Broyeur (1990 ''Classic'' version)
:*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]: Éclairo (1986 release), Vif-Argent (1994 ''Generation 2'' version)
:*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]]: Boule de Feu (1986 release), Flammèche (1994 ''Generation 2'' version)
</div>

To make matters worse, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'s name wasn't even consistent between the 1986 Canadian releases of the Stunticons: While the cardbacks for Dead End, Breakdown, Wildrider and Drag Strip all explicitly and consistently called him "Menasor" in the French version, the Canadian boxes for Motormaster and the Menasor giftset instead called him "Confusio".

Even more oddly, the 1990 "Classic Aerialbots" didn't feature any ''actual'' French names at all, instead listing each figure's English name ''twice'' (for example, "Silverbolt/Silverbolt" or "Fireflight/Fireflight"). Since at least some specimens in this packaging originally hail from China, it's possbile that this was actually an accidental re-use of an unfinished packaging design that still lacked the French names, which was abandoned prior to completion when Hasbro decided not to release the ''Classics'' figures in Canada.

Another oddity is Hasbro's handling of the bilingual instructions on the back of the [[Mini-Vehicle]]s' cardbacks: Instead of simply adding English and French texts to the same set of images (like Hasbro actually ''did'' with the [[Mini-Cassette]]s), all the instruction photos were printed ''twice'' side by side, once with English texts and once with French texts. This resulted in the [[package art#Back of the box art|battle artwork]] in the back of the cards being omitted entirely. Additionally, along with the Mini-Cassettes, the clip-out [[Robot Point]]s were moved from the back of the card to the front, which in return resulted in the "Heroic Autobot" and "Evil Decepticon" identifiers being omitted as well.

[[File:UniDelWave1USCALA.jpg|left|upright=1.67|thumb|Beast Machines anyone?]]
Initially, the name of the ''Beast Wars'' [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] faction was called "Prédacon" (with an accent above the "e") for the French portion of Canadian/Latin American packaging. More than two years into the line's run, the French name was suddenly changed to "Prédator" in mid-1998 in order match the name featured on ''European'' packaging that featured French texts (see below), but retained the accent above the "e". For whatever reason, later 1998 releases then spelled the name "Prédatore" with an additional "e" at the end. This was dropped again for the 1999 releases, and for the remainder of the ''Beast Wars'' line, the faction name was spelled "Prédacon", but was then spelled "Predacons" (plural form) without an accent for the 2001-onwards ''Robots in Disguise'' line. Meanwhile, the Spanish portion of Canadian/Latin American ''Beast Wars'' packaging spelled the faction name "Predacón" (with an accent above the "o"), but the Spanish translation of the franchise summary on the back of the packaging spelled the plural form "Predacons", without an accent. The Spanish portion of trilingual ''Robots in Disguise'' packaging then (more or less) consistently spelled the plural form "Predacones", without an accent but an additional "e"… except for Deluxe [[Bruticus (RID)#Toys|Bruticus]]'s [[Tech Spec]] card, which misspelled the singular form "Preacón", without a "d" (but ''with'' an accent above the "o").

In addition, the initial release of 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' Ultra [[Megatron (RID)#Toys|Megatron]] featured an English-only "6 Modes" call-out on the front, while the Spanish translation of the franchise summary on the back was missing its last line, instead abruptly ending mid-sentence, and the difficulty rating simply featured the English names for the different levels three times rather than translations into French and Spanish. A later running change variant fixed all those errors (with the call-out on the front now reading "6 Modes/Modos"), but by this point both the franchise summary and Megatron's bio now named his entire faction "Decepticons" in all three languages, rather than "Predacons" (or "Predators" or "Predacones"). Likewise, the 2001-onwards ''Robots in Disguise'' line initially featured an English-only "[[Combiner]]s" logo for the [[Team Bullet Train]] members (released as [[wave]] 2 of the "Mega" assortment) and the [[Commando (RID)|Commando]] limbs (released as wave 3 of the "basic" assortment), but a [[Variant#Running changes|running change packaging variant]] for all seven of them saw the logo changed to a trilingual "Combiners/Fusionneurs/Combina". The trilingual version was also used for the [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] members and [[Mega-Octane#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Mega-Octane]] (released as waves 3 and 4 of the "Deluxe" assortment, respectively).

Furthermore, the packaging for ''all'' of the 2007 ''Transformers'' movie toyline's Scout Class figures featured Autobot [[insignia]]s as part of their packaging design, regardless of which faction the toy itself belonged to. By contrast, English-only United States packaging featured the correct faction insignia on the packaging.

Also, the cardbacks for the first three waves of the 2008 ''Universe'' toyline's Deluxe Class figures only depicted the [[package art|character art]] of one "representative" toy per wave ([[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Sunstreaker]] for wave 1, [[Acid Storm (G1)#Universe (2008)|Acid Storm]] for wave 2, and [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ironhide]] for wave 3) on the front of the card, regardless of which toy actually ''was'' in the packaging. (The artwork on the side of the bubble is correct, though.) Individual character art for the Deluxe Class figures was finally used beginning with wave 4. The trilingual packaging versions of the Voyager Class toys, meanwhile, featured no character artwork on the front of the box ''at all''. This was repeated with the ''Generations Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class figures, which not only omitted the pack-in comics, but simply covered the large unused space with a ''sticker'' that consistently featured the package art for the wave 1 figure [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Deluxe|Orion Pax]] for the first two waves. Beginning with wave 3, the correct package art for each figure was featured as part of the packaging design.

With the introduction of the worldwide packaging standard sporting five languages, the first error happened ''imediately'' with one of the first figures that were available in this new packaging style; namely, the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' toyline's [[Walmart]] exclusive ''35th Anniversary'' "Classic Animation" redeco of Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#S65|Optimus Prime]] accidentally featured ''all the texts'' on its packaging in English only, but each of them ''five times'', rather than featuring translations into French, German, Spanish and Portuguese.
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==Multilingual packaging in Europe==
[[File:CybStreetSpeedTeamUsEuro.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|It could only get better after this.]]
In Europe, multilingual packaging goes back all the way to a European release of the ''[[Pre-Transformers]]'' line ''[[Diaclone]]'' by Takara licensee [[Joustra]] (with the packaging being in French, Dutch and German). European ''Transformers'' packaging has seen a plethora of different combinations, with various languages being added and dropped again at different times, multiple versions coexisting, all European packaging being merged into one single version in 2001, and more languages being added and then later dropped again. European packaging was eventually merged with American multilingual packaging into one worldwide packaging type in 2019.

In detail:
*'''1985: German, French, Dutch and Spanish.''' When Hasbro subsidiary [[Milton Bradley]] started distributing the [[The Transformers (European toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toyline]] in mainland Europe (Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Denmark) in 1985, the packaging sported ''four'' languages, namely German, French, Dutch and Spanish. After a few months, the "MB" logo on the packaging was replaced by Hasbro's own logo, resulting in minor packaging [[variant]]s for many of the figures, even though the local Milton Bradley branches still handled the distribution, and some of them weren't officially renamed into "Hasbro" until years later.
*'''1986: English, French, Dutch and Spanish.''' For unkown reasons, the packaging dropped German texts in favor of English, even though the United Kingdom continued to get toys in plain English-only packaging.
*'''1987-1993: French and Dutch.''' The formerly quadlingual packaging dropped both English and Spanish, continuing as bilingual French/Dutch up until 1993.
*'''1992-1993: English and Spanish.''' After Spanish-only packaging had been introduced in 1990, it was merged with the English-only packaging the UK had previously gotten, thus continuing as bilingual English/Spanish for two years. It was during this time that many toys that were never officially available in the the United States were released in Europe, such as the [[Turbomaster]]s and [[Predator (subgroup)|Predators]].
*'''1994-1995: English, Spanish and Portuguese.''' With the launch of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)#Hasbro European line|European version of the ''Generation 2'' toyline]], Portuguese was added to the previously bilingual English/Spanish packaging version, thus making it trilingual.
*'''1994-2000: French, Dutch and German.''' At the same time, German was added to the previously bilingual French/Dutch packaging version, thus making it trilingual as well. This language combination lasted throughout the ''Beast Wars'' and ''Beast Machines'' lines, as well as the ''[[Animorphs]]'' line (which also featured the ''Transformers'' branding).
*'''1996-2000: English, Spanish and Italian.''' With the launch of the ''Beast Wars'' line, Portuguese was dropped again from the packaging version that featured English and Spanish, replacing it with Italian instead. Italian Hasbro licensee [[GiG]], which had previously released ''Transformers'' toys in their own, Italian-only packaging, had its logo featured on the back of the packaging for the first two years, but was eventually phased out in favor of a newly-formed Italian Hasbro subsidiary in 1998. This language combination also lasted throughout the ''Beast Wars'' and ''Beast Machines'' lines, as well as the ''Animorphs'' line
*'''2001-2002: English, French, Dutch and German.''' With the launch of the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' line, the remaining European packaging versions were reorganized. The formerly French/Dutch/German version added English as a fourth language.
*'''2001-2002: French, Spanish, Italian and German.''' The second type of 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' packaging not only featured texts in Spanish and Italian, but also French and German for whatever reason, thus resulting in two concurrently available packaging variants that both featured French and German texts.
[[File:T30 Trailcutter pk US CALA EU.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Format wars.]]
*'''2002-2005: English, French, Dutch, German, Italian and Spanish.''' With the launch of the ''Armada'' toyline, both European packaging variants were merged into one single version that featured all six languages. This language combination was also used for tail-end ''Robots in Disguise'' figures that were released after the launch of the ''Armada'' line, such as the [[Tiny Tins]] re-releases of the [[Spychanger]]s, the [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicons]] or the [[Dreadwind (RID)#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Dreadwind]] & [[Smokejumper#Toys|Smokejumper]] two-pack, and lasted throughout the ''Energon'' line and the first year of the ''Cybertron'' line.
*'''2006-2010: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Greek, Polish and Turkish.''' Halfway into the ''Cybertron'' toyline, the beginning of the line's second year saw texts in Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Greek, Polish and Turkish added to European packaging, thus doubling the total number of languages from six to twelve. The same also happened with the shift from the red ''Alternators'' packaging to the white bubble-style packaging.
*'''2011-2014: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Greek, Polish, Turkish and Russian.''' With the launch of the ''Transformers: Prime'' toyline, Russian was added to European packaging, increasing the total number of languages to ''thirteen'', the largest number of languages ever featured on ''Transformers'' packaging to date.
*'''2014-2019: English, French, German and Spanish.''' With the launch of the ''Combiner Wars'' toyline and the concurrently released ''Robots in Disguise'' line at the end of 2014, Hasbro dropped nine languages from European packaging, leaving only four.
*'''2019-today: English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese for the entire world.''' Starting in late 2019 with the ''War for Cybertron: Siege'' line's ''35th Anniversary'' subline imprint, continuing with the final waves of each of the line's general retail size class assortments and the ''Cyberverse'' line's ''Battle for Cybertron'' subline imprint/''Bumblebee Cyberverse Adventures'' rebranding, Hasbro merged the two remaining packaging types (American and European) into one worldwide standard format, adding back Portuguese as a fifth language as far as European customers were concerned.

A few exceptions exists:
*The European-exclusive 1992 releases of the non-combining versions of the [[Constructicon (G1)#euro92|Constructicons]] and the [[Rescue Force#The Transformers|Rescue Force]] were available on ''language-neutral'' cardbacks that only featured textless instructions for all team members, and didn't even assign the figures individual names.
*The packaging for the ''Beast Wars'' line's European-exclusive VHS pack "[[Transmetal]]" [[redeco]]s of [[Spittor (BW)#video|Spittor]] and [[Claw Jaw#video|Claw Jaw]] featured the unique trilingual language combination of English, German and Italian.
*The respective first waves of the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' line's Basic and Deluxe assortments (which features the [[Spychanger]] two-packs and [[Autobot Brothers]], respectively), as well as the Ultra [[Megatron (RID)#Toys|Megatron]] figure, were inititally available in barely modified trilingual ''American'' packaging in the United Kingdom (featuring texts in English, French and Spanish, and "[[trademark]]" ™ markings), just with a sticker featuring the standard European age label for that era on the front of the packaging, and another sticker with contact information for Hasbro UK on the back.
*In 2006, Hasbro UK continued the ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' line of reissues that had been discontinued in the United Kingdom after the first few figures. Unlike those earlier releases, which were available in multilingual European packaging, these stragglers now came in English-only packaging that was ''not'' just a reuse of the packaging previously used for the United States release of those figures, but actually slightly altered—among other, minor changes, it lacked the US packaging's "Commemorative Series" labels, the "choking hazard" safety warning labels and all trademark ™ and ® markings, and featured new thirteen-digit EAN barcodes instead of the US version's twelve-digit UPCs.
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===Bios and backstories===
[[File:G1 Thunder Clash bio Canada Europe.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|Can you get any more American than "Eagle"? Strangely, that's his ''French'' name.]]
Historically, the French translations for the characters' bios, the franchise summaries and pretty much everything else have ''never'' matched up between Canadian and European packaging. The same applies to the Spanish translations for Latin America and those for Europe/Spain, and also to the Portuguese translations for Brazil and those for Europe/Portugal. Sometimes, it's just a few wording choices and sentence arrangements that differ, while in other instances, the bios are completely rewritten. Like in most large multinational corporations, the people or departments responsible for the translations for those respective markets never communicated with each other, essentially resulting in the same work being done twice. These discrepancies between translations into the same languages would continue for ''decades'' and didn't really stop until the introduction of standardized "worldwide" packaging featuring five languages in 2019.

[[File:G2 Double Clutch bio USA Canada Europe.jpg|right|upright=1.5|thumb|"Defence". That's so cute, Hasbro UK.]]
While Canadian bilingual packaging for ''Generation 1'' figures featured bilingual bios, the use of a whopping ''four'' languages on early European packaging rendered full bios pretty much impossible. For 1985 and 1986, MB/Hasbro therefore instead chose to only feature the characters' functions and mottos in all four languages and call it a day. Sometimes, errors slipped their way in; for example, [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], whose names were spelled normally everywhere else on their European packaging, lacked the spaces in the function/motto/[[Tech Spec]]s section, rendering their names as "Dragstrip" and "Deadend".

When the number of languages on European packaging was trimmed down to bilingual French/Dutch in 1987, Hasbro decided that they could now fit full bios in two languages on the packaging. Again, sometimes errors slipped their way in; for example, [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] was accidentally missing his name in the bio/Tech Specs section. Conversely, [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]'s bio/Tech Specs section actually spelled his name ''correctly'', whereas the United States version misspelled it as "Hun-Grrr". In 1992, when bilingual English/Spanish packaging was introduced, it also featured full bios in both languages. Although Canadian packaging from that era is hard to come by these days, it would ''appear'' that ''at least'' the English-language bios were pretty much identical between bilingual English/French Canadian packaging and English/Spanish European packaging, even down to localized spelling differences compared to what's considered standard in the United States (e.g. "cent'''re'''" and "defen'''c'''e" instead of "cent'''er'''" and "defen'''s'''e"), though the Canadian version would typically add a comma after "As robot" compared to the UK version.

[[File:BW Fuzors Transmetals European backstory.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|What happens when Hasbro plays the telephone game.]]
Although bios still remained on trilingual European ''Generation 2'' packaging, the packaging layout was completely redesigned compared to their American counterparts, and the bios were alternatively heavily truncated, rearranged and/or rewritten from scratch. While the 1995 releases essentially just featured shortened versions of the same bios as their American counterparts, the 1994 releases were all over the place. Some of them were merely re-releases of toys that had been previously available in Europe in 1993, in pre-''Generation 2'' packaging, and which were released under the American ''Generation 2'' line with varying degrees of faithfuless, ranging from unchanged toys sporting the same names and the same bios to full-on redecos released under different names and with completely different bios. The [[Color Changer]]s were particularly bizarre, being redecos of the European [[Axelerator]]s that were assigned the names and bios of either ''other'' members of the same group, or of the European [[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtroopers]] that were ''not'' released in the United States (plus the name [[Gobots]], the trademark for which Hasbro had recently obtained from the [[GoBots|franchise of the same name]] via the buyout of former rival [[Tonka]]), with no two of the various elements for an American figure (sculpt, name and tooling) lifted from the same European figure. The European ''Generation 2'' re-releases usually kept the bios of the previous 1993 releases unchanged, although for some reason, Hasbro omitted the bios from the re-releases of the Axelerators and the [[Skyscorcher]]s, and only reused the mottos from the 1993 versions. Bios were also omitted from the "Rotorbots", the European versions of the [[Rotor Force]] figures, while the "Illuminators", the European versions of the [[Laser Rod]]s, ''were'' given bios, but neither they nor the Rotorbots' mottos matched up with their US counterparts.

[[File:DesertAttackUSvsEurope.jpg|right|upright=1.0|thumb|Just three languages? Europe should be so lucky.]]
Additionally, the European versions of the "[[Hero (G2)|Heroes]]" figures of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Hero|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Hero|Megatron]] were released as entirely different characters named "[[Sureshot (G2)|Sureshot]]" and "[[Archforce]]", respectively, with different bios and mottos (which could still be interpreted as referring to the same characters, though), but by far the most bizarre discrepancy were the European bios for toys that unambiguously represented established characters such as [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] or [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], which were essentially just generic writeups (including completely made up mottos!) that talked up their combat skills without revealing anything particularly noteworthy about their personalities (with the exception of Ramjet), as if they had been written by people with no prior knowledge of ''Transformers'' whatsoever. This also applied to the English-language bios for the UK market. Worse, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s European ''Generation 2'' bio, while loosely based on the American version unlike all the other aforementioned examples, shortened his [[galaxial rocket launcher]] to a mere "galaxial ''rocket''", implying that Grimlock carries a single rocket around to use as a weapon. [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]'s bio, meanwhile, <s>revealed</s> completely invented the fact that he is afraid of darkness, whereas [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s bio, which also referenced its North American counterpart, managed to omit [[Roller (G1)|Roller]]'s name and turned his function, "scout car", into his ''literal'', capitalized name ("Scout Car").

Subsequently, European ''Beast Wars'' and ''Beast Machines'' packaging completely abandoned character bios in favor of trilingual summaries of the toylines' fictional backstories and a brief trilingual description of the character's function and the toy's features. The backstory summaries also became increasingly truncated as time went on, and in the case of the 1998 Fuzors and Transmetals, deviated from the US version to varying degrees depending on the language, with the German version even featuring a ''completely different story'' (which arguably constitutes its own [[micro-continuity]]) that involves "genetic malfunctions" caused by unspecified "alien viruses".

European ''Cybertron'' packaging initially featured heavily truncated bios, oftentimes restricted to a single sentence in six languages. Once the number of languages had doubled from six to twelve, bios were dropped entirely in favor of a brief description of the toy's features in those twelve languages.

The packaging for subsequent lines again featured single sentence bios in multiple languages.

For ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'', Hasbro apparently decided that since they weren't attempting to claim every single toy's name as an exclusive [[trademark]] due to both the large number of individual markets and the somewhat different nature of European trademark law compared to US trademark law, they could as well drop prefixes required for better trademark protection in the US from the bios. While the bios were still limited to a single sentence, they simply referred to the characters as "Jazz" and "Tracks" rather than "Autobot Jazz" and "Autobot Tracks" like the longer bios on United States packaging did (though the toys' official names are still "[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Special Ops Jazz]]" and "[[Tracks (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Turbo Tracks]]").

On-packaging bios were finally dropped for good with the launch of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' toyline in late 2018, even before the introduction of standardized worldwide packaging in five languages the following year.
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===Names===
[[File:Trakkons multilingual.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2.0|"[[Fury of Fearswoop|The Fury of Black Omen]]" doesn't sound quite as catchy.]]
During the time when multiple different packaging variants coexisted concurrently in different European markets, it wasn't uncommon for the toys themselves to also sport different names between those different packaging versions. Some of the earliest examples were the [[Pretender]] [[Pincher (G1)|Pincher]] and the [[Micromaster]]s [[Groundshaker (G1)|Groundshaker]], [[Flattop (G1)|Flattop]] and [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]], who had the additional French names "Scorpion", "Tank", "L'Invincible" and "Satello" on French/Dutch packaging, respectively, in additional to their standard English-language names "Pincher", "Groundshaker", "Flattop" and "Skystalker" for the Dutch market.

Beginning with the 1992 Turbomasters and Predators, the names for the individual figures, as well as their subgroups, often differed between English/Spanish and French/Dutch packaging. Just to name a few examples:
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:*"Turbomasters" (English/Spanish), "Canon Masters" {{sic}} (French/Dutch)
:*"Predators" (English/Spanish), "Scope Masters" (French/Dutch)
:*"[[Thunder Clash#The Transformers|Thunder Clash]]" (English/Spanish), "Eagle" (French/Dutch)
:*"[[Boss (G1)|Boss]]" (English/Spanish), "Blizzard" (French/Dutch)
:*"[[Scorch (G1)|Scorch]]" (English/Spanish), "Dragon" (French/Dutch)
:*"[[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]]" (English/Spanish), "Crash" (French/Dutch)
:*"[[Deftwing#The Transformers|Deftwing]]" (English/Spanish), "Blue Arrow" (French/Dutch)
:*"[[Fearswoop (G1)#The Transformers|Fearswoop]]" (English/Spanish), "Black Omen" (French/Dutch)
:*"[[Calcar#The Transformers|Calcar]]" (English/Spanish), "Roadraider" (French/Dutch)
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[[File:BW Jawbreaker Cackle.jpg|thumb|upright=2.3|right|Europe upholds the [[Overbite (G1)|tradition]] that no toy gets released as "Jawbreaker".]]
Typically, none of those names from the French/Dutch packaging versions matched up with the French names from the Canadian packaging for those toys (for example, Thunder Clash's French Canadian name was "Tonnerre", i.e. "''Thunder''", while Skyquake's was "Aéroséisme", i.e. "''Aeroquake''"). While ''at least'' the English names typically matched up between Canadian and English/Spanish European packaging, Rotorstorm was particularly weird: English/Spanish packaging called him, well, "Rotorstorm", French/Dutch packaging called him "Storm", and Canadian packaging ''also'' called him Storm… in ''English'', while his French Canadian name was "Tempête" (French for "Storm").

With ''Generation 2'', the names of the various subgroups and [[gimmick]]s were still different: The figures named [[Autobot Cars]] in the United States were called "Heroics" on both trilingual European packaging versions; likewise, the [[Decepticon Planes|Decepticon Jets]] were renamed into "Skyraiders" for Europe, the [[Cyberjet]]s became "Mini-Jets" (and "Les Pirates Du Ciel", i.e. ''The Pirates of the Sky''", in French), the [[Auto Roller (G2)|Auto Rollers]] and [[Laser Cycle]]s were both spelled as a single word, "Autorollers" and "Lasercycles" respectively (and named "Motolasers" in French for the latter, in contrast to the French name "Motos Laser" from Canadian packaging), and the [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] were spelled "Gobots" without a hyphen (and named "Turbo-Transfo" in French).

[[File:ROTFDeadEndDetour.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Dead End and his friendlier twin.]]
Name discrepancies for the individual figures pretty much disappeared between the two remaining versions of trilingual European ''Generation 2'' packaging with very few exceptions. For the most part, toys now sported the same English names across both packaging variants. Aside from GiG's Italian packaging (which wasn't multilingual), French/Dutch/German packaging assigned many of the figures that weren't re-released or redecoed from the original ''Generation 1'' line new French names in addition to the English names, which (surprise, surprise) rarely, if ever matched up with their French names on Canadian packaging. In a particularly bizarre instance of zero communication between the people responsible for the Canadian and European versions, Autobot Laser Cycle [[Road Rocket (G2)#Generation 2|Road Rocket]] was given the French name "Motosprint" on Canadian packaging while Decepticon [[Road Pig (G2)#Generation 2|Road Pig]] was named "Motard" ("Biker"), but on European packaging, it was ''Road Rocket'' who was given the French name "Motard", while Road Pig was named "Graisseux" ("Greasy"). Another oddity were the [[Obliterator]]s, which had originally been released in 1993: The Autobot from the assortment was named "[[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]]" on English/Spanish packaging but "Spark" on French/Dutch packaging, while the Decepticon was named "[[Clench (G1)|Clench]]" on English/Spanish packaging but "Colossus" on French/Dutch packaging. However, when the two figures were re-released in ''Generation 2'' packaging the following year, their French/Dutch names were adopted for English/Spanish/Portuguese packaging.

Additionally, the redecoed wave 2 Cyberjets/Mini-Jets and Go-Bots/Gobots were treated as mere color variants of the wave 1 figures on French/Dutch/German packaging, whereas United States packaging gave them the names of existing ''Generation 1'' characters. So the US Cyberjets [[Air Raid (G1)#Cyberjet|Air Raid]], [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Jetfire]] and [[Strafe (G1)#Generation 2|Strafe]] were instead sold as the "Mini-Jets" [[Skyjack (G2)#Toys|Skyjack]], and [[Hooligan (G2)#Toys|Hooligan]], [[Space Case (G2)#Toys|Space Case]], respectively, while the Go-Bots [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GobotOptimusPrime|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Megatron]] were sold as "Gobots" [[Firecracker#Toys|Firecracker]] and [[Blowout (G2)#Toys|Blowout]]. While the redecoed wave 3 Go-Bots (or "Gobots") finally featured the same English names as their US counterparts (all of them reused from established ''Generation 1'' characters), the somewhat bizarre alternate French names were kept unchanged, so both Firecracker and [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Sideswipe]] were called "Turbo-Diablo", both [[High Beam (G2)#Toys|High Beam]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Bumblebee]] were called "Turbo-Libero", and so on.

[[File:GrappleGripMudflapUSvsEuro.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6|Grip an appel with a grappel.]]
For the 1994 releases, name discrepancies with between the European releases and their North American counterparts still existed. This mostly affected toys that had been originally released in Europe in pre-''Generation 2'' packaging in 1993, many of which were given different names for North America (with some of those names being reassigned from ''other'' European 1993 releases, oddly enough), whereas the European 1994 ''Generation 2'' re-releases retained the names of their 1993 predecessors. The exception were the [[Obliterator]]s [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] and [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] (which ''weren't'' released in the United States), whose 1994 ''Generation 2'' re-releases were renamed into "Spark" and "Colossus" for unknown reasons. Also, for some bizarre reason, Hasbro decided not to market the two [[Hero (G2)|Heroes]] figures as the well-known leaders [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#HeroOptimusPrime|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Hero|Megatron]] (whom the toys were clearly designed as) for the European market, but instead as separate characters named "[[Sureshot (G2)#Generation 2|Sureshot]]" and "[[Archforce#Generation 2|Archforce]]". Those names were used on both English/Spanish/Portuguese and French/Dutch/German packaging. Furthermore, [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] was named "Stealth Assault" on English/Spanish/Portuguese packaging and "Ace Evader" on French/Dutch/German packaging (whereas his alternate French name on ''Canadian'' packaging was "Spectre"), while [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|Laser Optimus Prime]] was named "Laser ''Rod'' Optimus Prime" on both trilingual European packaging versions. And even ''more'' bizarrely, the bio on the back of the French/Dutch version gave him the additional alternate name "Optimus Prim'''us'''" (!).

[[File:AOE Mega 1-Step Mega Flip Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|left|It's just a step to the left…And then a flip to the right.]]
As mentioned before, prior to ''Beast Wars'', Hasbro licensee GiG had distributed toys in Italian-only packaging in Italy, which typically featured translated or localized names for the various characters. When Italian was absorbed into English/Spanish/Italian packaging starting with ''Beast Wars'', very early European ''Beast Wars'' releases (such as the bat Optimus Primal versus crocodile Megatron comic book two-pack, Basic [[Razorbeast#Toys|Razorbeast]], Deluxe [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Waspinator]] or Mega [[Polar Claw#Toys|Polar Claw]] and [[Scorponok (BW)#Toys|Scorponok]]) were simply branded ''Beast Wars'' and only featured the English names for the figures on their packaging, but soon, a [[variant#Running changes|running change]] not only saw the packaging for the first wave figures rebranded into ''Beast Wars/Biocombat'', but also added additional names for each figure for the Italian market below their English counterparts, thus continuing GiG's tradition. Possibly the most bizarre example was [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Ultra|Optimus Primal]], whose Ultra figure was named "[[Blackjack (disambiguation)|Black Jack]]", while the Transmetal figure became "Metal Gorilla", and Optimal Optimus was named… "Optimus Primal". By 1999, GiG had been dropped as Hasbro's Italian licensee in favor of the newly-established Hasbro Italy division, and the Transmetals 2 figures once again only featured their English names on English/Spanish/Italian packaging.

Meanwhile, French/Dutch/German packaging changed the faction name "[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]" into "Predator" for unknown reasons.

The ''Animorphs'' line ''mostly'' kept the characters' names unchanged, with the animals' names being translated into the respective languages. However, a few name changes ''did'' occur with the English/Spanish/Italian packaging version: The Spanish version spelled "[[Tobias|Tobías]]" with an accented "í" and renamed [[Rachel]] into "Raquel", while the Italian version renamed [[Jake (Animorphs)|Jake]] into "Jack", but only for the tiger and stingray figures (the bear figure was still named "Jake"). Also, [[Visser Three]] became "Visser Tres" in Spanish, alternatively "Visser "III" (Mega figure) or "Visser Tre" (Ultra figure) in Italian, "Vysserk Trois" in French, "Visser Drie" in Dutch, and "Visser Drei" in German.

With the launch of ''Beast Machines'', alternate names finally came to an end… for the most part. ''Robots in Disguise'' still called the Predacons "Predators" for the French, Dutch and German translations (while the English texts called them "Predacons"). Conversely, though, unlike trilingual American packaging, European packaging for the ''Robots in Disguise'' line kept the "[[Combiner]]s" logo in English only.

In later lines, name discrepancies were usually limited to prefixes and gimmick names: The [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#BattleRigBlaster|Optimus Prime Battle Rig Blaster]] role-play toy from the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 ''Transformers'' movie toyline]] was called "Optimus Prime '''Big''' Rig Blaster" on European packaging; the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mega1Step|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]] was renamed into "Mega Flip Bumblebee" for European packaging; the large electronic [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDPowerSurge|Power Surge Optimus Prime]] figure from the 2015 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' toyline was given the additional names "Gigawatt Optimus Prime" and "Super-Energía Optimus Prime" on European packaging; and many of that same ''Robots in Disguise'' line's same-character redecos such as "Night Ops Bumblebee", "Alpine Strike Sideswipe", "Gold Armor Grimlock" or "Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift" had their prefixes translated into French, German and Spanish.

Occasionally, errors happened; for example, the original ''Beast Wars'' [[Spittor (BW)#Toys|Spittor]] figure was identified as as Maximal instead of a Predacon/Predator on French/Dutch/German packaging (even though the figure's "[[rubsign|energon chip]]" remained that of a Predacon), whereas Transmetal 2 [[Jawbreaker (BW)#Toys|Jawbreaker]] retained an earlier working name, "Cackle", on both the English/Spanish/Italian and French/Dutch/German packaging versions. Also, aside from [[Claw Jaw#Toys|Claw Jaw]], [[Cybershark#Toys|Cybershark]] and [[Jetstorm (BW)#Toys|Jetstorm]], none of the 1997 Basic and Deluxe ''Beast Wars'' figures were given alternate Italian names for the English/Spanish/Italian versions of their own packaging nor for the cross-sells on the back, but then the cross-sells on the back of the VHS pack re-releases of [[Airazor (BW)#VHS|Airazor]] and [[Razorclaw (BW)#VHS|Razorclaw]] suddenly featured Italian names for all of them, most of which never appeared anywhere else. Additionally, the cross-sells on the French/Dutch/German packaging for the VHS pack versions of Razorclaw and Airazor ''also'' featured the Italian names for Claw Jaw and Cybershark, while the French/Dutch/German packaging versions for [[Magnaboss (BW)#Toys|Magnaboss]] and [[Tripredacus#Toys|Tripredacus]] featured the Italian names for all the Maximal figures (Magnaboss's components [[Prowl (Magnaboss)|Prowl]], [[Ironhide (BW)|Ironhide]] and [[Silverbolt (Magnaboss)|Silverbolt]], as well as their fellow Maximal [[B'Boom]]). Likewise, some samples of the European release of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Scout Class [[Dead End (ROTF)#Toys|Dead End]] featured a name insert with an earlier working name, "Detour" (even though the back of the packaging and the instructions still called him "Dead End"), while the [[Fast Action Battlers]] figure of [[Mudflap (ROTF)#Fast Action Battlers|Mudflap]] from the same toyline was spelled "Grapp'''el''' Grip Mudflap" on European packaging (an error that was also featured on Hasbro's public website), even though it had been corrected to "Grapp'''le''' Grip Mudflap" on United States packaging in time.
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===Titles and taglines===
[[File:Euro Classic Fireflight Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|right|''Transformers: Transformable Robots'']]
The titles of the various toylines, as well as the taglines "[[More than Meets the Eye (disambiguation)|More than Meets the Eye]]" (and variations thereof) and "[[Robots in Disguise (disambiguation)|Robots in Disguise]]", were often subject to localization, rather than a mere translation.

When Hasbro changed the original ''Transformers'' toyline's tagline from "More than Meets the Eye" to "More… Much More than Meets the Eye" in 1988, they initially chose to keep that tagline in English for French/Dutch packaging. By 1990, the English tagline had been replaced on French/Dutch packaging with "Robots Transformables" in French, and "Transformeerbare Robots" in Dutch (both translate as "transformable robots"), though by 1991, it was back to "More… Much More than Meets the Eye" in English. Also in 1990, Spanish-only packaging introduced its own localization, "¡Todo Un Reto En Tus Manos!" ("a whole challenge in your hands!"). By 1992, when English and Spanish had been merged into one bilingual packaging, the English language tagline on the packaging was changed to "Robots in Disguise", but the Spanish version remained unchanged except for the omission of the exclamation marks. Meanwhile, French/Dutch packaging brought back the French version "Robots Transformables", but changed the Dutch version to "Transformeren in robot" ("transform into robot").

[[File:BW Waspinator packaging variants.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Wazzzzzzpinator like variantzzzz verrrry much.]]
By 1995, Hasbro had dropped the ''Generation 2'' moniker from the packaging versions used for the United States and Canada. Despite this, all European packaging versions for this year were still branded as part of ''Generation 2''.

Just like Canadian/Latin American ''Beast Wars'', ''Beast Machines'' and 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' packaging, the corresponding European packaging was also given alternate titles: ''Beast Wars'' was given the additional title ''Biocombat'' for the Italian market on English/Spanish/Italian packaging (except for early releases, which featured a standalone ''Beast Wars'' branding), and the additional title ''Ani Mutants'' for the French market on French/Dutch/German packaging. Of particular note, while the United States releases of the ''Beast Wars'' [[Orcanoch#Toys|Orcanoch]] and [[Arachnid#Toys|Arachnid]] playsets were co-branded as part of the multi-franchise ''[[MicroVerse]]'' line, European packaging completely omitted the "Microverse" branding, featuring only the standard ''Beast Wars''/''Biocombat'' or ''Beast Wars''/''Ani Mutants'' branding (and packaging design). The aforementioned VHS pack "Transmetal" redecos of Spittor and Claw Jaw, which came in unique trilingual English/German/Italian packaging, also featured the additional ''Biocombat'' title.

[[File:MicromasterUniverseEnergonCybertron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|Which toyline is it, anyways?]]
''Beast Machines'' remained the sole title for English/Spanish/Italian packaging, but was given the additional title ''Ani Machines'' for the French market on French/Dutch/German packaging. Meanwhile, ''Robots in Disguise'' was given the additional titles ''Les Robots Mutants'' (French) and ''Getarnte Roboter'' (German) on both English/French/Dutch/German and French/Spanish/Italian/German packaging, with the latter also featuring the Spanish localization ''Robots Transformables'' and the Italian version ''I Robots Trasformabili''. The [[Tiny Tins]] re-releases of the [[Spychanger]]s, which featured all six languages on one single packaging version, combined all those localizations, with the English version "Robots in Disguise" featured last, also doubling for the Dutch portion. The packaging for the [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicons]] and the [[Dreadwind (RID)#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Dreadwind]] & [[Smokejumper#Toys|Smokejumper]] two-pack (exclusively available at [[Toys"R"Us]] in the United Kingdom), which was redesigned to match the new style for the ''Armada'' line, dropped the definite article "Les" for the French version, as well as the definite article "I" and the plural-"s" after "Robot" for the Italian version.

The ''Armada'' line kept "Robots in Disguise" as a tagline, including all the aforementioned localizations, with the Italian version now standardized as ''Robots Trasformabili'', and the unchanged English version "Robots in Disguise" now featured twice, doubling for the Dutch portion. Those same six versions were also used for the first two types of European ''Alternators'' packaging (blue and red). The third version of European ''Alternators'' packaging (the white bubble boxes) dropped the tagline entirely, as did European ''Energon'' packaging, with the exception of the Micromaster [[Protectobot (Universe)|Protectobots]] and [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicons]] (which were released under the ''Universe'' line in the United States instead), while European ''Cybertron'' packaging featured the tagline in English only.

European ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' packaging kept the tagline in English only on the front, but replaced the bios on the back with brief descriptions of the respective toy's features as well as a translated or localized version of the tagline in each of the twelve languages. The previous Dutch localization was replaced by a direct translation ("Robots in vermomming"), whereas the French version was now "Se transforme a volonté" ("transform at will"), the Spanish localization remained "Robots Transformables", a new Portuguese localization, "Robôs que se transformam" ("robots that transform"), was added, and both the Italian and Turkish versions were just "Robots in Disguise" in unchanged English.

For figures released in the second year of the 2008-onwards ''Universe'' line (i.e. those featuring the "25th Anniversary" branding), European packaging featured the same franchise logos used for the "timeline" on the back of the packaging as their United States counterparts, but omitted any translations or localizations of those titles, such as for ''Beast Wars'' Series [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Universe (2008)|Cheetor]] or [[Lio Convoy (BW)#Universe (2008)|Leo Prime]]. (Presumably, the people responsible for Hasbro's European packaging at the time weren't even aware that the packaging for previous toylines had featured translated or localized titles.) Likewise, the 2021-onwards ''Vintage Beast Wars'' reissues are simply branded ''Beast Wars'' as well.

The titles of the [[live-action film series|movie]]-based toylines ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'', ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'', ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (toyline)|Rise of the Beasts]]'' were kept in English only, regardless of which localized titles the respective movies themselves were given by the distributor.
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===Packaging designs, formats and graphics===
[[File:Go-Bot Motormouth multilingual.jpg|left|upright=2.3|thumb|Motormouth aka Bagou aka Turbo-Porteur. Those are his ''two'' French names.]]
During ''Generation 2'', European packaging design differed considerably from its United States and Canadian/Latin American counterparts. Instead of clamshells, European packaging used a variation of the more traditional blister cards for the "Heroics" (Autobot Cars), "Skyraiders" (Decepticon Jets), Dinobots and "Heroes". Meanwhile, the European versions of the "Autorollers" were sold in boxes, whereas the American "Auto Rollers" were available on blister cards. On top of that, the [[cross-sell]]s featured completely different photos (with actual diorama backdrops instead of neutral backgrounds in a single color), the bios were formatted differently, some figures such as the Laser Cycles were even aligned differently inside their blister bubbles compared to their North American counterparts, and in general, nearly ''all'' the graphical elements, including the choice of colors, were completely altered for European packaging (though there was a certain degree of coordinated consistency between the different European packaging types). European ''Beast Wars'' packaging continued that discrepancy between American and European packaging, though to a slightly lesser degree. With ''Beast Machines'' and ''Robots in Disguise'', Hasbro continued to harmonize the different packaging designs.

[[File:UltimateBattleUSEuro.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.9|The European packaging for the "Ultimate Battle" boxset lacked the [[Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle|DVD]] case. In the some markets, the DVD was included in a paper sleeve; in other stores, it was given as a freebie separately.]]
In addition to the increasing number of languages cluttering the packaging with an abundance of text, there was a brief phase that lasted more than two years (between 2005 and 2007) during which European multilingual packaging also didn't sport [[package art]], replacing it with airbrushed [[stock photography|stock photos]] of the toys themselves instead. The most likely reason is a newly introduced European Union guideline (subsequently implemented into national law) regarding "misleading advertising", which ''could'' be interpreted to extend to artistic renditions of products on the packaging, especially in [[:File:SuperionMaximusCatalogArt.jpg|poses not actually possible with the toy]]. Package artwork was dropped from European ''Transformers'' packaging and replaced with stock photos of the toys themselves starting with one of the last waves of ''Energon'' (the first wave of [[combiner]] limbs, featuring [[Treadshot (Energon)|Treadshot]], [[Sky Shadow (Energon)|Sky Shadow]], [[Sledge (Energon)|Sledge]] and [[Duststorm (Energon)|Duststorm]], still used package art; the second wave, featuring [[Terradive (Energon)|Terradive]] and [[Windrazor (Energon)|Windrazor]], already used toy photos instead) and ''Alternators'' [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] ([[Jazz (G1)/toys|Meister]], who had only ever been released in Italy, had still featured package art). In a particularly bizarre instance, the 2006 ''Classics'' line's [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] assortment even featured small stock photos of the toys' respective alternate modes on the cardboard inserts featuring the toys' names, in a spot where the US packaging had featured no graphics ''at all''. The first toys to feature package art on the European ''Transformers'' packaging again were the [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]] and [[Fast Action Battlers]] from the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 ''Transformers'' movie toyline]] (the "main" movie line toys still featured stock photos of the toys instead of artwork of the robot heads). With the launch of the ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' and ''Universe'' lines in 2008, European multilingual packaging as a whole had finally returned to depicting package art. What had prompted the decision to use package art again is just as uncertain as the reasons for dropping it in the first place. It's possible that the "fantasy scene" disclaimers for the package art than can be found on the packaging for ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Scout Class [[Cosmos (G1)#Titans Return|Cosmos]] and [[Seaspray (G1)#Titans Return|Seaspray]] and the 2018-onwards ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' line (prior to the introduction of "worldwide" packaging featuring texts in five languages) are related to this. Then again, the ''European'' packaging for Cosmos and Seaspray ''doesn't'' feature those disclaimers, so who knows.

Somewhere around the addition of the six new languages and the replacement of package art with stock photos of the toys themselves, European packaging also started to feature obtrusive "2 in 1" logos ("3 in 1" in the case of Triple Changers). Apparently, ''Transformers'' was considered not as much of a household name in Europe as it is in the US, so Hasbro felt the need to drive home the point that ''Transformers'' toys are really two (or three) toys in one. Those logos were also quietly dropped again after a few years.

[[File:AltPrimeUSEuro.jpg|left|thumb|Transformers: 2 in 1! Find more information on the underside! (Not a knockoff.)]]
Amazingly, unlike Canada (which requires French translations for even the most trivial instances of English texts on the packaging, except for the individual toys' names), European packaging gradually ''reduced'' the amount of multi-lingual versions of text elements over the years. Notably, the ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' toys even featured text blurbs describing a toy's gimmicks in ''English-only'', with only the back of the packaging featuring translated and country-specific texts (bios, Hasbro contact info etc.).

With the ''Dark of the Moon'' and ''Transformers Prime'' toylines, European packaging left a lot of space on the side flaps or the lower portion of the back of the packaging for large "Warning!" or "Attention!" notes in a plethora of languages, presumably in order to point out the inclusion of a safety warning sheet in all these languages inside the packaging. In practice, it implies that those toys pose enormous safety hazards. For the Deluxe Class figures, this was compounded by the fact that around the same time, the size of the cards was often ''reduced'' to around 5/6ths of the US standard. The same applied to the few ''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class figures that were released in Europe. The reasons for the size reduction are currently unclear.

[[File:AOE Evolution Optimus US 23 vs EU.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|right|Numbers? What numbers?]]
Additionally, just like the Canadian/Latin American packaging, the ''Thrilling 30'' and ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe Class figures also lacked the pack-in comics; however, at least European ''Thrilling 30'' packaging featured correct individual package art.

Another common omission from European packaging are various numbering systems. The ''Alternators'' line dropped the American versions' numbers after the first figure ([[Smokescreen (G1)#Alternators/Binaltech|Smokescreen]]), and the "[[Thrilling 30#30 special toys|X of 30]]" numbers for the ''Transformers'' brand's 30th anniversary were omitted entirely in favor of neutral faction insignias. Presumably, the reason for this is because Hasbro doesn't want to use a numbering system for markets that aren't supposed to see a release of half of those numbered toys anyways.

One element of the packaging design that has evolved over the years is the age label. While the majority of the original ''Generation 1'' line had featured full texts such as "Ages 5 and up" in however many languages there were on the packaging, starting with the 1990 ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line-up, French/Dutch packaging introduced a pictograph of a boy followed by a simple "5+", initially in white with no special background. By 1992, this logo was slightly modified, now in black inside a white rectangle. That same year, bilingual English/Spanish was introduced, which adopted this logo. With the launch of ''Beast Wars'' in 1995, the logo was slightly modified again, now adding a pictograph of a girl for a gender-neutral logo, with the width of the white rectangle increased accordingly. In the middle of the ''Armada'' toyline's run, the logo was completely redesigned, dropping the pictographs entirely and changing the rectangle into a circle that now simply contained the age, usually "5+". Both the circle and the text could vary in color, sometimes within the same toyline. With the launch of ''Combiner Wars'' and ''Robots in Disguise'' in late 2014/early 2015 and the reduction of the number of languages from thirteen to four, the circle was dropped as well, now simply featuring the age ("5+" or "8+") in whichever text color the rest of the packaging used, with no special background. The circle later made a return in late 2019, with the introduction of "worldwide" packaging in five languages. Once again, both the text and the circle can vary in color, though usually Hasbro aims for a high color contrast, so it's typically either dark text inside a white circle, or light text inside a black circle.
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==Multilingual packaging in Asia==
[[File:Ultimate Optimus Prime YOTD packaging.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left|More than just a Chinese Whisper.]]
Asia has a slightly less illustrous history of multilingual ''Transformers'' packaging—or at least, not one widely documented in English-speaking circles.

The official [[The Transformers (Chinese toyline)|Chinese release of the original ''Transformers'' toyline]] through Hasbro International was delayed until 1989, which meant that all the toys came out several years later than they had in other markets. Most of the toys came in slightly modified versions of their original, English-only United States packaging with shortened [[copyright]]s, though a few oddities occurred: For example, [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Toys|Soundwave]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Toys|Buzzsaw]] (released in 1989) came in ''European'' packaging sporting texts in French, English, Dutch and Spanish (based on the third European packaging variant of Soundwave, originally made by Ceji/[[Joustra]] for the European branch of Hasbro/[[Milton Bradley]] and released in 1986); the 1987 [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] [[Skullcruncher (G1)#Toys|Skullcruncher]], [[Mindwipe (G1)#Toys|Mindwipe]] and [[Apeface#Toys|Apeface]] (released in 1993) came in Canadian packaging, featuring texts in English and French (as well as the additional French Canadian names "Broyeur", "Amnesiak" and "Gorillo", respectively), even though the rest of the Headmasters came in regular English-only packaging; the 1988 Headmasters [[Nightbeat (G1)#Toys|Nightbeat]] and [[Siren (G1)#Toys|Siren]] (released in 1994) came in European packaging, featuring texts in French and Dutch;<ref name="chinese">[https://www.highendtfs.com/90sreleases Official Chinese G1] at HighEndTFs.</ref> and most bizarrely, the 1990 "[[Classics (Europe)|Classic]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]" [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] and the "Classic [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]" [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] were both released in Canadian-style packaging featuring texts in French/English (rather than the other way around), even though it would appear those toys were never actually sold in Canada, ''and'' both figures were ''also'' available in China in "regular" English-only 1986-style packaging.

On top of that, many of the Chinese-distributed figures were later ''also'' made available in the United Kingdom, both officially through Hasbro UK directly, and as [[parallel import]]s through importers such as Kingsley Paige PLC. Likewise, the Netherlands also saw many of the Chinese figures imported, while the Chinese version of Soundwave in "European" packaging was also available in Australia.

[[File:GenerationsAsianDeluxes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|English only in China, Chinese as a second language in the US. Seriously.]]
There have been the occasional instances of ''Transformers'' figures released in Taiwan in standard English-only packaging (without any of those aforementioned packaging oddities from the official Chinese releases), but with additional stickers in Mandarin (quite similar to how toys from various lines have been released in Japan). The same applies to Korea, except here the stickers are obviously in Korean language (featuring the Korean title ''트랜스포머'').

With the increasing prominence of the Asian market for Hasbro and the introduction of figures (mostly "special edition" redecos) specifically aimed at an Asian target audience, some toys have been released in actual multilingual packaging sporting texts in English and Chinese. The earliest known examples are the figures from [[wave]] 1 of the ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Legion Class assortment as well as the general retail Commander Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Cyberverse|Optimus Prime]] figure from the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' toyline, and the "[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#YOTDPrime|Year of the Dragon]]" edition of Ultimate Optimus Prime, the latter of which was later made available for US customers through [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] in English-only packaging. The latter figure also gave way to the annual Chinese New Year-themed ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' figures, which came in standard English-only packaging again.

With the [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|''Transformers: Prime'' toyline]], Hasbro employed bilingual English/Chinese packaging on a larger scale, with figures from the ''First Edition'', ''Robots in Disguise'', ''Cyberverse'' and ''Beast Hunters'' segments available in that packaging style, although they appear to have largely abandoned it again since.

Another curious case were the various "[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Exclusives|GDO]]" redecos released under the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line in 2012: When they were released in Asia, they were available in standard English-only packaging; however, when Hasbro made them available in the US and Canada as [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusives, they were sold in bilingual English/Chinese packaging, this time with texts in both languages on both sides of the packaging. Also, for some reason, the Deluxe Class figures now came packaged in their [[alternate mode]]s rather than their robot modes. On top of that, the Leader Class figures (which were available in Canada but not in the US) no longer came in ''Generations''-branded packaging, but instead in bilingual ''Dark of the Moon'' packaging with additional ''[[Movie Trilogy Series]]'' labels for whatever reason, the latter replacing the "[[MechTech]] Weapons System" logos that were featured in Hasbro's official packaging [[stock photography|stock photos]].

The packaging for Chinese-exclusive ''[[Nezha: Transformers (toyline)|Nezha: Transformers]]'' toyline is also bilingual English/Chinese. In addition to the new toys created (or retooled) for the ''Nezha'' line, this also includes [[rebranding|rebranded]] Warrior Class, Ultra Class and Ultimate Class figures from the 2018-onwards ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' line.

Chinese ''Transformers'' toys should ''not'' be confused with [[knockoff]]s, which are notoriously common in China. Authentic bilingual Chinese ''Transformers'' releases typically feature the double title ''Transformers/变形金刚''', while knockoffs either try to imitate standard United States packaging, or just straight feature made up nonsensical names.
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==Language chart==
Since it's difficult to properly convey which language combinations coexisted concurrently and which ones succeeded one another, we have compiled them all into a single chart.

<big>'''Legend:'''</big>
{|class="wikitable" width=58%
|-
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;"|''Transformers'' packaging by Hasbro or a Hasbro subsidiary featuring a single language
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;"|''Transformers'' packaging by Hasbro or a Hasbro subsidiary featuring multiple languages
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;"|''Transformers'' packaging by a Hasbro licensee featuring a single language
|style="color:#000;background:#ea8;"|Pre-''Transformers'' packaging by a Takara licensee
|}

<big>'''Main chart:'''</big>
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!width="3%"|Year
!width="7%"|United States
!width="7%"|Canada
!width="35%" colspan="5"|Latin America
!width="7%"|Mainland China
!width="7%"|Greece
!width="7%"|Italy
!width="7%"|United Kingdom
!width="7%"|Spain
!width="7%"|France, Belgium, Netherlands & Germany
!width="3%"|Year
|-
|align="center"|'''1984'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" rowspan="9" align="center"|'''English''' (Hasbro)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="9" align="center"|'''English & French''' (Hasbro)
|colspan="5"|
|rowspan="4"|
|rowspan="2"|
|style="color:#000;background:#ea8;" align="center"|'''Italian''' (GiG, ''Trasformer'')
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" rowspan="6" align="center"|'''English''' (Hasbro)
|
|style="color:#000;background:#ea8;" align="center"|'''French, Dutch & German''' (Joustra, ''Diaclone'')
|align="center"|'''1984'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1985'''
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" rowspan="3" align="center"|'''Spanish''' (IGA, Mexico)
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" align="center"|'''Spanish''' (Rubiplas, Venezuela)
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" align="center"|'''Spanish''' (Lynsa, Peru)
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" align="center"|'''Spanish''' (Antex, Argentina)
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" align="center"|'''Portuguese''' (Estrela, Brazil)
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" rowspan="8" align="center"|Italian (GiG)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="2" align="center"|German, French, Dutch & '''Spanish''' (Milton Bradley)
|align="center"|'''1985'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1986'''
|rowspan="7" colspan="2"|
|rowspan="5"|
|rowspan="14"|
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" align="center"|'''Greek''' (El Greco)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="2" align="center"|'''English''', French, Dutch & Spanish ('''Hasbro''')
|align="center"|'''1986'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1987'''
|rowspan="2"|
|rowspan="2"|
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="4" align="center"|'''French & Dutch''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''1987'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1988 1989'''
|rowspan="5"|
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" rowspan="4" align="center"|'''English''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''1988 1989'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1990 1991'''
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" align="center"|'''Greek''' (El Greco)
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" align="center"|'''Spanish''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''1990 1991'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1992 1993'''
|rowspan="9"|
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="2" align="center"|'''English & Spanish''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''1992 1993'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1994'''
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" align="center"|Spanish (Antex, Argentina)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" align="center"|English, Spanish & '''Portuguese''' (Hasbro)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" align="center"|French, Dutch & '''German''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''1994'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1995'''
|
|rowspan="10"|
|align="center"|'''1995'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1996 1997'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" rowspan="2" align="center"|English ('''Kenner''')
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" colspan="5" align="center"|English, French & '''Spanish''' ('''Kenner''')
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="3" align="center"|English, Spanish & '''Italian''' ('''Kenner & GiG''')
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|French, Dutch & German ('''Kenner''')
|align="center"|'''1996 1997'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1998'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" colspan="3" align="center"|English, Spanish & Italian ('''Hasbro''')
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" align="center"|French, Dutch & German ('''Hasbro''')
|align="center"|'''1998'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1999 2000'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" align="center"|English ('''Hasbro''')
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="5" align="center"|English, French & Spanish ('''Hasbro''')
|align="center"|'''1999 2000'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2001'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" colspan="6" align="center"|English, '''French & Spanish''' (Hasbro)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="4" align="center"|'''English''', French, Dutch & German (Hasbro) '''French''', Spanish, Italian & '''German''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2001'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2002 - 2004'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" colspan="4" align="center"|'''English, French, Dutch, German, Italian & Spanish''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2002 - 2004'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2005'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" rowspan="6" align="center"|'''English''' (Hasbro)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" colspan="5" align="center"|English, French & Spanish (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2005'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2006 - 2008'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" colspan="5" align="center"|English, French, German, Spanish, '''Portuguese''', Italian, Dutch, '''Swedish, Danish, Greek, Polish & Turkish''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2006 - 2008'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2009'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="3" colspan="6" align="center"|English, French, Spanish & '''Portuguese''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2009'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2010'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="3" colspan="5" align="center"|English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Greek, Polish, Turkish & '''Russian''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2010'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2011'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" align="center"|'''English & Chinese''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2011'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2012 - 2014'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="5" align="center"|'''English, French & Spanish''' (Hasbro)
|
|align="center"|'''2012 - 2014'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2015 - 2019'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="8" align="center"|English, '''French, Spanish & Portuguese''' (Hasbro)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="5" align="center"|'''English, French, German & Spanish''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2015 - 2019'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2020 - 2025'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="13" align="center" align="center"|English, French, '''German''', Spanish & '''Portuguese''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2020 - 2025'''
|}

<big>'''Exceptions:'''</big>
{|class="wikitable" width=50%
|-
!width="4%"|Years
!width="6%"|Market
!width="13%"|Languages
!width="23%"|Description
|-
|align="center"|'''1988'''
|China
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|French, English, Dutch & Spanish (Hasbro)
|Soundwave & Buzzsaw
|-
|align="center"|'''1992'''
|Europe
|style="color:#000;background:#fff;" align="center"|No text / language-neutral (Hasbro)
|Non-combining yellow Constructicons and Rescue Force
|-
|align="center"|'''1993'''
|China
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English & French (Hasbro)
|Skullcruncher, Mindwipe and Apeface
|-
|align="center"|'''1994'''
|China
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|French & Dutch (Hasbro)
|Nightbeat and Siren
|-
|align="center"|'''1996'''
|Canada
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English & French (Hasbro)
|''Beast Wars'' bat Optimus Primal versus crocodile Megatron comic book two-pack
|-
|align="center"|'''1998'''
|Europe
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English, German & Italian (Hasbro)
|''Beast Wars'' "Transmetal" Spittor and Claw Jaw VHS packs
|-
|align="center"|'''2000'''
|United States
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English & Japanese (Hasbro)
|Target exclusive ''Beast Machines'' Magmatron
|-
|align="center"|'''2001'''
|United Kingdom
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English, French & Spanish (Hasbro)
|Early releases of the ''Robots in Disguise'' wave 1 figures only
|-
|align="center"|'''2002 - 2003'''
|United States
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" align="center"|English (Hasbro)
|''Robots in Disguise'' store exclusives ''Robots in Disguise'' Tiny Tins Spychangers
|-
|align="center"|'''2002 - 2009'''
|Canada
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" align="center"|English (Hasbro)
|Toys"R"Us exclusive reissues: 2002 ''Commemorative Series'' 2006 ''Classics'' "Commemorative Edition" Soundwave 2009 ''Universe'' "Commemorative Edition" Perceptor and Insecticons
|-
|align="center"|'''2006'''
|United Kingdom
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" align="center"|English (Hasbro)
|Toys"R"Us exclusive ''Commemorative Series'' reissues (Series IV and V only)
|-
|align="center"|'''2007 - 2020'''
|Canada
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English & French (Hasbro)
|2006 ''Classics'' (general retail Deluxe and Voyager assortments) Exclusive figures and sets with no intention of release in Latin America
|-
|align="center"|'''2012'''
|United States & Canada
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English & Chinese (Hasbro)
|Toys"R"Us exclusive ''Generations'' "GDO" releases
|-
|align="center"|'''2015 - 2022'''
|United States
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" align="center"|English (Hasbro)
|Comic packs and electronic toys ''Universal Studios'' exclusives
|-
|align="center"|'''2019-2020'''
|China
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English & Chinese (Hasbro)
|''Nezha: Transformers'' line only
|}

==Notes==
[[File:Combiner Wars Viper World vs EU.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|right|Similar, but not identical.]]
*Just in case you are under the impression that the country you happen to live in has been completely ignored by the above overview:
:*English-speaking markets such as Australia and New Zealand, as well as various Asian markets such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, the Philippines and Malaysia, typically tend to get toys in whichever packaging is available in the United States. A few rare exceptions have occurred over the years, where some or all of those markets received toys in European packaging instead.
:*With the later waves of ''Beast Wars'', the toys in ''Biocombat'' packaging started to include additional [[instructions|instruction sheets]] in Nordic languages (Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish). The packaging itself did not include nor hint at those additional languages. This practice continued into early waves of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' with the English/Spanish/Italian packaging, but was abandoned with later waves of ''Beast Machines''. Later lines featured instruction sheets with minimal texts, though a lot of the legal information was in an ever-increasing plethora of languages regardless of how few languages there were featured on the packaging.
:*Likewise, at least since the days of the ''Armada'' line, whichever packaging was available in Europe has also been used for Israel.
*In some rare instances, toys in US (or Canadian/Latin American) packaging have been available in Europe. Most of them were actually [[parallel import]]s without Hasbro's involvement, while only a fleeting few of them were officially initiated and distributed by Hasbro's European divisions.
*Even more rarely, Hasbro, rather than actually producing entirely separate packaging for Europe, had decided to distribute toys in American (English-only or multilingual) packaging in some European countries, sometimes simply with a few additional safety warning stickers in several languages, while in some ''really'' bizarre instances, such as ''Titans Returns'' [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Titans Return|Fortress Maximus]], the packaging was ''converted'' into pseudo-European packaging via an extensive use of stickers.
*Once the number of languages on European packaging had been trimmed down from thirteen to a mere four beginning with ''Combiner Wars'' and the 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline, European packaging became barely distinguishable from American multilingual packaging on a first glance. There were still lots of differences, though—European packaging featured German as a fourth language while American multilingual packaging featured Portuguese instead, French and Spanish translations were still completely different between both versions, as were various minor details such as the age label (which had a multilingual "Age/Edad/Idade" added for the American version). When Hasbro finally merged European and American multilingual packaging into one single worldwide packaging design featuring five languages in 2019, all those differences disappeared, and now the only way to tell a European release apart from an American one is the use of different barcodes (American packaging features UPCs with 12 digits, European packaging features EANs with 13 digits). This mostly applies to toys released under ongoing assortments that were launched prior to 2019, though; with most assortments started since then, as well as many standalone exclusive releases, Hasbro has decided to use EAN barcodes as the worldwide standard going forward.{{-}}

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[[File:Beast Hunters Trailcutter US CA LA EU CN.jpg|right|upright=3.0|thumb|Variant collectors assemble!]]

('''EN''') '''Multilingual packaging''' is essentially the standard way in which ''Transformers'' toys are available in all of [[Hasbro]]'s worldwide markets since 2019. In many countries outside the United States, multilingual packaging has even been common practice ever since 1984. Rather than producing multiple [[variant]]s of the same packaging sporting texts in a single language for different countries, Hasbro saves money by printing texts in several different languages on the same packaging, which will then be released in all the target markets. The downside to this practice is that the requirement for fitting the same texts in multiple languages on the same packaging takes up a lot of additional space. This either quickly makes the packaging look cluttered, or results in the overall reduction of texts, usually at the expense of popular features such as full-length [[bio]]s.
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==Cost-benefit analysis==
Generally, any deliberate [[variant|variation]] to a product results in additional costs, from changes in the manufacturing process to additional efforts to ensure that each variation of the product is distributed in the intended manner. You don't want to accidentally send toys with English-only packaging to France, while the versions in French packaging end up in the United States. So companies like Hasbro always have to weigh the benefits of separate, market-specific packaging (certain customers might be more reluctant to buy anything that features foreign languages) against the additional costs involved with doing separate production runs.

Additionally, every product has a pre-determined minimum order quanitity (MOQ)—effectively, a viability threshold. If the MOQ isn't met, the product isn't considered profitable, and thus won't be produced at all. Multilingual packaging that can be used for several countries can help meet the MOQ: Even if one of those countries by itself wouldn't meet the MOQ, bundling the orders for all the countries that will get the same packaging together might get the combined number of orders above the MOQ. There's no additional effort required, no separate production run, and no efforts to distribute different versions to different markets.<ref name="europa">[https://medium.com/@jamesroberts_96602/transformers-the-euro-revolution-26c2ea05bbfb "Transformers Europa: The Secret History of Generation 1.5"] by James Roberts at Medium.</ref>

==Multilingual packaging in the Americas==
[[File:T30 Mini-Con Assault Team pk US CALA EU.jpg|right|upright=1.55|thumb|United States, Canada, Latin America English, French, Spanish, it's true But Europe, my wayward sons—sorry, these Mini-Cons Sure won't be shipping to you!]]
Multilingual packaging began in Canada back in 1984, was later expanded to also cover Latin America starting with ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' in 1996, then replaced English-only packaging for the United States between 2001 and 2005, and again beginning in 2014. It was eventually merged with European multilingual packaging into one worldwide packaging type in 2019.

In detail:
*'''1984-1995: English and French for Canada.''' When the original [[The Transformers (toyline)|''Transformers'' toyline]] was introduced to the Canadian market in 1984, the packaging was bilingual (sporting texts in English and French). This language combination persisted for over a decade, up until the end of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' line in 1995.
*'''1996-2009: English, French and Spanish for Canada and Latin America.''' With the launch of the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|''Beast Wars'' toyline]] in 1996, Hasbro introduced trilingual Transformers packaging, sporting texts in English, French and Spanish, now serving not only the Canadian market, but also Latin America. (Prior to that, Transformers toys had been distributed by various licensees in Latin America, such as [[IGA]] for Mexico, [[Antex]] for Argentina, [[HUDE]], [[BASA]], [[Abramowicz]] and [[Lynsa]] for Peru and Chile or [[Estrela]] for Brazil, with the packaging usually being entirely in Spanish or Portuguese.)
**'''2001-2005: English, French and Spanish also for the United States.''' With the launch of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|''Robots in Disguise'' toyline]] in 2001, Hasbro decided to cut costs by using trilingual packaging for the US market as well, which meant they only had to design one type of packaging for three markets rather than two. Thus the standard United States packaging, traditionally sporting English-only texts, was replaced by trilingual packaging with texts in English, French and Spanish. This move was, of course, [[Ruined FOREVER|well-received]] by fans. In 2005, Hasbro's ''Transformers'' team successfully convinced the company's higher-ups that the multi-lingual packaging was so ''phenomenally ugly'' that it was costing them sales.<ref>Kids also hate foreign languages; [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/0cd6f0724b39615f?dmode=source&output=gplain Steve-o's 2005 BotCon Report]</ref> English-only packaging was reintroduced with the launch of the [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron'' line]], coinciding with the addition of English-only ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' packaging intended for the US market. This lasted for another decade.
*'''2009-2011: English, French, Spanish and Portuguese for Canada and Latin America.''' Between the third and fourth waves of the various ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[size class]] assortments, Hasbro changed the packaging from trilingual to quadrilingual, now adding Portuguese as a fourth language for the Brazilian market. Portuguese remained throughout the original Deluxe Class-only portion of the 2010 ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toyline and the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' line.
*'''2011-2014: English, French and Spanish for Canada and Latin America.''' With the launch of the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Transformers: Prime]]'' toyline's ''First Edition'' segment and the ''Generations'' line's ''Fall of Cybertron'' subline imprint, Portuguese was dropped again after less than three years, and the packaging became trilingual once more. This continued throughout the ''Transformers: Prime'' line's ''Robots in Disguise'' and ''Beast Hunters'' subline imprints (including the latter's own ''Predacons Rising'' subline imprint), the ''Generations'' line's ''Thrilling 30'' subline imprint and the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' toyline.
*'''2015-2019: English, French, Spanish and Portuguese for the United States, Canada and Latin America.''' With the launch of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toyline and the concurrently released ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' line at the end of 2014, Hasbro once again made multilingual packaging the default for the United States (barring few exceptions). At the same time, Portuguese was once again added as a fourth language.
*'''2019-today: English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese for the entire world.''' Starting in late 2019 with the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' line's [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] ''35th Anniversary'' subline imprint, continuing with the final waves of each of the line's general retail size class assortments and the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' line's ''Battle for Cybertron'' subline imprint/''Bumblebee: Cyberverse Adventures'' rebranding, Hasbro merged the two remaining packaging types (American and European) into one worldwide standard format, adding German as a fifth language as far as non-European customers were concerned.

[[File:WMTheLegacyOfBumblebee.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Everything must be translated. ''Everything''. Tout doit être traduit. ''Tout''. Todo debe ser traducido. ''Todo''.]]
A few exceptions exist:
*The Canadian version of the very first ''Beast Wars'' release, the bat [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Optimus Primal]] versus crocodile [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Megatron]] comic book two-pack, predated the addition of Spanish as a third language, and thus is only bilingual English/French.
*Hasbro's official [[Target]] exclusive United States release of the previously Japanese-exclusive [[Magmatron#Toys|Magmatron]] toy was available in packaging (branded as part of the ''Beast Machines'' line) that featured a small version of the official Japanese ''Transformers'' logo (トランスフォーマー), the names of the toy itself, its combined [[beast mode]] and its three individual components in katakana, as well as a promotional blurb advertising the toy's features in Japanese that was lifted verbatim from the packaging of Takara's original ''Beast Wars'' release. Other than that, the packaging bore little resemblance to Takara's version; overall, those bits of Japanese were simply meant to emphasize the "exotic" origin of the figure.
*All the store exclusives from the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline released in 2002, as well as about half the 2003 exclusives and the (non-exclusive) [[Tiny Tins]] re-releases of the [[Spychanger]]s (which ''were'' released in 2003), were all available in English-only packaging.
*The general retail Deluxe and Voyager assortments from the 2006 ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' line were released in bilingual English/French packaging in Canada, though the Classic [[Mini-Con]] assortment was still available in trilingual English/French/Spanish packaging regardless. Likewise, some store exclusives that were never intended to be released in Latin America were also released in bilingual English/French packaging in Canada. Examples include the Walmart exclusive "Legacy of Bumblebee" three-pack from the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 ''Transformers'' movie toyline]], as well as the 2018-2020 Walmart exclusive "[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]" reissues.
*Various [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusives [[Generation 1 reissues|reissues]], such as the ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' line, the "Commemorative Edition" reissue of [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Classics|Soundwave]] from the 2006 ''Classics'' line and the "Commemorative Edition" reissues of the [[Insecticon (G1)#Universe (2008)|Insecticons]] and [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Perceptor]] from the 2008 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, were available at Canadian Toys"R"Us stores in English-only packaging.
*The original ''Generations'' line's 2012 "GDO" exclusives were available in bilingual English/''Chinese'' packaging in the United States and Canada (exclusive to [[Toys"R"Us]]), even though they had previously been available in English-only packaging in Hasbro's Asian markets. (See [[#Multilingual packaging in Asia|below]] for more details.)
*Shortly before Hasbro largely abandoned English-only packaging for a second time, various store exclusives from the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' toyline and the [[Target]] exclusive ''Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'' subline imprint ''Predacons Rising'' (with the exception of the Ultimate Class [[Predaking (Prime)#Ultimate|Beast Fire Predaking]] figure, which was only part of the ''Predacons Rising'' subline imprint in the United States but a general retail release in standard ''Beast Hunters'' packaging in all other markets) already reintroduced trilingual packaging for the United States market.
*After Hasbro had largely abandoned English-only packaging again in late 2014, some figures were still released in English-only packaging afterwards, such as the ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe Class figures with [[pack-in material|pack-in comics]], or various large electronic toys, such as those from the 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline or the 2018 [[Market six|Kohl's]] exclusive [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Super20inch|retool of ''Robots in Disguise'' Super Bumblebee]] in ''[[Transformers Authentics|Authentics]]''-style packaging. The ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line eventually dropped the pack-in comic books, thus eliminiating any further reason for English-only packaging altogether… with the exception of the ''[[Transformers: Universal Studios|Universal Studios]]'' exclusive figures, which have been re-released in new packaging in 2017, and again in 2022, each time in English-only packaging.
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===Characteristics===
[[File:Energon rapidrun cardback.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|Typical trilingual cardback: photos of the wrong toy representing a different character, with misidentified factions and swapped names. No room for characterization, function or stats, but a franchise description longer than the Gettysburg Address appears in three languages. European packaging has to squeeze even more languages into the same space, on top of a seemingly endless litany of Hasbro legal information.]]
Bilingual Canadian packaging for the original ''Transformers'' toyline utilized a smaller printing font to fit the [[Tech Spec]]s and [[bio]]s in both languages onto the packaging. Even the ''characters' names'' required French translations!

Whereas in the United States, the original ''Transformers'' toyline had been canceled in 1990, Hasbro continued releasing new toys in Canada that were also concurrently available in Europe. Those figures would often sport different names in French, and sometimes even in English, than their European counterparts. (See [[#Names|below]] for examples.)

The (now trilingual) packaging for the ''Beast Wars'', ''Beast Machines'' and 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' had the ''titles'' for all three lines translated into French and Spanish for Canada and Latin America as well:
<div style="display: inline-block">
:*''Beast Wars'' (English), ''Guerre des Bêtes'' (French), ''Guerra de Bestias'' (Spanish)
:*''Beast Machines'' (English), ''Mécanimaux'' (French), ''Mecanibestias'' (Spanish)
:*''Robots in Disguise'' (English), ''Robots Déguisés'' (French), ''Robots Camuflados'' (Spanish).
</div>
Naturally, since the aforementioned bat Optimus Primal versus crocodile Megatron comic book two-pack didn't feature Spanish as a third language yet, it's currently the only known Canadian ''Beast Wars'' release that only features the bilingual title ''Beast Wars/Guerre des Bêtes''.

Of note is that neither the English nor French Canadian title for the ''Beast Wars'' toyline matched the corresponding English and French titles of the Canadian airings of the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|corresponding cartoon]] (''Beasties'' and ''Robots-Bêtes'', respectively). And while the Spanish title ''did'' match that of the dubbed cartoon, the Spanish title of the ''Beast Machines'' toyline did ''not'' (that cartoon was instead known as ''Bestias y Máquinas'', "Beasts and Machines"). Likewise, the names of subline imprints, size classes and gimmicks such as "[[Transmetal]]s", "Deluxe Class", ''[[AllSpark Power]]'', ''[[Premium Series]]'' or "[[Triple Changer]]" also had to be translated. When ''Robots in Disguise'' was used again as a tagline for the ''Armada'', ''Energon'', ''Cybertron'', 2003 ''Universe'' and ''Alternators'' lines, it was again kept trilingual (using the same translations as for the 2001 toyline). Oddly, later waves of the 2003 ''Universe'' line's general retail assortments were allowed to keep the tagline in English only, even on multilingual American packaging, while the ''Classics'' line, which was alternatively available in bilingual English/French or trilingual English/French/Spanish packaging (see above), featured translations in whichever additional languages were included on the packaging.

Additionally, trilingual ''Beast Wars'' packaging also gave each individual toy a ''Spanish'' name in addition to the (by this point) obligatory alternate French name. In fact, this was the first and only time ''Transformers'' toys were systematically given Spanish names (the only other time a figure was given a different "Spanish" name was the 1991 European "Classic [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]" reissue of [[Onslaught (G1)#1991Classic|Onslaught]] in Spanish packaging, which sported the completely nonsensical name "Oslat"), which were ''obviously'' not used for the Spanish dub of the cartoon. Subsequently, trilingual ''Beast Machines'' and ''Robots in Disguise'' packaging ''finally'' abandoned the need for translated or localized names of the individual toys. (Multi-packs with "themed" titles still had those translated, though.) Due to the addition of a third language, the bios were now also abbreviated compared to their counterparts from Hasbro's English-only United States packaging, in addition to the previously already used smaller print.

Figures from the second year of the 2008-onwards ''Universe'' line (i.e. those sporting the "25th Anniversary" branding) featured a "timeline" on the back of the packaging that used many of the original [[franchises|franchise]] logos for toys representing those toylines. Amazingly, whoever was responsible for Canadian/Latin American packaging actually remembered to reuse the original French Canadian title ''Guerre des Bêtes'', but for unknown reasons omitted the Latin American Spanish title ''Guerra de Bestias''. Conversely, the 2021-onwards ''[[Vintage|Vintage Beast Wars]]'' reissues are simply branded ''Beast Wars'', with no additional translated or localized title.

[[File:TF2010toy rod vs cyc.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Multilingual battle · Bataille multilingue Batalla multilingüe · Batalha multilíngue]]
In 2002, when the [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|''Armada'' toy line]] was about to be launched, someone (probably a lawyer) informed Hasbro that if any part of the packaging was trilingual, the ''entire'' contents had to be trilingual, including the [[Transformers: Armada (mini-comic)|pack-in comic books]]; this resulted in the comics' dialogue being in stilted, unpleasant prose (which prompted the creation of a parody that introduced the [[jaAm]] meme).<ref name="everything">"Everything must be trilingual" from the 2002 Hasbro BotCon panel, [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/3003d05818cf8b5e?dmode=source&output=gplain Steve-o's BotCon 2002 Report,: Zobovor Edition]</ref> Hasbro later realized this person was overcautious, and volumes 3 and 4 of the pack-in comic were printed in a much more eye-pleasing way: in English. Additionally, instead of settling for "incredibly short and banal" on-package [[bio]]s, the packaging for the ''Armada'', ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' toylines only featured lengthy summaries of the respective toyline's backstory (and, in the case of ''Armada'', a description of the [[Mini-Con]] [[gimmick]]) in all three languages. Instead, kids were instructed to go to the [http://www.transformers.com Transformers.com] website, where they were ''supposed'' to find bios for the characters. Unfortunately, aside from being only in English at that time, the website was not very frequently updated, which resulted in many a toy's bio only being added months after it had already been released at retail, ''if at all''. With the launch of the ''Cybertron'' line in 2005, full on-packaging bios made a return, not just for the English-only packaging used for the United States, but also for the trilingual Canadian/Latin American packaging. The ''Alternators'' line, meanwhile, still didn't get bios, although the second assortment launched in 2005 introduced a redesigned packaging that now at least featured mottos that were translated for the trilingual packaging version.

With subsequent lines, Hasbro realized that trying to put three times as much text on a packaging of the same dimensions (especially on Deluxe and smaller-sized figures) would result in having extremely ''tiny'' (and therefore, pretty much impossible to read) text, and thus tried to come up with other options to make the information from the English-only packaging available to non-US customers. Some toys therefore instead featured [[cross-sell]]s on the back of their packaging, while other elements such as Tech Specs, [[bio]]s, quotes, stock photography etc. were moved either to the back of the instructions ([[Transformers Animated (toyline)|''Animated'']]) or to a separate flyer inside the packaging (''Universe'').

The requirement for multiple languages also resulted in unfortunate omissions of [[pack-in material]] for the non-US markets, such as the comic reprints from the 2008 ''Universe'' comic two-packs and the ''Thrilling 30'' and ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe Class figures, or the DVD from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|25th Anniversary Optimus Prime]]. This even led to alternate versions of the toys themselves: In general, electronic toys that featured sound chips containing voice clips would often differ between markets—the versions sold in English-only packaging in the United States would often say full sentences in English, while all their international counterparts sold in any type of multilingual packaging would typically have their voice chips modified so they only say their names. (Ironically, this includes
toys released in the United Kingdom).
{{-}}

===Inconsistencies, errors and other oddities===
[[File:Aerialbots Stunticons Canadian cross-sells.jpg|left|upright=2.4|thumb|Fireflight's three French Canadian names: "Boule de Feu", "Flammèche"… and "Fireflight". Seriously.]]
Bizarre errors that are unique to multilingual packaging versions are as old as the earliest bilingual English/French Canadian releases: For example, [[Swoop (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Swoop]] was called "[[Tracks (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Tracks]]" in the English version of his bio, [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Frenzy]] was called "Frenetik" in English, [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Soundwave]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Buzzsaw]] and even ''[[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Megatron]]'' were identified as ''Autobots'', [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]'s English name was misspelled "Slings'''''l'''''ot" on the front side of the Canadian [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] [[giftset]] box, and [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] was identified as "[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive/Parachuto]]" in the instructions on his cardback.

Additionally, the French names for ''the same characters'' sometimes didn't remain consistent between different toy releases: For example, the 1990 "[[Classics (Europe)|Classic]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]" were ''all'' given different French names compared to their original 1986 releases, whereas the ''Generation 2'' versions of the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] gave two of them new names, even though it ''did'' reuse the same names from the 1986 releases for the other three:

[[File:Movie Storm Surge USCALA.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|In Soviet Canada, I'm an Autobot.]]
<div style="display: inline-block">
:*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]: Pilot-As (1986 release), Cerveau (1990 ''Classic'' version)
:*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]]: Impasse (1986 release), Borne (1990 ''Classic'' version)
:*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]]: Panicon (1986 release), Optique (1990 ''Classic'' version)
:*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]: Faroucho (1986 release), Chauffard (1990 ''Classic'' version)
:*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]: Démarro (1986 release), Broyeur (1990 ''Classic'' version)
:*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]: Éclairo (1986 release), Vif-Argent (1994 ''Generation 2'' version)
:*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]]: Boule de Feu (1986 release), Flammèche (1994 ''Generation 2'' version)
</div>

To make matters worse, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'s name wasn't even consistent between the 1986 Canadian releases of the Stunticons: While the cardbacks for Dead End, Breakdown, Wildrider and Drag Strip all explicitly and consistently called him "Menasor" in the French version, the Canadian boxes for Motormaster and the Menasor giftset instead called him "Confusio".

Even more oddly, the 1990 "Classic Aerialbots" didn't feature any ''actual'' French names at all, instead listing each figure's English name ''twice'' (for example, "Silverbolt/Silverbolt" or "Fireflight/Fireflight"). Since at least some specimens in this packaging originally hail from China, it's possbile that this was actually an accidental re-use of an unfinished packaging design that still lacked the French names, which was abandoned prior to completion when Hasbro decided not to release the ''Classics'' figures in Canada.

Another oddity is Hasbro's handling of the bilingual instructions on the back of the [[Mini-Vehicle]]s' cardbacks: Instead of simply adding English and French texts to the same set of images (like Hasbro actually ''did'' with the [[Mini-Cassette]]s), all the instruction photos were printed ''twice'' side by side, once with English texts and once with French texts. This resulted in the [[package art#Back of the box art|battle artwork]] in the back of the cards being omitted entirely. Additionally, along with the Mini-Cassettes, the clip-out [[Robot Point]]s were moved from the back of the card to the front, which in return resulted in the "Heroic Autobot" and "Evil Decepticon" identifiers being omitted as well.

[[File:UniDelWave1USCALA.jpg|left|upright=1.67|thumb|Beast Machines anyone?]]
Initially, the name of the ''Beast Wars'' [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] faction was called "Prédacon" (with an accent above the "e") for the French portion of Canadian/Latin American packaging. More than two years into the line's run, the French name was suddenly changed to "Prédator" in mid-1998 in order match the name featured on ''European'' packaging that featured French texts (see below), but retained the accent above the "e". For whatever reason, later 1998 releases then spelled the name "Prédatore" with an additional "e" at the end. This was dropped again for the 1999 releases, and for the remainder of the ''Beast Wars'' line, the faction name was spelled "Prédacon", but was then spelled "Predacons" (plural form) without an accent for the 2001-onwards ''Robots in Disguise'' line. Meanwhile, the Spanish portion of Canadian/Latin American ''Beast Wars'' packaging spelled the faction name "Predacón" (with an accent above the "o"), but the Spanish translation of the franchise summary on the back of the packaging spelled the plural form "Predacons", without an accent. The Spanish portion of trilingual ''Robots in Disguise'' packaging then (more or less) consistently spelled the plural form "Predacones", without an accent but an additional "e"… except for Deluxe [[Bruticus (RID)#Toys|Bruticus]]'s [[Tech Spec]] card, which misspelled the singular form "Preacón", without a "d" (but ''with'' an accent above the "o").

In addition, the initial release of 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' Ultra [[Megatron (RID)#Toys|Megatron]] featured an English-only "6 Modes" call-out on the front, while the Spanish translation of the franchise summary on the back was missing its last line, instead abruptly ending mid-sentence, and the difficulty rating simply featured the English names for the different levels three times rather than translations into French and Spanish. A later running change variant fixed all those errors (with the call-out on the front now reading "6 Modes/Modos"), but by this point both the franchise summary and Megatron's bio now named his entire faction "Decepticons" in all three languages, rather than "Predacons" (or "Predators" or "Predacones"). Likewise, the 2001-onwards ''Robots in Disguise'' line initially featured an English-only "[[Combiner]]s" logo for the [[Team Bullet Train]] members (released as [[wave]] 2 of the "Mega" assortment) and the [[Commando (RID)|Commando]] limbs (released as wave 3 of the "basic" assortment), but a [[Variant#Running changes|running change packaging variant]] for all seven of them saw the logo changed to a trilingual "Combiners/Fusionneurs/Combina". The trilingual version was also used for the [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] members and [[Mega-Octane#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Mega-Octane]] (released as waves 3 and 4 of the "Deluxe" assortment, respectively).

Furthermore, the packaging for ''all'' of the 2007 ''Transformers'' movie toyline's Scout Class figures featured Autobot [[insignia]]s as part of their packaging design, regardless of which faction the toy itself belonged to. By contrast, English-only United States packaging featured the correct faction insignia on the packaging.

Also, the cardbacks for the first three waves of the 2008 ''Universe'' toyline's Deluxe Class figures only depicted the [[package art|character art]] of one "representative" toy per wave ([[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Sunstreaker]] for wave 1, [[Acid Storm (G1)#Universe (2008)|Acid Storm]] for wave 2, and [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ironhide]] for wave 3) on the front of the card, regardless of which toy actually ''was'' in the packaging. (The artwork on the side of the bubble is correct, though.) Individual character art for the Deluxe Class figures was finally used beginning with wave 4. The trilingual packaging versions of the Voyager Class toys, meanwhile, featured no character artwork on the front of the box ''at all''. This was repeated with the ''Generations Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class figures, which not only omitted the pack-in comics, but simply covered the large unused space with a ''sticker'' that consistently featured the package art for the wave 1 figure [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Deluxe|Orion Pax]] for the first two waves. Beginning with wave 3, the correct package art for each figure was featured as part of the packaging design.

With the introduction of the worldwide packaging standard sporting five languages, the first error happened ''imediately'' with one of the first figures that were available in this new packaging style; namely, the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' toyline's [[Walmart]] exclusive ''35th Anniversary'' "Classic Animation" redeco of Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#S65|Optimus Prime]] accidentally featured ''all the texts'' on its packaging in English only, but each of them ''five times'', rather than featuring translations into French, German, Spanish and Portuguese.
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==Multilingual packaging in Europe==
[[File:CybStreetSpeedTeamUsEuro.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|It could only get better after this.]]
In Europe, multilingual packaging goes back all the way to a European release of the ''[[Pre-Transformers]]'' line ''[[Diaclone]]'' by Takara licensee [[Joustra]] (with the packaging being in French, Dutch and German). European ''Transformers'' packaging has seen a plethora of different combinations, with various languages being added and dropped again at different times, multiple versions coexisting, all European packaging being merged into one single version in 2001, and more languages being added and then later dropped again. European packaging was eventually merged with American multilingual packaging into one worldwide packaging type in 2019.

In detail:
*'''1985: German, French, Dutch and Spanish.''' When Hasbro subsidiary [[Milton Bradley]] started distributing the [[The Transformers (European toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toyline]] in mainland Europe (Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Denmark) in 1985, the packaging sported ''four'' languages, namely German, French, Dutch and Spanish. After a few months, the "MB" logo on the packaging was replaced by Hasbro's own logo, resulting in minor packaging [[variant]]s for many of the figures, even though the local Milton Bradley branches still handled the distribution, and some of them weren't officially renamed into "Hasbro" until years later.
*'''1986: English, French, Dutch and Spanish.''' For unkown reasons, the packaging dropped German texts in favor of English, even though the United Kingdom continued to get toys in plain English-only packaging.
*'''1987-1993: French and Dutch.''' The formerly quadlingual packaging dropped both English and Spanish, continuing as bilingual French/Dutch up until 1993.
*'''1992-1993: English and Spanish.''' After Spanish-only packaging had been introduced in 1990, it was merged with the English-only packaging the UK had previously gotten, thus continuing as bilingual English/Spanish for two years. It was during this time that many toys that were never officially available in the the United States were released in Europe, such as the [[Turbomaster]]s and [[Predator (subgroup)|Predators]].
*'''1994-1995: English, Spanish and Portuguese.''' With the launch of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)#Hasbro European line|European version of the ''Generation 2'' toyline]], Portuguese was added to the previously bilingual English/Spanish packaging version, thus making it trilingual.
*'''1994-2000: French, Dutch and German.''' At the same time, German was added to the previously bilingual French/Dutch packaging version, thus making it trilingual as well. This language combination lasted throughout the ''Beast Wars'' and ''Beast Machines'' lines, as well as the ''[[Animorphs]]'' line (which also featured the ''Transformers'' branding).
*'''1996-2000: English, Spanish and Italian.''' With the launch of the ''Beast Wars'' line, Portuguese was dropped again from the packaging version that featured English and Spanish, replacing it with Italian instead. Italian Hasbro licensee [[GiG]], which had previously released ''Transformers'' toys in their own, Italian-only packaging, had its logo featured on the back of the packaging for the first two years, but was eventually phased out in favor of a newly-formed Italian Hasbro subsidiary in 1998. This language combination also lasted throughout the ''Beast Wars'' and ''Beast Machines'' lines, as well as the ''Animorphs'' line
*'''2001-2002: English, French, Dutch and German.''' With the launch of the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' line, the remaining European packaging versions were reorganized. The formerly French/Dutch/German version added English as a fourth language.
*'''2001-2002: French, Spanish, Italian and German.''' The second type of 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' packaging not only featured texts in Spanish and Italian, but also French and German for whatever reason, thus resulting in two concurrently available packaging variants that both featured French and German texts.
[[File:T30 Trailcutter pk US CALA EU.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Format wars.]]
*'''2002-2005: English, French, Dutch, German, Italian and Spanish.''' With the launch of the ''Armada'' toyline, both European packaging variants were merged into one single version that featured all six languages. This language combination was also used for tail-end ''Robots in Disguise'' figures that were released after the launch of the ''Armada'' line, such as the [[Tiny Tins]] re-releases of the [[Spychanger]]s, the [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicons]] or the [[Dreadwind (RID)#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Dreadwind]] & [[Smokejumper#Toys|Smokejumper]] two-pack, and lasted throughout the ''Energon'' line and the first year of the ''Cybertron'' line.
*'''2006-2010: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Greek, Polish and Turkish.''' Halfway into the ''Cybertron'' toyline, the beginning of the line's second year saw texts in Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Greek, Polish and Turkish added to European packaging, thus doubling the total number of languages from six to twelve. The same also happened with the shift from the red ''Alternators'' packaging to the white bubble-style packaging.
*'''2011-2014: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Greek, Polish, Turkish and Russian.''' With the launch of the ''Transformers: Prime'' toyline, Russian was added to European packaging, increasing the total number of languages to ''thirteen'', the largest number of languages ever featured on ''Transformers'' packaging to date.
*'''2014-2019: English, French, German and Spanish.''' With the launch of the ''Combiner Wars'' toyline and the concurrently released ''Robots in Disguise'' line at the end of 2014, Hasbro dropped nine languages from European packaging, leaving only four.
*'''2019-today: English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese for the entire world.''' Starting in late 2019 with the ''War for Cybertron: Siege'' line's ''35th Anniversary'' subline imprint, continuing with the final waves of each of the line's general retail size class assortments and the ''Cyberverse'' line's ''Battle for Cybertron'' subline imprint/''Bumblebee Cyberverse Adventures'' rebranding, Hasbro merged the two remaining packaging types (American and European) into one worldwide standard format, adding back Portuguese as a fifth language as far as European customers were concerned.

A few exceptions exists:
*The European-exclusive 1992 releases of the non-combining versions of the [[Constructicon (G1)#euro92|Constructicons]] and the [[Rescue Force#The Transformers|Rescue Force]] were available on ''language-neutral'' cardbacks that only featured textless instructions for all team members, and didn't even assign the figures individual names.
*The packaging for the ''Beast Wars'' line's European-exclusive VHS pack "[[Transmetal]]" [[redeco]]s of [[Spittor (BW)#video|Spittor]] and [[Claw Jaw#video|Claw Jaw]] featured the unique trilingual language combination of English, German and Italian.
*The respective first waves of the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' line's Basic and Deluxe assortments (which features the [[Spychanger]] two-packs and [[Autobot Brothers]], respectively), as well as the Ultra [[Megatron (RID)#Toys|Megatron]] figure, were inititally available in barely modified trilingual ''American'' packaging in the United Kingdom (featuring texts in English, French and Spanish, and "[[trademark]]" ™ markings), just with a sticker featuring the standard European age label for that era on the front of the packaging, and another sticker with contact information for Hasbro UK on the back.
*In 2006, Hasbro UK continued the ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' line of reissues that had been discontinued in the United Kingdom after the first few figures. Unlike those earlier releases, which were available in multilingual European packaging, these stragglers now came in English-only packaging that was ''not'' just a reuse of the packaging previously used for the United States release of those figures, but actually slightly altered—among other, minor changes, it lacked the US packaging's "Commemorative Series" labels, the "choking hazard" safety warning labels and all trademark ™ and ® markings, and featured new thirteen-digit EAN barcodes instead of the US version's twelve-digit UPCs.
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===Bios and backstories===
[[File:G1 Thunder Clash bio Canada Europe.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|Can you get any more American than "Eagle"? Strangely, that's his ''French'' name.]]
Historically, the French translations for the characters' bios, the franchise summaries and pretty much everything else have ''never'' matched up between Canadian and European packaging. The same applies to the Spanish translations for Latin America and those for Europe/Spain, and also to the Portuguese translations for Brazil and those for Europe/Portugal. Sometimes, it's just a few wording choices and sentence arrangements that differ, while in other instances, the bios are completely rewritten. Like in most large multinational corporations, the people or departments responsible for the translations for those respective markets never communicated with each other, essentially resulting in the same work being done twice. These discrepancies between translations into the same languages would continue for ''decades'' and didn't really stop until the introduction of standardized "worldwide" packaging featuring five languages in 2019.

[[File:G2 Double Clutch bio USA Canada Europe.jpg|right|upright=1.5|thumb|"Defence". That's so cute, Hasbro UK.]]
While Canadian bilingual packaging for ''Generation 1'' figures featured bilingual bios, the use of a whopping ''four'' languages on early European packaging rendered full bios pretty much impossible. For 1985 and 1986, MB/Hasbro therefore instead chose to only feature the characters' functions and mottos in all four languages and call it a day. Sometimes, errors slipped their way in; for example, [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], whose names were spelled normally everywhere else on their European packaging, lacked the spaces in the function/motto/[[Tech Spec]]s section, rendering their names as "Dragstrip" and "Deadend".

When the number of languages on European packaging was trimmed down to bilingual French/Dutch in 1987, Hasbro decided that they could now fit full bios in two languages on the packaging. Again, sometimes errors slipped their way in; for example, [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] was accidentally missing his name in the bio/Tech Specs section. Conversely, [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]'s bio/Tech Specs section actually spelled his name ''correctly'', whereas the United States version misspelled it as "Hun-Grrr". In 1992, when bilingual English/Spanish packaging was introduced, it also featured full bios in both languages. Although Canadian packaging from that era is hard to come by these days, it would ''appear'' that ''at least'' the English-language bios were pretty much identical between bilingual English/French Canadian packaging and English/Spanish European packaging, even down to localized spelling differences compared to what's considered standard in the United States (e.g. "cent'''re'''" and "defen'''c'''e" instead of "cent'''er'''" and "defen'''s'''e"), though the Canadian version would typically add a comma after "As robot" compared to the UK version.

[[File:BW Fuzors Transmetals European backstory.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|What happens when Hasbro plays the telephone game.]]
Although bios still remained on trilingual European ''Generation 2'' packaging, the packaging layout was completely redesigned compared to their American counterparts, and the bios were alternatively heavily truncated, rearranged and/or rewritten from scratch. While the 1995 releases essentially just featured shortened versions of the same bios as their American counterparts, the 1994 releases were all over the place. Some of them were merely re-releases of toys that had been previously available in Europe in 1993, in pre-''Generation 2'' packaging, and which were released under the American ''Generation 2'' line with varying degrees of faithfuless, ranging from unchanged toys sporting the same names and the same bios to full-on redecos released under different names and with completely different bios. The [[Color Changer]]s were particularly bizarre, being redecos of the European [[Axelerator]]s that were assigned the names and bios of either ''other'' members of the same group, or of the European [[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtroopers]] that were ''not'' released in the United States (plus the name [[Gobots]], the trademark for which Hasbro had recently obtained from the [[GoBots|franchise of the same name]] via the buyout of former rival [[Tonka]]), with no two of the various elements for an American figure (sculpt, name and tooling) lifted from the same European figure. The European ''Generation 2'' re-releases usually kept the bios of the previous 1993 releases unchanged, although for some reason, Hasbro omitted the bios from the re-releases of the Axelerators and the [[Skyscorcher]]s, and only reused the mottos from the 1993 versions. Bios were also omitted from the "Rotorbots", the European versions of the [[Rotor Force]] figures, while the "Illuminators", the European versions of the [[Laser Rod]]s, ''were'' given bios, but neither they nor the Rotorbots' mottos matched up with their US counterparts.

[[File:DesertAttackUSvsEurope.jpg|right|upright=1.0|thumb|Just three languages? Europe should be so lucky.]]
Additionally, the European versions of the "[[Hero (G2)|Heroes]]" figures of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Hero|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Hero|Megatron]] were released as entirely different characters named "[[Sureshot (G2)|Sureshot]]" and "[[Archforce]]", respectively, with different bios and mottos (which could still be interpreted as referring to the same characters, though), but by far the most bizarre discrepancy were the European bios for toys that unambiguously represented established characters such as [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] or [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], which were essentially just generic writeups (including completely made up mottos!) that talked up their combat skills without revealing anything particularly noteworthy about their personalities (with the exception of Ramjet), as if they had been written by people with no prior knowledge of ''Transformers'' whatsoever. This also applied to the English-language bios for the UK market. Worse, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s European ''Generation 2'' bio, while loosely based on the American version unlike all the other aforementioned examples, shortened his [[galaxial rocket launcher]] to a mere "galaxial ''rocket''", implying that Grimlock carries a single rocket around to use as a weapon. [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]'s bio, meanwhile, <s>revealed</s> completely invented the fact that he is afraid of darkness, whereas [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s bio, which also referenced its North American counterpart, managed to omit [[Roller (G1)|Roller]]'s name and turned his function, "scout car", into his ''literal'', capitalized name ("Scout Car").

Subsequently, European ''Beast Wars'' and ''Beast Machines'' packaging completely abandoned character bios in favor of trilingual summaries of the toylines' fictional backstories and a brief trilingual description of the character's function and the toy's features. The backstory summaries also became increasingly truncated as time went on, and in the case of the 1998 Fuzors and Transmetals, deviated from the US version to varying degrees depending on the language, with the German version even featuring a ''completely different story'' (which arguably constitutes its own [[micro-continuity]]) that involves "genetic malfunctions" caused by unspecified "alien viruses".

European ''Cybertron'' packaging initially featured heavily truncated bios, oftentimes restricted to a single sentence in six languages. Once the number of languages had doubled from six to twelve, bios were dropped entirely in favor of a brief description of the toy's features in those twelve languages.

The packaging for subsequent lines again featured single sentence bios in multiple languages.

For ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'', Hasbro apparently decided that since they weren't attempting to claim every single toy's name as an exclusive [[trademark]] due to both the large number of individual markets and the somewhat different nature of European trademark law compared to US trademark law, they could as well drop prefixes required for better trademark protection in the US from the bios. While the bios were still limited to a single sentence, they simply referred to the characters as "Jazz" and "Tracks" rather than "Autobot Jazz" and "Autobot Tracks" like the longer bios on United States packaging did (though the toys' official names are still "[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Special Ops Jazz]]" and "[[Tracks (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Turbo Tracks]]").

On-packaging bios were finally dropped for good with the launch of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' toyline in late 2018, even before the introduction of standardized worldwide packaging in five languages the following year.
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===Names===
[[File:Trakkons multilingual.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2.0|"[[Fury of Fearswoop|The Fury of Black Omen]]" doesn't sound quite as catchy.]]
During the time when multiple different packaging variants coexisted concurrently in different European markets, it wasn't uncommon for the toys themselves to also sport different names between those different packaging versions. Some of the earliest examples were the [[Pretender]] [[Pincher (G1)|Pincher]] and the [[Micromaster]]s [[Groundshaker (G1)|Groundshaker]], [[Flattop (G1)|Flattop]] and [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]], who had the additional French names "Scorpion", "Tank", "L'Invincible" and "Satello" on French/Dutch packaging, respectively, in additional to their standard English-language names "Pincher", "Groundshaker", "Flattop" and "Skystalker" for the Dutch market.

Beginning with the 1992 Turbomasters and Predators, the names for the individual figures, as well as their subgroups, often differed between English/Spanish and French/Dutch packaging. Just to name a few examples:
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:*"Turbomasters" (English/Spanish), "Canon Masters" {{sic}} (French/Dutch)
:*"Predators" (English/Spanish), "Scope Masters" (French/Dutch)
:*"[[Thunder Clash#The Transformers|Thunder Clash]]" (English/Spanish), "Eagle" (French/Dutch)
:*"[[Boss (G1)|Boss]]" (English/Spanish), "Blizzard" (French/Dutch)
:*"[[Scorch (G1)|Scorch]]" (English/Spanish), "Dragon" (French/Dutch)
:*"[[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]]" (English/Spanish), "Crash" (French/Dutch)
:*"[[Deftwing#The Transformers|Deftwing]]" (English/Spanish), "Blue Arrow" (French/Dutch)
:*"[[Fearswoop (G1)#The Transformers|Fearswoop]]" (English/Spanish), "Black Omen" (French/Dutch)
:*"[[Calcar#The Transformers|Calcar]]" (English/Spanish), "Roadraider" (French/Dutch)
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[[File:BW Jawbreaker Cackle.jpg|thumb|upright=2.3|right|Europe upholds the [[Overbite (G1)|tradition]] that no toy gets released as "Jawbreaker".]]
Typically, none of those names from the French/Dutch packaging versions matched up with the French names from the Canadian packaging for those toys (for example, Thunder Clash's French Canadian name was "Tonnerre", i.e. "''Thunder''", while Skyquake's was "Aéroséisme", i.e. "''Aeroquake''"). While ''at least'' the English names typically matched up between Canadian and English/Spanish European packaging, Rotorstorm was particularly weird: English/Spanish packaging called him, well, "Rotorstorm", French/Dutch packaging called him "Storm", and Canadian packaging ''also'' called him Storm… in ''English'', while his French Canadian name was "Tempête" (French for "Storm").

With ''Generation 2'', the names of the various subgroups and [[gimmick]]s were still different: The figures named [[Autobot Cars]] in the United States were called "Heroics" on both trilingual European packaging versions; likewise, the [[Decepticon Planes|Decepticon Jets]] were renamed into "Skyraiders" for Europe, the [[Cyberjet]]s became "Mini-Jets" (and "Les Pirates Du Ciel", i.e. ''The Pirates of the Sky''", in French), the [[Auto Roller (G2)|Auto Rollers]] and [[Laser Cycle]]s were both spelled as a single word, "Autorollers" and "Lasercycles" respectively (and named "Motolasers" in French for the latter, in contrast to the French name "Motos Laser" from Canadian packaging), and the [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] were spelled "Gobots" without a hyphen (and named "Turbo-Transfo" in French).

[[File:ROTFDeadEndDetour.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Dead End and his friendlier twin.]]
Name discrepancies for the individual figures pretty much disappeared between the two remaining versions of trilingual European ''Generation 2'' packaging with very few exceptions. For the most part, toys now sported the same English names across both packaging variants. Aside from GiG's Italian packaging (which wasn't multilingual), French/Dutch/German packaging assigned many of the figures that weren't re-released or redecoed from the original ''Generation 1'' line new French names in addition to the English names, which (surprise, surprise) rarely, if ever matched up with their French names on Canadian packaging. In a particularly bizarre instance of zero communication between the people responsible for the Canadian and European versions, Autobot Laser Cycle [[Road Rocket (G2)#Generation 2|Road Rocket]] was given the French name "Motosprint" on Canadian packaging while Decepticon [[Road Pig (G2)#Generation 2|Road Pig]] was named "Motard" ("Biker"), but on European packaging, it was ''Road Rocket'' who was given the French name "Motard", while Road Pig was named "Graisseux" ("Greasy"). Another oddity were the [[Obliterator]]s, which had originally been released in 1993: The Autobot from the assortment was named "[[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]]" on English/Spanish packaging but "Spark" on French/Dutch packaging, while the Decepticon was named "[[Clench (G1)|Clench]]" on English/Spanish packaging but "Colossus" on French/Dutch packaging. However, when the two figures were re-released in ''Generation 2'' packaging the following year, their French/Dutch names were adopted for English/Spanish/Portuguese packaging.

Additionally, the redecoed wave 2 Cyberjets/Mini-Jets and Go-Bots/Gobots were treated as mere color variants of the wave 1 figures on French/Dutch/German packaging, whereas United States packaging gave them the names of existing ''Generation 1'' characters. So the US Cyberjets [[Air Raid (G1)#Cyberjet|Air Raid]], [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Jetfire]] and [[Strafe (G1)#Generation 2|Strafe]] were instead sold as the "Mini-Jets" [[Skyjack (G2)#Toys|Skyjack]], and [[Hooligan (G2)#Toys|Hooligan]], [[Space Case (G2)#Toys|Space Case]], respectively, while the Go-Bots [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GobotOptimusPrime|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Megatron]] were sold as "Gobots" [[Firecracker#Toys|Firecracker]] and [[Blowout (G2)#Toys|Blowout]]. While the redecoed wave 3 Go-Bots (or "Gobots") finally featured the same English names as their US counterparts (all of them reused from established ''Generation 1'' characters), the somewhat bizarre alternate French names were kept unchanged, so both Firecracker and [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Sideswipe]] were called "Turbo-Diablo", both [[High Beam (G2)#Toys|High Beam]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Bumblebee]] were called "Turbo-Libero", and so on.

[[File:GrappleGripMudflapUSvsEuro.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6|Grip an appel with a grappel.]]
For the 1994 releases, name discrepancies with between the European releases and their North American counterparts still existed. This mostly affected toys that had been originally released in Europe in pre-''Generation 2'' packaging in 1993, many of which were given different names for North America (with some of those names being reassigned from ''other'' European 1993 releases, oddly enough), whereas the European 1994 ''Generation 2'' re-releases retained the names of their 1993 predecessors. The exception were the [[Obliterator]]s [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] and [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] (which ''weren't'' released in the United States), whose 1994 ''Generation 2'' re-releases were renamed into "Spark" and "Colossus" for unknown reasons. Also, for some bizarre reason, Hasbro decided not to market the two [[Hero (G2)|Heroes]] figures as the well-known leaders [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#HeroOptimusPrime|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Hero|Megatron]] (whom the toys were clearly designed as) for the European market, but instead as separate characters named "[[Sureshot (G2)#Generation 2|Sureshot]]" and "[[Archforce#Generation 2|Archforce]]". Those names were used on both English/Spanish/Portuguese and French/Dutch/German packaging. Furthermore, [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] was named "Stealth Assault" on English/Spanish/Portuguese packaging and "Ace Evader" on French/Dutch/German packaging (whereas his alternate French name on ''Canadian'' packaging was "Spectre"), while [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|Laser Optimus Prime]] was named "Laser ''Rod'' Optimus Prime" on both trilingual European packaging versions. And even ''more'' bizarrely, the bio on the back of the French/Dutch version gave him the additional alternate name "Optimus Prim'''us'''" (!).

[[File:AOE Mega 1-Step Mega Flip Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|left|It's just a step to the left…And then a flip to the right.]]
As mentioned before, prior to ''Beast Wars'', Hasbro licensee GiG had distributed toys in Italian-only packaging in Italy, which typically featured translated or localized names for the various characters. When Italian was absorbed into English/Spanish/Italian packaging starting with ''Beast Wars'', very early European ''Beast Wars'' releases (such as the bat Optimus Primal versus crocodile Megatron comic book two-pack, Basic [[Razorbeast#Toys|Razorbeast]], Deluxe [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Waspinator]] or Mega [[Polar Claw#Toys|Polar Claw]] and [[Scorponok (BW)#Toys|Scorponok]]) were simply branded ''Beast Wars'' and only featured the English names for the figures on their packaging, but soon, a [[variant#Running changes|running change]] not only saw the packaging for the first wave figures rebranded into ''Beast Wars/Biocombat'', but also added additional names for each figure for the Italian market below their English counterparts, thus continuing GiG's tradition. Possibly the most bizarre example was [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Ultra|Optimus Primal]], whose Ultra figure was named "[[Blackjack (disambiguation)|Black Jack]]", while the Transmetal figure became "Metal Gorilla", and Optimal Optimus was named… "Optimus Primal". By 1999, GiG had been dropped as Hasbro's Italian licensee in favor of the newly-established Hasbro Italy division, and the Transmetals 2 figures once again only featured their English names on English/Spanish/Italian packaging.

Meanwhile, French/Dutch/German packaging changed the faction name "[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]" into "Predator" for unknown reasons.

The ''Animorphs'' line ''mostly'' kept the characters' names unchanged, with the animals' names being translated into the respective languages. However, a few name changes ''did'' occur with the English/Spanish/Italian packaging version: The Spanish version spelled "[[Tobias|Tobías]]" with an accented "í" and renamed [[Rachel]] into "Raquel", while the Italian version renamed [[Jake (Animorphs)|Jake]] into "Jack", but only for the tiger and stingray figures (the bear figure was still named "Jake"). Also, [[Visser Three]] became "Visser Tres" in Spanish, alternatively "Visser "III" (Mega figure) or "Visser Tre" (Ultra figure) in Italian, "Vysserk Trois" in French, "Visser Drie" in Dutch, and "Visser Drei" in German.

With the launch of ''Beast Machines'', alternate names finally came to an end… for the most part. ''Robots in Disguise'' still called the Predacons "Predators" for the French, Dutch and German translations (while the English texts called them "Predacons"). Conversely, though, unlike trilingual American packaging, European packaging for the ''Robots in Disguise'' line kept the "[[Combiner]]s" logo in English only.

In later lines, name discrepancies were usually limited to prefixes and gimmick names: The [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#BattleRigBlaster|Optimus Prime Battle Rig Blaster]] role-play toy from the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 ''Transformers'' movie toyline]] was called "Optimus Prime '''Big''' Rig Blaster" on European packaging; the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mega1Step|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]] was renamed into "Mega Flip Bumblebee" for European packaging; the large electronic [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDPowerSurge|Power Surge Optimus Prime]] figure from the 2015 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' toyline was given the additional names "Gigawatt Optimus Prime" and "Super-Energía Optimus Prime" on European packaging; and many of that same ''Robots in Disguise'' line's same-character redecos such as "Night Ops Bumblebee", "Alpine Strike Sideswipe", "Gold Armor Grimlock" or "Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift" had their prefixes translated into French, German and Spanish.

Occasionally, errors happened; for example, the original ''Beast Wars'' [[Spittor (BW)#Toys|Spittor]] figure was identified as as Maximal instead of a Predacon/Predator on French/Dutch/German packaging (even though the figure's "[[rubsign|energon chip]]" remained that of a Predacon), whereas Transmetal 2 [[Jawbreaker (BW)#Toys|Jawbreaker]] retained an earlier working name, "Cackle", on both the English/Spanish/Italian and French/Dutch/German packaging versions. Also, aside from [[Claw Jaw#Toys|Claw Jaw]], [[Cybershark#Toys|Cybershark]] and [[Jetstorm (BW)#Toys|Jetstorm]], none of the 1997 Basic and Deluxe ''Beast Wars'' figures were given alternate Italian names for the English/Spanish/Italian versions of their own packaging nor for the cross-sells on the back, but then the cross-sells on the back of the VHS pack re-releases of [[Airazor (BW)#VHS|Airazor]] and [[Razorclaw (BW)#VHS|Razorclaw]] suddenly featured Italian names for all of them, most of which never appeared anywhere else. Additionally, the cross-sells on the French/Dutch/German packaging for the VHS pack versions of Razorclaw and Airazor ''also'' featured the Italian names for Claw Jaw and Cybershark, while the French/Dutch/German packaging versions for [[Magnaboss (BW)#Toys|Magnaboss]] and [[Tripredacus#Toys|Tripredacus]] featured the Italian names for all the Maximal figures (Magnaboss's components [[Prowl (Magnaboss)|Prowl]], [[Ironhide (BW)|Ironhide]] and [[Silverbolt (Magnaboss)|Silverbolt]], as well as their fellow Maximal [[B'Boom]]). Likewise, some samples of the European release of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Scout Class [[Dead End (ROTF)#Toys|Dead End]] featured a name insert with an earlier working name, "Detour" (even though the back of the packaging and the instructions still called him "Dead End"), while the [[Fast Action Battlers]] figure of [[Mudflap (ROTF)#Fast Action Battlers|Mudflap]] from the same toyline was spelled "Grapp'''el''' Grip Mudflap" on European packaging (an error that was also featured on Hasbro's public website), even though it had been corrected to "Grapp'''le''' Grip Mudflap" on United States packaging in time.
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===Titles and taglines===
[[File:Euro Classic Fireflight Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|right|''Transformers: Transformable Robots'']]
The titles of the various toylines, as well as the taglines "[[More than Meets the Eye (disambiguation)|More than Meets the Eye]]" (and variations thereof) and "[[Robots in Disguise (disambiguation)|Robots in Disguise]]", were often subject to localization, rather than a mere translation.

When Hasbro changed the original ''Transformers'' toyline's tagline from "More than Meets the Eye" to "More… Much More than Meets the Eye" in 1988, they initially chose to keep that tagline in English for French/Dutch packaging. By 1990, the English tagline had been replaced on French/Dutch packaging with "Robots Transformables" in French, and "Transformeerbare Robots" in Dutch (both translate as "transformable robots"), though by 1991, it was back to "More… Much More than Meets the Eye" in English. Also in 1990, Spanish-only packaging introduced its own localization, "¡Todo Un Reto En Tus Manos!" ("a whole challenge in your hands!"). By 1992, when English and Spanish had been merged into one bilingual packaging, the English language tagline on the packaging was changed to "Robots in Disguise", but the Spanish version remained unchanged except for the omission of the exclamation marks. Meanwhile, French/Dutch packaging brought back the French version "Robots Transformables", but changed the Dutch version to "Transformeren in robot" ("transform into robot").

[[File:BW Waspinator packaging variants.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Wazzzzzzpinator like variantzzzz verrrry much.]]
By 1995, Hasbro had dropped the ''Generation 2'' moniker from the packaging versions used for the United States and Canada. Despite this, all European packaging versions for this year were still branded as part of ''Generation 2''.

Just like Canadian/Latin American ''Beast Wars'', ''Beast Machines'' and 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' packaging, the corresponding European packaging was also given alternate titles: ''Beast Wars'' was given the additional title ''Biocombat'' for the Italian market on English/Spanish/Italian packaging (except for early releases, which featured a standalone ''Beast Wars'' branding), and the additional title ''Ani Mutants'' for the French market on French/Dutch/German packaging. Of particular note, while the United States releases of the ''Beast Wars'' [[Orcanoch#Toys|Orcanoch]] and [[Arachnid#Toys|Arachnid]] playsets were co-branded as part of the multi-franchise ''[[MicroVerse]]'' line, European packaging completely omitted the "Microverse" branding, featuring only the standard ''Beast Wars''/''Biocombat'' or ''Beast Wars''/''Ani Mutants'' branding (and packaging design). The aforementioned VHS pack "Transmetal" redecos of Spittor and Claw Jaw, which came in unique trilingual English/German/Italian packaging, also featured the additional ''Biocombat'' title.

[[File:MicromasterUniverseEnergonCybertron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|Which toyline is it, anyways?]]
''Beast Machines'' remained the sole title for English/Spanish/Italian packaging, but was given the additional title ''Ani Machines'' for the French market on French/Dutch/German packaging. Meanwhile, ''Robots in Disguise'' was given the additional titles ''Les Robots Mutants'' (French) and ''Getarnte Roboter'' (German) on both English/French/Dutch/German and French/Spanish/Italian/German packaging, with the latter also featuring the Spanish localization ''Robots Transformables'' and the Italian version ''I Robots Trasformabili''. The [[Tiny Tins]] re-releases of the [[Spychanger]]s, which featured all six languages on one single packaging version, combined all those localizations, with the English version "Robots in Disguise" featured last, also doubling for the Dutch portion. The packaging for the [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicons]] and the [[Dreadwind (RID)#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Dreadwind]] & [[Smokejumper#Toys|Smokejumper]] two-pack (exclusively available at [[Toys"R"Us]] in the United Kingdom), which was redesigned to match the new style for the ''Armada'' line, dropped the definite article "Les" for the French version, as well as the definite article "I" and the plural-"s" after "Robot" for the Italian version.

The ''Armada'' line kept "Robots in Disguise" as a tagline, including all the aforementioned localizations, with the Italian version now standardized as ''Robots Trasformabili'', and the unchanged English version "Robots in Disguise" now featured twice, doubling for the Dutch portion. Those same six versions were also used for the first two types of European ''Alternators'' packaging (blue and red). The third version of European ''Alternators'' packaging (the white bubble boxes) dropped the tagline entirely, as did European ''Energon'' packaging, with the exception of the Micromaster [[Protectobot (Universe)|Protectobots]] and [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicons]] (which were released under the ''Universe'' line in the United States instead), while European ''Cybertron'' packaging featured the tagline in English only.

European ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' packaging kept the tagline in English only on the front, but replaced the bios on the back with brief descriptions of the respective toy's features as well as a translated or localized version of the tagline in each of the twelve languages. The previous Dutch localization was replaced by a direct translation ("Robots in vermomming"), whereas the French version was now "Se transforme a volonté" ("transform at will"), the Spanish localization remained "Robots Transformables", a new Portuguese localization, "Robôs que se transformam" ("robots that transform"), was added, and both the Italian and Turkish versions were just "Robots in Disguise" in unchanged English.

For figures released in the second year of the 2008-onwards ''Universe'' line (i.e. those featuring the "25th Anniversary" branding), European packaging featured the same franchise logos used for the "timeline" on the back of the packaging as their United States counterparts, but omitted any translations or localizations of those titles, such as for ''Beast Wars'' Series [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Universe (2008)|Cheetor]] or [[Lio Convoy#Universe (2008)|Leo Prime]]. (Presumably, the people responsible for Hasbro's European packaging at the time weren't even aware that the packaging for previous toylines had featured translated or localized titles.) Likewise, the 2021-onwards ''Vintage Beast Wars'' reissues are simply branded ''Beast Wars'' as well.

The titles of the [[live-action film series|movie]]-based toylines ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'', ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'', ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (toyline)|Rise of the Beasts]]'' were kept in English only, regardless of which localized titles the respective movies themselves were given by the distributor.
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===Packaging designs, formats and graphics===
[[File:Go-Bot Motormouth multilingual.jpg|left|upright=2.3|thumb|Motormouth aka Bagou aka Turbo-Porteur. Those are his ''two'' French names.]]
During ''Generation 2'', European packaging design differed considerably from its United States and Canadian/Latin American counterparts. Instead of clamshells, European packaging used a variation of the more traditional blister cards for the "Heroics" (Autobot Cars), "Skyraiders" (Decepticon Jets), Dinobots and "Heroes". Meanwhile, the European versions of the "Autorollers" were sold in boxes, whereas the American "Auto Rollers" were available on blister cards. On top of that, the [[cross-sell]]s featured completely different photos (with actual diorama backdrops instead of neutral backgrounds in a single color), the bios were formatted differently, some figures such as the Laser Cycles were even aligned differently inside their blister bubbles compared to their North American counterparts, and in general, nearly ''all'' the graphical elements, including the choice of colors, were completely altered for European packaging (though there was a certain degree of coordinated consistency between the different European packaging types). European ''Beast Wars'' packaging continued that discrepancy between American and European packaging, though to a slightly lesser degree. With ''Beast Machines'' and ''Robots in Disguise'', Hasbro continued to harmonize the different packaging designs.

[[File:UltimateBattleUSEuro.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.9|The European packaging for the "Ultimate Battle" boxset lacked the [[Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle|DVD]] case. In the some markets, the DVD was included in a paper sleeve; in other stores, it was given as a freebie separately.]]
In addition to the increasing number of languages cluttering the packaging with an abundance of text, there was a brief phase that lasted more than two years (between 2005 and 2007) during which European multilingual packaging also didn't sport [[package art]], replacing it with airbrushed [[stock photography|stock photos]] of the toys themselves instead. The most likely reason is a newly introduced European Union guideline (subsequently implemented into national law) regarding "misleading advertising", which ''could'' be interpreted to extend to artistic renditions of products on the packaging, especially in [[:File:SuperionMaximusCatalogArt.jpg|poses not actually possible with the toy]]. Package artwork was dropped from European ''Transformers'' packaging and replaced with stock photos of the toys themselves starting with one of the last waves of ''Energon'' (the first wave of [[combiner]] limbs, featuring [[Treadshot (Energon)|Treadshot]], [[Sky Shadow (Energon)|Sky Shadow]], [[Sledge (Energon)|Sledge]] and [[Duststorm (Energon)|Duststorm]], still used package art; the second wave, featuring [[Terradive (Energon)|Terradive]] and [[Windrazor (Energon)|Windrazor]], already used toy photos instead) and ''Alternators'' [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] ([[Jazz (G1)/toys|Meister]], who had only ever been released in Italy, had still featured package art). In a particularly bizarre instance, the 2006 ''Classics'' line's [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] assortment even featured small stock photos of the toys' respective alternate modes on the cardboard inserts featuring the toys' names, in a spot where the US packaging had featured no graphics ''at all''. The first toys to feature package art on the European ''Transformers'' packaging again were the [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]] and [[Fast Action Battlers]] from the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 ''Transformers'' movie toyline]] (the "main" movie line toys still featured stock photos of the toys instead of artwork of the robot heads). With the launch of the ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' and ''Universe'' lines in 2008, European multilingual packaging as a whole had finally returned to depicting package art. What had prompted the decision to use package art again is just as uncertain as the reasons for dropping it in the first place. It's possible that the "fantasy scene" disclaimers for the package art than can be found on the packaging for ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Scout Class [[Cosmos (G1)#Titans Return|Cosmos]] and [[Seaspray (G1)#Titans Return|Seaspray]] and the 2018-onwards ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' line (prior to the introduction of "worldwide" packaging featuring texts in five languages) are related to this. Then again, the ''European'' packaging for Cosmos and Seaspray ''doesn't'' feature those disclaimers, so who knows.

Somewhere around the addition of the six new languages and the replacement of package art with stock photos of the toys themselves, European packaging also started to feature obtrusive "2 in 1" logos ("3 in 1" in the case of Triple Changers). Apparently, ''Transformers'' was considered not as much of a household name in Europe as it is in the US, so Hasbro felt the need to drive home the point that ''Transformers'' toys are really two (or three) toys in one. Those logos were also quietly dropped again after a few years.

[[File:AltPrimeUSEuro.jpg|left|thumb|Transformers: 2 in 1! Find more information on the underside! (Not a knockoff.)]]
Amazingly, unlike Canada (which requires French translations for even the most trivial instances of English texts on the packaging, except for the individual toys' names), European packaging gradually ''reduced'' the amount of multi-lingual versions of text elements over the years. Notably, the ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' toys even featured text blurbs describing a toy's gimmicks in ''English-only'', with only the back of the packaging featuring translated and country-specific texts (bios, Hasbro contact info etc.).

With the ''Dark of the Moon'' and ''Transformers Prime'' toylines, European packaging left a lot of space on the side flaps or the lower portion of the back of the packaging for large "Warning!" or "Attention!" notes in a plethora of languages, presumably in order to point out the inclusion of a safety warning sheet in all these languages inside the packaging. In practice, it implies that those toys pose enormous safety hazards. For the Deluxe Class figures, this was compounded by the fact that around the same time, the size of the cards was often ''reduced'' to around 5/6ths of the US standard. The same applied to the few ''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class figures that were released in Europe. The reasons for the size reduction are currently unclear.

[[File:AOE Evolution Optimus US 23 vs EU.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|right|Numbers? What numbers?]]
Additionally, just like the Canadian/Latin American packaging, the ''Thrilling 30'' and ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe Class figures also lacked the pack-in comics; however, at least European ''Thrilling 30'' packaging featured correct individual package art.

Another common omission from European packaging are various numbering systems. The ''Alternators'' line dropped the American versions' numbers after the first figure ([[Smokescreen (G1)#Alternators/Binaltech|Smokescreen]]), and the "[[Thrilling 30#30 special toys|X of 30]]" numbers for the ''Transformers'' brand's 30th anniversary were omitted entirely in favor of neutral faction insignias. Presumably, the reason for this is because Hasbro doesn't want to use a numbering system for markets that aren't supposed to see a release of half of those numbered toys anyways.

One element of the packaging design that has evolved over the years is the age label. While the majority of the original ''Generation 1'' line had featured full texts such as "Ages 5 and up" in however many languages there were on the packaging, starting with the 1990 ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line-up, French/Dutch packaging introduced a pictograph of a boy followed by a simple "5+", initially in white with no special background. By 1992, this logo was slightly modified, now in black inside a white rectangle. That same year, bilingual English/Spanish was introduced, which adopted this logo. With the launch of ''Beast Wars'' in 1995, the logo was slightly modified again, now adding a pictograph of a girl for a gender-neutral logo, with the width of the white rectangle increased accordingly. In the middle of the ''Armada'' toyline's run, the logo was completely redesigned, dropping the pictographs entirely and changing the rectangle into a circle that now simply contained the age, usually "5+". Both the circle and the text could vary in color, sometimes within the same toyline. With the launch of ''Combiner Wars'' and ''Robots in Disguise'' in late 2014/early 2015 and the reduction of the number of languages from thirteen to four, the circle was dropped as well, now simply featuring the age ("5+" or "8+") in whichever text color the rest of the packaging used, with no special background. The circle later made a return in late 2019, with the introduction of "worldwide" packaging in five languages. Once again, both the text and the circle can vary in color, though usually Hasbro aims for a high color contrast, so it's typically either dark text inside a white circle, or light text inside a black circle.
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==Multilingual packaging in Asia==
[[File:Ultimate Optimus Prime YOTD packaging.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left|More than just a Chinese Whisper.]]
Asia has a slightly less illustrous history of multilingual ''Transformers'' packaging—or at least, not one widely documented in English-speaking circles.

The official [[The Transformers (Chinese toyline)|Chinese release of the original ''Transformers'' toyline]] through Hasbro International was delayed until 1989, which meant that all the toys came out several years later than they had in other markets. Most of the toys came in slightly modified versions of their original, English-only United States packaging with shortened [[copyright]]s, though a few oddities occurred: For example, [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Toys|Soundwave]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Toys|Buzzsaw]] (released in 1989) came in ''European'' packaging sporting texts in French, English, Dutch and Spanish (based on the third European packaging variant of Soundwave, originally made by Ceji/[[Joustra]] for the European branch of Hasbro/[[Milton Bradley]] and released in 1986); the 1987 [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] [[Skullcruncher (G1)#Toys|Skullcruncher]], [[Mindwipe (G1)#Toys|Mindwipe]] and [[Apeface#Toys|Apeface]] (released in 1993) came in Canadian packaging, featuring texts in English and French (as well as the additional French Canadian names "Broyeur", "Amnesiak" and "Gorillo", respectively), even though the rest of the Headmasters came in regular English-only packaging; the 1988 Headmasters [[Nightbeat (G1)#Toys|Nightbeat]] and [[Siren (G1)#Toys|Siren]] (released in 1994) came in European packaging, featuring texts in French and Dutch;<ref name="chinese">[https://www.highendtfs.com/90sreleases Official Chinese G1] at HighEndTFs.</ref> and most bizarrely, the 1990 "[[Classics (Europe)|Classic]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]" [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] and the "Classic [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]" [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] were both released in Canadian-style packaging featuring texts in French/English (rather than the other way around), even though it would appear those toys were never actually sold in Canada, ''and'' both figures were ''also'' available in China in "regular" English-only 1986-style packaging.

On top of that, many of the Chinese-distributed figures were later ''also'' made available in the United Kingdom, both officially through Hasbro UK directly, and as [[parallel import]]s through importers such as Kingsley Paige PLC. Likewise, the Netherlands also saw many of the Chinese figures imported, while the Chinese version of Soundwave in "European" packaging was also available in Australia.

[[File:GenerationsAsianDeluxes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|English only in China, Chinese as a second language in the US. Seriously.]]
There have been the occasional instances of ''Transformers'' figures released in Taiwan in standard English-only packaging (without any of those aforementioned packaging oddities from the official Chinese releases), but with additional stickers in Mandarin (quite similar to how toys from various lines have been released in Japan). The same applies to Korea, except here the stickers are obviously in Korean language (featuring the Korean title ''트랜스포머'').

With the increasing prominence of the Asian market for Hasbro and the introduction of figures (mostly "special edition" redecos) specifically aimed at an Asian target audience, some toys have been released in actual multilingual packaging sporting texts in English and Chinese. The earliest known examples are the figures from [[wave]] 1 of the ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Legion Class assortment as well as the general retail Commander Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Cyberverse|Optimus Prime]] figure from the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' toyline, and the "[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#YOTDPrime|Year of the Dragon]]" edition of Ultimate Optimus Prime, the latter of which was later made available for US customers through [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] in English-only packaging. The latter figure also gave way to the annual Chinese New Year-themed ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' figures, which came in standard English-only packaging again.

With the [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|''Transformers: Prime'' toyline]], Hasbro employed bilingual English/Chinese packaging on a larger scale, with figures from the ''First Edition'', ''Robots in Disguise'', ''Cyberverse'' and ''Beast Hunters'' segments available in that packaging style, although they appear to have largely abandoned it again since.

Another curious case were the various "[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Exclusives|GDO]]" redecos released under the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line in 2012: When they were released in Asia, they were available in standard English-only packaging; however, when Hasbro made them available in the US and Canada as [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusives, they were sold in bilingual English/Chinese packaging, this time with texts in both languages on both sides of the packaging. Also, for some reason, the Deluxe Class figures now came packaged in their [[alternate mode]]s rather than their robot modes. On top of that, the Leader Class figures (which were available in Canada but not in the US) no longer came in ''Generations''-branded packaging, but instead in bilingual ''Dark of the Moon'' packaging with additional ''[[Movie Trilogy Series]]'' labels for whatever reason, the latter replacing the "[[MechTech]] Weapons System" logos that were featured in Hasbro's official packaging [[stock photography|stock photos]].

The packaging for Chinese-exclusive ''[[Nezha: Transformers (toyline)|Nezha: Transformers]]'' toyline is also bilingual English/Chinese. In addition to the new toys created (or retooled) for the ''Nezha'' line, this also includes [[rebranding|rebranded]] Warrior Class, Ultra Class and Ultimate Class figures from the 2018-onwards ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' line.

Chinese ''Transformers'' toys should ''not'' be confused with [[knockoff]]s, which are notoriously common in China. Authentic bilingual Chinese ''Transformers'' releases typically feature the double title ''Transformers/变形金刚''', while knockoffs either try to imitate standard United States packaging, or just straight feature made up nonsensical names.
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==Language chart==
Since it's difficult to properly convey which language combinations coexisted concurrently and which ones succeeded one another, we have compiled them all into a single chart.

<big>'''Legend:'''</big>
{|class="wikitable" width=58%
|-
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;"|''Transformers'' packaging by Hasbro or a Hasbro subsidiary featuring a single language
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;"|''Transformers'' packaging by Hasbro or a Hasbro subsidiary featuring multiple languages
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;"|''Transformers'' packaging by a Hasbro licensee featuring a single language
|style="color:#000;background:#ea8;"|Pre-''Transformers'' packaging by a Takara licensee
|}

<big>'''Main chart:'''</big>
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!width="3%"|Year
!width="7%"|United States
!width="7%"|Canada
!width="35%" colspan="5"|Latin America
!width="7%"|Mainland China
!width="7%"|Greece
!width="7%"|Italy
!width="7%"|United Kingdom
!width="7%"|Spain
!width="7%"|France, Belgium, Netherlands & Germany
!width="3%"|Year
|-
|align="center"|'''1984'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" rowspan="9" align="center"|'''English''' (Hasbro)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="9" align="center"|'''English & French''' (Hasbro)
|colspan="5"|
|rowspan="4"|
|rowspan="2"|
|style="color:#000;background:#ea8;" align="center"|'''Italian''' (GiG, ''Trasformer'')
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" rowspan="6" align="center"|'''English''' (Hasbro)
|
|style="color:#000;background:#ea8;" align="center"|'''French, Dutch & German''' (Joustra, ''Diaclone'')
|align="center"|'''1984'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1985'''
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" rowspan="3" align="center"|'''Spanish''' (IGA, Mexico)
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" align="center"|'''Spanish''' (Rubiplas, Venezuela)
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" align="center"|'''Spanish''' (Lynsa, Peru)
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" align="center"|'''Spanish''' (Antex, Argentina)
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" align="center"|'''Portuguese''' (Estrela, Brazil)
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" rowspan="8" align="center"|Italian (GiG)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="2" align="center"|German, French, Dutch & '''Spanish''' (Milton Bradley)
|align="center"|'''1985'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1986'''
|rowspan="7" colspan="2"|
|rowspan="5"|
|rowspan="14"|
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" align="center"|'''Greek''' (El Greco)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="2" align="center"|'''English''', French, Dutch & Spanish ('''Hasbro''')
|align="center"|'''1986'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1987'''
|rowspan="2"|
|rowspan="2"|
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="4" align="center"|'''French & Dutch''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''1987'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1988 1989'''
|rowspan="5"|
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" rowspan="4" align="center"|'''English''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''1988 1989'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1990 1991'''
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" align="center"|'''Greek''' (El Greco)
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" align="center"|'''Spanish''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''1990 1991'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1992 1993'''
|rowspan="9"|
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="2" align="center"|'''English & Spanish''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''1992 1993'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1994'''
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" align="center"|Spanish (Antex, Argentina)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" align="center"|English, Spanish & '''Portuguese''' (Hasbro)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" align="center"|French, Dutch & '''German''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''1994'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1995'''
|
|rowspan="10"|
|align="center"|'''1995'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1996 1997'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" rowspan="2" align="center"|English ('''Kenner''')
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" colspan="5" align="center"|English, French & '''Spanish''' ('''Kenner''')
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="3" align="center"|English, Spanish & '''Italian''' ('''Kenner & GiG''')
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|French, Dutch & German ('''Kenner''')
|align="center"|'''1996 1997'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1998'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" colspan="3" align="center"|English, Spanish & Italian ('''Hasbro''')
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" align="center"|French, Dutch & German ('''Hasbro''')
|align="center"|'''1998'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1999 2000'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" align="center"|English ('''Hasbro''')
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="5" align="center"|English, French & Spanish ('''Hasbro''')
|align="center"|'''1999 2000'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2001'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" colspan="6" align="center"|English, '''French & Spanish''' (Hasbro)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="4" align="center"|'''English''', French, Dutch & German (Hasbro) '''French''', Spanish, Italian & '''German''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2001'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2002 - 2004'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" colspan="4" align="center"|'''English, French, Dutch, German, Italian & Spanish''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2002 - 2004'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2005'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" rowspan="6" align="center"|'''English''' (Hasbro)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" colspan="5" align="center"|English, French & Spanish (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2005'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2006 - 2008'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" colspan="5" align="center"|English, French, German, Spanish, '''Portuguese''', Italian, Dutch, '''Swedish, Danish, Greek, Polish & Turkish''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2006 - 2008'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2009'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="3" colspan="6" align="center"|English, French, Spanish & '''Portuguese''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2009'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2010'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="3" colspan="5" align="center"|English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Greek, Polish, Turkish & '''Russian''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2010'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2011'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" align="center"|'''English & Chinese''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2011'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2012 - 2014'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="5" align="center"|'''English, French & Spanish''' (Hasbro)
|
|align="center"|'''2012 - 2014'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2015 - 2019'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="8" align="center"|English, '''French, Spanish & Portuguese''' (Hasbro)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="5" align="center"|'''English, French, German & Spanish''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2015 - 2019'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2020 - 2025'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="13" align="center" align="center"|English, French, '''German''', Spanish & '''Portuguese''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2020 - 2025'''
|}

<big>'''Exceptions:'''</big>
{|class="wikitable" width=50%
|-
!width="4%"|Years
!width="6%"|Market
!width="13%"|Languages
!width="23%"|Description
|-
|align="center"|'''1988'''
|China
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|French, English, Dutch & Spanish (Hasbro)
|Soundwave & Buzzsaw
|-
|align="center"|'''1992'''
|Europe
|style="color:#000;background:#fff;" align="center"|No text / language-neutral (Hasbro)
|Non-combining yellow Constructicons and Rescue Force
|-
|align="center"|'''1993'''
|China
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English & French (Hasbro)
|Skullcruncher, Mindwipe and Apeface
|-
|align="center"|'''1994'''
|China
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|French & Dutch (Hasbro)
|Nightbeat and Siren
|-
|align="center"|'''1996'''
|Canada
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English & French (Hasbro)
|''Beast Wars'' bat Optimus Primal versus crocodile Megatron comic book two-pack
|-
|align="center"|'''1998'''
|Europe
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English, German & Italian (Hasbro)
|''Beast Wars'' "Transmetal" Spittor and Claw Jaw VHS packs
|-
|align="center"|'''2000'''
|United States
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English & Japanese (Hasbro)
|Target exclusive ''Beast Machines'' Magmatron
|-
|align="center"|'''2001'''
|United Kingdom
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English, French & Spanish (Hasbro)
|Early releases of the ''Robots in Disguise'' wave 1 figures only
|-
|align="center"|'''2002 - 2003'''
|United States
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" align="center"|English (Hasbro)
|''Robots in Disguise'' store exclusives ''Robots in Disguise'' Tiny Tins Spychangers
|-
|align="center"|'''2002 - 2009'''
|Canada
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" align="center"|English (Hasbro)
|Toys"R"Us exclusive reissues: 2002 ''Commemorative Series'' 2006 ''Classics'' "Commemorative Edition" Soundwave 2009 ''Universe'' "Commemorative Edition" Perceptor and Insecticons
|-
|align="center"|'''2006'''
|United Kingdom
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" align="center"|English (Hasbro)
|Toys"R"Us exclusive ''Commemorative Series'' reissues (Series IV and V only)
|-
|align="center"|'''2007 - 2020'''
|Canada
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English & French (Hasbro)
|2006 ''Classics'' (general retail Deluxe and Voyager assortments) Exclusive figures and sets with no intention of release in Latin America
|-
|align="center"|'''2012'''
|United States & Canada
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English & Chinese (Hasbro)
|Toys"R"Us exclusive ''Generations'' "GDO" releases
|-
|align="center"|'''2015 - 2022'''
|United States
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" align="center"|English (Hasbro)
|Comic packs and electronic toys ''Universal Studios'' exclusives
|-
|align="center"|'''2019-2020'''
|China
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English & Chinese (Hasbro)
|''Nezha: Transformers'' line only
|}

==Psychology==
[[File:UniRedAlertThreeVersions.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|At one point, Hasbro gave up on European packaging and opted for a minimalistic approach instead.]]
Fans ''hate'' multilingual packaging (although having the tech specs and bios on the instruction sheet is a great space saver versus hanging on to a chunk of the box in addition to the instruction sheet).

While a typical child rips open cardboard packaging to free the misassembled plastic figure encased within like the sweet meat from a nut, discarding the useless shell, adult collectors store their mint-on-card Transformers unopened in humidity-controlled fireproof rooms. Because this is essentially playing with the package rather than the toy, adult fans prefer cleaner mono-lingual (typically English-only) packaging.

This can affect the secondary market value of a toy; if there are English-only and multilingual versions of the same toy, the English-only version is ''usually'' worth more money.{{fact}} One of the possible reasons for this is the omission of features (bios, tech specs etc.), which make up part of the nostalgia value especially of older toys. Frequent errors (such as the wrong [[package art]] or [[insignia|faction insignia]]) are also possible factors for a collector's rejection of multilingual packaging.

Another indirect effect of the above is the overall degree of ''documentation'' of multilingual packaging by fans. It's safe to say that there are quite a few [[unreleased toy|''unreleased'' toys]] whose (English-only) packaging has been documented and examined in more detail than the vast majority of multilingual packaging of toys that ''have'' been released, ''in particular'' pre-''Beast Wars'' Canadian packaging. As a matter of fact, we here at TFWiki still have a lot of gaps in our documentation of foreign-market names featured on multilingual toy packaging.

When confronted by fan complaints over multilingual packaging in the early 2000s, [[Aaron Archer]] said Hasbro had made that move because they believed in the near future all domestic products would feature it, even mundane items such as sticks of butter, and they wanted to "get ahead of the curve." That prediction turned out to be inaccurate, so other market factors must have influenced keeping the style.
{{-}}

==Notes==
[[File:Combiner Wars Viper World vs EU.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|right|Similar, but not identical.]]
*Just in case you are under the impression that the country you happen to live in has been completely ignored by the above overview:
:*English-speaking markets such as Australia and New Zealand, as well as various Asian markets such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, the Philippines and Malaysia, typically tend to get toys in whichever packaging is available in the United States. A few rare exceptions have occurred over the years, where some or all of those markets received toys in European packaging instead.
:*With the later waves of ''Beast Wars'', the toys in ''Biocombat'' packaging started to include additional [[instructions|instruction sheets]] in Nordic languages (Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish). The packaging itself did not include nor hint at those additional languages. This practice continued into early waves of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' with the English/Spanish/Italian packaging, but was abandoned with later waves of ''Beast Machines''. Later lines featured instruction sheets with minimal texts, though a lot of the legal information was in an ever-increasing plethora of languages regardless of how few languages there were featured on the packaging.
:*Likewise, at least since the days of the ''Armada'' line, whichever packaging was available in Europe has also been used for Israel.
*In some rare instances, toys in US (or Canadian/Latin American) packaging have been available in Europe. Most of them were actually [[parallel import]]s without Hasbro's involvement, while only a fleeting few of them were officially initiated and distributed by Hasbro's European divisions.
*Even more rarely, Hasbro, rather than actually producing entirely separate packaging for Europe, had decided to distribute toys in American (English-only or multilingual) packaging in some European countries, sometimes simply with a few additional safety warning stickers in several languages, while in some ''really'' bizarre instances, such as ''Titans Returns'' [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Titans Return|Fortress Maximus]], the packaging was ''converted'' into pseudo-European packaging via an extensive use of stickers.
*Once the number of languages on European packaging had been trimmed down from thirteen to a mere four beginning with ''Combiner Wars'' and the 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline, European packaging became barely distinguishable from American multilingual packaging on a first glance. There were still lots of differences, though—European packaging featured German as a fourth language while American multilingual packaging featured Portuguese instead, French and Spanish translations were still completely different between both versions, as were various minor details such as the age label (which had a multilingual "Age/Edad/Idade" added for the American version). When Hasbro finally merged European and American multilingual packaging into one single worldwide packaging design featuring five languages in 2019, all those differences disappeared, and now the only way to tell a European release apart from an American one is the use of different barcodes (American packaging features UPCs with 12 digits, European packaging features EANs with 13 digits). This mostly applies to toys released under ongoing assortments that were launched prior to 2019, though; with most assortments started since then, as well as many standalone exclusive releases, Hasbro has decided to use EAN barcodes as the worldwide standard going forward.{{-}}

==References==
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Nevermore: /* Cost–benefit analysis */

[[File:Beast Hunters Trailcutter US CA LA EU CN.jpg|right|upright=3.0|thumb|Variant collectors assemble!]]

('''EN''') '''Multilingual packaging''' is essentially the standard way in which ''Transformers'' toys are available in all of [[Hasbro]]'s worldwide markets since 2019. In many countries outside the United States, multilingual packaging has even been common practice ever since 1984. Rather than producing multiple [[variant]]s of the same packaging sporting texts in a single language for different countries, Hasbro saves money by printing texts in several different languages on the same packaging, which will then be released in all the target markets. The downside to this practice is that the requirement for fitting the same texts in multiple languages on the same packaging takes up a lot of additional space. This either quickly makes the packaging look cluttered, or results in the overall reduction of texts, usually at the expense of popular features such as full-length [[bio]]s.
{{Multilingual packaging/translation}}

==Cost-benefit analysis==
Generally, any deliberate [[variant|variation]] to a product results in additional costs, from changes in the manufacturing process to additional efforts to ensure that each variation of the product is distributed in the intended manner. You don't want to accidentally send toys with English-only packaging to France, while the versions in French packaging end up in the United States. So companies like Hasbro always have to weigh the benefits of separate, market-specific packaging (certain customers might be more reluctant to buy anything that features foreign languages) against the additional costs involved with doing separate production runs.

Additionally, every product has a pre-determined minimum order quanitity (MOQ)—effectively, a profitability threshold. If the MOQ isn't met, the product isn't considered profitable, and thus won't be produced at all. Multilingual packaging that can be used for several countries can help meet the MOQ: Even if one of those countries by itself wouldn't meet the MOQ, bundling the orders for all the countries that will get the same packaging together might get the combined number of orders above the MOQ. There's no additional effort required, no separate production run, and no efforts to distribute different versions to different markets.<ref name="europa">[https://medium.com/@jamesroberts_96602/transformers-the-euro-revolution-26c2ea05bbfb "Transformers Europa: The Secret History of Generation 1.5"] by James Roberts at Medium.</ref>

==Multilingual packaging in the Americas==
[[File:T30 Mini-Con Assault Team pk US CALA EU.jpg|right|upright=1.55|thumb|United States, Canada, Latin America English, French, Spanish, it's true But Europe, my wayward sons—sorry, these Mini-Cons Sure won't be shipping to you!]]
Multilingual packaging began in Canada back in 1984, was later expanded to also cover Latin America starting with ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' in 1996, then replaced English-only packaging for the United States between 2001 and 2005, and again beginning in 2014. It was eventually merged with European multilingual packaging into one worldwide packaging type in 2019.

In detail:
*'''1984-1995: English and French for Canada.''' When the original [[The Transformers (toyline)|''Transformers'' toyline]] was introduced to the Canadian market in 1984, the packaging was bilingual (sporting texts in English and French). This language combination persisted for over a decade, up until the end of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' line in 1995.
*'''1996-2009: English, French and Spanish for Canada and Latin America.''' With the launch of the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|''Beast Wars'' toyline]] in 1996, Hasbro introduced trilingual Transformers packaging, sporting texts in English, French and Spanish, now serving not only the Canadian market, but also Latin America. (Prior to that, Transformers toys had been distributed by various licensees in Latin America, such as [[IGA]] for Mexico, [[Antex]] for Argentina, [[HUDE]], [[BASA]], [[Abramowicz]] and [[Lynsa]] for Peru and Chile or [[Estrela]] for Brazil, with the packaging usually being entirely in Spanish or Portuguese.)
**'''2001-2005: English, French and Spanish also for the United States.''' With the launch of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|''Robots in Disguise'' toyline]] in 2001, Hasbro decided to cut costs by using trilingual packaging for the US market as well, which meant they only had to design one type of packaging for three markets rather than two. Thus the standard United States packaging, traditionally sporting English-only texts, was replaced by trilingual packaging with texts in English, French and Spanish. This move was, of course, [[Ruined FOREVER|well-received]] by fans. In 2005, Hasbro's ''Transformers'' team successfully convinced the company's higher-ups that the multi-lingual packaging was so ''phenomenally ugly'' that it was costing them sales.<ref>Kids also hate foreign languages; [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/0cd6f0724b39615f?dmode=source&output=gplain Steve-o's 2005 BotCon Report]</ref> English-only packaging was reintroduced with the launch of the [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron'' line]], coinciding with the addition of English-only ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' packaging intended for the US market. This lasted for another decade.
*'''2009-2011: English, French, Spanish and Portuguese for Canada and Latin America.''' Between the third and fourth waves of the various ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[size class]] assortments, Hasbro changed the packaging from trilingual to quadrilingual, now adding Portuguese as a fourth language for the Brazilian market. Portuguese remained throughout the original Deluxe Class-only portion of the 2010 ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toyline and the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' line.
*'''2011-2014: English, French and Spanish for Canada and Latin America.''' With the launch of the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Transformers: Prime]]'' toyline's ''First Edition'' segment and the ''Generations'' line's ''Fall of Cybertron'' subline imprint, Portuguese was dropped again after less than three years, and the packaging became trilingual once more. This continued throughout the ''Transformers: Prime'' line's ''Robots in Disguise'' and ''Beast Hunters'' subline imprints (including the latter's own ''Predacons Rising'' subline imprint), the ''Generations'' line's ''Thrilling 30'' subline imprint and the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' toyline.
*'''2015-2019: English, French, Spanish and Portuguese for the United States, Canada and Latin America.''' With the launch of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toyline and the concurrently released ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' line at the end of 2014, Hasbro once again made multilingual packaging the default for the United States (barring few exceptions). At the same time, Portuguese was once again added as a fourth language.
*'''2019-today: English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese for the entire world.''' Starting in late 2019 with the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' line's [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] ''35th Anniversary'' subline imprint, continuing with the final waves of each of the line's general retail size class assortments and the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' line's ''Battle for Cybertron'' subline imprint/''Bumblebee: Cyberverse Adventures'' rebranding, Hasbro merged the two remaining packaging types (American and European) into one worldwide standard format, adding German as a fifth language as far as non-European customers were concerned.

[[File:WMTheLegacyOfBumblebee.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Everything must be translated. ''Everything''. Tout doit être traduit. ''Tout''. Todo debe ser traducido. ''Todo''.]]
A few exceptions exist:
*The Canadian version of the very first ''Beast Wars'' release, the bat [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Optimus Primal]] versus crocodile [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Megatron]] comic book two-pack, predated the addition of Spanish as a third language, and thus is only bilingual English/French.
*Hasbro's official [[Target]] exclusive United States release of the previously Japanese-exclusive [[Magmatron#Toys|Magmatron]] toy was available in packaging (branded as part of the ''Beast Machines'' line) that featured a small version of the official Japanese ''Transformers'' logo (トランスフォーマー), the names of the toy itself, its combined [[beast mode]] and its three individual components in katakana, as well as a promotional blurb advertising the toy's features in Japanese that was lifted verbatim from the packaging of Takara's original ''Beast Wars'' release. Other than that, the packaging bore little resemblance to Takara's version; overall, those bits of Japanese were simply meant to emphasize the "exotic" origin of the figure.
*All the store exclusives from the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline released in 2002, as well as about half the 2003 exclusives and the (non-exclusive) [[Tiny Tins]] re-releases of the [[Spychanger]]s (which ''were'' released in 2003), were all available in English-only packaging.
*The general retail Deluxe and Voyager assortments from the 2006 ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' line were released in bilingual English/French packaging in Canada, though the Classic [[Mini-Con]] assortment was still available in trilingual English/French/Spanish packaging regardless. Likewise, some store exclusives that were never intended to be released in Latin America were also released in bilingual English/French packaging in Canada. Examples include the Walmart exclusive "Legacy of Bumblebee" three-pack from the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 ''Transformers'' movie toyline]], as well as the 2018-2020 Walmart exclusive "[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]" reissues.
*Various [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusives [[Generation 1 reissues|reissues]], such as the ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' line, the "Commemorative Edition" reissue of [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Classics|Soundwave]] from the 2006 ''Classics'' line and the "Commemorative Edition" reissues of the [[Insecticon (G1)#Universe (2008)|Insecticons]] and [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Perceptor]] from the 2008 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, were available at Canadian Toys"R"Us stores in English-only packaging.
*The original ''Generations'' line's 2012 "GDO" exclusives were available in bilingual English/''Chinese'' packaging in the United States and Canada (exclusive to [[Toys"R"Us]]), even though they had previously been available in English-only packaging in Hasbro's Asian markets. (See [[#Multilingual packaging in Asia|below]] for more details.)
*Shortly before Hasbro largely abandoned English-only packaging for a second time, various store exclusives from the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' toyline and the [[Target]] exclusive ''Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'' subline imprint ''Predacons Rising'' (with the exception of the Ultimate Class [[Predaking (Prime)#Ultimate|Beast Fire Predaking]] figure, which was only part of the ''Predacons Rising'' subline imprint in the United States but a general retail release in standard ''Beast Hunters'' packaging in all other markets) already reintroduced trilingual packaging for the United States market.
*After Hasbro had largely abandoned English-only packaging again in late 2014, some figures were still released in English-only packaging afterwards, such as the ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe Class figures with [[pack-in material|pack-in comics]], or various large electronic toys, such as those from the 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline or the 2018 [[Market six|Kohl's]] exclusive [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Super20inch|retool of ''Robots in Disguise'' Super Bumblebee]] in ''[[Transformers Authentics|Authentics]]''-style packaging. The ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line eventually dropped the pack-in comic books, thus eliminiating any further reason for English-only packaging altogether… with the exception of the ''[[Transformers: Universal Studios|Universal Studios]]'' exclusive figures, which have been re-released in new packaging in 2017, and again in 2022, each time in English-only packaging.
{{-}}

===Characteristics===
[[File:Energon rapidrun cardback.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|Typical trilingual cardback: photos of the wrong toy representing a different character, with misidentified factions and swapped names. No room for characterization, function or stats, but a franchise description longer than the Gettysburg Address appears in three languages. European packaging has to squeeze even more languages into the same space, on top of a seemingly endless litany of Hasbro legal information.]]
Bilingual Canadian packaging for the original ''Transformers'' toyline utilized a smaller printing font to fit the [[Tech Spec]]s and [[bio]]s in both languages onto the packaging. Even the ''characters' names'' required French translations!

Whereas in the United States, the original ''Transformers'' toyline had been canceled in 1990, Hasbro continued releasing new toys in Canada that were also concurrently available in Europe. Those figures would often sport different names in French, and sometimes even in English, than their European counterparts. (See [[#Names|below]] for examples.)

The (now trilingual) packaging for the ''Beast Wars'', ''Beast Machines'' and 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' had the ''titles'' for all three lines translated into French and Spanish for Canada and Latin America as well:
<div style="display: inline-block">
:*''Beast Wars'' (English), ''Guerre des Bêtes'' (French), ''Guerra de Bestias'' (Spanish)
:*''Beast Machines'' (English), ''Mécanimaux'' (French), ''Mecanibestias'' (Spanish)
:*''Robots in Disguise'' (English), ''Robots Déguisés'' (French), ''Robots Camuflados'' (Spanish).
</div>
Naturally, since the aforementioned bat Optimus Primal versus crocodile Megatron comic book two-pack didn't feature Spanish as a third language yet, it's currently the only known Canadian ''Beast Wars'' release that only features the bilingual title ''Beast Wars/Guerre des Bêtes''.

Of note is that neither the English nor French Canadian title for the ''Beast Wars'' toyline matched the corresponding English and French titles of the Canadian airings of the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|corresponding cartoon]] (''Beasties'' and ''Robots-Bêtes'', respectively). And while the Spanish title ''did'' match that of the dubbed cartoon, the Spanish title of the ''Beast Machines'' toyline did ''not'' (that cartoon was instead known as ''Bestias y Máquinas'', "Beasts and Machines"). Likewise, the names of subline imprints, size classes and gimmicks such as "[[Transmetal]]s", "Deluxe Class", ''[[AllSpark Power]]'', ''[[Premium Series]]'' or "[[Triple Changer]]" also had to be translated. When ''Robots in Disguise'' was used again as a tagline for the ''Armada'', ''Energon'', ''Cybertron'', 2003 ''Universe'' and ''Alternators'' lines, it was again kept trilingual (using the same translations as for the 2001 toyline). Oddly, later waves of the 2003 ''Universe'' line's general retail assortments were allowed to keep the tagline in English only, even on multilingual American packaging, while the ''Classics'' line, which was alternatively available in bilingual English/French or trilingual English/French/Spanish packaging (see above), featured translations in whichever additional languages were included on the packaging.

Additionally, trilingual ''Beast Wars'' packaging also gave each individual toy a ''Spanish'' name in addition to the (by this point) obligatory alternate French name. In fact, this was the first and only time ''Transformers'' toys were systematically given Spanish names (the only other time a figure was given a different "Spanish" name was the 1991 European "Classic [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]" reissue of [[Onslaught (G1)#1991Classic|Onslaught]] in Spanish packaging, which sported the completely nonsensical name "Oslat"), which were ''obviously'' not used for the Spanish dub of the cartoon. Subsequently, trilingual ''Beast Machines'' and ''Robots in Disguise'' packaging ''finally'' abandoned the need for translated or localized names of the individual toys. (Multi-packs with "themed" titles still had those translated, though.) Due to the addition of a third language, the bios were now also abbreviated compared to their counterparts from Hasbro's English-only United States packaging, in addition to the previously already used smaller print.

Figures from the second year of the 2008-onwards ''Universe'' line (i.e. those sporting the "25th Anniversary" branding) featured a "timeline" on the back of the packaging that used many of the original [[franchises|franchise]] logos for toys representing those toylines. Amazingly, whoever was responsible for Canadian/Latin American packaging actually remembered to reuse the original French Canadian title ''Guerre des Bêtes'', but for unknown reasons omitted the Latin American Spanish title ''Guerra de Bestias''. Conversely, the 2021-onwards ''[[Vintage|Vintage Beast Wars]]'' reissues are simply branded ''Beast Wars'', with no additional translated or localized title.

[[File:TF2010toy rod vs cyc.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Multilingual battle · Bataille multilingue Batalla multilingüe · Batalha multilíngue]]
In 2002, when the [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|''Armada'' toy line]] was about to be launched, someone (probably a lawyer) informed Hasbro that if any part of the packaging was trilingual, the ''entire'' contents had to be trilingual, including the [[Transformers: Armada (mini-comic)|pack-in comic books]]; this resulted in the comics' dialogue being in stilted, unpleasant prose (which prompted the creation of a parody that introduced the [[jaAm]] meme).<ref name="everything">"Everything must be trilingual" from the 2002 Hasbro BotCon panel, [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/3003d05818cf8b5e?dmode=source&output=gplain Steve-o's BotCon 2002 Report,: Zobovor Edition]</ref> Hasbro later realized this person was overcautious, and volumes 3 and 4 of the pack-in comic were printed in a much more eye-pleasing way: in English. Additionally, instead of settling for "incredibly short and banal" on-package [[bio]]s, the packaging for the ''Armada'', ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' toylines only featured lengthy summaries of the respective toyline's backstory (and, in the case of ''Armada'', a description of the [[Mini-Con]] [[gimmick]]) in all three languages. Instead, kids were instructed to go to the [http://www.transformers.com Transformers.com] website, where they were ''supposed'' to find bios for the characters. Unfortunately, aside from being only in English at that time, the website was not very frequently updated, which resulted in many a toy's bio only being added months after it had already been released at retail, ''if at all''. With the launch of the ''Cybertron'' line in 2005, full on-packaging bios made a return, not just for the English-only packaging used for the United States, but also for the trilingual Canadian/Latin American packaging. The ''Alternators'' line, meanwhile, still didn't get bios, although the second assortment launched in 2005 introduced a redesigned packaging that now at least featured mottos that were translated for the trilingual packaging version.

With subsequent lines, Hasbro realized that trying to put three times as much text on a packaging of the same dimensions (especially on Deluxe and smaller-sized figures) would result in having extremely ''tiny'' (and therefore, pretty much impossible to read) text, and thus tried to come up with other options to make the information from the English-only packaging available to non-US customers. Some toys therefore instead featured [[cross-sell]]s on the back of their packaging, while other elements such as Tech Specs, [[bio]]s, quotes, stock photography etc. were moved either to the back of the instructions ([[Transformers Animated (toyline)|''Animated'']]) or to a separate flyer inside the packaging (''Universe'').

The requirement for multiple languages also resulted in unfortunate omissions of [[pack-in material]] for the non-US markets, such as the comic reprints from the 2008 ''Universe'' comic two-packs and the ''Thrilling 30'' and ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe Class figures, or the DVD from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|25th Anniversary Optimus Prime]]. This even led to alternate versions of the toys themselves: In general, electronic toys that featured sound chips containing voice clips would often differ between markets—the versions sold in English-only packaging in the United States would often say full sentences in English, while all their international counterparts sold in any type of multilingual packaging would typically have their voice chips modified so they only say their names. (Ironically, this includes
toys released in the United Kingdom).
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===Inconsistencies, errors and other oddities===
[[File:Aerialbots Stunticons Canadian cross-sells.jpg|left|upright=2.4|thumb|Fireflight's three French Canadian names: "Boule de Feu", "Flammèche"… and "Fireflight". Seriously.]]
Bizarre errors that are unique to multilingual packaging versions are as old as the earliest bilingual English/French Canadian releases: For example, [[Swoop (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Swoop]] was called "[[Tracks (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Tracks]]" in the English version of his bio, [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Frenzy]] was called "Frenetik" in English, [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Soundwave]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Buzzsaw]] and even ''[[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Megatron]]'' were identified as ''Autobots'', [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]'s English name was misspelled "Slings'''''l'''''ot" on the front side of the Canadian [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] [[giftset]] box, and [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] was identified as "[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive/Parachuto]]" in the instructions on his cardback.

Additionally, the French names for ''the same characters'' sometimes didn't remain consistent between different toy releases: For example, the 1990 "[[Classics (Europe)|Classic]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]" were ''all'' given different French names compared to their original 1986 releases, whereas the ''Generation 2'' versions of the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] gave two of them new names, even though it ''did'' reuse the same names from the 1986 releases for the other three:

[[File:Movie Storm Surge USCALA.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|In Soviet Canada, I'm an Autobot.]]
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:*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]: Pilot-As (1986 release), Cerveau (1990 ''Classic'' version)
:*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]]: Impasse (1986 release), Borne (1990 ''Classic'' version)
:*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]]: Panicon (1986 release), Optique (1990 ''Classic'' version)
:*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]: Faroucho (1986 release), Chauffard (1990 ''Classic'' version)
:*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]: Démarro (1986 release), Broyeur (1990 ''Classic'' version)
:*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]: Éclairo (1986 release), Vif-Argent (1994 ''Generation 2'' version)
:*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]]: Boule de Feu (1986 release), Flammèche (1994 ''Generation 2'' version)
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To make matters worse, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'s name wasn't even consistent between the 1986 Canadian releases of the Stunticons: While the cardbacks for Dead End, Breakdown, Wildrider and Drag Strip all explicitly and consistently called him "Menasor" in the French version, the Canadian boxes for Motormaster and the Menasor giftset instead called him "Confusio".

Even more oddly, the 1990 "Classic Aerialbots" didn't feature any ''actual'' French names at all, instead listing each figure's English name ''twice'' (for example, "Silverbolt/Silverbolt" or "Fireflight/Fireflight"). Since at least some specimens in this packaging originally hail from China, it's possbile that this was actually an accidental re-use of an unfinished packaging design that still lacked the French names, which was abandoned prior to completion when Hasbro decided not to release the ''Classics'' figures in Canada.

Another oddity is Hasbro's handling of the bilingual instructions on the back of the [[Mini-Vehicle]]s' cardbacks: Instead of simply adding English and French texts to the same set of images (like Hasbro actually ''did'' with the [[Mini-Cassette]]s), all the instruction photos were printed ''twice'' side by side, once with English texts and once with French texts. This resulted in the [[package art#Back of the box art|battle artwork]] in the back of the cards being omitted entirely. Additionally, along with the Mini-Cassettes, the clip-out [[Robot Point]]s were moved from the back of the card to the front, which in return resulted in the "Heroic Autobot" and "Evil Decepticon" identifiers being omitted as well.

[[File:UniDelWave1USCALA.jpg|left|upright=1.67|thumb|Beast Machines anyone?]]
Initially, the name of the ''Beast Wars'' [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] faction was called "Prédacon" (with an accent above the "e") for the French portion of Canadian/Latin American packaging. More than two years into the line's run, the French name was suddenly changed to "Prédator" in mid-1998 in order match the name featured on ''European'' packaging that featured French texts (see below), but retained the accent above the "e". For whatever reason, later 1998 releases then spelled the name "Prédatore" with an additional "e" at the end. This was dropped again for the 1999 releases, and for the remainder of the ''Beast Wars'' line, the faction name was spelled "Prédacon", but was then spelled "Predacons" (plural form) without an accent for the 2001-onwards ''Robots in Disguise'' line. Meanwhile, the Spanish portion of Canadian/Latin American ''Beast Wars'' packaging spelled the faction name "Predacón" (with an accent above the "o"), but the Spanish translation of the franchise summary on the back of the packaging spelled the plural form "Predacons", without an accent. The Spanish portion of trilingual ''Robots in Disguise'' packaging then (more or less) consistently spelled the plural form "Predacones", without an accent but an additional "e"… except for Deluxe [[Bruticus (RID)#Toys|Bruticus]]'s [[Tech Spec]] card, which misspelled the singular form "Preacón", without a "d" (but ''with'' an accent above the "o").

In addition, the initial release of 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' Ultra [[Megatron (RID)#Toys|Megatron]] featured an English-only "6 Modes" call-out on the front, while the Spanish translation of the franchise summary on the back was missing its last line, instead abruptly ending mid-sentence, and the difficulty rating simply featured the English names for the different levels three times rather than translations into French and Spanish. A later running change variant fixed all those errors (with the call-out on the front now reading "6 Modes/Modos"), but by this point both the franchise summary and Megatron's bio now named his entire faction "Decepticons" in all three languages, rather than "Predacons" (or "Predators" or "Predacones"). Likewise, the 2001-onwards ''Robots in Disguise'' line initially featured an English-only "[[Combiner]]s" logo for the [[Team Bullet Train]] members (released as [[wave]] 2 of the "Mega" assortment) and the [[Commando (RID)|Commando]] limbs (released as wave 3 of the "basic" assortment), but a [[Variant#Running changes|running change packaging variant]] for all seven of them saw the logo changed to a trilingual "Combiners/Fusionneurs/Combina". The trilingual version was also used for the [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] members and [[Mega-Octane#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Mega-Octane]] (released as waves 3 and 4 of the "Deluxe" assortment, respectively).

Furthermore, the packaging for ''all'' of the 2007 ''Transformers'' movie toyline's Scout Class figures featured Autobot [[insignia]]s as part of their packaging design, regardless of which faction the toy itself belonged to. By contrast, English-only United States packaging featured the correct faction insignia on the packaging.

Also, the cardbacks for the first three waves of the 2008 ''Universe'' toyline's Deluxe Class figures only depicted the [[package art|character art]] of one "representative" toy per wave ([[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Sunstreaker]] for wave 1, [[Acid Storm (G1)#Universe (2008)|Acid Storm]] for wave 2, and [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ironhide]] for wave 3) on the front of the card, regardless of which toy actually ''was'' in the packaging. (The artwork on the side of the bubble is correct, though.) Individual character art for the Deluxe Class figures was finally used beginning with wave 4. The trilingual packaging versions of the Voyager Class toys, meanwhile, featured no character artwork on the front of the box ''at all''. This was repeated with the ''Generations Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class figures, which not only omitted the pack-in comics, but simply covered the large unused space with a ''sticker'' that consistently featured the package art for the wave 1 figure [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Deluxe|Orion Pax]] for the first two waves. Beginning with wave 3, the correct package art for each figure was featured as part of the packaging design.

With the introduction of the worldwide packaging standard sporting five languages, the first error happened ''imediately'' with one of the first figures that were available in this new packaging style; namely, the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' toyline's [[Walmart]] exclusive ''35th Anniversary'' "Classic Animation" redeco of Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#S65|Optimus Prime]] accidentally featured ''all the texts'' on its packaging in English only, but each of them ''five times'', rather than featuring translations into French, German, Spanish and Portuguese.
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==Multilingual packaging in Europe==
[[File:CybStreetSpeedTeamUsEuro.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|It could only get better after this.]]
In Europe, multilingual packaging goes back all the way to a European release of the ''[[Pre-Transformers]]'' line ''[[Diaclone]]'' by Takara licensee [[Joustra]] (with the packaging being in French, Dutch and German). European ''Transformers'' packaging has seen a plethora of different combinations, with various languages being added and dropped again at different times, multiple versions coexisting, all European packaging being merged into one single version in 2001, and more languages being added and then later dropped again. European packaging was eventually merged with American multilingual packaging into one worldwide packaging type in 2019.

In detail:
*'''1985: German, French, Dutch and Spanish.''' When Hasbro subsidiary [[Milton Bradley]] started distributing the [[The Transformers (European toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toyline]] in mainland Europe (Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Denmark) in 1985, the packaging sported ''four'' languages, namely German, French, Dutch and Spanish. After a few months, the "MB" logo on the packaging was replaced by Hasbro's own logo, resulting in minor packaging [[variant]]s for many of the figures, even though the local Milton Bradley branches still handled the distribution, and some of them weren't officially renamed into "Hasbro" until years later.
*'''1986: English, French, Dutch and Spanish.''' For unkown reasons, the packaging dropped German texts in favor of English, even though the United Kingdom continued to get toys in plain English-only packaging.
*'''1987-1993: French and Dutch.''' The formerly quadlingual packaging dropped both English and Spanish, continuing as bilingual French/Dutch up until 1993.
*'''1992-1993: English and Spanish.''' After Spanish-only packaging had been introduced in 1990, it was merged with the English-only packaging the UK had previously gotten, thus continuing as bilingual English/Spanish for two years. It was during this time that many toys that were never officially available in the the United States were released in Europe, such as the [[Turbomaster]]s and [[Predator (subgroup)|Predators]].
*'''1994-1995: English, Spanish and Portuguese.''' With the launch of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)#Hasbro European line|European version of the ''Generation 2'' toyline]], Portuguese was added to the previously bilingual English/Spanish packaging version, thus making it trilingual.
*'''1994-2000: French, Dutch and German.''' At the same time, German was added to the previously bilingual French/Dutch packaging version, thus making it trilingual as well. This language combination lasted throughout the ''Beast Wars'' and ''Beast Machines'' lines, as well as the ''[[Animorphs]]'' line (which also featured the ''Transformers'' branding).
*'''1996-2000: English, Spanish and Italian.''' With the launch of the ''Beast Wars'' line, Portuguese was dropped again from the packaging version that featured English and Spanish, replacing it with Italian instead. Italian Hasbro licensee [[GiG]], which had previously released ''Transformers'' toys in their own, Italian-only packaging, had its logo featured on the back of the packaging for the first two years, but was eventually phased out in favor of a newly-formed Italian Hasbro subsidiary in 1998. This language combination also lasted throughout the ''Beast Wars'' and ''Beast Machines'' lines, as well as the ''Animorphs'' line
*'''2001-2002: English, French, Dutch and German.''' With the launch of the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' line, the remaining European packaging versions were reorganized. The formerly French/Dutch/German version added English as a fourth language.
*'''2001-2002: French, Spanish, Italian and German.''' The second type of 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' packaging not only featured texts in Spanish and Italian, but also French and German for whatever reason, thus resulting in two concurrently available packaging variants that both featured French and German texts.
[[File:T30 Trailcutter pk US CALA EU.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Format wars.]]
*'''2002-2005: English, French, Dutch, German, Italian and Spanish.''' With the launch of the ''Armada'' toyline, both European packaging variants were merged into one single version that featured all six languages. This language combination was also used for tail-end ''Robots in Disguise'' figures that were released after the launch of the ''Armada'' line, such as the [[Tiny Tins]] re-releases of the [[Spychanger]]s, the [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicons]] or the [[Dreadwind (RID)#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Dreadwind]] & [[Smokejumper#Toys|Smokejumper]] two-pack, and lasted throughout the ''Energon'' line and the first year of the ''Cybertron'' line.
*'''2006-2010: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Greek, Polish and Turkish.''' Halfway into the ''Cybertron'' toyline, the beginning of the line's second year saw texts in Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Greek, Polish and Turkish added to European packaging, thus doubling the total number of languages from six to twelve. The same also happened with the shift from the red ''Alternators'' packaging to the white bubble-style packaging.
*'''2011-2014: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Greek, Polish, Turkish and Russian.''' With the launch of the ''Transformers: Prime'' toyline, Russian was added to European packaging, increasing the total number of languages to ''thirteen'', the largest number of languages ever featured on ''Transformers'' packaging to date.
*'''2014-2019: English, French, German and Spanish.''' With the launch of the ''Combiner Wars'' toyline and the concurrently released ''Robots in Disguise'' line at the end of 2014, Hasbro dropped nine languages from European packaging, leaving only four.
*'''2019-today: English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese for the entire world.''' Starting in late 2019 with the ''War for Cybertron: Siege'' line's ''35th Anniversary'' subline imprint, continuing with the final waves of each of the line's general retail size class assortments and the ''Cyberverse'' line's ''Battle for Cybertron'' subline imprint/''Bumblebee Cyberverse Adventures'' rebranding, Hasbro merged the two remaining packaging types (American and European) into one worldwide standard format, adding back Portuguese as a fifth language as far as European customers were concerned.

A few exceptions exists:
*The European-exclusive 1992 releases of the non-combining versions of the [[Constructicon (G1)#euro92|Constructicons]] and the [[Rescue Force#The Transformers|Rescue Force]] were available on ''language-neutral'' cardbacks that only featured textless instructions for all team members, and didn't even assign the figures individual names.
*The packaging for the ''Beast Wars'' line's European-exclusive VHS pack "[[Transmetal]]" [[redeco]]s of [[Spittor (BW)#video|Spittor]] and [[Claw Jaw#video|Claw Jaw]] featured the unique trilingual language combination of English, German and Italian.
*The respective first waves of the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' line's Basic and Deluxe assortments (which features the [[Spychanger]] two-packs and [[Autobot Brothers]], respectively), as well as the Ultra [[Megatron (RID)#Toys|Megatron]] figure, were inititally available in barely modified trilingual ''American'' packaging in the United Kingdom (featuring texts in English, French and Spanish, and "[[trademark]]" ™ markings), just with a sticker featuring the standard European age label for that era on the front of the packaging, and another sticker with contact information for Hasbro UK on the back.
*In 2006, Hasbro UK continued the ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' line of reissues that had been discontinued in the United Kingdom after the first few figures. Unlike those earlier releases, which were available in multilingual European packaging, these stragglers now came in English-only packaging that was ''not'' just a reuse of the packaging previously used for the United States release of those figures, but actually slightly altered—among other, minor changes, it lacked the US packaging's "Commemorative Series" labels, the "choking hazard" safety warning labels and all trademark ™ and ® markings, and featured new thirteen-digit EAN barcodes instead of the US version's twelve-digit UPCs.
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===Bios and backstories===
[[File:G1 Thunder Clash bio Canada Europe.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|Can you get any more American than "Eagle"? Strangely, that's his ''French'' name.]]
Historically, the French translations for the characters' bios, the franchise summaries and pretty much everything else have ''never'' matched up between Canadian and European packaging. The same applies to the Spanish translations for Latin America and those for Europe/Spain, and also to the Portuguese translations for Brazil and those for Europe/Portugal. Sometimes, it's just a few wording choices and sentence arrangements that differ, while in other instances, the bios are completely rewritten. Like in most large multinational corporations, the people or departments responsible for the translations for those respective markets never communicated with each other, essentially resulting in the same work being done twice. These discrepancies between translations into the same languages would continue for ''decades'' and didn't really stop until the introduction of standardized "worldwide" packaging featuring five languages in 2019.

[[File:G2 Double Clutch bio USA Canada Europe.jpg|right|upright=1.5|thumb|"Defence". That's so cute, Hasbro UK.]]
While Canadian bilingual packaging for ''Generation 1'' figures featured bilingual bios, the use of a whopping ''four'' languages on early European packaging rendered full bios pretty much impossible. For 1985 and 1986, MB/Hasbro therefore instead chose to only feature the characters' functions and mottos in all four languages and call it a day. Sometimes, errors slipped their way in; for example, [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], whose names were spelled normally everywhere else on their European packaging, lacked the spaces in the function/motto/[[Tech Spec]]s section, rendering their names as "Dragstrip" and "Deadend".

When the number of languages on European packaging was trimmed down to bilingual French/Dutch in 1987, Hasbro decided that they could now fit full bios in two languages on the packaging. Again, sometimes errors slipped their way in; for example, [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] was accidentally missing his name in the bio/Tech Specs section. Conversely, [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]'s bio/Tech Specs section actually spelled his name ''correctly'', whereas the United States version misspelled it as "Hun-Grrr". In 1992, when bilingual English/Spanish packaging was introduced, it also featured full bios in both languages. Although Canadian packaging from that era is hard to come by these days, it would ''appear'' that ''at least'' the English-language bios were pretty much identical between bilingual English/French Canadian packaging and English/Spanish European packaging, even down to localized spelling differences compared to what's considered standard in the United States (e.g. "cent'''re'''" and "defen'''c'''e" instead of "cent'''er'''" and "defen'''s'''e"), though the Canadian version would typically add a comma after "As robot" compared to the UK version.

[[File:BW Fuzors Transmetals European backstory.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|What happens when Hasbro plays the telephone game.]]
Although bios still remained on trilingual European ''Generation 2'' packaging, the packaging layout was completely redesigned compared to their American counterparts, and the bios were alternatively heavily truncated, rearranged and/or rewritten from scratch. While the 1995 releases essentially just featured shortened versions of the same bios as their American counterparts, the 1994 releases were all over the place. Some of them were merely re-releases of toys that had been previously available in Europe in 1993, in pre-''Generation 2'' packaging, and which were released under the American ''Generation 2'' line with varying degrees of faithfuless, ranging from unchanged toys sporting the same names and the same bios to full-on redecos released under different names and with completely different bios. The [[Color Changer]]s were particularly bizarre, being redecos of the European [[Axelerator]]s that were assigned the names and bios of either ''other'' members of the same group, or of the European [[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtroopers]] that were ''not'' released in the United States (plus the name [[Gobots]], the trademark for which Hasbro had recently obtained from the [[GoBots|franchise of the same name]] via the buyout of former rival [[Tonka]]), with no two of the various elements for an American figure (sculpt, name and tooling) lifted from the same European figure. The European ''Generation 2'' re-releases usually kept the bios of the previous 1993 releases unchanged, although for some reason, Hasbro omitted the bios from the re-releases of the Axelerators and the [[Skyscorcher]]s, and only reused the mottos from the 1993 versions. Bios were also omitted from the "Rotorbots", the European versions of the [[Rotor Force]] figures, while the "Illuminators", the European versions of the [[Laser Rod]]s, ''were'' given bios, but neither they nor the Rotorbots' mottos matched up with their US counterparts.

[[File:DesertAttackUSvsEurope.jpg|right|upright=1.0|thumb|Just three languages? Europe should be so lucky.]]
Additionally, the European versions of the "[[Hero (G2)|Heroes]]" figures of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Hero|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Hero|Megatron]] were released as entirely different characters named "[[Sureshot (G2)|Sureshot]]" and "[[Archforce]]", respectively, with different bios and mottos (which could still be interpreted as referring to the same characters, though), but by far the most bizarre discrepancy were the European bios for toys that unambiguously represented established characters such as [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] or [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], which were essentially just generic writeups (including completely made up mottos!) that talked up their combat skills without revealing anything particularly noteworthy about their personalities (with the exception of Ramjet), as if they had been written by people with no prior knowledge of ''Transformers'' whatsoever. This also applied to the English-language bios for the UK market. Worse, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s European ''Generation 2'' bio, while loosely based on the American version unlike all the other aforementioned examples, shortened his [[galaxial rocket launcher]] to a mere "galaxial ''rocket''", implying that Grimlock carries a single rocket around to use as a weapon. [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]'s bio, meanwhile, <s>revealed</s> completely invented the fact that he is afraid of darkness, whereas [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s bio, which also referenced its North American counterpart, managed to omit [[Roller (G1)|Roller]]'s name and turned his function, "scout car", into his ''literal'', capitalized name ("Scout Car").

Subsequently, European ''Beast Wars'' and ''Beast Machines'' packaging completely abandoned character bios in favor of trilingual summaries of the toylines' fictional backstories and a brief trilingual description of the character's function and the toy's features. The backstory summaries also became increasingly truncated as time went on, and in the case of the 1998 Fuzors and Transmetals, deviated from the US version to varying degrees depending on the language, with the German version even featuring a ''completely different story'' (which arguably constitutes its own [[micro-continuity]]) that involves "genetic malfunctions" caused by unspecified "alien viruses".

European ''Cybertron'' packaging initially featured heavily truncated bios, oftentimes restricted to a single sentence in six languages. Once the number of languages had doubled from six to twelve, bios were dropped entirely in favor of a brief description of the toy's features in those twelve languages.

The packaging for subsequent lines again featured single sentence bios in multiple languages.

For ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'', Hasbro apparently decided that since they weren't attempting to claim every single toy's name as an exclusive [[trademark]] due to both the large number of individual markets and the somewhat different nature of European trademark law compared to US trademark law, they could as well drop prefixes required for better trademark protection in the US from the bios. While the bios were still limited to a single sentence, they simply referred to the characters as "Jazz" and "Tracks" rather than "Autobot Jazz" and "Autobot Tracks" like the longer bios on United States packaging did (though the toys' official names are still "[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Special Ops Jazz]]" and "[[Tracks (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Turbo Tracks]]").

On-packaging bios were finally dropped for good with the launch of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' toyline in late 2018, even before the introduction of standardized worldwide packaging in five languages the following year.
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===Names===
[[File:Trakkons multilingual.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2.0|"[[Fury of Fearswoop|The Fury of Black Omen]]" doesn't sound quite as catchy.]]
During the time when multiple different packaging variants coexisted concurrently in different European markets, it wasn't uncommon for the toys themselves to also sport different names between those different packaging versions. Some of the earliest examples were the [[Pretender]] [[Pincher (G1)|Pincher]] and the [[Micromaster]]s [[Groundshaker (G1)|Groundshaker]], [[Flattop (G1)|Flattop]] and [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]], who had the additional French names "Scorpion", "Tank", "L'Invincible" and "Satello" on French/Dutch packaging, respectively, in additional to their standard English-language names "Pincher", "Groundshaker", "Flattop" and "Skystalker" for the Dutch market.

Beginning with the 1992 Turbomasters and Predators, the names for the individual figures, as well as their subgroups, often differed between English/Spanish and French/Dutch packaging. Just to name a few examples:
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:*"Turbomasters" (English/Spanish), "Canon Masters" {{sic}} (French/Dutch)
:*"Predators" (English/Spanish), "Scope Masters" (French/Dutch)
:*"[[Thunder Clash#The Transformers|Thunder Clash]]" (English/Spanish), "Eagle" (French/Dutch)
:*"[[Boss (G1)|Boss]]" (English/Spanish), "Blizzard" (French/Dutch)
:*"[[Scorch (G1)|Scorch]]" (English/Spanish), "Dragon" (French/Dutch)
:*"[[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]]" (English/Spanish), "Crash" (French/Dutch)
:*"[[Deftwing#The Transformers|Deftwing]]" (English/Spanish), "Blue Arrow" (French/Dutch)
:*"[[Fearswoop (G1)#The Transformers|Fearswoop]]" (English/Spanish), "Black Omen" (French/Dutch)
:*"[[Calcar#The Transformers|Calcar]]" (English/Spanish), "Roadraider" (French/Dutch)
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[[File:BW Jawbreaker Cackle.jpg|thumb|upright=2.3|right|Europe upholds the [[Overbite (G1)|tradition]] that no toy gets released as "Jawbreaker".]]
Typically, none of those names from the French/Dutch packaging versions matched up with the French names from the Canadian packaging for those toys (for example, Thunder Clash's French Canadian name was "Tonnerre", i.e. "''Thunder''", while Skyquake's was "Aéroséisme", i.e. "''Aeroquake''"). While ''at least'' the English names typically matched up between Canadian and English/Spanish European packaging, Rotorstorm was particularly weird: English/Spanish packaging called him, well, "Rotorstorm", French/Dutch packaging called him "Storm", and Canadian packaging ''also'' called him Storm… in ''English'', while his French Canadian name was "Tempête" (French for "Storm").

With ''Generation 2'', the names of the various subgroups and [[gimmick]]s were still different: The figures named [[Autobot Cars]] in the United States were called "Heroics" on both trilingual European packaging versions; likewise, the [[Decepticon Planes|Decepticon Jets]] were renamed into "Skyraiders" for Europe, the [[Cyberjet]]s became "Mini-Jets" (and "Les Pirates Du Ciel", i.e. ''The Pirates of the Sky''", in French), the [[Auto Roller (G2)|Auto Rollers]] and [[Laser Cycle]]s were both spelled as a single word, "Autorollers" and "Lasercycles" respectively (and named "Motolasers" in French for the latter, in contrast to the French name "Motos Laser" from Canadian packaging), and the [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] were spelled "Gobots" without a hyphen (and named "Turbo-Transfo" in French).

[[File:ROTFDeadEndDetour.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Dead End and his friendlier twin.]]
Name discrepancies for the individual figures pretty much disappeared between the two remaining versions of trilingual European ''Generation 2'' packaging with very few exceptions. For the most part, toys now sported the same English names across both packaging variants. Aside from GiG's Italian packaging (which wasn't multilingual), French/Dutch/German packaging assigned many of the figures that weren't re-released or redecoed from the original ''Generation 1'' line new French names in addition to the English names, which (surprise, surprise) rarely, if ever matched up with their French names on Canadian packaging. In a particularly bizarre instance of zero communication between the people responsible for the Canadian and European versions, Autobot Laser Cycle [[Road Rocket (G2)#Generation 2|Road Rocket]] was given the French name "Motosprint" on Canadian packaging while Decepticon [[Road Pig (G2)#Generation 2|Road Pig]] was named "Motard" ("Biker"), but on European packaging, it was ''Road Rocket'' who was given the French name "Motard", while Road Pig was named "Graisseux" ("Greasy"). Another oddity were the [[Obliterator]]s, which had originally been released in 1993: The Autobot from the assortment was named "[[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]]" on English/Spanish packaging but "Spark" on French/Dutch packaging, while the Decepticon was named "[[Clench (G1)|Clench]]" on English/Spanish packaging but "Colossus" on French/Dutch packaging. However, when the two figures were re-released in ''Generation 2'' packaging the following year, their French/Dutch names were adopted for English/Spanish/Portuguese packaging.

Additionally, the redecoed wave 2 Cyberjets/Mini-Jets and Go-Bots/Gobots were treated as mere color variants of the wave 1 figures on French/Dutch/German packaging, whereas United States packaging gave them the names of existing ''Generation 1'' characters. So the US Cyberjets [[Air Raid (G1)#Cyberjet|Air Raid]], [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Jetfire]] and [[Strafe (G1)#Generation 2|Strafe]] were instead sold as the "Mini-Jets" [[Skyjack (G2)#Toys|Skyjack]], and [[Hooligan (G2)#Toys|Hooligan]], [[Space Case (G2)#Toys|Space Case]], respectively, while the Go-Bots [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GobotOptimusPrime|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Megatron]] were sold as "Gobots" [[Firecracker#Toys|Firecracker]] and [[Blowout (G2)#Toys|Blowout]]. While the redecoed wave 3 Go-Bots (or "Gobots") finally featured the same English names as their US counterparts (all of them reused from established ''Generation 1'' characters), the somewhat bizarre alternate French names were kept unchanged, so both Firecracker and [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Sideswipe]] were called "Turbo-Diablo", both [[High Beam (G2)#Toys|High Beam]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Bumblebee]] were called "Turbo-Libero", and so on.

[[File:GrappleGripMudflapUSvsEuro.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6|Grip an appel with a grappel.]]
For the 1994 releases, name discrepancies with between the European releases and their North American counterparts still existed. This mostly affected toys that had been originally released in Europe in pre-''Generation 2'' packaging in 1993, many of which were given different names for North America (with some of those names being reassigned from ''other'' European 1993 releases, oddly enough), whereas the European 1994 ''Generation 2'' re-releases retained the names of their 1993 predecessors. The exception were the [[Obliterator]]s [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] and [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] (which ''weren't'' released in the United States), whose 1994 ''Generation 2'' re-releases were renamed into "Spark" and "Colossus" for unknown reasons. Also, for some bizarre reason, Hasbro decided not to market the two [[Hero (G2)|Heroes]] figures as the well-known leaders [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#HeroOptimusPrime|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Hero|Megatron]] (whom the toys were clearly designed as) for the European market, but instead as separate characters named "[[Sureshot (G2)#Generation 2|Sureshot]]" and "[[Archforce#Generation 2|Archforce]]". Those names were used on both English/Spanish/Portuguese and French/Dutch/German packaging. Furthermore, [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] was named "Stealth Assault" on English/Spanish/Portuguese packaging and "Ace Evader" on French/Dutch/German packaging (whereas his alternate French name on ''Canadian'' packaging was "Spectre"), while [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|Laser Optimus Prime]] was named "Laser ''Rod'' Optimus Prime" on both trilingual European packaging versions. And even ''more'' bizarrely, the bio on the back of the French/Dutch version gave him the additional alternate name "Optimus Prim'''us'''" (!).

[[File:AOE Mega 1-Step Mega Flip Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|left|It's just a step to the left…And then a flip to the right.]]
As mentioned before, prior to ''Beast Wars'', Hasbro licensee GiG had distributed toys in Italian-only packaging in Italy, which typically featured translated or localized names for the various characters. When Italian was absorbed into English/Spanish/Italian packaging starting with ''Beast Wars'', very early European ''Beast Wars'' releases (such as the bat Optimus Primal versus crocodile Megatron comic book two-pack, Basic [[Razorbeast#Toys|Razorbeast]], Deluxe [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Waspinator]] or Mega [[Polar Claw#Toys|Polar Claw]] and [[Scorponok (BW)#Toys|Scorponok]]) were simply branded ''Beast Wars'' and only featured the English names for the figures on their packaging, but soon, a [[variant#Running changes|running change]] not only saw the packaging for the first wave figures rebranded into ''Beast Wars/Biocombat'', but also added additional names for each figure for the Italian market below their English counterparts, thus continuing GiG's tradition. Possibly the most bizarre example was [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Ultra|Optimus Primal]], whose Ultra figure was named "[[Blackjack (disambiguation)|Black Jack]]", while the Transmetal figure became "Metal Gorilla", and Optimal Optimus was named… "Optimus Primal". By 1999, GiG had been dropped as Hasbro's Italian licensee in favor of the newly-established Hasbro Italy division, and the Transmetals 2 figures once again only featured their English names on English/Spanish/Italian packaging.

Meanwhile, French/Dutch/German packaging changed the faction name "[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]" into "Predator" for unknown reasons.

The ''Animorphs'' line ''mostly'' kept the characters' names unchanged, with the animals' names being translated into the respective languages. However, a few name changes ''did'' occur with the English/Spanish/Italian packaging version: The Spanish version spelled "[[Tobias|Tobías]]" with an accented "í" and renamed [[Rachel]] into "Raquel", while the Italian version renamed [[Jake (Animorphs)|Jake]] into "Jack", but only for the tiger and stingray figures (the bear figure was still named "Jake"). Also, [[Visser Three]] became "Visser Tres" in Spanish, alternatively "Visser "III" (Mega figure) or "Visser Tre" (Ultra figure) in Italian, "Vysserk Trois" in French, "Visser Drie" in Dutch, and "Visser Drei" in German.

With the launch of ''Beast Machines'', alternate names finally came to an end… for the most part. ''Robots in Disguise'' still called the Predacons "Predators" for the French, Dutch and German translations (while the English texts called them "Predacons"). Conversely, though, unlike trilingual American packaging, European packaging for the ''Robots in Disguise'' line kept the "[[Combiner]]s" logo in English only.

In later lines, name discrepancies were usually limited to prefixes and gimmick names: The [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#BattleRigBlaster|Optimus Prime Battle Rig Blaster]] role-play toy from the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 ''Transformers'' movie toyline]] was called "Optimus Prime '''Big''' Rig Blaster" on European packaging; the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mega1Step|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]] was renamed into "Mega Flip Bumblebee" for European packaging; the large electronic [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDPowerSurge|Power Surge Optimus Prime]] figure from the 2015 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' toyline was given the additional names "Gigawatt Optimus Prime" and "Super-Energía Optimus Prime" on European packaging; and many of that same ''Robots in Disguise'' line's same-character redecos such as "Night Ops Bumblebee", "Alpine Strike Sideswipe", "Gold Armor Grimlock" or "Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift" had their prefixes translated into French, German and Spanish.

Occasionally, errors happened; for example, the original ''Beast Wars'' [[Spittor (BW)#Toys|Spittor]] figure was identified as as Maximal instead of a Predacon/Predator on French/Dutch/German packaging (even though the figure's "[[rubsign|energon chip]]" remained that of a Predacon), whereas Transmetal 2 [[Jawbreaker (BW)#Toys|Jawbreaker]] retained an earlier working name, "Cackle", on both the English/Spanish/Italian and French/Dutch/German packaging versions. Also, aside from [[Claw Jaw#Toys|Claw Jaw]], [[Cybershark#Toys|Cybershark]] and [[Jetstorm (BW)#Toys|Jetstorm]], none of the 1997 Basic and Deluxe ''Beast Wars'' figures were given alternate Italian names for the English/Spanish/Italian versions of their own packaging nor for the cross-sells on the back, but then the cross-sells on the back of the VHS pack re-releases of [[Airazor (BW)#VHS|Airazor]] and [[Razorclaw (BW)#VHS|Razorclaw]] suddenly featured Italian names for all of them, most of which never appeared anywhere else. Additionally, the cross-sells on the French/Dutch/German packaging for the VHS pack versions of Razorclaw and Airazor ''also'' featured the Italian names for Claw Jaw and Cybershark, while the French/Dutch/German packaging versions for [[Magnaboss (BW)#Toys|Magnaboss]] and [[Tripredacus#Toys|Tripredacus]] featured the Italian names for all the Maximal figures (Magnaboss's components [[Prowl (Magnaboss)|Prowl]], [[Ironhide (BW)|Ironhide]] and [[Silverbolt (Magnaboss)|Silverbolt]], as well as their fellow Maximal [[B'Boom]]). Likewise, some samples of the European release of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Scout Class [[Dead End (ROTF)#Toys|Dead End]] featured a name insert with an earlier working name, "Detour" (even though the back of the packaging and the instructions still called him "Dead End"), while the [[Fast Action Battlers]] figure of [[Mudflap (ROTF)#Fast Action Battlers|Mudflap]] from the same toyline was spelled "Grapp'''el''' Grip Mudflap" on European packaging (an error that was also featured on Hasbro's public website), even though it had been corrected to "Grapp'''le''' Grip Mudflap" on United States packaging in time.
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===Titles and taglines===
[[File:Euro Classic Fireflight Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|right|''Transformers: Transformable Robots'']]
The titles of the various toylines, as well as the taglines "[[More than Meets the Eye (disambiguation)|More than Meets the Eye]]" (and variations thereof) and "[[Robots in Disguise (disambiguation)|Robots in Disguise]]", were often subject to localization, rather than a mere translation.

When Hasbro changed the original ''Transformers'' toyline's tagline from "More than Meets the Eye" to "More… Much More than Meets the Eye" in 1988, they initially chose to keep that tagline in English for French/Dutch packaging. By 1990, the English tagline had been replaced on French/Dutch packaging with "Robots Transformables" in French, and "Transformeerbare Robots" in Dutch (both translate as "transformable robots"), though by 1991, it was back to "More… Much More than Meets the Eye" in English. Also in 1990, Spanish-only packaging introduced its own localization, "¡Todo Un Reto En Tus Manos!" ("a whole challenge in your hands!"). By 1992, when English and Spanish had been merged into one bilingual packaging, the English language tagline on the packaging was changed to "Robots in Disguise", but the Spanish version remained unchanged except for the omission of the exclamation marks. Meanwhile, French/Dutch packaging brought back the French version "Robots Transformables", but changed the Dutch version to "Transformeren in robot" ("transform into robot").

[[File:BW Waspinator packaging variants.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Wazzzzzzpinator like variantzzzz verrrry much.]]
By 1995, Hasbro had dropped the ''Generation 2'' moniker from the packaging versions used for the United States and Canada. Despite this, all European packaging versions for this year were still branded as part of ''Generation 2''.

Just like Canadian/Latin American ''Beast Wars'', ''Beast Machines'' and 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' packaging, the corresponding European packaging was also given alternate titles: ''Beast Wars'' was given the additional title ''Biocombat'' for the Italian market on English/Spanish/Italian packaging (except for early releases, which featured a standalone ''Beast Wars'' branding), and the additional title ''Ani Mutants'' for the French market on French/Dutch/German packaging. Of particular note, while the United States releases of the ''Beast Wars'' [[Orcanoch#Toys|Orcanoch]] and [[Arachnid#Toys|Arachnid]] playsets were co-branded as part of the multi-franchise ''[[MicroVerse]]'' line, European packaging completely omitted the "Microverse" branding, featuring only the standard ''Beast Wars''/''Biocombat'' or ''Beast Wars''/''Ani Mutants'' branding (and packaging design). The aforementioned VHS pack "Transmetal" redecos of Spittor and Claw Jaw, which came in unique trilingual English/German/Italian packaging, also featured the additional ''Biocombat'' title.

[[File:MicromasterUniverseEnergonCybertron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|Which toyline is it, anyways?]]
''Beast Machines'' remained the sole title for English/Spanish/Italian packaging, but was given the additional title ''Ani Machines'' for the French market on French/Dutch/German packaging. Meanwhile, ''Robots in Disguise'' was given the additional titles ''Les Robots Mutants'' (French) and ''Getarnte Roboter'' (German) on both English/French/Dutch/German and French/Spanish/Italian/German packaging, with the latter also featuring the Spanish localization ''Robots Transformables'' and the Italian version ''I Robots Trasformabili''. The [[Tiny Tins]] re-releases of the [[Spychanger]]s, which featured all six languages on one single packaging version, combined all those localizations, with the English version "Robots in Disguise" featured last, also doubling for the Dutch portion. The packaging for the [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicons]] and the [[Dreadwind (RID)#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Dreadwind]] & [[Smokejumper#Toys|Smokejumper]] two-pack (exclusively available at [[Toys"R"Us]] in the United Kingdom), which was redesigned to match the new style for the ''Armada'' line, dropped the definite article "Les" for the French version, as well as the definite article "I" and the plural-"s" after "Robot" for the Italian version.

The ''Armada'' line kept "Robots in Disguise" as a tagline, including all the aforementioned localizations, with the Italian version now standardized as ''Robots Trasformabili'', and the unchanged English version "Robots in Disguise" now featured twice, doubling for the Dutch portion. Those same six versions were also used for the first two types of European ''Alternators'' packaging (blue and red). The third version of European ''Alternators'' packaging (the white bubble boxes) dropped the tagline entirely, as did European ''Energon'' packaging, with the exception of the Micromaster [[Protectobot (Universe)|Protectobots]] and [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicons]] (which were released under the ''Universe'' line in the United States instead), while European ''Cybertron'' packaging featured the tagline in English only.

European ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' packaging kept the tagline in English only on the front, but replaced the bios on the back with brief descriptions of the respective toy's features as well as a translated or localized version of the tagline in each of the twelve languages. The previous Dutch localization was replaced by a direct translation ("Robots in vermomming"), whereas the French version was now "Se transforme a volonté" ("transform at will"), the Spanish localization remained "Robots Transformables", a new Portuguese localization, "Robôs que se transformam" ("robots that transform"), was added, and both the Italian and Turkish versions were just "Robots in Disguise" in unchanged English.

For figures released in the second year of the 2008-onwards ''Universe'' line (i.e. those featuring the "25th Anniversary" branding), European packaging featured the same franchise logos used for the "timeline" on the back of the packaging as their United States counterparts, but omitted any translations or localizations of those titles, such as for ''Beast Wars'' Series [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Universe (2008)|Cheetor]] or [[Lio Convoy#Universe (2008)|Leo Prime]]. (Presumably, the people responsible for Hasbro's European packaging at the time weren't even aware that the packaging for previous toylines had featured translated or localized titles.) Likewise, the 2021-onwards ''Vintage Beast Wars'' reissues are simply branded ''Beast Wars'' as well.

The titles of the [[live-action film series|movie]]-based toylines ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'', ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'', ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (toyline)|Rise of the Beasts]]'' were kept in English only, regardless of which localized titles the respective movies themselves were given by the distributor.
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===Packaging designs, formats and graphics===
[[File:Go-Bot Motormouth multilingual.jpg|left|upright=2.3|thumb|Motormouth aka Bagou aka Turbo-Porteur. Those are his ''two'' French names.]]
During ''Generation 2'', European packaging design differed considerably from its United States and Canadian/Latin American counterparts. Instead of clamshells, European packaging used a variation of the more traditional blister cards for the "Heroics" (Autobot Cars), "Skyraiders" (Decepticon Jets), Dinobots and "Heroes". Meanwhile, the European versions of the "Autorollers" were sold in boxes, whereas the American "Auto Rollers" were available on blister cards. On top of that, the [[cross-sell]]s featured completely different photos (with actual diorama backdrops instead of neutral backgrounds in a single color), the bios were formatted differently, some figures such as the Laser Cycles were even aligned differently inside their blister bubbles compared to their North American counterparts, and in general, nearly ''all'' the graphical elements, including the choice of colors, were completely altered for European packaging (though there was a certain degree of coordinated consistency between the different European packaging types). European ''Beast Wars'' packaging continued that discrepancy between American and European packaging, though to a slightly lesser degree. With ''Beast Machines'' and ''Robots in Disguise'', Hasbro continued to harmonize the different packaging designs.

[[File:UltimateBattleUSEuro.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.9|The European packaging for the "Ultimate Battle" boxset lacked the [[Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle|DVD]] case. In the some markets, the DVD was included in a paper sleeve; in other stores, it was given as a freebie separately.]]
In addition to the increasing number of languages cluttering the packaging with an abundance of text, there was a brief phase that lasted more than two years (between 2005 and 2007) during which European multilingual packaging also didn't sport [[package art]], replacing it with airbrushed [[stock photography|stock photos]] of the toys themselves instead. The most likely reason is a newly introduced European Union guideline (subsequently implemented into national law) regarding "misleading advertising", which ''could'' be interpreted to extend to artistic renditions of products on the packaging, especially in [[:File:SuperionMaximusCatalogArt.jpg|poses not actually possible with the toy]]. Package artwork was dropped from European ''Transformers'' packaging and replaced with stock photos of the toys themselves starting with one of the last waves of ''Energon'' (the first wave of [[combiner]] limbs, featuring [[Treadshot (Energon)|Treadshot]], [[Sky Shadow (Energon)|Sky Shadow]], [[Sledge (Energon)|Sledge]] and [[Duststorm (Energon)|Duststorm]], still used package art; the second wave, featuring [[Terradive (Energon)|Terradive]] and [[Windrazor (Energon)|Windrazor]], already used toy photos instead) and ''Alternators'' [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] ([[Jazz (G1)/toys|Meister]], who had only ever been released in Italy, had still featured package art). In a particularly bizarre instance, the 2006 ''Classics'' line's [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] assortment even featured small stock photos of the toys' respective alternate modes on the cardboard inserts featuring the toys' names, in a spot where the US packaging had featured no graphics ''at all''. The first toys to feature package art on the European ''Transformers'' packaging again were the [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]] and [[Fast Action Battlers]] from the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 ''Transformers'' movie toyline]] (the "main" movie line toys still featured stock photos of the toys instead of artwork of the robot heads). With the launch of the ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' and ''Universe'' lines in 2008, European multilingual packaging as a whole had finally returned to depicting package art. What had prompted the decision to use package art again is just as uncertain as the reasons for dropping it in the first place. It's possible that the "fantasy scene" disclaimers for the package art than can be found on the packaging for ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Scout Class [[Cosmos (G1)#Titans Return|Cosmos]] and [[Seaspray (G1)#Titans Return|Seaspray]] and the 2018-onwards ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' line (prior to the introduction of "worldwide" packaging featuring texts in five languages) are related to this. Then again, the ''European'' packaging for Cosmos and Seaspray ''doesn't'' feature those disclaimers, so who knows.

Somewhere around the addition of the six new languages and the replacement of package art with stock photos of the toys themselves, European packaging also started to feature obtrusive "2 in 1" logos ("3 in 1" in the case of Triple Changers). Apparently, ''Transformers'' was considered not as much of a household name in Europe as it is in the US, so Hasbro felt the need to drive home the point that ''Transformers'' toys are really two (or three) toys in one. Those logos were also quietly dropped again after a few years.

[[File:AltPrimeUSEuro.jpg|left|thumb|Transformers: 2 in 1! Find more information on the underside! (Not a knockoff.)]]
Amazingly, unlike Canada (which requires French translations for even the most trivial instances of English texts on the packaging, except for the individual toys' names), European packaging gradually ''reduced'' the amount of multi-lingual versions of text elements over the years. Notably, the ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' toys even featured text blurbs describing a toy's gimmicks in ''English-only'', with only the back of the packaging featuring translated and country-specific texts (bios, Hasbro contact info etc.).

With the ''Dark of the Moon'' and ''Transformers Prime'' toylines, European packaging left a lot of space on the side flaps or the lower portion of the back of the packaging for large "Warning!" or "Attention!" notes in a plethora of languages, presumably in order to point out the inclusion of a safety warning sheet in all these languages inside the packaging. In practice, it implies that those toys pose enormous safety hazards. For the Deluxe Class figures, this was compounded by the fact that around the same time, the size of the cards was often ''reduced'' to around 5/6ths of the US standard. The same applied to the few ''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class figures that were released in Europe. The reasons for the size reduction are currently unclear.

[[File:AOE Evolution Optimus US 23 vs EU.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|right|Numbers? What numbers?]]
Additionally, just like the Canadian/Latin American packaging, the ''Thrilling 30'' and ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe Class figures also lacked the pack-in comics; however, at least European ''Thrilling 30'' packaging featured correct individual package art.

Another common omission from European packaging are various numbering systems. The ''Alternators'' line dropped the American versions' numbers after the first figure ([[Smokescreen (G1)#Alternators/Binaltech|Smokescreen]]), and the "[[Thrilling 30#30 special toys|X of 30]]" numbers for the ''Transformers'' brand's 30th anniversary were omitted entirely in favor of neutral faction insignias. Presumably, the reason for this is because Hasbro doesn't want to use a numbering system for markets that aren't supposed to see a release of half of those numbered toys anyways.

One element of the packaging design that has evolved over the years is the age label. While the majority of the original ''Generation 1'' line had featured full texts such as "Ages 5 and up" in however many languages there were on the packaging, starting with the 1990 ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line-up, French/Dutch packaging introduced a pictograph of a boy followed by a simple "5+", initially in white with no special background. By 1992, this logo was slightly modified, now in black inside a white rectangle. That same year, bilingual English/Spanish was introduced, which adopted this logo. With the launch of ''Beast Wars'' in 1995, the logo was slightly modified again, now adding a pictograph of a girl for a gender-neutral logo, with the width of the white rectangle increased accordingly. In the middle of the ''Armada'' toyline's run, the logo was completely redesigned, dropping the pictographs entirely and changing the rectangle into a circle that now simply contained the age, usually "5+". Both the circle and the text could vary in color, sometimes within the same toyline. With the launch of ''Combiner Wars'' and ''Robots in Disguise'' in late 2014/early 2015 and the reduction of the number of languages from thirteen to four, the circle was dropped as well, now simply featuring the age ("5+" or "8+") in whichever text color the rest of the packaging used, with no special background. The circle later made a return in late 2019, with the introduction of "worldwide" packaging in five languages. Once again, both the text and the circle can vary in color, though usually Hasbro aims for a high color contrast, so it's typically either dark text inside a white circle, or light text inside a black circle.
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==Multilingual packaging in Asia==
[[File:Ultimate Optimus Prime YOTD packaging.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left|More than just a Chinese Whisper.]]
Asia has a slightly less illustrous history of multilingual ''Transformers'' packaging—or at least, not one widely documented in English-speaking circles.

The official [[The Transformers (Chinese toyline)|Chinese release of the original ''Transformers'' toyline]] through Hasbro International was delayed until 1989, which meant that all the toys came out several years later than they had in other markets. Most of the toys came in slightly modified versions of their original, English-only United States packaging with shortened [[copyright]]s, though a few oddities occurred: For example, [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Toys|Soundwave]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Toys|Buzzsaw]] (released in 1989) came in ''European'' packaging sporting texts in French, English, Dutch and Spanish (based on the third European packaging variant of Soundwave, originally made by Ceji/[[Joustra]] for the European branch of Hasbro/[[Milton Bradley]] and released in 1986); the 1987 [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] [[Skullcruncher (G1)#Toys|Skullcruncher]], [[Mindwipe (G1)#Toys|Mindwipe]] and [[Apeface#Toys|Apeface]] (released in 1993) came in Canadian packaging, featuring texts in English and French (as well as the additional French Canadian names "Broyeur", "Amnesiak" and "Gorillo", respectively), even though the rest of the Headmasters came in regular English-only packaging; the 1988 Headmasters [[Nightbeat (G1)#Toys|Nightbeat]] and [[Siren (G1)#Toys|Siren]] (released in 1994) came in European packaging, featuring texts in French and Dutch;<ref name="chinese">[https://www.highendtfs.com/90sreleases Official Chinese G1] at HighEndTFs.</ref> and most bizarrely, the 1990 "[[Classics (Europe)|Classic]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]" [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] and the "Classic [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]" [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] were both released in Canadian-style packaging featuring texts in French/English (rather than the other way around), even though it would appear those toys were never actually sold in Canada, ''and'' both figures were ''also'' available in China in "regular" English-only 1986-style packaging.

On top of that, many of the Chinese-distributed figures were later ''also'' made available in the United Kingdom, both officially through Hasbro UK directly, and as [[parallel import]]s through importers such as Kingsley Paige PLC. Likewise, the Netherlands also saw many of the Chinese figures imported, while the Chinese version of Soundwave in "European" packaging was also available in Australia.

[[File:GenerationsAsianDeluxes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|English only in China, Chinese as a second language in the US. Seriously.]]
There have been the occasional instances of ''Transformers'' figures released in Taiwan in standard English-only packaging (without any of those aforementioned packaging oddities from the official Chinese releases), but with additional stickers in Mandarin (quite similar to how toys from various lines have been released in Japan). The same applies to Korea, except here the stickers are obviously in Korean language (featuring the Korean title ''트랜스포머'').

With the increasing prominence of the Asian market for Hasbro and the introduction of figures (mostly "special edition" redecos) specifically aimed at an Asian target audience, some toys have been released in actual multilingual packaging sporting texts in English and Chinese. The earliest known examples are the figures from [[wave]] 1 of the ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Legion Class assortment as well as the general retail Commander Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Cyberverse|Optimus Prime]] figure from the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' toyline, and the "[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#YOTDPrime|Year of the Dragon]]" edition of Ultimate Optimus Prime, the latter of which was later made available for US customers through [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] in English-only packaging. The latter figure also gave way to the annual Chinese New Year-themed ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' figures, which came in standard English-only packaging again.

With the [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|''Transformers: Prime'' toyline]], Hasbro employed bilingual English/Chinese packaging on a larger scale, with figures from the ''First Edition'', ''Robots in Disguise'', ''Cyberverse'' and ''Beast Hunters'' segments available in that packaging style, although they appear to have largely abandoned it again since.

Another curious case were the various "[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Exclusives|GDO]]" redecos released under the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line in 2012: When they were released in Asia, they were available in standard English-only packaging; however, when Hasbro made them available in the US and Canada as [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusives, they were sold in bilingual English/Chinese packaging, this time with texts in both languages on both sides of the packaging. Also, for some reason, the Deluxe Class figures now came packaged in their [[alternate mode]]s rather than their robot modes. On top of that, the Leader Class figures (which were available in Canada but not in the US) no longer came in ''Generations''-branded packaging, but instead in bilingual ''Dark of the Moon'' packaging with additional ''[[Movie Trilogy Series]]'' labels for whatever reason, the latter replacing the "[[MechTech]] Weapons System" logos that were featured in Hasbro's official packaging [[stock photography|stock photos]].

The packaging for Chinese-exclusive ''[[Nezha: Transformers (toyline)|Nezha: Transformers]]'' toyline is also bilingual English/Chinese. In addition to the new toys created (or retooled) for the ''Nezha'' line, this also includes [[rebranding|rebranded]] Warrior Class, Ultra Class and Ultimate Class figures from the 2018-onwards ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' line.

Chinese ''Transformers'' toys should ''not'' be confused with [[knockoff]]s, which are notoriously common in China. Authentic bilingual Chinese ''Transformers'' releases typically feature the double title ''Transformers/变形金刚''', while knockoffs either try to imitate standard United States packaging, or just straight feature made up nonsensical names.
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==Language chart==
Since it's difficult to properly convey which language combinations coexisted concurrently and which ones succeeded one another, we have compiled them all into a single chart.

<big>'''Legend:'''</big>
{|class="wikitable" width=58%
|-
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;"|''Transformers'' packaging by Hasbro or a Hasbro subsidiary featuring a single language
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;"|''Transformers'' packaging by Hasbro or a Hasbro subsidiary featuring multiple languages
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;"|''Transformers'' packaging by a Hasbro licensee featuring a single language
|style="color:#000;background:#ea8;"|Pre-''Transformers'' packaging by a Takara licensee
|}

<big>'''Main chart:'''</big>
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!width="3%"|Year
!width="7%"|United States
!width="7%"|Canada
!width="35%" colspan="5"|Latin America
!width="7%"|Mainland China
!width="7%"|Greece
!width="7%"|Italy
!width="7%"|United Kingdom
!width="7%"|Spain
!width="7%"|France, Belgium, Netherlands & Germany
!width="3%"|Year
|-
|align="center"|'''1984'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" rowspan="9" align="center"|'''English''' (Hasbro)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="9" align="center"|'''English & French''' (Hasbro)
|colspan="5"|
|rowspan="4"|
|rowspan="2"|
|style="color:#000;background:#ea8;" align="center"|'''Italian''' (GiG, ''Trasformer'')
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" rowspan="6" align="center"|'''English''' (Hasbro)
|
|style="color:#000;background:#ea8;" align="center"|'''French, Dutch & German''' (Joustra, ''Diaclone'')
|align="center"|'''1984'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1985'''
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" rowspan="3" align="center"|'''Spanish''' (IGA, Mexico)
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" align="center"|'''Spanish''' (Rubiplas, Venezuela)
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" align="center"|'''Spanish''' (Lynsa, Peru)
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" align="center"|'''Spanish''' (Antex, Argentina)
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" align="center"|'''Portuguese''' (Estrela, Brazil)
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" rowspan="8" align="center"|Italian (GiG)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="2" align="center"|German, French, Dutch & '''Spanish''' (Milton Bradley)
|align="center"|'''1985'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1986'''
|rowspan="7" colspan="2"|
|rowspan="5"|
|rowspan="14"|
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" align="center"|'''Greek''' (El Greco)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="2" align="center"|'''English''', French, Dutch & Spanish ('''Hasbro''')
|align="center"|'''1986'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1987'''
|rowspan="2"|
|rowspan="2"|
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="4" align="center"|'''French & Dutch''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''1987'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1988 1989'''
|rowspan="5"|
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" rowspan="4" align="center"|'''English''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''1988 1989'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1990 1991'''
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" align="center"|'''Greek''' (El Greco)
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" align="center"|'''Spanish''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''1990 1991'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1992 1993'''
|rowspan="9"|
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="2" align="center"|'''English & Spanish''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''1992 1993'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1994'''
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" align="center"|Spanish (Antex, Argentina)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" align="center"|English, Spanish & '''Portuguese''' (Hasbro)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" align="center"|French, Dutch & '''German''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''1994'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1995'''
|
|rowspan="10"|
|align="center"|'''1995'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1996 1997'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" rowspan="2" align="center"|English ('''Kenner''')
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" colspan="5" align="center"|English, French & '''Spanish''' ('''Kenner''')
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="3" align="center"|English, Spanish & '''Italian''' ('''Kenner & GiG''')
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|French, Dutch & German ('''Kenner''')
|align="center"|'''1996 1997'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1998'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" colspan="3" align="center"|English, Spanish & Italian ('''Hasbro''')
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" align="center"|French, Dutch & German ('''Hasbro''')
|align="center"|'''1998'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1999 2000'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" align="center"|English ('''Hasbro''')
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="5" align="center"|English, French & Spanish ('''Hasbro''')
|align="center"|'''1999 2000'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2001'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" colspan="6" align="center"|English, '''French & Spanish''' (Hasbro)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="4" align="center"|'''English''', French, Dutch & German (Hasbro) '''French''', Spanish, Italian & '''German''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2001'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2002 - 2004'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" colspan="4" align="center"|'''English, French, Dutch, German, Italian & Spanish''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2002 - 2004'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2005'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" rowspan="6" align="center"|'''English''' (Hasbro)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" colspan="5" align="center"|English, French & Spanish (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2005'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2006 - 2008'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" colspan="5" align="center"|English, French, German, Spanish, '''Portuguese''', Italian, Dutch, '''Swedish, Danish, Greek, Polish & Turkish''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2006 - 2008'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2009'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="3" colspan="6" align="center"|English, French, Spanish & '''Portuguese''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2009'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2010'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="3" colspan="5" align="center"|English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Greek, Polish, Turkish & '''Russian''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2010'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2011'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" align="center"|'''English & Chinese''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2011'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2012 - 2014'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="5" align="center"|'''English, French & Spanish''' (Hasbro)
|
|align="center"|'''2012 - 2014'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2015 - 2019'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="8" align="center"|English, '''French, Spanish & Portuguese''' (Hasbro)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="5" align="center"|'''English, French, German & Spanish''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2015 - 2019'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2020 - 2025'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="13" align="center" align="center"|English, French, '''German''', Spanish & '''Portuguese''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2020 - 2025'''
|}

<big>'''Exceptions:'''</big>
{|class="wikitable" width=50%
|-
!width="4%"|Years
!width="6%"|Market
!width="13%"|Languages
!width="23%"|Description
|-
|align="center"|'''1988'''
|China
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|French, English, Dutch & Spanish (Hasbro)
|Soundwave & Buzzsaw
|-
|align="center"|'''1992'''
|Europe
|style="color:#000;background:#fff;" align="center"|No text / language-neutral (Hasbro)
|Non-combining yellow Constructicons and Rescue Force
|-
|align="center"|'''1993'''
|China
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English & French (Hasbro)
|Skullcruncher, Mindwipe and Apeface
|-
|align="center"|'''1994'''
|China
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|French & Dutch (Hasbro)
|Nightbeat and Siren
|-
|align="center"|'''1996'''
|Canada
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English & French (Hasbro)
|''Beast Wars'' bat Optimus Primal versus crocodile Megatron comic book two-pack
|-
|align="center"|'''1998'''
|Europe
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English, German & Italian (Hasbro)
|''Beast Wars'' "Transmetal" Spittor and Claw Jaw VHS packs
|-
|align="center"|'''2000'''
|United States
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English & Japanese (Hasbro)
|Target exclusive ''Beast Machines'' Magmatron
|-
|align="center"|'''2001'''
|United Kingdom
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English, French & Spanish (Hasbro)
|Early releases of the ''Robots in Disguise'' wave 1 figures only
|-
|align="center"|'''2002 - 2003'''
|United States
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" align="center"|English (Hasbro)
|''Robots in Disguise'' store exclusives ''Robots in Disguise'' Tiny Tins Spychangers
|-
|align="center"|'''2002 - 2009'''
|Canada
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" align="center"|English (Hasbro)
|Toys"R"Us exclusive reissues: 2002 ''Commemorative Series'' 2006 ''Classics'' "Commemorative Edition" Soundwave 2009 ''Universe'' "Commemorative Edition" Perceptor and Insecticons
|-
|align="center"|'''2006'''
|United Kingdom
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" align="center"|English (Hasbro)
|Toys"R"Us exclusive ''Commemorative Series'' reissues (Series IV and V only)
|-
|align="center"|'''2007 - 2020'''
|Canada
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English & French (Hasbro)
|2006 ''Classics'' (general retail Deluxe and Voyager assortments) Exclusive figures and sets with no intention of release in Latin America
|-
|align="center"|'''2012'''
|United States & Canada
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English & Chinese (Hasbro)
|Toys"R"Us exclusive ''Generations'' "GDO" releases
|-
|align="center"|'''2015 - 2022'''
|United States
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" align="center"|English (Hasbro)
|Comic packs and electronic toys ''Universal Studios'' exclusives
|-
|align="center"|'''2019-2020'''
|China
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English & Chinese (Hasbro)
|''Nezha: Transformers'' line only
|}

==Psychology==
[[File:UniRedAlertThreeVersions.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|At one point, Hasbro gave up on European packaging and opted for a minimalistic approach instead.]]
Fans ''hate'' multilingual packaging (although having the tech specs and bios on the instruction sheet is a great space saver versus hanging on to a chunk of the box in addition to the instruction sheet).

While a typical child rips open cardboard packaging to free the misassembled plastic figure encased within like the sweet meat from a nut, discarding the useless shell, adult collectors store their mint-on-card Transformers unopened in humidity-controlled fireproof rooms. Because this is essentially playing with the package rather than the toy, adult fans prefer cleaner mono-lingual (typically English-only) packaging.

This can affect the secondary market value of a toy; if there are English-only and multilingual versions of the same toy, the English-only version is ''usually'' worth more money.{{fact}} One of the possible reasons for this is the omission of features (bios, tech specs etc.), which make up part of the nostalgia value especially of older toys. Frequent errors (such as the wrong [[package art]] or [[insignia|faction insignia]]) are also possible factors for a collector's rejection of multilingual packaging.

Another indirect effect of the above is the overall degree of ''documentation'' of multilingual packaging by fans. It's safe to say that there are quite a few [[unreleased toy|''unreleased'' toys]] whose (English-only) packaging has been documented and examined in more detail than the vast majority of multilingual packaging of toys that ''have'' been released, ''in particular'' pre-''Beast Wars'' Canadian packaging. As a matter of fact, we here at TFWiki still have a lot of gaps in our documentation of foreign-market names featured on multilingual toy packaging.

When confronted by fan complaints over multilingual packaging in the early 2000s, [[Aaron Archer]] said Hasbro had made that move because they believed in the near future all domestic products would feature it, even mundane items such as sticks of butter, and they wanted to "get ahead of the curve." That prediction turned out to be inaccurate, so other market factors must have influenced keeping the style.
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==Notes==
[[File:Combiner Wars Viper World vs EU.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|right|Similar, but not identical.]]
*Just in case you are under the impression that the country you happen to live in has been completely ignored by the above overview:
:*English-speaking markets such as Australia and New Zealand, as well as various Asian markets such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, the Philippines and Malaysia, typically tend to get toys in whichever packaging is available in the United States. A few rare exceptions have occurred over the years, where some or all of those markets received toys in European packaging instead.
:*With the later waves of ''Beast Wars'', the toys in ''Biocombat'' packaging started to include additional [[instructions|instruction sheets]] in Nordic languages (Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish). The packaging itself did not include nor hint at those additional languages. This practice continued into early waves of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' with the English/Spanish/Italian packaging, but was abandoned with later waves of ''Beast Machines''. Later lines featured instruction sheets with minimal texts, though a lot of the legal information was in an ever-increasing plethora of languages regardless of how few languages there were featured on the packaging.
:*Likewise, at least since the days of the ''Armada'' line, whichever packaging was available in Europe has also been used for Israel.
*In some rare instances, toys in US (or Canadian/Latin American) packaging have been available in Europe. Most of them were actually [[parallel import]]s without Hasbro's involvement, while only a fleeting few of them were officially initiated and distributed by Hasbro's European divisions.
*Even more rarely, Hasbro, rather than actually producing entirely separate packaging for Europe, had decided to distribute toys in American (English-only or multilingual) packaging in some European countries, sometimes simply with a few additional safety warning stickers in several languages, while in some ''really'' bizarre instances, such as ''Titans Returns'' [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Titans Return|Fortress Maximus]], the packaging was ''converted'' into pseudo-European packaging via an extensive use of stickers.
*Once the number of languages on European packaging had been trimmed down from thirteen to a mere four beginning with ''Combiner Wars'' and the 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline, European packaging became barely distinguishable from American multilingual packaging on a first glance. There were still lots of differences, though—European packaging featured German as a fourth language while American multilingual packaging featured Portuguese instead, French and Spanish translations were still completely different between both versions, as were various minor details such as the age label (which had a multilingual "Age/Edad/Idade" added for the American version). When Hasbro finally merged European and American multilingual packaging into one single worldwide packaging design featuring five languages in 2019, all those differences disappeared, and now the only way to tell a European release apart from an American one is the use of different barcodes (American packaging features UPCs with 12 digits, European packaging features EANs with 13 digits). This mostly applies to toys released under ongoing assortments that were launched prior to 2019, though; with most assortments started since then, as well as many standalone exclusive releases, Hasbro has decided to use EAN barcodes as the worldwide standard going forward.{{-}}

==References==
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Multilingual packaging

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Nevermore:

[[File:Beast Hunters Trailcutter US CA LA EU CN.jpg|right|upright=3.0|thumb|Variant collectors assemble!]]

('''EN''') '''Multilingual packaging''' is essentially the standard way in which ''Transformers'' toys are available in all of [[Hasbro]]'s worldwide markets since 2019. In many countries outside the United States, multilingual packaging has even been common practice ever since 1984. Rather than producing multiple [[variant]]s of the same packaging sporting texts in a single language for different countries, Hasbro saves money by printing texts in several different languages on the same packaging, which will then be released in all the target markets. The downside to this practice is that the requirement for fitting the same texts in multiple languages on the same packaging takes up a lot of additional space. This either quickly makes the packaging look cluttered, or results in the overall reduction of texts, usually at the expense of popular features such as full-length [[bio]]s.
{{Multilingual packaging/translation}}

==Cost–benefit analysis==
Generally, any deliberate [[variant|variation]] to a product results in additional costs, from changes in the manufacturing process to additional efforts to ensure that each variation of the product is distributed in the intended manner. You don't want to accidentally send toys with English-only packaging to France, while the versions in French packaging end up in the United States. So companies like Hasbro always have to weigh the benefits of separate, market-specific packaging (certain customers might be more reluctant to buy anything that features foreign languages) against the additional costs involved with doing separate production runs.

Additionally, every product has a pre-determined minimum order quanitity (MOQ)—effectively, a profitability threshold. If the MOQ isn't met, the product isn't considered profitable, and thus won't be produced at all. Multilingual packaging that can be used for several countries can help meet the MOQ: Even if one of those countries by itself wouldn't meet the MOQ, bundling the orders for all the countries that will get the same packaging together might get the combined number of orders above the MOQ. There's no additional effort required, no separate production run, and no efforts to distribute different versions to different markets.<ref name="europa">[https://medium.com/@jamesroberts_96602/transformers-the-euro-revolution-26c2ea05bbfb "Transformers Europa: The Secret History of Generation 1.5"] by James Roberts at Medium.</ref>

==Multilingual packaging in the Americas==
[[File:T30 Mini-Con Assault Team pk US CALA EU.jpg|right|upright=1.55|thumb|United States, Canada, Latin America English, French, Spanish, it's true But Europe, my wayward sons—sorry, these Mini-Cons Sure won't be shipping to you!]]
Multilingual packaging began in Canada back in 1984, was later expanded to also cover Latin America starting with ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' in 1996, then replaced English-only packaging for the United States between 2001 and 2005, and again beginning in 2014. It was eventually merged with European multilingual packaging into one worldwide packaging type in 2019.

In detail:
*'''1984-1995: English and French for Canada.''' When the original [[The Transformers (toyline)|''Transformers'' toyline]] was introduced to the Canadian market in 1984, the packaging was bilingual (sporting texts in English and French). This language combination persisted for over a decade, up until the end of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' line in 1995.
*'''1996-2009: English, French and Spanish for Canada and Latin America.''' With the launch of the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|''Beast Wars'' toyline]] in 1996, Hasbro introduced trilingual Transformers packaging, sporting texts in English, French and Spanish, now serving not only the Canadian market, but also Latin America. (Prior to that, Transformers toys had been distributed by various licensees in Latin America, such as [[IGA]] for Mexico, [[Antex]] for Argentina, [[HUDE]], [[BASA]], [[Abramowicz]] and [[Lynsa]] for Peru and Chile or [[Estrela]] for Brazil, with the packaging usually being entirely in Spanish or Portuguese.)
**'''2001-2005: English, French and Spanish also for the United States.''' With the launch of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|''Robots in Disguise'' toyline]] in 2001, Hasbro decided to cut costs by using trilingual packaging for the US market as well, which meant they only had to design one type of packaging for three markets rather than two. Thus the standard United States packaging, traditionally sporting English-only texts, was replaced by trilingual packaging with texts in English, French and Spanish. This move was, of course, [[Ruined FOREVER|well-received]] by fans. In 2005, Hasbro's ''Transformers'' team successfully convinced the company's higher-ups that the multi-lingual packaging was so ''phenomenally ugly'' that it was costing them sales.<ref>Kids also hate foreign languages; [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/0cd6f0724b39615f?dmode=source&output=gplain Steve-o's 2005 BotCon Report]</ref> English-only packaging was reintroduced with the launch of the [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron'' line]], coinciding with the addition of English-only ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' packaging intended for the US market. This lasted for another decade.
*'''2009-2011: English, French, Spanish and Portuguese for Canada and Latin America.''' Between the third and fourth waves of the various ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[size class]] assortments, Hasbro changed the packaging from trilingual to quadrilingual, now adding Portuguese as a fourth language for the Brazilian market. Portuguese remained throughout the original Deluxe Class-only portion of the 2010 ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toyline and the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' line.
*'''2011-2014: English, French and Spanish for Canada and Latin America.''' With the launch of the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Transformers: Prime]]'' toyline's ''First Edition'' segment and the ''Generations'' line's ''Fall of Cybertron'' subline imprint, Portuguese was dropped again after less than three years, and the packaging became trilingual once more. This continued throughout the ''Transformers: Prime'' line's ''Robots in Disguise'' and ''Beast Hunters'' subline imprints (including the latter's own ''Predacons Rising'' subline imprint), the ''Generations'' line's ''Thrilling 30'' subline imprint and the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' toyline.
*'''2015-2019: English, French, Spanish and Portuguese for the United States, Canada and Latin America.''' With the launch of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toyline and the concurrently released ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' line at the end of 2014, Hasbro once again made multilingual packaging the default for the United States (barring few exceptions). At the same time, Portuguese was once again added as a fourth language.
*'''2019-today: English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese for the entire world.''' Starting in late 2019 with the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' line's [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] ''35th Anniversary'' subline imprint, continuing with the final waves of each of the line's general retail size class assortments and the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' line's ''Battle for Cybertron'' subline imprint/''Bumblebee: Cyberverse Adventures'' rebranding, Hasbro merged the two remaining packaging types (American and European) into one worldwide standard format, adding German as a fifth language as far as non-European customers were concerned.

[[File:WMTheLegacyOfBumblebee.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Everything must be translated. ''Everything''. Tout doit être traduit. ''Tout''. Todo debe ser traducido. ''Todo''.]]
A few exceptions exist:
*The Canadian version of the very first ''Beast Wars'' release, the bat [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Optimus Primal]] versus crocodile [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Megatron]] comic book two-pack, predated the addition of Spanish as a third language, and thus is only bilingual English/French.
*Hasbro's official [[Target]] exclusive United States release of the previously Japanese-exclusive [[Magmatron#Toys|Magmatron]] toy was available in packaging (branded as part of the ''Beast Machines'' line) that featured a small version of the official Japanese ''Transformers'' logo (トランスフォーマー), the names of the toy itself, its combined [[beast mode]] and its three individual components in katakana, as well as a promotional blurb advertising the toy's features in Japanese that was lifted verbatim from the packaging of Takara's original ''Beast Wars'' release. Other than that, the packaging bore little resemblance to Takara's version; overall, those bits of Japanese were simply meant to emphasize the "exotic" origin of the figure.
*All the store exclusives from the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline released in 2002, as well as about half the 2003 exclusives and the (non-exclusive) [[Tiny Tins]] re-releases of the [[Spychanger]]s (which ''were'' released in 2003), were all available in English-only packaging.
*The general retail Deluxe and Voyager assortments from the 2006 ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' line were released in bilingual English/French packaging in Canada, though the Classic [[Mini-Con]] assortment was still available in trilingual English/French/Spanish packaging regardless. Likewise, some store exclusives that were never intended to be released in Latin America were also released in bilingual English/French packaging in Canada. Examples include the Walmart exclusive "Legacy of Bumblebee" three-pack from the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 ''Transformers'' movie toyline]], as well as the 2018-2020 Walmart exclusive "[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]" reissues.
*Various [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusives [[Generation 1 reissues|reissues]], such as the ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' line, the "Commemorative Edition" reissue of [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Classics|Soundwave]] from the 2006 ''Classics'' line and the "Commemorative Edition" reissues of the [[Insecticon (G1)#Universe (2008)|Insecticons]] and [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Perceptor]] from the 2008 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, were available at Canadian Toys"R"Us stores in English-only packaging.
*The original ''Generations'' line's 2012 "GDO" exclusives were available in bilingual English/''Chinese'' packaging in the United States and Canada (exclusive to [[Toys"R"Us]]), even though they had previously been available in English-only packaging in Hasbro's Asian markets. (See [[#Multilingual packaging in Asia|below]] for more details.)
*Shortly before Hasbro largely abandoned English-only packaging for a second time, various store exclusives from the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' toyline and the [[Target]] exclusive ''Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters'' subline imprint ''Predacons Rising'' (with the exception of the Ultimate Class [[Predaking (Prime)#Ultimate|Beast Fire Predaking]] figure, which was only part of the ''Predacons Rising'' subline imprint in the United States but a general retail release in standard ''Beast Hunters'' packaging in all other markets) already reintroduced trilingual packaging for the United States market.
*After Hasbro had largely abandoned English-only packaging again in late 2014, some figures were still released in English-only packaging afterwards, such as the ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe Class figures with [[pack-in material|pack-in comics]], or various large electronic toys, such as those from the 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline or the 2018 [[Market six|Kohl's]] exclusive [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Super20inch|retool of ''Robots in Disguise'' Super Bumblebee]] in ''[[Transformers Authentics|Authentics]]''-style packaging. The ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line eventually dropped the pack-in comic books, thus eliminiating any further reason for English-only packaging altogether… with the exception of the ''[[Transformers: Universal Studios|Universal Studios]]'' exclusive figures, which have been re-released in new packaging in 2017, and again in 2022, each time in English-only packaging.
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===Characteristics===
[[File:Energon rapidrun cardback.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|Typical trilingual cardback: photos of the wrong toy representing a different character, with misidentified factions and swapped names. No room for characterization, function or stats, but a franchise description longer than the Gettysburg Address appears in three languages. European packaging has to squeeze even more languages into the same space, on top of a seemingly endless litany of Hasbro legal information.]]
Bilingual Canadian packaging for the original ''Transformers'' toyline utilized a smaller printing font to fit the [[Tech Spec]]s and [[bio]]s in both languages onto the packaging. Even the ''characters' names'' required French translations!

Whereas in the United States, the original ''Transformers'' toyline had been canceled in 1990, Hasbro continued releasing new toys in Canada that were also concurrently available in Europe. Those figures would often sport different names in French, and sometimes even in English, than their European counterparts. (See [[#Names|below]] for examples.)

The (now trilingual) packaging for the ''Beast Wars'', ''Beast Machines'' and 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' had the ''titles'' for all three lines translated into French and Spanish for Canada and Latin America as well:
<div style="display: inline-block">
:*''Beast Wars'' (English), ''Guerre des Bêtes'' (French), ''Guerra de Bestias'' (Spanish)
:*''Beast Machines'' (English), ''Mécanimaux'' (French), ''Mecanibestias'' (Spanish)
:*''Robots in Disguise'' (English), ''Robots Déguisés'' (French), ''Robots Camuflados'' (Spanish).
</div>
Naturally, since the aforementioned bat Optimus Primal versus crocodile Megatron comic book two-pack didn't feature Spanish as a third language yet, it's currently the only known Canadian ''Beast Wars'' release that only features the bilingual title ''Beast Wars/Guerre des Bêtes''.

Of note is that neither the English nor French Canadian title for the ''Beast Wars'' toyline matched the corresponding English and French titles of the Canadian airings of the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|corresponding cartoon]] (''Beasties'' and ''Robots-Bêtes'', respectively). And while the Spanish title ''did'' match that of the dubbed cartoon, the Spanish title of the ''Beast Machines'' toyline did ''not'' (that cartoon was instead known as ''Bestias y Máquinas'', "Beasts and Machines"). Likewise, the names of subline imprints, size classes and gimmicks such as "[[Transmetal]]s", "Deluxe Class", ''[[AllSpark Power]]'', ''[[Premium Series]]'' or "[[Triple Changer]]" also had to be translated. When ''Robots in Disguise'' was used again as a tagline for the ''Armada'', ''Energon'', ''Cybertron'', 2003 ''Universe'' and ''Alternators'' lines, it was again kept trilingual (using the same translations as for the 2001 toyline). Oddly, later waves of the 2003 ''Universe'' line's general retail assortments were allowed to keep the tagline in English only, even on multilingual American packaging, while the ''Classics'' line, which was alternatively available in bilingual English/French or trilingual English/French/Spanish packaging (see above), featured translations in whichever additional languages were included on the packaging.

Additionally, trilingual ''Beast Wars'' packaging also gave each individual toy a ''Spanish'' name in addition to the (by this point) obligatory alternate French name. In fact, this was the first and only time ''Transformers'' toys were systematically given Spanish names (the only other time a figure was given a different "Spanish" name was the 1991 European "Classic [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]" reissue of [[Onslaught (G1)#1991Classic|Onslaught]] in Spanish packaging, which sported the completely nonsensical name "Oslat"), which were ''obviously'' not used for the Spanish dub of the cartoon. Subsequently, trilingual ''Beast Machines'' and ''Robots in Disguise'' packaging ''finally'' abandoned the need for translated or localized names of the individual toys. (Multi-packs with "themed" titles still had those translated, though.) Due to the addition of a third language, the bios were now also abbreviated compared to their counterparts from Hasbro's English-only United States packaging, in addition to the previously already used smaller print.

Figures from the second year of the 2008-onwards ''Universe'' line (i.e. those sporting the "25th Anniversary" branding) featured a "timeline" on the back of the packaging that used many of the original [[franchises|franchise]] logos for toys representing those toylines. Amazingly, whoever was responsible for Canadian/Latin American packaging actually remembered to reuse the original French Canadian title ''Guerre des Bêtes'', but for unknown reasons omitted the Latin American Spanish title ''Guerra de Bestias''. Conversely, the 2021-onwards ''[[Vintage|Vintage Beast Wars]]'' reissues are simply branded ''Beast Wars'', with no additional translated or localized title.

[[File:TF2010toy rod vs cyc.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Multilingual battle · Bataille multilingue Batalla multilingüe · Batalha multilíngue]]
In 2002, when the [[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|''Armada'' toy line]] was about to be launched, someone (probably a lawyer) informed Hasbro that if any part of the packaging was trilingual, the ''entire'' contents had to be trilingual, including the [[Transformers: Armada (mini-comic)|pack-in comic books]]; this resulted in the comics' dialogue being in stilted, unpleasant prose (which prompted the creation of a parody that introduced the [[jaAm]] meme).<ref name="everything">"Everything must be trilingual" from the 2002 Hasbro BotCon panel, [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/3003d05818cf8b5e?dmode=source&output=gplain Steve-o's BotCon 2002 Report,: Zobovor Edition]</ref> Hasbro later realized this person was overcautious, and volumes 3 and 4 of the pack-in comic were printed in a much more eye-pleasing way: in English. Additionally, instead of settling for "incredibly short and banal" on-package [[bio]]s, the packaging for the ''Armada'', ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' toylines only featured lengthy summaries of the respective toyline's backstory (and, in the case of ''Armada'', a description of the [[Mini-Con]] [[gimmick]]) in all three languages. Instead, kids were instructed to go to the [http://www.transformers.com Transformers.com] website, where they were ''supposed'' to find bios for the characters. Unfortunately, aside from being only in English at that time, the website was not very frequently updated, which resulted in many a toy's bio only being added months after it had already been released at retail, ''if at all''. With the launch of the ''Cybertron'' line in 2005, full on-packaging bios made a return, not just for the English-only packaging used for the United States, but also for the trilingual Canadian/Latin American packaging. The ''Alternators'' line, meanwhile, still didn't get bios, although the second assortment launched in 2005 introduced a redesigned packaging that now at least featured mottos that were translated for the trilingual packaging version.

With subsequent lines, Hasbro realized that trying to put three times as much text on a packaging of the same dimensions (especially on Deluxe and smaller-sized figures) would result in having extremely ''tiny'' (and therefore, pretty much impossible to read) text, and thus tried to come up with other options to make the information from the English-only packaging available to non-US customers. Some toys therefore instead featured [[cross-sell]]s on the back of their packaging, while other elements such as Tech Specs, [[bio]]s, quotes, stock photography etc. were moved either to the back of the instructions ([[Transformers Animated (toyline)|''Animated'']]) or to a separate flyer inside the packaging (''Universe'').

The requirement for multiple languages also resulted in unfortunate omissions of [[pack-in material]] for the non-US markets, such as the comic reprints from the 2008 ''Universe'' comic two-packs and the ''Thrilling 30'' and ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe Class figures, or the DVD from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|25th Anniversary Optimus Prime]]. This even led to alternate versions of the toys themselves: In general, electronic toys that featured sound chips containing voice clips would often differ between markets—the versions sold in English-only packaging in the United States would often say full sentences in English, while all their international counterparts sold in any type of multilingual packaging would typically have their voice chips modified so they only say their names. (Ironically, this includes
toys released in the United Kingdom).
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===Inconsistencies, errors and other oddities===
[[File:Aerialbots Stunticons Canadian cross-sells.jpg|left|upright=2.4|thumb|Fireflight's three French Canadian names: "Boule de Feu", "Flammèche"… and "Fireflight". Seriously.]]
Bizarre errors that are unique to multilingual packaging versions are as old as the earliest bilingual English/French Canadian releases: For example, [[Swoop (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Swoop]] was called "[[Tracks (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Tracks]]" in the English version of his bio, [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Frenzy]] was called "Frenetik" in English, [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Soundwave]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Buzzsaw]] and even ''[[Megatron (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Megatron]]'' were identified as ''Autobots'', [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]'s English name was misspelled "Slings'''''l'''''ot" on the front side of the Canadian [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] [[giftset]] box, and [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] was identified as "[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive/Parachuto]]" in the instructions on his cardback.

Additionally, the French names for ''the same characters'' sometimes didn't remain consistent between different toy releases: For example, the 1990 "[[Classics (Europe)|Classic]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]" were ''all'' given different French names compared to their original 1986 releases, whereas the ''Generation 2'' versions of the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] gave two of them new names, even though it ''did'' reuse the same names from the 1986 releases for the other three:

[[File:Movie Storm Surge USCALA.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|In Soviet Canada, I'm an Autobot.]]
<div style="display: inline-block">
:*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]: Pilot-As (1986 release), Cerveau (1990 ''Classic'' version)
:*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]]: Impasse (1986 release), Borne (1990 ''Classic'' version)
:*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]]: Panicon (1986 release), Optique (1990 ''Classic'' version)
:*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]: Faroucho (1986 release), Chauffard (1990 ''Classic'' version)
:*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]: Démarro (1986 release), Broyeur (1990 ''Classic'' version)
:*[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]: Éclairo (1986 release), Vif-Argent (1994 ''Generation 2'' version)
:*[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]]: Boule de Feu (1986 release), Flammèche (1994 ''Generation 2'' version)
</div>

To make matters worse, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'s name wasn't even consistent between the 1986 Canadian releases of the Stunticons: While the cardbacks for Dead End, Breakdown, Wildrider and Drag Strip all explicitly and consistently called him "Menasor" in the French version, the Canadian boxes for Motormaster and the Menasor giftset instead called him "Confusio".

Even more oddly, the 1990 "Classic Aerialbots" didn't feature any ''actual'' French names at all, instead listing each figure's English name ''twice'' (for example, "Silverbolt/Silverbolt" or "Fireflight/Fireflight"). Since at least some specimens in this packaging originally hail from China, it's possbile that this was actually an accidental re-use of an unfinished packaging design that still lacked the French names, which was abandoned prior to completion when Hasbro decided not to release the ''Classics'' figures in Canada.

Another oddity is Hasbro's handling of the bilingual instructions on the back of the [[Mini-Vehicle]]s' cardbacks: Instead of simply adding English and French texts to the same set of images (like Hasbro actually ''did'' with the [[Mini-Cassette]]s), all the instruction photos were printed ''twice'' side by side, once with English texts and once with French texts. This resulted in the [[package art#Back of the box art|battle artwork]] in the back of the cards being omitted entirely. Additionally, along with the Mini-Cassettes, the clip-out [[Robot Point]]s were moved from the back of the card to the front, which in return resulted in the "Heroic Autobot" and "Evil Decepticon" identifiers being omitted as well.

[[File:UniDelWave1USCALA.jpg|left|upright=1.67|thumb|Beast Machines anyone?]]
Initially, the name of the ''Beast Wars'' [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] faction was called "Prédacon" (with an accent above the "e") for the French portion of Canadian/Latin American packaging. More than two years into the line's run, the French name was suddenly changed to "Prédator" in mid-1998 in order match the name featured on ''European'' packaging that featured French texts (see below), but retained the accent above the "e". For whatever reason, later 1998 releases then spelled the name "Prédatore" with an additional "e" at the end. This was dropped again for the 1999 releases, and for the remainder of the ''Beast Wars'' line, the faction name was spelled "Prédacon", but was then spelled "Predacons" (plural form) without an accent for the 2001-onwards ''Robots in Disguise'' line. Meanwhile, the Spanish portion of Canadian/Latin American ''Beast Wars'' packaging spelled the faction name "Predacón" (with an accent above the "o"), but the Spanish translation of the franchise summary on the back of the packaging spelled the plural form "Predacons", without an accent. The Spanish portion of trilingual ''Robots in Disguise'' packaging then (more or less) consistently spelled the plural form "Predacones", without an accent but an additional "e"… except for Deluxe [[Bruticus (RID)#Toys|Bruticus]]'s [[Tech Spec]] card, which misspelled the singular form "Preacón", without a "d" (but ''with'' an accent above the "o").

In addition, the initial release of 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' Ultra [[Megatron (RID)#Toys|Megatron]] featured an English-only "6 Modes" call-out on the front, while the Spanish translation of the franchise summary on the back was missing its last line, instead abruptly ending mid-sentence, and the difficulty rating simply featured the English names for the different levels three times rather than translations into French and Spanish. A later running change variant fixed all those errors (with the call-out on the front now reading "6 Modes/Modos"), but by this point both the franchise summary and Megatron's bio now named his entire faction "Decepticons" in all three languages, rather than "Predacons" (or "Predators" or "Predacones"). Likewise, the 2001-onwards ''Robots in Disguise'' line initially featured an English-only "[[Combiner]]s" logo for the [[Team Bullet Train]] members (released as [[wave]] 2 of the "Mega" assortment) and the [[Commando (RID)|Commando]] limbs (released as wave 3 of the "basic" assortment), but a [[Variant#Running changes|running change packaging variant]] for all seven of them saw the logo changed to a trilingual "Combiners/Fusionneurs/Combina". The trilingual version was also used for the [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] members and [[Mega-Octane#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Mega-Octane]] (released as waves 3 and 4 of the "Deluxe" assortment, respectively).

Furthermore, the packaging for ''all'' of the 2007 ''Transformers'' movie toyline's Scout Class figures featured Autobot [[insignia]]s as part of their packaging design, regardless of which faction the toy itself belonged to. By contrast, English-only United States packaging featured the correct faction insignia on the packaging.

Also, the cardbacks for the first three waves of the 2008 ''Universe'' toyline's Deluxe Class figures only depicted the [[package art|character art]] of one "representative" toy per wave ([[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Sunstreaker]] for wave 1, [[Acid Storm (G1)#Universe (2008)|Acid Storm]] for wave 2, and [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ironhide]] for wave 3) on the front of the card, regardless of which toy actually ''was'' in the packaging. (The artwork on the side of the bubble is correct, though.) Individual character art for the Deluxe Class figures was finally used beginning with wave 4. The trilingual packaging versions of the Voyager Class toys, meanwhile, featured no character artwork on the front of the box ''at all''. This was repeated with the ''Generations Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class figures, which not only omitted the pack-in comics, but simply covered the large unused space with a ''sticker'' that consistently featured the package art for the wave 1 figure [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Deluxe|Orion Pax]] for the first two waves. Beginning with wave 3, the correct package art for each figure was featured as part of the packaging design.

With the introduction of the worldwide packaging standard sporting five languages, the first error happened ''imediately'' with one of the first figures that were available in this new packaging style; namely, the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' toyline's [[Walmart]] exclusive ''35th Anniversary'' "Classic Animation" redeco of Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#S65|Optimus Prime]] accidentally featured ''all the texts'' on its packaging in English only, but each of them ''five times'', rather than featuring translations into French, German, Spanish and Portuguese.
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==Multilingual packaging in Europe==
[[File:CybStreetSpeedTeamUsEuro.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|It could only get better after this.]]
In Europe, multilingual packaging goes back all the way to a European release of the ''[[Pre-Transformers]]'' line ''[[Diaclone]]'' by Takara licensee [[Joustra]] (with the packaging being in French, Dutch and German). European ''Transformers'' packaging has seen a plethora of different combinations, with various languages being added and dropped again at different times, multiple versions coexisting, all European packaging being merged into one single version in 2001, and more languages being added and then later dropped again. European packaging was eventually merged with American multilingual packaging into one worldwide packaging type in 2019.

In detail:
*'''1985: German, French, Dutch and Spanish.''' When Hasbro subsidiary [[Milton Bradley]] started distributing the [[The Transformers (European toyline)|original ''Transformers'' toyline]] in mainland Europe (Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain and Denmark) in 1985, the packaging sported ''four'' languages, namely German, French, Dutch and Spanish. After a few months, the "MB" logo on the packaging was replaced by Hasbro's own logo, resulting in minor packaging [[variant]]s for many of the figures, even though the local Milton Bradley branches still handled the distribution, and some of them weren't officially renamed into "Hasbro" until years later.
*'''1986: English, French, Dutch and Spanish.''' For unkown reasons, the packaging dropped German texts in favor of English, even though the United Kingdom continued to get toys in plain English-only packaging.
*'''1987-1993: French and Dutch.''' The formerly quadlingual packaging dropped both English and Spanish, continuing as bilingual French/Dutch up until 1993.
*'''1992-1993: English and Spanish.''' After Spanish-only packaging had been introduced in 1990, it was merged with the English-only packaging the UK had previously gotten, thus continuing as bilingual English/Spanish for two years. It was during this time that many toys that were never officially available in the the United States were released in Europe, such as the [[Turbomaster]]s and [[Predator (subgroup)|Predators]].
*'''1994-1995: English, Spanish and Portuguese.''' With the launch of the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)#Hasbro European line|European version of the ''Generation 2'' toyline]], Portuguese was added to the previously bilingual English/Spanish packaging version, thus making it trilingual.
*'''1994-2000: French, Dutch and German.''' At the same time, German was added to the previously bilingual French/Dutch packaging version, thus making it trilingual as well. This language combination lasted throughout the ''Beast Wars'' and ''Beast Machines'' lines, as well as the ''[[Animorphs]]'' line (which also featured the ''Transformers'' branding).
*'''1996-2000: English, Spanish and Italian.''' With the launch of the ''Beast Wars'' line, Portuguese was dropped again from the packaging version that featured English and Spanish, replacing it with Italian instead. Italian Hasbro licensee [[GiG]], which had previously released ''Transformers'' toys in their own, Italian-only packaging, had its logo featured on the back of the packaging for the first two years, but was eventually phased out in favor of a newly-formed Italian Hasbro subsidiary in 1998. This language combination also lasted throughout the ''Beast Wars'' and ''Beast Machines'' lines, as well as the ''Animorphs'' line
*'''2001-2002: English, French, Dutch and German.''' With the launch of the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' line, the remaining European packaging versions were reorganized. The formerly French/Dutch/German version added English as a fourth language.
*'''2001-2002: French, Spanish, Italian and German.''' The second type of 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' packaging not only featured texts in Spanish and Italian, but also French and German for whatever reason, thus resulting in two concurrently available packaging variants that both featured French and German texts.
[[File:T30 Trailcutter pk US CALA EU.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Format wars.]]
*'''2002-2005: English, French, Dutch, German, Italian and Spanish.''' With the launch of the ''Armada'' toyline, both European packaging variants were merged into one single version that featured all six languages. This language combination was also used for tail-end ''Robots in Disguise'' figures that were released after the launch of the ''Armada'' line, such as the [[Tiny Tins]] re-releases of the [[Spychanger]]s, the [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicons]] or the [[Dreadwind (RID)#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Dreadwind]] & [[Smokejumper#Toys|Smokejumper]] two-pack, and lasted throughout the ''Energon'' line and the first year of the ''Cybertron'' line.
*'''2006-2010: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Greek, Polish and Turkish.''' Halfway into the ''Cybertron'' toyline, the beginning of the line's second year saw texts in Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Greek, Polish and Turkish added to European packaging, thus doubling the total number of languages from six to twelve. The same also happened with the shift from the red ''Alternators'' packaging to the white bubble-style packaging.
*'''2011-2014: English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Greek, Polish, Turkish and Russian.''' With the launch of the ''Transformers: Prime'' toyline, Russian was added to European packaging, increasing the total number of languages to ''thirteen'', the largest number of languages ever featured on ''Transformers'' packaging to date.
*'''2014-2019: English, French, German and Spanish.''' With the launch of the ''Combiner Wars'' toyline and the concurrently released ''Robots in Disguise'' line at the end of 2014, Hasbro dropped nine languages from European packaging, leaving only four.
*'''2019-today: English, French, German, Spanish and Portuguese for the entire world.''' Starting in late 2019 with the ''War for Cybertron: Siege'' line's ''35th Anniversary'' subline imprint, continuing with the final waves of each of the line's general retail size class assortments and the ''Cyberverse'' line's ''Battle for Cybertron'' subline imprint/''Bumblebee Cyberverse Adventures'' rebranding, Hasbro merged the two remaining packaging types (American and European) into one worldwide standard format, adding back Portuguese as a fifth language as far as European customers were concerned.

A few exceptions exists:
*The European-exclusive 1992 releases of the non-combining versions of the [[Constructicon (G1)#euro92|Constructicons]] and the [[Rescue Force#The Transformers|Rescue Force]] were available on ''language-neutral'' cardbacks that only featured textless instructions for all team members, and didn't even assign the figures individual names.
*The packaging for the ''Beast Wars'' line's European-exclusive VHS pack "[[Transmetal]]" [[redeco]]s of [[Spittor (BW)#video|Spittor]] and [[Claw Jaw#video|Claw Jaw]] featured the unique trilingual language combination of English, German and Italian.
*The respective first waves of the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' line's Basic and Deluxe assortments (which features the [[Spychanger]] two-packs and [[Autobot Brothers]], respectively), as well as the Ultra [[Megatron (RID)#Toys|Megatron]] figure, were inititally available in barely modified trilingual ''American'' packaging in the United Kingdom (featuring texts in English, French and Spanish, and "[[trademark]]" ™ markings), just with a sticker featuring the standard European age label for that era on the front of the packaging, and another sticker with contact information for Hasbro UK on the back.
*In 2006, Hasbro UK continued the ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' line of reissues that had been discontinued in the United Kingdom after the first few figures. Unlike those earlier releases, which were available in multilingual European packaging, these stragglers now came in English-only packaging that was ''not'' just a reuse of the packaging previously used for the United States release of those figures, but actually slightly altered—among other, minor changes, it lacked the US packaging's "Commemorative Series" labels, the "choking hazard" safety warning labels and all trademark ™ and ® markings, and featured new thirteen-digit EAN barcodes instead of the US version's twelve-digit UPCs.
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===Bios and backstories===
[[File:G1 Thunder Clash bio Canada Europe.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|Can you get any more American than "Eagle"? Strangely, that's his ''French'' name.]]
Historically, the French translations for the characters' bios, the franchise summaries and pretty much everything else have ''never'' matched up between Canadian and European packaging. The same applies to the Spanish translations for Latin America and those for Europe/Spain, and also to the Portuguese translations for Brazil and those for Europe/Portugal. Sometimes, it's just a few wording choices and sentence arrangements that differ, while in other instances, the bios are completely rewritten. Like in most large multinational corporations, the people or departments responsible for the translations for those respective markets never communicated with each other, essentially resulting in the same work being done twice. These discrepancies between translations into the same languages would continue for ''decades'' and didn't really stop until the introduction of standardized "worldwide" packaging featuring five languages in 2019.

[[File:G2 Double Clutch bio USA Canada Europe.jpg|right|upright=1.5|thumb|"Defence". That's so cute, Hasbro UK.]]
While Canadian bilingual packaging for ''Generation 1'' figures featured bilingual bios, the use of a whopping ''four'' languages on early European packaging rendered full bios pretty much impossible. For 1985 and 1986, MB/Hasbro therefore instead chose to only feature the characters' functions and mottos in all four languages and call it a day. Sometimes, errors slipped their way in; for example, [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], whose names were spelled normally everywhere else on their European packaging, lacked the spaces in the function/motto/[[Tech Spec]]s section, rendering their names as "Dragstrip" and "Deadend".

When the number of languages on European packaging was trimmed down to bilingual French/Dutch in 1987, Hasbro decided that they could now fit full bios in two languages on the packaging. Again, sometimes errors slipped their way in; for example, [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] was accidentally missing his name in the bio/Tech Specs section. Conversely, [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]'s bio/Tech Specs section actually spelled his name ''correctly'', whereas the United States version misspelled it as "Hun-Grrr". In 1992, when bilingual English/Spanish packaging was introduced, it also featured full bios in both languages. Although Canadian packaging from that era is hard to come by these days, it would ''appear'' that ''at least'' the English-language bios were pretty much identical between bilingual English/French Canadian packaging and English/Spanish European packaging, even down to localized spelling differences compared to what's considered standard in the United States (e.g. "cent'''re'''" and "defen'''c'''e" instead of "cent'''er'''" and "defen'''s'''e"), though the Canadian version would typically add a comma after "As robot" compared to the UK version.

[[File:BW Fuzors Transmetals European backstory.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|What happens when Hasbro plays the telephone game.]]
Although bios still remained on trilingual European ''Generation 2'' packaging, the packaging layout was completely redesigned compared to their American counterparts, and the bios were alternatively heavily truncated, rearranged and/or rewritten from scratch. While the 1995 releases essentially just featured shortened versions of the same bios as their American counterparts, the 1994 releases were all over the place. Some of them were merely re-releases of toys that had been previously available in Europe in 1993, in pre-''Generation 2'' packaging, and which were released under the American ''Generation 2'' line with varying degrees of faithfuless, ranging from unchanged toys sporting the same names and the same bios to full-on redecos released under different names and with completely different bios. The [[Color Changer]]s were particularly bizarre, being redecos of the European [[Axelerator]]s that were assigned the names and bios of either ''other'' members of the same group, or of the European [[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtroopers]] that were ''not'' released in the United States (plus the name [[Gobots]], the trademark for which Hasbro had recently obtained from the [[GoBots|franchise of the same name]] via the buyout of former rival [[Tonka]]), with no two of the various elements for an American figure (sculpt, name and tooling) lifted from the same European figure. The European ''Generation 2'' re-releases usually kept the bios of the previous 1993 releases unchanged, although for some reason, Hasbro omitted the bios from the re-releases of the Axelerators and the [[Skyscorcher]]s, and only reused the mottos from the 1993 versions. Bios were also omitted from the "Rotorbots", the European versions of the [[Rotor Force]] figures, while the "Illuminators", the European versions of the [[Laser Rod]]s, ''were'' given bios, but neither they nor the Rotorbots' mottos matched up with their US counterparts.

[[File:DesertAttackUSvsEurope.jpg|right|upright=1.0|thumb|Just three languages? Europe should be so lucky.]]
Additionally, the European versions of the "[[Hero (G2)|Heroes]]" figures of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Hero|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Hero|Megatron]] were released as entirely different characters named "[[Sureshot (G2)|Sureshot]]" and "[[Archforce]]", respectively, with different bios and mottos (which could still be interpreted as referring to the same characters, though), but by far the most bizarre discrepancy were the European bios for toys that unambiguously represented established characters such as [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] or [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]], which were essentially just generic writeups (including completely made up mottos!) that talked up their combat skills without revealing anything particularly noteworthy about their personalities (with the exception of Ramjet), as if they had been written by people with no prior knowledge of ''Transformers'' whatsoever. This also applied to the English-language bios for the UK market. Worse, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]'s European ''Generation 2'' bio, while loosely based on the American version unlike all the other aforementioned examples, shortened his [[galaxial rocket launcher]] to a mere "galaxial ''rocket''", implying that Grimlock carries a single rocket around to use as a weapon. [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]'s bio, meanwhile, <s>revealed</s> completely invented the fact that he is afraid of darkness, whereas [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s bio, which also referenced its North American counterpart, managed to omit [[Roller (G1)|Roller]]'s name and turned his function, "scout car", into his ''literal'', capitalized name ("Scout Car").

Subsequently, European ''Beast Wars'' and ''Beast Machines'' packaging completely abandoned character bios in favor of trilingual summaries of the toylines' fictional backstories and a brief trilingual description of the character's function and the toy's features. The backstory summaries also became increasingly truncated as time went on, and in the case of the 1998 Fuzors and Transmetals, deviated from the US version to varying degrees depending on the language, with the German version even featuring a ''completely different story'' (which arguably constitutes its own [[micro-continuity]]) that involves "genetic malfunctions" caused by unspecified "alien viruses".

European ''Cybertron'' packaging initially featured heavily truncated bios, oftentimes restricted to a single sentence in six languages. Once the number of languages had doubled from six to twelve, bios were dropped entirely in favor of a brief description of the toy's features in those twelve languages.

The packaging for subsequent lines again featured single sentence bios in multiple languages.

For ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'', Hasbro apparently decided that since they weren't attempting to claim every single toy's name as an exclusive [[trademark]] due to both the large number of individual markets and the somewhat different nature of European trademark law compared to US trademark law, they could as well drop prefixes required for better trademark protection in the US from the bios. While the bios were still limited to a single sentence, they simply referred to the characters as "Jazz" and "Tracks" rather than "Autobot Jazz" and "Autobot Tracks" like the longer bios on United States packaging did (though the toys' official names are still "[[Jazz (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Special Ops Jazz]]" and "[[Tracks (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Turbo Tracks]]").

On-packaging bios were finally dropped for good with the launch of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' toyline in late 2018, even before the introduction of standardized worldwide packaging in five languages the following year.
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===Names===
[[File:Trakkons multilingual.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2.0|"[[Fury of Fearswoop|The Fury of Black Omen]]" doesn't sound quite as catchy.]]
During the time when multiple different packaging variants coexisted concurrently in different European markets, it wasn't uncommon for the toys themselves to also sport different names between those different packaging versions. Some of the earliest examples were the [[Pretender]] [[Pincher (G1)|Pincher]] and the [[Micromaster]]s [[Groundshaker (G1)|Groundshaker]], [[Flattop (G1)|Flattop]] and [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]], who had the additional French names "Scorpion", "Tank", "L'Invincible" and "Satello" on French/Dutch packaging, respectively, in additional to their standard English-language names "Pincher", "Groundshaker", "Flattop" and "Skystalker" for the Dutch market.

Beginning with the 1992 Turbomasters and Predators, the names for the individual figures, as well as their subgroups, often differed between English/Spanish and French/Dutch packaging. Just to name a few examples:
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:*"Turbomasters" (English/Spanish), "Canon Masters" {{sic}} (French/Dutch)
:*"Predators" (English/Spanish), "Scope Masters" (French/Dutch)
:*"[[Thunder Clash#The Transformers|Thunder Clash]]" (English/Spanish), "Eagle" (French/Dutch)
:*"[[Boss (G1)|Boss]]" (English/Spanish), "Blizzard" (French/Dutch)
:*"[[Scorch (G1)|Scorch]]" (English/Spanish), "Dragon" (French/Dutch)
:*"[[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]]" (English/Spanish), "Crash" (French/Dutch)
:*"[[Deftwing#The Transformers|Deftwing]]" (English/Spanish), "Blue Arrow" (French/Dutch)
:*"[[Fearswoop (G1)#The Transformers|Fearswoop]]" (English/Spanish), "Black Omen" (French/Dutch)
:*"[[Calcar#The Transformers|Calcar]]" (English/Spanish), "Roadraider" (French/Dutch)
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[[File:BW Jawbreaker Cackle.jpg|thumb|upright=2.3|right|Europe upholds the [[Overbite (G1)|tradition]] that no toy gets released as "Jawbreaker".]]
Typically, none of those names from the French/Dutch packaging versions matched up with the French names from the Canadian packaging for those toys (for example, Thunder Clash's French Canadian name was "Tonnerre", i.e. "''Thunder''", while Skyquake's was "Aéroséisme", i.e. "''Aeroquake''"). While ''at least'' the English names typically matched up between Canadian and English/Spanish European packaging, Rotorstorm was particularly weird: English/Spanish packaging called him, well, "Rotorstorm", French/Dutch packaging called him "Storm", and Canadian packaging ''also'' called him Storm… in ''English'', while his French Canadian name was "Tempête" (French for "Storm").

With ''Generation 2'', the names of the various subgroups and [[gimmick]]s were still different: The figures named [[Autobot Cars]] in the United States were called "Heroics" on both trilingual European packaging versions; likewise, the [[Decepticon Planes|Decepticon Jets]] were renamed into "Skyraiders" for Europe, the [[Cyberjet]]s became "Mini-Jets" (and "Les Pirates Du Ciel", i.e. ''The Pirates of the Sky''", in French), the [[Auto Roller (G2)|Auto Rollers]] and [[Laser Cycle]]s were both spelled as a single word, "Autorollers" and "Lasercycles" respectively (and named "Motolasers" in French for the latter, in contrast to the French name "Motos Laser" from Canadian packaging), and the [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]] were spelled "Gobots" without a hyphen (and named "Turbo-Transfo" in French).

[[File:ROTFDeadEndDetour.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|left|Dead End and his friendlier twin.]]
Name discrepancies for the individual figures pretty much disappeared between the two remaining versions of trilingual European ''Generation 2'' packaging with very few exceptions. For the most part, toys now sported the same English names across both packaging variants. Aside from GiG's Italian packaging (which wasn't multilingual), French/Dutch/German packaging assigned many of the figures that weren't re-released or redecoed from the original ''Generation 1'' line new French names in addition to the English names, which (surprise, surprise) rarely, if ever matched up with their French names on Canadian packaging. In a particularly bizarre instance of zero communication between the people responsible for the Canadian and European versions, Autobot Laser Cycle [[Road Rocket (G2)#Generation 2|Road Rocket]] was given the French name "Motosprint" on Canadian packaging while Decepticon [[Road Pig (G2)#Generation 2|Road Pig]] was named "Motard" ("Biker"), but on European packaging, it was ''Road Rocket'' who was given the French name "Motard", while Road Pig was named "Graisseux" ("Greasy"). Another oddity were the [[Obliterator]]s, which had originally been released in 1993: The Autobot from the assortment was named "[[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]]" on English/Spanish packaging but "Spark" on French/Dutch packaging, while the Decepticon was named "[[Clench (G1)|Clench]]" on English/Spanish packaging but "Colossus" on French/Dutch packaging. However, when the two figures were re-released in ''Generation 2'' packaging the following year, their French/Dutch names were adopted for English/Spanish/Portuguese packaging.

Additionally, the redecoed wave 2 Cyberjets/Mini-Jets and Go-Bots/Gobots were treated as mere color variants of the wave 1 figures on French/Dutch/German packaging, whereas United States packaging gave them the names of existing ''Generation 1'' characters. So the US Cyberjets [[Air Raid (G1)#Cyberjet|Air Raid]], [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Jetfire]] and [[Strafe (G1)#Generation 2|Strafe]] were instead sold as the "Mini-Jets" [[Skyjack (G2)#Toys|Skyjack]], and [[Hooligan (G2)#Toys|Hooligan]], [[Space Case (G2)#Toys|Space Case]], respectively, while the Go-Bots [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#GobotOptimusPrime|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Megatron]] were sold as "Gobots" [[Firecracker#Toys|Firecracker]] and [[Blowout (G2)#Toys|Blowout]]. While the redecoed wave 3 Go-Bots (or "Gobots") finally featured the same English names as their US counterparts (all of them reused from established ''Generation 1'' characters), the somewhat bizarre alternate French names were kept unchanged, so both Firecracker and [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Sideswipe]] were called "Turbo-Diablo", both [[High Beam (G2)#Toys|High Beam]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Go-Bot|Bumblebee]] were called "Turbo-Libero", and so on.

[[File:GrappleGripMudflapUSvsEuro.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6|Grip an appel with a grappel.]]
For the 1994 releases, name discrepancies with between the European releases and their North American counterparts still existed. This mostly affected toys that had been originally released in Europe in pre-''Generation 2'' packaging in 1993, many of which were given different names for North America (with some of those names being reassigned from ''other'' European 1993 releases, oddly enough), whereas the European 1994 ''Generation 2'' re-releases retained the names of their 1993 predecessors. The exception were the [[Obliterator]]s [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] and [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] (which ''weren't'' released in the United States), whose 1994 ''Generation 2'' re-releases were renamed into "Spark" and "Colossus" for unknown reasons. Also, for some bizarre reason, Hasbro decided not to market the two [[Hero (G2)|Heroes]] figures as the well-known leaders [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#HeroOptimusPrime|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Hero|Megatron]] (whom the toys were clearly designed as) for the European market, but instead as separate characters named "[[Sureshot (G2)#Generation 2|Sureshot]]" and "[[Archforce#Generation 2|Archforce]]". Those names were used on both English/Spanish/Portuguese and French/Dutch/German packaging. Furthermore, [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] was named "Stealth Assault" on English/Spanish/Portuguese packaging and "Ace Evader" on French/Dutch/German packaging (whereas his alternate French name on ''Canadian'' packaging was "Spectre"), while [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|Laser Optimus Prime]] was named "Laser ''Rod'' Optimus Prime" on both trilingual European packaging versions. And even ''more'' bizarrely, the bio on the back of the French/Dutch version gave him the additional alternate name "Optimus Prim'''us'''" (!).

[[File:AOE Mega 1-Step Mega Flip Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|left|It's just a step to the left…And then a flip to the right.]]
As mentioned before, prior to ''Beast Wars'', Hasbro licensee GiG had distributed toys in Italian-only packaging in Italy, which typically featured translated or localized names for the various characters. When Italian was absorbed into English/Spanish/Italian packaging starting with ''Beast Wars'', very early European ''Beast Wars'' releases (such as the bat Optimus Primal versus crocodile Megatron comic book two-pack, Basic [[Razorbeast#Toys|Razorbeast]], Deluxe [[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Beast Wars|Waspinator]] or Mega [[Polar Claw#Toys|Polar Claw]] and [[Scorponok (BW)#Toys|Scorponok]]) were simply branded ''Beast Wars'' and only featured the English names for the figures on their packaging, but soon, a [[variant#Running changes|running change]] not only saw the packaging for the first wave figures rebranded into ''Beast Wars/Biocombat'', but also added additional names for each figure for the Italian market below their English counterparts, thus continuing GiG's tradition. Possibly the most bizarre example was [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Ultra|Optimus Primal]], whose Ultra figure was named "[[Blackjack (disambiguation)|Black Jack]]", while the Transmetal figure became "Metal Gorilla", and Optimal Optimus was named… "Optimus Primal". By 1999, GiG had been dropped as Hasbro's Italian licensee in favor of the newly-established Hasbro Italy division, and the Transmetals 2 figures once again only featured their English names on English/Spanish/Italian packaging.

Meanwhile, French/Dutch/German packaging changed the faction name "[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]" into "Predator" for unknown reasons.

The ''Animorphs'' line ''mostly'' kept the characters' names unchanged, with the animals' names being translated into the respective languages. However, a few name changes ''did'' occur with the English/Spanish/Italian packaging version: The Spanish version spelled "[[Tobias|Tobías]]" with an accented "í" and renamed [[Rachel]] into "Raquel", while the Italian version renamed [[Jake (Animorphs)|Jake]] into "Jack", but only for the tiger and stingray figures (the bear figure was still named "Jake"). Also, [[Visser Three]] became "Visser Tres" in Spanish, alternatively "Visser "III" (Mega figure) or "Visser Tre" (Ultra figure) in Italian, "Vysserk Trois" in French, "Visser Drie" in Dutch, and "Visser Drei" in German.

With the launch of ''Beast Machines'', alternate names finally came to an end… for the most part. ''Robots in Disguise'' still called the Predacons "Predators" for the French, Dutch and German translations (while the English texts called them "Predacons"). Conversely, though, unlike trilingual American packaging, European packaging for the ''Robots in Disguise'' line kept the "[[Combiner]]s" logo in English only.

In later lines, name discrepancies were usually limited to prefixes and gimmick names: The [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#BattleRigBlaster|Optimus Prime Battle Rig Blaster]] role-play toy from the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 ''Transformers'' movie toyline]] was called "Optimus Prime '''Big''' Rig Blaster" on European packaging; the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mega1Step|Mega 1-Step Bumblebee]] was renamed into "Mega Flip Bumblebee" for European packaging; the large electronic [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDPowerSurge|Power Surge Optimus Prime]] figure from the 2015 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' toyline was given the additional names "Gigawatt Optimus Prime" and "Super-Energía Optimus Prime" on European packaging; and many of that same ''Robots in Disguise'' line's same-character redecos such as "Night Ops Bumblebee", "Alpine Strike Sideswipe", "Gold Armor Grimlock" or "Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift" had their prefixes translated into French, German and Spanish.

Occasionally, errors happened; for example, the original ''Beast Wars'' [[Spittor (BW)#Toys|Spittor]] figure was identified as as Maximal instead of a Predacon/Predator on French/Dutch/German packaging (even though the figure's "[[rubsign|energon chip]]" remained that of a Predacon), whereas Transmetal 2 [[Jawbreaker (BW)#Toys|Jawbreaker]] retained an earlier working name, "Cackle", on both the English/Spanish/Italian and French/Dutch/German packaging versions. Also, aside from [[Claw Jaw#Toys|Claw Jaw]], [[Cybershark#Toys|Cybershark]] and [[Jetstorm (BW)#Toys|Jetstorm]], none of the 1997 Basic and Deluxe ''Beast Wars'' figures were given alternate Italian names for the English/Spanish/Italian versions of their own packaging nor for the cross-sells on the back, but then the cross-sells on the back of the VHS pack re-releases of [[Airazor (BW)#VHS|Airazor]] and [[Razorclaw (BW)#VHS|Razorclaw]] suddenly featured Italian names for all of them, most of which never appeared anywhere else. Additionally, the cross-sells on the French/Dutch/German packaging for the VHS pack versions of Razorclaw and Airazor ''also'' featured the Italian names for Claw Jaw and Cybershark, while the French/Dutch/German packaging versions for [[Magnaboss (BW)#Toys|Magnaboss]] and [[Tripredacus#Toys|Tripredacus]] featured the Italian names for all the Maximal figures (Magnaboss's components [[Prowl (Magnaboss)|Prowl]], [[Ironhide (BW)|Ironhide]] and [[Silverbolt (Magnaboss)|Silverbolt]], as well as their fellow Maximal [[B'Boom]]). Likewise, some samples of the European release of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Scout Class [[Dead End (ROTF)#Toys|Dead End]] featured a name insert with an earlier working name, "Detour" (even though the back of the packaging and the instructions still called him "Dead End"), while the [[Fast Action Battlers]] figure of [[Mudflap (ROTF)#Fast Action Battlers|Mudflap]] from the same toyline was spelled "Grapp'''el''' Grip Mudflap" on European packaging (an error that was also featured on Hasbro's public website), even though it had been corrected to "Grapp'''le''' Grip Mudflap" on United States packaging in time.
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===Titles and taglines===
[[File:Euro Classic Fireflight Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|right|''Transformers: Transformable Robots'']]
The titles of the various toylines, as well as the taglines "[[More than Meets the Eye (disambiguation)|More than Meets the Eye]]" (and variations thereof) and "[[Robots in Disguise (disambiguation)|Robots in Disguise]]", were often subject to localization, rather than a mere translation.

When Hasbro changed the original ''Transformers'' toyline's tagline from "More than Meets the Eye" to "More… Much More than Meets the Eye" in 1988, they initially chose to keep that tagline in English for French/Dutch packaging. By 1990, the English tagline had been replaced on French/Dutch packaging with "Robots Transformables" in French, and "Transformeerbare Robots" in Dutch (both translate as "transformable robots"), though by 1991, it was back to "More… Much More than Meets the Eye" in English. Also in 1990, Spanish-only packaging introduced its own localization, "¡Todo Un Reto En Tus Manos!" ("a whole challenge in your hands!"). By 1992, when English and Spanish had been merged into one bilingual packaging, the English language tagline on the packaging was changed to "Robots in Disguise", but the Spanish version remained unchanged except for the omission of the exclamation marks. Meanwhile, French/Dutch packaging brought back the French version "Robots Transformables", but changed the Dutch version to "Transformeren in robot" ("transform into robot").

[[File:BW Waspinator packaging variants.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Wazzzzzzpinator like variantzzzz verrrry much.]]
By 1995, Hasbro had dropped the ''Generation 2'' moniker from the packaging versions used for the United States and Canada. Despite this, all European packaging versions for this year were still branded as part of ''Generation 2''.

Just like Canadian/Latin American ''Beast Wars'', ''Beast Machines'' and 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' packaging, the corresponding European packaging was also given alternate titles: ''Beast Wars'' was given the additional title ''Biocombat'' for the Italian market on English/Spanish/Italian packaging (except for early releases, which featured a standalone ''Beast Wars'' branding), and the additional title ''Ani Mutants'' for the French market on French/Dutch/German packaging. Of particular note, while the United States releases of the ''Beast Wars'' [[Orcanoch#Toys|Orcanoch]] and [[Arachnid#Toys|Arachnid]] playsets were co-branded as part of the multi-franchise ''[[MicroVerse]]'' line, European packaging completely omitted the "Microverse" branding, featuring only the standard ''Beast Wars''/''Biocombat'' or ''Beast Wars''/''Ani Mutants'' branding (and packaging design). The aforementioned VHS pack "Transmetal" redecos of Spittor and Claw Jaw, which came in unique trilingual English/German/Italian packaging, also featured the additional ''Biocombat'' title.

[[File:MicromasterUniverseEnergonCybertron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|Which toyline is it, anyways?]]
''Beast Machines'' remained the sole title for English/Spanish/Italian packaging, but was given the additional title ''Ani Machines'' for the French market on French/Dutch/German packaging. Meanwhile, ''Robots in Disguise'' was given the additional titles ''Les Robots Mutants'' (French) and ''Getarnte Roboter'' (German) on both English/French/Dutch/German and French/Spanish/Italian/German packaging, with the latter also featuring the Spanish localization ''Robots Transformables'' and the Italian version ''I Robots Trasformabili''. The [[Tiny Tins]] re-releases of the [[Spychanger]]s, which featured all six languages on one single packaging version, combined all those localizations, with the English version "Robots in Disguise" featured last, also doubling for the Dutch portion. The packaging for the [[Destructicon (RID)|Destructicons]] and the [[Dreadwind (RID)#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Dreadwind]] & [[Smokejumper#Toys|Smokejumper]] two-pack (exclusively available at [[Toys"R"Us]] in the United Kingdom), which was redesigned to match the new style for the ''Armada'' line, dropped the definite article "Les" for the French version, as well as the definite article "I" and the plural-"s" after "Robot" for the Italian version.

The ''Armada'' line kept "Robots in Disguise" as a tagline, including all the aforementioned localizations, with the Italian version now standardized as ''Robots Trasformabili'', and the unchanged English version "Robots in Disguise" now featured twice, doubling for the Dutch portion. Those same six versions were also used for the first two types of European ''Alternators'' packaging (blue and red). The third version of European ''Alternators'' packaging (the white bubble boxes) dropped the tagline entirely, as did European ''Energon'' packaging, with the exception of the Micromaster [[Protectobot (Universe)|Protectobots]] and [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicons]] (which were released under the ''Universe'' line in the United States instead), while European ''Cybertron'' packaging featured the tagline in English only.

European ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' packaging kept the tagline in English only on the front, but replaced the bios on the back with brief descriptions of the respective toy's features as well as a translated or localized version of the tagline in each of the twelve languages. The previous Dutch localization was replaced by a direct translation ("Robots in vermomming"), whereas the French version was now "Se transforme a volonté" ("transform at will"), the Spanish localization remained "Robots Transformables", a new Portuguese localization, "Robôs que se transformam" ("robots that transform"), was added, and both the Italian and Turkish versions were just "Robots in Disguise" in unchanged English.

For figures released in the second year of the 2008-onwards ''Universe'' line (i.e. those featuring the "25th Anniversary" branding), European packaging featured the same franchise logos used for the "timeline" on the back of the packaging as their United States counterparts, but omitted any translations or localizations of those titles, such as for ''Beast Wars'' Series [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Universe (2008)|Cheetor]] or [[Lio Convoy#Universe (2008)|Leo Prime]]. (Presumably, the people responsible for Hasbro's European packaging at the time weren't even aware that the packaging for previous toylines had featured translated or localized titles.) Likewise, the 2021-onwards ''Vintage Beast Wars'' reissues are simply branded ''Beast Wars'' as well.

The titles of the [[live-action film series|movie]]-based toylines ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'', ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'', ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (toyline)|Rise of the Beasts]]'' were kept in English only, regardless of which localized titles the respective movies themselves were given by the distributor.
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===Packaging designs, formats and graphics===
[[File:Go-Bot Motormouth multilingual.jpg|left|upright=2.3|thumb|Motormouth aka Bagou aka Turbo-Porteur. Those are his ''two'' French names.]]
During ''Generation 2'', European packaging design differed considerably from its United States and Canadian/Latin American counterparts. Instead of clamshells, European packaging used a variation of the more traditional blister cards for the "Heroics" (Autobot Cars), "Skyraiders" (Decepticon Jets), Dinobots and "Heroes". Meanwhile, the European versions of the "Autorollers" were sold in boxes, whereas the American "Auto Rollers" were available on blister cards. On top of that, the [[cross-sell]]s featured completely different photos (with actual diorama backdrops instead of neutral backgrounds in a single color), the bios were formatted differently, some figures such as the Laser Cycles were even aligned differently inside their blister bubbles compared to their North American counterparts, and in general, nearly ''all'' the graphical elements, including the choice of colors, were completely altered for European packaging (though there was a certain degree of coordinated consistency between the different European packaging types). European ''Beast Wars'' packaging continued that discrepancy between American and European packaging, though to a slightly lesser degree. With ''Beast Machines'' and ''Robots in Disguise'', Hasbro continued to harmonize the different packaging designs.

[[File:UltimateBattleUSEuro.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.9|The European packaging for the "Ultimate Battle" boxset lacked the [[Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle|DVD]] case. In the some markets, the DVD was included in a paper sleeve; in other stores, it was given as a freebie separately.]]
In addition to the increasing number of languages cluttering the packaging with an abundance of text, there was a brief phase that lasted more than two years (between 2005 and 2007) during which European multilingual packaging also didn't sport [[package art]], replacing it with airbrushed [[stock photography|stock photos]] of the toys themselves instead. The most likely reason is a newly introduced European Union guideline (subsequently implemented into national law) regarding "misleading advertising", which ''could'' be interpreted to extend to artistic renditions of products on the packaging, especially in [[:File:SuperionMaximusCatalogArt.jpg|poses not actually possible with the toy]]. Package artwork was dropped from European ''Transformers'' packaging and replaced with stock photos of the toys themselves starting with one of the last waves of ''Energon'' (the first wave of [[combiner]] limbs, featuring [[Treadshot (Energon)|Treadshot]], [[Sky Shadow (Energon)|Sky Shadow]], [[Sledge (Energon)|Sledge]] and [[Duststorm (Energon)|Duststorm]], still used package art; the second wave, featuring [[Terradive (Energon)|Terradive]] and [[Windrazor (Energon)|Windrazor]], already used toy photos instead) and ''Alternators'' [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] ([[Jazz (G1)/toys|Meister]], who had only ever been released in Italy, had still featured package art). In a particularly bizarre instance, the 2006 ''Classics'' line's [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends]] assortment even featured small stock photos of the toys' respective alternate modes on the cardboard inserts featuring the toys' names, in a spot where the US packaging had featured no graphics ''at all''. The first toys to feature package art on the European ''Transformers'' packaging again were the [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]] and [[Fast Action Battlers]] from the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 ''Transformers'' movie toyline]] (the "main" movie line toys still featured stock photos of the toys instead of artwork of the robot heads). With the launch of the ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' and ''Universe'' lines in 2008, European multilingual packaging as a whole had finally returned to depicting package art. What had prompted the decision to use package art again is just as uncertain as the reasons for dropping it in the first place. It's possible that the "fantasy scene" disclaimers for the package art than can be found on the packaging for ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Scout Class [[Cosmos (G1)#Titans Return|Cosmos]] and [[Seaspray (G1)#Titans Return|Seaspray]] and the 2018-onwards ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' line (prior to the introduction of "worldwide" packaging featuring texts in five languages) are related to this. Then again, the ''European'' packaging for Cosmos and Seaspray ''doesn't'' feature those disclaimers, so who knows.

Somewhere around the addition of the six new languages and the replacement of package art with stock photos of the toys themselves, European packaging also started to feature obtrusive "2 in 1" logos ("3 in 1" in the case of Triple Changers). Apparently, ''Transformers'' was considered not as much of a household name in Europe as it is in the US, so Hasbro felt the need to drive home the point that ''Transformers'' toys are really two (or three) toys in one. Those logos were also quietly dropped again after a few years.

[[File:AltPrimeUSEuro.jpg|left|thumb|Transformers: 2 in 1! Find more information on the underside! (Not a knockoff.)]]
Amazingly, unlike Canada (which requires French translations for even the most trivial instances of English texts on the packaging, except for the individual toys' names), European packaging gradually ''reduced'' the amount of multi-lingual versions of text elements over the years. Notably, the ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'', ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' toys even featured text blurbs describing a toy's gimmicks in ''English-only'', with only the back of the packaging featuring translated and country-specific texts (bios, Hasbro contact info etc.).

With the ''Dark of the Moon'' and ''Transformers Prime'' toylines, European packaging left a lot of space on the side flaps or the lower portion of the back of the packaging for large "Warning!" or "Attention!" notes in a plethora of languages, presumably in order to point out the inclusion of a safety warning sheet in all these languages inside the packaging. In practice, it implies that those toys pose enormous safety hazards. For the Deluxe Class figures, this was compounded by the fact that around the same time, the size of the cards was often ''reduced'' to around 5/6ths of the US standard. The same applied to the few ''Thrilling 30'' Deluxe Class figures that were released in Europe. The reasons for the size reduction are currently unclear.

[[File:AOE Evolution Optimus US 23 vs EU.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|right|Numbers? What numbers?]]
Additionally, just like the Canadian/Latin American packaging, the ''Thrilling 30'' and ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe Class figures also lacked the pack-in comics; however, at least European ''Thrilling 30'' packaging featured correct individual package art.

Another common omission from European packaging are various numbering systems. The ''Alternators'' line dropped the American versions' numbers after the first figure ([[Smokescreen (G1)#Alternators/Binaltech|Smokescreen]]), and the "[[Thrilling 30#30 special toys|X of 30]]" numbers for the ''Transformers'' brand's 30th anniversary were omitted entirely in favor of neutral faction insignias. Presumably, the reason for this is because Hasbro doesn't want to use a numbering system for markets that aren't supposed to see a release of half of those numbered toys anyways.

One element of the packaging design that has evolved over the years is the age label. While the majority of the original ''Generation 1'' line had featured full texts such as "Ages 5 and up" in however many languages there were on the packaging, starting with the 1990 ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' line-up, French/Dutch packaging introduced a pictograph of a boy followed by a simple "5+", initially in white with no special background. By 1992, this logo was slightly modified, now in black inside a white rectangle. That same year, bilingual English/Spanish was introduced, which adopted this logo. With the launch of ''Beast Wars'' in 1995, the logo was slightly modified again, now adding a pictograph of a girl for a gender-neutral logo, with the width of the white rectangle increased accordingly. In the middle of the ''Armada'' toyline's run, the logo was completely redesigned, dropping the pictographs entirely and changing the rectangle into a circle that now simply contained the age, usually "5+". Both the circle and the text could vary in color, sometimes within the same toyline. With the launch of ''Combiner Wars'' and ''Robots in Disguise'' in late 2014/early 2015 and the reduction of the number of languages from thirteen to four, the circle was dropped as well, now simply featuring the age ("5+" or "8+") in whichever text color the rest of the packaging used, with no special background. The circle later made a return in late 2019, with the introduction of "worldwide" packaging in five languages. Once again, both the text and the circle can vary in color, though usually Hasbro aims for a high color contrast, so it's typically either dark text inside a white circle, or light text inside a black circle.
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==Multilingual packaging in Asia==
[[File:Ultimate Optimus Prime YOTD packaging.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left|More than just a Chinese Whisper.]]
Asia has a slightly less illustrous history of multilingual ''Transformers'' packaging—or at least, not one widely documented in English-speaking circles.

The official [[The Transformers (Chinese toyline)|Chinese release of the original ''Transformers'' toyline]] through Hasbro International was delayed until 1989, which meant that all the toys came out several years later than they had in other markets. Most of the toys came in slightly modified versions of their original, English-only United States packaging with shortened [[copyright]]s, though a few oddities occurred: For example, [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Toys|Soundwave]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Toys|Buzzsaw]] (released in 1989) came in ''European'' packaging sporting texts in French, English, Dutch and Spanish (based on the third European packaging variant of Soundwave, originally made by Ceji/[[Joustra]] for the European branch of Hasbro/[[Milton Bradley]] and released in 1986); the 1987 [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] [[Skullcruncher (G1)#Toys|Skullcruncher]], [[Mindwipe (G1)#Toys|Mindwipe]] and [[Apeface#Toys|Apeface]] (released in 1993) came in Canadian packaging, featuring texts in English and French (as well as the additional French Canadian names "Broyeur", "Amnesiak" and "Gorillo", respectively), even though the rest of the Headmasters came in regular English-only packaging; the 1988 Headmasters [[Nightbeat (G1)#Toys|Nightbeat]] and [[Siren (G1)#Toys|Siren]] (released in 1994) came in European packaging, featuring texts in French and Dutch;<ref name="chinese">[https://www.highendtfs.com/90sreleases Official Chinese G1] at HighEndTFs.</ref> and most bizarrely, the 1990 "[[Classics (Europe)|Classic]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]" [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] and the "Classic [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]" [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] were both released in Canadian-style packaging featuring texts in French/English (rather than the other way around), even though it would appear those toys were never actually sold in Canada, ''and'' both figures were ''also'' available in China in "regular" English-only 1986-style packaging.

On top of that, many of the Chinese-distributed figures were later ''also'' made available in the United Kingdom, both officially through Hasbro UK directly, and as [[parallel import]]s through importers such as Kingsley Paige PLC. Likewise, the Netherlands also saw many of the Chinese figures imported, while the Chinese version of Soundwave in "European" packaging was also available in Australia.

[[File:GenerationsAsianDeluxes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|English only in China, Chinese as a second language in the US. Seriously.]]
There have been the occasional instances of ''Transformers'' figures released in Taiwan in standard English-only packaging (without any of those aforementioned packaging oddities from the official Chinese releases), but with additional stickers in Mandarin (quite similar to how toys from various lines have been released in Japan). The same applies to Korea, except here the stickers are obviously in Korean language (featuring the Korean title ''트랜스포머'').

With the increasing prominence of the Asian market for Hasbro and the introduction of figures (mostly "special edition" redecos) specifically aimed at an Asian target audience, some toys have been released in actual multilingual packaging sporting texts in English and Chinese. The earliest known examples are the figures from [[wave]] 1 of the ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Legion Class assortment as well as the general retail Commander Class [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Cyberverse|Optimus Prime]] figure from the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' toyline, and the "[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#YOTDPrime|Year of the Dragon]]" edition of Ultimate Optimus Prime, the latter of which was later made available for US customers through [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] in English-only packaging. The latter figure also gave way to the annual Chinese New Year-themed ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' figures, which came in standard English-only packaging again.

With the [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|''Transformers: Prime'' toyline]], Hasbro employed bilingual English/Chinese packaging on a larger scale, with figures from the ''First Edition'', ''Robots in Disguise'', ''Cyberverse'' and ''Beast Hunters'' segments available in that packaging style, although they appear to have largely abandoned it again since.

Another curious case were the various "[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Exclusives|GDO]]" redecos released under the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' line in 2012: When they were released in Asia, they were available in standard English-only packaging; however, when Hasbro made them available in the US and Canada as [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusives, they were sold in bilingual English/Chinese packaging, this time with texts in both languages on both sides of the packaging. Also, for some reason, the Deluxe Class figures now came packaged in their [[alternate mode]]s rather than their robot modes. On top of that, the Leader Class figures (which were available in Canada but not in the US) no longer came in ''Generations''-branded packaging, but instead in bilingual ''Dark of the Moon'' packaging with additional ''[[Movie Trilogy Series]]'' labels for whatever reason, the latter replacing the "[[MechTech]] Weapons System" logos that were featured in Hasbro's official packaging [[stock photography|stock photos]].

The packaging for Chinese-exclusive ''[[Nezha: Transformers (toyline)|Nezha: Transformers]]'' toyline is also bilingual English/Chinese. In addition to the new toys created (or retooled) for the ''Nezha'' line, this also includes [[rebranding|rebranded]] Warrior Class, Ultra Class and Ultimate Class figures from the 2018-onwards ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' line.

Chinese ''Transformers'' toys should ''not'' be confused with [[knockoff]]s, which are notoriously common in China. Authentic bilingual Chinese ''Transformers'' releases typically feature the double title ''Transformers/变形金刚''', while knockoffs either try to imitate standard United States packaging, or just straight feature made up nonsensical names.
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==Language chart==
Since it's difficult to properly convey which language combinations coexisted concurrently and which ones succeeded one another, we have compiled them all into a single chart.

<big>'''Legend:'''</big>
{|class="wikitable" width=58%
|-
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;"|''Transformers'' packaging by Hasbro or a Hasbro subsidiary featuring a single language
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;"|''Transformers'' packaging by Hasbro or a Hasbro subsidiary featuring multiple languages
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;"|''Transformers'' packaging by a Hasbro licensee featuring a single language
|style="color:#000;background:#ea8;"|Pre-''Transformers'' packaging by a Takara licensee
|}

<big>'''Main chart:'''</big>
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!width="3%"|Year
!width="7%"|United States
!width="7%"|Canada
!width="35%" colspan="5"|Latin America
!width="7%"|Mainland China
!width="7%"|Greece
!width="7%"|Italy
!width="7%"|United Kingdom
!width="7%"|Spain
!width="7%"|France, Belgium, Netherlands & Germany
!width="3%"|Year
|-
|align="center"|'''1984'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" rowspan="9" align="center"|'''English''' (Hasbro)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="9" align="center"|'''English & French''' (Hasbro)
|colspan="5"|
|rowspan="4"|
|rowspan="2"|
|style="color:#000;background:#ea8;" align="center"|'''Italian''' (GiG, ''Trasformer'')
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" rowspan="6" align="center"|'''English''' (Hasbro)
|
|style="color:#000;background:#ea8;" align="center"|'''French, Dutch & German''' (Joustra, ''Diaclone'')
|align="center"|'''1984'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1985'''
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" rowspan="3" align="center"|'''Spanish''' (IGA, Mexico)
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" align="center"|'''Spanish''' (Rubiplas, Venezuela)
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" align="center"|'''Spanish''' (Lynsa, Peru)
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" align="center"|'''Spanish''' (Antex, Argentina)
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" align="center"|'''Portuguese''' (Estrela, Brazil)
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" rowspan="8" align="center"|Italian (GiG)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="2" align="center"|German, French, Dutch & '''Spanish''' (Milton Bradley)
|align="center"|'''1985'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1986'''
|rowspan="7" colspan="2"|
|rowspan="5"|
|rowspan="14"|
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" align="center"|'''Greek''' (El Greco)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="2" align="center"|'''English''', French, Dutch & Spanish ('''Hasbro''')
|align="center"|'''1986'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1987'''
|rowspan="2"|
|rowspan="2"|
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="4" align="center"|'''French & Dutch''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''1987'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1988 1989'''
|rowspan="5"|
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" rowspan="4" align="center"|'''English''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''1988 1989'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1990 1991'''
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" align="center"|'''Greek''' (El Greco)
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" align="center"|'''Spanish''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''1990 1991'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1992 1993'''
|rowspan="9"|
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="2" align="center"|'''English & Spanish''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''1992 1993'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1994'''
|style="color:#000;background:#fd7;" align="center"|Spanish (Antex, Argentina)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" colspan="2" align="center"|English, Spanish & '''Portuguese''' (Hasbro)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" align="center"|French, Dutch & '''German''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''1994'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1995'''
|
|rowspan="10"|
|align="center"|'''1995'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1996 1997'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" rowspan="2" align="center"|English ('''Kenner''')
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" colspan="5" align="center"|English, French & '''Spanish''' ('''Kenner''')
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="3" align="center"|English, Spanish & '''Italian''' ('''Kenner & GiG''')
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|French, Dutch & German ('''Kenner''')
|align="center"|'''1996 1997'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1998'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" colspan="3" align="center"|English, Spanish & Italian ('''Hasbro''')
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" align="center"|French, Dutch & German ('''Hasbro''')
|align="center"|'''1998'''
|-
|align="center"|'''1999 2000'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" align="center"|English ('''Hasbro''')
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="5" align="center"|English, French & Spanish ('''Hasbro''')
|align="center"|'''1999 2000'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2001'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" colspan="6" align="center"|English, '''French & Spanish''' (Hasbro)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="4" align="center"|'''English''', French, Dutch & German (Hasbro) '''French''', Spanish, Italian & '''German''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2001'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2002 - 2004'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" colspan="4" align="center"|'''English, French, Dutch, German, Italian & Spanish''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2002 - 2004'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2005'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" rowspan="6" align="center"|'''English''' (Hasbro)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" colspan="5" align="center"|English, French & Spanish (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2005'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2006 - 2008'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" colspan="5" align="center"|English, French, German, Spanish, '''Portuguese''', Italian, Dutch, '''Swedish, Danish, Greek, Polish & Turkish''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2006 - 2008'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2009'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="3" colspan="6" align="center"|English, French, Spanish & '''Portuguese''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2009'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2010'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="3" colspan="5" align="center"|English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Greek, Polish, Turkish & '''Russian''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2010'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2011'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" rowspan="2" align="center"|'''English & Chinese''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2011'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2012 - 2014'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="5" align="center"|'''English, French & Spanish''' (Hasbro)
|
|align="center"|'''2012 - 2014'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2015 - 2019'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="8" align="center"|English, '''French, Spanish & Portuguese''' (Hasbro)
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="5" align="center"|'''English, French, German & Spanish''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2015 - 2019'''
|-
|align="center"|'''2020 - 2025'''
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" colspan="13" align="center" align="center"|English, French, '''German''', Spanish & '''Portuguese''' (Hasbro)
|align="center"|'''2020 - 2025'''
|}

<big>'''Exceptions:'''</big>
{|class="wikitable" width=50%
|-
!width="4%"|Years
!width="6%"|Market
!width="13%"|Languages
!width="23%"|Description
|-
|align="center"|'''1988'''
|China
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|French, English, Dutch & Spanish (Hasbro)
|Soundwave & Buzzsaw
|-
|align="center"|'''1992'''
|Europe
|style="color:#000;background:#fff;" align="center"|No text / language-neutral (Hasbro)
|Non-combining yellow Constructicons and Rescue Force
|-
|align="center"|'''1993'''
|China
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English & French (Hasbro)
|Skullcruncher, Mindwipe and Apeface
|-
|align="center"|'''1994'''
|China
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|French & Dutch (Hasbro)
|Nightbeat and Siren
|-
|align="center"|'''1996'''
|Canada
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English & French (Hasbro)
|''Beast Wars'' bat Optimus Primal versus crocodile Megatron comic book two-pack
|-
|align="center"|'''1998'''
|Europe
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English, German & Italian (Hasbro)
|''Beast Wars'' "Transmetal" Spittor and Claw Jaw VHS packs
|-
|align="center"|'''2000'''
|United States
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English & Japanese (Hasbro)
|Target exclusive ''Beast Machines'' Magmatron
|-
|align="center"|'''2001'''
|United Kingdom
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English, French & Spanish (Hasbro)
|Early releases of the ''Robots in Disguise'' wave 1 figures only
|-
|align="center"|'''2002 - 2003'''
|United States
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" align="center"|English (Hasbro)
|''Robots in Disguise'' store exclusives ''Robots in Disguise'' Tiny Tins Spychangers
|-
|align="center"|'''2002 - 2009'''
|Canada
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" align="center"|English (Hasbro)
|Toys"R"Us exclusive reissues: 2002 ''Commemorative Series'' 2006 ''Classics'' "Commemorative Edition" Soundwave 2009 ''Universe'' "Commemorative Edition" Perceptor and Insecticons
|-
|align="center"|'''2006'''
|United Kingdom
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" align="center"|English (Hasbro)
|Toys"R"Us exclusive ''Commemorative Series'' reissues (Series IV and V only)
|-
|align="center"|'''2007 - 2020'''
|Canada
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English & French (Hasbro)
|2006 ''Classics'' (general retail Deluxe and Voyager assortments) Exclusive figures and sets with no intention of release in Latin America
|-
|align="center"|'''2012'''
|United States & Canada
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English & Chinese (Hasbro)
|Toys"R"Us exclusive ''Generations'' "GDO" releases
|-
|align="center"|'''2015 - 2022'''
|United States
|style="color:#000;background:#ad9;" align="center"|English (Hasbro)
|Comic packs and electronic toys ''Universal Studios'' exclusives
|-
|align="center"|'''2019-2020'''
|China
|style="color:#000;background:#ace;" align="center"|English & Chinese (Hasbro)
|''Nezha: Transformers'' line only
|}

==Psychology==
[[File:UniRedAlertThreeVersions.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|At one point, Hasbro gave up on European packaging and opted for a minimalistic approach instead.]]
Fans ''hate'' multilingual packaging (although having the tech specs and bios on the instruction sheet is a great space saver versus hanging on to a chunk of the box in addition to the instruction sheet).

While a typical child rips open cardboard packaging to free the misassembled plastic figure encased within like the sweet meat from a nut, discarding the useless shell, adult collectors store their mint-on-card Transformers unopened in humidity-controlled fireproof rooms. Because this is essentially playing with the package rather than the toy, adult fans prefer cleaner mono-lingual (typically English-only) packaging.

This can affect the secondary market value of a toy; if there are English-only and multilingual versions of the same toy, the English-only version is ''usually'' worth more money.{{fact}} One of the possible reasons for this is the omission of features (bios, tech specs etc.), which make up part of the nostalgia value especially of older toys. Frequent errors (such as the wrong [[package art]] or [[insignia|faction insignia]]) are also possible factors for a collector's rejection of multilingual packaging.

Another indirect effect of the above is the overall degree of ''documentation'' of multilingual packaging by fans. It's safe to say that there are quite a few [[unreleased toy|''unreleased'' toys]] whose (English-only) packaging has been documented and examined in more detail than the vast majority of multilingual packaging of toys that ''have'' been released, ''in particular'' pre-''Beast Wars'' Canadian packaging. As a matter of fact, we here at TFWiki still have a lot of gaps in our documentation of foreign-market names featured on multilingual toy packaging.

When confronted by fan complaints over multilingual packaging in the early 2000s, [[Aaron Archer]] said Hasbro had made that move because they believed in the near future all domestic products would feature it, even mundane items such as sticks of butter, and they wanted to "get ahead of the curve." That prediction turned out to be inaccurate, so other market factors must have influenced keeping the style.
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==Notes==
[[File:Combiner Wars Viper World vs EU.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|right|Similar, but not identical.]]
*Just in case you are under the impression that the country you happen to live in has been completely ignored by the above overview:
:*English-speaking markets such as Australia and New Zealand, as well as various Asian markets such as Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, the Philippines and Malaysia, typically tend to get toys in whichever packaging is available in the United States. A few rare exceptions have occurred over the years, where some or all of those markets received toys in European packaging instead.
:*With the later waves of ''Beast Wars'', the toys in ''Biocombat'' packaging started to include additional [[instructions|instruction sheets]] in Nordic languages (Danish, Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish). The packaging itself did not include nor hint at those additional languages. This practice continued into early waves of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' with the English/Spanish/Italian packaging, but was abandoned with later waves of ''Beast Machines''. Later lines featured instruction sheets with minimal texts, though a lot of the legal information was in an ever-increasing plethora of languages regardless of how few languages there were featured on the packaging.
:*Likewise, at least since the days of the ''Armada'' line, whichever packaging was available in Europe has also been used for Israel.
*In some rare instances, toys in US (or Canadian/Latin American) packaging have been available in Europe. Most of them were actually [[parallel import]]s without Hasbro's involvement, while only a fleeting few of them were officially initiated and distributed by Hasbro's European divisions.
*Even more rarely, Hasbro, rather than actually producing entirely separate packaging for Europe, had decided to distribute toys in American (English-only or multilingual) packaging in some European countries, sometimes simply with a few additional safety warning stickers in several languages, while in some ''really'' bizarre instances, such as ''Titans Returns'' [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Titans Return|Fortress Maximus]], the packaging was ''converted'' into pseudo-European packaging via an extensive use of stickers.
*Once the number of languages on European packaging had been trimmed down from thirteen to a mere four beginning with ''Combiner Wars'' and the 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline, European packaging became barely distinguishable from American multilingual packaging on a first glance. There were still lots of differences, though—European packaging featured German as a fourth language while American multilingual packaging featured Portuguese instead, French and Spanish translations were still completely different between both versions, as were various minor details such as the age label (which had a multilingual "Age/Edad/Idade" added for the American version). When Hasbro finally merged European and American multilingual packaging into one single worldwide packaging design featuring five languages in 2019, all those differences disappeared, and now the only way to tell a European release apart from an American one is the use of different barcodes (American packaging features UPCs with 12 digits, European packaging features EANs with 13 digits). This mostly applies to toys released under ongoing assortments that were launched prior to 2019, though; with most assortments started since then, as well as many standalone exclusive releases, Hasbro has decided to use EAN barcodes as the worldwide standard going forward.{{-}}

==References==
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Autobot City (G1)

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{{disambig3|Autobot City}}

[[File:TFTM-AutobotCityUndamaged.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|The City of Townsville, a-- whoops, wrong show]]
'''Autobot City''' (also known as '''Autobot City: Earth''') is a city established by the [[Autobot]]s on [[Earth]], often under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. As well as being outfitted so that a large number of Autobots can live and work in comfort, the city can transform into a fortress as shields engage and weapons appear all over it. The transformation needs to be triggered by a series of bulky manual operations.

Generally, it is linked to [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] in some way, sometimes to the point where "Autobot City" and "Metroplex" are used interchangeably.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====Madman ''The Transformers'' comic====
[[File:Madman comic Spike AutobotCity.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"...and it's still costing less than the Big Dig."]]
By the year 2001, the [[Autobot]]s' presence on Earth was sufficiently established that they began construction of their own high-tech, Transformer-scale city in North America. This work was carried out while the balance of the Autobot forces were engaged in an evacuation operation from the Decepticon-controlled [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. The building site was also the location of a not-so-secret bunker where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] stashed the Autobot [[Matrix of Leadership]] on the off-chance he should be captured or killed by the Decepticons during the exodus from Cybertron. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}
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====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:G1 Autobot City.JPG|255px|thumb|All Your Base Are Belong to Metroplex!]]
The city was completed sometime before the year 2005 and was a key part of the Autobot war machine, acting as a stronghold and energy storage facility. While [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] himself commanded from the Autobot moon bases, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] was in charge of the city. Autobot City took major damage during a [[Battle of Autobot City|Decepticon attack in the same year]]. Several notable Autobots fell during the battle, and both Optimus Prime and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] mortally wounded each other.

Not long after Optimus's death and Ultra Magnus's promotion to Autobot supreme commander, the heavily damaged city was again attacked by the new Decepticon leader [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and his forces. Magnus and a group of Autobots fled into space, drawing the Decepticons away from the still-smoldering city. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

The city was fully repaired by 2006 and continued to operate for some time afterwards.

Following the destruction of [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]], Autobot City, now under the command of [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], became the main Autobot stronghold on Earth. [[Teletraan I]], lost along with Autobot Headquarters, was succeeded by Autobot City's internal computer [[Teletraan II]]. Metroplex transformed into a section of the city, being able to detach himself and become mobile when needed. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} Autobot City occasionally came under attack by [[Starscream's Ghost|Decepticon-hunting Decepticons]], [[Ghost in the Machine (G1)|deceased Decepticons]] and was even the target of [[Only Human|an overly ambitious human criminal's revenge]].

In 2007, the Decepticons launched an attack on Autobot City to steal the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber]]. However, the damage was minor compared to the 2005 attack on the city. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====Scramble City: Mobilization=====
At some undetermined point in time, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] ordered the construction of a massive mobile fortress code-named Scramble City, believing that the Autobots would need a much larger base if they were to defeat the Decepticons. Housed in a gigantic underground facility, numerous Autobots and their human allies ([[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]], [[Carly (G1)|Carly]], and [[Chip Chase|Chip]] among them) worked to complete the behemoth under the leadership of the newly arrived [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]].

Unfortunately, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] caught wind of some sort of secret project and ordered [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] to investigate. While [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] and his cassettes managed to drive off most of the Decepticon cassettes, [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] managed to sneak into the cavern and return with an intelligence report. After receiving the report, Megatron immediately ordered an attack to destroy Scramble City before it was complete.

The initial attack led by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was repelled, so Megatron decided to dispatch a second wave of attackers: the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]! The Stunticons put up a much better showing than the previous attackers, putting the Autobot defenders under heavy pressure and driving [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to the brink of defeat. The [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] also arrived to reinforce the Decepticon attack and quickly forced Superion to flee.

Unfortunately for the Decepticons, the Autobots held them back long enough for Scramble City to become operational. Ultra Magnus dispatched the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], then transformed Scamble City to mobile station mode and brought it into battle. Transforming into the towering Metroplex, Scramble City then sent the Decepticons packing with a single shot. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''Robotmasters''=====
[[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]] was integrated into Autobot City as well. {{storylink|Japanese Generation 1 cartoon timeline|2007 TakaraTomy timeline}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
By 2011, Autobot City was still the Autobots' Earth-based stronghold, and seemed to be under the command of [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. A [[space bridge]] terminal was built into the city, connecting the Earth to similar terminals on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and [[Athenia]]. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

The space bridge terminal in Autobot City was ultimately destroyed by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], causing a chain reaction that destroyed all other space bridge terminals in the network. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}}

While defending Autobot City and the Earth from another attack by Sixshot, Ultra Magnus was killed. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}

====''Wings Universe''====
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During the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] crashed through the walls of Autobot city. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] counterattacked, blasting Devastator back into his component [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, but the Decepticons gunned down Red Alert and forced the others into retreat. Further behind, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] was triumphant at their breach of the city. {{storylink|A Flash Forward}}

Following [[the Rebirth]], [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and his Autobots chased [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]]'s forces into deep space, leaving behind only a small number of defenders at Autobot City to guard against further Decepticon appearances.

In 2010, several first generation Autobots from Autobot City deployed to assist [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]]'s second generation Autobots against [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s [[Decepticon Syndicate]] at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in [[Switzerland]]. When the Decepticons looked to be losing, [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] tried to shoot the [[forestonite]] canisters to blow everyone up. Instead, the forestonite gas leaked and spread, granting powers to all the Transformers present. The Decepticons' advantage lost, Clench called a retreat, and the Autobots were victorious. Afterwards, [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] elected to remain with Pyro's forces rather than return to Autobot City, feeling more at home with the Generation 2 Autobots. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

In 2012, Autobot City played host to a [[Dirk Manus|number]] [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz|of]] [[Bosch|alien]] [[Alana|ambassadors]]. Outside, [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], not trusting the "new" forestonite powers, had several forestonite-enhanced Autobots demonstrate their powers on dummy Decepticon targets. Meanwhile, Ultra Magnus briefed Pyro's team about a break-in at [[Quantum Laboratories]] and assigned them the task of finding the perpetrator. By this point, Autobot City had memorial statues to [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], Red Alert, and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2}}

Later, after dealing with [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] on [[Qre]], Pyro's team returned [[Bumblebee (G2)|along]] [[Ironhide (G2)|with]] [[Mirage (G2)|several]] [[Nightracer (G2)|clones]] to Autobot City on Earth to inform Magnus of what had transpired. They were then interrupted by [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]], whose forestonite-based precognition had just given him a vision of the "[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]". {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 6}}

As the Autobots and Decepticons fought the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]]s in the Machine Wars in 2013, Obsidian utilized the [[Sandstorm (MW)|Sandstorm clone]] to send a signal via a [[serro-gyro mekarach]] to Earth. Receiving the signal in Autobot City, Pyro then deployed Alpha Team, led by [[Rapido]], and Bravo Team, led by [[Serpentor]], through a [[space bridge]] to reinforce the united Autobot-Decepticon forces on Cybertron.

One week later, Autobot City was host to the signing of the [[Pax Cybertronia]] among the Autobots, Decepticons, and Jhiaxus's clones. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}

===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukexclusive|Autobot City}}
The plans for Autobot City: Earth were finalized in 2003. Both the Autobots and the governments of Earth had hands in its construction. {{storylink|Ark Duty}} It was completed and opened in 2004, likely on the same site that [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] had built a superweapon to destroy [[Unicron]] in 1986 {{storylink|Target: 2006}} (putting it in or near Oregon). Despite interference from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], the city opened on schedule, and relations between Autobots and [[human]]s were strengthened. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

It was attacked by the [[Quintesson]]s in 2008, leaving many Autobots severely wounded and the city in terrible shape. The Quintessons were only driven off when [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] activated the [[Transformer]] that made up the city's sentient core, Metroplex (the city needed a Transformer within it to be able to transform itself). {{storylink|Space Pirates!}} While successful, Metroplex's emergence only damaged the city further, and it was still in a state of disrepair the following year. {{storylink|Time Wars}}

In the revised timeline following the Time Wars, the Autobots fled there in 2009 to escape a Decepticon-dominated Cybertron. {{storylink|The Void! (UK)|The Void!}} They had long since reclaimed the planet by 2356; then, Autobot City was providing medical care for a decrepit Rodimus Prime, who was possessed by [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

===Battle Beneath the Ice===
When the scientists of [[w:California Institute of Technology|CalTech]] caught wind of a drilling team discovering a futuristic city beneath the ice of the [[Erebus oil field]], they contacted Autobot City. The Autobots responded, and dispatch [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] to help with the ensuing investigation. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}

===Big Looker storybooks===
At work at Autobot City, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and Hot Rod heard on the radio about the unveiling of a voice-controlled robot car at the coliseum. Leaving their tasks behind, the two went to attend the event. However, their talk about the robot car was overheard by [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], who relayed it to [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Galvatron had been looking for a suitable worker to build him a city akin to the Autobot City, [[Decepticon City (G1)|Decepticon City]], and believed the robot car to be the ideal option.

The Decepticons set out to steal the robot car, but Kup and Hot Rod spotted them at the coliseum. Kup ordered Hot Rod to return to Autobot City and warn their comrades while he'd keep an eye on the Decepticons. Hot Rod raced back and explained the situation to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], who immediately had the Autobots transform and [[roll out]] to stop whatever the Decepticons were planning to do. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Construction was begun on Autobot City in 2004, after [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and several other Autobots realized they still needed a presence there and did not feel fully at home on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''Classics'' toy bios===
[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] was [[City Commander]] of Autobot City, a position to which he was appointed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. In this capacity, Magnus defended Autobot City against Decepticon attacks led by [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Classics|''Classics'' Ultra Magnus vs. Skywarp toy bio}}

===''Knights of Unicron''===
The Autobot City Metroplex, located on Earth, was the second venue for the [[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]] on their 2014 "Till All Are One" tour. {{storylink|Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{main|Metrotitan (G1)#2005 IDW continuity}}
[[File:TitansReturnOneShot-AutobotCity.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Wishing to appear less imposing to the worried citizens of Earth, the recently revealed [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] transformed into his city mode, which [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] dubbed "Autobot City". {{storylink|The Last Autobot}} Initially located in [[Monument Valley]] above a massive cache of [[Ore-13]], [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] later activated the Titan's flight protocols during a pitched battle against the forces of [[Baron Karza]]. {{storylink|Valley Forge}} Subsequently, Autobot City became an airborne staging ground for the Autobots, capable of travelling around the world while monitoring crisis spots and providing air support. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}}

===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
When explaining the history of the Autobots to the crew of the [[USS Enterprise|USS ''Enterprise'']], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] recalled a battle at Autobot City as the Earth War became ever more violent. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
The Decepticons launched an all-out assault on Autobot City, punching through the defenses and leading to Optimus Prime's defeat at the hands of Megatron. {{storylink|One Shall Fall...}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
[[Termagax]] was once invited to Autobot City to give a lecture about the history of [[combiner]] technology. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1Metroplex toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Not enough orange.]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Autobot City, [[1986]]/[[2008]])
{{Main|Metroplex (G1)#Toys}}
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==Notes==
[[File:TFTM AutobotCity japanesetrailer.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Rejected for not having enough guns.]]
[[File:Autobot City TFTM Panorama season 3 4 Marvel IDW comparison.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Maybe they had to rebuild it after every time it transformed into battle station mode?]]
*The concept of an "Autobot City" originated with the [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] toy. Informed in early 1985 that this (then unnamed) figure was to be part of the following year's toy range, but not given much specific information to work with, [[Flint Dille]] and the other writers at Sunbow incorporated an "Autobot City" that could convert into a battle fortress into their outline for the second draft of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. This outline was then given to writer [[Ron Friedman]] to expand to a full screenplay, and from there, artist [[Floro Dery]] [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/04/ark-addendum-autobot-city-concept-art.html created a detailed design for the city]—all without either of the two men ever seeing the toy to base their work on it (which wasn't the only instance of this confused design process occurring around this time; see also "[[Anibot]]s"). As production carried on, Dery was instructed to redesign the city to incorporate elements of the [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] toy (evidenced in the film itself by the city's shift from orange to white as it transforms and the appearance of a turret that is clearly Metroplex's tank partner, [[Slammer]]), but beyond these few token nods, the finished design of the city still doesn't really look anything like the Metroplex toy. This would, in the subsequent third season of the cartoon, lead to the relationship between Metroplex and the city being vague and ill-defined; the giant Autobot is never named in the movie, but the cartoon often treats "Autobot City" and "Metroplex" as if they are the same thing despite them not looking alike. The episode "[[Thief in the Night]]" provided the best way to reconcile things, by presenting Metroplex as a smaller sub-section of the larger Autobot City.
*The [[The Transformers: The Movie promo|promotional trailer]] for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' features animation not seen in the final version of the movie, including a different design for Autobot City which was more white than the final orange. It is perhaps an earlier design for the city as some animation sequences in the movie featured the same primarily white coloration.
*The storyboard for the 1986 movie refers to Autobot City as "[[Fortress Maximus (disambiguation)|Fortress Maximus]]" in its fully weaponized state. This also carried over to the [[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic adaptation]] of the movie in a caption.
*The full panoramic view of Autobot City as seen in ''The Transformers: The Movie'' reveals that one of its main intended purposes was the generation of energy (for the purpose of converting it into [[Energon]]). Aside from the hydroelectric dam seen in nearly every shot of the city in season 3, there's also a wind farm as well as an oil refinery. Those are never seen again after the movie. [[Floro Dery]]'s original concept art, which is used as the basis for all redrawings of the establishing shot, also identifies the dome-shaped building next to the dam as an "Energon compressor", and the mountains in the background as "[[Montana]] mountains". Additionally, there's supposed to be a larger dome-shaped building in the center of the city that can be glimpsed in some of the renditions from the cartoon (but ironically not in the movie) that's supposed to be the control center.
*Throughout season 3, establishing shots of Autobot City typically depicted it from the same angle as seen in the movie, but those were (almost) always redrawn from scratch, varying from highly detailed to laughably crude. For example, the various artists could seemingly never agree on how many platforms the Energon compressor was supposed to have (ranging from one to five), the water levels of the river underneath the dam kept changing drastically, the dome-shaped control center would sometimes be partially obscured by the tall tower in front of it (like in Floro Dery's original concept art) while other artists would misinterpret the perspective and instead draw it as a half-dome connected to the ''side'' of said tower, the main color of the city varied between gold and maroon, the Energon compressor and the hydroelectric dam would sometimes be the same color as Autobot City itself, while other times they were white like in the movie, the intersection of the two roads leading into the city alternated between a simple crossroads and a complex maze, the right drawbridge would sometimes have pillars of changing shapes while other times it was completely unsupported, and the exact shapes of the various buildings were also all over the place. Particular mention goes to "[[Thief in the Night]]", which explicitly depicts Metroplex's own city mode attached to Autobot City, the nighttime view from "[[Only Human]]", which is arguably the crudest rendition of them all, and simply depicts a lot of generic skyscraper-like buildings that only vaguely resemble the buildings that make up Autobot City, and the establishing shot from "[[The Rebirth, Part 1]]", which manages to be even ''more'' off-model. Additionally, in "[[Money Is Everything (episode)|Money Is Everything]]", the establishing shot (also shown from the same angle) instead depicts Autobot City transformed into its battle station mode from the movie for no apparent reason. (And no, it's ''not'' a recycled shot from the movie itself.) The only instance of a recycled shot occurs in "[[Carnage in C-Minor]]", which takes a shot from "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]", rotates it clockwise by 25 degrees and zooms in a little bit. Also, as an aside, one thing that ''none'' of the various establishing shots ''ever'' manage to get right is the fact that the water flowing out of the hydroelectric dam is supposed to be ''moving''!
*In the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|adaptation]] of the movie, the rendition of the panoramic view of Autobot City is based directly on Floro Dery's original concept art. Meanwhile, the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]'' adaptation ''doesn't'' show a full panoramic view of Autobot City, instead deciding to have it partially obscured by [[Lookout Mountain]]... which is missing its telescope in this panel. (It's there on the subsequent page.)
*Autobot City never appeared in the Japanese cartoon continuity following ''The Headmasters'', raising a few questions (mainly concerning what happened to it). While it is possible the Autobots simply dismantled the place when they went after the Decepticons (since there were only a small handful of [[Metalhawk (G1)|Autobots]] left), it still fails to explain why humans seemed to have completely forgotten about the Transformers during the events of ''Super-God Masterforce''. In ''Victory'', it was shown there were sizable Autobot forces on Earth again, so maybe it was reactivated.
* The pop-up commentary on the 20th Anniversary DVD of ''The Transformers: The Movie'' claims that Autobot City is located near {{w|Chattanooga, Tennessee|Chattanooga}}, [[Tennessee]].
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===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scramble City''' (スクランブルシティ ''Sukuranburu Shiti''), '''Cybertron Base, Earth''' (''The Headmasters'', 地球サイバトロン基地 ''Chikyū Saibatoron Kichi'', "Autobot Base, Earth"), '''Cybertron City''' (''The Headmasters'', サイバトロンシティ ''Saibatoron Shiti'', "Autobot City")

[[Category:Autobot bases on Earth]]
[[Category:Cities in the United States]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cities]]

Animation error

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[[File:Intro3 4 with error.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The error you've seen over 33 times.]]
'''Animation errors''' are phenomena in cartoons, which means some scenes are weird, inconsistent, or even illogical. Sometimes these represented multiples of otherwise unique characters, characters appearing in inappropriate scenes (even after their original deaths in some cases), inexplicable deviations from [[character model]]s, and odd size variations. They were most rampant in the original ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]'' cartoon, due to the low animation budget. However, the cartoon was not alone in this respect, considering the production values of most other cartoons in the 1980s.

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===

What outside observers identify as "animation errors" are actually the result of time and space anomalies occurring within the universe, but only for the briefest of moments. The many reality-bending exploits of the Transformers have resulted in numerous instances of these logical impossibilities. The anomalies are then "self-correcting", disappearing as soon as they happen, and thus maintaining the integrity of the universe. The erasure of these anomalies causes those who have observed/experienced them to forget them immediately, as they have been wiped from history, hence how nobody ever seems to "notice" them. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 30, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 30 September 2015}}

Known causes of these anomalies:

*[[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]]
*The destruction of [[Unicron]]
*The [[Unicron Singularity]]
*The [[Quintesson]] [[Time Window]]
*The [[Eurythma|Eurythmic]] [[Harmony]] (identified as particularly potent)

==Types of animation errors==
Animation errors are often separated into two types:

===Animation and technical glitches===
====Off-model====
Sometimes, a character is drawn ''severely'' off-model, with weird proportions, shapes and details that deviate drastically from the official [[character model]]. This is usually limited to a single shot, or even just a single ''frame''.

<center><gallery>
Image:DivideandConquer slopedPrime.jpg|Aerodynamic Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}
Image:Bluestreakpotatovehicle.jpg|Bluestreak's not in the best shape taday. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}
Image:Attack of the Autobots Optimus Prime truck mode.jpg|Clearly not the work of the same animator. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)}}
Image:GhostInTheMachine Bumblebee huge wheels.jpg|Bumblebee put on Optimus Prime's wheels. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (G1)}}

</gallery></center>

====Miscoloring====
[[File:FFOD4 mass mistakes.JPG|thumb|Best example, ever. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}]]

Perhaps the most common error is when a character is colored incorrectly. Sometimes they are colored like other characters mistakenly; other times the coloring is totally off, like [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] painted white (and not as [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]). Miscoloring should not be confused with [[palette swap]]s, which are for the most part intentional; nor discoloring, which refers to fading, yellowing or staining rather than colouring errors.
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====Sizing errors====
It's not for no reason that people joke that [[scale]] doesn't exist in ''Transformers'', and this type of error is part of why--most shows do still use [[scale charts]], and this is when the animation ends up being grotesquely off from the size the characters are "supposed" to be. Sometimes for dramatic effect or a specific moment, and other times, it's just a flat-out mistake.

<center><gallery>
File:Vector Prime-Landmine.jpg|Vector Prime's robot model wasn't resized post-transformation {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}}
File:Cyb ep29 scale nightmare.jpg|Attack of the 500-Metron Thundercracker {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}}
File:Gigantic Hot Shot.jpg|[[Drift (AOE)|Someone]] expected a giant car? {{storylink|Honor}}

</gallery></center>

====Layer issues====
These amusing cases involve the various animation cels for individual characters being stacked wrong, leading to characters who should be in the back in group shots appearing in the front. Since they were supposed to be in the background, of course, they were drawn as being smaller, hence when they inadvertently get moved up front, they're hilariously dinky. Layer issues should not be confused with [[size changing]].

<center><gallery>
Image:Tinybluestreak.jpg|Looks like Bluestreak participated in bring-your-kid-to-work-day. Not to mention GIANT OPTIMUS PRIME. {{storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}}
Image:Huge Ironhide and Small Ratchet.jpg|Aw, look. So did Ratchet. They're so cute. {{storylink|Masquerade}}
Image:Childs Play layer issues.jpg|This one is messed up beyond belief. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}}
Image:CarnageMiniBlaster.jpg|Okay, this is getting annoying. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}
</gallery></center>

====Clipping====
Present in the various CGI series, this is when part of one model phases through another. This tends to happen fairly often if you look for it, given that the casts of many shows have fairly bulky designs with [[Kibble|a lot of parts to get in the way.]]
<center><gallery>
Image:ProvingGrounds Rhinox clippingerror.jpg|When Clippy Attacks! {{storylink|Proving Grounds (BW)|Proving Grounds}}
</gallery></center>

====Speeling mistakes====
No, reelly.
<center><gallery>
Image:Deceptacon.jpg|{{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}
Image:OnlyHuman Newtronium.jpg|{{storylink|Only Human}}
Image:E18 titlecard.jpg|It was the best of tyme, it was the worst of tyme. {{storylink|A Tale of Two Heros}}
Image:Improsonedinferno.jpg|He spent the last few cycles building up an immunity to iocine powder. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno|Improsoned Inferno}}
</gallery></center>

===Continuity error===
====Dead men standing====
There have been several examples of characters appearing after they have supposedly died, most notably in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] made appearances in the third season of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]], while [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] showed up in the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'']] and [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|''Victory'']] cartoons.

<center><gallery>
Image:DeceptiBrawn1.jpg|[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] appears in the third season while he has died [[The Transformers: The Movie|previously]]. [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] was also stated to have died during the same events. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}
Image:Windcharger-COTP01.jpg|[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] appears in the third season while he has died [[The Transformers: The Movie|previously]], too. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}
</gallery></center>

====Wrong place at the wrong time====
Sometimes, characters who have been captured or gone missing will suddenly show up in their base or team with no explanation.

<center><gallery>
Image:Transfixatron.jpg|Shockwave came to Earth to search for his right hand. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}
Image:Decepticons w galvatron.jpg|"Yay, we're going to save me, Galvatron!" {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}
Image:Partydownperceptor.jpg|Even being held captive on a distant planet can't keep Perceptor from a good party. {{storylink|Party Down}}
</gallery></center>

==Notable examples==
[[File:Optimus prime nomouthplate.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.66|<center>The Epic "Missing Piece Optimus Prime" (Not [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]) {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}</center>]]
<center>For more pictures, please visit the [[Animation error/gallery|gallery]].</center>

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==Animation errors in remastered versions==
Some animation errors could happen after remastering, such as [[:Image:Fitm dvd broadcast.jpg|those]] in the episode "[[Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain]]". This is because [[Rhino Entertainment]]'s remasters—initially created due to the degradation of the 1 inch NTSC broadcast tapes<ref>"I, personally, went to New York, where the original broadcast one-inch masters are housed... Before the question is asked, I'll answer it now. The one-inch masters have not physically held up well over the years. In some cases, they're nearly unwatchable." — [[Brian Ward]], on his investigations for the [[Shout! Factory]] releases, http://www.shoutfactory.com/community/1551/thread.aspx</ref>—of the Generation 1 cartoon were based on preliminary film prints of the animation<ref>"There are no current plans for Blu-ray, though, it's something I would love to own myself one day. The problem is this, no one has successfully found the original BROADCAST film elements (Rhino used PRE-broadcast film for their releases, hence all the problems), which means there's nothing to restore and make high-def quality." — [[Brian Ward]], in response to a question about the [[Shout! Factory]] releases, http://www.shoutfactory.com/community/1551/thread.aspx#5734</ref> (the final film masters having been lost or destroyed), from which some errors were fixed before the original transmission.

==Notable episodes==
*[[B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.]]
*[[Carnage in C-Minor]]
*[[Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play]]
*[[Five Faces of Darkness]] (all five parts)
*[[The Search for Alpha Trion]]

==Other trivia==
*Sometimes, a later creator may choose to interpret animation errors more literally. Humorously, [[LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter|volume 42]] of the 2014 ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends]]'' online manga gives [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] the same erroneous blue coloring as he had in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]".

==See also==
*[[Miscolorings based on the Generation 1 cartoon]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Media]]

Ravage (G1)

2026-01-25T18:14:09Z

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:''Ravage is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] and later [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Ravageboxart.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|This is every comic book panel Ravage [[Character model#Model sheet poses used in fiction|has ever been in]]. Well, okay, sometimes they rotate him a bit.]]
No Decepticon has a stronger loyalty to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] than '''Ravage''' (aka '''Battle Ravage''', '''Tripredacus Agent''', '''Tri-Predacus Agent''', '''Black Panther Man''', '''Ravrav''', '''Chief''', '''Grandmaster Cattington''', '''Dangerflouf''', '''Hairless [[Meowgatron]]''', '''Analogue Kitty''', '''Nuggy McBubatron''', and '''Meow-Meow McNiff'''<ref>https://www.facebook.com/transformers/photos/a.153259298077606/2454681957935317/?type=3&theater</ref>). One of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s most reliable [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|spies]], Ravage believes unwaveringly in the Decepticon cause, and Megatron embodies that cause. To better serve Megatron and the Decepticons, Ravage has become the most efficient and deadly war machine under his command. He hides himself in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to strike with grim accuracy. His name is synonymous with stealth. His survivors are few.

Ravage's only weakness is bright light, which can temporarily blind him. Perhaps his absolute loyalty to Megatron can blind him as well.

Sometimes he's a talker, other times he just growls or hisses at anything that isn't Megatron or Soundwave.

{{quote|Decepticons forever!|Ravage|"[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Ravage uk258.png|thumb|left|upright=0.55]]

{{main|Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}

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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:RavagePet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

{{main|Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}

A violent beast (potentially capable of speech but preferring to growl), Ravage acted as one of Soundwave's primary spies and enforcers. Ravage excelled at this during the 1980s, when the Autobot and Decepticon conflict was renewed on Earth. He continued terrorizing Autobots and humans alike, even surviving the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005. Following that, Ravage was revealed to be a "[[primitive]]" and assisted in the battle against [[Tornedron]].

In a splinter timeline, Ravage aided in the restoration of the fallen Soundwave in 2011. In 2021, Ravage travelled with his master to another dimension, only to be abandoned, whereupon the unemployed Ravage was left to seek his fortune as a police officer. Following the end of the Autobot-Decepticon conflict, Ravage was granted amnesty and rebuilt as a Predacon and proceeded to have numerous time-travelling adventures.

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===Deadly Paradise===
[[File:DeadlyParadise-RavageattacksProwl.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Ravage was stationed on [[Carob Island]], where the Decepticons had set up a mining an construction operation. Using a rare ore from the island, the Decepticons were building duplicate Autobots loyal only to Megatron. Ravage acted as a go-between the Decepticons and Madame [[Cee]], a human who's expertise and tinkering in mechanics were crucial in building the clones. Upon one of his visits to Madame Cee's workshop, Ravage came upon Madame Cee talking to the Autobot Prowl. Ravage attempted to attack Prowl, but Prowl evaded him and locked Ravage in a room. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}
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===Sticker Adventures books===
Under Megatron's orders, Ravage snuck into the Autobots’ headquarters and stole all of their fuel. It wasn't easy, but once the deed done, Ravage assured Megatron that the Autobots were as defenceless as Earth kittens. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}

===Marvel colouring books===
[[File:Decepticon patrol ravage.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Either Ravage is really big or that's a tiny elephant]]
Ravage is super-sneaky. He used the cover of an iceberg to board the Autobots' ship and tried to pounce on [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], only to discover he'd fallen foul of a hologram. Outnumbered by the alerted Autobots, he fled the ship. During a later battle, he and the other Decepticons became accidental victims of [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s earthquake. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} Ravage was once successful in defeating [[Roller (G1)|Roller]]. [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] trapped him in a [[force field]] with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and Rumble. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}

Searching for a factory suitable for manufacturing troops, Ravage looked in a jungle fruitlessly. When they eventually found a factory, Ravage realized it was an Autobot trick, and pounced on [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] who was providing the hologram. Mirage retaliated by throwing electric balls at Ravage. {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}} Ravage was among the Decepticons who attacked [[Hoover Dam]], but were driven off by the Autobots. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

Ravage's spying alerted the Decepticons to a space communicator possessed by the Autobots, which allowed the Decepticons to send a fake message so they could take over the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} Like [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], Ravage loved to follow Megatron's orders. When the Autobots interrupted the Decepticons in the process of tearing up a forest, Ravage leaped at [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] only to completely miss and go plunging off a cliff. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

When [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] found a junk yard with a car compactor, Ravage came up with a cunning plan to lure the Autobots into it by disguising it as an [[Autobot Rest Stop]]. They compacted [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], but then the rest of the Autobots turned up, and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] paralyzed Ravage with a cloud of dust. {{storylink|The Autobot Smasher!}}

Under Shockwave's orders, Ravage, Laserbeak, Kickback, and the Constructicons attacked a human village, planning to raze it and build a fuel plant in its place. Little did they know they were being spied upon from orbit by the Autobot [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. When the Autobots attacked, Shockwave had Ravage and Kickback sneak up on them to hit them from behind. But Cosmos was still looking down upon the battlefield, and warned Grapple and Gears of the duo's approach. The Autobots then beat up the Decepticons, shoved them down a hole, and poured quick-drying cement atop of them to hold them in place. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

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Ravage faced off against [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] when the Autobots attacked the Decepticon base-camp. Ravage later tried to prevent the Autobots from abducting [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], but failed. {{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}

===Transformers Pop-Up Book===
Ravage was one of the Decepticons to participate in the battle at [[Castle Decepticon]]. He pounced out of Starscream's cockpit to attack Ultra Magnus. {{Storylink|Transformers Pop-Up Book}}

===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
Ravage was among the Decepticons who tried to steal an oil truck from near the Autobots' base. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}

===Dinobot War===
[[File:Time sphere dinobot war.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Disco inferno!]]
Skulking around [[Disneyland]], Ravage hid himself inside a Walkman so that [[you]] would carry him inside [[Wizard's Cave|The Wizard's Cave]] attraction where workmen had uncovered a buried UFO. After you activated a [[time-sphere]], Ravage and Laserbeak were transported four million years back in time, where they planned to locate the crashed Ark and destroy the Autobots within. After a few battles with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], the two cassettes located the site of the flying saucer, intending to take the [[time-travelling alien]]s' advanced technology. {{storylink|Dinobot War}}
{{note|As "Dinobot War" is a [[multipath adventure]], there are multiple outcomes for Ravage:}}
*One of the aliens transported him and Laserbeak to times and places unknown.
*You transported him and Laserbeak back to the present day and they slunk away, or were lost in the time-stream.
There are also several endings where Ravage kills you. Presumably he and Laserbeak then go on to carry out their plan and the Decepticons ultimately conquer the Earth.
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:AutobotsFightBack Ravage hunting.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
When the Decepticons were hit by a surge of power from a lightning collector built by the Autobots, they all began malfunctioning. Ravage spontaneously ejected from [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and attacked [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who batted him aside. Soundwave picked up the stricken "mechanical hound" as the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}

On another occasion, the Decepticons spotted [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] spying on them and send Ravage after him. Ravage pursued the small Autobot, managing to fire off one of his missiles before Bumblebee used his sensitivity to bright light against him. After recovering from the eye-full of headlights, Ravage found Bumblebee had gone, but the cassette stumbled on a cave that would be perfect for testing the ion-drive for the space cruiser they were building. The news somewhat defused Megatron's temper at the escape of Bumblebee, and Ravage led the other Decepticons to his find. Ultimately, the Autobots got wind of the test and launched an attack, resulting in the ion-drive exploding and the tunnel collapsing on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}
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===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===
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Ravage followed [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], and when the Autobot tried to abduct Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]], Ravage decided to capture her for the Decepticons instead. After jumping onto Cliffjumper's hood in panther mode, he transformed to [[robot mode]](?!) and tried to grab the doctor, only for Cliffjumper to [[glass gas]] his right arm. The Autobot made off with Blaisedale, leaving Ravage in the dust, but the Decepticon notified Megatron who made alternate arrangements. When later the Decepticons wanted to attack the solar plant, Ravage successfully kidnapped Blaisedale as a diversion. He and the other Decepticon guards later fled when the Autobots came to rescue her. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
Ravage spied on [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and a bunch of Autobots in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and reported to Megatron. He was on Megatron's team as they tracked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to [[South America]] and attempted to seize [[Mount Sheelah]]. Unfortunately the volcano blew up in their faces, trapping them with lava. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} Ravage was hanging out at the Decepticon fortress when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] stole the Decepticons' [[global crystal]], but didn't detect the scout until it was too late. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}

When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] spotted a construction at [[Stanley Lake]], Ravage was the only Decepticon who knew his history well enough to recognize what a hydro electric station was, a method of generating power used on Cybertron "way way back in the mists of time." He accompanied Megatron to Stanley Lake on a fact-finding mission, and when the other Decepticons were washed away by a torrent thanks to the Autobots, Ravage alone escaped. He confronted [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], only to be dazzled by the Autobot's [[sound and light show]] until the other Autobots arrived, and he had to retreat. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} Sore at all the defeats, the Decepticons discussed how to defeat the Autobots, and Ravage came up with the idea of infiltrating the Autobot ranks with a spy. This plan paid off when Starscream did so and reported on an Autobot [[Deuterium Orbital Laser Tracing System|super weapon]] being stored at [[Mount Levram]]. Of course, while the Decepticons were smashing Mount Levram, the Autobots demolished the Decepticon fortress, having gotten wise to Starscream and fooled him themselves. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

===Battle Beneath the Ice===
[[File:BBTI-Ravagetransforms.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|right]]
When human scientists discovered a mysterious city beneath the ice of the North Pole, they placed a call to Autobot City in order to get the Transformers' perspective on the discovery. The Decepticons also somehow learned of the city, and Ravage found a way to infiltrate it unnoticed. As he lurked, Ravage managed to record a conversation between one of the city-dwellers and the human Nyder, who were discussing stealing the warrior-factors from both the Autobots and Decepticons in order to encode it within themselves, thus turning their people into an army. He later came upon a group of humans as they were being given a tour of the city.

Making himself known, Ravage was threatened to leave at gunpoint by Hot Rod, who was accompanying the humans. Ravage assured him that if he had come as their enemy, he wouldn't have let them see him. Ravage went on to explain that the Decepticons hadn't shot down the humans’ plane, as the group had earlier been led to believe. One of the city-dwellers interrupted their conversation, and threatened to neutralize Ravage, pointing towards him a rod-like blaster. But Ravage was too quick for the city-dweller and pounced right for his throat. Before Ravage could reach him, Hot Rod discharged his photon lasers, and hit the city-dweller by accident. The city-dweller was revealed to be a robot, and Ravage played the conversation between Nyder and the [[Watcher]], the leader of the city-dwellers, he had previously recorded. Ravage and Hot Rod then forged a temporary alliance. Their group stumbled upon the city-dwellers analyzing a fight between Skydive and Vortex, programming themselves with the Autobots and Decepticons’ battle tactics. One of the young humans in the group, Jeff, asked Ravage to record the footage of the Gus Gopher Cartoon Show he had captured on his [[chronovid wristwatch]], and overwrite the city-dwellers’ computers with it. Ravage complied, noting that he liked this kind of sneaky plan.

Once the reprogramming was accomplished, and the city-dwellers began acting like cartoon characters, Ravage contacted the Combaticons above-ground and told them to cease fighting, and to follow the Aerialbots to the underground city. The city-dwellers defeated, the Decepticons honoured Ravage's truce and left in Blast Off's shuttle form peacefully. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Attack of the Insecticons====
Ravage alternatively spied on Decepticons of doubtful loyalty towards Megatron or prowled about Decepticon headquarters, keeping a lookout for intruders. He accomplished the first task in one possible adventure, where Shrapnel planned to overthrow Megatron with the use of an energy device called the Sun-Pak, and the later in another possible adventure where the Autobots attempted to retrieve the same device after it had been stolen by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

====Desert Flight====
Ravage was part of a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshliness’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam.

In the event that the Autobots used a trojan ruse to infiltrate the Decepticon base, and the Decepticons’ forcefield was disabled, Frenzy and Ravage tackled Powerglide after the later had burst into the Decepticons’ base, guns ablaze, only for the two Decepticons to crash into one another when Powerglide ducked.{{storylink|Desert Flight}}

====Decepticon Poison====
Ravage possessed an fighter jet alternate mode. He was also armed with [[proton bomb]]s. He was one of the many Decepticons who attempted to poison a water reservoir in order to turn the nearby human population into mindless slaves. Whether they succeeded or not depended on which choices the Autobots made. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}

====Autobot Alert!====
Ravage was stationed at the Decepticons’ command centre, working as a guard to make sure the Decepticons’ latest plan to conquer the Earth went smoothly. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

====The Invisibility Factor====
In one possible scenario, Ravage accompanied Galvatron on a patrol in a desert at night. Upon spotting a spaceship that flickered in-and-out of sight, the patrol investigated. Finding the Autobots Kup and Hot Rod conversing with a woman at the ship's landing site, Ravage and the others fired upon them, causing them to scramble away. Galvatron then ordered his troops to stay and scrutinize the spaceship instead of pursuing the Autobots.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to attack immediately, the Autobots were easily defeated and destroyed by the Ravage and the other Decepticons.

If Hot Rod and Kup silently followed the Decepticons back to their hide-out in a nearby canyon, they managed to tricked Ravage 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. Amidst the confusion, Ravage began arguing with Thrust, both of them insisting that the Autobots were attacking from a different direction.

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, Ravage and the other Decepticons decided to take off into space in [[Sarah Sanders]]'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 another possible scenario, Ravage and the other Decepticons happened upon Sarah Sanders's ship before any Autobots had come in contact with her. While Scavenger held the woman captive, Ravage 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 Ravage and the others with their headlights while Hot Rod took the device right out of their hands, or tricking him and most of the other Decepticons into leaving the spaceship behind while they pursued the young Autobot on a wild goose chase. The Decepticons did not succeed in catching Hot Rod no matter what scenario ensued. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}

===Frito-Lay posters===
Ravage was amongst a squad of Decepticons who attempted to get to the power source within [[Sherman Dam|Boulder Dam]]. While Megatron dueled Optimus, Ravage joined Starscream, Buzzsaw and Soundwave in an attack formation. The Decepticons were ultimately unsuccessful in gathering the data they were after. {{storylink|Battle in the Desert Valley}}
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===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Lee Tockar]] (English), [[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] (Japanese)|[[Xue Weigang]] (Chinese), [[Daoiz Cabezudo]] (Portuguese), [[Federico Romano]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Sergio Romanò]] (Italian)}}

[[File:BWRavage introduction.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|This is what's called a Dutch angle. It's a cinematographic tool which suggests that something hinky is going on.]]
Ravage was one of the few Decepticon warriors who was granted amnesty at the end of the Great War and reformatted into a Predacon, complete with [[Accent|a classy Russian accent]]. He was sent by the [[Tripredacus Council]] to capture [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], clean up any messes he might have made, and deal with the rest of those on Earth. Ravage made the trip to prehistoric Earth in a specially modified stealth [[transwarp cruiser]]. He successfully contacted the [[Maximal]]s and allied with them to capture Megatron. Due to the stealth capabilities of his ship, and the fact that [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] was also an agent of the council, Ravage and the Maximals easily captured Megatron and imprisoned him. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

[[File:Agenda1-Decepticonsforever.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Rock Will Never Die]]

Megatron, however, had one more card to play. He knew that Ravage wasn't going to let any of the stranded Transformers live, and also knew he had the one thing that would turn Ravage to his side. Using a fragment from the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Megatron showed Ravage something which shocked him—a message from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the leader of the Decepticons. As a safeguard against potential defeat, Megatron had left instructions for the descendants of the Decepticons to use transwarp technology to return to prehistoric Earth. Although the message cut out before it was finished, Megatron's plan worked: Ravage, moved by the sight of his former master, released Megatron. After Megatron explained the rest of the message, Ravage joined the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] and turned on the Maximals. Megatron and Ravage attacked [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], at which point he transformed into his old mini-cassette alternate mode, jumped into the tape player on his ship and took full control. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

His latest treachery was short-lived. During the assault on the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] infiltrated his ship and used [[Fusion weaponry#Fusion grenade|fusion grenade]]s to cause an explosion that destroyed the vessel and Ravage himself. As the inferno headed toward the bridge, Ravage raised a fist and shouted, "Decepticons forever!" as he was destroyed, along with his ship. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}

His head, seemingly all that remained of him, was knocked into the water below the ''Axalon'' by one of Tarantulas's [[Arachnoid]]s. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}
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====3H comics====
[[File:Ravageiguanusrazorclawpd2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|left|Ravage 3 Bodies Evolution!<ref>http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers.fanfic/msg/a5cd7fda89f12c7c?dmode=source&hl=en&pli=1</ref>]]

Even though the [[Maximal]]s had left Earth with [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] were far from over! [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]'s "death" was actually a cover for his return in a more powerful form that had ingested the power of the [[Vok]]! He revived Ravage into a new [[Transmetal 2]] body to help boost his forces, which also included [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] and [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]], and prepared to begin the next stage of his evil plan. Meanwhile, the remnants of Ravage's previous body were recycled by the Vok to re-create [[Tigatron]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}} {{storylink|Primeval Dawn II}}

Soon, Ravage led an attack on [[Primal Prime]], the Vok's new champion, and managed to separate Prime from Tigatron, [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], and [[Ramulus]]. Ravage boasted of his "dark cloak" which shrouded him from even Airazor's impressive sensor array, and unleashed a volley of missiles which knocked her out of the sky. Meanwhile, Tarantulas encountered Primal Prime far from the main battle, and after a heated battle, the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] itself was ripped from his chest by the undead [[Unicron's Spawn|spawn of Unicron]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 2}}

[[File:Ravagespittorpd3.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Transforms from catlike thing to catlike thing.]]

Back at [[Tarantulas's lair]], with the Matrix in their possession, Ravage oversaw the construction of a [[unspace|transwarp]] portal that would transport them deep within the maw of their new master, [[Unicron]]! Their newly born ally, [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], expressed frustration at their unwillingness to finish off the Maximals during the battle, and Ravage responded brutally. Ravage was immune to Spittor's deadly venom-covered surface, but Spittor was not likewise protected from Ravage's savage claws, so Spittor quickly quit complaining. Once the portal was completed, Tarantulas allowed them to attack the Maximals; Ravage and the others had served their purpose. Ravage led them to the Ark, but warned them to not disturb the [[Autobot]]s or [[Decepticon]]s on board. But little did they know that the Vok themselves had taken control of Primal Prime's body, and remade it in their powerful image... {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 3}}

{{note|[[3H Productions]] dissolved before this storyline could be completed. Based on the subsequent ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers|Wreckers]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (comic)|Universe]]'' storylines, it can be assumed that the Matrix of Leadership was restored to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s body at the end of this altercation, that the Maximals were triumphant, and that Tarantulas somehow fled to return to Unicron. Ravage's fate is unknown.}}

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====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
While Ravage was considered by many to be loyal only to himself, his primary loyalty was actually to Megatron and the dream of Decepticon conquest. He viewed himself as carrying on where Megatron left off, scheming and operating constantly to end Cybertron's peace and bring back a conquering empire. He had psycho blasters, guns that ''gave you seizures''. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #3}}

Alternately, Ravage was encouraged to follow the will of the [[Tripredacus Council]] by [[Sea Clamp]], and was rumored to have gained a newer, less limited body from them. {{Storylink|#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Ravage bio}}

[[File:DawnofthePredacus RavageAndTarantulasLaugh.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2.1|]]
By the tail-end of the Great War, Ravage could combine with the Tripredacus Council and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] to form [[Predacus]]. He did so when several soldiers, including Predaking, refused to follow their orders of standing down after the deaths of both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. In this form, he slayed Predaking, ensuring that the Council's far-reaching and sinister plans could continue unimpeded. He next sniped an upstart soldier going by the name "[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]" with a stun-gun, and the Council surrendered to the Autobots on behalf of all Predacons. For this "great risk" he took to ensure the signing of the Pax Cybertronia, Ravage was granted amnesty by the Primal Council. He and Tarantulas had a good laugh the Autobots' expense afterwards, mocking their gullibility; all they had ensured was that the Tripredacus Council's machinations would continue during peacetime. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

As [[Magmatron]] was surveying the timestream, he witnessed several key events of the Beast Wars. Among those was Ravage having a conversation with the captured [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

[[File:RavageTheGathering4.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|[[IDW Publishing|IDW]] decided having his actual robot mode was a little too "Transformers"-y.]]
After Ravage's involvement in the Beast Wars, Magmatron recovered his heavily damaged torso, which still contained his spark. Magmatron then inserted the spark into a blank [[protoform]], which had already been affected by the Transmetal 2 Driver, and Ravage was reborn. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} In his Transmetal 2 body, he and his fellow Predacons, under the command of Magmatron, sought out [[Razorbeast]]'s band of Maximals. Viewing from a safe distance, Ravage ordered his soldiers to engage. Additional Maximal forces arrived, however, and Ravage's forces were defeated. Ravage retreated into the wilderness. {{storylink|Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering}}

Subsequently, Ravage would utilize all the Predacons under his command in a desperate attack as a diversion while he crept into the Maximal base to steal the [[chronal phase facilitator|chronal phase armbands]] left behind by Magmatron. He was confronted by Razorbeast, who guessed incorrectly that Ravage intended to use them to board the Autobot shuttle and return to Cybertron. Ravage corrected him by stating that he intended to free Megatron and eradicate the Maximal forces. His ambitions, however, were thwarted by [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]] who caught him off guard and gave Razorbeast the opportunity to knock Ravage offline. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}

It is not certain if Ravage's intentions for Megatron were another ruse or if he was ''actually'' out of his kitty mind regarding the tactical feasibility of this endeavor.

[[File:Lio V Ravage.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Who's the big cat NOW?]]
However, what WAS a ruse was Ravage being offline — as soon as he had been tied up by Razorbeast, the Maximal commander had to leave to help on the battlefield—upon which Ravage stopped playing dead and broke loose rather easily, managing to obtain the chronal displacement bands that Razorbeast had put him right next to after pointing them out. (A tactical genius, that Razorbeast.) However, upon activating the bands, Ravage was pulled into Chronospace by the trapped Magmatron, who warned him of the apocalypse that was to come, and ordered him to form a truce with the Maximals to fight this menace. And after hearing the warning, Ravage heeded the sage advice, sneaking out of the base while [[Chronal phase|chronically displaced]] and re-emerging to the sight of several gun barrels from [[Lio Convoy]], Razorbeast, and the Pack. However, just as he explained the situation, [[Latolata|Rartorata]] emerged from nowhere and turned Razorbeast into a frenzied monster. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

After introducing himself to Lio Convoy, Ravage agreed with him on a truce until they dealt with the menace of [[Shokaract]]. Commandeering his Predacons, Ravage's forces defeated Rartorata and Ravage extracted a sample of [[Angolmois Energy]] from the [[Blentron|Blendtron]]. When he told Lio Convoy to abandon the Angolmois-infected Razorbeast, the Pack's leader warned him that if he made light of his friend's peril again, he'd personally de-spark him. Ravage boarded the Pack's ship and returned to Cybertron with them, on the way analyzing the Angolmois Capsule, to come up with a vaccine. However, as he explained, none of them were qualified scientists for the task. After arriving on Cybertron, Shokaract blasted the Maximal ship out of the sky. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}

[[File:BWTheAscending4 Grimlock Convoys Ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ravage was the fifth Maximal legend who left before they became famous.]]
Ravage survived the crash, along with the Pack, and visited Magmatron again. Magmatron told Ravage to chronally-displace Shokaract so he could "enlighten him". He then showed unusual concern for Razorbeast's Maximals, asking how they were doing. Ravage then returned to the battle and hit [[Herald of Shokaract|Shokaract's Heralds]] with a grenade at an opportune moment. After Shokaract's suicide, Ravage found Magmatron returned and they all lived happily ever after.

Until [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] returned. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}
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====SD BotCon====
Ravage was [[Dawn of the Predacus|laughing maniacally over drinks]] with Tarantulas when the pair were approached by Beetle. Beetle told the pair they were being kicked out of the bar, since everyone else was tired of their cackling. Ravage turned to Tarantulas and asked where they could go to laugh to their hearts' content... and Tarantulas knew just the place: a children's ball pit! {{storylink|SD SG issue 5|SD BotCon #1}}

====''Timelines''====
Ravage was mentioned as being recruited along with fellow [[Mini-Cassette]]s [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] by the Predacon [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]], but for some reason left them soon afterwards to become an operative for the [[Tripredacus Council]]. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
[[File:Metals2-22.jpg‎|thumb|right|300x|Ready to make kharakiri, my lord!]]
Ravage was on board the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when it crashed onto [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}}

Many millennia later, after his son, [[Jaguar]], went crazy and began killing everyone, even Predacons, General Ravage disowned him. Ravage was later chosen by the [[Tripredacus Council]] to take an army to [[Earth|Energoa]] and defeat [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and end the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. But before the general could leave Cybertron, he and his troops were attacked by Jaguar.

Ravage ordered his men to kill his son, but Jaguar easily slaughtered them all. Jaguar then told the corpse of his father that he would finish his mission and eliminate all the Transformers on Energoa. {{Storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 2|Beast Wars Metals #2}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:Soundwavewarwithin.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|MUKNY NOT CATT]]
Ravage, with a much more arboreal alt mode, was among the opponents that Optronix foresaw himself battling against in a prophetic visions bestowed upon him upon first receiving the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} Ravage was part of the second assassination team Megatron sent after the now new [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] Optimus Prime, alongside Soundwave, Kickback, Shrapnel, and Bombshell. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} But Optimus proved to be more formidable than any of them anticipated. Optimus lost his pursuers in Cybertron's labyrinthine underground, forcing them to rely on Ravage's sense of smell to track him down. Optimus managed to use the environment to sneak up on the Decepticons, and savaged the lot of them. After taking care of Shrapnel and Bombshell, Prime blinded Ravage with an energy burst from his own partner [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], then he tossed Kickback into the feral Decepticon, squashing him against the wall. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}}

Later, Ravage became an operative of Shockwave's faction during the [[Dark Ages]]. They made war against the [[Chaos Trinity]] to upset the plans of [[The Fallen]]. {{storylink|Conflagration}} Ravage was also present at [[Tyger Pax]] when the Decepticons and [[Ultracon]]s reluctantly planned to sign a peace treaty with the Autobots. The ceremony was interrupted by a bombing engineered by Starscream, but this only served to further cement the alliance between the three factions. Ravage was among the 'bots who struck back against Starscream's troops, fighting alongside the likes of Prowl and Bluestreak. After the Starscream's Predacons were defeated, Cybertron's finally seemed to be drawing to a close... right until Megatron returned in all his glory, with the thousand-strong [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] at his back. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

Millions of years later, Ravage and the crew of the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' awoke on Earth in 1984, and did battle with the crew of the ''Ark'' for some time. He and the rest of Megatron's army were eventually defeated and captured by the Autobots, but their return vessel to Cybertron, the ''[[Ark II]]'', was destroyed in mid-flight, leaving the Transformers apparently dead. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} Ravage and many others were recovered and reprogrammed by the human mercenary known as [[Lazarus]]. As a test of his control and their power, Lazarus sent his robots to destroy the [[Smitco Oil Refinery]], and Ravage was there to "pacify" any human resistance. Megatron soon broke free of Lazarus's control, however, and freed his fellow Decepticons in the process. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

''When Megatron vanished from the face of the Earth, Ravage reluctantly joined Soundwave and many other Decepticons in following Starscream as the new leader. Starscream made his first act to take over the human city of [[Las Vegas]], turning it into a kingdom under his command. In order to ensure cooperation, he worked with the human population, promising them fame and protection in exchange for their obedience. Soundwave and his cassettes worked directly with the LVPD, supplementing their efforts with surveillance and Cybertronian based weaponry. Ravage personally intervened during a block war, dismembering a gang member before he could kill patrol officer [[Ryan O'Brien]]. The Decepticons weren't above silencing their detractors, though, and that same officer was beaten to death by some of his fellow cops later that evening, for conspiring against the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}

''Megatron returned from deep space sometime later, but the extent of his injuries at the hands of the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] left him unable to retake his command from Starscream. Instead, he voluntarily went into exile, but invited the other Decepticons to leave Starscream and join him. Ravage and Soundwave were among the Decepticons was eagerly accepted this invitation.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}

''After an enormous battle with the Keepers in Las Vegas, Megatron reclaimed leadership of the Decepticons from Starscream. To properly declare his return to power to the world, Megatron made a brazen assault directly on the White House in [[Washington, D.C.]] He had Ravage patrolling the alleyways, terrorizing civilians and running interference—the cat's efforts kept a large portion of the DCPD and National Guard occupied while Megatron had his "conference" with the [[President of the United States|President]]. Later, the President sought revenge on the Transformers during an ambush in the Nevada desert. He had American troops employ [[deconstructionite]]s, tiny microchip-sized projectiles reverse engineered from Cybertronian technology, with the power to drain energy away from Transformer systems. Ravage was caught in the initial barrage, and either his small size or limited processing power made him fall victim faster than others. Megatron had to carry Ravage to safety as the Decepticons retreated.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}

[[File:Ravagewarandpeace.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|RARRRRR yourself.]]
Sometime thereafter, Shockwave arrived on Earth with a detachment of Unified Cybertronian soldiers, equipped to take both Autobots and Decepticons into custody as enemies of the peace. Shockwave quickly granted clemency to Soundwave, Ravage, and the other Decepticons willing to swear fealty to him, after he disposed of Megatron. {{storylink|New World Order}} After returning to Cybertron, Soundwave was considering his options when a small sound caught his attention. He dispatched Ravage to investigate, but the poor kitty tried to tackle [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and got a mouthful of [[null-ray]]. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Starscream had plans of his own, and managed to convince Soundwave and his cassettes that following him would be more profitable than throwing in with Shockwave. During the chaos of the Autobot insurrection that soon followed, they arranged [[Sky Lynx (G1)|transport]] and fled back to Earth to loot its energy resources. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

{{BW Shell Game}}
After having sent Ravage out on his errand on prehistoric Earth, the Tripredacus Council tasked Magmatron with keeping a watch on all Maximal Channels, should their agent in the field fail in his mission. But Magmatron and Ravage were working together behind the Council's back, and the former-Decepticon sent planetary scans to Magmatron so he could implement his own plans for the stasis pods on prehistoric Earth. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Ravage clones gi joe vol 2.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Ravage was among the Transformers laying dormant aboard the ''Ark'' when it was discovered by [[Cobra]], who took the alien robots and reprogrammed them to serve in [[Cobra Commander]]'s plot to conquer the world. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Along with Soundwave and the other cassettes, Ravage was sent to attack the [[SPS Research Facility]], where he protected [[Zartan]] as the ninja stole a necessary module from the facility. He fought against [[Quick Kick]] and [[Mutt]], and would've killed them if he hadn't been recalled to [[Cobra Island]] when Zartan got out and deemed the mission a success. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} Shortly after the Decepticons returned, however, Cobra's control of them was broken by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s tampering, and Soundwave sent out Ravage to punish his former captors. The jaguar knocked out [[Firefly]] and dragged him back to Soundwave to be used as a slave. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} Ravage later attacked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] only to be grabbed and crushed in the Autobot's fist. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

Two years later when [[Teletran 3]] had gone berserk, sending scores of Transformers and humans both forwards and backwards in time, Ravage was among the Decepticons who surrounded the tower where the disturbance had originated. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

In an alternate future in which the Decepticons had conquered Earth, packs of Ravages prowled the woods that a team of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and Cobra members were traveling through. A few of them were destroyed by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], causing the remaining ones to flee. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Ravage-Trial by Fire.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75]]
Ravage was one of the Decepticons under [[Cobra]]'s command in [[1939]]. [[Storm Shadow|Stormshadow]] pitted him against [[Snake-Eyes]] during the two ninjas' duel among the [[Fera Islands]]. {{storylink|Transformed}} After a short but fierce battle, Snake-Eyes incapacitated Ravage with a hand grenade. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} The injured jaguar re-emerged soon after Snake-Eyes had killed Stormshadow, but quickly lost his life to the ninja's katana. {{storylink|Trenches}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Ravage participated in an all-out Decepticon offensive, squaring off against Steeljaw as the carnage raged around them. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{main|Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}
[[File:Spotlight Soundwave Ravage.jpg|thumb|left]]
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Marktwainvsravage.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Tales of my lion-taming have been greatly exaggerated.]]
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] sent Ravage to kill [[Tobias Muldoon]], who had deserted the Decepticons when he learned they were evil. Ravage tracked him to [[Stanford Merriweather]]'s house in [[San Francisco]] and crashed into the household, startling Muldoon, Merriweather, Merriweather's daughter [[Kitty Merriweather|Kitty]], and [[Mark Twain]]. The humans fled the house as Ravage broke through the wall.

He then pretty much got his ass kicked by Mark Twain, who took advantage of Ravage being momentarily trapped in rubble to flick a [[cigar]] at him, thus igniting a gas leak. The explosion flung Ravage into the bay, never to be seen again. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}

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===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Lil Formers''===
Ravage was one of the absurd amount of minion Soundwave ejected out of his chest, all in a row, in preparation for a fight. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Ravage participated in an infiltration of [[BotCon]] to track down next year's toy designs, and use them to conquer the Autobots once and for all! While scouting out the area, he was captured by the humans organizing the convention, and put on display as a sale item. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei ravage petted.jpg|thumb|"Who's my kitty? Who's my kitty?"]]
Ravage stole a sack of energon cubes for [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Starscream]], deftly avoiding the pursuing [[Hound (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Hound]] and delivering the booty to his waiting master. Just before Starscream could put the energon to use, however, the pair were attacked by [[Cheetor (BW)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Cheetor]], who stabbed Ravage in the side with one of his throwing stars and pinned both Decepticons beneath his feet. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 8}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' BunBun manga===
When [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Starscream]] attacked a power plant with the help of the brainwashed [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Skyfire]], Ravage stealthily observed and recorded the battle with the Autobots that followed. Ravage took his recording back to [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Megatron]], and then curled up in his leader's lap as he reviewed the footage. {{storylink|Wataru's Power}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Device Label''===
Ravage had been given the mission to root out and interfere with the Autobot activity taking place within the computer under Megatron and Soundwave's command. {{storylink|Ravage (G1)/toys#Device Label|Ravage's Device Label Bio}}

===''Recordicons''===
Ravage was at a bar that Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and [[Lazorbeak]] were at. {{storylink|Recordicons issue 16|Recordicons #16}}

===Robot Heroes===
Soundwave hid in his harmless-looking alternate mode... until it was time to strike! He then loosed Laserbeak and Ravage from his chest compartment. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreORavage.jpg|thumb]]

Ravage was standing upright among the Decepticon forces when they introduced the Predacons. {{storylink|Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit}}

While [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s plan to brainwash humanity unfolded, the Decepticon patted Ravage's head. {{storylink|Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!}}

Ravage was seen flying into battle with Soundwave in [[Isami Tatewaki|some kid]]'s living room. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise! The Transformers Are by Your Side!?}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Part of a troupe of Decepticons sent to Earth to demand the humans surrender to Megatron, Ravage met with the human representative, [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], and quickly learned that [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] wasn't so keen on the idea of surrendering. The Decepticons seemed to have the upper hand in the ensuing battle and Ravage again invited Hawk to surrender, but the human only responded by cleaving the cat's head with his mysterious tomahawk. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}} Ravage was then captured by G.I. Joe and fell under the control of [[Doctor Venom]] when he turned Soundwave's body into a human-controlled mech suit. During a battle with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Venom unleashed Ravage from Soundwave's chest compartment to attack the Autobot. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}}}}

===Legends World===
Ravage was the manager of a toy store, where he was puzzled by customer [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s attempts at using telepathy at him. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 1}} He was later shocked when Rattrap showed up to buy toys in the form of a real Transformer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 1|Bonus Edition Vol. 1}} During [[Christmas]], Ravage was standing outside his store, wielding guns and advertising the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|newest ''Transformers'' series]]. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
Bolstered by the [[Titan Master]]s, Ravage accompanied Soundwave as the Decepticons orchestrated an all-out Decepticon attack on Cybertron, which was soon routed by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
Ravage was one of the many Decepticons who invaded the [[Klingon]] homeworld of [[Kronos]] during Megatron's attempt to claim the planet as the seat of a new Decepticon Empire, and tangled with [[M'Ress]] before he was incapacitated by the Klingon armada. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
Transported to the Japan of an alternate universe, Ravage joined Soundwave and the other Decepticons as they scoped out the [[Photon Power Laboratory]]. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
During the war for Cybertron, Ravage was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Force Espionage Raider]]. {{storylink|Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' toy packaging}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Todaro]]}}
[[File:SiegeEpisode2-Ravage.jpg|thumb|250px|"Holy cat, a talking crap!"]]
Ravage was one of several Decepticons who searched for the missing [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] after a failed ambush against the Autobots, but proved unable to find his comrade. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}}

[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] brought Ravage with him when he and Megatron's inner cadre left Cybertron aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. Soundwave was picked up by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] on the [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] Station and ejected Ravage. Ravage leaped onto the Titan's face and started raking his eyes, making him lose his grip on Soundwave and dropping him. Later in the battle, Ravage was picked up and thrown across the room by Scorponok. After an explosion, Ravage woke up [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. He is part of the Decepticons that broke into the area where the Autobots were and began to attack. They were ordered to cease fire when a wounded Megatron arrived, being supported by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Ravage was again licking the face of an unconscious Starscream. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 4}}

After the Decepticons crash-landed on prehistoric Earth, Soundwave deployed Ravage and Laserbeak to take on a treacherous [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], but the pair were quickly defeated and thrown aside by the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] warrior. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}
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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
[[File:GhostsOfCybertronPart5-cassettes.jpg|thumb|left|250px|That darn ghost cat!]]
Ravage was one of the few Decepticons who escaped [[Gozer]]'s destruction of Cybertron after [[Kremzeek]] transformed them into [[ghost]]s. A thousand years later, following the [[Ghostbusters]]' defeat of Kremzeek, Ravage was ejected from Soundwave alongside Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to deal with the humans. Reincarnated as grotesque, ectoplasm-spewing ghosts, the three Decepticons attacked [[Ray Stantz]] before being promptly dissipated when Soundwave was captured within a [[ghost trap]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5}}
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===''Transformers vs. the Terminator''===
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPartTwo-Ravage.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Kitten is angry. Kitten is offended.]]
Shortly after Soundwave awoke in 1984 aboard the ''Ark'', he dispatched Ravage to take care of [[Sarah Connor]] while he fought the [[T-800|the Terminator unit]] sent back in time to kill the Decepticons. Ravage chased her around the flight deck and eventually pursued her up onto [[Teletraan I]] and caused her to accidentally reactivate [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Though Ravage pounced on the Autobot leader, Optimus simply grabbed the Decepticon by the tail and used him as an improvised weapon against Soundwave. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}}

When the Autobots and Decepticons next clashed in the middle of the [[Cyberdyne Systems]] factory, Ravage trailed Sarah as she tried to raise [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and the other Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' from a nearby security booth. This time, however, the human girl grabbed a pistol, wrestled the Decepticon to the ground, and killed him by jamming the gun into his mouth and shooting him through the head. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
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[[File:WeHaveDecievedYou-InfiltrationTroopers.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Captain Clench and his Zoo Crew.]]
Ravage was one of the many infiltration troopers [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] deployed during the Decepticon attack on the [[Senate]]. They rushed [[Grotusque]] and [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] and easily defeated them. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}} [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] posted Ravage and Laserbeak to guard a number of high-profile prisoners that included [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]], which they did up until [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] burst through the floor and sent the pair running. {{storylink|War World: Prime}} He later watched a drone [[Termagax]] constructed berate the Decepticons (Megatron in particular) for twisting her ideals. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings}} As the Decepticons strengthened their hold over Iacon, Ravage joined in with his fellow Decepticons as they quashed a burgeoning rebellion in the city's [[energon storage field]]s. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}

Later, Ravage, [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]], and [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] were assigned to move [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] to the [[Senate]] prison facility. They were interrupted mid-transfer by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Charger]], and [[Fire Beast]]; amidst the chaos, Elita was able to escape her captors and retaliated by kicking Ravage into the wall so that Bumblebee could shoot him. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|Swindle's II}}

Ravage was among the Decepticons assembled by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] to attack [[Swindle's]] and recover the escaping [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} They fought with the Autobots, but ultimately failed to prevent the escape. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}}

Ravage gathered with the Decepticon army outside [[Crystal City]] as Strika ordered the attack. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}}
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:PetSounds-HappyEnding.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Soundwave ejected Ravage and several other cassettes to investigate [[Ponyville]] after arriving in [[Equestria]]. Their presence drew the attention of [[Fluttershy]]; impressed by Soundwave's "pets", she soon won the affection of Ravage, [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. When the pony tried to treat a "boo-boo" on Ravage's nose, however, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] decided that she'd gone too far and swatted her away, an act that only drew the ire of Fluttershy's animal friends, [[Discord (MLP)|Discord]], and even Frenzy's fellow cassettes. However, Soundwave—keen on not losing the friendship of his faithful cassettes—agreed to a truce, and when both sides decided to become friends Ravage happily played with some of Fluttershy's animal companions. {{storylink|Pet Sounds}}

After accidentally trapping himself and some Equestrians underneath a pile of girders, Soundwave unleashed both Ravage and Laserbeak to try and blast their way free. However, the group only escaped after combining their musical talents to unleash a powerful sonic blast. {{storylink|Sick Beats}} In the final battle against [[King Sombra]], Ravage and [[Applejack]] worked together to trip up a mind-controlled [[Clampdown (G1)|Clampdown]]. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

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===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
[[File:TFBTTF-RavageRunOver.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Yeah, this is a boo-boo that Fluttershy might not be able to fix.]]
In the year 1985, Megatron sent Ravage and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] to the sleepy town of [[Hill Valley]] to find an edge in their war against the Autobots. Their mission initially turned up nothing, but while staking out the [[Twin Pines Mall]] the two watched [[Marty McFly]] use a DeLorean to escape some Libyan terrorists, then disappear. Ravage's detection of trans-temporal particles led Soundwave to suggest that the humans had invented [[time travel]], and Megatron ordered the pair to steal the DeLorean time machine. The pair tailed [[Doc Brown]] and Marty to [[Lyon Estates]], where they prepared to seize the device through force... only for [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to intervene. The two humans overheard the scuffle and investigated, so both sides transformed to evade detection; when Marty picked up Ravage, however, Bumblebee took the opportunity to reverse, scare the teenager into dropping the cassette, and destroy the Decepticon by running him over. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}}

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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
[[File:Unpredictable-minicassettes.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

In the heat of battle, Soundwave unleashed Ravage and Laserbeak against Optimus and Bumblebee, but his reinforcements failed to have the desired effect, as the two Autobots found his minions adorable. {{storylink|Unpredictable}} Ravage and Laserbeak battled [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], and later cheered Soundwave on as he and Blaster took part in a rap battle against each other. However, this truce was short lived, and the Autobots and Decepticons were soon battling each other once more. {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 13}}

Ravage was one of several Decepticons who fought the Autobots for control of the perfect barbecue spot, but ultimately lost. {{storylink|I Want to Protect This Place}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Go! Go! issue 32}} {{storylink|The Transformers Go! Go! Search Quiz is Here!|Search Quiz}} {{storylink|The Transformers Gather on the Snowy Mountain!|Search Quiz 2}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 45}}}}

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===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 – Optimus shoots Ravage.jpg|This may have unforseen consequences.|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
One of the Decepticons that came to [[Earth]] aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', [[Soundwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Soundwave]] sent out Ravage to assist [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]] in holding down [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]]. Ravage proceeded to bite Prime's arm until the Autobot shot him off at point blank range. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}} Soundwave was later seen cradling his body. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 3|Transformers #3}}

Later, Starscream and Soundwave were able to get [[Teletraan I|Teletraan One]] back up and running. Soundwave was about to suggest using it to repair Ravage, but Starscream, contemptuous of starting with the smallest of their number, punted the cassette aside, instead opting to revive [[Thundercracker (G1)#Energon Universe|Thundercracker]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}

When the Autobots recaptured the ''Ark'', Soundwave was carrying Ravage out when Optimus attempted to reason with Soundwave to stop the war. Soundwave looked to Ravage before throwing a punch at Optimus. Soundwave, with Ravage, then retreated with Thundercracker. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 6|Transformers #6}} When Soundwave challenged Starscream to a duel over the Decepticon leadership and gained the upper hand, Starscream pathetically tried to bargain with Soundwave, only for Soundwave to note that he hadn't forgiven Starscream for kicking Ravage, and disembowelled him. Now having claimed leadership of the Decepticons, Soundwave pledged to use the parts he'd ripped from Starscream to repair Ravage. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 7|Transformers #7}}

Later, Soundwave was looking for the parts to conduct these repairs at the Decepticons' new headquarters in the sunken ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' when he was interrupted by [[Shockwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Shockwave]]. Shockwave admonished Soundwave for bothering with the damaged [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Recordicon]], and prepared to recycle Ravage, arguing that Soundwave could have newer, stronger pets once they retook Cybertron. Before Shockwave could do so though, he was distracted by the appearance of a whale outside, and dropped Ravage to rush and see it. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 10|Transformers #10}}

[[File:TF2023 no. 18 - Ravage Revived.jpg|thumb|250px|right]]
After the reenernization of Cybertron had failed and left Shockwave's status unknown, {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 12|Transformers #12}} the Decepticons were scattered and lost the ''Nemesis''. Once they had regrouped, Soundwave led numerous raids on cities in hopes of luring the crippled Autobots out of hiding and and obtaining a stockpile of energy. After one of these raids, Soundwave lamented that Ravage's repairs would once again have to be put on hold and promised Laserbeak that their family would be whole again soon before sending him on a mission {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 15|Transformers #15}} to retrieve Megatron.

When Starscream was eventually revealed to still be alive and with the Combaticons and Astrotrain on his side, {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 16|Transformers #16}} he eventually clashed with Soundwave again in [[Seattle]]. When the Seeker tore open Soundwave's chest compartment and extracted Ravage's comatose body, he berated Soundwave for how much he cared out his tapes before preparing to finish Ravage permanently. It was then that Laserbeak returned with Megatron, who put a stop to the squabble at once. To reward Soundwave's loyalty, Megatron used his spark to revive Ravage, who nuzzled Laserbeak before leaping into a delighted Soundwave's arms. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}} He then leapt back out of his master's arms as [[Astrotrain (G1) #Energon Universe|Astrotrain]] charged at the newly returned Megatron.{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}}

Later, he was sent after [[Hound (G1) #Energon Universe|Hound]], but was fended off by the Autobot with help from his human allies [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)| Clutch]] and [[Matt Trakker]] {{storylink| G.I. Joe Energon Universe 2025 Special story}}

Ravage then participated in the Decepticon's final assault on [[Chicago]], charging at [[Jazz (G1) #Energon Universe|Jazz]] during the final showdown at the planetarium.{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 23|Transformers #23}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Commercials that featured original footage of Ravage include:
*A battle he took part in a battle against the Dinobots alongside [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. Ravage blasted [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], only to find himself face-to-face with a robotic Triceratops when his opponent assumed his beast mode. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Dinobots|Dinobots commercial}}
*When [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was duped into bringing [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] into the Decepticons' headquarters, thinking the Autobot was just a normal radio, Soundwave dispatched Laserbeak and Ravage to deal with the intruder. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Blaster|Blaster commercial}}

==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Ravage could interfere with Optimus Prime's progress. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===
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{{storylink|The Transformers (Commodore 64)}}

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===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
Ravage was among the [[Decepticon]] troops who sought to destroy [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] on his journey, confronting him in the [[Temple Ruins]]... in theory. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

{{note|Ravage's supposed appearance in this game is from a [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy (promo video)|''Mystery of Convoy'' promo video]]. However, Ravage does not actually appear anywhere in the game, not even in unused sprite form. Given the video was made when the game was still in early development, it's likely he was planned as an enemy but then scrapped.}}

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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]]}}
[[File:N64Ravage.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Stupid sexy Ravage.]]
In an alternate timeline created when the Predacon Megatron sent a message through Transwarp back to his past self, Ravage betrayed him, then entered the ancient Autobot battle cruiser, the ''Ark''. Using its tech, he developed a prototype cloning device based on transreplication technology, through which he could produce clones of the ancient Decepticons, with memories and personalities intact. One by one, he downloaded protoform cloning data of the legendary warriors: (Decepticon) Megatron, Skywarp, Starscream, Thundercracker, Reflector, Rumble, Frenzy, Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and Soundwave. Ravage returned to Predacon space, ready to produce his clone army and already making plans of conquest. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Beast Wars Transmetals}}

{{BW fighter ending|Ravage|N64}}
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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (PS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]]}}
Ravage battled the Maximals in pitched combat. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)}}
{{note|Ravage appears as a secret playable character in the North American version of the game, but does not appear at all in the game's story mode.}}

===3D Battle Card Game===
Ravage fights under the command of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] once more, this time with several allies from (potentially) different universes and/or timelines. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Ravage took part in a covert infiltration of the Autobot base led by Soundwave, allowing them to pass information back to the Decepticons and ensure a string of Decepticon victories. They were eventually uncovered by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], and sent packing. {{storylink|Covert Operations (Legends)|Covert Operations}}

Ravage aided the Decepticon Powermasters in a battle against their hated rivals, the Autobot Powermasters. {{storylink|End of the Road (Legends)|End of the Road}}

Ravage was part of a group of Decepticons who teamed up with the Autobots [[Windblade (G1)|Wingblade]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] to battle the Ammonites on a distant planet. Together, they were able to drive off several Ammonite attacks, but the two factions soon started fighting one another over differing opinions. Eventually, the Autobots defeated the Ammonites and sent the Decepticons packing. Though angered by this turn of events, Ravage and the other Decepticons found consolation that the Ammonites also tasted defeat at the Autobots' hands, and returned to their starship. {{storylink|Into the Abyss}}

Ravage was among a group of Decepticons who accidentally time traveled back to the sixth century and ended up having to battle some similarly displaced Autobots using medieval technology. They lost, and returned to the present as prisoners of the Autobots. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (Legends)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
Ravage aided Soundwave in his battles with the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
[[File:ABTF-screen Acc-Ravage.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Ravage is an "Accessory" character, giving Deceptihogs he's attached to "acid rounds": anything their weapon hits but does not immediately destroy has its HP quickly sapped by burning acid. This bonus can be increased with upgrades won from random-prize Crates or in the "[[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower" mini-game.

He can be unlocked by purchasing him with Gems in the Barracks, with Tokens during specific [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)/Challenge Events|Challenge Events]], or won from Crates and [[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Ravage-(TM).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Ravage (TM) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character first available as a reward to ''60'' players in the "Beast Wars: Episode 4" event.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Earth Wars Ravage.jpg|thumb]]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Ravage was a cruel and sadistic spy who specialized in stealth operations, but was vulnerable to bright lights. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}} Soundwave considered him to be one of his most reliable saboteurs. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

By the time of the Maximals and Predacons, "Tripredacus Agent" had become a Predacon operative with a feline alternate mode. {{storylink|Technorganic Secrets}}

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

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

==Notes==
[[File:Ravage pounce collage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|Help me, I've been trapped in this pose since <strike>1984</strike> 1983!]]
* A working name for Ravage was '''Stalker'''.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-bob-budiansky-panel-coverage-170041/ Bob Budiansky Botcon Panel Coverage]</ref> Meanwhile, a partially-erased barely-legible piece of [[Bob Budiansky]]'s handwritten notes suggests "'''Tapecat'''" was at one point considered for Ravage.
* Alternate names, narration, and in-universe descriptions by other characters over the years have inconsistently described the specific sub-genus of feline which Ravage represents as a jaguar, a panther<ref name="panther">Which is ''not'' actually a distinct subspecies; the ''entire'' "big cat" genus is scientifically known as ''panthera'', which is sometimes colloquially called "panther", while the term "black panther" is a name for the melanistic (i.e. black fur) color variant of both the leopard ''and'' the jaguar.</ref>, a puma, and sometimes even as a ''canine''.
* Ravage's original [[package art]] is by far the most-copied depiction of ''any'' Transformer ''ever''. In fact, due to it having originally been created for Takara's [[pre-Transformers|pre-''Transformers'']] toyline ''[[Micro Change]]'', it already saw use in fiction ''before'' Hasbro's [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] became a thing, appearing in not one, but ''two'' different 1983 ''[[Microman]]'' manga stories! It was, of course, subsequently adapted for his [[character model]] used both for the cartoon and depicted in his ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Transformers Universe]]'' profile, but was also used (twice) in [[:File:G1 1984 backofboxbattle.jpg|1984's "back-of-the-box" battle mural]], and was copied in licensed coloring books and storybooks; the pose also showed up repeatedly in the Marvel comics and in the cartoon. In "[[Time Wars|Time Wars Part 2]]" (Marvel UK #200), artist [[Robin Smith]] copied the character model ''multiple times'' across several subsequent panels (even including the more rarely copied ''rear view'' of his character model!). And it was, of course, recolored for [[Howlback (G1)|Howlback]]'s package art, and [[homage]]d ''numerous'' times in the 21st century, both in officially approved artwork and [[stock photography|stock photos]] and in fanart.
* According to the ''[[The Transformers Adventure Game Books|Transformers Adventure Game Book]]'', "[[Dinobot War]]", Ravage's cassette mode is labelled as the soundtrack to the musical ''[[Cats]]''.
* In his first appearance, ''Kre-O'' Ravage is based on his bipedal ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' appearance, and in the third one he is based on his quadruped 1984 appearance. (While only his head is seen in his second appearance, he's likely to be in quadruped form as his role there is more pet-like.)

===''Beast Wars''===
* Ravage's ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' [[robot mode]] [[character model]] is a modified Transmetal Cheetor model with Tigatron's beast head. "[[Ravage (G1)/toys#Metals|Metals Jaguar]]", the ''Beast Wars'' toy for Ravage released solely in Japan, is also a modified [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#TM1|Transmetal Cheetor]].
* Ravage's transformation to cassette mode in "[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]" was accompanied by the Generation 1 transformation sound effect.
* Ravage's profile in the IDW ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' seems to suggest that, in the body he is first seen in the ''Beast Wars'', he possess ''three'' separate modes; robot, beast, and cassette.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Jaguar''' (ジャガー ''Jagā''), '''Ravage''' (ラヴィッジ ''Ravijji'', ラベッジ ''Rabejji'')
*''Czech:'' '''Trhač'''
*''French:'' '''Saboteur''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Romboló''' ("Ravager")
*''Italian:'' '''Iena''' ("Hyena"), '''Ursus''' (''Beast Wars'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Pòhùai''' (Taiwan, 破壞, "Ravage"), '''Robin''' (Taiwan ''Beast Wars'', 羅賓 ''Lúobīn''), '''Jīqì Gǒu''' (China, 机器狗, "Mechanical Dog"), '''Lüèduóshòu''' (China ''Beast Wars'', 掠夺兽, "Ravening Beast")
*''Polish:'' '''Wściekły''' ("More Than Meets The Eye", "Furious"), '''Wściekłość''' ("The Movie", "Rage"), '''Łupieżca''' ("A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court", "Reaver"), '''Dewastator''' (''Beast Wars'', "Devastator")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Raiva''' (Portugal comics, "Rage"), '''Selvagem''' (Brazil comics, "Wild"), '''Destruição''' (Brazil ''Beast Wars'', "Destruction")
*''Russian:'' '''Grabitel'''' (Грабитель, "Robber")
*''Spanish:'' '''Destructor''' (Spain, "Destroyer"), '''Devastador''' (''Beast Wars'' Latin American dub, "Devastator")
*''Swedish:'' '''Utplånaren''' (''Generation 2'', "Obliterator")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Spustoshuvach''' (ICTV, Спустошувач, "Devastator")

==References==
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Ravage (G1)

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:''Ravage is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] and later [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Ravageboxart.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|This is every comic book panel Ravage [[Character model#Model sheet poses used in fiction|has ever been in]]. Well, okay, sometimes they rotate him a bit.]]
No Decepticon has a stronger loyalty to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] than '''Ravage''' (aka '''Battle Ravage''', '''Tripredacus Agent''', '''Tri-Predacus Agent''', '''Black Panther Man''', '''Ravrav''', '''Chief''', '''Grandmaster Cattington''', '''Dangerflouf''', '''Hairless [[Meowgatron]]''', '''Analogue Kitty''', '''Nuggy McBubatron''', and '''Meow-Meow McNiff'''<ref>https://www.facebook.com/transformers/photos/a.153259298077606/2454681957935317/?type=3&theater</ref>). One of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s most reliable [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|spies]], Ravage believes unwaveringly in the Decepticon cause, and Megatron embodies that cause. To better serve Megatron and the Decepticons, Ravage has become the most efficient and deadly war machine under his command. He hides himself in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to strike with grim accuracy. His name is synonymous with stealth. His survivors are few.

Ravage's only weakness is bright light, which can temporarily blind him. Perhaps his absolute loyalty to Megatron can blind him as well.

Sometimes he's a talker, other times he just growls or hisses at anything that isn't Megatron or Soundwave.

{{quote|Decepticons forever!|Ravage|"[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Ravage uk258.png|thumb|left|upright=0.55]]

{{main|Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}

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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:RavagePet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

{{main|Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}

A violent beast (potentially capable of speech but preferring to growl), Ravage acted as one of Soundwave's primary spies and enforcers. Ravage excelled at this during the 1980s, when the Autobot and Decepticon conflict was renewed on Earth. He continued terrorizing Autobots and humans alike, even surviving the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005. Following that, Ravage was revealed to be a "[[primitive]]" and assisted in the battle against [[Tornedron]].

In a splinter timeline, Ravage aided in the restoration of the fallen Soundwave in 2011. In 2021, Ravage travelled with his master to another dimension, only to be abandoned, whereupon the unemployed Ravage was left to seek his fortune as a police officer. Following the end of the Autobot-Decepticon conflict, Ravage was granted amnesty and rebuilt as a Predacon and proceeded to have numerous time-travelling adventures.

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===Deadly Paradise===
[[File:DeadlyParadise-RavageattacksProwl.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Ravage was stationed on [[Carob Island]], where the Decepticons had set up a mining an construction operation. Using a rare ore from the island, the Decepticons were building duplicate Autobots loyal only to Megatron. Ravage acted as a go-between the Decepticons and Madame [[Cee]], a human who's expertise and tinkering in mechanics were crucial in building the clones. Upon one of his visits to Madame Cee's workshop, Ravage came upon Madame Cee talking to the Autobot Prowl. Ravage attempted to attack Prowl, but Prowl evaded him and locked Ravage in a room. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}
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===Sticker Adventures books===
Under Megatron's orders, Ravage snuck into the Autobots’ headquarters and stole all of their fuel. It wasn't easy, but once the deed done, Ravage assured Megatron that the Autobots were as defenceless as Earth kittens. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}

===Marvel colouring books===
[[File:Decepticon patrol ravage.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Either Ravage is really big or that's a tiny elephant]]
Ravage is super-sneaky. He used the cover of an iceberg to board the Autobots' ship and tried to pounce on [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], only to discover he'd fallen foul of a hologram. Outnumbered by the alerted Autobots, he fled the ship. During a later battle, he and the other Decepticons became accidental victims of [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s earthquake. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} Ravage was once successful in defeating [[Roller (G1)|Roller]]. [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] trapped him in a [[force field]] with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and Rumble. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}

Searching for a factory suitable for manufacturing troops, Ravage looked in a jungle fruitlessly. When they eventually found a factory, Ravage realized it was an Autobot trick, and pounced on [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] who was providing the hologram. Mirage retaliated by throwing electric balls at Ravage. {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}} Ravage was among the Decepticons who attacked [[Hoover Dam]], but were driven off by the Autobots. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

Ravage's spying alerted the Decepticons to a space communicator possessed by the Autobots, which allowed the Decepticons to send a fake message so they could take over the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} Like [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], Ravage loved to follow Megatron's orders. When the Autobots interrupted the Decepticons in the process of tearing up a forest, Ravage leaped at [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] only to completely miss and go plunging off a cliff. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

When [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] found a junk yard with a car compactor, Ravage came up with a cunning plan to lure the Autobots into it by disguising it as an [[Autobot Rest Stop]]. They compacted [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], but then the rest of the Autobots turned up, and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] paralyzed Ravage with a cloud of dust. {{storylink|The Autobot Smasher!}}

Under Shockwave's orders, Ravage, Laserbeak, Kickback, and the Constructicons attacked a human village, planning to raze it and build a fuel plant in its place. Little did they know they were being spied upon from orbit by the Autobot [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. When the Autobots attacked, Shockwave had Ravage and Kickback sneak up on them to hit them from behind. But Cosmos was still looking down upon the battlefield, and warned Grapple and Gears of the duo's approach. The Autobots then beat up the Decepticons, shoved them down a hole, and poured quick-drying cement atop of them to hold them in place. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

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Ravage faced off against [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] when the Autobots attacked the Decepticon base-camp. Ravage later tried to prevent the Autobots from abducting [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], but failed. {{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}

===Transformers Pop-Up Book===
Ravage was one of the Decepticons to participate in the battle at [[Castle Decepticon]]. He pounced out of Starscream's cockpit to attack Ultra Magnus. {{Storylink|Transformers Pop-Up Book}}

===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
Ravage was among the Decepticons who tried to steal an oil truck from near the Autobots' base. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}

===Dinobot War===
[[File:Time sphere dinobot war.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Disco inferno!]]
Skulking around [[Disneyland]], Ravage hid himself inside a Walkman so that [[you]] would carry him inside [[Wizard's Cave|The Wizard's Cave]] attraction where workmen had uncovered a buried UFO. After you activated a [[time-sphere]], Ravage and Laserbeak were transported four million years back in time, where they planned to locate the crashed Ark and destroy the Autobots within. After a few battles with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], the two cassettes located the site of the flying saucer, intending to take the [[time-travelling alien]]s' advanced technology. {{storylink|Dinobot War}}
{{note|As "Dinobot War" is a [[multipath adventure]], there are multiple outcomes for Ravage:}}
*One of the aliens transported him and Laserbeak to times and places unknown.
*You transported him and Laserbeak back to the present day and they slunk away, or were lost in the time-stream.
There are also several endings where Ravage kills you. Presumably he and Laserbeak then go on to carry out their plan and the Decepticons ultimately conquer the Earth.
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:AutobotsFightBack Ravage hunting.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
When the Decepticons were hit by a surge of power from a lightning collector built by the Autobots, they all began malfunctioning. Ravage spontaneously ejected from [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and attacked [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who batted him aside. Soundwave picked up the stricken "mechanical hound" as the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}

On another occasion, the Decepticons spotted [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] spying on them and send Ravage after him. Ravage pursued the small Autobot, managing to fire off one of his missiles before Bumblebee used his sensitivity to bright light against him. After recovering from the eye-full of headlights, Ravage found Bumblebee had gone, but the cassette stumbled on a cave that would be perfect for testing the ion-drive for the space cruiser they were building. The news somewhat defused Megatron's temper at the escape of Bumblebee, and Ravage led the other Decepticons to his find. Ultimately, the Autobots got wind of the test and launched an attack, resulting in the ion-drive exploding and the tunnel collapsing on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}
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===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===
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Ravage followed [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], and when the Autobot tried to abduct Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]], Ravage decided to capture her for the Decepticons instead. After jumping onto Cliffjumper's hood in panther mode, he transformed to [[robot mode]](?!) and tried to grab the doctor, only for Cliffjumper to [[glass gas]] his right arm. The Autobot made off with Blaisedale, leaving Ravage in the dust, but the Decepticon notified Megatron who made alternate arrangements. When later the Decepticons wanted to attack the solar plant, Ravage successfully kidnapped Blaisedale as a diversion. He and the other Decepticon guards later fled when the Autobots came to rescue her. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
Ravage spied on [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and a bunch of Autobots in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and reported to Megatron. He was on Megatron's team as they tracked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to [[South America]] and attempted to seize [[Mount Sheelah]]. Unfortunately the volcano blew up in their faces, trapping them with lava. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} Ravage was hanging out at the Decepticon fortress when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] stole the Decepticons' [[global crystal]], but didn't detect the scout until it was too late. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}

When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] spotted a construction at [[Stanley Lake]], Ravage was the only Decepticon who knew his history well enough to recognize what a hydro electric station was, a method of generating power used on Cybertron "way way back in the mists of time." He accompanied Megatron to Stanley Lake on a fact-finding mission, and when the other Decepticons were washed away by a torrent thanks to the Autobots, Ravage alone escaped. He confronted [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], only to be dazzled by the Autobot's [[sound and light show]] until the other Autobots arrived, and he had to retreat. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} Sore at all the defeats, the Decepticons discussed how to defeat the Autobots, and Ravage came up with the idea of infiltrating the Autobot ranks with a spy. This plan paid off when Starscream did so and reported on an Autobot [[Deuterium Orbital Laser Tracing System|super weapon]] being stored at [[Mount Levram]]. Of course, while the Decepticons were smashing Mount Levram, the Autobots demolished the Decepticon fortress, having gotten wise to Starscream and fooled him themselves. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

===Battle Beneath the Ice===
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When human scientists discovered a mysterious city beneath the ice of the North Pole, they placed a call to Autobot City in order to get the Transformers' perspective on the discovery. The Decepticons also somehow learned of the city, and Ravage found a way to infiltrate it unnoticed. As he lurked, Ravage managed to record a conversation between one of the city-dwellers and the human Nyder, who were discussing stealing the warrior-factors from both the Autobots and Decepticons in order to encode it within themselves, thus turning their people into an army. He later came upon a group of humans as they were being given a tour of the city.

Making himself known, Ravage was threatened to leave at gunpoint by Hot Rod, who was accompanying the humans. Ravage assured him that if he had come as their enemy, he wouldn't have let them see him. Ravage went on to explain that the Decepticons hadn't shot down the humans’ plane, as the group had earlier been led to believe. One of the city-dwellers interrupted their conversation, and threatened to neutralize Ravage, pointing towards him a rod-like blaster. But Ravage was too quick for the city-dweller and pounced right for his throat. Before Ravage could reach him, Hot Rod discharged his photon lasers, and hit the city-dweller by accident. The city-dweller was revealed to be a robot, and Ravage played the conversation between Nyder and the [[Watcher]], the leader of the city-dwellers, he had previously recorded. Ravage and Hot Rod then forged a temporary alliance. Their group stumbled upon the city-dwellers analyzing a fight between Skydive and Vortex, programming themselves with the Autobots and Decepticons’ battle tactics. One of the young humans in the group, Jeff, asked Ravage to record the footage of the Gus Gopher Cartoon Show he had captured on his [[chronovid wristwatch]], and overwrite the city-dwellers’ computers with it. Ravage complied, noting that he liked this kind of sneaky plan.

Once the reprogramming was accomplished, and the city-dwellers began acting like cartoon characters, Ravage contacted the Combaticons above-ground and told them to cease fighting, and to follow the Aerialbots to the underground city. The city-dwellers defeated, the Decepticons honoured Ravage's truce and left in Blast Off's shuttle form peacefully. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Attack of the Insecticons====
Ravage alternatively spied on Decepticons of doubtful loyalty towards Megatron or prowled about Decepticon headquarters, keeping a lookout for intruders. He accomplished the first task in one possible adventure, where Shrapnel planned to overthrow Megatron with the use of an energy device called the Sun-Pak, and the later in another possible adventure where the Autobots attempted to retrieve the same device after it had been stolen by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

====Desert Flight====
Ravage was part of a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshliness’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam.

In the event that the Autobots used a trojan ruse to infiltrate the Decepticon base, and the Decepticons’ forcefield was disabled, Frenzy and Ravage tackled Powerglide after the later had burst into the Decepticons’ base, guns ablaze, only for the two Decepticons to crash into one another when Powerglide ducked.{{storylink|Desert Flight}}

====Decepticon Poison====
Ravage possessed an fighter jet alternate mode. He was also armed with [[proton bomb]]s. He was one of the many Decepticons who attempted to poison a water reservoir in order to turn the nearby human population into mindless slaves. Whether they succeeded or not depended on which choices the Autobots made. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}

====Autobot Alert!====
Ravage was stationed at the Decepticons’ command centre, working as a guard to make sure the Decepticons’ latest plan to conquer the Earth went smoothly. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

====The Invisibility Factor====
In one possible scenario, Ravage accompanied Galvatron on a patrol in a desert at night. Upon spotting a spaceship that flickered in-and-out of sight, the patrol investigated. Finding the Autobots Kup and Hot Rod conversing with a woman at the ship's landing site, Ravage and the others fired upon them, causing them to scramble away. Galvatron then ordered his troops to stay and scrutinize the spaceship instead of pursuing the Autobots.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to attack immediately, the Autobots were easily defeated and destroyed by the Ravage and the other Decepticons.

If Hot Rod and Kup silently followed the Decepticons back to their hide-out in a nearby canyon, they managed to tricked Ravage 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. Amidst the confusion, Ravage began arguing with Thrust, both of them insisting that the Autobots were attacking from a different direction.

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, Ravage and the other Decepticons decided to take off into space in [[Sarah Sanders]]'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 another possible scenario, Ravage and the other Decepticons happened upon Sarah Sanders's ship before any Autobots had come in contact with her. While Scavenger held the woman captive, Ravage 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 Ravage and the others with their headlights while Hot Rod took the device right out of their hands, or tricking him and most of the other Decepticons into leaving the spaceship behind while they pursued the young Autobot on a wild goose chase. The Decepticons did not succeed in catching Hot Rod no matter what scenario ensued. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}

===Frito-Lay posters===
Ravage was amongst a squad of Decepticons who attempted to get to the power source within [[Sherman Dam|Boulder Dam]]. While Megatron dueled Optimus, Ravage joined Starscream, Buzzsaw and Soundwave in an attack formation. The Decepticons were ultimately unsuccessful in gathering the data they were after. {{storylink|Battle in the Desert Valley}}
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===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Lee Tockar]] (English), [[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] (Japanese)|[[Xue Weigang]] (Chinese), [[Daoiz Cabezudo]] (Portuguese), [[Federico Romano]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Sergio Romanò]] (Italian)}}

[[File:BWRavage introduction.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|This is what's called a Dutch angle. It's a cinematographic tool which suggests that something hinky is going on.]]
Ravage was one of the few Decepticon warriors who was granted amnesty at the end of the Great War and reformatted into a Predacon, complete with [[Accent|a classy Russian accent]]. He was sent by the [[Tripredacus Council]] to capture [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], clean up any messes he might have made, and deal with the rest of those on Earth. Ravage made the trip to prehistoric Earth in a specially modified stealth [[transwarp cruiser]]. He successfully contacted the [[Maximal]]s and allied with them to capture Megatron. Due to the stealth capabilities of his ship, and the fact that [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] was also an agent of the council, Ravage and the Maximals easily captured Megatron and imprisoned him. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

[[File:Agenda1-Decepticonsforever.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Rock Will Never Die]]

Megatron, however, had one more card to play. He knew that Ravage wasn't going to let any of the stranded Transformers live, and also knew he had the one thing that would turn Ravage to his side. Using a fragment from the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Megatron showed Ravage something which shocked him—a message from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the leader of the Decepticons. As a safeguard against potential defeat, Megatron had left instructions for the descendants of the Decepticons to use transwarp technology to return to prehistoric Earth. Although the message cut out before it was finished, Megatron's plan worked: Ravage, moved by the sight of his former master, released Megatron. After Megatron explained the rest of the message, Ravage joined the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] and turned on the Maximals. Megatron and Ravage attacked [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], at which point he transformed into his old mini-cassette alternate mode, jumped into the tape player on his ship and took full control. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

His latest treachery was short-lived. During the assault on the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] infiltrated his ship and used [[Fusion weaponry#Fusion grenade|fusion grenade]]s to cause an explosion that destroyed the vessel and Ravage himself. As the inferno headed toward the bridge, Ravage raised a fist and shouted, "Decepticons forever!" as he was destroyed, along with his ship. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}

His head, seemingly all that remained of him, was knocked into the water below the ''Axalon'' by one of Tarantulas's [[Arachnoid]]s. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}
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====3H comics====
[[File:Ravageiguanusrazorclawpd2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|left|Ravage 3 Bodies Evolution!<ref>http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers.fanfic/msg/a5cd7fda89f12c7c?dmode=source&hl=en&pli=1</ref>]]

Even though the [[Maximal]]s had left Earth with [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] were far from over! [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]'s "death" was actually a cover for his return in a more powerful form that had ingested the power of the [[Vok]]! He revived Ravage into a new [[Transmetal 2]] body to help boost his forces, which also included [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] and [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]], and prepared to begin the next stage of his evil plan. Meanwhile, the remnants of Ravage's previous body were recycled by the Vok to re-create [[Tigatron]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}} {{storylink|Primeval Dawn II}}

Soon, Ravage led an attack on [[Primal Prime]], the Vok's new champion, and managed to separate Prime from Tigatron, [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], and [[Ramulus]]. Ravage boasted of his "dark cloak" which shrouded him from even Airazor's impressive sensor array, and unleashed a volley of missiles which knocked her out of the sky. Meanwhile, Tarantulas encountered Primal Prime far from the main battle, and after a heated battle, the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] itself was ripped from his chest by the undead [[Unicron's Spawn|spawn of Unicron]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 2}}

[[File:Ravagespittorpd3.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Transforms from catlike thing to catlike thing.]]

Back at [[Tarantulas's lair]], with the Matrix in their possession, Ravage oversaw the construction of a [[unspace|transwarp]] portal that would transport them deep within the maw of their new master, [[Unicron]]! Their newly born ally, [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], expressed frustration at their unwillingness to finish off the Maximals during the battle, and Ravage responded brutally. Ravage was immune to Spittor's deadly venom-covered surface, but Spittor was not likewise protected from Ravage's savage claws, so Spittor quickly quit complaining. Once the portal was completed, Tarantulas allowed them to attack the Maximals; Ravage and the others had served their purpose. Ravage led them to the Ark, but warned them to not disturb the [[Autobot]]s or [[Decepticon]]s on board. But little did they know that the Vok themselves had taken control of Primal Prime's body, and remade it in their powerful image... {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 3}}

{{note|[[3H Productions]] dissolved before this storyline could be completed. Based on the subsequent ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers|Wreckers]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (comic)|Universe]]'' storylines, it can be assumed that the Matrix of Leadership was restored to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s body at the end of this altercation, that the Maximals were triumphant, and that Tarantulas somehow fled to return to Unicron. Ravage's fate is unknown.}}

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====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
While Ravage was considered by many to be loyal only to himself, his primary loyalty was actually to Megatron and the dream of Decepticon conquest. He viewed himself as carrying on where Megatron left off, scheming and operating constantly to end Cybertron's peace and bring back a conquering empire. He had psycho blasters, guns that ''gave you seizures''. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #3}}

Alternately, Ravage was encouraged to follow the will of the [[Tripredacus Council]] by [[Sea Clamp]], and was rumored to have gained a newer, less limited body from them. {{Storylink|#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Ravage bio}}

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By the tail-end of the Great War, Ravage could combine with the Tripredacus Council and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] to form [[Predacus]]. He did so when several soldiers, including Predaking, refused to follow their orders of standing down after the deaths of both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. In this form, he slayed Predaking, ensuring that the Council's far-reaching and sinister plans could continue unimpeded. He next sniped an upstart soldier going by the name "[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]" with a stun-gun, and the Council surrendered to the Autobots on behalf of all Predacons. For this "great risk" he took to ensure the signing of the Pax Cybertronia, Ravage was granted amnesty by the Primal Council. He and Tarantulas had a good laugh the Autobots' expense afterwards, mocking their gullibility; all they had ensured was that the Tripredacus Council's machinations would continue during peacetime. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

As [[Magmatron]] was surveying the timestream, he witnessed several key events of the Beast Wars. Among those was Ravage having a conversation with the captured [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

[[File:RavageTheGathering4.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|[[IDW Publishing|IDW]] decided having his actual robot mode was a little too "Transformers"-y.]]
After Ravage's involvement in the Beast Wars, Magmatron recovered his heavily damaged torso, which still contained his spark. Magmatron then inserted the spark into a blank [[protoform]], which had already been affected by the Transmetal 2 Driver, and Ravage was reborn. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} In his Transmetal 2 body, he and his fellow Predacons, under the command of Magmatron, sought out [[Razorbeast]]'s band of Maximals. Viewing from a safe distance, Ravage ordered his soldiers to engage. Additional Maximal forces arrived, however, and Ravage's forces were defeated. Ravage retreated into the wilderness. {{storylink|Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering}}

Subsequently, Ravage would utilize all the Predacons under his command in a desperate attack as a diversion while he crept into the Maximal base to steal the [[chronal phase facilitator|chronal phase armbands]] left behind by Magmatron. He was confronted by Razorbeast, who guessed incorrectly that Ravage intended to use them to board the Autobot shuttle and return to Cybertron. Ravage corrected him by stating that he intended to free Megatron and eradicate the Maximal forces. His ambitions, however, were thwarted by [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]] who caught him off guard and gave Razorbeast the opportunity to knock Ravage offline. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}

It is not certain if Ravage's intentions for Megatron were another ruse or if he was ''actually'' out of his kitty mind regarding the tactical feasibility of this endeavor.

[[File:Lio V Ravage.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Who's the big cat NOW?]]
However, what WAS a ruse was Ravage being offline — as soon as he had been tied up by Razorbeast, the Maximal commander had to leave to help on the battlefield—upon which Ravage stopped playing dead and broke loose rather easily, managing to obtain the chronal displacement bands that Razorbeast had put him right next to after pointing them out. (A tactical genius, that Razorbeast.) However, upon activating the bands, Ravage was pulled into Chronospace by the trapped Magmatron, who warned him of the apocalypse that was to come, and ordered him to form a truce with the Maximals to fight this menace. And after hearing the warning, Ravage heeded the sage advice, sneaking out of the base while [[Chronal phase|chronically displaced]] and re-emerging to the sight of several gun barrels from [[Lio Convoy]], Razorbeast, and the Pack. However, just as he explained the situation, [[Latolata|Rartorata]] emerged from nowhere and turned Razorbeast into a frenzied monster. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

After introducing himself to Lio Convoy, Ravage agreed with him on a truce until they dealt with the menace of [[Shokaract]]. Commandeering his Predacons, Ravage's forces defeated Rartorata and Ravage extracted a sample of [[Angolmois Energy]] from the [[Blentron|Blendtron]]. When he told Lio Convoy to abandon the Angolmois-infected Razorbeast, the Pack's leader warned him that if he made light of his friend's peril again, he'd personally de-spark him. Ravage boarded the Pack's ship and returned to Cybertron with them, on the way analyzing the Angolmois Capsule, to come up with a vaccine. However, as he explained, none of them were qualified scientists for the task. After arriving on Cybertron, Shokaract blasted the Maximal ship out of the sky. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}

[[File:BWTheAscending4 Grimlock Convoys Ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ravage was the fifth Maximal legend who left before they became famous.]]
Ravage survived the crash, along with the Pack, and visited Magmatron again. Magmatron told Ravage to chronally-displace Shokaract so he could "enlighten him". He then showed unusual concern for Razorbeast's Maximals, asking how they were doing. Ravage then returned to the battle and hit [[Herald of Shokaract|Shokaract's Heralds]] with a grenade at an opportune moment. After Shokaract's suicide, Ravage found Magmatron returned and they all lived happily ever after.

Until [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] returned. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}
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====SD BotCon====
Ravage was [[Dawn of the Predacus|laughing maniacally over drinks]] with Tarantulas when the pair were approached by Beetle. Beetle told the pair they were being kicked out of the bar, since everyone else was tired of their cackling. Ravage turned to Tarantulas and asked where they could go to laugh to their hearts' content... and Tarantulas knew just the place: a children's ball pit! {{storylink|SD SG issue 5|SD BotCon #1}}

====''Timelines''====
Ravage was mentioned as being recruited along with fellow [[Mini-Cassette]]s [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] by the Predacon [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]], but for some reason left them soon afterwards to become an operative for the [[Tripredacus Council]]. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
[[File:Metals2-22.jpg‎|thumb|right|300x|Ready to make kharakiri, my lord!]]
Ravage was on board the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when it crashed onto [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}}

Many millennia later, after his son, [[Jaguar]], went crazy and began killing everyone, even Predacons, General Ravage disowned him. Ravage was later chosen by the [[Tripredacus Council]] to take an army to [[Earth|Energoa]] and defeat [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and end the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. But before the general could leave Cybertron, he and his troops were attacked by Jaguar.

Ravage ordered his men to kill his son, but Jaguar easily slaughtered them all. Jaguar then told the corpse of his father that he would finish his mission and eliminate all the Transformers on Energoa. {{Storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 2|Beast Wars Metals #2}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:Soundwavewarwithin.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|MUKNY NOT CATT]]
Ravage, with a much more arboreal alt mode, was among the opponents that Optronix foresaw himself battling against in a prophetic visions bestowed upon him upon first receiving the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} Ravage was part of the second assassination team Megatron sent after the now new [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] Optimus Prime, alongside Soundwave, Kickback, Shrapnel, and Bombshell. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} But Optimus proved to be more formidable than any of them anticipated. Optimus lost his pursuers in Cybertron's labyrinthine underground, forcing them to rely on Ravage's sense of smell to track him down. Optimus managed to use the environment to sneak up on the Decepticons, and savaged the lot of them. After taking care of Shrapnel and Bombshell, Prime blinded Ravage with an energy burst from his own partner [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], then he tossed Kickback into the feral Decepticon, squashing him against the wall. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}}

Later, Ravage became an operative of Shockwave's faction during the [[Dark Ages]]. They made war against the [[Chaos Trinity]] to upset the plans of [[The Fallen]]. {{storylink|Conflagration}} Ravage was also present at [[Tyger Pax]] when the Decepticons and [[Ultracon]]s reluctantly planned to sign a peace treaty with the Autobots. The ceremony was interrupted by a bombing engineered by Starscream, but this only served to further cement the alliance between the three factions. Ravage was among the 'bots who struck back against Starscream's troops, fighting alongside the likes of Prowl and Bluestreak. After the Starscream's Predacons were defeated, Cybertron's finally seemed to be drawing to a close... right until Megatron returned in all his glory, with the thousand-strong [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] at his back. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

Millions of years later, Ravage and the crew of the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' awoke on Earth in 1984, and did battle with the crew of the ''Ark'' for some time. He and the rest of Megatron's army were eventually defeated and captured by the Autobots, but their return vessel to Cybertron, the ''[[Ark II]]'', was destroyed in mid-flight, leaving the Transformers apparently dead. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} Ravage and many others were recovered and reprogrammed by the human mercenary known as [[Lazarus]]. As a test of his control and their power, Lazarus sent his robots to destroy the [[Smitco Oil Refinery]], and Ravage was there to "pacify" any human resistance. Megatron soon broke free of Lazarus's control, however, and freed his fellow Decepticons in the process. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

''When Megatron vanished from the face of the Earth, Ravage reluctantly joined Soundwave and many other Decepticons in following Starscream as the new leader. Starscream made his first act to take over the human city of [[Las Vegas]], turning it into a kingdom under his command. In order to ensure cooperation, he worked with the human population, promising them fame and protection in exchange for their obedience. Soundwave and his cassettes worked directly with the LVPD, supplementing their efforts with surveillance and Cybertronian based weaponry. Ravage personally intervened during a block war, dismembering a gang member before he could kill patrol officer [[Ryan O'Brien]]. The Decepticons weren't above silencing their detractors, though, and that same officer was beaten to death by some of his fellow cops later that evening, for conspiring against the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}

''Megatron returned from deep space sometime later, but the extent of his injuries at the hands of the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] left him unable to retake his command from Starscream. Instead, he voluntarily went into exile, but invited the other Decepticons to leave Starscream and join him. Ravage and Soundwave were among the Decepticons was eagerly accepted this invitation.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}

''After an enormous battle with the Keepers in Las Vegas, Megatron reclaimed leadership of the Decepticons from Starscream. To properly declare his return to power to the world, Megatron made a brazen assault directly on the White House in [[Washington, D.C.]] He had Ravage patrolling the alleyways, terrorizing civilians and running interference—the cat's efforts kept a large portion of the DCPD and National Guard occupied while Megatron had his "conference" with the [[President of the United States|President]]. Later, the President sought revenge on the Transformers during an ambush in the Nevada desert. He had American troops employ [[deconstructionite]]s, tiny microchip-sized projectiles reverse engineered from Cybertronian technology, with the power to drain energy away from Transformer systems. Ravage was caught in the initial barrage, and either his small size or limited processing power made him fall victim faster than others. Megatron had to carry Ravage to safety as the Decepticons retreated.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}

[[File:Ravagewarandpeace.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|RARRRRR yourself.]]
Sometime thereafter, Shockwave arrived on Earth with a detachment of Unified Cybertronian soldiers, equipped to take both Autobots and Decepticons into custody as enemies of the peace. Shockwave quickly granted clemency to Soundwave, Ravage, and the other Decepticons willing to swear fealty to him, after he disposed of Megatron. {{storylink|New World Order}} After returning to Cybertron, Soundwave was considering his options when a small sound caught his attention. He dispatched Ravage to investigate, but the poor kitty tried to tackle [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and got a mouthful of [[null-ray]]. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Starscream had plans of his own, and managed to convince Soundwave and his cassettes that following him would be more profitable than throwing in with Shockwave. During the chaos of the Autobot insurrection that soon followed, they arranged [[Sky Lynx (G1)|transport]] and fled back to Earth to loot its energy resources. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

{{BW Shell Game}}
After having sent Ravage out on his errand on prehistoric Earth, the Tripredacus Council tasked Magmatron with keeping a watch on all Maximal Channels, should their agent in the field fail in his mission. But Magmatron and Ravage were working together behind the Council's back, and the former-Decepticon sent planetary scans to Magmatron so he could implement his own plans for the stasis pods on prehistoric Earth. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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Ravage was among the Transformers laying dormant aboard the ''Ark'' when it was discovered by [[Cobra]], who took the alien robots and reprogrammed them to serve in [[Cobra Commander]]'s plot to conquer the world. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Along with Soundwave and the other cassettes, Ravage was sent to attack the [[SPS Research Facility]], where he protected [[Zartan]] as the ninja stole a necessary module from the facility. He fought against [[Quick Kick]] and [[Mutt]], and would've killed them if he hadn't been recalled to [[Cobra Island]] when Zartan got out and deemed the mission a success. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} Shortly after the Decepticons returned, however, Cobra's control of them was broken by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s tampering, and Soundwave sent out Ravage to punish his former captors. The jaguar knocked out [[Firefly]] and dragged him back to Soundwave to be used as a slave. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} Ravage later attacked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] only to be grabbed and crushed in the Autobot's fist. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

Two years later when [[Teletran 3]] had gone berserk, sending scores of Transformers and humans both forwards and backwards in time, Ravage was among the Decepticons who surrounded the tower where the disturbance had originated. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

In an alternate future in which the Decepticons had conquered Earth, packs of Ravages prowled the woods that a team of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and Cobra members were traveling through. A few of them were destroyed by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], causing the remaining ones to flee. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
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Ravage was one of the Decepticons under [[Cobra]]'s command in [[1939]]. [[Storm Shadow|Stormshadow]] pitted him against [[Snake-Eyes]] during the two ninjas' duel among the [[Fera Islands]]. {{storylink|Transformed}} After a short but fierce battle, Snake-Eyes incapacitated Ravage with a hand grenade. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} The injured jaguar re-emerged soon after Snake-Eyes had killed Stormshadow, but quickly lost his life to the ninja's katana. {{storylink|Trenches}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Ravage participated in an all-out Decepticon offensive, squaring off against Steeljaw as the carnage raged around them. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Marktwainvsravage.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Tales of my lion-taming have been greatly exaggerated.]]
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] sent Ravage to kill [[Tobias Muldoon]], who had deserted the Decepticons when he learned they were evil. Ravage tracked him to [[Stanford Merriweather]]'s house in [[San Francisco]] and crashed into the household, startling Muldoon, Merriweather, Merriweather's daughter [[Kitty Merriweather|Kitty]], and [[Mark Twain]]. The humans fled the house as Ravage broke through the wall.

He then pretty much got his ass kicked by Mark Twain, who took advantage of Ravage being momentarily trapped in rubble to flick a [[cigar]] at him, thus igniting a gas leak. The explosion flung Ravage into the bay, never to be seen again. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}

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===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Lil Formers''===
Ravage was one of the absurd amount of minion Soundwave ejected out of his chest, all in a row, in preparation for a fight. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Ravage participated in an infiltration of [[BotCon]] to track down next year's toy designs, and use them to conquer the Autobots once and for all! While scouting out the area, he was captured by the humans organizing the convention, and put on display as a sale item. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei ravage petted.jpg|thumb|"Who's my kitty? Who's my kitty?"]]
Ravage stole a sack of energon cubes for [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Starscream]], deftly avoiding the pursuing [[Hound (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Hound]] and delivering the booty to his waiting master. Just before Starscream could put the energon to use, however, the pair were attacked by [[Cheetor (BW)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Cheetor]], who stabbed Ravage in the side with one of his throwing stars and pinned both Decepticons beneath his feet. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 8}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' BunBun manga===
When [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Starscream]] attacked a power plant with the help of the brainwashed [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Skyfire]], Ravage stealthily observed and recorded the battle with the Autobots that followed. Ravage took his recording back to [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Megatron]], and then curled up in his leader's lap as he reviewed the footage. {{storylink|Wataru's Power}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Device Label''===
Ravage had been given the mission to root out and interfere with the Autobot activity taking place within the computer under Megatron and Soundwave's command. {{storylink|Ravage (G1)/toys#Device Label|Ravage's Device Label Bio}}

===''Recordicons''===
Ravage was at a bar that Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and [[Lazorbeak]] were at. {{storylink|Recordicons issue 16|Recordicons #16}}

===Robot Heroes===
Soundwave hid in his harmless-looking alternate mode... until it was time to strike! He then loosed Laserbeak and Ravage from his chest compartment. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
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Ravage was standing upright among the Decepticon forces when they introduced the Predacons. {{storylink|Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit}}

While [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s plan to brainwash humanity unfolded, the Decepticon patted Ravage's head. {{storylink|Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!}}

Ravage was seen flying into battle with Soundwave in [[Isami Tatewaki|some kid]]'s living room. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise! The Transformers Are by Your Side!?}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Part of a troupe of Decepticons sent to Earth to demand the humans surrender to Megatron, Ravage met with the human representative, [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], and quickly learned that [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] wasn't so keen on the idea of surrendering. The Decepticons seemed to have the upper hand in the ensuing battle and Ravage again invited Hawk to surrender, but the human only responded by cleaving the cat's head with his mysterious tomahawk. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}} Ravage was then captured by G.I. Joe and fell under the control of [[Doctor Venom]] when he turned Soundwave's body into a human-controlled mech suit. During a battle with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Venom unleashed Ravage from Soundwave's chest compartment to attack the Autobot. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Black Cybertron}} {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}}}

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}}}}

===Legends World===
Ravage was the manager of a toy store, where he was puzzled by customer [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s attempts at using telepathy at him. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 1}} He was later shocked when Rattrap showed up to buy toys in the form of a real Transformer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 1|Bonus Edition Vol. 1}} During [[Christmas]], Ravage was standing outside his store, wielding guns and advertising the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|newest ''Transformers'' series]]. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
Bolstered by the [[Titan Master]]s, Ravage accompanied Soundwave as the Decepticons orchestrated an all-out Decepticon attack on Cybertron, which was soon routed by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
Ravage was one of the many Decepticons who invaded the [[Klingon]] homeworld of [[Kronos]] during Megatron's attempt to claim the planet as the seat of a new Decepticon Empire, and tangled with [[M'Ress]] before he was incapacitated by the Klingon armada. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
Transported to the Japan of an alternate universe, Ravage joined Soundwave and the other Decepticons as they scoped out the [[Photon Power Laboratory]]. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
During the war for Cybertron, Ravage was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Force Espionage Raider]]. {{storylink|Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' toy packaging}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Todaro]]}}
[[File:SiegeEpisode2-Ravage.jpg|thumb|250px|"Holy cat, a talking crap!"]]
Ravage was one of several Decepticons who searched for the missing [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] after a failed ambush against the Autobots, but proved unable to find his comrade. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}}

[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] brought Ravage with him when he and Megatron's inner cadre left Cybertron aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. Soundwave was picked up by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] on the [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] Station and ejected Ravage. Ravage leaped onto the Titan's face and started raking his eyes, making him lose his grip on Soundwave and dropping him. Later in the battle, Ravage was picked up and thrown across the room by Scorponok. After an explosion, Ravage woke up [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. He is part of the Decepticons that broke into the area where the Autobots were and began to attack. They were ordered to cease fire when a wounded Megatron arrived, being supported by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Ravage was again licking the face of an unconscious Starscream. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 4}}

After the Decepticons crash-landed on prehistoric Earth, Soundwave deployed Ravage and Laserbeak to take on a treacherous [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], but the pair were quickly defeated and thrown aside by the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] warrior. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}
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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
[[File:GhostsOfCybertronPart5-cassettes.jpg|thumb|left|250px|That darn ghost cat!]]
Ravage was one of the few Decepticons who escaped [[Gozer]]'s destruction of Cybertron after [[Kremzeek]] transformed them into [[ghost]]s. A thousand years later, following the [[Ghostbusters]]' defeat of Kremzeek, Ravage was ejected from Soundwave alongside Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to deal with the humans. Reincarnated as grotesque, ectoplasm-spewing ghosts, the three Decepticons attacked [[Ray Stantz]] before being promptly dissipated when Soundwave was captured within a [[ghost trap]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5}}
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===''Transformers vs. the Terminator''===
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPartTwo-Ravage.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Kitten is angry. Kitten is offended.]]
Shortly after Soundwave awoke in 1984 aboard the ''Ark'', he dispatched Ravage to take care of [[Sarah Connor]] while he fought the [[T-800|the Terminator unit]] sent back in time to kill the Decepticons. Ravage chased her around the flight deck and eventually pursued her up onto [[Teletraan I]] and caused her to accidentally reactivate [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Though Ravage pounced on the Autobot leader, Optimus simply grabbed the Decepticon by the tail and used him as an improvised weapon against Soundwave. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}}

When the Autobots and Decepticons next clashed in the middle of the [[Cyberdyne Systems]] factory, Ravage trailed Sarah as she tried to raise [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and the other Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' from a nearby security booth. This time, however, the human girl grabbed a pistol, wrestled the Decepticon to the ground, and killed him by jamming the gun into his mouth and shooting him through the head. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|''Transformers'' #23]]}}

[[File:WeHaveDecievedYou-InfiltrationTroopers.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Captain Clench and his Zoo Crew.]]
Ravage was one of the many infiltration troopers [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] deployed during the Decepticon attack on the [[Senate]]. They rushed [[Grotusque]] and [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] and easily defeated them. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}} [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] posted Ravage and Laserbeak to guard a number of high-profile prisoners that included [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]], which they did up until [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] burst through the floor and sent the pair running. {{storylink|War World: Prime}} He later watched a drone [[Termagax]] constructed berate the Decepticons (Megatron in particular) for twisting her ideals. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings}} As the Decepticons strengthened their hold over Iacon, Ravage joined in with his fellow Decepticons as they quashed a burgeoning rebellion in the city's [[energon storage field]]s. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}

Later, Ravage, [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]], and [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] were assigned to move [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] to the [[Senate]] prison facility. They were interrupted mid-transfer by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Charger]], and [[Fire Beast]]; amidst the chaos, Elita was able to escape her captors and retaliated by kicking Ravage into the wall so that Bumblebee could shoot him. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|Swindle's II}}

Ravage was among the Decepticons assembled by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] to attack [[Swindle's]] and recover the escaping [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} They fought with the Autobots, but ultimately failed to prevent the escape. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}}

Ravage gathered with the Decepticon army outside [[Crystal City]] as Strika ordered the attack. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}}
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
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Soundwave ejected Ravage and several other cassettes to investigate [[Ponyville]] after arriving in [[Equestria]]. Their presence drew the attention of [[Fluttershy]]; impressed by Soundwave's "pets", she soon won the affection of Ravage, [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. When the pony tried to treat a "boo-boo" on Ravage's nose, however, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] decided that she'd gone too far and swatted her away, an act that only drew the ire of Fluttershy's animal friends, [[Discord (MLP)|Discord]], and even Frenzy's fellow cassettes. However, Soundwave—keen on not losing the friendship of his faithful cassettes—agreed to a truce, and when both sides decided to become friends Ravage happily played with some of Fluttershy's animal companions. {{storylink|Pet Sounds}}

After accidentally trapping himself and some Equestrians underneath a pile of girders, Soundwave unleashed both Ravage and Laserbeak to try and blast their way free. However, the group only escaped after combining their musical talents to unleash a powerful sonic blast. {{storylink|Sick Beats}} In the final battle against [[King Sombra]], Ravage and [[Applejack]] worked together to trip up a mind-controlled [[Clampdown (G1)|Clampdown]]. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

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===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
[[File:TFBTTF-RavageRunOver.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Yeah, this is a boo-boo that Fluttershy might not be able to fix.]]
In the year 1985, Megatron sent Ravage and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] to the sleepy town of [[Hill Valley]] to find an edge in their war against the Autobots. Their mission initially turned up nothing, but while staking out the [[Twin Pines Mall]] the two watched [[Marty McFly]] use a DeLorean to escape some Libyan terrorists, then disappear. Ravage's detection of trans-temporal particles led Soundwave to suggest that the humans had invented [[time travel]], and Megatron ordered the pair to steal the DeLorean time machine. The pair tailed [[Doc Brown]] and Marty to [[Lyon Estates]], where they prepared to seize the device through force... only for [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to intervene. The two humans overheard the scuffle and investigated, so both sides transformed to evade detection; when Marty picked up Ravage, however, Bumblebee took the opportunity to reverse, scare the teenager into dropping the cassette, and destroy the Decepticon by running him over. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}}

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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
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In the heat of battle, Soundwave unleashed Ravage and Laserbeak against Optimus and Bumblebee, but his reinforcements failed to have the desired effect, as the two Autobots found his minions adorable. {{storylink|Unpredictable}} Ravage and Laserbeak battled [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], and later cheered Soundwave on as he and Blaster took part in a rap battle against each other. However, this truce was short lived, and the Autobots and Decepticons were soon battling each other once more. {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 13}}

Ravage was one of several Decepticons who fought the Autobots for control of the perfect barbecue spot, but ultimately lost. {{storylink|I Want to Protect This Place}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Go! Go! issue 32}} {{storylink|The Transformers Go! Go! Search Quiz is Here!|Search Quiz}} {{storylink|The Transformers Gather on the Snowy Mountain!|Search Quiz 2}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 45}}}}

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===Energon Universe===
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One of the Decepticons that came to [[Earth]] aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', [[Soundwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Soundwave]] sent out Ravage to assist [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]] in holding down [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]]. Ravage proceeded to bite Prime's arm until the Autobot shot him off at point blank range. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}} Soundwave was later seen cradling his body. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 3|Transformers #3}}

Later, Starscream and Soundwave were able to get [[Teletraan I|Teletraan One]] back up and running. Soundwave was about to suggest using it to repair Ravage, but Starscream, contemptuous of starting with the smallest of their number, punted the cassette aside, instead opting to revive [[Thundercracker (G1)#Energon Universe|Thundercracker]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}

When the Autobots recaptured the ''Ark'', Soundwave was carrying Ravage out when Optimus attempted to reason with Soundwave to stop the war. Soundwave looked to Ravage before throwing a punch at Optimus. Soundwave, with Ravage, then retreated with Thundercracker. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 6|Transformers #6}} When Soundwave challenged Starscream to a duel over the Decepticon leadership and gained the upper hand, Starscream pathetically tried to bargain with Soundwave, only for Soundwave to note that he hadn't forgiven Starscream for kicking Ravage, and disembowelled him. Now having claimed leadership of the Decepticons, Soundwave pledged to use the parts he'd ripped from Starscream to repair Ravage. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 7|Transformers #7}}

Later, Soundwave was looking for the parts to conduct these repairs at the Decepticons' new headquarters in the sunken ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' when he was interrupted by [[Shockwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Shockwave]]. Shockwave admonished Soundwave for bothering with the damaged [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Recordicon]], and prepared to recycle Ravage, arguing that Soundwave could have newer, stronger pets once they retook Cybertron. Before Shockwave could do so though, he was distracted by the appearance of a whale outside, and dropped Ravage to rush and see it. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 10|Transformers #10}}

[[File:TF2023 no. 18 - Ravage Revived.jpg|thumb|250px|right]]
After the reenernization of Cybertron had failed and left Shockwave's status unknown, {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 12|Transformers #12}} the Decepticons were scattered and lost the ''Nemesis''. Once they had regrouped, Soundwave led numerous raids on cities in hopes of luring the crippled Autobots out of hiding and and obtaining a stockpile of energy. After one of these raids, Soundwave lamented that Ravage's repairs would once again have to be put on hold and promised Laserbeak that their family would be whole again soon before sending him on a mission {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 15|Transformers #15}} to retrieve Megatron.

When Starscream was eventually revealed to still be alive and with the Combaticons and Astrotrain on his side, {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 16|Transformers #16}} he eventually clashed with Soundwave again in [[Seattle]]. When the Seeker tore open Soundwave's chest compartment and extracted Ravage's comatose body, he berated Soundwave for how much he cared out his tapes before preparing to finish Ravage permanently. It was then that Laserbeak returned with Megatron, who put a stop to the squabble at once. To reward Soundwave's loyalty, Megatron used his spark to revive Ravage, who nuzzled Laserbeak before leaping into a delighted Soundwave's arms. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}} He then leapt back out of his master's arms as [[Astrotrain (G1) #Energon Universe|Astrotrain]] charged at the newly returned Megatron.{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}}

Later, he was sent after [[Hound (G1) #Energon Universe|Hound]], but was fended off by the Autobot with help from his human allies [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)| Clutch]] and [[Matt Trakker]] {{storylink| G.I. Joe Energon Universe 2025 Special story}}

Ravage then participated in the Decepticon's final assault on [[Chicago]], charging at [[Jazz (G1) #Energon Universe|Jazz]] during the final showdown at the planetarium.{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 23|Transformers #23}}
{{ongoing}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Commercials that featured original footage of Ravage include:
*A battle he took part in a battle against the Dinobots alongside [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. Ravage blasted [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], only to find himself face-to-face with a robotic Triceratops when his opponent assumed his beast mode. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Dinobots|Dinobots commercial}}
*When [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was duped into bringing [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] into the Decepticons' headquarters, thinking the Autobot was just a normal radio, Soundwave dispatched Laserbeak and Ravage to deal with the intruder. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Blaster|Blaster commercial}}

==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Ravage could interfere with Optimus Prime's progress. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===
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{{storylink|The Transformers (Commodore 64)}}

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===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
Ravage was among the [[Decepticon]] troops who sought to destroy [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] on his journey, confronting him in the [[Temple Ruins]]... in theory. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

{{note|Ravage's supposed appearance in this game is from a [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy (promo video)|''Mystery of Convoy'' promo video]]. However, Ravage does not actually appear anywhere in the game, not even in unused sprite form. Given the video was made when the game was still in early development, it's likely he was planned as an enemy but then scrapped.}}

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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]]}}
[[File:N64Ravage.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Stupid sexy Ravage.]]
In an alternate timeline created when the Predacon Megatron sent a message through Transwarp back to his past self, Ravage betrayed him, then entered the ancient Autobot battle cruiser, the ''Ark''. Using its tech, he developed a prototype cloning device based on transreplication technology, through which he could produce clones of the ancient Decepticons, with memories and personalities intact. One by one, he downloaded protoform cloning data of the legendary warriors: (Decepticon) Megatron, Skywarp, Starscream, Thundercracker, Reflector, Rumble, Frenzy, Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and Soundwave. Ravage returned to Predacon space, ready to produce his clone army and already making plans of conquest. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Beast Wars Transmetals}}

{{BW fighter ending|Ravage|N64}}
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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (PS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]]}}
Ravage battled the Maximals in pitched combat. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)}}
{{note|Ravage appears as a secret playable character in the North American version of the game, but does not appear at all in the game's story mode.}}

===3D Battle Card Game===
Ravage fights under the command of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] once more, this time with several allies from (potentially) different universes and/or timelines. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Ravage took part in a covert infiltration of the Autobot base led by Soundwave, allowing them to pass information back to the Decepticons and ensure a string of Decepticon victories. They were eventually uncovered by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], and sent packing. {{storylink|Covert Operations (Legends)|Covert Operations}}

Ravage aided the Decepticon Powermasters in a battle against their hated rivals, the Autobot Powermasters. {{storylink|End of the Road (Legends)|End of the Road}}

Ravage was part of a group of Decepticons who teamed up with the Autobots [[Windblade (G1)|Wingblade]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] to battle the Ammonites on a distant planet. Together, they were able to drive off several Ammonite attacks, but the two factions soon started fighting one another over differing opinions. Eventually, the Autobots defeated the Ammonites and sent the Decepticons packing. Though angered by this turn of events, Ravage and the other Decepticons found consolation that the Ammonites also tasted defeat at the Autobots' hands, and returned to their starship. {{storylink|Into the Abyss}}

Ravage was among a group of Decepticons who accidentally time traveled back to the sixth century and ended up having to battle some similarly displaced Autobots using medieval technology. They lost, and returned to the present as prisoners of the Autobots. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (Legends)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
Ravage aided Soundwave in his battles with the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
[[File:ABTF-screen Acc-Ravage.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Ravage is an "Accessory" character, giving Deceptihogs he's attached to "acid rounds": anything their weapon hits but does not immediately destroy has its HP quickly sapped by burning acid. This bonus can be increased with upgrades won from random-prize Crates or in the "[[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower" mini-game.

He can be unlocked by purchasing him with Gems in the Barracks, with Tokens during specific [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)/Challenge Events|Challenge Events]], or won from Crates and [[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Ravage-(TM).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Ravage (TM) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character first available as a reward to ''60'' players in the "Beast Wars: Episode 4" event.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Earth Wars Ravage.jpg|thumb]]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Ravage was a cruel and sadistic spy who specialized in stealth operations, but was vulnerable to bright lights. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}} Soundwave considered him to be one of his most reliable saboteurs. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

By the time of the Maximals and Predacons, "Tripredacus Agent" had become a Predacon operative with a feline alternate mode. {{storylink|Technorganic Secrets}}

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

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

==Notes==
[[File:Ravage pounce collage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|Help me, I've been trapped in this pose since <strike>1984</strike> 1983!]]
* A working name for Ravage was '''Stalker'''.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-bob-budiansky-panel-coverage-170041/ Bob Budiansky Botcon Panel Coverage]</ref> Meanwhile, a partially-erased barely-legible piece of [[Bob Budiansky]]'s handwritten notes suggests "'''Tapecat'''" was at one point considered for Ravage.
* Alternate names, narration, and in-universe descriptions by other characters over the years have inconsistently described the specific sub-genus of feline which Ravage represents as a jaguar, a panther<ref name="panther">Which is ''not'' actually a distinct subspecies; the ''entire'' "big cat" genus is scientifically known as ''panthera'', which is sometimes collaquially called "panther", while the term "black panther" is a name for the melanistic (i.e. black fur) color variant of both the leopard ''and'' the jaguar.</ref>, a puma, and sometimes even as a ''canine''.
* Ravage's original [[package art]] is by far the most-copied depiction of ''any'' Transformer ''ever''. In fact, due to it having originally been created for Takara's [[pre-Transformers|pre-''Transformers'']] toyline ''[[Micro Change]]'', it already saw use in fiction ''before'' Hasbro's [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] became a thing, appearing in not one, but ''two'' different 1983 ''[[Microman]]'' manga stories! It was, of course, subsequently adapted for his [[character model]] used both for the cartoon and depicted in his ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Transformers Universe]]'' profile, but was also used (twice) in [[:File:G1 1984 backofboxbattle.jpg|1984's "back-of-the-box" battle mural]], and was copied in licensed coloring books and storybooks; the pose also showed up repeatedly in the Marvel comics and in the cartoon. In "[[Time Wars|Time Wars Part 2]]" (Marvel UK #200), artist [[Robin Smith]] copied the character model ''multiple times'' across several subsequent panels (even including the more rarely copied ''rear view'' of his character model!). And it was, of course, recolored for [[Howlback (G1)|Howlback]]'s package art, and [[homage]]d ''numerous'' times in the 21st century, both in officially approved artwork and [[stock photography|stock photos]] and in fanart.
* According to the ''[[The Transformers Adventure Game Books|Transformers Adventure Game Book]]'', "[[Dinobot War]]", Ravage's cassette mode is labelled as the soundtrack to the musical ''[[Cats]]''.
* In his first appearance, ''Kre-O'' Ravage is based on his bipedal ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' appearance, and in the third one he is based on his quadruped 1984 appearance. (While only his head is seen in his second appearance, he's likely to be in quadruped form as his role there is more pet-like.)

===''Beast Wars''===
* Ravage's ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' [[robot mode]] [[character model]] is a modified Transmetal Cheetor model with Tigatron's beast head. "[[Ravage (G1)/toys#Metals|Metals Jaguar]]", the ''Beast Wars'' toy for Ravage released solely in Japan, is also a modified [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#TM1|Transmetal Cheetor]].
* Ravage's transformation to cassette mode in "[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]" was accompanied by the Generation 1 transformation sound effect.
* Ravage's profile in the IDW ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' seems to suggest that, in the body he is first seen in the ''Beast Wars'', he possess ''three'' separate modes; robot, beast, and cassette.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Jaguar''' (ジャガー ''Jagā''), '''Ravage''' (ラヴィッジ ''Ravijji'', ラベッジ ''Rabejji'')
*''Czech:'' '''Trhač'''
*''French:'' '''Saboteur''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Romboló''' ("Ravager")
*''Italian:'' '''Iena''' ("Hyena"), '''Ursus''' (''Beast Wars'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Pòhùai''' (Taiwan, 破壞, "Ravage"), '''Robin''' (Taiwan ''Beast Wars'', 羅賓 ''Lúobīn''), '''Jīqì Gǒu''' (China, 机器狗, "Mechanical Dog"), '''Lüèduóshòu''' (China ''Beast Wars'', 掠夺兽, "Ravening Beast")
*''Polish:'' '''Wściekły''' ("More Than Meets The Eye", "Furious"), '''Wściekłość''' ("The Movie", "Rage"), '''Łupieżca''' ("A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court", "Reaver"), '''Dewastator''' (''Beast Wars'', "Devastator")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Raiva''' (Portugal comics, "Rage"), '''Selvagem''' (Brazil comics, "Wild"), '''Destruição''' (Brazil ''Beast Wars'', "Destruction")
*''Russian:'' '''Grabitel'''' (Грабитель, "Robber")
*''Spanish:'' '''Destructor''' (Spain, "Destroyer"), '''Devastador''' (''Beast Wars'' Latin American dub, "Devastator")
*''Swedish:'' '''Utplånaren''' (''Generation 2'', "Obliterator")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Spustoshuvach''' (ICTV, Спустошувач, "Devastator")

==References==
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An extensive comparison of ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'s [[package art]] and [[character model]]s and numerous instances of [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|comic book]] panels, [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] screencaps and licensed merchandise that excessively copy, swipe or outright ''trace'' the pose, as well as various intentional modern recreations and [[homage]]s.
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Showdown!

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{{disambig3|Showdown}}
{{comicstory|
|prev=Command Performances!
|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #20
|next=Aerialbots over America!
|prev2=Command Performances!
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel_UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #72–73
|next2=In the National Interest
|image=MarvelUS-20.jpg
|caption=Brokeback Cybertron
|title="Showdown!"
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|shippingdate=[[May 27]], [[1986]]
|onsaledate=[[June 17]], 1986
|coverdate=September 1986
|writer=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|penciler=[[Herb Trimpe]]
|inkers=[[Ian Akin]] and [[Brian Garvey]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Janice Chiang]]
|editor=[[Michael Carlin]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''Donny Finkleberg tries to escape from Ravage, and gets some help from Skids and a new friend.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Donny Finkleberg]] is on the run from the [[Decepticon]]s, and [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] is hot on his trail. Stumbling across a temporarily vacant camp site, Donny steals some clothes and buries his old costume, then sets out to find the [[Autobot]]s and alert them to the recent activation of the Decepticons' [[space bridge]]. He spots the damaged [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], stuck in vehicle mode, off the side of the road, but fails to recognize him, dismissing him as a wrecked car and passing him by. Not far behind him, Ravage follows Finkleberg's scent to the campsite and burns the area with flame-breath, but he is quick to realize that he has been briefly deceived by the abandoned Robot-Master uniform.

In a small town several miles away, [[Charlene (cowgirl)|Charlene]], a cowgirl cashier at [[Wild Bill's Market]], is given a lift by her co-worker [[Wendell]], as her car has recently broken down. On the drive she discusses with him how she wants some adventure in her life, and persuades him to pull over so they can explore an old trail. There, they find Skids, who Charlene thinks she could have fixed up to use as a replacement for her own car. Wendell—clearly smitten with Charlene—calls his mechanic cousin [[Bob (mechanic)|Bob]], who tows Skids to [[Bob's Service|his garage]]. Though soon repaired by Bob, Skids decides to continue hiding his true nature, deciding it'll be safer and more fun to be Charlene's car for a while than it will to go back to fighting Decepticons. Charlene hops in and drives off (leaving Wendell with the bill), but as she pulls out of Bob's garage, her "new van" catches the eye of irate motorist [[Jake Dalrymple]], who recognizes it from [[Command Performances!|an earlier fender-bender]] he and Skids got into. Jake gives chase and tries to run Skids and Charlene off the road, but Skids takes over the driving, outmaneuvering Jake and leaving him with a windscreen of green paint.
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With Charlene panicking inside him, Skids drives to the outskirts of town and reveals his true nature to her, transforming to robot mode. Charlene almost flees, but Skids explains that he had been trying to find peace as her car, having no desire to fight or die, wishing only to resume his pre-war function as an anthropologist and study life on Earth. Charlene takes Skids to her house, decorated in old west memorabilia; when Skids asks about it, she tells him of how it was a great time of adventure, and even though she didn't live then, she can still dream of it. Skids laments that all his dreams are memories of war so the pair go out to make him some new ones. Over the next few days, Charlene shows Skids much of the natural beauty of Earth, and the pair grow closer, with Charlene even brushing off invitations to spend time with Wendell to be with Skids.

Meanwhile, in a [[Rainbow Diner|diner]], Donny Finkleberg overhears Jake Dalrymple ranting about the van, which he says "had a mind of its own." Putting two and two together, Donny sets out looking for the van, and tracks it to Charlene's home, arriving just as the cowgirl is in the middle of giving Skids a wash (which they're both enjoying [[Transformer romance|waaaay too much]]). Recognizing Skids at last, Donny tries to get the Autobot to take him back to the rest of his team, but Skids keeps silent, trying to pretend to be an ordinary car. Alas, his deception is undone when Ravage appears on the scene, having tracked Donny's scent down at last. Charlene and Donny dive into Skids who speeds off at top speed. The two humans argue—Donny patting himself on the back for finding an Autobot, and Charlene pointing out that he only found Skids because Ravage is trying to kill them. Rushing through the town (and past Jake), the trio head to an abandoned mining town to battle their pursuer away from civilization.

[[File:Showdownskidsdream.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.75|It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. Take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.]]
Arriving in the town, the Autobot tells the [[human]]s to hide, but just after they leave, the pursuing Jake arrives and, still determined to get revenge, smashes his windscreen with a tire iron. Rendered unconscious, Skids dreams that he must face Megatron in a showdown to save Charlene. Knowing he must save Charlene but unwilling to fight, Skids is frozen with indecision, and is blasted to pieces by Megatron. Back in reality, Charlene and Donny argue with Jake, but a renewed attack by Ravage scatters them. Before Ravage can finish Skids, he is rammed by Jake in his Lamborghini, giving the others enough time to bring the Autobot around. His resolve to fight strengthened by his need to protect Charlene, Skids fights a desperate battle with Ravage, eventually tricking the Decepticon into falling down an abandoned mine shaft.

With Ravage gone, Charlene tries to convince Skids to come back with her but he says he is going with Donny back to the Autobots. He cannot avoid his responsibility, and he would be living in a dream if he stayed, no matter how much he wants to. Charlene tells him she'll miss him, but he did better than the last car she loved—when its transmission went, she just junked it!
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|c1=
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (3)
|c2=
*[[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] (1)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (9)
|c3=
*[[Donny Finkleberg]] (2)
*[[Charlene (cowgirl)|Charlene]] (4)
*[[Wendell]] (5)
*[[Bob (mechanic)|Bob]] (6)
*[[Jake Dalrymple]] (7)
*[[Frannie]] (8)
}}

==Quotes==
"On my world I was an anthropologist—a student of life. I want to continue my studies here, to understand ''your'' world. With your help, I can do that. I simply want to be...your car."
:—'''Skids''' makes a proposal to '''Charlene'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:Showdown ravage mine.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]]
*Observing an ordinary Earth car undergoing the same treatment, Skids observed [[Command Performances!|last issue]] that being washed and polished looked like "a pleasant way to pass the day," foreshadowing the events of this issue.

===Real-life references===
*Charlene shows Skids the real-life 1952 western, ''[[High Noon (film)|High Noon]]''.

===Artwork and technical errors===
*Skids' torso is colored red on the cover.
*The stripe on the side of Skids's vehicle mode is consistently miscolored this issue: it ''should'' be a thick red stripe bordered by thin white stripes, but the area that should be red is always colored "unpainted" blue like the rest of him, while the lower bordering stripe is red instead of white (except in instances noted below). It's ''so'' consistent, it might well be an early color model or something.
*Speaking of consistency: Throughout most of this issue, Ravage is drawn with only a single missile on his left, which is actually a case of ''good'' continuity since he launched the missile on his right at Skids at the end of the previous issue. ''However'', a few panels still get it wrong:
**Page 3, panel 3 very clearly depicts him with no missiles at all.
**Page 18, panel 2 depicts him with ''both'' missiles.
**On page 20, he is consistently drawn without ''any'' missiles, only for him to finally launch the missile on his left at Skids on page 21.

*Page 2, panel 7: Donny is left uncolored white, the same as the sky behind him. A rare moment of Yomtov ''not'' block-coloring!
*Page 3, panel 4: Ravage's eye is the same blue-black as the rest of his body.
*Page 9, panel 6: Donny's hair is colored reddish-brown instead of its normal pale brown.
[[File:Showdown wendell finkleberg error.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]]
*Page 11:
**Panels 4-5: Panel 4 shows Wendell inside the grocery store, having a conversation with Charlene, but in panel 5, he is suddenly outside the store, hiding behind a corner watching her as she leaves, even though she's still in the middle of speaking to him (right). Evidently, in this panel, Wendell has mistakenly been drawn in place of Donny Finkleberg, who is snooping on Skids after hearing about the "living van" a few pages prior. He obviously must follow Skids to Charlene's house after recognizing him; thanks to the art mistake obfuscating this plot point, how Donny tracks Skids to Charlene's isn't clear in the finished comic.
**Panel 6: Charlene's belt is left uncolored, remaining the same pale purple as her shorts, when it appears magenta on the next page.
*Page 12:
**Panel 1: Skids's red stripe is white.
**Panel 6: Ravage's eye is white instead of yellow.
*Page 13:
*From his reappearance on this page through to page 21, Ravage's eyes are colored white instead of yellow, with two exceptions on page 14, panel 2, and page 20, panel 2.
*Page 13, panel 2: Skids's red stripe is white again.
*Page 15, panel 4: Skids's front grille is colored a greyish-purple instead of the pale blue it should be.
*Page 16, panel 2: Once again, Skids's red stripe is white.
Page 17:
**Panel 1: Megatron is missing his shoulder-mounted gun barrel.
**Panel 2: Skids's red stripe is white yet again.
**Panel 2 & 4: Charlene's top is colored orange instead of pink.
*Page 20:
**Panel 1: The damage to Skids's windscreen is missing.
**Panel 4: Skids's damaged windscreen is still missing, plus the white stripe on his door is yellow.
*Page 21, panel 6: Skids's entire windscreen/door [[kibble]] is missing.

===UK printing===
'''Issue #72:'''
[[File:Showdown uk edit.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2]]
*'''Published:''' [[July 26|26th June]], 1986
*'''Cover date:''' [[August 2|2nd August]], 1986
*'''Back-up strips:''' ''[[Robo-Capers]],'' ''[[Back-up_strips#Hercules|Hercules]]'' ("What Fools These Immortals Be!" Part 3) and ''Matt and the Cat''
*The final page of this issue's strip is misprinted, with the magenta and yellow layers of ink transposed.
'''Issue #73:'''
*'''Published:''' [[August 2|2nd August]], 1986
*'''Cover date:''' [[August 9|9th August]], 1986
*'''Back-up strips:''' ''Robo-Capers,'' ''Hercules'' ("What Fools These Immortals Be!" Part 4) and ''Matt and the Cat''; ''Matt and the Cat'' concludes this issue.
*'''[[Fact File|Fact File Interface]]:''' [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]]
*"The Transformers Transforms!" feature on the upcoming new look for UK issue #74 onwards.
*Skids would return to the Ark with Finkleberg in the [[Aerialbots over America!|very next US issue]], but in the UK, these two stories were separated by ''fifteen issues'', the longest run of UK-original material yet. To compensate for the unavoidable delay to Skids's return, a small dialogue edit is performed on the final page that has Skids state that, rather than leave right away, he will first wait for his wounds to heal (right).
{{--}}

===Other trivia===
*Ravage [[Fire-breath|breathes fire]] now, apparently?

===Bot Roster===
*Autobots: 11 active after Skids is repaired; 5 rogue Dinobots; 7 wayward arrivals from Cybertron; 14 in repair bay. (37 total)
*Decepticons: 10 active after Ravage is taken out (right); 7 offline. (17 total)

===Courtesy of my...===
*Skids counters Ravage’s fire-breath with a blast from his super-cooled [[liquid nitrogen rifle]].

===Covers (3)===
*'''US issue #20:''' Megatron and Skids as cowboys, by [[Herb Trimpe]].
*'''UK issue #72:''' Ravage with Robot-Master costume in his mouth, by [[Geoff Senior]].
*'''UK issue #73:''' reuse of art from US cover.
<gallery>
File:MarvelUS-20.jpg|'''US issue #20''' - Megatron is cheating again, he doesn't even ''own'' a holster
File:MarvelUK-072.jpg|'''UK issue #72''' - Ravage doesn't brush after meals.
File:MarvelUK-073.jpg|'''UK issue #73''' - The things you do for women...
</gallery>

===Reprints===
<gallery>
File:Transformers Digest 10-cover.jpg|'''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine issue 10|''The Transformers Comics Magazine'' #10]]''' (Marvel US, 1988)
File:Titan-ShowdownSC.jpg|'''''[[Transformers: Showdown]]'' paperback''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:Titan-ShowdownHC.jpg|'''''[[Transformers: Showdown]]'' hardback''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:Classic Transformers Vol2.jpg|'''[[Classic Transformers Volume 2|''Classic Transformers'' Volume 2]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2008)
File:TFClassicsVol2.jpg|'''[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 2|''The Transformers Classics'', Vol. 2]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2012)
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v5.jpg|'''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection|''The Definitive G1 Collection, Vol. 5: The Smelting Pool'']]''' (Hachette Partworks, Ltd., 2019)
</gallery>
====IDW ''Transformers Classics'' edits====
For ''[[The Transformers Classics]]'' series of trade paperbacks, IDW Publishing "remastered" the coloring of the series with varying degrees of success. These changes were sometimes to fix errors, but often to alter characters' color schemes to make them resemble their toy and/or cartoon selves, and were rarely applied with consistency. IDW's recolored version was also used for Hachette's ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection|Definitive G1 Collection]]''.
*Page 3, panel 4: Ravage gets his eye correctly colored yellow.
*Page 11, panel 6: Charlene's belt is now correctly colored magenta.
*Instances of Ravage's eyes being white in the original version are haphazardly corrected to yellow; the errors on pages 13-15 remain, but are corrected on pages 17-20.
*Page 15, panel 4: Skids's front grille is corrected to pale blue. However, the individual responsible for the "remastering" misread the original art and thought that Skids's red stripe was in the wrong place; it wasn't, and the remaster incorrectly moves it further down, to ''below'' his door.
*Page 17: Charlene's miscolored top and Skids's miscolored stripe are corrected.
*Page 18, panels 1 & 5: The bottom corners of Ravage's Decepticon symbol have been recolored blue-black. In panel 2, his Decepticon symbol has been colored purple.
*Page 20, panel 2: the top of Ravage's head and neck have been recolored blue. In panel 4, Ravage's Decepticon symbol has been colored purple.
*Page 22, panel 2: Ravage is supposed to be colored entirely pale blue to represent his being shrouded in the darkness of the mineshaft. The "remaster" ignores this and changes his fangs to white.

===Advertisements===
[[File:MarvelUK new 1986 cars and planes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25]]

====US====
*[[M&M's]] (inside cover)
*Great A.I. Gang Contest - between pages 4 & 5
*Bonkers! chewy candy - between pages 5 & 6
*Star Comics - between pages 7 & 8
*''Escape From Tenopia'', comic book price guide and Marvel Super Mart - between pages 8 & 9
*David seed snacks - between pages 16 & 17
*Olympic prizes or cash - between pages 17 & 18
*Sales Leadership Club - between pages 19 & 20
*Bullpen Bulletins - between pages 20 & 21
*[[Letters page|Transmissions]]
*Subscribe to Marvel Comics at only 56¢ per copy!
*Yamaha DX100 Synthesizer (inside back cover)
*Marvel's ''New Universe'' (back cover)

====UK====
*Both issues:
**1986 Marvel Summer Specials (including [[Transformers Collected Comics|''Collected Comics'' #4]])
**[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] toys (right)
*issue #72
**The Nesquik Supershakers
*issue #73
**Classified ads for comic and fantasy shops

[[Category:Marvel US issues]]
[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

Showdown!

2026-01-24T15:06:19Z

Nevermore: /* Artwork and technical errors */

{{disambig3|Showdown}}
{{comicstory|
|prev=Command Performances!
|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #20
|next=Aerialbots over America!
|prev2=Command Performances!
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel_UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #72–73
|next2=In the National Interest
|image=MarvelUS-20.jpg
|caption=Brokeback Cybertron
|title="Showdown!"
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|shippingdate=[[May 27]], [[1986]]
|onsaledate=[[June 17]], 1986
|coverdate=September 1986
|writer=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|penciler=[[Herb Trimpe]]
|inkers=[[Ian Akin]] and [[Brian Garvey]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Janice Chiang]]
|editor=[[Michael Carlin]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''Donny Finkleberg tries to escape from Ravage, and gets some help from Skids and a new friend.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Donny Finkleberg]] is on the run from the [[Decepticon]]s, and [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] is hot on his trail. Stumbling across a temporarily vacant camp site, Donny steals some clothes and buries his old costume, then sets out to find the [[Autobot]]s and alert them to the recent activation of the Decepticons' [[space bridge]]. He spots the damaged [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], stuck in vehicle mode, off the side of the road, but fails to recognize him, dismissing him as a wrecked car and passing him by. Not far behind him, Ravage follows Finkleberg's scent to the campsite and burns the area with flame-breath, but he is quick to realize that he has been briefly deceived by the abandoned Robot-Master uniform.

In a small town several miles away, [[Charlene (cowgirl)|Charlene]], a cowgirl cashier at [[Wild Bill's Market]], is given a lift by her co-worker [[Wendell]], as her car has recently broken down. On the drive she discusses with him how she wants some adventure in her life, and persuades him to pull over so they can explore an old trail. There, they find Skids, who Charlene thinks she could have fixed up to use as a replacement for her own car. Wendell—clearly smitten with Charlene—calls his mechanic cousin [[Bob (mechanic)|Bob]], who tows Skids to [[Bob's Service|his garage]]. Though soon repaired by Bob, Skids decides to continue hiding his true nature, deciding it'll be safer and more fun to be Charlene's car for a while than it will to go back to fighting Decepticons. Charlene hops in and drives off (leaving Wendell with the bill), but as she pulls out of Bob's garage, her "new van" catches the eye of irate motorist [[Jake Dalrymple]], who recognizes it from [[Command Performances!|an earlier fender-bender]] he and Skids got into. Jake gives chase and tries to run Skids and Charlene off the road, but Skids takes over the driving, outmaneuvering Jake and leaving him with a windscreen of green paint.
[[File:Showdown-polishmyhubcaps.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75]]
With Charlene panicking inside him, Skids drives to the outskirts of town and reveals his true nature to her, transforming to robot mode. Charlene almost flees, but Skids explains that he had been trying to find peace as her car, having no desire to fight or die, wishing only to resume his pre-war function as an anthropologist and study life on Earth. Charlene takes Skids to her house, decorated in old west memorabilia; when Skids asks about it, she tells him of how it was a great time of adventure, and even though she didn't live then, she can still dream of it. Skids laments that all his dreams are memories of war so the pair go out to make him some new ones. Over the next few days, Charlene shows Skids much of the natural beauty of Earth, and the pair grow closer, with Charlene even brushing off invitations to spend time with Wendell to be with Skids.

Meanwhile, in a [[Rainbow Diner|diner]], Donny Finkleberg overhears Jake Dalrymple ranting about the van, which he says "had a mind of its own." Putting two and two together, Donny sets out looking for the van, and tracks it to Charlene's home, arriving just as the cowgirl is in the middle of giving Skids a wash (which they're both enjoying [[Transformer romance|waaaay too much]]). Recognizing Skids at last, Donny tries to get the Autobot to take him back to the rest of his team, but Skids keeps silent, trying to pretend to be an ordinary car. Alas, his deception is undone when Ravage appears on the scene, having tracked Donny's scent down at last. Charlene and Donny dive into Skids who speeds off at top speed. The two humans argue—Donny patting himself on the back for finding an Autobot, and Charlene pointing out that he only found Skids because Ravage is trying to kill them. Rushing through the town (and past Jake), the trio head to an abandoned mining town to battle their pursuer away from civilization.

[[File:Showdownskidsdream.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.75|It's a hell of a thing, killing a man. Take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.]]
Arriving in the town, the Autobot tells the [[human]]s to hide, but just after they leave, the pursuing Jake arrives and, still determined to get revenge, smashes his windscreen with a tire iron. Rendered unconscious, Skids dreams that he must face Megatron in a showdown to save Charlene. Knowing he must save Charlene but unwilling to fight, Skids is frozen with indecision, and is blasted to pieces by Megatron. Back in reality, Charlene and Donny argue with Jake, but a renewed attack by Ravage scatters them. Before Ravage can finish Skids, he is rammed by Jake in his Lamborghini, giving the others enough time to bring the Autobot around. His resolve to fight strengthened by his need to protect Charlene, Skids fights a desperate battle with Ravage, eventually tricking the Decepticon into falling down an abandoned mine shaft.

With Ravage gone, Charlene tries to convince Skids to come back with her but he says he is going with Donny back to the Autobots. He cannot avoid his responsibility, and he would be living in a dream if he stayed, no matter how much he wants to. Charlene tells him she'll miss him, but he did better than the last car she loved—when its transmission went, she just junked it!
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|c1=
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (3)
|c2=
*[[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] (1)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (9)
|c3=
*[[Donny Finkleberg]] (2)
*[[Charlene (cowgirl)|Charlene]] (4)
*[[Wendell]] (5)
*[[Bob (mechanic)|Bob]] (6)
*[[Jake Dalrymple]] (7)
*[[Frannie]] (8)
}}

==Quotes==
"On my world I was an anthropologist—a student of life. I want to continue my studies here, to understand ''your'' world. With your help, I can do that. I simply want to be...your car."
:—'''Skids''' makes a proposal to '''Charlene'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:Showdown ravage mine.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]]
*Observing an ordinary Earth car undergoing the same treatment, Skids observed [[Command Performances!|last issue]] that being washed and polished looked like "a pleasant way to pass the day," foreshadowing the events of this issue.

===Real-life references===
*Charlene shows Skids the real-life 1952 western, ''[[High Noon (film)|High Noon]]''.

===Artwork and technical errors===
*Skids' torso is colored red on the cover.
*The stripe on the side of Skids's vehicle mode is consistently miscolored this issue: it ''should'' be a thick red stripe bordered by thin white stripes, but the area that should be red is always colored "unpainted" blue like the rest of him, while the lower bordering stripe is red instead of white (except in instances noted below). It's ''so'' consistent, it might well be an early color model or something.
*Speaking of consistency: Throughout most of this issue, Ravage is drawn with only a single missile on his left, which is actually a case of ''good'' continuity since he launched the missile on his right at Skids at the end of the previous issue. ''However'', a few panels still get it wrong:
**Page 3, panel 3 very clearly depicts him with no missiles at all.
**Page 18, panel 2 depicts him with ''both'' missiles.
**On page 20, he is consistently drawn without any missiles, only for him to finally launch the missile on his left at Skids on page 21.

*Page 2, panel 7: Donny is left uncolored white, the same as the sky behind him. A rare moment of Yomtov ''not'' block-coloring!
*Page 3, panel 4: Ravage's eye is the same blue-black as the rest of his body.
*Page 9, panel 6: Donny's hair is colored reddish-brown instead of its normal pale brown.
[[File:Showdown wendell finkleberg error.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5]]
*Page 11:
**Panels 4-5: Panel 4 shows Wendell inside the grocery store, having a conversation with Charlene, but in panel 5, he is suddenly outside the store, hiding behind a corner watching her as she leaves, even though she's still in the middle of speaking to him (right). Evidently, in this panel, Wendell has mistakenly been drawn in place of Donny Finkleberg, who is snooping on Skids after hearing about the "living van" a few pages prior. He obviously must follow Skids to Charlene's house after recognizing him; thanks to the art mistake obfuscating this plot point, how Donny tracks Skids to Charlene's isn't clear in the finished comic.
**Panel 6: Charlene's belt is left uncolored, remaining the same pale purple as her shorts, when it appears magenta on the next page.
*Page 12:
**Panel 1: Skids's red stripe is white.
**Panel 6: Ravage's eye is white instead of yellow.
*Page 13:
*From his reappearance on this page through to page 21, Ravage's eyes are colored white instead of yellow, with two exceptions on page 14, panel 2, and page 20, panel 2.
*Page 13, panel 2: Skids's red stripe is white again.
*Page 15, panel 4: Skids's front grille is colored a greyish-purple instead of the pale blue it should be.
*Page 16, panel 2: Once again, Skids's red stripe is white.
Page 17:
**Panel 1: Megatron is missing his shoulder-mounted gun barrel.
**Panel 2: Skids's red stripe is white yet again.
**Panel 2 & 4: Charlene's top is colored orange instead of pink.
*Page 20:
**Panel 1: The damage to Skids's windscreen is missing.
**Panel 4: Skids's damaged windscreen is still missing, plus the white stripe on his door is yellow.
*Page 21, panel 6: Skids's entire windscreen/door [[kibble]] is missing.

===UK printing===
'''Issue #72:'''
[[File:Showdown uk edit.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2]]
*'''Published:''' [[July 26|26th June]], 1986
*'''Cover date:''' [[August 2|2nd August]], 1986
*'''Back-up strips:''' ''[[Robo-Capers]],'' ''[[Back-up_strips#Hercules|Hercules]]'' ("What Fools These Immortals Be!" Part 3) and ''Matt and the Cat''
*The final page of this issue's strip is misprinted, with the magenta and yellow layers of ink transposed.
'''Issue #73:'''
*'''Published:''' [[August 2|2nd August]], 1986
*'''Cover date:''' [[August 9|9th August]], 1986
*'''Back-up strips:''' ''Robo-Capers,'' ''Hercules'' ("What Fools These Immortals Be!" Part 4) and ''Matt and the Cat''; ''Matt and the Cat'' concludes this issue.
*'''[[Fact File|Fact File Interface]]:''' [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]]
*"The Transformers Transforms!" feature on the upcoming new look for UK issue #74 onwards.
*Skids would return to the Ark with Finkleberg in the [[Aerialbots over America!|very next US issue]], but in the UK, these two stories were separated by ''fifteen issues'', the longest run of UK-original material yet. To compensate for the unavoidable delay to Skids's return, a small dialogue edit is performed on the final page that has Skids state that, rather than leave right away, he will first wait for his wounds to heal (right).
{{--}}

===Other trivia===
*Ravage [[Fire-breath|breathes fire]] now, apparently?

===Bot Roster===
*Autobots: 11 active after Skids is repaired; 5 rogue Dinobots; 7 wayward arrivals from Cybertron; 14 in repair bay. (37 total)
*Decepticons: 10 active after Ravage is taken out (right); 7 offline. (17 total)

===Courtesy of my...===
*Skids counters Ravage’s fire-breath with a blast from his super-cooled [[liquid nitrogen rifle]].

===Covers (3)===
*'''US issue #20:''' Megatron and Skids as cowboys, by [[Herb Trimpe]].
*'''UK issue #72:''' Ravage with Robot-Master costume in his mouth, by [[Geoff Senior]].
*'''UK issue #73:''' reuse of art from US cover.
<gallery>
File:MarvelUS-20.jpg|'''US issue #20''' - Megatron is cheating again, he doesn't even ''own'' a holster
File:MarvelUK-072.jpg|'''UK issue #72''' - Ravage doesn't brush after meals.
File:MarvelUK-073.jpg|'''UK issue #73''' - The things you do for women...
</gallery>

===Reprints===
<gallery>
File:Transformers Digest 10-cover.jpg|'''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine issue 10|''The Transformers Comics Magazine'' #10]]''' (Marvel US, 1988)
File:Titan-ShowdownSC.jpg|'''''[[Transformers: Showdown]]'' paperback''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:Titan-ShowdownHC.jpg|'''''[[Transformers: Showdown]]'' hardback''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:Classic Transformers Vol2.jpg|'''[[Classic Transformers Volume 2|''Classic Transformers'' Volume 2]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2008)
File:TFClassicsVol2.jpg|'''[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 2|''The Transformers Classics'', Vol. 2]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2012)
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v5.jpg|'''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection|''The Definitive G1 Collection, Vol. 5: The Smelting Pool'']]''' (Hachette Partworks, Ltd., 2019)
</gallery>
====IDW ''Transformers Classics'' edits====
For ''[[The Transformers Classics]]'' series of trade paperbacks, IDW Publishing "remastered" the coloring of the series with varying degrees of success. These changes were sometimes to fix errors, but often to alter characters' color schemes to make them resemble their toy and/or cartoon selves, and were rarely applied with consistency. IDW's recolored version was also used for Hachette's ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection|Definitive G1 Collection]]''.
*Page 3, panel 4: Ravage gets his eye correctly colored yellow.
*Page 11, panel 6: Charlene's belt is now correctly colored magenta.
*Instances of Ravage's eyes being white in the original version are haphazardly corrected to yellow; the errors on pages 13-15 remain, but are corrected on pages 17-20.
*Page 15, panel 4: Skids's front grille is corrected to pale blue. However, the individual responsible for the "remastering" misread the original art and thought that Skids's red stripe was in the wrong place; it wasn't, and the remaster incorrectly moves it further down, to ''below'' his door.
*Page 17: Charlene's miscolored top and Skids's miscolored stripe are corrected.
*Page 18, panels 1 & 5: The bottom corners of Ravage's Decepticon symbol have been recolored blue-black. In panel 2, his Decepticon symbol has been colored purple.
*Page 20, panel 2: the top of Ravage's head and neck have been recolored blue. In panel 4, Ravage's Decepticon symbol has been colored purple.
*Page 22, panel 2: Ravage is supposed to be colored entirely pale blue to represent his being shrouded in the darkness of the mineshaft. The "remaster" ignores this and changes his fangs to white.

===Advertisements===
[[File:MarvelUK new 1986 cars and planes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25]]

====US====
*[[M&M's]] (inside cover)
*Great A.I. Gang Contest - between pages 4 & 5
*Bonkers! chewy candy - between pages 5 & 6
*Star Comics - between pages 7 & 8
*''Escape From Tenopia'', comic book price guide and Marvel Super Mart - between pages 8 & 9
*David seed snacks - between pages 16 & 17
*Olympic prizes or cash - between pages 17 & 18
*Sales Leadership Club - between pages 19 & 20
*Bullpen Bulletins - between pages 20 & 21
*[[Letters page|Transmissions]]
*Subscribe to Marvel Comics at only 56¢ per copy!
*Yamaha DX100 Synthesizer (inside back cover)
*Marvel's ''New Universe'' (back cover)

====UK====
*Both issues:
**1986 Marvel Summer Specials (including [[Transformers Collected Comics|''Collected Comics'' #4]])
**[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] toys (right)
*issue #72
**The Nesquik Supershakers
*issue #73
**Classified ads for comic and fantasy shops

[[Category:Marvel US issues]]
[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

File:TF-Generations-WFC-ER-Titan-Scorponok.jpg

2026-01-21T23:07:34Z

Nevermore: Nevermore uploaded a new version of "File:TF-Generations-WFC-ER-Titan-Scorponok.jpg": Better color match

Wheeljack (G1)

2026-01-21T11:29:44Z

Nevermore: /* Notes */

{{factions|autobot|autobotg2|lightningstrike|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Wheeljack}}
{{suite}}
:''Wheeljack is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Wheeljackg1.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]! I built a machine that builds machines that build catapults! Come see! Yeah, we can wait for [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]...]]
'''Wheeljack''' is his own worst enemy. Something of a crackpot inventor, a good half of his creations blow up in his face, and that's just if he's lucky. His constant need to invent increasingly complex devices stems from his desire to improve the Autobots' tech, but as a result he's simultaneously one of the Autobots' greatest assets and problems; for every successful gadget he builds, there's one which requires [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] or [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] to put him (and his lab) back together. But once in a while he strikes gold, which has won him respect from even the Decepticons.

He is, however, not a ''complete'' nerd. As good as he is in the lab, Wheeljack is just as amazing on the road: there are few stunts he can't pull off, and he loves to show off his driving skills as much as he does his inventions. He is, however, a little less confident when it comes to [[flight|flying]], which he accomplishes using solid-fuel rocket jets in his forearms.

As an [[Action Master]] Wheeljack utilizes another of his inventions, the dual-mode [[Turbo Racer]], to get around quickly. In some universes he can [[Combiner|combine]] with his fellow Autobots to form [[Sky Reign]].

{{bigquote|It sure is nice when one of my inventions actually works!|Wheeljack on his track record|"[[Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Wheeljack-spacehikers02.jpg|thumb|]]
{{main|Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}

One of the Autobot elite, Wheeljack was a crewmember aboard the Ark who wound up in [[stasis lock]] for four million years on Earth. Upon reactivation in [[1984]], the scientist largely kept to the spacecraft, serving as the engineering officer for whomever commanded the Autobots until he was counted as one of the many casualties of [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]'s [[Underbase]] fuelled rampage.

When [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] arrived to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Wheeljack was among those revived by [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]], living to see [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] defeat the Chaos Bringer and end the war with the aid of the [[Last Autobot]].

{{--}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:Shockblastcannon.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66|Good news, everyone! I'm in terrible pain!]]

{{main|Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}

Part of the crew of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], Wheeljack served as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s top scientist during the early years of the Autobot-Decepticon conflict on Earth. His creations tended to backfire on him, such as the unruly Dinobots. His inventions also tended to backfire on him, such as his Immobilizer. And everything else tended to explode on him (''see image at left''). Regardless, he remained Prime's top scientist until his death in 2005 during the [[Battle of Autobot City]].

In a splinter timeline, Wheeljack would have better luck with his inventions and his survival, escaping his supposed death in 2005. That same year, he received a new [[Binaltech (technology)|Binaltech]] body, but lost it due to time travel. In 2011, he joined the [[Disaster Relief Team]] to assist Autobots caught in the destruction of Cybertron. Then, in 2015, he revived the deceased [[Ginrai (robot)|God Ginrai]] as Victory Leo. And during the G-2 Wars, he discovered the [[Reconfiguration Matrix]], which kept Optimus Prime from dying again.

{{--}}

===Marvel coloring books===
Wheeljack built a ship for the [[Autobot]]s to use. They got the chance to when [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] decided to try to raid sunken ships full of treasure. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} After the [[Decepticon]]s captured [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]] and [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], Wheeljack, and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] were badly damaged in the battle to rescue the two humans. Sparkplug fixed them both up and they subsequently helped repel a Decepticon attack on [[Hoover Dam]]. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

Wheeljack joined the Autobot convoy on a patrol of the area around the Autobot base-camp. When they returned, Bumblebee was waiting to warn the Autobots that the Decepticons had seized their base. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}}}

===Big Looker storybooks continuity===
When the Cybertronian civil war had yet to leave the planet, Optimus asked his Autobots to join him in leaving their home world behind and travel out into space. When Bumblebee volunteered to join Optimus, Wheeljack and the rest of the Autobots jumped in as well. After crash-landing on Earth and being offline for about 65 million years, Wheeljack and the rest of the Autobots met Sparkplug and his son Spike. With the Decepticons still not in the know of what forms the Autobots had taken, Wheeljack was one of the troops that Optimus led into the desert in order to ambush their enemies. Though they successfully took by surprise a squadron of Decepticons, the Autobots had not anticipated a second group flying in from the opposite direction. Thanks to a warning from Spike and Sparkplug, the Autobots managed to fend off the Decepticons, and came to accept Earth as their new home. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
The Autobots were low on valuable Cybertronian materials such as [[cybernite]]. When Kup suggested a salvage expedition to an old battle field near a mountain valley, Ultra Magnus assembled Wheeljack, [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] to go with him. Their expedition was cut short by a Decepticon air raid, however. Later, Kup commissioned Wheeljack and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] to help him crystallize an idea for blinding the Decepticon space stations who spotted them for the air raid. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}}

===''S.T.A.R.S.'' continuity===
When [[Johnny (G1)|Johnny]] spotted [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] stealing energy, he called his Autobot allies through his S.T.A.R.S. control center. Wheeljack was amongst those who responded to Johnny's call. {{storylink|Have the Decepticons defeated us once and for all?}} Wheeljack and the other Autobots struggled against Thundercracker energy-syphoning powers. {{storylink|Can one boy, alone, hold back the evil Decepticons?}} What happened afterwards is not known.

Later, Ultra Magnus pleaded for [[you]] to "requisition" Wheeljack and other Autobots in order to combat the Decepticon threat. Using the human power known as "imagination," S.T.A.R.S. recruits could perceive what it was like to be Wheeljack. {{storylink|You Have Been Chosen.}}

Before the construction of Autobot City on Earth, Optimus led a convoy of Autobots to find the ideal location for their new base's construction. Wheeljack was amongst the troops accompanying Optimus. As they drove along, the Autobots were ambushed by the Decepticons. The battle that ensued later came to be known as "[[Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction (G1)|Digital Doom on the Highway to Destruction]]." {{storylink|Rodimus Prime remembers the Transformers greatest battle on Earth.}} {{storylink|The Autobots Are Under Attack!}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Dinobots Strike Back====
As Optimus Prime assigned [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to inspect signs of Decepticon activity around [[Dolphin's Bay]], Wheeljack looked up when he heard the word "''underwater''". He claimed that the mission would be a good chance to test out the [[Star mini-submarine|new mini-submarine]] he'd been building. Optimus agreed, and Wheeljack programmed it by remote control to meet the two Autobots at the bay. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}

====Attack of the Insecticons====
Wheeljack was present, yet mostly uninvolved, in a number of possible adventures revolving around the Sun-Pak, a device invented by Sparkplug that would end the Autobots' energy woes. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}
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====Desert Flight====
Wheeljack was part of a group of the Autobots' best scouts, led by Optimus on a fuel-finding mission. When the convoy heard a large explosion in the distance, Optimus sent Cosmos to investigate the noise.

If Cosmos radioed his findings to Optimus immediately, Optimus's convoy moved in to investigate a nearby Decepticon base. En route, the Autobots passed near a human town and noticed that they had begun floating in mid-air as they approached it. Evidently, the phenomenon was caused by a Decepticon anti-gravity weapon.

If Optimus ordered his troops to come to the humans' aid, they found themselves taking part in a struggle in futility, as the entire town was near-weightless, meaning they couldn't put the humans anywhere where they wouldn't float away once more. Then, the Autobots heard Decepticons approaching. Helpless in their current position, the Autobots were quickly eradicated by the Decepticons.

If Optimus ordered his troops to attack the Decepticon base, they soon reached an area free of the anti-gravity beam's influence. They were then attacked by a small fleet of Decepticons. The Decepticons were quickly forced to break off their attack and retreated. But with the battle over, the Autobots noticed a small human boy at their feet. The Autobots then headed for the Decepticon base, with their stowaway. Megatron delivered an ultimatum; if the Autobots did not surrender Optimus Prime to the Decepticons immediately, he would use his gravity beam to have the nearby humans float off into space.

If the Autobots decided to continue with their initial plan to simply attack the Decepticon base, their advance was halted by a force field. Megatron then fired his beam in all directions, causing a ripple effect that sent everything not fastened down to the Earth's surface to float helplessly out into space.

Alternatively, the Autobots could concoct a plan where Optimus would pretend to allow himself to be taken prisoner, per Buddy's suggestion. In actuality, Wheeljack and the rest of the Autobots were hidden away inside Optimus's trailer. The Autobots then led a surprise attack on their unsuspecting foes.

In one possible turn of events, Wheeljack and the rest of the Autobots leading the attack were turned to scrap metal when Windcharger failed to disable the Decepticons' forcefield.

In a completely different possible sequence of events, wherein Cosmos had taken off to explore the Decepticon base on his own, The Autobot convoy were surprised to see two Cosmoses flying back towards them some time later. Both Cosmoses declared themselves to be the real one, and urged Optimus to destroy the other.

If Optimus destroyed the wrong Cosmos, the duplicate obliterated Wheeljack and the rest of the Autobots with the [[proton bomb]] it housed within its body.

If Optimus destroyed the duplicate Cosmos, the real one would inform the Autobots of the Decepticons' schemes, and the convoy would roll out to take on their adversaries. They were soon met by a squad of flying Decepticons, but were at a strict disadvantage against their adversaries as their vehicle modes possessed no weapons. The Autobots nonetheless managed to fight their way to the Decepticons' base, one way or another, and defeated the Decepticons by using their own gravity weapon against them.{{storylink|Desert Flight}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:Skidswheeljackgrimlockkupironhidetww.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Box!]]
Wheeljack suffers from a mild form of [[mode attachment]], feeling more comfortable in his vehicle mode than [[robot mode]]. As a consequence he does his best thinking in vehicle mode, often while attempting something insanely dangerous. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}}

[[File:WarWithin6 WheeljackTransforms.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|right|'Jack in the box.]]
Wheeljack was part of Grimlock's unit, along with [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], at the time when [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] died and Optimus Prime rose to command the Autobots. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} When the Decepticons placed [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] under siege, Grimlock took Wheeljack and the rest of his team deep within the planet, where the new Prime was battling [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] for his life. {{storylink|The War Within issue 4|The War Within #4}} The team stumbled upon the [[Planetary engine|planetary turbines]] that Starscream was planning to activate to mechaform the planet. Learning the Decepticon's plan, Grimlock had his team split up; he would continue searching for Optimus Prime, while Wheeljack and the others were to shut down the turbines. But while they were listening in to Starscream's plan, the Autobots were spotted by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. {{storylink|The War Within issue 5|The War Within #5}} The Autobots barely managed to hold their own until Grimlock returned with Optimus in tow. Optimus quickly took command of the situation, and instructed Wheeljack to shut down the engines in a... creative way. Wheeljack grumbled a bit that all his education and mechanical engineering skill had led up to just blowing things up. He nonetheless accomplished his task while the rest of his team provided him cover. With the Decepticons driven off, the group managed to return to Iacon, where Prime halted his order to abandon the planet. {{storylink|The War Within issue 6|The War Within #6}}

When Prime and Megatron disappeared during a [[space bridge]] explosion, Grimlock broke off from the Autobot army and formed the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]], taking his former squad members with him. While Kup and the Dynobots attacked the [[Predacon (War Within)|Predacons]], Wheeljack and Ironhide hijacked some shuttles carrying raw [[energon]], making Starscream very angry. That's always a plus. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} Afterwards, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] managed to unite the Autobots once more, and under his leadership gained a significant hold over Cybertron's resources and territories. This eventually forced the [[Ultracon]]s and Shockwave's Decepticons to sign a peace treaty with the Autobots. With Cybertron on the verge of peace, Wheeljack was put in charge of the Tyger Pax's defenses. As predicted by the Autobots, Starscream and his Predacons struck to disrupt the peace signing, sending in transports filled with explosives to level the whole area. Grimlock ordered Wheeljack to enact emergency protocol Hydra-Nine in response to the attack, prompting Wheeljack to encase many of the attendees within a forcefield, sparing them from the ensuing explosion. Though the Autobots, Ultracons, and Decepticons stood united against these aggressors, any chance at long-term peace was shattered when Megatron made a dramatic return. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath|The Age of Wrath #1}} After Megatron took over, Wheeljack ended up in [[Internment Camp Pi]] with many of his fellow Autobots. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.2|The Age of Wrath #2}}

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Optimus returned to Cybertron, and the Autobots were freed from slavery. {{Storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.6}}

Wheeljack was one of the engineers that designed and constructed the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', and part of the ship's original crew. In 1986, Ironhide and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] discovered Wheeljack in pieces but functional after an explosion while bug-testing his [[neutron detonator shell]]. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye#Issue #7|Wheeljack's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' profile}} ''He was also responsible for temporarily transferring the consciousness of Spike Witwicky into a Cybertronian body, though the full story remains untold. {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}''

Wheeljack was among the Transformers involved in the ''[[Ark II]]'' disaster. He survived the explosion of their spacecraft, crashing back to Earth where he and several others lay deactivated and frozen within an iceberg until awakened by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] in 2002. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

[[File:Wheeljack dw6.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left|Wheeljack calms a group of panicked humans by charging at them while brandishing a weapon.]]
After helping clean-up the damage caused by Transformers under the control of [[Lazarus]], Wheeljack participated in the assault on the human terrorist's Canadian headquarters. There, they found that all Decepticons under Lazarus's control had already freed themselves, and the battle between the two factions began anew. This brawl was interrupted when [[Robert Hallo|General Hallo]] betrayed the Autobots, and attempted to bomb both them and the Decepticons out of existence. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}} The blast was mostly absorbed by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s [[cyber-virus]], previously unleashed by the Decepticon leader, allowing it to expand violently. Wheeljack and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] were the first Autobots to free themselves from its envelopement. Once Optimus had pried himself free as well, he set Wheeljack to task, instructing him to find some way to counter Megatron's doomsday weapon. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 4|Prime Directive #4}} While Prime took some of the Autobots after Megatron, Wheeljack diagnosed the nature of the cyber-virus, and created a set of anti-viral blasters that used the Autobots' energy to return the converted matter to normal. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 5|Prime Directive #5}} The intervention of Canada's military force scuttled that plan when they fired into the virus, expanding it beyond the point the Autobots could contain. In response, Wheeljack converted a nearby satellite dish into a giant anti-viral weapon, channeling all of his remaining energy into it. He succeeded in destroying the virus, but was left in deep stasis lock as a result. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 6|Prime Directive #6}}

''Several months later, Ratchet had successfully restored Wheeljack to operating status. He was one of the first Autobots Optimus Prime met back up with after escaping the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]]' world and [[Las Vegas]]. While on patrol of the area, Wheeljack passed [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] travelling up the road towards the Autobots' location. He buzzed the Decepticon's position, and was surprised when Soundwave asked for a parlay. He claimed Megatron wanted a favor from Prime. Bemused, Wheeljack reported back to Optimus about the bizarre encounter, only to have his amusement turn to astonishment when Optimus Prime actually responded to Megatron's "summons". The two old enemies forged an alliance against the Keepers, and united their forces for battle in Las Vegas. During the fight, Wheeljack used his solid-fuel rockets to fly with the Decepticons [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] in the skies, acting as air support for the others. He returned to Prime's side in the final battle, when the Autobot leader used the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to divert the Keepers and the power of a nuclear explosion into another dimension.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}

The Autobots were entrenched in combat against the Decepticons in [[Alaska]], fighting over a crashed ship, when [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] and his squad of Triple-Changers ambushed them. Shockwave denounced all Earthbound Transformers as war criminals and demanded they surrender in the interest of peace. Shockwave killing [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], the passenger of the downed ship, did little to convince the Autobots about the sincerity of his claim; that Cybertron had been peacefully united during their absence. The Autobots retreated from the battlefield while the Decepticons were taken captive. Wheeljack and the other more wounded Autobots returned to the Ark to mend their wounds while a scouting party remained about to learn more about the new arrivals. {{storylink|New World Order}} [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] next made his presence known as one of Shockwave's enforcers, come to arrest the Autobots under the pretense that leaving them be might ignite old passions and start Cybertron's Civil War anew. Wheeljack was one of the Autobots secretly left behind by Optimus Prime under Jazz's command, while he surrendered himself to Magnus. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Jazz, Windcharger, and Brawn headed back out to the Alaskan battlefield afterwards to retrieve Scourge's remains, only to find that they had mysteriously vanished. Jazz called Wheeljack to ask if it was possible that Scourge had somehow survived his injuries, but Wheeljack denied such a possibility; Shockwave's blast had been decidedly fatal. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}}

[[File:NightofCombaticons Wheeljack Windcharger defeated.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.6]]
After the end of Shockwave's despotic rule over Cybertron, the Autobots on Cybertron made contact with Wheeljack's crew for an update and promised to send supplies. {{storylink|Generation 1 issue 0|Generation 1 #0}} Unfortunately, Starscream arrived on Earth first, backed up by a small cadre of soldiers. Wheeljack and company managed to stave off an initial attack from the Decepticons, only for Starscream to unleash his trump card on the battlefield: [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. Like most of team, Wheeljack was beaten to the point of stasis lock by the combiner, and dumped into a lake. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} He was eventually fished out by [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] and [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] (who had arrived from Cybertron with Bumblebee with supplies), but they were waylaid by [[Earth Defense Command]]. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}} The humans then took Warpath, Bumper, Wheeljack, and the rest of the unconscious Autobots to a secret underground facility. {{storylink|Atonement}} There, the EDC began fixing the Autobots, though Wheeljack was among the last ones back on their feet. He was still being worked on when most of the other Autobots had been brought back online and accompanied [[Marissa Faireborn]] in a mission to [[San Desto]]. {{storylink|Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation}}

Wheeljack was back in working order after the completion of the San Desto mission, and made sure to congratulate the EDC's "grease monkeys" on the bang-up job they did in restoring him. The Autobots then said their goodbyes to their human allies, {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} and traveled to Alaska. There, Wheeljack expressed his concerns over their lack of a proper facility necessary for long-term operations on Earth. Ratchet assured him that steps had already been taken to deal with this issue before leading him to Prowl and the Autobots under his command, currently working on the foundation of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
When the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' crashed on Earth millions of years ago, Wheeljack and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] were sealed off from the other passengers, saving them from [[Cobra]] when they found the craft in 2003 and reprogrammed the dormant robots for their own needs. Cobra's break-in activated [[Teletraan I|Teletran-One]], who in turn brought back Wheeljack and Bumblebee. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

[[File:GIJoevsTF3 Wheeljack rams twins.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Brooklyn Rage!]]
Disguising themselves as cars, the two Autobots worked for months to find and rescue the other Autobots from Cobra. After noting several attacks on energy plants, Wheeljack figured that the humans were gathering ingredients for [[energon]], and had an idea on where their next attack would take place. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} During Cobra's subsequent assault on the [[SPS Research Facility]], the Autobots intervened directly, with Wheeljack ramming the brainwashed duo of [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (and apologizing). He then confronted [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], but the reprogrammed Decepticon fled as soon as Cobra had stolen what they came for. Having revealed themselves to [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] during the battle, Wheeljack and Bumblebee offered an alliance with the humans, who in return showed the Autobots a mysterious image of Soundwave they had found. Wheeljack recognized the text in the picture as [[Cybertronian language|Cybertronian]], and that it contained directions to [[Cobra Island]] as well as instructions on how to free the Transformers. It took him only a few seconds to hack into Cobra's computers and undo their primitive human reprogramming. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}}

Wheeljack and Bumblebee then boarded a plane to participate in G.I. Joe's attack on Cobra Island, but the humans' higher-ups disagreed, planning to nuke the island and send the two Autobots to [[Area 51]] to be disassembled and studied instead. [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Duke]] regretfully incapacitated the robots with a magnetic pulse, but Wheeljack stayed conscious enough to overhear their plans and warn Hawk that a nuclear impact on Cobra's energon stockpile would cause a chain reaction and send half the planet into a nuclear winter. With this revelation, Hawk broke orders and went with the original strategy, taking Wheeljack and Bumblebee with him to Cobra Island. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

[[File:GIJoevsTF6 Wheeljack threatens Mindbender.jpg|thumb|left|I've got the computer virus at last!]]
Upon arriving at the island, Wheeljack witnessed Megatron using the [[SPS Satellite]] to create more energon, and was enraged when [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] killed [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]. After helping take down the giant, Wheeljack patched through a message to all Autobots that the United States had decided to nuke Cobra Island despite having their own troops located there. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}} Wheeljack quickly improvised a plan to avoid a nuclear holocaust; using the SPS Satellite's solar-powered energy beams to shoot down the [[Nuclear weapon|nuclear warheads]] before they arrived. After menacing [[Doctor Mindbender]] into overriding the satellite controls, Wheeljack helped G.I. Joe fight off a bunch of Cobra troops led by [[Storm Shadow]]. The plan was ultimately a success, and with the Decepticons defeated in the process, the Autobots returned to Cybertron aboard a new ''Ark''. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 6|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #6}}

Two years later, Wheeljack was zapped by a malfunctioning [[Teletran 3]] and transported into a random point in Earth's timeline. He was never seen again. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}}
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===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Hound Wheeljack-The Iron Fist.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
Wheeljack was among the Autobots that lay buried on the [[Fera Islands]], only to be awoken in [[1939]] when [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] came to battle [[Cobra]] and the Decepticons. Along with [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and several Joes, he rescued several chained Cobra slaves that had fallen into the ocean. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] later reported that both Wheeljack and Hound had been killed in battle, but he was apparently mistaken, as the scientist was still around when [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] was unleashed. Upon examining the giant, Wheeljack noticed that it was some kind of hybrid of human and Cybertronian technology, and most likely wasn't really "alive". When the [[Matrix of Leadership]] was destroyed in order to kill Bruticus, Wheeljack and all other Transformers present were deactivated as well. {{storylink|The Iron Fist}}

===''Transformers Legends'' anthology===
When Ratchet began feeling lost and disillusioned while on Earth, he began going on more and more combat missions, increasingly leaving his medical duties in the hands of Wheeljack, Perceptor, and Sparkplug. This presumably stopped after he had a perception-changing experience in a chance meeting with [[Stitch|a disabled war veteran]]. {{storylink|Healers, Fighters, and Transformers}}

===''The Beast Within''===
During an all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots, Wheeljack was one of the first victims to fall to [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], the Dinobots' monstrous combined form. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

Wheeljack's wounded body lay unconscious within Jetfire's passenger compartment, as the latter rescued the few remaining living Autobots from The Beast. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Wheeljack Infiltration 6.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|left]]

{{main|Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}

Once one of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s premier scientists, Wheeljack answered [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s rallying call against Decepticon tyranny and went on to become one of the new Prime's closest allies. Later he was a member of [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]'s infiltration unit on [[Earth]] after the war had rendered Cybertron lifeless.

After the Decepticon [[Surge (event)|Surge]] had left the Autobots stranded on Earth, Wheeljack remained by [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]'s side as [[Autobot High Command]] splintered, later staying with him when Cybertron was revived and [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] left the planet to find the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. Upon the discovery of a Decepticon plot to seize control of the planet, Wheeljack was shot in the head by a brainwashed Prowl.

Badly wounded, Wheeljack was spirited away by [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] (now the legitimate ruler of Cybertron!) and found himself pressed into aiding in the foundation of the [[Council of Worlds]], a political alliance formed by Cybertron and its lost [[Cybertronian colonies|colonies]]. After a disastrous attempt to integrate the human race into this alliance, Wheeljack was among the Cybertronians who dealt with a group of [[Prysmosian]] squatters. While Cybertronian science defeated Prysmosian [[magic]], the victory proved hollow when it was found that the conflict had summoned [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. As the monster-planet devoured its way across the galaxy, Wheeljack developed a new form of [[space bridge]] to evacuate [[Elonia]]. Unable to work the relay remotely, Wheeljack remained behind as he warped Elonia's biosphere to safety, noting that there were worse ways to go than saving billions of lives.

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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:WheeljackInfestation2-2.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.5|There's that terrifying moment you mistake that [[mouthplate]] for a ''really'' weird jaw. | right]]
Wheeljack was one of the Autobots active in [[1888]] when an [[Elder God]] awoke on Earth. Transforming into a steam-powered plow car, he brought [[Tobias Muldoon]] and [[Nikola Tesla]] to the [[Mare Rurek Glacier]] where [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] lay dormant. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 1|Infestation 2: The Transformers #1}} He was the first Autobot to give up his energy for the [[Tesla tower|generator]] Tesla needed to revive Prime, then was brought back in turn thanks to Prime's own energon reserves. When Prime led the Autobots to [[Port Cenotaph]] to defeat the Elder God and its Decepticon minions, Wheeljack cut [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] in half using his plow blades as [[sword]]s. {{storylink|Infestation 2: The Transformers issue 2|Infestation 2: The Transformers #2}}
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===''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''===
Wheeljack invented some [[stasis cuffs]], which the Autobots used on the Decepticons after a particularly intense battle. {{storylink|Mars Attacks: The Transformers}}

===Robot Heroes===
Wheeljack could be seen driving along in Autobot City before the Autobots departed Cybertron aboard the Ark. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
Wheeljack stood behind Optimus Prime with his fellow Autobots, ready to fight. {{storylink|Visualize Shot 1}}

===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
[[File:Kreon Wheeljack wallpaper.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Wheeljack was in the audience of a tag battle pitting [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] against [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing}}

Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and Wheeljack were acting as security at the [[Autobot City Bank]] when [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] attempted to rob it. When the Decepticons called in [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], the Autobots similarly called for backup, but were victims of Devastator's wrecking ball before anyone else turned up. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 1}} He later infiltrated the Decepticon work site as a diversion with [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]. Though the pair were quickly surrounded, they used their umbrellas to shield themselves from the ensuing grilled cheese explosion. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 2}}
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===''United''===
Wheeljack was amongst the victims of a deadly nano-virus. Thankfully, a team of Autobots were successfully in retrieving a cure for the disease from the planet [[Nebulos]]. Fully recovered, Wheeljack attended the ceremony that commended the Autobots responsible for saving his life. {{storylink|The Fierce Fighting on Planet Nebulos}}

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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{{storylink|Another Episode, Part 2}} {{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} {{storylink|To Earth}} {{storylink|Reunion and Parting}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}} {{storylink|The False Power}} {{storylink|Ray of Hope}} {{storylink|Great Aspirations}} {{storylink|Conclusion}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
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After personally suggesting the idea, Wheeljack was one of the [[Autobot]]s who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the ''[[Ark (Kre-O)|Ark]]'' in search for energy blocks to alleviate their hunger. Thanks to the boarding of the ''Ark'' by [[Decepticon]]s, the ''Ark'' crashed and the [[Transformer]]s fell into a four million year-long sleep. They woke up to a world filled with blocks. {{storylink|Kreon Story}} When [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] attempted to steal all of the blocks of Earth with his Mega-Megatron creation, Wheeljack was one of the three Autobots who stopped the menace by building a jail for Mega-Megatron. {{storylink|Defend the Blocks! Autobots, Dispatch!}}

Wheeljack invented [[Skeletron]], a power-up for Optimus Prime that also turned his torso transparent. He was excited to see Prime wield this "See-Through Power", though Prime himself was mostly just embarrassed. {{storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}} He later helped with the rebuilding of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}
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===''Transformers × Evangelion''===
[[File:Transformers Mode Eva ch 1.jpg|thumb|]]
Wheeljack was among the Autobots who traveled to Earth and arrived in a [[Tokyo-3]] being menaced by [[Angel]]s. {{storylink|Mode "Eva" chapter 1}} He witnessed the ghost of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] possess one of the creatures, becoming the monstrous giant "Angel"-scream. {{storylink|Mode "Eva" chapter 2}} During the battle between "Angel"-scream and the [[Evangelion Unit-01|Evangelion]]-powered [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Wheeljack was contacted through radio by [[Misato Katsuragi]] who warned him [[Nerv]] had no Evangelions left and was relying on Prime to defeat the Angel-Decepticon. After their victory, the Autobots joined forces with Nerv and Wheeljack had a chat with their scientists. {{storylink|Mode "Eva" chapter 4}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
[[File:FuneralForAFriend_WheeljackDissected.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|left|I could not sufficiently wonder at the intrepidity of these diminutive mortals.]]
Together with [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], Wheeljack investigated [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] after the abandoned city had been covered in growth caused by a [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] attack on Cybertron. Caught up in a Decepticon attack to capture the humans, the Autobots attempted to flee, but Wheeljack was instead attacked by some of the Joes and immobilized by their vines. {{storylink|Targetmasters (issue)|Targetmasters}} As the Joes began dissecting him, assuming him to be just a machine, Wheeljack repeated snapped-up human radio transmissions in hopes of getting them to stop, finally succeeding through a quote from the [[President of the United States]]. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}} Once the misunderstandings were taken care of and an Autobot-Joe alliance had been agreed on, Wheeljack was up on his feet in time to participate in the impromptu dance party. {{storylink|Form Follows Function}} Though he wanted to be open-minded in regards to the alliance, he agreed with Perceptor he still had some doubts about it. {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}}

When the Joe/Autobot alliance launched their assault on Trypticon, Wheeljack held [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] aloft so he could transmit the counter-frequency to the Titan's forcefield. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} In the ensuring battle, Megatron used his [[Black hole (phenomenon)|black hole]] spark to draw all the Autobots, Wheeljack among them, into a [[combiner]] he called "Mega-Megatron" only for the behemoth to be broken apart by the commandeered ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
Wheeljack was responsible for upgrading the young Orion Pax with increased strength and size, traits that would serve the future [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Optimus Prime]] well. At some point he also invented a near-impenetrable faceplate, which adorns his head to protect himself from explosive lab accidents. He subsequently joined the Autobots after graduating from [[Technoversity of Ultirex|Ultirex Technoversity]], and was later on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when it crash-landed on Earth. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Wheeljack's bio}}

Candidates for the combination that would come to be known as [[Sky Reign #Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Sky Reign]] were chosen {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Wheeljack's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Smokescreen's bio}} by other Autobots. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Trailbreaker's bio}} Wheeljack had previously helped rebuild the [[Aerialbot (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Aerialbots]], and this expertise was a factor in his inclusion. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Wheeljack's bio}}

When [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Sky Lynx]] mastered the act of combination Sky Reign proved to be a ferocious beast on the battlefield, {{storylink|Sky Lynx (G1)#Combiner Wars|Sky Lynx's bio}} serving the Autobot cause on Cybertron. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Wheeljack's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Autobot Hound's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Trailbreaker's bio}}{{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Smokescreen's bio}}

===''Q-Transformers'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Jun Fukushima]] (Japanese)}}
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Wheeljack was on the development team for ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns| Mystery of Convoy Returns]]''. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] invited him to a gathering at a rest stop so he could tell the others about the aspects of the original game that the development team considered while remaking the game. [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] complained when Wheeljack talked about making the game difficult on purpose which Wheeljack claimed actually made the game more attractive, leading to a discussion about flawed men. {{storylink|Mystery of the Gap of Unpopular Men}} Wheeljack was later among the group of Autobots who responded briefly to Optimus Prime's summons. {{storylink|Mystery of Return of Convoy}}

Wheeljack and [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] joined [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] in approaching Optimus Prime about the idea of launching ''Q-Transformers: The Movie''. He had some ideas about how they could fill the movie's run time, such as having Optimus move to different locations, and also came up with a pun on the word "movie". {{storylink|The Road to Q-Transformers: The Movie}}
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===Ask Vector Prime===
[[File:Spy Changer Wheeljack RR.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|What happened to your missile launcher?]]
In [[Primax 085.0 Eta]], Wheeljack was selected to be a member of a team which was to travel to [[Gargent 087.0 Kappa|an alternate universe]], designated the 22nd Strata, to find and stop the source of a series of natural disasters which were threatening [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]] constituted the rest of the team; they dubbed themselves [[Spychanger|Spy Changers]] because they aimed to achieve their goal with stealth and diplomacy. The Spy Changers modified their bodies to match the native cyborgs using data acquired from the [[Sky Spy]] and traveled to the 22nd Strata but were soon attacked by the local [[Guardian (GoBots)|Guardian]]s, who mistakenly presumed them to be [[Renegade]]s. The Spy Changers were then rescued by the real Renegades, who presumed them to be potential allies and took them back to their flagship, the ''[[Rogue Star]]''. Renegade leader [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] attempted to court the Spy Changers as allies, but Optimus saw through Cy-Kill's deception. Eventually, the Autobots formed a secret alliance with the Guardians, and Wheeljack discovered the cause of Cybertron's troubles: Renegade bases on [[Moebius]] were draining the planet's energy. The planet's geometry had turned it into a crude [[Dimensional Interfacer]], and Moebius was tapping into Cybertron to sustain itself. Hoist was able to end the crisis by triggering the bases' remote detonation sequence. Cy-Kill was furious, but in the ensuing battle, the Autobot-Guardian alliance triumphed over the Renegades. Optimus Prime and [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] shook hands, and the Autobots returned to their home reality, secure in the knowledge that they had allies in places as distant as alternate realities.

The Cybertronians and GoBots had further encounters. In one instance, the Renegades tricked the Guardians into leaving Earth and then sealed the Guardians out with an [[Embargo Field]]. Stranded behind the field, Guardians [[Nick Burns|Nick]] and [[Tri-Trak]] used the [[Reality Beacon]] to contact the 1st Strata for help. Wheeljack and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], who was also upgraded into a Spy Changer body, subsequently traveled to the other Earth to assist. With Trailbreaker's expertise in force fields, they discovered the source of the Embargo Field in the [[Eiffel Tower]]. Trailbreaker, Wheeljack, and Tri-Trak confronted [[Crain Brain]] and [[Doctor Go|Dr. Go]], defeating the villains and taking down the field. Renegades worldwide retreated as the Guardians returned en masse. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}}

Some time later, Wheeljack led Prowl, Jazz, Silverstreak, Trailbreaker, and Hoist as they pursued the Decepticons across dimensions after the villains kidnapped Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric, 2016/05/02}} Arriving on a strange, parallel Earth, Wheeljack's team repeatedly clashed with both the Decepticon and groups like [[Intelligence and Information Institute|Triple-I]] and the [[Society of Ultimate Villainy]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric, 2016/05/02}} Despite their best efforts, the Autobots couldn't stop the Decepticons from upgrading themselves into new [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] bodies and turning Optimus into the evil [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/05/12}} Defeated, demoralized, and on the brink of collapse, the group limped to a [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]] to lick their wounds. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/05/12}}

While trying to prevent Nemesis Prime and his followers from hijacking the D-5 supertrain as it launched from [[Jasper]], [[Nevada]], Wheeljack and Hoist saved a pair of cats from [[Crash Test (G2)|Crash Test]]. Despite their best efforts to suppress his heroism, Optimus was able to reassert himself when forced into nearly killing a human. With most of the Decepticons defeated, the Autobots regrouped and headed for Megatron's lair, only to learn that he'd already fled through the [[Reality Bridge]] into another universe. At that moment, a [[Waspinator (BW)|unfamiliar Cybertronian]] materialized and told the Autobots he needed their help to save six Cybertronian sparks from the manipulations of their Megatron. With no other option, Wheeljack and his team followed their unexpected guide into the breach, but promised [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] before he left that he'd return to his own timeline someday. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2016/07/14}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Wheeljack was part of the team tasked with constructing the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s engine array only for the factory to come under attack from [[Toxitron (Universe)|Toxitron]]. As [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] held off the corrosive brute, the workforce evacuated the area. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}

===''Combiner Wars'' cartoon===
Wheeljack was among the Autobot troops who bore witness to a pivotal duel between Optimus Prime and Megatron, one meant to end the war before the never-ending arms race between the two factions spiralled further out of control. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}}

===''Bumblebee'' graphic novels===
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Wheeljack joined Optimus Prime and the other Autobots in a race to secure an unusual meteorite. As they battled [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, Wheeljack warned Prime that its unstable [[cybertonium]]-alloy composition could go critical and cause mass destruction. When Starscream deliberately over-energized the meteorite and set it to blow, Wheeljack and the other Autobots were forced to retreat; after Bumblebee risked his life to prevent Starscream from making off with a chunk of cybertonium, Wheeljack stabilized their wounded compatriot for transport so that Ratchet could look at him. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Go For the Gold|Go for the Gold}}

After Bumblebee returned to active duty, Wheeljack was on monitor duty aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''. Later, he and Sideswipe helped take the defeated [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s into Autobot custody. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee - Win If You Dare|Win If You Dare}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Two|''Transformers'' #2]]}}
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Wheeljack and [[Termagax]] were old friends who had known one another since the days of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], although Wheeljack's adherence to safety and traditional schools of thought ran counter to the hot-blooded, rule-defying Termagax. In the immediate aftermath of the war, Wheeljack and Termagax helped coordinate the reconstruction efforts in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], although Wheeljack did not get along with Termagax's new [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] recruits. Indeed, when the Constructicons discovered the long-lost [[Enigma of Combination]], Termagax ignored Wheeljack's own concerns for their safety and instead pushed them to become a [[combiner]]. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 1}} Wheeljack's concerns only mounted as the Constructicons struggled to control their [[Devastator (G1)|combined form]]; after the giant lashed out and destroyed one of its own buildings, Wheeljack could stand by no longer and brought his concerns directly to the [[Senate]]. Though Termagax arrived to defend her recruits, the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] ultimately agreed with Wheeljack and summarily exiled the Constructicons to [[Mayalx]] once Iacon was rebuilt. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}}

Wheeljack was a part of the team that helped construct the [[Winged Moon]] and the [[Tether]] some three hundred kilocycles before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]; as Termagax contemplated going into politics to run against the [[Autobot]]s and their [[Nominus Edict]], Wheeljack agreed to support her first rally. {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}} Although Wheeljack would go on to attend several such "[[Decepticon|Ascenticon]]" rallies, {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three}} the anger that she stoked amonger her increasingly radicalized base became too much for him, and he eventually could not bring himself to support her cause. After Termagax stormed out of her last Senate meeting, she told Wheeljack that [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] would keep the cause alive—privately, however, Wheeljack feared that Megatron's angry demagoguery would only burn down the system Termagax sought to change from within. {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}}

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Wheeljack was present at [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s forging, {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}} and was eventually selected to mentor a newborn Transformer himself. Though Wheeljack was quick to teach his mentee [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] about the glories of engineering, Gears's accident prone nature left him under Wheeljack's care for far longer than was considered normal. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}}

When Bumblebee was assigned to mentor [[Rubble]], the yellow 'bot brought his ward to the [[Tether]], where Wheeljack greeted the newborn and introduced him to everything that a career in engineering had to offer. After a trial shift on the Tether, Wheeljack invited him to watch the Winged Moon from a nearby rooftop. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}} The next night, Wheeljack attended [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]]'s funeral. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Four}} Some time later, Wheeljack helped Rubble through another day shift. When Bumblebee called to cancel his trip up to the moon with Rubble, Wheeljack assured Rubble that Bumblebee would've only cancelled if he'd no other choice and saw him off once he'd been reassured that Rubble knew the way home. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}}

After [[the Rise]] was found to have excess stores of [[energon]], Wheeljack investigated the Winged Moon and found an energon siphon attached. As he briefed [[Lancer]] on the situation, Gears, whom Wheeljack had sent to dismantle the siphon, experienced another bout of gravitational difficulties. Tossed up by [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], Wheeljack towed in his charge before [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] pointed out the approach of a [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. To everyone's shock however, the Titan was not [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]] but [[Vigilem]]. As the Titans engaged in a dog fight, Wheeljack ordered the alarm sounded and everyone inside. Before Wheeljack could enter the shelter, Vigilem touched down on the Moon and managed to destroy the Tether. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}} Without its anchor, the moon spun off into an unstable solar orbit. Though most of the staff was evacuated, Wheeljack remained behind with a small team to try and save the moon. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}}

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Wheeljack and his team promptly got to work brainstorming solutions to save their moon and the precious [[energon]] it contained before their unstable orbit sent the Winged Moon directly into Cybertron's sun. Their first plan, to vent the pressurized energon directly into space, was scrapped when it became clear that the excess pressure would shake the moon apart; their second plan of manually reactivating the moon's rotational jets was foiled when Huffer discovered that the engines were too badly damaged to jury-rig. The moon's trip through the [[Croaton (G1)|Croaton Cloud]] cost them time, and the discovery of [[the Rise]] operative [[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]] aboard their last shuttle only angered Wheeljack further, as he accused their movement as having betrayed everything his old friend had once stood for. Determined to prove them wrong, Wheeljack threw everything he had into their last maneuver—by sacrificing parts of the Winged Moon's own superstructure, they were able to push the moon onto a wider vector and prevent it from hitting the sun. While the other members of the team celebrated, Wheeljack took a moment by himself to relax on the lunar surface. {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}}

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This brief respite didn't last, however; when [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]] and her teammates attacked the Winged Moon, Wheeljack took the last shuttle back to Cybertron to get help. However, his shuttle was damaged while en route to Cybertron, and he crash-landed in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] some time after Megatron had launched his coup and seized control of the planetary government. [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] and [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] rescued him from [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] and [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], and brought him to the temporary Autobot headquarters at the [[South Tower Security Center]] to warn [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and his group that the Decepticons had set their sights on the moon. While [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]] took a team to the moon, Wheeljack stayed behind for repairs. {{storylink|War World: Prime}}

While Hoist repaired him in Iacon's medical clinic, Wheeljack witnessed an altercation between [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s group of Decepticons and the medical staff. While lamenting the state of Cybertron and how the Decepticons had taken all of the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s offline, and the many innocent organics who'd be assuredly caught in the crossfire, Hoist and Wheeljack hit upon the idea of refurbishing some mothballed ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''-class vessels into makeshift evacuation vessels. {{storylink|Escape Part One}} Wheeljack joined [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] in organizing an evacuation convoy bound for [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. A group of Decepticons attacked their group before [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]], recently returned from [[Immersant|immersion]], arrived to see them off—although the ancient warrior was initially hestiant to use violence. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}}

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After rescuing [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]], Wheeljack helped repair the giant Cybertronian before reuniting with Gears, who'd travelled to Darkmount to meet with his mentor. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}} Once they'd finally arrived at Darkmount, Wheeljack, [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], and Nautica met with the city's leader [[Straxus (G1)|Straxxus]], who told them that they could have two of the four ''Ark'' ships. At the makeshift refugee camp outside the city borders Wheeljack insisted that they couldn't trust Straxxus to keep up his end of the bargain, moments before the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]] hit the nearby [[Cybertronian Mountains]] and released a vast swarm of ravenous [[Insecticon clone]]s, forcing the Autobots into action. {{storylink|Escape Part Four}} Wheeljack and Gears took part in the final battle to repel the swarm—first defending the organics as they headed for the city walls of Darkmount, then using some jury-rigged alien technology to rescue Leviathan from the swarm at the cost of temporarily draining their own energon. The pair came to in time to see Straxxus's ''Ark'' leaving Cybertron after the remaining Insecticons had retreated, and in the aftermath pledged the final working starship to the organics so that they could safely leave. {{storylink|Escape Part Five}}

With no immediate way off Cybertron, Wheeljack, Nautica, and Hoist took control of Darkmount and turned it into a neutral sanctuary for organics and Cybertronians alike. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I}} Wheeljack was called from Darkmount to assist the Autobots when they learned the location of Termagax, who held the Enigma of Combination. Wheeljack and [[Pyra Magna (G1)|Pyra Magna]] were determined to be the most likely delegates that Termagax would deign to speak with. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} Termagax's house came under attack by the Decepticons while Wheeljack was there, and the Enigma was lost to the Sea of Rust. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

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Termagax agreed to move her House to Darkmount, where the scientists and civilians had congregated during the war. Wheeljack traveled with her, though she was less than interested in conversation and company. He tried to appeal to her scientific curiosity regarding the exponential growth and positive feedback loop of the Insecticons. Termagax did come up with an idea to reprogram the Insecticlones to deal with the rust worms, and they immediately sought out the data programmer Glyph upon reaching Darkmount. {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}} Wheeljack supported the radical nature of Termagax's plan, despite Perceptor's naysaying. A receiver was constructed to deliver the data packet once Glyph was finished. {{storylink|Radical Time}} It was still necessary to plant the receiver on a living Insecticlone, so Wheeljack monitored Hound's team as they attempted to separate one from the Swarm. The data bomb was delivered, and the Insecticons were repurposed against the rust worms. {{storylink|End of Time}}

Wheeljack, Termagax, and the other engineers got the last ''Ark'' space-worthy in time for the Autobots to abandon Cybertron to the Decepticons, reaching out into the stars to relocate the drifting Winged Moon. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

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===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
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Wheeljack and the other Autobots were fighting for control of a [[space bridge]] when a sudden freak accident pulled them into an alternate-reality version of Japan where [[Doctor Hell]] and his minions battled [[Kōji Kabuto]]'s [[Mazinger Z]] super robot. [[Baron Ashura]] initially misled the Autobots into supporting their crusade against their enemies; during their attack on the [[Photonic Power Laboratory]], they soon realized they'd been misled and turned on the [[Iron Mask Army]]. The Autobots relaxed for a time, and Wheeljack and Ratchet befriended the local scientists.

During the final battle against a Mazinger-empowered Starscream, Wheeljack and all the other Cybertronians were teleported back to their own dimension. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
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Wheeljack fought in the final battle for Cybertron before Optimus Prime and the other Autobots fled the planet aboard the ''Ark'' moments before [[Gozer]] arrived and destroyed the planet. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 1}} About a thousand years later, [[Ectotron|Ectronymous Diamatron]] travelled to [[Earth]] to investigate a Cybertronian signal and informed Optimus that he'd discovered Starscream's [[ghost]]. A skeptical Wheeljack offered to go in Prime's stead, but Optimus pointed out that it was his duty to support his subordinates and reminded Wheeljack of the times when he'd supported his ideas, even if Grimlock still thought that Wheeljack was crazy. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 3}}

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===''Transformers vs. the Terminator''===
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Wheeljack was among the crew of the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']]. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}} Left reasonably intact by the Decepticons' ransacking of the ship, he was one of the few Autobots Optimus Prime and Bumblebee could bring online to help repair their many injured comrades. Even if Wheeljack himself was rather pessimistic of their prospects of success, he and Ratchet quickly got to work on healing their comrades only for the duplicitous [[T-800]] to use pilfered Autobot explosives to remotely detonate the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Three}}

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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
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{{bigquote|Never do what your enemy expects you to do.}}

After Cybertron fell, the Autobots left their homeworld aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', traveling through space in pursuit of the [[AllSpark]]. Wheeljack was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Command Engineering Sergeant]], {{storylink|Wheeljack (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' toy packaging}} whose function was Mechanical Engineering. His primary objective was to invent and innovate anything he could to use against the Decepticons, and his primary weapon was the "Magnetic Inducer Launcher". {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' website]</ref>

Being the inventor that he was, Wheeljack also designed both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s "W-M3 RF Ion Blaster" and "W-50 Dual-Mech Energon Strikeshield"; weapons in which Prime used on Cybertron. Both of these weapons could combine and modlock into the "Sentrystrike Ultra-Blaster" using the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan-1 Data Files#Weapons database|Autobot weapons database on Hasbro Pulse}}<ref>[https://old.hasbropulse.com/blogs/unboxed/transformers-wfc-siege-optimus-prime-combat-weapons-guide "''Siege'' Optimus Prime C.O.M.B.A.T. Weapons Guide" on Hasbro Pulse]</ref>

Closer than ever to reaching the [[AllSpark]], the Autobots awakened after crash-landing on pre-Ice Age Earth. While battling the Decepticons, both sides were joined by the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, their epic battle changing their combined destinies.

During this period, Wheeljack's function was a warrior, and he [[trans-scan]]ned into a sports car. His [[Energon battle pistol|Energon pistol]]s and speed were his powers and weapons, and his core traits were his ferocity, fearlessness, and protectiveness. Wheeljack's message from the future was that his cooperation with mysterious new allies will lead to heroic ends. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/kingdom ''Kingdom'' webpage]</ref>

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====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Bill Rogers]] (English), [[Volcano Ōta]] (Japanese)|[[Marco Ribeiro]] (Portuguese), [[Stefan Godin]] (French), [[Sven Hasper]] (German), [[Davide Marzi]] (Italian), [[David Hernán]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Armando Coria]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Manish Wadhwa]] (Hindi)}}

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Wheeljack hired a neutral energon scrounger by the name of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to look for fuel when they stumbled across an abandoned [[space bridge]] by accident. Before he could tell Optimus Prime about their discovery, however, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] found their position and ordered their execution before [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] and Optimus Prime arrived to save them. {{storylink|Siege episode 1}} After Optimus and Elita returned from a disastrous, Wheeljack suggested using the ship's sensors to locate the AllSpark, even if meant siphoning the energon required to keep their grounded ship concealed. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}} While discussing contingency measures to keep the AllSpark out of Decepticon hands, Wheeljack mentioned the space bridge he'd found and suggested recruiting [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] to help repair the ancient device. After fighting their way through a Decepticon patrol, the group arrived at Ratchet's improvised clinic, and after reaching out to his former colleague Ratchet grudgingly agreed to help. {{storylink|Siege episode 3}} When Prime returned to the Ark after a meeting with the [[Guardian robot|Guardian]]s, Wheeljack informed him that he'd soon have [[Teletraan I|Teletraan-1]] up and running. {{storylink|Siege episode 4}}

After Bumblebee absorbed the [[Alpha Trion Protocols]], Wheeljack was able to map Bumblebee's newfound knowledge of the Allspark onto a modern topographic map of Cybertron to pinpoint the artifact's location and tracked it to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]]. To get the ''Ark'' up and running, Wheeljack told Bumblebee that they'd need more energon, which convinced the neutral to strike a deal with [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]] for more fuel. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}} By the time that they returned, the final battle for the planet had already begun, and after refuelling Elita ordered Wheeljack to launch the ''Ark'' for the space bridge. Optimus was forced to put the AllSpark beyond Megatron's reach by throwing it through the portal; as the remaining Autobots boarded the ''Ark'' and left to retrieve the life-giving artifact, the passage through the unstable spacebridge knocked everyone aboard unconscious. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}

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Wheeljack and the other Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' were captured by [[Doubledealer]]'s crew of [[Mercenary|Mercenaries]] and brought to the insane [[Quintesson]] [[Deseeus]] for judgement, though they were later able to escape when the Mercenaries turned on their employer. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 2}} Some time later, Ratchet and Wheeljack picked up the AllSpark's signal but told Optimus that they didn't have enough energon to make the trip without a space bridge to shorten the transit time. The Autobots set a course for the nearest space bridge, but discovered that the dilapidated portal in the [[Nebulon]] system had a [[Nebulon station|space station]] keeping the portal open. To close the connection, Wheeljack joined several other Autobots as they boarded the station to lay emergency charges that would destroy the station from within and reset the spacebridge connection. However, they were attacked by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], who nearly crushed Wheeljack to death before [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] distracted him with a hologram. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 3}} When Megatron's Decepticons caught up with them, a massive explosion sealed Wheeljack and most of the other Autobots behind a blast door; after Soundwave freed them, the two factions were forced to call a temporary truce, and Optimus ordered Wheeljack to patch up Megatron so that they could take on Scorponok together. As their alliance fell apart, however, Wheeljack managed to disorient the Decepticons by deactivating the station's artificial gravity systems and buy the Autobots just enough time to get back to the ''Ark'' and take off, but a blast from the ''Nemesis'' stranded both ships in the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 4}}

With the help of [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], the Autobots were able to escape the Dead Universe moments before the Decepticons did the same, {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}} and both ships reappeared over prehistoric [[Earth]]. During the ensuing three-way battle between Deseeus, the Autobots, and Decepticons, Wheeljack managed to lead a team aboard the ''Nemesis'' and take control of its weapons to fire on the ''[[Fool's Fortune]]''. As the Quintesson ship exploded, Wheeljack and his team retreated back to the ''Ark'' just in time to brace for impact as the destruction of the ''Fortune'' sent both the ''Ark'' and ''Nemesis'' plunging into the planet's atmosphere. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}}

[[File:KingdomEp2-WheeljackRhinox.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

After crash-landing near an active volcano, Wheeljack found that Teletraan was behaving oddly, but had no time to investigate these findings before the Autobots encountered the [[Maximal]]s, who hailed from a dystopian future timeline where the AllSpark was never returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}} While Prime and most of the other Autobots went off with the Maximal leader [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] to find the artifact, Wheeljack worked with Ratchet and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] to find the AllSpark and get their ship repaired, and was impressed by the Maximal engineer's skill with machines. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 2}} {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}

By the time that Optimus Prime and their new companions had recovered the AllSpark, Wheeljack attempted to launch the ''Ark'' against Ratchet's better judgement but was unable to power up the ship. With Teletraan still uncooperative, the Autobot and Maximals couldn't launch their ship before the Decepticons and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s launched an offensive. At that moment, however, the reason for Teletraan's "malfunction" became clear—using the AllSpark as a battery, the computer was able to reconfigure the ship's vessel into a towering robot mode, and explained to the stunned Wheeljack that it had learned how to transform during the ship's time in the Dead Universe. The Decepticons defeated, Wheeljack and the other Autobots took the villains prisoner and headed home to Cybertron aboard their starship. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 5}} Upon crash-landing on Cybertron, the Autobots and Maximals discovered that Cybertron was now a dead, icy, world, unable to support life. Wheeljack joined in the battle against [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]; after they were defeated and the planet restored to life, he took part in the ceremony commemorating the end of the Autobot-Decepticon war. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}

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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
One day on Cybertron, Wheeljack unveiled his latest invention for Optimus Prime's approval: a unique, multi-functional [[jet pack]] that doubled as an umbrella and a massage chair. However, the jetpack quickly went out of control, and Bumblebee and Wheeljack had to chase after their leader as he went flying off. {{storylink|Big Invention, Big Trouble?}} Later, Wheeljack walked in to discover that a greedy [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] had eaten all of their [[energon cube]]s and suffered an explosive bout of indigestion. {{storylink|Mission: Snacks, All to Myself!}}

During a search for energon on a [[Planet of Games]], Wheeljack constructed a machine that would instantly warp any nearby energon supplies to their current location. However, his new invention immediately blew up in his face. {{storylink|Great Adventure on the Planet of Games!}}

On Optimus Prime's birthday, Wheeljack got his leader a potted [[Morphobot]]. Later, he and all the other Autobots came together to enjoy the birthday cake that Bumblebee had baked Optimus. {{storylink|The Commander's Birthday}} On another occasion, Wheeljack gave Bumblebee a homework assignment to build a functioning time machine. {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 14}} During an Autobot-Decepticon skirmish over the perfect barbecue spot, Wheeljack battled [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]. {{storylink|I Want to Protect This Place}}

One winter's day, Wheeljack invented a snowball throwing machine for his teammates to train against. However, the machine promptly malfunctioned and went out of control until the Autobots were able to reach the machine's emergency shutdown switch. All was not lost, as the Autobots used the excess snow created by the runaway robot to construct an igloo for the night.
{{storylink|Go! Go! issue 18}}

When the Transformers learned that their adventures were being published in manga format, Wheeljack announced that copies of the ''Go! Go!'' manga were already available in e-book format. {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 26}} A bespectacled Wheeljack detected a treasure in the jungle and sent Bumblebee and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] to investigate. {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 28}} When the "treasure" turned out to be an payload of armed [[energon]] bombs, Optimus and Wheeljack mistook the explosion for fireworks. {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 29}}

After Wheeljack invented a new cleaning drone, [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] broke into his laboratory and played with his new creation. Mirage used his invisibility powers to pin the blame on Bumblebee; when Wheeljack tried to fix his damaged robot, the machine went berserk and tried to "clean" its creator. {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 30}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Go! Go! issue 32}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 33}} {{storylink|Transformers Go! Go! Extra Volume|Extra Volume}} {{storylink|The Transformers Go! Go! Search Quiz is Here!|Search Quiz}} {{storylink|Go! Go! Fan Book 2024 special|Fan Book 2024}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 42}} {{storylink|A Tasty Trap!!}} {{storylink|The Transformers Gather on the Snowy Mountain!|Search Quiz 2}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 45}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 46}} {{storylink|The Big Micro-Adventure}} {{storylink|I Love Surprises!}}}}

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===2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic===
[[File:MaximalsStrikeBackPart1-GoldenDisk.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

The [[Wheeljack Ministry of Science]] was presumably named after Wheeljack, which featured a pair of statues cast in his likeness. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 1}} Following the discovery of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Wheeljack was part of the team that studied it. {{storylink|Maximals Strike Back, Part 1}}

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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:Finale-Exosuits.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]

To fight back against [[King Sombra]]'s mind-control spell, Wheeljack worked with Shockwave and Ratchet to construct a set of emotion-powered [[exosuit|exo-suit]]s. Once their pony allies had rescued [[Pinkie Pie]], [[Fluttershy]], and [[Twilight Sparkle]] from Sombra's control, Wheeljack and Ratchet helped the newly freed ponies into their suits. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

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===Calm Sleep Stories===
Wheeljack was the inventor and mechanic of Optimus Prime's team, always looking to advance Cybertronian technology and never afraid to be his own test subject.

One night on Earth, Wheeljack and the other Autobots visited a drive-in theater in [[Idaho]]. {{storylink|History of the Transformers}}

===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 no. 5 – Wheeljack at Work.jpg|thumb|left|I guess he's just Wheel for now...|upright=1.4]]
Wheeljack was one of the many Autobots who fled Cybertron aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)#Energon Universe|Ark]]'' and among the Autobots who (unsuccessfully) engaged [[Megatron (G1)#Energon Universe|Megatron]] as their ship crashed to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Transformers Energon Universe 2024 Special story}} Many years later, his body was taken by [[Ratchet (G1)#Energon Universe|Ratchet]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]] as they escaped from the attack of the newly reconstructed Decepticon forces. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}} Once they were safely away from the Decepticons, Ratchet began reassembling Wheeljack using the technology in Prime's [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 2|Transformers #2}} Ratchet continued to work on the dormant Wheeljack until he received a distress call from Optimus Prime, prompting Ratchet to apologize to Wheeljack as he went to temporarily revive [[Jazz (G1)#Energon Universe|Jazz]] instead. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 4|Transformers #4}}

Ratchet was eventually able to revive Wheeljack, but to conserve energon, he only rebuilt his upper half, which he placed on a mechanical pedestal. Wheeljack, with assistance from the Autobots' new human friend [[Sparkplug Witwicky#Energon Universe|Sparky Witwicky]], was able to build a turbine connected to a human-built dam, with the hope of reviving more dormant Autobots (and eventually getting enough energon to fully repair his and Optimus's bodies). Wheeljack was impressed with Sparky's ability, and expressed hope that they'd produce enough energon to revive and repair all the Autobots and still have enough left over to fuel [[Farmingham]] for a decade.

They were able to bring [[Arcee (G1)#Energon Universe|Arcee]] out of stasis, but at that moment, they were set upon by a Decepticon attack. Despite lacking a lower body, Wheeljack laid down defensive fire in the battle. Jazz was successfully and fully brought back to life, but before any more Autobots could be revived, [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]] was able to badly damage the turbine. Wheeljack lamented that the turbine would take a while to repair. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}

[[File:TF2023 no. 8 – Wheeljack Gets His Legs Back.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.9]]
Wheeljack would then repair Ratchet's legs and started working on getting [[Teletraan I]] operational before accidentally locking himself out by reactivating the part of [[Skywarp (G1)#Energon Universe|Skywarp]] that had been built into Teletraan. He then broke the news to the others before Optimus came back and notioned that [[Jetfire (G1)#Energon Universe|Jetfire]] was next in line to be reactivated. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 7|Transformers #7}} Wheeljack continued to try and break through Skywarp's stonewalling to no avail, wondering if he hadn't fallen into a trap laid by [[Soundwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Soundwave]]. [[Carly (G1)#Energon Universe|Carly]] then accidentally fired an RPG at Skywarp, but Arcee blocked the shot. This display wound up giving Skywarp the impetus to repair Wheeljack's legs.

[[File:TF2023 no. 9 – Arcee and Wheeljack Under Fire.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Not long after, Wheeljack detected Decepticon activity on Teletraan One. While Prime led a party to take care of them, Wheeljack stayed behind with Carly and Arcee. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 8|Transformers #8}} The three of them decided to take the opportunity to try and bring the turbine at Farmingham Dam back into working order so they could revive more troops. But on their way there, they came under fire from a human militia from Farmingham and were forced to stop. Carly tried to intervene on the Autobots' behalf, and Wheeljack promised the humans that they meant them no harm. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 9|Transformers #9}} As they were siphoning more energy from the dam, Optimus returned with [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] and a heavily damaged [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. Wheeljack noted Ratchet could get Ultra Magnus repaired in a jiffy, prompting Optimus to reveal Ratchet had been killed in the battle with the Decepticons. Wheeljack took this news hard, rebuffing Optimus' attempt to console him in favor of some time alone. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 10|Transformers #10}}

Wheeljack began repairs on Magnus, but confessed to Optimus that they were slow going and the Energon required to complete them could be used to revive more offline Autobots. However, Magnus argued that he wanted to participate in the fight, so the repairs continued. Later, Wheeljack detailed Shockwave's scheme to drain Earth of resources to fuel Cybertron through a spacebridge to the other Autobots. He also began work on a series of explosive charges to destroy the space bridge as well as utilizing Skywarp's teleportation abilities to transport the Autobots to the Decepticon fortress. After the first wave of Autobots rescued their captured comrades, Wheeljack and Magnus arrived to provide backup. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 11|Transformers #11}} He was confused at Magnus' sudden retreat as the firefight with the Decepticons commenced, but kept Optimus updated on the status of the spacebridge as the fight continued. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 12|Transformers #12}}

After Arcee, [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]], Spike, and Carly left in search of Ultra Magnus, Wheeljack alerted Optimus to a Decepticon attack on a city to the south. As the remaining Autobots rolled out to stop them, Wheeljack mentioned he could not find any signs of Optimus' recent visions in his neural net and wondered if it could be a result of an organic interfacing with the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. The city was in ruins when the Autobots arrived, so Optimus ordered them to focus on emergency response. Wheeljack helped Optimus lift a bus before the military arrived and forced them to retreat. Upon returning to the dam, Wheeljack urged Optimus to consider reinforcements - [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]. However, the a group of Decepticons lead by Starscream attacked, destroying the Energon generator. the scene quickly turned into chaos as Starscream's Decepticons began to engage a second group of Decepticons lead by Soundwave. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 15|Transformers #15}} The Autobots were forced to abandon the dam to avoid being caught in the middle of a brawl between [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], with Wheeljack bemoaning the loss of his machine. The Autobots swam to safety but were nearly washed away after Optimus accidentally shot and destroyed the dam. Luckily, Trailbreaker had been revived in time to rescue two nearby human children, a fact Wheeljack was happy to celebrate. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 16|Transformers #16}}

Taking a moment to regroup, Wheeljack noted to Optimus that Bruticus was headed for the human settlement of [[Seattle]], but Wheeljack was more concerned about Prime's firing on the dam, and advised the Optimus return to the ''Ark'' so that he could figure out what was behind his attacks. However, Optimus overruled Wheeljack and they set out for Seattle to save whatever human lives they could. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 17|Transformers #17}} Once Megatron appeared on the scene, however, Optimus immediately ordered a retreat. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}}

On returning to the ''Ark'', Wheeljack helped revive the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], then called Optimus aside to discuss his symptoms. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 20|Transformers #20}} His diagnosis was that Sparky's sacrifice ''should'' have completely reenergized the Matrix, but attaching Megatron's arm to Prime had given him some kind of infection that was preventing him from tapping into the Matrix's power.

[[File:TF2023 №21 – A Reluctant Amputation.jpg|thumb|right]]
But before he could elaborate on this, the Decepticons marched on the ''Ark'', and against Wheeljack's advice, Optimus left to help in defending it. During the following battle, Wheeljack was alarmed when Optimus levelled Megatron's [[fusion cannon]] at him and Jazz. Before he could fire, the ''Ark'' teleported away from under the Autobots' feet. Optimus realized how much of a danger Megatron's arm was posing and asked Wheeljack and the other Autobots to shoot the arm off before it could make him hurt those he loved. Reluctantly, they complied, shooting at their leader until the arm was completely blown off. As Prime ordered a retreat, [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] tried to carry the Autobots away, but Megatron fired on the Autobot combiner, killing [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] and damaging the rest of him. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 21|Transformers #21}}

Some distance later, the wounded Superion was forced to land and separate. Luckily, it was then that the Autobots were found by a convoy from Farmingham, who offered to help hide the Autobots from Decepticon pursuers as a gesture of thanks for helping the town. A wounded Optimus was reluctant to accept their help, but a desperate Wheeljack forced the issue. After arriving at Farmingham Hospital, Optimus had another attack, causing him to jettison the Matrix. Wheeljack was shocked to discover that the infection from Megatron's arm had spread to the rest of Prime's body, and that it was killing him. When Optimus tried to stop Spike's attempt to sacrifice himself to reenergize the Matrix, both of them were knocked into a coma, with Spike's hand stuck in the Matrix and Optimus stuck clutching Spike's arm. While Prime and Spike's vital signs were stable, neither Wheeljack nor [[Lio|Dr. Lio]] were able to separate them, so they were forced to carry them both on the back of a truck to [[Chicago]], where the US military was set to make its last stand. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 22|Transformers #22}}
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==Commercial appearances==
*Wheeljack was among the Autobots gathered around [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] when Prime decided it would be a good idea to not transform anymore. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Action Masters|Action Master commercial}}
*Wheeljack and [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] were driving on Cybertron, aboard the [[Turbo Racer]] and the [[Attack Cruiser]] respectively, when they came under fire from [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s [[Stratotronic Jet]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Gutcruncher|Action Master vehicles commercial}}
*Wheeljack also planned on attending [[BotCon 2009]] alongside his fellow Autobots. {{storylink|BotCon 2009!}}

==Games==
===''Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons''===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Wheeljack could come to Optimus Prime's aid by repairing his flat tires. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{voiceactor|[[Russ Veillard]]}}

{{charstubgame|{{storylink|The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers}}}}

===''Construct-Bots Builder''===
The components necessary for building "Construct-Bot" Wheeljack were accessible within the Cybertron construction zone. Despite it being against protocol, [[you]] could mix his parts with those of Decepticons! (gasp!) {{storylink|Construct-Bots Builder}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] began behaving erratically, so Wheeljack used his [[magnetic inducer]] on [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] while [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] kept them distracted. Wheeljack took as scan of Slug, but the data was corrupted, so he had to use [[Teletraan I]] to repair it. {{storylink|Day of the Dinobots - Part 1}} When the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] attempted to infiltrate the base to strike at Teletraan, Wheeljack was part of [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]'s team which tried unsuccessfully to halt their progress. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War - Part 1}} Wheeljack joined a team led by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to help track down the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives (Legends)|Call of the Primitives}}

Optimus and Wheeljack returned to Autobot HQ after an absence to find Grimlock had taken leadership. Though they failed to resist him, he soon bored with leading the Autobots and let Optimus take command again. {{storylink|Me, Grimlock, King}} In an attempt to save [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] when the boy was injured during a battle, Wheeljack transferred Spike's mind into [[Autobot X (G1)|Autobot X]]. Things went horribly wrong, but Wheeljack later successfully transferred Spike's mind back into his healed body. {{storylink|Autobot X (Legends)|Autobot X}}

At some point Wheeljack teamed up with [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] to combat [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and his allies. {{storylink|Fan Favorite}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Bomb (AB)#As Wheeljack}}
Wheeljack appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Bomb. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsWheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Bet this game is some kind of holodeck created by him.]]
Wheeljack participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Common character that could be recruited for 14 units of Cybermetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
[[file:Wheeljack_TransformersDevastation.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|I COULD USE SOME ASSISTANCE! I'M LEAKING ALL OVER! HELP! SOMEBODY GET THIS GUY OFF OF ME!]]

{{voiceactor| [[Christopher Swindle]]}}
Wheeljack joined a team of other Autobots in opposing Megatron's scheme and stopping the cyberforming of Earth. He upgraded the Autobots' weapons and built T.E.C.H. for them on the Ark, and also provided technical expertise in the field. While his low stamina and slower speed meant he preferred to leave the fighting to Grimlock and Sideswipe, he was more than capable of adjusting a Decepticon's attitude with a well-placed smack from his wrenches or some pinpoint blaster fire. His trusty shield helped him out in several firefights, as did the many [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizers]] he built to destroy large swathes of Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers Operation Omega''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Wheeljack-Earth-Wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|NEED A DISPENSER HERE! NEED A DISPENSER HERE! NEED A *whack* SHUT UP!]]

When it comes to improvisation, Wheeljack is in a whole other league to [[Hoist (G1)|most]] mechanical engineers, and that flair for thinking outside the box applies to his battlefield tactics too. "Never do what the enemy ''expects''." is his approach to warfare, and it's served him very well.

He has a knack for whipping up wild new gadgets, often out of whatever scrap metal and power cells are to hand, though it has earned him something of a 'mad doctor' tag. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Wheeljack Bio}}

Wheeljack arrived in time to help out in the battle for the Codex Key.

Wheeljack also helped Optimus perfect the Combining process, along with Perceptors help.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Combiner Wars Campaign}}

Wheeljack even later helped Prime and some volunteers form OPTIMUS MAXIMUS!
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Countdown To Combination Event}}

[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] told [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] that Wheeljack would outfit him with an [[Orbital jump|Orbital Bounce]] relay for a mission to the [[Decepticon lunar dome base|Decepticon Moonbase]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Moonbase}}

*'''Class:''' Medic
*'''Lowest Star Rating:''' 2 star
*'''Weapons:'''Wheeljack uses a combat nullifier to heal his targets. If not healing, Wheeljack uses a standard issue photon blaster to decimate targets.
*'''Ability: Combat Simulants''': Speed up the movement and attack speed of friendly bots for 8 seconds!
**'''Cost''': 3 ability points +2 for reuses.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:Wweeljack Wheeljack at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

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===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
[[File:Wheeljack TFO.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Yo Fryman!]]
{{bigquote|Don't let your enemies dictate what you do.}}

Four million years ago, Wheeljack travelled with Optimus on the Ark away from an energy depleted Cybertron. Bluestreak once described Wheeljack as "a fellow who can make nuclear bombs out of scrap metal and rust buckets." Wheeljack became renowned as a "mad scientist" for creating gadgets for the Autobots that will optimize their performance in combat. Furthermore, his driving skills are superb enough to make any Hollywood hero envious.

In battle, Wheeljack wielded the laser powered "[[Stillson Wrench]]" and the bubble blasting "[[Fusion Ray Gun]]". His active skill was "Backup Firepower":
*'''Backup Firepower''' — Wheeljack calls forth 2 levitating turret drones to fight by his side. If Wheeljack dies in battle, the turrets will initiate a kamikaze protocol to kill Wheeljack's opponent(s), resulting in extensive damage. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} <ref>[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero13.shtml Wheeljack profile on the Transformers Online website]</ref>
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===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:ForgedToFight-Wheeljack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4| [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep3AxbfqiII EL TECHE DE JESUS!!!]]]
As a Tech Bot, Wheeljack constructs up to three Upgrades of three types: Offensive Upgrades that can Shock opponents, Defensive Upgrades that can Stun, or Power Upgrades that can Power Leak. He can also activate an emergency Force Shield allowing him to survive potentially deadly attacks (and catastrophic mishaps in the lab).

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{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}
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===''Transformers: Heavy Metal''===
Wheeljack supplied technology such as scanners for the [[Guardian Program]], and occasionally requested the humans involved search for [[Mini-Con]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: Heavy Metal}}

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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Wheeljack was a resourceful Autobot mechanic who could cobble together just about anything from scrap metal and spare parts. Renowned by his allies for his ability to improvise, Wheeljack attacked engineering challenges with the same kind of ferocity he unleashed on the open road. Wheeljack was instrumental in establishing the [[Autobot Road]] to allow Cybertronians to rapidly deploy anywhere on the planet. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

==Toys and merchandise==
{{main|Wheeljack (G1)/toys}}

==Notes==
[[File:Wheeljack model pose.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|It's not quite the [[:File:Ravage pounce collage.jpg|Ravage pounce]], but it's definitely a thing.]]
*Wheeljack's original toy was one of the figures that already had [[package art]] created by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] for its ''[[Diaclone]]'' release. The existing artwork was only slightly modified for the Transformers version, replacing the upside down number "539" on the chest with an Autobot [[insignia]], and adding another Autobot insignia to the left foot. The package art was then used as a reference for the [[character model]], which made it stand out by deviating from the rather stiff model sheet poses used for most other characters. Also, the character model includes various technical details (notably, two triangular shapes) on the insides of Wheeljack's lower legs/feet that do not exist on the toy, but were specifically invented for the package art. The model pose was then referenced (or swiped, if you will) numerous times for both the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|comic series]] by [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] (notably, two panels in [[DIS-Integrated Circuits!|issue #9]]) and the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''Transformers'' cartoon]] (notably, Wheeljack's first transformation sequence after gaining his Earth alternate mode in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]").
*Wheeljack has the distinction of being the first Transformer to appear in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]], and thus the first one to appear in any animated story.
*In Japanese continuity, Wheeljack is portrayed as being older than most Autobots; he talks like an old man and is even referred to as one by ''[[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]]'', of all people, in the dub of "[[Heavy Metal War]]". According to the Japanese PlayStation 2 ''[[The Transformers (G1 PS2)|Transformers]]'' game, he is significantly older than [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], old enough to tell him to "respect your elders". Also, he is younger than Kup, but still enough of age to share old man stories with him.
*Storyboards for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' show Smokescreen lying dead next to Windcharger instead of Wheeljack. The establishing shot of the launcher near where Wheeljack's remains lie even show a Smokescreen-colored Wheeljack corpse. Older versions of the movie script in fact feature Wheeljack alive and well after the Battle of Autobot City, having merely been knocked unconscious. He and several other Autobots take part in a plotline that involved saving Earth from Unicron's siphoning hose that was draining the Earth's energy and would ultimately destroy it.
*In a continuity where [[More than Meets the Eye (mini-series)|most of the time]], most [[Flight|Autobots can't fly]] under their own power, one of the few Autobot cars explicitly described as being capable of flight is Wheeljack—whose [[alternate mode]] and color scheme come from a {{w|File:Lancia Stratos Turbo.jpg|racecar}} sponsored by a {{w|Alitalia|certain airline}}. Coincidence? (Maybe Wheeljack only gets to fly because his ''[[Diaclone]]'' toy had wings—but then, maybe the ''Diaclone'' toy had wings because of the "Alitalla" airline.)
*Wheeljack's bio on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'' webpage is ''exactly'' the same as Arcee's, save for the character's name and artwork being changed.
*Wheeljack's design in the 2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic is inspired by his [[Wheeljack (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I even just straight up used his design for Wheeljack in issue 10. My love for the work Derrick did is pretty unabashed and I wouldn't have it any other way. I even like to think that some alternate version of TFA kinda sets up the backstory for our Beast Wars comic- |link=https://twitter.com/jcburcham/status/1475584556749275137|name=Josh Burcham|site=Twitter|year=2021|month=12|day=27|(defunct=)}}</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wheeljack''' (ホイルジャック ''Hoirujakku'')
*''Czech:'' '''Ráfek'''
*''French:'' '''Invento''' (Canada), '''Cric''' (Canada Action Master, "Jack"), '''Wheelie''' (European French cartoon dub)
*''Hebrew:'' '''Jeck''' (ג'ק, "Jack")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kerék''' ("Wheel"), '''Kormányos Jack''' ("Steersman Jack" or "Steering-Wheeled Jack", used in the comic's profile pages)
*''Italian:'' '''Saetta''' ("Bolt")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Luén Chéi''' (Taiwan, 輪傑, "Wheel Jay"), '''Qiānjīndǐng''' (China, 千斤顶, "Wheeljack" or "Hoisting Jack")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Auto-Roda''' (Portuguese comic, "Auto-Motor"), '''Motriz''' (Brazilian comic, "Wheel")
*''Russian:'' '''Gónshchik''' (Го́нщик, "Racer")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Kermanych''' (Керманич, "Steerer")

==See also==
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*[[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]], the kung-fu-fighting Autobot from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]].
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] (aka Que), the [[facial hair]]-sporting Autobot scientist from the [[live-action film series]].
*[[Wheeljack (Animated)|Wheeljack]], the Autobot [[Ministry of Science]] member from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]], the sword-wielding [[Wreckers|Wrecker]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]], the goateed Autobot inventor from ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]''.}}

==References==
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[[Category:Alternators Autobots]]
[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Earthforce]]
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Ravage (G1)

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:''Ravage is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] and later [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Ravageboxart.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|This is every comic book panel Ravage [[Character model#Model sheet poses used in fiction|has ever been in]]. Well, okay, sometimes they rotate him a bit.]]
No Decepticon has a stronger loyalty to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] than '''Ravage''' (aka '''Battle Ravage''', '''Tripredacus Agent''', '''Tri-Predacus Agent''', '''Black Panther Man''', '''Ravrav''', '''Chief''', '''Grandmaster Cattington''', '''Dangerflouf''', '''Hairless [[Meowgatron]]''', '''Analogue Kitty''', '''Nuggy McBubatron''', and '''Meow-Meow McNiff'''<ref>https://www.facebook.com/transformers/photos/a.153259298077606/2454681957935317/?type=3&theater</ref>). One of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s most reliable [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|spies]], Ravage believes unwaveringly in the Decepticon cause, and Megatron embodies that cause. To better serve Megatron and the Decepticons, Ravage has become the most efficient and deadly war machine under his command. He hides himself in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to strike with grim accuracy. His name is synonymous with stealth. His survivors are few.

Ravage's only weakness is bright light, which can temporarily blind him. Perhaps his absolute loyalty to Megatron can blind him as well.

Sometimes he's a talker, other times he just growls or hisses at anything that isn't Megatron or Soundwave.

{{quote|Decepticons forever!|Ravage|"[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
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{{main|Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}

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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
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{{main|Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}

A violent beast (potentially capable of speech but preferring to growl), Ravage acted as one of Soundwave's primary spies and enforcers. Ravage excelled at this during the 1980s, when the Autobot and Decepticon conflict was renewed on Earth. He continued terrorizing Autobots and humans alike, even surviving the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005. Following that, Ravage was revealed to be a "[[primitive]]" and assisted in the battle against [[Tornedron]].

In a splinter timeline, Ravage aided in the restoration of the fallen Soundwave in 2011. In 2021, Ravage travelled with his master to another dimension, only to be abandoned, whereupon the unemployed Ravage was left to seek his fortune as a police officer. Following the end of the Autobot-Decepticon conflict, Ravage was granted amnesty and rebuilt as a Predacon and proceeded to have numerous time-travelling adventures.

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===Deadly Paradise===
[[File:DeadlyParadise-RavageattacksProwl.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Ravage was stationed on [[Carob Island]], where the Decepticons had set up a mining an construction operation. Using a rare ore from the island, the Decepticons were building duplicate Autobots loyal only to Megatron. Ravage acted as a go-between the Decepticons and Madame [[Cee]], a human who's expertise and tinkering in mechanics were crucial in building the clones. Upon one of his visits to Madame Cee's workshop, Ravage came upon Madame Cee talking to the Autobot Prowl. Ravage attempted to attack Prowl, but Prowl evaded him and locked Ravage in a room. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}
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===Sticker Adventures books===
Under Megatron's orders, Ravage snuck into the Autobots’ headquarters and stole all of their fuel. It wasn't easy, but once the deed done, Ravage assured Megatron that the Autobots were as defenceless as Earth kittens. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}

===Marvel colouring books===
[[File:Decepticon patrol ravage.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Either Ravage is really big or that's a tiny elephant]]
Ravage is super-sneaky. He used the cover of an iceberg to board the Autobots' ship and tried to pounce on [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], only to discover he'd fallen foul of a hologram. Outnumbered by the alerted Autobots, he fled the ship. During a later battle, he and the other Decepticons became accidental victims of [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s earthquake. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} Ravage was once successful in defeating [[Roller (G1)|Roller]]. [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] trapped him in a [[force field]] with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and Rumble. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}

Searching for a factory suitable for manufacturing troops, Ravage looked in a jungle fruitlessly. When they eventually found a factory, Ravage realized it was an Autobot trick, and pounced on [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] who was providing the hologram. Mirage retaliated by throwing electric balls at Ravage. {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}} Ravage was among the Decepticons who attacked [[Hoover Dam]], but were driven off by the Autobots. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

Ravage's spying alerted the Decepticons to a space communicator possessed by the Autobots, which allowed the Decepticons to send a fake message so they could take over the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} Like [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], Ravage loved to follow Megatron's orders. When the Autobots interrupted the Decepticons in the process of tearing up a forest, Ravage leaped at [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] only to completely miss and go plunging off a cliff. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

When [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] found a junk yard with a car compactor, Ravage came up with a cunning plan to lure the Autobots into it by disguising it as an [[Autobot Rest Stop]]. They compacted [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], but then the rest of the Autobots turned up, and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] paralyzed Ravage with a cloud of dust. {{storylink|The Autobot Smasher!}}

Under Shockwave's orders, Ravage, Laserbeak, Kickback, and the Constructicons attacked a human village, planning to raze it and build a fuel plant in its place. Little did they know they were being spied upon from orbit by the Autobot [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. When the Autobots attacked, Shockwave had Ravage and Kickback sneak up on them to hit them from behind. But Cosmos was still looking down upon the battlefield, and warned Grapple and Gears of the duo's approach. The Autobots then beat up the Decepticons, shoved them down a hole, and poured quick-drying cement atop of them to hold them in place. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

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Ravage faced off against [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] when the Autobots attacked the Decepticon base-camp. Ravage later tried to prevent the Autobots from abducting [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], but failed. {{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}

===Transformers Pop-Up Book===
Ravage was one of the Decepticons to participate in the battle at [[Castle Decepticon]]. He pounced out of Starscream's cockpit to attack Ultra Magnus. {{Storylink|Transformers Pop-Up Book}}

===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
Ravage was among the Decepticons who tried to steal an oil truck from near the Autobots' base. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}

===Dinobot War===
[[File:Time sphere dinobot war.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Disco inferno!]]
Skulking around [[Disneyland]], Ravage hid himself inside a Walkman so that [[you]] would carry him inside [[Wizard's Cave|The Wizard's Cave]] attraction where workmen had uncovered a buried UFO. After you activated a [[time-sphere]], Ravage and Laserbeak were transported four million years back in time, where they planned to locate the crashed Ark and destroy the Autobots within. After a few battles with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], the two cassettes located the site of the flying saucer, intending to take the [[time-travelling alien]]s' advanced technology. {{storylink|Dinobot War}}
{{note|As "Dinobot War" is a [[multipath adventure]], there are multiple outcomes for Ravage:}}
*One of the aliens transported him and Laserbeak to times and places unknown.
*You transported him and Laserbeak back to the present day and they slunk away, or were lost in the time-stream.
There are also several endings where Ravage kills you. Presumably he and Laserbeak then go on to carry out their plan and the Decepticons ultimately conquer the Earth.
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:AutobotsFightBack Ravage hunting.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
When the Decepticons were hit by a surge of power from a lightning collector built by the Autobots, they all began malfunctioning. Ravage spontaneously ejected from [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and attacked [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who batted him aside. Soundwave picked up the stricken "mechanical hound" as the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}

On another occasion, the Decepticons spotted [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] spying on them and send Ravage after him. Ravage pursued the small Autobot, managing to fire off one of his missiles before Bumblebee used his sensitivity to bright light against him. After recovering from the eye-full of headlights, Ravage found Bumblebee had gone, but the cassette stumbled on a cave that would be perfect for testing the ion-drive for the space cruiser they were building. The news somewhat defused Megatron's temper at the escape of Bumblebee, and Ravage led the other Decepticons to his find. Ultimately, the Autobots got wind of the test and launched an attack, resulting in the ion-drive exploding and the tunnel collapsing on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}
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===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===
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Ravage followed [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], and when the Autobot tried to abduct Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]], Ravage decided to capture her for the Decepticons instead. After jumping onto Cliffjumper's hood in panther mode, he transformed to [[robot mode]](?!) and tried to grab the doctor, only for Cliffjumper to [[glass gas]] his right arm. The Autobot made off with Blaisedale, leaving Ravage in the dust, but the Decepticon notified Megatron who made alternate arrangements. When later the Decepticons wanted to attack the solar plant, Ravage successfully kidnapped Blaisedale as a diversion. He and the other Decepticon guards later fled when the Autobots came to rescue her. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
Ravage spied on [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and a bunch of Autobots in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and reported to Megatron. He was on Megatron's team as they tracked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to [[South America]] and attempted to seize [[Mount Sheelah]]. Unfortunately the volcano blew up in their faces, trapping them with lava. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} Ravage was hanging out at the Decepticon fortress when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] stole the Decepticons' [[global crystal]], but didn't detect the scout until it was too late. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}

When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] spotted a construction at [[Stanley Lake]], Ravage was the only Decepticon who knew his history well enough to recognize what a hydro electric station was, a method of generating power used on Cybertron "way way back in the mists of time." He accompanied Megatron to Stanley Lake on a fact-finding mission, and when the other Decepticons were washed away by a torrent thanks to the Autobots, Ravage alone escaped. He confronted [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], only to be dazzled by the Autobot's [[sound and light show]] until the other Autobots arrived, and he had to retreat. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} Sore at all the defeats, the Decepticons discussed how to defeat the Autobots, and Ravage came up with the idea of infiltrating the Autobot ranks with a spy. This plan paid off when Starscream did so and reported on an Autobot [[Deuterium Orbital Laser Tracing System|super weapon]] being stored at [[Mount Levram]]. Of course, while the Decepticons were smashing Mount Levram, the Autobots demolished the Decepticon fortress, having gotten wise to Starscream and fooled him themselves. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

===Battle Beneath the Ice===
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When human scientists discovered a mysterious city beneath the ice of the North Pole, they placed a call to Autobot City in order to get the Transformers' perspective on the discovery. The Decepticons also somehow learned of the city, and Ravage found a way to infiltrate it unnoticed. As he lurked, Ravage managed to record a conversation between one of the city-dwellers and the human Nyder, who were discussing stealing the warrior-factors from both the Autobots and Decepticons in order to encode it within themselves, thus turning their people into an army. He later came upon a group of humans as they were being given a tour of the city.

Making himself known, Ravage was threatened to leave at gunpoint by Hot Rod, who was accompanying the humans. Ravage assured him that if he had come as their enemy, he wouldn't have let them see him. Ravage went on to explain that the Decepticons hadn't shot down the humans’ plane, as the group had earlier been led to believe. One of the city-dwellers interrupted their conversation, and threatened to neutralize Ravage, pointing towards him a rod-like blaster. But Ravage was too quick for the city-dweller and pounced right for his throat. Before Ravage could reach him, Hot Rod discharged his photon lasers, and hit the city-dweller by accident. The city-dweller was revealed to be a robot, and Ravage played the conversation between Nyder and the [[Watcher]], the leader of the city-dwellers, he had previously recorded. Ravage and Hot Rod then forged a temporary alliance. Their group stumbled upon the city-dwellers analyzing a fight between Skydive and Vortex, programming themselves with the Autobots and Decepticons’ battle tactics. One of the young humans in the group, Jeff, asked Ravage to record the footage of the Gus Gopher Cartoon Show he had captured on his [[chronovid wristwatch]], and overwrite the city-dwellers’ computers with it. Ravage complied, noting that he liked this kind of sneaky plan.

Once the reprogramming was accomplished, and the city-dwellers began acting like cartoon characters, Ravage contacted the Combaticons above-ground and told them to cease fighting, and to follow the Aerialbots to the underground city. The city-dwellers defeated, the Decepticons honoured Ravage's truce and left in Blast Off's shuttle form peacefully. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Attack of the Insecticons====
Ravage alternatively spied on Decepticons of doubtful loyalty towards Megatron or prowled about Decepticon headquarters, keeping a lookout for intruders. He accomplished the first task in one possible adventure, where Shrapnel planned to overthrow Megatron with the use of an energy device called the Sun-Pak, and the later in another possible adventure where the Autobots attempted to retrieve the same device after it had been stolen by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

====Desert Flight====
Ravage was part of a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshliness’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam.

In the event that the Autobots used a trojan ruse to infiltrate the Decepticon base, and the Decepticons’ forcefield was disabled, Frenzy and Ravage tackled Powerglide after the later had burst into the Decepticons’ base, guns ablaze, only for the two Decepticons to crash into one another when Powerglide ducked.{{storylink|Desert Flight}}

====Decepticon Poison====
Ravage possessed an fighter jet alternate mode. He was also armed with [[proton bomb]]s. He was one of the many Decepticons who attempted to poison a water reservoir in order to turn the nearby human population into mindless slaves. Whether they succeeded or not depended on which choices the Autobots made. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}

====Autobot Alert!====
Ravage was stationed at the Decepticons’ command centre, working as a guard to make sure the Decepticons’ latest plan to conquer the Earth went smoothly. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

====The Invisibility Factor====
In one possible scenario, Ravage accompanied Galvatron on a patrol in a desert at night. Upon spotting a spaceship that flickered in-and-out of sight, the patrol investigated. Finding the Autobots Kup and Hot Rod conversing with a woman at the ship's landing site, Ravage and the others fired upon them, causing them to scramble away. Galvatron then ordered his troops to stay and scrutinize the spaceship instead of pursuing the Autobots.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to attack immediately, the Autobots were easily defeated and destroyed by the Ravage and the other Decepticons.

If Hot Rod and Kup silently followed the Decepticons back to their hide-out in a nearby canyon, they managed to tricked Ravage 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. Amidst the confusion, Ravage began arguing with Thrust, both of them insisting that the Autobots were attacking from a different direction.

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, Ravage and the other Decepticons decided to take off into space in [[Sarah Sanders]]'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 another possible scenario, Ravage and the other Decepticons happened upon Sarah Sanders's ship before any Autobots had come in contact with her. While Scavenger held the woman captive, Ravage 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 Ravage and the others with their headlights while Hot Rod took the device right out of their hands, or tricking him and most of the other Decepticons into leaving the spaceship behind while they pursued the young Autobot on a wild goose chase. The Decepticons did not succeed in catching Hot Rod no matter what scenario ensued. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}

===Frito-Lay posters===
Ravage was amongst a squad of Decepticons who attempted to get to the power source within [[Sherman Dam|Boulder Dam]]. While Megatron dueled Optimus, Ravage joined Starscream, Buzzsaw and Soundwave in an attack formation. The Decepticons were ultimately unsuccessful in gathering the data they were after. {{storylink|Battle in the Desert Valley}}
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===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Lee Tockar]] (English), [[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] (Japanese)|[[Xue Weigang]] (Chinese), [[Daoiz Cabezudo]] (Portuguese), [[Federico Romano]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Sergio Romanò]] (Italian)}}

[[File:BWRavage introduction.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|This is what's called a Dutch angle. It's a cinematographic tool which suggests that something hinky is going on.]]
Ravage was one of the few Decepticon warriors who was granted amnesty at the end of the Great War and reformatted into a Predacon, complete with [[Accent|a classy Russian accent]]. He was sent by the [[Tripredacus Council]] to capture [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], clean up any messes he might have made, and deal with the rest of those on Earth. Ravage made the trip to prehistoric Earth in a specially modified stealth [[transwarp cruiser]]. He successfully contacted the [[Maximal]]s and allied with them to capture Megatron. Due to the stealth capabilities of his ship, and the fact that [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] was also an agent of the council, Ravage and the Maximals easily captured Megatron and imprisoned him. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

[[File:Agenda1-Decepticonsforever.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Rock Will Never Die]]

Megatron, however, had one more card to play. He knew that Ravage wasn't going to let any of the stranded Transformers live, and also knew he had the one thing that would turn Ravage to his side. Using a fragment from the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Megatron showed Ravage something which shocked him—a message from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the leader of the Decepticons. As a safeguard against potential defeat, Megatron had left instructions for the descendants of the Decepticons to use transwarp technology to return to prehistoric Earth. Although the message cut out before it was finished, Megatron's plan worked: Ravage, moved by the sight of his former master, released Megatron. After Megatron explained the rest of the message, Ravage joined the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] and turned on the Maximals. Megatron and Ravage attacked [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], at which point he transformed into his old mini-cassette alternate mode, jumped into the tape player on his ship and took full control. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

His latest treachery was short-lived. During the assault on the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] infiltrated his ship and used [[Fusion weaponry#Fusion grenade|fusion grenade]]s to cause an explosion that destroyed the vessel and Ravage himself. As the inferno headed toward the bridge, Ravage raised a fist and shouted, "Decepticons forever!" as he was destroyed, along with his ship. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}

His head, seemingly all that remained of him, was knocked into the water below the ''Axalon'' by one of Tarantulas's [[Arachnoid]]s. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}
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====3H comics====
[[File:Ravageiguanusrazorclawpd2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|left|Ravage 3 Bodies Evolution!<ref>http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers.fanfic/msg/a5cd7fda89f12c7c?dmode=source&hl=en&pli=1</ref>]]

Even though the [[Maximal]]s had left Earth with [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] were far from over! [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]'s "death" was actually a cover for his return in a more powerful form that had ingested the power of the [[Vok]]! He revived Ravage into a new [[Transmetal 2]] body to help boost his forces, which also included [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] and [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]], and prepared to begin the next stage of his evil plan. Meanwhile, the remnants of Ravage's previous body were recycled by the Vok to re-create [[Tigatron]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}} {{storylink|Primeval Dawn II}}

Soon, Ravage led an attack on [[Primal Prime]], the Vok's new champion, and managed to separate Prime from Tigatron, [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], and [[Ramulus]]. Ravage boasted of his "dark cloak" which shrouded him from even Airazor's impressive sensor array, and unleashed a volley of missiles which knocked her out of the sky. Meanwhile, Tarantulas encountered Primal Prime far from the main battle, and after a heated battle, the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] itself was ripped from his chest by the undead [[Unicron's Spawn|spawn of Unicron]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 2}}

[[File:Ravagespittorpd3.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Transforms from catlike thing to catlike thing.]]

Back at [[Tarantulas's lair]], with the Matrix in their possession, Ravage oversaw the construction of a [[unspace|transwarp]] portal that would transport them deep within the maw of their new master, [[Unicron]]! Their newly born ally, [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], expressed frustration at their unwillingness to finish off the Maximals during the battle, and Ravage responded brutally. Ravage was immune to Spittor's deadly venom-covered surface, but Spittor was not likewise protected from Ravage's savage claws, so Spittor quickly quit complaining. Once the portal was completed, Tarantulas allowed them to attack the Maximals; Ravage and the others had served their purpose. Ravage led them to the Ark, but warned them to not disturb the [[Autobot]]s or [[Decepticon]]s on board. But little did they know that the Vok themselves had taken control of Primal Prime's body, and remade it in their powerful image... {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 3}}

{{note|[[3H Productions]] dissolved before this storyline could be completed. Based on the subsequent ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers|Wreckers]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (comic)|Universe]]'' storylines, it can be assumed that the Matrix of Leadership was restored to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s body at the end of this altercation, that the Maximals were triumphant, and that Tarantulas somehow fled to return to Unicron. Ravage's fate is unknown.}}

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====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
While Ravage was considered by many to be loyal only to himself, his primary loyalty was actually to Megatron and the dream of Decepticon conquest. He viewed himself as carrying on where Megatron left off, scheming and operating constantly to end Cybertron's peace and bring back a conquering empire. He had psycho blasters, guns that ''gave you seizures''. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #3}}

Alternately, Ravage was encouraged to follow the will of the [[Tripredacus Council]] by [[Sea Clamp]], and was rumored to have gained a newer, less limited body from them. {{Storylink|#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Ravage bio}}

[[File:DawnofthePredacus RavageAndTarantulasLaugh.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2.1|]]
By the tail-end of the Great War, Ravage could combine with the Tripredacus Council and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] to form [[Predacus]]. He did so when several soldiers, including Predaking, refused to follow their orders of standing down after the deaths of both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. In this form, he slayed Predaking, ensuring that the Council's far-reaching and sinister plans could continue unimpeded. He next sniped an upstart soldier going by the name "[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]" with a stun-gun, and the Council surrendered to the Autobots on behalf of all Predacons. For this "great risk" he took to ensure the signing of the Pax Cybertronia, Ravage was granted amnesty by the Primal Council. He and Tarantulas had a good laugh the Autobots' expense afterwards, mocking their gullibility; all they had ensured was that the Tripredacus Council's machinations would continue during peacetime. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

As [[Magmatron]] was surveying the timestream, he witnessed several key events of the Beast Wars. Among those was Ravage having a conversation with the captured [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

[[File:RavageTheGathering4.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|[[IDW Publishing|IDW]] decided having his actual robot mode was a little too "Transformers"-y.]]
After Ravage's involvement in the Beast Wars, Magmatron recovered his heavily damaged torso, which still contained his spark. Magmatron then inserted the spark into a blank [[protoform]], which had already been affected by the Transmetal 2 Driver, and Ravage was reborn. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} In his Transmetal 2 body, he and his fellow Predacons, under the command of Magmatron, sought out [[Razorbeast]]'s band of Maximals. Viewing from a safe distance, Ravage ordered his soldiers to engage. Additional Maximal forces arrived, however, and Ravage's forces were defeated. Ravage retreated into the wilderness. {{storylink|Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering}}

Subsequently, Ravage would utilize all the Predacons under his command in a desperate attack as a diversion while he crept into the Maximal base to steal the [[chronal phase facilitator|chronal phase armbands]] left behind by Magmatron. He was confronted by Razorbeast, who guessed incorrectly that Ravage intended to use them to board the Autobot shuttle and return to Cybertron. Ravage corrected him by stating that he intended to free Megatron and eradicate the Maximal forces. His ambitions, however, were thwarted by [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]] who caught him off guard and gave Razorbeast the opportunity to knock Ravage offline. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}

It is not certain if Ravage's intentions for Megatron were another ruse or if he was ''actually'' out of his kitty mind regarding the tactical feasibility of this endeavor.

[[File:Lio V Ravage.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Who's the big cat NOW?]]
However, what WAS a ruse was Ravage being offline — as soon as he had been tied up by Razorbeast, the Maximal commander had to leave to help on the battlefield—upon which Ravage stopped playing dead and broke loose rather easily, managing to obtain the chronal displacement bands that Razorbeast had put him right next to after pointing them out. (A tactical genius, that Razorbeast.) However, upon activating the bands, Ravage was pulled into Chronospace by the trapped Magmatron, who warned him of the apocalypse that was to come, and ordered him to form a truce with the Maximals to fight this menace. And after hearing the warning, Ravage heeded the sage advice, sneaking out of the base while [[Chronal phase|chronically displaced]] and re-emerging to the sight of several gun barrels from [[Lio Convoy]], Razorbeast, and the Pack. However, just as he explained the situation, [[Latolata|Rartorata]] emerged from nowhere and turned Razorbeast into a frenzied monster. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

After introducing himself to Lio Convoy, Ravage agreed with him on a truce until they dealt with the menace of [[Shokaract]]. Commandeering his Predacons, Ravage's forces defeated Rartorata and Ravage extracted a sample of [[Angolmois Energy]] from the [[Blentron|Blendtron]]. When he told Lio Convoy to abandon the Angolmois-infected Razorbeast, the Pack's leader warned him that if he made light of his friend's peril again, he'd personally de-spark him. Ravage boarded the Pack's ship and returned to Cybertron with them, on the way analyzing the Angolmois Capsule, to come up with a vaccine. However, as he explained, none of them were qualified scientists for the task. After arriving on Cybertron, Shokaract blasted the Maximal ship out of the sky. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}

[[File:BWTheAscending4 Grimlock Convoys Ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ravage was the fifth Maximal legend who left before they became famous.]]
Ravage survived the crash, along with the Pack, and visited Magmatron again. Magmatron told Ravage to chronally-displace Shokaract so he could "enlighten him". He then showed unusual concern for Razorbeast's Maximals, asking how they were doing. Ravage then returned to the battle and hit [[Herald of Shokaract|Shokaract's Heralds]] with a grenade at an opportune moment. After Shokaract's suicide, Ravage found Magmatron returned and they all lived happily ever after.

Until [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] returned. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}
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====SD BotCon====
Ravage was [[Dawn of the Predacus|laughing maniacally over drinks]] with Tarantulas when the pair were approached by Beetle. Beetle told the pair they were being kicked out of the bar, since everyone else was tired of their cackling. Ravage turned to Tarantulas and asked where they could go to laugh to their hearts' content... and Tarantulas knew just the place: a children's ball pit! {{storylink|SD SG issue 5|SD BotCon #1}}

====''Timelines''====
Ravage was mentioned as being recruited along with fellow [[Mini-Cassette]]s [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] by the Predacon [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]], but for some reason left them soon afterwards to become an operative for the [[Tripredacus Council]]. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
[[File:Metals2-22.jpg‎|thumb|right|300x|Ready to make kharakiri, my lord!]]
Ravage was on board the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when it crashed onto [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}}

Many millennia later, after his son, [[Jaguar]], went crazy and began killing everyone, even Predacons, General Ravage disowned him. Ravage was later chosen by the [[Tripredacus Council]] to take an army to [[Earth|Energoa]] and defeat [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and end the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. But before the general could leave Cybertron, he and his troops were attacked by Jaguar.

Ravage ordered his men to kill his son, but Jaguar easily slaughtered them all. Jaguar then told the corpse of his father that he would finish his mission and eliminate all the Transformers on Energoa. {{Storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 2|Beast Wars Metals #2}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:Soundwavewarwithin.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|MUKNY NOT CATT]]
Ravage, with a much more arboreal alt mode, was among the opponents that Optronix foresaw himself battling against in a prophetic visions bestowed upon him upon first receiving the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} Ravage was part of the second assassination team Megatron sent after the now new [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] Optimus Prime, alongside Soundwave, Kickback, Shrapnel, and Bombshell. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} But Optimus proved to be more formidable than any of them anticipated. Optimus lost his pursuers in Cybertron's labyrinthine underground, forcing them to rely on Ravage's sense of smell to track him down. Optimus managed to use the environment to sneak up on the Decepticons, and savaged the lot of them. After taking care of Shrapnel and Bombshell, Prime blinded Ravage with an energy burst from his own partner [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], then he tossed Kickback into the feral Decepticon, squashing him against the wall. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}}

Later, Ravage became an operative of Shockwave's faction during the [[Dark Ages]]. They made war against the [[Chaos Trinity]] to upset the plans of [[The Fallen]]. {{storylink|Conflagration}} Ravage was also present at [[Tyger Pax]] when the Decepticons and [[Ultracon]]s reluctantly planned to sign a peace treaty with the Autobots. The ceremony was interrupted by a bombing engineered by Starscream, but this only served to further cement the alliance between the three factions. Ravage was among the 'bots who struck back against Starscream's troops, fighting alongside the likes of Prowl and Bluestreak. After the Starscream's Predacons were defeated, Cybertron's finally seemed to be drawing to a close... right until Megatron returned in all his glory, with the thousand-strong [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] at his back. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

Millions of years later, Ravage and the crew of the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' awoke on Earth in 1984, and did battle with the crew of the ''Ark'' for some time. He and the rest of Megatron's army were eventually defeated and captured by the Autobots, but their return vessel to Cybertron, the ''[[Ark II]]'', was destroyed in mid-flight, leaving the Transformers apparently dead. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} Ravage and many others were recovered and reprogrammed by the human mercenary known as [[Lazarus]]. As a test of his control and their power, Lazarus sent his robots to destroy the [[Smitco Oil Refinery]], and Ravage was there to "pacify" any human resistance. Megatron soon broke free of Lazarus's control, however, and freed his fellow Decepticons in the process. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

''When Megatron vanished from the face of the Earth, Ravage reluctantly joined Soundwave and many other Decepticons in following Starscream as the new leader. Starscream made his first act to take over the human city of [[Las Vegas]], turning it into a kingdom under his command. In order to ensure cooperation, he worked with the human population, promising them fame and protection in exchange for their obedience. Soundwave and his cassettes worked directly with the LVPD, supplementing their efforts with surveillance and Cybertronian based weaponry. Ravage personally intervened during a block war, dismembering a gang member before he could kill patrol officer [[Ryan O'Brien]]. The Decepticons weren't above silencing their detractors, though, and that same officer was beaten to death by some of his fellow cops later that evening, for conspiring against the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}

''Megatron returned from deep space sometime later, but the extent of his injuries at the hands of the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] left him unable to retake his command from Starscream. Instead, he voluntarily went into exile, but invited the other Decepticons to leave Starscream and join him. Ravage and Soundwave were among the Decepticons was eagerly accepted this invitation.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}

''After an enormous battle with the Keepers in Las Vegas, Megatron reclaimed leadership of the Decepticons from Starscream. To properly declare his return to power to the world, Megatron made a brazen assault directly on the White House in [[Washington, D.C.]] He had Ravage patrolling the alleyways, terrorizing civilians and running interference—the cat's efforts kept a large portion of the DCPD and National Guard occupied while Megatron had his "conference" with the [[President of the United States|President]]. Later, the President sought revenge on the Transformers during an ambush in the Nevada desert. He had American troops employ [[deconstructionite]]s, tiny microchip-sized projectiles reverse engineered from Cybertronian technology, with the power to drain energy away from Transformer systems. Ravage was caught in the initial barrage, and either his small size or limited processing power made him fall victim faster than others. Megatron had to carry Ravage to safety as the Decepticons retreated.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}

[[File:Ravagewarandpeace.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|RARRRRR yourself.]]
Sometime thereafter, Shockwave arrived on Earth with a detachment of Unified Cybertronian soldiers, equipped to take both Autobots and Decepticons into custody as enemies of the peace. Shockwave quickly granted clemency to Soundwave, Ravage, and the other Decepticons willing to swear fealty to him, after he disposed of Megatron. {{storylink|New World Order}} After returning to Cybertron, Soundwave was considering his options when a small sound caught his attention. He dispatched Ravage to investigate, but the poor kitty tried to tackle [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and got a mouthful of [[null-ray]]. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Starscream had plans of his own, and managed to convince Soundwave and his cassettes that following him would be more profitable than throwing in with Shockwave. During the chaos of the Autobot insurrection that soon followed, they arranged [[Sky Lynx (G1)|transport]] and fled back to Earth to loot its energy resources. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

{{BW Shell Game}}
After having sent Ravage out on his errand on prehistoric Earth, the Tripredacus Council tasked Magmatron with keeping a watch on all Maximal Channels, should their agent in the field fail in his mission. But Magmatron and Ravage were working together behind the Council's back, and the former-Decepticon sent planetary scans to Magmatron so he could implement his own plans for the stasis pods on prehistoric Earth. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Ravage clones gi joe vol 2.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Ravage was among the Transformers laying dormant aboard the ''Ark'' when it was discovered by [[Cobra]], who took the alien robots and reprogrammed them to serve in [[Cobra Commander]]'s plot to conquer the world. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Along with Soundwave and the other cassettes, Ravage was sent to attack the [[SPS Research Facility]], where he protected [[Zartan]] as the ninja stole a necessary module from the facility. He fought against [[Quick Kick]] and [[Mutt]], and would've killed them if he hadn't been recalled to [[Cobra Island]] when Zartan got out and deemed the mission a success. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} Shortly after the Decepticons returned, however, Cobra's control of them was broken by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s tampering, and Soundwave sent out Ravage to punish his former captors. The jaguar knocked out [[Firefly]] and dragged him back to Soundwave to be used as a slave. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} Ravage later attacked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] only to be grabbed and crushed in the Autobot's fist. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

Two years later when [[Teletran 3]] had gone berserk, sending scores of Transformers and humans both forwards and backwards in time, Ravage was among the Decepticons who surrounded the tower where the disturbance had originated. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

In an alternate future in which the Decepticons had conquered Earth, packs of Ravages prowled the woods that a team of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and Cobra members were traveling through. A few of them were destroyed by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], causing the remaining ones to flee. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Ravage-Trial by Fire.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75]]
Ravage was one of the Decepticons under [[Cobra]]'s command in [[1939]]. [[Storm Shadow|Stormshadow]] pitted him against [[Snake-Eyes]] during the two ninjas' duel among the [[Fera Islands]]. {{storylink|Transformed}} After a short but fierce battle, Snake-Eyes incapacitated Ravage with a hand grenade. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} The injured jaguar re-emerged soon after Snake-Eyes had killed Stormshadow, but quickly lost his life to the ninja's katana. {{storylink|Trenches}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Ravage participated in an all-out Decepticon offensive, squaring off against Steeljaw as the carnage raged around them. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{main|Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}
[[File:Spotlight Soundwave Ravage.jpg|thumb|left]]
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Marktwainvsravage.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Tales of my lion-taming have been greatly exaggerated.]]
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] sent Ravage to kill [[Tobias Muldoon]], who had deserted the Decepticons when he learned they were evil. Ravage tracked him to [[Stanford Merriweather]]'s house in [[San Francisco]] and crashed into the household, startling Muldoon, Merriweather, Merriweather's daughter [[Kitty Merriweather|Kitty]], and [[Mark Twain]]. The humans fled the house as Ravage broke through the wall.

He then pretty much got his ass kicked by Mark Twain, who took advantage of Ravage being momentarily trapped in rubble to flick a [[cigar]] at him, thus igniting a gas leak. The explosion flung Ravage into the bay, never to be seen again. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}

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===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Lil Formers''===
Ravage was one of the absurd amount of minion Soundwave ejected out of his chest, all in a row, in preparation for a fight. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Ravage participated in an infiltration of [[BotCon]] to track down next year's toy designs, and use them to conquer the Autobots once and for all! While scouting out the area, he was captured by the humans organizing the convention, and put on display as a sale item. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei ravage petted.jpg|thumb|"Who's my kitty? Who's my kitty?"]]
Ravage stole a sack of energon cubes for [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Starscream]], deftly avoiding the pursuing [[Hound (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Hound]] and delivering the booty to his waiting master. Just before Starscream could put the energon to use, however, the pair were attacked by [[Cheetor (BW)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Cheetor]], who stabbed Ravage in the side with one of his throwing stars and pinned both Decepticons beneath his feet. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 8}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' BunBun manga===
When [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Starscream]] attacked a power plant with the help of the brainwashed [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Skyfire]], Ravage stealthily observed and recorded the battle with the Autobots that followed. Ravage took his recording back to [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Megatron]], and then curled up in his leader's lap as he reviewed the footage. {{storylink|Wataru's Power}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Device Label''===
Ravage had been given the mission to root out and interfere with the Autobot activity taking place within the computer under Megatron and Soundwave's command. {{storylink|Ravage (G1)/toys#Device Label|Ravage's Device Label Bio}}

===''Recordicons''===
Ravage was at a bar that Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and [[Lazorbeak]] were at. {{storylink|Recordicons issue 16|Recordicons #16}}

===Robot Heroes===
Soundwave hid in his harmless-looking alternate mode... until it was time to strike! He then loosed Laserbeak and Ravage from his chest compartment. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreORavage.jpg|thumb]]

Ravage was standing upright among the Decepticon forces when they introduced the Predacons. {{storylink|Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit}}

While [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s plan to brainwash humanity unfolded, the Decepticon patted Ravage's head. {{storylink|Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!}}

Ravage was seen flying into battle with Soundwave in [[Isami Tatewaki|some kid]]'s living room. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise! The Transformers Are by Your Side!?}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Part of a troupe of Decepticons sent to Earth to demand the humans surrender to Megatron, Ravage met with the human representative, [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], and quickly learned that [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] wasn't so keen on the idea of surrendering. The Decepticons seemed to have the upper hand in the ensuing battle and Ravage again invited Hawk to surrender, but the human only responded by cleaving the cat's head with his mysterious tomahawk. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}} Ravage was then captured by G.I. Joe and fell under the control of [[Doctor Venom]] when he turned Soundwave's body into a human-controlled mech suit. During a battle with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Venom unleashed Ravage from Soundwave's chest compartment to attack the Autobot. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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===Legends World===
Ravage was the manager of a toy store, where he was puzzled by customer [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s attempts at using telepathy at him. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 1}} He was later shocked when Rattrap showed up to buy toys in the form of a real Transformer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 1|Bonus Edition Vol. 1}} During [[Christmas]], Ravage was standing outside his store, wielding guns and advertising the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|newest ''Transformers'' series]]. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
Bolstered by the [[Titan Master]]s, Ravage accompanied Soundwave as the Decepticons orchestrated an all-out Decepticon attack on Cybertron, which was soon routed by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
Ravage was one of the many Decepticons who invaded the [[Klingon]] homeworld of [[Kronos]] during Megatron's attempt to claim the planet as the seat of a new Decepticon Empire, and tangled with [[M'Ress]] before he was incapacitated by the Klingon armada. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
Transported to the Japan of an alternate universe, Ravage joined Soundwave and the other Decepticons as they scoped out the [[Photon Power Laboratory]]. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
During the war for Cybertron, Ravage was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Force Espionage Raider]]. {{storylink|Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' toy packaging}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Todaro]]}}
[[File:SiegeEpisode2-Ravage.jpg|thumb|250px|"Holy cat, a talking crap!"]]
Ravage was one of several Decepticons who searched for the missing [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] after a failed ambush against the Autobots, but proved unable to find his comrade. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}}

[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] brought Ravage with him when he and Megatron's inner cadre left Cybertron aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. Soundwave was picked up by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] on the [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] Station and ejected Ravage. Ravage leaped onto the Titan's face and started raking his eyes, making him lose his grip on Soundwave and dropping him. Later in the battle, Ravage was picked up and thrown across the room by Scorponok. After an explosion, Ravage woke up [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. He is part of the Decepticons that broke into the area where the Autobots were and began to attack. They were ordered to cease fire when a wounded Megatron arrived, being supported by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Ravage was again licking the face of an unconscious Starscream. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 4}}

After the Decepticons crash-landed on prehistoric Earth, Soundwave deployed Ravage and Laserbeak to take on a treacherous [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], but the pair were quickly defeated and thrown aside by the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] warrior. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}
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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
[[File:GhostsOfCybertronPart5-cassettes.jpg|thumb|left|250px|That darn ghost cat!]]
Ravage was one of the few Decepticons who escaped [[Gozer]]'s destruction of Cybertron after [[Kremzeek]] transformed them into [[ghost]]s. A thousand years later, following the [[Ghostbusters]]' defeat of Kremzeek, Ravage was ejected from Soundwave alongside Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to deal with the humans. Reincarnated as grotesque, ectoplasm-spewing ghosts, the three Decepticons attacked [[Ray Stantz]] before being promptly dissipated when Soundwave was captured within a [[ghost trap]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5}}
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===''Transformers vs. the Terminator''===
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPartTwo-Ravage.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Kitten is angry. Kitten is offended.]]
Shortly after Soundwave awoke in 1984 aboard the ''Ark'', he dispatched Ravage to take care of [[Sarah Connor]] while he fought the [[T-800|the Terminator unit]] sent back in time to kill the Decepticons. Ravage chased her around the flight deck and eventually pursued her up onto [[Teletraan I]] and caused her to accidentally reactivate [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Though Ravage pounced on the Autobot leader, Optimus simply grabbed the Decepticon by the tail and used him as an improvised weapon against Soundwave. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}}

When the Autobots and Decepticons next clashed in the middle of the [[Cyberdyne Systems]] factory, Ravage trailed Sarah as she tried to raise [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and the other Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' from a nearby security booth. This time, however, the human girl grabbed a pistol, wrestled the Decepticon to the ground, and killed him by jamming the gun into his mouth and shooting him through the head. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|''Transformers'' #23]]}}

[[File:WeHaveDecievedYou-InfiltrationTroopers.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Captain Clench and his Zoo Crew.]]
Ravage was one of the many infiltration troopers [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] deployed during the Decepticon attack on the [[Senate]]. They rushed [[Grotusque]] and [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] and easily defeated them. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}} [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] posted Ravage and Laserbeak to guard a number of high-profile prisoners that included [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]], which they did up until [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] burst through the floor and sent the pair running. {{storylink|War World: Prime}} He later watched a drone [[Termagax]] constructed berate the Decepticons (Megatron in particular) for twisting her ideals. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings}} As the Decepticons strengthened their hold over Iacon, Ravage joined in with his fellow Decepticons as they quashed a burgeoning rebellion in the city's [[energon storage field]]s. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}

Later, Ravage, [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]], and [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] were assigned to move [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] to the [[Senate]] prison facility. They were interrupted mid-transfer by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Charger]], and [[Fire Beast]]; amidst the chaos, Elita was able to escape her captors and retaliated by kicking Ravage into the wall so that Bumblebee could shoot him. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|Swindle's II}}

Ravage was among the Decepticons assembled by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] to attack [[Swindle's]] and recover the escaping [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} They fought with the Autobots, but ultimately failed to prevent the escape. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}}

Ravage gathered with the Decepticon army outside [[Crystal City]] as Strika ordered the attack. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}}
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:PetSounds-HappyEnding.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Soundwave ejected Ravage and several other cassettes to investigate [[Ponyville]] after arriving in [[Equestria]]. Their presence drew the attention of [[Fluttershy]]; impressed by Soundwave's "pets", she soon won the affection of Ravage, [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. When the pony tried to treat a "boo-boo" on Ravage's nose, however, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] decided that she'd gone too far and swatted her away, an act that only drew the ire of Fluttershy's animal friends, [[Discord (MLP)|Discord]], and even Frenzy's fellow cassettes. However, Soundwave—keen on not losing the friendship of his faithful cassettes—agreed to a truce, and when both sides decided to become friends Ravage happily played with some of Fluttershy's animal companions. {{storylink|Pet Sounds}}

After accidentally trapping himself and some Equestrians underneath a pile of girders, Soundwave unleashed both Ravage and Laserbeak to try and blast their way free. However, the group only escaped after combining their musical talents to unleash a powerful sonic blast. {{storylink|Sick Beats}} In the final battle against [[King Sombra]], Ravage and [[Applejack]] worked together to trip up a mind-controlled [[Clampdown (G1)|Clampdown]]. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

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===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
[[File:TFBTTF-RavageRunOver.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Yeah, this is a boo-boo that Fluttershy might not be able to fix.]]
In the year 1985, Megatron sent Ravage and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] to the sleepy town of [[Hill Valley]] to find an edge in their war against the Autobots. Their mission initially turned up nothing, but while staking out the [[Twin Pines Mall]] the two watched [[Marty McFly]] use a DeLorean to escape some Libyan terrorists, then disappear. Ravage's detection of trans-temporal particles led Soundwave to suggest that the humans had invented [[time travel]], and Megatron ordered the pair to steal the DeLorean time machine. The pair tailed [[Doc Brown]] and Marty to [[Lyon Estates]], where they prepared to seize the device through force... only for [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to intervene. The two humans overheard the scuffle and investigated, so both sides transformed to evade detection; when Marty picked up Ravage, however, Bumblebee took the opportunity to reverse, scare the teenager into dropping the cassette, and destroy the Decepticon by running him over. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}}

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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
[[File:Unpredictable-minicassettes.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

In the heat of battle, Soundwave unleashed Ravage and Laserbeak against Optimus and Bumblebee, but his reinforcements failed to have the desired effect, as the two Autobots found his minions adorable. {{storylink|Unpredictable}} Ravage and Laserbeak battled [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], and later cheered Soundwave on as he and Blaster took part in a rap battle against each other. However, this truce was short lived, and the Autobots and Decepticons were soon battling each other once more. {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 13}}

Ravage was one of several Decepticons who fought the Autobots for control of the perfect barbecue spot, but ultimately lost. {{storylink|I Want to Protect This Place}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Go! Go! issue 32}} {{storylink|The Transformers Go! Go! Search Quiz is Here!|Search Quiz}} {{storylink|The Transformers Gather on the Snowy Mountain!|Search Quiz 2}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 45}}}}

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===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 – Optimus shoots Ravage.jpg|This may have unforseen consequences.|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
One of the Decepticons that came to [[Earth]] aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', [[Soundwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Soundwave]] sent out Ravage to assist [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]] in holding down [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]]. Ravage proceeded to bite Prime's arm until the Autobot shot him off at point blank range. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}} Soundwave was later seen cradling his body. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 3|Transformers #3}}

Later, Starscream and Soundwave were able to get [[Teletraan I|Teletraan One]] back up and running. Soundwave was about to suggest using it to repair Ravage, but Starscream, contemptuous of starting with the smallest of their number, punted the cassette aside, instead opting to revive [[Thundercracker (G1)#Energon Universe|Thundercracker]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}

When the Autobots recaptured the ''Ark'', Soundwave was carrying Ravage out when Optimus attempted to reason with Soundwave to stop the war. Soundwave looked to Ravage before throwing a punch at Optimus. Soundwave, with Ravage, then retreated with Thundercracker. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 6|Transformers #6}} When Soundwave challenged Starscream to a duel over the Decepticon leadership and gained the upper hand, Starscream pathetically tried to bargain with Soundwave, only for Soundwave to note that he hadn't forgiven Starscream for kicking Ravage, and disembowelled him. Now having claimed leadership of the Decepticons, Soundwave pledged to use the parts he'd ripped from Starscream to repair Ravage. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 7|Transformers #7}}

Later, Soundwave was looking for the parts to conduct these repairs at the Decepticons' new headquarters in the sunken ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' when he was interrupted by [[Shockwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Shockwave]]. Shockwave admonished Soundwave for bothering with the damaged [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Recordicon]], and prepared to recycle Ravage, arguing that Soundwave could have newer, stronger pets once they retook Cybertron. Before Shockwave could do so though, he was distracted by the appearance of a whale outside, and dropped Ravage to rush and see it. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 10|Transformers #10}}

[[File:TF2023 no. 18 - Ravage Revived.jpg|thumb|250px|right]]
After the reenernization of Cybertron had failed and left Shockwave's status unknown, {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 12|Transformers #12}} the Decepticons were scattered and lost the ''Nemesis''. Once they had regrouped, Soundwave led numerous raids on cities in hopes of luring the crippled Autobots out of hiding and and obtaining a stockpile of energy. After one of these raids, Soundwave lamented that Ravage's repairs would once again have to be put on hold and promised Laserbeak that their family would be whole again soon before sending him on a mission {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 15|Transformers #15}} to retrieve Megatron.

When Starscream was eventually revealed to still be alive and with the Combaticons and Astrotrain on his side, {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 16|Transformers #16}} he eventually clashed with Soundwave again in [[Seattle]]. When the Seeker tore open Soundwave's chest compartment and extracted Ravage's comatose body, he berated Soundwave for how much he cared out his tapes before preparing to finish Ravage permanently. It was then that Laserbeak returned with Megatron, who put a stop to the squabble at once. To reward Soundwave's loyalty, Megatron used his spark to revive Ravage, who nuzzled Laserbeak before leaping into a delighted Soundwave's arms. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}} He then leapt back out of his master's arms as [[Astrotrain (G1) #Energon Universe|Astrotrain]] charged at the newly returned Megatron.{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}}

Later, he was sent after [[Hound (G1) #Energon Universe|Hound]], but was fended off by the Autobot with help from his human allies [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)| Clutch]] and [[Matt Trakker]] {{storylink| G.I. Joe Energon Universe 2025 Special story}}

Ravage then participated in the Decepticon's final assault on [[Chicago]], charging at [[Jazz (G1) #Energon Universe|Jazz]] during the final showdown at the planetarium.{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 23|Transformers #23}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Commercials that featured original footage of Ravage include:
*A battle he took part in a battle against the Dinobots alongside [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. Ravage blasted [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], only to find himself face-to-face with a robotic Triceratops when his opponent assumed his beast mode. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Dinobots|Dinobots commercial}}
*When [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was duped into bringing [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] into the Decepticons' headquarters, thinking the Autobot was just a normal radio, Soundwave dispatched Laserbeak and Ravage to deal with the intruder. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Blaster|Blaster commercial}}

==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Ravage could interfere with Optimus Prime's progress. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===
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===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
Ravage was among the [[Decepticon]] troops who sought to destroy [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] on his journey, confronting him in the [[Temple Ruins]]... in theory. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

{{note|Ravage's supposed appearance in this game is from a [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy (promo video)|''Mystery of Convoy'' promo video]]. However, Ravage does not actually appear anywhere in the game, not even in unused sprite form. Given the video was made when the game was still in early development, it's likely he was planned as an enemy but then scrapped.}}

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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]]}}
[[File:N64Ravage.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Stupid sexy Ravage.]]
In an alternate timeline created when the Predacon Megatron sent a message through Transwarp back to his past self, Ravage betrayed him, then entered the ancient Autobot battle cruiser, the ''Ark''. Using its tech, he developed a prototype cloning device based on transreplication technology, through which he could produce clones of the ancient Decepticons, with memories and personalities intact. One by one, he downloaded protoform cloning data of the legendary warriors: (Decepticon) Megatron, Skywarp, Starscream, Thundercracker, Reflector, Rumble, Frenzy, Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and Soundwave. Ravage returned to Predacon space, ready to produce his clone army and already making plans of conquest. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Beast Wars Transmetals}}

{{BW fighter ending|Ravage|N64}}
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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (PS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]]}}
Ravage battled the Maximals in pitched combat. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)}}
{{note|Ravage appears as a secret playable character in the North American version of the game, but does not appear at all in the game's story mode.}}

===3D Battle Card Game===
Ravage fights under the command of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] once more, this time with several allies from (potentially) different universes and/or timelines. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Ravage took part in a covert infiltration of the Autobot base led by Soundwave, allowing them to pass information back to the Decepticons and ensure a string of Decepticon victories. They were eventually uncovered by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], and sent packing. {{storylink|Covert Operations (Legends)|Covert Operations}}

Ravage aided the Decepticon Powermasters in a battle against their hated rivals, the Autobot Powermasters. {{storylink|End of the Road (Legends)|End of the Road}}

Ravage was part of a group of Decepticons who teamed up with the Autobots [[Windblade (G1)|Wingblade]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] to battle the Ammonites on a distant planet. Together, they were able to drive off several Ammonite attacks, but the two factions soon started fighting one another over differing opinions. Eventually, the Autobots defeated the Ammonites and sent the Decepticons packing. Though angered by this turn of events, Ravage and the other Decepticons found consolation that the Ammonites also tasted defeat at the Autobots' hands, and returned to their starship. {{storylink|Into the Abyss}}

Ravage was among a group of Decepticons who accidentally time traveled back to the sixth century and ended up having to battle some similarly displaced Autobots using medieval technology. They lost, and returned to the present as prisoners of the Autobots. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (Legends)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
Ravage aided Soundwave in his battles with the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
[[File:ABTF-screen Acc-Ravage.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Ravage is an "Accessory" character, giving Deceptihogs he's attached to "acid rounds": anything their weapon hits but does not immediately destroy has its HP quickly sapped by burning acid. This bonus can be increased with upgrades won from random-prize Crates or in the "[[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower" mini-game.

He can be unlocked by purchasing him with Gems in the Barracks, with Tokens during specific [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)/Challenge Events|Challenge Events]], or won from Crates and [[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Ravage-(TM).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Ravage (TM) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character first available as a reward to ''60'' players in the "Beast Wars: Episode 4" event.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Earth Wars Ravage.jpg|thumb]]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Ravage was a cruel and sadistic spy who specialized in stealth operations, but was vulnerable to bright lights. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}} Soundwave considered him to be one of his most reliable saboteurs. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

By the time of the Maximals and Predacons, "Tripredacus Agent" had become a Predacon operative with a feline alternate mode. {{storylink|Technorganic Secrets}}

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

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

==Notes==
[[File:Ravage pounce collage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|Help me, I've been trapped in this pose since <strike>1984</strike> 1983!]]
* A working name for Ravage was '''Stalker'''.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-bob-budiansky-panel-coverage-170041/ Bob Budiansky Botcon Panel Coverage]</ref> Meanwhile, a partially-erased barely-legible piece of [[Bob Budiansky]]'s handwritten notes suggests "'''Tapecat'''" was at one point considered for Ravage.
* Alternate names, narration, and in-universe descriptions by other characters over the years have inconsistently described the specific sub-genus of feline which Ravage represents as a jaguar, a panther<ref name="panther">Which is ''not'' actually a distinct subspecies; the ''entire'' "big cat" genus is scientifically known as ''panthera'', which is sometimes collaquially called "panther", while the term "black panther" is a name for the melanistic (i.e. black fur) color variant of both the leopard ''and'' the jaguar.</ref>, a puma, and sometimes even as a ''canine''.
* Ravage's original [[package art]] is by far the most-copied depiction of ''any'' Transformer ''ever''. In fact, due to it having originally been created for Takara's [[pre-Transformers|pre-''Transformers'']] toyline ''[[Micro Change]]'', it already saw use in fiction ''before'' Hasbro's [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] became a thing, appearing in a 1983 ''[[Microman]]'' manga! It was, of course, subsequently adapted for his [[character model]] used both for the cartoon and depicted in his ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Transformers Universe]]'' profile, but was also used (twice) in [[:File:G1 1984 backofboxbattle.jpg|1984's "back-of-the-box" battle mural]], and was copied in licensed coloring books and storybooks; the pose also showed up repeatedly in the Marvel comics and in the cartoon. In "[[Time Wars|Time Wars Part 2]]" (Marvel UK #200), artist [[Robin Smith]] copied the character model ''multiple times'' across several subsequent panels (even including the more rarely copied ''rear view'' of his character model!). And it was, of course, recolored for [[Howlback (G1)|Howlback]]'s package art, and [[homage]]d ''numerous'' times in the 21st century, both in officially approved artwork and [[stock photography|stock photos]] and in fanart.
* According to the ''[[The Transformers Adventure Game Books|Transformers Adventure Game Book]]'', "[[Dinobot War]]", Ravage's cassette mode is labelled as the soundtrack to the musical ''[[Cats]]''.
* In his first appearance, ''Kre-O'' Ravage is based on his bipedal ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' appearance, and in the third one he is based on his quadruped 1984 appearance. (While only his head is seen in his second appearance, he's likely to be in quadruped form as his role there is more pet-like.)

===''Beast Wars''===
* Ravage's ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' [[robot mode]] [[character model]] is a modified Transmetal Cheetor model with Tigatron's beast head. "[[Ravage (G1)/toys#Metals|Metals Jaguar]]", the ''Beast Wars'' toy for Ravage released solely in Japan, is also a modified [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#TM1|Transmetal Cheetor]].
* Ravage's transformation to cassette mode in "[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]" was accompanied by the Generation 1 transformation sound effect.
* Ravage's profile in the IDW ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' seems to suggest that, in the body he is first seen in the ''Beast Wars'', he possess ''three'' separate modes; robot, beast, and cassette.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Jaguar''' (ジャガー ''Jagā''), '''Ravage''' (ラヴィッジ ''Ravijji'', ラベッジ ''Rabejji'')
*''Czech:'' '''Trhač'''
*''French:'' '''Saboteur''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Romboló''' ("Ravager")
*''Italian:'' '''Iena''' ("Hyena"), '''Ursus''' (''Beast Wars'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Pòhùai''' (Taiwan, 破壞, "Ravage"), '''Robin''' (Taiwan ''Beast Wars'', 羅賓 ''Lúobīn''), '''Jīqì Gǒu''' (China, 机器狗, "Mechanical Dog"), '''Lüèduóshòu''' (China ''Beast Wars'', 掠夺兽, "Ravening Beast")
*''Polish:'' '''Wściekły''' ("More Than Meets The Eye", "Furious"), '''Wściekłość''' ("The Movie", "Rage"), '''Łupieżca''' ("A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court", "Reaver"), '''Dewastator''' (''Beast Wars'', "Devastator")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Raiva''' (Portugal comics, "Rage"), '''Selvagem''' (Brazil comics, "Wild"), '''Destruição''' (Brazil ''Beast Wars'', "Destruction")
*''Russian:'' '''Grabitel'''' (Грабитель, "Robber")
*''Spanish:'' '''Destructor''' (Spain, "Destroyer"), '''Devastador''' (''Beast Wars'' Latin American dub, "Devastator")
*''Swedish:'' '''Utplånaren''' (''Generation 2'', "Obliterator")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Spustoshuvach''' (ICTV, Спустошувач, "Devastator")

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Miscolorings based on the Generation 1 cartoon

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Nevermore: /* Age of the Primes Swerve */

[[File:Incorrect R.E.D. Soundwave Shins.jpg|thumb|upright=2.5|'''Left:''' ''Inaccurate fan-colored model'' '''Center:''' ''Accurate fan-colored model'' '''Right:''' ''Inaccurate 2020 product created using image at left for reference'']]

In the 2010s and 2020s, '''miscolorings based on the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]''' have appeared in numerous ''Transformers'' collector items despite said items specifically appealing to nostalgia for the 1984 animated series in question. We here at {{SITENAME SHORT}} have opted to cover this specialized series of [[circular reporting]] in its own article.

==Overview==
The [[1984]]-[[1987]] [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''The Transformers'' animated series]] that has become a centerpiece of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] was, to be blunt, not a high-quality production in the animation department. All four seasons were prone to [[animation error]]s, adding an additional challenge to modern fans attempting to isolate simple views of any given [[character model]]. To make matters worse, screen captures from degraded home media recordings have long accompanied the fandom's vast Internet presence. And as the proverbial icing on the cake, Hasbro, their licensees and fans alike have often relied upon a set of fan-colorings from the Ukrainian ''Transformers'' fan website, [https://www.transformers.kiev.ua/index.php?pageid=g1encyclopedia Transformers.kiev.ua,] that attempted to recreate Sunbow animation models using screen captures of episodes, while eye dropping the colors from said screen captures, and then replacing the heads of the models with traced headshots also taken from episode screen captures. These fan-colorings regularly make rounds on the web since they are readily available on Pinterest and Fandom wiki pages, making it hard not to come across them through a simple Google Images search.

On top of all of this, the models Transformers.kiev.ua would frequently use were also the ones published in [[The Ark series|''The Ark'' series]] books, as they were the only real source available for US Generation 1 animation models at the time. In the years since, better copies of animation models have surfaced through eBay and various Japanese auction sites, revealing that almost ''all'' of the models used in the books were actually out of date pre-final models that had been revised anywhere from once, to several times afterwards. The author of the books, [[Jim Sorenson]] has also stated in conversation with the wiki team that due to the condition of some of the models he had found or been given access to, [[Bill Forster]] had to sometimes trace, redraw, and digitally mend models, such as the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s, to make them more presentable for publishing; this has also led to several inaccuracies with the original model sheets that have surfaced since. It should also be noted that this was all likely down to [[Toei Animation|Toei]] being the ones to finalize pretty much the entirety of the US cartoons' production material. Toei has been reportedly unwilling to share quite literally ''anything'' that they've worked on with anyone in just about any given context of the word, and as a vast majority of the materials Jim Sorenson was given access to were from [[Bob Budiansky]] and other [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]-[[Marvel Productions|related]] employees, it appears that Marvel—and by extension, its employees—may have never been given the bulk of finalized material by Toei, and quite possibly, never even knew that they were working with "obsolete" material, as the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US and UK comics]], as well as [[Marvel Books|other print-media]] released around that time mostly featured unfinalized material.

==Example items==
===''R.E.D.'' Soundwave===
''[[Transformers R.E.D.|R.E.D. <nowiki>[</nowiki>Robot Enhanced Design<nowiki>]</nowiki>]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Generations|Soundwave]]'s shins were incorrectly left blue instead of being painted silver/gray due to Hasbro once again basing the figure on the [https://www.transformers.kiev.ua/g1/soundwaveg1.html Transformers.kiev.ua fan-colored model].

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File:Soundwave and company.jpg|''1984 cartoon scene pictured''
File:TF-R.E.D.-Soundwave.jpg|''Off-model 2020 product pictured''
</gallery></center>
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Bailiff===
The 2020 ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' "[[Quintesson Bailiff#Generations|Quintesson Bailiff]]" is depicted in a brownish-green deco based on a fan-colored character model previously uploaded to this very wiki in the 2000s (second image below), which had a reddish tint based on the poor DVD masters of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' available at the time. The actual color scheme is supposed to be more leafy-green. It should be noted that at the time of the toy's creation, the wiki had already switched to an updated character model (first image below); the older version was likely still cached by Google Images, or drawn from elsewhere on the web.

Unlike many other examples on this page, Hasbro would rectify the problem by releasing a "fixed" redeco of the Bailiff in 2023, and one specifically meant for [[Army-building|troop building]] at that!

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File:Quintbailiff anime.jpg|''Accurate model pictured''
File:Quintbailiff anime.png|''Inaccurate model pictured''
File:WFCT-toy QuintessonBailiff.jpg|''Off-model 2020 product pictured''
File:Legacy-toy QuintessonTrooper.jpg|''On-model 2023 product pictured''
</gallery></center>
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===''Earthrise'' Grapple===
Another victim of Hasbro Google-searching for character model references, ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Grapple (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Grapple]] features a silver painted panel appearing under his front bumper that is not present on his original animation model. This detail comes from [https://www.transformers.kiev.ua/g1/grappleg1.html Transformers.kiev.ua], which can also be found on Pinterest and Grapple's [[fandom:transformers:Grapple (G1)|Fandom article]].

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File:Master builders2.jpg|''1985 cartoon scene pictured''
File:TF-WFC-E-Voyager-Grapple.jpg|''Off-model 2020 toy pictured''
</gallery></center>
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===''Studio Series'' 86 Kup===
[[Studio Series|''Studio Series'' {{'}}86]] [[Kup (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Kup]] suffers a miscoloring in his vehicle mode as a result of Hasbro using the [https://www.transformers.kiev.ua/g1/kupg1.html Transformers.kiev.ua model] as a reference. Using this reference, Kup's vehicle mode roof section ended up being colored in the light green-blue plastic, with the darker green-blue panel that folds up on his back in robot mode painted to match this. This coloring is the result of a misinterpretation of the dramatic lighting used during the scenes where the Autobots make their way through the inner workings of Unicron's body in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' (second image below). The correct color for this part is actually the darker green-blue used on most of his body. As a result of this miscoloration, the figure's entire transformation appears to have been built with this color layout in mind, as the side sections that are molded in the lighter green-blue form his faux wheel wells/shoulders in robot mode.

Fortunately, the [[2022]] ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' release of [[Kup (G1)/toys#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Kup]] fixes this error by recasting the roof piece in the darker shade of green and adding paint applications of the same color to the insides of his shoulder pieces that form the vehicle mode side sections, giving his vehicle mode a cartoon-accurate fully dark green roof. However, this version still has a distinct blueish tint which is also a result of using movie screen captures as reference material; Kup's actual character model is more greenish in hue (first image below).

It should also be noted that an older revision of Kup's character model features the lighter shade of green used on the roof in vehicle mode too (though the exact model has yet to surface). This model was used during "[[The Rebirth]]" and occasionally during other [[AKOM]]-animated episodes in season 3 (though Kup notably spends little to no time in vehicle mode in season 3).

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File:Sunbow Kup character model.jpg|''Original character model pictured''
File:Kup vehiclemode.jpg|''Dramatically-lit 1986 movie scene pictured''
File:Studio-Series-86-Kup.jpg|''2020 off-model toy pictured''
File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-86-02BB-Kup.jpg|''2022 on-model toy pictured''
</gallery></center>
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===''Studio Series'' '86 Slug===
''Studio Series'' '86 [[Slag (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Slug]] features blue details on his knees that aren't present on his original cartoon model, which used black. This appears to be another fault of the [https://www.transformers.kiev.ua/g1/slagg1.html Transformers.kiev.ua model] which is likewise readily available on Pinterest and Slag's article on Fandom. The biggest issue with using this image as a reference, is that fact that the fan who colored it added an extra line to divide these two color details, likely based on awkward screen captures where the knees were misdrawn (see image on the left as an example), as the original model places this detail on the lower, angled part of the knee instead. As readers may have caught on by now, this blue coloration was likely taken from a screen capture using an eye-dropper tool in Photoshop; one where the black had since faded to a bluish tint in the aged, but partially restored DVD animation. Ironically, Hasbro neglected to add the gray paint to his robot head "vent" details on the final toy, which happens to be present on both the original and Transformers.kiev.ua models, as well as the official render for the ''Studio Series'' toy.

TakaraTomy on the other hand, did not make the same [[:File:TF-Generations-Selects-JP-Volcanicus-Slag.jpg|coloring mistake]] for their ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s, which had been just released prior, as they appear to have some sort of cartoon reference material that they can go back and use, unlike Hasbro.

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File:SlagG1.jpg|''Off-model 1984 cartoon scene pictured''
File:TF-Generations-Selects-JP-Volcanicus-Slag.jpg|''On-model 2021 toy pictured''
File:TF-Studio-Series-86-07-Leader-Slug.jpg|''Off-model 2022 toy pictured''
</gallery></center>
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===Reissue Galvatron (and others)===
In a different systematic error predating the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'', multiple [[TakaraTomy]] lines have released versions of [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron]] in a light lavender color that doesn't really match any media.... except for the washed-out appearance he occasionally had in Japanese [[LaserDisc]] releases of the 1986 movie and cartoon season.

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File:Tftm1986c.jpg|''It is the year 2005 in 1986 America''
File:G1 Reissue Galvatron.jpg|''It is the year 2005 in 2005 Japan''
</gallery></center>

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==Edge cases==
===''Siege'' Astrotrain and ''Dramatic Capture Series'' Astrotrain===
The ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Leader Class [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Astrotrain]] figure has a deco based on a widely-shared but incorrectly-colored screenshot of the character from the episode "[[Triple Takeover]]", as seen with mostly-grey wings. This coloration also ended up being used on a [https://www.transformers.kiev.ua/g1/astrotraing1.html fan-coloring] of his [[character model]] that regularly makes its rounds on the web since it is readily available on Pinterest and his [[fandom:transformers:Astrotrain_(G1)|Fandom wiki article]]; making it one of the top results on Google Images. The origins of this fan-coloring come from [https://www.transformers.kiev.ua/index.php?pageid=g1encyclopedia Transformers.kiev.ua.]

The original origins of the coloration used in the episode is from his pre-final model sheet, which [[AKOM]] and the other animation studios usually ended up with, instead of the finalized ones [[Toei Animation]] used. Having other studios use unfinalized models would often result in episodes with characters having drastic color changes or even completely different models (e.g. [[Junkyard (G1)|Junkyard]]). As it happens, a lot of the details found on this model are also non-existent on his final cartoon model but are present on the pre-final model used in the episode "Triple Takeover", such as the triangles on his forearms and the knee details that are loosely based on the [[Astrotrain (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Generation 1 toys]]' stickers, something that the ''Siege'' toy also features.

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File:Search4atelitakicks.jpg|''On-model 1985 cartoon scene pictured''
File:AstrotrainTakeover.jpg|''Off-model 1985 cartoon scene pictured''
File:WFC-Siege-Leader-Astrotrain.jpg|''Off-model 2019 toy pictured''
File:TF-DCS-Astrotrain.jpg|''Off-model 2024 toy pictured''
</gallery></center>
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===''Combiner Wars'' Reflector and ''Siege'' Refraktor===
In a very odd chain of events, the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' and ''Siege'' versions of [[Reflector (G1)#Combiner Wars|Reflector]] feature a red stripe on their wrists that did not appear in the cartoon itself but did appear on Reflector's internal Sunbow model sheet. As with Astrotrain, this detail is present on the [https://www.transformers.kiev.ua/g1/reflectorg1.html Transformers.kiev.ua fan-colored model]. It is unclear if the Ukrainian fan colorist in question knew about the actual never-formally-published model sheet, or if they thought that Reflector's robot mode wrists were where the red stripe from camera mode ends up (an easy mistake, given the robot modes share very few details with the camera mode). Much like the aforementioned official Reflector products, several unlicensed third-party companies have also used Transformers.kiev.ua's character models, resulting in the red stripe also being present on their respective interpretations of the character.

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File:Sunbow-Reflector-model sheet-red stripes on forearms.jpeg|''1984 model sheet pictured''
File:FireintheSky Reflector formation.jpg|''1984 cartoon scene pictured''
File:BotCon2016toy-Reflector.jpg|''2016 toy pictured''
File:Siege-toy Refraktor.jpg|''2019 toy pictured''
</gallery></center>
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===''Age of the Primes'' Swerve===
Back in [[2007]] when [[The Ark series|''The Ark'' series]] books were being published, the original cartoon [[character model]] for [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] hadn't yet made its way into the public eye, and due to the lack of the character's appearances in any [[Marvel Comics]] media from the 1980s, [[Bob Budiansky]] apparently didn't own a copy of the model for use in the book either. To make up for Swerve's missing character model, what appears to be a poorly traced screencap of a static-posed Swerve from "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]" was put into the book, with a lot of guesswork being used for the finer details that were harder to make out, presumably with the assumption that said static pose was meant to be a character model pose inserted into the episode, which–[[Character model#Model sheet poses used in fiction|given past precedent]]–was a completely reasonable assumption. However, since a picture of the official model sheet later made its way into the public eye via an auction listing, we now know this was not the case.

Because of this, when retooling the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' [[Gears (G1)#Legacy|Gears]] mold into ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' [[Swerve (G1)#Age of the Primes|Swerve]], [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy]] based the new head and chest design off of the ''Ark'' series Swerves' smooshed proportions, even going so far as to include the made-up guesswork chest details that don't exist on the official model that has since surfaced online (the actual chest details resemble that of the [[:File:G1-toy Swerve.jpg|G1 toy's sticker details]], even in coloration). Following the trend of the previous examples in this article, the coloration of ''Age of the Primes'' Swerves' chest design was also likely based on the [https://www.transformers.kiev.ua/g1/swerveg1.html Transformers.kiev.ua fan coloring], as this is the only place that the coloration for these made-up chest details exists. Much like the previous examples, this fan-colored model can also be easily found in Google Searches via Swerve's [https://transformers.fandom.com/wiki/Swerve_(G1) Fandom wiki article] and Pinterest.

<center><gallery heights=200px widths=200px>
File:G1-Swerve-model-comparison.jpg|''Model sheet and screencap evidence pictured''
</gallery></center>
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==A better reference==
Contrary to how this article may be perceived, not ''all'' fan-colored models are "bad", as a gathering of long-time fans of the brand with access to numerous amounts of production materials from online auctions held in both the US and Japan, as well as members of other [[Toei Animation|Toei]]-animated cartoon communities (such as ''{{w|Dragon Ball Z}}''), have all shared what they have with a member at The Allspark that goes by the username [[Special:Contributions/DM|DM]], to accurately recreate and represent all of the original Generation 1 cartoon character models in HD quality for all to use as reference and enjoy (these can be found '''[https://www.allspark.com/home/threads/the-most-accurately-coloured-g1-animation-models-online.301/ here]''').

These recreations all use currently-available, behind-the-scenes material originating directly from the "source", so to speak, including: original, undoctored Toei and [[Marvel Productions]] model sheets and materials; original color model guides; cel-vinyl color code charts; and paint-mixing color chips (similar to the color chips you'd use for picking colors to paint a house, only these are used to match colors when mixing paint for animation cels). All of this compiled production material was scanned at the highest possible quality by the respective owners of the materials, and all of the colors were scanned and translated into digital color codes by members of the other Toei-animated productions' communities via Twitter (e.g. the Toei/Marvel production color code for [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s red was "X-27", which looks like     . When translated into a digital format, the color code for this specific shade of red is "#d20121" aka [https://icolorpalette.com/color/d20121 "Blood Orange"]). All of this combined effort makes this compilation of models as 100% accurate as you'll ever likely get them to look and doesn't rely on eye-dropping aged screen captures or masters of the cartoon.

While a ''lot'' of the material for the first two seasons and ''The Transformers: The Movie'' has been released to the public, there is ''still'', unfortunately, quite a number of model sheets and materials for certain characters appearing in season 3 and "The Rebirth" that haven't found their way into the public eye yet, or even the hands of collectors, and could also potentially be lost to time altogether. Likewise, a number of "one-shot"-episode characters haven't surfaced either, so while this compilation of fan-colorings is an excellent source, there is ''still'' a lot of work needing done to complete it.

==Notes==
* While not "inaccuracy" per se, as the media in question is a different continuity not claiming to be a Generation 1 recreation, the 2018 ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' incarnation of [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] demonstrates the proliferation of fan-colored Sunbow models. An [[Industrial Light & Magic|ILM]] [[:File:BBArcee Head Revisions.jpg|design presentation]] about the film in question included the [https://www.transformers.kiev.ua/g1/arceeg1.html Transformers.kiev.ua fan-colored model] of Generation 1 [[Arcee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Arcee]] as a design reference for ''Bumblebee'' [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]],<ref>[https://www.ilm.com/visual_development/bumblebee-developing-an-epic-set-piece/ Bumblebee: Developing an Epic Set Piece - ILM San Francisco]</ref> though the fan model does do reasonable justice to the original animation.
* Meanwhile, the [https://www.transformers.kiev.ua/g1/cosmosg1.html Transformers.kiev.ua model] was used as a handy visual aid in [[2022]] by [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] to discuss the newly-revealed ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Deluxe Class [[Cosmos (G1)#Legacy|Cosmos]], which in fact was not designed according to that reference.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Do you believe?!?!Here he is folks, in all of his cybertronian glory! COSMOS!|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/CfZ2WSJOFtS/|name=Mark Maher|site=Instagram|year=2022|month=6|day=30}}</ref>
* The people who run Hasbro's official ''Transformers'' social media accounts (specifically their Facebook and Instagram accounts), and even the [[Hasbro Pulse]] live streams on YouTube often use the Transformers.kiev.ua models in memes, as visuals for trivia and holiday celebration posts, and even placeholder images for pipeline reveals of upcoming figures. As mentioned several times prior in this article, these were obviously picked up through a quick Google Image search, with the people in charge of posting to the respective accounts likely not even aware of the origins of these models and the fact that they aren't official or even the original models.

==See also==
*[[Animation error]]
*[[Palette swap]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Fandom]]
[[Category:Toys]]

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Animation error

2026-01-20T18:04:37Z

Nevermore: /* Animation and technical glitches */

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[[File:Intro3 4 with error.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The error you've seen over 33 times.]]
'''Animation errors''' are phenomena in cartoons, which means some scenes are weird, inconsistent, or even illogical. Sometimes these represented multiples of otherwise unique characters, characters appearing in inappropriate scenes (even after their original deaths in some cases), inexplicable deviations from [[character model]]s, and odd size variations. They were most rampant in the original ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]'' cartoon, due to the low animation budget. However, the cartoon was not alone in this respect, considering the production values of most other cartoons in the 1980s.

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===

What outside observers identify as "animation errors" are actually the result of time and space anomalies occurring within the universe, but only for the briefest of moments. The many reality-bending exploits of the Transformers have resulted in numerous instances of these logical impossibilities. The anomalies are then "self-correcting", disappearing as soon as they happen, and thus maintaining the integrity of the universe. The erasure of these anomalies causes those who have observed/experienced them to forget them immediately, as they have been wiped from history, hence how nobody ever seems to "notice" them. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 30, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 30 September 2015}}

Known causes of these anomalies:

*[[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]]
*The destruction of [[Unicron]]
*The [[Unicron Singularity]]
*The [[Quintesson]] [[Time Window]]
*The [[Eurythma|Eurythmic]] [[Harmony]] (identified as particularly potent)

==Types of animation errors==
Animation errors are often separated into two types:

===Animation and technical glitches===
====Off-model====
Sometimes, a character is drawn ''severely'' off-model, with weird proportions, shapes and details that deviate drastically from the official [[character model]]. This is usually limited to a single shot, or even just a single ''frame''.

<center><gallery>
Image:DivideandConquer slopedPrime.jpg|Aerodynamic Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}
Image:Bluestreakpotatovehicle.jpg|Bluestreak's not in the best shape taday. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}
Image:Attack of the Autobots Optimus Prime truck mode.jpg|Clearly not the work of the same animator. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)}}

</gallery></center>

====Miscoloring====
[[File:FFOD4 mass mistakes.JPG|thumb|Best example, ever. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}]]

Perhaps the most common error is when a character is colored incorrectly. Sometimes they are colored like other characters mistakenly; other times the coloring is totally off, like [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] painted white (and not as [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]). Miscoloring should not be confused with [[palette swap]]s, which are for the most part intentional; nor discoloring, which refers to fading, yellowing or staining rather than colouring errors.
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====Sizing errors====
It's not for no reason that people joke that [[scale]] doesn't exist in ''Transformers'', and this type of error is part of why--most shows do still use [[scale charts]], and this is when the animation ends up being grotesquely off from the size the characters are "supposed" to be. Sometimes for dramatic effect or a specific moment, and other times, it's just a flat-out mistake.

<center><gallery>
File:Vector Prime-Landmine.jpg|Vector Prime's robot model wasn't resized post-transformation {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}}
File:Cyb ep29 scale nightmare.jpg|Attack of the 500-Metron Thundercracker {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}}
File:Gigantic Hot Shot.jpg|[[Drift (AOE)|Someone]] expected a giant car? {{storylink|Honor}}

</gallery></center>

====Layer issues====
These amusing cases involve the various animation cels for individual characters being stacked wrong, leading to characters who should be in the back in group shots appearing in the front. Since they were supposed to be in the background, of course, they were drawn as being smaller, hence when they inadvertently get moved up front, they're hilariously dinky. Layer issues should not be confused with [[size changing]].

<center><gallery>
Image:Tinybluestreak.jpg|Looks like Bluestreak participated in bring-your-kid-to-work-day. Not to mention GIANT OPTIMUS PRIME. {{storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}}
Image:Huge Ironhide and Small Ratchet.jpg|Aw, look. So did Ratchet. They're so cute. {{storylink|Masquerade}}
Image:Childs Play layer issues.jpg|This one is messed up beyond belief. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}}
Image:CarnageMiniBlaster.jpg|Okay, this is getting annoying. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}
</gallery></center>

====Clipping====
Present in the various CGI series, this is when part of one model phases through another. This tends to happen fairly often if you look for it, given that the casts of many shows have fairly bulky designs with [[Kibble|a lot of parts to get in the way.]]
<center><gallery>
Image:ProvingGrounds Rhinox clippingerror.jpg|When Clippy Attacks! {{storylink|Proving Grounds (BW)|Proving Grounds}}
</gallery></center>

====Speeling mistakes====
No, reelly.
<center><gallery>
Image:Deceptacon.jpg|{{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}
Image:OnlyHuman Newtronium.jpg|{{storylink|Only Human}}
Image:E18 titlecard.jpg|It was the best of tyme, it was the worst of tyme. {{storylink|A Tale of Two Heros}}
Image:Improsonedinferno.jpg|He spent the last few cycles building up an immunity to iocine powder. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno|Improsoned Inferno}}
</gallery></center>

===Continuity error===
====Dead men standing====
There have been several examples of characters appearing after they have supposedly died, most notably in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] made appearances in the third season of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]], while [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] showed up in the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'']] and [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|''Victory'']] cartoons.

<center><gallery>
Image:DeceptiBrawn1.jpg|[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] appears in the third season while he has died [[The Transformers: The Movie|previously]]. [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] was also stated to have died during the same events. {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}
Image:Windcharger-COTP01.jpg|[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] appears in the third season while he has died [[The Transformers: The Movie|previously]], too. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}
</gallery></center>

====Wrong place at the wrong time====
Sometimes, characters who have been captured or gone missing will suddenly show up in their base or team with no explanation.

<center><gallery>
Image:Transfixatron.jpg|Shockwave came to Earth to search for his right hand. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}
Image:Decepticons w galvatron.jpg|"Yay, we're going to save me, Galvatron!" {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}
Image:Partydownperceptor.jpg|Even being held captive on a distant planet can't keep Perceptor from a good party. {{storylink|Party Down}}
</gallery></center>

==Notable examples==
[[File:Optimus prime nomouthplate.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.66|<center>The Epic "Missing Piece Optimus Prime" (Not [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]) {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}</center>]]
<center>For more pictures, please visit the [[Animation error/gallery|gallery]].</center>

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==Animation errors in remastered versions==
Some animation errors could happen after remastering, such as [[:Image:Fitm dvd broadcast.jpg|those]] in the episode "[[Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain]]". This is because [[Rhino Entertainment]]'s remasters—initially created due to the degradation of the 1 inch NTSC broadcast tapes<ref>"I, personally, went to New York, where the original broadcast one-inch masters are housed... Before the question is asked, I'll answer it now. The one-inch masters have not physically held up well over the years. In some cases, they're nearly unwatchable." — [[Brian Ward]], on his investigations for the [[Shout! Factory]] releases, http://www.shoutfactory.com/community/1551/thread.aspx</ref>—of the Generation 1 cartoon were based on preliminary film prints of the animation<ref>"There are no current plans for Blu-ray, though, it's something I would love to own myself one day. The problem is this, no one has successfully found the original BROADCAST film elements (Rhino used PRE-broadcast film for their releases, hence all the problems), which means there's nothing to restore and make high-def quality." — [[Brian Ward]], in response to a question about the [[Shout! Factory]] releases, http://www.shoutfactory.com/community/1551/thread.aspx#5734</ref> (the final film masters having been lost or destroyed), from which some errors were fixed before the original transmission.

==Notable episodes==
*[[B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.]]
*[[Carnage in C-Minor]]
*[[Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play]]
*[[Five Faces of Darkness]] (all five parts)
*[[The Search for Alpha Trion]]

==Other trivia==
*Sometimes, a later creator may choose to interpret animation errors more literally. Humorously, [[LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter|volume 42]] of the 2014 ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends]]'' online manga gives [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] the same erroneous blue coloring as he had in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]".

==See also==
*[[Miscolorings based on the Generation 1 cartoon]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

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[[Category:Media]]

Nightstalker (G1)

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{{Disambig3|Nightstalker}}
:''Nightstalker is an [[Autobot]] [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Nightstalker-UKClassics.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]

'''Nightstalker''' was once the partner of [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]. His devotion to his superiors, however, exceeds even the [[Decepticon]]'s—Nightstalker will unhesitatingly sacrifice his own well-being to save those he has sworn to protect. His ability to harden his outer armor to form a near-impenetrable barrier makes him a hard bodyguard to crack. And if worst comes to worst, he can always activate his self-destruction protocol and make ''sure'' whoever's coming after his charges won't make it past him, except as chunks of flaming debris.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukexclusive|Nightstalker}}
Nightstalker, along with his partner [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], was bodyguard to the last surviving [[Overlord (rank)|Overlord]], an Autobot ruler who had grown so old and enfeebled that he needed constant re-energizing life support to stay alive. When the Overlord visited the city-state of [[Tarn (polity)|Tarn]], war broke out between it and its neighbor, [[Vos (polity)|Vos]], forcing the Overlord to retreat to his own home in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Accompanied by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and a pre-Decepticon [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], the Overlord almost made it—but Tarn's forces tracked him down and demolished the bridge to Iacon before he could cross, trapping him and his retinue. Like all of the Overlord's bodyguards, Nightstalker possessed a powerful last-resort self-destruct mechanism, and in a display of extreme loyalty to his charge, he now used it: detonating himself and taking out all of Tarn's forces with him.

Nightstalker's sacrifice would be in vain: the Overlord died soon afterwards from energon deficiency after Ravage betrayed him and sided with Megatron, refusing to give up his own energy to sustain the old, rusting fool. {{storylink|State Games}}

===''Legends'' comic===
Before the war, Nightstalker was a member of the Autobot imperial guard alongside [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]], and they both possessed the ability to reinforce their bodies and become nigh-invulnerable. During a battle to defend the [[Transform Super Cog]] from the Decepticons, Nightstalker used this ability to block an attack from [[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]] aimed at the [[Jumpstarter]]s before confronting Ravage and urging him to remember their time together, though his old friend refused to listen. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}} Ravage would later mention Nightstalker's name while explaining his hardening ability to [[Bullhorn (G1)|Bullhorn]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 37|Bonus Edition Vol. 37}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
====The Functionist Universe====
Nightstalker joined forces with the universe-traveling [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and the [[Anti-Vocationist League]] to oppose the forces of the [[Functionist Council]]. Unfortunately for Nightstalker, by the time the AVL, pursued by the Council, encountered the "main" universe's ''[[Lost Light]]'', he was listed among the companions of Megatron confirmed as killed by the Council's forces. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Earth Wars Nightstalker.jpg|thumb]]
{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

==Toys==
===''Encore''===
[[File:Encoretoy-Nightstalker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You always remember your first pointless casualty.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Twincast''' ([[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''22'''
:*''Accessories'': Left & right "Spear Missile Launchers", cassette case

: ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' Nightstalker is a black [[redeco]] of [[Steeljaw (G1)#Toys|Steeljaw]], transforming from robotic lion to microcassette tape and back. In cassette mode, he can fit into the chest compartments of [[Blaster (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Blaster]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Soundwave]] (and the numerous other iterations of those molds). Not only does Nightstalker use [[Ravage (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ravage's]] missile weapons rather than the winged blasters that normally come with the Steeljaw mold, his tape mode is a near perfect reproduction Ravage's tape-mode detail, all in reference to the characters' shared history.

: As was the case with other cassettes released with the Twincast reissues, Nightstalker sports an image of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] which reveals the city-bot's weak spots when viewed through Twincast's clear-red chest door (in the same way [[Tech Spec]] decoders work). Due to the seams of his transformation, this sticker is just kind of randomly placed on the outer casing rather than its usual position in the central "window" of the cassette mode.

: He was only available in the ''Encore'' [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Encore|Twincast]] set, which also included [[Stripes#Encore|Stripes]] (who ''did'' get the Steeljaw weapons).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Cybertron/Nightstalker/nightstalker.htm More information on Nightstalker at TFU.info]''
{{G1SteeljawMold}}
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TF-MP-Nightstalker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|More like "STEAL"-jaw, amirite??]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Cassettbot VS Cassettron''' (Multi-pack, [[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MP-15/16E'''
:*''Release date'': [[December 23]], 2017
:*''Accessories:'' Pink tape case

: Issued in a limited edition "Encore" ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' set available from [[TakaraTomy Mall]], Nightstalker transforms from robotic lion to microcassette and back. As his cassette mode is the same size as his original toy, he can fit inside the chest compartments of both [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Soundwave]] and the many iterations of the [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#The Transformers|original Soundwave]] and [[Blaster (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Blaster]] molds. Like his prior release, he has the [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] style hip-rockets rather than the [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] winged-cannons; these weapons are built into his tape mode rather than being add-on accessories. He does, though, come with a clear-pink cassette case, which kinda serves double-duty as a compressed [[energon cube]] (what with Soundwave often being depicted as creating cubes from his chest-window).

: This set also includes ''Masterpiece'' versions of [[Stripes#Masterpiece|Stripes]], [[Wingthing (G1)#Masterpiece|Wingthing]], and [[Enemy (G1)#Masterpiece 2|Enemy]].

:If purchased from a seller supplied by Hasbro Asia, the set includes a [[collector coin]], featuring Enemy's face on one side and the Autobot logo and names of all the included characters on the opposite side. The coin is mounted in a card resembling a cassette, similar to the cards housing the coins for MP-15 and MP-16, but styled like Enemy's cassette mode on the "A" side, while the "B" side resembles Stripes's cassette mode.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/collector-coin-for-transformers-masterpiece-mp15-16e-cassettbot-vs-cassetron/40401/ Collector Coin for Transformers Masterpiece MP-15 / 16-E Cassettbot vs Cassetron]</ref>

:As with several TakaraTomy Mall exclusive items, The Cassettbot VS Cassettron set was also released at the Wonder Festival 2018 event.
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Soundblaster and Twincast.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Twincast & Soundblaster Set''' ([[October 17]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''67 & 68'''

:Released as part of the ninth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] (with [[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]], Nightstalker, and [[Stripes]]) and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] (with [[Wingthing (G1)|Wingthing]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] amd [[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]]) in their respective ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: The Headmasters|Headmasters]]'' forms along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#67|Translation of Twincast's Transformers Character Card]]''
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==Notes==
[[File:NightStalkerUK.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|We wonder whatever happened to Jason Yeo...]]
*It was thought Nightstalker may have been loosely based on a similarly-named fan character that was one of the winners of Marvel UK's "Design-a-Decepticon" competition, published way, way back in issue [[Man of Iron (issue)|#9]]. This character, named "Night Stalker" (with a space), was less of a Ravage clone in design, with a canine robot mode (though with a similar color scheme to that of the Decepticon feline). However, when interviewed by [[James Roberts]] for [[The Transformers Classics UK Volume 2|''The Transformers Classics UK'' Volume 2]], writer [[James Hill]] stated that this is just coincidence (sorry Jason) and that the name was probably lifted from ''{{w|Kolchak: The Night Stalker}}''.
*[[:File:Nightstalker.jpg|Nightstalker's ''Encore'' art]] is, rather than a redeco of the normal Steeljaw packaging art, a reworking of the (honestly much nicer-looking) art of Steeljaw used for the original Twincast box, where he is leaping towards the camera from the larger bot's open chest compartment (though obviously with the weapons replaced by Ravage's missiles). It's also a clear reference to the distinct "Ravage pounce" pose used for Ravage's package art and [[character model]], which has been ''heavily'' swiped and homaged over the years.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nightstalker''' (ナイトストーカー ''Naitosutōkā'')

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Nightstalker.jpg|''Encore'' art
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:Anti-Vocationist League]]
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[[Category:C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Encore]]
[[Category:European-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Masterpiece]]
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Ravage (G1)

2026-01-20T17:06:05Z

Nevermore: /* Notes */

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:''Ravage is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] and later [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Ravageboxart.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|This is every comic book panel Ravage [[Character model#Model sheet poses used in fiction|has ever been in]]. Well, okay, sometimes they rotate him a bit.]]
No Decepticon has a stronger loyalty to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] than '''Ravage''' (aka '''Battle Ravage''', '''Tripredacus Agent''', '''Tri-Predacus Agent''', '''Black Panther Man''', '''Ravrav''', '''Chief''', '''Grandmaster Cattington''', '''Dangerflouf''', '''Hairless [[Meowgatron]]''', '''Analogue Kitty''', '''Nuggy McBubatron''', and '''Meow-Meow McNiff'''<ref>https://www.facebook.com/transformers/photos/a.153259298077606/2454681957935317/?type=3&theater</ref>). One of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s most reliable [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|spies]], Ravage believes unwaveringly in the Decepticon cause, and Megatron embodies that cause. To better serve Megatron and the Decepticons, Ravage has become the most efficient and deadly war machine under his command. He hides himself in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to strike with grim accuracy. His name is synonymous with stealth. His survivors are few.

Ravage's only weakness is bright light, which can temporarily blind him. Perhaps his absolute loyalty to Megatron can blind him as well.

Sometimes he's a talker, other times he just growls or hisses at anything that isn't Megatron or Soundwave.

{{quote|Decepticons forever!|Ravage|"[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Ravage uk258.png|thumb|left|upright=0.55]]

{{main|Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}

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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:RavagePet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

{{main|Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}

A violent beast (potentially capable of speech but preferring to growl), Ravage acted as one of Soundwave's primary spies and enforcers. Ravage excelled at this during the 1980s, when the Autobot and Decepticon conflict was renewed on Earth. He continued terrorizing Autobots and humans alike, even surviving the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005. Following that, Ravage was revealed to be a "[[primitive]]" and assisted in the battle against [[Tornedron]].

In a splinter timeline, Ravage aided in the restoration of the fallen Soundwave in 2011. In 2021, Ravage travelled with his master to another dimension, only to be abandoned, whereupon the unemployed Ravage was left to seek his fortune as a police officer. Following the end of the Autobot-Decepticon conflict, Ravage was granted amnesty and rebuilt as a Predacon and proceeded to have numerous time-travelling adventures.

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===Deadly Paradise===
[[File:DeadlyParadise-RavageattacksProwl.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Ravage was stationed on [[Carob Island]], where the Decepticons had set up a mining an construction operation. Using a rare ore from the island, the Decepticons were building duplicate Autobots loyal only to Megatron. Ravage acted as a go-between the Decepticons and Madame [[Cee]], a human who's expertise and tinkering in mechanics were crucial in building the clones. Upon one of his visits to Madame Cee's workshop, Ravage came upon Madame Cee talking to the Autobot Prowl. Ravage attempted to attack Prowl, but Prowl evaded him and locked Ravage in a room. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}
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===Sticker Adventures books===
Under Megatron's orders, Ravage snuck into the Autobots’ headquarters and stole all of their fuel. It wasn't easy, but once the deed done, Ravage assured Megatron that the Autobots were as defenceless as Earth kittens. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}

===Marvel colouring books===
[[File:Decepticon patrol ravage.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Either Ravage is really big or that's a tiny elephant]]
Ravage is super-sneaky. He used the cover of an iceberg to board the Autobots' ship and tried to pounce on [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], only to discover he'd fallen foul of a hologram. Outnumbered by the alerted Autobots, he fled the ship. During a later battle, he and the other Decepticons became accidental victims of [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s earthquake. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} Ravage was once successful in defeating [[Roller (G1)|Roller]]. [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] trapped him in a [[force field]] with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and Rumble. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}

Searching for a factory suitable for manufacturing troops, Ravage looked in a jungle fruitlessly. When they eventually found a factory, Ravage realized it was an Autobot trick, and pounced on [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] who was providing the hologram. Mirage retaliated by throwing electric balls at Ravage. {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}} Ravage was among the Decepticons who attacked [[Hoover Dam]], but were driven off by the Autobots. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

Ravage's spying alerted the Decepticons to a space communicator possessed by the Autobots, which allowed the Decepticons to send a fake message so they could take over the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} Like [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], Ravage loved to follow Megatron's orders. When the Autobots interrupted the Decepticons in the process of tearing up a forest, Ravage leaped at [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] only to completely miss and go plunging off a cliff. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

When [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] found a junk yard with a car compactor, Ravage came up with a cunning plan to lure the Autobots into it by disguising it as an [[Autobot Rest Stop]]. They compacted [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], but then the rest of the Autobots turned up, and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] paralyzed Ravage with a cloud of dust. {{storylink|The Autobot Smasher!}}

Under Shockwave's orders, Ravage, Laserbeak, Kickback, and the Constructicons attacked a human village, planning to raze it and build a fuel plant in its place. Little did they know they were being spied upon from orbit by the Autobot [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. When the Autobots attacked, Shockwave had Ravage and Kickback sneak up on them to hit them from behind. But Cosmos was still looking down upon the battlefield, and warned Grapple and Gears of the duo's approach. The Autobots then beat up the Decepticons, shoved them down a hole, and poured quick-drying cement atop of them to hold them in place. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}}}

Ravage faced off against [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] when the Autobots attacked the Decepticon base-camp. Ravage later tried to prevent the Autobots from abducting [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], but failed. {{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}

===Transformers Pop-Up Book===
Ravage was one of the Decepticons to participate in the battle at [[Castle Decepticon]]. He pounced out of Starscream's cockpit to attack Ultra Magnus. {{Storylink|Transformers Pop-Up Book}}

===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
Ravage was among the Decepticons who tried to steal an oil truck from near the Autobots' base. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}

===Dinobot War===
[[File:Time sphere dinobot war.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Disco inferno!]]
Skulking around [[Disneyland]], Ravage hid himself inside a Walkman so that [[you]] would carry him inside [[Wizard's Cave|The Wizard's Cave]] attraction where workmen had uncovered a buried UFO. After you activated a [[time-sphere]], Ravage and Laserbeak were transported four million years back in time, where they planned to locate the crashed Ark and destroy the Autobots within. After a few battles with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], the two cassettes located the site of the flying saucer, intending to take the [[time-travelling alien]]s' advanced technology. {{storylink|Dinobot War}}
{{note|As "Dinobot War" is a [[multipath adventure]], there are multiple outcomes for Ravage:}}
*One of the aliens transported him and Laserbeak to times and places unknown.
*You transported him and Laserbeak back to the present day and they slunk away, or were lost in the time-stream.
There are also several endings where Ravage kills you. Presumably he and Laserbeak then go on to carry out their plan and the Decepticons ultimately conquer the Earth.
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:AutobotsFightBack Ravage hunting.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
When the Decepticons were hit by a surge of power from a lightning collector built by the Autobots, they all began malfunctioning. Ravage spontaneously ejected from [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and attacked [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who batted him aside. Soundwave picked up the stricken "mechanical hound" as the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}

On another occasion, the Decepticons spotted [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] spying on them and send Ravage after him. Ravage pursued the small Autobot, managing to fire off one of his missiles before Bumblebee used his sensitivity to bright light against him. After recovering from the eye-full of headlights, Ravage found Bumblebee had gone, but the cassette stumbled on a cave that would be perfect for testing the ion-drive for the space cruiser they were building. The news somewhat defused Megatron's temper at the escape of Bumblebee, and Ravage led the other Decepticons to his find. Ultimately, the Autobots got wind of the test and launched an attack, resulting in the ion-drive exploding and the tunnel collapsing on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}
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===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===
{{voiceactor|? (English)}}
Ravage followed [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], and when the Autobot tried to abduct Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]], Ravage decided to capture her for the Decepticons instead. After jumping onto Cliffjumper's hood in panther mode, he transformed to [[robot mode]](?!) and tried to grab the doctor, only for Cliffjumper to [[glass gas]] his right arm. The Autobot made off with Blaisedale, leaving Ravage in the dust, but the Decepticon notified Megatron who made alternate arrangements. When later the Decepticons wanted to attack the solar plant, Ravage successfully kidnapped Blaisedale as a diversion. He and the other Decepticon guards later fled when the Autobots came to rescue her. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
Ravage spied on [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and a bunch of Autobots in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and reported to Megatron. He was on Megatron's team as they tracked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to [[South America]] and attempted to seize [[Mount Sheelah]]. Unfortunately the volcano blew up in their faces, trapping them with lava. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} Ravage was hanging out at the Decepticon fortress when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] stole the Decepticons' [[global crystal]], but didn't detect the scout until it was too late. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}

When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] spotted a construction at [[Stanley Lake]], Ravage was the only Decepticon who knew his history well enough to recognize what a hydro electric station was, a method of generating power used on Cybertron "way way back in the mists of time." He accompanied Megatron to Stanley Lake on a fact-finding mission, and when the other Decepticons were washed away by a torrent thanks to the Autobots, Ravage alone escaped. He confronted [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], only to be dazzled by the Autobot's [[sound and light show]] until the other Autobots arrived, and he had to retreat. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} Sore at all the defeats, the Decepticons discussed how to defeat the Autobots, and Ravage came up with the idea of infiltrating the Autobot ranks with a spy. This plan paid off when Starscream did so and reported on an Autobot [[Deuterium Orbital Laser Tracing System|super weapon]] being stored at [[Mount Levram]]. Of course, while the Decepticons were smashing Mount Levram, the Autobots demolished the Decepticon fortress, having gotten wise to Starscream and fooled him themselves. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

===Battle Beneath the Ice===
[[File:BBTI-Ravagetransforms.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|right]]
When human scientists discovered a mysterious city beneath the ice of the North Pole, they placed a call to Autobot City in order to get the Transformers' perspective on the discovery. The Decepticons also somehow learned of the city, and Ravage found a way to infiltrate it unnoticed. As he lurked, Ravage managed to record a conversation between one of the city-dwellers and the human Nyder, who were discussing stealing the warrior-factors from both the Autobots and Decepticons in order to encode it within themselves, thus turning their people into an army. He later came upon a group of humans as they were being given a tour of the city.

Making himself known, Ravage was threatened to leave at gunpoint by Hot Rod, who was accompanying the humans. Ravage assured him that if he had come as their enemy, he wouldn't have let them see him. Ravage went on to explain that the Decepticons hadn't shot down the humans’ plane, as the group had earlier been led to believe. One of the city-dwellers interrupted their conversation, and threatened to neutralize Ravage, pointing towards him a rod-like blaster. But Ravage was too quick for the city-dweller and pounced right for his throat. Before Ravage could reach him, Hot Rod discharged his photon lasers, and hit the city-dweller by accident. The city-dweller was revealed to be a robot, and Ravage played the conversation between Nyder and the [[Watcher]], the leader of the city-dwellers, he had previously recorded. Ravage and Hot Rod then forged a temporary alliance. Their group stumbled upon the city-dwellers analyzing a fight between Skydive and Vortex, programming themselves with the Autobots and Decepticons’ battle tactics. One of the young humans in the group, Jeff, asked Ravage to record the footage of the Gus Gopher Cartoon Show he had captured on his [[chronovid wristwatch]], and overwrite the city-dwellers’ computers with it. Ravage complied, noting that he liked this kind of sneaky plan.

Once the reprogramming was accomplished, and the city-dwellers began acting like cartoon characters, Ravage contacted the Combaticons above-ground and told them to cease fighting, and to follow the Aerialbots to the underground city. The city-dwellers defeated, the Decepticons honoured Ravage's truce and left in Blast Off's shuttle form peacefully. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Attack of the Insecticons====
Ravage alternatively spied on Decepticons of doubtful loyalty towards Megatron or prowled about Decepticon headquarters, keeping a lookout for intruders. He accomplished the first task in one possible adventure, where Shrapnel planned to overthrow Megatron with the use of an energy device called the Sun-Pak, and the later in another possible adventure where the Autobots attempted to retrieve the same device after it had been stolen by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

====Desert Flight====
Ravage was part of a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshliness’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam.

In the event that the Autobots used a trojan ruse to infiltrate the Decepticon base, and the Decepticons’ forcefield was disabled, Frenzy and Ravage tackled Powerglide after the later had burst into the Decepticons’ base, guns ablaze, only for the two Decepticons to crash into one another when Powerglide ducked.{{storylink|Desert Flight}}

====Decepticon Poison====
Ravage possessed an fighter jet alternate mode. He was also armed with [[proton bomb]]s. He was one of the many Decepticons who attempted to poison a water reservoir in order to turn the nearby human population into mindless slaves. Whether they succeeded or not depended on which choices the Autobots made. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}

====Autobot Alert!====
Ravage was stationed at the Decepticons’ command centre, working as a guard to make sure the Decepticons’ latest plan to conquer the Earth went smoothly. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

====The Invisibility Factor====
In one possible scenario, Ravage accompanied Galvatron on a patrol in a desert at night. Upon spotting a spaceship that flickered in-and-out of sight, the patrol investigated. Finding the Autobots Kup and Hot Rod conversing with a woman at the ship's landing site, Ravage and the others fired upon them, causing them to scramble away. Galvatron then ordered his troops to stay and scrutinize the spaceship instead of pursuing the Autobots.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to attack immediately, the Autobots were easily defeated and destroyed by the Ravage and the other Decepticons.

If Hot Rod and Kup silently followed the Decepticons back to their hide-out in a nearby canyon, they managed to tricked Ravage 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. Amidst the confusion, Ravage began arguing with Thrust, both of them insisting that the Autobots were attacking from a different direction.

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, Ravage and the other Decepticons decided to take off into space in [[Sarah Sanders]]'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 another possible scenario, Ravage and the other Decepticons happened upon Sarah Sanders's ship before any Autobots had come in contact with her. While Scavenger held the woman captive, Ravage 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 Ravage and the others with their headlights while Hot Rod took the device right out of their hands, or tricking him and most of the other Decepticons into leaving the spaceship behind while they pursued the young Autobot on a wild goose chase. The Decepticons did not succeed in catching Hot Rod no matter what scenario ensued. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}

===Frito-Lay posters===
Ravage was amongst a squad of Decepticons who attempted to get to the power source within [[Sherman Dam|Boulder Dam]]. While Megatron dueled Optimus, Ravage joined Starscream, Buzzsaw and Soundwave in an attack formation. The Decepticons were ultimately unsuccessful in gathering the data they were after. {{storylink|Battle in the Desert Valley}}
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===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Lee Tockar]] (English), [[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] (Japanese)|[[Xue Weigang]] (Chinese), [[Daoiz Cabezudo]] (Portuguese), [[Federico Romano]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Sergio Romanò]] (Italian)}}

[[File:BWRavage introduction.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|This is what's called a Dutch angle. It's a cinematographic tool which suggests that something hinky is going on.]]
Ravage was one of the few Decepticon warriors who was granted amnesty at the end of the Great War and reformatted into a Predacon, complete with [[Accent|a classy Russian accent]]. He was sent by the [[Tripredacus Council]] to capture [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], clean up any messes he might have made, and deal with the rest of those on Earth. Ravage made the trip to prehistoric Earth in a specially modified stealth [[transwarp cruiser]]. He successfully contacted the [[Maximal]]s and allied with them to capture Megatron. Due to the stealth capabilities of his ship, and the fact that [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] was also an agent of the council, Ravage and the Maximals easily captured Megatron and imprisoned him. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

[[File:Agenda1-Decepticonsforever.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Rock Will Never Die]]

Megatron, however, had one more card to play. He knew that Ravage wasn't going to let any of the stranded Transformers live, and also knew he had the one thing that would turn Ravage to his side. Using a fragment from the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Megatron showed Ravage something which shocked him—a message from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the leader of the Decepticons. As a safeguard against potential defeat, Megatron had left instructions for the descendants of the Decepticons to use transwarp technology to return to prehistoric Earth. Although the message cut out before it was finished, Megatron's plan worked: Ravage, moved by the sight of his former master, released Megatron. After Megatron explained the rest of the message, Ravage joined the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] and turned on the Maximals. Megatron and Ravage attacked [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], at which point he transformed into his old mini-cassette alternate mode, jumped into the tape player on his ship and took full control. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

His latest treachery was short-lived. During the assault on the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] infiltrated his ship and used [[Fusion weaponry#Fusion grenade|fusion grenade]]s to cause an explosion that destroyed the vessel and Ravage himself. As the inferno headed toward the bridge, Ravage raised a fist and shouted, "Decepticons forever!" as he was destroyed, along with his ship. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}

His head, seemingly all that remained of him, was knocked into the water below the ''Axalon'' by one of Tarantulas's [[Arachnoid]]s. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}
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====3H comics====
[[File:Ravageiguanusrazorclawpd2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|left|Ravage 3 Bodies Evolution!<ref>http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers.fanfic/msg/a5cd7fda89f12c7c?dmode=source&hl=en&pli=1</ref>]]

Even though the [[Maximal]]s had left Earth with [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] were far from over! [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]'s "death" was actually a cover for his return in a more powerful form that had ingested the power of the [[Vok]]! He revived Ravage into a new [[Transmetal 2]] body to help boost his forces, which also included [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] and [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]], and prepared to begin the next stage of his evil plan. Meanwhile, the remnants of Ravage's previous body were recycled by the Vok to re-create [[Tigatron]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}} {{storylink|Primeval Dawn II}}

Soon, Ravage led an attack on [[Primal Prime]], the Vok's new champion, and managed to separate Prime from Tigatron, [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], and [[Ramulus]]. Ravage boasted of his "dark cloak" which shrouded him from even Airazor's impressive sensor array, and unleashed a volley of missiles which knocked her out of the sky. Meanwhile, Tarantulas encountered Primal Prime far from the main battle, and after a heated battle, the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] itself was ripped from his chest by the undead [[Unicron's Spawn|spawn of Unicron]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 2}}

[[File:Ravagespittorpd3.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Transforms from catlike thing to catlike thing.]]

Back at [[Tarantulas's lair]], with the Matrix in their possession, Ravage oversaw the construction of a [[unspace|transwarp]] portal that would transport them deep within the maw of their new master, [[Unicron]]! Their newly born ally, [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], expressed frustration at their unwillingness to finish off the Maximals during the battle, and Ravage responded brutally. Ravage was immune to Spittor's deadly venom-covered surface, but Spittor was not likewise protected from Ravage's savage claws, so Spittor quickly quit complaining. Once the portal was completed, Tarantulas allowed them to attack the Maximals; Ravage and the others had served their purpose. Ravage led them to the Ark, but warned them to not disturb the [[Autobot]]s or [[Decepticon]]s on board. But little did they know that the Vok themselves had taken control of Primal Prime's body, and remade it in their powerful image... {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 3}}

{{note|[[3H Productions]] dissolved before this storyline could be completed. Based on the subsequent ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers|Wreckers]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (comic)|Universe]]'' storylines, it can be assumed that the Matrix of Leadership was restored to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s body at the end of this altercation, that the Maximals were triumphant, and that Tarantulas somehow fled to return to Unicron. Ravage's fate is unknown.}}

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====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
While Ravage was considered by many to be loyal only to himself, his primary loyalty was actually to Megatron and the dream of Decepticon conquest. He viewed himself as carrying on where Megatron left off, scheming and operating constantly to end Cybertron's peace and bring back a conquering empire. He had psycho blasters, guns that ''gave you seizures''. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #3}}

Alternately, Ravage was encouraged to follow the will of the [[Tripredacus Council]] by [[Sea Clamp]], and was rumored to have gained a newer, less limited body from them. {{Storylink|#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Ravage bio}}

[[File:DawnofthePredacus RavageAndTarantulasLaugh.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2.1|]]
By the tail-end of the Great War, Ravage could combine with the Tripredacus Council and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] to form [[Predacus]]. He did so when several soldiers, including Predaking, refused to follow their orders of standing down after the deaths of both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. In this form, he slayed Predaking, ensuring that the Council's far-reaching and sinister plans could continue unimpeded. He next sniped an upstart soldier going by the name "[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]" with a stun-gun, and the Council surrendered to the Autobots on behalf of all Predacons. For this "great risk" he took to ensure the signing of the Pax Cybertronia, Ravage was granted amnesty by the Primal Council. He and Tarantulas had a good laugh the Autobots' expense afterwards, mocking their gullibility; all they had ensured was that the Tripredacus Council's machinations would continue during peacetime. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

As [[Magmatron]] was surveying the timestream, he witnessed several key events of the Beast Wars. Among those was Ravage having a conversation with the captured [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

[[File:RavageTheGathering4.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|[[IDW Publishing|IDW]] decided having his actual robot mode was a little too "Transformers"-y.]]
After Ravage's involvement in the Beast Wars, Magmatron recovered his heavily damaged torso, which still contained his spark. Magmatron then inserted the spark into a blank [[protoform]], which had already been affected by the Transmetal 2 Driver, and Ravage was reborn. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} In his Transmetal 2 body, he and his fellow Predacons, under the command of Magmatron, sought out [[Razorbeast]]'s band of Maximals. Viewing from a safe distance, Ravage ordered his soldiers to engage. Additional Maximal forces arrived, however, and Ravage's forces were defeated. Ravage retreated into the wilderness. {{storylink|Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering}}

Subsequently, Ravage would utilize all the Predacons under his command in a desperate attack as a diversion while he crept into the Maximal base to steal the [[chronal phase facilitator|chronal phase armbands]] left behind by Magmatron. He was confronted by Razorbeast, who guessed incorrectly that Ravage intended to use them to board the Autobot shuttle and return to Cybertron. Ravage corrected him by stating that he intended to free Megatron and eradicate the Maximal forces. His ambitions, however, were thwarted by [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]] who caught him off guard and gave Razorbeast the opportunity to knock Ravage offline. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}

It is not certain if Ravage's intentions for Megatron were another ruse or if he was ''actually'' out of his kitty mind regarding the tactical feasibility of this endeavor.

[[File:Lio V Ravage.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Who's the big cat NOW?]]
However, what WAS a ruse was Ravage being offline — as soon as he had been tied up by Razorbeast, the Maximal commander had to leave to help on the battlefield—upon which Ravage stopped playing dead and broke loose rather easily, managing to obtain the chronal displacement bands that Razorbeast had put him right next to after pointing them out. (A tactical genius, that Razorbeast.) However, upon activating the bands, Ravage was pulled into Chronospace by the trapped Magmatron, who warned him of the apocalypse that was to come, and ordered him to form a truce with the Maximals to fight this menace. And after hearing the warning, Ravage heeded the sage advice, sneaking out of the base while [[Chronal phase|chronically displaced]] and re-emerging to the sight of several gun barrels from [[Lio Convoy]], Razorbeast, and the Pack. However, just as he explained the situation, [[Latolata|Rartorata]] emerged from nowhere and turned Razorbeast into a frenzied monster. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

After introducing himself to Lio Convoy, Ravage agreed with him on a truce until they dealt with the menace of [[Shokaract]]. Commandeering his Predacons, Ravage's forces defeated Rartorata and Ravage extracted a sample of [[Angolmois Energy]] from the [[Blentron|Blendtron]]. When he told Lio Convoy to abandon the Angolmois-infected Razorbeast, the Pack's leader warned him that if he made light of his friend's peril again, he'd personally de-spark him. Ravage boarded the Pack's ship and returned to Cybertron with them, on the way analyzing the Angolmois Capsule, to come up with a vaccine. However, as he explained, none of them were qualified scientists for the task. After arriving on Cybertron, Shokaract blasted the Maximal ship out of the sky. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}

[[File:BWTheAscending4 Grimlock Convoys Ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ravage was the fifth Maximal legend who left before they became famous.]]
Ravage survived the crash, along with the Pack, and visited Magmatron again. Magmatron told Ravage to chronally-displace Shokaract so he could "enlighten him". He then showed unusual concern for Razorbeast's Maximals, asking how they were doing. Ravage then returned to the battle and hit [[Herald of Shokaract|Shokaract's Heralds]] with a grenade at an opportune moment. After Shokaract's suicide, Ravage found Magmatron returned and they all lived happily ever after.

Until [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] returned. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}
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====SD BotCon====
Ravage was [[Dawn of the Predacus|laughing maniacally over drinks]] with Tarantulas when the pair were approached by Beetle. Beetle told the pair they were being kicked out of the bar, since everyone else was tired of their cackling. Ravage turned to Tarantulas and asked where they could go to laugh to their hearts' content... and Tarantulas knew just the place: a children's ball pit! {{storylink|SD SG issue 5|SD BotCon #1}}

====''Timelines''====
Ravage was mentioned as being recruited along with fellow [[Mini-Cassette]]s [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] by the Predacon [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]], but for some reason left them soon afterwards to become an operative for the [[Tripredacus Council]]. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
[[File:Metals2-22.jpg‎|thumb|right|300x|Ready to make kharakiri, my lord!]]
Ravage was on board the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when it crashed onto [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}}

Many millennia later, after his son, [[Jaguar]], went crazy and began killing everyone, even Predacons, General Ravage disowned him. Ravage was later chosen by the [[Tripredacus Council]] to take an army to [[Earth|Energoa]] and defeat [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and end the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. But before the general could leave Cybertron, he and his troops were attacked by Jaguar.

Ravage ordered his men to kill his son, but Jaguar easily slaughtered them all. Jaguar then told the corpse of his father that he would finish his mission and eliminate all the Transformers on Energoa. {{Storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 2|Beast Wars Metals #2}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:Soundwavewarwithin.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|MUKNY NOT CATT]]
Ravage, with a much more arboreal alt mode, was among the opponents that Optronix foresaw himself battling against in a prophetic visions bestowed upon him upon first receiving the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} Ravage was part of the second assassination team Megatron sent after the now new [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] Optimus Prime, alongside Soundwave, Kickback, Shrapnel, and Bombshell. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} But Optimus proved to be more formidable than any of them anticipated. Optimus lost his pursuers in Cybertron's labyrinthine underground, forcing them to rely on Ravage's sense of smell to track him down. Optimus managed to use the environment to sneak up on the Decepticons, and savaged the lot of them. After taking care of Shrapnel and Bombshell, Prime blinded Ravage with an energy burst from his own partner [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], then he tossed Kickback into the feral Decepticon, squashing him against the wall. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}}

Later, Ravage became an operative of Shockwave's faction during the [[Dark Ages]]. They made war against the [[Chaos Trinity]] to upset the plans of [[The Fallen]]. {{storylink|Conflagration}} Ravage was also present at [[Tyger Pax]] when the Decepticons and [[Ultracon]]s reluctantly planned to sign a peace treaty with the Autobots. The ceremony was interrupted by a bombing engineered by Starscream, but this only served to further cement the alliance between the three factions. Ravage was among the 'bots who struck back against Starscream's troops, fighting alongside the likes of Prowl and Bluestreak. After the Starscream's Predacons were defeated, Cybertron's finally seemed to be drawing to a close... right until Megatron returned in all his glory, with the thousand-strong [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] at his back. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

Millions of years later, Ravage and the crew of the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' awoke on Earth in 1984, and did battle with the crew of the ''Ark'' for some time. He and the rest of Megatron's army were eventually defeated and captured by the Autobots, but their return vessel to Cybertron, the ''[[Ark II]]'', was destroyed in mid-flight, leaving the Transformers apparently dead. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} Ravage and many others were recovered and reprogrammed by the human mercenary known as [[Lazarus]]. As a test of his control and their power, Lazarus sent his robots to destroy the [[Smitco Oil Refinery]], and Ravage was there to "pacify" any human resistance. Megatron soon broke free of Lazarus's control, however, and freed his fellow Decepticons in the process. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

''When Megatron vanished from the face of the Earth, Ravage reluctantly joined Soundwave and many other Decepticons in following Starscream as the new leader. Starscream made his first act to take over the human city of [[Las Vegas]], turning it into a kingdom under his command. In order to ensure cooperation, he worked with the human population, promising them fame and protection in exchange for their obedience. Soundwave and his cassettes worked directly with the LVPD, supplementing their efforts with surveillance and Cybertronian based weaponry. Ravage personally intervened during a block war, dismembering a gang member before he could kill patrol officer [[Ryan O'Brien]]. The Decepticons weren't above silencing their detractors, though, and that same officer was beaten to death by some of his fellow cops later that evening, for conspiring against the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}

''Megatron returned from deep space sometime later, but the extent of his injuries at the hands of the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] left him unable to retake his command from Starscream. Instead, he voluntarily went into exile, but invited the other Decepticons to leave Starscream and join him. Ravage and Soundwave were among the Decepticons was eagerly accepted this invitation.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}

''After an enormous battle with the Keepers in Las Vegas, Megatron reclaimed leadership of the Decepticons from Starscream. To properly declare his return to power to the world, Megatron made a brazen assault directly on the White House in [[Washington, D.C.]] He had Ravage patrolling the alleyways, terrorizing civilians and running interference—the cat's efforts kept a large portion of the DCPD and National Guard occupied while Megatron had his "conference" with the [[President of the United States|President]]. Later, the President sought revenge on the Transformers during an ambush in the Nevada desert. He had American troops employ [[deconstructionite]]s, tiny microchip-sized projectiles reverse engineered from Cybertronian technology, with the power to drain energy away from Transformer systems. Ravage was caught in the initial barrage, and either his small size or limited processing power made him fall victim faster than others. Megatron had to carry Ravage to safety as the Decepticons retreated.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}

[[File:Ravagewarandpeace.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|RARRRRR yourself.]]
Sometime thereafter, Shockwave arrived on Earth with a detachment of Unified Cybertronian soldiers, equipped to take both Autobots and Decepticons into custody as enemies of the peace. Shockwave quickly granted clemency to Soundwave, Ravage, and the other Decepticons willing to swear fealty to him, after he disposed of Megatron. {{storylink|New World Order}} After returning to Cybertron, Soundwave was considering his options when a small sound caught his attention. He dispatched Ravage to investigate, but the poor kitty tried to tackle [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and got a mouthful of [[null-ray]]. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Starscream had plans of his own, and managed to convince Soundwave and his cassettes that following him would be more profitable than throwing in with Shockwave. During the chaos of the Autobot insurrection that soon followed, they arranged [[Sky Lynx (G1)|transport]] and fled back to Earth to loot its energy resources. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

{{BW Shell Game}}
After having sent Ravage out on his errand on prehistoric Earth, the Tripredacus Council tasked Magmatron with keeping a watch on all Maximal Channels, should their agent in the field fail in his mission. But Magmatron and Ravage were working together behind the Council's back, and the former-Decepticon sent planetary scans to Magmatron so he could implement his own plans for the stasis pods on prehistoric Earth. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Ravage clones gi joe vol 2.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Ravage was among the Transformers laying dormant aboard the ''Ark'' when it was discovered by [[Cobra]], who took the alien robots and reprogrammed them to serve in [[Cobra Commander]]'s plot to conquer the world. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Along with Soundwave and the other cassettes, Ravage was sent to attack the [[SPS Research Facility]], where he protected [[Zartan]] as the ninja stole a necessary module from the facility. He fought against [[Quick Kick]] and [[Mutt]], and would've killed them if he hadn't been recalled to [[Cobra Island]] when Zartan got out and deemed the mission a success. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} Shortly after the Decepticons returned, however, Cobra's control of them was broken by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s tampering, and Soundwave sent out Ravage to punish his former captors. The jaguar knocked out [[Firefly]] and dragged him back to Soundwave to be used as a slave. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} Ravage later attacked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] only to be grabbed and crushed in the Autobot's fist. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

Two years later when [[Teletran 3]] had gone berserk, sending scores of Transformers and humans both forwards and backwards in time, Ravage was among the Decepticons who surrounded the tower where the disturbance had originated. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

In an alternate future in which the Decepticons had conquered Earth, packs of Ravages prowled the woods that a team of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and Cobra members were traveling through. A few of them were destroyed by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], causing the remaining ones to flee. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Ravage-Trial by Fire.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75]]
Ravage was one of the Decepticons under [[Cobra]]'s command in [[1939]]. [[Storm Shadow|Stormshadow]] pitted him against [[Snake-Eyes]] during the two ninjas' duel among the [[Fera Islands]]. {{storylink|Transformed}} After a short but fierce battle, Snake-Eyes incapacitated Ravage with a hand grenade. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} The injured jaguar re-emerged soon after Snake-Eyes had killed Stormshadow, but quickly lost his life to the ninja's katana. {{storylink|Trenches}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Ravage participated in an all-out Decepticon offensive, squaring off against Steeljaw as the carnage raged around them. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
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[[File:Spotlight Soundwave Ravage.jpg|thumb|left]]
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Marktwainvsravage.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Tales of my lion-taming have been greatly exaggerated.]]
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] sent Ravage to kill [[Tobias Muldoon]], who had deserted the Decepticons when he learned they were evil. Ravage tracked him to [[Stanford Merriweather]]'s house in [[San Francisco]] and crashed into the household, startling Muldoon, Merriweather, Merriweather's daughter [[Kitty Merriweather|Kitty]], and [[Mark Twain]]. The humans fled the house as Ravage broke through the wall.

He then pretty much got his ass kicked by Mark Twain, who took advantage of Ravage being momentarily trapped in rubble to flick a [[cigar]] at him, thus igniting a gas leak. The explosion flung Ravage into the bay, never to be seen again. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}

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===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Lil Formers''===
Ravage was one of the absurd amount of minion Soundwave ejected out of his chest, all in a row, in preparation for a fight. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Ravage participated in an infiltration of [[BotCon]] to track down next year's toy designs, and use them to conquer the Autobots once and for all! While scouting out the area, he was captured by the humans organizing the convention, and put on display as a sale item. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei ravage petted.jpg|thumb|"Who's my kitty? Who's my kitty?"]]
Ravage stole a sack of energon cubes for [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Starscream]], deftly avoiding the pursuing [[Hound (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Hound]] and delivering the booty to his waiting master. Just before Starscream could put the energon to use, however, the pair were attacked by [[Cheetor (BW)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Cheetor]], who stabbed Ravage in the side with one of his throwing stars and pinned both Decepticons beneath his feet. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 8}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' BunBun manga===
When [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Starscream]] attacked a power plant with the help of the brainwashed [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Skyfire]], Ravage stealthily observed and recorded the battle with the Autobots that followed. Ravage took his recording back to [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Megatron]], and then curled up in his leader's lap as he reviewed the footage. {{storylink|Wataru's Power}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Device Label''===
Ravage had been given the mission to root out and interfere with the Autobot activity taking place within the computer under Megatron and Soundwave's command. {{storylink|Ravage (G1)/toys#Device Label|Ravage's Device Label Bio}}

===''Recordicons''===
Ravage was at a bar that Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and [[Lazorbeak]] were at. {{storylink|Recordicons issue 16|Recordicons #16}}

===Robot Heroes===
Soundwave hid in his harmless-looking alternate mode... until it was time to strike! He then loosed Laserbeak and Ravage from his chest compartment. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreORavage.jpg|thumb]]

Ravage was standing upright among the Decepticon forces when they introduced the Predacons. {{storylink|Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit}}

While [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s plan to brainwash humanity unfolded, the Decepticon patted Ravage's head. {{storylink|Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!}}

Ravage was seen flying into battle with Soundwave in [[Isami Tatewaki|some kid]]'s living room. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise! The Transformers Are by Your Side!?}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Part of a troupe of Decepticons sent to Earth to demand the humans surrender to Megatron, Ravage met with the human representative, [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], and quickly learned that [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] wasn't so keen on the idea of surrendering. The Decepticons seemed to have the upper hand in the ensuing battle and Ravage again invited Hawk to surrender, but the human only responded by cleaving the cat's head with his mysterious tomahawk. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}} Ravage was then captured by G.I. Joe and fell under the control of [[Doctor Venom]] when he turned Soundwave's body into a human-controlled mech suit. During a battle with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Venom unleashed Ravage from Soundwave's chest compartment to attack the Autobot. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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===Legends World===
Ravage was the manager of a toy store, where he was puzzled by customer [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s attempts at using telepathy at him. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 1}} He was later shocked when Rattrap showed up to buy toys in the form of a real Transformer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 1|Bonus Edition Vol. 1}} During [[Christmas]], Ravage was standing outside his store, wielding guns and advertising the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|newest ''Transformers'' series]]. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
Bolstered by the [[Titan Master]]s, Ravage accompanied Soundwave as the Decepticons orchestrated an all-out Decepticon attack on Cybertron, which was soon routed by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
Ravage was one of the many Decepticons who invaded the [[Klingon]] homeworld of [[Kronos]] during Megatron's attempt to claim the planet as the seat of a new Decepticon Empire, and tangled with [[M'Ress]] before he was incapacitated by the Klingon armada. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
Transported to the Japan of an alternate universe, Ravage joined Soundwave and the other Decepticons as they scoped out the [[Photon Power Laboratory]]. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
During the war for Cybertron, Ravage was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Force Espionage Raider]]. {{storylink|Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' toy packaging}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Todaro]]}}
[[File:SiegeEpisode2-Ravage.jpg|thumb|250px|"Holy cat, a talking crap!"]]
Ravage was one of several Decepticons who searched for the missing [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] after a failed ambush against the Autobots, but proved unable to find his comrade. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}}

[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] brought Ravage with him when he and Megatron's inner cadre left Cybertron aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. Soundwave was picked up by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] on the [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] Station and ejected Ravage. Ravage leaped onto the Titan's face and started raking his eyes, making him lose his grip on Soundwave and dropping him. Later in the battle, Ravage was picked up and thrown across the room by Scorponok. After an explosion, Ravage woke up [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. He is part of the Decepticons that broke into the area where the Autobots were and began to attack. They were ordered to cease fire when a wounded Megatron arrived, being supported by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Ravage was again licking the face of an unconscious Starscream. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 4}}

After the Decepticons crash-landed on prehistoric Earth, Soundwave deployed Ravage and Laserbeak to take on a treacherous [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], but the pair were quickly defeated and thrown aside by the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] warrior. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}
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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
[[File:GhostsOfCybertronPart5-cassettes.jpg|thumb|left|250px|That darn ghost cat!]]
Ravage was one of the few Decepticons who escaped [[Gozer]]'s destruction of Cybertron after [[Kremzeek]] transformed them into [[ghost]]s. A thousand years later, following the [[Ghostbusters]]' defeat of Kremzeek, Ravage was ejected from Soundwave alongside Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to deal with the humans. Reincarnated as grotesque, ectoplasm-spewing ghosts, the three Decepticons attacked [[Ray Stantz]] before being promptly dissipated when Soundwave was captured within a [[ghost trap]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5}}
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===''Transformers vs. the Terminator''===
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPartTwo-Ravage.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Kitten is angry. Kitten is offended.]]
Shortly after Soundwave awoke in 1984 aboard the ''Ark'', he dispatched Ravage to take care of [[Sarah Connor]] while he fought the [[T-800|the Terminator unit]] sent back in time to kill the Decepticons. Ravage chased her around the flight deck and eventually pursued her up onto [[Teletraan I]] and caused her to accidentally reactivate [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Though Ravage pounced on the Autobot leader, Optimus simply grabbed the Decepticon by the tail and used him as an improvised weapon against Soundwave. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}}

When the Autobots and Decepticons next clashed in the middle of the [[Cyberdyne Systems]] factory, Ravage trailed Sarah as she tried to raise [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and the other Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' from a nearby security booth. This time, however, the human girl grabbed a pistol, wrestled the Decepticon to the ground, and killed him by jamming the gun into his mouth and shooting him through the head. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|''Transformers'' #23]]}}

[[File:WeHaveDecievedYou-InfiltrationTroopers.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Captain Clench and his Zoo Crew.]]
Ravage was one of the many infiltration troopers [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] deployed during the Decepticon attack on the [[Senate]]. They rushed [[Grotusque]] and [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] and easily defeated them. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}} [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] posted Ravage and Laserbeak to guard a number of high-profile prisoners that included [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]], which they did up until [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] burst through the floor and sent the pair running. {{storylink|War World: Prime}} He later watched a drone [[Termagax]] constructed berate the Decepticons (Megatron in particular) for twisting her ideals. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings}} As the Decepticons strengthened their hold over Iacon, Ravage joined in with his fellow Decepticons as they quashed a burgeoning rebellion in the city's [[energon storage field]]s. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}

Later, Ravage, [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]], and [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] were assigned to move [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] to the [[Senate]] prison facility. They were interrupted mid-transfer by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Charger]], and [[Fire Beast]]; amidst the chaos, Elita was able to escape her captors and retaliated by kicking Ravage into the wall so that Bumblebee could shoot him. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|Swindle's II}}

Ravage was among the Decepticons assembled by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] to attack [[Swindle's]] and recover the escaping [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} They fought with the Autobots, but ultimately failed to prevent the escape. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}}

Ravage gathered with the Decepticon army outside [[Crystal City]] as Strika ordered the attack. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}}
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:PetSounds-HappyEnding.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Soundwave ejected Ravage and several other cassettes to investigate [[Ponyville]] after arriving in [[Equestria]]. Their presence drew the attention of [[Fluttershy]]; impressed by Soundwave's "pets", she soon won the affection of Ravage, [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. When the pony tried to treat a "boo-boo" on Ravage's nose, however, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] decided that she'd gone too far and swatted her away, an act that only drew the ire of Fluttershy's animal friends, [[Discord (MLP)|Discord]], and even Frenzy's fellow cassettes. However, Soundwave—keen on not losing the friendship of his faithful cassettes—agreed to a truce, and when both sides decided to become friends Ravage happily played with some of Fluttershy's animal companions. {{storylink|Pet Sounds}}

After accidentally trapping himself and some Equestrians underneath a pile of girders, Soundwave unleashed both Ravage and Laserbeak to try and blast their way free. However, the group only escaped after combining their musical talents to unleash a powerful sonic blast. {{storylink|Sick Beats}} In the final battle against [[King Sombra]], Ravage and [[Applejack]] worked together to trip up a mind-controlled [[Clampdown (G1)|Clampdown]]. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

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===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
[[File:TFBTTF-RavageRunOver.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Yeah, this is a boo-boo that Fluttershy might not be able to fix.]]
In the year 1985, Megatron sent Ravage and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] to the sleepy town of [[Hill Valley]] to find an edge in their war against the Autobots. Their mission initially turned up nothing, but while staking out the [[Twin Pines Mall]] the two watched [[Marty McFly]] use a DeLorean to escape some Libyan terrorists, then disappear. Ravage's detection of trans-temporal particles led Soundwave to suggest that the humans had invented [[time travel]], and Megatron ordered the pair to steal the DeLorean time machine. The pair tailed [[Doc Brown]] and Marty to [[Lyon Estates]], where they prepared to seize the device through force... only for [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to intervene. The two humans overheard the scuffle and investigated, so both sides transformed to evade detection; when Marty picked up Ravage, however, Bumblebee took the opportunity to reverse, scare the teenager into dropping the cassette, and destroy the Decepticon by running him over. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}}

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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
[[File:Unpredictable-minicassettes.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

In the heat of battle, Soundwave unleashed Ravage and Laserbeak against Optimus and Bumblebee, but his reinforcements failed to have the desired effect, as the two Autobots found his minions adorable. {{storylink|Unpredictable}} Ravage and Laserbeak battled [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], and later cheered Soundwave on as he and Blaster took part in a rap battle against each other. However, this truce was short lived, and the Autobots and Decepticons were soon battling each other once more. {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 13}}

Ravage was one of several Decepticons who fought the Autobots for control of the perfect barbecue spot, but ultimately lost. {{storylink|I Want to Protect This Place}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Go! Go! issue 32}} {{storylink|The Transformers Go! Go! Search Quiz is Here!|Search Quiz}} {{storylink|The Transformers Gather on the Snowy Mountain!|Search Quiz 2}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 45}}}}

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===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 – Optimus shoots Ravage.jpg|This may have unforseen consequences.|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
One of the Decepticons that came to [[Earth]] aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', [[Soundwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Soundwave]] sent out Ravage to assist [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]] in holding down [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]]. Ravage proceeded to bite Prime's arm until the Autobot shot him off at point blank range. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}} Soundwave was later seen cradling his body. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 3|Transformers #3}}

Later, Starscream and Soundwave were able to get [[Teletraan I|Teletraan One]] back up and running. Soundwave was about to suggest using it to repair Ravage, but Starscream, contemptuous of starting with the smallest of their number, punted the cassette aside, instead opting to revive [[Thundercracker (G1)#Energon Universe|Thundercracker]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}

When the Autobots recaptured the ''Ark'', Soundwave was carrying Ravage out when Optimus attempted to reason with Soundwave to stop the war. Soundwave looked to Ravage before throwing a punch at Optimus. Soundwave, with Ravage, then retreated with Thundercracker. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 6|Transformers #6}} When Soundwave challenged Starscream to a duel over the Decepticon leadership and gained the upper hand, Starscream pathetically tried to bargain with Soundwave, only for Soundwave to note that he hadn't forgiven Starscream for kicking Ravage, and disembowelled him. Now having claimed leadership of the Decepticons, Soundwave pledged to use the parts he'd ripped from Starscream to repair Ravage. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 7|Transformers #7}}

Later, Soundwave was looking for the parts to conduct these repairs at the Decepticons' new headquarters in the sunken ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' when he was interrupted by [[Shockwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Shockwave]]. Shockwave admonished Soundwave for bothering with the damaged [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Recordicon]], and prepared to recycle Ravage, arguing that Soundwave could have newer, stronger pets once they retook Cybertron. Before Shockwave could do so though, he was distracted by the appearance of a whale outside, and dropped Ravage to rush and see it. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 10|Transformers #10}}

[[File:TF2023 no. 18 - Ravage Revived.jpg|thumb|250px|right]]
After the reenernization of Cybertron had failed and left Shockwave's status unknown, {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 12|Transformers #12}} the Decepticons were scattered and lost the ''Nemesis''. Once they had regrouped, Soundwave led numerous raids on cities in hopes of luring the crippled Autobots out of hiding and and obtaining a stockpile of energy. After one of these raids, Soundwave lamented that Ravage's repairs would once again have to be put on hold and promised Laserbeak that their family would be whole again soon before sending him on a mission {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 15|Transformers #15}} to retrieve Megatron.

When Starscream was eventually revealed to still be alive and with the Combaticons and Astrotrain on his side, {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 16|Transformers #16}} he eventually clashed with Soundwave again in [[Seattle]]. When the Seeker tore open Soundwave's chest compartment and extracted Ravage's comatose body, he berated Soundwave for how much he cared out his tapes before preparing to finish Ravage permanently. It was then that Laserbeak returned with Megatron, who put a stop to the squabble at once. To reward Soundwave's loyalty, Megatron used his spark to revive Ravage, who nuzzled Laserbeak before leaping into a delighted Soundwave's arms. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}} He then leapt back out of his master's arms as [[Astrotrain (G1) #Energon Universe|Astrotrain]] charged at the newly returned Megatron.{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}}

Later, he was sent after [[Hound (G1) #Energon Universe|Hound]], but was fended off by the Autobot with help from his human allies [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)| Clutch]] and [[Matt Trakker]] {{storylink| G.I. Joe Energon Universe 2025 Special story}}

Ravage then participated in the Decepticon's final assault on [[Chicago]], charging at [[Jazz (G1) #Energon Universe|Jazz]] during the final showdown at the planetarium.{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 23|Transformers #23}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Commercials that featured original footage of Ravage include:
*A battle he took part in a battle against the Dinobots alongside [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. Ravage blasted [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], only to find himself face-to-face with a robotic Triceratops when his opponent assumed his beast mode. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Dinobots|Dinobots commercial}}
*When [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was duped into bringing [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] into the Decepticons' headquarters, thinking the Autobot was just a normal radio, Soundwave dispatched Laserbeak and Ravage to deal with the intruder. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Blaster|Blaster commercial}}

==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Ravage could interfere with Optimus Prime's progress. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===
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===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
Ravage was among the [[Decepticon]] troops who sought to destroy [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] on his journey, confronting him in the [[Temple Ruins]]... in theory. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

{{note|Ravage's supposed appearance in this game is from a [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy (promo video)|''Mystery of Convoy'' promo video]]. However, Ravage does not actually appear anywhere in the game, not even in unused sprite form. Given the video was made when the game was still in early development, it's likely he was planned as an enemy but then scrapped.}}

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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]]}}
[[File:N64Ravage.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Stupid sexy Ravage.]]
In an alternate timeline created when the Predacon Megatron sent a message through Transwarp back to his past self, Ravage betrayed him, then entered the ancient Autobot battle cruiser, the ''Ark''. Using its tech, he developed a prototype cloning device based on transreplication technology, through which he could produce clones of the ancient Decepticons, with memories and personalities intact. One by one, he downloaded protoform cloning data of the legendary warriors: (Decepticon) Megatron, Skywarp, Starscream, Thundercracker, Reflector, Rumble, Frenzy, Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and Soundwave. Ravage returned to Predacon space, ready to produce his clone army and already making plans of conquest. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Beast Wars Transmetals}}

{{BW fighter ending|Ravage|N64}}
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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (PS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]]}}
Ravage battled the Maximals in pitched combat. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)}}
{{note|Ravage appears as a secret playable character in the North American version of the game, but does not appear at all in the game's story mode.}}

===3D Battle Card Game===
Ravage fights under the command of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] once more, this time with several allies from (potentially) different universes and/or timelines. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Ravage took part in a covert infiltration of the Autobot base led by Soundwave, allowing them to pass information back to the Decepticons and ensure a string of Decepticon victories. They were eventually uncovered by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], and sent packing. {{storylink|Covert Operations (Legends)|Covert Operations}}

Ravage aided the Decepticon Powermasters in a battle against their hated rivals, the Autobot Powermasters. {{storylink|End of the Road (Legends)|End of the Road}}

Ravage was part of a group of Decepticons who teamed up with the Autobots [[Windblade (G1)|Wingblade]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] to battle the Ammonites on a distant planet. Together, they were able to drive off several Ammonite attacks, but the two factions soon started fighting one another over differing opinions. Eventually, the Autobots defeated the Ammonites and sent the Decepticons packing. Though angered by this turn of events, Ravage and the other Decepticons found consolation that the Ammonites also tasted defeat at the Autobots' hands, and returned to their starship. {{storylink|Into the Abyss}}

Ravage was among a group of Decepticons who accidentally time traveled back to the sixth century and ended up having to battle some similarly displaced Autobots using medieval technology. They lost, and returned to the present as prisoners of the Autobots. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (Legends)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
Ravage aided Soundwave in his battles with the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
[[File:ABTF-screen Acc-Ravage.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Ravage is an "Accessory" character, giving Deceptihogs he's attached to "acid rounds": anything their weapon hits but does not immediately destroy has its HP quickly sapped by burning acid. This bonus can be increased with upgrades won from random-prize Crates or in the "[[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower" mini-game.

He can be unlocked by purchasing him with Gems in the Barracks, with Tokens during specific [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)/Challenge Events|Challenge Events]], or won from Crates and [[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Ravage-(TM).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Ravage (TM) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character first available as a reward to ''60'' players in the "Beast Wars: Episode 4" event.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Earth Wars Ravage.jpg|thumb]]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Ravage was a cruel and sadistic spy who specialized in stealth operations, but was vulnerable to bright lights. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}} Soundwave considered him to be one of his most reliable saboteurs. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

By the time of the Maximals and Predacons, "Tripredacus Agent" had become a Predacon operative with a feline alternate mode. {{storylink|Technorganic Secrets}}

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

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

==Notes==
[[File:Ravage pounce collage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|Help me, I've been trapped in this pose since 1984!]]
* A working name for Ravage was '''Stalker'''.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-bob-budiansky-panel-coverage-170041/ Bob Budiansky Botcon Panel Coverage]</ref> Meanwhile, a partially-erased barely-legible piece of [[Bob Budiansky]]'s handwritten notes suggests "'''Tapecat'''" was at one point considered for Ravage.
* Alternate names, narration, and in-universe descriptions by other characters over the years have inconsistently described the specific sub-genus of feline which Ravage represents as a jaguar, a panther<ref name="panther">Which is ''not'' actually a distinct subspecies; the ''entire'' "big cat" genus is scientifically known as ''panthera'', which is sometimes collaquially called "panther", while the term "black panther" is a name for the melanistic (i.e. black fur) color variant of both the leopard ''and'' the jaguar.</ref>, a puma, and sometimes even as a ''canine''.
* Ravage's original [[package art]] is by far the most-copied depiction of ''any'' Transformer ''ever''. In fact, due to it having originally been created for Takara's [[pre-Transformers|pre-''Transformers'']] toyline ''[[Micro Change]]'', it already saw use in fiction ''before'' Hasbro's [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] became a thing, appearing in a 1983 ''[[Microman]]'' manga! It was, of course, subsequently adapted for his [[character model]] used both for the cartoon and depicted in his ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Transformers Universe]]'' profile, but was also used (twice) in [[:File:G1 1984 backofboxbattle.jpg|1984's "back-of-the-box" battle mural]], and was copied in licensed coloring books and storybooks; the pose also showed up repeatedly in the Marvel comics and in the cartoon. In "[[Time Wars|Time Wars Part 2]]" (Marvel UK #200), artist [[Robin Smith]] copied the character model ''multiple times'' across several subsequent panels (even including the more rarely copied ''rear view'' of his character model!). And it was, of course, recolored for [[Howlback (G1)|Howlback]]'s package art, and [[homage]]d ''numerous'' times in the 21st century, both in officially approved artwork and [[stock photography|stock photos]] and in fanart.
* According to the ''[[The Transformers Adventure Game Books|Transformers Adventure Game Book]]'', "[[Dinobot War]]", Ravage's cassette mode is labelled as the soundtrack to the musical ''[[Cats]]''.
* In his first appearance, ''Kre-O'' Ravage is based on his bipedal ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' appearance, and in the third one he is based on his quadruped 1984 appearance. (While only his head is seen in his second appearance, he's likely to be in quadruped form as his role there is more pet-like.)

===''Beast Wars''===
* Ravage's ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' [[robot mode]] [[character model]] is a modified Transmetal Cheetor model with Tigatron's beast head. "[[Ravage (G1)/toys#Metals|Metals Jaguar]]", the ''Beast Wars'' toy for Ravage released solely in Japan, is also a modified [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#TM1|Transmetal Cheetor]].
* Ravage's transformation to cassette mode in "[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]" was accompanied by the Generation 1 transformation sound effect.
* Ravage's profile in the IDW ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' seems to suggest that, in the body he is first seen in the ''Beast Wars'', he possess ''three'' separate modes; robot, beast, and cassette.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Jaguar''' (ジャガー ''Jagā''), '''Ravage''' (ラヴィッジ ''Ravijji'', ラベッジ ''Rabejji'')
*''Czech:'' '''Trhač'''
*''French:'' '''Saboteur''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Romboló''' ("Ravager")
*''Italian:'' '''Iena''' ("Hyena"), '''Ursus''' (''Beast Wars'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Pòhùai''' (Taiwan, 破壞, "Ravage"), '''Robin''' (Taiwan ''Beast Wars'', 羅賓 ''Lúobīn''), '''Jīqì Gǒu''' (China, 机器狗, "Mechanical Dog"), '''Lüèduóshòu''' (China ''Beast Wars'', 掠夺兽, "Ravening Beast")
*''Polish:'' '''Wściekły''' ("More Than Meets The Eye", "Furious"), '''Wściekłość''' ("The Movie", "Rage"), '''Łupieżca''' ("A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court", "Reaver"), '''Dewastator''' (''Beast Wars'', "Devastator")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Raiva''' (Portugal comics, "Rage"), '''Selvagem''' (Brazil comics, "Wild"), '''Destruição''' (Brazil ''Beast Wars'', "Destruction")
*''Russian:'' '''Grabitel'''' (Грабитель, "Robber")
*''Spanish:'' '''Destructor''' (Spain, "Destroyer"), '''Devastador''' (''Beast Wars'' Latin American dub, "Devastator")
*''Swedish:'' '''Utplånaren''' (''Generation 2'', "Obliterator")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Spustoshuvach''' (ICTV, Спустошувач, "Devastator")

==References==
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Ravage (G1)

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:''Ravage is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] and later [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Ravageboxart.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|This is every comic book panel Ravage [[Character model#Model sheet poses used in fiction|has ever been in]]. Well, okay, sometimes they rotate him a bit.]]
No Decepticon has a stronger loyalty to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] than '''Ravage''' (aka '''Battle Ravage''', '''Tripredacus Agent''', '''Tri-Predacus Agent''', '''Black Panther Man''', '''Ravrav''', '''Chief''', '''Grandmaster Cattington''', '''Dangerflouf''', '''Hairless [[Meowgatron]]''', '''Analogue Kitty''', '''Nuggy McBubatron''', and '''Meow-Meow McNiff'''<ref>https://www.facebook.com/transformers/photos/a.153259298077606/2454681957935317/?type=3&theater</ref>). One of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s most reliable [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|spies]], Ravage believes unwaveringly in the Decepticon cause, and Megatron embodies that cause. To better serve Megatron and the Decepticons, Ravage has become the most efficient and deadly war machine under his command. He hides himself in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to strike with grim accuracy. His name is synonymous with stealth. His survivors are few.

Ravage's only weakness is bright light, which can temporarily blind him. Perhaps his absolute loyalty to Megatron can blind him as well.

Sometimes he's a talker, other times he just growls or hisses at anything that isn't Megatron or Soundwave.

{{quote|Decepticons forever!|Ravage|"[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
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{{main|Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}

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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
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{{main|Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}

A violent beast (potentially capable of speech but preferring to growl), Ravage acted as one of Soundwave's primary spies and enforcers. Ravage excelled at this during the 1980s, when the Autobot and Decepticon conflict was renewed on Earth. He continued terrorizing Autobots and humans alike, even surviving the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005. Following that, Ravage was revealed to be a "[[primitive]]" and assisted in the battle against [[Tornedron]].

In a splinter timeline, Ravage aided in the restoration of the fallen Soundwave in 2011. In 2021, Ravage travelled with his master to another dimension, only to be abandoned, whereupon the unemployed Ravage was left to seek his fortune as a police officer. Following the end of the Autobot-Decepticon conflict, Ravage was granted amnesty and rebuilt as a Predacon and proceeded to have numerous time-travelling adventures.

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===Deadly Paradise===
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Ravage was stationed on [[Carob Island]], where the Decepticons had set up a mining an construction operation. Using a rare ore from the island, the Decepticons were building duplicate Autobots loyal only to Megatron. Ravage acted as a go-between the Decepticons and Madame [[Cee]], a human who's expertise and tinkering in mechanics were crucial in building the clones. Upon one of his visits to Madame Cee's workshop, Ravage came upon Madame Cee talking to the Autobot Prowl. Ravage attempted to attack Prowl, but Prowl evaded him and locked Ravage in a room. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}
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===Sticker Adventures books===
Under Megatron's orders, Ravage snuck into the Autobots’ headquarters and stole all of their fuel. It wasn't easy, but once the deed done, Ravage assured Megatron that the Autobots were as defenceless as Earth kittens. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}

===Marvel colouring books===
[[File:Decepticon patrol ravage.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Either Ravage is really big or that's a tiny elephant]]
Ravage is super-sneaky. He used the cover of an iceberg to board the Autobots' ship and tried to pounce on [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], only to discover he'd fallen foul of a hologram. Outnumbered by the alerted Autobots, he fled the ship. During a later battle, he and the other Decepticons became accidental victims of [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s earthquake. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} Ravage was once successful in defeating [[Roller (G1)|Roller]]. [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] trapped him in a [[force field]] with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and Rumble. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}

Searching for a factory suitable for manufacturing troops, Ravage looked in a jungle fruitlessly. When they eventually found a factory, Ravage realized it was an Autobot trick, and pounced on [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] who was providing the hologram. Mirage retaliated by throwing electric balls at Ravage. {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}} Ravage was among the Decepticons who attacked [[Hoover Dam]], but were driven off by the Autobots. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

Ravage's spying alerted the Decepticons to a space communicator possessed by the Autobots, which allowed the Decepticons to send a fake message so they could take over the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} Like [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], Ravage loved to follow Megatron's orders. When the Autobots interrupted the Decepticons in the process of tearing up a forest, Ravage leaped at [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] only to completely miss and go plunging off a cliff. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

When [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] found a junk yard with a car compactor, Ravage came up with a cunning plan to lure the Autobots into it by disguising it as an [[Autobot Rest Stop]]. They compacted [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], but then the rest of the Autobots turned up, and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] paralyzed Ravage with a cloud of dust. {{storylink|The Autobot Smasher!}}

Under Shockwave's orders, Ravage, Laserbeak, Kickback, and the Constructicons attacked a human village, planning to raze it and build a fuel plant in its place. Little did they know they were being spied upon from orbit by the Autobot [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. When the Autobots attacked, Shockwave had Ravage and Kickback sneak up on them to hit them from behind. But Cosmos was still looking down upon the battlefield, and warned Grapple and Gears of the duo's approach. The Autobots then beat up the Decepticons, shoved them down a hole, and poured quick-drying cement atop of them to hold them in place. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

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Ravage faced off against [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] when the Autobots attacked the Decepticon base-camp. Ravage later tried to prevent the Autobots from abducting [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], but failed. {{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}

===Transformers Pop-Up Book===
Ravage was one of the Decepticons to participate in the battle at [[Castle Decepticon]]. He pounced out of Starscream's cockpit to attack Ultra Magnus. {{Storylink|Transformers Pop-Up Book}}

===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
Ravage was among the Decepticons who tried to steal an oil truck from near the Autobots' base. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}

===Dinobot War===
[[File:Time sphere dinobot war.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Disco inferno!]]
Skulking around [[Disneyland]], Ravage hid himself inside a Walkman so that [[you]] would carry him inside [[Wizard's Cave|The Wizard's Cave]] attraction where workmen had uncovered a buried UFO. After you activated a [[time-sphere]], Ravage and Laserbeak were transported four million years back in time, where they planned to locate the crashed Ark and destroy the Autobots within. After a few battles with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], the two cassettes located the site of the flying saucer, intending to take the [[time-travelling alien]]s' advanced technology. {{storylink|Dinobot War}}
{{note|As "Dinobot War" is a [[multipath adventure]], there are multiple outcomes for Ravage:}}
*One of the aliens transported him and Laserbeak to times and places unknown.
*You transported him and Laserbeak back to the present day and they slunk away, or were lost in the time-stream.
There are also several endings where Ravage kills you. Presumably he and Laserbeak then go on to carry out their plan and the Decepticons ultimately conquer the Earth.
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
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When the Decepticons were hit by a surge of power from a lightning collector built by the Autobots, they all began malfunctioning. Ravage spontaneously ejected from [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and attacked [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who batted him aside. Soundwave picked up the stricken "mechanical hound" as the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}

On another occasion, the Decepticons spotted [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] spying on them and send Ravage after him. Ravage pursued the small Autobot, managing to fire off one of his missiles before Bumblebee used his sensitivity to bright light against him. After recovering from the eye-full of headlights, Ravage found Bumblebee had gone, but the cassette stumbled on a cave that would be perfect for testing the ion-drive for the space cruiser they were building. The news somewhat defused Megatron's temper at the escape of Bumblebee, and Ravage led the other Decepticons to his find. Ultimately, the Autobots got wind of the test and launched an attack, resulting in the ion-drive exploding and the tunnel collapsing on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}
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===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===
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Ravage followed [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], and when the Autobot tried to abduct Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]], Ravage decided to capture her for the Decepticons instead. After jumping onto Cliffjumper's hood in panther mode, he transformed to [[robot mode]](?!) and tried to grab the doctor, only for Cliffjumper to [[glass gas]] his right arm. The Autobot made off with Blaisedale, leaving Ravage in the dust, but the Decepticon notified Megatron who made alternate arrangements. When later the Decepticons wanted to attack the solar plant, Ravage successfully kidnapped Blaisedale as a diversion. He and the other Decepticon guards later fled when the Autobots came to rescue her. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
Ravage spied on [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and a bunch of Autobots in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and reported to Megatron. He was on Megatron's team as they tracked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to [[South America]] and attempted to seize [[Mount Sheelah]]. Unfortunately the volcano blew up in their faces, trapping them with lava. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} Ravage was hanging out at the Decepticon fortress when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] stole the Decepticons' [[global crystal]], but didn't detect the scout until it was too late. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}

When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] spotted a construction at [[Stanley Lake]], Ravage was the only Decepticon who knew his history well enough to recognize what a hydro electric station was, a method of generating power used on Cybertron "way way back in the mists of time." He accompanied Megatron to Stanley Lake on a fact-finding mission, and when the other Decepticons were washed away by a torrent thanks to the Autobots, Ravage alone escaped. He confronted [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], only to be dazzled by the Autobot's [[sound and light show]] until the other Autobots arrived, and he had to retreat. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} Sore at all the defeats, the Decepticons discussed how to defeat the Autobots, and Ravage came up with the idea of infiltrating the Autobot ranks with a spy. This plan paid off when Starscream did so and reported on an Autobot [[Deuterium Orbital Laser Tracing System|super weapon]] being stored at [[Mount Levram]]. Of course, while the Decepticons were smashing Mount Levram, the Autobots demolished the Decepticon fortress, having gotten wise to Starscream and fooled him themselves. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

===Battle Beneath the Ice===
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When human scientists discovered a mysterious city beneath the ice of the North Pole, they placed a call to Autobot City in order to get the Transformers' perspective on the discovery. The Decepticons also somehow learned of the city, and Ravage found a way to infiltrate it unnoticed. As he lurked, Ravage managed to record a conversation between one of the city-dwellers and the human Nyder, who were discussing stealing the warrior-factors from both the Autobots and Decepticons in order to encode it within themselves, thus turning their people into an army. He later came upon a group of humans as they were being given a tour of the city.

Making himself known, Ravage was threatened to leave at gunpoint by Hot Rod, who was accompanying the humans. Ravage assured him that if he had come as their enemy, he wouldn't have let them see him. Ravage went on to explain that the Decepticons hadn't shot down the humans’ plane, as the group had earlier been led to believe. One of the city-dwellers interrupted their conversation, and threatened to neutralize Ravage, pointing towards him a rod-like blaster. But Ravage was too quick for the city-dweller and pounced right for his throat. Before Ravage could reach him, Hot Rod discharged his photon lasers, and hit the city-dweller by accident. The city-dweller was revealed to be a robot, and Ravage played the conversation between Nyder and the [[Watcher]], the leader of the city-dwellers, he had previously recorded. Ravage and Hot Rod then forged a temporary alliance. Their group stumbled upon the city-dwellers analyzing a fight between Skydive and Vortex, programming themselves with the Autobots and Decepticons’ battle tactics. One of the young humans in the group, Jeff, asked Ravage to record the footage of the Gus Gopher Cartoon Show he had captured on his [[chronovid wristwatch]], and overwrite the city-dwellers’ computers with it. Ravage complied, noting that he liked this kind of sneaky plan.

Once the reprogramming was accomplished, and the city-dwellers began acting like cartoon characters, Ravage contacted the Combaticons above-ground and told them to cease fighting, and to follow the Aerialbots to the underground city. The city-dwellers defeated, the Decepticons honoured Ravage's truce and left in Blast Off's shuttle form peacefully. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Attack of the Insecticons====
Ravage alternatively spied on Decepticons of doubtful loyalty towards Megatron or prowled about Decepticon headquarters, keeping a lookout for intruders. He accomplished the first task in one possible adventure, where Shrapnel planned to overthrow Megatron with the use of an energy device called the Sun-Pak, and the later in another possible adventure where the Autobots attempted to retrieve the same device after it had been stolen by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

====Desert Flight====
Ravage was part of a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshliness’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam.

In the event that the Autobots used a trojan ruse to infiltrate the Decepticon base, and the Decepticons’ forcefield was disabled, Frenzy and Ravage tackled Powerglide after the later had burst into the Decepticons’ base, guns ablaze, only for the two Decepticons to crash into one another when Powerglide ducked.{{storylink|Desert Flight}}

====Decepticon Poison====
Ravage possessed an fighter jet alternate mode. He was also armed with [[proton bomb]]s. He was one of the many Decepticons who attempted to poison a water reservoir in order to turn the nearby human population into mindless slaves. Whether they succeeded or not depended on which choices the Autobots made. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}

====Autobot Alert!====
Ravage was stationed at the Decepticons’ command centre, working as a guard to make sure the Decepticons’ latest plan to conquer the Earth went smoothly. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

====The Invisibility Factor====
In one possible scenario, Ravage accompanied Galvatron on a patrol in a desert at night. Upon spotting a spaceship that flickered in-and-out of sight, the patrol investigated. Finding the Autobots Kup and Hot Rod conversing with a woman at the ship's landing site, Ravage and the others fired upon them, causing them to scramble away. Galvatron then ordered his troops to stay and scrutinize the spaceship instead of pursuing the Autobots.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to attack immediately, the Autobots were easily defeated and destroyed by the Ravage and the other Decepticons.

If Hot Rod and Kup silently followed the Decepticons back to their hide-out in a nearby canyon, they managed to tricked Ravage 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. Amidst the confusion, Ravage began arguing with Thrust, both of them insisting that the Autobots were attacking from a different direction.

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, Ravage and the other Decepticons decided to take off into space in [[Sarah Sanders]]'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 another possible scenario, Ravage and the other Decepticons happened upon Sarah Sanders's ship before any Autobots had come in contact with her. While Scavenger held the woman captive, Ravage 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 Ravage and the others with their headlights while Hot Rod took the device right out of their hands, or tricking him and most of the other Decepticons into leaving the spaceship behind while they pursued the young Autobot on a wild goose chase. The Decepticons did not succeed in catching Hot Rod no matter what scenario ensued. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}

===Frito-Lay posters===
Ravage was amongst a squad of Decepticons who attempted to get to the power source within [[Sherman Dam|Boulder Dam]]. While Megatron dueled Optimus, Ravage joined Starscream, Buzzsaw and Soundwave in an attack formation. The Decepticons were ultimately unsuccessful in gathering the data they were after. {{storylink|Battle in the Desert Valley}}
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===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Lee Tockar]] (English), [[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] (Japanese)|[[Xue Weigang]] (Chinese), [[Daoiz Cabezudo]] (Portuguese), [[Federico Romano]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Sergio Romanò]] (Italian)}}

[[File:BWRavage introduction.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|This is what's called a Dutch angle. It's a cinematographic tool which suggests that something hinky is going on.]]
Ravage was one of the few Decepticon warriors who was granted amnesty at the end of the Great War and reformatted into a Predacon, complete with [[Accent|a classy Russian accent]]. He was sent by the [[Tripredacus Council]] to capture [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], clean up any messes he might have made, and deal with the rest of those on Earth. Ravage made the trip to prehistoric Earth in a specially modified stealth [[transwarp cruiser]]. He successfully contacted the [[Maximal]]s and allied with them to capture Megatron. Due to the stealth capabilities of his ship, and the fact that [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] was also an agent of the council, Ravage and the Maximals easily captured Megatron and imprisoned him. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

[[File:Agenda1-Decepticonsforever.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Rock Will Never Die]]

Megatron, however, had one more card to play. He knew that Ravage wasn't going to let any of the stranded Transformers live, and also knew he had the one thing that would turn Ravage to his side. Using a fragment from the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Megatron showed Ravage something which shocked him—a message from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the leader of the Decepticons. As a safeguard against potential defeat, Megatron had left instructions for the descendants of the Decepticons to use transwarp technology to return to prehistoric Earth. Although the message cut out before it was finished, Megatron's plan worked: Ravage, moved by the sight of his former master, released Megatron. After Megatron explained the rest of the message, Ravage joined the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] and turned on the Maximals. Megatron and Ravage attacked [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], at which point he transformed into his old mini-cassette alternate mode, jumped into the tape player on his ship and took full control. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

His latest treachery was short-lived. During the assault on the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] infiltrated his ship and used [[Fusion weaponry#Fusion grenade|fusion grenade]]s to cause an explosion that destroyed the vessel and Ravage himself. As the inferno headed toward the bridge, Ravage raised a fist and shouted, "Decepticons forever!" as he was destroyed, along with his ship. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}

His head, seemingly all that remained of him, was knocked into the water below the ''Axalon'' by one of Tarantulas's [[Arachnoid]]s. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}
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====3H comics====
[[File:Ravageiguanusrazorclawpd2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|left|Ravage 3 Bodies Evolution!<ref>http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers.fanfic/msg/a5cd7fda89f12c7c?dmode=source&hl=en&pli=1</ref>]]

Even though the [[Maximal]]s had left Earth with [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] were far from over! [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]'s "death" was actually a cover for his return in a more powerful form that had ingested the power of the [[Vok]]! He revived Ravage into a new [[Transmetal 2]] body to help boost his forces, which also included [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] and [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]], and prepared to begin the next stage of his evil plan. Meanwhile, the remnants of Ravage's previous body were recycled by the Vok to re-create [[Tigatron]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}} {{storylink|Primeval Dawn II}}

Soon, Ravage led an attack on [[Primal Prime]], the Vok's new champion, and managed to separate Prime from Tigatron, [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], and [[Ramulus]]. Ravage boasted of his "dark cloak" which shrouded him from even Airazor's impressive sensor array, and unleashed a volley of missiles which knocked her out of the sky. Meanwhile, Tarantulas encountered Primal Prime far from the main battle, and after a heated battle, the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] itself was ripped from his chest by the undead [[Unicron's Spawn|spawn of Unicron]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 2}}

[[File:Ravagespittorpd3.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Transforms from catlike thing to catlike thing.]]

Back at [[Tarantulas's lair]], with the Matrix in their possession, Ravage oversaw the construction of a [[unspace|transwarp]] portal that would transport them deep within the maw of their new master, [[Unicron]]! Their newly born ally, [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], expressed frustration at their unwillingness to finish off the Maximals during the battle, and Ravage responded brutally. Ravage was immune to Spittor's deadly venom-covered surface, but Spittor was not likewise protected from Ravage's savage claws, so Spittor quickly quit complaining. Once the portal was completed, Tarantulas allowed them to attack the Maximals; Ravage and the others had served their purpose. Ravage led them to the Ark, but warned them to not disturb the [[Autobot]]s or [[Decepticon]]s on board. But little did they know that the Vok themselves had taken control of Primal Prime's body, and remade it in their powerful image... {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 3}}

{{note|[[3H Productions]] dissolved before this storyline could be completed. Based on the subsequent ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers|Wreckers]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (comic)|Universe]]'' storylines, it can be assumed that the Matrix of Leadership was restored to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s body at the end of this altercation, that the Maximals were triumphant, and that Tarantulas somehow fled to return to Unicron. Ravage's fate is unknown.}}

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====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
While Ravage was considered by many to be loyal only to himself, his primary loyalty was actually to Megatron and the dream of Decepticon conquest. He viewed himself as carrying on where Megatron left off, scheming and operating constantly to end Cybertron's peace and bring back a conquering empire. He had psycho blasters, guns that ''gave you seizures''. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #3}}

Alternately, Ravage was encouraged to follow the will of the [[Tripredacus Council]] by [[Sea Clamp]], and was rumored to have gained a newer, less limited body from them. {{Storylink|#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Ravage bio}}

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By the tail-end of the Great War, Ravage could combine with the Tripredacus Council and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] to form [[Predacus]]. He did so when several soldiers, including Predaking, refused to follow their orders of standing down after the deaths of both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. In this form, he slayed Predaking, ensuring that the Council's far-reaching and sinister plans could continue unimpeded. He next sniped an upstart soldier going by the name "[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]" with a stun-gun, and the Council surrendered to the Autobots on behalf of all Predacons. For this "great risk" he took to ensure the signing of the Pax Cybertronia, Ravage was granted amnesty by the Primal Council. He and Tarantulas had a good laugh the Autobots' expense afterwards, mocking their gullibility; all they had ensured was that the Tripredacus Council's machinations would continue during peacetime. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

As [[Magmatron]] was surveying the timestream, he witnessed several key events of the Beast Wars. Among those was Ravage having a conversation with the captured [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

[[File:RavageTheGathering4.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|[[IDW Publishing|IDW]] decided having his actual robot mode was a little too "Transformers"-y.]]
After Ravage's involvement in the Beast Wars, Magmatron recovered his heavily damaged torso, which still contained his spark. Magmatron then inserted the spark into a blank [[protoform]], which had already been affected by the Transmetal 2 Driver, and Ravage was reborn. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} In his Transmetal 2 body, he and his fellow Predacons, under the command of Magmatron, sought out [[Razorbeast]]'s band of Maximals. Viewing from a safe distance, Ravage ordered his soldiers to engage. Additional Maximal forces arrived, however, and Ravage's forces were defeated. Ravage retreated into the wilderness. {{storylink|Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering}}

Subsequently, Ravage would utilize all the Predacons under his command in a desperate attack as a diversion while he crept into the Maximal base to steal the [[chronal phase facilitator|chronal phase armbands]] left behind by Magmatron. He was confronted by Razorbeast, who guessed incorrectly that Ravage intended to use them to board the Autobot shuttle and return to Cybertron. Ravage corrected him by stating that he intended to free Megatron and eradicate the Maximal forces. His ambitions, however, were thwarted by [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]] who caught him off guard and gave Razorbeast the opportunity to knock Ravage offline. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}

It is not certain if Ravage's intentions for Megatron were another ruse or if he was ''actually'' out of his kitty mind regarding the tactical feasibility of this endeavor.

[[File:Lio V Ravage.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Who's the big cat NOW?]]
However, what WAS a ruse was Ravage being offline — as soon as he had been tied up by Razorbeast, the Maximal commander had to leave to help on the battlefield—upon which Ravage stopped playing dead and broke loose rather easily, managing to obtain the chronal displacement bands that Razorbeast had put him right next to after pointing them out. (A tactical genius, that Razorbeast.) However, upon activating the bands, Ravage was pulled into Chronospace by the trapped Magmatron, who warned him of the apocalypse that was to come, and ordered him to form a truce with the Maximals to fight this menace. And after hearing the warning, Ravage heeded the sage advice, sneaking out of the base while [[Chronal phase|chronically displaced]] and re-emerging to the sight of several gun barrels from [[Lio Convoy]], Razorbeast, and the Pack. However, just as he explained the situation, [[Latolata|Rartorata]] emerged from nowhere and turned Razorbeast into a frenzied monster. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

After introducing himself to Lio Convoy, Ravage agreed with him on a truce until they dealt with the menace of [[Shokaract]]. Commandeering his Predacons, Ravage's forces defeated Rartorata and Ravage extracted a sample of [[Angolmois Energy]] from the [[Blentron|Blendtron]]. When he told Lio Convoy to abandon the Angolmois-infected Razorbeast, the Pack's leader warned him that if he made light of his friend's peril again, he'd personally de-spark him. Ravage boarded the Pack's ship and returned to Cybertron with them, on the way analyzing the Angolmois Capsule, to come up with a vaccine. However, as he explained, none of them were qualified scientists for the task. After arriving on Cybertron, Shokaract blasted the Maximal ship out of the sky. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}

[[File:BWTheAscending4 Grimlock Convoys Ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ravage was the fifth Maximal legend who left before they became famous.]]
Ravage survived the crash, along with the Pack, and visited Magmatron again. Magmatron told Ravage to chronally-displace Shokaract so he could "enlighten him". He then showed unusual concern for Razorbeast's Maximals, asking how they were doing. Ravage then returned to the battle and hit [[Herald of Shokaract|Shokaract's Heralds]] with a grenade at an opportune moment. After Shokaract's suicide, Ravage found Magmatron returned and they all lived happily ever after.

Until [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] returned. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}
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====SD BotCon====
Ravage was [[Dawn of the Predacus|laughing maniacally over drinks]] with Tarantulas when the pair were approached by Beetle. Beetle told the pair they were being kicked out of the bar, since everyone else was tired of their cackling. Ravage turned to Tarantulas and asked where they could go to laugh to their hearts' content... and Tarantulas knew just the place: a children's ball pit! {{storylink|SD SG issue 5|SD BotCon #1}}

====''Timelines''====
Ravage was mentioned as being recruited along with fellow [[Mini-Cassette]]s [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] by the Predacon [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]], but for some reason left them soon afterwards to become an operative for the [[Tripredacus Council]]. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
[[File:Metals2-22.jpg‎|thumb|right|300x|Ready to make kharakiri, my lord!]]
Ravage was on board the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when it crashed onto [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}}

Many millennia later, after his son, [[Jaguar]], went crazy and began killing everyone, even Predacons, General Ravage disowned him. Ravage was later chosen by the [[Tripredacus Council]] to take an army to [[Earth|Energoa]] and defeat [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and end the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. But before the general could leave Cybertron, he and his troops were attacked by Jaguar.

Ravage ordered his men to kill his son, but Jaguar easily slaughtered them all. Jaguar then told the corpse of his father that he would finish his mission and eliminate all the Transformers on Energoa. {{Storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 2|Beast Wars Metals #2}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:Soundwavewarwithin.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|MUKNY NOT CATT]]
Ravage, with a much more arboreal alt mode, was among the opponents that Optronix foresaw himself battling against in a prophetic visions bestowed upon him upon first receiving the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} Ravage was part of the second assassination team Megatron sent after the now new [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] Optimus Prime, alongside Soundwave, Kickback, Shrapnel, and Bombshell. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} But Optimus proved to be more formidable than any of them anticipated. Optimus lost his pursuers in Cybertron's labyrinthine underground, forcing them to rely on Ravage's sense of smell to track him down. Optimus managed to use the environment to sneak up on the Decepticons, and savaged the lot of them. After taking care of Shrapnel and Bombshell, Prime blinded Ravage with an energy burst from his own partner [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], then he tossed Kickback into the feral Decepticon, squashing him against the wall. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}}

Later, Ravage became an operative of Shockwave's faction during the [[Dark Ages]]. They made war against the [[Chaos Trinity]] to upset the plans of [[The Fallen]]. {{storylink|Conflagration}} Ravage was also present at [[Tyger Pax]] when the Decepticons and [[Ultracon]]s reluctantly planned to sign a peace treaty with the Autobots. The ceremony was interrupted by a bombing engineered by Starscream, but this only served to further cement the alliance between the three factions. Ravage was among the 'bots who struck back against Starscream's troops, fighting alongside the likes of Prowl and Bluestreak. After the Starscream's Predacons were defeated, Cybertron's finally seemed to be drawing to a close... right until Megatron returned in all his glory, with the thousand-strong [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] at his back. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

Millions of years later, Ravage and the crew of the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' awoke on Earth in 1984, and did battle with the crew of the ''Ark'' for some time. He and the rest of Megatron's army were eventually defeated and captured by the Autobots, but their return vessel to Cybertron, the ''[[Ark II]]'', was destroyed in mid-flight, leaving the Transformers apparently dead. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} Ravage and many others were recovered and reprogrammed by the human mercenary known as [[Lazarus]]. As a test of his control and their power, Lazarus sent his robots to destroy the [[Smitco Oil Refinery]], and Ravage was there to "pacify" any human resistance. Megatron soon broke free of Lazarus's control, however, and freed his fellow Decepticons in the process. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

''When Megatron vanished from the face of the Earth, Ravage reluctantly joined Soundwave and many other Decepticons in following Starscream as the new leader. Starscream made his first act to take over the human city of [[Las Vegas]], turning it into a kingdom under his command. In order to ensure cooperation, he worked with the human population, promising them fame and protection in exchange for their obedience. Soundwave and his cassettes worked directly with the LVPD, supplementing their efforts with surveillance and Cybertronian based weaponry. Ravage personally intervened during a block war, dismembering a gang member before he could kill patrol officer [[Ryan O'Brien]]. The Decepticons weren't above silencing their detractors, though, and that same officer was beaten to death by some of his fellow cops later that evening, for conspiring against the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}

''Megatron returned from deep space sometime later, but the extent of his injuries at the hands of the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] left him unable to retake his command from Starscream. Instead, he voluntarily went into exile, but invited the other Decepticons to leave Starscream and join him. Ravage and Soundwave were among the Decepticons was eagerly accepted this invitation.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}

''After an enormous battle with the Keepers in Las Vegas, Megatron reclaimed leadership of the Decepticons from Starscream. To properly declare his return to power to the world, Megatron made a brazen assault directly on the White House in [[Washington, D.C.]] He had Ravage patrolling the alleyways, terrorizing civilians and running interference—the cat's efforts kept a large portion of the DCPD and National Guard occupied while Megatron had his "conference" with the [[President of the United States|President]]. Later, the President sought revenge on the Transformers during an ambush in the Nevada desert. He had American troops employ [[deconstructionite]]s, tiny microchip-sized projectiles reverse engineered from Cybertronian technology, with the power to drain energy away from Transformer systems. Ravage was caught in the initial barrage, and either his small size or limited processing power made him fall victim faster than others. Megatron had to carry Ravage to safety as the Decepticons retreated.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}

[[File:Ravagewarandpeace.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|RARRRRR yourself.]]
Sometime thereafter, Shockwave arrived on Earth with a detachment of Unified Cybertronian soldiers, equipped to take both Autobots and Decepticons into custody as enemies of the peace. Shockwave quickly granted clemency to Soundwave, Ravage, and the other Decepticons willing to swear fealty to him, after he disposed of Megatron. {{storylink|New World Order}} After returning to Cybertron, Soundwave was considering his options when a small sound caught his attention. He dispatched Ravage to investigate, but the poor kitty tried to tackle [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and got a mouthful of [[null-ray]]. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Starscream had plans of his own, and managed to convince Soundwave and his cassettes that following him would be more profitable than throwing in with Shockwave. During the chaos of the Autobot insurrection that soon followed, they arranged [[Sky Lynx (G1)|transport]] and fled back to Earth to loot its energy resources. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

{{BW Shell Game}}
After having sent Ravage out on his errand on prehistoric Earth, the Tripredacus Council tasked Magmatron with keeping a watch on all Maximal Channels, should their agent in the field fail in his mission. But Magmatron and Ravage were working together behind the Council's back, and the former-Decepticon sent planetary scans to Magmatron so he could implement his own plans for the stasis pods on prehistoric Earth. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Ravage clones gi joe vol 2.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Ravage was among the Transformers laying dormant aboard the ''Ark'' when it was discovered by [[Cobra]], who took the alien robots and reprogrammed them to serve in [[Cobra Commander]]'s plot to conquer the world. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Along with Soundwave and the other cassettes, Ravage was sent to attack the [[SPS Research Facility]], where he protected [[Zartan]] as the ninja stole a necessary module from the facility. He fought against [[Quick Kick]] and [[Mutt]], and would've killed them if he hadn't been recalled to [[Cobra Island]] when Zartan got out and deemed the mission a success. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} Shortly after the Decepticons returned, however, Cobra's control of them was broken by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s tampering, and Soundwave sent out Ravage to punish his former captors. The jaguar knocked out [[Firefly]] and dragged him back to Soundwave to be used as a slave. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} Ravage later attacked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] only to be grabbed and crushed in the Autobot's fist. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

Two years later when [[Teletran 3]] had gone berserk, sending scores of Transformers and humans both forwards and backwards in time, Ravage was among the Decepticons who surrounded the tower where the disturbance had originated. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

In an alternate future in which the Decepticons had conquered Earth, packs of Ravages prowled the woods that a team of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and Cobra members were traveling through. A few of them were destroyed by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], causing the remaining ones to flee. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Ravage-Trial by Fire.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75]]
Ravage was one of the Decepticons under [[Cobra]]'s command in [[1939]]. [[Storm Shadow|Stormshadow]] pitted him against [[Snake-Eyes]] during the two ninjas' duel among the [[Fera Islands]]. {{storylink|Transformed}} After a short but fierce battle, Snake-Eyes incapacitated Ravage with a hand grenade. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} The injured jaguar re-emerged soon after Snake-Eyes had killed Stormshadow, but quickly lost his life to the ninja's katana. {{storylink|Trenches}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Ravage participated in an all-out Decepticon offensive, squaring off against Steeljaw as the carnage raged around them. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Marktwainvsravage.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Tales of my lion-taming have been greatly exaggerated.]]
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] sent Ravage to kill [[Tobias Muldoon]], who had deserted the Decepticons when he learned they were evil. Ravage tracked him to [[Stanford Merriweather]]'s house in [[San Francisco]] and crashed into the household, startling Muldoon, Merriweather, Merriweather's daughter [[Kitty Merriweather|Kitty]], and [[Mark Twain]]. The humans fled the house as Ravage broke through the wall.

He then pretty much got his ass kicked by Mark Twain, who took advantage of Ravage being momentarily trapped in rubble to flick a [[cigar]] at him, thus igniting a gas leak. The explosion flung Ravage into the bay, never to be seen again. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}

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===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Lil Formers''===
Ravage was one of the absurd amount of minion Soundwave ejected out of his chest, all in a row, in preparation for a fight. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Ravage participated in an infiltration of [[BotCon]] to track down next year's toy designs, and use them to conquer the Autobots once and for all! While scouting out the area, he was captured by the humans organizing the convention, and put on display as a sale item. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei ravage petted.jpg|thumb|"Who's my kitty? Who's my kitty?"]]
Ravage stole a sack of energon cubes for [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Starscream]], deftly avoiding the pursuing [[Hound (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Hound]] and delivering the booty to his waiting master. Just before Starscream could put the energon to use, however, the pair were attacked by [[Cheetor (BW)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Cheetor]], who stabbed Ravage in the side with one of his throwing stars and pinned both Decepticons beneath his feet. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 8}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' BunBun manga===
When [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Starscream]] attacked a power plant with the help of the brainwashed [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Skyfire]], Ravage stealthily observed and recorded the battle with the Autobots that followed. Ravage took his recording back to [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Megatron]], and then curled up in his leader's lap as he reviewed the footage. {{storylink|Wataru's Power}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Device Label''===
Ravage had been given the mission to root out and interfere with the Autobot activity taking place within the computer under Megatron and Soundwave's command. {{storylink|Ravage (G1)/toys#Device Label|Ravage's Device Label Bio}}

===''Recordicons''===
Ravage was at a bar that Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and [[Lazorbeak]] were at. {{storylink|Recordicons issue 16|Recordicons #16}}

===Robot Heroes===
Soundwave hid in his harmless-looking alternate mode... until it was time to strike! He then loosed Laserbeak and Ravage from his chest compartment. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreORavage.jpg|thumb]]

Ravage was standing upright among the Decepticon forces when they introduced the Predacons. {{storylink|Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit}}

While [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s plan to brainwash humanity unfolded, the Decepticon patted Ravage's head. {{storylink|Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!}}

Ravage was seen flying into battle with Soundwave in [[Isami Tatewaki|some kid]]'s living room. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise! The Transformers Are by Your Side!?}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Part of a troupe of Decepticons sent to Earth to demand the humans surrender to Megatron, Ravage met with the human representative, [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], and quickly learned that [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] wasn't so keen on the idea of surrendering. The Decepticons seemed to have the upper hand in the ensuing battle and Ravage again invited Hawk to surrender, but the human only responded by cleaving the cat's head with his mysterious tomahawk. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}} Ravage was then captured by G.I. Joe and fell under the control of [[Doctor Venom]] when he turned Soundwave's body into a human-controlled mech suit. During a battle with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Venom unleashed Ravage from Soundwave's chest compartment to attack the Autobot. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}}}}

===Legends World===
Ravage was the manager of a toy store, where he was puzzled by customer [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s attempts at using telepathy at him. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 1}} He was later shocked when Rattrap showed up to buy toys in the form of a real Transformer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 1|Bonus Edition Vol. 1}} During [[Christmas]], Ravage was standing outside his store, wielding guns and advertising the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|newest ''Transformers'' series]]. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
Bolstered by the [[Titan Master]]s, Ravage accompanied Soundwave as the Decepticons orchestrated an all-out Decepticon attack on Cybertron, which was soon routed by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
Ravage was one of the many Decepticons who invaded the [[Klingon]] homeworld of [[Kronos]] during Megatron's attempt to claim the planet as the seat of a new Decepticon Empire, and tangled with [[M'Ress]] before he was incapacitated by the Klingon armada. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
Transported to the Japan of an alternate universe, Ravage joined Soundwave and the other Decepticons as they scoped out the [[Photon Power Laboratory]]. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
During the war for Cybertron, Ravage was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Force Espionage Raider]]. {{storylink|Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' toy packaging}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Todaro]]}}
[[File:SiegeEpisode2-Ravage.jpg|thumb|250px|"Holy cat, a talking crap!"]]
Ravage was one of several Decepticons who searched for the missing [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] after a failed ambush against the Autobots, but proved unable to find his comrade. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}}

[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] brought Ravage with him when he and Megatron's inner cadre left Cybertron aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. Soundwave was picked up by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] on the [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] Station and ejected Ravage. Ravage leaped onto the Titan's face and started raking his eyes, making him lose his grip on Soundwave and dropping him. Later in the battle, Ravage was picked up and thrown across the room by Scorponok. After an explosion, Ravage woke up [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. He is part of the Decepticons that broke into the area where the Autobots were and began to attack. They were ordered to cease fire when a wounded Megatron arrived, being supported by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Ravage was again licking the face of an unconscious Starscream. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 4}}

After the Decepticons crash-landed on prehistoric Earth, Soundwave deployed Ravage and Laserbeak to take on a treacherous [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], but the pair were quickly defeated and thrown aside by the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] warrior. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}
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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
[[File:GhostsOfCybertronPart5-cassettes.jpg|thumb|left|250px|That darn ghost cat!]]
Ravage was one of the few Decepticons who escaped [[Gozer]]'s destruction of Cybertron after [[Kremzeek]] transformed them into [[ghost]]s. A thousand years later, following the [[Ghostbusters]]' defeat of Kremzeek, Ravage was ejected from Soundwave alongside Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to deal with the humans. Reincarnated as grotesque, ectoplasm-spewing ghosts, the three Decepticons attacked [[Ray Stantz]] before being promptly dissipated when Soundwave was captured within a [[ghost trap]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5}}
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===''Transformers vs. the Terminator''===
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPartTwo-Ravage.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Kitten is angry. Kitten is offended.]]
Shortly after Soundwave awoke in 1984 aboard the ''Ark'', he dispatched Ravage to take care of [[Sarah Connor]] while he fought the [[T-800|the Terminator unit]] sent back in time to kill the Decepticons. Ravage chased her around the flight deck and eventually pursued her up onto [[Teletraan I]] and caused her to accidentally reactivate [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Though Ravage pounced on the Autobot leader, Optimus simply grabbed the Decepticon by the tail and used him as an improvised weapon against Soundwave. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}}

When the Autobots and Decepticons next clashed in the middle of the [[Cyberdyne Systems]] factory, Ravage trailed Sarah as she tried to raise [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and the other Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' from a nearby security booth. This time, however, the human girl grabbed a pistol, wrestled the Decepticon to the ground, and killed him by jamming the gun into his mouth and shooting him through the head. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|''Transformers'' #23]]}}

[[File:WeHaveDecievedYou-InfiltrationTroopers.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Captain Clench and his Zoo Crew.]]
Ravage was one of the many infiltration troopers [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] deployed during the Decepticon attack on the [[Senate]]. They rushed [[Grotusque]] and [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] and easily defeated them. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}} [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] posted Ravage and Laserbeak to guard a number of high-profile prisoners that included [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]], which they did up until [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] burst through the floor and sent the pair running. {{storylink|War World: Prime}} He later watched a drone [[Termagax]] constructed berate the Decepticons (Megatron in particular) for twisting her ideals. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings}} As the Decepticons strengthened their hold over Iacon, Ravage joined in with his fellow Decepticons as they quashed a burgeoning rebellion in the city's [[energon storage field]]s. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}

Later, Ravage, [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]], and [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] were assigned to move [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] to the [[Senate]] prison facility. They were interrupted mid-transfer by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Charger]], and [[Fire Beast]]; amidst the chaos, Elita was able to escape her captors and retaliated by kicking Ravage into the wall so that Bumblebee could shoot him. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|Swindle's II}}

Ravage was among the Decepticons assembled by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] to attack [[Swindle's]] and recover the escaping [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} They fought with the Autobots, but ultimately failed to prevent the escape. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}}

Ravage gathered with the Decepticon army outside [[Crystal City]] as Strika ordered the attack. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}}
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:PetSounds-HappyEnding.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Soundwave ejected Ravage and several other cassettes to investigate [[Ponyville]] after arriving in [[Equestria]]. Their presence drew the attention of [[Fluttershy]]; impressed by Soundwave's "pets", she soon won the affection of Ravage, [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. When the pony tried to treat a "boo-boo" on Ravage's nose, however, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] decided that she'd gone too far and swatted her away, an act that only drew the ire of Fluttershy's animal friends, [[Discord (MLP)|Discord]], and even Frenzy's fellow cassettes. However, Soundwave—keen on not losing the friendship of his faithful cassettes—agreed to a truce, and when both sides decided to become friends Ravage happily played with some of Fluttershy's animal companions. {{storylink|Pet Sounds}}

After accidentally trapping himself and some Equestrians underneath a pile of girders, Soundwave unleashed both Ravage and Laserbeak to try and blast their way free. However, the group only escaped after combining their musical talents to unleash a powerful sonic blast. {{storylink|Sick Beats}} In the final battle against [[King Sombra]], Ravage and [[Applejack]] worked together to trip up a mind-controlled [[Clampdown (G1)|Clampdown]]. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

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===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
[[File:TFBTTF-RavageRunOver.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Yeah, this is a boo-boo that Fluttershy might not be able to fix.]]
In the year 1985, Megatron sent Ravage and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] to the sleepy town of [[Hill Valley]] to find an edge in their war against the Autobots. Their mission initially turned up nothing, but while staking out the [[Twin Pines Mall]] the two watched [[Marty McFly]] use a DeLorean to escape some Libyan terrorists, then disappear. Ravage's detection of trans-temporal particles led Soundwave to suggest that the humans had invented [[time travel]], and Megatron ordered the pair to steal the DeLorean time machine. The pair tailed [[Doc Brown]] and Marty to [[Lyon Estates]], where they prepared to seize the device through force... only for [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to intervene. The two humans overheard the scuffle and investigated, so both sides transformed to evade detection; when Marty picked up Ravage, however, Bumblebee took the opportunity to reverse, scare the teenager into dropping the cassette, and destroy the Decepticon by running him over. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}}

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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
[[File:Unpredictable-minicassettes.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

In the heat of battle, Soundwave unleashed Ravage and Laserbeak against Optimus and Bumblebee, but his reinforcements failed to have the desired effect, as the two Autobots found his minions adorable. {{storylink|Unpredictable}} Ravage and Laserbeak battled [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], and later cheered Soundwave on as he and Blaster took part in a rap battle against each other. However, this truce was short lived, and the Autobots and Decepticons were soon battling each other once more. {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 13}}

Ravage was one of several Decepticons who fought the Autobots for control of the perfect barbecue spot, but ultimately lost. {{storylink|I Want to Protect This Place}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Go! Go! issue 32}} {{storylink|The Transformers Go! Go! Search Quiz is Here!|Search Quiz}} {{storylink|The Transformers Gather on the Snowy Mountain!|Search Quiz 2}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 45}}}}

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===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 – Optimus shoots Ravage.jpg|This may have unforseen consequences.|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
One of the Decepticons that came to [[Earth]] aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', [[Soundwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Soundwave]] sent out Ravage to assist [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]] in holding down [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]]. Ravage proceeded to bite Prime's arm until the Autobot shot him off at point blank range. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}} Soundwave was later seen cradling his body. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 3|Transformers #3}}

Later, Starscream and Soundwave were able to get [[Teletraan I|Teletraan One]] back up and running. Soundwave was about to suggest using it to repair Ravage, but Starscream, contemptuous of starting with the smallest of their number, punted the cassette aside, instead opting to revive [[Thundercracker (G1)#Energon Universe|Thundercracker]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}

When the Autobots recaptured the ''Ark'', Soundwave was carrying Ravage out when Optimus attempted to reason with Soundwave to stop the war. Soundwave looked to Ravage before throwing a punch at Optimus. Soundwave, with Ravage, then retreated with Thundercracker. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 6|Transformers #6}} When Soundwave challenged Starscream to a duel over the Decepticon leadership and gained the upper hand, Starscream pathetically tried to bargain with Soundwave, only for Soundwave to note that he hadn't forgiven Starscream for kicking Ravage, and disembowelled him. Now having claimed leadership of the Decepticons, Soundwave pledged to use the parts he'd ripped from Starscream to repair Ravage. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 7|Transformers #7}}

Later, Soundwave was looking for the parts to conduct these repairs at the Decepticons' new headquarters in the sunken ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' when he was interrupted by [[Shockwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Shockwave]]. Shockwave admonished Soundwave for bothering with the damaged [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Recordicon]], and prepared to recycle Ravage, arguing that Soundwave could have newer, stronger pets once they retook Cybertron. Before Shockwave could do so though, he was distracted by the appearance of a whale outside, and dropped Ravage to rush and see it. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 10|Transformers #10}}

[[File:TF2023 no. 18 - Ravage Revived.jpg|thumb|250px|right]]
After the reenernization of Cybertron had failed and left Shockwave's status unknown, {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 12|Transformers #12}} the Decepticons were scattered and lost the ''Nemesis''. Once they had regrouped, Soundwave led numerous raids on cities in hopes of luring the crippled Autobots out of hiding and and obtaining a stockpile of energy. After one of these raids, Soundwave lamented that Ravage's repairs would once again have to be put on hold and promised Laserbeak that their family would be whole again soon before sending him on a mission {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 15|Transformers #15}} to retrieve Megatron.

When Starscream was eventually revealed to still be alive and with the Combaticons and Astrotrain on his side, {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 16|Transformers #16}} he eventually clashed with Soundwave again in [[Seattle]]. When the Seeker tore open Soundwave's chest compartment and extracted Ravage's comatose body, he berated Soundwave for how much he cared out his tapes before preparing to finish Ravage permanently. It was then that Laserbeak returned with Megatron, who put a stop to the squabble at once. To reward Soundwave's loyalty, Megatron used his spark to revive Ravage, who nuzzled Laserbeak before leaping into a delighted Soundwave's arms. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}} He then leapt back out of his master's arms as [[Astrotrain (G1) #Energon Universe|Astrotrain]] charged at the newly returned Megatron.{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}}

Later, he was sent after [[Hound (G1) #Energon Universe|Hound]], but was fended off by the Autobot with help from his human allies [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)| Clutch]] and [[Matt Trakker]] {{storylink| G.I. Joe Energon Universe 2025 Special story}}

Ravage then participated in the Decepticon's final assault on [[Chicago]], charging at [[Jazz (G1) #Energon Universe|Jazz]] during the final showdown at the planetarium.{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 23|Transformers #23}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Commercials that featured original footage of Ravage include:
*A battle he took part in a battle against the Dinobots alongside [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. Ravage blasted [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], only to find himself face-to-face with a robotic Triceratops when his opponent assumed his beast mode. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Dinobots|Dinobots commercial}}
*When [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was duped into bringing [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] into the Decepticons' headquarters, thinking the Autobot was just a normal radio, Soundwave dispatched Laserbeak and Ravage to deal with the intruder. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Blaster|Blaster commercial}}

==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Ravage could interfere with Optimus Prime's progress. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===
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{{storylink|The Transformers (Commodore 64)}}

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===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
Ravage was among the [[Decepticon]] troops who sought to destroy [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] on his journey, confronting him in the [[Temple Ruins]]... in theory. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

{{note|Ravage's supposed appearance in this game is from a [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy (promo video)|''Mystery of Convoy'' promo video]]. However, Ravage does not actually appear anywhere in the game, not even in unused sprite form. Given the video was made when the game was still in early development, it's likely he was planned as an enemy but then scrapped.}}

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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]]}}
[[File:N64Ravage.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Stupid sexy Ravage.]]
In an alternate timeline created when the Predacon Megatron sent a message through Transwarp back to his past self, Ravage betrayed him, then entered the ancient Autobot battle cruiser, the ''Ark''. Using its tech, he developed a prototype cloning device based on transreplication technology, through which he could produce clones of the ancient Decepticons, with memories and personalities intact. One by one, he downloaded protoform cloning data of the legendary warriors: (Decepticon) Megatron, Skywarp, Starscream, Thundercracker, Reflector, Rumble, Frenzy, Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and Soundwave. Ravage returned to Predacon space, ready to produce his clone army and already making plans of conquest. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Beast Wars Transmetals}}

{{BW fighter ending|Ravage|N64}}
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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (PS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]]}}
Ravage battled the Maximals in pitched combat. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)}}
{{note|Ravage appears as a secret playable character in the North American version of the game, but does not appear at all in the game's story mode.}}

===3D Battle Card Game===
Ravage fights under the command of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] once more, this time with several allies from (potentially) different universes and/or timelines. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Ravage took part in a covert infiltration of the Autobot base led by Soundwave, allowing them to pass information back to the Decepticons and ensure a string of Decepticon victories. They were eventually uncovered by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], and sent packing. {{storylink|Covert Operations (Legends)|Covert Operations}}

Ravage aided the Decepticon Powermasters in a battle against their hated rivals, the Autobot Powermasters. {{storylink|End of the Road (Legends)|End of the Road}}

Ravage was part of a group of Decepticons who teamed up with the Autobots [[Windblade (G1)|Wingblade]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] to battle the Ammonites on a distant planet. Together, they were able to drive off several Ammonite attacks, but the two factions soon started fighting one another over differing opinions. Eventually, the Autobots defeated the Ammonites and sent the Decepticons packing. Though angered by this turn of events, Ravage and the other Decepticons found consolation that the Ammonites also tasted defeat at the Autobots' hands, and returned to their starship. {{storylink|Into the Abyss}}

Ravage was among a group of Decepticons who accidentally time traveled back to the sixth century and ended up having to battle some similarly displaced Autobots using medieval technology. They lost, and returned to the present as prisoners of the Autobots. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (Legends)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
Ravage aided Soundwave in his battles with the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
[[File:ABTF-screen Acc-Ravage.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Ravage is an "Accessory" character, giving Deceptihogs he's attached to "acid rounds": anything their weapon hits but does not immediately destroy has its HP quickly sapped by burning acid. This bonus can be increased with upgrades won from random-prize Crates or in the "[[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower" mini-game.

He can be unlocked by purchasing him with Gems in the Barracks, with Tokens during specific [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)/Challenge Events|Challenge Events]], or won from Crates and [[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Ravage-(TM).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Ravage (TM) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character first available as a reward to ''60'' players in the "Beast Wars: Episode 4" event.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Earth Wars Ravage.jpg|thumb]]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Ravage was a cruel and sadistic spy who specialized in stealth operations, but was vulnerable to bright lights. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}} Soundwave considered him to be one of his most reliable saboteurs. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

By the time of the Maximals and Predacons, "Tripredacus Agent" had become a Predacon operative with a feline alternate mode. {{storylink|Technorganic Secrets}}

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

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

==Notes==
[[File:Ravage pounce collage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|Help me, I've been trapped in this pose since 1984!]]
* A working name for Ravage was '''Stalker'''.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-bob-budiansky-panel-coverage-170041/ Bob Budiansky Botcon Panel Coverage]</ref> Meanwhile, a partially-erased barely-legible piece of [[Bob Budiansky]]'s handwritten notes suggests "'''Tapecat'''" was at one point considered for Ravage.
* Alternate names, narration, and in-universe descriptions by other characters over the years have inconsistently described the specific sub-genus of feline which Ravage represents as a jaguar, a panther<ref name="panther">Which is ''not'' actually a distinct subspecies; the ''entire'' "big cat" genus is scientifically known as ''panthera'', which is sometimes collaquially called "panther", while the term "black panther" is a name for the melanistic (i.e. black fur) color variant of both the leopard ''and'' the jaguar.</ref>, a puma, and sometimes even as a ''canine''.
* Ravage's original [[package art]] is by far the most-copied depiction of ''any'' Transformer ''ever''. In fact, due to it having originally been created for Takara's [[pre-Transformers|pre-''Transformers'']] toyline ''[[Micro Change]]'', it already saw use in fiction ''before'' Hasbro's [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] became a thing, appearing in a 1983 ''[[Microman]]'' manga! It was, of course, subsequently adapted for his [[character model]] used both for the cartoon and depicted in his ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Transformers Universe]]'' profile, but was also used (twice) in [[:File:G1 1984 backofboxbattle.jpg|1984's "back-of-the-box" battle mural]], and was copied in licensed coloring books and storybooks; the pose also showed up repeatedly in the Marvel comics and in the cartoon. In "[[Time Wars|Time Wars Part 2]]" (Marvel UK #200), artist [[Robin Smith]] copied the art ''multiple times'' across several subsequent panels (even including the more rarely copied ''rear view'' of his character model!). And it was, of course, recolored for [[Howlback (G1)|Howlback]]'s package art, and [[homage]]d ''numerous'' times in the 21st century, both in officially approved artwork and [[stock photography|stock photos]] and in fanart.
* According to the ''[[The Transformers Adventure Game Books|Transformers Adventure Game Book]]'', "[[Dinobot War]]", Ravage's cassette mode is labelled as the soundtrack to the musical ''[[Cats]]''.
* In his first appearance, ''Kre-O'' Ravage is based on his bipedal ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' appearance, and in the third one he is based on his quadruped 1984 appearance. (While only his head is seen in his second appearance, he's likely to be in quadruped form as his role there is more pet-like.)

===''Beast Wars''===
* Ravage's ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' [[robot mode]] [[character model]] is a modified Transmetal Cheetor model with Tigatron's beast head. "[[Ravage (G1)/toys#Metals|Metals Jaguar]]", the ''Beast Wars'' toy for Ravage released solely in Japan, is also a modified [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#TM1|Transmetal Cheetor]].
* Ravage's transformation to cassette mode in "[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]" was accompanied by the Generation 1 transformation sound effect.
* Ravage's profile in the IDW ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' seems to suggest that, in the body he is first seen in the ''Beast Wars'', he possess ''three'' separate modes; robot, beast, and cassette.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Jaguar''' (ジャガー ''Jagā''), '''Ravage''' (ラヴィッジ ''Ravijji'', ラベッジ ''Rabejji'')
*''Czech:'' '''Trhač'''
*''French:'' '''Saboteur''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Romboló''' ("Ravager")
*''Italian:'' '''Iena''' ("Hyena"), '''Ursus''' (''Beast Wars'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Pòhùai''' (Taiwan, 破壞, "Ravage"), '''Robin''' (Taiwan ''Beast Wars'', 羅賓 ''Lúobīn''), '''Jīqì Gǒu''' (China, 机器狗, "Mechanical Dog"), '''Lüèduóshòu''' (China ''Beast Wars'', 掠夺兽, "Ravening Beast")
*''Polish:'' '''Wściekły''' ("More Than Meets The Eye", "Furious"), '''Wściekłość''' ("The Movie", "Rage"), '''Łupieżca''' ("A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court", "Reaver"), '''Dewastator''' (''Beast Wars'', "Devastator")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Raiva''' (Portugal comics, "Rage"), '''Selvagem''' (Brazil comics, "Wild"), '''Destruição''' (Brazil ''Beast Wars'', "Destruction")
*''Russian:'' '''Grabitel'''' (Грабитель, "Robber")
*''Spanish:'' '''Destructor''' (Spain, "Destroyer"), '''Devastador''' (''Beast Wars'' Latin American dub, "Devastator")
*''Swedish:'' '''Utplånaren''' (''Generation 2'', "Obliterator")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Spustoshuvach''' (ICTV, Спустошувач, "Devastator")

==References==
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Ravage (G1)

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:''Ravage is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] and later [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Ravageboxart.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|This is every comic book panel Ravage [[Character model#Model sheet poses used in fiction|has ever been in]]. Well, okay, sometimes they rotate him a bit.]]
No Decepticon has a stronger loyalty to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] than '''Ravage''' (aka '''Battle Ravage''', '''Tripredacus Agent''', '''Tri-Predacus Agent''', '''Black Panther Man''', '''Ravrav''', '''Chief''', '''Grandmaster Cattington''', '''Dangerflouf''', '''Hairless [[Meowgatron]]''', '''Analogue Kitty''', '''Nuggy McBubatron''', and '''Meow-Meow McNiff'''<ref>https://www.facebook.com/transformers/photos/a.153259298077606/2454681957935317/?type=3&theater</ref>). One of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s most reliable [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|spies]], Ravage believes unwaveringly in the Decepticon cause, and Megatron embodies that cause. To better serve Megatron and the Decepticons, Ravage has become the most efficient and deadly war machine under his command. He hides himself in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to strike with grim accuracy. His name is synonymous with stealth. His survivors are few.

Ravage's only weakness is bright light, which can temporarily blind him. Perhaps his absolute loyalty to Megatron can blind him as well.

Sometimes he's a talker, other times he just growls or hisses at anything that isn't Megatron or Soundwave.

{{quote|Decepticons forever!|Ravage|"[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Ravage uk258.png|thumb|left|upright=0.55]]

{{main|Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}

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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:RavagePet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

{{main|Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}

A violent beast (potentially capable of speech but preferring to growl), Ravage acted as one of Soundwave's primary spies and enforcers. Ravage excelled at this during the 1980s, when the Autobot and Decepticon conflict was renewed on Earth. He continued terrorizing Autobots and humans alike, even surviving the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005. Following that, Ravage was revealed to be a "[[primitive]]" and assisted in the battle against [[Tornedron]].

In a splinter timeline, Ravage aided in the restoration of the fallen Soundwave in 2011. In 2021, Ravage travelled with his master to another dimension, only to be abandoned, whereupon the unemployed Ravage was left to seek his fortune as a police officer. Following the end of the Autobot-Decepticon conflict, Ravage was granted amnesty and rebuilt as a Predacon and proceeded to have numerous time-travelling adventures.

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===Deadly Paradise===
[[File:DeadlyParadise-RavageattacksProwl.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Ravage was stationed on [[Carob Island]], where the Decepticons had set up a mining an construction operation. Using a rare ore from the island, the Decepticons were building duplicate Autobots loyal only to Megatron. Ravage acted as a go-between the Decepticons and Madame [[Cee]], a human who's expertise and tinkering in mechanics were crucial in building the clones. Upon one of his visits to Madame Cee's workshop, Ravage came upon Madame Cee talking to the Autobot Prowl. Ravage attempted to attack Prowl, but Prowl evaded him and locked Ravage in a room. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}
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===Sticker Adventures books===
Under Megatron's orders, Ravage snuck into the Autobots’ headquarters and stole all of their fuel. It wasn't easy, but once the deed done, Ravage assured Megatron that the Autobots were as defenceless as Earth kittens. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}

===Marvel colouring books===
[[File:Decepticon patrol ravage.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Either Ravage is really big or that's a tiny elephant]]
Ravage is super-sneaky. He used the cover of an iceberg to board the Autobots' ship and tried to pounce on [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], only to discover he'd fallen foul of a hologram. Outnumbered by the alerted Autobots, he fled the ship. During a later battle, he and the other Decepticons became accidental victims of [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s earthquake. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} Ravage was once successful in defeating [[Roller (G1)|Roller]]. [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] trapped him in a [[force field]] with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and Rumble. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}

Searching for a factory suitable for manufacturing troops, Ravage looked in a jungle fruitlessly. When they eventually found a factory, Ravage realized it was an Autobot trick, and pounced on [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] who was providing the hologram. Mirage retaliated by throwing electric balls at Ravage. {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}} Ravage was among the Decepticons who attacked [[Hoover Dam]], but were driven off by the Autobots. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

Ravage's spying alerted the Decepticons to a space communicator possessed by the Autobots, which allowed the Decepticons to send a fake message so they could take over the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} Like [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], Ravage loved to follow Megatron's orders. When the Autobots interrupted the Decepticons in the process of tearing up a forest, Ravage leaped at [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] only to completely miss and go plunging off a cliff. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

When [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] found a junk yard with a car compactor, Ravage came up with a cunning plan to lure the Autobots into it by disguising it as an [[Autobot Rest Stop]]. They compacted [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], but then the rest of the Autobots turned up, and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] paralyzed Ravage with a cloud of dust. {{storylink|The Autobot Smasher!}}

Under Shockwave's orders, Ravage, Laserbeak, Kickback, and the Constructicons attacked a human village, planning to raze it and build a fuel plant in its place. Little did they know they were being spied upon from orbit by the Autobot [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. When the Autobots attacked, Shockwave had Ravage and Kickback sneak up on them to hit them from behind. But Cosmos was still looking down upon the battlefield, and warned Grapple and Gears of the duo's approach. The Autobots then beat up the Decepticons, shoved them down a hole, and poured quick-drying cement atop of them to hold them in place. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}}}

Ravage faced off against [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] when the Autobots attacked the Decepticon base-camp. Ravage later tried to prevent the Autobots from abducting [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], but failed. {{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}

===Transformers Pop-Up Book===
Ravage was one of the Decepticons to participate in the battle at [[Castle Decepticon]]. He pounced out of Starscream's cockpit to attack Ultra Magnus. {{Storylink|Transformers Pop-Up Book}}

===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
Ravage was among the Decepticons who tried to steal an oil truck from near the Autobots' base. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}

===Dinobot War===
[[File:Time sphere dinobot war.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Disco inferno!]]
Skulking around [[Disneyland]], Ravage hid himself inside a Walkman so that [[you]] would carry him inside [[Wizard's Cave|The Wizard's Cave]] attraction where workmen had uncovered a buried UFO. After you activated a [[time-sphere]], Ravage and Laserbeak were transported four million years back in time, where they planned to locate the crashed Ark and destroy the Autobots within. After a few battles with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], the two cassettes located the site of the flying saucer, intending to take the [[time-travelling alien]]s' advanced technology. {{storylink|Dinobot War}}
{{note|As "Dinobot War" is a [[multipath adventure]], there are multiple outcomes for Ravage:}}
*One of the aliens transported him and Laserbeak to times and places unknown.
*You transported him and Laserbeak back to the present day and they slunk away, or were lost in the time-stream.
There are also several endings where Ravage kills you. Presumably he and Laserbeak then go on to carry out their plan and the Decepticons ultimately conquer the Earth.
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:AutobotsFightBack Ravage hunting.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
When the Decepticons were hit by a surge of power from a lightning collector built by the Autobots, they all began malfunctioning. Ravage spontaneously ejected from [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and attacked [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who batted him aside. Soundwave picked up the stricken "mechanical hound" as the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}

On another occasion, the Decepticons spotted [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] spying on them and send Ravage after him. Ravage pursued the small Autobot, managing to fire off one of his missiles before Bumblebee used his sensitivity to bright light against him. After recovering from the eye-full of headlights, Ravage found Bumblebee had gone, but the cassette stumbled on a cave that would be perfect for testing the ion-drive for the space cruiser they were building. The news somewhat defused Megatron's temper at the escape of Bumblebee, and Ravage led the other Decepticons to his find. Ultimately, the Autobots got wind of the test and launched an attack, resulting in the ion-drive exploding and the tunnel collapsing on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}
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===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===
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Ravage followed [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], and when the Autobot tried to abduct Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]], Ravage decided to capture her for the Decepticons instead. After jumping onto Cliffjumper's hood in panther mode, he transformed to [[robot mode]](?!) and tried to grab the doctor, only for Cliffjumper to [[glass gas]] his right arm. The Autobot made off with Blaisedale, leaving Ravage in the dust, but the Decepticon notified Megatron who made alternate arrangements. When later the Decepticons wanted to attack the solar plant, Ravage successfully kidnapped Blaisedale as a diversion. He and the other Decepticon guards later fled when the Autobots came to rescue her. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
Ravage spied on [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and a bunch of Autobots in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and reported to Megatron. He was on Megatron's team as they tracked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to [[South America]] and attempted to seize [[Mount Sheelah]]. Unfortunately the volcano blew up in their faces, trapping them with lava. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} Ravage was hanging out at the Decepticon fortress when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] stole the Decepticons' [[global crystal]], but didn't detect the scout until it was too late. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}

When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] spotted a construction at [[Stanley Lake]], Ravage was the only Decepticon who knew his history well enough to recognize what a hydro electric station was, a method of generating power used on Cybertron "way way back in the mists of time." He accompanied Megatron to Stanley Lake on a fact-finding mission, and when the other Decepticons were washed away by a torrent thanks to the Autobots, Ravage alone escaped. He confronted [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], only to be dazzled by the Autobot's [[sound and light show]] until the other Autobots arrived, and he had to retreat. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} Sore at all the defeats, the Decepticons discussed how to defeat the Autobots, and Ravage came up with the idea of infiltrating the Autobot ranks with a spy. This plan paid off when Starscream did so and reported on an Autobot [[Deuterium Orbital Laser Tracing System|super weapon]] being stored at [[Mount Levram]]. Of course, while the Decepticons were smashing Mount Levram, the Autobots demolished the Decepticon fortress, having gotten wise to Starscream and fooled him themselves. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

===Battle Beneath the Ice===
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When human scientists discovered a mysterious city beneath the ice of the North Pole, they placed a call to Autobot City in order to get the Transformers' perspective on the discovery. The Decepticons also somehow learned of the city, and Ravage found a way to infiltrate it unnoticed. As he lurked, Ravage managed to record a conversation between one of the city-dwellers and the human Nyder, who were discussing stealing the warrior-factors from both the Autobots and Decepticons in order to encode it within themselves, thus turning their people into an army. He later came upon a group of humans as they were being given a tour of the city.

Making himself known, Ravage was threatened to leave at gunpoint by Hot Rod, who was accompanying the humans. Ravage assured him that if he had come as their enemy, he wouldn't have let them see him. Ravage went on to explain that the Decepticons hadn't shot down the humans’ plane, as the group had earlier been led to believe. One of the city-dwellers interrupted their conversation, and threatened to neutralize Ravage, pointing towards him a rod-like blaster. But Ravage was too quick for the city-dweller and pounced right for his throat. Before Ravage could reach him, Hot Rod discharged his photon lasers, and hit the city-dweller by accident. The city-dweller was revealed to be a robot, and Ravage played the conversation between Nyder and the [[Watcher]], the leader of the city-dwellers, he had previously recorded. Ravage and Hot Rod then forged a temporary alliance. Their group stumbled upon the city-dwellers analyzing a fight between Skydive and Vortex, programming themselves with the Autobots and Decepticons’ battle tactics. One of the young humans in the group, Jeff, asked Ravage to record the footage of the Gus Gopher Cartoon Show he had captured on his [[chronovid wristwatch]], and overwrite the city-dwellers’ computers with it. Ravage complied, noting that he liked this kind of sneaky plan.

Once the reprogramming was accomplished, and the city-dwellers began acting like cartoon characters, Ravage contacted the Combaticons above-ground and told them to cease fighting, and to follow the Aerialbots to the underground city. The city-dwellers defeated, the Decepticons honoured Ravage's truce and left in Blast Off's shuttle form peacefully. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Attack of the Insecticons====
Ravage alternatively spied on Decepticons of doubtful loyalty towards Megatron or prowled about Decepticon headquarters, keeping a lookout for intruders. He accomplished the first task in one possible adventure, where Shrapnel planned to overthrow Megatron with the use of an energy device called the Sun-Pak, and the later in another possible adventure where the Autobots attempted to retrieve the same device after it had been stolen by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

====Desert Flight====
Ravage was part of a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshliness’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam.

In the event that the Autobots used a trojan ruse to infiltrate the Decepticon base, and the Decepticons’ forcefield was disabled, Frenzy and Ravage tackled Powerglide after the later had burst into the Decepticons’ base, guns ablaze, only for the two Decepticons to crash into one another when Powerglide ducked.{{storylink|Desert Flight}}

====Decepticon Poison====
Ravage possessed an fighter jet alternate mode. He was also armed with [[proton bomb]]s. He was one of the many Decepticons who attempted to poison a water reservoir in order to turn the nearby human population into mindless slaves. Whether they succeeded or not depended on which choices the Autobots made. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}

====Autobot Alert!====
Ravage was stationed at the Decepticons’ command centre, working as a guard to make sure the Decepticons’ latest plan to conquer the Earth went smoothly. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

====The Invisibility Factor====
In one possible scenario, Ravage accompanied Galvatron on a patrol in a desert at night. Upon spotting a spaceship that flickered in-and-out of sight, the patrol investigated. Finding the Autobots Kup and Hot Rod conversing with a woman at the ship's landing site, Ravage and the others fired upon them, causing them to scramble away. Galvatron then ordered his troops to stay and scrutinize the spaceship instead of pursuing the Autobots.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to attack immediately, the Autobots were easily defeated and destroyed by the Ravage and the other Decepticons.

If Hot Rod and Kup silently followed the Decepticons back to their hide-out in a nearby canyon, they managed to tricked Ravage 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. Amidst the confusion, Ravage began arguing with Thrust, both of them insisting that the Autobots were attacking from a different direction.

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, Ravage and the other Decepticons decided to take off into space in [[Sarah Sanders]]'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 another possible scenario, Ravage and the other Decepticons happened upon Sarah Sanders's ship before any Autobots had come in contact with her. While Scavenger held the woman captive, Ravage 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 Ravage and the others with their headlights while Hot Rod took the device right out of their hands, or tricking him and most of the other Decepticons into leaving the spaceship behind while they pursued the young Autobot on a wild goose chase. The Decepticons did not succeed in catching Hot Rod no matter what scenario ensued. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}

===Frito-Lay posters===
Ravage was amongst a squad of Decepticons who attempted to get to the power source within [[Sherman Dam|Boulder Dam]]. While Megatron dueled Optimus, Ravage joined Starscream, Buzzsaw and Soundwave in an attack formation. The Decepticons were ultimately unsuccessful in gathering the data they were after. {{storylink|Battle in the Desert Valley}}
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===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Lee Tockar]] (English), [[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] (Japanese)|[[Xue Weigang]] (Chinese), [[Daoiz Cabezudo]] (Portuguese), [[Federico Romano]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Sergio Romanò]] (Italian)}}

[[File:BWRavage introduction.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|This is what's called a Dutch angle. It's a cinematographic tool which suggests that something hinky is going on.]]
Ravage was one of the few Decepticon warriors who was granted amnesty at the end of the Great War and reformatted into a Predacon, complete with [[Accent|a classy Russian accent]]. He was sent by the [[Tripredacus Council]] to capture [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], clean up any messes he might have made, and deal with the rest of those on Earth. Ravage made the trip to prehistoric Earth in a specially modified stealth [[transwarp cruiser]]. He successfully contacted the [[Maximal]]s and allied with them to capture Megatron. Due to the stealth capabilities of his ship, and the fact that [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] was also an agent of the council, Ravage and the Maximals easily captured Megatron and imprisoned him. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

[[File:Agenda1-Decepticonsforever.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Rock Will Never Die]]

Megatron, however, had one more card to play. He knew that Ravage wasn't going to let any of the stranded Transformers live, and also knew he had the one thing that would turn Ravage to his side. Using a fragment from the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Megatron showed Ravage something which shocked him—a message from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the leader of the Decepticons. As a safeguard against potential defeat, Megatron had left instructions for the descendants of the Decepticons to use transwarp technology to return to prehistoric Earth. Although the message cut out before it was finished, Megatron's plan worked: Ravage, moved by the sight of his former master, released Megatron. After Megatron explained the rest of the message, Ravage joined the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] and turned on the Maximals. Megatron and Ravage attacked [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], at which point he transformed into his old mini-cassette alternate mode, jumped into the tape player on his ship and took full control. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

His latest treachery was short-lived. During the assault on the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] infiltrated his ship and used [[Fusion weaponry#Fusion grenade|fusion grenade]]s to cause an explosion that destroyed the vessel and Ravage himself. As the inferno headed toward the bridge, Ravage raised a fist and shouted, "Decepticons forever!" as he was destroyed, along with his ship. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}

His head, seemingly all that remained of him, was knocked into the water below the ''Axalon'' by one of Tarantulas's [[Arachnoid]]s. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}
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====3H comics====
[[File:Ravageiguanusrazorclawpd2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|left|Ravage 3 Bodies Evolution!<ref>http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers.fanfic/msg/a5cd7fda89f12c7c?dmode=source&hl=en&pli=1</ref>]]

Even though the [[Maximal]]s had left Earth with [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] were far from over! [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]'s "death" was actually a cover for his return in a more powerful form that had ingested the power of the [[Vok]]! He revived Ravage into a new [[Transmetal 2]] body to help boost his forces, which also included [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] and [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]], and prepared to begin the next stage of his evil plan. Meanwhile, the remnants of Ravage's previous body were recycled by the Vok to re-create [[Tigatron]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}} {{storylink|Primeval Dawn II}}

Soon, Ravage led an attack on [[Primal Prime]], the Vok's new champion, and managed to separate Prime from Tigatron, [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], and [[Ramulus]]. Ravage boasted of his "dark cloak" which shrouded him from even Airazor's impressive sensor array, and unleashed a volley of missiles which knocked her out of the sky. Meanwhile, Tarantulas encountered Primal Prime far from the main battle, and after a heated battle, the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] itself was ripped from his chest by the undead [[Unicron's Spawn|spawn of Unicron]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 2}}

[[File:Ravagespittorpd3.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Transforms from catlike thing to catlike thing.]]

Back at [[Tarantulas's lair]], with the Matrix in their possession, Ravage oversaw the construction of a [[unspace|transwarp]] portal that would transport them deep within the maw of their new master, [[Unicron]]! Their newly born ally, [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], expressed frustration at their unwillingness to finish off the Maximals during the battle, and Ravage responded brutally. Ravage was immune to Spittor's deadly venom-covered surface, but Spittor was not likewise protected from Ravage's savage claws, so Spittor quickly quit complaining. Once the portal was completed, Tarantulas allowed them to attack the Maximals; Ravage and the others had served their purpose. Ravage led them to the Ark, but warned them to not disturb the [[Autobot]]s or [[Decepticon]]s on board. But little did they know that the Vok themselves had taken control of Primal Prime's body, and remade it in their powerful image... {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 3}}

{{note|[[3H Productions]] dissolved before this storyline could be completed. Based on the subsequent ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers|Wreckers]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (comic)|Universe]]'' storylines, it can be assumed that the Matrix of Leadership was restored to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s body at the end of this altercation, that the Maximals were triumphant, and that Tarantulas somehow fled to return to Unicron. Ravage's fate is unknown.}}

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====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
While Ravage was considered by many to be loyal only to himself, his primary loyalty was actually to Megatron and the dream of Decepticon conquest. He viewed himself as carrying on where Megatron left off, scheming and operating constantly to end Cybertron's peace and bring back a conquering empire. He had psycho blasters, guns that ''gave you seizures''. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #3}}

Alternately, Ravage was encouraged to follow the will of the [[Tripredacus Council]] by [[Sea Clamp]], and was rumored to have gained a newer, less limited body from them. {{Storylink|#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Ravage bio}}

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By the tail-end of the Great War, Ravage could combine with the Tripredacus Council and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] to form [[Predacus]]. He did so when several soldiers, including Predaking, refused to follow their orders of standing down after the deaths of both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. In this form, he slayed Predaking, ensuring that the Council's far-reaching and sinister plans could continue unimpeded. He next sniped an upstart soldier going by the name "[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]" with a stun-gun, and the Council surrendered to the Autobots on behalf of all Predacons. For this "great risk" he took to ensure the signing of the Pax Cybertronia, Ravage was granted amnesty by the Primal Council. He and Tarantulas had a good laugh the Autobots' expense afterwards, mocking their gullibility; all they had ensured was that the Tripredacus Council's machinations would continue during peacetime. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

As [[Magmatron]] was surveying the timestream, he witnessed several key events of the Beast Wars. Among those was Ravage having a conversation with the captured [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

[[File:RavageTheGathering4.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|[[IDW Publishing|IDW]] decided having his actual robot mode was a little too "Transformers"-y.]]
After Ravage's involvement in the Beast Wars, Magmatron recovered his heavily damaged torso, which still contained his spark. Magmatron then inserted the spark into a blank [[protoform]], which had already been affected by the Transmetal 2 Driver, and Ravage was reborn. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} In his Transmetal 2 body, he and his fellow Predacons, under the command of Magmatron, sought out [[Razorbeast]]'s band of Maximals. Viewing from a safe distance, Ravage ordered his soldiers to engage. Additional Maximal forces arrived, however, and Ravage's forces were defeated. Ravage retreated into the wilderness. {{storylink|Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering}}

Subsequently, Ravage would utilize all the Predacons under his command in a desperate attack as a diversion while he crept into the Maximal base to steal the [[chronal phase facilitator|chronal phase armbands]] left behind by Magmatron. He was confronted by Razorbeast, who guessed incorrectly that Ravage intended to use them to board the Autobot shuttle and return to Cybertron. Ravage corrected him by stating that he intended to free Megatron and eradicate the Maximal forces. His ambitions, however, were thwarted by [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]] who caught him off guard and gave Razorbeast the opportunity to knock Ravage offline. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}

It is not certain if Ravage's intentions for Megatron were another ruse or if he was ''actually'' out of his kitty mind regarding the tactical feasibility of this endeavor.

[[File:Lio V Ravage.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Who's the big cat NOW?]]
However, what WAS a ruse was Ravage being offline — as soon as he had been tied up by Razorbeast, the Maximal commander had to leave to help on the battlefield—upon which Ravage stopped playing dead and broke loose rather easily, managing to obtain the chronal displacement bands that Razorbeast had put him right next to after pointing them out. (A tactical genius, that Razorbeast.) However, upon activating the bands, Ravage was pulled into Chronospace by the trapped Magmatron, who warned him of the apocalypse that was to come, and ordered him to form a truce with the Maximals to fight this menace. And after hearing the warning, Ravage heeded the sage advice, sneaking out of the base while [[Chronal phase|chronically displaced]] and re-emerging to the sight of several gun barrels from [[Lio Convoy]], Razorbeast, and the Pack. However, just as he explained the situation, [[Latolata|Rartorata]] emerged from nowhere and turned Razorbeast into a frenzied monster. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

After introducing himself to Lio Convoy, Ravage agreed with him on a truce until they dealt with the menace of [[Shokaract]]. Commandeering his Predacons, Ravage's forces defeated Rartorata and Ravage extracted a sample of [[Angolmois Energy]] from the [[Blentron|Blendtron]]. When he told Lio Convoy to abandon the Angolmois-infected Razorbeast, the Pack's leader warned him that if he made light of his friend's peril again, he'd personally de-spark him. Ravage boarded the Pack's ship and returned to Cybertron with them, on the way analyzing the Angolmois Capsule, to come up with a vaccine. However, as he explained, none of them were qualified scientists for the task. After arriving on Cybertron, Shokaract blasted the Maximal ship out of the sky. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}

[[File:BWTheAscending4 Grimlock Convoys Ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ravage was the fifth Maximal legend who left before they became famous.]]
Ravage survived the crash, along with the Pack, and visited Magmatron again. Magmatron told Ravage to chronally-displace Shokaract so he could "enlighten him". He then showed unusual concern for Razorbeast's Maximals, asking how they were doing. Ravage then returned to the battle and hit [[Herald of Shokaract|Shokaract's Heralds]] with a grenade at an opportune moment. After Shokaract's suicide, Ravage found Magmatron returned and they all lived happily ever after.

Until [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] returned. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}
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====SD BotCon====
Ravage was [[Dawn of the Predacus|laughing maniacally over drinks]] with Tarantulas when the pair were approached by Beetle. Beetle told the pair they were being kicked out of the bar, since everyone else was tired of their cackling. Ravage turned to Tarantulas and asked where they could go to laugh to their hearts' content... and Tarantulas knew just the place: a children's ball pit! {{storylink|SD SG issue 5|SD BotCon #1}}

====''Timelines''====
Ravage was mentioned as being recruited along with fellow [[Mini-Cassette]]s [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] by the Predacon [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]], but for some reason left them soon afterwards to become an operative for the [[Tripredacus Council]]. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
[[File:Metals2-22.jpg‎|thumb|right|300x|Ready to make kharakiri, my lord!]]
Ravage was on board the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when it crashed onto [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}}

Many millennia later, after his son, [[Jaguar]], went crazy and began killing everyone, even Predacons, General Ravage disowned him. Ravage was later chosen by the [[Tripredacus Council]] to take an army to [[Earth|Energoa]] and defeat [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and end the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. But before the general could leave Cybertron, he and his troops were attacked by Jaguar.

Ravage ordered his men to kill his son, but Jaguar easily slaughtered them all. Jaguar then told the corpse of his father that he would finish his mission and eliminate all the Transformers on Energoa. {{Storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 2|Beast Wars Metals #2}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:Soundwavewarwithin.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|MUKNY NOT CATT]]
Ravage, with a much more arboreal alt mode, was among the opponents that Optronix foresaw himself battling against in a prophetic visions bestowed upon him upon first receiving the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} Ravage was part of the second assassination team Megatron sent after the now new [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] Optimus Prime, alongside Soundwave, Kickback, Shrapnel, and Bombshell. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} But Optimus proved to be more formidable than any of them anticipated. Optimus lost his pursuers in Cybertron's labyrinthine underground, forcing them to rely on Ravage's sense of smell to track him down. Optimus managed to use the environment to sneak up on the Decepticons, and savaged the lot of them. After taking care of Shrapnel and Bombshell, Prime blinded Ravage with an energy burst from his own partner [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], then he tossed Kickback into the feral Decepticon, squashing him against the wall. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}}

Later, Ravage became an operative of Shockwave's faction during the [[Dark Ages]]. They made war against the [[Chaos Trinity]] to upset the plans of [[The Fallen]]. {{storylink|Conflagration}} Ravage was also present at [[Tyger Pax]] when the Decepticons and [[Ultracon]]s reluctantly planned to sign a peace treaty with the Autobots. The ceremony was interrupted by a bombing engineered by Starscream, but this only served to further cement the alliance between the three factions. Ravage was among the 'bots who struck back against Starscream's troops, fighting alongside the likes of Prowl and Bluestreak. After the Starscream's Predacons were defeated, Cybertron's finally seemed to be drawing to a close... right until Megatron returned in all his glory, with the thousand-strong [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] at his back. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

Millions of years later, Ravage and the crew of the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' awoke on Earth in 1984, and did battle with the crew of the ''Ark'' for some time. He and the rest of Megatron's army were eventually defeated and captured by the Autobots, but their return vessel to Cybertron, the ''[[Ark II]]'', was destroyed in mid-flight, leaving the Transformers apparently dead. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} Ravage and many others were recovered and reprogrammed by the human mercenary known as [[Lazarus]]. As a test of his control and their power, Lazarus sent his robots to destroy the [[Smitco Oil Refinery]], and Ravage was there to "pacify" any human resistance. Megatron soon broke free of Lazarus's control, however, and freed his fellow Decepticons in the process. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

''When Megatron vanished from the face of the Earth, Ravage reluctantly joined Soundwave and many other Decepticons in following Starscream as the new leader. Starscream made his first act to take over the human city of [[Las Vegas]], turning it into a kingdom under his command. In order to ensure cooperation, he worked with the human population, promising them fame and protection in exchange for their obedience. Soundwave and his cassettes worked directly with the LVPD, supplementing their efforts with surveillance and Cybertronian based weaponry. Ravage personally intervened during a block war, dismembering a gang member before he could kill patrol officer [[Ryan O'Brien]]. The Decepticons weren't above silencing their detractors, though, and that same officer was beaten to death by some of his fellow cops later that evening, for conspiring against the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}

''Megatron returned from deep space sometime later, but the extent of his injuries at the hands of the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] left him unable to retake his command from Starscream. Instead, he voluntarily went into exile, but invited the other Decepticons to leave Starscream and join him. Ravage and Soundwave were among the Decepticons was eagerly accepted this invitation.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}

''After an enormous battle with the Keepers in Las Vegas, Megatron reclaimed leadership of the Decepticons from Starscream. To properly declare his return to power to the world, Megatron made a brazen assault directly on the White House in [[Washington, D.C.]] He had Ravage patrolling the alleyways, terrorizing civilians and running interference—the cat's efforts kept a large portion of the DCPD and National Guard occupied while Megatron had his "conference" with the [[President of the United States|President]]. Later, the President sought revenge on the Transformers during an ambush in the Nevada desert. He had American troops employ [[deconstructionite]]s, tiny microchip-sized projectiles reverse engineered from Cybertronian technology, with the power to drain energy away from Transformer systems. Ravage was caught in the initial barrage, and either his small size or limited processing power made him fall victim faster than others. Megatron had to carry Ravage to safety as the Decepticons retreated.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}

[[File:Ravagewarandpeace.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|RARRRRR yourself.]]
Sometime thereafter, Shockwave arrived on Earth with a detachment of Unified Cybertronian soldiers, equipped to take both Autobots and Decepticons into custody as enemies of the peace. Shockwave quickly granted clemency to Soundwave, Ravage, and the other Decepticons willing to swear fealty to him, after he disposed of Megatron. {{storylink|New World Order}} After returning to Cybertron, Soundwave was considering his options when a small sound caught his attention. He dispatched Ravage to investigate, but the poor kitty tried to tackle [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and got a mouthful of [[null-ray]]. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Starscream had plans of his own, and managed to convince Soundwave and his cassettes that following him would be more profitable than throwing in with Shockwave. During the chaos of the Autobot insurrection that soon followed, they arranged [[Sky Lynx (G1)|transport]] and fled back to Earth to loot its energy resources. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

{{BW Shell Game}}
After having sent Ravage out on his errand on prehistoric Earth, the Tripredacus Council tasked Magmatron with keeping a watch on all Maximal Channels, should their agent in the field fail in his mission. But Magmatron and Ravage were working together behind the Council's back, and the former-Decepticon sent planetary scans to Magmatron so he could implement his own plans for the stasis pods on prehistoric Earth. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Ravage clones gi joe vol 2.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Ravage was among the Transformers laying dormant aboard the ''Ark'' when it was discovered by [[Cobra]], who took the alien robots and reprogrammed them to serve in [[Cobra Commander]]'s plot to conquer the world. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Along with Soundwave and the other cassettes, Ravage was sent to attack the [[SPS Research Facility]], where he protected [[Zartan]] as the ninja stole a necessary module from the facility. He fought against [[Quick Kick]] and [[Mutt]], and would've killed them if he hadn't been recalled to [[Cobra Island]] when Zartan got out and deemed the mission a success. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} Shortly after the Decepticons returned, however, Cobra's control of them was broken by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s tampering, and Soundwave sent out Ravage to punish his former captors. The jaguar knocked out [[Firefly]] and dragged him back to Soundwave to be used as a slave. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} Ravage later attacked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] only to be grabbed and crushed in the Autobot's fist. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

Two years later when [[Teletran 3]] had gone berserk, sending scores of Transformers and humans both forwards and backwards in time, Ravage was among the Decepticons who surrounded the tower where the disturbance had originated. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

In an alternate future in which the Decepticons had conquered Earth, packs of Ravages prowled the woods that a team of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and Cobra members were traveling through. A few of them were destroyed by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], causing the remaining ones to flee. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Ravage-Trial by Fire.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75]]
Ravage was one of the Decepticons under [[Cobra]]'s command in [[1939]]. [[Storm Shadow|Stormshadow]] pitted him against [[Snake-Eyes]] during the two ninjas' duel among the [[Fera Islands]]. {{storylink|Transformed}} After a short but fierce battle, Snake-Eyes incapacitated Ravage with a hand grenade. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} The injured jaguar re-emerged soon after Snake-Eyes had killed Stormshadow, but quickly lost his life to the ninja's katana. {{storylink|Trenches}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Ravage participated in an all-out Decepticon offensive, squaring off against Steeljaw as the carnage raged around them. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{main|Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Marktwainvsravage.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Tales of my lion-taming have been greatly exaggerated.]]
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] sent Ravage to kill [[Tobias Muldoon]], who had deserted the Decepticons when he learned they were evil. Ravage tracked him to [[Stanford Merriweather]]'s house in [[San Francisco]] and crashed into the household, startling Muldoon, Merriweather, Merriweather's daughter [[Kitty Merriweather|Kitty]], and [[Mark Twain]]. The humans fled the house as Ravage broke through the wall.

He then pretty much got his ass kicked by Mark Twain, who took advantage of Ravage being momentarily trapped in rubble to flick a [[cigar]] at him, thus igniting a gas leak. The explosion flung Ravage into the bay, never to be seen again. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}

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===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Lil Formers''===
Ravage was one of the absurd amount of minion Soundwave ejected out of his chest, all in a row, in preparation for a fight. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Ravage participated in an infiltration of [[BotCon]] to track down next year's toy designs, and use them to conquer the Autobots once and for all! While scouting out the area, he was captured by the humans organizing the convention, and put on display as a sale item. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei ravage petted.jpg|thumb|"Who's my kitty? Who's my kitty?"]]
Ravage stole a sack of energon cubes for [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Starscream]], deftly avoiding the pursuing [[Hound (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Hound]] and delivering the booty to his waiting master. Just before Starscream could put the energon to use, however, the pair were attacked by [[Cheetor (BW)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Cheetor]], who stabbed Ravage in the side with one of his throwing stars and pinned both Decepticons beneath his feet. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 8}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' BunBun manga===
When [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Starscream]] attacked a power plant with the help of the brainwashed [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Skyfire]], Ravage stealthily observed and recorded the battle with the Autobots that followed. Ravage took his recording back to [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Megatron]], and then curled up in his leader's lap as he reviewed the footage. {{storylink|Wataru's Power}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Device Label''===
Ravage had been given the mission to root out and interfere with the Autobot activity taking place within the computer under Megatron and Soundwave's command. {{storylink|Ravage (G1)/toys#Device Label|Ravage's Device Label Bio}}

===''Recordicons''===
Ravage was at a bar that Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and [[Lazorbeak]] were at. {{storylink|Recordicons issue 16|Recordicons #16}}

===Robot Heroes===
Soundwave hid in his harmless-looking alternate mode... until it was time to strike! He then loosed Laserbeak and Ravage from his chest compartment. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreORavage.jpg|thumb]]

Ravage was standing upright among the Decepticon forces when they introduced the Predacons. {{storylink|Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit}}

While [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s plan to brainwash humanity unfolded, the Decepticon patted Ravage's head. {{storylink|Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!}}

Ravage was seen flying into battle with Soundwave in [[Isami Tatewaki|some kid]]'s living room. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise! The Transformers Are by Your Side!?}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Part of a troupe of Decepticons sent to Earth to demand the humans surrender to Megatron, Ravage met with the human representative, [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], and quickly learned that [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] wasn't so keen on the idea of surrendering. The Decepticons seemed to have the upper hand in the ensuing battle and Ravage again invited Hawk to surrender, but the human only responded by cleaving the cat's head with his mysterious tomahawk. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}} Ravage was then captured by G.I. Joe and fell under the control of [[Doctor Venom]] when he turned Soundwave's body into a human-controlled mech suit. During a battle with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Venom unleashed Ravage from Soundwave's chest compartment to attack the Autobot. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Black Cybertron}} {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}}}

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}}}}

===Legends World===
Ravage was the manager of a toy store, where he was puzzled by customer [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s attempts at using telepathy at him. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 1}} He was later shocked when Rattrap showed up to buy toys in the form of a real Transformer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 1|Bonus Edition Vol. 1}} During [[Christmas]], Ravage was standing outside his store, wielding guns and advertising the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|newest ''Transformers'' series]]. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
Bolstered by the [[Titan Master]]s, Ravage accompanied Soundwave as the Decepticons orchestrated an all-out Decepticon attack on Cybertron, which was soon routed by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
Ravage was one of the many Decepticons who invaded the [[Klingon]] homeworld of [[Kronos]] during Megatron's attempt to claim the planet as the seat of a new Decepticon Empire, and tangled with [[M'Ress]] before he was incapacitated by the Klingon armada. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
Transported to the Japan of an alternate universe, Ravage joined Soundwave and the other Decepticons as they scoped out the [[Photon Power Laboratory]]. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
During the war for Cybertron, Ravage was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Force Espionage Raider]]. {{storylink|Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' toy packaging}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Todaro]]}}
[[File:SiegeEpisode2-Ravage.jpg|thumb|250px|"Holy cat, a talking crap!"]]
Ravage was one of several Decepticons who searched for the missing [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] after a failed ambush against the Autobots, but proved unable to find his comrade. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}}

[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] brought Ravage with him when he and Megatron's inner cadre left Cybertron aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. Soundwave was picked up by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] on the [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] Station and ejected Ravage. Ravage leaped onto the Titan's face and started raking his eyes, making him lose his grip on Soundwave and dropping him. Later in the battle, Ravage was picked up and thrown across the room by Scorponok. After an explosion, Ravage woke up [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. He is part of the Decepticons that broke into the area where the Autobots were and began to attack. They were ordered to cease fire when a wounded Megatron arrived, being supported by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Ravage was again licking the face of an unconscious Starscream. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 4}}

After the Decepticons crash-landed on prehistoric Earth, Soundwave deployed Ravage and Laserbeak to take on a treacherous [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], but the pair were quickly defeated and thrown aside by the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] warrior. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}
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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
[[File:GhostsOfCybertronPart5-cassettes.jpg|thumb|left|250px|That darn ghost cat!]]
Ravage was one of the few Decepticons who escaped [[Gozer]]'s destruction of Cybertron after [[Kremzeek]] transformed them into [[ghost]]s. A thousand years later, following the [[Ghostbusters]]' defeat of Kremzeek, Ravage was ejected from Soundwave alongside Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to deal with the humans. Reincarnated as grotesque, ectoplasm-spewing ghosts, the three Decepticons attacked [[Ray Stantz]] before being promptly dissipated when Soundwave was captured within a [[ghost trap]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5}}
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===''Transformers vs. the Terminator''===
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPartTwo-Ravage.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Kitten is angry. Kitten is offended.]]
Shortly after Soundwave awoke in 1984 aboard the ''Ark'', he dispatched Ravage to take care of [[Sarah Connor]] while he fought the [[T-800|the Terminator unit]] sent back in time to kill the Decepticons. Ravage chased her around the flight deck and eventually pursued her up onto [[Teletraan I]] and caused her to accidentally reactivate [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Though Ravage pounced on the Autobot leader, Optimus simply grabbed the Decepticon by the tail and used him as an improvised weapon against Soundwave. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}}

When the Autobots and Decepticons next clashed in the middle of the [[Cyberdyne Systems]] factory, Ravage trailed Sarah as she tried to raise [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and the other Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' from a nearby security booth. This time, however, the human girl grabbed a pistol, wrestled the Decepticon to the ground, and killed him by jamming the gun into his mouth and shooting him through the head. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|''Transformers'' #23]]}}

[[File:WeHaveDecievedYou-InfiltrationTroopers.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Captain Clench and his Zoo Crew.]]
Ravage was one of the many infiltration troopers [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] deployed during the Decepticon attack on the [[Senate]]. They rushed [[Grotusque]] and [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] and easily defeated them. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}} [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] posted Ravage and Laserbeak to guard a number of high-profile prisoners that included [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]], which they did up until [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] burst through the floor and sent the pair running. {{storylink|War World: Prime}} He later watched a drone [[Termagax]] constructed berate the Decepticons (Megatron in particular) for twisting her ideals. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings}} As the Decepticons strengthened their hold over Iacon, Ravage joined in with his fellow Decepticons as they quashed a burgeoning rebellion in the city's [[energon storage field]]s. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}

Later, Ravage, [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]], and [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] were assigned to move [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] to the [[Senate]] prison facility. They were interrupted mid-transfer by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Charger]], and [[Fire Beast]]; amidst the chaos, Elita was able to escape her captors and retaliated by kicking Ravage into the wall so that Bumblebee could shoot him. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|Swindle's II}}

Ravage was among the Decepticons assembled by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] to attack [[Swindle's]] and recover the escaping [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} They fought with the Autobots, but ultimately failed to prevent the escape. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}}

Ravage gathered with the Decepticon army outside [[Crystal City]] as Strika ordered the attack. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}}
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:PetSounds-HappyEnding.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Soundwave ejected Ravage and several other cassettes to investigate [[Ponyville]] after arriving in [[Equestria]]. Their presence drew the attention of [[Fluttershy]]; impressed by Soundwave's "pets", she soon won the affection of Ravage, [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. When the pony tried to treat a "boo-boo" on Ravage's nose, however, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] decided that she'd gone too far and swatted her away, an act that only drew the ire of Fluttershy's animal friends, [[Discord (MLP)|Discord]], and even Frenzy's fellow cassettes. However, Soundwave—keen on not losing the friendship of his faithful cassettes—agreed to a truce, and when both sides decided to become friends Ravage happily played with some of Fluttershy's animal companions. {{storylink|Pet Sounds}}

After accidentally trapping himself and some Equestrians underneath a pile of girders, Soundwave unleashed both Ravage and Laserbeak to try and blast their way free. However, the group only escaped after combining their musical talents to unleash a powerful sonic blast. {{storylink|Sick Beats}} In the final battle against [[King Sombra]], Ravage and [[Applejack]] worked together to trip up a mind-controlled [[Clampdown (G1)|Clampdown]]. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

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===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
[[File:TFBTTF-RavageRunOver.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Yeah, this is a boo-boo that Fluttershy might not be able to fix.]]
In the year 1985, Megatron sent Ravage and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] to the sleepy town of [[Hill Valley]] to find an edge in their war against the Autobots. Their mission initially turned up nothing, but while staking out the [[Twin Pines Mall]] the two watched [[Marty McFly]] use a DeLorean to escape some Libyan terrorists, then disappear. Ravage's detection of trans-temporal particles led Soundwave to suggest that the humans had invented [[time travel]], and Megatron ordered the pair to steal the DeLorean time machine. The pair tailed [[Doc Brown]] and Marty to [[Lyon Estates]], where they prepared to seize the device through force... only for [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to intervene. The two humans overheard the scuffle and investigated, so both sides transformed to evade detection; when Marty picked up Ravage, however, Bumblebee took the opportunity to reverse, scare the teenager into dropping the cassette, and destroy the Decepticon by running him over. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}}

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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
[[File:Unpredictable-minicassettes.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

In the heat of battle, Soundwave unleashed Ravage and Laserbeak against Optimus and Bumblebee, but his reinforcements failed to have the desired effect, as the two Autobots found his minions adorable. {{storylink|Unpredictable}} Ravage and Laserbeak battled [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], and later cheered Soundwave on as he and Blaster took part in a rap battle against each other. However, this truce was short lived, and the Autobots and Decepticons were soon battling each other once more. {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 13}}

Ravage was one of several Decepticons who fought the Autobots for control of the perfect barbecue spot, but ultimately lost. {{storylink|I Want to Protect This Place}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Go! Go! issue 32}} {{storylink|The Transformers Go! Go! Search Quiz is Here!|Search Quiz}} {{storylink|The Transformers Gather on the Snowy Mountain!|Search Quiz 2}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 45}}}}

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===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 – Optimus shoots Ravage.jpg|This may have unforseen consequences.|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
One of the Decepticons that came to [[Earth]] aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', [[Soundwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Soundwave]] sent out Ravage to assist [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]] in holding down [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]]. Ravage proceeded to bite Prime's arm until the Autobot shot him off at point blank range. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}} Soundwave was later seen cradling his body. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 3|Transformers #3}}

Later, Starscream and Soundwave were able to get [[Teletraan I|Teletraan One]] back up and running. Soundwave was about to suggest using it to repair Ravage, but Starscream, contemptuous of starting with the smallest of their number, punted the cassette aside, instead opting to revive [[Thundercracker (G1)#Energon Universe|Thundercracker]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}

When the Autobots recaptured the ''Ark'', Soundwave was carrying Ravage out when Optimus attempted to reason with Soundwave to stop the war. Soundwave looked to Ravage before throwing a punch at Optimus. Soundwave, with Ravage, then retreated with Thundercracker. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 6|Transformers #6}} When Soundwave challenged Starscream to a duel over the Decepticon leadership and gained the upper hand, Starscream pathetically tried to bargain with Soundwave, only for Soundwave to note that he hadn't forgiven Starscream for kicking Ravage, and disembowelled him. Now having claimed leadership of the Decepticons, Soundwave pledged to use the parts he'd ripped from Starscream to repair Ravage. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 7|Transformers #7}}

Later, Soundwave was looking for the parts to conduct these repairs at the Decepticons' new headquarters in the sunken ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' when he was interrupted by [[Shockwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Shockwave]]. Shockwave admonished Soundwave for bothering with the damaged [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Recordicon]], and prepared to recycle Ravage, arguing that Soundwave could have newer, stronger pets once they retook Cybertron. Before Shockwave could do so though, he was distracted by the appearance of a whale outside, and dropped Ravage to rush and see it. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 10|Transformers #10}}

[[File:TF2023 no. 18 - Ravage Revived.jpg|thumb|250px|right]]
After the reenernization of Cybertron had failed and left Shockwave's status unknown, {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 12|Transformers #12}} the Decepticons were scattered and lost the ''Nemesis''. Once they had regrouped, Soundwave led numerous raids on cities in hopes of luring the crippled Autobots out of hiding and and obtaining a stockpile of energy. After one of these raids, Soundwave lamented that Ravage's repairs would once again have to be put on hold and promised Laserbeak that their family would be whole again soon before sending him on a mission {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 15|Transformers #15}} to retrieve Megatron.

When Starscream was eventually revealed to still be alive and with the Combaticons and Astrotrain on his side, {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 16|Transformers #16}} he eventually clashed with Soundwave again in [[Seattle]]. When the Seeker tore open Soundwave's chest compartment and extracted Ravage's comatose body, he berated Soundwave for how much he cared out his tapes before preparing to finish Ravage permanently. It was then that Laserbeak returned with Megatron, who put a stop to the squabble at once. To reward Soundwave's loyalty, Megatron used his spark to revive Ravage, who nuzzled Laserbeak before leaping into a delighted Soundwave's arms. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}} He then leapt back out of his master's arms as [[Astrotrain (G1) #Energon Universe|Astrotrain]] charged at the newly returned Megatron.{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}}

Later, he was sent after [[Hound (G1) #Energon Universe|Hound]], but was fended off by the Autobot with help from his human allies [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)| Clutch]] and [[Matt Trakker]] {{storylink| G.I. Joe Energon Universe 2025 Special story}}

Ravage then participated in the Decepticon's final assault on [[Chicago]], charging at [[Jazz (G1) #Energon Universe|Jazz]] during the final showdown at the planetarium.{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 23|Transformers #23}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Commercials that featured original footage of Ravage include:
*A battle he took part in a battle against the Dinobots alongside [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. Ravage blasted [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], only to find himself face-to-face with a robotic Triceratops when his opponent assumed his beast mode. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Dinobots|Dinobots commercial}}
*When [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was duped into bringing [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] into the Decepticons' headquarters, thinking the Autobot was just a normal radio, Soundwave dispatched Laserbeak and Ravage to deal with the intruder. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Blaster|Blaster commercial}}

==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Ravage could interfere with Optimus Prime's progress. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===
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===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
Ravage was among the [[Decepticon]] troops who sought to destroy [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] on his journey, confronting him in the [[Temple Ruins]]... in theory. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

{{note|Ravage's supposed appearance in this game is from a [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy (promo video)|''Mystery of Convoy'' promo video]]. However, Ravage does not actually appear anywhere in the game, not even in unused sprite form. Given the video was made when the game was still in early development, it's likely he was planned as an enemy but then scrapped.}}

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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]]}}
[[File:N64Ravage.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Stupid sexy Ravage.]]
In an alternate timeline created when the Predacon Megatron sent a message through Transwarp back to his past self, Ravage betrayed him, then entered the ancient Autobot battle cruiser, the ''Ark''. Using its tech, he developed a prototype cloning device based on transreplication technology, through which he could produce clones of the ancient Decepticons, with memories and personalities intact. One by one, he downloaded protoform cloning data of the legendary warriors: (Decepticon) Megatron, Skywarp, Starscream, Thundercracker, Reflector, Rumble, Frenzy, Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and Soundwave. Ravage returned to Predacon space, ready to produce his clone army and already making plans of conquest. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Beast Wars Transmetals}}

{{BW fighter ending|Ravage|N64}}
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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (PS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]]}}
Ravage battled the Maximals in pitched combat. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)}}
{{note|Ravage appears as a secret playable character in the North American version of the game, but does not appear at all in the game's story mode.}}

===3D Battle Card Game===
Ravage fights under the command of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] once more, this time with several allies from (potentially) different universes and/or timelines. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Ravage took part in a covert infiltration of the Autobot base led by Soundwave, allowing them to pass information back to the Decepticons and ensure a string of Decepticon victories. They were eventually uncovered by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], and sent packing. {{storylink|Covert Operations (Legends)|Covert Operations}}

Ravage aided the Decepticon Powermasters in a battle against their hated rivals, the Autobot Powermasters. {{storylink|End of the Road (Legends)|End of the Road}}

Ravage was part of a group of Decepticons who teamed up with the Autobots [[Windblade (G1)|Wingblade]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] to battle the Ammonites on a distant planet. Together, they were able to drive off several Ammonite attacks, but the two factions soon started fighting one another over differing opinions. Eventually, the Autobots defeated the Ammonites and sent the Decepticons packing. Though angered by this turn of events, Ravage and the other Decepticons found consolation that the Ammonites also tasted defeat at the Autobots' hands, and returned to their starship. {{storylink|Into the Abyss}}

Ravage was among a group of Decepticons who accidentally time traveled back to the sixth century and ended up having to battle some similarly displaced Autobots using medieval technology. They lost, and returned to the present as prisoners of the Autobots. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (Legends)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
Ravage aided Soundwave in his battles with the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
[[File:ABTF-screen Acc-Ravage.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Ravage is an "Accessory" character, giving Deceptihogs he's attached to "acid rounds": anything their weapon hits but does not immediately destroy has its HP quickly sapped by burning acid. This bonus can be increased with upgrades won from random-prize Crates or in the "[[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower" mini-game.

He can be unlocked by purchasing him with Gems in the Barracks, with Tokens during specific [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)/Challenge Events|Challenge Events]], or won from Crates and [[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Ravage-(TM).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Ravage (TM) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character first available as a reward to ''60'' players in the "Beast Wars: Episode 4" event.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Earth Wars Ravage.jpg|thumb]]
{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Ravage was a cruel and sadistic spy who specialized in stealth operations, but was vulnerable to bright lights. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}} Soundwave considered him to be one of his most reliable saboteurs. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

By the time of the Maximals and Predacons, "Tripredacus Agent" had become a Predacon operative with a feline alternate mode. {{storylink|Technorganic Secrets}}

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

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

==Notes==
[[File:Ravage pounce collage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|Help me, I've been trapped in this pose since 1984!]]
* A working name for Ravage was '''Stalker'''.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-bob-budiansky-panel-coverage-170041/ Bob Budiansky Botcon Panel Coverage]</ref> Meanwhile, a partially-erased barely-legible piece of [[Bob Budiansky]]'s handwritten notes suggests "'''Tapecat'''" was at one point considered for Ravage.
* Alternate names, narration, and in-universe descriptions by other characters over the years have inconsistently described the specific sub-genus of feline which Ravage represents as a jaguar, a panther<ref name="panther">Which is ''not'' actually a distinct subspecies; the ''entire'' "big cat" genus is scientifically known as ''panthera'', which is sometimes collaquially called "panther", while the term "black panther" referes to both leopards and jaguars with black fur.</ref>, a puma, and sometimes even as a ''canine''.
* Ravage's original [[package art]] is by far the most-copied depiction of ''any'' Transformer ''ever''. In fact, due to it having originally been created for Takara's [[pre-Transformers|pre-''Transformers'']] toyline ''[[Micro Change]]'', it already saw use in fiction ''before'' Hasbro's [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] became a thing, appearing in a 1983 ''[[Microman]]'' manga! It was, of course, subsequently adapted for his [[character model]] used both for the cartoon and depicted in his ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Transformers Universe]]'' profile, but was also used (twice) in [[:File:G1 1984 backofboxbattle.jpg|1984's "back-of-the-box" battle mural]], and was copied in licensed coloring books and storybooks; the pose also showed up repeatedly in the Marvel comics and in the cartoon. In "[[Time Wars|Time Wars Part 2]]" (Marvel UK #200), artist [[Robin Smith]] copied the art ''multiple times'' across several subsequent panels (even including the more rarely copied ''rear view'' of his character model!). And it was, of course, recolored for [[Howlback (G1)|Howlback]]'s package art, and [[homage]]d ''numerous'' times in the 21st century, both in officially approved artwork and [[stock photography|stock photos]] and in fanart.
* According to the ''[[The Transformers Adventure Game Books|Transformers Adventure Game Book]]'', "[[Dinobot War]]", Ravage's cassette mode is labelled as the soundtrack to the musical ''[[Cats]]''.
* In his first appearance, ''Kre-O'' Ravage is based on his bipedal ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' appearance, and in the third one he is based on his quadruped 1984 appearance. (While only his head is seen in his second appearance, he's likely to be in quadruped form as his role there is more pet-like.)

===''Beast Wars''===
* Ravage's ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' [[robot mode]] [[character model]] is a modified Transmetal Cheetor model with Tigatron's beast head. "[[Ravage (G1)/toys#Metals|Metals Jaguar]]", the ''Beast Wars'' toy for Ravage released solely in Japan, is also a modified [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#TM1|Transmetal Cheetor]].
* Ravage's transformation to cassette mode in "[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]" was accompanied by the Generation 1 transformation sound effect.
* Ravage's profile in the IDW ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' seems to suggest that, in the body he is first seen in the ''Beast Wars'', he possess ''three'' separate modes; robot, beast, and cassette.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Jaguar''' (ジャガー ''Jagā''), '''Ravage''' (ラヴィッジ ''Ravijji'', ラベッジ ''Rabejji'')
*''Czech:'' '''Trhač'''
*''French:'' '''Saboteur''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Romboló''' ("Ravager")
*''Italian:'' '''Iena''' ("Hyena"), '''Ursus''' (''Beast Wars'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Pòhùai''' (Taiwan, 破壞, "Ravage"), '''Robin''' (Taiwan ''Beast Wars'', 羅賓 ''Lúobīn''), '''Jīqì Gǒu''' (China, 机器狗, "Mechanical Dog"), '''Lüèduóshòu''' (China ''Beast Wars'', 掠夺兽, "Ravening Beast")
*''Polish:'' '''Wściekły''' ("More Than Meets The Eye", "Furious"), '''Wściekłość''' ("The Movie", "Rage"), '''Łupieżca''' ("A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court", "Reaver"), '''Dewastator''' (''Beast Wars'', "Devastator")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Raiva''' (Portugal comics, "Rage"), '''Selvagem''' (Brazil comics, "Wild"), '''Destruição''' (Brazil ''Beast Wars'', "Destruction")
*''Russian:'' '''Grabitel'''' (Грабитель, "Robber")
*''Spanish:'' '''Destructor''' (Spain, "Destroyer"), '''Devastador''' (''Beast Wars'' Latin American dub, "Devastator")
*''Swedish:'' '''Utplånaren''' (''Generation 2'', "Obliterator")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Spustoshuvach''' (ICTV, Спустошувач, "Devastator")

==References==
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Cliffjumper (G1)/toys

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[[File:G1boxart-Cliffjumper.jpg|upright=2.33|thumb|Good news: With 2024's ''Missing Link'' Cliff, you can finally recreate this pose!]]
'''Cliffjumper''' has a lot of toys. Although none of them are traitors, a large number of them are red [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys|Bumblebees]].

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1 Cliffjumper toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|For 28 years, this was his only toy that wasn't a Bumblebee redeco or retool.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Mini Vehicle, 1984 / 1985)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''13'''
{{toydesigner|[[Masaki Maruyama]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mark Watts]] (packaging artist)}}

: Part of the original 1984 range of ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' Autobot [[Mini-Vehicle]]s, Cliffjumper began life as the [[super deformed]] "[[Choro-Q|Penny Racer]]"-style ''[[Micro Change]]'' "MC-04 #01 [[Porsche]] {{w|Porsche 924|924 Turbo}}" - although, in reality; most of his design traits are based on the later Porsche 924 Carrera GT model, with only his hood scoop being closer to the Turbo. Though broadly similar in construction to [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Bumblebee]] and commonly called a [[redeco]]/[[retool]] of him by fans, Cliffjumper is actually an entirely different mold that just uses the same [[transformation]] scheme. This confusion was not helped by the fact that both Cliffjumper and Bumblebee were released in both red and yellow during the first two years of the Generation 1 toyline; a move designed to "make the line look bigger" according to former [[Hasbro]] R&D Vice President [[George Dunsay]].<ref name="dunsay">[http://www.tfarchive.com/fandom/interviews/george_dunsay/george_dunsay_interview.php Interview with George Dunsay at TFArchive.com]</ref>

:[[File:G1-toy Bumper.jpg|upright=1|left|thumb|''Technically'' also Cliffjumper. We ''dare'' official fiction to use this body as such.]]
: A yellow version of the ''Micro Change'' "MC-04 Mini CAR Robo 02 Familia 1500XG" mold was also available packaged on Cliffjumper cards through 1984, albeit in ''way'' smaller numbers than either of the normal color variants. As an entirely different mold, the fandom treated this toy not as a variant of Cliffjumper, but rather as a separate character they christened "[[Bumper (G1)#Toys|Bumper]]", which would get officially recognized as a new character decades later. The mold did not continue forward into 1985 as the normal Cliffjumpers did.

: In 1984, Cliffjumper and the other Mini Vehicles came packaged in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]; in 1985, they were switched to come in [[robot mode]], a change preceded by the addition of a picture of their vehicle modes to the front of their cards. The same year, the Autobot [[insignia]] on Cliffjumper's roof/chest was replaced with a heat-activated [[rubsign]]. Later in 1985, Cliffjumper and the Mini-Vehicles came packaged with [[Mini-spy|Mini-spies]].

: When he was released in Japan in 1985, "Cliff" came in a small box rather than a card. He was available in both red and yellow, both versions having the rubsign rather than the foil faction symbol.

: Cliffjumper was also sold in several countries south of the US in a wide variety of colors, which are covered in individual entries below (simply to keep this entry from getting too cluttered).

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-cliffjumper/32/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Cliffjumper at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Cliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''
{{G1CliffjumperMold}}

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[[File:ListenNFun.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Release me from the shackles of this blister pack at once, you traitor!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (''Listen 'n Fun'', 1985)}}</ul>

: Cliffjumper was packaged with an audio cassette featuring the story "[[Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)|Sun Raid]]" as part of Hasbro's multi-brand ''[[Listen 'n Fun]]'' subline. Most of the toys packaged with this cassette were the yellow variant mentioned above, but exceptions do exist (see photo at right).

: As the other known ''Listen 'n Fun'' releases—including [[Tripwire (G.I. Joe)|Tripwire]] for ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' and "Ember" for ''[[My Little Pony]]''—had ''intentional'' deco changes from their original releases, it is possible that Cliffjumper becoming yellow was intentional as well.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Mini Vehicle, 1985)}}</ul>

: When he was released in Mexico by [[IGA]], Cliffjumper came in five decoes: both the original red and yellow, as well as blue, white, and flat silver. The white and silver variations are especially notable (and significantly rarer), as they have red-painted faces.

: Years later, large numbers of Mexican Transformers somehow made it to various European markets.

: It is ''possible'' that the two red-faced Cliffjumpers are actually IGA's version of [[Hubcap (G1)#IGA|Hubcap]]. In 1986, IGA released first-year Mini Vehicle molds in colors resembling their '86 Hasbro/Takara [[retool]]s on cards for those characters, and [[:File:ToyFair1986-TFpage01a-TailgateHubCap.jpg|early Hasbro production photos of Hubcap]] show him in white with a red face. Unfortunately, still-carded samples of these two variants have yet to surface and confirm this theory.

: (See why we didn't want all this in the first Cliffjumper entry? And we're not done yet...)

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[[File:Estrela-Carrera.jpg|thumb|Hey, they finally got my vehicle mode suffix right!|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Carrera''' (Robocar, 1985)}}</ul>

: Cliffjumper was released in Brazil by [[Estrela]] in 1985 as the Robocar "Carrera" (pronounced "ka-HEY-ra") - this time featuring a more accurate vehicle mode name! - and was initially available in two color schemes: his original red and black (albeit using a more vibrant shade of plastic), and metallic gold and black.

: Rather than having Autobot symbols, both are decorated with the thin tech-detail sticker from the original Takara ''Micro Change'' versions of the toy, and the kneecap sticker from [[Salt-Man Z]] on the back of the head-plate (replacing the ''Micro Change'' Japanese-text sticker). The raised "DUNLOP" branding on the tires was also removed, a change also present on the Estrela versions of the similarly-engineered [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Estrela|Volks / Bumblebee]] and [[Sedan (Robocar)|Sedan]] molds.

: Later, Estrela released blue and white versions of Carrera sporting the new "[[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]]" faction insignia; given this new factional alignment, for the purposes of this wiki, the Optimus-aligned Carrera is considered to be a [[Carrera (G1)|separate character]] from Cliffjumper.

::*''[http://www.tf-1.com/articles/mini_frame.php?art=goldcliff More information on gold Cliffjumper/Carrera at TF-1.com]

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[[File:G1-toy Cliffjumper-Antex.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Carrera''' (Robocar, 1985)}}</ul>

: The aforementioned white version of Carrera was released in Argentina by [[Antex]] in 1985, along with a new green redeco, both sporting the Estrela stickers and "DUNLOP"-less tires. Later releases of the green version have been found with a different chest sticker: a large yellow paper decal that also appears on some Antex releases of [[Windcharger (G1)#Antex|"Camaro" (aka Windcharger)]].

: The card photography shows both the red and golden versions of the toy, but it is believed this was merely a holdover from the Estrela-designed packaging, and that neither coloration was ever sold in Argentina.

: These toys are more readily available on the secondary market than their Estrela predecessors. They also have lower quality control.

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Mini Vehicle, 1985)}}</ul>

: As far as foreign Mini Vehicle variants go, the Venezuelan release of Cliffjumper by [[Rubiplas]] is pretty tame. He came in both the Hasbro red and yellow versions, and retains the Hasbro stickers. However, his head lacks both the silver paint on his face, and the [[Vacuum metallizing|chrome silver]] on the "plate" part of the head, leaving it as black plastic.

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[[File:Lynsa-CliffjumperOrange.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(Peach version pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Mini Vehicle, 1987)}}</ul>

: Manufactured by [[Peru]]vian company [[Lynsa]] and sold in Peru and [[Chile]], this version of Cliffjumper is similar to the Rubiplas release, lacking any paint or chrome, but this version also has plastic tires instead of rubber. So far, two different colorations have been confirmed: the original red-and-black color scheme (albeit in a more saturated tone), and peachy-orange-and-black. It is claimed that there may be ''six'' different versions of Peruvian Cliffjumper all told, with the four others being unique to that market, but no one has been able to find and confirm the others so far.

: As with the other Lynsa Minicars, this Cliffjumper is incredibly fragile, with his arms in particular being very prone to breakage. As such, given the rarity of this toy, whatever few copies of it still exist should be handled with ''exceptional'' care.

{{note|Peruvian company BASA (which eventually changed to HUDE) apparently also (briefly) sold ''Transformers'' in Peru, but these were straight imports of Hasbro Mini Vehicles with a company sticker applied to the packaging.}}

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[[File:G1toy cliffjumper keychain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's protecting your keys from traitors.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Keychain Mini-Vehicle, 2001 / 2003 / 2007)}}</ul>

: A keychain version of Cliffjumper was released by [[Fun4All]] under license from [[Hasbro]] in the US in 2001. Though based on the original toy, this is an entirely new set of molds, with a number of small differences throughout (minor proportion differences and generally softer edges), but the most immediately obvious one is the small plastic ring added to the rear bumper to accommodate the chain. The tech-detailing sticker behind his head was replaced by a second Autobot insignia sticker like [[Hubcap (G1)#Toys|Hubcap]] has.

: In 2003, Takara released all four of the keychain Minibots (Cliffjumper, [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Keychain|Bumblebee]], [[Windcharger (G1)#keychain|Windcharger]], and [[Brawn (G1)/toys#Keychain|Brawn]]) as [[7-Eleven]] [[exclusive]]s. They came in [[blindpacking|blind-packed boxes]] so you don't know which one you got until you open 'er up, plus each one could also come in a "[[Chase figure|chase]]" all-black version exclusive to this release. The black deco was later [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Black Cliff|an evil clone]] of Cliffjumper.

: All four keychains were re-released in 2007 under the ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Heroes of Cybertron]]'' banner by [[Basic Fun]] (Fun4All having gone bankrupt in 2004). Sold on new cardbacks with the ''Heroes'' look, these releases are functionally identical to the originals (just the company stamping has changed) except for the actual chain part, which is a different style with an additional black plastic tab attached.

: This version of the mold was [[redeco]]ed to make [[Tap-Out (Universe)#Toys|Tap-Out]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Cliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on keychain Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/BlackCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on black Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''
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===''Alternators/Binaltech''===
[[File:AlternatorsCliffjumperDesign.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper'''}}</ul>

:One of the earliest proposals in the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators/Binaltech]]'' line was for Bumblebee as a Volkswagen New Beetle, with Cliffjumper as the redeco. Unfortunately, VW evidently did not want to be associated with "war toys" [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|at that time]], and therefore the design never made it past the control drawing stage. Control drawings for both Bumblebee and Cliffjumper have been published in the Japanese book, ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech & TF Collection Complete Guide]]''.
{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Floating-head Cliffjumper.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|''' ''War Within'' Bumblebee''' (Cybertron Hero, unreleased)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': ??? (likely display stand)

: Prior to the line's cancellation, a 6-inch resin copy depicting a transformable ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Bumblebee was seen at [[BotCon 2006]]. His [[alternate mode]] was the saucer-like car seen in Dreamwave's ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'' series, which was based on Bumblebee's Cybertronian vehicle mode in the original cartoon. An alternate head of Cliffjumper was seen as well, indicating a retool. Unfortunately, these never made it into production.
{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Classics''===
[[File:Classics Cliffjumper toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[:File:Bumblebeeheads.jpg|What goes around...]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2006/2007)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Wave Crusher" trailer
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)}}

: Released in the third wave of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Deluxes, Cliffjumper is a red, silver, gray, and black [[redeco]] of the ''Classics'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Classics|Bumblebee toy]], transforming into a small sports coupe of made-up model and towing a small trailer with a non-removable jet-ski. This "[[Wave Crusher]]" trailer/jet-ski transforms into a flight-pack that clips onto Cliffjumper's back.

: This figure was the first instance of redecoing a Bumblebee toy into Cliffjumper without producing a new head, instead simply recoloring the original Bumblebee head, which would become common procedure for Cliffjumper toys to follow.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Bug Bite (GoBots)#Timelines|Bug Bite]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/ClassicsCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Classics Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''
{{ClassicsBumblebeeMold}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Henkei-toy Cliff.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It's small and inaccurate, but you still want it.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Minibot Attack Team''' (Multi-pack, 2009)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-18'''

: Released in the eighteenth wave of Takara's ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' toyline, Cliff is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Legends Class [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Bumblebee]], transforming into a modern hatchback of indeterminate (likely made-up) design. He transforms similarly to, but not exactly as, his [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Generation 1 toy]].

:Care must be taken while rolling the vehicle: pushing down while moving the vehicle forward can chip the paint underneath the hip section.

: He was only available in a three-piece set with [[Brawn (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Gong]] and the inappropriately-included [[Beachcomber (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Beachcomber]]. During the set's initial reveal, the Legends Class Bumblebee toy was in his place (as a placeholder), causing some confusion that Takara will release another Bumblebee toy. And furthermore; Cliff's stock photo features black tires instead of light grey, but it was amended in the packaging art.
{{UniverseLegendsBumblebeeMold}}
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===''Alternity''===
[[File:Alternity Cliffjumper toy.jpg|thumb|Being a [[retool]] is still lame...|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliff [Supreme Red Pearl]''' (2009)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''A-03'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 "wave-functional pointer guns"

: Part of the fourth wave of Takara's ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' series, Cliff is a [[retool]] of "[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Alternity|Bumble [Champion Yellow]"]] with a new head, transforming into a 1:32-[[scale]] licensed Suzuki Swift, featuring die-cast metal parts and rubber tires, as well as an opening hood, trunk and doors.

: In robot mode, the figure can hold twin pistols that are normally stored in the legs, and features light-piped eyes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Cybertron/Cliff/cliff.htm More information on Alternity Cliff at TFU.info]''
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===''United''===
[[File:Unitedtoy cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper Cybertron Mode''' (Deluxe, 2010)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''UN03'''
:*''Release date'': [[December 25]], 2010
:*''Accessories'': "Energy gun"

: Part of the first wave of Takara's ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' product, Cliffjumper is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]] [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)#Toys|War for Cybertron]]'' [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#Generations|Cliffjumper toy]], transforming into a round and compact "Cybertronian courier mode". He comes with a handgun and features two wrist-mounted flip-out blades. The handgun can be stored inside his rear bumper in either mode.

:This release features an extensive metallic red paint job (which almost looks magenta under certain lighting conditions) on the car mode panels, and on some of the robot mode's parts (such as the head and forearms), replaces the dark gray plastic of the Hasbro release with a lighter tone, and switches the transparent red paint on the wheels with a more opaque, metallic red. The rear portion of his roof features a more separated paint layout than the black paint of the ''Generations'' release, and the base panel his head is on features additional black paint, with both of these giving him a paint layout almost similar to Bumblebee's. In contrast to the final product, early photos of Cliffjumper showed him with pink flip out blades and details rather than yellow, while his [[packaging]] [[stock photography]] depicts the wheel coverings beside his feet as red instead of light gray.

:This mold was [[retool]]ed from ''Generations'' [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Toys|Cybertronian Bumblebee]], which was redecoed into [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#United|''United'' Bumblebee Cybertron Mode]].
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generations china import deluxe cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Well, at least it's not a Bumblebee retool this time.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe, 2012)}}</ul>

: ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Cliffjumper is a retool and minor redeco of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#FE|Prime: First Edition]]'' [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#First Edition|Cliffjumper]], having a new G1-styled head, replacing his red plastic and paint with a darker, metallic shade, and with lighter translucent blue plastic. He transforms into a muscle car that crossbreeds the rear of a Plymouth Barracuda with the front of a Dodge Challenger, and features flip-out triple-barreled blasters in each of his arms that can be swung out to replace his hands. He ''does'' have wrist articulation, but the plastic panels on the outer sides of his arms tend to get in the way, meaning his wrists can only easily rotate up to 90 degrees.

: Cliffjumper was originally only to be released as part of a big block of toys developed [[exclusive]]ly for release in China and other Hasbro Asia markets (which was myteriously referred to as "[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Exclusives|GDO]]"). However, [[Toys"R"Us]] picked up the whole lot of figures as part of a ''massive'' group of Transformers exclusives for U.S. and Canadian market release, just in time for the 2012 holiday shopping season.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GDOCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on ''Generations'' Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''

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====''Thrilling 30''====
[[File:TF-Generations-Legends-Class-Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|One step forward, two steps back.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper & Suppressor''' (Legends Class, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''02 / 019'''
:*''Accessories'': "Ion blaster"

: Legends Class Cliffjumper is a redeco of the ''Generations [[Thrilling 30]]'' Legends Class [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generations|Bumblebee]], transforming from an Earth-style coupe car. He features [[5 mm post|5 mm-compatible]] front wheels, back/roof, and hands.

: He comes with [[Suppressor (Generations)|Suppressor]], a redeco of ''Generations Thrilling 30'' Legends Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Optimus Prime]]'s partner [[Roller (G1)#Generations|Autobot Roller]], and an unchanged version of Optimus's [[ion blaster#Generations|ion blaster]], .

:Hasbro's original [[Stock photography|stock photo]] for the figure depicting a hand-painted prototype shows Cliffjumper lacking the ion blaster. The weapon was erroneously depicted in the concurrently published stock photo for Cliffjumper's [[wave]]-mate [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Generations|Nemesis Prime]]/[[Spinister (G1)#Generations|Spinister]] two-pack. The card-backs of both two-packs feature edited versions of these photos, with the weapon moved from Nemesis Prime's hand to Cliffjumper's.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on ''Generations'' Legends Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreOtoy KreonCliffjumper.jpg|thumb|right]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Ambush''' (2012)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''38781'''
:* ''Pieces'': '''80'''
:* ''Kreons'': Cliffjumper, 3 Vehicons
:* ''Accessories'': Small pistol, energon chest, ATV, "ultimate Dark Energon weapon" cannon part

: Released in the second year of ''[[Kre-O]]'' product, [[Kreon]] Cliffjumper is a buildable brick-based mini-figure, using the same helmet and chest [[tampograph]]s as the [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] Kreon, but cast in red with his horns painted white. Like most sets in this year, he also comes with a bonus blank clear-blue "energon" torso piece.

: He also has a buildable ATV that can be rebuilt into a piece of fiuld artillery.

: The set also included a miniatur watchtower, "spike strip", three Kreon [[Vehicon (Prime)#Kre-O|Vehicons]], and a chunk of an "[[ultimate Dark Energon weapon]]" that could be assembled with parts from other sets released that year.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/Kre-OCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''

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[[File:KreO-Toy CliffjumperCustomKreon.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Cliffjumper's collection of traitor-smelting tools.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Custom Kreon, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''A7314'''
:*''Pieces'': '''46'''
:*''Accessories'': Rack, sniper cannon, bladed staff, blaster backpack, mini-wing backpack, spare hand

: Part of the second assortment of "Custom Kreons", Cliffjumper comes with a buildable parts rack to hang/store his many extra pieces. The plastics of his torso, arms, and legs have a metal-flake sheen, and his similarly-shiny [[tampograph]]s are lifted from [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)#Custom|Custom Kreon Bumblebee]], rather than being based on the [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Generation 1|original Cliffjumper toy]]. His "normal" helmet and long rifle are [[chrome]]d, plus he comes with an extra clear-plastic helmet, torso and legs. He also has a pair of extra arms (originally from the ''Kre-O Battleship'' aliens), plus a buildable sniper-cannon (made with the aformentioned chrome rifle), a buildable double-bladed staff, buildable dual-blaster backpack, and the [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Wheeljack]]-style wing-pack.

: Though widely solicited, this wave of Custom Kreons ultimately never saw release outside the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online store and Chinese-market distribution circles.

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[[File:Kre-O-Class-of-1984-Cliffjumper.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|right|His reaction when he's voted "Most Likely To Die In Future ''Transformers'' Series" instead.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B0090'''
:*''Voted'': Most Fearless
:*''Accessories'': Large rifle

: This version of Cliffjumper has much more detailed toy-based [[tampograph]]s than his prior versions. Oddly, he's been given a door-wing backpack, despite neither the original toy nor cartoon model having door wings. But hey, spare parts!

: He was only available in a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014 [[exclusive]] pack of 30 Kreons dubbed the "[[Kreon Class of 1984]]". The remaining stock was to be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online, only there ''was'' no remaining stock after the show.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Class of 1984 Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Brick Box''' (2015)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B2579'''
:*''Pieces'': '''82'''
:* ''Kreons'': Cliffjumper, 3 [[Vehicon (Kre-O)|Vehicons]]
:*''Accessories'': Small pistol, energon torso, ATV, "ultimate Dark Energon weapon" cannon part

:Part of the "red box" line for discount stores in the US like Dollar General and Big Lots, this "[[Brick Box]]" is just the "Decepticon Ambush" set repackaged and sold for a mere $5. Good deal! As with all the Brick Boxes, this set lacks the [[instructions|instruction manual]]. It does retain the decals for the ATV and light post, however.
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BSToy-Super Bot Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Cranberry Cliffjumper.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Single-pack, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''2'''
:*''Number'': '''Super Bot 002'''
:**''Fist strength'': '''960'''
:**''Blaster strength'': '''430'''
:**''Sword strength'': '''255'''

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' Series 2 single-packs, Super Bot Cliffjumper is a [[retool]]/[[redeco]] of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BotShotLauncher|Jump Shot Launcher Bumblebee]], with a new robot mode. He springs up and [[Autotransformation|automatically transforms]] from a sports car into a robot armed with a pistol when his front bumper is pressed, and has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels. As a "Super Bot", he has more lopsided stats, and is cast in translucent red plastic.

:This version of the mold was later redecoed ''back'' into [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BotShot3pack2|another version of Jump Shot Bumblebee]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSSBCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Super Bot Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BSToy-3Pack Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Cliffjumper / Decepticon Brawl / Dirt Boss''' (Multi-pack, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''2'''
:*''Number'': '''BP001'''
:**''Fist strength'': '''575'''
:**''Blaster strength'': '''605'''
:**''Sword strength'': '''430'''

: Part of the first wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 three-packs, Flip Shot Cliffjumper is a redeco of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#BotShotFlipShot|Flip Shot Bumblebee]], transforming into a muscle car. As a Flip Shot, an impact to the front of his vehicle mode causes him to flip up when autotransforming. He comes in a three-pack with [[Brawl (Movie)#BotShotS23Pack|Flip Shot Decepticon Brawl]] and [[Dirt Boss (Cybertron)#Bot Shots|Super Bot Dirt Boss]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BSCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Flip Shot Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''
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===''Construct-Bots''===
[[File:Cliffjumper Construct-Bots.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Scout, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Pieces'': '''45'''
:*''Accessories'': Rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Construct-Bots]]'' Scouts, Cliffjumper is a buildable robo-skeleton that can be augmented with packed-in armor and vehicle pieces, which will allow him to transform into a Cybertronian car. He's cross-compatible with parts from any other ''Construct-Bots'' set, allowing you to build up some impressive/weird bots.

: Per usual with Cliffjumpers, he uses mostly [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Bumblebee]] parts. He includes a recolor of [[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#Construct-Bots|Smokescreen]]'s rifle.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/CBCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''
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===''Hero Mashers''===
[[File:HM-toy Bulkhead.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bulkhead''' (Battle Upgrade, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Pieces'': '''15'''

: Part of the first wave of "Battle Upgrade" ''[[Hero Mashers]]'' toys, Cliffjumper is represented as a spare forearm that is included with Bulkhead, but does not appear in the line as a complete figure. The arm is a redeco of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Hero Mashers|Bumblebee]]'s.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/HMBulkhead/bulkhead.htm More information on Bulkhead at TFU.info]''
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===''Transformers'' (2014)===
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[[File:Transformers-2014-legion-cliffjumper-toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Just in case you couldn't get the Henkei! 3-pack.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Legion Class, 2015)}}</ul>

: Legion Class Cliffjumper is another redeco of ''Universe'' Legends Class Bumblebee, sporting the minor retool with additional pegs to secure the arms more tightly in vehicle mode first used for the 2012 [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'']] "Dollar Store" release of the sculpt. Unusually for contemporary figures released as part of this assortment, the figure's deco is notably different from the ''Henkei! Henkei!'' version listed above: The gray plastic used for the legs, the crotch and the wheels is replaced with black, the paint operations on the insides of the arms are also changed from gray to black and expanded to cover a section left unpainted on the ''Henkei'' version, the front grille is left unpainted, and the windows are [[tampograph]]ed in a slightly different shade.<ref name="2014legion">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-feedback/1040835-classic-legion-cliffjumper.html Review of 2014 Legion Class Cliffjumper] at TFW2005, including a comparison with ''Henkei'' Cliff.</ref>

:Cliffjumper comes in packaging that is based on the packaging design for the concurrently released ''Combiner Wars''-era ''Generations'' figures, but replaces the name ''Generations'' with "Authentic Transformers". Since Cliffjumper and his [[wave]]-mates ship with three figures previously released under what we consider a generic [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|2014 ''Transformers'' toy line]], all of them now in the new packaging style, we consider Cliffjumper to be part of that line as well. The [[package art]] used for Cliffjumper is recolored from the package art of ''Generations Thrilling 30'' Legends Class [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generations|Bumblebee]], an entirely different sculpt, and was previously also used (in its original colors) for the previous release of the Bumblebee figure this Cliffjumper is redecoed from.

:The wave that contained Cliffjumper has been found at Fred's, Gordmans, Dollar General, and Family Dollar stores in the United States, but was available at general retail in Hong Kong and from Australian [[Target]] stores.
{{UniverseLegendsBumblebeeMold}}
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===''Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers Cliff.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Cliffpool? Deadjumper?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliff''' (2015)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''QT-28'''
:*''Release date'': [[August 29], 2015

: Released in the eighth wave of TakaraTomy's adorable ''[[Q-Transformers]]'' line of [[super deformed]] toys, Cliff is a [[retool]] of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|QT-08 Bumble]] with a new head, transforming into stumpy little Daihatsu Copen. As a Bumblebee retool, molded detail on his feet evoke a Volkswagen Beetle's hood.
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===''Alt-Modes''===
[[File:Alt-Modes Cliffjumper.jpg|upright=1|thumb|A paranoid jerk? Nonsense, just look at that smile!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Alt-Modes, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''1, 2'''
:*''Collection'': '''2, 3''' (Series 1), '''1''' (Series 2)

: A redeco of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Alt-Modes|Bumblebee]], ''[[Alt-Modes]]'' Cliffjumper is a super deformed toy whose body transforms into a tiny car shaped like the modern version of the Volkswagen Beetle when the Autobot faction symbol on his head is flipped around.

: He was [[Blindpacking|blind-boxed]], available in two cases of the first series, as well as the only case of the second series.
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:TF-WFC-E-Deluxe-Cliffjumper.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|An original Cliffjumper mold? That was retooled into Bumblebee? Scandalous!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-E7'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''ER EX-05'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[June 27]], 2020
:*''Accessories'': Three-piece blaster, 2 skis, car trunk
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)| [[Michael DiTullo]] (vehicle mode concept) <ref>{{citesocial|quote=Squad goals. Some of my latest work for the Transformers War For Cybertron line. I'm so excited this will be an animated series on Netflix! Can't wait to see these guys in action. #cardesign #toydesign #conceptart #conceptdesign|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20200331175244/https://twitter.com/Michael_DiTullo/status/1245034203583934464|name=Michael DiTullo|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=03|day=31|(defunct=)}}</ref>}}

: After years of mostly being a Bumblebee redeco, ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Cliffjumper is a cartoon-accurate mold (complete with accurate, non-Bumblebee head; although he does have Bumblebee's biceps), while omitting the Penny Racer aesthetic for his vehicle mode, transforming into a 1980s sports coupe that is strongly reminiscent of his original Porsche 924 alt-mode, though with a front end which resembles that of the {{w|Mitsubishi Starion}}. Cliffjumper also has molded high-performance brake discs, a surprising detail for a mainline ''Transformers'' figure. Like all Deluxe Class figures of the ''War for Cybertron'' subline, Cliffjumper includes numerous 3 mm posts and [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] for attaching other accessories as part of the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], but due to his small size he cannot easily accommodate an entire Weaponizer or [[A.I.R. Lock System|Modulator]] figure. Undocumented in the instructions, Cliffjumper's ball-jointed neck is actually mounted on a hinge, and when popped out of its housing offers a larger range of articulation.

: In keeping with his depiction as being rather small in most Transformers media, this figure is much smaller than a typical Deluxe Class and is closer to being a particularly large Legends class-sized figure. The rest of his price-point is made up for with his arsenal, that being [[Cliffjumper's bazooka|a large cannon]] similar to one he briefly used in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", which can split into two smaller blasters and a pair of skis which can attach under his wheels to form the [[hydrofoil]]s seen in "[[Dinobot Island, Part 2]]". The backend of the cannon can fold out to fit in his car mode's underside to help balance when skis are deployed, while also being usable as a melee weapon. It can also mount on either his thigh or on the side or top of his shoulder, meaning you can put the entire cannon in these spots. Similarly, his [[partformer|detaching]] car trunk can either be put into the robot mode's back or be used as a shield with help of a flip-out peg. This peg and the backend of the cannon use a unique post and port to connect to each other.

:The promotional renders and early product samples showcased at conventions showed his weapons and skis being silver, while the final product had them cast in black plastic (with the guns being painted silver except for their handles). The majority of Cliffjumper is molded in black plastic with a generous coating of red paint. His forearms and most of his head appear to be the only pieces molded in red plastic.

:Similar to the first release of Starscream from the [[War for Cybertron: Siege|previous line]], Cliffjumper uses the movie variant of the Autobot insignia, rather than the traditional design. Due to the transformation engineering, the insignia is hidden away in robot mode, with no secondary insignia to display.

:Like all ''Earthrise'' toys, the inside of the back of Cliffjumper's package includes an exclusive clip-and-save piece of a larger star map. Also in the box is a thin red piece of transparent plastic with which to read the star map. Cliffjumper's piece of the map contains a labeled entry point to the "[[Dead Universe|DEAD UNIVERSE]]".

:His [[glass gas]] blaster was sold separately as part of the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]].

:In Japan, Cliffjumper was a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive.

:Cliffjumper was retooled with a new head into ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' [[Hubcap (G1)#Generations Selects|Hubcap]] and [[Bug Bite (G1)#Generations Selects|Bug Bite]], ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' [[Goldbug (SG)#Shattered Glass Collection|Goldbug]], ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#WorldsCollide|Bumblebee]], and more extensively retooled into ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Bumblebee]], a reverse to the traditional norm.
{{WFCEarthriseCliffjumperMold}}
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===''Masterpiece''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliff''' (<s>2022?</s>)}}</ul>
:*''ID Number'': N/A
:*''Accessories'': N/A

: Pictures of stolen [[prototype|test shots]] of a ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Cliffjumper were circulated on the standard outlets for such things in July 2021. The design was a [[retool]] of MP-45 [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Bumble (Ver. 2.0)]]. In subsequent years there was no comment on such a toy from [[Hasbro]] or [[TakaraTomy]], nor did it appear on any retailer computer listings. It may be the case that, like the [[Unreleased toy|unreleased]] ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Notes|Jazz]], this Cliffjumper remains in limbo because [[Porsche]] denied the license at the time the prototype was produced.
{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
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[[File:buzzworthycliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Cloutworthy Cliffjumper.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''''Studio Series'''''
:*''Movie'': ''The Transformers: The Movie''
:*''ID number'': '''86-13BB'''
:*''Accessories'': Three-piece blaster, 2 skis, car trunk, "[[Moonbase One]] Destruction" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro)|[[Mario Carreiro]], [[Christina Murphy]] and [[Amy Bence]] (packaging),<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/live/52ddGYMyvpE?si=7l7OP6YeEB9W82xR&t=9841 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Marcelo Matere]], and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref> [[Marcelo Matere]] (backdrop artist)}}

:Released in the ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' line as part of the ''[[Studio Series]]'' line up, Cliffjumper is a redeco of the ''Earthrise'' toy above, replacing the translucent windshield with light blue opaque plastic and giving him the [[show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] gray and black arms and legs. Unlike the original ''Earthrise'' figure Cliffjumper is (mostly) cast in his intended colors as opposed to being made of black plastic painted red, greatly reducing the risk of paint chipping and scratching the original suffered from (mind the forearms, though). He now also sports two Autobot [[insignia]]; one on his hood, the other on his roof. Both insignia use the Generation 1 design, rather than the live-action film design that the ''Earthrise'' toy had. Additionally, Cliffjumper's bazooka has been repainted into a metallic blue to [[:File:Cliffgun.JPG|emulate]] the original animation.

:Both [[:File:Early-Buzzworthy-Cliffjumper-deco.jpg|the early stock images]] used on retail websites and stock renders on the back of the box, show Cliffjumper's windows cast in transparent blue plastic. The figure used for stock photos also uses a much darker shade of transparent blue compared to the ''Earthrise'' toy too. As the ID numbering for the main ''Studio Series'' line is ''still'' currently missing a placeholder for the number '''86-13''', it is ''very'' likely that this translucent plastic version of Cliffjumper was intended for the mainline release outside of the ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' lines' test run with opaque plastic windows. For whatever reason, this release has not yet come to fruition. That being said, unlike the original figure, this releases' windows are a uniform light blue, instead of a mix of translucent blue and opaque black.
{{WFCEarthriseCliffjumperMold}}
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===''Missing Link''===
[[File:TF-Missing-Link-C-04-Cliff.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The ''Masterpiece'' prototype dies so the ''Missing Link'' toy could walk.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliff''' ([[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''ID Number'': '''C-04'''
:*''Accessories'': Bazooka, Rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)<ref name=Gens24>[https://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/techspecs/interviewhironorikobayashi.html Interview] with [[Hironori Kobayashi]] on the ''[[Missing Link]]'' toyline for ''[[Transformers Generations 2024]]'' translated at Soundwaves Oblivion</ref>, [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]] (packaging artist)}}

:Commemorating the 40th anniversary of ''The Transformers'' brand, ''[[Missing Link]]'' Cliff is a direct recreation of the original ''The Transformers'' figure. Like said original figure, Cliff re-uses the same basic transformation scheme as his wave-mate, ''Missing Link'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Missing Link|Bumble]], this time by way of being a direct retool of Bumble; per TakaraTomy's product description, Cliff uses roughly 80% new tooling to give Cliff his distinct "penny-racer" style Porsche 924 alt-mode. Like the rest of the ''Missing Link'' line, Cliff takes advantage of modern toy engineering advances to give his mechanics a notable overhaul, enabling ''much'' more [[articulation]] compared to the original, including shoulders, elbows, knees, "neck" rotation, outward leg motion, and an ankle tilt.

: Cliff also comes with two shiny metallic weapons: in addition to a [[Photon rifle]] ([[:File:Cliffjumper wielding photon rifle(G1).jpeg|being the weapon he held]] in [[Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion]], rather than simply reusing Bumble's pistol) he also has [[Cliffjumper's bazooka|a bazooka]], directly modeled after the one seen in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]". Also packed in with Cliff are a collector's card and a sticker sheet, which lets you choose to display Cliff with either the standard Autobot insignia or the noticeably stretched version seen on his original package art. Like all other ''Missing Link'' releases, Cliff and all his pack-ins are neatly inserted in a polystyrene tray.

:''Missing Link'' Cliff was officially revealed in early May 2024, and shortly afterward went up for pre-order on Japanese retail sites for a November 2024 release.

: Unlike Bumble who is licensed, Cliff does not feature a Porsche logo on the back of the packaging.

:*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/tf_missinglink/c-04 Official TakaraTomy website of ''Missing Link'' Cliff]

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[[File:TF-Missing-Link-C-09-Cliff-Anime-Color.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Not only I could walk, but I can see, too!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cybertron Hero Set''' ([[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''ID Number'': '''C-09'''
:*''Accessories'': Bazooka, Rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Hironori Kobayashi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''Missing Link'' "Cliff (Anime Type)" is a [[show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] redeco of the above figure, with blue eyes, gray limbs, and transparent blue windshields. He features a [[rubsign]] on the bottom of his right foot. Cliff comes with his rifle and bazooka, now light gray instead of chromed, and a collector card.

:Cliff (Anime Type) only comes in the "Cybertron Hero Set" alongside the similarly changed [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#MissingLinkHero|Bumble (Anime Type)]].
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==Merchandise==
===Happy Meal Toy===
[[File:Mcdonalds cliffjumper.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (1985)

:Non-poseable, non-transforming figurines of Cliffjumper and three of his Mini-Vehicle chums (Bumblebee, [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] and Brawn) made up the very first line of Transformers [[List of Transformers restaurant promotions|Happy Meal toys]]. Alas, the figures did not see a full release, and were only test-marketed in St. Louis, Missouri. The two-tone figures were available in a variety of colour variations, with at least six different combinations for each of the four characters: in addition to his traditional red and black, Cliffjumper is known to have been available in green and black, blue and black, blue and red, black and red, and cyan and black.

::*''[http://tfwiki.net/~fortmax/artifacts/featuredart3.html More information on Happy Meal Cliffjumper at the TF Artifacts List]''
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===''Transformers Milk Caramel''===
[[File:Caramel cliffjumper.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Cliff''' (1985)

:A soft rubber figurine—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''—of Cliffjumper was released as part of the first wave of [[Kabaya]]'s earliest [[candy toy]] line, ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]''. Based more on his toy than his animation model, Cliffjumper came packaged with chocolate-covered caramel candies, and was available in various colours, including white, blue, sky blue, yellow, green, and orange.

===''Transformers Choco''===
*'''Cliff''' (1985)

:A small solid-color, transforming snap-together model kit of Cliffjumper was released as part of Kabaya's ''[[Transformers Choco]]'' line of candy toys.
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===Estrela===
[[File:Carrera-JogoDosTransformers.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*'''Jogo dos Transformers''' (1985)
:A tiny generic red car representing "Carrera" (Cliffjumper per his original toy name in Brazil) was included as a pawn in [[Estrela]]'s ''[[Jogo dos Transformers]]'' board game. He is not directly named, simply being called the "carrinho vermelho" (little red car) in the game's instructions, but his identity is revealed as a pair of cards featuring art of his original toy in vehicle mode are also included. He comes with a small sticker that's placed on the bottom of the car representing his robot mode, thus allowing him to roughly "transform" by being placed vertically - a little bit like what [[Robot Powered Machines]] would do about a pair of decades later.

:This same car was recolored to represent [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Estrela|Volks (AKA Bumblebee)]], [[Windcharger_(G1)#Estrela|Camaro (AKA Windcharger)]], and [[Sedan (Robocar)|Sedan]] in the same board game.
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===Decoy===
[[File:Decoy cliffjumper.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 9''' (multi-pack, 1986)
*'''Defeat Dinosaurer Strategy Game''' (board game, 1986)

:Cliffjumper was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" ''keshigomu'' figurines. Like all the Autobots in the series, Cliffjumper was molded in soft red 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. Cliffjumper was available as part of a 9-piece box set of Autobot figures, as a playing piece in the Defeat Dinosauruer Strategy Game and later, in a peach coloration randomly packed as part of various other box sets.

*'''Cliffjumper''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''28'''

:The Cliffjumper 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 (28, in Cliffjumper's case). Like all Autobot Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Cliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Decoy Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium-toy RMCliffjumper.JPG|thumb|Dead Red.]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Robot Master, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Gun, display stand

:''[[Titanium Series]]'' Cliffjumper was to be a redeco of "Robot Masters" Bumblebee, a 3-inch mostly-die-cast-metal statue. He would have had joints at the waist, neck, and shoulders, plus a removable pistol and an Autobot-sigil display stand. Due to the cancelation of the ''Titanium'' line, this product never saw release.
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robot Hero Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|Cutest bloodthirsty traitor-tracker EVER.]]
*'''Decepticon Sneak Attack''' (Multi-pack, 2007)

:Cliffjumper is a red, gray and black redeco of the ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Robot Heroes|Bumblebee]] figure, with swivel articulation at the neck and shoulders.

: He was initially only available in the [[Walmart]]-[[exclusive]] "Decepticon Sneak Attack" five-pack, along with "Supermetal" versions of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#RH5pack|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#RH5pack|Megatron]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#RH5pack|Hologram Mirage]], and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Skywarp]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/RHWMCliffjumper/cliffjumper.htm More information on Robot Heroes Cliffjumper at TFU.info]''

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*'''Cliffjumper''' (Single-pack, 2008)

: In some countries outside of North America, Cliffjumper was released individually in a blindpack with no notable changes.
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===Mini-Bust===
[[File:Cliffjumper statue.jpg|thumb|War...It's FAN-tastic!]]
* '''Cliffjumper Mini Bust''' (Diamond Select, 2008)

:Released by [[Diamond Select Toys]] in 2008, Cliffjumper was sculpted by Mark Wong of Art Asylum and limited to 1,000 pieces. The sculpt features Cliffjumper holding the gun he was seen using in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]". However, this version omits the stabilizing struts that were present in the episode. This bust is also notable for being the first new mold G1 Cliffjumper has received since his Decoy in 1987, a period of over twenty years!
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===''The Loyal Subjects''===
*'''Cliffjumper''' (2013)
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===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:Tiny titans cliff.jpg|thumb|Shouldn't have missed you mean!!]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''12/12'''

:Part of the initial assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Cliffjumper is a very small, minimally-painted soft-plastic figure of him aiming a ridiculously large blaster, calling back to the scene from "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]".

: He includes a collectible card that, interestingly, renders him in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] styling. The card includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:SDCC2018Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Cliffjumper, Renegade Warrior''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1C: Convention Pack 2018'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T01/T02'''
**''Stars: ''8
:Cliffjumper, Renegade Warrior was one of the preview cards for the Transformers Trading Card Game and was available alongside [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]], Strategic Seeker, as well as the battle cards All-Out Attack and Tandem Targeting System in an exclusive pack available initially at SDCC 2018, and later briefly on Hasbro Toy Shop.

:The artwork on the card is reused from the [[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]] mobile card game

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[[File:EECliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6]]
*'''Cliffjumper, Renegade Warrior''' (2019)
**'''Wave 1: Energon Edition'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T02/T06'''
**''Stars: ''8
Released as part of the TCG's Wave 1: Energon Edition, this card is a reprint of the Convention Pack 2018 Cliffjumper, Renegade Warrior. Printed on semi-transparent plastic instead of a normal Character Card, this version features new art by [[Dan Khanna]].
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===Jada Toys===
[[File:JadaNanoMetalfigsG1-18pack.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb|If only [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] was included, Cliff's pose would actually have some meaning.]]
*'''Transformers Series 1 18-pack''' (4cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], ''Nano Metalfigs'' Series 1 Cliffjumper is an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded doing an action pose. He has a little base attached to his feet for balancing reasons.

:He comes in an impressive multipack with [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen other figurines]]. This mold was later redecoed as Series 2 [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#NanoMetalfigs2|Bumblebee]].
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===Threezero===
[[File:Threezero-MDLX-Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#The_Transformers|Red Bumblebee's]] [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#MP21R|dynasty]] grows by one.]]
*'''Cliffjumper''' (MDLX, 2023)
**''Known designers:'' Kelvin Sau
**''Accessories:'' one "Laser Blaster", one alternate masked head, three pairs of hands (relaxed, closed, posed)
:A new-head retool of [[Threezero]]'s [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Threezero|MDLX Bumblebee]], Cliffjumper is an original design taking inspiration from the original cartoon but with the aesthetics in the vein of the live-action movies. Cliffjumper is a smaller scaled non-transforming action figure in the vein of contemporary collector-oriented lines like ''Figma'' and ''S.H. Figuarts''. Like those lines, the figure is extremely well-articulated and detailed, features interchangeable hands and heads, with the alternate visored face specifically resembling Bumblebee's G1 toy. The three pairs of hands he comes with are relaxed splayed-open hands, closed fists, and posed hands meant to hold his included Laser Blaster (which in turn is based on Bumblebee's pistol used in the cartoon). His back tire is also removable.

:While stock photos (at right) show him with the standard Autobot insignia, the final product uses the movie variant instead.

:In the Unites States, he is a ''PX Previews'' exclusive.

::*''[https://www.threezerohk.com/product/transformersmdlx-cliffjumper/ More information on MDLX Cliffjumper at Threezero]''
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===Mochibots Transformers Plush===
[[File:Cliffmochibots.jpg|thumb|thumbright=1.2|This water bottle has to be some kinda traitor. I'm positive!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Mochibots "Transformers" Plush Cliff''' (2023)}}</ul>
:Created under the line of small, cuddly little 'bots, [[Mochibots Transformers Plush|Mochibots]] Cliff is a 5.5 Inch tall, stylized version of the character, featuring rounded shapes and chubbier proportions to make a stuffed representation of Cliffjumper's Sunbow Cartoon Animation model, complete with a circle on the back representing his spare tire. Every detail is made via sewn-on detail, which provides added texture to the finished product, though, as a result, the Autobot insignia seems to be squinting. Cliff's eyes and window detailing are made from a special, sparkly fabric which shimmers a little under light.

:Cliffjumper was released as part of the first wave of Mochibots plush toys, alongside Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Shattered Glass Optimus Prime in 2023. This line was exclusive to China and Japan, with almost all of them being locked to Asia via [[amiami|amiami's]] storefront.

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===Blokees===
{{anchor|Galaxy Version}}
[[File:Blokees-TF-GV-02-Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Galaxy Version, 2023)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 02 - SOS'''
:*''Accessories:'' Spare balljoint piece, figure stand, 2 open hands, pistol, Energon cube, holdable Autobot and Decepticon insignias

:Released in the second wave of ''Galaxy Version'' line of blind boxes, [[Blokees]] Cliffjumper is a roughly 4-inch tall, highly-articulated, and non-transforming snap-on model kit of the Autobot scout. He is built on a "Standard Body" skeleton shared with other Blokees figures in the line, but with different body pieces to make them distinct. As advertised in the box, Cliffjumper has a pull rate of 1 in every 9 boxes, or three times across four cases.

:Cliffjumper comes with a pair of closed and open hands, an Autobot pistol, a translucent Energon Cube, and a pair of Autobot/Decepticon insignias that can be plugged onto either of the peg holes. The barrel of the pistol is compatible with the blast effects included with other Galaxy Version kits. Cliffjumper also comes with a stand with four studs on top, which he can be plugged into and connected to similar stands.

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[[File:Blokees-TF-SV-01-Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (Shining Version, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Shining Version 01 - Shining Roll Out'''
:*''Accessories:'' Spare balljoint piece, figure stand, 2 pairs of hands (fists/weapon-holding, open-palm), Bazooka, Blast effect, Energon Cube, holdable Autobot and Decepticon insignias

:Released in the first wave of Blokees' ''Shining Version'' line, this version of the ''Galaxy Version'' Cliffjumper kit now features painted translucent eye and chest parts, and a torso frame that lights up upon shaking (or at least just lightly tap some areas on the torso), causing the eyes and the chest window to glow for a limited time. Cliffjumper comes with a bazooka (complete with blast effect) instead of a pistol, a single Energon Cube decoed in purple, and a new, larger figure stand.
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===Kotobukiya Bishoujo Series===
[[File:Bishoujo Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|"It doesn't matter what your name is!"]]
*'''Bishoujo Series Transformers Cliffjumper''' (July 2024)
**''Known designers:'' [[Shunya Yamashita]] (artist)

:''[[Kotobukiya]] [[Bishoujo Series]]'' Cliffjumper is a repaint and retool of [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Kotobukiya Bishoujo Series|Bumblebee]] from the same line of PVC figures. Beyond just swapping out Bumblebee's various yellows for Cliffjumper's usual reds, the statue has a new face and the right arm is posed in a flex rather than at her side like the previous figure.

:Like Bumblebee, Cliffjumper is attached to a red display base designed after the Autobot insignia.

:The figure was a limited release, only available via Kotobukiya's website and at specific events, such as the 2024 Anime Expo convention.

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===Auldey===
[[File:Auldey-TF-AAE-Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kickback + Cliffjumper''' (Alpha Action Elite, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defend Iacon!'''
:*''ID Number'': '''AAE-005'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (1 pair for each), Kickback's blaster, Cliffjumper's Bazooka, Laserbeak, accessories Energon Cube
{{toydesigner|[[Lam Ahtek]]}}

:Sold as part of [[Auldey]]'s "Alpha Action Elite (AAE)" series of blindboxes, this Cliffjumper is a roughly 2-inch non-transforming but highly articulated action figure. Aside from the extra pairs of open-palm hands, Cliffjumper comes with his signature Bazooka and a back tire piece that the buyer must assemble.

:Cliffjumper is released as a 2-pack with [[Kickback_(G1)#Auldey|Kickback]] and [[Laserbeak_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Laserbeak]], while coming with his trading card. As advertised in the box, the lineup had a 12/72 probability of getting the 2-pack.

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===Yolopark===
[[File:Yolopark-AMK-Mini-Wave-2-Cliffjumper.jpg|thumb|250px|Who you're calling Ladybug?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Cliffjumper''' (2025)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 additional pairs of hands (Splayed, Pointing), Bazooka

:Sold as part of the second wave of [[Yolopark]]'s ''AMK (Advanced Model Kit) Mini'' line, this kit of Cliffjumper is, despite sharing appearances with the previous line's Bumblebee, an entirely new tooling. He can only be completed by snapping the pre-painted pieces together. Aside from an extra pair of splayed open hand parts, Cliffjumper comes with his signature Bazooka. As with the rest of the kits starting from this wave, he also features a small amount of new articulation points, particularly the double-sided ball-and-socket joint at the waist.

:Cliffjumper is sold as either an individually marked single or a blind box figure. The latter lineup had a 19/120 probability of getting him.

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==Notes==
[[File:MicroChangePorsche.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
*The ''[[Microman]]'' ''[[Micro Change]]'' toy that would become Cliffjumper was also available in light blue. To date, this deco has never been used in ''Transformers'' outside of Mexico.
*Though often a straight redeco of Bumblebee in non-Japanese countries, there has yet to be a Cliffjumper produced by TakaraTomy that is a straight redeco of the same line's Bumblebee.
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==References==
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[[Category:Alternators]]
[[Category:Alternity Autobots]]
[[Category:Bot Shots Autobots]]
[[Category:Classics Autobots]]
[[Category:Construct-Bots Autobots]]
[[Category:Decoys]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Henkei! Henkei! Autobots]]
[[Category:Hero Mashers Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]
[[Category:Missing Link]]
[[Category:Q-Transformers characters]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:Studio Series Autobots]]
[[Category:TakaraTomy Mall exclusives]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]
[[Category:Titanium Series]]
[[Category:United Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Autobots]]

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:''Ravage is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] and later [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Ravageboxart.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|This is every comic book panel Ravage [[Character model#Model sheet poses used in fiction|has ever been in]]. Well, okay, sometimes they rotate him a bit.]]
No Decepticon has a stronger loyalty to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] than '''Ravage''' (aka '''Battle Ravage''', '''Tripredacus Agent''', '''Tri-Predacus Agent''', '''Black Panther Man''', '''Ravrav''', '''Chief''', '''Grandmaster Cattington''', '''Dangerflouf''', '''Hairless [[Meowgatron]]''', '''Analogue Kitty''', '''Nuggy McBubatron''', and '''Meow-Meow McNiff'''<ref>https://www.facebook.com/transformers/photos/a.153259298077606/2454681957935317/?type=3&theater</ref>). One of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s most reliable [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|spies]], Ravage believes unwaveringly in the Decepticon cause, and Megatron embodies that cause. To better serve Megatron and the Decepticons, Ravage has become the most efficient and deadly war machine under his command. He hides himself in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to strike with grim accuracy. His name is synonymous with stealth. His survivors are few.

Ravage's only weakness is bright light, which can temporarily blind him. Perhaps his absolute loyalty to Megatron can blind him as well.

Sometimes he's a talker, other times he just growls or hisses at anything that isn't Megatron or Soundwave.

{{quote|Decepticons forever!|Ravage|"[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Ravage uk258.png|thumb|left|upright=0.55]]

{{main|Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}

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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:RavagePet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

{{main|Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}

A violent beast (potentially capable of speech but preferring to growl), Ravage acted as one of Soundwave's primary spies and enforcers. Ravage excelled at this during the 1980s, when the Autobot and Decepticon conflict was renewed on Earth. He continued terrorizing Autobots and humans alike, even surviving the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005. Following that, Ravage was revealed to be a "[[primitive]]" and assisted in the battle against [[Tornedron]].

In a splinter timeline, Ravage aided in the restoration of the fallen Soundwave in 2011. In 2021, Ravage travelled with his master to another dimension, only to be abandoned, whereupon the unemployed Ravage was left to seek his fortune as a police officer. Following the end of the Autobot-Decepticon conflict, Ravage was granted amnesty and rebuilt as a Predacon and proceeded to have numerous time-travelling adventures.

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===Deadly Paradise===
[[File:DeadlyParadise-RavageattacksProwl.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Ravage was stationed on [[Carob Island]], where the Decepticons had set up a mining an construction operation. Using a rare ore from the island, the Decepticons were building duplicate Autobots loyal only to Megatron. Ravage acted as a go-between the Decepticons and Madame [[Cee]], a human who's expertise and tinkering in mechanics were crucial in building the clones. Upon one of his visits to Madame Cee's workshop, Ravage came upon Madame Cee talking to the Autobot Prowl. Ravage attempted to attack Prowl, but Prowl evaded him and locked Ravage in a room. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}
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===Sticker Adventures books===
Under Megatron's orders, Ravage snuck into the Autobots’ headquarters and stole all of their fuel. It wasn't easy, but once the deed done, Ravage assured Megatron that the Autobots were as defenceless as Earth kittens. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}

===Marvel colouring books===
[[File:Decepticon patrol ravage.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Either Ravage is really big or that's a tiny elephant]]
Ravage is super-sneaky. He used the cover of an iceberg to board the Autobots' ship and tried to pounce on [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], only to discover he'd fallen foul of a hologram. Outnumbered by the alerted Autobots, he fled the ship. During a later battle, he and the other Decepticons became accidental victims of [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s earthquake. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} Ravage was once successful in defeating [[Roller (G1)|Roller]]. [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] trapped him in a [[force field]] with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and Rumble. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}

Searching for a factory suitable for manufacturing troops, Ravage looked in a jungle fruitlessly. When they eventually found a factory, Ravage realized it was an Autobot trick, and pounced on [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] who was providing the hologram. Mirage retaliated by throwing electric balls at Ravage. {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}} Ravage was among the Decepticons who attacked [[Hoover Dam]], but were driven off by the Autobots. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

Ravage's spying alerted the Decepticons to a space communicator possessed by the Autobots, which allowed the Decepticons to send a fake message so they could take over the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} Like [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], Ravage loved to follow Megatron's orders. When the Autobots interrupted the Decepticons in the process of tearing up a forest, Ravage leaped at [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] only to completely miss and go plunging off a cliff. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

When [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] found a junk yard with a car compactor, Ravage came up with a cunning plan to lure the Autobots into it by disguising it as an [[Autobot Rest Stop]]. They compacted [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], but then the rest of the Autobots turned up, and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] paralyzed Ravage with a cloud of dust. {{storylink|The Autobot Smasher!}}

Under Shockwave's orders, Ravage, Laserbeak, Kickback, and the Constructicons attacked a human village, planning to raze it and build a fuel plant in its place. Little did they know they were being spied upon from orbit by the Autobot [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. When the Autobots attacked, Shockwave had Ravage and Kickback sneak up on them to hit them from behind. But Cosmos was still looking down upon the battlefield, and warned Grapple and Gears of the duo's approach. The Autobots then beat up the Decepticons, shoved them down a hole, and poured quick-drying cement atop of them to hold them in place. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}}}

Ravage faced off against [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] when the Autobots attacked the Decepticon base-camp. Ravage later tried to prevent the Autobots from abducting [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], but failed. {{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}

===Transformers Pop-Up Book===
Ravage was one of the Decepticons to participate in the battle at [[Castle Decepticon]]. He pounced out of Starscream's cockpit to attack Ultra Magnus. {{Storylink|Transformers Pop-Up Book}}

===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
Ravage was among the Decepticons who tried to steal an oil truck from near the Autobots' base. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}

===Dinobot War===
[[File:Time sphere dinobot war.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Disco inferno!]]
Skulking around [[Disneyland]], Ravage hid himself inside a Walkman so that [[you]] would carry him inside [[Wizard's Cave|The Wizard's Cave]] attraction where workmen had uncovered a buried UFO. After you activated a [[time-sphere]], Ravage and Laserbeak were transported four million years back in time, where they planned to locate the crashed Ark and destroy the Autobots within. After a few battles with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], the two cassettes located the site of the flying saucer, intending to take the [[time-travelling alien]]s' advanced technology. {{storylink|Dinobot War}}
{{note|As "Dinobot War" is a [[multipath adventure]], there are multiple outcomes for Ravage:}}
*One of the aliens transported him and Laserbeak to times and places unknown.
*You transported him and Laserbeak back to the present day and they slunk away, or were lost in the time-stream.
There are also several endings where Ravage kills you. Presumably he and Laserbeak then go on to carry out their plan and the Decepticons ultimately conquer the Earth.
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
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When the Decepticons were hit by a surge of power from a lightning collector built by the Autobots, they all began malfunctioning. Ravage spontaneously ejected from [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and attacked [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who batted him aside. Soundwave picked up the stricken "mechanical hound" as the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}

On another occasion, the Decepticons spotted [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] spying on them and send Ravage after him. Ravage pursued the small Autobot, managing to fire off one of his missiles before Bumblebee used his sensitivity to bright light against him. After recovering from the eye-full of headlights, Ravage found Bumblebee had gone, but the cassette stumbled on a cave that would be perfect for testing the ion-drive for the space cruiser they were building. The news somewhat defused Megatron's temper at the escape of Bumblebee, and Ravage led the other Decepticons to his find. Ultimately, the Autobots got wind of the test and launched an attack, resulting in the ion-drive exploding and the tunnel collapsing on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}
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===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===
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Ravage followed [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], and when the Autobot tried to abduct Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]], Ravage decided to capture her for the Decepticons instead. After jumping onto Cliffjumper's hood in panther mode, he transformed to [[robot mode]](?!) and tried to grab the doctor, only for Cliffjumper to [[glass gas]] his right arm. The Autobot made off with Blaisedale, leaving Ravage in the dust, but the Decepticon notified Megatron who made alternate arrangements. When later the Decepticons wanted to attack the solar plant, Ravage successfully kidnapped Blaisedale as a diversion. He and the other Decepticon guards later fled when the Autobots came to rescue her. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
Ravage spied on [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and a bunch of Autobots in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and reported to Megatron. He was on Megatron's team as they tracked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to [[South America]] and attempted to seize [[Mount Sheelah]]. Unfortunately the volcano blew up in their faces, trapping them with lava. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} Ravage was hanging out at the Decepticon fortress when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] stole the Decepticons' [[global crystal]], but didn't detect the scout until it was too late. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}

When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] spotted a construction at [[Stanley Lake]], Ravage was the only Decepticon who knew his history well enough to recognize what a hydro electric station was, a method of generating power used on Cybertron "way way back in the mists of time." He accompanied Megatron to Stanley Lake on a fact-finding mission, and when the other Decepticons were washed away by a torrent thanks to the Autobots, Ravage alone escaped. He confronted [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], only to be dazzled by the Autobot's [[sound and light show]] until the other Autobots arrived, and he had to retreat. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} Sore at all the defeats, the Decepticons discussed how to defeat the Autobots, and Ravage came up with the idea of infiltrating the Autobot ranks with a spy. This plan paid off when Starscream did so and reported on an Autobot [[Deuterium Orbital Laser Tracing System|super weapon]] being stored at [[Mount Levram]]. Of course, while the Decepticons were smashing Mount Levram, the Autobots demolished the Decepticon fortress, having gotten wise to Starscream and fooled him themselves. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

===Battle Beneath the Ice===
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When human scientists discovered a mysterious city beneath the ice of the North Pole, they placed a call to Autobot City in order to get the Transformers' perspective on the discovery. The Decepticons also somehow learned of the city, and Ravage found a way to infiltrate it unnoticed. As he lurked, Ravage managed to record a conversation between one of the city-dwellers and the human Nyder, who were discussing stealing the warrior-factors from both the Autobots and Decepticons in order to encode it within themselves, thus turning their people into an army. He later came upon a group of humans as they were being given a tour of the city.

Making himself known, Ravage was threatened to leave at gunpoint by Hot Rod, who was accompanying the humans. Ravage assured him that if he had come as their enemy, he wouldn't have let them see him. Ravage went on to explain that the Decepticons hadn't shot down the humans’ plane, as the group had earlier been led to believe. One of the city-dwellers interrupted their conversation, and threatened to neutralize Ravage, pointing towards him a rod-like blaster. But Ravage was too quick for the city-dweller and pounced right for his throat. Before Ravage could reach him, Hot Rod discharged his photon lasers, and hit the city-dweller by accident. The city-dweller was revealed to be a robot, and Ravage played the conversation between Nyder and the [[Watcher]], the leader of the city-dwellers, he had previously recorded. Ravage and Hot Rod then forged a temporary alliance. Their group stumbled upon the city-dwellers analyzing a fight between Skydive and Vortex, programming themselves with the Autobots and Decepticons’ battle tactics. One of the young humans in the group, Jeff, asked Ravage to record the footage of the Gus Gopher Cartoon Show he had captured on his [[chronovid wristwatch]], and overwrite the city-dwellers’ computers with it. Ravage complied, noting that he liked this kind of sneaky plan.

Once the reprogramming was accomplished, and the city-dwellers began acting like cartoon characters, Ravage contacted the Combaticons above-ground and told them to cease fighting, and to follow the Aerialbots to the underground city. The city-dwellers defeated, the Decepticons honoured Ravage's truce and left in Blast Off's shuttle form peacefully. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Attack of the Insecticons====
Ravage alternatively spied on Decepticons of doubtful loyalty towards Megatron or prowled about Decepticon headquarters, keeping a lookout for intruders. He accomplished the first task in one possible adventure, where Shrapnel planned to overthrow Megatron with the use of an energy device called the Sun-Pak, and the later in another possible adventure where the Autobots attempted to retrieve the same device after it had been stolen by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

====Desert Flight====
Ravage was part of a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshliness’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam.

In the event that the Autobots used a trojan ruse to infiltrate the Decepticon base, and the Decepticons’ forcefield was disabled, Frenzy and Ravage tackled Powerglide after the later had burst into the Decepticons’ base, guns ablaze, only for the two Decepticons to crash into one another when Powerglide ducked.{{storylink|Desert Flight}}

====Decepticon Poison====
Ravage possessed an fighter jet alternate mode. He was also armed with [[proton bomb]]s. He was one of the many Decepticons who attempted to poison a water reservoir in order to turn the nearby human population into mindless slaves. Whether they succeeded or not depended on which choices the Autobots made. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}

====Autobot Alert!====
Ravage was stationed at the Decepticons’ command centre, working as a guard to make sure the Decepticons’ latest plan to conquer the Earth went smoothly. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

====The Invisibility Factor====
In one possible scenario, Ravage accompanied Galvatron on a patrol in a desert at night. Upon spotting a spaceship that flickered in-and-out of sight, the patrol investigated. Finding the Autobots Kup and Hot Rod conversing with a woman at the ship's landing site, Ravage and the others fired upon them, causing them to scramble away. Galvatron then ordered his troops to stay and scrutinize the spaceship instead of pursuing the Autobots.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to attack immediately, the Autobots were easily defeated and destroyed by the Ravage and the other Decepticons.

If Hot Rod and Kup silently followed the Decepticons back to their hide-out in a nearby canyon, they managed to tricked Ravage 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. Amidst the confusion, Ravage began arguing with Thrust, both of them insisting that the Autobots were attacking from a different direction.

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, Ravage and the other Decepticons decided to take off into space in [[Sarah Sanders]]'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 another possible scenario, Ravage and the other Decepticons happened upon Sarah Sanders's ship before any Autobots had come in contact with her. While Scavenger held the woman captive, Ravage 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 Ravage and the others with their headlights while Hot Rod took the device right out of their hands, or tricking him and most of the other Decepticons into leaving the spaceship behind while they pursued the young Autobot on a wild goose chase. The Decepticons did not succeed in catching Hot Rod no matter what scenario ensued. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}

===Frito-Lay posters===
Ravage was amongst a squad of Decepticons who attempted to get to the power source within [[Sherman Dam|Boulder Dam]]. While Megatron dueled Optimus, Ravage joined Starscream, Buzzsaw and Soundwave in an attack formation. The Decepticons were ultimately unsuccessful in gathering the data they were after. {{storylink|Battle in the Desert Valley}}
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===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Lee Tockar]] (English), [[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] (Japanese)|[[Xue Weigang]] (Chinese), [[Daoiz Cabezudo]] (Portuguese), [[Federico Romano]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Sergio Romanò]] (Italian)}}

[[File:BWRavage introduction.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|This is what's called a Dutch angle. It's a cinematographic tool which suggests that something hinky is going on.]]
Ravage was one of the few Decepticon warriors who was granted amnesty at the end of the Great War and reformatted into a Predacon, complete with [[Accent|a classy Russian accent]]. He was sent by the [[Tripredacus Council]] to capture [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], clean up any messes he might have made, and deal with the rest of those on Earth. Ravage made the trip to prehistoric Earth in a specially modified stealth [[transwarp cruiser]]. He successfully contacted the [[Maximal]]s and allied with them to capture Megatron. Due to the stealth capabilities of his ship, and the fact that [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] was also an agent of the council, Ravage and the Maximals easily captured Megatron and imprisoned him. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

[[File:Agenda1-Decepticonsforever.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Rock Will Never Die]]

Megatron, however, had one more card to play. He knew that Ravage wasn't going to let any of the stranded Transformers live, and also knew he had the one thing that would turn Ravage to his side. Using a fragment from the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Megatron showed Ravage something which shocked him—a message from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the leader of the Decepticons. As a safeguard against potential defeat, Megatron had left instructions for the descendants of the Decepticons to use transwarp technology to return to prehistoric Earth. Although the message cut out before it was finished, Megatron's plan worked: Ravage, moved by the sight of his former master, released Megatron. After Megatron explained the rest of the message, Ravage joined the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] and turned on the Maximals. Megatron and Ravage attacked [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], at which point he transformed into his old mini-cassette alternate mode, jumped into the tape player on his ship and took full control. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

His latest treachery was short-lived. During the assault on the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] infiltrated his ship and used [[Fusion weaponry#Fusion grenade|fusion grenade]]s to cause an explosion that destroyed the vessel and Ravage himself. As the inferno headed toward the bridge, Ravage raised a fist and shouted, "Decepticons forever!" as he was destroyed, along with his ship. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}

His head, seemingly all that remained of him, was knocked into the water below the ''Axalon'' by one of Tarantulas's [[Arachnoid]]s. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}
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====3H comics====
[[File:Ravageiguanusrazorclawpd2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|left|Ravage 3 Bodies Evolution!<ref>http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers.fanfic/msg/a5cd7fda89f12c7c?dmode=source&hl=en&pli=1</ref>]]

Even though the [[Maximal]]s had left Earth with [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] were far from over! [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]'s "death" was actually a cover for his return in a more powerful form that had ingested the power of the [[Vok]]! He revived Ravage into a new [[Transmetal 2]] body to help boost his forces, which also included [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] and [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]], and prepared to begin the next stage of his evil plan. Meanwhile, the remnants of Ravage's previous body were recycled by the Vok to re-create [[Tigatron]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}} {{storylink|Primeval Dawn II}}

Soon, Ravage led an attack on [[Primal Prime]], the Vok's new champion, and managed to separate Prime from Tigatron, [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], and [[Ramulus]]. Ravage boasted of his "dark cloak" which shrouded him from even Airazor's impressive sensor array, and unleashed a volley of missiles which knocked her out of the sky. Meanwhile, Tarantulas encountered Primal Prime far from the main battle, and after a heated battle, the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] itself was ripped from his chest by the undead [[Unicron's Spawn|spawn of Unicron]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 2}}

[[File:Ravagespittorpd3.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Transforms from catlike thing to catlike thing.]]

Back at [[Tarantulas's lair]], with the Matrix in their possession, Ravage oversaw the construction of a [[unspace|transwarp]] portal that would transport them deep within the maw of their new master, [[Unicron]]! Their newly born ally, [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], expressed frustration at their unwillingness to finish off the Maximals during the battle, and Ravage responded brutally. Ravage was immune to Spittor's deadly venom-covered surface, but Spittor was not likewise protected from Ravage's savage claws, so Spittor quickly quit complaining. Once the portal was completed, Tarantulas allowed them to attack the Maximals; Ravage and the others had served their purpose. Ravage led them to the Ark, but warned them to not disturb the [[Autobot]]s or [[Decepticon]]s on board. But little did they know that the Vok themselves had taken control of Primal Prime's body, and remade it in their powerful image... {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 3}}

{{note|[[3H Productions]] dissolved before this storyline could be completed. Based on the subsequent ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers|Wreckers]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (comic)|Universe]]'' storylines, it can be assumed that the Matrix of Leadership was restored to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s body at the end of this altercation, that the Maximals were triumphant, and that Tarantulas somehow fled to return to Unicron. Ravage's fate is unknown.}}

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====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
While Ravage was considered by many to be loyal only to himself, his primary loyalty was actually to Megatron and the dream of Decepticon conquest. He viewed himself as carrying on where Megatron left off, scheming and operating constantly to end Cybertron's peace and bring back a conquering empire. He had psycho blasters, guns that ''gave you seizures''. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #3}}

Alternately, Ravage was encouraged to follow the will of the [[Tripredacus Council]] by [[Sea Clamp]], and was rumored to have gained a newer, less limited body from them. {{Storylink|#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Ravage bio}}

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By the tail-end of the Great War, Ravage could combine with the Tripredacus Council and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] to form [[Predacus]]. He did so when several soldiers, including Predaking, refused to follow their orders of standing down after the deaths of both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. In this form, he slayed Predaking, ensuring that the Council's far-reaching and sinister plans could continue unimpeded. He next sniped an upstart soldier going by the name "[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]" with a stun-gun, and the Council surrendered to the Autobots on behalf of all Predacons. For this "great risk" he took to ensure the signing of the Pax Cybertronia, Ravage was granted amnesty by the Primal Council. He and Tarantulas had a good laugh the Autobots' expense afterwards, mocking their gullibility; all they had ensured was that the Tripredacus Council's machinations would continue during peacetime. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

As [[Magmatron]] was surveying the timestream, he witnessed several key events of the Beast Wars. Among those was Ravage having a conversation with the captured [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

[[File:RavageTheGathering4.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|[[IDW Publishing|IDW]] decided having his actual robot mode was a little too "Transformers"-y.]]
After Ravage's involvement in the Beast Wars, Magmatron recovered his heavily damaged torso, which still contained his spark. Magmatron then inserted the spark into a blank [[protoform]], which had already been affected by the Transmetal 2 Driver, and Ravage was reborn. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} In his Transmetal 2 body, he and his fellow Predacons, under the command of Magmatron, sought out [[Razorbeast]]'s band of Maximals. Viewing from a safe distance, Ravage ordered his soldiers to engage. Additional Maximal forces arrived, however, and Ravage's forces were defeated. Ravage retreated into the wilderness. {{storylink|Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering}}

Subsequently, Ravage would utilize all the Predacons under his command in a desperate attack as a diversion while he crept into the Maximal base to steal the [[chronal phase facilitator|chronal phase armbands]] left behind by Magmatron. He was confronted by Razorbeast, who guessed incorrectly that Ravage intended to use them to board the Autobot shuttle and return to Cybertron. Ravage corrected him by stating that he intended to free Megatron and eradicate the Maximal forces. His ambitions, however, were thwarted by [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]] who caught him off guard and gave Razorbeast the opportunity to knock Ravage offline. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}

It is not certain if Ravage's intentions for Megatron were another ruse or if he was ''actually'' out of his kitty mind regarding the tactical feasibility of this endeavor.

[[File:Lio V Ravage.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Who's the big cat NOW?]]
However, what WAS a ruse was Ravage being offline — as soon as he had been tied up by Razorbeast, the Maximal commander had to leave to help on the battlefield—upon which Ravage stopped playing dead and broke loose rather easily, managing to obtain the chronal displacement bands that Razorbeast had put him right next to after pointing them out. (A tactical genius, that Razorbeast.) However, upon activating the bands, Ravage was pulled into Chronospace by the trapped Magmatron, who warned him of the apocalypse that was to come, and ordered him to form a truce with the Maximals to fight this menace. And after hearing the warning, Ravage heeded the sage advice, sneaking out of the base while [[Chronal phase|chronically displaced]] and re-emerging to the sight of several gun barrels from [[Lio Convoy]], Razorbeast, and the Pack. However, just as he explained the situation, [[Latolata|Rartorata]] emerged from nowhere and turned Razorbeast into a frenzied monster. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

After introducing himself to Lio Convoy, Ravage agreed with him on a truce until they dealt with the menace of [[Shokaract]]. Commandeering his Predacons, Ravage's forces defeated Rartorata and Ravage extracted a sample of [[Angolmois Energy]] from the [[Blentron|Blendtron]]. When he told Lio Convoy to abandon the Angolmois-infected Razorbeast, the Pack's leader warned him that if he made light of his friend's peril again, he'd personally de-spark him. Ravage boarded the Pack's ship and returned to Cybertron with them, on the way analyzing the Angolmois Capsule, to come up with a vaccine. However, as he explained, none of them were qualified scientists for the task. After arriving on Cybertron, Shokaract blasted the Maximal ship out of the sky. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}

[[File:BWTheAscending4 Grimlock Convoys Ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ravage was the fifth Maximal legend who left before they became famous.]]
Ravage survived the crash, along with the Pack, and visited Magmatron again. Magmatron told Ravage to chronally-displace Shokaract so he could "enlighten him". He then showed unusual concern for Razorbeast's Maximals, asking how they were doing. Ravage then returned to the battle and hit [[Herald of Shokaract|Shokaract's Heralds]] with a grenade at an opportune moment. After Shokaract's suicide, Ravage found Magmatron returned and they all lived happily ever after.

Until [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] returned. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}
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====SD BotCon====
Ravage was [[Dawn of the Predacus|laughing maniacally over drinks]] with Tarantulas when the pair were approached by Beetle. Beetle told the pair they were being kicked out of the bar, since everyone else was tired of their cackling. Ravage turned to Tarantulas and asked where they could go to laugh to their hearts' content... and Tarantulas knew just the place: a children's ball pit! {{storylink|SD SG issue 5|SD BotCon #1}}

====''Timelines''====
Ravage was mentioned as being recruited along with fellow [[Mini-Cassette]]s [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] by the Predacon [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]], but for some reason left them soon afterwards to become an operative for the [[Tripredacus Council]]. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
[[File:Metals2-22.jpg‎|thumb|right|300x|Ready to make kharakiri, my lord!]]
Ravage was on board the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when it crashed onto [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}}

Many millennia later, after his son, [[Jaguar]], went crazy and began killing everyone, even Predacons, General Ravage disowned him. Ravage was later chosen by the [[Tripredacus Council]] to take an army to [[Earth|Energoa]] and defeat [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and end the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. But before the general could leave Cybertron, he and his troops were attacked by Jaguar.

Ravage ordered his men to kill his son, but Jaguar easily slaughtered them all. Jaguar then told the corpse of his father that he would finish his mission and eliminate all the Transformers on Energoa. {{Storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 2|Beast Wars Metals #2}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:Soundwavewarwithin.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|MUKNY NOT CATT]]
Ravage, with a much more arboreal alt mode, was among the opponents that Optronix foresaw himself battling against in a prophetic visions bestowed upon him upon first receiving the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} Ravage was part of the second assassination team Megatron sent after the now new [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] Optimus Prime, alongside Soundwave, Kickback, Shrapnel, and Bombshell. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} But Optimus proved to be more formidable than any of them anticipated. Optimus lost his pursuers in Cybertron's labyrinthine underground, forcing them to rely on Ravage's sense of smell to track him down. Optimus managed to use the environment to sneak up on the Decepticons, and savaged the lot of them. After taking care of Shrapnel and Bombshell, Prime blinded Ravage with an energy burst from his own partner [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], then he tossed Kickback into the feral Decepticon, squashing him against the wall. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}}

Later, Ravage became an operative of Shockwave's faction during the [[Dark Ages]]. They made war against the [[Chaos Trinity]] to upset the plans of [[The Fallen]]. {{storylink|Conflagration}} Ravage was also present at [[Tyger Pax]] when the Decepticons and [[Ultracon]]s reluctantly planned to sign a peace treaty with the Autobots. The ceremony was interrupted by a bombing engineered by Starscream, but this only served to further cement the alliance between the three factions. Ravage was among the 'bots who struck back against Starscream's troops, fighting alongside the likes of Prowl and Bluestreak. After the Starscream's Predacons were defeated, Cybertron's finally seemed to be drawing to a close... right until Megatron returned in all his glory, with the thousand-strong [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] at his back. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

Millions of years later, Ravage and the crew of the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' awoke on Earth in 1984, and did battle with the crew of the ''Ark'' for some time. He and the rest of Megatron's army were eventually defeated and captured by the Autobots, but their return vessel to Cybertron, the ''[[Ark II]]'', was destroyed in mid-flight, leaving the Transformers apparently dead. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} Ravage and many others were recovered and reprogrammed by the human mercenary known as [[Lazarus]]. As a test of his control and their power, Lazarus sent his robots to destroy the [[Smitco Oil Refinery]], and Ravage was there to "pacify" any human resistance. Megatron soon broke free of Lazarus's control, however, and freed his fellow Decepticons in the process. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

''When Megatron vanished from the face of the Earth, Ravage reluctantly joined Soundwave and many other Decepticons in following Starscream as the new leader. Starscream made his first act to take over the human city of [[Las Vegas]], turning it into a kingdom under his command. In order to ensure cooperation, he worked with the human population, promising them fame and protection in exchange for their obedience. Soundwave and his cassettes worked directly with the LVPD, supplementing their efforts with surveillance and Cybertronian based weaponry. Ravage personally intervened during a block war, dismembering a gang member before he could kill patrol officer [[Ryan O'Brien]]. The Decepticons weren't above silencing their detractors, though, and that same officer was beaten to death by some of his fellow cops later that evening, for conspiring against the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}

''Megatron returned from deep space sometime later, but the extent of his injuries at the hands of the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] left him unable to retake his command from Starscream. Instead, he voluntarily went into exile, but invited the other Decepticons to leave Starscream and join him. Ravage and Soundwave were among the Decepticons was eagerly accepted this invitation.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}

''After an enormous battle with the Keepers in Las Vegas, Megatron reclaimed leadership of the Decepticons from Starscream. To properly declare his return to power to the world, Megatron made a brazen assault directly on the White House in [[Washington, D.C.]] He had Ravage patrolling the alleyways, terrorizing civilians and running interference—the cat's efforts kept a large portion of the DCPD and National Guard occupied while Megatron had his "conference" with the [[President of the United States|President]]. Later, the President sought revenge on the Transformers during an ambush in the Nevada desert. He had American troops employ [[deconstructionite]]s, tiny microchip-sized projectiles reverse engineered from Cybertronian technology, with the power to drain energy away from Transformer systems. Ravage was caught in the initial barrage, and either his small size or limited processing power made him fall victim faster than others. Megatron had to carry Ravage to safety as the Decepticons retreated.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}

[[File:Ravagewarandpeace.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|RARRRRR yourself.]]
Sometime thereafter, Shockwave arrived on Earth with a detachment of Unified Cybertronian soldiers, equipped to take both Autobots and Decepticons into custody as enemies of the peace. Shockwave quickly granted clemency to Soundwave, Ravage, and the other Decepticons willing to swear fealty to him, after he disposed of Megatron. {{storylink|New World Order}} After returning to Cybertron, Soundwave was considering his options when a small sound caught his attention. He dispatched Ravage to investigate, but the poor kitty tried to tackle [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and got a mouthful of [[null-ray]]. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Starscream had plans of his own, and managed to convince Soundwave and his cassettes that following him would be more profitable than throwing in with Shockwave. During the chaos of the Autobot insurrection that soon followed, they arranged [[Sky Lynx (G1)|transport]] and fled back to Earth to loot its energy resources. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

{{BW Shell Game}}
After having sent Ravage out on his errand on prehistoric Earth, the Tripredacus Council tasked Magmatron with keeping a watch on all Maximal Channels, should their agent in the field fail in his mission. But Magmatron and Ravage were working together behind the Council's back, and the former-Decepticon sent planetary scans to Magmatron so he could implement his own plans for the stasis pods on prehistoric Earth. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Ravage clones gi joe vol 2.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Ravage was among the Transformers laying dormant aboard the ''Ark'' when it was discovered by [[Cobra]], who took the alien robots and reprogrammed them to serve in [[Cobra Commander]]'s plot to conquer the world. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Along with Soundwave and the other cassettes, Ravage was sent to attack the [[SPS Research Facility]], where he protected [[Zartan]] as the ninja stole a necessary module from the facility. He fought against [[Quick Kick]] and [[Mutt]], and would've killed them if he hadn't been recalled to [[Cobra Island]] when Zartan got out and deemed the mission a success. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} Shortly after the Decepticons returned, however, Cobra's control of them was broken by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s tampering, and Soundwave sent out Ravage to punish his former captors. The jaguar knocked out [[Firefly]] and dragged him back to Soundwave to be used as a slave. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} Ravage later attacked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] only to be grabbed and crushed in the Autobot's fist. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

Two years later when [[Teletran 3]] had gone berserk, sending scores of Transformers and humans both forwards and backwards in time, Ravage was among the Decepticons who surrounded the tower where the disturbance had originated. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

In an alternate future in which the Decepticons had conquered Earth, packs of Ravages prowled the woods that a team of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and Cobra members were traveling through. A few of them were destroyed by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], causing the remaining ones to flee. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Ravage-Trial by Fire.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75]]
Ravage was one of the Decepticons under [[Cobra]]'s command in [[1939]]. [[Storm Shadow|Stormshadow]] pitted him against [[Snake-Eyes]] during the two ninjas' duel among the [[Fera Islands]]. {{storylink|Transformed}} After a short but fierce battle, Snake-Eyes incapacitated Ravage with a hand grenade. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} The injured jaguar re-emerged soon after Snake-Eyes had killed Stormshadow, but quickly lost his life to the ninja's katana. {{storylink|Trenches}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Ravage participated in an all-out Decepticon offensive, squaring off against Steeljaw as the carnage raged around them. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{main|Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Marktwainvsravage.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Tales of my lion-taming have been greatly exaggerated.]]
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] sent Ravage to kill [[Tobias Muldoon]], who had deserted the Decepticons when he learned they were evil. Ravage tracked him to [[Stanford Merriweather]]'s house in [[San Francisco]] and crashed into the household, startling Muldoon, Merriweather, Merriweather's daughter [[Kitty Merriweather|Kitty]], and [[Mark Twain]]. The humans fled the house as Ravage broke through the wall.

He then pretty much got his ass kicked by Mark Twain, who took advantage of Ravage being momentarily trapped in rubble to flick a [[cigar]] at him, thus igniting a gas leak. The explosion flung Ravage into the bay, never to be seen again. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}

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===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Lil Formers''===
Ravage was one of the absurd amount of minion Soundwave ejected out of his chest, all in a row, in preparation for a fight. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Ravage participated in an infiltration of [[BotCon]] to track down next year's toy designs, and use them to conquer the Autobots once and for all! While scouting out the area, he was captured by the humans organizing the convention, and put on display as a sale item. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei ravage petted.jpg|thumb|"Who's my kitty? Who's my kitty?"]]
Ravage stole a sack of energon cubes for [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Starscream]], deftly avoiding the pursuing [[Hound (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Hound]] and delivering the booty to his waiting master. Just before Starscream could put the energon to use, however, the pair were attacked by [[Cheetor (BW)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Cheetor]], who stabbed Ravage in the side with one of his throwing stars and pinned both Decepticons beneath his feet. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 8}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' BunBun manga===
When [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Starscream]] attacked a power plant with the help of the brainwashed [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Skyfire]], Ravage stealthily observed and recorded the battle with the Autobots that followed. Ravage took his recording back to [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Megatron]], and then curled up in his leader's lap as he reviewed the footage. {{storylink|Wataru's Power}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Device Label''===
Ravage had been given the mission to root out and interfere with the Autobot activity taking place within the computer under Megatron and Soundwave's command. {{storylink|Ravage (G1)/toys#Device Label|Ravage's Device Label Bio}}

===''Recordicons''===
Ravage was at a bar that Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and [[Lazorbeak]] were at. {{storylink|Recordicons issue 16|Recordicons #16}}

===Robot Heroes===
Soundwave hid in his harmless-looking alternate mode... until it was time to strike! He then loosed Laserbeak and Ravage from his chest compartment. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreORavage.jpg|thumb]]

Ravage was standing upright among the Decepticon forces when they introduced the Predacons. {{storylink|Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit}}

While [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s plan to brainwash humanity unfolded, the Decepticon patted Ravage's head. {{storylink|Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!}}

Ravage was seen flying into battle with Soundwave in [[Isami Tatewaki|some kid]]'s living room. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise! The Transformers Are by Your Side!?}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Part of a troupe of Decepticons sent to Earth to demand the humans surrender to Megatron, Ravage met with the human representative, [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], and quickly learned that [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] wasn't so keen on the idea of surrendering. The Decepticons seemed to have the upper hand in the ensuing battle and Ravage again invited Hawk to surrender, but the human only responded by cleaving the cat's head with his mysterious tomahawk. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}} Ravage was then captured by G.I. Joe and fell under the control of [[Doctor Venom]] when he turned Soundwave's body into a human-controlled mech suit. During a battle with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Venom unleashed Ravage from Soundwave's chest compartment to attack the Autobot. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Black Cybertron}} {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}}}

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}}}}

===Legends World===
Ravage was the manager of a toy store, where he was puzzled by customer [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s attempts at using telepathy at him. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 1}} He was later shocked when Rattrap showed up to buy toys in the form of a real Transformer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 1|Bonus Edition Vol. 1}} During [[Christmas]], Ravage was standing outside his store, wielding guns and advertising the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|newest ''Transformers'' series]]. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
Bolstered by the [[Titan Master]]s, Ravage accompanied Soundwave as the Decepticons orchestrated an all-out Decepticon attack on Cybertron, which was soon routed by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
Ravage was one of the many Decepticons who invaded the [[Klingon]] homeworld of [[Kronos]] during Megatron's attempt to claim the planet as the seat of a new Decepticon Empire, and tangled with [[M'Ress]] before he was incapacitated by the Klingon armada. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
Transported to the Japan of an alternate universe, Ravage joined Soundwave and the other Decepticons as they scoped out the [[Photon Power Laboratory]]. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
During the war for Cybertron, Ravage was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Force Espionage Raider]]. {{storylink|Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' toy packaging}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Todaro]]}}
[[File:SiegeEpisode2-Ravage.jpg|thumb|250px|"Holy cat, a talking crap!"]]
Ravage was one of several Decepticons who searched for the missing [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] after a failed ambush against the Autobots, but proved unable to find his comrade. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}}

[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] brought Ravage with him when he and Megatron's inner cadre left Cybertron aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. Soundwave was picked up by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] on the [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] Station and ejected Ravage. Ravage leaped onto the Titan's face and started raking his eyes, making him lose his grip on Soundwave and dropping him. Later in the battle, Ravage was picked up and thrown across the room by Scorponok. After an explosion, Ravage woke up [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. He is part of the Decepticons that broke into the area where the Autobots were and began to attack. They were ordered to cease fire when a wounded Megatron arrived, being supported by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Ravage was again licking the face of an unconscious Starscream. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 4}}

After the Decepticons crash-landed on prehistoric Earth, Soundwave deployed Ravage and Laserbeak to take on a treacherous [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], but the pair were quickly defeated and thrown aside by the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] warrior. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}
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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
[[File:GhostsOfCybertronPart5-cassettes.jpg|thumb|left|250px|That darn ghost cat!]]
Ravage was one of the few Decepticons who escaped [[Gozer]]'s destruction of Cybertron after [[Kremzeek]] transformed them into [[ghost]]s. A thousand years later, following the [[Ghostbusters]]' defeat of Kremzeek, Ravage was ejected from Soundwave alongside Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to deal with the humans. Reincarnated as grotesque, ectoplasm-spewing ghosts, the three Decepticons attacked [[Ray Stantz]] before being promptly dissipated when Soundwave was captured within a [[ghost trap]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5}}
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===''Transformers vs. the Terminator''===
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPartTwo-Ravage.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Kitten is angry. Kitten is offended.]]
Shortly after Soundwave awoke in 1984 aboard the ''Ark'', he dispatched Ravage to take care of [[Sarah Connor]] while he fought the [[T-800|the Terminator unit]] sent back in time to kill the Decepticons. Ravage chased her around the flight deck and eventually pursued her up onto [[Teletraan I]] and caused her to accidentally reactivate [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Though Ravage pounced on the Autobot leader, Optimus simply grabbed the Decepticon by the tail and used him as an improvised weapon against Soundwave. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}}

When the Autobots and Decepticons next clashed in the middle of the [[Cyberdyne Systems]] factory, Ravage trailed Sarah as she tried to raise [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and the other Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' from a nearby security booth. This time, however, the human girl grabbed a pistol, wrestled the Decepticon to the ground, and killed him by jamming the gun into his mouth and shooting him through the head. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|''Transformers'' #23]]}}

[[File:WeHaveDecievedYou-InfiltrationTroopers.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Captain Clench and his Zoo Crew.]]
Ravage was one of the many infiltration troopers [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] deployed during the Decepticon attack on the [[Senate]]. They rushed [[Grotusque]] and [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] and easily defeated them. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}} [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] posted Ravage and Laserbeak to guard a number of high-profile prisoners that included [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]], which they did up until [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] burst through the floor and sent the pair running. {{storylink|War World: Prime}} He later watched a drone [[Termagax]] constructed berate the Decepticons (Megatron in particular) for twisting her ideals. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings}} As the Decepticons strengthened their hold over Iacon, Ravage joined in with his fellow Decepticons as they quashed a burgeoning rebellion in the city's [[energon storage field]]s. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}

Later, Ravage, [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]], and [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] were assigned to move [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] to the [[Senate]] prison facility. They were interrupted mid-transfer by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Charger]], and [[Fire Beast]]; amidst the chaos, Elita was able to escape her captors and retaliated by kicking Ravage into the wall so that Bumblebee could shoot him. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|Swindle's II}}

Ravage was among the Decepticons assembled by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] to attack [[Swindle's]] and recover the escaping [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} They fought with the Autobots, but ultimately failed to prevent the escape. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}}

Ravage gathered with the Decepticon army outside [[Crystal City]] as Strika ordered the attack. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}}
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:PetSounds-HappyEnding.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Soundwave ejected Ravage and several other cassettes to investigate [[Ponyville]] after arriving in [[Equestria]]. Their presence drew the attention of [[Fluttershy]]; impressed by Soundwave's "pets", she soon won the affection of Ravage, [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. When the pony tried to treat a "boo-boo" on Ravage's nose, however, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] decided that she'd gone too far and swatted her away, an act that only drew the ire of Fluttershy's animal friends, [[Discord (MLP)|Discord]], and even Frenzy's fellow cassettes. However, Soundwave—keen on not losing the friendship of his faithful cassettes—agreed to a truce, and when both sides decided to become friends Ravage happily played with some of Fluttershy's animal companions. {{storylink|Pet Sounds}}

After accidentally trapping himself and some Equestrians underneath a pile of girders, Soundwave unleashed both Ravage and Laserbeak to try and blast their way free. However, the group only escaped after combining their musical talents to unleash a powerful sonic blast. {{storylink|Sick Beats}} In the final battle against [[King Sombra]], Ravage and [[Applejack]] worked together to trip up a mind-controlled [[Clampdown (G1)|Clampdown]]. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

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===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
[[File:TFBTTF-RavageRunOver.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Yeah, this is a boo-boo that Fluttershy might not be able to fix.]]
In the year 1985, Megatron sent Ravage and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] to the sleepy town of [[Hill Valley]] to find an edge in their war against the Autobots. Their mission initially turned up nothing, but while staking out the [[Twin Pines Mall]] the two watched [[Marty McFly]] use a DeLorean to escape some Libyan terrorists, then disappear. Ravage's detection of trans-temporal particles led Soundwave to suggest that the humans had invented [[time travel]], and Megatron ordered the pair to steal the DeLorean time machine. The pair tailed [[Doc Brown]] and Marty to [[Lyon Estates]], where they prepared to seize the device through force... only for [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to intervene. The two humans overheard the scuffle and investigated, so both sides transformed to evade detection; when Marty picked up Ravage, however, Bumblebee took the opportunity to reverse, scare the teenager into dropping the cassette, and destroy the Decepticon by running him over. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}}

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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
[[File:Unpredictable-minicassettes.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

In the heat of battle, Soundwave unleashed Ravage and Laserbeak against Optimus and Bumblebee, but his reinforcements failed to have the desired effect, as the two Autobots found his minions adorable. {{storylink|Unpredictable}} Ravage and Laserbeak battled [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], and later cheered Soundwave on as he and Blaster took part in a rap battle against each other. However, this truce was short lived, and the Autobots and Decepticons were soon battling each other once more. {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 13}}

Ravage was one of several Decepticons who fought the Autobots for control of the perfect barbecue spot, but ultimately lost. {{storylink|I Want to Protect This Place}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Go! Go! issue 32}} {{storylink|The Transformers Go! Go! Search Quiz is Here!|Search Quiz}} {{storylink|The Transformers Gather on the Snowy Mountain!|Search Quiz 2}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 45}}}}

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===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 – Optimus shoots Ravage.jpg|This may have unforseen consequences.|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
One of the Decepticons that came to [[Earth]] aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', [[Soundwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Soundwave]] sent out Ravage to assist [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]] in holding down [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]]. Ravage proceeded to bite Prime's arm until the Autobot shot him off at point blank range. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}} Soundwave was later seen cradling his body. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 3|Transformers #3}}

Later, Starscream and Soundwave were able to get [[Teletraan I|Teletraan One]] back up and running. Soundwave was about to suggest using it to repair Ravage, but Starscream, contemptuous of starting with the smallest of their number, punted the cassette aside, instead opting to revive [[Thundercracker (G1)#Energon Universe|Thundercracker]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}

When the Autobots recaptured the ''Ark'', Soundwave was carrying Ravage out when Optimus attempted to reason with Soundwave to stop the war. Soundwave looked to Ravage before throwing a punch at Optimus. Soundwave, with Ravage, then retreated with Thundercracker. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 6|Transformers #6}} When Soundwave challenged Starscream to a duel over the Decepticon leadership and gained the upper hand, Starscream pathetically tried to bargain with Soundwave, only for Soundwave to note that he hadn't forgiven Starscream for kicking Ravage, and disembowelled him. Now having claimed leadership of the Decepticons, Soundwave pledged to use the parts he'd ripped from Starscream to repair Ravage. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 7|Transformers #7}}

Later, Soundwave was looking for the parts to conduct these repairs at the Decepticons' new headquarters in the sunken ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' when he was interrupted by [[Shockwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Shockwave]]. Shockwave admonished Soundwave for bothering with the damaged [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Recordicon]], and prepared to recycle Ravage, arguing that Soundwave could have newer, stronger pets once they retook Cybertron. Before Shockwave could do so though, he was distracted by the appearance of a whale outside, and dropped Ravage to rush and see it. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 10|Transformers #10}}

[[File:TF2023 no. 18 - Ravage Revived.jpg|thumb|250px|right]]
After the reenernization of Cybertron had failed and left Shockwave's status unknown, {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 12|Transformers #12}} the Decepticons were scattered and lost the ''Nemesis''. Once they had regrouped, Soundwave led numerous raids on cities in hopes of luring the crippled Autobots out of hiding and and obtaining a stockpile of energy. After one of these raids, Soundwave lamented that Ravage's repairs would once again have to be put on hold and promised Laserbeak that their family would be whole again soon before sending him on a mission {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 15|Transformers #15}} to retrieve Megatron.

When Starscream was eventually revealed to still be alive and with the Combaticons and Astrotrain on his side, {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 16|Transformers #16}} he eventually clashed with Soundwave again in [[Seattle]]. When the Seeker tore open Soundwave's chest compartment and extracted Ravage's comatose body, he berated Soundwave for how much he cared out his tapes before preparing to finish Ravage permanently. It was then that Laserbeak returned with Megatron, who put a stop to the squabble at once. To reward Soundwave's loyalty, Megatron used his spark to revive Ravage, who nuzzled Laserbeak before leaping into a delighted Soundwave's arms. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}} He then leapt back out of his master's arms as [[Astrotrain (G1) #Energon Universe|Astrotrain]] charged at the newly returned Megatron.{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}}

Later, he was sent after [[Hound (G1) #Energon Universe|Hound]], but was fended off by the Autobot with help from his human allies [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)| Clutch]] and [[Matt Trakker]] {{storylink| G.I. Joe Energon Universe 2025 Special story}}

Ravage then participated in the Decepticon's final assault on [[Chicago]], charging at [[Jazz (G1) #Energon Universe|Jazz]] during the final showdown at the planetarium.{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 23|Transformers #23}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Commercials that featured original footage of Ravage include:
*A battle he took part in a battle against the Dinobots alongside [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. Ravage blasted [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], only to find himself face-to-face with a robotic Triceratops when his opponent assumed his beast mode. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Dinobots|Dinobots commercial}}
*When [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was duped into bringing [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] into the Decepticons' headquarters, thinking the Autobot was just a normal radio, Soundwave dispatched Laserbeak and Ravage to deal with the intruder. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Blaster|Blaster commercial}}

==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Ravage could interfere with Optimus Prime's progress. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===
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===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
Ravage was among the [[Decepticon]] troops who sought to destroy [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] on his journey, confronting him in the [[Temple Ruins]]... in theory. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

{{note|Ravage's supposed appearance in this game is from a [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy (promo video)|''Mystery of Convoy'' promo video]]. However, Ravage does not actually appear anywhere in the game, not even in unused sprite form. Given the video was made when the game was still in early development, it's likely he was planned as an enemy but then scrapped.}}

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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]]}}
[[File:N64Ravage.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Stupid sexy Ravage.]]
In an alternate timeline created when the Predacon Megatron sent a message through Transwarp back to his past self, Ravage betrayed him, then entered the ancient Autobot battle cruiser, the ''Ark''. Using its tech, he developed a prototype cloning device based on transreplication technology, through which he could produce clones of the ancient Decepticons, with memories and personalities intact. One by one, he downloaded protoform cloning data of the legendary warriors: (Decepticon) Megatron, Skywarp, Starscream, Thundercracker, Reflector, Rumble, Frenzy, Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and Soundwave. Ravage returned to Predacon space, ready to produce his clone army and already making plans of conquest. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Beast Wars Transmetals}}

{{BW fighter ending|Ravage|N64}}
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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (PS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]]}}
Ravage battled the Maximals in pitched combat. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)}}
{{note|Ravage appears as a secret playable character in the North American version of the game, but does not appear at all in the game's story mode.}}

===3D Battle Card Game===
Ravage fights under the command of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] once more, this time with several allies from (potentially) different universes and/or timelines. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Ravage took part in a covert infiltration of the Autobot base led by Soundwave, allowing them to pass information back to the Decepticons and ensure a string of Decepticon victories. They were eventually uncovered by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], and sent packing. {{storylink|Covert Operations (Legends)|Covert Operations}}

Ravage aided the Decepticon Powermasters in a battle against their hated rivals, the Autobot Powermasters. {{storylink|End of the Road (Legends)|End of the Road}}

Ravage was part of a group of Decepticons who teamed up with the Autobots [[Windblade (G1)|Wingblade]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] to battle the Ammonites on a distant planet. Together, they were able to drive off several Ammonite attacks, but the two factions soon started fighting one another over differing opinions. Eventually, the Autobots defeated the Ammonites and sent the Decepticons packing. Though angered by this turn of events, Ravage and the other Decepticons found consolation that the Ammonites also tasted defeat at the Autobots' hands, and returned to their starship. {{storylink|Into the Abyss}}

Ravage was among a group of Decepticons who accidentally time traveled back to the sixth century and ended up having to battle some similarly displaced Autobots using medieval technology. They lost, and returned to the present as prisoners of the Autobots. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (Legends)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
Ravage aided Soundwave in his battles with the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
[[File:ABTF-screen Acc-Ravage.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Ravage is an "Accessory" character, giving Deceptihogs he's attached to "acid rounds": anything their weapon hits but does not immediately destroy has its HP quickly sapped by burning acid. This bonus can be increased with upgrades won from random-prize Crates or in the "[[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower" mini-game.

He can be unlocked by purchasing him with Gems in the Barracks, with Tokens during specific [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)/Challenge Events|Challenge Events]], or won from Crates and [[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Ravage-(TM).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Ravage (TM) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character first available as a reward to ''60'' players in the "Beast Wars: Episode 4" event.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Earth Wars Ravage.jpg|thumb]]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Ravage was a cruel and sadistic spy who specialized in stealth operations, but was vulnerable to bright lights. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}} Soundwave considered him to be one of his most reliable saboteurs. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

By the time of the Maximals and Predacons, "Tripredacus Agent" had become a Predacon operative with a feline alternate mode. {{storylink|Technorganic Secrets}}

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

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

==Notes==
[[File:Ravage pounce collage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|Help me, I've been trapped in this pose since 1984!]]
* A working name for Ravage was '''Stalker'''.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-bob-budiansky-panel-coverage-170041/ Bob Budiansky Botcon Panel Coverage]</ref> Meanwhile, a partially-erased barely-legible piece of [[Bob Budiansky]]'s handwritten notes suggests "'''Tapecat'''" was at one point considered for Ravage.
* Alternate names, narration, and in-universe descriptions by other characters over the years have inconsistently described the specific sub-genus of feline which Ravage represents as a jaguar, a panther, a puma, and sometimes even as a canine.
* Ravage's original [[package art]] is by far the most-copied depiction of ''any'' Transformer ''ever''. In fact, due to it having originally been created for Takara's [[pre-Transformers|pre-''Transformers'']] toyline ''[[Micro Change]]'', it already saw use in fiction ''before'' Hasbro's [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] became a thing, appearing in a 1983 ''[[Microman]]'' manga! It was, of course, subsequently adapted for his [[character model]] used both for the cartoon and depicted in his ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Transformers Universe]]'' profile, but was also used (twice) in [[:File:G1 1984 backofboxbattle.jpg|1984's "back-of-the-box" battle mural]], and was copied in licensed coloring books and storybooks; the pose also showed up repeatedly in the Marvel comics and in the cartoon. In "[[Time Wars|Time Wars Part 2]]" (Marvel UK #200), artist [[Robin Smith]] copied the art ''multiple times'' across several subsequent panels (even including the more rarely copied ''rear view'' of his character model!). And it was, of course, recolored for [[Howlback (G1)|Howlback]]'s package art, and [[homage]]d ''numerous'' times in the 21st century, both in officially approved artwork and [[stock photography|stock photos]] and in fanart.
* According to the ''[[The Transformers Adventure Game Books|Transformers Adventure Game Book]]'', "[[Dinobot War]]", Ravage's cassette mode is labelled as the soundtrack to the musical ''[[Cats]]''.
* In his first appearance, ''Kre-O'' Ravage is based on his bipedal ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' appearance, and in the third one he is based on his quadruped 1984 appearance. (While only his head is seen in his second appearance, he's likely to be in quadruped form as his role there is more pet-like.)

===''Beast Wars''===
* Ravage's ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' [[robot mode]] [[character model]] is a modified Transmetal Cheetor model with Tigatron's beast head. "[[Ravage (G1)/toys#Metals|Metals Jaguar]]", the ''Beast Wars'' toy for Ravage released solely in Japan, is also a modified [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#TM1|Transmetal Cheetor]].
* Ravage's transformation to cassette mode in "[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]" was accompanied by the Generation 1 transformation sound effect.
* Ravage's profile in the IDW ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' seems to suggest that, in the body he is first seen in the ''Beast Wars'', he possess ''three'' separate modes; robot, beast, and cassette.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Jaguar''' (ジャガー ''Jagā''), '''Ravage''' (ラヴィッジ ''Ravijji'', ラベッジ ''Rabejji'')
*''Czech:'' '''Trhač'''
*''French:'' '''Saboteur''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Romboló''' ("Ravager")
*''Italian:'' '''Iena''' ("Hyena"), '''Ursus''' (''Beast Wars'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Pòhùai''' (Taiwan, 破壞, "Ravage"), '''Robin''' (Taiwan ''Beast Wars'', 羅賓 ''Lúobīn''), '''Jīqì Gǒu''' (China, 机器狗, "Mechanical Dog"), '''Lüèduóshòu''' (China ''Beast Wars'', 掠夺兽, "Ravening Beast")
*''Polish:'' '''Wściekły''' ("More Than Meets The Eye", "Furious"), '''Wściekłość''' ("The Movie", "Rage"), '''Łupieżca''' ("A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court", "Reaver"), '''Dewastator''' (''Beast Wars'', "Devastator")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Raiva''' (Portugal comics, "Rage"), '''Selvagem''' (Brazil comics, "Wild"), '''Destruição''' (Brazil ''Beast Wars'', "Destruction")
*''Russian:'' '''Grabitel'''' (Грабитель, "Robber")
*''Spanish:'' '''Destructor''' (Spain, "Destroyer"), '''Devastador''' (''Beast Wars'' Latin American dub, "Devastator")
*''Swedish:'' '''Utplånaren''' (''Generation 2'', "Obliterator")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Spustoshuvach''' (ICTV, Спустошувач, "Devastator")

==References==
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Ravage (G1)

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:''Ravage is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] and later [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Ravageboxart.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|This is every comic book panel Ravage [[Character model#Model sheet poses used in fiction|has ever been in]]. Well, okay, sometimes they rotate him a bit.]]
No Decepticon has a stronger loyalty to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] than '''Ravage''' (aka '''Battle Ravage''', '''Tripredacus Agent''', '''Tri-Predacus Agent''', '''Black Panther Man''', '''Ravrav''', '''Chief''', '''Grandmaster Cattington''', '''Dangerflouf''', '''Hairless [[Meowgatron]]''', '''Analogue Kitty''', '''Nuggy McBubatron''', and '''Meow-Meow McNiff'''<ref>https://www.facebook.com/transformers/photos/a.153259298077606/2454681957935317/?type=3&theater</ref>). One of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s most reliable [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|spies]], Ravage believes unwaveringly in the Decepticon cause, and Megatron embodies that cause. To better serve Megatron and the Decepticons, Ravage has become the most efficient and deadly war machine under his command. He hides himself in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to strike with grim accuracy. His name is synonymous with stealth. His survivors are few.

Ravage's only weakness is bright light, which can temporarily blind him. Perhaps his absolute loyalty to Megatron can blind him as well.

Sometimes he's a talker, other times he just growls or hisses at anything that isn't Megatron or Soundwave.

{{quote|Decepticons forever!|Ravage|"[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Ravage uk258.png|thumb|left|upright=0.55]]

{{main|Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}

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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:RavagePet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

{{main|Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}

A violent beast (potentially capable of speech but preferring to growl), Ravage acted as one of Soundwave's primary spies and enforcers. Ravage excelled at this during the 1980s, when the Autobot and Decepticon conflict was renewed on Earth. He continued terrorizing Autobots and humans alike, even surviving the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005. Following that, Ravage was revealed to be a "[[primitive]]" and assisted in the battle against [[Tornedron]].

In a splinter timeline, Ravage aided in the restoration of the fallen Soundwave in 2011. In 2021, Ravage travelled with his master to another dimension, only to be abandoned, whereupon the unemployed Ravage was left to seek his fortune as a police officer. Following the end of the Autobot-Decepticon conflict, Ravage was granted amnesty and rebuilt as a Predacon and proceeded to have numerous time-travelling adventures.

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===Deadly Paradise===
[[File:DeadlyParadise-RavageattacksProwl.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Ravage was stationed on [[Carob Island]], where the Decepticons had set up a mining an construction operation. Using a rare ore from the island, the Decepticons were building duplicate Autobots loyal only to Megatron. Ravage acted as a go-between the Decepticons and Madame [[Cee]], a human who's expertise and tinkering in mechanics were crucial in building the clones. Upon one of his visits to Madame Cee's workshop, Ravage came upon Madame Cee talking to the Autobot Prowl. Ravage attempted to attack Prowl, but Prowl evaded him and locked Ravage in a room. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}
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===Sticker Adventures books===
Under Megatron's orders, Ravage snuck into the Autobots’ headquarters and stole all of their fuel. It wasn't easy, but once the deed done, Ravage assured Megatron that the Autobots were as defenceless as Earth kittens. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}

===Marvel colouring books===
[[File:Decepticon patrol ravage.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Either Ravage is really big or that's a tiny elephant]]
Ravage is super-sneaky. He used the cover of an iceberg to board the Autobots' ship and tried to pounce on [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], only to discover he'd fallen foul of a hologram. Outnumbered by the alerted Autobots, he fled the ship. During a later battle, he and the other Decepticons became accidental victims of [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s earthquake. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} Ravage was once successful in defeating [[Roller (G1)|Roller]]. [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] trapped him in a [[force field]] with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and Rumble. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}

Searching for a factory suitable for manufacturing troops, Ravage looked in a jungle fruitlessly. When they eventually found a factory, Ravage realized it was an Autobot trick, and pounced on [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] who was providing the hologram. Mirage retaliated by throwing electric balls at Ravage. {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}} Ravage was among the Decepticons who attacked [[Hoover Dam]], but were driven off by the Autobots. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

Ravage's spying alerted the Decepticons to a space communicator possessed by the Autobots, which allowed the Decepticons to send a fake message so they could take over the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} Like [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], Ravage loved to follow Megatron's orders. When the Autobots interrupted the Decepticons in the process of tearing up a forest, Ravage leaped at [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] only to completely miss and go plunging off a cliff. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

When [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] found a junk yard with a car compactor, Ravage came up with a cunning plan to lure the Autobots into it by disguising it as an [[Autobot Rest Stop]]. They compacted [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], but then the rest of the Autobots turned up, and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] paralyzed Ravage with a cloud of dust. {{storylink|The Autobot Smasher!}}

Under Shockwave's orders, Ravage, Laserbeak, Kickback, and the Constructicons attacked a human village, planning to raze it and build a fuel plant in its place. Little did they know they were being spied upon from orbit by the Autobot [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. When the Autobots attacked, Shockwave had Ravage and Kickback sneak up on them to hit them from behind. But Cosmos was still looking down upon the battlefield, and warned Grapple and Gears of the duo's approach. The Autobots then beat up the Decepticons, shoved them down a hole, and poured quick-drying cement atop of them to hold them in place. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}}}

Ravage faced off against [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] when the Autobots attacked the Decepticon base-camp. Ravage later tried to prevent the Autobots from abducting [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], but failed. {{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}

===Transformers Pop-Up Book===
Ravage was one of the Decepticons to participate in the battle at [[Castle Decepticon]]. He pounced out of Starscream's cockpit to attack Ultra Magnus. {{Storylink|Transformers Pop-Up Book}}

===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
Ravage was among the Decepticons who tried to steal an oil truck from near the Autobots' base. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}

===Dinobot War===
[[File:Time sphere dinobot war.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Disco inferno!]]
Skulking around [[Disneyland]], Ravage hid himself inside a Walkman so that [[you]] would carry him inside [[Wizard's Cave|The Wizard's Cave]] attraction where workmen had uncovered a buried UFO. After you activated a [[time-sphere]], Ravage and Laserbeak were transported four million years back in time, where they planned to locate the crashed Ark and destroy the Autobots within. After a few battles with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], the two cassettes located the site of the flying saucer, intending to take the [[time-travelling alien]]s' advanced technology. {{storylink|Dinobot War}}
{{note|As "Dinobot War" is a [[multipath adventure]], there are multiple outcomes for Ravage:}}
*One of the aliens transported him and Laserbeak to times and places unknown.
*You transported him and Laserbeak back to the present day and they slunk away, or were lost in the time-stream.
There are also several endings where Ravage kills you. Presumably he and Laserbeak then go on to carry out their plan and the Decepticons ultimately conquer the Earth.
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:AutobotsFightBack Ravage hunting.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
When the Decepticons were hit by a surge of power from a lightning collector built by the Autobots, they all began malfunctioning. Ravage spontaneously ejected from [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and attacked [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who batted him aside. Soundwave picked up the stricken "mechanical hound" as the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}

On another occasion, the Decepticons spotted [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] spying on them and send Ravage after him. Ravage pursued the small Autobot, managing to fire off one of his missiles before Bumblebee used his sensitivity to bright light against him. After recovering from the eye-full of headlights, Ravage found Bumblebee had gone, but the cassette stumbled on a cave that would be perfect for testing the ion-drive for the space cruiser they were building. The news somewhat defused Megatron's temper at the escape of Bumblebee, and Ravage led the other Decepticons to his find. Ultimately, the Autobots got wind of the test and launched an attack, resulting in the ion-drive exploding and the tunnel collapsing on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}
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===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===
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Ravage followed [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], and when the Autobot tried to abduct Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]], Ravage decided to capture her for the Decepticons instead. After jumping onto Cliffjumper's hood in panther mode, he transformed to [[robot mode]](?!) and tried to grab the doctor, only for Cliffjumper to [[glass gas]] his right arm. The Autobot made off with Blaisedale, leaving Ravage in the dust, but the Decepticon notified Megatron who made alternate arrangements. When later the Decepticons wanted to attack the solar plant, Ravage successfully kidnapped Blaisedale as a diversion. He and the other Decepticon guards later fled when the Autobots came to rescue her. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
Ravage spied on [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and a bunch of Autobots in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and reported to Megatron. He was on Megatron's team as they tracked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to [[South America]] and attempted to seize [[Mount Sheelah]]. Unfortunately the volcano blew up in their faces, trapping them with lava. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} Ravage was hanging out at the Decepticon fortress when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] stole the Decepticons' [[global crystal]], but didn't detect the scout until it was too late. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}

When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] spotted a construction at [[Stanley Lake]], Ravage was the only Decepticon who knew his history well enough to recognize what a hydro electric station was, a method of generating power used on Cybertron "way way back in the mists of time." He accompanied Megatron to Stanley Lake on a fact-finding mission, and when the other Decepticons were washed away by a torrent thanks to the Autobots, Ravage alone escaped. He confronted [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], only to be dazzled by the Autobot's [[sound and light show]] until the other Autobots arrived, and he had to retreat. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} Sore at all the defeats, the Decepticons discussed how to defeat the Autobots, and Ravage came up with the idea of infiltrating the Autobot ranks with a spy. This plan paid off when Starscream did so and reported on an Autobot [[Deuterium Orbital Laser Tracing System|super weapon]] being stored at [[Mount Levram]]. Of course, while the Decepticons were smashing Mount Levram, the Autobots demolished the Decepticon fortress, having gotten wise to Starscream and fooled him themselves. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

===Battle Beneath the Ice===
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When human scientists discovered a mysterious city beneath the ice of the North Pole, they placed a call to Autobot City in order to get the Transformers' perspective on the discovery. The Decepticons also somehow learned of the city, and Ravage found a way to infiltrate it unnoticed. As he lurked, Ravage managed to record a conversation between one of the city-dwellers and the human Nyder, who were discussing stealing the warrior-factors from both the Autobots and Decepticons in order to encode it within themselves, thus turning their people into an army. He later came upon a group of humans as they were being given a tour of the city.

Making himself known, Ravage was threatened to leave at gunpoint by Hot Rod, who was accompanying the humans. Ravage assured him that if he had come as their enemy, he wouldn't have let them see him. Ravage went on to explain that the Decepticons hadn't shot down the humans’ plane, as the group had earlier been led to believe. One of the city-dwellers interrupted their conversation, and threatened to neutralize Ravage, pointing towards him a rod-like blaster. But Ravage was too quick for the city-dweller and pounced right for his throat. Before Ravage could reach him, Hot Rod discharged his photon lasers, and hit the city-dweller by accident. The city-dweller was revealed to be a robot, and Ravage played the conversation between Nyder and the [[Watcher]], the leader of the city-dwellers, he had previously recorded. Ravage and Hot Rod then forged a temporary alliance. Their group stumbled upon the city-dwellers analyzing a fight between Skydive and Vortex, programming themselves with the Autobots and Decepticons’ battle tactics. One of the young humans in the group, Jeff, asked Ravage to record the footage of the Gus Gopher Cartoon Show he had captured on his [[chronovid wristwatch]], and overwrite the city-dwellers’ computers with it. Ravage complied, noting that he liked this kind of sneaky plan.

Once the reprogramming was accomplished, and the city-dwellers began acting like cartoon characters, Ravage contacted the Combaticons above-ground and told them to cease fighting, and to follow the Aerialbots to the underground city. The city-dwellers defeated, the Decepticons honoured Ravage's truce and left in Blast Off's shuttle form peacefully. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Attack of the Insecticons====
Ravage alternatively spied on Decepticons of doubtful loyalty towards Megatron or prowled about Decepticon headquarters, keeping a lookout for intruders. He accomplished the first task in one possible adventure, where Shrapnel planned to overthrow Megatron with the use of an energy device called the Sun-Pak, and the later in another possible adventure where the Autobots attempted to retrieve the same device after it had been stolen by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

====Desert Flight====
Ravage was part of a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshliness’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam.

In the event that the Autobots used a trojan ruse to infiltrate the Decepticon base, and the Decepticons’ forcefield was disabled, Frenzy and Ravage tackled Powerglide after the later had burst into the Decepticons’ base, guns ablaze, only for the two Decepticons to crash into one another when Powerglide ducked.{{storylink|Desert Flight}}

====Decepticon Poison====
Ravage possessed an fighter jet alternate mode. He was also armed with [[proton bomb]]s. He was one of the many Decepticons who attempted to poison a water reservoir in order to turn the nearby human population into mindless slaves. Whether they succeeded or not depended on which choices the Autobots made. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}

====Autobot Alert!====
Ravage was stationed at the Decepticons’ command centre, working as a guard to make sure the Decepticons’ latest plan to conquer the Earth went smoothly. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

====The Invisibility Factor====
In one possible scenario, Ravage accompanied Galvatron on a patrol in a desert at night. Upon spotting a spaceship that flickered in-and-out of sight, the patrol investigated. Finding the Autobots Kup and Hot Rod conversing with a woman at the ship's landing site, Ravage and the others fired upon them, causing them to scramble away. Galvatron then ordered his troops to stay and scrutinize the spaceship instead of pursuing the Autobots.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to attack immediately, the Autobots were easily defeated and destroyed by the Ravage and the other Decepticons.

If Hot Rod and Kup silently followed the Decepticons back to their hide-out in a nearby canyon, they managed to tricked Ravage 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. Amidst the confusion, Ravage began arguing with Thrust, both of them insisting that the Autobots were attacking from a different direction.

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, Ravage and the other Decepticons decided to take off into space in [[Sarah Sanders]]'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 another possible scenario, Ravage and the other Decepticons happened upon Sarah Sanders's ship before any Autobots had come in contact with her. While Scavenger held the woman captive, Ravage 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 Ravage and the others with their headlights while Hot Rod took the device right out of their hands, or tricking him and most of the other Decepticons into leaving the spaceship behind while they pursued the young Autobot on a wild goose chase. The Decepticons did not succeed in catching Hot Rod no matter what scenario ensued. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}

===Frito-Lay posters===
Ravage was amongst a squad of Decepticons who attempted to get to the power source within [[Sherman Dam|Boulder Dam]]. While Megatron dueled Optimus, Ravage joined Starscream, Buzzsaw and Soundwave in an attack formation. The Decepticons were ultimately unsuccessful in gathering the data they were after. {{storylink|Battle in the Desert Valley}}
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===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Lee Tockar]] (English), [[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] (Japanese)|[[Xue Weigang]] (Chinese), [[Daoiz Cabezudo]] (Portuguese), [[Federico Romano]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Sergio Romanò]] (Italian)}}

[[File:BWRavage introduction.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|This is what's called a Dutch angle. It's a cinematographic tool which suggests that something hinky is going on.]]
Ravage was one of the few Decepticon warriors who was granted amnesty at the end of the Great War and reformatted into a Predacon, complete with [[Accent|a classy Russian accent]]. He was sent by the [[Tripredacus Council]] to capture [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], clean up any messes he might have made, and deal with the rest of those on Earth. Ravage made the trip to prehistoric Earth in a specially modified stealth [[transwarp cruiser]]. He successfully contacted the [[Maximal]]s and allied with them to capture Megatron. Due to the stealth capabilities of his ship, and the fact that [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] was also an agent of the council, Ravage and the Maximals easily captured Megatron and imprisoned him. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

[[File:Agenda1-Decepticonsforever.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Rock Will Never Die]]

Megatron, however, had one more card to play. He knew that Ravage wasn't going to let any of the stranded Transformers live, and also knew he had the one thing that would turn Ravage to his side. Using a fragment from the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Megatron showed Ravage something which shocked him—a message from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the leader of the Decepticons. As a safeguard against potential defeat, Megatron had left instructions for the descendants of the Decepticons to use transwarp technology to return to prehistoric Earth. Although the message cut out before it was finished, Megatron's plan worked: Ravage, moved by the sight of his former master, released Megatron. After Megatron explained the rest of the message, Ravage joined the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] and turned on the Maximals. Megatron and Ravage attacked [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], at which point he transformed into his old mini-cassette alternate mode, jumped into the tape player on his ship and took full control. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

His latest treachery was short-lived. During the assault on the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] infiltrated his ship and used [[Fusion weaponry#Fusion grenade|fusion grenade]]s to cause an explosion that destroyed the vessel and Ravage himself. As the inferno headed toward the bridge, Ravage raised a fist and shouted, "Decepticons forever!" as he was destroyed, along with his ship. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}

His head, seemingly all that remained of him, was knocked into the water below the ''Axalon'' by one of Tarantulas's [[Arachnoid]]s. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}
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====3H comics====
[[File:Ravageiguanusrazorclawpd2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|left|Ravage 3 Bodies Evolution!<ref>http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers.fanfic/msg/a5cd7fda89f12c7c?dmode=source&hl=en&pli=1</ref>]]

Even though the [[Maximal]]s had left Earth with [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] were far from over! [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]'s "death" was actually a cover for his return in a more powerful form that had ingested the power of the [[Vok]]! He revived Ravage into a new [[Transmetal 2]] body to help boost his forces, which also included [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] and [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]], and prepared to begin the next stage of his evil plan. Meanwhile, the remnants of Ravage's previous body were recycled by the Vok to re-create [[Tigatron]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}} {{storylink|Primeval Dawn II}}

Soon, Ravage led an attack on [[Primal Prime]], the Vok's new champion, and managed to separate Prime from Tigatron, [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], and [[Ramulus]]. Ravage boasted of his "dark cloak" which shrouded him from even Airazor's impressive sensor array, and unleashed a volley of missiles which knocked her out of the sky. Meanwhile, Tarantulas encountered Primal Prime far from the main battle, and after a heated battle, the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] itself was ripped from his chest by the undead [[Unicron's Spawn|spawn of Unicron]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 2}}

[[File:Ravagespittorpd3.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Transforms from catlike thing to catlike thing.]]

Back at [[Tarantulas's lair]], with the Matrix in their possession, Ravage oversaw the construction of a [[unspace|transwarp]] portal that would transport them deep within the maw of their new master, [[Unicron]]! Their newly born ally, [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], expressed frustration at their unwillingness to finish off the Maximals during the battle, and Ravage responded brutally. Ravage was immune to Spittor's deadly venom-covered surface, but Spittor was not likewise protected from Ravage's savage claws, so Spittor quickly quit complaining. Once the portal was completed, Tarantulas allowed them to attack the Maximals; Ravage and the others had served their purpose. Ravage led them to the Ark, but warned them to not disturb the [[Autobot]]s or [[Decepticon]]s on board. But little did they know that the Vok themselves had taken control of Primal Prime's body, and remade it in their powerful image... {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 3}}

{{note|[[3H Productions]] dissolved before this storyline could be completed. Based on the subsequent ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers|Wreckers]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (comic)|Universe]]'' storylines, it can be assumed that the Matrix of Leadership was restored to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s body at the end of this altercation, that the Maximals were triumphant, and that Tarantulas somehow fled to return to Unicron. Ravage's fate is unknown.}}

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====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
While Ravage was considered by many to be loyal only to himself, his primary loyalty was actually to Megatron and the dream of Decepticon conquest. He viewed himself as carrying on where Megatron left off, scheming and operating constantly to end Cybertron's peace and bring back a conquering empire. He had psycho blasters, guns that ''gave you seizures''. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #3}}

Alternately, Ravage was encouraged to follow the will of the [[Tripredacus Council]] by [[Sea Clamp]], and was rumored to have gained a newer, less limited body from them. {{Storylink|#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Ravage bio}}

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By the tail-end of the Great War, Ravage could combine with the Tripredacus Council and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] to form [[Predacus]]. He did so when several soldiers, including Predaking, refused to follow their orders of standing down after the deaths of both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. In this form, he slayed Predaking, ensuring that the Council's far-reaching and sinister plans could continue unimpeded. He next sniped an upstart soldier going by the name "[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]" with a stun-gun, and the Council surrendered to the Autobots on behalf of all Predacons. For this "great risk" he took to ensure the signing of the Pax Cybertronia, Ravage was granted amnesty by the Primal Council. He and Tarantulas had a good laugh the Autobots' expense afterwards, mocking their gullibility; all they had ensured was that the Tripredacus Council's machinations would continue during peacetime. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

As [[Magmatron]] was surveying the timestream, he witnessed several key events of the Beast Wars. Among those was Ravage having a conversation with the captured [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

[[File:RavageTheGathering4.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|[[IDW Publishing|IDW]] decided having his actual robot mode was a little too "Transformers"-y.]]
After Ravage's involvement in the Beast Wars, Magmatron recovered his heavily damaged torso, which still contained his spark. Magmatron then inserted the spark into a blank [[protoform]], which had already been affected by the Transmetal 2 Driver, and Ravage was reborn. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} In his Transmetal 2 body, he and his fellow Predacons, under the command of Magmatron, sought out [[Razorbeast]]'s band of Maximals. Viewing from a safe distance, Ravage ordered his soldiers to engage. Additional Maximal forces arrived, however, and Ravage's forces were defeated. Ravage retreated into the wilderness. {{storylink|Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering}}

Subsequently, Ravage would utilize all the Predacons under his command in a desperate attack as a diversion while he crept into the Maximal base to steal the [[chronal phase facilitator|chronal phase armbands]] left behind by Magmatron. He was confronted by Razorbeast, who guessed incorrectly that Ravage intended to use them to board the Autobot shuttle and return to Cybertron. Ravage corrected him by stating that he intended to free Megatron and eradicate the Maximal forces. His ambitions, however, were thwarted by [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]] who caught him off guard and gave Razorbeast the opportunity to knock Ravage offline. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}

It is not certain if Ravage's intentions for Megatron were another ruse or if he was ''actually'' out of his kitty mind regarding the tactical feasibility of this endeavor.

[[File:Lio V Ravage.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Who's the big cat NOW?]]
However, what WAS a ruse was Ravage being offline — as soon as he had been tied up by Razorbeast, the Maximal commander had to leave to help on the battlefield—upon which Ravage stopped playing dead and broke loose rather easily, managing to obtain the chronal displacement bands that Razorbeast had put him right next to after pointing them out. (A tactical genius, that Razorbeast.) However, upon activating the bands, Ravage was pulled into Chronospace by the trapped Magmatron, who warned him of the apocalypse that was to come, and ordered him to form a truce with the Maximals to fight this menace. And after hearing the warning, Ravage heeded the sage advice, sneaking out of the base while [[Chronal phase|chronically displaced]] and re-emerging to the sight of several gun barrels from [[Lio Convoy]], Razorbeast, and the Pack. However, just as he explained the situation, [[Latolata|Rartorata]] emerged from nowhere and turned Razorbeast into a frenzied monster. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

After introducing himself to Lio Convoy, Ravage agreed with him on a truce until they dealt with the menace of [[Shokaract]]. Commandeering his Predacons, Ravage's forces defeated Rartorata and Ravage extracted a sample of [[Angolmois Energy]] from the [[Blentron|Blendtron]]. When he told Lio Convoy to abandon the Angolmois-infected Razorbeast, the Pack's leader warned him that if he made light of his friend's peril again, he'd personally de-spark him. Ravage boarded the Pack's ship and returned to Cybertron with them, on the way analyzing the Angolmois Capsule, to come up with a vaccine. However, as he explained, none of them were qualified scientists for the task. After arriving on Cybertron, Shokaract blasted the Maximal ship out of the sky. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}

[[File:BWTheAscending4 Grimlock Convoys Ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ravage was the fifth Maximal legend who left before they became famous.]]
Ravage survived the crash, along with the Pack, and visited Magmatron again. Magmatron told Ravage to chronally-displace Shokaract so he could "enlighten him". He then showed unusual concern for Razorbeast's Maximals, asking how they were doing. Ravage then returned to the battle and hit [[Herald of Shokaract|Shokaract's Heralds]] with a grenade at an opportune moment. After Shokaract's suicide, Ravage found Magmatron returned and they all lived happily ever after.

Until [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] returned. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}
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====SD BotCon====
Ravage was [[Dawn of the Predacus|laughing maniacally over drinks]] with Tarantulas when the pair were approached by Beetle. Beetle told the pair they were being kicked out of the bar, since everyone else was tired of their cackling. Ravage turned to Tarantulas and asked where they could go to laugh to their hearts' content... and Tarantulas knew just the place: a children's ball pit! {{storylink|SD SG issue 5|SD BotCon #1}}

====''Timelines''====
Ravage was mentioned as being recruited along with fellow [[Mini-Cassette]]s [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] by the Predacon [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]], but for some reason left them soon afterwards to become an operative for the [[Tripredacus Council]]. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
[[File:Metals2-22.jpg‎|thumb|right|300x|Ready to make kharakiri, my lord!]]
Ravage was on board the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when it crashed onto [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}}

Many millennia later, after his son, [[Jaguar]], went crazy and began killing everyone, even Predacons, General Ravage disowned him. Ravage was later chosen by the [[Tripredacus Council]] to take an army to [[Earth|Energoa]] and defeat [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and end the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. But before the general could leave Cybertron, he and his troops were attacked by Jaguar.

Ravage ordered his men to kill his son, but Jaguar easily slaughtered them all. Jaguar then told the corpse of his father that he would finish his mission and eliminate all the Transformers on Energoa. {{Storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 2|Beast Wars Metals #2}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:Soundwavewarwithin.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|MUKNY NOT CATT]]
Ravage, with a much more arboreal alt mode, was among the opponents that Optronix foresaw himself battling against in a prophetic visions bestowed upon him upon first receiving the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} Ravage was part of the second assassination team Megatron sent after the now new [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] Optimus Prime, alongside Soundwave, Kickback, Shrapnel, and Bombshell. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} But Optimus proved to be more formidable than any of them anticipated. Optimus lost his pursuers in Cybertron's labyrinthine underground, forcing them to rely on Ravage's sense of smell to track him down. Optimus managed to use the environment to sneak up on the Decepticons, and savaged the lot of them. After taking care of Shrapnel and Bombshell, Prime blinded Ravage with an energy burst from his own partner [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], then he tossed Kickback into the feral Decepticon, squashing him against the wall. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}}

Later, Ravage became an operative of Shockwave's faction during the [[Dark Ages]]. They made war against the [[Chaos Trinity]] to upset the plans of [[The Fallen]]. {{storylink|Conflagration}} Ravage was also present at [[Tyger Pax]] when the Decepticons and [[Ultracon]]s reluctantly planned to sign a peace treaty with the Autobots. The ceremony was interrupted by a bombing engineered by Starscream, but this only served to further cement the alliance between the three factions. Ravage was among the 'bots who struck back against Starscream's troops, fighting alongside the likes of Prowl and Bluestreak. After the Starscream's Predacons were defeated, Cybertron's finally seemed to be drawing to a close... right until Megatron returned in all his glory, with the thousand-strong [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] at his back. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

Millions of years later, Ravage and the crew of the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' awoke on Earth in 1984, and did battle with the crew of the ''Ark'' for some time. He and the rest of Megatron's army were eventually defeated and captured by the Autobots, but their return vessel to Cybertron, the ''[[Ark II]]'', was destroyed in mid-flight, leaving the Transformers apparently dead. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} Ravage and many others were recovered and reprogrammed by the human mercenary known as [[Lazarus]]. As a test of his control and their power, Lazarus sent his robots to destroy the [[Smitco Oil Refinery]], and Ravage was there to "pacify" any human resistance. Megatron soon broke free of Lazarus's control, however, and freed his fellow Decepticons in the process. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

''When Megatron vanished from the face of the Earth, Ravage reluctantly joined Soundwave and many other Decepticons in following Starscream as the new leader. Starscream made his first act to take over the human city of [[Las Vegas]], turning it into a kingdom under his command. In order to ensure cooperation, he worked with the human population, promising them fame and protection in exchange for their obedience. Soundwave and his cassettes worked directly with the LVPD, supplementing their efforts with surveillance and Cybertronian based weaponry. Ravage personally intervened during a block war, dismembering a gang member before he could kill patrol officer [[Ryan O'Brien]]. The Decepticons weren't above silencing their detractors, though, and that same officer was beaten to death by some of his fellow cops later that evening, for conspiring against the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}

''Megatron returned from deep space sometime later, but the extent of his injuries at the hands of the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] left him unable to retake his command from Starscream. Instead, he voluntarily went into exile, but invited the other Decepticons to leave Starscream and join him. Ravage and Soundwave were among the Decepticons was eagerly accepted this invitation.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}

''After an enormous battle with the Keepers in Las Vegas, Megatron reclaimed leadership of the Decepticons from Starscream. To properly declare his return to power to the world, Megatron made a brazen assault directly on the White House in [[Washington, D.C.]] He had Ravage patrolling the alleyways, terrorizing civilians and running interference—the cat's efforts kept a large portion of the DCPD and National Guard occupied while Megatron had his "conference" with the [[President of the United States|President]]. Later, the President sought revenge on the Transformers during an ambush in the Nevada desert. He had American troops employ [[deconstructionite]]s, tiny microchip-sized projectiles reverse engineered from Cybertronian technology, with the power to drain energy away from Transformer systems. Ravage was caught in the initial barrage, and either his small size or limited processing power made him fall victim faster than others. Megatron had to carry Ravage to safety as the Decepticons retreated.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}

[[File:Ravagewarandpeace.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|RARRRRR yourself.]]
Sometime thereafter, Shockwave arrived on Earth with a detachment of Unified Cybertronian soldiers, equipped to take both Autobots and Decepticons into custody as enemies of the peace. Shockwave quickly granted clemency to Soundwave, Ravage, and the other Decepticons willing to swear fealty to him, after he disposed of Megatron. {{storylink|New World Order}} After returning to Cybertron, Soundwave was considering his options when a small sound caught his attention. He dispatched Ravage to investigate, but the poor kitty tried to tackle [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and got a mouthful of [[null-ray]]. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Starscream had plans of his own, and managed to convince Soundwave and his cassettes that following him would be more profitable than throwing in with Shockwave. During the chaos of the Autobot insurrection that soon followed, they arranged [[Sky Lynx (G1)|transport]] and fled back to Earth to loot its energy resources. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

{{BW Shell Game}}
After having sent Ravage out on his errand on prehistoric Earth, the Tripredacus Council tasked Magmatron with keeping a watch on all Maximal Channels, should their agent in the field fail in his mission. But Magmatron and Ravage were working together behind the Council's back, and the former-Decepticon sent planetary scans to Magmatron so he could implement his own plans for the stasis pods on prehistoric Earth. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Ravage clones gi joe vol 2.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Ravage was among the Transformers laying dormant aboard the ''Ark'' when it was discovered by [[Cobra]], who took the alien robots and reprogrammed them to serve in [[Cobra Commander]]'s plot to conquer the world. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Along with Soundwave and the other cassettes, Ravage was sent to attack the [[SPS Research Facility]], where he protected [[Zartan]] as the ninja stole a necessary module from the facility. He fought against [[Quick Kick]] and [[Mutt]], and would've killed them if he hadn't been recalled to [[Cobra Island]] when Zartan got out and deemed the mission a success. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} Shortly after the Decepticons returned, however, Cobra's control of them was broken by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s tampering, and Soundwave sent out Ravage to punish his former captors. The jaguar knocked out [[Firefly]] and dragged him back to Soundwave to be used as a slave. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} Ravage later attacked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] only to be grabbed and crushed in the Autobot's fist. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

Two years later when [[Teletran 3]] had gone berserk, sending scores of Transformers and humans both forwards and backwards in time, Ravage was among the Decepticons who surrounded the tower where the disturbance had originated. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

In an alternate future in which the Decepticons had conquered Earth, packs of Ravages prowled the woods that a team of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and Cobra members were traveling through. A few of them were destroyed by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], causing the remaining ones to flee. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Ravage-Trial by Fire.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75]]
Ravage was one of the Decepticons under [[Cobra]]'s command in [[1939]]. [[Storm Shadow|Stormshadow]] pitted him against [[Snake-Eyes]] during the two ninjas' duel among the [[Fera Islands]]. {{storylink|Transformed}} After a short but fierce battle, Snake-Eyes incapacitated Ravage with a hand grenade. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} The injured jaguar re-emerged soon after Snake-Eyes had killed Stormshadow, but quickly lost his life to the ninja's katana. {{storylink|Trenches}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Ravage participated in an all-out Decepticon offensive, squaring off against Steeljaw as the carnage raged around them. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Marktwainvsravage.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Tales of my lion-taming have been greatly exaggerated.]]
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] sent Ravage to kill [[Tobias Muldoon]], who had deserted the Decepticons when he learned they were evil. Ravage tracked him to [[Stanford Merriweather]]'s house in [[San Francisco]] and crashed into the household, startling Muldoon, Merriweather, Merriweather's daughter [[Kitty Merriweather|Kitty]], and [[Mark Twain]]. The humans fled the house as Ravage broke through the wall.

He then pretty much got his ass kicked by Mark Twain, who took advantage of Ravage being momentarily trapped in rubble to flick a [[cigar]] at him, thus igniting a gas leak. The explosion flung Ravage into the bay, never to be seen again. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}

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===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Lil Formers''===
Ravage was one of the absurd amount of minion Soundwave ejected out of his chest, all in a row, in preparation for a fight. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Ravage participated in an infiltration of [[BotCon]] to track down next year's toy designs, and use them to conquer the Autobots once and for all! While scouting out the area, he was captured by the humans organizing the convention, and put on display as a sale item. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei ravage petted.jpg|thumb|"Who's my kitty? Who's my kitty?"]]
Ravage stole a sack of energon cubes for [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Starscream]], deftly avoiding the pursuing [[Hound (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Hound]] and delivering the booty to his waiting master. Just before Starscream could put the energon to use, however, the pair were attacked by [[Cheetor (BW)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Cheetor]], who stabbed Ravage in the side with one of his throwing stars and pinned both Decepticons beneath his feet. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 8}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' BunBun manga===
When [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Starscream]] attacked a power plant with the help of the brainwashed [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Skyfire]], Ravage stealthily observed and recorded the battle with the Autobots that followed. Ravage took his recording back to [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Megatron]], and then curled up in his leader's lap as he reviewed the footage. {{storylink|Wataru's Power}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Device Label''===
Ravage had been given the mission to root out and interfere with the Autobot activity taking place within the computer under Megatron and Soundwave's command. {{storylink|Ravage (G1)/toys#Device Label|Ravage's Device Label Bio}}

===''Recordicons''===
Ravage was at a bar that Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and [[Lazorbeak]] were at. {{storylink|Recordicons issue 16|Recordicons #16}}

===Robot Heroes===
Soundwave hid in his harmless-looking alternate mode... until it was time to strike! He then loosed Laserbeak and Ravage from his chest compartment. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
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Ravage was standing upright among the Decepticon forces when they introduced the Predacons. {{storylink|Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit}}

While [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s plan to brainwash humanity unfolded, the Decepticon patted Ravage's head. {{storylink|Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!}}

Ravage was seen flying into battle with Soundwave in [[Isami Tatewaki|some kid]]'s living room. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise! The Transformers Are by Your Side!?}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Part of a troupe of Decepticons sent to Earth to demand the humans surrender to Megatron, Ravage met with the human representative, [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], and quickly learned that [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] wasn't so keen on the idea of surrendering. The Decepticons seemed to have the upper hand in the ensuing battle and Ravage again invited Hawk to surrender, but the human only responded by cleaving the cat's head with his mysterious tomahawk. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}} Ravage was then captured by G.I. Joe and fell under the control of [[Doctor Venom]] when he turned Soundwave's body into a human-controlled mech suit. During a battle with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Venom unleashed Ravage from Soundwave's chest compartment to attack the Autobot. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
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===Legends World===
Ravage was the manager of a toy store, where he was puzzled by customer [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s attempts at using telepathy at him. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 1}} He was later shocked when Rattrap showed up to buy toys in the form of a real Transformer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 1|Bonus Edition Vol. 1}} During [[Christmas]], Ravage was standing outside his store, wielding guns and advertising the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|newest ''Transformers'' series]]. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
Bolstered by the [[Titan Master]]s, Ravage accompanied Soundwave as the Decepticons orchestrated an all-out Decepticon attack on Cybertron, which was soon routed by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
Ravage was one of the many Decepticons who invaded the [[Klingon]] homeworld of [[Kronos]] during Megatron's attempt to claim the planet as the seat of a new Decepticon Empire, and tangled with [[M'Ress]] before he was incapacitated by the Klingon armada. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
Transported to the Japan of an alternate universe, Ravage joined Soundwave and the other Decepticons as they scoped out the [[Photon Power Laboratory]]. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
During the war for Cybertron, Ravage was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Force Espionage Raider]]. {{storylink|Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' toy packaging}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Todaro]]}}
[[File:SiegeEpisode2-Ravage.jpg|thumb|250px|"Holy cat, a talking crap!"]]
Ravage was one of several Decepticons who searched for the missing [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] after a failed ambush against the Autobots, but proved unable to find his comrade. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}}

[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] brought Ravage with him when he and Megatron's inner cadre left Cybertron aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. Soundwave was picked up by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] on the [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] Station and ejected Ravage. Ravage leaped onto the Titan's face and started raking his eyes, making him lose his grip on Soundwave and dropping him. Later in the battle, Ravage was picked up and thrown across the room by Scorponok. After an explosion, Ravage woke up [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. He is part of the Decepticons that broke into the area where the Autobots were and began to attack. They were ordered to cease fire when a wounded Megatron arrived, being supported by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Ravage was again licking the face of an unconscious Starscream. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 4}}

After the Decepticons crash-landed on prehistoric Earth, Soundwave deployed Ravage and Laserbeak to take on a treacherous [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], but the pair were quickly defeated and thrown aside by the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] warrior. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}
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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
[[File:GhostsOfCybertronPart5-cassettes.jpg|thumb|left|250px|That darn ghost cat!]]
Ravage was one of the few Decepticons who escaped [[Gozer]]'s destruction of Cybertron after [[Kremzeek]] transformed them into [[ghost]]s. A thousand years later, following the [[Ghostbusters]]' defeat of Kremzeek, Ravage was ejected from Soundwave alongside Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to deal with the humans. Reincarnated as grotesque, ectoplasm-spewing ghosts, the three Decepticons attacked [[Ray Stantz]] before being promptly dissipated when Soundwave was captured within a [[ghost trap]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5}}
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===''Transformers vs. the Terminator''===
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPartTwo-Ravage.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Kitten is angry. Kitten is offended.]]
Shortly after Soundwave awoke in 1984 aboard the ''Ark'', he dispatched Ravage to take care of [[Sarah Connor]] while he fought the [[T-800|the Terminator unit]] sent back in time to kill the Decepticons. Ravage chased her around the flight deck and eventually pursued her up onto [[Teletraan I]] and caused her to accidentally reactivate [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Though Ravage pounced on the Autobot leader, Optimus simply grabbed the Decepticon by the tail and used him as an improvised weapon against Soundwave. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}}

When the Autobots and Decepticons next clashed in the middle of the [[Cyberdyne Systems]] factory, Ravage trailed Sarah as she tried to raise [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and the other Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' from a nearby security booth. This time, however, the human girl grabbed a pistol, wrestled the Decepticon to the ground, and killed him by jamming the gun into his mouth and shooting him through the head. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|''Transformers'' #23]]}}

[[File:WeHaveDecievedYou-InfiltrationTroopers.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Captain Clench and his Zoo Crew.]]
Ravage was one of the many infiltration troopers [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] deployed during the Decepticon attack on the [[Senate]]. They rushed [[Grotusque]] and [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] and easily defeated them. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}} [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] posted Ravage and Laserbeak to guard a number of high-profile prisoners that included [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]], which they did up until [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] burst through the floor and sent the pair running. {{storylink|War World: Prime}} He later watched a drone [[Termagax]] constructed berate the Decepticons (Megatron in particular) for twisting her ideals. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings}} As the Decepticons strengthened their hold over Iacon, Ravage joined in with his fellow Decepticons as they quashed a burgeoning rebellion in the city's [[energon storage field]]s. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}

Later, Ravage, [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]], and [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] were assigned to move [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] to the [[Senate]] prison facility. They were interrupted mid-transfer by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Charger]], and [[Fire Beast]]; amidst the chaos, Elita was able to escape her captors and retaliated by kicking Ravage into the wall so that Bumblebee could shoot him. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|Swindle's II}}

Ravage was among the Decepticons assembled by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] to attack [[Swindle's]] and recover the escaping [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} They fought with the Autobots, but ultimately failed to prevent the escape. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}}

Ravage gathered with the Decepticon army outside [[Crystal City]] as Strika ordered the attack. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}}
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:PetSounds-HappyEnding.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Soundwave ejected Ravage and several other cassettes to investigate [[Ponyville]] after arriving in [[Equestria]]. Their presence drew the attention of [[Fluttershy]]; impressed by Soundwave's "pets", she soon won the affection of Ravage, [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. When the pony tried to treat a "boo-boo" on Ravage's nose, however, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] decided that she'd gone too far and swatted her away, an act that only drew the ire of Fluttershy's animal friends, [[Discord (MLP)|Discord]], and even Frenzy's fellow cassettes. However, Soundwave—keen on not losing the friendship of his faithful cassettes—agreed to a truce, and when both sides decided to become friends Ravage happily played with some of Fluttershy's animal companions. {{storylink|Pet Sounds}}

After accidentally trapping himself and some Equestrians underneath a pile of girders, Soundwave unleashed both Ravage and Laserbeak to try and blast their way free. However, the group only escaped after combining their musical talents to unleash a powerful sonic blast. {{storylink|Sick Beats}} In the final battle against [[King Sombra]], Ravage and [[Applejack]] worked together to trip up a mind-controlled [[Clampdown (G1)|Clampdown]]. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

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===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
[[File:TFBTTF-RavageRunOver.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Yeah, this is a boo-boo that Fluttershy might not be able to fix.]]
In the year 1985, Megatron sent Ravage and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] to the sleepy town of [[Hill Valley]] to find an edge in their war against the Autobots. Their mission initially turned up nothing, but while staking out the [[Twin Pines Mall]] the two watched [[Marty McFly]] use a DeLorean to escape some Libyan terrorists, then disappear. Ravage's detection of trans-temporal particles led Soundwave to suggest that the humans had invented [[time travel]], and Megatron ordered the pair to steal the DeLorean time machine. The pair tailed [[Doc Brown]] and Marty to [[Lyon Estates]], where they prepared to seize the device through force... only for [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to intervene. The two humans overheard the scuffle and investigated, so both sides transformed to evade detection; when Marty picked up Ravage, however, Bumblebee took the opportunity to reverse, scare the teenager into dropping the cassette, and destroy the Decepticon by running him over. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}}

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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
[[File:Unpredictable-minicassettes.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

In the heat of battle, Soundwave unleashed Ravage and Laserbeak against Optimus and Bumblebee, but his reinforcements failed to have the desired effect, as the two Autobots found his minions adorable. {{storylink|Unpredictable}} Ravage and Laserbeak battled [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], and later cheered Soundwave on as he and Blaster took part in a rap battle against each other. However, this truce was short lived, and the Autobots and Decepticons were soon battling each other once more. {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 13}}

Ravage was one of several Decepticons who fought the Autobots for control of the perfect barbecue spot, but ultimately lost. {{storylink|I Want to Protect This Place}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Go! Go! issue 32}} {{storylink|The Transformers Go! Go! Search Quiz is Here!|Search Quiz}} {{storylink|The Transformers Gather on the Snowy Mountain!|Search Quiz 2}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 45}}}}

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===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 – Optimus shoots Ravage.jpg|This may have unforseen consequences.|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
One of the Decepticons that came to [[Earth]] aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', [[Soundwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Soundwave]] sent out Ravage to assist [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]] in holding down [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]]. Ravage proceeded to bite Prime's arm until the Autobot shot him off at point blank range. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}} Soundwave was later seen cradling his body. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 3|Transformers #3}}

Later, Starscream and Soundwave were able to get [[Teletraan I|Teletraan One]] back up and running. Soundwave was about to suggest using it to repair Ravage, but Starscream, contemptuous of starting with the smallest of their number, punted the cassette aside, instead opting to revive [[Thundercracker (G1)#Energon Universe|Thundercracker]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}

When the Autobots recaptured the ''Ark'', Soundwave was carrying Ravage out when Optimus attempted to reason with Soundwave to stop the war. Soundwave looked to Ravage before throwing a punch at Optimus. Soundwave, with Ravage, then retreated with Thundercracker. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 6|Transformers #6}} When Soundwave challenged Starscream to a duel over the Decepticon leadership and gained the upper hand, Starscream pathetically tried to bargain with Soundwave, only for Soundwave to note that he hadn't forgiven Starscream for kicking Ravage, and disembowelled him. Now having claimed leadership of the Decepticons, Soundwave pledged to use the parts he'd ripped from Starscream to repair Ravage. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 7|Transformers #7}}

Later, Soundwave was looking for the parts to conduct these repairs at the Decepticons' new headquarters in the sunken ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' when he was interrupted by [[Shockwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Shockwave]]. Shockwave admonished Soundwave for bothering with the damaged [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Recordicon]], and prepared to recycle Ravage, arguing that Soundwave could have newer, stronger pets once they retook Cybertron. Before Shockwave could do so though, he was distracted by the appearance of a whale outside, and dropped Ravage to rush and see it. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 10|Transformers #10}}

[[File:TF2023 no. 18 - Ravage Revived.jpg|thumb|250px|right]]
After the reenernization of Cybertron had failed and left Shockwave's status unknown, {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 12|Transformers #12}} the Decepticons were scattered and lost the ''Nemesis''. Once they had regrouped, Soundwave led numerous raids on cities in hopes of luring the crippled Autobots out of hiding and and obtaining a stockpile of energy. After one of these raids, Soundwave lamented that Ravage's repairs would once again have to be put on hold and promised Laserbeak that their family would be whole again soon before sending him on a mission {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 15|Transformers #15}} to retrieve Megatron.

When Starscream was eventually revealed to still be alive and with the Combaticons and Astrotrain on his side, {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 16|Transformers #16}} he eventually clashed with Soundwave again in [[Seattle]]. When the Seeker tore open Soundwave's chest compartment and extracted Ravage's comatose body, he berated Soundwave for how much he cared out his tapes before preparing to finish Ravage permanently. It was then that Laserbeak returned with Megatron, who put a stop to the squabble at once. To reward Soundwave's loyalty, Megatron used his spark to revive Ravage, who nuzzled Laserbeak before leaping into a delighted Soundwave's arms. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}} He then leapt back out of his master's arms as [[Astrotrain (G1) #Energon Universe|Astrotrain]] charged at the newly returned Megatron.{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}}

Later, he was sent after [[Hound (G1) #Energon Universe|Hound]], but was fended off by the Autobot with help from his human allies [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)| Clutch]] and [[Matt Trakker]] {{storylink| G.I. Joe Energon Universe 2025 Special story}}

Ravage then participated in the Decepticon's final assault on [[Chicago]], charging at [[Jazz (G1) #Energon Universe|Jazz]] during the final showdown at the planetarium.{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 23|Transformers #23}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Commercials that featured original footage of Ravage include:
*A battle he took part in a battle against the Dinobots alongside [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. Ravage blasted [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], only to find himself face-to-face with a robotic Triceratops when his opponent assumed his beast mode. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Dinobots|Dinobots commercial}}
*When [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was duped into bringing [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] into the Decepticons' headquarters, thinking the Autobot was just a normal radio, Soundwave dispatched Laserbeak and Ravage to deal with the intruder. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Blaster|Blaster commercial}}

==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Ravage could interfere with Optimus Prime's progress. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===
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===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
Ravage was among the [[Decepticon]] troops who sought to destroy [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] on his journey, confronting him in the [[Temple Ruins]]... in theory. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

{{note|Ravage's supposed appearance in this game is from a [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy (promo video)|''Mystery of Convoy'' promo video]]. However, Ravage does not actually appear anywhere in the game, not even in unused sprite form. Given the video was made when the game was still in early development, it's likely he was planned as an enemy but then scrapped.}}

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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]]}}
[[File:N64Ravage.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Stupid sexy Ravage.]]
In an alternate timeline created when the Predacon Megatron sent a message through Transwarp back to his past self, Ravage betrayed him, then entered the ancient Autobot battle cruiser, the ''Ark''. Using its tech, he developed a prototype cloning device based on transreplication technology, through which he could produce clones of the ancient Decepticons, with memories and personalities intact. One by one, he downloaded protoform cloning data of the legendary warriors: (Decepticon) Megatron, Skywarp, Starscream, Thundercracker, Reflector, Rumble, Frenzy, Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and Soundwave. Ravage returned to Predacon space, ready to produce his clone army and already making plans of conquest. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Beast Wars Transmetals}}

{{BW fighter ending|Ravage|N64}}
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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (PS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]]}}
Ravage battled the Maximals in pitched combat. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)}}
{{note|Ravage appears as a secret playable character in the North American version of the game, but does not appear at all in the game's story mode.}}

===3D Battle Card Game===
Ravage fights under the command of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] once more, this time with several allies from (potentially) different universes and/or timelines. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Ravage took part in a covert infiltration of the Autobot base led by Soundwave, allowing them to pass information back to the Decepticons and ensure a string of Decepticon victories. They were eventually uncovered by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], and sent packing. {{storylink|Covert Operations (Legends)|Covert Operations}}

Ravage aided the Decepticon Powermasters in a battle against their hated rivals, the Autobot Powermasters. {{storylink|End of the Road (Legends)|End of the Road}}

Ravage was part of a group of Decepticons who teamed up with the Autobots [[Windblade (G1)|Wingblade]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] to battle the Ammonites on a distant planet. Together, they were able to drive off several Ammonite attacks, but the two factions soon started fighting one another over differing opinions. Eventually, the Autobots defeated the Ammonites and sent the Decepticons packing. Though angered by this turn of events, Ravage and the other Decepticons found consolation that the Ammonites also tasted defeat at the Autobots' hands, and returned to their starship. {{storylink|Into the Abyss}}

Ravage was among a group of Decepticons who accidentally time traveled back to the sixth century and ended up having to battle some similarly displaced Autobots using medieval technology. They lost, and returned to the present as prisoners of the Autobots. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (Legends)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
Ravage aided Soundwave in his battles with the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
[[File:ABTF-screen Acc-Ravage.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Ravage is an "Accessory" character, giving Deceptihogs he's attached to "acid rounds": anything their weapon hits but does not immediately destroy has its HP quickly sapped by burning acid. This bonus can be increased with upgrades won from random-prize Crates or in the "[[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower" mini-game.

He can be unlocked by purchasing him with Gems in the Barracks, with Tokens during specific [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)/Challenge Events|Challenge Events]], or won from Crates and [[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Ravage-(TM).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Ravage (TM) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character first available as a reward to ''60'' players in the "Beast Wars: Episode 4" event.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Earth Wars Ravage.jpg|thumb]]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Ravage was a cruel and sadistic spy who specialized in stealth operations, but was vulnerable to bright lights. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}} Soundwave considered him to be one of his most reliable saboteurs. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

By the time of the Maximals and Predacons, "Tripredacus Agent" had become a Predacon operative with a feline alternate mode. {{storylink|Technorganic Secrets}}

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

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

==Notes==
[[File:Ravage pounce collage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|Help me, I've been trapped in this pose since 1984!]]
* A working name for Ravage was '''Stalker'''.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-bob-budiansky-panel-coverage-170041/ Bob Budiansky Botcon Panel Coverage]</ref> Meanwhile, a partially-erased barely-legible piece of [[Bob Budiansky]]'s handwritten notes suggests "'''Tapecat'''" was at one point considered for Ravage.
* Alternate names, narration, and in-universe descriptions by other characters over the years have inconsistently described the specific sub-genus of feline which Ravage represents as a jaguar, a panther, a puma, and sometimes even as a canine.
* Ravage's original [[package art]] is by far the most-copied depiction of ''any'' Transformer ''ever''. In fact, due to it having originally been created for Takara's [[pre-Transformers|pre-''Transformers'']] toyline ''[[Micro Change]]'', it already saw use in fiction ''before'' Hasbro's [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] became a thing, appearing in a 1983 ''[[Microman]]'' manga! It was, of course, subsequently adapted for his [[character model]] used both for the cartoon and depicted in his ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Transformers Universe]]'' profile, but was also used (twice) in [[:File:G1 1984 backofboxbattle.jpg|1984's "back-of-the-box" battle mural]], and was copied in licensed coloring books and storybooks; the pose also showed up repeatedly in the Marvel comics and in the cartoon. In "[[Time Wars|Time Wars Part 2]]" (Marvel UK #200), artist [[Robin Smith]] copied the art ''multiple times'' across several subsequent panels. And it was, of course, recolored for [[Howlback (G1)|Howlback]]'s package art, and [[homage]]d ''numerous'' times in the 21st century, both in officially approved artwork and [[stock photography|stock photos]] and in fanart.
* According to the ''[[The Transformers Adventure Game Books|Transformers Adventure Game Book]]'', "[[Dinobot War]]", Ravage's cassette mode is labelled as the soundtrack to the musical ''[[Cats]]''.
* In his first appearance, ''Kre-O'' Ravage is based on his bipedal ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' appearance, and in the third one he is based on his quadruped 1984 appearance. (While only his head is seen in his second appearance, he's likely to be in quadruped form as his role there is more pet-like.)

===''Beast Wars''===
* Ravage's ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' [[robot mode]] [[character model]] is a modified Transmetal Cheetor model with Tigatron's beast head. "[[Ravage (G1)/toys#Metals|Metals Jaguar]]", the ''Beast Wars'' toy for Ravage released solely in Japan, is also a modified [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#TM1|Transmetal Cheetor]].
* Ravage's transformation to cassette mode in "[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]" was accompanied by the Generation 1 transformation sound effect.
* Ravage's profile in the IDW ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' seems to suggest that, in the body he is first seen in the ''Beast Wars'', he possess ''three'' separate modes; robot, beast, and cassette.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Jaguar''' (ジャガー ''Jagā''), '''Ravage''' (ラヴィッジ ''Ravijji'', ラベッジ ''Rabejji'')
*''Czech:'' '''Trhač'''
*''French:'' '''Saboteur''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Romboló''' ("Ravager")
*''Italian:'' '''Iena''' ("Hyena"), '''Ursus''' (''Beast Wars'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Pòhùai''' (Taiwan, 破壞, "Ravage"), '''Robin''' (Taiwan ''Beast Wars'', 羅賓 ''Lúobīn''), '''Jīqì Gǒu''' (China, 机器狗, "Mechanical Dog"), '''Lüèduóshòu''' (China ''Beast Wars'', 掠夺兽, "Ravening Beast")
*''Polish:'' '''Wściekły''' ("More Than Meets The Eye", "Furious"), '''Wściekłość''' ("The Movie", "Rage"), '''Łupieżca''' ("A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court", "Reaver"), '''Dewastator''' (''Beast Wars'', "Devastator")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Raiva''' (Portugal comics, "Rage"), '''Selvagem''' (Brazil comics, "Wild"), '''Destruição''' (Brazil ''Beast Wars'', "Destruction")
*''Russian:'' '''Grabitel'''' (Грабитель, "Robber")
*''Spanish:'' '''Destructor''' (Spain, "Destroyer"), '''Devastador''' (''Beast Wars'' Latin American dub, "Devastator")
*''Swedish:'' '''Utplånaren''' (''Generation 2'', "Obliterator")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Spustoshuvach''' (ICTV, Спустошувач, "Devastator")

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Ravage (G1)

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:''Ravage is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] and later [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Ravageboxart.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|This is every comic book panel Ravage [[Character model#Model sheet poses used in fiction|has ever been in]]. Well, okay, sometimes they rotate him a bit.]]
No Decepticon has a stronger loyalty to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] than '''Ravage''' (aka '''Battle Ravage''', '''Tripredacus Agent''', '''Tri-Predacus Agent''', '''Black Panther Man''', '''Ravrav''', '''Chief''', '''Grandmaster Cattington''', '''Dangerflouf''', '''Hairless [[Meowgatron]]''', '''Analogue Kitty''', '''Nuggy McBubatron''', and '''Meow-Meow McNiff'''<ref>https://www.facebook.com/transformers/photos/a.153259298077606/2454681957935317/?type=3&theater</ref>). One of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s most reliable [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|spies]], Ravage believes unwaveringly in the Decepticon cause, and Megatron embodies that cause. To better serve Megatron and the Decepticons, Ravage has become the most efficient and deadly war machine under his command. He hides himself in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to strike with grim accuracy. His name is synonymous with stealth. His survivors are few.

Ravage's only weakness is bright light, which can temporarily blind him. Perhaps his absolute loyalty to Megatron can blind him as well.

Sometimes he's a talker, other times he just growls or hisses at anything that isn't Megatron or Soundwave.

{{quote|Decepticons forever!|Ravage|"[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
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{{main|Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}

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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
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{{main|Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}

A violent beast (potentially capable of speech but preferring to growl), Ravage acted as one of Soundwave's primary spies and enforcers. Ravage excelled at this during the 1980s, when the Autobot and Decepticon conflict was renewed on Earth. He continued terrorizing Autobots and humans alike, even surviving the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005. Following that, Ravage was revealed to be a "[[primitive]]" and assisted in the battle against [[Tornedron]].

In a splinter timeline, Ravage aided in the restoration of the fallen Soundwave in 2011. In 2021, Ravage travelled with his master to another dimension, only to be abandoned, whereupon the unemployed Ravage was left to seek his fortune as a police officer. Following the end of the Autobot-Decepticon conflict, Ravage was granted amnesty and rebuilt as a Predacon and proceeded to have numerous time-travelling adventures.

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===Deadly Paradise===
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Ravage was stationed on [[Carob Island]], where the Decepticons had set up a mining an construction operation. Using a rare ore from the island, the Decepticons were building duplicate Autobots loyal only to Megatron. Ravage acted as a go-between the Decepticons and Madame [[Cee]], a human who's expertise and tinkering in mechanics were crucial in building the clones. Upon one of his visits to Madame Cee's workshop, Ravage came upon Madame Cee talking to the Autobot Prowl. Ravage attempted to attack Prowl, but Prowl evaded him and locked Ravage in a room. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}
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===Sticker Adventures books===
Under Megatron's orders, Ravage snuck into the Autobots’ headquarters and stole all of their fuel. It wasn't easy, but once the deed done, Ravage assured Megatron that the Autobots were as defenceless as Earth kittens. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}

===Marvel colouring books===
[[File:Decepticon patrol ravage.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Either Ravage is really big or that's a tiny elephant]]
Ravage is super-sneaky. He used the cover of an iceberg to board the Autobots' ship and tried to pounce on [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], only to discover he'd fallen foul of a hologram. Outnumbered by the alerted Autobots, he fled the ship. During a later battle, he and the other Decepticons became accidental victims of [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s earthquake. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} Ravage was once successful in defeating [[Roller (G1)|Roller]]. [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] trapped him in a [[force field]] with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and Rumble. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}

Searching for a factory suitable for manufacturing troops, Ravage looked in a jungle fruitlessly. When they eventually found a factory, Ravage realized it was an Autobot trick, and pounced on [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] who was providing the hologram. Mirage retaliated by throwing electric balls at Ravage. {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}} Ravage was among the Decepticons who attacked [[Hoover Dam]], but were driven off by the Autobots. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

Ravage's spying alerted the Decepticons to a space communicator possessed by the Autobots, which allowed the Decepticons to send a fake message so they could take over the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} Like [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], Ravage loved to follow Megatron's orders. When the Autobots interrupted the Decepticons in the process of tearing up a forest, Ravage leaped at [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] only to completely miss and go plunging off a cliff. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

When [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] found a junk yard with a car compactor, Ravage came up with a cunning plan to lure the Autobots into it by disguising it as an [[Autobot Rest Stop]]. They compacted [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], but then the rest of the Autobots turned up, and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] paralyzed Ravage with a cloud of dust. {{storylink|The Autobot Smasher!}}

Under Shockwave's orders, Ravage, Laserbeak, Kickback, and the Constructicons attacked a human village, planning to raze it and build a fuel plant in its place. Little did they know they were being spied upon from orbit by the Autobot [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. When the Autobots attacked, Shockwave had Ravage and Kickback sneak up on them to hit them from behind. But Cosmos was still looking down upon the battlefield, and warned Grapple and Gears of the duo's approach. The Autobots then beat up the Decepticons, shoved them down a hole, and poured quick-drying cement atop of them to hold them in place. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

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Ravage faced off against [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] when the Autobots attacked the Decepticon base-camp. Ravage later tried to prevent the Autobots from abducting [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], but failed. {{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}

===Transformers Pop-Up Book===
Ravage was one of the Decepticons to participate in the battle at [[Castle Decepticon]]. He pounced out of Starscream's cockpit to attack Ultra Magnus. {{Storylink|Transformers Pop-Up Book}}

===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
Ravage was among the Decepticons who tried to steal an oil truck from near the Autobots' base. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}

===Dinobot War===
[[File:Time sphere dinobot war.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Disco inferno!]]
Skulking around [[Disneyland]], Ravage hid himself inside a Walkman so that [[you]] would carry him inside [[Wizard's Cave|The Wizard's Cave]] attraction where workmen had uncovered a buried UFO. After you activated a [[time-sphere]], Ravage and Laserbeak were transported four million years back in time, where they planned to locate the crashed Ark and destroy the Autobots within. After a few battles with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], the two cassettes located the site of the flying saucer, intending to take the [[time-travelling alien]]s' advanced technology. {{storylink|Dinobot War}}
{{note|As "Dinobot War" is a [[multipath adventure]], there are multiple outcomes for Ravage:}}
*One of the aliens transported him and Laserbeak to times and places unknown.
*You transported him and Laserbeak back to the present day and they slunk away, or were lost in the time-stream.
There are also several endings where Ravage kills you. Presumably he and Laserbeak then go on to carry out their plan and the Decepticons ultimately conquer the Earth.
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
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When the Decepticons were hit by a surge of power from a lightning collector built by the Autobots, they all began malfunctioning. Ravage spontaneously ejected from [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and attacked [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who batted him aside. Soundwave picked up the stricken "mechanical hound" as the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}

On another occasion, the Decepticons spotted [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] spying on them and send Ravage after him. Ravage pursued the small Autobot, managing to fire off one of his missiles before Bumblebee used his sensitivity to bright light against him. After recovering from the eye-full of headlights, Ravage found Bumblebee had gone, but the cassette stumbled on a cave that would be perfect for testing the ion-drive for the space cruiser they were building. The news somewhat defused Megatron's temper at the escape of Bumblebee, and Ravage led the other Decepticons to his find. Ultimately, the Autobots got wind of the test and launched an attack, resulting in the ion-drive exploding and the tunnel collapsing on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}
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===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===
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Ravage followed [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], and when the Autobot tried to abduct Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]], Ravage decided to capture her for the Decepticons instead. After jumping onto Cliffjumper's hood in panther mode, he transformed to [[robot mode]](?!) and tried to grab the doctor, only for Cliffjumper to [[glass gas]] his right arm. The Autobot made off with Blaisedale, leaving Ravage in the dust, but the Decepticon notified Megatron who made alternate arrangements. When later the Decepticons wanted to attack the solar plant, Ravage successfully kidnapped Blaisedale as a diversion. He and the other Decepticon guards later fled when the Autobots came to rescue her. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
Ravage spied on [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and a bunch of Autobots in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and reported to Megatron. He was on Megatron's team as they tracked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to [[South America]] and attempted to seize [[Mount Sheelah]]. Unfortunately the volcano blew up in their faces, trapping them with lava. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} Ravage was hanging out at the Decepticon fortress when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] stole the Decepticons' [[global crystal]], but didn't detect the scout until it was too late. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}

When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] spotted a construction at [[Stanley Lake]], Ravage was the only Decepticon who knew his history well enough to recognize what a hydro electric station was, a method of generating power used on Cybertron "way way back in the mists of time." He accompanied Megatron to Stanley Lake on a fact-finding mission, and when the other Decepticons were washed away by a torrent thanks to the Autobots, Ravage alone escaped. He confronted [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], only to be dazzled by the Autobot's [[sound and light show]] until the other Autobots arrived, and he had to retreat. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} Sore at all the defeats, the Decepticons discussed how to defeat the Autobots, and Ravage came up with the idea of infiltrating the Autobot ranks with a spy. This plan paid off when Starscream did so and reported on an Autobot [[Deuterium Orbital Laser Tracing System|super weapon]] being stored at [[Mount Levram]]. Of course, while the Decepticons were smashing Mount Levram, the Autobots demolished the Decepticon fortress, having gotten wise to Starscream and fooled him themselves. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

===Battle Beneath the Ice===
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When human scientists discovered a mysterious city beneath the ice of the North Pole, they placed a call to Autobot City in order to get the Transformers' perspective on the discovery. The Decepticons also somehow learned of the city, and Ravage found a way to infiltrate it unnoticed. As he lurked, Ravage managed to record a conversation between one of the city-dwellers and the human Nyder, who were discussing stealing the warrior-factors from both the Autobots and Decepticons in order to encode it within themselves, thus turning their people into an army. He later came upon a group of humans as they were being given a tour of the city.

Making himself known, Ravage was threatened to leave at gunpoint by Hot Rod, who was accompanying the humans. Ravage assured him that if he had come as their enemy, he wouldn't have let them see him. Ravage went on to explain that the Decepticons hadn't shot down the humans’ plane, as the group had earlier been led to believe. One of the city-dwellers interrupted their conversation, and threatened to neutralize Ravage, pointing towards him a rod-like blaster. But Ravage was too quick for the city-dweller and pounced right for his throat. Before Ravage could reach him, Hot Rod discharged his photon lasers, and hit the city-dweller by accident. The city-dweller was revealed to be a robot, and Ravage played the conversation between Nyder and the [[Watcher]], the leader of the city-dwellers, he had previously recorded. Ravage and Hot Rod then forged a temporary alliance. Their group stumbled upon the city-dwellers analyzing a fight between Skydive and Vortex, programming themselves with the Autobots and Decepticons’ battle tactics. One of the young humans in the group, Jeff, asked Ravage to record the footage of the Gus Gopher Cartoon Show he had captured on his [[chronovid wristwatch]], and overwrite the city-dwellers’ computers with it. Ravage complied, noting that he liked this kind of sneaky plan.

Once the reprogramming was accomplished, and the city-dwellers began acting like cartoon characters, Ravage contacted the Combaticons above-ground and told them to cease fighting, and to follow the Aerialbots to the underground city. The city-dwellers defeated, the Decepticons honoured Ravage's truce and left in Blast Off's shuttle form peacefully. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Attack of the Insecticons====
Ravage alternatively spied on Decepticons of doubtful loyalty towards Megatron or prowled about Decepticon headquarters, keeping a lookout for intruders. He accomplished the first task in one possible adventure, where Shrapnel planned to overthrow Megatron with the use of an energy device called the Sun-Pak, and the later in another possible adventure where the Autobots attempted to retrieve the same device after it had been stolen by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

====Desert Flight====
Ravage was part of a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshliness’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam.

In the event that the Autobots used a trojan ruse to infiltrate the Decepticon base, and the Decepticons’ forcefield was disabled, Frenzy and Ravage tackled Powerglide after the later had burst into the Decepticons’ base, guns ablaze, only for the two Decepticons to crash into one another when Powerglide ducked.{{storylink|Desert Flight}}

====Decepticon Poison====
Ravage possessed an fighter jet alternate mode. He was also armed with [[proton bomb]]s. He was one of the many Decepticons who attempted to poison a water reservoir in order to turn the nearby human population into mindless slaves. Whether they succeeded or not depended on which choices the Autobots made. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}

====Autobot Alert!====
Ravage was stationed at the Decepticons’ command centre, working as a guard to make sure the Decepticons’ latest plan to conquer the Earth went smoothly. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

====The Invisibility Factor====
In one possible scenario, Ravage accompanied Galvatron on a patrol in a desert at night. Upon spotting a spaceship that flickered in-and-out of sight, the patrol investigated. Finding the Autobots Kup and Hot Rod conversing with a woman at the ship's landing site, Ravage and the others fired upon them, causing them to scramble away. Galvatron then ordered his troops to stay and scrutinize the spaceship instead of pursuing the Autobots.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to attack immediately, the Autobots were easily defeated and destroyed by the Ravage and the other Decepticons.

If Hot Rod and Kup silently followed the Decepticons back to their hide-out in a nearby canyon, they managed to tricked Ravage 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. Amidst the confusion, Ravage began arguing with Thrust, both of them insisting that the Autobots were attacking from a different direction.

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, Ravage and the other Decepticons decided to take off into space in [[Sarah Sanders]]'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 another possible scenario, Ravage and the other Decepticons happened upon Sarah Sanders's ship before any Autobots had come in contact with her. While Scavenger held the woman captive, Ravage 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 Ravage and the others with their headlights while Hot Rod took the device right out of their hands, or tricking him and most of the other Decepticons into leaving the spaceship behind while they pursued the young Autobot on a wild goose chase. The Decepticons did not succeed in catching Hot Rod no matter what scenario ensued. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}

===Frito-Lay posters===
Ravage was amongst a squad of Decepticons who attempted to get to the power source within [[Sherman Dam|Boulder Dam]]. While Megatron dueled Optimus, Ravage joined Starscream, Buzzsaw and Soundwave in an attack formation. The Decepticons were ultimately unsuccessful in gathering the data they were after. {{storylink|Battle in the Desert Valley}}
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===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Lee Tockar]] (English), [[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] (Japanese)|[[Xue Weigang]] (Chinese), [[Daoiz Cabezudo]] (Portuguese), [[Federico Romano]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Sergio Romanò]] (Italian)}}

[[File:BWRavage introduction.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|This is what's called a Dutch angle. It's a cinematographic tool which suggests that something hinky is going on.]]
Ravage was one of the few Decepticon warriors who was granted amnesty at the end of the Great War and reformatted into a Predacon, complete with [[Accent|a classy Russian accent]]. He was sent by the [[Tripredacus Council]] to capture [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], clean up any messes he might have made, and deal with the rest of those on Earth. Ravage made the trip to prehistoric Earth in a specially modified stealth [[transwarp cruiser]]. He successfully contacted the [[Maximal]]s and allied with them to capture Megatron. Due to the stealth capabilities of his ship, and the fact that [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] was also an agent of the council, Ravage and the Maximals easily captured Megatron and imprisoned him. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

[[File:Agenda1-Decepticonsforever.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Rock Will Never Die]]

Megatron, however, had one more card to play. He knew that Ravage wasn't going to let any of the stranded Transformers live, and also knew he had the one thing that would turn Ravage to his side. Using a fragment from the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Megatron showed Ravage something which shocked him—a message from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the leader of the Decepticons. As a safeguard against potential defeat, Megatron had left instructions for the descendants of the Decepticons to use transwarp technology to return to prehistoric Earth. Although the message cut out before it was finished, Megatron's plan worked: Ravage, moved by the sight of his former master, released Megatron. After Megatron explained the rest of the message, Ravage joined the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] and turned on the Maximals. Megatron and Ravage attacked [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], at which point he transformed into his old mini-cassette alternate mode, jumped into the tape player on his ship and took full control. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

His latest treachery was short-lived. During the assault on the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] infiltrated his ship and used [[Fusion weaponry#Fusion grenade|fusion grenade]]s to cause an explosion that destroyed the vessel and Ravage himself. As the inferno headed toward the bridge, Ravage raised a fist and shouted, "Decepticons forever!" as he was destroyed, along with his ship. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}

His head, seemingly all that remained of him, was knocked into the water below the ''Axalon'' by one of Tarantulas's [[Arachnoid]]s. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}
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====3H comics====
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Even though the [[Maximal]]s had left Earth with [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] were far from over! [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]'s "death" was actually a cover for his return in a more powerful form that had ingested the power of the [[Vok]]! He revived Ravage into a new [[Transmetal 2]] body to help boost his forces, which also included [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] and [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]], and prepared to begin the next stage of his evil plan. Meanwhile, the remnants of Ravage's previous body were recycled by the Vok to re-create [[Tigatron]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}} {{storylink|Primeval Dawn II}}

Soon, Ravage led an attack on [[Primal Prime]], the Vok's new champion, and managed to separate Prime from Tigatron, [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], and [[Ramulus]]. Ravage boasted of his "dark cloak" which shrouded him from even Airazor's impressive sensor array, and unleashed a volley of missiles which knocked her out of the sky. Meanwhile, Tarantulas encountered Primal Prime far from the main battle, and after a heated battle, the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] itself was ripped from his chest by the undead [[Unicron's Spawn|spawn of Unicron]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 2}}

[[File:Ravagespittorpd3.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Transforms from catlike thing to catlike thing.]]

Back at [[Tarantulas's lair]], with the Matrix in their possession, Ravage oversaw the construction of a [[unspace|transwarp]] portal that would transport them deep within the maw of their new master, [[Unicron]]! Their newly born ally, [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], expressed frustration at their unwillingness to finish off the Maximals during the battle, and Ravage responded brutally. Ravage was immune to Spittor's deadly venom-covered surface, but Spittor was not likewise protected from Ravage's savage claws, so Spittor quickly quit complaining. Once the portal was completed, Tarantulas allowed them to attack the Maximals; Ravage and the others had served their purpose. Ravage led them to the Ark, but warned them to not disturb the [[Autobot]]s or [[Decepticon]]s on board. But little did they know that the Vok themselves had taken control of Primal Prime's body, and remade it in their powerful image... {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 3}}

{{note|[[3H Productions]] dissolved before this storyline could be completed. Based on the subsequent ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers|Wreckers]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (comic)|Universe]]'' storylines, it can be assumed that the Matrix of Leadership was restored to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s body at the end of this altercation, that the Maximals were triumphant, and that Tarantulas somehow fled to return to Unicron. Ravage's fate is unknown.}}

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====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
While Ravage was considered by many to be loyal only to himself, his primary loyalty was actually to Megatron and the dream of Decepticon conquest. He viewed himself as carrying on where Megatron left off, scheming and operating constantly to end Cybertron's peace and bring back a conquering empire. He had psycho blasters, guns that ''gave you seizures''. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #3}}

Alternately, Ravage was encouraged to follow the will of the [[Tripredacus Council]] by [[Sea Clamp]], and was rumored to have gained a newer, less limited body from them. {{Storylink|#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Ravage bio}}

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By the tail-end of the Great War, Ravage could combine with the Tripredacus Council and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] to form [[Predacus]]. He did so when several soldiers, including Predaking, refused to follow their orders of standing down after the deaths of both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. In this form, he slayed Predaking, ensuring that the Council's far-reaching and sinister plans could continue unimpeded. He next sniped an upstart soldier going by the name "[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]" with a stun-gun, and the Council surrendered to the Autobots on behalf of all Predacons. For this "great risk" he took to ensure the signing of the Pax Cybertronia, Ravage was granted amnesty by the Primal Council. He and Tarantulas had a good laugh the Autobots' expense afterwards, mocking their gullibility; all they had ensured was that the Tripredacus Council's machinations would continue during peacetime. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

As [[Magmatron]] was surveying the timestream, he witnessed several key events of the Beast Wars. Among those was Ravage having a conversation with the captured [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

[[File:RavageTheGathering4.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|[[IDW Publishing|IDW]] decided having his actual robot mode was a little too "Transformers"-y.]]
After Ravage's involvement in the Beast Wars, Magmatron recovered his heavily damaged torso, which still contained his spark. Magmatron then inserted the spark into a blank [[protoform]], which had already been affected by the Transmetal 2 Driver, and Ravage was reborn. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} In his Transmetal 2 body, he and his fellow Predacons, under the command of Magmatron, sought out [[Razorbeast]]'s band of Maximals. Viewing from a safe distance, Ravage ordered his soldiers to engage. Additional Maximal forces arrived, however, and Ravage's forces were defeated. Ravage retreated into the wilderness. {{storylink|Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering}}

Subsequently, Ravage would utilize all the Predacons under his command in a desperate attack as a diversion while he crept into the Maximal base to steal the [[chronal phase facilitator|chronal phase armbands]] left behind by Magmatron. He was confronted by Razorbeast, who guessed incorrectly that Ravage intended to use them to board the Autobot shuttle and return to Cybertron. Ravage corrected him by stating that he intended to free Megatron and eradicate the Maximal forces. His ambitions, however, were thwarted by [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]] who caught him off guard and gave Razorbeast the opportunity to knock Ravage offline. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}

It is not certain if Ravage's intentions for Megatron were another ruse or if he was ''actually'' out of his kitty mind regarding the tactical feasibility of this endeavor.

[[File:Lio V Ravage.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Who's the big cat NOW?]]
However, what WAS a ruse was Ravage being offline — as soon as he had been tied up by Razorbeast, the Maximal commander had to leave to help on the battlefield—upon which Ravage stopped playing dead and broke loose rather easily, managing to obtain the chronal displacement bands that Razorbeast had put him right next to after pointing them out. (A tactical genius, that Razorbeast.) However, upon activating the bands, Ravage was pulled into Chronospace by the trapped Magmatron, who warned him of the apocalypse that was to come, and ordered him to form a truce with the Maximals to fight this menace. And after hearing the warning, Ravage heeded the sage advice, sneaking out of the base while [[Chronal phase|chronically displaced]] and re-emerging to the sight of several gun barrels from [[Lio Convoy]], Razorbeast, and the Pack. However, just as he explained the situation, [[Latolata|Rartorata]] emerged from nowhere and turned Razorbeast into a frenzied monster. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

After introducing himself to Lio Convoy, Ravage agreed with him on a truce until they dealt with the menace of [[Shokaract]]. Commandeering his Predacons, Ravage's forces defeated Rartorata and Ravage extracted a sample of [[Angolmois Energy]] from the [[Blentron|Blendtron]]. When he told Lio Convoy to abandon the Angolmois-infected Razorbeast, the Pack's leader warned him that if he made light of his friend's peril again, he'd personally de-spark him. Ravage boarded the Pack's ship and returned to Cybertron with them, on the way analyzing the Angolmois Capsule, to come up with a vaccine. However, as he explained, none of them were qualified scientists for the task. After arriving on Cybertron, Shokaract blasted the Maximal ship out of the sky. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}

[[File:BWTheAscending4 Grimlock Convoys Ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ravage was the fifth Maximal legend who left before they became famous.]]
Ravage survived the crash, along with the Pack, and visited Magmatron again. Magmatron told Ravage to chronally-displace Shokaract so he could "enlighten him". He then showed unusual concern for Razorbeast's Maximals, asking how they were doing. Ravage then returned to the battle and hit [[Herald of Shokaract|Shokaract's Heralds]] with a grenade at an opportune moment. After Shokaract's suicide, Ravage found Magmatron returned and they all lived happily ever after.

Until [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] returned. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}
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====SD BotCon====
Ravage was [[Dawn of the Predacus|laughing maniacally over drinks]] with Tarantulas when the pair were approached by Beetle. Beetle told the pair they were being kicked out of the bar, since everyone else was tired of their cackling. Ravage turned to Tarantulas and asked where they could go to laugh to their hearts' content... and Tarantulas knew just the place: a children's ball pit! {{storylink|SD SG issue 5|SD BotCon #1}}

====''Timelines''====
Ravage was mentioned as being recruited along with fellow [[Mini-Cassette]]s [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] by the Predacon [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]], but for some reason left them soon afterwards to become an operative for the [[Tripredacus Council]]. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
[[File:Metals2-22.jpg‎|thumb|right|300x|Ready to make kharakiri, my lord!]]
Ravage was on board the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when it crashed onto [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}}

Many millennia later, after his son, [[Jaguar]], went crazy and began killing everyone, even Predacons, General Ravage disowned him. Ravage was later chosen by the [[Tripredacus Council]] to take an army to [[Earth|Energoa]] and defeat [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and end the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. But before the general could leave Cybertron, he and his troops were attacked by Jaguar.

Ravage ordered his men to kill his son, but Jaguar easily slaughtered them all. Jaguar then told the corpse of his father that he would finish his mission and eliminate all the Transformers on Energoa. {{Storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 2|Beast Wars Metals #2}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:Soundwavewarwithin.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|MUKNY NOT CATT]]
Ravage, with a much more arboreal alt mode, was among the opponents that Optronix foresaw himself battling against in a prophetic visions bestowed upon him upon first receiving the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} Ravage was part of the second assassination team Megatron sent after the now new [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] Optimus Prime, alongside Soundwave, Kickback, Shrapnel, and Bombshell. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} But Optimus proved to be more formidable than any of them anticipated. Optimus lost his pursuers in Cybertron's labyrinthine underground, forcing them to rely on Ravage's sense of smell to track him down. Optimus managed to use the environment to sneak up on the Decepticons, and savaged the lot of them. After taking care of Shrapnel and Bombshell, Prime blinded Ravage with an energy burst from his own partner [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], then he tossed Kickback into the feral Decepticon, squashing him against the wall. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}}

Later, Ravage became an operative of Shockwave's faction during the [[Dark Ages]]. They made war against the [[Chaos Trinity]] to upset the plans of [[The Fallen]]. {{storylink|Conflagration}} Ravage was also present at [[Tyger Pax]] when the Decepticons and [[Ultracon]]s reluctantly planned to sign a peace treaty with the Autobots. The ceremony was interrupted by a bombing engineered by Starscream, but this only served to further cement the alliance between the three factions. Ravage was among the 'bots who struck back against Starscream's troops, fighting alongside the likes of Prowl and Bluestreak. After the Starscream's Predacons were defeated, Cybertron's finally seemed to be drawing to a close... right until Megatron returned in all his glory, with the thousand-strong [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] at his back. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

Millions of years later, Ravage and the crew of the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' awoke on Earth in 1984, and did battle with the crew of the ''Ark'' for some time. He and the rest of Megatron's army were eventually defeated and captured by the Autobots, but their return vessel to Cybertron, the ''[[Ark II]]'', was destroyed in mid-flight, leaving the Transformers apparently dead. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} Ravage and many others were recovered and reprogrammed by the human mercenary known as [[Lazarus]]. As a test of his control and their power, Lazarus sent his robots to destroy the [[Smitco Oil Refinery]], and Ravage was there to "pacify" any human resistance. Megatron soon broke free of Lazarus's control, however, and freed his fellow Decepticons in the process. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

''When Megatron vanished from the face of the Earth, Ravage reluctantly joined Soundwave and many other Decepticons in following Starscream as the new leader. Starscream made his first act to take over the human city of [[Las Vegas]], turning it into a kingdom under his command. In order to ensure cooperation, he worked with the human population, promising them fame and protection in exchange for their obedience. Soundwave and his cassettes worked directly with the LVPD, supplementing their efforts with surveillance and Cybertronian based weaponry. Ravage personally intervened during a block war, dismembering a gang member before he could kill patrol officer [[Ryan O'Brien]]. The Decepticons weren't above silencing their detractors, though, and that same officer was beaten to death by some of his fellow cops later that evening, for conspiring against the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}

''Megatron returned from deep space sometime later, but the extent of his injuries at the hands of the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] left him unable to retake his command from Starscream. Instead, he voluntarily went into exile, but invited the other Decepticons to leave Starscream and join him. Ravage and Soundwave were among the Decepticons was eagerly accepted this invitation.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}

''After an enormous battle with the Keepers in Las Vegas, Megatron reclaimed leadership of the Decepticons from Starscream. To properly declare his return to power to the world, Megatron made a brazen assault directly on the White House in [[Washington, D.C.]] He had Ravage patrolling the alleyways, terrorizing civilians and running interference—the cat's efforts kept a large portion of the DCPD and National Guard occupied while Megatron had his "conference" with the [[President of the United States|President]]. Later, the President sought revenge on the Transformers during an ambush in the Nevada desert. He had American troops employ [[deconstructionite]]s, tiny microchip-sized projectiles reverse engineered from Cybertronian technology, with the power to drain energy away from Transformer systems. Ravage was caught in the initial barrage, and either his small size or limited processing power made him fall victim faster than others. Megatron had to carry Ravage to safety as the Decepticons retreated.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}

[[File:Ravagewarandpeace.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|RARRRRR yourself.]]
Sometime thereafter, Shockwave arrived on Earth with a detachment of Unified Cybertronian soldiers, equipped to take both Autobots and Decepticons into custody as enemies of the peace. Shockwave quickly granted clemency to Soundwave, Ravage, and the other Decepticons willing to swear fealty to him, after he disposed of Megatron. {{storylink|New World Order}} After returning to Cybertron, Soundwave was considering his options when a small sound caught his attention. He dispatched Ravage to investigate, but the poor kitty tried to tackle [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and got a mouthful of [[null-ray]]. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Starscream had plans of his own, and managed to convince Soundwave and his cassettes that following him would be more profitable than throwing in with Shockwave. During the chaos of the Autobot insurrection that soon followed, they arranged [[Sky Lynx (G1)|transport]] and fled back to Earth to loot its energy resources. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

{{BW Shell Game}}
After having sent Ravage out on his errand on prehistoric Earth, the Tripredacus Council tasked Magmatron with keeping a watch on all Maximal Channels, should their agent in the field fail in his mission. But Magmatron and Ravage were working together behind the Council's back, and the former-Decepticon sent planetary scans to Magmatron so he could implement his own plans for the stasis pods on prehistoric Earth. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Ravage clones gi joe vol 2.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Ravage was among the Transformers laying dormant aboard the ''Ark'' when it was discovered by [[Cobra]], who took the alien robots and reprogrammed them to serve in [[Cobra Commander]]'s plot to conquer the world. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Along with Soundwave and the other cassettes, Ravage was sent to attack the [[SPS Research Facility]], where he protected [[Zartan]] as the ninja stole a necessary module from the facility. He fought against [[Quick Kick]] and [[Mutt]], and would've killed them if he hadn't been recalled to [[Cobra Island]] when Zartan got out and deemed the mission a success. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} Shortly after the Decepticons returned, however, Cobra's control of them was broken by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s tampering, and Soundwave sent out Ravage to punish his former captors. The jaguar knocked out [[Firefly]] and dragged him back to Soundwave to be used as a slave. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} Ravage later attacked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] only to be grabbed and crushed in the Autobot's fist. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

Two years later when [[Teletran 3]] had gone berserk, sending scores of Transformers and humans both forwards and backwards in time, Ravage was among the Decepticons who surrounded the tower where the disturbance had originated. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

In an alternate future in which the Decepticons had conquered Earth, packs of Ravages prowled the woods that a team of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and Cobra members were traveling through. A few of them were destroyed by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], causing the remaining ones to flee. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Ravage-Trial by Fire.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75]]
Ravage was one of the Decepticons under [[Cobra]]'s command in [[1939]]. [[Storm Shadow|Stormshadow]] pitted him against [[Snake-Eyes]] during the two ninjas' duel among the [[Fera Islands]]. {{storylink|Transformed}} After a short but fierce battle, Snake-Eyes incapacitated Ravage with a hand grenade. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} The injured jaguar re-emerged soon after Snake-Eyes had killed Stormshadow, but quickly lost his life to the ninja's katana. {{storylink|Trenches}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Ravage participated in an all-out Decepticon offensive, squaring off against Steeljaw as the carnage raged around them. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Marktwainvsravage.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Tales of my lion-taming have been greatly exaggerated.]]
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] sent Ravage to kill [[Tobias Muldoon]], who had deserted the Decepticons when he learned they were evil. Ravage tracked him to [[Stanford Merriweather]]'s house in [[San Francisco]] and crashed into the household, startling Muldoon, Merriweather, Merriweather's daughter [[Kitty Merriweather|Kitty]], and [[Mark Twain]]. The humans fled the house as Ravage broke through the wall.

He then pretty much got his ass kicked by Mark Twain, who took advantage of Ravage being momentarily trapped in rubble to flick a [[cigar]] at him, thus igniting a gas leak. The explosion flung Ravage into the bay, never to be seen again. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}

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===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Lil Formers''===
Ravage was one of the absurd amount of minion Soundwave ejected out of his chest, all in a row, in preparation for a fight. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Ravage participated in an infiltration of [[BotCon]] to track down next year's toy designs, and use them to conquer the Autobots once and for all! While scouting out the area, he was captured by the humans organizing the convention, and put on display as a sale item. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei ravage petted.jpg|thumb|"Who's my kitty? Who's my kitty?"]]
Ravage stole a sack of energon cubes for [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Starscream]], deftly avoiding the pursuing [[Hound (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Hound]] and delivering the booty to his waiting master. Just before Starscream could put the energon to use, however, the pair were attacked by [[Cheetor (BW)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Cheetor]], who stabbed Ravage in the side with one of his throwing stars and pinned both Decepticons beneath his feet. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 8}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' BunBun manga===
When [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Starscream]] attacked a power plant with the help of the brainwashed [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Skyfire]], Ravage stealthily observed and recorded the battle with the Autobots that followed. Ravage took his recording back to [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Megatron]], and then curled up in his leader's lap as he reviewed the footage. {{storylink|Wataru's Power}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Device Label''===
Ravage had been given the mission to root out and interfere with the Autobot activity taking place within the computer under Megatron and Soundwave's command. {{storylink|Ravage (G1)/toys#Device Label|Ravage's Device Label Bio}}

===''Recordicons''===
Ravage was at a bar that Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and [[Lazorbeak]] were at. {{storylink|Recordicons issue 16|Recordicons #16}}

===Robot Heroes===
Soundwave hid in his harmless-looking alternate mode... until it was time to strike! He then loosed Laserbeak and Ravage from his chest compartment. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreORavage.jpg|thumb]]

Ravage was standing upright among the Decepticon forces when they introduced the Predacons. {{storylink|Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit}}

While [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s plan to brainwash humanity unfolded, the Decepticon patted Ravage's head. {{storylink|Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!}}

Ravage was seen flying into battle with Soundwave in [[Isami Tatewaki|some kid]]'s living room. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise! The Transformers Are by Your Side!?}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Part of a troupe of Decepticons sent to Earth to demand the humans surrender to Megatron, Ravage met with the human representative, [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], and quickly learned that [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] wasn't so keen on the idea of surrendering. The Decepticons seemed to have the upper hand in the ensuing battle and Ravage again invited Hawk to surrender, but the human only responded by cleaving the cat's head with his mysterious tomahawk. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}} Ravage was then captured by G.I. Joe and fell under the control of [[Doctor Venom]] when he turned Soundwave's body into a human-controlled mech suit. During a battle with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Venom unleashed Ravage from Soundwave's chest compartment to attack the Autobot. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}}}}

===Legends World===
Ravage was the manager of a toy store, where he was puzzled by customer [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s attempts at using telepathy at him. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 1}} He was later shocked when Rattrap showed up to buy toys in the form of a real Transformer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 1|Bonus Edition Vol. 1}} During [[Christmas]], Ravage was standing outside his store, wielding guns and advertising the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|newest ''Transformers'' series]]. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
Bolstered by the [[Titan Master]]s, Ravage accompanied Soundwave as the Decepticons orchestrated an all-out Decepticon attack on Cybertron, which was soon routed by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
Ravage was one of the many Decepticons who invaded the [[Klingon]] homeworld of [[Kronos]] during Megatron's attempt to claim the planet as the seat of a new Decepticon Empire, and tangled with [[M'Ress]] before he was incapacitated by the Klingon armada. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
Transported to the Japan of an alternate universe, Ravage joined Soundwave and the other Decepticons as they scoped out the [[Photon Power Laboratory]]. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
During the war for Cybertron, Ravage was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Force Espionage Raider]]. {{storylink|Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' toy packaging}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Todaro]]}}
[[File:SiegeEpisode2-Ravage.jpg|thumb|250px|"Holy cat, a talking crap!"]]
Ravage was one of several Decepticons who searched for the missing [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] after a failed ambush against the Autobots, but proved unable to find his comrade. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}}

[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] brought Ravage with him when he and Megatron's inner cadre left Cybertron aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. Soundwave was picked up by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] on the [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] Station and ejected Ravage. Ravage leaped onto the Titan's face and started raking his eyes, making him lose his grip on Soundwave and dropping him. Later in the battle, Ravage was picked up and thrown across the room by Scorponok. After an explosion, Ravage woke up [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. He is part of the Decepticons that broke into the area where the Autobots were and began to attack. They were ordered to cease fire when a wounded Megatron arrived, being supported by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Ravage was again licking the face of an unconscious Starscream. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 4}}

After the Decepticons crash-landed on prehistoric Earth, Soundwave deployed Ravage and Laserbeak to take on a treacherous [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], but the pair were quickly defeated and thrown aside by the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] warrior. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}
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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
[[File:GhostsOfCybertronPart5-cassettes.jpg|thumb|left|250px|That darn ghost cat!]]
Ravage was one of the few Decepticons who escaped [[Gozer]]'s destruction of Cybertron after [[Kremzeek]] transformed them into [[ghost]]s. A thousand years later, following the [[Ghostbusters]]' defeat of Kremzeek, Ravage was ejected from Soundwave alongside Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to deal with the humans. Reincarnated as grotesque, ectoplasm-spewing ghosts, the three Decepticons attacked [[Ray Stantz]] before being promptly dissipated when Soundwave was captured within a [[ghost trap]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5}}
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===''Transformers vs. the Terminator''===
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPartTwo-Ravage.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Kitten is angry. Kitten is offended.]]
Shortly after Soundwave awoke in 1984 aboard the ''Ark'', he dispatched Ravage to take care of [[Sarah Connor]] while he fought the [[T-800|the Terminator unit]] sent back in time to kill the Decepticons. Ravage chased her around the flight deck and eventually pursued her up onto [[Teletraan I]] and caused her to accidentally reactivate [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Though Ravage pounced on the Autobot leader, Optimus simply grabbed the Decepticon by the tail and used him as an improvised weapon against Soundwave. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}}

When the Autobots and Decepticons next clashed in the middle of the [[Cyberdyne Systems]] factory, Ravage trailed Sarah as she tried to raise [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and the other Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' from a nearby security booth. This time, however, the human girl grabbed a pistol, wrestled the Decepticon to the ground, and killed him by jamming the gun into his mouth and shooting him through the head. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|''Transformers'' #23]]}}

[[File:WeHaveDecievedYou-InfiltrationTroopers.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Captain Clench and his Zoo Crew.]]
Ravage was one of the many infiltration troopers [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] deployed during the Decepticon attack on the [[Senate]]. They rushed [[Grotusque]] and [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] and easily defeated them. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}} [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] posted Ravage and Laserbeak to guard a number of high-profile prisoners that included [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]], which they did up until [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] burst through the floor and sent the pair running. {{storylink|War World: Prime}} He later watched a drone [[Termagax]] constructed berate the Decepticons (Megatron in particular) for twisting her ideals. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings}} As the Decepticons strengthened their hold over Iacon, Ravage joined in with his fellow Decepticons as they quashed a burgeoning rebellion in the city's [[energon storage field]]s. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}

Later, Ravage, [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]], and [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] were assigned to move [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] to the [[Senate]] prison facility. They were interrupted mid-transfer by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Charger]], and [[Fire Beast]]; amidst the chaos, Elita was able to escape her captors and retaliated by kicking Ravage into the wall so that Bumblebee could shoot him. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|Swindle's II}}

Ravage was among the Decepticons assembled by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] to attack [[Swindle's]] and recover the escaping [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} They fought with the Autobots, but ultimately failed to prevent the escape. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}}

Ravage gathered with the Decepticon army outside [[Crystal City]] as Strika ordered the attack. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}}
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:PetSounds-HappyEnding.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Soundwave ejected Ravage and several other cassettes to investigate [[Ponyville]] after arriving in [[Equestria]]. Their presence drew the attention of [[Fluttershy]]; impressed by Soundwave's "pets", she soon won the affection of Ravage, [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. When the pony tried to treat a "boo-boo" on Ravage's nose, however, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] decided that she'd gone too far and swatted her away, an act that only drew the ire of Fluttershy's animal friends, [[Discord (MLP)|Discord]], and even Frenzy's fellow cassettes. However, Soundwave—keen on not losing the friendship of his faithful cassettes—agreed to a truce, and when both sides decided to become friends Ravage happily played with some of Fluttershy's animal companions. {{storylink|Pet Sounds}}

After accidentally trapping himself and some Equestrians underneath a pile of girders, Soundwave unleashed both Ravage and Laserbeak to try and blast their way free. However, the group only escaped after combining their musical talents to unleash a powerful sonic blast. {{storylink|Sick Beats}} In the final battle against [[King Sombra]], Ravage and [[Applejack]] worked together to trip up a mind-controlled [[Clampdown (G1)|Clampdown]]. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

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===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
[[File:TFBTTF-RavageRunOver.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Yeah, this is a boo-boo that Fluttershy might not be able to fix.]]
In the year 1985, Megatron sent Ravage and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] to the sleepy town of [[Hill Valley]] to find an edge in their war against the Autobots. Their mission initially turned up nothing, but while staking out the [[Twin Pines Mall]] the two watched [[Marty McFly]] use a DeLorean to escape some Libyan terrorists, then disappear. Ravage's detection of trans-temporal particles led Soundwave to suggest that the humans had invented [[time travel]], and Megatron ordered the pair to steal the DeLorean time machine. The pair tailed [[Doc Brown]] and Marty to [[Lyon Estates]], where they prepared to seize the device through force... only for [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to intervene. The two humans overheard the scuffle and investigated, so both sides transformed to evade detection; when Marty picked up Ravage, however, Bumblebee took the opportunity to reverse, scare the teenager into dropping the cassette, and destroy the Decepticon by running him over. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}}

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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
[[File:Unpredictable-minicassettes.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

In the heat of battle, Soundwave unleashed Ravage and Laserbeak against Optimus and Bumblebee, but his reinforcements failed to have the desired effect, as the two Autobots found his minions adorable. {{storylink|Unpredictable}} Ravage and Laserbeak battled [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], and later cheered Soundwave on as he and Blaster took part in a rap battle against each other. However, this truce was short lived, and the Autobots and Decepticons were soon battling each other once more. {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 13}}

Ravage was one of several Decepticons who fought the Autobots for control of the perfect barbecue spot, but ultimately lost. {{storylink|I Want to Protect This Place}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Go! Go! issue 32}} {{storylink|The Transformers Go! Go! Search Quiz is Here!|Search Quiz}} {{storylink|The Transformers Gather on the Snowy Mountain!|Search Quiz 2}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 45}}}}

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===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 – Optimus shoots Ravage.jpg|This may have unforseen consequences.|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
One of the Decepticons that came to [[Earth]] aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', [[Soundwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Soundwave]] sent out Ravage to assist [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]] in holding down [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]]. Ravage proceeded to bite Prime's arm until the Autobot shot him off at point blank range. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}} Soundwave was later seen cradling his body. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 3|Transformers #3}}

Later, Starscream and Soundwave were able to get [[Teletraan I|Teletraan One]] back up and running. Soundwave was about to suggest using it to repair Ravage, but Starscream, contemptuous of starting with the smallest of their number, punted the cassette aside, instead opting to revive [[Thundercracker (G1)#Energon Universe|Thundercracker]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}

When the Autobots recaptured the ''Ark'', Soundwave was carrying Ravage out when Optimus attempted to reason with Soundwave to stop the war. Soundwave looked to Ravage before throwing a punch at Optimus. Soundwave, with Ravage, then retreated with Thundercracker. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 6|Transformers #6}} When Soundwave challenged Starscream to a duel over the Decepticon leadership and gained the upper hand, Starscream pathetically tried to bargain with Soundwave, only for Soundwave to note that he hadn't forgiven Starscream for kicking Ravage, and disembowelled him. Now having claimed leadership of the Decepticons, Soundwave pledged to use the parts he'd ripped from Starscream to repair Ravage. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 7|Transformers #7}}

Later, Soundwave was looking for the parts to conduct these repairs at the Decepticons' new headquarters in the sunken ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' when he was interrupted by [[Shockwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Shockwave]]. Shockwave admonished Soundwave for bothering with the damaged [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Recordicon]], and prepared to recycle Ravage, arguing that Soundwave could have newer, stronger pets once they retook Cybertron. Before Shockwave could do so though, he was distracted by the appearance of a whale outside, and dropped Ravage to rush and see it. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 10|Transformers #10}}

[[File:TF2023 no. 18 - Ravage Revived.jpg|thumb|250px|right]]
After the reenernization of Cybertron had failed and left Shockwave's status unknown, {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 12|Transformers #12}} the Decepticons were scattered and lost the ''Nemesis''. Once they had regrouped, Soundwave led numerous raids on cities in hopes of luring the crippled Autobots out of hiding and and obtaining a stockpile of energy. After one of these raids, Soundwave lamented that Ravage's repairs would once again have to be put on hold and promised Laserbeak that their family would be whole again soon before sending him on a mission {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 15|Transformers #15}} to retrieve Megatron.

When Starscream was eventually revealed to still be alive and with the Combaticons and Astrotrain on his side, {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 16|Transformers #16}} he eventually clashed with Soundwave again in [[Seattle]]. When the Seeker tore open Soundwave's chest compartment and extracted Ravage's comatose body, he berated Soundwave for how much he cared out his tapes before preparing to finish Ravage permanently. It was then that Laserbeak returned with Megatron, who put a stop to the squabble at once. To reward Soundwave's loyalty, Megatron used his spark to revive Ravage, who nuzzled Laserbeak before leaping into a delighted Soundwave's arms. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}} He then leapt back out of his master's arms as [[Astrotrain (G1) #Energon Universe|Astrotrain]] charged at the newly returned Megatron.{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}}

Later, he was sent after [[Hound (G1) #Energon Universe|Hound]], but was fended off by the Autobot with help from his human allies [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)| Clutch]] and [[Matt Trakker]] {{storylink| G.I. Joe Energon Universe 2025 Special story}}

Ravage then participated in the Decepticon's final assault on [[Chicago]], charging at [[Jazz (G1) #Energon Universe|Jazz]] during the final showdown at the planetarium.{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 23|Transformers #23}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Commercials that featured original footage of Ravage include:
*A battle he took part in a battle against the Dinobots alongside [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. Ravage blasted [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], only to find himself face-to-face with a robotic Triceratops when his opponent assumed his beast mode. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Dinobots|Dinobots commercial}}
*When [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was duped into bringing [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] into the Decepticons' headquarters, thinking the Autobot was just a normal radio, Soundwave dispatched Laserbeak and Ravage to deal with the intruder. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Blaster|Blaster commercial}}

==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Ravage could interfere with Optimus Prime's progress. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===
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{{storylink|The Transformers (Commodore 64)}}

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===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
Ravage was among the [[Decepticon]] troops who sought to destroy [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] on his journey, confronting him in the [[Temple Ruins]]... in theory. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

{{note|Ravage's supposed appearance in this game is from a [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy (promo video)|''Mystery of Convoy'' promo video]]. However, Ravage does not actually appear anywhere in the game, not even in unused sprite form. Given the video was made when the game was still in early development, it's likely he was planned as an enemy but then scrapped.}}

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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]]}}
[[File:N64Ravage.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Stupid sexy Ravage.]]
In an alternate timeline created when the Predacon Megatron sent a message through Transwarp back to his past self, Ravage betrayed him, then entered the ancient Autobot battle cruiser, the ''Ark''. Using its tech, he developed a prototype cloning device based on transreplication technology, through which he could produce clones of the ancient Decepticons, with memories and personalities intact. One by one, he downloaded protoform cloning data of the legendary warriors: (Decepticon) Megatron, Skywarp, Starscream, Thundercracker, Reflector, Rumble, Frenzy, Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and Soundwave. Ravage returned to Predacon space, ready to produce his clone army and already making plans of conquest. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Beast Wars Transmetals}}

{{BW fighter ending|Ravage|N64}}
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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (PS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]]}}
Ravage battled the Maximals in pitched combat. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)}}
{{note|Ravage appears as a secret playable character in the North American version of the game, but does not appear at all in the game's story mode.}}

===3D Battle Card Game===
Ravage fights under the command of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] once more, this time with several allies from (potentially) different universes and/or timelines. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Ravage took part in a covert infiltration of the Autobot base led by Soundwave, allowing them to pass information back to the Decepticons and ensure a string of Decepticon victories. They were eventually uncovered by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], and sent packing. {{storylink|Covert Operations (Legends)|Covert Operations}}

Ravage aided the Decepticon Powermasters in a battle against their hated rivals, the Autobot Powermasters. {{storylink|End of the Road (Legends)|End of the Road}}

Ravage was part of a group of Decepticons who teamed up with the Autobots [[Windblade (G1)|Wingblade]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] to battle the Ammonites on a distant planet. Together, they were able to drive off several Ammonite attacks, but the two factions soon started fighting one another over differing opinions. Eventually, the Autobots defeated the Ammonites and sent the Decepticons packing. Though angered by this turn of events, Ravage and the other Decepticons found consolation that the Ammonites also tasted defeat at the Autobots' hands, and returned to their starship. {{storylink|Into the Abyss}}

Ravage was among a group of Decepticons who accidentally time traveled back to the sixth century and ended up having to battle some similarly displaced Autobots using medieval technology. They lost, and returned to the present as prisoners of the Autobots. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (Legends)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
Ravage aided Soundwave in his battles with the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
[[File:ABTF-screen Acc-Ravage.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Ravage is an "Accessory" character, giving Deceptihogs he's attached to "acid rounds": anything their weapon hits but does not immediately destroy has its HP quickly sapped by burning acid. This bonus can be increased with upgrades won from random-prize Crates or in the "[[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower" mini-game.

He can be unlocked by purchasing him with Gems in the Barracks, with Tokens during specific [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)/Challenge Events|Challenge Events]], or won from Crates and [[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Ravage-(TM).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Ravage (TM) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character first available as a reward to ''60'' players in the "Beast Wars: Episode 4" event.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Earth Wars Ravage.jpg|thumb]]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Ravage was a cruel and sadistic spy who specialized in stealth operations, but was vulnerable to bright lights. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}} Soundwave considered him to be one of his most reliable saboteurs. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

By the time of the Maximals and Predacons, "Tripredacus Agent" had become a Predacon operative with a feline alternate mode. {{storylink|Technorganic Secrets}}

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

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

==Notes==
[[File:Ravage pounce collage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|Help me, I've been trapped in this pose since 1984!]]
* A working name for Ravage was '''Stalker'''.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-bob-budiansky-panel-coverage-170041/ Bob Budiansky Botcon Panel Coverage]</ref> Meanwhile, a partially-erased barely-legible piece of [[Bob Budiansky]]'s handwritten notes suggests "'''Tapecat'''" was at one point considered for Ravage.
* Alternate names, narration, and in-universe descriptions by other characters over the years have inconsistently described the specific sub-genus of feline which Ravage represents as a jaguar, a panther, a puma, and sometimes even as a canine.
* Ravage's original [[package art]] is by far the most-copied depiction of ''any'' Transformer ''ever''. In fact, due to it having originally been created for Takara's [[pre-Transformers|pre-''Transformers'']] toyline ''[[Micro Change]]'', it already saw use in fiction ''before'' Hasbro's ''Transformers'' brand became a thing, appearing in a 1983 ''[[Microman]]'' manga! It was, of course, subsequently adapted for his [[character model]] used both for the cartoon and depicted in his ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Transformers Universe]]'' profile, but was also used (twice) in [[:File:G1 1984 backofboxbattle.jpg|1984's "back-of-the-box" battle mural]], and was copied in licensed coloring books and storybooks; the pose also showed up repeatedly in the Marvel comics and in the cartoon. In "[[Time Wars|Time Wars Part 2]]" (Marvel UK #200), artist [[Robin Smith]] copied the art ''multiple times'' across several subsequent panels. And it was, of course, recolored for [[Howlback (G1)|Howlback]]'s card-art, and [[homage]]d ''numerous'' times in the 21st century.
* According to the ''[[The Transformers Adventure Game Books|Transformers Adventure Game Book]]'', "[[Dinobot War]]", Ravage's cassette mode is labelled as the soundtrack to the musical ''[[Cats]]''.
* In his first appearance, ''Kre-O'' Ravage is based on his bipedal ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' appearance, and in the third one he is based on his quadruped 1984 appearance. (While only his head is seen in his second appearance, he's likely to be in quadruped form as his role there is more pet-like.)

===''Beast Wars''===
* Ravage's ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' [[robot mode]] [[character model]] is a modified Transmetal Cheetor model with Tigatron's beast head. "[[Ravage (G1)/toys#Metals|Metals Jaguar]]", the ''Beast Wars'' toy for Ravage released solely in Japan, is also a modified [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#TM1|Transmetal Cheetor]].
* Ravage's transformation to cassette mode in "[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]" was accompanied by the Generation 1 transformation sound effect.
* Ravage's profile in the IDW ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' seems to suggest that, in the body he is first seen in the ''Beast Wars'', he possess ''three'' separate modes; robot, beast, and cassette.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Jaguar''' (ジャガー ''Jagā''), '''Ravage''' (ラヴィッジ ''Ravijji'', ラベッジ ''Rabejji'')
*''Czech:'' '''Trhač'''
*''French:'' '''Saboteur''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Romboló''' ("Ravager")
*''Italian:'' '''Iena''' ("Hyena"), '''Ursus''' (''Beast Wars'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Pòhùai''' (Taiwan, 破壞, "Ravage"), '''Robin''' (Taiwan ''Beast Wars'', 羅賓 ''Lúobīn''), '''Jīqì Gǒu''' (China, 机器狗, "Mechanical Dog"), '''Lüèduóshòu''' (China ''Beast Wars'', 掠夺兽, "Ravening Beast")
*''Polish:'' '''Wściekły''' ("More Than Meets The Eye", "Furious"), '''Wściekłość''' ("The Movie", "Rage"), '''Łupieżca''' ("A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court", "Reaver"), '''Dewastator''' (''Beast Wars'', "Devastator")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Raiva''' (Portugal comics, "Rage"), '''Selvagem''' (Brazil comics, "Wild"), '''Destruição''' (Brazil ''Beast Wars'', "Destruction")
*''Russian:'' '''Grabitel'''' (Грабитель, "Robber")
*''Spanish:'' '''Destructor''' (Spain, "Destroyer"), '''Devastador''' (''Beast Wars'' Latin American dub, "Devastator")
*''Swedish:'' '''Utplånaren''' (''Generation 2'', "Obliterator")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Spustoshuvach''' (ICTV, Спустошувач, "Devastator")

==References==
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Ravage (G1)

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:''Ravage is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] and later [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Ravageboxart.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|This is every comic book panel Ravage [[Character model#Model sheet poses used in fiction|has ever been in]]. Well, okay, sometimes they rotate him a bit.]]
No Decepticon has a stronger loyalty to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] than '''Ravage''' (aka '''Battle Ravage''', '''Tripredacus Agent''', '''Tri-Predacus Agent''', '''Black Panther Man''', '''Ravrav''', '''Chief''', '''Grandmaster Cattington''', '''Dangerflouf''', '''Hairless [[Meowgatron]]''', '''Analogue Kitty''', '''Nuggy McBubatron''', and '''Meow-Meow McNiff'''<ref>https://www.facebook.com/transformers/photos/a.153259298077606/2454681957935317/?type=3&theater</ref>). One of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s most reliable [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|spies]], Ravage believes unwaveringly in the Decepticon cause, and Megatron embodies that cause. To better serve Megatron and the Decepticons, Ravage has become the most efficient and deadly war machine under his command. He hides himself in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment to strike with grim accuracy. His name is synonymous with stealth. His survivors are few.

Ravage's only weakness is bright light, which can temporarily blind him. Perhaps his absolute loyalty to Megatron can blind him as well.

Sometimes he's a talker, other times he just growls or hisses at anything that isn't Megatron or Soundwave.

{{quote|Decepticons forever!|Ravage|"[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Ravage uk258.png|thumb|left|upright=0.55]]

{{main|Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}

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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
[[File:RavagePet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

{{main|Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}

A violent beast (potentially capable of speech but preferring to growl), Ravage acted as one of Soundwave's primary spies and enforcers. Ravage excelled at this during the 1980s, when the Autobot and Decepticon conflict was renewed on Earth. He continued terrorizing Autobots and humans alike, even surviving the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005. Following that, Ravage was revealed to be a "[[primitive]]" and assisted in the battle against [[Tornedron]].

In a splinter timeline, Ravage aided in the restoration of the fallen Soundwave in 2011. In 2021, Ravage travelled with his master to another dimension, only to be abandoned, whereupon the unemployed Ravage was left to seek his fortune as a police officer. Following the end of the Autobot-Decepticon conflict, Ravage was granted amnesty and rebuilt as a Predacon and proceeded to have numerous time-travelling adventures.

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===Deadly Paradise===
[[File:DeadlyParadise-RavageattacksProwl.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]
Ravage was stationed on [[Carob Island]], where the Decepticons had set up a mining an construction operation. Using a rare ore from the island, the Decepticons were building duplicate Autobots loyal only to Megatron. Ravage acted as a go-between the Decepticons and Madame [[Cee]], a human who's expertise and tinkering in mechanics were crucial in building the clones. Upon one of his visits to Madame Cee's workshop, Ravage came upon Madame Cee talking to the Autobot Prowl. Ravage attempted to attack Prowl, but Prowl evaded him and locked Ravage in a room. {{storylink|Deadly Paradise}}
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===Sticker Adventures books===
Under Megatron's orders, Ravage snuck into the Autobots’ headquarters and stole all of their fuel. It wasn't easy, but once the deed done, Ravage assured Megatron that the Autobots were as defenceless as Earth kittens. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}

===Marvel colouring books===
[[File:Decepticon patrol ravage.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Either Ravage is really big or that's a tiny elephant]]
Ravage is super-sneaky. He used the cover of an iceberg to board the Autobots' ship and tried to pounce on [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], only to discover he'd fallen foul of a hologram. Outnumbered by the alerted Autobots, he fled the ship. During a later battle, he and the other Decepticons became accidental victims of [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]'s earthquake. {{storylink|Search for Treasure Under the Sea}} Ravage was once successful in defeating [[Roller (G1)|Roller]]. [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] trapped him in a [[force field]] with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and Rumble. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}

Searching for a factory suitable for manufacturing troops, Ravage looked in a jungle fruitlessly. When they eventually found a factory, Ravage realized it was an Autobot trick, and pounced on [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] who was providing the hologram. Mirage retaliated by throwing electric balls at Ravage. {{storylink|Decepticon Patrol}} Ravage was among the Decepticons who attacked [[Hoover Dam]], but were driven off by the Autobots. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}}

Ravage's spying alerted the Decepticons to a space communicator possessed by the Autobots, which allowed the Decepticons to send a fake message so they could take over the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} Like [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], Ravage loved to follow Megatron's orders. When the Autobots interrupted the Decepticons in the process of tearing up a forest, Ravage leaped at [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] only to completely miss and go plunging off a cliff. {{storylink|Forest Rescue Mission}}

When [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] found a junk yard with a car compactor, Ravage came up with a cunning plan to lure the Autobots into it by disguising it as an [[Autobot Rest Stop]]. They compacted [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], but then the rest of the Autobots turned up, and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] paralyzed Ravage with a cloud of dust. {{storylink|The Autobot Smasher!}}

Under Shockwave's orders, Ravage, Laserbeak, Kickback, and the Constructicons attacked a human village, planning to raze it and build a fuel plant in its place. Little did they know they were being spied upon from orbit by the Autobot [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. When the Autobots attacked, Shockwave had Ravage and Kickback sneak up on them to hit them from behind. But Cosmos was still looking down upon the battlefield, and warned Grapple and Gears of the duo's approach. The Autobots then beat up the Decepticons, shoved them down a hole, and poured quick-drying cement atop of them to hold them in place. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Big Book of Coloring Fun}}}}

Ravage faced off against [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] when the Autobots attacked the Decepticon base-camp. Ravage later tried to prevent the Autobots from abducting [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]], but failed. {{storylink|The Invasion of the Decepticon Camp}}

===Transformers Pop-Up Book===
Ravage was one of the Decepticons to participate in the battle at [[Castle Decepticon]]. He pounced out of Starscream's cockpit to attack Ultra Magnus. {{Storylink|Transformers Pop-Up Book}}

===''Big Looker'' storybooks===
Ravage was among the Decepticons who tried to steal an oil truck from near the Autobots' base. {{storylink|Decepticon Hijack}}

===Dinobot War===
[[File:Time sphere dinobot war.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Disco inferno!]]
Skulking around [[Disneyland]], Ravage hid himself inside a Walkman so that [[you]] would carry him inside [[Wizard's Cave|The Wizard's Cave]] attraction where workmen had uncovered a buried UFO. After you activated a [[time-sphere]], Ravage and Laserbeak were transported four million years back in time, where they planned to locate the crashed Ark and destroy the Autobots within. After a few battles with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], the two cassettes located the site of the flying saucer, intending to take the [[time-travelling alien]]s' advanced technology. {{storylink|Dinobot War}}
{{note|As "Dinobot War" is a [[multipath adventure]], there are multiple outcomes for Ravage:}}
*One of the aliens transported him and Laserbeak to times and places unknown.
*You transported him and Laserbeak back to the present day and they slunk away, or were lost in the time-stream.
There are also several endings where Ravage kills you. Presumably he and Laserbeak then go on to carry out their plan and the Decepticons ultimately conquer the Earth.
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===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:AutobotsFightBack Ravage hunting.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
When the Decepticons were hit by a surge of power from a lightning collector built by the Autobots, they all began malfunctioning. Ravage spontaneously ejected from [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and attacked [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], who batted him aside. Soundwave picked up the stricken "mechanical hound" as the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}

On another occasion, the Decepticons spotted [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] spying on them and send Ravage after him. Ravage pursued the small Autobot, managing to fire off one of his missiles before Bumblebee used his sensitivity to bright light against him. After recovering from the eye-full of headlights, Ravage found Bumblebee had gone, but the cassette stumbled on a cave that would be perfect for testing the ion-drive for the space cruiser they were building. The news somewhat defused Megatron's temper at the escape of Bumblebee, and Ravage led the other Decepticons to his find. Ultimately, the Autobots got wind of the test and launched an attack, resulting in the ion-drive exploding and the tunnel collapsing on the Decepticons. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}
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===Listen 'n Fun audiobooks continuity===
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Ravage followed [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], and when the Autobot tried to abduct Doctor [[Heath Blaisedale]], Ravage decided to capture her for the Decepticons instead. After jumping onto Cliffjumper's hood in panther mode, he transformed to [[robot mode]](?!) and tried to grab the doctor, only for Cliffjumper to [[glass gas]] his right arm. The Autobot made off with Blaisedale, leaving Ravage in the dust, but the Decepticon notified Megatron who made alternate arrangements. When later the Decepticons wanted to attack the solar plant, Ravage successfully kidnapped Blaisedale as a diversion. He and the other Decepticon guards later fled when the Autobots came to rescue her. {{storylink|Sun Raid (Listen 'n Fun)}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
Ravage spied on [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and a bunch of Autobots in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] and reported to Megatron. He was on Megatron's team as they tracked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] to [[South America]] and attempted to seize [[Mount Sheelah]]. Unfortunately the volcano blew up in their faces, trapping them with lava. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} Ravage was hanging out at the Decepticon fortress when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] stole the Decepticons' [[global crystal]], but didn't detect the scout until it was too late. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}}

When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] spotted a construction at [[Stanley Lake]], Ravage was the only Decepticon who knew his history well enough to recognize what a hydro electric station was, a method of generating power used on Cybertron "way way back in the mists of time." He accompanied Megatron to Stanley Lake on a fact-finding mission, and when the other Decepticons were washed away by a torrent thanks to the Autobots, Ravage alone escaped. He confronted [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], only to be dazzled by the Autobot's [[sound and light show]] until the other Autobots arrived, and he had to retreat. {{storylink|Menace at the Dam}} Sore at all the defeats, the Decepticons discussed how to defeat the Autobots, and Ravage came up with the idea of infiltrating the Autobot ranks with a spy. This plan paid off when Starscream did so and reported on an Autobot [[Deuterium Orbital Laser Tracing System|super weapon]] being stored at [[Mount Levram]]. Of course, while the Decepticons were smashing Mount Levram, the Autobots demolished the Decepticon fortress, having gotten wise to Starscream and fooled him themselves. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}

===Battle Beneath the Ice===
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When human scientists discovered a mysterious city beneath the ice of the North Pole, they placed a call to Autobot City in order to get the Transformers' perspective on the discovery. The Decepticons also somehow learned of the city, and Ravage found a way to infiltrate it unnoticed. As he lurked, Ravage managed to record a conversation between one of the city-dwellers and the human Nyder, who were discussing stealing the warrior-factors from both the Autobots and Decepticons in order to encode it within themselves, thus turning their people into an army. He later came upon a group of humans as they were being given a tour of the city.

Making himself known, Ravage was threatened to leave at gunpoint by Hot Rod, who was accompanying the humans. Ravage assured him that if he had come as their enemy, he wouldn't have let them see him. Ravage went on to explain that the Decepticons hadn't shot down the humans’ plane, as the group had earlier been led to believe. One of the city-dwellers interrupted their conversation, and threatened to neutralize Ravage, pointing towards him a rod-like blaster. But Ravage was too quick for the city-dweller and pounced right for his throat. Before Ravage could reach him, Hot Rod discharged his photon lasers, and hit the city-dweller by accident. The city-dweller was revealed to be a robot, and Ravage played the conversation between Nyder and the [[Watcher]], the leader of the city-dwellers, he had previously recorded. Ravage and Hot Rod then forged a temporary alliance. Their group stumbled upon the city-dwellers analyzing a fight between Skydive and Vortex, programming themselves with the Autobots and Decepticons’ battle tactics. One of the young humans in the group, Jeff, asked Ravage to record the footage of the Gus Gopher Cartoon Show he had captured on his [[chronovid wristwatch]], and overwrite the city-dwellers’ computers with it. Ravage complied, noting that he liked this kind of sneaky plan.

Once the reprogramming was accomplished, and the city-dwellers began acting like cartoon characters, Ravage contacted the Combaticons above-ground and told them to cease fighting, and to follow the Aerialbots to the underground city. The city-dwellers defeated, the Decepticons honoured Ravage's truce and left in Blast Off's shuttle form peacefully. {{storylink|Battle Beneath the Ice}}

===Find Your Fate Junior===
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====Attack of the Insecticons====
Ravage alternatively spied on Decepticons of doubtful loyalty towards Megatron or prowled about Decepticon headquarters, keeping a lookout for intruders. He accomplished the first task in one possible adventure, where Shrapnel planned to overthrow Megatron with the use of an energy device called the Sun-Pak, and the later in another possible adventure where the Autobots attempted to retrieve the same device after it had been stolen by the Decepticons. {{storylink|Attack of the Insecticons}}

====Desert Flight====
Ravage was part of a Decepticon deployment stationed in a desert base. The Decepticons plotted to lure the Autobots in a trap through the use of an anti-gravity beam. Using the beam on a nearby human settlement, the Autobots would be duped into coming to the fleshliness’ rescue, only to be themselves trapped by the effects of the beam.

In the event that the Autobots used a trojan ruse to infiltrate the Decepticon base, and the Decepticons’ forcefield was disabled, Frenzy and Ravage tackled Powerglide after the later had burst into the Decepticons’ base, guns ablaze, only for the two Decepticons to crash into one another when Powerglide ducked.{{storylink|Desert Flight}}

====Decepticon Poison====
Ravage possessed an fighter jet alternate mode. He was also armed with [[proton bomb]]s. He was one of the many Decepticons who attempted to poison a water reservoir in order to turn the nearby human population into mindless slaves. Whether they succeeded or not depended on which choices the Autobots made. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}

====Autobot Alert!====
Ravage was stationed at the Decepticons’ command centre, working as a guard to make sure the Decepticons’ latest plan to conquer the Earth went smoothly. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}

====The Invisibility Factor====
In one possible scenario, Ravage accompanied Galvatron on a patrol in a desert at night. Upon spotting a spaceship that flickered in-and-out of sight, the patrol investigated. Finding the Autobots Kup and Hot Rod conversing with a woman at the ship's landing site, Ravage and the others fired upon them, causing them to scramble away. Galvatron then ordered his troops to stay and scrutinize the spaceship instead of pursuing the Autobots.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to attack immediately, the Autobots were easily defeated and destroyed by the Ravage and the other Decepticons.

If Hot Rod and Kup silently followed the Decepticons back to their hide-out in a nearby canyon, they managed to tricked Ravage 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. Amidst the confusion, Ravage began arguing with Thrust, both of them insisting that the Autobots were attacking from a different direction.

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, Ravage and the other Decepticons decided to take off into space in [[Sarah Sanders]]'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 another possible scenario, Ravage and the other Decepticons happened upon Sarah Sanders's ship before any Autobots had come in contact with her. While Scavenger held the woman captive, Ravage 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 Ravage and the others with their headlights while Hot Rod took the device right out of their hands, or tricking him and most of the other Decepticons into leaving the spaceship behind while they pursued the young Autobot on a wild goose chase. The Decepticons did not succeed in catching Hot Rod no matter what scenario ensued. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}

===Frito-Lay posters===
Ravage was amongst a squad of Decepticons who attempted to get to the power source within [[Sherman Dam|Boulder Dam]]. While Megatron dueled Optimus, Ravage joined Starscream, Buzzsaw and Soundwave in an attack formation. The Decepticons were ultimately unsuccessful in gathering the data they were after. {{storylink|Battle in the Desert Valley}}
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===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Lee Tockar]] (English), [[Toshiyuki Morikawa]] (Japanese)|[[Xue Weigang]] (Chinese), [[Daoiz Cabezudo]] (Portuguese), [[Federico Romano]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Sergio Romanò]] (Italian)}}

[[File:BWRavage introduction.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|This is what's called a Dutch angle. It's a cinematographic tool which suggests that something hinky is going on.]]
Ravage was one of the few Decepticon warriors who was granted amnesty at the end of the Great War and reformatted into a Predacon, complete with [[Accent|a classy Russian accent]]. He was sent by the [[Tripredacus Council]] to capture [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], clean up any messes he might have made, and deal with the rest of those on Earth. Ravage made the trip to prehistoric Earth in a specially modified stealth [[transwarp cruiser]]. He successfully contacted the [[Maximal]]s and allied with them to capture Megatron. Due to the stealth capabilities of his ship, and the fact that [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] was also an agent of the council, Ravage and the Maximals easily captured Megatron and imprisoned him. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}}

[[File:Agenda1-Decepticonsforever.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Rock Will Never Die]]

Megatron, however, had one more card to play. He knew that Ravage wasn't going to let any of the stranded Transformers live, and also knew he had the one thing that would turn Ravage to his side. Using a fragment from the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Megatron showed Ravage something which shocked him—a message from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the leader of the Decepticons. As a safeguard against potential defeat, Megatron had left instructions for the descendants of the Decepticons to use transwarp technology to return to prehistoric Earth. Although the message cut out before it was finished, Megatron's plan worked: Ravage, moved by the sight of his former master, released Megatron. After Megatron explained the rest of the message, Ravage joined the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] and turned on the Maximals. Megatron and Ravage attacked [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], at which point he transformed into his old mini-cassette alternate mode, jumped into the tape player on his ship and took full control. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

His latest treachery was short-lived. During the assault on the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] infiltrated his ship and used [[Fusion weaponry#Fusion grenade|fusion grenade]]s to cause an explosion that destroyed the vessel and Ravage himself. As the inferno headed toward the bridge, Ravage raised a fist and shouted, "Decepticons forever!" as he was destroyed, along with his ship. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}

His head, seemingly all that remained of him, was knocked into the water below the ''Axalon'' by one of Tarantulas's [[Arachnoid]]s. {{storylink|Optimal Situation}}
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====3H comics====
[[File:Ravageiguanusrazorclawpd2.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|left|Ravage 3 Bodies Evolution!<ref>http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers.fanfic/msg/a5cd7fda89f12c7c?dmode=source&hl=en&pli=1</ref>]]

Even though the [[Maximal]]s had left Earth with [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] were far from over! [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]'s "death" was actually a cover for his return in a more powerful form that had ingested the power of the [[Vok]]! He revived Ravage into a new [[Transmetal 2]] body to help boost his forces, which also included [[Iguanus (BW)|Iguanus]] and [[Razorclaw (BW)|Razorclaw]], and prepared to begin the next stage of his evil plan. Meanwhile, the remnants of Ravage's previous body were recycled by the Vok to re-create [[Tigatron]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 1}} {{storylink|Primeval Dawn II}}

Soon, Ravage led an attack on [[Primal Prime]], the Vok's new champion, and managed to separate Prime from Tigatron, [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], and [[Ramulus]]. Ravage boasted of his "dark cloak" which shrouded him from even Airazor's impressive sensor array, and unleashed a volley of missiles which knocked her out of the sky. Meanwhile, Tarantulas encountered Primal Prime far from the main battle, and after a heated battle, the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] itself was ripped from his chest by the undead [[Unicron's Spawn|spawn of Unicron]]. {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 2}}

[[File:Ravagespittorpd3.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|Transforms from catlike thing to catlike thing.]]

Back at [[Tarantulas's lair]], with the Matrix in their possession, Ravage oversaw the construction of a [[unspace|transwarp]] portal that would transport them deep within the maw of their new master, [[Unicron]]! Their newly born ally, [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], expressed frustration at their unwillingness to finish off the Maximals during the battle, and Ravage responded brutally. Ravage was immune to Spittor's deadly venom-covered surface, but Spittor was not likewise protected from Ravage's savage claws, so Spittor quickly quit complaining. Once the portal was completed, Tarantulas allowed them to attack the Maximals; Ravage and the others had served their purpose. Ravage led them to the Ark, but warned them to not disturb the [[Autobot]]s or [[Decepticon]]s on board. But little did they know that the Vok themselves had taken control of Primal Prime's body, and remade it in their powerful image... {{storylink|Primeval Dawn Part 3}}

{{note|[[3H Productions]] dissolved before this storyline could be completed. Based on the subsequent ''[[Transformers: The Wreckers|Wreckers]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Universe (comic)|Universe]]'' storylines, it can be assumed that the Matrix of Leadership was restored to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s body at the end of this altercation, that the Maximals were triumphant, and that Tarantulas somehow fled to return to Unicron. Ravage's fate is unknown.}}

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====2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity====
While Ravage was considered by many to be loyal only to himself, his primary loyalty was actually to Megatron and the dream of Decepticon conquest. He viewed himself as carrying on where Megatron left off, scheming and operating constantly to end Cybertron's peace and bring back a conquering empire. He had psycho blasters, guns that ''gave you seizures''. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #3}}

Alternately, Ravage was encouraged to follow the will of the [[Tripredacus Council]] by [[Sea Clamp]], and was rumored to have gained a newer, less limited body from them. {{Storylink|#Combiner Wars|''Combiner Wars'' Ravage bio}}

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By the tail-end of the Great War, Ravage could combine with the Tripredacus Council and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] to form [[Predacus]]. He did so when several soldiers, including Predaking, refused to follow their orders of standing down after the deaths of both [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. In this form, he slayed Predaking, ensuring that the Council's far-reaching and sinister plans could continue unimpeded. He next sniped an upstart soldier going by the name "[[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]" with a stun-gun, and the Council surrendered to the Autobots on behalf of all Predacons. For this "great risk" he took to ensure the signing of the Pax Cybertronia, Ravage was granted amnesty by the Primal Council. He and Tarantulas had a good laugh the Autobots' expense afterwards, mocking their gullibility; all they had ensured was that the Tripredacus Council's machinations would continue during peacetime. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

As [[Magmatron]] was surveying the timestream, he witnessed several key events of the Beast Wars. Among those was Ravage having a conversation with the captured [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

[[File:RavageTheGathering4.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|[[IDW Publishing|IDW]] decided having his actual robot mode was a little too "Transformers"-y.]]
After Ravage's involvement in the Beast Wars, Magmatron recovered his heavily damaged torso, which still contained his spark. Magmatron then inserted the spark into a blank [[protoform]], which had already been affected by the Transmetal 2 Driver, and Ravage was reborn. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} In his Transmetal 2 body, he and his fellow Predacons, under the command of Magmatron, sought out [[Razorbeast]]'s band of Maximals. Viewing from a safe distance, Ravage ordered his soldiers to engage. Additional Maximal forces arrived, however, and Ravage's forces were defeated. Ravage retreated into the wilderness. {{storylink|Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|The Gathering}}

Subsequently, Ravage would utilize all the Predacons under his command in a desperate attack as a diversion while he crept into the Maximal base to steal the [[chronal phase facilitator|chronal phase armbands]] left behind by Magmatron. He was confronted by Razorbeast, who guessed incorrectly that Ravage intended to use them to board the Autobot shuttle and return to Cybertron. Ravage corrected him by stating that he intended to free Megatron and eradicate the Maximal forces. His ambitions, however, were thwarted by [[Snarl (BW)|Snarl]] who caught him off guard and gave Razorbeast the opportunity to knock Ravage offline. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}

It is not certain if Ravage's intentions for Megatron were another ruse or if he was ''actually'' out of his kitty mind regarding the tactical feasibility of this endeavor.

[[File:Lio V Ravage.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Who's the big cat NOW?]]
However, what WAS a ruse was Ravage being offline — as soon as he had been tied up by Razorbeast, the Maximal commander had to leave to help on the battlefield—upon which Ravage stopped playing dead and broke loose rather easily, managing to obtain the chronal displacement bands that Razorbeast had put him right next to after pointing them out. (A tactical genius, that Razorbeast.) However, upon activating the bands, Ravage was pulled into Chronospace by the trapped Magmatron, who warned him of the apocalypse that was to come, and ordered him to form a truce with the Maximals to fight this menace. And after hearing the warning, Ravage heeded the sage advice, sneaking out of the base while [[Chronal phase|chronically displaced]] and re-emerging to the sight of several gun barrels from [[Lio Convoy]], Razorbeast, and the Pack. However, just as he explained the situation, [[Latolata|Rartorata]] emerged from nowhere and turned Razorbeast into a frenzied monster. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 2|The Ascending #2}}

After introducing himself to Lio Convoy, Ravage agreed with him on a truce until they dealt with the menace of [[Shokaract]]. Commandeering his Predacons, Ravage's forces defeated Rartorata and Ravage extracted a sample of [[Angolmois Energy]] from the [[Blentron|Blendtron]]. When he told Lio Convoy to abandon the Angolmois-infected Razorbeast, the Pack's leader warned him that if he made light of his friend's peril again, he'd personally de-spark him. Ravage boarded the Pack's ship and returned to Cybertron with them, on the way analyzing the Angolmois Capsule, to come up with a vaccine. However, as he explained, none of them were qualified scientists for the task. After arriving on Cybertron, Shokaract blasted the Maximal ship out of the sky. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}

[[File:BWTheAscending4 Grimlock Convoys Ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ravage was the fifth Maximal legend who left before they became famous.]]
Ravage survived the crash, along with the Pack, and visited Magmatron again. Magmatron told Ravage to chronally-displace Shokaract so he could "enlighten him". He then showed unusual concern for Razorbeast's Maximals, asking how they were doing. Ravage then returned to the battle and hit [[Herald of Shokaract|Shokaract's Heralds]] with a grenade at an opportune moment. After Shokaract's suicide, Ravage found Magmatron returned and they all lived happily ever after.

Until [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] returned. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 4|The Ascending #4}}
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====SD BotCon====
Ravage was [[Dawn of the Predacus|laughing maniacally over drinks]] with Tarantulas when the pair were approached by Beetle. Beetle told the pair they were being kicked out of the bar, since everyone else was tired of their cackling. Ravage turned to Tarantulas and asked where they could go to laugh to their hearts' content... and Tarantulas knew just the place: a children's ball pit! {{storylink|SD SG issue 5|SD BotCon #1}}

====''Timelines''====
Ravage was mentioned as being recruited along with fellow [[Mini-Cassette]]s [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] by the Predacon [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]], but for some reason left them soon afterwards to become an operative for the [[Tripredacus Council]]. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' manga===
[[File:Metals2-22.jpg‎|thumb|right|300x|Ready to make kharakiri, my lord!]]
Ravage was on board the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' when it crashed onto [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 5|Beast Wars Metals #5}}

Many millennia later, after his son, [[Jaguar]], went crazy and began killing everyone, even Predacons, General Ravage disowned him. Ravage was later chosen by the [[Tripredacus Council]] to take an army to [[Earth|Energoa]] and defeat [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and end the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]. But before the general could leave Cybertron, he and his troops were attacked by Jaguar.

Ravage ordered his men to kill his son, but Jaguar easily slaughtered them all. Jaguar then told the corpse of his father that he would finish his mission and eliminate all the Transformers on Energoa. {{Storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 2|Beast Wars Metals #2}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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[[File:Soundwavewarwithin.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|MUKNY NOT CATT]]
Ravage, with a much more arboreal alt mode, was among the opponents that Optronix foresaw himself battling against in a prophetic visions bestowed upon him upon first receiving the Matrix of Leadership. {{storylink|The War Within issue 1|The War Within #1}} Ravage was part of the second assassination team Megatron sent after the now new [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] Optimus Prime, alongside Soundwave, Kickback, Shrapnel, and Bombshell. {{storylink|The War Within issue 2|The War Within #2}} But Optimus proved to be more formidable than any of them anticipated. Optimus lost his pursuers in Cybertron's labyrinthine underground, forcing them to rely on Ravage's sense of smell to track him down. Optimus managed to use the environment to sneak up on the Decepticons, and savaged the lot of them. After taking care of Shrapnel and Bombshell, Prime blinded Ravage with an energy burst from his own partner [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]], then he tossed Kickback into the feral Decepticon, squashing him against the wall. {{storylink|The War Within issue 3|The War Within #3}}

Later, Ravage became an operative of Shockwave's faction during the [[Dark Ages]]. They made war against the [[Chaos Trinity]] to upset the plans of [[The Fallen]]. {{storylink|Conflagration}} Ravage was also present at [[Tyger Pax]] when the Decepticons and [[Ultracon]]s reluctantly planned to sign a peace treaty with the Autobots. The ceremony was interrupted by a bombing engineered by Starscream, but this only served to further cement the alliance between the three factions. Ravage was among the 'bots who struck back against Starscream's troops, fighting alongside the likes of Prowl and Bluestreak. After the Starscream's Predacons were defeated, Cybertron's finally seemed to be drawing to a close... right until Megatron returned in all his glory, with the thousand-strong [[Air Warrior|Aerospace Extermination Squadron]] at his back. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath}}

Millions of years later, Ravage and the crew of the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' awoke on Earth in 1984, and did battle with the crew of the ''Ark'' for some time. He and the rest of Megatron's army were eventually defeated and captured by the Autobots, but their return vessel to Cybertron, the ''[[Ark II]]'', was destroyed in mid-flight, leaving the Transformers apparently dead. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 1|Prime Directive #1}} Ravage and many others were recovered and reprogrammed by the human mercenary known as [[Lazarus]]. As a test of his control and their power, Lazarus sent his robots to destroy the [[Smitco Oil Refinery]], and Ravage was there to "pacify" any human resistance. Megatron soon broke free of Lazarus's control, however, and freed his fellow Decepticons in the process. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 2|Prime Directive #2}}

''When Megatron vanished from the face of the Earth, Ravage reluctantly joined Soundwave and many other Decepticons in following Starscream as the new leader. Starscream made his first act to take over the human city of [[Las Vegas]], turning it into a kingdom under his command. In order to ensure cooperation, he worked with the human population, promising them fame and protection in exchange for their obedience. Soundwave and his cassettes worked directly with the LVPD, supplementing their efforts with surveillance and Cybertronian based weaponry. Ravage personally intervened during a block war, dismembering a gang member before he could kill patrol officer [[Ryan O'Brien]]. The Decepticons weren't above silencing their detractors, though, and that same officer was beaten to death by some of his fellow cops later that evening, for conspiring against the Decepticons.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Hardwired|Hardwired}}

''Megatron returned from deep space sometime later, but the extent of his injuries at the hands of the [[Keeper (species)|Keepers]] left him unable to retake his command from Starscream. Instead, he voluntarily went into exile, but invited the other Decepticons to leave Starscream and join him. Ravage and Soundwave were among the Decepticons was eagerly accepted this invitation.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Annihilation|Annihilation}}

''After an enormous battle with the Keepers in Las Vegas, Megatron reclaimed leadership of the Decepticons from Starscream. To properly declare his return to power to the world, Megatron made a brazen assault directly on the White House in [[Washington, D.C.]] He had Ravage patrolling the alleyways, terrorizing civilians and running interference—the cat's efforts kept a large portion of the DCPD and National Guard occupied while Megatron had his "conference" with the [[President of the United States|President]]. Later, the President sought revenge on the Transformers during an ambush in the Nevada desert. He had American troops employ [[deconstructionite]]s, tiny microchip-sized projectiles reverse engineered from Cybertronian technology, with the power to drain energy away from Transformer systems. Ravage was caught in the initial barrage, and either his small size or limited processing power made him fall victim faster than others. Megatron had to carry Ravage to safety as the Decepticons retreated.'' {{storylink|Transformers: Fusion|Fusion}}

[[File:Ravagewarandpeace.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|RARRRRR yourself.]]
Sometime thereafter, Shockwave arrived on Earth with a detachment of Unified Cybertronian soldiers, equipped to take both Autobots and Decepticons into custody as enemies of the peace. Shockwave quickly granted clemency to Soundwave, Ravage, and the other Decepticons willing to swear fealty to him, after he disposed of Megatron. {{storylink|New World Order}} After returning to Cybertron, Soundwave was considering his options when a small sound caught his attention. He dispatched Ravage to investigate, but the poor kitty tried to tackle [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] and got a mouthful of [[null-ray]]. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} Starscream had plans of his own, and managed to convince Soundwave and his cassettes that following him would be more profitable than throwing in with Shockwave. During the chaos of the Autobot insurrection that soon followed, they arranged [[Sky Lynx (G1)|transport]] and fled back to Earth to loot its energy resources. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

{{BW Shell Game}}
After having sent Ravage out on his errand on prehistoric Earth, the Tripredacus Council tasked Magmatron with keeping a watch on all Maximal Channels, should their agent in the field fail in his mission. But Magmatron and Ravage were working together behind the Council's back, and the former-Decepticon sent planetary scans to Magmatron so he could implement his own plans for the stasis pods on prehistoric Earth. {{storylink|Shell Game issue 1|Shell Game #1}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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Ravage was among the Transformers laying dormant aboard the ''Ark'' when it was discovered by [[Cobra]], who took the alien robots and reprogrammed them to serve in [[Cobra Commander]]'s plot to conquer the world. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #2}} Along with Soundwave and the other cassettes, Ravage was sent to attack the [[SPS Research Facility]], where he protected [[Zartan]] as the ninja stole a necessary module from the facility. He fought against [[Quick Kick]] and [[Mutt]], and would've killed them if he hadn't been recalled to [[Cobra Island]] when Zartan got out and deemed the mission a success. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} Shortly after the Decepticons returned, however, Cobra's control of them was broken by [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s tampering, and Soundwave sent out Ravage to punish his former captors. The jaguar knocked out [[Firefly]] and dragged him back to Soundwave to be used as a slave. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} Ravage later attacked [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] only to be grabbed and crushed in the Autobot's fist. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

Two years later when [[Teletran 3]] had gone berserk, sending scores of Transformers and humans both forwards and backwards in time, Ravage was among the Decepticons who surrounded the tower where the disturbance had originated. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

In an alternate future in which the Decepticons had conquered Earth, packs of Ravages prowled the woods that a team of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joes]] and Cobra members were traveling through. A few of them were destroyed by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], causing the remaining ones to flee. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

===''Transformers/G.I. Joe''===
[[File:Ravage-Trial by Fire.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75]]
Ravage was one of the Decepticons under [[Cobra]]'s command in [[1939]]. [[Storm Shadow|Stormshadow]] pitted him against [[Snake-Eyes]] during the two ninjas' duel among the [[Fera Islands]]. {{storylink|Transformed}} After a short but fierce battle, Snake-Eyes incapacitated Ravage with a hand grenade. {{storylink|Trial by Fire}} The injured jaguar re-emerged soon after Snake-Eyes had killed Stormshadow, but quickly lost his life to the ninja's katana. {{storylink|Trenches}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Ravage participated in an all-out Decepticon offensive, squaring off against Steeljaw as the carnage raged around them. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{main|Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:Marktwainvsravage.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Tales of my lion-taming have been greatly exaggerated.]]
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] sent Ravage to kill [[Tobias Muldoon]], who had deserted the Decepticons when he learned they were evil. Ravage tracked him to [[Stanford Merriweather]]'s house in [[San Francisco]] and crashed into the household, startling Muldoon, Merriweather, Merriweather's daughter [[Kitty Merriweather|Kitty]], and [[Mark Twain]]. The humans fled the house as Ravage broke through the wall.

He then pretty much got his ass kicked by Mark Twain, who took advantage of Ravage being momentarily trapped in rubble to flick a [[cigar]] at him, thus igniting a gas leak. The explosion flung Ravage into the bay, never to be seen again. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3|Hearts of Steel #3}}

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===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Lil Formers''===
Ravage was one of the absurd amount of minion Soundwave ejected out of his chest, all in a row, in preparation for a fight. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
Ravage participated in an infiltration of [[BotCon]] to track down next year's toy designs, and use them to conquer the Autobots once and for all! While scouting out the area, he was captured by the humans organizing the convention, and put on display as a sale item. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei ravage petted.jpg|thumb|"Who's my kitty? Who's my kitty?"]]
Ravage stole a sack of energon cubes for [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Starscream]], deftly avoiding the pursuing [[Hound (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Hound]] and delivering the booty to his waiting master. Just before Starscream could put the energon to use, however, the pair were attacked by [[Cheetor (BW)#Henkei! Henkei! pack-in manga|Cheetor]], who stabbed Ravage in the side with one of his throwing stars and pinned both Decepticons beneath his feet. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 8}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' BunBun manga===
When [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Starscream]] attacked a power plant with the help of the brainwashed [[Jetfire (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Skyfire]], Ravage stealthily observed and recorded the battle with the Autobots that followed. Ravage took his recording back to [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! BunBun manga|Megatron]], and then curled up in his leader's lap as he reviewed the footage. {{storylink|Wataru's Power}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Device Label''===
Ravage had been given the mission to root out and interfere with the Autobot activity taking place within the computer under Megatron and Soundwave's command. {{storylink|Ravage (G1)/toys#Device Label|Ravage's Device Label Bio}}

===''Recordicons''===
Ravage was at a bar that Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and [[Lazorbeak]] were at. {{storylink|Recordicons issue 16|Recordicons #16}}

===Robot Heroes===
Soundwave hid in his harmless-looking alternate mode... until it was time to strike! He then loosed Laserbeak and Ravage from his chest compartment. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (Robot Heroes)|I Am Optimus Prime}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreORavage.jpg|thumb]]

Ravage was standing upright among the Decepticon forces when they introduced the Predacons. {{storylink|Behemoth Combination! But They're Cute? The Predacon Unit}}

While [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s plan to brainwash humanity unfolded, the Decepticon patted Ravage's head. {{storylink|Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!}}

Ravage was seen flying into battle with Soundwave in [[Isami Tatewaki|some kid]]'s living room. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise! The Transformers Are by Your Side!?}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Part of a troupe of Decepticons sent to Earth to demand the humans surrender to Megatron, Ravage met with the human representative, [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]], and quickly learned that [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] wasn't so keen on the idea of surrendering. The Decepticons seemed to have the upper hand in the ensuing battle and Ravage again invited Hawk to surrender, but the human only responded by cleaving the cat's head with his mysterious tomahawk. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}} Ravage was then captured by G.I. Joe and fell under the control of [[Doctor Venom]] when he turned Soundwave's body into a human-controlled mech suit. During a battle with [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Venom unleashed Ravage from Soundwave's chest compartment to attack the Autobot. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Black Cybertron}} {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}}}

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Fated Rival, Once Again...}} {{storylink|Plans of the Emperor of Destruction}} {{storylink|Revenge (All Spark)|Revenge}}}}

===Legends World===
Ravage was the manager of a toy store, where he was puzzled by customer [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]'s attempts at using telepathy at him. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 1}} He was later shocked when Rattrap showed up to buy toys in the form of a real Transformer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 1|Bonus Edition Vol. 1}} During [[Christmas]], Ravage was standing outside his store, wielding guns and advertising the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|newest ''Transformers'' series]]. {{storylink|Merry X'mas!!}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
Bolstered by the [[Titan Master]]s, Ravage accompanied Soundwave as the Decepticons orchestrated an all-out Decepticon attack on Cybertron, which was soon routed by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Star Trek vs. Transformers''===
Ravage was one of the many Decepticons who invaded the [[Klingon]] homeworld of [[Kronos]] during Megatron's attempt to claim the planet as the seat of a new Decepticon Empire, and tangled with [[M'Ress]] before he was incapacitated by the Klingon armada. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

===''Mazinger Z versus Transformers''===
Transported to the Japan of an alternate universe, Ravage joined Soundwave and the other Decepticons as they scoped out the [[Photon Power Laboratory]]. {{storylink|Mazinger Z versus Transformers}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
During the war for Cybertron, Ravage was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Force Espionage Raider]]. {{storylink|Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' toy packaging}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Todaro]]}}
[[File:SiegeEpisode2-Ravage.jpg|thumb|250px|"Holy cat, a talking crap!"]]
Ravage was one of several Decepticons who searched for the missing [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] after a failed ambush against the Autobots, but proved unable to find his comrade. {{storylink|Siege episode 2}}

[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] brought Ravage with him when he and Megatron's inner cadre left Cybertron aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. Soundwave was picked up by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] on the [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] Station and ejected Ravage. Ravage leaped onto the Titan's face and started raking his eyes, making him lose his grip on Soundwave and dropping him. Later in the battle, Ravage was picked up and thrown across the room by Scorponok. After an explosion, Ravage woke up [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. He is part of the Decepticons that broke into the area where the Autobots were and began to attack. They were ordered to cease fire when a wounded Megatron arrived, being supported by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Ravage was again licking the face of an unconscious Starscream. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 4}}

After the Decepticons crash-landed on prehistoric Earth, Soundwave deployed Ravage and Laserbeak to take on a treacherous [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], but the pair were quickly defeated and thrown aside by the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] warrior. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 3}}
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===''Transformers/Ghostbusters''===
[[File:GhostsOfCybertronPart5-cassettes.jpg|thumb|left|250px|That darn ghost cat!]]
Ravage was one of the few Decepticons who escaped [[Gozer]]'s destruction of Cybertron after [[Kremzeek]] transformed them into [[ghost]]s. A thousand years later, following the [[Ghostbusters]]' defeat of Kremzeek, Ravage was ejected from Soundwave alongside Laserbeak and Buzzsaw to deal with the humans. Reincarnated as grotesque, ectoplasm-spewing ghosts, the three Decepticons attacked [[Ray Stantz]] before being promptly dissipated when Soundwave was captured within a [[ghost trap]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 5}}
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===''Transformers vs. the Terminator''===
[[File:EnemyOfMyEnemyPartTwo-Ravage.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Kitten is angry. Kitten is offended.]]
Shortly after Soundwave awoke in 1984 aboard the ''Ark'', he dispatched Ravage to take care of [[Sarah Connor]] while he fought the [[T-800|the Terminator unit]] sent back in time to kill the Decepticons. Ravage chased her around the flight deck and eventually pursued her up onto [[Teletraan I]] and caused her to accidentally reactivate [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. Though Ravage pounced on the Autobot leader, Optimus simply grabbed the Decepticon by the tail and used him as an improvised weapon against Soundwave. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Two}}

When the Autobots and Decepticons next clashed in the middle of the [[Cyberdyne Systems]] factory, Ravage trailed Sarah as she tried to raise [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and the other Autobots aboard the ''Ark'' from a nearby security booth. This time, however, the human girl grabbed a pistol, wrestled the Decepticon to the ground, and killed him by jamming the gun into his mouth and shooting him through the head. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part Four}}

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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|''Transformers'' #23]]}}

[[File:WeHaveDecievedYou-InfiltrationTroopers.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Captain Clench and his Zoo Crew.]]
Ravage was one of the many infiltration troopers [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] deployed during the Decepticon attack on the [[Senate]]. They rushed [[Grotusque]] and [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] and easily defeated them. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: We Have Deceived You|We Have Deceived You}} [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] posted Ravage and Laserbeak to guard a number of high-profile prisoners that included [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]], which they did up until [[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] burst through the floor and sent the pair running. {{storylink|War World: Prime}} He later watched a drone [[Termagax]] constructed berate the Decepticons (Megatron in particular) for twisting her ideals. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings}} As the Decepticons strengthened their hold over Iacon, Ravage joined in with his fellow Decepticons as they quashed a burgeoning rebellion in the city's [[energon storage field]]s. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}

Later, Ravage, [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]], and [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] were assigned to move [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] to the [[Senate]] prison facility. They were interrupted mid-transfer by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Charger]], and [[Fire Beast]]; amidst the chaos, Elita was able to escape her captors and retaliated by kicking Ravage into the wall so that Bumblebee could shoot him. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|Swindle's II}}

Ravage was among the Decepticons assembled by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] to attack [[Swindle's]] and recover the escaping [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} They fought with the Autobots, but ultimately failed to prevent the escape. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}}

Ravage gathered with the Decepticon army outside [[Crystal City]] as Strika ordered the attack. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}}
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:PetSounds-HappyEnding.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
Soundwave ejected Ravage and several other cassettes to investigate [[Ponyville]] after arriving in [[Equestria]]. Their presence drew the attention of [[Fluttershy]]; impressed by Soundwave's "pets", she soon won the affection of Ravage, [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]. When the pony tried to treat a "boo-boo" on Ravage's nose, however, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] decided that she'd gone too far and swatted her away, an act that only drew the ire of Fluttershy's animal friends, [[Discord (MLP)|Discord]], and even Frenzy's fellow cassettes. However, Soundwave—keen on not losing the friendship of his faithful cassettes—agreed to a truce, and when both sides decided to become friends Ravage happily played with some of Fluttershy's animal companions. {{storylink|Pet Sounds}}

After accidentally trapping himself and some Equestrians underneath a pile of girders, Soundwave unleashed both Ravage and Laserbeak to try and blast their way free. However, the group only escaped after combining their musical talents to unleash a powerful sonic blast. {{storylink|Sick Beats}} In the final battle against [[King Sombra]], Ravage and [[Applejack]] worked together to trip up a mind-controlled [[Clampdown (G1)|Clampdown]]. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}

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===''Transformers/Back to the Future''===
[[File:TFBTTF-RavageRunOver.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Yeah, this is a boo-boo that Fluttershy might not be able to fix.]]
In the year 1985, Megatron sent Ravage and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] to the sleepy town of [[Hill Valley]] to find an edge in their war against the Autobots. Their mission initially turned up nothing, but while staking out the [[Twin Pines Mall]] the two watched [[Marty McFly]] use a DeLorean to escape some Libyan terrorists, then disappear. Ravage's detection of trans-temporal particles led Soundwave to suggest that the humans had invented [[time travel]], and Megatron ordered the pair to steal the DeLorean time machine. The pair tailed [[Doc Brown]] and Marty to [[Lyon Estates]], where they prepared to seize the device through force... only for [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to intervene. The two humans overheard the scuffle and investigated, so both sides transformed to evade detection; when Marty picked up Ravage, however, Bumblebee took the opportunity to reverse, scare the teenager into dropping the cassette, and destroy the Decepticon by running him over. {{storylink|Transformers/Back to the Future issue 1|Transformers/Back to the Future #1}}

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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
[[File:Unpredictable-minicassettes.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

In the heat of battle, Soundwave unleashed Ravage and Laserbeak against Optimus and Bumblebee, but his reinforcements failed to have the desired effect, as the two Autobots found his minions adorable. {{storylink|Unpredictable}} Ravage and Laserbeak battled [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], and later cheered Soundwave on as he and Blaster took part in a rap battle against each other. However, this truce was short lived, and the Autobots and Decepticons were soon battling each other once more. {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 13}}

Ravage was one of several Decepticons who fought the Autobots for control of the perfect barbecue spot, but ultimately lost. {{storylink|I Want to Protect This Place}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Go! Go! issue 32}} {{storylink|The Transformers Go! Go! Search Quiz is Here!|Search Quiz}} {{storylink|The Transformers Gather on the Snowy Mountain!|Search Quiz 2}} {{storylink|Go! Go! issue 45}}}}

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===Energon Universe===
[[File:TF2023 – Optimus shoots Ravage.jpg|This may have unforseen consequences.|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
One of the Decepticons that came to [[Earth]] aboard the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', [[Soundwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Soundwave]] sent out Ravage to assist [[Starscream (G1)#Energon Universe|Starscream]] in holding down [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Energon Universe|Optimus Prime]]. Ravage proceeded to bite Prime's arm until the Autobot shot him off at point blank range. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}} Soundwave was later seen cradling his body. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 3|Transformers #3}}

Later, Starscream and Soundwave were able to get [[Teletraan I|Teletraan One]] back up and running. Soundwave was about to suggest using it to repair Ravage, but Starscream, contemptuous of starting with the smallest of their number, punted the cassette aside, instead opting to revive [[Thundercracker (G1)#Energon Universe|Thundercracker]]. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 5|Transformers #5}}

When the Autobots recaptured the ''Ark'', Soundwave was carrying Ravage out when Optimus attempted to reason with Soundwave to stop the war. Soundwave looked to Ravage before throwing a punch at Optimus. Soundwave, with Ravage, then retreated with Thundercracker. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 6|Transformers #6}} When Soundwave challenged Starscream to a duel over the Decepticon leadership and gained the upper hand, Starscream pathetically tried to bargain with Soundwave, only for Soundwave to note that he hadn't forgiven Starscream for kicking Ravage, and disembowelled him. Now having claimed leadership of the Decepticons, Soundwave pledged to use the parts he'd ripped from Starscream to repair Ravage. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 7|Transformers #7}}

Later, Soundwave was looking for the parts to conduct these repairs at the Decepticons' new headquarters in the sunken ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' when he was interrupted by [[Shockwave (G1)#Energon Universe|Shockwave]]. Shockwave admonished Soundwave for bothering with the damaged [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Recordicon]], and prepared to recycle Ravage, arguing that Soundwave could have newer, stronger pets once they retook Cybertron. Before Shockwave could do so though, he was distracted by the appearance of a whale outside, and dropped Ravage to rush and see it. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 10|Transformers #10}}

[[File:TF2023 no. 18 - Ravage Revived.jpg|thumb|250px|right]]
After the reenernization of Cybertron had failed and left Shockwave's status unknown, {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 12|Transformers #12}} the Decepticons were scattered and lost the ''Nemesis''. Once they had regrouped, Soundwave led numerous raids on cities in hopes of luring the crippled Autobots out of hiding and and obtaining a stockpile of energy. After one of these raids, Soundwave lamented that Ravage's repairs would once again have to be put on hold and promised Laserbeak that their family would be whole again soon before sending him on a mission {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 15|Transformers #15}} to retrieve Megatron.

When Starscream was eventually revealed to still be alive and with the Combaticons and Astrotrain on his side, {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 16|Transformers #16}} he eventually clashed with Soundwave again in [[Seattle]]. When the Seeker tore open Soundwave's chest compartment and extracted Ravage's comatose body, he berated Soundwave for how much he cared out his tapes before preparing to finish Ravage permanently. It was then that Laserbeak returned with Megatron, who put a stop to the squabble at once. To reward Soundwave's loyalty, Megatron used his spark to revive Ravage, who nuzzled Laserbeak before leaping into a delighted Soundwave's arms. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}} He then leapt back out of his master's arms as [[Astrotrain (G1) #Energon Universe|Astrotrain]] charged at the newly returned Megatron.{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 18|Transformers #18}}

Later, he was sent after [[Hound (G1) #Energon Universe|Hound]], but was fended off by the Autobot with help from his human allies [[Clutch (G.I. Joe)| Clutch]] and [[Matt Trakker]] {{storylink| G.I. Joe Energon Universe 2025 Special story}}

Ravage then participated in the Decepticon's final assault on [[Chicago]], charging at [[Jazz (G1) #Energon Universe|Jazz]] during the final showdown at the planetarium.{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 23|Transformers #23}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Commercials that featured original footage of Ravage include:
*A battle he took part in a battle against the Dinobots alongside [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. Ravage blasted [[Slag (G1)|Slag]], only to find himself face-to-face with a robotic Triceratops when his opponent assumed his beast mode. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Dinobots|Dinobots commercial}}
*When [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was duped into bringing [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] into the Decepticons' headquarters, thinking the Autobot was just a normal radio, Soundwave dispatched Laserbeak and Ravage to deal with the intruder. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Blaster|Blaster commercial}}

==Games==
===Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons===
When Optimus embarked on his mission to rescue the Autobots' [[Mini Vehicle|Minicar]] troops from the Decepticons, Ravage could interfere with Optimus Prime's progress. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''The Transformers'' (Commodore 64)===
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===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
Ravage was among the [[Decepticon]] troops who sought to destroy [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] on his journey, confronting him in the [[Temple Ruins]]... in theory. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}

{{note|Ravage's supposed appearance in this game is from a [[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy (promo video)|''Mystery of Convoy'' promo video]]. However, Ravage does not actually appear anywhere in the game, not even in unused sprite form. Given the video was made when the game was still in early development, it's likely he was planned as an enemy but then scrapped.}}

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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (N64)===
{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]]}}
[[File:N64Ravage.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Stupid sexy Ravage.]]
In an alternate timeline created when the Predacon Megatron sent a message through Transwarp back to his past self, Ravage betrayed him, then entered the ancient Autobot battle cruiser, the ''Ark''. Using its tech, he developed a prototype cloning device based on transreplication technology, through which he could produce clones of the ancient Decepticons, with memories and personalities intact. One by one, he downloaded protoform cloning data of the legendary warriors: (Decepticon) Megatron, Skywarp, Starscream, Thundercracker, Reflector, Rumble, Frenzy, Laserbeak, Buzzsaw, and Soundwave. Ravage returned to Predacon space, ready to produce his clone army and already making plans of conquest. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Beast Wars Transmetals}}

{{BW fighter ending|Ravage|N64}}
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===''Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals'' (PS)===
{{voiceactor|[[Martin Roach]]}}
Ravage battled the Maximals in pitched combat. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (PS)}}
{{note|Ravage appears as a secret playable character in the North American version of the game, but does not appear at all in the game's story mode.}}

===3D Battle Card Game===
Ravage fights under the command of [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] once more, this time with several allies from (potentially) different universes and/or timelines. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game#Energon Wars expansion|Energon Wars Expansion Set}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Ravage took part in a covert infiltration of the Autobot base led by Soundwave, allowing them to pass information back to the Decepticons and ensure a string of Decepticon victories. They were eventually uncovered by [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], and sent packing. {{storylink|Covert Operations (Legends)|Covert Operations}}

Ravage aided the Decepticon Powermasters in a battle against their hated rivals, the Autobot Powermasters. {{storylink|End of the Road (Legends)|End of the Road}}

Ravage was part of a group of Decepticons who teamed up with the Autobots [[Windblade (G1)|Wingblade]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] to battle the Ammonites on a distant planet. Together, they were able to drive off several Ammonite attacks, but the two factions soon started fighting one another over differing opinions. Eventually, the Autobots defeated the Ammonites and sent the Decepticons packing. Though angered by this turn of events, Ravage and the other Decepticons found consolation that the Ammonites also tasted defeat at the Autobots' hands, and returned to their starship. {{storylink|Into the Abyss}}

Ravage was among a group of Decepticons who accidentally time traveled back to the sixth century and ended up having to battle some similarly displaced Autobots using medieval technology. They lost, and returned to the present as prisoners of the Autobots. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (Legends)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
Ravage aided Soundwave in his battles with the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
[[File:ABTF-screen Acc-Ravage.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Ravage is an "Accessory" character, giving Deceptihogs he's attached to "acid rounds": anything their weapon hits but does not immediately destroy has its HP quickly sapped by burning acid. This bonus can be increased with upgrades won from random-prize Crates or in the "[[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower" mini-game.

He can be unlocked by purchasing him with Gems in the Barracks, with Tokens during specific [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)/Challenge Events|Challenge Events]], or won from Crates and [[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Ravage-(TM).jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Ravage (TM) participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character first available as a reward to ''60'' players in the "Beast Wars: Episode 4" event.
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Earth Wars Ravage.jpg|thumb]]
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Ravage was a cruel and sadistic spy who specialized in stealth operations, but was vulnerable to bright lights. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}} Soundwave considered him to be one of his most reliable saboteurs. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

By the time of the Maximals and Predacons, "Tripredacus Agent" had become a Predacon operative with a feline alternate mode. {{storylink|Technorganic Secrets}}

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

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

==Notes==
[[File:Ravage pounce collage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|Help me, I've been trapped in this pose since 1984!]]
* A working name for Ravage was '''Stalker'''.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-bob-budiansky-panel-coverage-170041/ Bob Budiansky Botcon Panel Coverage]</ref> Meanwhile, a partially-erased barely-legible piece of [[Bob Budiansky]]'s handwritten notes suggests "'''Tapecat'''" was at one point considered for Ravage.
* Alternate names, narration, and in-universe descriptions by other characters over the years have inconsistently described the specific sub-genus of feline which Ravage represents as a jaguar, a panther, a puma, and sometimes even as a canine.
* Ravage's original [[package art]] is by far the most-copied depiction of ''any'' Transformer. It was, of course, adapted for his [[character model]] used both for the cartoon and depicted in his ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Transformers Universe]]'' profile, but was also used (twice) in [[:File:G1 1984 backofboxbattle.jpg|1984's "back-of-the-box" battle mural]], and was copied in licensed coloring books and storybooks; the pose also showed up repeatedly in the Marvel Comics. In "[[Time Wars|Time Wars Part 2]]" (Marvel UK #200), artist [[Robin Smith]] copied the art ''multiple times'' across several subsequent panels. And it was, of course, recolored for [[Howlback (G1)|Howlback]]'s card-art, and [[homage]]d ''numerous'' times in the 21st century.
* According to the ''[[The Transformers Adventure Game Books|Transformers Adventure Game Book]]'', "[[Dinobot War]]", Ravage's cassette mode is labelled as the soundtrack to the musical ''[[Cats]]''.
* In his first appearance, ''Kre-O'' Ravage is based on his bipedal ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' appearance, and in the third one he is based on his quadruped 1984 appearance. (While only his head is seen in his second appearance, he's likely to be in quadruped form as his role there is more pet-like.)

===''Beast Wars''===
* Ravage's ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' [[robot mode]] [[character model]] is a modified Transmetal Cheetor model with Tigatron's beast head. "[[Ravage (G1)/toys#Metals|Metals Jaguar]]", the ''Beast Wars'' toy for Ravage released solely in Japan, is also a modified [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#TM1|Transmetal Cheetor]].
* Ravage's transformation to cassette mode in "[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]" was accompanied by the Generation 1 transformation sound effect.
* Ravage's profile in the IDW ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]]'' seems to suggest that, in the body he is first seen in the ''Beast Wars'', he possess ''three'' separate modes; robot, beast, and cassette.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Jaguar''' (ジャガー ''Jagā''), '''Ravage''' (ラヴィッジ ''Ravijji'', ラベッジ ''Rabejji'')
*''Czech:'' '''Trhač'''
*''French:'' '''Saboteur''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Romboló''' ("Ravager")
*''Italian:'' '''Iena''' ("Hyena"), '''Ursus''' (''Beast Wars'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Pòhùai''' (Taiwan, 破壞, "Ravage"), '''Robin''' (Taiwan ''Beast Wars'', 羅賓 ''Lúobīn''), '''Jīqì Gǒu''' (China, 机器狗, "Mechanical Dog"), '''Lüèduóshòu''' (China ''Beast Wars'', 掠夺兽, "Ravening Beast")
*''Polish:'' '''Wściekły''' ("More Than Meets The Eye", "Furious"), '''Wściekłość''' ("The Movie", "Rage"), '''Łupieżca''' ("A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court", "Reaver"), '''Dewastator''' (''Beast Wars'', "Devastator")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Raiva''' (Portugal comics, "Rage"), '''Selvagem''' (Brazil comics, "Wild"), '''Destruição''' (Brazil ''Beast Wars'', "Destruction")
*''Russian:'' '''Grabitel'''' (Грабитель, "Robber")
*''Spanish:'' '''Destructor''' (Spain, "Destroyer"), '''Devastador''' (''Beast Wars'' Latin American dub, "Devastator")
*''Swedish:'' '''Utplånaren''' (''Generation 2'', "Obliterator")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Spustoshuvach''' (ICTV, Спустошувач, "Devastator")

==References==
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