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Noilaedi: Going to have to fix all of this up soon because of the movement from wikia to mtg.wiki. Also, it's just "Transformers", without the universe beyond subtitles.

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'''''Magic: The Gathering''''' is a trading card game created in [[1993]] by [[wikia:mtg:Richard Garfield|Richard Garfield,]] [https://gatherer.wizards.com/pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=74250 Ph.D] for [[Wizards of the Coast]]. Players take on the role of [[wikia:matg:Planeswalker|Planeswalker]]s, powerful beings who can travel the [[multiverse]] at will, and do battle with rivals by casting spells, manifesting [[magic]]al artifacts and enchantments, and summoning minions — and even other Planeswalkers — to do their bidding.

In 2017, Wizards of the Coast began experimenting with the concept of creating ''Magic'' cards depicting characters from outside the world of the game's story, beginning with a set of promo cards released at [[HasCon 2017]] based on other [[Hasbro]] properties.<ref>Okay, so TECHNICALLY they'd previously done so with the ''[[wikia:mtg:Arabian Nights|Arabian Nights]]'' expansion, based on a {{w|One Thousand and One Nights|classical work of literature}}, and ''[[wikia:mtg:Portal Three Kingdoms|Portal: Three Kingdoms]]'', based on {{w|Three Kingdoms|real-world Chinese history}} — but you know what we mean. Don't get us started on [[wikia:mtg:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]] either.''</ref> Starting in 2021, this became ''Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond'', an expansive series of ''Magic'' cards based on other IP, including ''The Walking Dead'', ''Warhammer 40,000'', ''[[Fortnite]]'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. ''Universes Beyond'' cards have been made available through limited-time [[wikia:mtg:Secret Lair|online "drops"]], [[wikia:mtg:Preconstructed theme deck|pre-built decks]], and as pack-ins with existing [[wikia:mtg:Booster pack|booster packs]].

==Gameplay==
''Magic: The Gathering'' is a collectable card game in which players build decks of cards and use them to battle each other; the primary goal is to reduce the opponent's '''[[wikia:mtg:Life|life total]]''', which usually starts at 20, to zero. Players will draw a random hand of seven cards from their decks (known as "libraries") and play them to achieve victory, drawing new cards at a rate of one per turn.

===Mana and color===
[[File:MTG-Megatron.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Megatron's colors are '''red''' (aggression), '''white''' (order), and '''black''' (power). "[[:File:MegatronG2Hero Bio&TechSpecs.jpg|Peace through tyranny]]", if you will.]]
Perhaps ''Magic: The Gathering''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> most iconic attribute is the '''[[wikia:mtg:Color|color wheel]]''', or "color pie". Magic cards are cast using '''[[wikia:mtg:Mana|mana]]''', which is divided into five colors, each representing a different philosophy and form of gameplay, while usually representing the values of the creatures in those colors.
* '''[[wikia:mtg:White|White]]''' (W) seeks peace through structure, and represents civilization, morality, and order (though not necessarily good). It lays down the law to restrict what its foes can do, and uses defensive tactics and creatures that work together to become stronger, while being able to destroy everything if needs be.
* '''[[wikia:mtg:Blue|Blue]]''' (U) seeks perfection through knowledge, and represents logic, caution, and deceit. It likes to make use of trickery and manipulation by drawing extra cards, countering opponents' spells, and evading enemy blockers.
* '''[[wikia:mtg:Black|Black]]''' (B) seeks power through opportunity, and represents death, free will, and self-interest (though not necessarily evil). It's willing to pay any price to win, liberally spending life and sacrificing minions to gain the advantage, as well as directly destroying enemy creatures.
* '''[[wikia:mtg:Red|Red]]''' (R) seeks freedom through action, and represents emotion, chaos, and destruction. It prefers immediate solutions to problems, using aggressive tactics and direct damage to deal with its foes, while having riskier ways to obtain new cards.
* '''[[wikia:mtg:Green|Green]]''' (G) seeks growth through acceptance, represents instinct, connection, and nature. It makes use of powerful creatures and effects that help them grow even stronger to trample enemies into submission, including increasing the amount of mana and resources it can use.
Each color has its own strengths and weaknesses, the latter of which can be mitigated by combining multiple colors into a single deck; however, the more colors that are used, the harder it is for a player to have the correct types and amount of mana to cast their spells, making for a tactical trade-off.

===''Magic'' cards===
[[File:MTG-Arcee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Arcee has the supertype '''legendary''', the types '''artifact''' and '''creature''', and the creature type '''Robot'''; her reverse face has the supertype '''legendary''', the type '''artifact''' and the artifact type '''Vehicle'''.]]
''Magic'' divides its cards into multiple different '''[[wikia:mtg:Card type|card types]]'''. '''[[wikia:mtg:Instant|Instant]]''' and '''[[wikia:mtg:Sorcery|sorcery]]''' cards are used to create one-time effects, while other cards, known as '''[[wikia:mtg:Permanent|permanents]]''', remain in play until they are removed. Permanent card types include '''[[wikia:mtg:Land|lands]]''', representing locations across ''Magic''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> multiverse, which produce mana to cast other cards with and can be played at a rate of one per turn; '''[[wikia:mtg:Artifact|artifacts]]''', representing magical or mundane objects, which can typically be activated to produce effects; '''[[wikia:mtg:Enchantment|enchantments]]''', representing lingering magical effects, which usually provide an ongoing effect to the game, and '''[[wikia:mtg:Creature|creatures]]''', which can be used to attack opponents and block incoming attacks. Each creature has a '''power''', representing the damage they can deal each turn, and a '''toughness''', representing the damage they can take each turn.

Permanent types can be combined, most notably in the form of '''[[wikia:mtg:Artifact creature|artifact creatures]]''' (representing inorganic creatures and mechanical constructs) and '''[[wikia:mtg:Enchantment creature|enchantment creatures]]''' (representing inherently-magical creatures and spirits); these follow the rules for creatures, but can be affected by abilities and effects that target artifacts and enchantments, respectively.

Cards can also have '''[[wikia:mtg:Subtype|subtypes]]'''. Creature types can represent species (such as [[Human]], [[Zombie]] and [[Tlalakan (species)|Merfolk]]) or roles (such as [[Sideswipe (G1)|Warrior]], [[Hound (G1)|Scout]] and [[Mara-Al-Utha|Wizard]]). Other permanents can have subtypes that define mechanics of the cards; for instance, the artifact type '''[[wikia:mtg:Vehicle|Vehicle]]''' is used on cards that can become creatures under certain situations, typically when "crewed" by other creatures with a certain total power. '''[[wikia:mtg:Supertype|Supertypes]]''' can be applied to cards of any type; the most common is '''[[wikia:mtg:Legendary|Legendary]]''', which prevents players from controlling more than one permanent of that name, and allows them to be used as a "commander" in the popular "[[wikia:mtg:Commander (format)|Commander]]" format.
While most cards have the same card back, unchanged since ''Magic''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> debut in 1993, certain '''[[wikia:mtg:Double-faced card|double-faced cards]]''' (DFCs) have two playable sides, often representing two states of the same creature or interlinked magical effects. Some of these cards can change which side is in use once they've already been played, via the '''[[wikia:mtg:Transform|Transform]]''' mechanic.

Lastly, there are '''[[wikia:mtg:Token|tokens]]''', representing permanents that aren't part of their owner's deck; instead, they are created by other cards. Tokens act the same way as other permanents, but if they are removed from the battlefield (such as being returned to their owner's hand or sent to the [[wikia:mtg:Graveyard|graveyard]]), they cease to exist.
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==''Magic'' and ''Transformers''==
===[[HasCon 2017]]===
[[File:MTG-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Me Grimlock tribal commander!]]
The first ''Transformers''-themed ''Magic'' card was a double-faced [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] card included in the [[HasCon 2017]] ''Magic'' promo set, along with fellow [[Hasbro]]-themed cards "{{w|Nerf|Nerf War}}" and "{{w|Dungeons and Dragons|Sword of Dungeons and Dragons}}". As a [[wikia:mtg:Acorn|silver-bordered card]], Grimlock is not legal in officially-sanctioned events and formats but is fine for casual play, and as such gets a bit silly with its rules; "Grimlock, Dinobot Leader" can become "Grimlock, Ferocious King" by "[[Transformation|converting]] a ''Transformers'' toy you have to its other mode". Both sides of Grimlock are Legendary Artifact Creatures, with the front face using the newly-introduced "Autobot" creature type, and the back using the pre-existing "Dinosaur" creature type.

Notably, Grimlock "becomes" his other form rather than using the existing "[[wikia:mtg:Transform|transform]]" keyword, per [[Transformation#"Transform" as a verb|ongoing Hasbro efforts]] to protect their [[trademark]].

* [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Grimlock, Dinobot Leader / Grimlock, Ferocious King]] (Red/Green/White)
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===Heroes of the Realm===
[[File:MTG-Optimus-Inspiring-Leader.jpg|thumb|upright=2|"Autobots, turn permanent to other face and tap out!"]]
Part of the 2018 ''[[wikia:mtg:Heroes of the Realm|Heroes of the Realm]]'' series of commemorative cards, made by Wizards of the Coast for their employees as rewards for work on specific projects or teams,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WNBRWoHq9E Gavin Verhey from Wizards of the Coast explains Heroes of the Realm]</ref> the "Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader" card was given to the team behind the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

Uniquely, Optimus Prime uses the "[[wikia:mtg:Double-faced card#Triple-faced cards|triple-faced card]]" technology used for [[combiner]]s and [[Triple Changer|triple changers]] in the ''Transformers Trading Card Game'', taking the form of a double-sized card folded in half. While his front face is a ''Magic'' card, his back face and oversized, "unbelievably shiny" third face are ''Transformers Trading Card Game'' cards, allowing him to be used in both games. Rather than a normal ''Magic'' type line, Optimus's ''Magic'' face refers to him as "Autobot Character - Bot Mode", a reference to how cards are designated in the ''Transformers Trading Card Game''; however, [[Drew Nolosco]], Global Brand Manager for the Transformers Trading Card Game, clarified that he is indeed a legendary creature.<ref name="heroes">[https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/e5ovx5/comment/f9ladsy/ Comment by u/Wizards_Drew] on [https://www.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/ r/magicTCG] on Reddit</ref>

Because of his unique printing, "Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader" doesn't function as a double-faced card; instead, his [[alternate mode]] is represented by the ability to temporarily change subtype to "Construct" and gain increased power and toughness, while [[Roll out|granting other creatures]] the "[[wikia:mtg:Trample|trample]]" ability. However, he also has the ability to "Turn target permanent you control to its other face"...though he isn't able to use that ability on ''himself''.<ref name="heroes"/>

As with all ''Heroes of the Realm'' cards, "Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader" is not legal to play in any real format;<ref>[https://twitter.com/sheldonmenery/status/1203371614668296194 Outside of a unlisted rule for the Commander format that the original recipient of a ''Heroes of the Realm'' card is allowed to use it.]</ref> the cards are novelties designed to be read, rather than played<ref name="heroes"/><ref>{{citesocial|quote=There’s no plans to release the Heroes of the Realm. The cards aren’t designed to be played. They’re designed to be read.|link=https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/189543247703/hi-mark-i-have-2-questions-1-what-are-the|name=Mark Rosewater|site=Tumblr|year=2019|month=12|day=07|(defunct=)}}</ref>, and similar to "Grimlock, Dinobot Leader", actually using this card means players must agree on any rule intricacies they come upon themselves.

* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader]] (Red/White)
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===Transformers===
[[File:MTG-Goldbug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Ironically, not actually a [[wikia:mtg:Scout|Scout]]. Or an [[wikia:mtg:Ally|Ally]], for that matter.]]
Announced at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] as part of the dedicated ''[[wikia:mtg:Universes Beyond|Universes Beyond]]'' series of cards that brings other IPs into the ''Magic: The Gathering'' game, ''[[wikia:mtg:Transformers|Transformers]]'' (expansion code BOT) is the first ''Universes Beyond'' set to be available in booster packs for a premier ''Magic'' set; ''Transformers'' cards are have a roughly 12% chance of being found in packs of ''[[wikia:mtg:The Brothers' War|The Brothers' War]]'' cards. Unlike previous ''Transformers''-themed cards, the ''Universes Beyond'' cards are legal for play in "Eternal" formats, such as [[wikia:mtg:Commander (format)|Commander]], [[wikia:mtg:Legacy|Legacy]], and [[wikia:mtg:Vintage|Vintage]].<ref>[https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/transformers-arrives-brothers-war-2022-10-06 TRANSFORMERS Arrives with The Brothers' War | MAGIC: THE GATHERING]</ref>

''Transformers'' consists of fifteen double-faced cards, each of which is a Legendary Artifact Creature on the front and a Legendary Artifact with the Vehicle subtype on the back (with the exception of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], who lack the Vehicle artifact type for [[Non-vehicle non-beast alternate modes|obvious reasons]]). It also includes two Artifact Creature Tokens representing [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], created by ''Soundwave, Sonic Spy / Soundwave, Superior Captain''. Rather than "Autobot", the ''Universes Beyond'' cards use the more generic "[[wikia:mtg:Robot|Robot]]" subtype, introduced in the ''[[wikia:mtg:Unfinity|Unfinity]]'' set the previous month.

''Transformers'' introduces the mechanics '''[[More than Meets the Eye (disambiguation)|More Than Meets the Eye]]''', which allows a double-faced card to be cast with its back face up, and '''[[Living metal|Living Metal]]''', an alternative to the "Crew" mechanic that allows vehicles to become artifact creatures on their user's turn. It also includes '''Convert''', a renamed version of the Transform mechanic, for [[Transformation#"Transform" as a verb|legal reasons]] yet again. However, anything in ''Magic'' that cares about transforming things treats "Convert" as the same thing as "Transform".<ref>[https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/the-brothers-war-release-notes ''The Brother's War'' Release Notes; also containing the release notes for ''Universes Beyond Transformers'']</ref>.

Each ''Transformers'' card is available in two variants: one with art inspired by the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] and one based on ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'', with the exception of "Arcee, Sharpshooter / Arcee, Acrobatic Coupe" and the Ravage and Laserbeak creature tokens, which only have Generation 1 versions available. The color alignments, names and mechanics remain the same regardless of if the character is their original or ''Shattered Glass'' incarnation, with unfortunate side effects such as that the art of ''Shattered Glass'' [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] is still labeled as a "hero", while being depicted about to execute a helpless Decepticon. All card art for the ''Transformers'' cards was provided by [[Volta|Volta Creation]], with art direction by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Through my job at Volta I had the pleasure of Art Directing/creating card art for MtG's Transformers cards!|link=https://twitter.com/SaraLePew/status/1587183152312762369|name=Sara Pitre-Durocher|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=10|day=31|(defunct=)}}</ref>

[[File:MTG-SG-Ratchet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Introducing newcomers to the sacred ''Magic'' art of debating whether White can be an evil color ''ad nauseam''.]]
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====''Generation 1''====
* [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Prowl, Stoic Strategist / Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle]] (White)
* [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Ratchet, Field Medic / Ratchet, Rescue Racer]] (White)
* [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Jetfire, Ingenious Scientist / Jetfire, Air Guardian]] (Blue)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor / Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant]] (Black)
* [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Starscream, Power Hungry / Starscream, Seeker Leader]] (Black)
* [[Slicer (G1)#Magic: The Gathering|Slicer, Hired Muscle / Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist]] (Red)
* [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Arcee, Sharpshooter / Arcee, Acrobatic Coupe]] (Red/White)
* [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Blaster, Combat DJ / Blaster, Morale Booster]] (Red/Green)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Cyclonus, the Saboteur / Cyclonus, Cybertronian Fighter]] (Blue/Black)
* [[Flamewar (G1)#Magic: The Gathering|Flamewar, Brash Veteran / Flamewar, Streetwise Operative]] (Black/Red)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Goldbug, Humanity's Ally / Goldbug, Scrappy Scout]] (White/Blue)
* [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Megatron, Tyrant / Megatron, Destructive Force]] (Red/White/Black)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Optimus Prime, Hero / Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader]] (Blue/Red/White)
* [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Soundwave, Sonic Spy / Soundwave, Superior Captain]] (White/Blue/Black)
** [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Laserbeak]] (Blue creature token)
** [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Ravage]] (Black creature token)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Ultra Magnus, Tactician / Ultra Magnus, Armored Carrier]] (Red/Green/White)

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====''Shattered Glass'' variants ====
* [[Prowl (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Prowl, Stoic Strategist / Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle]] (White)
* [[Ratchet (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Ratchet, Field Medic / Ratchet, Rescue Racer]] (White)
* [[Jetfire (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Jetfire, Ingenious Scientist / Jetfire, Air Guardian]] (Blue)
* [[Blitzwing (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor / Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant]] (Black)
* [[Starscream (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Starscream, Power Hungry / Starscream, Seeker Leader]] (Black)
* [[Wheeljack (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Slicer, Hired Muscle / Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist]] (Red)
* [[Blaster (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Blaster, Combat DJ / Blaster, Morale Booster]] (Red/Green)
* [[Cyclonus (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Cyclonus, the Saboteur / Cyclonus, Cybertronian Fighter]] (Blue/Black)
* [[Flamewar (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Flamewar, Brash Veteran / Flamewar, Streetwise Operative]] (Black/Red)
* [[Goldbug (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Goldbug, Humanity's Ally / Goldbug, Scrappy Scout]] (White/Blue)
* [[Megatron (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Megatron, Tyrant / Megatron, Destructive Force]] (Red/White/Black)
* [[Optimus Prime (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Optimus Prime, Hero / Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader]] (Blue/Red/White)
* [[Soundwave (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Soundwave, Sonic Spy / Soundwave, Superior Captain]] (White/Blue/Black)
* [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Ultra Magnus, Tactician / Ultra Magnus, Armored Carrier]] (Red/Green/White)
 
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===Secret Lair: Transformers===
[[File:MTG-SLD-Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|A [[wikia:mtg:Phyrexian|Phyrexian]]? I'd have thought you'd look... [[Technorganic|fleshier]].]]
Part of the [[wikia:mtg:Secret Lair|Secret Lair Drop Series]] of premium card reissues, the ''Transformers'' "[[wikia:mtg:List of Magic slang#Superdrop|superdrop]]" comprises three sets of "reskinned" ''Magic'' cards with new, Transformers-themed art (and in the case of the "Optimus Prime vs Megatron" set, new names). Unlike previous ''Transformers'' crossover cards, which exclusively consisted of artifact creatures, the ''Secret Lair'' sets use a wider variety of card types.

The "Optimus Prime vs Megatron" drop consists of two reskinned artifact creatures as [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], plus a reskinned artifact as the [[AllSpark]]; all three cards are double-sided, providing two different pieces of art, though mechanically they are considered single-faced cards. The "Roll Out or Rise Up" drop contains a variety of instant, sorcery and enchantment cards, each with art portraying an iconic scene from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', albeit using the designs of [[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|newer toys]] in place of the original character models.

Lastly, the "One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall" drop consists of "[[wikia:mtg:Full-art|full-art]]" versions of the [[wikia:mtg:Basic land|five basic land cards]], each depicting a different locale on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].<ref>[https://www.polygon.com/23486638/magic-the-gathering-transformers-secret-lair-reveal Take a first look at Magic: The Gathering’s reskinned Secret Lair Transformers cards - Polygon]</ref> All three drops additionally contained the bonus card "[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]", a reskinned version of the land [https://scryfall.com/card/dmc/204/command-tower Command Tower] depicting [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|Decepticon Headquarters]] with its [[space bridge]] deployed.

The ''Transformers'' Secret Lair cards went on sale for a limited time, starting on [[December 5]]th, [[2022]].
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[[File:MTG-SLD-True-Conviction.jpg|thumb|upright=.75|Unfortunately, does not give your creatures [[the Touch|the (Death)touch]].]]
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====Optimus Prime vs Megatron====
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#MTGSLD|Optimus Prime]] (reskin of [https://scryfall.com/card/dst/109/darksteel-colossus Darksteel Colossus]; colorless artifact creature)
* [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Megatron]] (reskin of [https://scryfall.com/card/2xm/235/blightsteel-colossus Blightsteel Colossus]; colorless artifact creature)
* [[AllSpark#Magic: The Gathering|The AllSpark]] (reskin of [https://scryfall.com/card/10e/321/doubling-cube Doubling Cube]; colorless artifact)
* [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] (reskin of [https://scryfall.com/card/dmc/204/command-tower Command Tower]; land)
 
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====Roll Out or Rise Up====
* [https://scryfall.com/card/sld/1082/true-conviction True Conviction] (White enchantment; depicts [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]])
* [https://scryfall.com/card/sld/1083/dramatic-reversal Dramatic Reversal] (Blue instant; depicts [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]])
* [https://scryfall.com/card/sld/1084/fabricate Fabricate] (Blue sorcery; depicts [[Unicron]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]])
* [https://scryfall.com/card/sld/1085/collective-brutality Collective Brutality] (Black sorcery; depicts [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]])
* [https://scryfall.com/card/sld/1086/by-force By Force] (Red sorcery; depicting [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]])
* [https://scryfall.com/card/sld/1087/greater-good Greater Good] (Green enchantment; depicts [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]])
* Cybertron (reskin of Command Tower; land)
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====One Shall Stand, One Shall Fall====
* Plains
* Island
* Swamp
* Mountain
* Forest
* Cybertron (reskin of Command Tower; land)
 
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==Notes==
* The decision to pack ''Transformers'' cards in with ''The Brothers' War'' packs was made due to the thematic and aesthetic parallels between the story of the Transformers and the titular Brothers' War.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Brothers’ War is about giant machines fighting each other. Transformers is about giant machines fighting each other. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|The leader of the two sides]] [[Megatron (Movie)|are even brothers in both.]] There just was a lot of thematic overlap.|link=https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/696921078664232960/maybe-i-missed-it-but-why-are-the-transformer|name=Mark Rosewater|site=Tumblr|year=2022|month=10|day=01|(defunct=)}}</ref> However, ''Magic'' head designer Mark Rosewater would later say that doing so was a misstep, as the ''Transformers'' cards clashed with the nostalgic feel of the set.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/making-magic/state-of-design-2023|site=magic.wizards.com|quote=Transformer{{sic}} as an overlay made some sense because the set was about giant robots, but the core of the set for many players was nostalgia. These players felt seeing cards of a different IP flew in the face of that.|name=Mark Rosewater|year=2023|month=07|day=31}}</ref> The similarly poor reception of the subsequent ''[[Jurassic Park|Jurassic World]]'' pack-ins implied that mixing licensed tie-ins in with booster packs was in general not going to work.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/making-magic/state-of-design-2024|site=magic.wizards.com|quote=The main issue wasn't the design of the individual cards. Most players admit that they thought the top-down design for most of them were good. The issue was that they didn't like it mixed into the set. [...] The most common feedback was not to mix ''Universes Beyond'' with ''Magic'' in-universe sets.|name=Mark Rosewater|year=2023|month=08|day=19}}</ref>
* Despite the cards being designed with their respective [[robot mode]] as their front face, most of the art pieces for the Universes Beyond series seem to depict a transformation from vehicle to robot: Ratchet is seen arriving on the scene in ambulance mode to repair [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], Arcee is transforming into robot form mid-jump, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] is disembarking from Goldbug's [[Volkswagen]] mode, and so on.

==See also==
*[[:Category:Magic: The Gathering images|Full gallery of ''Magic: The Gathering'' and ''Transformers'' crossover cards]]
*[https://mtg.wiki/ Magic: The Gathering Wiki]

==References==
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[[File:GoGo15-transformation.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2|You put your right leg out...]]

'''Transformation''' (also known as '''conversion''') refers to the overall process by which a [[Transformer]] changes from one mode into another—this usually refers to their ability to shift between [[robot mode|robot]] and [[alternate mode]]s. In most realities, transformation is a purely mechanical process in which many interlinked parts shift and move in relation to each other; this process is largely reflexive and separate from a Transformer's higher functions, allowing them to transform back and forth between forms with a minimum of effort. Transformation is generally a very rapid affair; for most Transformers, it takes only a few seconds to change form. However, the speed of transformation is usually inversely proportional to a Cybertronian's overall size and mass. Very large Transformers, such as the [[Guardian robot]]s or [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s, can take longer to fully change form.

While this kind of robot-to-altmode conversion is by far the most common form of transformation seen in most ''Transformers'' fiction, other variations on the process exist. Many Cybertronians can access additional weapons or gadgets while in one specific shape; others can [[combiner|combine]] with other Transformers to form a larger robot or vehicle, necessitating a unique transformation sequence. These should not be confused with [[reformatting]], a type of once-off, full body upgrade.

Many works of ''Transformers'' fiction tie the ability to transform to the [[transformation cog]] or "T-cog", a sophisticated biomechanical "organ" <ref>"[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 1]]"</ref> that powers and coordinates the various subsystems that autonomously handle a Cybertronian's transformation. Sufficient damage—either to the transformation cog or any other part of the body—can temporarily prevent a Transformer from transforming until their injuries are repaired.

Transformation is not a trait limited to Cybertronians; various robotic [[alien]] races have exhibited similar powers. In many realities, [[human]]s who gain access to Cybertronian technology have been able to reverse-engineer transforming robots of their own.

==Conceptual history==
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The origins and technical details of transformation vary drastically between various [[continuity|continuities]]. Most early works of ''Transformers'' fiction did not explore the origins of transformation, beyond the vague implication that it was an innate ability that all Cybertronians possessed. A few picture books published around the same time, most notably the [[Big Looker Storybook]]s, implied that the Transformers only developed this ability ''after'' being rebuilt on Earth, and that this trait was not endemic to the rest of the species.

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The "[[Five Faces of Darkness]]" miniseries was the first work of ''Transformers'' fiction to take a serious stab at explaining the origins and mechanisms behind transformation. [[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4|"Part 4"]] revealed that, while the first generations of Cybertronians lacked the power to transform, the ancestors of the Autobots had invented the technology during a previous conflict with the Decepticons at some point after overthrowing their [[Quintesson]] creators. The miniseries is also notable for introducing [[transformation cog]]s to the ''Transformers'' canon, although this early iteration treated the device as a one-off plot device, seemingly unique to [[Titan (group)|large Transformers]] such as [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. The [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]] eventually developed its own backstory for the ability; in this universe, Transformers were created with this innate ability by their benevolent creator [[Primus]]. As the cartoon had long gone off the air at this point, the final few issues of the Marvel comic set up a storyline involving the [[Action Master]]s, a unique group of Cybertronians who'd given up their ability to transform altogether; ancillary advertising material tied this mutation to the loss of their "[[Figure Alteration System]]".

The ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon established that the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s transformed via [[onboard computer]]s that coordinated the reconfiguration of their bodies. Its sequel series, ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', is famous for its highly unusual approach to transformation—in this story, the Maximals were [[Reformatting|reformatted]] into [[technorganic]] bodies, and were forced to relearn the "lost art" of transformation through a period of intense meditation and training. The ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' and [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] television shows featured many elaborate [[stock footage]] sequences of characters transforming, but otherwise did not emphasize on transformation as a plot point.

In [[2010]], the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War for Cybertron]]'' resurrected the concept of transformation cogs; however, in keeping with Hasbro's increasingly restrictive trademark protection, they were now known as either "conversion cogs" or "trans-cogs". The ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' cartoon used the term "T-Cog"; it extended the idea to encompass the notion that ''all'' Transformers possessed a T-Cog, a biomechanism used not just for transformation, but also to access weapons and [[scanning|scan]] new alternate modes—this idea persisted into older-skewing works of fiction such as ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'', which connected the transformation cog to the [[brain module]] and [[spark]] as one of [[Rossum's Trinity|three vital organs]]. [[2013]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]'' introduced [[Amalgamous Prime]], a member of the [[Thirteen]] credited with introducing the power of transformation to the Cybertronian race through his supernatural transformation cog. However, this explanation never really caught on; most subsequent works of fiction have rarely touched on the origins of transformation. Some stories such as ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|EarthSpark]]'', however, have broadly drawn upon the mythology surrounding transformation and T-cogs first laid down in ''Prime''.

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==The noise==
===Overview===
{{bigquote|TSCHE-CHU-CHU-CHU-TSCHE|"[[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It]]"}}

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In many ''Transformers'' television shows, transformation is often accompanied by a [[media:Tf sound.ogg|distinct noise]]—an 8 Hz pulse, repeated five times, with each pulse lasting a roughly equal amount of time, whose pitch can be represented by the absolute value of a declining (for [[alternate mode|alt mode]] to [[robot mode]]) or increasing (for robot mode to alt-mode) sine wave. In the G1 series, the sine wave generally increased when a Transformer changed to their robot mode, and declined when they converted to vehicle form (or whichever mode was smaller/shorter.) In general, the larger the robot, the deeper the pitch of the sound, and the longer the duration of the pulses. [[Combiner]] teams have been shown to transform one component at a time, or simultaneously, into their gestalt forms. When transforming simultaneously, the pulses may sound as though they are looping over each other for one or more cycles, depending on how quickly the team members complete their combination.

The noise was first heard in the original Transformers commercial that advertised [[The Transformers (issue)|#1]] of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]], but only as part of the music track; actual on-screen transformations were depicted with a series of generic mechanical sounds. [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''The Transformers'' cartoon]] and [[The Transformers: The Movie|''The Movie'']] made heavy use of the noise for pretty much all forms of transformation; ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'' began with most Transformers still retaining the Noise, but around a third of the way into the series, its use became more intermittent, particularly for the Autobot Headmasters themselves. ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' still used the sound for the [[Pretender]]s' transformations in [[robot mode]], but the Autobot [[Headmaster Junior]]s and Autobot [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmasters]] had new sounds, with most of the Decepticons retaining the original. The noise was dropped completely for ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' and ''[[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|Zone]]''.

The specific instance of the sound of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] transforming during the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in the animated film would go on to become the "standard" sound used in many post-G1 series: as the only instance of the sound available that had been recorded with no dialogue, music, or sound effects, it could be edited in more cleanly by subsequent production studios.

''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' didn't use the noise when its characters transformed, with the notable exception of Generation 1 guest star [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], who played the noise as he transformed into his classic cassette alternate mode.

The noise next appeared in [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], where it was heard uniformly among all Transformers at the very beginning of transformation sequences. ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' used two new versions of the noise, which primarily saw use during [[stock footage]] transformation sequences; the second carried into ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]''. The original version of the noise was heard briefly in ''Armada'' as part of one of the background music tracks, and in ''Energon'' on occasion whenever part of the Japanese sound effects track was not completely dubbed over.
The [[Live-action film series|live-action films]] use noise as a semi-recurring easter egg. It appeared during [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]'s first on-screen transformation in ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]''; it can also be prominently heard during Bumblebee's final transformation in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', and when Optimus scans a new [[alternate mode]] in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''.

The noise accompanies all transformations in ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'', even minor ones including [[mouthplate]]s, pop-out weapons, or [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]]'s [[AllSpark Key]]. In the case of smaller, specific parts, the Noise is sometimes played sped up or higher pitched. In ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]'' game, each character was given a unique transformation noise that was personalised for them. For example, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime's]] version of the noise was very similar to the original version while [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz's]] version incorporates kick drums.<ref name="FOC">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEAiHRBpMcw "Creating the Transformers Sound in Fall of Cybertron" on Game Informer's YouTube channel]</ref> Beginning with ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'', all future ''Transformers'' shows have used only the ascending variant of the noise for all transformations.

===Onomatopoeia===
Japanese manga often uses the onomatopoeia "gi-go-ga-go-go" (ギゴガゴゴ) to represent the noise. The ''[[Transformers Go! Go!|Go! Go!]]'' manga shortens this to just "gi-go-ga-go" (ギゴガゴ) when characters transform into robot mode, and reverses the order of syllables for robot-to-altmode conversions (ギガゴガ, "gi-ga-go-ga")

In "[[Transformers Animated: The Arrival|The Arrival]]", the noise is consistently spelled "whrr-tschzz-tschzz-tschzz-chk". {{storylink|The Arrival issue 4}}

The [[2005 IDW continuity]] has parsed the noise as "tsche-chu-chu-chu-tsche" {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} and "tsche-tsche-tk-tk-tk"; {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}} the [[Transformers: Beast Wars|2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic]] uses "tsche-tsch-tsch-tsche-tsch". {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 2}} The [[2019 IDW continuity]] used ''many'' different sound effects to accompany characters transforming, sometimes even within the same issue—it's somewhat debatable whether any of them are meant to be a version of the noise. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors|Tremors}}

The ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (comic)|Angry Birds Transformers]]'' comic uses "whk-whek-whek-whk-whk". {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}}

The [[Void Rivals issue 1|first issue]] of ''[[Void Rivals]]'' has [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] transform with a "Ch-chi chi-chu-chik chu-chi-ii"; {{storylink|Void Rivals issue 1|Void Rivals #1}} Skybound's ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]'' ongoing instead goes with "kheekhakhoukhee". {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 1|Transformers #1}}

In the ''[[Overwatch 2]]'' collaboration, [[wikia:overwatch:Bastion|Bastion]]'s Bumblebee skin features a license plate reading "T-C-C-C-T", an abbreviation of one of the IDW onomatopoeias. {{storylink|Overwatch 2}}

===In fiction===
According to [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], the sound is an energon tracking signal sent during the quantum-shift of their atoms' position and purpose. {{storylink|Awaken and Corrupt#Chapter 2: Decepticons Burn|Decepticons Burn}}

The sound designers of ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' envisioned it as the sound of [[energon]] moving through their bodies.<ref name="FOC"/>

[[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] once claimed that the noise was a product of inferior Cybertronian engineering, and noted that Go-Bots made no such noise when they transform. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric}}

==Unusual transformations==
===Mass-shifting===
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Many Transformers, including [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], or the many [[Mini-Cassette]]s, can transform into handheld objects many times smaller than themselves. To pull off a convincing disguise, these Cybertronians can physically shrink as they transform to better fit the dimensions of their alternate modes. Some sources have attempted to justify these unusual powers: one common explanation is that the transformation process allows them to either compress their molecular structure into a more compact form, or somehow exert a tremendous amount of energy to "shunt" their excess mass somewhere else. Notably, a number of Transformers with this power have occasionally demonstrated some degree of control over their size changing powers—for instance, Megatron has frequently turned himself into a gun capable of being wielded by other Cybertronians. In [[2005 IDW continuity|one universe]], Megatron was even able to change size while in robot mode. <ref>"[[slaughterhouse]]"</ref>

Rather than shrinking, a handful of Cybertronians ''grow'' when transforming. These include [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], who transforms from an average-sized robot into an enormous Space Shuttle, [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], who transforms from a fighter jet into an entire aircraft carrier, and many [[combiner]] team members, whose overall gestalt form is usually many times larger than the sum of their individual components. Notably, a handful of Transformers, such as [[Deep Cover]], possess innate size-changing abilities entirely separate from their alternate modes, which they can freely access in either shape.

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===Multiple alternate modes===
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Most Transformers can only maintain two forms: a base [[robot mode]] and a single [[alternate mode]]. However, some Cybertronians have demonstrated the ability to take on two or more distinct alternate forms, best exemplified by the [[Triple Changer]]s and [[Six Changer]]s. Very few continuities have ever attempted to provide a concrete explanation as to why some Transformers possess these unique abilities, while most don't. ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' tied the origins of the Triple Changers to the unique "genetic potential" embedded within their [[spark]]s, implying that they would one day—whether through natural mutation or artificially-induced experimentation—evolve into a triple-changing form. 2016's "[[Of Masters and Mayhem]]" storyline tied [[Punch (G1)|Punch]]'s unique espionage abilities to a rare "one-in-a-trillion" defect in his transformation cog.

Other stories have interpreted taking on an extra alternate modes as a mental barrier to be overcome, rather than a purely physical limitation: in these stories, a suitably motivated Transformer can adopt a second alternate form through a period of intense training and deep meditation. ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Legends]]'' introduced the mysterious [[Six Clan]], who'd all gained their powers this way; in ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'', [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] gained the ability to "rescan" a third mode after learning how to focus his energies through a sustained period of concentration. The Aligned continuity also introduced the [[Mul-T-Cog]]s, external devices which allowed the young Cybertronians at the [[Rescue Bot Training Center]] to adopt more than one alternate mode.

A small number of Transformers, such as the [[Duocon]]s, [[Magmatron]], [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], or [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]], are made up of two or more alternate forms that combine into a single robot. Some fiction has tied this ability to the presence of a unique "[[mitotic spark]]" that allows them to control multiple components at a time; Dreamwave's fiction, meanwhile, reconceptualized the [[Duocon]]s as flawed prototype Triple Changers.

Some Cybertronians can initiate a kind of secondary transformation, which allows them to access additional equipment or weaponry, but these ad-hoc "[[transportation mode|transportation]]" and "[[attack mode]]s" are generally not distinct enough to count as a dedicated third form. [[Megatron (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' Galvatron]] holds the record for the largest number of distinct alternate modes exhibited by any single individual, with a whopping ''ten'' separate forms.

===Combiners===
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Many Transformers posses the ability to combine with one another. Members of a [[combiner]] team traditionally possess three potential configurations--a robot mode, an alternate mode, and a component of a larger combined form. Usually, robots with a combiner form cannot individually transform into a gestalt limb; only together can each Cybertronian involved in the combination trigger the combination. A handful of Transformers, including the [[Micromaster Combiner]]s and the members of the [[Functionist Council]], lack their own dedicated alternate modes, and can only transform between their individual robot forms and a combined alternate mode. Some Transformers can transform into a component for other Cybertronians to combine with, such as [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]]'s ability to form a "Savage Claw" power fist for [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]].

In this regard, the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]]s are unique—each one can transform between a robot mode, a beast mode, a combiner component, ''and'' a potential weapon for their [[Piranacon (G1)|combined form]] to wield!

The [[Mini-Con]]s of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' franchise offer a different spin on the concept: they display the ability to [[powerlinx]] with larger Transformers and spontaneously reconfigure their partner's anatomies into new weapons and equipment. The Japanese ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Legends of the Microns]]'' identified this unique form of transformation as "Evolution", but this was downplayed in the American dub.

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===High-speed transformation===
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A number of real-life ''Transformers'' toys were designed with unique auto-transforming abilities—the [[Battlecharger]]s and [[Jumpstarter]]s transformed using a spring-loaded [[pull-back motor]]. These unique play features were contextualized as a unique, ultra-fast form of transformation; as described in both [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|the Marvel comic]] and ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'', 'bots with this ability can switch from vehicle to robot faster than the human eye can follow, in less than half a second. <ref> "[[Decepticon Graffiti!]]" </ref> ''More than Meets the Eye'' also attributed a similar ability to the [[Triple Changer]]s, who are noted to transform twice as fast as an ordinary Cybertronian.

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===Super modes===
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A small number of Transformers have displayed the ability to transform into a larger, more powerful robot form—in most cases, accessing this form involves combining with external hardware, such as a transforming trailer or a custom-built suit of armour. In many cases, this secondary transformation grants Cybertornians access to greater strength and firepower while in robot mode—across the [[multiverse]], many incarnations of [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]] can combine with their vehicle-mode trailers to access a markedly stronger robot mode. In other cases, such as the [[Pretender]]s, their armour grants them the ability to move unnoticed among certain organic populations. Under most circumstances, however, a Transformer must disengage from this form in order to assume their regular alternate mode.

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===Technorganic transformation===
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One of the best-remembered plot points from the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' was its radical reinvention of the "transforming robot" trope. Although [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] and his [[Vehicon]] minions transformed in the usual fashion, the show's [[Maximal]] cast discovered that their new [[technorganic]] bodies could only transform when they found their "emotional still point"; these transformations now took the form of fluid shapeshifting rather then mechanically rearranging their components. Mastering these new forms took time and effort, and learning to find the emotional balance required to transform became a significant part of the show's overall narrative.

Some technorganic Transformers possess their own unique transformation sequences. [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]], for instance, grew a ring of technorganic plants around her body whenever she transformed.

This unique transformation does not apply to all characters who have been described as "technorganic". Cybertronians in other universes, such as [[Sari Sumdac]], transform in a more conventional method.

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===Adaptable bodies===

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Some groups of transforming robots, such as the [[Go-Bot (species)|Go-Bots]], use a process similar to reformatting to take on multiple alternate forms. This ability to start with one [[robot mode|robot]] and [[alternate mode|alternate form]] and transform easily to entirely different variations without extensive mechanical work comes from [[Go-Brillium|unique metals]] in the Go-Bots' bodies.

In some realities, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] carries the [[Reconfiguration Matrix]], a miraculous device that allows him to reshape his body into many different robot and vehicle forms. <ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-images/tech-specs/Generation-2-Tech-Specs/1995-Transformers-Tech-Specs/Optimus_Prime__1995-USA1_.jpg.html Optimus Prime's ''Generation 2'' Go-Bot on-package bio]</ref>

Supplementary material from the [[Transformers (film)|first live-action ''Transformers'' film]] applied a similar ability to the Transformers themselves—one early idea seemed to be that the Autobots and Decepticons of the movie universe could voluntarily switch between different alternate forms on the fly; narration in ''[[Transformers: The Movie Guide|The Movie Guide]]'' notes that a Transformer's base [[protoform]] state can spontaneously assume any shape of roughly equivalent mass, and narration in ''[[Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday]]'' describes [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]'s "internal memory database" of potential vehicle forms. The [[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Nintendo DS games]] applied a similar ability to the game's "Create-A-Bot" protagonists; in the case of the [[Create-A-Bot (Autobot)|Autobot player character]], this is noted to be a unique ability developed by [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]]. As time went on, however, this conceit was quietly dropped, and the [[scanning]] capabilities of the characters were gradually brought into line with other contemporary depictions of transformation.

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===Unlimited alternate modes===
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Most Transformers can only transform into a preset alternate mode, but a few rare specimens take this talent to the next level—they can instantly reconfigure their bodies into ''any'' conceivable shape, to the point where they can even convincingly mimic other Cybertronians. The [[Aligned continuity family|"Aligned" continuity]] first introduced the concept with the [[Shifter]]s, a rare subspecies capable of masquerading as other Cybertronians. 2013's ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]'' tied them back to [[Amalgamous Prime]], the first Cybertronian ever to possess a [[transformation cog]], and also introduced the [[Mutacon]]s, a wandering tribe of nomads who'd been inadvertently mutated into Shifters after accidental exposure to the energies of Amalgamous's unique transformation cog.

[[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light|Lost Light]]'' ongoing also touched upon the topic with the [[Infinite]]s—while the Mutacons and Shifters owe their abilities to the supernatural power of Amalgamous Prime, the Infinites are a genetically-engineered subspecies created by [[Adaptus]].

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===Hypno-transformation===
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In ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'', the man-made Transformers constructed by [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated]] transform in a most unusual fashion: rather than mechanically reshaping their body components, they simply explode into a free-flowing cloud of [[Living metal|transformium]], then reassemble themselves into their other form. Transformers with this ability can maintain this amorphous shape for an unlimited period of time; they can use it to dodge explosions or simply to reach otherwise inaccessible locations. Inanimate objects constructed using transformium, such as a number of prototype stealth weapons, display these same powers.

This unique form of transformation was not named on-screen. However, the [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Titan Magazine]] ''Transformers'' magazine used the term "hypno-transformation" to describe the process, [[canonizing]] a term used by [[Industrial Light & Magic]] animators during the film's development.

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===Loss of transformation===
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Although the Transformers are renowned for their shapeshifting abilities, not all Cybertronians possess this power. Over the course of their long lifetimes, a Transformer may somehow ''lose'' their ability to transform, leaving them stranded in one shape. Various weapons such as the [[Transfixatron]] or the [[Transformation Lock Lens]] can temporarily freeze a Cybertronian in one form, while exposure to exotic fuel sources such as [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] can permanently rob Cybertronians of their ability to transform. Marketing material for the [[Action Master]]s explained that exposure to nucleon converted their "[[Figure Alteration System]]s" into "[[Energy Storage Reactor]]s"; Cybertronians who chose to become Action Masters thus traded their ability to transform for a dramatically stronger and more powerful robot form. In most ''Transformers'' stories, this mutation is more-or-less permanent: to regain their ability to transform, afflicted Cybertronians must undergo a battery of experimental medical procedures or otherwise endure a ground-up rebuild into a new, Nucleon-free body.

The [[2005 IDW continuity]] coined the term "[[monoformer]]" to describe a Transformer who'd voluntarily or involuntarily lost their ability to transform.

In most modern ''Transformers'' stories, damage, loss, or deliberate removal of the transformation cog will cause a Transformer to lose their ability to change forms. Other tales have connected a loss of transformation to low energy or age-related complications: [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel]]'s [[Xaaron|Emirate Xaaron]] is unable to transform as a result of his advanced age; many Autobots and Decepticons in ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' wound up locked in their vehicle modes after centuries of energy depletion; in ''[[Transformers: Last Bot Standing|Last Bot Standing]]'', an underfuelled [[Riotgear (G1)|Riotgear]] struggles to transform into robot mode.

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==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====Marvel Comics continuity====
=====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic=====
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After sealing both himself and [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] within metallic planetoids, [[Primus]] created the [[Transformer]]s, a race of warriors with the power to reshape their bodies into alternate forms. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}} During the subsequent [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] between the Autobots and Decepticons, both sides made use of transformation technology; when [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s forces crash-landed on [[Earth]], the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s [[Aunty|computer]] rebuilt the deactivated Cybertronians so that they transformed into terrestrial machines instead. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

''While battling [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]], [[Xaaron|Emirate Xaaron]] was well aware that, having failed to transform for hundreds of years, the shock to his system upon transforming to combat mode had a good chance of killing him. {{storylink|Meltdown!}} Neglecting to have all one's body parts connected at the time of attempting transformation was also a very painful, if not impossible, process.'' {{storylink|Deadly Games!}}
While searching for a means to revive the ailing [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s, [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] discovered a dangerous, unpredictable fuel source called [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] on the planet [[Hydrus Four]]. Exposure to nucleon caused Grimlock's body to gradually seize up; eventually, he entered an immobile "chrysalis state" that preceded his rapid mutation into a non-transforming [[Action Master]]. {{storylink|Still Life!}} ''[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] explained that long-term Nucleon exposure converted a Transformer's [[Figure Alteration System]]s into [[Energy Storage Reactor]]s; as a result, Transformers who became Action Masters traded their ability to transform for enhanced strength and speed. {{storylink|Rhythms of Darkness!|Issue #300 letters section}}

=====Another Time & Place=====
Following the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], many Autobots of the "nucleon generation", depressed and emasculated by their inability to transform, recused themselves from society. A repentant Grimlock returned to Hydrus Four in search of a rumoured cure for their condition; during a battle to stop the Decepticons from resurrecting Megatron, Grimlock successfully used an improved version of Nucleon to flush his systems and restore his transformative capabilities.{{storylink|Another Time & Place}}

=====''Regeneration One''=====
Following the end of the war, Grimlock came to resent his new life as an Action Master. Seeking a way to restore his ability to transform and cure his fellow Autobots of their various Nucleon-related afflictions, he travelled to the planet [[Nebulos]]. Ultimately, Grimlock regained his ability to transform when [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] implanted his [[spark]] into a new body. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part Two}} Other Cybertronians suffering from Nucleon-induced mutations were transferred to the [[Garage]], where they received new, Nucleon-free bodies. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}}

====Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
======''The Transformers'' cartoon======
[[File:Bumblebee transforming.gif|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Just lying down is a transformation.]]

Transformation was invented by the [[Autobot]]s during the first war against the [[Decepticon]]s, when it became apparent that they could not master their firepower and strength. Their newfound ability to ambush their foes met with great success, and the defeat of the Deceptions ushered in a [[Golden Age]] of peace and prosperity. However, the Decepticons subsequently adopted transformation technology; under [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s leadership, the empowered Decepticons then kicked off the [[Great War (G1)|Third Cybertronian War]] between the two factions. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

Transformation takes a sufficient amount of energy and mental focus; in cases where Transformers have suffered severe physical injuries, transformation can become difficult. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}} Maintaining an alternate mode can drain energy; [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] once reverted to robot mode when he found his alternate mode to be too much on his energy stores. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}} While on Earth, Megatron developed the [[Transfixatron]], a device which could trap Cybertronian in their alternate mode and prevent them from transforming. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}}

When the Earth-bound Transformers began malfunctioning due to [[Cybertonium]] depletion, they began uncontrollably transforming. Some partially transformed, while others involuntarily changed modes or were unable to fully manifest attachments. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}}

[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}} possessed [[transformation cog]]s that controlled their transformation processes, and were essential to allow them to transform at all. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

Transformers with dinosaur-based alternate modes possess unique "dinosaur electrons". When they transform, they release a burst of "[[dinosaur transform static]]". {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

======''The Headmasters'' cartoon======
[[File:Headmasters tf stuck.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Ow.]]

Millions of years ago, a group of [[Cyberdroid]]s fled Cybertron and settled on the desolate planet [[Master (planet)|Master]]. These small robots were so young that they had not learned how to transform yet; to survive the harsh climate of their new home, they developed [[Transtector]]s—normal-sized Transformer bodies that they would be able to connect to—and underwent a period of prolonged, intensive training so that they could learn to transform and link up with them. Even the most promising candidates struggled when they first connected with their Transtectors, spasming and becoming stuck between modes as they attempted to trigger the conversion. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}}

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=====''Legends'' comic=====
Transformers wishing to take on a third configuration can directly modify their [[transformation cog]]s; this was the case with the five Autobots who adopted tertiary [[combiner]] configurations as part of the "[[Optimus Maximus|Masquerade Project]]". {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

[[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] trained with the Six Clan, who taught her how to transform into an alternate mode. {{Storylink|LG-15 Nightbird Shadow Sequel}}

====Big Looker Storybooks====
After reactivating in [[1984]], the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'s computer rebuilt the unconscious Autobots and Decepticons to resemble Earth machines and gave them the ability to transform into their original robot shapes. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}

====Beast Wars cartoon continuity====
The earliest Cybertronians had to learn the art of transformation, which involved discipline, purity of [[spark]], and years of practice. {{storylink|The Reformatting}} By the era of the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, the introduction of [[onboard computer]]s had largely automated the process, to the point where a Cybertronian merely needed to speak a [[activation code|command code]] that automatically triggered their transformation. {{storylink|Master of the House}}

=====''Beast Wars'' cartoon=====
The Maximals and Predacons who participated in the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] typically transformed from [[beast mode]] to [[robot mode]] by triggering a unique command code—"maximize" or "terrorize", respectively. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} While trapped in [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]'s [[stasis web]], [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] was unable to transform; {{storylink|The Web}} later, Tarantulas invented the [[Transformation Lock Lens]], which was capable of forcibly preventing afflicted Cybertronians from transforming. {{storylink|The Probe}} Maximals who adopted beast modes separated their bestial instincts from their higher functions with a programming block. If stuck in beast mode for too long, the Maximals would devolve into feral creatures. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}}

Fully organic in nature, [[Clone One]] was unable to transform. {{storylink|Double Dinobot}}

Cybertronians who were mutated into [[Transmetal]] forms gained the ability to trigger a secondary transformation while in beast mode, allowing them to deploy accessories such as rocket engines and wheels. {{storylink|Aftermath}}
[[Transmutate (BW)|Transmutate]], a defective Transformer spawned from a malfunctioning [[stasis pod]], lacked the ability to transform. {{storylink|Transmutate (episode)|Transmutate}}

Exposure to the energies of the [[Transmetal driver]] caused Cheetor to undergo a strange metamorphosis, which temporarily caused him to morph back and forth between his Transmetal body and a monstrous [[Transmetal 2]] form. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 1}} Eventually, Cheetor permanently mutated into a Transmetal 2 in a moment of stress, which unleashed a burst of [[spark]] energy that destroyed his Transmetal form. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 2}}

=====''Beast Machines'' cartoon=====
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When Megatron returned to Cybertron, he engineered a [[Transformation virus|paralyzing virus]] that allowed him to easily conquer the planet. When the Maximals reached Cybertron, those with [[Transmetal]] upgrades were able to partly resist its effects; instead, the virus "devolved" them back into their original beast configurations {{storylink|Revelations Part II: Descent}} and left them unable to transform. {{storylink|The Reformatting}}

The [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] [[Reformatting|reformatted]] four of the Maximals into new, [[technorganic]] bodies; however, these new forms lacked onboard computers, and the Maximals discovered that they could only transform into robot mode when they found their emotional still point, and adopted the mantra "I am transformed" to assist them. Remaining in robot form now required conscious effort; losing concentration or consciousness caused them to revert back into beast mode, {{storylink|Master of the House}} although with time and effort maintaining their transformation seemed to become easier. {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|Fallout}} Later technorganic Maximals, such as [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]], {{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}}, [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]], {{storylink|In Darkest Knight}}, and [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]], all displayed the ability to transform without any kind of prior tutelage. {{storylink|Home Soil}}

[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] struggled to adjust to this new form of transformation. Eventually, he discovered the laboratory when Megatron had developed the virus, along with a transformation-enhancing counter-virus; when he used the latter on himself, however, the transformation enhancer reacted strangely with his new body, and caused him to uncontrollably shift between robot and beast forms. {{storylink|Mercenary Pursuits}}

The strange, wholly-organic being known as [[Noble (BM)|Noble]] was nevertheless able to transform into a hulking draconic creature called "Savage". {{storylink|Savage Noble}}

=====''Timelines''=====
The Maximal [[Nitrostreak]] was left temporarily unable to transform as a result of damage to his [[transformation cog]] while in vehicle mode. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

====Dreamwave Generation 1 continuity====
[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s goals of accelerating the evolutionary development of the Cybertronian race led to a mounting obsession with the idea of a Cybertronian with more than one alternate mode. The [[Duocon]]s were an early attempt at bringing these theories to fruition, but most of his test subjects didn't survive the process; those that did wound up extremely unstable. Nevertheless, Shockwave took what he'd learned and used it to create the first generation of Triple Changers, singling out those with great "genetic potential" and augmenting them further so that they could accept a third alternate form. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
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All Cybertronians are born with a functioning [[transformation cog]], an [[alternate mode]], and the ability to transform: "[[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|forged]]" Cybertronians develop alternate forms based on the [[CNA|genetic material]] embedded in their [[spark]], {{storylink|Silent Light}}, while "[[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|constructed cold]]" 'bots have their sparks implanted into a mass-produced chassis with a predetermined alternate form. {{storylink|Your First Mistake}} A Transformer changes forms by spinning their cog at a certain velocity, which controls the overall speed of transformation. By shutting down all safety valves and spinning their transformation cog, a Cybertronian could achieve near-instantaneous transformation, but doing this repeatedly would result in the cog breaking beyond repair. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} Some Transformers can become addicted to the sensation of transforming, but this is a dangerous problem: too much transforming in too short a space of time can burn out the transformation cog and increase the risk of sudden death. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} Following the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], a treatment for this condition became available. {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}} Conversely, a few rare Cybertronians are born with an inborn aversion to transformation; [[Demus|one Cybertronian]] with this condition had his transformation cog surgically removed, along with all components relating to his alternate mode. {{storylink|Some Of My Best Friends Are Autobots}} Diseases such as [[cybercrosis]] could destroy a Transformer's transformation cog and prevent them from transforming. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}}

It is possible for a Cybertronian to transform involuntarily—an impact to the [[neural cluster]] can trigger an "involuntary mode spasm". {{storylink|Little Victories}} Under certain circumstances, a recently deceased Transformer may experience [[rigor morphis]], where the dead body will reflexively transform into their preferred shape. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} The serial killer [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] could use his remote [[mnemosurgery]] powers to force other Cybertronians to transform after first making their bodies "forget" how to properly change shape, causing them turn themselves inside out. {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}}

According to legend, [[Primus|the first Cybertronian]] realized he could transform some twelve million years ago in the land that would one day become [[Rivets Field]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} Early religions attributed the gift of transformation to the mythological pantheon known as the [[Guiding Hand]]; according to the [[Clavis Aurea]] sect, [[Primus]] decreed that his creations should take on a second shape to carry out their duties more efficiently. Religious Cybertronians associated transformation with [[Adaptus]], god of change; conventional Cybertronian mythology holds that it was Adaptus who became the first [[transformation cog]], ensuring that all future Cybertronians would be able to adapt to any situation. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}} [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] possessed a recording of an ancient Cybertronian transforming, which took roughly ten minutes. {{storylink|Interiors}}

[[File:TarnAltMode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

After the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], [[Nova Prime]] instituted a political philosophy known as [[Functionism]], which segregated Cybertronians into distinct classes based on the versatility and ubiquitousness of their alternate modes, {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} which included a "[[disposable class|disposable]]" underclass who possessed overwhelmingly common alternate modes. {{storylink|Before & After}} A group known as the [[Militant Monoform Movement]] became infamous for their decision to symbolically reject Adaptus by surgically removing their transformation cogs and becoming "[[monoformer]]s". {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}}

While some Cybertronians possessed the ability to mass-shift into smaller alternate forms, wartime energy rationing meant that few Cybertronians could enjoy this privilege. {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}} Even after the Great War, asking what someone transformed into was considered gauche, {{storylink|How Ratchet Got His Hands Back}} and many got defensive over the function of their alternate modes. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} While under the influence of [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] forced Autobot cadets through a regimen of brutal "mode-drilling" exercises, forcing them to transform over and over until their bodies gave out. {{storylink|Sins of the Wreckers issue 4|Sins of the Wreckers #4}}

[[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] could identify an Autobot just by their transformation sound. [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] could do the same ''and'' judge their emotional state by the sound of their transformation. {{storylink|Interiors}}

The ability to transform was not exclusive to Cybertronians: other transforming mechanical races included the [[Stentarian]]s, {{storylink|Little Victories}} the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]]s, and the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|Future Glories Lost}}

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====''Beast Wars: Uprising''====
When [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] was gravely wounded in the [[Great Push]] of [[2033]], [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]] modified himself to act as the giant Transformer's T-cog, which involved permanently wiring himself into Trypticon's systems. {{storylink|Intersectionality}} Post-war Cybertron had such a high premium on [[energon]] that most [[Builder of Cybertron|Builders]] lacked the power reserves necessary to transform. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}} {{storylink|Head Games}} While most remained in robot mode, some, such as [[Black-Out]], wound up locked in their vehicle modes. {{storylink|Derailment}}

The smaller, energy-efficient [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] retained the ability to transform, {{storylink|Alone Together}} as did the [[Micromaster]]s. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}} The [[Cyberdroid]]s retained their ability to transform; when they were drafted into an increasingly desperate military towards the end of the [[Grand Uprising]], their commanders were generally frustrated by the fact that none of them turned into anything useful. {{storylink|Derailment}}

====Of Masters and Mayhem====
An advanced alien race on the planet [[Chicxulania]] studied Cybertronian physiology and reverse-engineered their biology to create an advanced "[[technorganic|techno-organic]] hybrid transformation" that allowed Cybertronians to adopt organic [[beast mode]]s. {{storylink|Life Finds a Way}}

[[Punch (G1)|Punch]]'s transformation cog contained a rare, "one-in-a-trillion" mutation that allowed him to assume a second robot form. {{storylink|The Truth We Make}}

====2019 IDW continuity====
[[File:TFVDay-Glyph.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Cybertronians were the only known species with the ability to transform. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}} However, they were not naturally born with this ability; early in their lifetime, a freshly-[[Reproduction|forged]] Transformer would have to first scan a suitable alternate mode of their choosing. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} Some rare Transformers, such as [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], possessed the ability to transform into more than one shape; {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three}} by the time of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] was widely regarded as the best [[Triple Changer]] on Cybertron. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}}

The enormous [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]] developed a strong attachment to her alternate mode, to the point where she refused to transform into robot mode except in the most dire circumstances. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors|Tremors}}

Splice-thieves made a living by selling Cybertronian parts, including transformation cogs, on the galactic black market. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 1}}

=====Alternate future=====
In a potential future where [[Exarchon]] had conquered Cybertron, [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s small resistance group had been forced to subsist on [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] for so long that they'd lost their ability to transform. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight II|Test Flight II}}

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====''My Little Pony/Transformers''====
[[File:MLPTF3-Discord Transformation.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.66]]

The evil [[Queen Chrysalis]] cast a [[magic]] spell to summon [[changeling]]s from other worlds; however, the Transformers' innate ability to change shape meant that they counted as "changelings" for the purposes of the spell. When Chrysalis's magic interfered with a malfunctioning [[spacebridge]], several Autobots and Decepticons were duly summoned to the land of [[Equestria]] as a result. {{storylink|Transformation Is Magic}}

When [[Discord (MLP)|Discord]] attempted to befriend [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] by turning himself into a Cybertronian, he amused himself by flipping through a variety of potential [[alternate mode]]s. {{storylink|Pet Sounds}}

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====2021 ''Beast Wars'' comic====
[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] used his [[Transformation Lock Lens|transformation lock lens]] to prevent [[Nyx]] from transforming into her [[beast mode]], so that she would eventually perish from overexposure to [[energon radiation]]. However, [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] destroyed the device and allowed Nyx to escape. {{storylink|Savage Landing Part 3}}

====''Last Bot Standing''====
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When underfuelled, [[Riotgear (G1)|Riotgear]] had a tendency to get stuck between modes, necessitating a kick in the [[transformation cog]] to fully transform. {{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}}

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===Movie continuity===
====Live-action film series====
Transformation is the process by which a Cybertronian's exo-structure reconfigures itself, based upon the schematics programmed into their [[Living metal|self-generating molecular armor]] when a Cybertronian [[scanning|scans]] an object or vehicle to serve as a disguise. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}} The process requires a suitable [[alternate mode]] of similar mass to a Cybertronian's [[robot mode]]; after adopting a shape, a Transformer can reorganize their physical structure at will. {{storylink|Transformers: The Movie Guide|The Movie Guide}}

The artificial Transformers created by [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated]] transform via "hypno-transformation", a process by which their bodies dissolve into the Transformium particles of which they are composed and reconstitute into their alternate form. As with Cybertronian Transformers, this process does not allow arbitrary forms to be taken, as each must have its forms programmed into them. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

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===''Animated'' continuity===
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[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Minor]] had recruits perform ''[[transform-up]]s'', rapidly switching from their robot to their vehicle form while in a prone position. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}

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===''Shattered Glass''===
Transformation was invented by the rebel leader [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] to counter the numerical superiority of the Autobots. As a result of their ability to hide in plain sight, his followers dubbed themselves the [[Decepticon]]s, and successfully stalled the Autobot advance for a time. However, it didn't take long until the evil Optimus Prime replicated the technology and bestow it upon his own warriors; with both sides once again on an even footing, the Autobots were able to score a string of victories over their Decepticon foes. [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] believed that he could use the camouflage skills afforded by transformation to conquer other planets, and had many of the Autobots rebuilt with [[human]] vehicle forms in anticipation of an [[Earth]] invasion. {{storylink|Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass}}

The dimwitted [[Grimlock (SG)|Grimlock]] gained the ability to transform into an intelligent robot form when the [[Omega Terminus]] supercomputer gave him an [[Spark|ember]]. {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}

===Aligned continuity===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
[[File:TheCovenantOfPrimus-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66]]

The first Cybertronian blessed with the power of transformation was [[Amalgamous Prime]], whose miraculous T-Cog allowed him to not only change shape, but also ''state'', from solid to liquid and back. Following the fall of the [[Thirteen]] and the creation of the [[Well of All Sparks]], the remaining Primes decided that they would populate the planet with a race of lesser beings, using [[Onyx Prime]]'s [[Triptych Mask]] to establish suitable templates upon which to base the nascent Cybertronian species. As part of this effort, Amalgamous Prime donated a schematic of his T-Cog to [[Onyx Prime]], so that all future Cybertronians would inherit a simplified version of his shapeshifting ability. However, [[Prima]] ultimately chose not to inform the newly-created Cybertronian race about the T-cogs they all possessed, for fear that this powerful ability could lead to trouble. While emerging from the Well of All Sparks, newborn Cybertronians would sometimes experience dreams and visions relating to their future alternate mode, even if they did not yet know what they transformed into.

After discovering Cybertron, the [[Quintesson]]s spent years abducting primitive Cybertronians and analyzing their physiology. Finally, when they publicly revealed themselves, they claimed that they had been sent to uplift the Cybertronian race by bestowing upon them the "gift" of transformation--in reality, all they were doing was remotely activating the T-Cog. A number of Cybertronians used their new alternate modes to become personal transports, who ferried their Quintesson benefactors from place to place. As the rule of the Quintessons grew crueler and more decadent, a growing resistance movement intercepted the newborn [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]] at the Well of All Sparks; a cursory examination revealed that the presence of the T-Cog and the ability to transform was a natural part of Cybertronian biology. This revelation was broadcast live to the entire planet, and kicked off the full-fledged revolt that ultimately ended with the overthrow of the Quintesson regime.

During the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], the mad scientist [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] captured [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] and the other members of the [[Lightning Strike Coalition]] and subjected them to a battery of brutal experiments where they received new [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaur]]-based alternate modes. During these experiments, [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] wound up half-transformed; it took a week of repeatedly shocking his T-Cog until the Decepticon scientist was able to push him into his alternate mode. After this, Shockwave affixed a restrainer to Grimlock's T-Cog.

The legendary T-Cog of Amalgamous Prime was eventually found in orbit of a [[black hole]] by a group of refugees fleeing the destruction of [[Neutronia]]. Exposure to the energies of the artifact gave the colonists the potential for infinite transformation and they rebranded themselves as the [[Mutacon]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====Aligned novels====
After emerging from the [[Well of All Sparks]], newborn Cybertronians had to learn how to transform. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}} A rare sub-species of Cybertronians, the [[Shifter]]s, were able to transform into anything of roughly equivalent size and mass, an ability which made them highly valued as spies. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
A Cybertronian's ability to transform was controlled via their T-Cog. Damage to, or loss of, the T-Cog left Cybertronians unable to transform. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}

After [[MECH]] had determined the purpose of the organ, they baited a trap for any Cybertronian and harvested [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s T-Cog, depriving him of his ability to transform or even access his internal weapons. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} After the scout reclaimed his T-Cog, MECH harvested [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s leaving the Seeker stuck in his robot mode. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

After [[cloning]] [[Starscream clone (Prime)|himself]], Starscream was shocked to find his [[CNA]] had provided the clones with working T-Cogs and transformation abilities. {{storylink|Armada (episode)|Armada}} In exchange for the [[Omega Key]]s and a return to the Decepticon ranks, {{storylink|Patch (episode)|Patch}} [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] had Starscream's T-Cog reinstalled much to his delight. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}}

After witnessing several [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] transforming, [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] began to wonder if he too could transform and access a robot mode. He could. This was little surprise to Shockwave who knew transformation to a be a fundamental aspect of Cybertronian biology. Nonetheless, this was enough for Megatron to terminate Project: Predacon in the fear the beasts would turn on him. {{storylink|Evolution}} [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] was equally troubled by Predaking's transformation. {{storylink|Minus One}}

====''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''====
After reformatting the [[Lightning Strike Coalition|Lightning Strike Coalition Force]] with [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|alien]] alternate modes, [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] deliberately barred [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]'s ability to transform, wanting the Autobot to figure that he could now transform only when sufficiently angry. The other members of the group still retained their full transformation potential however. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

===''TransTech''===
"Interpretive morphing", in which performers transformed in novel and artistic methods, was a popular form of self-expression and a regular feature on ''[[Cybertron’s Got Talent]]''. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/05/14}}

===''Go-Bots'' comic===
The [[GoBot]]s were designed to transform as a means to solve the parking problem, originally being cars that could assume a robot mode so they could walk with their owners. {{storylink|Go-Bots issue 1|Go-Bots #1}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
After the Quintessons had invaded Cybertron, they locked the populace in a virtual reality that could be broken only if the subject transformed. {{storylink|The Dead End}} [[Perceptor (Cyberverse)|Perceptor]] successfully freed everyone trapped in the simulation by using a simulated flock of [[Air Hammer (Cyberverse)|Air Hammers]] to startle everyone into transforming. {{storylink|The Scientist}}

===''EarthSpark'' cartoon===
The [[Terran]]s [[Twitch]] and [[Thrash (ES)|Thrash]] had to learn how to transform by training in an environment where they felt safe and calm. {{storylink|Moo-ving in}}

==Notes==
==="Transform" as a verb===
[[File:Convert and roll out.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Famous quote of Optimus Prime.]]
For reasons relating to intellectual property law, and the need to preserve "Transformers" as a [[trademark]], [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy]] do not use "transform" as a verb to describe this ability of Transformers in printed materials describing products. Instead synonyms such as "convert" and "morph" are used. Products that are not able to change modes are given a disclaimer such as "product does not convert". This disclaimer extends to the ''[[Kre-O]]'' Transformers and [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, indicating that "convert" is used in a technical sense that does not apply to the "disassemble and rebuild" [[play pattern]] of ''Kre-O'' toys.

For some time, this restriction didn't extend to in-fiction dialogue. However, since [[2010]], Hasbro has preferred to err on the safe side; the novel ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]'' used "proto-form" and "alt-form" as verbs to describe transforming from vehicle to robot and vice versa, while [[James Roberts]] has said that Hasbro has asked that other terms be used when writing [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] comics such as ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets the Eye]]''. Exceptions have been made, though, when dialogue or drama strongly called for it, such as [[NAIL protester|the NAIL who transformed himself to death]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}<ref>[http://www.transmissionspodcast.com/2015/03/transmissions-episode-94-james-roberts-mtmte-elegant-chaos-interview/ Transmissions podcast #94 - James Roberts MTMTE Elegant Chaos Interview]</ref>

All this has proven troublesome given that one of the most famous phrases associated with the ''Transformers'' brand is "[[Roll out|transform and roll out!]]". In ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'', [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] actually commands [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to "change form and roll out", and [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] only ordered his team to "[[Roll out|transform and roll out]]" twice during the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' cartoon, opting instead for a "roll out" for the majority of the series; sister series ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' and sequel ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' had their protagonists use alternative catchprases, "[[Heatwave (RB)|roll to the rescue!]]" and "[[Bumblebee (WFC)|rev up and roll out!]]". Somewhat infamously, the [[2022]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LEGO|''LEGO Creator Expert'' Optimus Prime set]] just gave up and had "Autobots, convert and roll out!" in its instruction booklet.

When [[Magic: The Gathering]] produced ''Transformers'', a small bonus set of cards featuring Transformers characters release alongside ''The Brothers' War'', this was invoked yet again, as despite the game having a thematically-appropriate "Transform" mechanic, the cards in that set instead "Convert" instead. In addition to being mechanically redundant and disappointingly flavorless, it raised questions about rule interactions with cards that referenced "Transform" (and precise wording is crucial in such a rules-strict game such as Magic). An article by Magic's head designer soon confirmed that the use of "Convert" was entirely a matter of conforming with the Transformers IP, and it's ''exactly the same'' as "Transform" in every possible way.<ref>[https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/making-magic/odds-and-ends-the-brothers-war Making Magic, Odds & Ends: The Brothers' War]</ref>
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==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Biology]]
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Hulk

2023-03-06T18:38:14Z

Noilaedi: /* Notes */

:''Hulk is a mutated [[human]] from [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]].''

[[File:CrossoversHulkArt.jpg|thumb|325px|MEN KILLED BAMBI'S MOTHER!!]]
The '''Hulk''' is a very angry man. A big green fellow literally fueled by unstoppable rage, notable for having no upper limit on his superhuman strength, which grows as he gets angrier. Most people would be satisfied with him causing property damage purely on an infantry level. Not [[Mister Fantastic]], though. No, Mr. Fantastic has instead encased this furious, really quite angry guy in a mechanized suit of transforming armor encased in plates of the same indestructible material as [[Captain America]]'s shield. As if this weren't an impressive, indeed inexplicable enough achievement, Mr. Fantastic has likewise fortified the mech's cockpit with hydraulic joint flexors, to allow the machine to absorb the Hulk's frantic thrashings and allow his battle suit to literally become stronger as its pilot grows angrier.

Some people might think this is overkill, but they're not Mr. Fantastic. Mr. Fantastic is a ''genius''.

{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
An image of the Hulk was imprinted on the walls of the [[Marvel Comics]] reception area. {{storylink|I, Robot-Master!}}

===''Combat Colin''===
[[File:Christmas with combat colin.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Here's Johnny!"]]
When they were turned away from the [[Transformer]]s' [[Christmas]] party, [[Colin Doobrey-Smiff|Colin]] and [[Semi-Automatic Steve|Steve]] organised their own party in the Combat Shed. The Hulk wasn't invited but gatecrashed anyway, hoping to dance with the Giggly sisters. {{storylink|Christmas with Combat Colin}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
The Hulk was among the many super-heroes who threw a surprise party for Optimus, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

Later, Hulk was seen waiting in line in anticipation for the [[Transformers (film)|live-action Transformers film]]. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Crossovers''===
[[File:Crossovers Hulk toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|HULK MAD!!! PUNY HUMANS SHOULD HAVE MADE HULK [[Trukk not munky|TRUKK, NOT MUNKY]]!!!]]
*'''Hulk''' (Marvel, [[2008]])
{{toydesigner|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

:Part of the first wave of the Marvel ''[[Transformers: Crossovers|Crossovers]]'' line, Hulk transforms from a big, green, shirtless man into a fanciful tank. The toy's shoulders and waist feature springs that allow for "punching action" whenever the figure is spun from side to side, although this prevents waist articulation. The "mech mode" in the promo picture at right is incompletely transformed; the "wheel panels" of his shoulders should be rotated 90 degrees around his biceps, relative to the "tread panels". It also appears his shins have not been extended.

:He also has one tiny point of battle damage, a crater on one of the front tank tread covers. Apparently Hulk has been shot... once.

:This mold also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2008/Marvel/Hulk/hulk.htm More information on Hulk at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|graytank}}
[[File:Marvel Crossovers Hulk Grey.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Can be customized with a coat to be Mr. Fixit.]]
*'''Hulk''' (Marvel, 2008)
:Released in the second wave of the same line, this figure was cast in gray and blue in an homage to the "Gray Hulk" persona seen in the comics. Unlike the first green release, this version features little to no paint apps, resulting in a sparsely-detailed appearance.

:The stock photography featured at right features the tank mode slightly mistransformed; the cannon muzzle has not been extended.

{{-}}{{anchor|bulldozer}}
[[File:Crossovers Hulk Bulldozer.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] ''SMAAASHHHH''."]]
*'''Hulk''' (Marvel, [[2009]])
:A second mold for Hulk, which now transforms into a bulldozer, was released as part of the fifth wave of the line. His [[bio]] pointed out the absurdity of Reed Richards giving the Hulk an indestructible battlesuit that turns into a tank. The robot head on this mold is a slight repaint of the head of the first Hulk toy.

:This mold was to be retooled to make the [[Thing]], though it seems reasonable that this toy was designed with the Thing in mind. This can be supported by numerous Thing-like crack details sculpted on various parts of the robot mode as well as a blank cylinder molded into his waist which looks as if it were intended to have a [[Fantastic Four]] logo sculpted into it, much like the one on [[Human Torch]]. The figure was likely changed to Hulk at some point in development due to him being a more popular character than the Thing.

:This figure has an assembly error where his feet are on the wrong legs.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2009/Marvel/Hulk/hulk.htm More information on bulldozer Hulk at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''The Avengers''===
[[File:FlipNAttack Hulk.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Transforms as quickly as he gets mad.]]
*'''Hulk Flip & Attack Smasher Tank''' (''Flip & Attack'', 2012)

:''[[Flip & Attack]]'' Hulk transforms from a brutish two-turret tank into an "attack bot" with muted colors based on his appearance in ''{{w|The Avengers (2012 film)|The Avengers}}''. Like the [[Jumpstarter|Jumpstarters]] of [[1985]], he uses a [[pull-back motor]] in vehicle mode with a spring-loaded mechanism that [[autotransformation|flips him up into robot mode]] after being propelled a short distance.
{{--}}

==Notes==
* The Hulk was featured on the cover of [[Heavy Traffic!|''Transformers'' #22]], celebrating Marvel Comics' 25th anniversary.
* According to ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' DVD commentary by Story Editor [[Bob Skir]], [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] is influenced by the Hulk.
* The creators of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'' likened [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] to the Hulk.
* The Hulk had a pre-''Crossovers'' transforming robot toy in the Toy Biz ''Marvel Megamorphs'' line (back before [[Hasbro]] had the Marvel license), which used the scrapped design for ''[[Transtech]]'' [[Immorticon (TransTech)|Immorticon]] as its base. Why? Because [[Draxhall Jump]] worked on both ''Transtech'' and Megamorphs''.
* Past ''Transformers'' actors who have voiced the Hulk include [[Peter Cullen]], [[Rick Wasserman]], [[Peter Lurie]], [[Travis Willingham]], [[Ron Perlman]], [[JB Blanc]], [[Michael Dobson]], [[Sean Chiplock]], [[Andrew Jackson]], [[John Cena]] and most frequently, [[Fred Tatasciore]].
* [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' Grimlock]]'s behavior is reminiscent of Hulk's, and Grimlock in many different continuities have adopted "Hulk Speak" when talking.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hulk''' (ハルク ''Haruku'')

==External links==
*[[wikia:Marvel:Bruce Banner (Earth-616)|Hulk]] at Marvel Database
*{{w|Hulk}} at Wikipedia

[[Category:Combat Colin characters]]
[[Category:Marvel characters]]
[[Category:Marvel Crossovers characters]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 humans]]
[[Category:Superheroes]]

Kabaya

2023-03-05T23:38:45Z

Noilaedi:

[[Image:Kabaya logo.jpg|right|350px]]

'''Kabaya Foods Corporation''' (カバヤ食品 Kabaya Syokuhin) is a [[Japan|Japanese]] confectionery company. In business at least since the 1960s, they are well known for their [[candy toy]]s: a variety of figurines, [[model kit]]s and other widgets that come packaged with a variety of different candies and gums. And they make a ''lot'' of them, with boy-oriented products alone ranging from plastic dinosaur kits to a broad variety of [[LEGO]] properties to ''Transformers'' toys and model kits.

Kabaya's relationship with ''Transformers'' began in the Generation 1 era, when they consistently produced figures and model kits of various size from 1985 to 1990. The dawn of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' saw the relationship reignite, and continue through the [[Unicron Trilogy]], with Generation 1 themed products still being released today.

==Generation 1==
{|width=100%|
|valign=top|
===Classic products===
*[[Jigsaw Puzzle (Kabaya)|Jigsaw Puzzle]]
*[[Transformers Choco]]
*[[Transformers Gum]]
*[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]
*[[Transformers Ramune]]
*[[Parody Deformed]]
|valign=top|

===Modern products===
*[[Transformers Wafer Choco]]
*[[Generation 1 Figure-Collection]]
*[[Transformers Gum#2009 series|Transformers Gum (2009 series)]]
*[[Gaiacross]]
*[[Gaia Guardian]]
*[[Gaia Scramble]]
*[[Transformers D-Collection]]
*[[Transformers Block Wars]]
|}
Kabaya is best known for their snap-together model kits, which were released in two separate series: the small-scale, single-color ''[[Transformers Choco]]'', and the larger, multi-coloured ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' series, the latter being the premiere line for which Kabaya is most widely recognised. Both types of kit were fully transformable, but the ''Gum'' kits went the extra mile by preserving many of the gimmicks from the original toys they were based on.

Kabaya also released a variety of soft rubber figures (similar to the [[Decoy]]s, a type of figure known as ''keshigomu'' in Japan) through their ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel|Transformers Caramel]]'' and ''[[Transformers Ramune]]'' lines; ''Ramune'' was also home to a variety of other candy toys, including PVC figurines and keychains.

When Generation 1 surged in popularity in the early 21st century, Kabaya got in on the nostalgia act with a series of "bottlecap" figurines. Later, they revived ''Transformers Gum'' to celebrate various eras of the Generation 1 franchise, spinning it off into a separate lines of candy toy models dedicated to new characters.

==Beast Era==
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|valign=top|
===Beast Wars===
*[[Transformers: Beast Wars Gum|Beast Wars Gum]] Part 1
*[[Transformers: Beast Wars Gum|Beast Wars DX Gum]] Part 1
*[[Beast Wars Gummy]]
*[[Transformers: Beast Wars Choco|Beast Wars Choco]]
*[[Transformers: Beast Wars Ramune|Beast Wars Ramune]]
*[[Ju-C]]
|valign=top|

===Beast Wars II===
*[[Transformers: Beast Wars Gum|Beast Wars Gum]] Part 2 & 3
*[[Transformers: Beast Wars Gum|Beast Wars DX Gum]] Part 2 & 3
*[[Super Beast Wars Choco]] Part 1
*[[Transformers: Beast Wars Ramune#Beast Wars Ramune W|Beast Wars Ramune W]]
*[[Beast Wars II Choco]]
*[[Beast Wars II Holder]]
*[[Beast Fighters]]
|valign=top|

===Beast Wars Neo===
*[[Transformers: Beast Wars Gum|Beast Wars Gum]] Part 4
*[[Super Beast Wars Choco]] Part 2
*[[Transformers: Beast Wars Ramune#Beast Wars Selection Ramune|Beast Wars Selection Ramune]]
*[[Beast Battler]]
*[[Beast Wars Model Choco]]
|valign=top|
===Beast Wars Metals===
*[[Transmetals Dash!! Choco]]
*[[Transformers: Beast Wars Ramune#Metals Hero Ramune|Metals Hero Ramune]]
*[[Metallic Beast Ramune]]
*[[Hyper Beast Wars Choco]]
|}

The formula employed during Generation 1 was faithfully replicated during the Beast Era, with the assorted ''Gum'' and ''Choco'' lines offering variously-sized model kits. Later waves of the ''Gum'' series along with the numerous ''Ramune'' lines offered fully-painted PVC figurines, while the ''[[Beast Fighters]]'' and ''[[Beast Battler]]'' lines took things in a [[super deformed]] direction.

==Car Robots==
*[[Ju-C]]
*[[Transformers DX]]
*[[Transformers Gum#Car Robots|Transformers Gum]]
*[[Trans Kit]]

The three lines produced for ''Car Robots'' were all quite small, with only the ''[[Transformers DX]]'' figures being capable of transformation.

==Unicron Trilogy==
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|valign=top|
===Legends of the Microns===
*[[Big Transformers]]
*[[Transformers Mini Car Collection]]
*[[Change Micron]]
*[[Transformers Card]]
*[[Transformers Wafer Choco]]

|valign=top|

===Super Link===
*[[Jigsaw Puzzle (Kabaya)|Jigsaw Puzzle]]
*[[DX Transformers]]
*[[Transformers (Kabaya)|Transformers]]
*[[Hyper Transformers]]
|valign=top|

===Galaxy Force===
*[[Micron Galaxy]]
*[[Hyper Galaxy]]
*[[Blockformers]]
*[[Change Galaxy]]
|}

Model kits were fully abandoned for the Unicron Trilogy product line, in favor of a wide variety of transforming miniature figures, and PVC figurines.

==Adventure==
*[[Transformers Adventure Gum]]
==Notes==
*This is actually the most extensive English-language article about Kabaya Foods on the internet, sadly.

==External links==
*[http://www.kabaya.co.jp/ Kabaya homepage] (Japanese)
*[http://www.fredsworkshop.com/vmodelkits.html Checklist and gallery of Kabaya Transformer kits]
*{{w|Kabaya|Kabaya at Wikipedia}}

[[Category:Companies]]

Flame Toys

2023-03-05T23:37:27Z

Noilaedi:

[[File:FlameToysTarn.jpg|thumb|180px|The day I get a toy is the day Ash wins the Pokémon League. Oh wait.]]
'''Flame Toys''' is a [[Japan]]ese company that describes itself as "'''A new Collectable Toys Brand focusing on high-end toys product.'''" Beginning in 2016, they produce high-end articulated, non-transforming figures and [[model kit|model kits]] aimed at collectors.

==''Kuro Kara Kuri'' figures==
[[File:FlameToysDrift.jpg|thumb|]]
The ''Kuro Kara Kuri'' (鉄機巧) line consists of very high-end figures with numerous accessories and LED lighting features. These figures are designed by [[Chemical Attack]], a design team belonging to Flame Toys.

* #01 [[Drift (G1)#Flame Toys|Drift]]
** #01-A [[Drift (SG)#Flame Toys|Shattered Glass Drift]]
* #02 [[Tarn (G1)#Flame Toys|Tarn]]
** #02P Tarn (Power Burst ver.)
* #03 [[Star Saber (G1)#Flame Toys|Star Saber]]
** #03B Star Saber (Black Limited Edition)
* #04 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Kuro Kara Kuri|Optimus Prime]]
* #05 [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Kuro Kara Kuri|Megatron]]
* #06 [[Ginrai (robot)#Flame Toys|Victory Leo]]
** #06B Victory Leo (Black Limited Edition)
* #07 Tarn (reissue)
* #08 [[The Fallen/toys#Flame Toys|The Fallen]]
* #09 [[Optimus Prime (SG)|SG Optimus Prime]]
* #10 [[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#Flame Toys|Rodimus Prime]]
* [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]
* [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Flame Toys|Jazz]]

; Coming soon
* God power jet armor / Jet Power Armor
* Starscream
* Cyclonus

==''Furai'' Model kits==
[[File:FlameToys-FuraiModel-01-OptimusPrimeAttackMode.jpg|thumb|]]
The ''Furai Model'' (風雷模型 ''Fūrai Mokei'') line consists of articulated model kits. Molded in multiple colors of plastic with foil stickers for decoration, they do not require paint. Glue is optional, although recommended for some parts.

{{collist|3|
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Furai Model|Optimus Prime (Attack Mode)]]
* [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Flame Toys|Nemesis Prime (Attack Mode)]]
* [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Flame Toys|Starscream]]
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Furai03|Optimus Prime (IDW ver.)]]
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Flame Toys|Bumblebee]]
* [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Flame Toys|Thunder Cracker]]
* [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Furai Model|Megatron (IDW Autobot ver.)]]
* [[Optimus Prime (SG)#Flame Toys|Shattered Glass Optimus Prime (Attack Mode)]]
* [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Furai08|Nemesis Prime (IDW ver.)]]
* [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Flame Toys|Skywarp]]
* [[Drift (G1)#Furai Model|Drift]]
* [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Flame Toys|Devastator]]
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Furai12|Optimus Prime (G1 ver.)]]
* [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Furai Model|Megatron (IDW Decepticon ver.)]]
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Furai Model|Ultra Magnus (IDW ver.)]]
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Furai16|Optimus Prime IDW (Clear ver.)]]
* [[Bug Bite (G1)#Furai Model|Bug Bite]]
* [[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#Furai Model|Rodimus (IDW ver.)]]
* [[Drift (SG)#Furai Model|SG Drift]]
* [[Windblade (G1)#Furai Model|Windblade]]
* [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Flame Toys|Nemesis Prime (G1 ver.)]]
* [[Acid Storm (G1)#Flame Toys|Acid Storm]]
* [[Lio Convoy#Furai Model|Leo Prime]]
* [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Furai Model|Arcee]]
}}

; Coming soon
{{collist|3|
* [[Hound (G1)/toys#Flame Toys|Hound]]
* [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Furai Model|Optimus Primal]]
* [[Big Convoy#Furai Model|Big Convoy]]
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Flame Toys|Bumblebee (Red ver.)]]
* [[Banzai-Tron (G1)#Flame Toys|Banzaitron]]
* [[Bludgeon (G1)#Flame Toys|Bludgeon]]
* [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Flame Toys|Blackarachnia]]
* [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Flame Toys|Sound Wave]]
* [[Gilthor#Flame Toys|Gilthor]]
* [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Flame Toys|Beast Megatron]]
* [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Flame Toys|Shockwave]]
}}

==''Furai'' Action==
[[File:FlameToys-FuraiAction-OptimusPrimeIDW.jpg|thumb|Yes we all pose exactly like this.]]
The ''Furai'' Action (風雷可動 ''Fūrai Kadō'') line consists of fully assembled and painted ''Furai'' Model kits. They feature painted battle damage and come with special stands.

* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Furai Action|Optimus Prime (IDW ver.)]]
* [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Furai Action|Optimus Primal]]
* [[Lio Convoy#Furai Action|Leo Prime]]
{{-}}

==''Deformers'' kits==
''Deformers'' models depict characters in a {{w|Chibi (slang)|"super deformed"}} style.
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]

==External links==
*[http://www.flametoys.jp/ Flame Toys site (Japanese)]
* [http://www.flametoy.com/ Flame Toys site (English and Chinese)]
* [https://www.facebook.com/pg/flametoyshk/ Flame Toys Facebook page]
*[https://www.facebook.com/flametoys.jp/ Flame Toys Facebook page (Japanese)]
* [https://twitter.com/flametoys_staff Flame Toys Twitter account]
* [https://www.instagram.com/flametoys_staff/ Flame Toys Instagram account]
* [http://flametoys.blog.jp/ Flame Toys Blog]

[[Category:Companies]]

Flame Toys

2023-03-05T23:36:29Z

Noilaedi:

[[File:FlameToysTarn.jpg|thumb|180px|The day I get a toy is the day Ash wins the Pokémon League. Oh wait.]]
'''Flame Toys''' is a [[Japan]]ese company that describes itself as "'''A new Collectable Toys Brand focusing on high-end toys product.'''" Beginning in 2016, they produce high-end articulated, non-transforming figures and [[model kit]]s aimed at collectors.

==''Kuro Kara Kuri'' figures==
[[File:FlameToysDrift.jpg|thumb|]]
The ''Kuro Kara Kuri'' (鉄機巧) line consists of very high-end figures with numerous accessories and LED lighting features. These figures are designed by [[Chemical Attack]], a design team belonging to Flame Toys.

* #01 [[Drift (G1)#Flame Toys|Drift]]
** #01-A [[Drift (SG)#Flame Toys|Shattered Glass Drift]]
* #02 [[Tarn (G1)#Flame Toys|Tarn]]
** #02P Tarn (Power Burst ver.)
* #03 [[Star Saber (G1)#Flame Toys|Star Saber]]
** #03B Star Saber (Black Limited Edition)
* #04 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Kuro Kara Kuri|Optimus Prime]]
* #05 [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Kuro Kara Kuri|Megatron]]
* #06 [[Ginrai (robot)#Flame Toys|Victory Leo]]
** #06B Victory Leo (Black Limited Edition)
* #07 Tarn (reissue)
* #08 [[The Fallen/toys#Flame Toys|The Fallen]]
* #09 [[Optimus Prime (SG)|SG Optimus Prime]]
* #10 [[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#Flame Toys|Rodimus Prime]]
* [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]
* [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Flame Toys|Jazz]]

; Coming soon
* God power jet armor / Jet Power Armor
* Starscream
* Cyclonus

==''Furai'' Model kits==
[[File:FlameToys-FuraiModel-01-OptimusPrimeAttackMode.jpg|thumb|]]
The ''Furai Model'' (風雷模型 ''Fūrai Mokei'') line consists of articulated model kits. Molded in multiple colors of plastic with foil stickers for decoration, they do not require paint. Glue is optional, although recommended for some parts.

{{collist|3|
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Furai Model|Optimus Prime (Attack Mode)]]
* [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Flame Toys|Nemesis Prime (Attack Mode)]]
* [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Flame Toys|Starscream]]
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Furai03|Optimus Prime (IDW ver.)]]
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Flame Toys|Bumblebee]]
* [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Flame Toys|Thunder Cracker]]
* [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Furai Model|Megatron (IDW Autobot ver.)]]
* [[Optimus Prime (SG)#Flame Toys|Shattered Glass Optimus Prime (Attack Mode)]]
* [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Furai08|Nemesis Prime (IDW ver.)]]
* [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Flame Toys|Skywarp]]
* [[Drift (G1)#Furai Model|Drift]]
* [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Flame Toys|Devastator]]
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Furai12|Optimus Prime (G1 ver.)]]
* [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Furai Model|Megatron (IDW Decepticon ver.)]]
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Furai Model|Ultra Magnus (IDW ver.)]]
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Furai16|Optimus Prime IDW (Clear ver.)]]
* [[Bug Bite (G1)#Furai Model|Bug Bite]]
* [[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#Furai Model|Rodimus (IDW ver.)]]
* [[Drift (SG)#Furai Model|SG Drift]]
* [[Windblade (G1)#Furai Model|Windblade]]
* [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Flame Toys|Nemesis Prime (G1 ver.)]]
* [[Acid Storm (G1)#Flame Toys|Acid Storm]]
* [[Lio Convoy#Furai Model|Leo Prime]]
* [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Furai Model|Arcee]]
}}

; Coming soon
{{collist|3|
* [[Hound (G1)/toys#Flame Toys|Hound]]
* [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Furai Model|Optimus Primal]]
* [[Big Convoy#Furai Model|Big Convoy]]
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Flame Toys|Bumblebee (Red ver.)]]
* [[Banzai-Tron (G1)#Flame Toys|Banzaitron]]
* [[Bludgeon (G1)#Flame Toys|Bludgeon]]
* [[Blackarachnia (BW)/toys#Flame Toys|Blackarachnia]]
* [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Flame Toys|Sound Wave]]
* [[Gilthor#Flame Toys|Gilthor]]
* [[Megatron (BW)/toys#Flame Toys|Beast Megatron]]
* [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Flame Toys|Shockwave]]
}}

==''Furai'' Action==
[[File:FlameToys-FuraiAction-OptimusPrimeIDW.jpg|thumb|Yes we all pose exactly like this.]]
The ''Furai'' Action (風雷可動 ''Fūrai Kadō'') line consists of fully assembled and painted ''Furai'' Model kits. They feature painted battle damage and come with special stands.

* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Furai Action|Optimus Prime (IDW ver.)]]
* [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Furai Action|Optimus Primal]]
* [[Lio Convoy#Furai Action|Leo Prime]]
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==''Deformers'' kits==
''Deformers'' models depict characters in a {{w|Chibi (slang)|"super deformed"}} style.
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]
* [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]
* [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]
* [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]

==External links==
*[http://www.flametoys.jp/ Flame Toys site (Japanese)]
* [http://www.flametoy.com/ Flame Toys site (English and Chinese)]
* [https://www.facebook.com/pg/flametoyshk/ Flame Toys Facebook page]
*[https://www.facebook.com/flametoys.jp/ Flame Toys Facebook page (Japanese)]
* [https://twitter.com/flametoys_staff Flame Toys Twitter account]
* [https://www.instagram.com/flametoys_staff/ Flame Toys Instagram account]
* [http://flametoys.blog.jp/ Flame Toys Blog]

[[Category:Companies]]

Model kit

2023-03-05T23:36:14Z

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[[File:FlameToys-FuraiModel-01-OptimusPrimeAttackMode.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|''All'' assembly required.]]

A '''Model Kit''' is an object usually considered (though not always meant to be) a [[toy]] in which the product is obtained as a bunch of unassembled parts, with the idea being to combine said parts into a object, such as a plane, tank, [[w:Gunpla|Gundams]], or [[Optimus Prime]]. The term sometimes can also be used for "brick-based construction toys" such as [[Kre-O]] or [[LEGO]], though traditionally the term refers to plastic model kits.

Traditionally, Model Kits are usually in a box with unpainted plastic parts still attacked on the [[sprue]] or "runner", requiring something such as a wire cutter or aplastic nipper to cut out the pieces, and then sanding them to fit together according to the instructions. They usually come with a [[sticker]] or "decal" sheet in order to add detail not on the kit such as [[Insignia|insignias]], eyes, or specific "color accuracy" sticker to correct parts of a model that were unable to be molded in the intended color, though experience model kit builders might paint them themselves for a better effect. Some model kits will go the extra mile and come with printed or already painted parts for certain sections, such as flame decals on Optimus Prime.

[[File:Furai-Model-Windblade.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|YOU [[Fan_polls#Generations_Fan_Built_Bot|BUILT]] [[Windblade (G1)|MEEEE]] ]]
The appeals of Model Kits include being able to enjoy the construction of it from start to finish. Plastic Model kits being not assembled also allows the manufacturer to put in more effort into details and articulation compared to an assembled kits, and the builder to put in additional effort and polish a mass-production toy might not have. This can also include the builder putting in their own effort for stuff such as painting the kit to be more color accurate and nicer looking (perhaps even in a totally [[recolor|unique color]]) or weathering it by giving it "battle damage" and oil stains.

The ''Transformers'', while usually being pre-assembled transforming toys, has a history of occasionally releasing non-transforming plastic model kits thru [[third party]] companies such as [[Flame Toys]].

=Companies that sold ''Transformers'' model kits=
* [[Flame Toys]]
* [[Kabaya]]
* Brick-Based Construction Toys
** [[LEGO]]
**[[Kre-O]]

[[Category:Toys]]
{{Toystub}}

Sprue

2023-03-05T23:34:52Z

Noilaedi:

[[Image:Primetoy-TakaraTomy-Igu-Sprue.jpg|right|200px|thumb|[[Igu]]'s tree, an example of the second definition of "sprue". Some assembly required.]]

The term '''sprue''' has two related meanings.

*In [[mold]]ing, it refers to part of the network of channels that distribute material to parts of a mold. Material (molten plastic or [[die-cast|die-casting alloy]] in the case of [[Toy|''Transformers'' toy]]) enters the mold through the large '''sprue''', is distributed to the mold cavities through smaller '''runners''', and enters individual cavities through '''gates'''. Sometimes this whole system of sprue, runners, and gate is called the '''sprue system''' or '''runner system'''.

*On the molded part, the term "sprue" is often applied to the material which solidified inside the sprues, runners, and gates, and remains attached to the part until it is trimmed away, usually to be discarded. This is the more common use among Transformers fans. This usage is synonymous with the term 'tree', as it applies to molded parts.

Parts are often left attached to their sprues when Transformers are sold as [[Model Kit]]s. [[Weapon]]s of otherwise assembled toys may also be packed this way to save on costs. Sprues can be an excellent and cheap source of small plastic rods for [[customizing]], which can be quite nice if one has already spent all available funds on [[Toraizer]].

==External links==
*[http://www.nttd-es.co.jp/products/e-learning/e-trainer/trial/en/mold/kiso/sample/step3/runner.htm Runner System] - Explanation of the parts involved in this discussion.

[[Category:Toys]]

IP infringement

2023-02-06T20:59:35Z

Noilaedi: /* "Third party" toys */

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[[File:01-Studio Headless Unicron.jpg|thumb|200px|"You underestimate me, Hasbro."]]
The many and varied facets of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] are the intellectual property (IP) of [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy]], and their ownership of these ideas and designs is [[Copyright|protected by law]]. Alas, some rascally elements have, over the years, decided they'd like a slice of that pie, which has led to the creation of what have been described as '''IP infringing items''' by employees of former Hasbro licensee [[Fun Publications]].

{{bigquote|Theft of IP like this is staggering, develop your own characters and designs!|[[Aaron Archer]], former [[Hasbro]] employee<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170510214929/https://aaron-archer-art.tumblr.com/post/88471654165/aeonmagnus-fans-toys-ft-03-scoria-gallery Aaron Archer on Tumblr]</ref><ref>Archer would later do design work for a not-[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] figure for an abortive Kickstarter project. TFWiki.net leaves you to make of this what you will.</ref>}}

==Kinds of IP infringement==
Technically, any use of Hasbro and Takara's ''Transformers'' names, characters, and concepts without obtaining a license could be considered IP infringement. Things such as fan art and fan fiction, however, are rarely considered problematic, being as they are not intended to generate profit or are otherwise one-off works. In fact, in the past Hasbro has laid out guidelines to fan-artists and similar creators wishing to make and sell art and crafts based on ''Transformers'', which basically boiled down to being careful how one "branded" it (or, in practice, ''didn't'' brand it by just avoiding the use of brand names and some minor semantics).

When things get dicey —and the license-holders get tetchy— is when IP infringement occurs on a grander, and more organized scale.

===Knockoffs===
[[File:DOTM.MIRAGEKO.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Automatons in Concealment]]
{{main|Knockoff}}
In the context of ''Transformers'', [[knockoff]] is often used to describe both low-budget/quality toys, the kind of off-color, oversized/undersized thing that one might come across in a "dollar store" cranked out by the bajillions from China, and higher-quality toys that actually attempt to pass themselves off as genuine Hasbro or Takara products. Knockoffs that are direct replicas of existing Hasbro toys are very obviously the result of theft – in that case, it is the precise design and engineering for the toy that has been stolen. However, it is not unheard of for manufacturers to create their own cheap toys in the image of ''Transformers'' characters, and these still constitute IP infringement– Optimus Prime the Character is as much Hasbro's property as Optimus Prime the Specific Toy.

Conversely, a toy that copies the engineering (i.e. [[transformation]]) of an existing Hasbro/Takara product but is changed enough as to not resemble an existing character protected by copyright might not necessarily constitute IP infringement: Functionality is protected by patents, and patent protection legally expires after 20 years. This is why you occasionally see off-brand toys that work just like the [[Jumpstarter]]s but look nothing like [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] or [[Twin Twist]].
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==="Third party" toys===
[[File:MechaformNotJetfire.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|I Can't Believe It's Not Jetfire!]]
In the late 2000s, spurred on by the ''Transformers'' nostalgia boom invoked by the [[live-action film series]], a new phenomenon arose—unlicensed products based on ''Transformers'' aimed at the adult collector market. The very earliest examples of this kind of product were accessories and then "upgrades" for existing Hasbro toys, such as a trailer/armor set for [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Classics|''Classics'' Ultra Magnus]], but the market quickly grew to include standalone action figures based on ''Transformers'' characters. The number of groups producing these figures has ballooned rapidly, to the point that two or even three separate companies will be simultaneously releasing toys of the same characters. Popular market trends have included [[combiner]]s and, more recently, figures emulating the qualities of the ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' line.

The [[fandom]]'s generally recognized name for these kinds of figures is "third party Transformers", although this is ultimately a misnomer for the plain reason that they are not actual ''Transformers'' products. This terminology makes more sense in light of their history, as the initial accessories, add-ons and "upgrade" kits can still somewhat be considered "third party" products, and the term, once established among the fandom, was simply never adjusted when standalone figures became the main focus of such offerings. It also differentiates them from "bootleg" toys, as bootlegs are usually considered explicit copies of official Transformers toys designed to "trick" unaware buyers into purchasing thing, while "third party" products are usually explicitly purchased by collectors for their qualities. Obviously, these should not be confused with the actual [[Third party|third parties]] who produce ''Transformers'' merchandise under license from Hasbro or Takara.

In (very half-hearted) attempts to dissuade the notion that they are pinching ''Transformers'' characters, "third party" toy manufacturers typically avoid using [[Insignia|faction symbols]] (although sometimes include molded spaces for the buyer to apply their own), and give their figures alternative names that attempt to capture the sound and/or spirit of the [[trademark]]ed originals, with varying degrees of bizarreness. A toy intended to look like [[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscream]] might, for example, wind up named "Stellaryell". Initially, fans would often avoid confusion by referring to these figures as "not" versions of the characters they were based on (for example, "Not-Starscream"), though as the market has grown that terminology has been mostly abandoned since there's liable to be multiple different Not-Starscreams. After many years of these products, name overlaps are bound to happen; for example, different companies have figures alternatively based on [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] that are both named "Rager". Even more hilariously (though not really surprising), there are even ''knockoffs'' of "third party" toys! Let's see ''them'' duke out their IP conflicts in court.

Desire for those toys arises for various reasons, including:

* Wanting a toy of a character who has not received a modern, or any toy, at a certain scale or quality, or in a specific style, such as the ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' line.
* Desiring different aesthetics (such as a more [[Live-action film series|movie]] accurate design compared to official toys), or a new design of a character.
* A belief that they are of superior quality. Design limitations such as [[For safety reasons|safety regulations]] and [[Design change|budget]] are much less of an issue compared to official toys; like many other figures designed for an adult audience, a "not a toy" disclaimer can be found on some of these products to justify these features, such as sharper edges on characters or small parts.

For reasons that should be obvious, TFWiki considers "third party" toys unrelated to its goal of documenting the ''Transformers'' brand, beyond examples where they have influenced official product.

====Types of "third party" toys====
Note: The following terms are descriptors rather than actual official terms since, well, they're clearly not official products.

=====Accessories=====
These are generally items that are designed to interact with official product, but involve no modification to said official product. These are most often weapons (e.g. the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] and [[Dark Star Saber]] from ''Transformers: Prime''), but may also include [[:Category:MacGuffins|MacGuffins]] like the [[AllSpark Matrix]] or even characters like notable humans such as [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] and [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]].
* Add-ons: these are items that are designed to interact with official product and modify their appearance. However, said modification takes advantage of preexisting tabs, slots, posts and so on, thus requiring no actual modification of the official product. An example would be panels designed to fill in the gaps in the thighs of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Powermaster Optimus Prime]], which slot in snugly into the gaps.
=====Upgrade Kits=====
These are items designed to interact with official product and modify their appearance, but require some sort of actual modification to the official product. This can be as simple as popping off and swapping a limb on ball joints, to more comprehensive modifications like partial disassembly and replacing of parts. A kit that allows someone to switch the head of ''Classics'' Bumblebee to create a ''Classics''-styled Goldbug or giving ''G1'' Ironhide and Ratchet actual heads would be an example of this.
=====Full figures=====
As mentioned above, these are generally what is meant when references are made to "third party Transformers". These are standalone fully transformable figures clearly based on and meant to evoke actual ''Transformers'' characters. One of the earliest and most (in)famous examples was a triple-changing Not-Springer which became wildly popular because official Springer toys of that time transformed into either a land vehicle or an air vehicle, but not both. These types of products are arguably the most problematic, as they may actually cause lost sales for an official figure. Add-ons and upgrade kits, in contrast, may actually encourage collectors to purchase the official products they are meant to complement.

Again, these are descriptors, partially because there is a lot of overlap. For example, would a replacement head for a reissue G1 Bruticus that comes with light up LED eyes be considered an upgrade kit (since it replaces the original head) or an add-on (since it makes use of the post hole already intended for the original head)? Would hands and feet for a ''Combiner Wars'' Combiner that also transform into weapons for the component bots fall under accessories (as they're weapons) or upgrade kits (since they replace the original hands and feet) or add-ons (since they slot into preexisting ports)? And what about stickers that can change, for example, [[Prowl (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' Prowl]] into an approximation of an [[Autotrooper (disambiguation)|Autotrooper]]? In fact, a lot of what created the demand for figures in the first place was that grey area. The first widely-successful "third-party" figures were technically an upgrade kit for [[Bruticus Maximus (ROTF)|Bruticus Maximus]], which were "fixing" the problem of the set having only two limb molds by adding two additional Basic-sized figures to the mix.
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===Doujinshi===
Generally understood to mean fan-comics, ''doujinshi'' (同人誌) are a uniquely Japanese occurrence. Japan has a very healthy culture of fan groups who make their own manga, many of them starring original characters but a huge portion starring characters owned by companies (for a ''Transformers'' example, imagine a gag manga where [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] is portrayed as a little child and being raised by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the other Decepticons to be the mighty [[Emperor of Destruction]] he is in [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory|''Transformers: Victory'']]. Hijinks ensue). This would of course never fly in a litigious society like the US, but in Japan doujinshi exist in a strange gray area.<ref>[https://www.tofugu.com/japan/doujinshi-definition/ A page explaining doujinshi and why they're tolerated in Japan]</ref>

Basically, the difference between what would be understood as a fan-comic in the West and a doujinshi in Japan is that in the West (especially the US) while a company might turn a blind eye to someone making fan-comics for fun (e.g. on a site like DeviantArt), they would come down on them if they tried to put those same fan comics up for sale. [[Hasbro]] might allow (or at least ignore) people selling fanart and fan-comics at a proper ''Transformers'' convention like [[BotCon]], but might be much less forgiving if those same people tried to sell those items at, say, a general science fiction convention. Meanwhile, in Japan, there are various conventions where doujinshi are actually the key focus, such as the famous {{w|Comiket}}. A ''Transformers'' doujinshi might be sold at a ''Transformers''-related convention, but might also appear at, say, a mecha-related convention or a general science fiction-related convention (since the Transformers would fall under a mecha or science fiction category).

Long story short, [[TakaraTomy]] could complain and shut down groups making doujinshi any time they wanted, but like many Japanese companies, it appears that it simply isn't worth the hassle. People who make doujinshi are often the most hardcore of fans, and so alienating them isn't something most companies are eager to do. In addition, any victory would simply not be worth the resulting bad press, since fan groups are not exactly swimming in cash and while doujinshi are put up for sale, a lot of groups seem to just do it for love of the art or the series. Most doujinshi also receive extremely limited distribution, such as at dedicated conventions for only one or two days at a time. It should also be mentioned that many big names in manga got their starts or honed their skills in doujinshi circles, and it isn't impossible for a company to want to recruit some of these up-and-coming talents.

It, er, probably should be pointed out that some (though not all) doujinshi are very, ''very'' NSFW.

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==Hasbro and IP infringement==
===Remarks and actions===
Official statements from Hasbro on "third party" toys are few and far between. In one response, provided as part of the company's now-defunct fansite Q&A program, they noted the illegal nature of the figures, and remarked that this kind of IP infringement was unfair to legitimate licensees who pay to produce ''Transformers'' merchandise.<ref>[http://www.tfviews.com/news/main/hasbro-q-and-a/499 TFviews Hasbro Q&A, August 2009]</ref> Hasbro did keep a binder cataloging every "third party" toy in case action needed to be taken against them.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/997302-aaron-archers-statements-toy-design-tfcon-2014-a.html "Aaron Archers statements on toy design at Tfcon 2014"] at TFW2005.</ref>

In 2015, Hasbro's UK branch distributed an online survey of the collecting habits of ''Transformers'' fans to coincide with the Auto Assembly unofficial convention, which included a surprising number of questions regarding "third party" products. In a bit of an embarrassing ''faux pas'', a Hasbro representative present at the convention itself also addressed a [[Vos (G1)|Vos]] cosplayer as "Cynicus", the name of an unofficial figure of that character.<ref>[http://waspshot23.tumblr.com/post/127569311096/ok-so waspshot23 on Tumblr]</ref>

To date, there has only been one known instance of Hasbro pursuing actual legal action against the manufacturers of "third party" toys. While such unofficial toys were banned from being sold at the dealer room at [[BotCon 2012]],<ref>This mandate initially encompassed fan art too, but this was quickly relaxed.</ref> [[BotCon 2015|2015]] and [[BotCon 2016|2016]], they generally seem to adopt a "laissez-faire" approach to such toys; while they don't officially condone such material, they're willing to allow it to exist as long as it isn't impacting Hasbro's bottom line. The one instance of Hasbro taking legal action was an unofficial toy of [[Unicron]], announced during the [[Hasbro Pulse#HasLab|HasLab]] campaign for [[Unicron/toys#War for Cybertron|''War for Cybertron'' Unicron]], seemingly intended to directly undercut Hasbro's big-ticket crowdfunded toy; evidently and understandably unhappy with this, Hasbro apparently intervened to have all posts about the pretender to the throne taken down from social media.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/3rd-party-not-unicron-apparently-removed-by-hasbro/43937/ 3rd Party (Not) Unicron Apparently Removed by Hasbro] at Seibertron</ref>

===Third party designs in official products and marketing===
[[File:MTMTE18 cvrB.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|IP un-infringement?]]
Beginning in the 2010s, there have been occasions where "third party" figure designs have slipped into official media. One cover for [[Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|''More than Meets the Eye'' #18]] saw [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] drawn based on unofficial figures "Rager" and "Cogz." Hasbro and [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] did not comment on this, although it seems likely that somebody somewhere might've gotten a slap on the wrist. (The artist in question has not done any comic covers since...)

Meanwhile, ''official'' third party licensee [[Imaginarium Art]]'s statues of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] seem to be based on the unofficial figures "Carry" and "Green Giant", with [http://imaginarium-art.com/project_news.php Rodimus Prime] featuring detailing on his forearms otherwise unique to Carry and [https://www.facebook.com/imaginarium.hobby/posts/575739045925230 Devastator] having kneepads only found on Giant. One has to assume Hasbro wasn't looking too closely, or were understandably unaware of those figures, when they signed off on these.

In what was presumably an innocent mistake that resulted from the use of a fan's personal collection, a slide shown at the Hasbro investor and press event presentation during [[Toy Fair 2016]] that represented Transformers "Spanning Generations" featured a photograph of a father and son surrounded by a variety of ''Masterpiece'' toys... and the "third party" [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] "Green Giant".<ref name="toyfair16">[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/02/12/tfw2005-coverage-hasbro-toy-fair-2016-investor-press-event-309206 Slides from the Hasbro investor and press event presentation during Toy Fair 2016].</ref> Oops!
[[File:LL19 vehicle modes.jpg|thumb|left|250px|IP dis-infringement.]]
Although stylized, the ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'' models for the Predacons are recognizably based upon the "Feralcons," one of the three notable sets of "third party" Predacons. It even leaked into their combined mode. Meanwhile, [[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Motormaster]] is modeled on the TransFormMission "Powertrain" interpretation of Motormaster's design from IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]].

Similarly, ''Earth Wars'' and the ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]]'' cartoon feature models for the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] based on the Fanstoys' "Iron Dibots" figures, rather than those from the concurrent [[Power of the Primes (toyline)|toyline]].

In an odd occurrence for a game almost exclusively using screen models and recent toys, [[Jazz (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Jazz]] in ''[[Transformers: Forged to Fight]]'' is directly modeled on Toyworld's "Coolsville" figure.

[[E. J. Su]], fulfilling the role of guest artist for [[Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|''Lost Light'' #19]], was not given vehicle mode references for Rodimus, Drift, Ratchet, and Chromedome. Consequently, he had to make do with googling and used alt-modes [[:File:LL19 vehicle modes.jpg|based directly]] on the Mastermind Creations "Calidus" and "Stray" figures. Ratchet and Chromedome were based on official, though inaccurate, toys of the character.

An [[Industrial Light & Magic|ILM]] [[:File:BBArcee Head Revisions.jpg|design presentation]] about the 2018 ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' movie used an image of Fans Toys "Rouge" as a [[Arcee (G1)|"Generation 1" Arcee]] design reference for [[Arcee (Movie)|''Bumblebee'' Arcee]].<ref>[https://www.ilm.com/visual_development/bumblebee-developing-an-epic-set-piece/ Bumblebee: Developing an Epic Set Piece - ILM San Francisco]</ref> This is an unsurprising research method as Arcee did not receive an official ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' figure until 2020, with multiple unlicensed third-party companies vying for fans' attention throughout the 2010s.
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===Hasbro's own copyright dodging===
[[File:CYB sonic bomber originalsculpt.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|First party problems.]]
Despite Hasbro's own (completely understandable) aversion against people making a profit off their IP without permission, it's not like Hasbro is entirely innocent in this regard: In fact, the ''Transformers'' toys' [[alternate mode]]s being unlicensed reproductions of real-world vehicles and aircraft goes back all the way to the very first ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' toys.

While the whole market situation was still very different back in the 1980s, and car manufacturers apparently didn't start properly enforcing their intellectual properties in the field of toys and merchandise until the early 2000s, ''Transformers'' toys with [[licensed vehicle alternate modes]] are still the exception rather than the rule. The vast majority of [[popular Earth vehicle alternate modes]] are still unlicensed approximations of their real-life inspirations, basically "[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys|not-Lamborghinis]]" or "[[Powerglide (G1)/toys|not-A-10s]]", with a few details altered to avoid a lawsuit — though this wasn't enough in [[Side Burn (RID)#Toys|one notable case]]. [[Downshift (Energon)#Cybertron|Some]] [[Windcharger (G1)#Transformers (2010)|examples]] are a little more creative, meshing together two or more real-life inspirations to create a genuine "hybrid" design, but most are just barely altered and instantly recognizable for what they are supposed to represent. While the target audience is obviously a different one (most people who buy a Hasbro Sunstreaker do so because he represents Sunstreaker the ''Transformers'' character, not because they want a Lamborghini for their toy car collection; however, most, if not all, people who buy a "third party" version of Sunstreaker do so because he represents Sunstreaker the ''Transformers'' character), it illustrates the gray area involved.

Less of a gray area appears to be the case of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] [[High Beam#Generation 2|High Beam]] (released in 1995), though: Its alternate mode looks plain ''identical'' to a vehicle from Mattel's ''Hot Wheels'' line that was first released in 1991 under the names "Back Burner" and "Sonic Special", but would eventually become more well known in 1995 under the name "[[Wikia:hotwheels:Speed Blaster|Speed Blaster]]". Unless both toys were based on the same obscure real-life concept car that has since been ''completely'' forgotten by history, that would be a ''very'' blatant case of Hasbro ''literally'' copying one of its competitor's toys and just making it transform.

Hasbro's ''[[Built to Rule!]]'' and ''[[Kre-O]]'' toylines "knocking off" [[LEGO]]'s iconic bricks cannot be considered IP infringement, however, as the technical patents for their brick-building system expired in [[1978]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Fan terminology]]
[[Category:Toys]]

Minerva (human)

2022-12-10T19:30:23Z

Noilaedi: /* Fiction */

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:''Minerva is a [[human]] [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster Junior]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Minerva nekotom.jpg|thumb|375px|Able was I, ere I saw Minelba.]]

'''Minerva''' (ミネルバ ''Mineruba'') is [[Minerva's parents|the daughter of]] [[Mont Parta]]'s ambassador to [[Japan]], half-French on her mother's side, and a happy, charming, friendly, talented girl brimming with idealism and care for her fellow man. But Minerva's idealism is a naive kind: petitioning to join the Autobots out of a desire to "fight evil", she quickly found that the reality of war was a lot more than she was prepared for. Already very uncomfortable with violence and now thrown into the heart of a war in which ''children'', of all beings, are so casually made a part of the conflict, Minerva is left struggling to rationalize her role as a warrior, even one on the side of good. As such, she usually refrains from entering battle herself unless circumstances absolutely demand it, instead operating as a battlefield medic and tending to the human victims of the [[Transformer]]s' battles. In the final analysis, Minerva's timidness leaves her simply treating the symptoms of the disease, rather than fighting the cause.

As an Autobot Headmaster Junior, Minerva is bonded to a [[Transtector]] from the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], which takes the form of an emergency rescue vehicle. Using her [[Master-Brace]]s, she can summon a suit of armor that enhances her physical strength, speed and reflexes, which allows her to transform into a head for her Transtector and function as a full-size Transformer robot armed with a paralyzing "Shock Gun". Outside of combat situations, Minerva is a much more easy-going girl. Clearly raised in an overly "traditional" manner befitting an ambassador's daughter and tutored in various "feminine skills", she is a talented dancer, painter, cook and medic, and has inherited the poise, grace and beauty of her mother, making her the object of many of her male teammates' affections. A word or two of praise from Minerva is enough to bring any Autobot out in a hot flush.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Yuriko Yamamoto]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:Minerva uniform.jpg|left|thumb|The name is Minerva and I'll be your host this page.]]
When the news came that her family was moving to Japan, Minerva was especially excited at the prospect of learning traditional Japanese dance, but she could never have guessed that the plane on which they flew would be attacked by the [[Decepticon]] [[Pretender]], [[Blood]], who was searching for Mont Parta's prize-winning biologist, [[Blanieux|Professor Blanieux]]. Their jet crashed in Corsica, but Minerva and her family escaped with only minor injuries, and she was only too happy to talk to the "government investigators" who came to her in the hospital where [[Minerva's parents|her parents]] were being treated. In particular, the two young boys that accompanied the investigators, [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]] and [[Cab (human)|Cab]], were very taken with Minerva. The following day, when Professor Blanieux arrived to rendezvous with Minerva's father before he and the family headed on to Japan, the investigators, Shūta and Cab accompanied them on their private jet for fear of any further Decepticon attacks. Blood did indeed strike at the plane, and to combat him, the investigators revealed that they were, in fact, the Autobot [[Pretender]]s. Although Minerva was initially angry with Shūta and Cab for lying to her, she was impressed with their bravery when the jet's [[stewardess]] turned out to be a Decepticon [[Destroid]] and they fought and incapacitated her. With the Decepticons' plan foiled, Shūta and Cab suggested that Minerva could join them in attending the [[International School]], and she happily agreed. {{storylink|Kidnapping!? The Targeted Jumbo Jet}}

[[File:Minerva armor.jpg|thumb|"What do you mean, 'anything can happen in the next half-hour?'"]]
Having seen the evil of the Decepticons firsthand, Minerva was only to happy to say yes when Autobot leader [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] asked if she wanted to help the Autobots in their fight against them. At first, Hawk was unsure if she was up to the task, but Minerva obtained her parents' permission and assured Hawk that she was willing to spend her life saving the lives of others. Together with Shūta and Cab, Minerva was given Masterbraces and a Transtector and became a Headmaster Junior warrior. {{storylink|Birth! Headmaster Jrs}}

While [[Holographic battle drone|training]] with [[Diver (G1)|Diver]] in America, however, Minerva displayed her lack of confidence with her new power, but was soon forced to face up to the responsibilities it carried when the Decepticons' Headmaster Juniors attacked a nearby city. Unable to summon the courage to join Shūta and Cab in the fight, Minerva was only galvanized into action when she saw a [[little girl (Masterforce)|young girl]] become buried under rubble on news coverage of the battle. Racing into action without a second thought, Minerva followed the girl's [[Pis|dog]] to her side and rescued her, but tragedy then struck when [[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]] killed the poor animal. Finally filled with the emotional fury that drove her to fight, Minerva transformed to robot mode and took out two of the three villains, forcing them to retreat. After the battle, Minerva helped the girl bury Pis and promised to buy her a new puppy just like him. {{storylink|Rage!! Little Devils with No Need for Rules}}

When Wilder kidnaps one of his former gang members, the sister, [[Mary (G1)|Mary]] comes to the Juniors for help. During the battle, Minerva and Cab fight together to take down [[Bullhorn (G1)|Bullhorn]], but are stopped when Cancer takes Mary hostage. [[Chris|Her brother]] finally joins the battle with an exploding motorcycle. Minerva catches him after the blast and stuns Wilder and Cancer. Calling the retreat, she quickly transports the siblings back to base. At the dinner party she invites them to, Minerva makes the salad. {{storylink|Go, Goshooter - Showdown in the Wasteland}}

[[File:Minerva mf.jpg|left|thumb|What? Lightrays naturally form and angle like that!]]
On a mission to Kenya, Minerva's choice of ensemble definitely made the trip for Shūta and Cab, but it also left her quite open for a deadly scorpion sting. Thankfully, this was prevented by a well-timed shot from [[Ricky]]. While the other Autobots battled the Decepticons in the area, Minerva put her medical talents to use treating an injured fawn for which Ricky was caring. {{storylink|Panic! Protect the Wild Animals!!}} Upon returning to Japan, the trio participated in the [[Mt Fuji Foothills Hang Gliding Competition Tournament]], only for it to be attacked by the Decepticon [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmasters]] [[Buster (G1)|Buster]] and [[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]]. Minerva treated the injured hang-gliders while the battle raged. {{storylink|Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers}}

Not long thereafter, the Autobots were joined by their own Godmaster, [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]], whom Minerva and the other Juniors were eager to meet. {{storylink|Ginrai: God On of Rage!!}} They arrived to welcome him at the harbour when he came to visit them, but during the drive back to the headquarters, the team was attacked by the Decepticon Headmaster Juniors, and Ginrai kidnapped [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]] for interrogation. Minerva attempted to make the boy's imprisonment bearable, appalled by Ginrai's use of handcuffs. Even when Cancer shattered a glass of juice that she attempted to offer him, cutting her with the shards, she refused to let Shūta and Cab hurt him. When Ginrai threatened Cancer with physical force, she tried to stop him, but was ordered out of the room, so she watched the ensuing interrogation on a viewscreen.

[[File:Minerva cancer.jpg|thumb|225px|First [[Mayumi]], then Minerva... Cancer might be scared [[Mega]] will be next.]]

Learning what they needed from him, the Autobots released Cancer into the hands of Hydra and Buster, but Hydra immediately discovered a homing beacon on Cancer's back and attacked the Autobots in retaliation. Buster seized Minerva and placed his blaster to her head, but surprisingly, Cancer snatched her away, begging the Godmasters not to kill anyone. The surprised Decepticons were overpowered by Ginrai and retreated, with Cancer shouting back that his act of kindness was simply payback for the drink. {{storylink|A Strange Friendship: Cancer and Minerva}}

Worrying that Ginrai would hate her after her argument with him, Minerva went to Metalhawk with her concerns, and he encouraged her to talk it out with him. Heading out to join Ginrai, Shūta and Cab at a barbecue, Minerva arrived in time to overhear Ginrai praise her honesty, and she consequently plucked up the courage to join them and apologize, setting things right once more. She was subsequently with Ginrai when he discovered the trailer for his Transtector {{storylink|Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!}} and was part of the battle when he unleashed its power against [[King Poseidon]]. During this fight, Minerva appealed to Cancer to abandon the Decepticons and join the Autobots, but she was struck down by [[Bullhorn (G1)|Bullhorn]] before her words could sink in. {{storylink|Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai}}

[[File:Minerva robotmode.jpg|left|thumb|Pose it like you mean it.]]

The Headmaster Juniors' summer break coincided with the discovery of another Autobot Godmaster, [[Lightfoot (G1)|Lightfoot]], {{storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}} and as such, they were able to accompany Ginrai, Metalhawk and [[Lander]] on their search for the next Godmaster, camping in the Rocky Mountains. While picking mushrooms, Minerva spotted a forest patrolman named [[Ranger]] talking with Bullhorn and immediately suspected he was a Decepticon, but was unable to tell the other Autobots when she returned to the camp and found Shūta and Cab fishing with him. When a storm lashed the campsite that night, the group took Ranger up on his offer of taking refuge in his cabin, where Minerva was able to tell her fellow Juniors her suspicions. She was soon proven wrong, however, when Ranger revealed a strange, glowing rock that he had discovered, which turned out to be a Transtector with which he then bonded, becoming the next Autobot Godmaster. {{storylink|An Enemy? The Third Godmaster, Ranger}}

When the [[Six Changer]] [[Sixknight]] arrived on Earth, allied himself with the Decepticons and challenged Ginrai to a duel, Minerva was among the spectators of the battle, but found herself playing a more important role when she was captured by Blood and [[Gilmer]]. The Pretender duo threatened her life in order to make Ginrai stand down, but as they argued over who gets to hold her Sixknight was enraged at their interference and forced them to let her go so that they could duel honourably. {{storylink|A Powerful Foe!! Sixknight the Wanderer}} Sixknight ultimately lost to Ginrai, but returned soon after, attempting to comprehend how he'd lost to a human. As he and Ginrai were in the middle of talking, the Decepticon Headmaster Juniors attacked a nearby city in order to draw the Autobots out, as part of a plan by Cancer to prove to his fellow Juniors that Minerva meant nothing to him. Sixknight responded to their attack with deadly force, and the horrified Minerva was forced to team up with Cancer's little Decepticon buddy [[Browning]] to blind Sixknight with a smokescreen, allowing the Decepticon Juniors to escape. {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}}

[[File:Minerva karin.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Never thought you'd see the GIRL wearing the least skimpy swimsuit, did you?]]

With the summer break coming to a close, Minerva joined Shūta and Cab on a trip to Cab's home in the [[Karin Islands]], where her beauty particularly struck Cab's elderly guardian [[Donq]]. Minerva's medical talents were required to help treat a sick friend of Cab's named [[Copo]], as all the local doctors had been kidnapped by the Decepticons as part of an outlandish plan, but the Autobots rescued them and all was set right. {{storylink|Save the Little Girl! The Chōjin Warriors, the Godmasters}} Crazy Decepticon plans were still the order of the day when the Juniors returned to school to hear stories of a mysterious fortune-teller on television who predicted disasters across the planet. Minerva dismissed it all as made-up nonsense, but had to eat her words when all the predictions came true and she and the other Juniors had to protect a town from a raging flood, only for it all to turn out to have been yet another Decepticon scheme. {{storylink|Expose the Decepticons' Dark Trap!}}

Soon thereafter, Minerva, Shūta and Cab were at last let in on a secret the other Autobots had been keeping from them: the "Bomber Project", a plan to construct a power-up drone known as "[[Godbomber]]" for Ginrai to help him fight [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]], a mighty Decepticon presently approaching from space. {{storylink|Super Ginrai Gets Blown Away in the Desert!?}} Ginrai was subsequently injured by [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] in a battle in the desert, and Minerva treated his wounds before he was admitted to a hospital. {{storylink|Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!?}} Ginrai was insistent on going through with the mission despite his injuries, so Minerva had Shūta and Cab spar with him a little to help him work through the pain. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!}} Alas, the three Juniors and the other Autobots could do nothing but watch as Ginrai and [[Grand Maximus]] battled Overlord and BlackZarak on [[Earth]]'s [[moon (moon)|moon]], but in the end, the Autobots triumphed. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon}} After returning to Earth, Godbomber was further modified to transport the Juniors' transtectors into battle. As Shūta and Cab raced through [[British Motors]] in robot-mode, Minerva slid down a railing. Upon arriving on the factory floor, Shūta and Cab landing in a heap, Minerva claimed no part in the competition. Shortly after, Lightfoot reported that the Decepticons were attacking a desert oil refinery. As the boys put out the fires, Minerva tended to the wounded workers. After the battle, Ginrai gave high praise to the trio for their successful handling of the situation and claimed them as a reliable part of his team. {{storylink|Overlord - Terror of the Chōkon Tornado}} Godbomber even revealed a new power, transforming into a robot that Minerva and the Juniors discovered they could combine their [[Chōkon Power]] to control. {{storylink|Destroy Godbomber!!}}

[[File:Minerva clouder.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Kind of embarrassing to see the Ambulance need saving.]]

When the Autobots tracked the Decepticons down to an island in the Pacific, Minerva was injured by a blast from Overlord, but was suddenly swept up and carried to safety by a new robot named [[Clouder]], who introduced himself as the final Godmaster. {{storylink|Appearance!! The Final Godmaster}} Minerva welcomed Clouder into the Autobot ranks and gave him a tour of their headquarters, even covering for him when his apparent curiosity led him to fiddle with the base computer. She dismissed Shūta and Cab's suspicions of Clouder, but Hawk shared in the boys' doubts and trailed Clouder, proving that he was, in fact, a Decepticon spy. Unfortunately, this did little to help the Autobots, as the Decepticons soon attacked using the information Clouder had provided, while bombs he had planted in the base crippled its defences. {{storylink|Secret Orders! Destroy the Autobot Base!!}} With Hawk injured and the other Autobots occupied in battle, Minerva and the Juniors were left to defend the base alone, but ultimately, the Autobots were forced to abandon it before it was destroyed. {{storylink|Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes}}

Soon after, BlackZarak was able to reach the Earth, and the conflict took a step up as cities all over the world were targeted. When Cancer was buried in a pile of rubble during an attack on his home country of China, Minerva began to dig him out. Shūta and Cab were only to happy to let him rot until Ginrai ordered them to help. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}} At last convinced by this display of concern and respect, Cancer defected to the Autobots. {{storylink|God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base}}

[[File:Ginrai juniors.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|That is one intense séance.]]

When BlackZarak, now merged with Decepticon emperor [[Devil Z]], threatened North American with his [[Devil Power]] from his staging point within the Grand Canyon, Minerva was part of a team along with Shūta, Cab and Ranger who were attacked by King Poseidon. {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}} The Juniors got a chance at a rematch in the Alps, where King Poseidon nearly cut Minerva in two before Metalhawk stepped in to rescue her. Ginrai arrived to defeat the combiner, but Metalhawk and the Juniors were badly wounded and forced to remain behind as Ginrai headed to the summit of the Matterhorn to face BlackZarak. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}} Minerva used the time to take care of Metalhawk's injuries, but soon, Ginrai and BlackZarak's fight carried them down the mountain, where BlackZarak transformed into an even more powerful serpent mode. Minerva, Shūta and Cab could feel the burning energy of Ginrai, and all three Juniors found themselves transported into his chest cockpit, where their energies helped him destroy BlackZarak. His host destroyed, Devil Z raged impotently until Ginrai and the Juniors united every last drop of their power in the Final Fire Guts attack, which completely destroyed the arch-villain. In the aftermath of the battle, the Autobots were all immediately enveloped in a glow and transformed from robots back into their human forms. Minerva was the first to realize that their Masterbraces had disappeared, and moments later, the truth of the situation was revealed: the death of Devil Z had caused their bond to their Transtectors to be severed. Their Transtectors, however, all lived on, evolved into true super-robot lifeforms through the power of their bond. [[Minerva (G1 robot)|Minerva's Transtector]] departed for space with all the others to carry on the fight against the Decepticons. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Trouble}} {{storylink|Assemble! The Four Godmaster Gunmen}} {{storylink|Escape!! The Underwater Volcano Erupts}} {{storylink|BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space}} {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}} {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}} {{storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}}}}

====''Cloud''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Wandering}} {{storylink|TFC-A03}}}}
Minerva, along with Shūta and Cab encounter the entity [[SARA]] and [[Hot Rodimus]] in their quest to find energy to absorb from their world, known as the 63-MF Spacetime. After befriending SARA, she and the other Autobots went to assist in a fire that broke out in the city, being helped by an unknown Tranformer. Later, they wave SARA goodbye.

====''Legends'' comic====
[[File:LegendsManga BonusEdition42 Minerva Verse.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Spider-Man: No Way Home be like:]]
Operating her transtector, Minerva was among the heroic female Transformers who appeared in one of [[Tigatron]]'s dreams to protect him from the evil female Transformers. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 11|Bonus Edition Vol. 11}}

The real Minerva was one of the many women brought to the [[Legends World|Legends Universe]] by [[Tigatron]] using the [[10.2 ultra-drill|ultra-drill]] in an attempt to get women who liked him better than [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. It did not work out, as all of the women brought over eventually swooned over Springer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|Bonus Edition Vol. 19}}

In 2021 after the [[Masterforce War]], Minerva, Shūta, and Cab went into space with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s crew in order to find the missing former Decepticon Headmaster Juniors. {{storylink|LG24 Shockwave & Cancer Prologue}} The three were then caught up in a battle between Fotress Maximus's and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s troops. When Scorponok detonated a nearby black hole, Fortress had [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] take the humans to safety, and so they avoided being infected with "[[blackball]]s" like the other Autobots. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} The humans would join the Autobots in the Legends Universe, where they reunited with the former Decepticon Headmaster Juniors, who brought them new Headmaster-Braces from [[Grand Maximus|Grand]]. {{storylink|LG24 Shockwave & Cancer Prologue}}

When a mysterious meteor landed in the Legends Universe and turned into a trailer, Minerva and her friends recognized it as Ginrai's transtector. She then borrowed [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s [[10.2 ultra-drill|ultra-drill]] and used it to bring Ginrai over to this universe to claim the trailer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 35|Bonus Edition Vol. 35}} While partying at the [[Dancitron]], Minerva was brainwashed by [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]]'s music into attacking [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Twincast]] until the Autobot's own music cleared her head. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 36|Bonus Edition Vol. 36}} Minerva went on to join the local police force, working with [[T-AI|Ai]] and [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] in the search for the escaped criminal, [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40|Bonus Edition Vol. 40}} While visiting the facility where the Autobots were rebuilding Godbomber, Minerva was shocked to run into a doppelganger of herself who revealed herself to be [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], the Legends World equivalent of Minerva who was spying on the project. Nightbeat and her Decepticon allies stole most of the Godbomber parts but missed its new Headmaster component, which Minerva, Shūta, and Cab were asked to commune with like they had done once before. By imbuing Godbomber with Chōkon Power, they brought life to the drone, allowing it to go save Ginrai from the Decepticons' false Godbomber. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 42|Bonus Edition Vol. 42}}

Minerva was among those swallowed whole and used as a living battery by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] during his rampage, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}} and was later seen on the streets of [[Akihabara]] after it was rebuilt as Neo Akihabara City. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} She was alarmed when [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] ate his way into the police station and stole [[Blowpipe (G1)|Blowpipe]], and more so when bug-sized Kickback clones were eating the clothes off of her. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 47|Bonus Edition Vol. 47}} This was but the beginning of Minerva's clothing-related mishaps, as her uniform was later destroyed by Blowpipe's [[plasma energy]] emissions. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 49|Bonus Edition Vol. 49}} When evil [[Kreon]]s invaded the Legends World, she found herself harassed by [[Pick-Up (Malignus)|Pick-Up]]. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Special Chapter|Special Chapter}} She lost her clothes again when [[White Leo]] turned everyone into pseudo-[[Beastformer]]s and counted the humans as "ape-type beasts", even giving Minerva the Beastformer name "Monkey Minerva". {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 51|Bonus Edition Vol. 51}}

Minerva, Shūta, and Cab accompanied Ginrai on delivery job during which they were ambushed by a revived Giga and Mega, who attempted to neutralize Ginrai and Godbomber by taking away their heads. The Headmaster Juniors came to the rescue by borrowing the headless transtectors, with Minerva taking control of the Super Ginrai body and becoming "Super Minerva" before combining with "God Cab" into "God Minerva" and sending Giga and Mega fleeing. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (God Ginrai)|Bonus Edition God Ginrai}} Giga and Mega later lured them to their [[Chōkon Tower Chinese Restaurant]] to settle the score with Ginrai, and the Headmaster Juniors assisted in the duel by sitting inside Godbomber and lending it their power. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 60|Bonus Edition Vol. 60}} They participated in the final battle with a revived Devil Z alongside all the other Masterforce warriors, again by powering up Godbomber/God Ginrai. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Grand Maximus}}

Minerva felt the rumblings caused by [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s [[Majin Zarak]], which distracted her and others at the police station enough that they didn't notice [[Flywheels]] pilfering the cell keys. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One}}

====''Unite Warriors''====
In [[2021]] with [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]] and [[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]], a human who might have been Minerva surfed near by a group of Autobots led by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] who were doing "special surfing training". {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Crossing the Pacific Ocean!?|Crossing the Pacific Ocean!?}}

===''TV Magazine'' comic continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic====
[[File:Minerva manga.jpg|left|thumb|[[Stephanie Sheh|In the name of The Moon, I will punish you]]!]]

Minerva was a schoolfriend of Shūta and Cab's, who joined them in begging Metalhawk to allow them to become members of the Autobots. After a period of intense training, the trio were given Master-Braces and Transtectors and became Headmaster Juniors, but didn't fare very well in their first battle against a [[Lobclaw]]. Minerva was first to fall to the [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacon]], and Metalhawk had to leap in to bail them out. {{storylink|The Birth of the Junior Headmasters}}

During a battle between Metalhawk and Blood in the dead of night, Hawk called upon the Juniors to provide rescue operations in the city. Minerva and Shūta had to silently sneak out of the International School dorms, and once they arrived on the scene, they were attacked by the Decepticon Headmaster Juniors. Although outmatched, they were able to overpower their foes when Cancer was distracted by some injured humans nearby, and with their enemies dispatched, Minerva dispensed first aid. {{storylink|The Battle of Destiny - Children of Good and Evil}}

When news came from America of the discovery of the first Autobot Godmaster, Minerva and the other Autobots waited at the harbor for his arrival, only to be attacked by the Decepticon Godmasters, Buster and Hydra. Ginrai arrived to save them, and Minerva and the Juniors became fast friends with him, {{storylink|On Scene! Our Savior's Name Is Ginrai!}} later travelling to [[Athenia]] to see him appointed [[Supreme Commander]] of the Autobots. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The Earth-Space Alliance Army}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Burn, Chokon! New Commander Super Ginrai!}}}}

[[File:Ginrai juniors manga.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|The creepiest smiles ''ever''. Yikes.]]

With the other Autobot Masterforce warriors, Minerva fought [[King Poseidon|Grand King Poseidon]] on Earth. {{storylink|Headmasters VS Masterforce}} The Juniors' relationship with Ginrai grew closer with the creation of Godbomber, a drone piloted by Minerva, Shūta and Cab that combined with Ginrai and allowed him to defeat Overlord and BlackZarak. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Divine Combination!}} When Shūta and Cab were captured by the Decepticons, however, Minerva had to pilot Godbomber alone and crashed it through the walls of Overlord's base mode in order to save her friends. As their injuries were bandaged back at the Autobot base, Minerva was embarrassed by the two boys' jokes about how she was like a mother to them. {{storylink|The Good and Evil Families of Earth}}

Minerva and the Juniors accompanied Ginrai into battle aboard Godbomber for several further conflicts, including the recruitment of the final Godmaster, Clouder, who Minerva welcomed into the Autobot ranks with a big home-cooked meal. {{storylink|The Decepticons' Great Counterattack!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Life or Death? The Desperate Divine Combination!}} {{storylink|The Great Turnabout of the Autobots}}}}

In the final battle against BlackZarak, now fused with Decepticon emperor Devil Z, the villain turned on his fellow Decepticons, leading them to unite with the Autobots in defeating him. Minerva and all the other Transformers united their energies in the "Perfect Transformer Attack," which obliterated both villains. The death of Devil Z caused the bond between the humans and their Transtectors to be broken, and Minerva became a normal kid again as her now-living Transtector and those of all the other Autobots headed into space to continue the fight against the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Life-Forms}}

====''Victory'' comic====
[[Cab (human)|Cab]] and [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]] weren't impressed by the new Autobot Supreme Commander, [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]], and registered their disappointment with his human son, [[Jan Minakaze|Jan]]. They reminisced about the times when they fought alongside Minerva and God Ginrai, stating that the later was the superior Commander as he had a human heart acting as his conscience. Cob and Shūta were eventually came to think of Star Saber as more than a cold, unfeeling robot when they witnessed him show compassion to the Decepticon [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]]. {{storylink|Star Saber, Warrior of Love!}}

===''Classics''===
[[File:Minervabusinessproposition.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|That neckline says otherwise!]]

Minerva, the daughter of a French mother and a Japanese father, was chosen out of the [[Japanese Self Defense Core]] to be part of [[Project Transtector|Project: Transtector]]. For a while she piloted a battle armor suit fashioned from Transformer scrap found around the globe, until the project ended when most of its subjects collapsed under psychological stress. Minerva survived seemingly unscathed, except for that one time she stole a starfighter and followed "visions" directly to the Autobot, [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], and began dating [[Muzzle|his head]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 22|Minerva's profile in Club magazine #22}}

She ended up joining Muzzle and Nightbeat's team, which also included [[Siren (G1)|Siren]] and [[Quig]], [[Lug (G1)|Lug]], and the disgruntled [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]]. While traveling the universe, they set their ship down on the planet [[Azure]] for repairs. If "setting the ship down for repairs" means "getting shot down in high orbit and crashing it into the only repair bay equipped to fix it".

[[File:Minervaneedlenose.jpg|thumb|225px|If "[[Cheap Shots]]" were [[Fab Four|the Beatles]], I'd be its Yoko Ono!]]

Nightbeat found that he was a person of interest to a potential client, a sentient ship named ''[[Amory]]'', but not before Minerva and the others battled her hired "thugs". ''Amory'' required the services of Nightbeat and his team in finding her pilot, [[Phyrion]]. Minerva and the other humans pored over the evidence, but they could find no lead. Ultimately, the entire arrangement was revealed to be a setup put together by the Decepticons [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], who had assembled an alleged "new [[Mayhem Attack Squad]]" by promising payment to [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] and [[Stranglehold]] for their assistance. Ruckus wasn't very smart, however, and had brought his hostage with him. The Decepticons were brutalized and Phyrion was returned to Amory. Regretting her involvement, Amory paid the Autobots for her services.

Despite their short run-in with good luck, Minerva and the rest of the crew were still stranded on Azure without a working ship. In the meantime, surely someone was in need of a detective... {{storylink|Cheap Shots}}

After the destruction of [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon|her universe]], Minerva and her comrades ended up at [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Epilogue}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:Human Minerva Kreon.JPG|100px|left|thumb]]
Minerva and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] ran away from Mega-Megatron in terror. {{storylink|Defend the Blocks! Autobots, Dispatch!}}

Later, Minerva was present at the Autobot base, and sporting a fancy-dancy new suit of armor, when [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] came a-calling. Bad timing, sister. {{Storylink|New Military Unit Combaticon! Bruticus, Combine!}}
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==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
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[[File:MF-toy Minerva.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|The three vehicle-mounted weapons fire aspirin, we promise.]]
*'''Minelba''' {{sic}} (Headmaster Junior, [[1988]])
**''ID number'': '''C-303'''
**''Accessories'': Transtector, seat/helmet, left & right "Shock Blasters", "Shock Gun"
{{toydesigner|[[Ban Magami]] (concept artist)}}

:Minerva's Transtector is referred to as an ambulance, but let's be honest – it's a Porsche 959 with an emergency rescue color scheme that wouldn't likely be very useful in transporting patients around. The roof is hinged and can be opened to reveal an interior cockpit that Minerva herself can sit inside of; the prominent hinge itself is rather cleverly disguised as a lightbar, something that Minerva's American mold-partner, [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], lacks. Her Shock Blasters plug in just above the vehicle's headlights, while her larger Shock Gun can be plugged onto the roof.

:In robot mode, Minerva's cockpit seat becomes a helmet, into which the small Shock Blasters plug as antennae. Like all Headmaster toys, Minerva has a flip-down panel on her chest which covers a spring-loaded mini-Tech-Spec-meter which gives readings for Speed, Strength and Intelligence. The tumblers are activated when Minerva (or any other Headmaster unit) is plugged into the neck socket. Minerva has her robot mode face plainly visible on her back because, as a smaller Headmaster toy, she lacks the flip down panel that covers the face featured on larger Headmasters. As another consequence of being a smaller Headmaster, Minerva's chest cavity was apparently too small for 3 individual tumblers. As a result, all Headmaster heads inserted will display her pre-molded (and painted) Speed, Strength, and Intelligence readings (7, 5, 8) on one large sliding plate.

:As noted above, Minerva shares a mold with the American Headmaster Nightbeat, but it is unclear which character came first in the design process.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Cybertron/Minerva/minerva.htm More information on Minerva at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1Nightbeat toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Not-Beat.]]
*'''Minerva Night Beat''' (Headmaster Junior, 1988)
**''Accessories'': Transtector, seat/helmet, left & right Shock Blasters, Shock Gun

: Essentially just a Japanese release of [[Hasbro]]'s Nightbeat toy, this version of the Minerva toy was only available by mail order, for the price of 1800 yen and four [[Robot Point]]s. It is unknown if this version of the toy came in a simple mailer box or in [[Hasbro]] packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Nightbeat/nightbeat.htm More information on Minerva Night Beat (well, Nightbeat) at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-LGEX-Minerva.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''God Ginrai''' (Multi-pack, [[December 2]], [[2017]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG-EX'''

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Minerva transforms from armored human to robot head, with both modes being based on her appearance in the ''Masterforce'' anime. Her head mode can be plugged into the neck socket of every ''Legends'' Headmaster or ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' figure of the Deluxe, Voyager, or Leader size classes, and her human mode can interact with related vehicle modes and accessories. Minerva was only available in a [[TakaraTomy Mall]]-exclusive multi-pack with [[Ginrai (human)#LGEX|Super Ginrai]], [[Godbomber#LGEX|Godbomber]], and [[Cab (human)#Legends|Cab]].
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==Merchandise==
[[File:SCF MinervaRobot.jpg|thumb|300px|I will NOT make the Knee Test!]]
===Super Collection Figure===
*'''Minerva''' (2001)
**''ACT'': '''2'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: A PVC figurine of Minerva, based on her robot mode character model, was available in the second "act" of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. Her simple assembly gives her some limited articulation, with swivels at the neck, shoulders and forearms.

: Like all the figures in the act, she was available as both a standard full-color figure, and as a colorless clear plastic version, one of each in a case of twelve blind-packed PVCs.

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[[File:SCF MinervaHuman.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Minerva, [[Lazarus]]. Lazarus, Minerva.]]
*'''Metalhawk & Minerva''' (2001)
**''ACT'': '''5'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:A second Minerva figurine was released in the fifth, ''Masterforce''-centric act of the line, this time as an unarmored human in her school uniform. Only available packaged with the act's [[Metalhawk (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Metalhawk]] figurine, it was available in both full-color and metallic silver "pewter" versions, again at a ratio of one each per case of twelve.

: Due to the small size of her feet, she lacks holes in her soles for the stand that comes with the pair, so keeping her standing upright without support can be tricky.

: In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version of Metalhawk & Minerva came packaged with the right arm of the [[Scorponok (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|BlackZarak]] "Build-A-Figure", itself either in full-color or pewter versions, in an equal ratio of 4 to 4.

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===Gutto Kuru Figure Collection===
[[File:CMs gutto kuru minerva.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Zero? Nope, never heard of him."]]
*'''Minelba''' {{sic}} (2012)
**''Accessories:'' Helmet, smiling face, gleeful face, angry face, 4 pairs of hands

:A posable figure of Minerva in her Headmaster Junior armor was made by [[CM's Corporation]] as part of their [[Gutto Kuru Figure Collection]]. She comes with a removable helmet and several swappable faces, and the robot face molded onto her backpack can be compressed and hidden to leave room for her long hair.
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*'''Minelba Special Color Ver.''' ({{w|Wonder Festival|Wonder Festival Summer 2012}} exclusive, 2012)
**''Accessories:'' Helmet, smiling face, gleeful face, angry face, [[Hi-Q#Gutto Kuru Figure Collection|Hi-Q]] head with visor

:A recolor of Minerva in the blue and yellow of her American counterparts Nightbeat and Muzzle was available exclusively at the Summer Wonder Festival 2012 convention in Japan. In addition to the regular figure's accessories, this exclusive comes with an extra head based on Hasbro Powermaster [[Hi-Q#Gutto Kuru Figure Collection|Hi-Q]], which can be attached to CM's separately-sold [[Ginrai (human)#Gutto Kuru Figure Collection|Ginrai]] figurine.
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==Notes==
*Upon her release, Minerva was the first female Transformer toy. Many years later, though, her position would be retroactively usurped when [[Freezon]] was retconned into being female; Minerva can still, however, claim the title of first female Autobot toy since Freezon is a Decepticon.
*Minerva's name is consistently [[Japanese language|mis-anglicized]] as "Minelba" in every English instance of the name on Japanese packaging and [[bio]] material. Japanese uses a single sound to stand in for L and R sounds in foreign words, and B is used for the foreign V sound (although orthography varies).
*According to her supplementary [[bio]] card, Minerva was 15 years old, making her the oldest Autobot Headmaster Junior.
*Minerva's precise nationality is a bit ambiguous. Her mother is stated to be French, but whether her ambassador father is Japanese or from the Republic of Mont Parta is not made explicitly clear in the cartoon. Her father is, at least, explained to be Mont Parta's ambassador to Japan, which would suggest he is a Mont Parta native, but some sources, including ''[[Transformers: The Ark II|The Ark II]]'', have claimed that he is Japanese (by way of describing Minerva as "half-French, half-Japanese").
[[File:Chromia Minerva toy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Probably buddies with [[Arcee (Energon)|Ariel Paradron-Type]].]]
*Although Minerva's Transtector doesn't have room to ferry patients like a real ambulance would (which is what it's referred to being as), it would qualify as a {{w|fly-car}} due to it having a faster response time to emergencies (and saving ambulance resources if the situation is minor).
*While Shūta and Cab returned in the pages of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|''Victory'' manga]], Minerva did not beyond [[Star Saber, Warrior of Love!|one flashback]]. According to writer [[Masumi Kaneda]], the reason for this was because the manga would then have been "buried in female characters".<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050207000229/www.tfpulp.com/archive/interview/interview.html Interview with Masumi Kaneda on TFPulp.Com, courtesy of the Wayback Machine]</ref> Besides the obvious sexism, there was all of [[Patty Minakaze|''one'' regular female character]]; the three others ([[Illumina]], [[Esmeral (G1)|Esmeral]], and [[Lyzack (G1)|Lyzack]]) only briefly appeared in one issue.
*Minerva's color scheme was used for the DVD-exclusive "White Version" [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Minerva|Thunderblast]]. It made her look quite like [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]].

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Nightbeat''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Italian:'' '''Phantom'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Lièhuǒ''' (China, 烈火, "Raging Flames")
*''Russian:'' '''Vetochka''' (Веточка, "Tree Branch")
*''Spanish:'' '''Cher''' (America)

==References==
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[[Category:Cloud Autobots]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Kre-O humans]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends humans]]
[[Category:Mail order exclusives]]
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[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Autobots]]
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[[Category:Unite Warriors humans]]

Magic: The Gathering

2022-11-27T21:40:42Z

Noilaedi: /* Universes Beyond: Transformers */

[[File:Magic the gathering logo.png|right]]
'''''Magic: The Gathering''''' is a trading card game created in [[1993]] by Richard Garfield of [[Wizards of the Coast]]. Players take on the role of [[wikia:matg:Planeswalker|Planeswalker]]s, powerful beings who can travel the [[multiverse]] at will, and do battle with rivals by casting spells, manifesting [[magic]]al artifacts and enchantments, and summoning minions — and even other Planeswalkers — to do their bidding.

In 2017, Wizards of the Coast began experimenting with the concept of creating ''Magic'' cards depicting characters from outside the world of the game's story, beginning with a set of promo cards released at [[HasCon 2017]] based on other [[Hasbro]] properties.<ref>Okay, so TECHNICALLY they'd previously done so with the ''[[wikia:mtg:Arabian Nights|Arabian Nights]]'' expansion, based on a {{w|One Thousand and One Nights|classical work of literature}}, and ''[[wikia:mtg:Portal Three Kingdoms|Portal: Three Kingdoms]]'', based on {{w|Three Kingdoms|real-world Chinese history}} — but you know what we mean. Don't get us started on [[wikia:mtg:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]] either.''</ref> Starting in 2021, this became ''Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond'', an expansive series of ''Magic'' cards based on other IP, including ''The Walking Dead'', ''Warhammer 40,000'', ''Fortnite'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. ''Universes Beyond'' cards have been made available through limited-time [[wikia:mtg:Secret Lair|online "drops"]], [[wikia:mtg:Preconstructed theme deck|pre-built decks]], and as pack-ins with existing [[wikia:mtg:Booster pack|booster packs]].

==Gameplay==
''Magic: The Gathering'' is a collectable card game in which players build decks of cards and use them to battle each other; the primary goal is to reduce the opponent's '''[[wikia:mtg:Life|life total]]''', which usually starts at 20 or 40 depending on the game format, to zero. Players will draw a random hand of seven cards from their libraries and play them to achieve victory, drawing new cards at a rate of one per turn.

===Mana and color===
[[File:MTG-Megatron.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Megatron's colors are '''red''' (aggression), '''white''' (order), and '''black''' (power). "[[:File:MegatronG2Hero Bio&TechSpecs.jpg|Peace through tyranny]]", if you will.]]
Perhaps ''Magic: The Gathering''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> most iconic attribute is the '''[[wikia:mtg:Color|color wheel]]''', or "color pie". Magic cards are cast using '''[[wikia:mtg:Mana|mana]]''', which is divided into five colors, each representing a different philosophy and form of gameplay, while usually representing the values of the creatures in those colors.
* '''[[wikia:mtg:White|White]]''' (W) represents peace, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|morality]] and order (though [[Senate|not necessarily good]]). It lays down the law to restrict what its foes can do, and uses defensive tactics and creatures that work together to become stronger, while being able to destroy everything if needs be.
* '''[[wikia:mtg:Blue|Blue]]''' (U) represents logic, caution, and deceit. It likes to make use of trickery and manipulation by drawing extra cards, countering opponents' spells, and evading enemy blockers.
* '''[[wikia:mtg:Black|Black]]''' (B) represents power, death, and [[Starscream (G1)|self-interest]] (though not necessarily evil). It's willing to pay any price to win, liberally spending life and sacrificing minions to gain the advantage, as well as directly destroying them.
* '''[[wikia:mtg:Red|Red]]''' (R) represents emotion, freedom and destruction. It prefers immediate solutions to problems, using aggressive tactics and direct damage to deal with its foes, while having riskier ways to obtain new cards.
* '''[[wikia:mtg:Green|Green]]''' (G) represents instinct, connection, and nature. It makes use of powerful creatures and effects that help them grow even stronger to trample enemies into submission, including increasing the amount of mana and resources it can use.
Each color has its own strengths and weaknesses, the latter of which can be mitigated by combining multiple colors into a single deck; however, the more colors that are used, the harder it is for a player to have the correct types and amount mana to cast their spells, making for a tactical trade-off.

===''Magic'' cards===
[[File:MTG-Arcee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Arcee has the supertype '''legendary''', the types '''artifact''' and '''creature''', and the creature type '''Robot'''; her reverse face has the supertype '''legendary''', the type '''artifact''' and the artifact type '''Vehicle'''.]]
''Magic'' divides its cards into multiple different '''[[wikia:mtg:Card type|card types]]'''. '''[[wikia:mtg:Instant|Instant]]''' and '''[[wikia:mtg:Sorcery|sorcery]]''' cards are used to create one-time effects, while other cards, known as '''[[wikia:mtg:Permanent|permanents]]''', remain in play until they are removed. Permanent card types include '''[[wikia:mtg:Land|lands]]''', representing locations across ''Magic''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> multiverse, which produce mana to cast other cards with and can be played at a rate of one per turn; '''[[wikia:mtg:Artifact|artifacts]]''', representing magical or mundane objects, which can typically be activated to produce effects; '''[[wikia:mtg:Enchantment|enchantments]]''', representing lingering magical effects, which usually provide an ongoing effect to the game,'''[[wikia:mtg:Creature|creatures]]''', which can be used to attack opponents and block incoming attacks, and '''[[wikia:mtg:Planeswalker|Planeswalkers]]''', which are allies you can summon and can be attacked or defended, with abilites that add or reduce their "loyalty" to you, with zero loyalty meaning they abandon you. Each creature has a '''power''', representing the damage they can deal each turn, and a '''toughness''', representing the damage they can take each turn.

Permanent types can be combined, most notably in the form of '''[[wikia:mtg:Artifact creature|artifact creatures]]''' (representing inorganic creatures and mechanical constructs) and '''[[wikia:mtg:Enchantment creature|enchantment creatures]]''' (representing inherently-magical creatures and spirits); these follow the rules for creatures, but can be affected by abilities and effects that target artifacts and enchantments, respectively.

Cards can also have '''[[wikia:mtg:Subtype|subtypes]]'''. Creature types can represent species (such as [[Human]], [[Zombie]] and [[Tlalakan (species)|Merfolk]]) or roles (such as [[Sideswipe (G1)|Warrior]], [[Hound (G1)|Scout]] and [[Mara-Al-Utha|Wizard]]). Other permanents can have subtypes that define mechanics of the cards; for instance, the artifact type '''[[wikia:mtg:Vehicle|Vehicle]]''' is used on cards that can become creatures under certain situations, typically when "crewed" by other creatures with a certain total power. '''[[wikia:mtg:Supertype|Supertypes]]''' can be applied to cards of any type; the most common is '''[[wikia:mtg:Legendary|Legendary]]''', which prevents players from controlling more than one permanent of that name, and allows them to be used as a "commander" in the popular "[wikia:mtg:Commander (format)|Commander]]" format.
While most cards have the same card back, unchanged since ''Magic''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> debut in 1993, certain '''[[wikia:mtg:Double-faced card|double-faced cards]]''' (DFCs) have two playable sides, often representing two states of the same creature or interlinked magical effects. Some of these cards can change which side is in use once they've already been played, via the '''[[wikia:mtg:Transform|Transform]]''' mechanic.

Lastly, there are '''[[wikia:mtg:Token|tokens]]''', representing permanents that aren't part of their owner's deck; instead, they are created by other cards. Tokens act the same way as other permanents, but if they are removed from the battlefield (such as being returned to their owner's hand or sent to the [[wikia:mtg:Graveyard|graveyard]]), they cease to exist.
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==''Magic'' and ''Transformers''==
===[[HasCon 2017]]===
[[File:MTG-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Me Grimlock tribal commander!]]
The first ''Transformers''-themed ''Magic'' card was a double-faced [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] card included in the [[HasCon 2017]] ''Magic'' promo set, along with fellow [[Hasbro]]-themed cards "{{w|Nerf|Nerf War}}" and "{{w|Dungeons and Dragons|Sword of Dungeons and Dragons}}". As a [[wikia:mtg:Acorn|silver-bordered card]] (later deemed as an "Acorn" card), Grimlock is not legal in officially-sanctioned events and formats, but is fine for casual play, and as such gets a bit silly with its rules; "Grimlock, Dinobot Leader" can become "Grimlock, Ferocious King" by "[[Transformation|converting]] a ''Transformers'' toy you have to its other mode". Both sides of Grimlock are Legendary Artifact Creatures, with the front face using the newly-introduced "Autobot" creature type, and the back using the pre-existing "Dinosaur" creatue type.

Notably, Grimlock "becomes" his other form rather than using the existing "[[wikia:mtg:Transform|transform]]" keyword, per [[Transformation#"Transform" as a verb|ongoing Hasbro efforts]] to protect their [[trademark]].

* [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Grimlock, Dinobot Leader / Grimlock, Ferocious King]] (Red/Green/White)
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===Heroes of the Realm===
[[File:MTG-Optimus-Inspiring-Leader.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"Autobots, turn permanent to other face and tap out!"]]
Part of the 2018 ''[[wikia:mtg:Heroes of the Realm|Heroes of the Realm]]'' series of commemorative cards, made by Wizards of the Coast for their employees as rewards for work on specific projects or temams,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WNBRWoHq9E Gavin Verhey from Wizards of the Coast explains Heroes of the Realm]</ref> the "Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader" card was given to the team behind the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

"Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader", like "Grimlock, Dinobot Leader", is a Legendary Artifact Creature with the Autobot creature type. Uniquely, Optimus Prime is a ''Magic'' card on the front side, but a ''Transformers Trading Card Game'' card on the opposite side. Thanks to this, unlike other ''Transformers'' cards, he doesn't function as a double-faced card; instead, his [[alternate mode]] is represented by the ability to temporarily change subtype to "Construct" and gain increased power and toughness, while [[Roll out|granting other creatures]] the "[[wikia:mtg:Trample|trample]]" ability. However, he also has the ability to "Turn target permanent you control to its other face", which could theoretically be used on ''himself'', though how that would work is up to the players.

As with all ''Heroes of the Realm'' cards, "Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader" is not legal to play in any real format, besides a unlisted rule for the commander format that the original recipient of a ''Heroes of the Realm'' card can play it in the format<ref>[https://twitter.com/sheldonmenery/status/1203371614668296194?lang=en Sheldon Menery on Twitter]: "We have declared them legal in Commander for the person whose name is at the bottom of the card and is the person to whom the card was given."</ref>; the cards are novelties designed to be read, rather than played<ref>[https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/189543247703/hi-mark-i-have-2-questions-1-what-are-the Mark Rosewater on Tumblr]: "There’s no plans to release the Heroes of the Realm. The cards aren’t designed to be played. They’re designed to be read."</ref>, and similar to "Grimlock, Dinobot Leader", actually using this card means players must agree on any rule intricacies they come upon themselves.

* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader]] (Red/White)
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===Universes Beyond: Transformers===
[[File:MTG-Goldbug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Ironically, not actually a [[wikia:mtg:Scout|Scout]]. Or an [[wikia:mtg:Ally|Ally]], for that matter.]]
Announced at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] as part of the dedicated ''[[wikia:mtg:Universes Beyond|Universes Beyond]]'' series of cards that brings other IPs into the ''Magic: The Gathering'' game, ''[[wikia:mtg:Transformers|Transformers]]'' (expansion code BOT) is the first ''Universes Beyond'' set to be available in booster packs for a premier ''Magic'' set; ''Transformers'' cards are have a roughly 12% chance of being found in packs of ''[[wikia:mtg:The Brothers' War|The Brothers' War]]'' cards, thanks to their thematic parallels.<ref>[https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/696921078664232960/maybe-i-missed-it-but-why-are-the-transformer Mark Rosewater on Tumblr]: "Brothers’ War is about giant machines fighting each other. Transformers is about giant machines fighting each other. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|The leader of the two sides]] [[Megatron (Movie)|are even brothers in both.]] There just was a lot of thematic overlap."</ref> Unlike previous ''Transformers''-themed cards, the ''Universes Beyond'' cards are legal for play in the [[wikia:mtg:Commander (format)|Commander]], [[wikia:mtg:Legacy|Legacy]], [[wikia:mtg:Vintage|Vintage]], and any other "Eternal" format.<ref>[https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/transformers-arrives-brothers-war-2022-10-06 TRANSFORMERS Arrives with The Brothers' War | MAGIC: THE GATHERING]</ref>

''Universes Beyond Transformers'' consists of fifteen double-faced cards, each of which is a Legendary Artifact Creature on the front and a Legendary Artifact with the Vehicle subtype on the back (with the exception of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], who lack the Vehicle artifact type for [[Non-vehicle non-beast alternate modes|obvious reasons]]). It also includes two Artifact Creature Tokens representing [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], created by ''Soundwave, Sonic Spy / Soundwave, Superior Captain''. Rather than "Autobot", the ''Universes Beyond'' cards use the more generic "[[wikia:mtg:Robot|Robot]]" subtype, introduced in the ''[[wikia:mtg:Unfinity|Unfinity]]'' set the previous month.

''Universes Beyond Transformers'' introduces the mechanics '''[[More than Meets the Eye (disambiguation)|More Than Meets the Eye]]''', which allows a double-faced card to be cast to enter the battlefield with it's other side for a different cost (similar to the Model Double Face Card (MDFC) mechanic), and '''[[Living metal|Living Metal]]''', an alternative to the "Crew" mechanic that allows vehicles to become artifact creatures on their user's turn. It also includes '''Convert''', a renamed version of the Transform mechanic, for [[Transformation#"Transform" as a verb|legal reasons]] yet again, (although anything in the game that cares about transforming things will treat "Convert" as the same as "Transform")<ref>[https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/the-brothers-war-release-notes ''The Brother's War'' Release Notes; also contains the release notes for ''Universes Beyond Transformers'']</ref>. Generally, each of the "alt-mode" sides of the cards are easier to cast and both sides have a condition to meet in order to transform them to their other side, such as ''Blitzwing'' in vehicle mode needing to deal combat damage to a player to convert it to it's robot mode, or ''Optimus Prime'' having to [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|die]] in robot mode to transform him to vehicle mode.

Each ''Transformers'' card is available in two variants: one with art inspired by the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] and one based on ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'', with the exception of "Arcee, Sharpshooter / Arcee, Acrobatic Coupe" and the Ravage and Laserbeak tokens, which only have Generation 1 versions available. The color alignments, names and mechanics remain the same regardless of if the character is their original or ''Shattered Glass'' incarnation, with unfortunate side effects such as that the art of ''Shattered Glass'' [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] is labeled as an "hero", while being depicted about to execute a helpless Decepticon. All card art for the ''Transformers'' cards was provided by [[Volta|Volta Creation]], with art direction by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/SaraLePew/status/1587183152312762369 Sara Pitre-Durocher on Twitter]: "Through my job at Volta I had the pleasure of Art Directing/creating card art for MtG's Transformers cards!"</ref>

[[File:MTG-SG-Ratchet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Introducing newcomers to the sacred ''Magic'' art of debating whether White can be bad ''ad nauseam''.]]
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* [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Prowl, Stoic Strategist / Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle]] (White)
* [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Ratchet, Field Medic / Ratchet, Rescue Racer]] (White)
* [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Jetfire, Ingenious Scientist / Jetfire, Air Guardian]] (Blue)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor / Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant]] (Black)
* [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Starscream, Power Hungry / Starscream, Seeker Leader]] (Black)
* [[Slicer (G1)#Magic: The Gathering|Slicer, Hired Muscle / Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist]] (Red)
* [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Arcee, Sharpshooter / Arcee, Acrobatic Coupe]] (Red/White)
* [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Blaster, Combat DJ / Blaster, Morale Booster]] (Red/Green)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Cyclonus, the Saboteur / Cyclonus, Cybertronian Fighter]] (Blue/Black)
* [[Flamewar (G1)#Magic: The Gathering|Flamewar, Brash Veteran / Flamewar, Streetwise Operative]] (Black/Red)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Goldbug, Humanity's Ally / Goldbug, Scrappy Scout]] (White/Blue)
* [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Megatron, Tyrant / Megatron, Destructive Force]] (Red/White/Black)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Optimus Prime, Hero / Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader]] (Blue/Red/White)
* [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Soundwave, Sonic Spy / Soundwave, Superior Captain]] (White/Blue/Black)
** [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Laserbeak]] (Blue creature token)
** [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Ravage]] (Black creature token)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Ultra Magnus, Tactician / Ultra Magnus, Armored Carrier]] (Red/Green/White)

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====''Shattered Glass'' Variants ====
* [[Prowl (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Prowl, Stoic Strategist / Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle]] (White)
* [[Ratchet (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Ratchet, Field Medic / Ratchet, Rescue Racer]] (White)
* [[Jetfire (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Jetfire, Ingenious Scientist / Jetfire, Air Guardian]] (Blue)
* [[Blitzwing (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor / Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant]] (Black)
* [[Starscream (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Starscream, Power Hungry / Starscream, Seeker Leader]] (Black)
* [[Wheeljack (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Slicer, Hired Muscle / Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist]] (Red)
* [[Blaster (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Blaster, Combat DJ / Blaster, Morale Booster]] (Red/Green)
* [[Cyclonus (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Cyclonus, the Saboteur / Cyclonus, Cybertronian Fighter]] (Blue/Black)
* [[Flamewar (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Flamewar, Brash Veteran / Flamewar, Streetwise Operative]] (Black/Red)
* [[Goldbug (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Goldbug, Humanity's Ally / Goldbug, Scrappy Scout]] (White/Blue)
* [[Megatron (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Megatron, Tyrant / Megatron, Destructive Force]] (Red/White/Black)
* [[Optimus Prime (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Optimus Prime, Hero / Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader]] (Blue/Red/White)
* [[Soundwave (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Soundwave, Sonic Spy / Soundwave, Superior Captain]] (White/Blue/Black)
* [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Ultra Magnus, Tactician / Ultra Magnus, Armored Carrier]] (Red/Green/White)
 
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==References==
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The many deaths of Optimus Prime

2022-11-27T21:28:36Z

Noilaedi:

{{disambig3|Death of Optimus Prime}}
[[File:Afterdeath-gameoverman.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Oh, he's gone and died again. Botheration! Most inconvenient.]]
Across the various continuities, Optimus Prime dies '''a lot.''' This happens for various reasons:

*It allows for him to be replaced by [[Hot Rod (G1)|a new character]] (and thus [[To sell toys|a new toy]]).
*It allows for him to come back from the dead in a new body (again, a new toy), or even have his
*It allows for his corpse to [[Aggressive depigmentation|look]] different (which means yet again, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP4S|a new toy]])
*It's dramatic (or it used to be).
*It makes him into something of a [[Jesus|Christ]]-figure.
*It allows for numerous [[Optimus Prime memorial|memorials]] to be constructed in his honor (though they're sometimes built even ''before'' he dies, morbidly enough).
*It allows him to come back stronger than before as a sort of Deus ex Machina just when it seems the Decepticons are on the verge of victory.

Nearly every major continuity family has featured Optimus Prime dying at least once; notable outliers are the Primes from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]] (though an alternate version [[Shell Game|wasn't so lucky]]) and ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' (since in that case, it's [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]]'s job).

{{quote|Oh, you Optimuses do love to sacrifice yourselves, don't you?|A very genre-savvy [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]|"[[Other Voices, Part 2]]"}}

==Generation 1 continuity family==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Wardawn orion dies.jpg|upright=1.15|thumb|Dying before he's even Optimus Prime (he's that good).]]
[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]] died (or was at least severely damaged by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]) and had to be rebuilt into Optimus Prime by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. It's possible that if Orion had not been repaired, Optimus Prime would have ceased to exist. Pax's girlfriend Ariel was also heavily damaged, and rebuilt into [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]. They were with their friend [[Dion (G1)|Dion]] when they were attacked by Megatron, but he was never rebuilt and presumably died. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

====''The Transformers: The Movie''====
[[File:TFTM optimus color fades.gif|left|thumb|Would be a real dick move to die right now.]]
This is the best known example, in which [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] infamously died of wounds from his battle with Megatron. Notably, his body [[Aggressive depigmentation|turned gray]] as he died. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers#Early internet misconceptions|Urban legend]] says his body also ''crumbled'' (sometimes only in an "uncut" version of the film), but no such footage is known to exist (presumably, people have mistaken [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s demise for Optimus, given Starscream ''did'' crumble into ash). Being the first time he died, it was actually unexpected. Hasbro have since regretted killing Optimus, not realizing how many heartbroken little boys were attached to him.<ref>https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/transformers/28748/the-writer-of-transformers-the-movie-on-killing-optimus-prime</ref>

====''Kiss Players''====
Sometime between [[The Transformers: The Movie|2005]] and [[The Transformers (cartoon)|2010]], [[Marissa Faireborn]] revived Optimus using the Galvatron cells in her body... by kissing him. Ultimately, all the cells were put back into [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], and without them, Optimus promptly died again. {{storylink|I, You, and the Spinning Earth}}

====''The Transformers'' Season 3====
[[File:Optimusg1zombie.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"He's passed on! This Optimus is no more! He has ceased to be! He's expired and gone to meet his maker! He's a stiff! Bereft of life, he rests in peace! He's kicked the bucket, he's shuffled off his rectifier coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!! THIS IS AN EX-AUTOBOT!!"]]
He returned from the dead ''twice;'' first as a [[zombie]] under [[Quintesson]] control as part of a plan to destroy the [[Autobot]]s, only to die again when he overcame the Quintesson control through the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and possibly the strength of his will, and sacrificed himself to save the Autobots. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}} He then was brought to life again by a [[Quintesson]] scientist to help combat the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

====''The Headmasters''====
[[File:Headmasters-primedies.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|"...I'm dead." "YES, you are!" "You think that's funny, Jenning?!"]]
Prime's death in ''The Transformers: The Movie'' was sort-of recreated in a flashback montage, but not really. Rather than die while taking down his ultimate nemesis in a one-on-one struggle to the death to defend his city, his comrades, the planet [[Earth]], and freedom itself, he just kind of got randomly shot while in the middle of an ordinary battle outside of the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]], and turned gray. Nobody else seemed to notice this. It's not clear that ''Prime himself'' noticed it. It's about the most half-hearted death ever. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

Optimus Prime later died again — in another act of self-sacrifice, of course — when he walked into [[Vector Sigma]] and tried to bring it back under control directly. His body turned gray as he died, followed by a (likely only symbolic) scene of him telling [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] that it would be his responsibility to keep leading the Autobots and to continue his work, seen as a transparent, light-haloed figure against the sky and heard in third person narration as Rodimus stared into the sky. (Then again, given the proven existence of [[ghosts]]...) {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

====''Unite Warriors''====
Optimus Prime was revived through the efforts of Vector Sigma and [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]]'s new healing unit, but his multiple previous deaths left their mark and Vector Sigma's power could only keep him alive for seven days. {{storylink|Megatronia Chapter}} After a week had passed, Optimus died again until a more powerful energy source could be found. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}}

====''Return of Convoy''====
The [[Battlestars]] managed to restore Optimus's life with the power of the [[Zodiac]], evolving him into Star Convoy. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars}}

====''Generation 2''====
Optimus Prime was fatally wounded by Megatron's [[fusion cannon]], but was resurrected and evolved yet again, this time into [[Laser Rod]] Optimus Prime, by the power of the [[Reconfiguration Matrix]]. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)##13 Battle Convoy (2-pages)|G-2 #13}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
[[File:Pmoptimusprimedeath.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|"Give me my face!"]]
[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], after failing to live up to his moral principles while playing a video game against [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], actually ''volunteered'' to be killed. The Autobots launched his [[Transformer funerary practices|funeral]] bier into space. Fortunately, the creator of the video game, [[Ethan Zachary]], saved a backup copy of Prime's mind on a [[floppy disk]]. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}} We first met this virtual Prime sixteen issues later. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}} He got his new [[Powermaster]] body two issues thereafter. {{storylink|People Power!}} A previous attempt was made at making virtual Prime a new body. The body ''spontaneously blew up''. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

About thirty issues later, Prime sacrificed himself again to defeat [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} and died. {{storylink|Still Life!}} However, his Powermaster partner, [[Hi-Q]], survived, and almost immediately began babbling about how he's ''really'' Optimus Prime. This turned out to be true, and the [[Last Autobot]] metamorphosed Hi-Q into Prime (with a new [[Action Master]] body) in the last issue of the original Marvel US series. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

====''Generation 2''====
[[File:Swarmoptimus.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Unleashing the light of the Matrix upon a great evil. Again.]]
This Prime wasn't done dying yet. His adventures continued in the G2 comics, and he died defeating the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. The Swarm reconstituted him three pages later (in a body based on his then-current [[Hero (G2)|Hero]] toy). {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

====''Regeneration One''====
Despite being possessed by the [[Dark Matrix]] creature, a wounded Optimus Prime was able to help [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]] stop the creature's plan to spread across the multiverse from [[Zero Space]]. At the conclusion of the conflict, Rodimus and Spike bore witness as Optimus died in his protege's arms in the Primus chamber. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
[[File:Smelt Prime.JPG|right|upright=1.1|thumb|"I'm not quite dead yet! I feel happy!"]]
In ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', you could mark the end of a season by the near-death experience of one [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus]] or [[Optimus Prime (G1)|another]]...

At the end of the first season of ''Beast Wars'', Optimus Primal piloted a bomb-equipped [[stasis pod]] in an attempt to destroy the [[Planet Buster]]. Unfortunately, [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] had sealed the pod's hatch, and Optimus blew up with it. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}} Early in the second season (a few hours later as far as the characters were concerned), [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] managed to unite Optimus's drifting [[spark]] with a [[blank]] [[protoform]], thus bringing him back to life (and in a new [[Transmetal]] [[:File:BadSpark Optimus robot mode.jpg|body]], too). {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}

At the end of the second season, the ''Beast Wars'' Megatron came very close to killing the original Optimus Prime. But [[Optimal Situation|Prime didn't ''quite'' die]], so we really shouldn't count it. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}

(Strangely, the end of the third season of ''Beast Wars'' had no Optimus deaths whatsoever! A half-dozen others died, but not Optimus.) {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====
At the end of the first season of ''Beast Machines'', Optimus and Megatron had a cataclysmic battle, using the energies of [[Vector Sigma]] and the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. This would have destroyed [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but Optimus took the warring energies into himself and disintegrated. However, his spark was trapped within the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], and the other [[Maximal]]s convinced him to return to the real world at [[Fallout (episode)|the start of second season]]. The Oracle kindly gave him a new body (which, believe it or not, was ''not'' a new toy). {{storylink|End of the Line}}

During a trip to the underground ruins of Iacon, Optimus Primal encountered a hologram of the original Optimus Prime, who claimed to have perished in "the final battle", presumably in the Great War. The hologram was a ruse by Megatron, so make of that what you will. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search|The Search}}

At the end of the series, Optimus Primal gave his life to defeat Megatron once and for all, pushing him into the [[technorganic]] [[organic core|core of the planet]]. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future}} In assorted ancillary media, he comes back to life yet again. {{storylink|Transformers: Universe (comic)|Transformers: Universe}} {{storylink|Beast Wars Reborn}} {{storylink|Transformers: Alternators}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Unicron6 The Last Hug.jpg|thumb|200px]]
{{quote|Optimus will be back. He '''always''' comes back.|[[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]|"[[The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing]]"}}

In his first battle with the [[Ore-13]] powered Megatron, Optimus was killed. {{storylink|Escalation issue 5}} Or at least, his ''main body'' was: by quickly downloading his consciousness into [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]] (and then back again), Optimus was able to survive. Being that close to death meant he briefly existed in a [[infraspace|limbo]] state, which got him noticed by [[Nova Prime]] in the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6}} He then spent a considerable period badly damaged and near death after being flung through a malfunctioning [[space bridge]] portal. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7}} He was eventually repaired and revived by [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9}}

A rare ''metaphorical'' version occurred when he left Cybertron to appease the anti-Autobot [[NAIL]]s. With no duties or lives to mind but his own, and no Matrix to carry, he claimed that Optimus Prime was dead, but Orion Pax had been reborn. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} Of course, just like the real deaths, this one didn't stick; Orion later reclaimed the Optimus name during his final battle with [[Nova Prime]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

Ultimately, Prime finally met his end by jumping into the black hole at the heart of Unicron. Within the confines of Infraspace, he extended a hand of compassion to [[Unicron's creator]], allowing the two to peacefully pass on as Unicron's body collapsed in on itself. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

Meanwhile, [[Domitius Major|a guy who ''thought'' he was Optimus Prime]] died on Earth during [[World War I]]. The closest he came to returning to life was having a bunch of [[IRON Trooper]]s wear his dead body like a suit. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
In the final conflict of the Great War in 2035, Optimus Prime and Galvatron were both killed on Cybertron. Command of the Autobot forces subsequently fell to the [[Primal Council]]. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
''This'' Optimus Prime has been through a hell of a lot.

In this particular universe, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] succeeded in his time-travelling gambit to kill Optimus Prime. Optimus Prime died, and as a result of his death the Maximals and Predacons that had engineered his death succumbed to the history-altering [[timestorm]] as the timeline spun off onto a new course. {{storylink|A Change to the Agenda}} Without Optimus's inspiring presence, the Great War was much more violent, and Earth was ravaged by the depredations of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}

By 2033, the Autobots had managed to revive their leader through unknown means, and when the war spread to [[Master (planet)|Master]] he binary-bonded himself to a trio of [[Cyberdroid]]s, including [[Diac]], who replaced Prime's damaged head. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] fondly recalled a moment when he crushed Optimus's new head, which can't have ended well for ol' Prime. {{storylink|Derailment}}

Ultimately, Optimus Prime would die for good after sacrificing himself to the Swarm in an attempt to save the [[Human Confederacy]], taking the Matrix with him. {{storylink|Book of Logos}}

In the 24th century, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] was one of several rebels against the new [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]] status quo, but her breaking point came when her colleagues [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] died. When her commander Optimus Primal refused to turn against the Builders, Blackarachnia and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] killed him. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 25|"TransTech" Blackarachnia's profile in Club magazine #25}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoon===
[[File:Machinima-Titans-Return-Ep10-OptimusDies.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|There's a hole in my heart that can only be filled by you...]]
At some point during the Great War, Megatron killed Optimus, but he eventually came back. Years later, Megatron sarcastically asked if Optimus was still mad at him for it. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} When [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] returned, Optimus attempted to stop him, but Megatronus shot a beam clean through his chest and he died once again. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}} His [[spark]] passed on to the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]], but thanks to his connection to the Matrix and the Primes, it was freed after Megatronus's destruction, and he emerged from the Well with a shiny new body. {{storylink|Saga's End}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
[[File:WFC-Earthrise-Ep5-Optimus-dies-vision.jpg|thumb|300px]]
While travelling through the [[Dead Universe]], [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky-Lynx]] showed Optimus a vision of his own death in a possible future. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}} In this future, long after Cybertron had decayed thanks to the removal of the Allspark, Megatron succeeded in finally killing Optimus. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 5}} To prevent the possibility of the Autobots and Decepticons ever allying against him, [[Unicron]] resurrected Optimus and enslaved him, reformatting him into [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}
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==''Robots in Disguise'' continuity family==
===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
This [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Notes|Optimus Prime]] is one of the only Primes that ''didn't'' die! However, he came ''very'' close in the final battle, when he planned to sacrifice himself to stop [[Megatron (RID)|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}

===Shell Game===
[[File:ShellGame optimusprime.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1|Good thing we didn't see what happened to him, or else [[The Transformers: The Movie|history would've repeated itself.]]]]
And scratch what we said above, because a 2015 retcon says a version of him was killed by [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]] in [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]]. {{storylink|Shell Game}} The tyrannical Decepticon's victory had come about in part due to the transdimensional abductions of several of Prime's loyal Autobots by [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}}
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==Unicron Trilogy continuity family==
===''Armada'' cartoon===
[[File:Crisis Optimus Prime dies.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Now Optimus, don't go all to pieces. You say you have to split? Well, you're a chip off the ol' block.]]
[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] used his body to block the blast of [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Hydra Cannon]], protecting the [[Earth]]. When the cannon's energy was spent, Optimus turned grayish-white, then ''actually'' crumbled to bits. {{storylink|Crisis (Armada)|Crisis}} A bunch of [[Mini-Con]]s used the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to resurrect him three episodes later. {{storylink|Miracle}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
''An'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] from [[Primax 703.02 Gamma|a Primax universe]] where he was fatally wounded by Unicron briefly appeared before dying. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} Yep, practically all we know about this Optimus is that he died. He didn't turn gray, but his colors were faded.

===''Cybertron'' comic===
[[File:Nemesisprimetfuclone.jpg|left|thumb|Technically, this is the clone.]]
The corpse of [[Optimus Prime (Balancing Act)|Optimus Prime]] (killed by [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]]) from [[Aurex 304.0 Epsilon]] was cloned by Unicron to create [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]]. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 2}} {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} Once again, practically all we know about this Optimus is that he died.
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==Live-action film series==
{{Note|Though Optimus Prime doesn't die in the first [[Transformers (film)|movie itself]], he does consider fusing the [[AllSpark]] into his own spark, an action that would destroy them both, if necessary to keep it out of Decepticon hands.}}

===''Transformers The Game''===
In Decepticon mode storyline, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] was beaten to the ground, and as he crawled for the [[AllSpark]], [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] smashed his head with his flail... poor Prime, he gets the most violent death. {{Storylink|Transformers The Game (console)}}

===''Transformers Decepticons''===
While Megatron sought the Allspark, which Starscream had stolen, he was confronted by Optimus. The two brothers fought, Optimus telling him he would never build an empire, until Megatron vanquished him. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Decepticons}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
[[File:ROTF Optimus death.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Shot through the heart, and [[Megatron (Movie)|you're]] to blame, you give love a bad name!]]
This is perhaps the most brutal Prime death to date, in keeping with the rather more graphic nature of combat in the live-action movies. To protect [[Sam Witwicky]], Optimus Prime engaged in a fierce battle with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]]. Despite injuring Starscream and destroying Grindor by ripping his head apart, Optimus was viciously run-through from behind by Megatron and then blasted through the back, killing him. This event caused Sam to follow the symbols the AllSpark sliver placed in his mind to find the ancient [[Matrix of Leadership#Live-action film series|Matrix of Leadership]], the only thing that could restore life to Optimus. Unfortunately, it crumbled into dust upon touching it in the [[Tomb of the Primes]] on the border between [[Egypt]] and [[Jordan]]. During the climactic battle in Egypt between [[NEST]] and the Decepticons, Sam was seemingly killed by Megatron, only to be taken to another plane of existence where he met [[Dynasty of Primes|the Primes who died]] to prevent [[The Fallen]] from achieving victory, and they bestowed upon him the true Matrix, which allowed Sam to revive Optimus. {{Storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
{{Note|In the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', unlike the movie, it is explicitly stated that Optimus Prime survived Megatron's attack, but was so badly damaged his body had gone into [[stasis lock]], and would likely stay that way for many years while his body repaired itself if not for Sam's intervention.}}
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==''Animated''==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[File:TFAnimated transformandrollout DEATH.jpg|right|250px|thumb|It's a new record, Primey!]]
In the aftermath of the Autobots' first battle with [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] on Earth, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] was left dangling from a passing blimp before falling several stories onto the pavement below, turning gray as he died moments later. [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] used the mysterious [[AllSpark Key]] to revive him only 75 real-time seconds later — the shortest death-to-rebirth cycle of any Optimus to date. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}
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==Aligned continuity family==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[File:Rebellion-eyes.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|[[Dinobot (BW)|Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly—the ill deeds along with the good—and let me be judged accordingly. The rest... is silence.]]]]

Following the creation of a [[Darkmount (Earth)|Decepticon fortress]] practically on the Autobots' doorstep, Optimus had the others evacuate the base while he heroically stayed behind to destroy the [[GroundBridge]] to cover their retreat. He was still in the base when the Decepticons blew it up. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}} [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] pulled him from the rubble and he lay dying in a cavern for several days. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} His lingering death seemed like it was coming to an end when he had a vision of the bright light of the Allspark and spoke with [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]]. In the real world, the light faded from Optimus's optics and his chest opened to reveal the Matrix, at which point Smokescreen used the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] to return him to life in a new, upgraded body. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

To defeat Unicron the second time, Optimus had to merge the [[AllSpark]] with the Matrix of Leadership so he could use the empty container to entrap his foe. This essentially resulted in his own spark becoming one with the AllSpark, and thus in order to restore the AllSpark to its rightful place, Optimus was required to make the ultimate act of self-sacrifice, giving up his own existence so that Cybertron might bear new life. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}
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===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Moments before death, the [[Thirteen]] plucked Optimus Prime's spark before it was extinguished. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} Despite not being in the realm of the living, Optimus Prime appeared to [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] in visions, first guiding Bumblebee to Earth. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} Optimus was able to physically manifest himself for a brief period in order to help Bumblebee's team defeat [[Underbite]]. Afterwards, Optimus stated that he wasn't sure if he was alive or not, nor did he know what the fates had for him. He then disappeared. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 2)}} In another vision to Bumblebee, Optimus stated that he can only reappear when the need for him is most dire, as decided by the Thirteen. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}} It was later revealed that Optimus existed in the [[Realm of the Primes]], undergoing training for a new mission on Earth. {{storylink|Out of Focus}} When the Primes could sense the coming to that planet of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], Optimus had to convince the Thirteen that he was ready to face him, despite not completing his training. In order to him to face Megatronus, the Thirteen had to put segments of their own sparks into Optimus, causing him to upgrade into a new form. Optimus was thus sent to Earth, re-entering the mortal plane and cheating death once more. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}}

==''Cyberverse'' cartoon==
In an alternate reality where Optimus Prime was captain of the ''[[Ark (Cyberverse)|Ark]]'', the ship and the entire crew, presumably including the Autobot leader, crumbled away into nothingness after entering through a portal and being in [[unspace]] for a prolonged amount of time. {{storylink|The Crossroads}}

In another alternate reality, early in the war, [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] realized Optimus would never be able to compromise with him and killed him with a point-blank shot, ripping the Matrix from his chest. Without Prime or the Matrix to aid them, the Autobots quickly fell and Megatron took control of the planet. Eons later, when the [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] of another universe found herself trapped in the Matrix, this Optimus was there to greet her, instructing her to destroy the Matrix from within to save everyone. {{storylink|The Other One}}

The "main" [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus]] meanwhile, like his ''Robots in Disguise'' counterpart, never actually died...but he came ''very'' close many times, most prominently when he used the Matrix's power to stop the AllSpark-powered [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] and was left comatose. {{storylink|I Am The Allspark}} {{storylink|Escape From Earth}}

==Merchandise==
[[File:MP4Sconvoysleepmode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Don't worry kids, he's just sleeping.]]
You would think that when there's a new Optimus Prime (usually colored [[Black repaint|black]] or with battle damage) mean another toy to sell, even of a dead Optimus. However, the amount of dead Optimus Prime toys is actually lower than one might think compared to his myraids of demises, probably due to the fact one reason for his death is to allow ''other'' toys to spend some time in the spotlight. Although maybe black repaints of Optimus Prime or toys (or toys of characters mistaken for a dead prime such as [[Nemesis Prime]]) are confused for a "dead" version of Optimus Prime, only a few actually are actually of him Post-Mortum, such as the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP4S|"Convoy Sleep Mode"]] version of his original ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' form.

[[File:MTG-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Transform when I tap out, figuratively and literally.]]
Notably, the [[Magic: The Gathering]] ''Universes Beyond: Transformers'' set is the first game that seems to embrace Optimus' tendency to fall in battle, having him able to return to the battlefield in his Vehicle mode should he die in his Artifact Creature mode, and should you meet the requirements to transform him back, allows you to repeat the process, just like Hasbro!

==See also==
*[[Primus apotheosis]]
*[[Death]]
*[[Prime Spark (story)|Prime Spark]] - The short story explores the question of where <s>all</s> [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|most]] [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|of]] those Optimus-es go when they die. (Answer: someplace dull.)
*[[Ginrai (robot)#Victory cartoon|God Ginrai]] - Often erroneously put in this category.
*[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] - The appropriately named, yet very unlucky guy who gets [[:File:Dirge DeathSerpentor.jpg|killed]] [[:File:Dirge DeathSwarm.jpg|off]] [[:File:Dirge DeathTimelines.jpg|in]] [[:File:Dirge DeathUnicron.jpg|many]] [[:File:Dirge DeathArmada.jpg|continuities]] (but less than [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]]).
*[[Sentinel Prime (disambiguation)|Sentinel Prime]] - The [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] [[:File:Sentinel prime lou.jpg|who]] [[:File:Sentinel prime dw.jpg|must]] [[Megatron Origin issue 4|always]] [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|die]] ([[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Usually]]).
*[[Cy-Kill (disambiguation)|Cy-Kill]], who is repeatedly killed COS HE SUCKS LOLOLOLOL.
*[[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscream]] - [[Starscream (G1)|He]] [[Starscream (Armada)|dies]] [[Starscream (Animated)|quite]] [[Starscream (Movie)|a]] [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|lot]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Many deaths of Optimus Prime}}
[[Category:Stories]]

Living metal

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Noilaedi: /* Notes */

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[[File:Primag2.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.75|The [[Prima|first Transformer]] is born from the living metal of Cybertron, which immediately reconfigures to adopt its armored robotic shape.]]
The '''living metal''' from which [[Transformer]]s are constructed is known by many names and descriptors, including '''bio-chanic''', '''protomatter''', '''technomatter''', '''sentio metallico''', '''birth metal''', '''cyber-matter''', '''Sparked metal''', '''elemental metal''', and '''Transformium'''. Usually depicted as the living stuff of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] itself, it is no ordinary metal, possessing a self-replicating cellular structure and a [[CNA|genetic code]]. Transformers are sometimes presented as having a "natural" [[alternate mode]] they take on at birth, defined by the hard-coded design schematics in their [[spark]], but their living metal is malleable and adaptable, and is capable of being programmed to reconfigure into new shapes, designs, and colors, allowing 'bots to change alternate mode as needed. Indeed, newborn living metal seems to ''desire'' a shape; if complications at birth prevent it from taking one, it is likely to die, and the spark of the Transformer to be extinguished with it. As with [[human]] flesh, when living metal dies, it is often shown to become [[aggressive depigmentation|drained of color]]; conversely, if infused with an excess of exotic energy, it has been known to unexpectedly [[spontaneous recoloration|take on new hues]] or even [[Transmetal|mutate into new shapes]].

At the base level, living metal is composed of [[Rarified Energon]].<ref>"[[Crossing Over: Part 6]]"</ref> As living matter, it is capable of being ravaged by [[:Category: Diseases|unique diseases]], but it can heal damage done it to it over time, its metallic cells regenerating and "growing" back. This healing process can be accelerated via medical means such as hands-on maintenance, [[CR chamber|external repair devices]], or [[energon]] infusions. Lost parts can be replaced with duplicates made from ordinary metals without difficulty; a Transformer's systems can absorb and break down conventional material, convert it into living metal, and re-integrate it into their bodies.<ref>''[[Transformers: The Movie Guide]]''</ref><ref>"[[Blitzwing Bop]]"</ref> However, major organs are exceptionally complex and replacements are virtually impossible to construct from normal materials, meaning that it ''is'' possible for a Transformer to suffer irreparable damage to parts of their body and lose the function of them.

It is entirely possible for a new Transformer body to be built from scratch without using living metal at all, and for a spark to then be implanted in it. The resultant being is no less of a "real" Cybertronian, but may face some social stigma in an unenlightened society. In some universes, the infusion of the spark will actually convert such a body into living metal.<ref>[[Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 3 August 2015]]</ref>

{{quote|This is the greatest advance in modern physics since the splitting of the atom. Programmable matter... We can turn ''anything'' into ''anything''.|[[Gill Wembley]]|''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====Cartoon continuities====
[[File:TFTM optimus color fades.gif|left|thumb|upright=1.5|The color of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s metal drains away at the moment of your childhood's death.]]

The earliest Transformers' living metals were forged in the fires of the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} It was this universe that popularized the idea that when a Transformer dies, their living metal becomes drained of color. Some of the most famous examples of this process took place here, including [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] himself, but accounts differ on whether a dead Transformer's remains turn various shades of grey {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} or stark white. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}} {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} The same is even true of the living metal of Cybertron, which originally shone a healthy gold but which faded to a lifeless grey as its energy drained away. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}}

[[File:KTVS2 matter into metal.gif|right|thumb|upright=1.25|The [[Key to Vector Sigma]] converts the organic matter of Earth into metal.]]

By one account, the [[Quintesson]]s used the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] to convert the matter of an organic world into the metal of Cybertron. {{storylink|Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|Kiss Players timeline}} In 1985, the [[Decepticon]]s discovered this power when, after stealing the key and bringing it to [[Earth]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] dropped it on the ground, and it converted the rock and soil around it into metal. [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] immediately set about turning Earth into a "new Cybertron" with the key's power, starting in the forests near [[Seattle]]. The Autobots were quick to react, and in the battle that followed, [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] knocked the Key from Megatron's hand and destroyed it, reverting the transformed metal back to its original organic state. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

The [[Pretender]]s were able to convert their living metal into organic matter to disguise themselves as human beings. The [[Master-Brace]]s used by [[Headmaster Junior]]s and [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmasters]] were capable of achieving the opposite effect, temporarily converting the organic cells of human tissue into metal, thereby allowing the humans to transform and combine with [[Transtector]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce}}

The Decepticon [[Emperor of Destruction]] [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] wielded the [[Living-Metal-Destroying Cannon]], a powerful weapon that fired energy blasts which killed the cells of living metal. {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}} However, the cannon had no effect on [[gurunium]]. {{storylink|The Strongest Pair, the Combination of Victory!}}
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====Marvel Comics continuity====
[[File:Prima.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75|The original depiction of the birth of the [[Prima|first Transformer]] featured several visual differences from the version in the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|Generation 2]]'' comic (seen at the top of this article).]]
This universe was the first to show the Transformers being born from the fabric of Cybertron, as the [[Prima|first Transformer]] was depicted emerging fully alive straight out of the planet's surface, the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] already installed within their chest. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}} That said, this appeared to apply only to the original first generation of Cybertronians; the creation of a Transformer in the modern day involved manually construction of a body by their fellow 'bots, which would then be brought to life with the Matrix. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}} {{storylink|Brainstorm!}} {{storylink|Command Performances!}} {{storylink|Aerialbots over America!}} {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] was afforded a glimpse through time at the birth of the Transformer race, he watched the moment of the first Transformer's creation, as their raw body clawed its way out of a pool of primordial metal matter on Cybertron, a mass of liquid metal over an endoskeleton that promptly took shape and color once the robot had fully emerged, a crackle of light traversing its shifting surface. As the vision continued, Optimus saw how Cybertronians had once multiplied: the '''bio-chanic''' metal of their bodies replicating and dividing like a cell, forming a huge liquid metal pustule on the robot's body, which then burst to release a new, raw Cybertronian body that quickly took form. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}
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====Beast Era====
[[File:TheSpark protoform metal.gif|right|thumb|upright=1.5|Outside of the stabilizing influence of [[stasis lock]], a protoform's liquid metal "protomatter" exists in a constant state of flux.]]
Several centuries after the end of the war between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, a technological quantum leap known as the [[Great Upgrade]] bestowed new attributes on the Transformers' living metal. The bodies of those who underwent the upgrade process gained the ability to be reconfigured not just into metallic forms, but also organic ones such as beasts or plants. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search}} Such organic [[beast mode]] "skins" were used by the [[Maximal]]s of the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] of the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' to shield themselves from harmful energon radiation on prehistoric [[Earth]], {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} but during their adventures there, exposure to a variety of energies including a [[quantum surge]] and the technology of the alien [[Vok]] caused [[Transmetal|further]] [[Transmetal 2|mutations]] to their bodies. {{storylink|Aftermath}}

Brand-new Transformer life created from this new, upgraded form of living metal begins as a featureless, inanimate body known as a [[protoform]] that lacks an alternate mode or conscious mind. {{storylink|The Spark}} In this "unformed" state, their living metal exists as a [[nanite|nanotechnological]] liquid metal referred to as '''protomatter'''. {{storylink|Beast Wars Universe}} {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}} {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}} It is also possible for the body of an active Transformer to be reduced down to a protoform state. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}} {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}} {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part One}} Protoforms are stored in [[stasis pod]]s, which induce [[stasis lock]] to keep their protomatter inert, locked in a mannequin-like form. Outside of stasis, their protomatter exists in a state of flux, constantly rippling around the Transformer's endoskeleton, eager to adopt a shape. When the pod activates its scanning apparatus and identifies a suitable alternate mode, stasis ceases, the protomatter is sculpted into its new form, and the Transformer is brought online; however, should the pod malfunction and stasis cease before an alt mode is scanned, the destabilized living metal and the spark will perish within a matter of hours. {{storylink|The Spark}} A [[Quantum Cycle Upgrade]] mitigated this problem by installing internal scanners inside each individual Transformer's body, {{storylink|Survivor}} which were still in use tens of thousands of years later. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}}

[[File:TheKey nightscream technomatter.gif|left|thumb|upright=1.5|[[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]'s [[technorganic]] body is converted into "technomatter" by the Key to Vector Sigma.]]
Upon the return of the crew of the ''Axalon'' to Cybertron, the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] began a plan to use the organic matter they brought back with them to convert all of Cybertron and its inhabitants from pure living metal into [[technorganic]]s. To stop this, [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] obtained the Key to Vector Sigma, intending to use its ability to convert organics into '''technomatter''' to ensure Cybertron remained a world of metallic purity. [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] was the first victim of the key, and the conversion of his technorganic body into technomatter left him delirious with pain. As the Maximals set about obtaining a [[Mole Drone]] so they could mine curative [[organic goop]] from Cybertron's [[organic core]], Nightscream's touch passed on his condition to [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], but the pair were later cured when the Maximals found sufficient quantities of goo. {{storylink|The Key}}

When [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] seized control of the key's power, he had his [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] drones use it to turn a huge organic vine that the Maximals had grown into technomatter. As the conversion spread down the length of the vine, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] had to outpace it and sever the vine before it could spread to, and eliminate, all the crops the Maximals had cultivated. {{storylink|The Catalyst}} Subsequently, during the Maximals' assault on the [[Council Citadel]], they were overcome and transformed into technomatter by Megatron's drones, while Optimus himself was converted by Tankor. {{storylink|End of the Line}} Fortunately, the conflicting energies of the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] and the Key to Vector Sigma cured all of the Maximals. {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|Fallout}} Megatron was not through with the key, however, and eventually tried to use its power on Cybertron's organic core itself. The core began to convert into technomatter, but the process was halted when Primal dragged the pair of them into the core and reformatted the whole planet into a technorganic paradise. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future}}
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====2005 IDW continuity====
[[File:LL4 sculpt the metal.jpg|left|thumb|upright=2|[[Anode]] attempts to sculpt the "sentio metallico" of a protoform.]]
A "natural" Transformer birth results from a spark igniting in a region of Cybertron (or one of its moons) known as a [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]]. The ignition of a natural-born spark is accompanied by the formation of a portion of '''birth metal'''—scientifically known as '''sentio metallico'''—around it, which is harvested from the planetary surface along with the spark in a specific quantity determined by an equation. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} {{storylink|Silent Light}} The sentio metallico will soon coalesce around the spark to form a protoform, beginning with a simple geometric shape, from which it will grow and mature into a full-size Transformer {{storylink|Silent Light}} over the course of one to two days. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}} The process begins with the appearance of limbs and facial features, and soon after the manifestation of its natural alternate mode; a protoform will remain warm to the touch throughout these early stages, cooling once an alt mode has been taken. {{storylink|Silent Light}} Occasionally, however, the sentio metallico may have difficulty reading the genetic "instructions" of the spark, and struggle to assume its natural form. In such instances, a Cybertronian obstetrician known as a [[blacksmith]] will help nurture the protoform and sculpt it into its "god-given" shape. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}

[[File:LL1 sentio metallico bloom.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|The fidget spinner craze even reached the Necroworld.]]

If a spark is not harvested from its hot spot and left to fade out, the sentio metallico typically dies with it. In incredibly rare instances, however, it will survive as "widowed metal," re-patterning itself into a snowflake-shaped bloom of incredible value. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}

Such naturally-born Transformers are called "[[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|Forged]]." {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} By contrast, "Constructed Cold" Transformers are ones whose bodies were built in factories from conventional materials and implanted with sparks, and were for a time considered "lesser" than Forged 'bots, resulting in social apartheid. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1|Chaos Theory, Part 1}} It is possible to use sentio metallico harvested from other sources to build a Constructed Cold body, however; this was the tack taken by the Decepticons at [[Grindcore (prison)|Grindcore Prison]], where they smelted down the bodies of prisoners to harvest raw materials to build a better class of [[M.T.O.]] {{storylink|Speak, Memory! (Part 2)}} Other chemical compounds such as {{w|polyhydroxybutyrate}} can, given enough time, break down the basic structure of a Transformer. The dissolved remains can be subsequently treated and refined into mundane but useful substances such as {{w|Lonsdaleite|lonesdaleite}}. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}}

The remains of extremely old Transformers, such as the members of the [[Guiding Hand]], dissolve into inert sentio metallico—a red or grey powder—shortly after their demise. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}} {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}} {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark Among Embers}}
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====2019 IDW continuity====
[[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]] made a job for herself by travelling across the surface of Cybertron, harvesting the planet's living metal so that new [[spark]]s would have a supply from which to mold their bodies. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}}
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===Unicron Trilogy===
[[File:Puppet spontaneous recoloration.gif|left|thumb|upright=1.25|An overdose of [[Mini-Con]] power [[spontaneous recoloration|spontaneously recolors]] and re-shapes [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]'s armor.]]

Though not limited to this [[universal stream|universal cluster]], instances of a Transformer's living metal becoming discolored due to an infusion of energy are particularly prevalent here, be it through the power of [[Mini-Con]]s, {{storylink|Puppet}} {{storylink|Mortal Combat}} {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}} {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|MTMTE: Armada #3}} the unknowable attributes of Energon, {{storylink|Optimus Supreme}} {{storylink|Wishes}} or a [[Cyber Planet Key]]. {{storylink|Fury (Cybertron)|Fury}} Sufficient amounts of such "divine" power can even spontaneously generate more living metal, as when the partially-powered-up [[Omega Lock]] turned [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] into a towering colossus many times his normal size. {{storylink|Starscream (episode)}}

The regenerative effect of Energon on living metal was also seen often. Not only could immersion in, or ingestion of, the fuel heal gashes in a Transformer's armored skin almost instantly, their living metal replicating and "growing" back over the wound, but a big enough dose could help a Transformer—even one as huge as [[Unicron]] himself—regenerate entire lost body parts from scratch. {{storylink|Megatron Raid}} {{storylink|Energon Grid (episode)|Energon Grid}}
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===Live-action film series===
[[File:AOE transformium formed.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.75|The Creators' [[seed]]s convert the organic matter of prehistoric Earth into elemental Transformer metal.]]
The '''"elemental metals"''' used to forge the bodies of the Transformers were created by an alien race known as the [[Creator]]s. These beings used [[cyberforming]] "[[seed]]s" to convert the organic material of other planets into metal that they then harvested and took to Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}} There, life was breathed into the metal by the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}} This ultra-dense liquid metal makes up the protoform that serves as the core of every Transformer, and is capable of absorbing and integrating additional matter in order to generate the armored exoskeleton that surrounds it and forms the robot's outward appearance. {{storylink|Transformers: The Movie Guide|The Movie Guide}} When analyzed by humans, this "self-regenerating molecular armor" was noted to have regenerative properties, but was unable to heal the 6000 degree magnesium burn of a high-heat Sabot round (at least not as fast). {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

[[File:Transformium.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.25]]

Prehistoric [[Earth]] was one of the worlds where the Creators generated their metals. The deployment of the seeds there triggered the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, wiping out the planet's [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]] and even converting some of their remains into metallic skeletons. Small deposits of the metal were left on Earth which survived into the modern day, but humanity could find no use for the mysterious substance, unaware of the true power it held. It was the arrival of the [[Transformer]]s on Earth that allowed [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated]] to make the connection between the mysterious metal and the physiology of the aliens. The [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Battle of Chicago]] gave the company the chance to obtain the remains of multiple deceased Transformers, and using their remains, KSI proceeded to crack the Transformer "genome", and learned how to program and manipulate the metal, to which they gave the focus-grouped, trademarked, and commercially charged name "'''Transformium'''". Using Transformium, KSI began developing man-made Transformer prototypes, including the [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] "[[knockoff]]", [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]], and the centerpiece of their line, [[Megatron (Movie)|Galvatron]]—robots that exploited the reconfigurable properties of the metal to "transform" in their own unique way by exploding into a cloud of Transformium particles and reforming in alternate mode, a process known as "hypno-transformation."<ref>[https://www.fxguide.com/featured/age-of-extinction-ilm-turns-up-its-transformers-toolset/ "ILM Turns Up Its Transformers Toolset," FXGuide]</ref> {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.3|Accept No Substitutes!}} This mastery of their molecular structure is apparently limited to conversion between pre-set forms, but doesn't make them any tougher than an ordinary Transformer; nail them with a killing strike and they go down like any other 'bot.
[[File:AOE stinger transforms.gif|right|thumb|upright=1.75|[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] transforms by reconfiguring his transformium.]]
With Earth's limited supplies of Transformium dwindling in the face of their escalating production, KSI head [[Joshua Joyce]] wound up conspiring with CIA agent and anti-Transformer fanatic [[Harold Attinger]], who provided Joyce with an additional Transformium supply in the form of the dead bodies of Decepticons that his [[Cemetery Wind]] task force rounded up (though unbeknownst to KSI, many of those corpses were in fact Autobots). Even this was not enough, however, but Attinger's secret ally [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] promised salvation in the form of a cyberforming seed that could provide them a vast quantity of Transformium for decades in exchange for assistance in capturing Optimus Prime for his own ends. They intended to safely detonate the seed in the Mongolian desert, creating enough Transformium to last for decades, but Galvatron—in actuality, Megatron reborn through silent manipulation of the KSI and its Transformium—sought to obtain it for himself, and had no such compunctions about protecting humanity from its effects. He took control of KSI's small army of Transformium prototypes, but his plan was foiled by Optimus Prime's Autobots and their human allies. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
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===''Animated''===
[[File:5ServosofDoom yoketron protoform.gif|left|thumb|upright=1.5|The hard-coded design schematics in [[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]]'s spark reshape a protoform's protomatter into his image.]]
Cybertronian life begins with '''protomatter''', which is mined from Cybertron's [[Sonic Canyons]] and crafted into protoforms. The protoforms are then nurtured by the light of the [[Cyber-Ninja Corps]]' Matrix Chamber, before being brought to life by the infusion of a spark from the [[AllSpark]] or [[Vector Sigma]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}} {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}} Though typically only occurring as the result of an accident or a scientific experiment into the abnormal, it is possible to format protomatter into organic configurations, yielding a techno-organic being. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}} {{storylink|TransWarped}} {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising}}

When Cyber-Ninja Corps master [[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]] was fatally wounded by [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]], [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] attempted to save his life by transplanting his spark into one of the Corps' protoforms. The body's protomatter reconfigured itself to resemble Yoketron, but the old master was dismayed to learn Prowl had wasted a protoform trying to sustain "a piece of the past," and allowed his own spark to extinguish. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}
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===Fun Publications ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===
Starscream referred to the metal and circuits of a Cybertronian body as '''technomatter''' when describing how they could break down and incorporate parts made with normal metals into their systems. {{storylink|Blitzwing Bop}} The [[Scraplet]]s of this mirror universe consume dead metal and regenerate it into fresh living metal. {{storylink|Dungeons & Dinobots}}
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===Aligned continuity===
[[File:Deadlock omegalock cybermatter.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|Pure liquid cyber-matter is a glowing blue in color.]]
The "primordial soup" from which the living metal of the planet Cybertron was formed in ancient times was known as '''cyber-matter'''. Transformers emerged from the fabric of the planet within the [[Well of All Sparks]]; the matter of their bodies was called '''Sparked metal''' by metallurgist [[Alchemist Prime]] {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}} and noted by [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] to be made up of a [[Rarified Energon|"different form" of Energon]] which formed everything found on Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}} Medical officer [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] described the complex inner workings of a Transformer's living metal body as "biology" rather than "technology," and made clear that vital organs like a [[Transformation cog|T-cog]] could not be built from scratch out of ordinary materials. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}}
[[File:Evolution shockwave cyberforms.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|Shockwave examines the erratic metallic formations created by unstable cyber-matter.]]
When [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] poisoned the [[core]] of Cybertron with [[Dark Energon]], the planet lost the ability to support life. Million of years later, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s Autobots discovered and activated the legendary [[Omega Lock]], which generated a fresh supply of living cyber-matter that could be used to re-cyberform Cybertron. Unfortunately, when the Lock fell into Decepticon hands, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] was forced to destroy it to prevent Megatron from using it to cyberform Earth. Before Prime destroyed the lock, Megatron managed to use the cyber-matter to create a [[Darkmount (Earth)|fortress]] for himself in [[Nevada]]. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

Salvation for Cybertron manifested from an unexpected source when the genetic material of some failed clone [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] was inadvertently mixed with [[Synthetic Energon]] during an explosion in [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s [[Project Predacon]] laboratory. The blending of the two materials created an unstable form of cyber-matter, which Megatron tasked Shockwave with perfecting so that he could resume his earlier plan to cyberform Earth and Cybertron. [[File:Deadlock bee heals.gif|right|thumb|upright=1.5|Immersion in cyber-matter heals would-be fatal wounds to Bumblebee's living metal.]] To this end, the Decepticons kidnapped [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]], who held the Synthetic Energon formula, and coerced him into helping them in their work with the promise of restoring Cybertron. {{storylink|Minus One}} {{Storylink|Persuasion}} Ratchet's good judgement eventually prevailed and he attempted to sabotage the project, but his efforts failed and the formula was completed. The Decepticons recreated the Omega Lock aboard their [[Trypticon (WFC)|warship]] to use as a launch mechanism for the cyber-matter, and during the Autobots' attempt to stop them Bumblebee was fatally injured and fell into the Lock. Immersion in the cyber-matter healed Bumblebee's wounds, including his long-damaged voicebox, which had been beyond the ability of science to restore, and he subsequently emerged to kill Megatron.

With the Decepticons defeated, Team Prime took possession of the warship, Lock, and cyber-matter. The quantity of cyber-matter was not enough to manually re-cyberform the entire surface of Cybertron, and as Ratchet did not know Shockwave's half of the formula, they were unable to create more, but Optimus Prime had the solution: he launched the cyber-matter into Well of All Sparks, where it revitalized the core itself, so that it in turn could restore life to the rest of Cybertron. {{Storylink|Deadlock (episode)|Deadlock}}
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===Ask Vector Prime===
When questioned on the subject, Vector Prime observed that the various names used across the [[multiverse]] to refer to the living metal of Transformers' bodies, including "protomatter", "cyber-matter", and "sentio metallico" were all different names for the same thing (but also noted that an expert might potentially distinguish subtle differences between them based on the differing physical laws of different universes). He was loathe to use the word "Transformium", to refer to it, but only because he feared legal reprisal for infringing on a KSI trademark. In response to further questioning, Vector also explained that, in some universes, the infusion of a spark into a body made with conventional materials could convert the substance of that body into living metal. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime 2015/08/03}}

==Notes==
*The word "protomatter" was first used in ''Transformers'' fiction to describe the watery-looking substance that makes up [[unspace|transwarp]] portals in the 1999 prose story "[[Schism (story)|Schism]]". This usage would never be repeated, and its subsequent use as the name of the matter protoforms are made out of—in ''[[Transformers, Beast Wars: The Gathering|Beast Wars: The Gathering]]'', ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'', and [[Ask Vector Prime]]—was not likely a deliberate repurposing of this word, but just a coincidence.
*"Technomatter" was first used in the ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' cartoon to describe pure mechanical substances that had been converted from organics by the Key to Vector Sigma (an effect previously seen in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]]). The ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' story "[[Blitzwing Bop]]" later used it to specifically refer to the living metal of a Transformer's body, drawing a distinction between "technomatter" and conventional metals and circuits.
*The term "sentio metallico"—which, incidentally, in Latin translates as "I feel metallic"—was created by writer [[James Roberts]] for his unofficial ''Transformers'' novel ''Eugenesis'', to refer to the living metallic stuff of Cybertron from which Transformers were birthed in the ''Generation 2'' comic. He would later introduce the term into canon through the IDW comic books, in which it was established to be the substance which makes up protoforms.
*"Living Metal" became a mechanic in the [[Magic: The Gathering]] ''Universe Beyond: Transformers'' set, allowing transformers who are Vehicle artifacts to become creatures during their controller's turn. This is used to allow for some of the functionality of Vehicles (usually non-creature except during specific conditions), while maintaining that they are autonomous.

==See also==
Other named metals used in the construction of Transformers bodies, typically as armor, include:
*[[Cyberium]]
*[[Cybernite]]
*[[Cybertitanium]]
*[[Cybertonium]]
*[[Durabyllium]]
*[[Tritanium]]
*[[Trithyllium]]
*[[Ununtrium]]

Humankind is known to have created a living metal of its own, "[[sentient metal]]," which was used to create the superhero Pepsiman, and loaned to the Autobots to create [[Pepsi Convoy]].

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Nemesis Prime (disambiguation)

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'''Nemesis Prime''' may ''look'' like [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]], but looks can be deceiving. A sinister reflection of the Autobot leader, Nemesis Prime often has it out for his heroic doppelganger.

He is sometimes known as '''[[Black Convoy (disambiguation)|Black Convoy]]'''.

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==Major Nemesis Primes==
<center><gallery widths="250px" heights="200px">
File:Nemesisprimeut.jpg|[[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|''Armada'' Nemesis Prime]]
File:WFC-Kingdom-Nemesis-Prime-art.jpg|[[Nemesis Prime (G1)|"Generation 1" Nemesis Prime]]
File:NemesisPrime-NemesisPrime.jpg|[[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|''Prime'' Nemesis Prime]]
File:NemesisprimeTLK.jpg|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|''The Last Knight'' Nemesis Prime]]</gallery></center>

==Full list of Nemesis Primes==
{{disamb|y=[[2003]]|[[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]], the evil clone from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2004]]|[[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]], the evil clone from ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2006]]|[[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]], the evil clone from [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|Nemesis Prime, the corrupted [[Dead Universe]] version of [[Nova Prime]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2011]]|[[Nemesis Prime (Animated)|Nemesis Prime]], the evil clone from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|[[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]], the [[MECH]] clone from ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2013|[[Hunter Nemesis Prime]], the alternate universe Decepticon from ''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (franchise)|Go!]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Nemesis Prime (AOE)|Nemesis Prime]], the evil clone from ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Yokohama Convoy|Nemesis Prime]], the ''other'' evil clone from Generation 1.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2015]]|[[Nemesis Prime (RID)|Nemesis Prime]], the evil clone from ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Adventure]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2015]]|Nemesis Prime Bird, an identity of [[Red (AB)|Red]] created by the eggbots and more specifically, Unicron pig from ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2017]]|Nemesis Prime, the [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]]-brainwashed identity of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] from ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]''.}}

==Media with "Nemesis Prime" in the title==
{{disamb|y=2012|"[[Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime]]", the episode of ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]''.}}

==Not to be confused with...==
*The other instances of the word "[[Nemesis (disambiguation)|Nemesis]]".
*The other instances of the word "[[Prime (disambiguation)|Prime]]".
*[[Black Lio Convoy]], the evil clone of [[Lio Convoy]] in ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]].''
*[[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]], the evil clone of [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] from the 2001 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' franchise.
*[[Grand Scourge]], the evil clone of Optimus Prime from ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]''.
*[[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]], the evil Optimus Prime who ''isn't'' a clone, from the mirror universe of ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.
*[[Optimus Prime clone]], the evil exact copy of the true Prime in Generation 1.
*[[Gilthor]], the evil clone of Optimus Prime and Megatron in Japanese Generation 1.
*[[False Convoy]], the evil clone of Optimus Prime from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars]]''.
*[[Eldedroid]], who looks nearly identical to most incarnations of Nemesis Prime but is actually a mass-produced [[Autobot]] clone of Optimus Prime.
*[[Black Big Convoy]], a ''non''-evil, good clone of [[Big Convoy]] created by [[Vector Sigma]] to assist the [[Maximal]]s in combating the [[Blentron]] invasion.
*[[Darkside Optimus Prime (United)|Darkside Optimus Prime]], the embodiment of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s dark side from Generation 1.
*[[Darkside Optimus Prime (DOTM)|Darkside Optimus Prime]], the embodiment of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s dark side from ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]]''.
*The [[Three Musketeers]], a dedicated team made of Nemesis Primes from the [[Precursor World]]
*[[Nemesis Primal]], the evil clone of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] from ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]''.
*The various times [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|Optimus Prime was killed]] and underwent [[aggressive depigmentation]], resulting in a similar color scheme to Nemesis Prime.

Chase figure

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[[File:Wstf_hot_rod.jpg|right|thumb|''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Hot Rod]], packed at one per each case of 24 figures. Shown here with the no-longer-blind packaging from an eventual non-"chase" re-release]]
[[File:SCF_Galvatron_metallic.jpg|right|thumb|''Super Collection Figure'' metallic-painted [[Galvatron (G1)/toys|Galvatron]], packed at just one figure per ''ten cases''.]]
A '''chase figure''' is a toy that is released in highly limited amounts relative to the rest of an assortment, often something like "one chase figure for every two cases of regular product" or similar. The name comes from the assumption that collectors, in their need to [[Completist|"collect them all"]] will put in more effort than usual to "chase" down said toys. Chase figures are relatively rare in the Transformers toyline, although they are common in other series.

Only a handful of Transformers toys and products could really be considered "chase" figures, mostly some of Takara's [[Blindpacking|blind-packed]] entries in their ''[[Super Collection Figure]]'', ''[[MyClone]]'', and ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' series, as well as some figures from the [[Micron Booster]] series.

Most chase figures are color [[variant]]s of other toys from the same assortment. Unique sculpts are less common.

{{See also|Lucky Draw figure}}

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File:Bigconvoy shell.jpg

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[[Big Convoy|Big Convoy]] with his mammoth [[Shellformer|shell]] removed, showing the sheer amount of [[kibble]] it has. Photo from [http://f57.aaa.livedoor.jp/~variable/index.html VARIABLE].

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Planet of Time

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{{episode
|series=beast wars neo
|ep=11
|image=Chronos Break Longrack.jpg
|caption=
|title="Planet of Time"
|japanese=時の惑星
|romaji=Toki no Wakusei
|production code=BWN-11
|production company=[[TV Tokyo]], [[Nihon Ad Systems|NAS]], [[Ashi Productions]]
|airdate=[[April 14|14 April]] [[1999]]
|writer=[[Kazuhiko Gōdo]]
|director=[[Yūnosuke Yanase]]
|animation studio= [[Ashi Productions]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''While seeking an Angolmois capsule on Chronos, Break and Longrack are affected in... profound ways.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:BWN E11 Time Device.jpg|thumb|left]]
The ''[[Gung Ho]]'' arrives at the hourglass-shaped planet [[Chronos]], following another [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois]] capsule signal. Having been called to assemble on the bridge, [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] looks for [[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]], who is in his quarters groaning with pain. He insists that he is not, as everyone assumes, trying to shirk work again. Stampy reaches the bridge and relays this to the rest of the team. They're more interested in going to Chronos to get the Angolmois capsule, but [[NAVI (Gung Ho)|NAVI]] warns them that the odd, cylindrical planet is listed as forbidden for approach and landing.

On the other side of Chronos, the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]'' lies in wait. [[DNAVI]], today calling herself Catherine, notes that the Maximals should have arrived already, but haven't yet sent anyone to the planet. The Predacons see this simply as an opportunity to grab the capsule before the Maximals.

Back on the ''Gung Ho'', the Predacons' approach has been noticed, forcing the Maximals' hand. Disregarding NAVI's warnings, [[Big Convoy]] dispatches [[Break]] and [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] to the planet. He then goes to check on Heinrad, who explains that the closer they got to Chronos, the more the clock in his stomach hurt. Big Convoy assures him that they'll leave Chronos's orbit as soon as possible.

On the planet's surface, Break and Longrack set off for the capsule's surface. NAVI tries to check in with them, but is unable to make radio contact. She resorts to thermal tracking, which shows the pair heading towards the capsule. Later, the away team reach a cave from which the capsule signal is emanating. Keen for action against the Predacons, Break stays outside on guard while Longrack investigates the cave. Walking through the ruins of an ancient civilization, he finds the capsule on a pedestal in a room with flagstones set into the floor. He steps on one of these as he approaches the capsule, causing the structure to quake and a red light to fill the chamber. From the bridge of the Gung Ho, the team watch in amazement as Chronos dramatically tilts.

Outside the cave, Break is attacked by [[Sling (BW)|Sling]] and [[Saberback]]. Longrack calls to let him know he's on his way back with the capsule, but he struggles to carry it out of the cave. When he arrives on the scene, everyone is surprised to find he's noticeably smaller. The Predacons shrug off the change and go for the capsule. Break tells Longrack to take care of the capsule while he fends off the Predacons, but the snub-giraffebot throws a tantrum, insisting that he wants to prove he can fight too. He fires his Double Missile, but they bounce harmlessly off Sling's shield. The Predacons counterattack, causing Longrack to cry in panic.

[[File:BWN E11 Baby Longrack.jpg|thumb|right]]
Big Convoy, [[Colada]], and Stampy arrive in time to ward off the Predacons. Returning to the ''Gung Ho'', they're all astounded by the childlike Longrack, who throws a crying tantrum over his situation. Realizing that Longrack has been deaged, NAVI recalls having heard of a "Planet of Time". Heinrad arrives on the bridge and tells the rest of the crew about this so-called Planet of Rejuvenation, which allowed beings to deage themselves without limit so they could live for eternity. This ability inevitably led to wars for control of the planet, until it was declared off-limits and the records of why erased. Heinrad isn't sure if there's any way to return Longrack to his original age—though Stampy doesn't know why he'd even want to bother—until he goes to the planet to look, but warns that Longrack could just end up being made even younger. The thought of a baby Longrack terrifies the crew and Longrack slinks off to weigh his options.

On the ''Dinosaur'', Saberback and Sling report back on the deaging ability of Chronos. Noting that the Maximals will likely return to the planet to investigate the cave again, [[Guiledart]] and [[Dead End (BW)|Dead End]] are sent by [[Magmatron]] to wait in ambush. The Maximals visit Longrack in his quarters and convince him it's worth the risk to try and return him to his original age. He returns to the planet with Big Convoy, Break and Heinrad and rushes to the cave, only to find Dead End and Guiledart waiting. They demand the Angolmois capsule in return for passage to the deaging cave. Big Convoy instead takes on the pair, sending Heinrad, Break and Longrack to the device.

Inside the chamber, Longrack explains that he stepped on one of the flagstones. Break realizes he's stepped on some now and a blue light shines down on him. The planet tilts back to its previous position. The Maximals flee from the cave, Longrack still young, but Break now accelerated into old age. He tries to attack the Predacons, but his Break Anchor feebly fails to reach its target. He complains of his aching joints and poor vision. The Predacons are bemused, but figure they still only have to deal with Big Convoy, given the others are an old man, a child and "the useless one", which Heinrad angrily realizes is him. Guiledart and Dead End attack again, but Heinrad activates his Time Freeze and rearranges the Predacons to fire on each other. Confused and frightened by the situation, the Predacons flee back to the ''Dinosaur'', once they get Catherine's name right.

[[File:BWN_E11_Old_Break.jpg|thumb|left|Not shown: Break's skidplate spontaneously falling off.]]
Now safe, Longrack demands to know why Heinrad doesn't use such a powerful secret weapon more often. Heinrad simply says it takes a long time to recharge and slumps down to rest. Big Convoy admits that he's been reckless, before [[Primus#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Vector Sigma]] makes him add that he shouldn't have acted until he had more intel and that his cadets have paid the price. He asks Heinrad to experiment with the time device for as long as it takes to return Break and Longrack to their correct ages.

From the ''Gung Ho'', the team watches as Chronos tilts to a level position. Break hobbles onto the bridge with the support of a cane, tufts of white hair spurting from his penguin mode body, claiming that the process didn't work. Colada, NAVI and Stampy are shocked, but Breaks reveals he's just joking and has been returned to normal. Heinrad and the restored Longrack follow him onto the bridge and confirm they've stored the Angolmois capsule. As NAVI comments on the dangerous nature of the forbidden planet, she is interrupted by another Angolmois capsule signal, which the ''Gung Ho'' sets off for.

==Quotes==
==Capsule score==
:'''Maximals: 7'''
:'''Predacons: 3'''

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Maximal]]s|c1=
*[[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] (2)
*[[Break]] (6)
*[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] (1)
*[[NAVI (Gung Ho)|NAVI]] (7)
*[[Colada]] (3)
*[[Big Convoy]] (4)
*[[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] (5)

|h2=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c2=
*[[Magmatron]] (9)
*[[Guiledart]] (10)
*[[Sling (BW)|Sling]] (11)
*[[Dead End (BW)|Dead End]] (8)
*[[Saberback]] (12)
*[[DNAVI|"Catherine"]] (13)

|c4=
*[[Primus#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Vector Sigma]] (14)
}}

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===

===Continuity errors===
* Who put the Angolmois capsule on the pedestal? They were all made and ejected from Nemesis at the end of ''Beast Wars II'', which wasn't that long ago, whereas Chronos has been off-limits and abandoned long enough for the remnants of its civilization to fall into ruin and most memory of its abilities to have been forgotten. The time device only moves beings along their own timeline, rather than having a greater effect on time, and isn't powered by the Angolmois capsule. So what's the capsule doing there, deep in a cave system?

===Transformers references===

===Trivia===

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|japanese}}
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1999 — ''Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo'' — ACT. 4 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]])

==External links==
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Chronos

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[[File:BWN Khronos.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

'''Chronos''' (クロノス ''Kuronosu'') is a planet shaped like an hourglass. It has the ability to alter time, allowing beings, including Transformers, to age or deage rapidly.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
Called a "Planet of Rejuvenation", the time-altering abilities Chronos allowed beings to deage themselves without limit so they could live for eternity. This ability inevitably led to wars for control of the planet, until it was declared off-limits and the records of why erased. A presumably long time later, the ''[[Gung Ho]]'' arrives at Chronos in pursuit of a new [[Angolmois Energy|Angolmois]] signal. [[Longrank]] and [[Break]] get affected by the time-altering abilities during their tussles with the Predacons, until the Maximals figure "level" Chronos, reversing the changes. {{storylink|Planet of Time}}

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===''Animated'' cartoon continuity===
Chronos was an unclaimed or neutral planet in the [[Milky Way]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

==Notes==
*"{{w|Chronos}}" (Χρόνος) is a Greek word for time.

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The many deaths of Optimus Prime

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Noilaedi: /* The Transformers: The Movie */

{{disambig3|Death of Optimus Prime}}
[[File:Afterdeath-gameoverman.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Oh, he's gone and died again. Botheration! Most inconvenient.]]
Across the various continuities, '''Optimus Prime dies a lot.''' This happens for various reasons:

*It allows for him to be replaced by [[Hot Rod (G1)|a new character]] (and thus [[To sell toys|a new toy]]).
*It allows for him to come back from the dead in a new body (again, a new toy).
*It's dramatic (or it used to be).
*It makes him into something of a [[Jesus|Christ]]-figure.
*It allows for numerous [[Optimus Prime memorial|memorials]] to be constructed in his honor (though they're sometimes built even ''before'' he dies, morbidly enough).
*It allows him to come back stronger than before as a sort of Deus ex Machina just when it seems the Decepticons are on the verge of victory.

Nearly every major continuity family has featured Optimus Prime dying at least once; notable outliers are the Primes from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]] (though an alternate version [[Shell Game|wasn't so lucky]]) and ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' (since in that case, it's [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]]'s job).

{{quote|Oh, you Optimuses do love to sacrifice yourselves, don't you?|A very genre-savvy [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]|"[[Other Voices, Part 2]]"}}

==Generation 1 continuity family==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Wardawn orion dies.jpg|upright=1.15|thumb|Dying before he's even Optimus Prime (he's that good).]]
[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]] died (or was at least severely damaged by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]) and had to be rebuilt into Optimus Prime by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. It's possible that if Orion had not been repaired, Optimus Prime would have ceased to exist. Pax's girlfriend Ariel was also heavily damaged, and rebuilt into [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]. They were with their friend [[Dion (G1)|Dion]] when they were attacked by Megatron, but he was never rebuilt and presumably died. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

====''The Transformers: The Movie''====
[[File:TFTM optimus color fades.gif|left|thumb|Would be a real dick move to die right now.]]
This is the best known example, in which [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] infamously died of wounds from his battle with Megatron. Notably, his body [[Aggressive depigmentation|turned gray]] as he died. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers#Early internet misconceptions|Urban legend]] says his body also ''crumbled'' (sometimes only in an "uncut" version of the film), but no such footage is known to exist (presumably, people have mistaken [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s demise for Optimus, given Starscream ''did'' crumble into ash). Being the first time he died, it was actually unexpected. Hasbro have since regretted killing Optimus, not realizing how many heartbroken little boys were attached to him.<ref>https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/transformers/28748/the-writer-of-transformers-the-movie-on-killing-optimus-prime</ref>

====''Kiss Players''====
Sometime between [[The Transformers: The Movie|2005]] and [[The Transformers (cartoon)|2010]], [[Marissa Faireborn]] revived Optimus using the Galvatron cells in her body... by kissing him. Ultimately, all the cells were put back into [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], and without them, Optimus promptly died again. {{storylink|I, You, and the Spinning Earth}}

====''The Transformers'' Season 3====
[[File:Optimusg1zombie.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|"He's passed on! This Optimus is no more! He has ceased to be! He's expired and gone to meet his maker! He's a stiff! Bereft of life, he rests in peace! He's kicked the bucket, he's shuffled off his rectifier coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!! THIS IS AN EX-AUTOBOT!!"]]
He returned from the dead ''twice;'' first as a [[zombie]] under [[Quintesson]] control as part of a plan to destroy the [[Autobot]]s, only to die again when he overcame the Quintesson control through the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and possibly the strength of his will, and sacrificed himself to save the Autobots. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}} He then was brought to life again by a [[Quintesson]] scientist to help combat the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

====''The Headmasters''====
[[File:Headmasters-primedies.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|"...I'm dead." "YES, you are!" "You think that's funny, Jenning?!"]]
Prime's death in ''The Transformers: The Movie'' was sort-of recreated in a flashback montage, but not really. Rather than die while taking down his ultimate nemesis in a one-on-one struggle to the death to defend his city, his comrades, the planet [[Earth]], and freedom itself, he just kind of got randomly shot while in the middle of an ordinary battle outside of the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]], and turned gray. Nobody else seemed to notice this. It's not clear that ''Prime himself'' noticed it. It's about the most half-hearted death ever. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

Optimus Prime later died again — in another act of self-sacrifice, of course — when he walked into [[Vector Sigma]] and tried to bring it back under control directly. His body turned gray as he died, followed by a (likely only symbolic) scene of him telling [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] that it would be his responsibility to keep leading the Autobots and to continue his work, seen as a transparent, light-haloed figure against the sky and heard in third person narration as Rodimus stared into the sky. (Then again, given the proven existence of [[ghosts]]...) {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

====''Unite Warriors''====
Optimus Prime was revived through the efforts of Vector Sigma and [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]]'s new healing unit, but his multiple previous deaths left their mark and Vector Sigma's power could only keep him alive for seven days. {{storylink|Megatronia Chapter}} After a week had passed, Optimus died again until a more powerful energy source could be found. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}}

====''Return of Convoy''====
The [[Battlestars]] managed to restore Optimus's life with the power of the [[Zodiac]], evolving him into Star Convoy. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars}}

====''Generation 2''====
Optimus Prime was fatally wounded by Megatron's [[fusion cannon]], but was resurrected and evolved yet again, this time into [[Laser Rod]] Optimus Prime, by the power of the [[Reconfiguration Matrix]]. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)##13 Battle Convoy (2-pages)|G-2 #13}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
[[File:Pmoptimusprimedeath.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|"Give me my face!"]]
[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]], after failing to live up to his moral principles while playing a video game against [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], actually ''volunteered'' to be killed. The Autobots launched his [[Transformer funerary practices|funeral]] bier into space. Fortunately, the creator of the video game, [[Ethan Zachary]], saved a backup copy of Prime's mind on a [[floppy disk]]. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}} We first met this virtual Prime sixteen issues later. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}} He got his new [[Powermaster]] body two issues thereafter. {{storylink|People Power!}} A previous attempt was made at making virtual Prime a new body. The body ''spontaneously blew up''. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

About thirty issues later, Prime sacrificed himself again to defeat [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}} and died. {{storylink|Still Life!}} However, his Powermaster partner, [[Hi-Q]], survived, and almost immediately began babbling about how he's ''really'' Optimus Prime. This turned out to be true, and the [[Last Autobot]] metamorphosed Hi-Q into Prime (with a new [[Action Master]] body) in the last issue of the original Marvel US series. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

====''Generation 2''====
[[File:Swarmoptimus.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Unleashing the light of the Matrix upon a great evil. Again.]]
This Prime wasn't done dying yet. His adventures continued in the G2 comics, and he died defeating the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]]. The Swarm reconstituted him three pages later (in a body based on his then-current [[Hero (G2)|Hero]] toy). {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

====''Regeneration One''====
Despite being possessed by the [[Dark Matrix]] creature, a wounded Optimus Prime was able to help [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]] stop the creature's plan to spread across the multiverse from [[Zero Space]]. At the conclusion of the conflict, Rodimus and Spike bore witness as Optimus died in his protege's arms in the Primus chamber. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}
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===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
[[File:Smelt Prime.JPG|right|upright=1.1|thumb|"I'm not quite dead yet! I feel happy!"]]
In ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', you could mark the end of a season by the near-death experience of one [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus]] or [[Optimus Prime (G1)|another]]...

At the end of the first season of ''Beast Wars'', Optimus Primal piloted a bomb-equipped [[stasis pod]] in an attempt to destroy the [[Planet Buster]]. Unfortunately, [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] had sealed the pod's hatch, and Optimus blew up with it. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}} Early in the second season (a few hours later as far as the characters were concerned), [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] managed to unite Optimus's drifting [[spark]] with a [[blank]] [[protoform]], thus bringing him back to life (and in a new [[Transmetal]] [[:File:BadSpark Optimus robot mode.jpg|body]], too). {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}

At the end of the second season, the ''Beast Wars'' Megatron came very close to killing the original Optimus Prime. But [[Optimal Situation|Prime didn't ''quite'' die]], so we really shouldn't count it. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}

(Strangely, the end of the third season of ''Beast Wars'' had no Optimus deaths whatsoever! A half-dozen others died, but not Optimus.) {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====
At the end of the first season of ''Beast Machines'', Optimus and Megatron had a cataclysmic battle, using the energies of [[Vector Sigma]] and the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. This would have destroyed [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but Optimus took the warring energies into himself and disintegrated. However, his spark was trapped within the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], and the other [[Maximal]]s convinced him to return to the real world at [[Fallout (episode)|the start of second season]]. The Oracle kindly gave him a new body (which, believe it or not, was ''not'' a new toy). {{storylink|End of the Line}}

During a trip to the underground ruins of Iacon, Optimus Primal encountered a hologram of the original Optimus Prime, who claimed to have perished in "the final battle", presumably in the Great War. The hologram was a ruse by Megatron, so make of that what you will. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search|The Search}}

At the end of the series, Optimus Primal gave his life to defeat Megatron once and for all, pushing him into the [[technorganic]] [[organic core|core of the planet]]. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future}} In assorted ancillary media, he comes back to life yet again. {{storylink|Transformers: Universe (comic)|Transformers: Universe}} {{storylink|Beast Wars Reborn}} {{storylink|Transformers: Alternators}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Unicron6 The Last Hug.jpg|thumb|200px]]
{{quote|Optimus will be back. He '''always''' comes back.|[[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]|"[[The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing]]"}}

In his first battle with the [[Ore-13]] powered Megatron, Optimus was killed. {{storylink|Escalation issue 5}} Or at least, his ''main body'' was: by quickly downloading his consciousness into [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]] (and then back again), Optimus was able to survive. Being that close to death meant he briefly existed in a [[infraspace|limbo]] state, which got him noticed by [[Nova Prime]] in the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6}} He then spent a considerable period badly damaged and near death after being flung through a malfunctioning [[space bridge]] portal. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7}} He was eventually repaired and revived by [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 9}}

A rare ''metaphorical'' version occurred when he left Cybertron to appease the anti-Autobot [[NAIL]]s. With no duties or lives to mind but his own, and no Matrix to carry, he claimed that Optimus Prime was dead, but Orion Pax had been reborn. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} Of course, just like the real deaths, this one didn't stick; Orion later reclaimed the Optimus name during his final battle with [[Nova Prime]]. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}}

Ultimately, Prime finally met his end by jumping into the black hole at the heart of Unicron. Within the confines of Infraspace, he extended a hand of compassion to [[Unicron's creator]], allowing the two to peacefully pass on as Unicron's body collapsed in on itself. {{storylink|Ceremony}}

Meanwhile, [[Domitius Major|a guy who ''thought'' he was Optimus Prime]] died on Earth during [[World War I]]. The closest he came to returning to life was having a bunch of [[IRON Trooper]]s wear his dead body like a suit. {{storylink|Strange Visitors}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
In the final conflict of the Great War in 2035, Optimus Prime and Galvatron were both killed on Cybertron. Command of the Autobot forces subsequently fell to the [[Primal Council]]. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
''This'' Optimus Prime has been through a hell of a lot.

In this particular universe, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] succeeded in his time-travelling gambit to kill Optimus Prime. Optimus Prime died, and as a result of his death the Maximals and Predacons that had engineered his death succumbed to the history-altering [[timestorm]] as the timeline spun off onto a new course. {{storylink|A Change to the Agenda}} Without Optimus's inspiring presence, the Great War was much more violent, and Earth was ravaged by the depredations of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}

By 2033, the Autobots had managed to revive their leader through unknown means, and when the war spread to [[Master (planet)|Master]] he binary-bonded himself to a trio of [[Cyberdroid]]s, including [[Diac]], who replaced Prime's damaged head. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] fondly recalled a moment when he crushed Optimus's new head, which can't have ended well for ol' Prime. {{storylink|Derailment}}

Ultimately, Optimus Prime would die for good after sacrificing himself to the Swarm in an attempt to save the [[Human Confederacy]], taking the Matrix with him. {{storylink|Book of Logos}}

In the 24th century, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] was one of several rebels against the new [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]] status quo, but her breaking point came when her colleagues [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] died. When her commander Optimus Primal refused to turn against the Builders, Blackarachnia and [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]] killed him. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 25|"TransTech" Blackarachnia's profile in Club magazine #25}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoon===
[[File:Machinima-Titans-Return-Ep10-OptimusDies.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|There's a hole in my heart that can only be filled by you...]]
At some point during the Great War, Megatron killed Optimus, but he eventually came back. Years later, Megatron sarcastically asked if Optimus was still mad at him for it. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} When [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] returned, Optimus attempted to stop him, but Megatronus shot a beam clean through his chest and he died once again. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}} His [[spark]] passed on to the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of Sparks]], but thanks to his connection to the Matrix and the Primes, it was freed after Megatronus's destruction, and he emerged from the Well with a shiny new body. {{storylink|Saga's End}}
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
[[File:WFC-Earthrise-Ep5-Optimus-dies-vision.jpg|thumb|300px]]
While travelling through the [[Dead Universe]], [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky-Lynx]] showed Optimus a vision of his own death in a possible future. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}} In this future, long after Cybertron had decayed thanks to the removal of the Allspark, Megatron succeeded in finally killing Optimus. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 5}} To prevent the possibility of the Autobots and Decepticons ever allying against him, [[Unicron]] resurrected Optimus and enslaved him, reformatting him into [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 6}}
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==''Robots in Disguise'' continuity family==
===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
This [[Optimus Prime (RID)#Notes|Optimus Prime]] is one of the only Primes that ''didn't'' die! However, he came ''very'' close in the final battle, when he planned to sacrifice himself to stop [[Megatron (RID)|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}

===Shell Game===
[[File:ShellGame optimusprime.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1|Good thing we didn't see what happened to him, or else [[The Transformers: The Movie|history would've repeated itself.]]]]
And scratch what we said above, because a 2015 retcon says a version of him was killed by [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]] in [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]]. {{storylink|Shell Game}} The tyrannical Decepticon's victory had come about in part due to the transdimensional abductions of several of Prime's loyal Autobots by [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}}
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==Unicron Trilogy continuity family==
===''Armada'' cartoon===
[[File:Crisis Optimus Prime dies.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Now Optimus, don't go all to pieces. You say you have to split? Well, you're a chip off the ol' block.]]
[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] used his body to block the blast of [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Hydra Cannon]], protecting the [[Earth]]. When the cannon's energy was spent, Optimus turned grayish-white, then ''actually'' crumbled to bits. {{storylink|Crisis (Armada)|Crisis}} A bunch of [[Mini-Con]]s used the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] to resurrect him three episodes later. {{storylink|Miracle}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
''An'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] from [[Primax 703.02 Gamma|a Primax universe]] where he was fatally wounded by Unicron briefly appeared before dying. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} Yep, practically all we know about this Optimus is that he died. He didn't turn gray, but his colors were faded.

===''Cybertron'' comic===
[[File:Nemesisprimetfuclone.jpg|left|thumb|Technically, this is the clone.]]
The corpse of [[Optimus Prime (Balancing Act)|Optimus Prime]] (killed by [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]]) from [[Aurex 304.0 Epsilon]] was cloned by Unicron to create [[Nemesis Prime (Universe)|Nemesis Prime]]. {{storylink|Balancing Act, Part 2}} {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} Once again, practically all we know about this Optimus is that he died.
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==Live-action film series==
{{Note|Though Optimus Prime doesn't die in the first [[Transformers (film)|movie itself]], he does consider fusing the [[AllSpark]] into his own spark, an action that would destroy them both, if necessary to keep it out of Decepticon hands.}}

===''Transformers The Game''===
In Decepticon mode storyline, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] was beaten to the ground, and as he crawled for the [[AllSpark]], [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] smashed his head with his flail... poor Prime, he gets the most violent death. {{Storylink|Transformers The Game (console)}}

===''Transformers Decepticons''===
While Megatron sought the Allspark, which Starscream had stolen, he was confronted by Optimus. The two brothers fought, Optimus telling him he would never build an empire, until Megatron vanquished him. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Decepticons}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
[[File:ROTF Optimus death.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|Shot through the heart, and [[Megatron (Movie)|you're]] to blame, you give love a bad name!]]
This is perhaps the most brutal Prime death to date, in keeping with the rather more graphic nature of combat in the live-action movies. To protect [[Sam Witwicky]], Optimus Prime engaged in a fierce battle with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]]. Despite injuring Starscream and destroying Grindor by ripping his head apart, Optimus was viciously run-through from behind by Megatron and then blasted through the back, killing him. This event caused Sam to follow the symbols the AllSpark sliver placed in his mind to find the ancient [[Matrix of Leadership#Live-action film series|Matrix of Leadership]], the only thing that could restore life to Optimus. Unfortunately, it crumbled into dust upon touching it in the [[Tomb of the Primes]] on the border between [[Egypt]] and [[Jordan]]. During the climactic battle in Egypt between [[NEST]] and the Decepticons, Sam was seemingly killed by Megatron, only to be taken to another plane of existence where he met [[Dynasty of Primes|the Primes who died]] to prevent [[The Fallen]] from achieving victory, and they bestowed upon him the true Matrix, which allowed Sam to revive Optimus. {{Storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
{{Note|In the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] of ''Revenge of the Fallen'', unlike the movie, it is explicitly stated that Optimus Prime survived Megatron's attack, but was so badly damaged his body had gone into [[stasis lock]], and would likely stay that way for many years while his body repaired itself if not for Sam's intervention.}}
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==''Animated''==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[File:TFAnimated transformandrollout DEATH.jpg|right|250px|thumb|It's a new record, Primey!]]
In the aftermath of the Autobots' first battle with [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] on Earth, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] was left dangling from a passing blimp before falling several stories onto the pavement below, turning gray as he died moments later. [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] used the mysterious [[AllSpark Key]] to revive him only 75 real-time seconds later — the shortest death-to-rebirth cycle of any Optimus to date. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}
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==Aligned continuity family==
===''Prime'' cartoon===
[[File:Rebellion-eyes.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|[[Dinobot (BW)|Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly—the ill deeds along with the good—and let me be judged accordingly. The rest... is silence.]]]]

Following the creation of a [[Darkmount (Earth)|Decepticon fortress]] practically on the Autobots' doorstep, Optimus had the others evacuate the base while he heroically stayed behind to destroy the [[GroundBridge]] to cover their retreat. He was still in the base when the Decepticons blew it up. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}} [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] pulled him from the rubble and he lay dying in a cavern for several days. {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} His lingering death seemed like it was coming to an end when he had a vision of the bright light of the Allspark and spoke with [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]]. In the real world, the light faded from Optimus's optics and his chest opened to reveal the Matrix, at which point Smokescreen used the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] to return him to life in a new, upgraded body. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

To defeat Unicron the second time, Optimus had to merge the [[AllSpark]] with the Matrix of Leadership so he could use the empty container to entrap his foe. This essentially resulted in his own spark becoming one with the AllSpark, and thus in order to restore the AllSpark to its rightful place, Optimus was required to make the ultimate act of self-sacrifice, giving up his own existence so that Cybertron might bear new life. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}
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===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
Moments before death, the [[Thirteen]] plucked Optimus Prime's spark before it was extinguished. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} Despite not being in the realm of the living, Optimus Prime appeared to [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] in visions, first guiding Bumblebee to Earth. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 1)}} Optimus was able to physically manifest himself for a brief period in order to help Bumblebee's team defeat [[Underbite]]. Afterwards, Optimus stated that he wasn't sure if he was alive or not, nor did he know what the fates had for him. He then disappeared. {{storylink|Pilot (Part 2)}} In another vision to Bumblebee, Optimus stated that he can only reappear when the need for him is most dire, as decided by the Thirteen. {{storylink|W.W.O.D.?}} It was later revealed that Optimus existed in the [[Realm of the Primes]], undergoing training for a new mission on Earth. {{storylink|Out of Focus}} When the Primes could sense the coming to that planet of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], Optimus had to convince the Thirteen that he was ready to face him, despite not completing his training. In order to him to face Megatronus, the Thirteen had to put segments of their own sparks into Optimus, causing him to upgrade into a new form. Optimus was thus sent to Earth, re-entering the mortal plane and cheating death once more. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 1}}

==''Cyberverse'' cartoon==
In an alternate reality where Optimus Prime was captain of the ''[[Ark (Cyberverse)|Ark]]'', the ship and the entire crew, presumably including the Autobot leader, crumbled away into nothingness after entering through a portal and being in [[unspace]] for a prolonged amount of time. {{storylink|The Crossroads}}

In another alternate reality, early in the war, [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] realized Optimus would never be able to compromise with him and killed him with a point-blank shot, ripping the Matrix from his chest. Without Prime or the Matrix to aid them, the Autobots quickly fell and Megatron took control of the planet. Eons later, when the [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] of another universe found herself trapped in the Matrix, this Optimus was there to greet her, instructing her to destroy the Matrix from within to save everyone. {{storylink|The Other One}}

The "main" [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus]] meanwhile, like his ''Robots in Disguise'' counterpart, never actually died...but he came ''very'' close many times, most prominently when he used the Matrix's power to stop the AllSpark-powered [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] and was left comatose. {{storylink|I Am The Allspark}} {{storylink|Escape From Earth}}

==See also==
*[[Primus apotheosis]]
*[[Death]]
*[[Prime Spark (story)|Prime Spark]] - The short story explores the question of where <s>all</s> [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|most]] [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|of]] those Optimus-es go when they die. (Answer: someplace dull.)
*[[Ginrai (robot)#Victory cartoon|God Ginrai]] - Often erroneously put in this category.
*[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] - The appropriately named, yet very unlucky guy who gets [[:File:Dirge DeathSerpentor.jpg|killed]] [[:File:Dirge DeathSwarm.jpg|off]] [[:File:Dirge DeathTimelines.jpg|in]] [[:File:Dirge DeathUnicron.jpg|many]] [[:File:Dirge DeathArmada.jpg|continuities]] (but less than [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]]).
*[[Sentinel Prime (disambiguation)|Sentinel Prime]] - The [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] [[:File:Sentinel prime lou.jpg|who]] [[:File:Sentinel prime dw.jpg|must]] [[Megatron Origin issue 4|always]] [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|die]] ([[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Usually]]).
*[[Cy-Kill (disambiguation)|Cy-Kill]], who is repeatedly killed COS HE SUCKS LOLOLOLOL.
*[[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscream]] - [[Starscream (G1)|He]] [[Starscream (Armada)|dies]] [[Starscream (Animated)|quite]] [[Starscream (Movie)|a]] [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|lot]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Many deaths of Optimus Prime}}
[[Category:Stories]]

Chase figure

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Noilaedi:

Blindpacking

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Noilaedi:

'''Blindpacking''' is a style of [[Packaging|package]] design in which the identity of the [[toy]] contained inside is obscured. Typically an entire wave or assortment will be blindpacked so that the consumer may know they are getting one of a small set of toys, but not which member of that set.

Marketers engage in this practice to encourage collectibility, and it is often coupled with the introduction of [[shortpacking|shortpacked]] or [[chase figure]]s, the idea being that consumers will be enticed to spend money buying large amounts of product (usually with many duplicates due to random chance) in order to find a desired toy, the chase figure, or to collect them all. Generally, it can be cheaper to simply purchase what you want or full collections on sites such as [[eBay]], as the price for even marked-up figures can be lower than the total amount you might spend purchasing it normally. The "surprise" appeal of the blind packaging is also a popular appeal.

Blindpacking is common among small ''Transformers'' collectibles in Japan, but is uncommon in the United States.

==Blindpacked products==
===Japan===
*Many of [[Kabaya]]'s lines, including:
**[[Transformers Wafer Choco]]
**[[Generation 1 Figure-Collection]]
**[[Transformers: Beast Wars Choco]]
**[[Beast Fighters]]
**[[Beast Battler]]
*[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Super Collection Figures]]
*[[JUSCO]] exclusive [[Spy Changer]]s
*[[The Transformers: Micromaster]]
*[[Mini Vehicle#Keychains|Mini Vehicle keychains]]
*[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]
*[[Q-Robo Collection Figure]]
*[[Micron Booster]]
*[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Movie]] [[EZ Collection]] toys distributed by [[Subarudo]]
*[[Boss Coffee]]'s PVC line
===Outside Japan===
*[[Mini-Con]]s with [[energon fizzy sweets]] (UK only)
*[[Arms Micron]] (UK only)
*[[Kre-O]] [[Micro-Changer]]s
*[[Thrilling 30#CollectibleFigurines|''Thrilling 30'' Collectible Figurines]]
*[[Tiny Titans]]
*[[Alt-Modes]]
*[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)#Tiny Turbo Changers|Tiny Turbo Changers]]
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[[Category:Toys]]

M. Bison

2022-11-21T21:45:31Z

Noilaedi: /* Notes */

:''M. Bison is a [[human]] from {{w|Street Fighter}}.''
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[[File:VegaScanningMegatron.jpg|upright=2|thumb|For you, the day Bison graced your franchise was the most important day of your life.]]
'''M. Bison''' is an evil dictator and leader of the [[Shadaloo]] criminal empire. His control over [[Psycho Power]] gives him immense superhuman strength, which he channels into his abilities such as the Psycho Crusher, a spinning forward rush cloaked in Psycho Power; the Head Press, a leaping attack that pushes both feet down against an opponent's head; and the Double Knee Press, a somersaulting kick performed with both legs.

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==Fiction==
===''Street Fighter II x Transformers'' toy bios===
Fighting a losing battle against [[Ryu]], [[Ken Masters|Ken]], and [[Chun-Li]] in [[Thailand]], M. Bison used his Psycho Power to create a dimensional gateway and send a message to the other side, where it was intercepted by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]. Promising the Decepticon leader immense power, he lured Megatron to his world and convinced him to join forces. Megatron agreed and scanned Bison, learning his moves and gaining his Psycho Power, and Bison used the opportunity to escape. Megatron quickly learned to channel Bison's Psycho Power into his fusion cannon, allowing him to fire blasts of it even in vehicle mode. Secretly, Bison's true aim was for Megatron to lose control of the Psycho Power so that he might take control of Megatron and turn the Decepticon into his new body. However, Megatron anticipated this and planned to use Bison's ambitions against him. {{storylink|Street Fighter II × Transformers|Megatron [Vega] packaging bio}}

==Toys==
===''Street Fighter II × Transformers''===
[[File:Collab-toy SF2 VegaBison.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I killed ''my'' father too, and you don't hear ''me'' whining about it!]]
*'''Convoy [Ryu] vs Megatron [Vega]''' ([[May 26]], [[2018]])
**''Accessories'': Cannon, rifle, Headmaster

:Part of the exclusive ''[[Street Fighter II × Transformers]]'' toyline, Megatron is a redeco of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Voyager [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Titans Return|Megatron]] in Bison's traditional colors, fleshy bits and all. He transforms from robot to tank to fighter jet (both of made-up model), complete with Shadaloo [[insignia]]. The smaller [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] unit's robot mode is also painted to resemble Bison.

:Like all Voyager Class ''Titans Return'' figures, he has a pair of pop-up parts to fill in the area around his head; in this case, a pair of missile racks. However, those parts heavily restrict his neck articulation when deployed; unlike many others in his size class, his chest does not contain a pivoting assembly for better range of movement. Due to the nature of his transformation, it is possible to transform Bison into tank mode without removing his head.

:His cannon can plug into the short barrel of the tank turret or the rifle/Headmaster vehicle weapon. In an undocumented additional feature, the rifle can be inserted into the front end of the cannon. The cannon can be mounted on his forearm or held by any figure with 5mm hands. It also has a peg hole that an accessory such as his rifle can plug into, with extra square peg holes specifically to hold the rifle in place.

:Megatron was only available in a two-pack with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Street Fighter II × Transformers|Convoy]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Ryu]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>. This set was available for pre-order on [[TakaraTomy Mall]] from [[November 22]]nd (a Wednesday, dammit) to [[November 27|27]]th, with orders shipping on the 26th of May 2018 (a Saturday, ''dammit!''). A pre-order goal was set as well: the first 3000 units pre-ordered would include a free clear display stand.

:This two-pack was later brought to the United States in 2022 as part of the ''[[Transformers Collaborative]]'' line, released as a [[Target]] and [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive. It is currently unknown what differences there are between the two releases; the Hasbro versions likely have new manufacturing tampographs, at least.

==Notes==
*In its original packaging, the Megatron [Vega] toy is posed performing a Psycho Crusher.
*M. Bison has been played by a few ''Transformers'' alumni, including [[Tom Wyner]] and [[Richard Newman]] in English, and [[Tesshō Genda]], [[Kenji Utsumi]], [[Taitem Kusunoki]], and (currently) [[Norio Wakamoto]] in Japanese.
*If you hail from outside Japan, then you may be confused why the above red-themed toy was named "Vega" by TakaraTomy. Well, because that's his name in all Japanese ''Street Fighter'' media! Back in the 1990s, Capcom named the red-suited dictator "Vega", the masked claw fighter "Balrog", and the boxer "M. Bison". However, when the game was being localized for the west, Capcom USA thought "Vega" did not sound sufficiently intimidating for a final boss and were concerned about potential litigation from the real-life boxer Mike Tyson.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20040409090400/http://www.capcom.co.jp/sound/topics/tpcs1_2.html Interview with ''Street Fighter II'' composer Isao Abe]</ref> Thusly the aforementioned three characters had their names rotated: the red-suited dictator "Vega" became "{{w|M. Bison}}", the masked claw fighter "Balrog" became "{{w|Vega (Street Fighter)|Vega}}", and the boxer "M. Bison" became "{{w|Balrog (Street Fighter)|Balrog}}", a change that has continued to this day.<ref>[https://www.polygon.com/a/street-fighter-2-oral-history/chapter-2 An Oral History of ''Street Fighter II'' - Polygon]</ref> In fact, most competitive ''Street Fighter'' players simply refer to them as "Dictator", "Claw", and "Boxer" respectively to avoid this very confusion.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Vega''' (ベガ ''Bega'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{w|M. Bison}} at Wikipedia
*[[wikia:streetfighter:M. Bison|M. Bison]] at the Street Fighter Wiki

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[[Category:Humans]]
[[Category:Martial artists]]
[[Category:Street Fighter]]
[[Category: Target exclusives]]

Transformers: The Ride â€“ 3D

2022-11-21T21:43:52Z

Noilaedi: /* Trivia */

[[File:Transformers the Ride.png|center]]
'''Transformers: The Ride – 3D''' (originally just '''Transformers: The Ride''') is a theme park attraction which opened [[December 3]], [[2011]] first at [[Universal|Universal Studios]] Singapore at Sentosa, Singapore, and then [[May 24]], [[2012]] at Universal Studios [[Hollywood]] in California, with a third one at Universal Studios Orlando opening on [[June 20]], [[2013]]. A fourth version, under the name '''Transformers: Battle for the AllSpark''', is planned for Universal Studios [[Beijing]]'s opening in 2021 as the centerpiece of a full Transformers-themed land, ''Transformers: Metrobase''. Based on the [[live-action film series]], the ride features high definition 3D film footage and visual effects by [[Industrial Light & Magic]].<ref>[http://variety.com/2011/film/news/transformers-drives-into-u-s-theme-park-1118039268/ ''Variety'' article]</ref>

[[File:Transformers-the-Ride-USH.jpg|300px|thumb|Transformers: The Ride – 3D at Universal Studios Hollywood.]]

{{bigquote|That's it, we're mission: go. So you can either thank or blame me later, but right now I need you to [[For safety reasons|listen to the lady with the robotic voice]].|Evac|''Transformers: The Ride – 3D''}}
==Synopsis==
At a [[NEST]] outpost in Universal Studios, [[you]] are recruited to join the battle against the Decepticons. As you make your way through the facility, you are told of the Autobots, their story and conflict with the Decepticons, and ultimately their alliance with the humans and the mission of NEST. Before you can complete your training, however, Decepticons attack—though suspicions that the attack is a diversion are raised by [[Theodore Stallworth]]. The Decepticons are after the remaining [[AllSpark]] shard being kept in the NEST facility, and stealth/transport specialist [[Evac (Ride)|Evac]] is put on high alert in case the shard needs to be removed from the facility as a last resort. [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]], hacking his way into the frequency being broadcast to NEST personnel, reports that he has intercepted a transmission from [[Megatron (Movie)/games|Megatron]]. Megatron's transmission is short and to the point: surrender the remaining shard of the AllSpark, or face his wrath. In addition, [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] is detected inside the facility, and it is apparent now that Stallworth was correct: the earlier attack was a diversion as the Decepticons make their way inside. Unable to spare any soldiers due to heavy Decepticon resistance, you, the recruits, are assigned to aid Evac in transporting the AllSpark and removing it from the NEST facility. You board Evac and roll out into battle.

[[File:OptimusTheRide.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
You and Evac arrive just in time to catch Ravage attempting to steal the AllSpark shard. Ravage manages to swipe it before Evac has the chance to stop him, though he doesn't get away. [[Bumblebee (Movie)/games|Bumblebee]] arrives on the scene, though being chased by [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]. Bumblebee manages to tear the shard from Ravage and hold Sideways off as Evac retreats with the shard. He rendezvouses with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games|Optimus Prime]], who compliments Evac and his riders on their good work, and provides cover for his escape, holding the charging Megatron at bay. Megatron orders his Decepticons to destroy Evac and his passengers, and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] moves in for the kill—however, his attack is caught short when he is lured into a subway tunnel and hit by a train.

Megatron reappears, but is again held off by Optimus Prime. Megatron fires a missile at Evac while grappling with Optimus, but he maneuvers to avoid the oncoming shell and escapes through a hole blown in the wall. [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] assembles and pulls Evac into the open with his vortex, but cover is provided by [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]. As Evac drives away, [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] provides back up and the pair race through city streets until [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] attacks. Sideswipe manages to hold off Bonecrusher until Evac blasts the Decepticon in the chest and finally the head, putting him down for good.

Devastator reappears and sucks Evac into his [[Vortex Grinder]], though he and his passengers are saved at the last minute due to the activation of Evac's battle shields. [[Starscream (Movie)/games|Starscream]], however, is waiting on the other side and manages to catch Evac with his grappling hook, flinging him and his passengers through the air and into buildings until finally delivering him to Megatron, who is still locked in battle with Optimus. Optimus is apparently losing the battle, though the Prime orders Evac to protect the AllSpark. Starscream reappears during Evac's escape, but is quickly chased away by NEST air support.

Evac comments that he and his riders are now on their own, and wonders what to do. Megatron jumps down in front and suggests begging for mercy as he reaches for the riders, though Optimus again appears to fight back against the Decepticon tyrant. Fed up with running, Evac charges into Optimus and Megatron's battle and hits Megatron from behind. As Optimus holds Megatron back, Evac jabs the shard into Megatron's chest, severely weakening him. Megatron stumbles backwards over the edge of the roof, though he grabs Evac and pulls him down with him in one final act of aggression. Megatron howls in defeat as they both plummet to the ground, but Bumblebee appears and catches Evac at the last moment. With Megatron defeated, Optimus Prime congratulates Evac and the recruits on a mission accomplished, noting that their bravery saved the planet. As Evac drives through the tunnels back to base, he passes underneath Megatron's lifeless body smashed through the pavement and comments that the riders can ride with him anytime.

==Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/games|Bumblebee]] ([[Mark Ryan]])
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] ([[André Sogliuzzo]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Evac (Ride)|Evac]] ([[Dustin James Leighton]])

|c2=
*[[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]]
*[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]]
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]
*[[Megatron (Movie)/games|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (Movie)/games|Starscream]] ([[Charlie Adler]])
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]
|c3=
*[[You]]
*Tourists (up to eleven others)
*[[Morshower]]
*[[Theodore Stallworth]] ([[Corey Klemow]])
}}

==Production==
The ride was announced in October 2008, and opened in Singapore on December 3, 2011.<ref>[http://www.slashfilm.com/transformers-the-ride-at-universal-studios/ /Film article on the press release.]</ref><ref>[http://tftheride.rwsentosablog.com/2011/10/27/breaking-news-transformers-the-ride-premieres-at-universal-studios-singapore%C2%AE-on-3-december-2011-2/ BREAKING NEWS: TRANSFORMERS The Ride Premieres at Universal Studios Singapore® on 3 December 2011]</ref>

==Trivia==
*The rides at both Hollywood and Orlando were first opened with live, scripted performances at their respective [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D Grand Opening (Hollywood)|grand opening]] [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D Grand Opening (Orlando)|ceremonies]].
*Neither Ironhide or Bumblebee have GM/Chevrolet logos in the new animation for the ride and entrance-area briefing.
*In the ride's queue area, when the Autobots are speaking via screens, Bumblebee has his voice back (speaking more here than in four movies) before it ultimately gives out again. He and Ratchet are clearly just as frustrated as the fans over it.
*All of the footage of Grindor shown by Ironhide during his briefing are actually clips of [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] from the first movie.
*At the end of the ride, when Optimus congratulates you and Evac, you can see a broken stone pillar that has "G1" written on it, most likely a reference to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].
** In the Hollywood and Orlando versions of the ride, a yellow Volkswagen Beetle can be seen at the very end, a nod to [[Bumblebee (G1)|G1 Bumblebee]], whose alternate mode was the Beetle. Bumblebee would take this alt. mode in the film franchise a few years later in [[Bumblebee (film)|his own film]].
*[[Vector Prime]] stated that the ride corresponds to the [[universal stream]] [[Tyran 1211.03 Theta]], and not the [[Quadwal]] cluster. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}} It is unknown whether this implies that [[you]] in this case is from Tyran 1211.03 Theta or are somehow transported there from your local Quadwal cluster.

==Errors==
*While Megatron goes through the ride with his ''Dark of the Moon'' design, albeit with his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' design's claw arm, the physical prop shown at the end of the ride sports his design from the first live-action film.
*When Wheelie is listing off the sighted Decepticons, Sideswipe's model is mistakenly displayed when he lists off Sideways.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://tftheride.rwsentosablog.com/ Blog]
*[http://www.prepareforbattle.com/ Prepare For Battle], the official site for The Ride in Hollywood

[[Category:Live-action film series]]

Transformers: The Ride â€“ 3D

2022-11-21T21:41:53Z

Noilaedi: /* Characters */

[[File:Transformers the Ride.png|center]]
'''Transformers: The Ride – 3D''' (originally just '''Transformers: The Ride''') is a theme park attraction which opened [[December 3]], [[2011]] first at [[Universal|Universal Studios]] Singapore at Sentosa, Singapore, and then [[May 24]], [[2012]] at Universal Studios [[Hollywood]] in California, with a third one at Universal Studios Orlando opening on [[June 20]], [[2013]]. A fourth version, under the name '''Transformers: Battle for the AllSpark''', is planned for Universal Studios [[Beijing]]'s opening in 2021 as the centerpiece of a full Transformers-themed land, ''Transformers: Metrobase''. Based on the [[live-action film series]], the ride features high definition 3D film footage and visual effects by [[Industrial Light & Magic]].<ref>[http://variety.com/2011/film/news/transformers-drives-into-u-s-theme-park-1118039268/ ''Variety'' article]</ref>

[[File:Transformers-the-Ride-USH.jpg|300px|thumb|Transformers: The Ride – 3D at Universal Studios Hollywood.]]

{{bigquote|That's it, we're mission: go. So you can either thank or blame me later, but right now I need you to [[For safety reasons|listen to the lady with the robotic voice]].|Evac|''Transformers: The Ride – 3D''}}
==Synopsis==
At a [[NEST]] outpost in Universal Studios, [[you]] are recruited to join the battle against the Decepticons. As you make your way through the facility, you are told of the Autobots, their story and conflict with the Decepticons, and ultimately their alliance with the humans and the mission of NEST. Before you can complete your training, however, Decepticons attack—though suspicions that the attack is a diversion are raised by [[Theodore Stallworth]]. The Decepticons are after the remaining [[AllSpark]] shard being kept in the NEST facility, and stealth/transport specialist [[Evac (Ride)|Evac]] is put on high alert in case the shard needs to be removed from the facility as a last resort. [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]], hacking his way into the frequency being broadcast to NEST personnel, reports that he has intercepted a transmission from [[Megatron (Movie)/games|Megatron]]. Megatron's transmission is short and to the point: surrender the remaining shard of the AllSpark, or face his wrath. In addition, [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] is detected inside the facility, and it is apparent now that Stallworth was correct: the earlier attack was a diversion as the Decepticons make their way inside. Unable to spare any soldiers due to heavy Decepticon resistance, you, the recruits, are assigned to aid Evac in transporting the AllSpark and removing it from the NEST facility. You board Evac and roll out into battle.

[[File:OptimusTheRide.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5]]
You and Evac arrive just in time to catch Ravage attempting to steal the AllSpark shard. Ravage manages to swipe it before Evac has the chance to stop him, though he doesn't get away. [[Bumblebee (Movie)/games|Bumblebee]] arrives on the scene, though being chased by [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]. Bumblebee manages to tear the shard from Ravage and hold Sideways off as Evac retreats with the shard. He rendezvouses with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games|Optimus Prime]], who compliments Evac and his riders on their good work, and provides cover for his escape, holding the charging Megatron at bay. Megatron orders his Decepticons to destroy Evac and his passengers, and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] moves in for the kill—however, his attack is caught short when he is lured into a subway tunnel and hit by a train.

Megatron reappears, but is again held off by Optimus Prime. Megatron fires a missile at Evac while grappling with Optimus, but he maneuvers to avoid the oncoming shell and escapes through a hole blown in the wall. [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] assembles and pulls Evac into the open with his vortex, but cover is provided by [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]. As Evac drives away, [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] provides back up and the pair race through city streets until [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] attacks. Sideswipe manages to hold off Bonecrusher until Evac blasts the Decepticon in the chest and finally the head, putting him down for good.

Devastator reappears and sucks Evac into his [[Vortex Grinder]], though he and his passengers are saved at the last minute due to the activation of Evac's battle shields. [[Starscream (Movie)/games|Starscream]], however, is waiting on the other side and manages to catch Evac with his grappling hook, flinging him and his passengers through the air and into buildings until finally delivering him to Megatron, who is still locked in battle with Optimus. Optimus is apparently losing the battle, though the Prime orders Evac to protect the AllSpark. Starscream reappears during Evac's escape, but is quickly chased away by NEST air support.

Evac comments that he and his riders are now on their own, and wonders what to do. Megatron jumps down in front and suggests begging for mercy as he reaches for the riders, though Optimus again appears to fight back against the Decepticon tyrant. Fed up with running, Evac charges into Optimus and Megatron's battle and hits Megatron from behind. As Optimus holds Megatron back, Evac jabs the shard into Megatron's chest, severely weakening him. Megatron stumbles backwards over the edge of the roof, though he grabs Evac and pulls him down with him in one final act of aggression. Megatron howls in defeat as they both plummet to the ground, but Bumblebee appears and catches Evac at the last moment. With Megatron defeated, Optimus Prime congratulates Evac and the recruits on a mission accomplished, noting that their bravery saved the planet. As Evac drives through the tunnels back to base, he passes underneath Megatron's lifeless body smashed through the pavement and comments that the riders can ride with him anytime.

==Characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)/games|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)/games|Bumblebee]] ([[Mark Ryan]])
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] ([[André Sogliuzzo]])
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] ([[Tom Kenny]])
*[[Evac (Ride)|Evac]] ([[Dustin James Leighton]])

|c2=
*[[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]]
*[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]]
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]
*[[Megatron (Movie)/games|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (Movie)/games|Starscream]] ([[Charlie Adler]])
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]
|c3=
*[[You]]
*Tourists (up to eleven others)
*[[Morshower]]
*[[Theodore Stallworth]] ([[Corey Klemow]])
}}

==Production==
The ride was announced in October 2008, and opened in Singapore on December 3, 2011.<ref>[http://www.slashfilm.com/transformers-the-ride-at-universal-studios/ /Film article on the press release.]</ref><ref>[http://tftheride.rwsentosablog.com/2011/10/27/breaking-news-transformers-the-ride-premieres-at-universal-studios-singapore%C2%AE-on-3-december-2011-2/ BREAKING NEWS: TRANSFORMERS The Ride Premieres at Universal Studios Singapore® on 3 December 2011]</ref>

==Trivia==
*The rides at both Hollywood and Orlando were first opened with live, scripted performances at their respective [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D Grand Opening (Hollywood)|grand opening]] [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D Grand Opening (Orlando)|ceremonies]].
*Neither Ironhide or Bumblebee have GM/Chevrolet logos in the new animation for the ride and entrance-area briefing.
*In the ride's queue area, when the Autobots are speaking via screens, Bumblebee has his voice back (speaking more here than in four movies) before it ultimately gives out again. He and Ratchet are clearly just as frustrated as the fans over it.
*All of the footage of Grindor shown by Ironhide during his briefing are actually clips of [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] from the first movie.
*At the end of the ride, when Optimus congratulates you and Evac, you can see a broken stone pillar that has "G1" written on it, most likely a reference to the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]].
** In the Hollywood and Orlando versions of the ride, a yellow Volkswagen Beetle can be seen at the very end, a nod to [[Bumblebee (G1)|G1 Bumblebee]], whose alternate mode was the Beetle. Bumblebee would take this alt. mode in the film franchise a few years later in [[Bumblebee (film)|his own film]].
*[[Vector Prime]] stated that the ride corresponds to the [[universal stream]] [[Tyran 1211.03 Theta]], and not the [[Quadwal]] cluster. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Errors==
*While Megatron goes through the ride with his ''Dark of the Moon'' design, albeit with his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' design's claw arm, the physical prop shown at the end of the ride sports his design from the first live-action film.
*When Wheelie is listing off the sighted Decepticons, Sideswipe's model is mistakenly displayed when he lists off Sideways.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://tftheride.rwsentosablog.com/ Blog]
*[http://www.prepareforbattle.com/ Prepare For Battle], the official site for The Ride in Hollywood

[[Category:Live-action film series]]

Tyran 1211.03 Theta

2022-11-21T21:37:41Z

Noilaedi:

[[File:Transformers-the-Ride-USH.jpg|thumb|400px|A strange portal to Tyran 1211.03 Theta in a Quadwal universe]]

'''Tyran 1211.03 Theta''' is a universe in the [[Tyran]] [[universal cluster]].

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] sussed out the exact coordinates of this stream, which is not in the [[Quadwal]] cluster. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Notes==
*Tyran 1211.03 Theta is the [[universal stream]] designation of [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]]. Its specifications come from the opening day of the attraction at [[Universal Studios]] Singapore.

[[Category:Movie locations]]
[[Category:Tyran universes]]

Halloween

2022-11-21T21:31:24Z

Noilaedi:

[[File:Optimus Pumpkin.JPG|right|upright=1.95|thumb|We can all recognize [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Prime]], but who is that other guy? Is that supposed to be [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]]'s "Random" face?]]
'''Halloween''' is an [[Earth]] holiday in which [[human]]s dress up in strange outfits that make them look like other people or things, then demand sugary offerings from their neighbors should they not wish for a "trick". It is usually celebrated on [[October 31]], and was originally a ritual to celebrate the end of Summer which started in [[Ireland]] many centuries ago, though it has evolved significantly since then.

{{quote|So, the purpose of this "Halloween" is to disguise yourself in order to frighten strangers and extort sugar infused... nuggets.|[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] contemplates the true meaning of Halloween|"[[Along Came a Spider]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Legends'' anthology===
[[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]], [[Rad White|Rad]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] attempted to explain Halloween to their [[Mini-Con]] friends, and ended up resorting to taking the trio Trick-or-Treating with them. The Mini-Cons were confused by the human custom, and the way that Rad explained that they could "t.p." houses which didn't give out candy, but soon got into the spirit of the holiday. As a mark of their veneration of their [[human]] friends, the Mini-Cons took the tradition back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with them, and thousands of years later, the Mini-Cons still went out Trick-or-Treating on Halloween. {{storylink|Something Robotic This Way Comes}}

===''Energon'' cartoon===
[[Unicron]] being headless reminded [[Misha Miramond]] of Halloween. {{storylink|The Power of Unicron}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[File:Saricostume.jpg|right|100px|thumb|In this town/ We call home/ Everyone hail to the Energon song]]
On Halloween night, [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] went Trick-or-Treating with [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]]. They were in for a trick when [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] attacked, turning every dumb stubbie and... Um... leafie into older, wrinkly versions of themselves. Ew. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider|Along Came a Spider}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===
[[Judy Witwicky|Judy]] told Sam to come home for holidays, such as Halloween.

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
Due to [[Griffin Rock]]'s prohibitively cold climate in late October, the residents instead celebrated "'''Earliween'''", a Halloween analogue that took place during warmer months so that the children could freely show off their costumes. One particular Earliween ended with all of Griffin Rock filming an alien invasion hoax video in order to maintain the [[Rescue Bot]]s' secrecy from the rest of the world. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (RB)|Ghost in the Machine}}

===''Rescue Bots Academy'' cartoon===
[[Cody Burns]] taught the Rescue Bot recruits about Halloween and its many traditions culminating in a trip to [[Milford]] for trick-or-treating. Thanks to everyone being in costume, the recruits were able to freely walk the streets without arousing suspicion, though [[Wedge (RBA)|Wedge]] opted to wear a homemade [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] costume. The night went well until an accident caused the candle from a jack-o'-lantern to set a house on fire, and the team worked together to save the occupants and put out the blaze. Upon their return to the [[Rescue Bot Training Center|Training Academy]], [[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] congratulated them before using [[Tough Luck Chuck]] in a ghost costume to spook the recruits. {{storylink|Trick or Treat}}

===''BotBots'' cartoon ===
One night while playing in the [[mall (BotBots)|mall]], the [[Lost Bots]] discovered [[Specter Halloween]] had appeared occupying a previous empty store. [[Dave (BotBots)|Dave]] was browsing through the store to find the perfect costume, as he had lost the mall's annual costume contest the previous year. Seeing Dave exit dressed in a werewolf costume scared them away, hoping it would disappear the next night. Instead, the Lost Bots found Specter Halloween now occupied the neighboring shops as well. While all the the squads in the mall gathered in the [[food court]] to debate what to do about the spreading Halloween stores, [[Kikmee]] came up with a plan: If they defeat the boss, a giant spider displayed in the back of the store, then Specter Halloween should disappear. Journeying into the store, they encountered Dave with a ghoul mask stuck on his head. After accidentally being blinded by [[Dimlit]], Dave stumbled into the spider and fell on top of it, and the Lost Bots fled. Later, Dave attended the Halloween party, having to leave early to have the ghoul mask removed, though he was given a participation trophy for his trouble. The next night, the BotBots found Specter Halloween gone, replaced by a [[Christmas store|new store]] instead. {{storylink|Spirit of Halloween}}

===Transformers social media===
[[File:Halloween-cat.jpg|left|thumb|200px|]]
For Halloween, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] dressed up like a [[cat]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] dressed up like a [[vampire]], and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] dressed up like [[Cobra Commander]]. [https://www.facebook.com/transformers/videos/1678609725542548/]

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==Toys==
===''Universe'' (2003)===
*'''Nightprowler Vs. Waspinator''' (Halloween Horrorcon value pack, unreleased)
[[File:Waspinator unreleased.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|”Wazzpinator want candy.”]]

:For a brief time, [[Hasbro]]'s official website checklist featured listings for two "Halloween [[Horrorcon (Universe)|Horrorcon]] Value Packs" that were to be [[Walmart|Wal-Mart]] [[exclusive]]s... which also likely explains why they were canceled. (Wal-Mart had taken a good half-dozen exclusives and released them more-or-less simultaneously, leading to a huge glut. A lot of other ''Transformers'' exclusives were canceled during the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' era.)

:[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] was a redeco of [[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|''Beast Wars'']] [[Transmetal]] Waspinator with opaque-salmon wings and lavender insect legs. He was to come with [[Nightprowler]], a blue and yellow redeco of the original [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]] toy.
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[[File:Blackarachnia unreleased.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|Of course, every day is Halloween for Transformers.]]
*'''Leatherhide Vs. Blackarachnia''' (Halloween Horrorcon value pack, unreleased)
**''Accessories'': Launcher, 4 leg-missiles

:[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] was a black, silver, and salmon-colored redeco of the ''Beast Wars'' Tarantulas/Blackarachnia mold. She was to come with [[Leatherhide (Universe)|Leatherhide]], a pale blue and light brown redeco of ''Beast Wars'' [[Mutant (BW)|Mutant]] [[Soundwave (BW)|Soundwave]].
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===''Disney Label''===
[[File:HalloweenMickey.JPG|right|thumb|upright=1.67|What? No Jack Skellington?]]
*'''Mickey Mouse Trailer Halloween Version''' ([[2009]])

: Halloween Mickey Mouse is a redeco of the [[Mickey Mouse]] Trailer done up in orange and black and was an [[exclusive]] to [[7-Eleven|7-11]] stores in Japan. The robot mode features a variety of Halloween-themed [[Paint operation|paint applications]], such as a jack-o-lantern face and skulls on its torso and spider webs on the trailer [[kibble]]. The little Mickey figure has a blue face and red eyes.
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[[File:Disneylabel halloween donald.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|'''[[Corey Burton]]''': “Step Two: Selecting a Hauntee”]]
*'''Donald Duck Holiday Vehicle Halloween Version''' ([[September 25]], [[2010]])
**''Accessories:'' Rocket-surfboard.

:Like Mickey Mouse, [[Donald Duck]] was also made available in a Halloween-inspired orange and black deco with jack-o-lantern patterns and more. He was exclusive to [[7-Eleven|7-11]] stores in Japan, with a pre-order window opening on [[August 17]], 2010.
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===''Hello Kitty × Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers HelloKittyHalloween.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Height: 5 bobbed-for apples.]]
*'''Hello Kitty Halloween Edition 2015''' (October 2015)
**''ID Number:'' '''QTC-01H'''

:The Halloween Edition redeco of [[Q-Transformers]] [[Hello Kitty]] features a white, orange and purple color scheme decorated with a mummy bandage pattern and pumpkins. This version of Kitty is branded a Decepticon and her Strength stat is replaced with "Fear", which rates at half an apple.
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===''BotBots''===
'''Halloween Knight''' (2019)
[[File:BotBots-toy HalloweenKnight.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
: Part of the third series of ''[[Transformers: BotBots (toyline)|BotBots]]'', [[Halloween Knight]] transforms from soft plastic robot into a jack-o'-lantern and back.
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==Merchandise==
===Collegeville Costumes===
[[File:Ultramagnus halloween costume.jpg|right|120px|thumb|Halloween, circa 1986.]]
* In [[1986]], [[Collegeville Costumes]] featured several [[The Transformers (franchise)|Transformers]] Halloween costumes and masks for children. The masks were made of flat styrofoam and included a hinge to flip the mask up and down. The costumes consisted of a vinyl one-piece smock (featuring the character's [[package art]], name, and the ''Transformers'' brand name on the chest) and a simple plastic mask with an elastic band.

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===BuySeason, Inc.===
[[File:Optimuswomenscostumes.jpg|thumb|right|Mikaela and Carly vie for Sam's love.]]
* For [[2010]], [[BuySeason, Inc.]] came out with various types of Transformers-based costumes for children and adults (including sassy versions of Optimus Prime and [[:File: Bumblebeewomenscostumes.jpg|Bumblebee]] for adult women).
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===Disguise, Inc.===

*[[Disguise Incorporated]] has been making children's costumes and accessories since [[2011]].

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==Notes==
* The comic issue "[[Ghosts]]" was advertised as a "Halloween Special Edition." Similarly, "[[I Have No Mouth And I Must Starscream]]" was released as a "Halloween Special."
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Rob Liefeld

2022-11-21T21:27:22Z

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[[file:Rob Liefeld.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''EXTREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEME''']]
'''Robert "Rob" Liefeld''' (born [[October 3]], [[1967]]) is an American comic book artist and occasional writer. He started his career at DC Comics (working on titles such as ''Hawk and Dove'') before moving on to [[Marvel Comics]], where his work on ''The New Mutants'' led him to co-create characters like Cable and the ever-popular [[Nolan North|Dead]][[Drift (SG)|pool]]. Along with [[Jim Lee]], he was one of the founding members of [[Image Comics]], where he established {{w|Awesome Comics|Extreme Studios}}, creating titles such as ''Youngblood'' and ''Bloodstrike''. Recently, he had cameoed in the ever-popular Deadpool's movie.

At one point, he was in a Levi's Jean Commercial directed by Spike Lee.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54_ZPy8feyA]</ref>

==Covers==
* [[Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1]] (Virginia Comic Con exclusive variant)
* ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' [[I Saw Three Ships|#1]] (retailer incentive cover)
* ''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe'' [[Targetmasters (issue)|#2]] (Amazing Comic Convention exclusive variant)

==Gallery==
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''[[:Category:Images by Rob Liefeld|Extended Rob Liefeld gallery]]''</center>

==Notes==
* [[Pat Lee]] started his career working at Liefeld's Extreme Studios.
* [[Tim Seeley]] wrote a story arc for Liefeld's ''Bloodstrike'' from 2012-2013, around the same time [[Cory Hamscher]] contributed inks for Erik Larsen's run on the Extreme title ''Supreme''.
* Rob is ''very'' infamous for his art, due to elements such as incorrect anatomy, enjoyment 90s edge design tropes, and usually preferring to hide feet rather than drawing them.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{w|Rob Liefeld|Rob Liefeld at Wikipedia}}
*[http://robliefeldcreations.com/ Rob Liefeld's official website]
*[https://twitter.com/robertliefeld Rob Liefeld's Twitter]
*[http://www.newsarama.com/19130-liefeld-homages-himself-transformers-dark-cybertron-1-cover-debut.html Liefeld Homages Himself] @ Newsarama
*[http://www.progressiveboink.com/2012/4/21/2960508/worst-rob-liefeld-drawings A sample of Liefeld's body of work. The bloated, malformed, feetless body of his work.]

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Doctor

2022-11-21T21:21:43Z

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[[File:To A Power Unknown - Dalek Panel.jpg|thumb|If the TARDIS ever lands on Cybertron...]]
The '''Doctor''' is a being whose existence is indicated in radio wave communication. He is presumably concerned about the [[Dalek]]s.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{noteukexclusive|Doctor}}
[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] flew over the [[United Kingdom|English]] countryside, picking up transmissions involving, among other things, the Doctor. {{storylink|To a Power Unknown!}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] theorized that the Doctor hailed from the [[Omniverse]] and occasionally visits the Transformers [[multiverse]]. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#May 28, 2015|Ask Vector Prime}}

[[Re-Volt]] once dressed as the Doctor while attending a sci-fi convention. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Guest column#October 21, 2015|Renegade Rhetoric}}

===''Bumblebee'' film===
[[Memo]] had a couple of posters of the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in his room. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}

==Notes==
[[File:CybertronianHomesickBlues-SkidsRung.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"I am definitely a madman who transforms into a boxy little car."]]
*"Doctor" is, of course, the Doctor, the main character of the long-running British science-fiction programme, ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Starscream is ''probably'' picking up ''{{w|Revelation of the Daleks}}'', a {{w|Colin Baker}} serial. But...
*...the Doctor [[wikia:tardis:Death's Head|has twice encountered]] [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] in the ''{{w|Doctor Who Magazine}}'' comic strips, once in Death's Head's own comic (where ''DWM'' character Keepsake made a separate appearance), and a fourth time in the ''The Incomplete Death's Head'' miniseries. The first of these follows on from "[[The Legacy of Unicron!]]", with Death's Head careening from the Transformers' 2008 right into the TARDIS. And there are potentially some [[Octus (G1)|Daleks]] [[Octus (Animated)|in the]] [[Skaro|''Transformers'' universe]]...
*[[Pyro (G1)#Wings_Universe|Pyro Ignatius Spark]]'s personality in "[[Generation 2: Redux]]" seems to be based on {{w|David Tennant}}'s portrayal of the {{w|Tenth Doctor}}.
*[[Skids (G1)#2005_IDW_continuity|Skids]]' [[holomatter]] avatar in [[Cybertronian Homesick Blues|''More than Meets the Eye'' #13]] was based on {{w|Matt Smith (actor)|Matt Smith}}'s {{w|Eleventh Doctor}}. Later, in [[The One Where They Go to Earth|''More than Meets the Eye'' #43]] it resembled {{w|Christopher Eccleston}}'s ''earlier'' {{w|Ninth Doctor}}.
*The last "[[Ask Vector Prime]]" entry on Facebook showed [[Vector Prime#As a TransTech|Vector Prime]]'s [[:File:AVP Vector and Scorpia do Nebulos.jpg|holomatter avatar]] resembled {{w|Jon Pertwee|Jon Pertwee}}'s {{w|Third Doctor}}.
*The ''[[My Little Pony]]'' character [[Doctor Hooves]] is heavily inspired by the Doctor (Fourth, Tenth, and Eleventh amalgamated).

==External links==
*[[wikia:tardis|The Tardis Data Core]], the ''Doctor Who'' wiki
*''{{w|Doctor Who}}'' at Wikipedia
*{{w|Doctor (Doctor Who)|Doctor}} at Wikipedia

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Hiroshima Prime

2022-11-21T21:18:36Z

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:''Hiroshima Prime is an [[Autobot]] [[Town Commander]] from the [[Cybertron Satellite]] promotion.''
[[File:Hiroshimaprime.jpg|300px|thumb|He's what happens when [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and an oyster have a baby.]]

'''Hiroshima Prime''' (ヒロシマプライム ''Hiroshima Puraimu'') is the Town Commander assigned to the city of {{w|Hiroshima}}.

==Notes==
* Like all Cybertron Satellite Town Commanders, Hiroshima Prime is modeled after a preexisting [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] or [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse Legion]] figure; specifically, he's based on ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Transformers]]'' ''[[Reveal the Shield]]'' [[Trailbreaker_(G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Trailcutter]]. Also like all Town Commanders, his design was created to reflect facets of the town he commands; specifically, his forearm shields evoke oyster shells because Hiroshima is famous for its oyster production.
* You could technically call him a [[shellformer]].

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You

2022-11-21T21:12:32Z

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[[File:You island of fear.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You're blonder than we remember.]]
[[Special:MyPage|'''You''']] are (probably) a [[human]] from [[Earth]]. You sometimes get caught up in the dealings of extraterrestrial mechanical lifeforms known as the [[Transformer]]s. You often get recruited by the heroic [[Autobot]] faction to help in their struggle against the evil [[Decepticon]]s.

[[Sideways (disambiguation)|Sideways]] has nothing kind to say about [[Your mom (disambiguation)|your mother]]. [[Slug (AOE)|Slug]] also has nothing kind to say about you, though he rarely says anything kind about anyone.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
With the Masterforce, You too can [[Transformation|transform]]! {{storylink|You Too Use the Masterforce to Transform}}

====S.T.A.R.S. continuity====
[[File:STARS IDcard Back.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|A valid form of identification in seven states and Guam.]]
The [[Autobot]]s need humans like you to join [[S.T.A.R.S.]] (for only $6.50) and help thwart evil. Members were issued standard equipment including a [[Command Center (G1)|Transformers Control Center]], a S.T.A.R.S. [[iron-on patch]], a [[S.T.A.R.S. membership card]], and an Autobot [[Tech-Spec Manual]]. {{storylink|The battle is far from over!}}{{storylink|S.T.A.R.S. continuity}}

In addition to needing you to join S.T.A.R.S., the Autobots need you to tell your friends about ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and how they can obtain an [[:File:SpecialMission DirectMail Poster.jpg|exciting movie poster]]. {{storylink|The Autobots Have a Special Mission for:}}

[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] was looking for someone to serve as S.T.A.R.S. Commander and began training you to fill that role. {{storylink|You Have Been Chosen.}}
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====''The Transformers'' Adventure Game Books====
{{notemultipath}}
=====Dinobot War=====
A mishap with a buried alien flying saucer at [[Disneyland]] (maybe) sent you back in time. You (might have) met the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and (probably) helped save the [[Autobot]]s from being murdered while they lay dormant in the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|Dinobot War}}
=====Peril from the Stars=====
You (likely) helped [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] prevent [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] getting his hands on a space-borne weapons capsule. {{storylink|Peril from the Stars}}
=====Island of Fear=====
Some reports place you being eaten by a leopard while mixed up in a confrontation between [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and some [[Mini Vehicle|Mini-Autobots]]. {{storylink|Island of Fear}}
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=====Highway Clash=====
You were (perhaps) thrust into the deadly struggle between [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] as they fought over a lorry-load of microchips. {{storylink|Highway Clash}}
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=====Swamp of the Scorpion=====
During another deadly struggle into which you were thrust, you (apparently) encountered [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] and [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] in a swamp. You were also a Nebulan. {{storylink|Swamp of the Scorpion}}

=====Desert of Danger=====
At some unspecified point in the space future you (definitely) secured employment co-piloting an interstellar cargo ship and (most likely) got mixed up in the seedy underworld of [[Nebulos|Nebulan]] nightclubs and Transformer-smuggling. Luckily [[Hot Rod (G1)|one of]] the Transformers you smuggled was a lot friendlier than [[Weirdwolf (G1)|the other]] and together you (presumably) prevented the reactivation of some ancient Decepticon robotic infantry. {{storylink|Desert of Danger}}

====''Find Your Fate Junior''====
{{notemultipath}}
=====Dinobots Strike Back=====
{{note|For this adventure, you are mostly removed from the story; you are not portrayed as a character that interacts with anyone, and your decisions are attributed to characters in the story.}}
In the event that Swoop prevented the Dinobots from going on a mind-controlled rampage, and subsequently lost his memory via a bop to the head, you were the only one to remember the events that transpired on the day the Dinobots were guarding [[Hidden Valley]]. {{storylink|Dinobots Strike Back}}
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=====Battle Drive=====
{{note|For this adventure, you are mostly removed from the story; you are not portrayed as a character that interacts with anyone, but you are held accountable for the decisions you make throughout the story. As such, you are either scolded or congratulated by the book's narrator depending on what fate you cause to befall onto mankind and the Autobots.}}
In one of the possible sequence of events, you tried to save the Autobots from an ambush by writing in a book. This came far closer to working than logic would suggest.
In an alternate adventure, you wake up suddenly in the middle of a wild chase between Prowl and the Decepticons, realizing that the adventure up to now had been a dream. But if it was a dream, what were you doing in the book wearing your pajamas?{{storylink|Battle Drive}}
{{note|This book implies that by making some decisions quicker, you may increase your chances of success. No matter at which speed decisions are made, however, the outcomes remain the same.}}
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=====Desert Flight=====
{{note|For this adventure, you are mostly removed from the story; you are not portrayed as a character that interacts with anyone, and your decisions are attributed to characters in the story.}}
In one possible sequence of events, Megatron's anti-gravity device hit your neighbourhood, sending you and everyone else on Earth to float helplessly out into space.

You also had the power to turn back time once, by holding up a page up to a mirror. Doing so prevented the Autobots from being vaporized by a [[neutron bomb]]. {{storylink|Desert Flight}}
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=====Decepticon Poison=====
{{note|For this adventure, you are mostly removed from the story; you are not portrayed as a character that interacts with anyone, but you are held accountable for the decisions you make throughout the story. As such, you are either scolded or congratulated by the book's narrator depending on what fate you cause to befall onto mankind and the Autobots.}}
In one possible scenario, you are the only human who came to know how closely the Decepticons came to poisoning the water supply, turning all humans into mindless Decepticon slaves. And you would keep that secret to yourself until the end.

In another possible path, wherein Prowl's actions caused the Autobots to die a slow agonizing death while the Decepticons readied to turn humanity into mindless slaves by poisoning their water supply, Prowl wished you had picked a different path. As did you, as you and everyone you knew would soon become a mindless drone.

In yet another possible path, where you got Bumblebee to be tortured by Laserbeak to death, you were asked whether you felt awful for your bad decision. {{storylink|Decepticon Poison}}
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=====Autobot Alert!=====
{{note|Autobot Alert! treats your nature as a participant in the story differently depending on which story paths are taken. In one main story branch, you are treated as not being actually present as the story occurs.}}

In one possible scenario, Hot Rod used Perceptor's latest invention, a “rapid-fire, high-intensity rifle cannon” to take out Cyclonus. The blast was so powerful that it knocked you to the floor, despite you just reading about it in a book!

In another scenario, you were reflexively about to bow down to Galvatron's image on the TV screen, (after he demanded you do so) before being prompted not to by the book.

{{note|In another story branch, you are treated as an active participant in the events that unfold. You are most likely an Autobot under the command of Ultra Magnus in this story branch, instead of the assumed “default” of being a human swept up in the Autobots’ adventures.}}

In one possible scenario, you present when an Autobot Alert rang out throughout Metroplex. You learned of two Decepticon plots simultaneously occurring. One of which was the theft of a coded message meant for Ultra Magnus's eyes only. If Ultra Magnus decided to prioritize theft of the coded message, you were part of the captive audience that listened to Kup divulge information about an ancient Autobot formula. You then took off towards the Autobots’ desert research centre along with a number of other Autobots. Once there, you and the rest of the Autobots learned from Springer that the cybertite sphere containing the formula was discovered by humans during the 16th century. If the Decepticons had decoded Springer's message, they would be searching off the coast of California, where the ship containing the sphere had sunk. If they hadn't decoded the message, the Decepticons would still be digging in the nearby crater.

If Ultra Magnus decided to assume that the Decepticons had already decrypted the message, he ordered his forces to split up to more efficiently address the situation. You were part of the main group of Autobot forces led by Ultra Magnus towards the California coast. Arriving at the scene, Ultra Magnus's troops were informed by Powerglide (who had flown ahead of the land-bound group) that he had discovered the location of the sunken ship containing the cybertite sphere. Simultaneously, Blurr caught up with the group to inform them that the Decepticons were quickly approaching. Ultra Magnus called upon you, one of his most trusted advisors to make a critical decision. He asked you whether the Autobots should attempt to raise the sunken ship themselves, or to hide and ambush the Decepticons once they had done it themselves? Whether the Autobots succeeded or failed from this point on depended on the actions of other Autobots. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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====St. Michael ''The Transformers'' Sticker Book====
{{notemultipath}}
While biking, you came upon a cave with a shimmering mist within. Intrigued, you wandered inside, only to find yourself stumbling through a field of star, plummeting towards a rocky planet. You lost consciousness, and reawakened, only to find yourself emerging from a different ave altogether. Around the entrance, looking down towards you were the Autobots [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] and [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Together you embarked on a journey to fix their downed spacecraft while fighting the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]. Whether or not you succeeded depending on your decisions and you cunning, speed, and strength. {{storylink|The Transformers Sticker Book (St. Michael)|The Transformers Sticker Book}}
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====''History of the Transformers'' Sleep Story====
You allowed the weary Autobots to rest behind your home. For your troubles, Optimus Prime regaled you in soothing tones with an explanation of the Autobot-Decepticon War, how transformation works, other Autobots on his team, and their first encounter with a drive-in movie. He also thanked you for being a kind, and generous person. {{storylink|History of the Transformers}}

===Animorphs===
====Toy packaging====
You are one of the many humans menaced by the [[Yeerk]] invasion of Earth. Because of their need to maintain secrecy, the [[Animorph]]s cannot tell you who they are, or where they live. [[Rachel]] believes that her lion morph will be able to save many people in the battle for Earth, including you. {{storylink|Rachel|Rachel's packaging bio}}

===Live-action film series===
====Toy packaging====
Very few [[human]]s are actually aware of it, but the unleashing of the power of the [[AllSpark]] has given life to machines world-wide. By purchasing a Real Gear ROBOTS product, you too now know this secret. Congratulations! Now, join the battle! {{storylink|Real Gear Robot|Real Gear Robots packaging blurb}}

[[Speed Dial 800]] serves as your robotic companion. {{storylink|Speed Dial 800|Speed Dial 800's packaging bio}}

====LG Promotional website continuity====
The Nonbiological Extraterrestrial Species Team needed your help in locating Decepticons hidden on Earth. Once you completed the missions, you became a full-fledged member of [[NEST|N.E.S.T.]][http://www.LGNEST.com]

====Titan Comics====

Various puzzles, features, and games have been provided for you to prove your intellectual mettle. You may have the chance to [[Transformers Comic issue 2.14#Articles and Features|battle Megatron's intellectual challenges]], try to [[Transformers Comic issue 2.17#Articles and Features|beat Starscream to a strategic item]], apply [[Transformers Comic issue 23#Articles .26 features|for residency on Cybertron]], or even [[Transformers Comic issue 2.3#Free Gift|become Megatron himself to terrify your progenitors!]] {{storylink|Transformers (Titan Magazine)|Transformers (Titan)}}

===Transformers ''Animated''===
====Prime Suspect====
After [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] saved you from being run down by a rogue truck, the police attempted to apprehend him for some breaking and entering that took place the night before. You joined up with [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] and the Autobots to investigate and clear his name by tracking down the real culprit — [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]]. {{storylink|Prime Suspect (Animated)|Prime Suspect}}

====Quest for the AllSpark====
On another occasion, you encountered Sari, who told you that the Autobots had abandoned her. As it turned out, [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] was attacking them with remote-controlled devices, and they'd set about hiding the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Quest for the AllSpark}}

====Web of Deception====
A boat ride you were enjoying with Sari on [[Lake Erie]] was interrupted by a torpedo attack, which you were saved from by [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]]. It turned out that Optimus had been kidnapped, so you, Sari and the rest of the Autobots tracked the culprit, [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]], into an underwater cave system. There you discovered that he'd kidnapped Prime for [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]], who intended to turn the Autobot into a [[technorganic|techno-organic]], however you soon had her defeated. {{storylink|Web of Deception}}

====Time-Quake====
On another occasion, strange temporal disturbances across [[Detroit]] led you to team up with [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]. Locating the time machine that was causing the problems, the pair of your were plunged back in time and had to locate the time machine's control spheres to return to the present. You subsequently helped the Autobots track down the culprit behind the time machine's activity. {{storylink|Time-Quake}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] frequently interacted with you, answering your questions and occasionally letting you know about other versions of you in the [[multiverse]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

==Games==
===Hunt for the Decepticons===
You were recruited to the Autobot cause to help track down the Decepticons still at large on Earth. After assisting [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] in capturing [[Axor]] in Shanghai, Optimus sent you to [[Paris]] to take down [[Terradive (TF 2010)|Terradive]]. You were issued an "Autobot training facility issued fighter" to take to the skies after the Decepticon, and were able to send him plummeting down after making good use of your jet's weapons. You were next sent to South America to stop Starscream from plundering energy from a mine. With a blaster and forcefield in hand, you were able to send this Decepticon fleeing. Pleased with your success rate, Optimus then inducted you into the Autobots, and taught you the history of the Cybertronian civil war. In preparation for your next mission, a fight against Megatron himself, the Autobots trained you in a variety of skill sets. You improved your speed under [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideseipe]]'s supervision, increased your strength with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], honed your dexterity skills with [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], and practiced with firearms with Bumblebee. Once you had completed your training, Optimus received word that Megatron was planning to attack [[New York City]] in retaliation for many of his troops having recently been defeated. You were sent out to deal with the Decepticon threat once more, and succeeded in driving Megatron away, once more via the help of your trusty shield and blaster. With this task completed, Optimus recalled you to Autobot headquarters so that he and his troops could thank you personally for your contributions to the Autobot cause. You were also invited to continue using their secret training facility if you wished to do so. {{storylink|Hunt for the Decepticons}}

===''Hunt the Beasts'' online game===
After the Autobots intercepted a disturbing communication from [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] to [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]], you were tasked to investigate Shockwave's laboratory looking for information on the threat posed by Shockwave's runaway experiments. {{storylink|Hunt the Beasts}}

{{note|Unlike your other Transformers appearances, it is not clear that you are [[human]] in this mission. A quote from [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] to you suggests otherwise. "As the humans say, 'You are our eyes and ears on the ground.'"}}

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
Fearing that it could be corrupted by the [[Quintesson]]s in the hands of a Cybertronian, Optimus Prime gave you, as the new commander, the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight}}

===''Transformers: Battlegrounds''===
As a latecomer of the [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]] evacuation, you were found by a Decepticon [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|seeker]]. About to be blasted, you were fortunately rescued by [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] who kicked the seeker out. He asked [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]] to take you to a safe place, but after realizing that the city was a real labyrinth, they decided to hire you as their guide on Earth and to follow your instructions to move and attack. {{storylink|Transformers: Battlegrounds}}

===''Transformers: Heavy Metal''===
When the Decepticons under the leadership of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] invaded Earth, Bumblebee and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] asked you to join the [[Guardian Program]], so you could help them defend the planet and collect [[Mini-Con]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: Heavy Metal}}

==Amusement Attractions==
===''Transformers: The Ride – 3D''===
Upon enlisting as a new [[NEST|N.E.S.T.]] recruit, you (and eleven other people) were assigned to work with the new Autobot [[Evac (Ride)|Evac]] and entrusted to transport the last shard of the AllSpark to a safe location from the Decepticons. However, [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] broke into the base you and Evac were stationed at and stole the AllSpark, clawing at you before retreating. After [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] retrieved the shard and gave it back to you and Evac, the two (plus up to eleven) of you took off in the city, where [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] was waiting to guide you both to safety, only for Megatron to then arrive and attack.

As you and Evac tried to get away, several Decepticons gave chase to you both. Despite assistance from [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], you and Evac were pulled into [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]'s [[Vortex Grinder]], only surviving thanks to Evac shielding you both at the last moment. But just as you emerged unharmed, Starscream grabbed the both of you by his [[grappling hook]]. Flung into a building by the airborne Decepticon, you and Evac encountered Optimus and Megatron locked in battle. Bravely, Evac charged at Megatron, taking you with him, and sent all three of you plummeting down the building after Evac disabled Megatron with the AllSpark shard.

Thankfully, you and Evac were caught by Bumblebee at the last second, saving you from smashing against the pavement. Optimus congratulated the two(plus) of you on a job well done, and Evac took you back to N.E.S.T. headquarters, saying that you can ride with him anytime. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ride – 3D}}

==Known toy design work==
Did you know you've been known to design the toys yourself on occasion? [[Fan polls|It's true!]] Look at you go.

===''Generations''===
====''Thrilling 30''====
*[[Windblade (G1)#Generations|Windblade]] has you to thank for her existence.
====''Combiner Wars''====
* [[Victorion#Combiner Wars|Victorion]] ([[Pyra Magna#Combiner Wars|Pyra Magna]], [[Jumpstream#Combiner Wars|Jumpstream]], [[Dust Up#Combiner Wars|Dust Up]], [[Stormclash#Combiner Wars|Stormclash]], [[Skyburst (G1)#Combiner Wars|Skyburst]], [[Rust Dust#Combiner Wars|Rust Dust]]) as well.

==Notes==
*You're pretty awesome. <!-- Thanks --!>

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Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise

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'''Optimus Prime''' is a bit of a shill.
==Stamp Bot==
[[File:OptimusPrime-StampBot-1984.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|Truck stamp is cool!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (1984)
:Made by [[HG Toys]], Stamp Bot Optimus Prime is a small, non-poseable figurine of Optimus Prime based on his toy with a rubber stamp on the base, and a cap with a felt "floor" that was soaked in ink. The stamp made an image of Optimus Prime's cab mode.
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==Knitting Pattern==
[[File:Transformers-knitting-pattern.JPG|thumb|Here to transform your sweater into something that will get your ass kicked.]]
*'''Wendy DK 3015''' (1986)
: Produced by U.K. company [[Wendy DK]] and designed by [[Joy Gammon]], this pamphlet contained patterns for two ''Transformers''-themed sweaters, one featuring Optimus Prime in robot mode, one featuring Optimus Prime in vehicle mode. The patterns were sized as Children's Large, so you're going to have to upscale it quite a bit if you want your <s>girlfriend</s> mom to knit you one.
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==Oral Care Station==
*'''Optimus Prime Oral Care Station''' (1984/85?)
:An electric toothbrush in the likeness of Optimus Prime. A battery-operated feature causes the toothbrush (attached at Prime's left wrist) to move back and forth. The set also included a cup for [[water]], an extra brush head, and a stand to hold the various accoutrements.
::*''[https://www.flickr.com/photos/14985789@N07/3207711517/?rb=1 Image at Flickr.com]
::*''[http://fredsworkshop.com/oral.html Images of the Oral Care Station in-box at FredsWorkshop.com]''

==The Transformers Cookie Jar==
*'''The Transformers Cookie Jar''' (1984?)
:A ceramic cookie jar in the likeness of Optimus Prime's head. The top of Prime's head lifts off for the storage of delicious baked goods or Energon or what-have-you. The cookie jar was manufactured by [[Great American Housewares]] under license from [[Hasbro]].
::*''[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/179468-optimus-prime-cookie-jar-price-check.html Images of The Transformers Cookie Jar at TFW2005]''

==Transformers Milk Caramel==
[[File:Tfcaramel optimus prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Note: Do not eat! ... the candy. The toys taste better.]]
*'''Convoy''' (1985)
**''ID number:'' '''1'''
:A small soft-rubber figurine (known as a ''keshigomu'' in Japan) of Optimus Prime was released as part of [[Kabaya]]'s line of ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' [[candy toy]]s. Like all the figures from the 1985 range, Prime came blindpacked, and was available in a variety of colors including white, blue, yellow, green and orange. As the name of the series suggests, he came with a piece of caramel candy.

*'''Convoy''' (1985)
**''ID number:'' '''1'''
:A second Optimus Prime ''keshigomu'' was included in the second wave of ''Milk Caramel'' figures, sporting some broader proportions and more toy-based design cues like visible wheels, holding its gun in its left hand, rather than its right. This figure was available in red, yellow and blue variations; a baffling variant is known to exist with a ''Decepticon'' symbol on its left shoulder!

*'''Convoy''' (1985)
**''ID number:'' '''2'''
:The second ''Milk Caramel'' wave also contained a third Optimus Prime figure, largely identical to the second, except with its gun in its right hand, and holding its left arm aloft. Again, this figure was available in red, yellow and blue variations.
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==Transformers Choco==
[[File:Tfchoco optimusprime.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Convoy''' (1985)
:A small solid-color snap-together model kit of Optimus Prime was released by Kabaya as part of their ''[[Transformers Choco]]'' line, coming packaged with small chocolate candies similar to [[M&M's]] called "Chocolate Dots". The kit can transform from robot to vehicle mode, though this version of Prime doesn't have any hands.

*'''Convoy''' (1985)
**''Accessories:'' Two fists
:A second ''Choco'' version of Prime was upsized from the first a little, and was given a pair of removable fists, the right one clutching Prime's [[ion blaster]].
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==Transformers Gum==
[[File:Tfgum optimusprime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy''' (1985)
**''Accessories:'' Two fists, ion blaster
:In addition to the small ''Choco'' model kit, Kabaya also released a larger version of Prime under their ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' line. Essentially a downsized version of the original Prime toy (sans trailer), the kit is sculpted from black, red, and grey plastic, features stickers rather than paint applications for details, and came with a stick of gum.

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[[File:Tfgum2010 g1prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy''' (2010)
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster
:The first wave of 2010's revival of the ''Transformers Gum'' series served up a double dose of Prime, beginning with this new model kit of the original Generation 1 version of the character. Sculpted from white, red, and blue plastic, the kit features a positively ''ungodly'' amount of stickers to make it look presentable and comes with Prime's traditional ion blaster weapon, which stores on the rear of his cab in vehicle mode.

:In terms of transformation, Convoy partially partforms, as the forearms are needed to be removed and attach it back during conversion.
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[[File:Tfgum2010 henkei prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy''' (2010)
**''Accessories:'' Smokestacks/laser cannon
:The second Prime figure in the 2010 ''Gum'' line was this kit of his ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]''/''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (franchise)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' body. As with the Generation 1 model, this figure is made from white, red and blue plastic and uses ''lots'' of stickers. It comes with the ''Classics''' figure's transforming smokestack/laser cannon weapon.
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*'''Star Convoy''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Cannon, Roller/ treads, car mode Hot Rodimus

:Released as part of the 8th wave of Kabaya's 2009 series of standard model kits, Star Convoy is a snap-together model kit that can transform into a futuristic big rig. Like the full-sized Star Convoy toy, this model kit can assume a battle station mode and also includes a diminutive and non-transformable Hot Rodimus in car mode that can interact with the base mode ramps. Like most other Kabaya model kits, Star Convoy has no paint applications and relies on stickers for added details.

==Hero Set==
*'''Convoy''' (1985)
**''ID number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' Laser rifle
:A large ''keshigomu'' of Optimus Prime was produced by TakaraTomy licensee [[Maruka Toys]]. Packaged on a blister card, the static, unposeable Prime figure came with a removable laser rifle, and featured a few small stickers for colour and detail. Maruka also produced a Megatron figure in the same scale, and both Prime and he were available in red, yellow or green.
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==Decoy==
[[File:Decoy optimus prime.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)
*'''Defeat Trypticon Strategy Game''' (board game, 1986)
:Optimus Prime 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, Prime 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. Prime was available as part of a 22-piece box set of Autobot figures, as a playing piece in the Defeat Trypticon Strategy Game, and later, in a peach coloration randomly packed as part of various other box sets.

*'''Optimus Prime''' (1987)
**''Checklist number:'' '''31'''
:The Prime 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 (31, in Prime'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/OptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Decoy Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''
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==Vinyl figurine==
[[File:Optimus Prime Vinyl Figure set.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Vinyl Prime leads his decoys into battle [[Action Masters|before the great storm]].]]
*'''Scramble Gun Set''' (1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''Part.1'''
:Optimus Prime was one of several characters released by [[Seven]] and Takara as large vinyl figurines in a variety of different novelty sets. Prime came packaged with a roleplay pistol (the titular "Scramble Gun"), an Autobot badge, and four randomly assigned peach-colored decoy figures. In [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Vinyl figurine|"Part.2"]] of the set Prime is replaced by a vinyl Ultra Magnus.{{-}}

==Gold Convoy Trophy==
[[File:Gold Convoy Trophy.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Thou will worship this golden convoy. Or Perish!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (trophy, 1988)
:A gold chrome trophy in the likeness of Optimus Prime was given as an award to an unknown number of distinguished [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] employees and as a [[Lucky Draw]] (alongside the [[Chromedome (G1)|Silver Chromedome Trophy]]) in [[TV Magazine]] in 1988. The two different releases have different plaques but appear to be otherwise identical. If you're an Optimus Prime merchandise completist, good bloody luck finding this one.
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==Vehicle Play Tent==
[[File:Vehicleplaytent.jpg|thumb|Both a big truck ''and'' a series of tubes.]]
*'''ERO''' (1984?)
:The Vehicle Play Tent was part of the deluge of Transformers merchandise in the 80s. The tent was constructed by means of a series of plastic tubes that fit into sockets on corner pieces (similar to the "k'nex" building system that arrived a few years later), then a vinyl cover was slipped over this PVC skeleton to make the tent.
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==''Generation 2''==
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Dairy Queen promotion, 1994)
[[File:DairyQueen Optimus.jpg|thumb|Rare, in a raw chicken sort of way.]]
:Released in Dairy Queen's 'Kid's Pick-Nic!' meals in 1994, this hunk of red and blue plastic is the first known Optimus Prime kids' meal toy and also probably the worst, sporting no transformation and zero articulation of any sort, with an included sticker sheet for detailing that doesn't particularly resemble any iteration of the character.

:These can be pretty hard to find, owing to their limited distribution compared to the average fast food promotion. Being pretty forgettable as toys probably didn't help either, if we're being honest.
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*'''Optimus Prime Inflatable Bop Bag'''
[[File:OptimusPrime_G2_Inflatable_Bop_Bag.jpg|thumb|]]
:Released in 1993 by Kid Dimension, a subsidiary of Hasbro,<ref>[http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/hasbro-inc-history/]</ref> this 3 foot tall Inflatable Bop Bag featured the likeness of Optimus Prime above the Transformers Generation 2 logo. Supposedly to encourage kids to punch out Optimus Prime?
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==''Metalforce''==
[[File:MetalforceConvoy.jpg|thumb|I'm expensive!]]
*'''Convoy''' (1999/2000)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MFC-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, alternate hand, unpainted rifle, Matrix, helmet and hand
:''Metalforce'' Convoy is a large vinyl figurine produced by [[Time House]] sculpted to very closely resemble Optimus Prime as he appeared in the original television series, and at the time was the most accurate product depiction of Optimus Prime's cartoon appearance.

:The figure has useful swivel joints at the shoulders and neck, and not-so-useful ones at the wrists and knees. It comes fully painted and pre-assembled, but true to his garage figure origins his Ion blaster must be cut free using a hobby knife, then assembled. His clear blue chest window piece is removable to allow the installation of his [[Matrix of Leadership/toys|Matrix of Leadership]], as is a ''[[The Transformers: The Movie|Movie]]''-style Matrix cover (not pictured). He also comes with an alternate hand that allow him to hold his accessories, as well as unpainted and uncut duplicates of his Matrix, hands and helmet, for some reason...

:Metalforce Prime was available in both a matte-paint "anime" version that more precisely echoed the colors of the actual series, and a metallic-paint version (pictured), which is less [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] but more shiny. The plain-colors version was the first release and has an Autobot symbol tampograph on his shoulder as per [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the cartoon]], while the later metallic-finish version instead came with a decal sheet.

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==''Choro-Q''==
*'''Convoy''' (2000)

:''[[Choro-Q]]'' Convoy is a [[redeco]] of the Domra Truck toy from Takara's ''Choro-Q'' toyline of non-transforming [[super-deformed]] vehicles. He was an [[exclusive]] at [[BotCon]] Japan 2000, and features a [[pull-back motor]] and a rear license plate that reads "BotCon Japan 2000".

:Along with ''Choro-Q'' [[Mirage (G1)|Ligier]] and [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]], Convoy was given out randomly to convention attendees. Each toy was limited to 1000 pieces.

==Super Collection Figure==
[[File:SCF Optimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|#IGotPrimeOnIt]]
*'''Convoy''' (2000)
**''Act'': '''1'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: A three-inch tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Optimus Prime was available as part of the first wave of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. Like all the figures in the wave, it was available as both a standard full color figure and a clear plastic version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

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[[File:SCF Optimus chase axe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Convoy with Ax''' (2000)
**''Act'': '''1'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:Also available in the first ''Super Collection Figure'' wave was a rare "Secret Figure" version of Optimus (斧付きコンボイ, ''ono-tsuki konboi''), decorated in metallic paint and replacing his gun-wielding right hand with his [[energon-axe]].

: It was ''presumably'' released at a ratio of one per every ten cases; while this has not been officially confirmed, later waves gave these odds for Secret Figures.

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[[File:SCF Optimus Truck.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|We're just as confused as you are, folks.]]
*'''Convoy (Trailer Mode)''' (2000)
**''Act'': '''2'''

:Part of the second ''Super Collection Figure'' act, this is the only ''SCF'' figure of a vehicle mode Transformer. As with the previous non-chase Prime figure, it was available as both a standard full color figure and a clear plastic version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve blindpacked figures.

: Unlike every other figure in the line (excluding build-a-figures), this one does ''not'' come with a figure stand, because... well, what would be the point?

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[[File:SCF Optimus chase jetpack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron & Convoy''' (2000)
**''Act'': '''2'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:The second ''Super Collection Figure'' wave, like the first, also had its own Optimus Prime chase figure, this one wielding Megatron in gun mode and wearing [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'s [[jet pack|rocket pack]], as seen in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] episode "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]".

: This was presumably also released at a ratio of one per every ten cases.

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[[File:SCF Optimus chase damage.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Damaged Convoy''' (2001)
**''Act'': '''3'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:There was no mass-release Optimus Prime figure for the third ''Super Collection Figure'' act, but there was another rare chase figure, this time a battle-damaged version of the original figure from the first act, referencing his injuries from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

: Again, it was ''probably'' released in one out of every ten cases. He replaced the clear version of [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Super Collection Figure|Bumblebee]] in the case.

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[[File:SCF Optimus Comm.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He's actually checking his makeup.]]
*'''Convoy (B)''' (2001)
**''Act'': '''4'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:For the fourth ''Super Collection Figure'' wave, Prime was rendered weaponless, speaking into the open communication panel on his left arm. Like all the figures in the fourth wave, Prime was available in both standard full color and metallic silver "pewter" versions, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve blindpacked figures.

: Care should be taken when moving the joints of the pewter version, as is not uncommon for the connector pegs to have gotten painted as well, resulting in stuck limbs and tearing joints. Shaving the interior of the socket slightly with a hobby knife is usually sufficient to relieve the issue. (This holds true for all other pewter figures on this list, and in fact the entire dang line from here on.)

: In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version of Prime came packaged with the left arm of the collectible [[Metroplex (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Metroplex]] build-a-figure; these parts were either in full color or clear-plastic, packed at an equal ratio of four out of eight cases.

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[[File:SCF Optimus chase silver.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Convoy''' (2001)
**''Act'': '''5'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:This version of Prime was a chase figure in the fifth ''Super Collection Figure'' act, and depicts the Autobot leader, rendered in metallic silver, opening the Matrix, referencing the end of "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2]]". This figure was packed in at a ''confirmed'' ratio of one per every ten cases.

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[[File:SCF Optimus Act6.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Shadow the Convoy, ow the edge.]]
*'''Convoy (C) with Megatron Gun Mode''' (2002)
**''Act'': '''6'''
**''Accessories'': Extra right fist, stand

:The sixth ''Super Collection Figure'' wave featured yet another mass-release version of Optimus. While this Optimus is wielding Megatron (using the same mold as the chase figure from the second Act), he has entirely new-mold arms, plus an interchangeable empty right fist. On top of that he was extensively redecoed: he's actually cast in different shades of light salmon plastic and heavily painted over in an overall darker, less saturated scheme, his normally-white parts now in medium-gray. His pec-windows are painted with a weird shiny dark blue that gives them a translucent look. The figure was available in both full color and pewter versions in an equal ratio.

: In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version came with the head for the wave's [[Grand Maximus#Super Collection Figure|Grand Maximus]] build-a-figure, packed at a ratio of six color parts to two pewter per case.

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[[File:SCF Optimus Star Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Chonktimus Prime.]]
*'''Star Convoy''' (2002)
**''Act'': '''8'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:After taking a break for the seventh wave, Prime returned for the eighth ''Super Collection Figure'' wave, which would prove to be the final Generation 1-themed set of figures. This figure of Prime in his Star Convoy body was available in both full color and pewter versions in an equal ratio.

:In eight out of every ten cases, the colored version came with the right arm for the wave's [[Scorponok (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Scorponok]] build-a-figure; this part could be in either full color or pewter, at a 4:4 ratio.

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[[File:SCF Optimus Earth Obliteration.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Special "The Earth Obliteration Plan": Exclusive Convoy Set''' ([[February 3|Feb 3]] 2002)
**''Accessories'': Stand

:Available exclusively at the Wonder Festival convention, this set includes two metallic-paint versions of Convoy figures from Act 2: the "Convoy w/ Megatron Gun" chase figure (minus the jetpack), and the truck-mode "figure".

: The set was limited to only 1000 units.

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[[File:SCF Optimus Confrontation.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''TF Confrontation Set 01: Convoy vs Megatron''' ([[September 20|Sept 20]]-[[September 22|22]], 2002)
**''Accessories:'' Energon-axe

: Exclusive to the Tokyo Game Show 2002, this special set includes a new version of the original first-Act Optimus Prime figure, along with a new version of the first-Act Megatron. Both are cast in transparent plastic and completely painted over in a grimy, battle-damaged look. Both also come with the interchangeable energon-axe and mace weapons from their first-wave chase figures. Completing the theme of the set is the backdrop of the packaging interior, which depicts [[Sherman Dam]].

: Curiously, Optimus features the larger, rounded-off antennae of the [[Hasbro]] ''[[Heroes of Cybertron#Heroes of Cybertron|Heroes of Cybertron]]'' version of the mold, which was in production/circulation about the same time.

: As with the above Wonder Festival set, this set was also limited to 1000 units.
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==''Heroes of Cybertron''==
[[File:HOC Optimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey Spike, pull my finger.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2002/2006)

: Part of the first wave of Hasbro's ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' series, Optimus is a [[redeco]] of the standard ''Super Collection Figure'' Optimus mold, with a ''slight'' [[retool]]ing to give him longer, thicker, rounded-off helmet antennae [[for safety reasons]]. Like all the standard ''Heroes'' figures, he is cast in transparent plastic, then painted over, save for the eyes and a small patch on the back of his head, giving him a [[light-piping]] gimmick. There are a few other small deco differences to the ''Heroes'' version, such as his helmet crest changing from white to gray.

: Optimus was re-released in 2006 as part of a short-lived ''Heroes of Cybertron'' revival, celebrating the 2006 DVD release of the original ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Cast in solid-white plastic rather than translucent blue, this makes him ''very'' similar to the original ''SCF'' toy, but he retained the thicker antennae, plus got some very minor paint changes on the head: his crest-vent went back to white, and oddly his eyes are white too, rather than the ''SCF'' version's chest-window light blue.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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[[File:HOC Optimus Apex.jpg|upright=1.66|right|thumb|Don't tell anyone, but this crap is HEAVY!]]
*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime Apex Armor''' (2002)

: An unexpected addition to the line, especially in the first wave next to another Optimus (see above), "Apex Armor" Optimus is a [[redeco]] of [[Ginrai (robot)#Super Collection Figure|God Ginrai]], the double-armored-up form of Optimus's ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' lookalike [[Ginrai (robot)|Ginrai]]. There are a few small paint differences between God Ginrai and Apex Armor Prime (beyond the obvious "opaque vs clear-plastic base figure" thing, we mean), most notably that the many parts on God Ginrai that are darker unpainted gray plastic, like the thighs and side-panels/guns on the lower legs, have been painted the same light gray as the chest on Optimus.

: This is the first Hasbro-release depiction of Optimus in this mode, later backed up with the release of the full-fledged toy of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#PMOP|Powermaster Optimus Prime]] with [[Apex Bomber]] the following year.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCPMOptimusPrimeApexArmor/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Powermaster Optimus Prime Apex Armor at TFU.info]''

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[[File:HOC Optimus Axe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Energon Axe: Only used in [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2|one episode]]. Ever.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2002)

:This second-wave ''Heroes of Cybertron'' release is a variation of the chase figure from the first ''Super Collection Figure'' wave, depicting Prime with his right hand replaced with his energy axe. This figure is a little different from its Japanese progenitor (beyond the "clear-plastic painted over" deal, of course), being painted in normal matte/gloss rather than metallic paint, and replacing the left "pointing" hand with the clenched fist of the later "communicator" version of Optimus. It also retains the ''Heroes'' molding alterations to Optimus's helmet.

: Oddly, he comes with the same collector card as the first version, and the packaging does not call out the energy weapon in any way. The card-back cross-sell even shows only the original Optimus. (The same happened to this wave's energy-weapon-wielding [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Heroes of Cybertron|Megatron]].)

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCAxeOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Optimus Prime with Plasma Weapon at TFU.info]''

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[[File:HOC Optimus Spark Attack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This can't be [[Spark attack|Spark Attack]]! His is so energetic that... he BURNS.]]
*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime Spark Attack''' (2002)

: In a yet another unusual choice for the line, this second-wave figurine is a redeco of the first God Ginrai/Powermaster Prime Apex Armor PVC figure, cast in translucent orange plastic with red gradients and flame detailing, depicting a "spark attack" mode.

: This is a variant of the ''Super Collection Figure'' "God Fire Guts" God Ginrai chase figure, which had been rendered entirely in solid metallic gold paint.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCPMOptimusPrimeSparkAttack/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Optimus Prime Spark Attack at TFU.info]''

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[[File:HOC Optimus Comm.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You won't believe where I'm calling you from!]]
*''' Optimus Prime with Communicator''' (2003)

:This fifth-wave ''Heroes of Cybertron'' figure is a release of the Prime figure from the fourth ''Super Collection Figure'' wave, depicting a weaponless Prime talking into the communicator in his left arm. He retains the helmet alterations of the previous versions of the figure.

: This toy also came with the head and weapons for the wave's collectible [[Metroplex (G1)#Heroes of Cybertron|Metroplex]] build-a-figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/HoCCommunicatorOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Optimus Prime with Communicator at TFU.info]''

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==Hard Hero==
[[File:HardHero OptimusPrime bust.JPG|thumb|upright=0.85]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Bust, 2002)

: Optimus Prime was the first ''Transformers'' bust released by [[Hard Hero]]. He is approximately six inches tall at the head (8.5 at the gun) and is made out of cold-cast porcelain. There were also a version of the bust signed by the sculptor, limited to 100 samples.

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[[File:HHero OptimusStatue.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Not there. There!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Full figure statue, 2003)

:Hard Hero also created a 13-inch tall Optimus Prime statue. It is sculpted pointing with his left hand while holding his ion rifle in his right.

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==MyClone==
*'''Optimus Prime'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MFT001''' and '''MFT006'''
**''Accessories:'' Display base
: Optimus Prime was released three times in the [[MyClone]] line, all in the first wave of toys. He was released in both robot and truck mode, while a clear Optimus in robot mode was one of two chase figures along with a clear Megatron.

==Generation 1 Figure-Collection==

[[File:Bottlecap prime gun.JPG|thumb]]

*'''Convoy (gun)''' (2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Display base

:At only one inch in height, this Optimus "bottlecap" figurine (so named because its display base is the size of a bottlecap) was one of fourteen blindpacked figures available in Kabaya's Transformers [[Generation 1 Figure-Collection]]. The figure was rendered in both a standard "retro" black and white color scheme, and [[:File:Bottlecap chase prime.jpg|a rare full-color]] [[chase figure|chase]] version, and came with a leaflet, personalized with cartoon screen captures.
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[[File:Bottlecap prime pointing.JPG|thumb]]
*'''Convoy (pointing)''' (2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-2'''
**''Accessories:'' Display base

:The second Prime figure in the Generation 1 collection was much like the first, only sculpted with an empty hand, pointing off into the distance like a lot of Optimus Prime figures are wont to do.
::*''[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/misc_item/kabaya_bottle.htm More information on the Bottlecap Collection at Autobase Aichi]''

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==KT Figure Collection==
[[File:Optimus_Prime_KT.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Thanks for helping me... [[City of Steel (episode)|pull myself together.]]]]
*'''Convoy''' (KT Figure Collection, 2004)
: This figure was designed by [[Yuki Ohshima]] and produced by [[KT Figure Collection]]. The figure is actually a mini bust of Optimus Prime, which includes the head and the upper body without arms. The chest design comes with translucent blue windows and a grill on the midsection. There is also a button in the back. Pushing the button will open the chest and cause the Matrix to emerge, similar to the scene in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

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[[File:Optimus_Prime_ex_KT.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb|No, I am [[redeco|NOT]] [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]! I'm silver, not [[:File:Magnuslongshot.jpg|white]]]]
*'''Convoy "Revival version"''' (''[[Figure Ō]]'' exclusive, 2004)
: The 82nd issue of the hobby magazine ''[[Figure Ō]]'' came with a [[redeco]] version of Optimus Prime's mini bust. It is painted completely silver, making him appear to be coated with the special alloy from "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2]]".

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==Palisades==
[[File:Palisades WarWithinPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''The War Within Optimus Prime''' ([[Palisades]], 2005)

:'''The War Within'' Optimus Prime is a six-inch-tall polystone mini statue based on his appearance in the popular [[War Within (franchise)|''War Within'' comic book series]]. Prime stands on a silver Autobot-insignia stand, is decorated with dirt to simulate battle damage, and has articulation in his head and arms. The statue was limited to 1500 pieces worldwide.

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==''Titanium Series''==
[[File:TitaniumRMWWPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Descend, Squattimus Prime.]]
*'''War Within Optimus Prime''' (3" Robot Masters, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, display stand

: ''War Within'' Optimus Prime is the second toy representation of Optimus Prime as he appears in ''War Within''. Constructed partially of die-cast metal, this three inch version cannot transform and has some articulation, limited to his shoulders, head and waist.

: He is squat. Very squat.

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[[File:TitaniumRMG1Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Drop and give me twenty, soldier!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (3" Robot Master, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, display stand

: The first Titanium representation of G1 Optimus Prime has a well-proportioned sculpt based on his 20th Anniversary toy. Constructed partially of die-cast metal, this three inch version cannot transform and has some articulation, limited to his shoulders, head and waist.

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[[File:TF-Titanium-Series-3-inch-Robot-Masters-Battle-Damaged-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Drop dead and give me 20!"]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (3" Robot Master, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, display stand
: This is a repaint of the 3" G1 Optimus Prime titanium figurine, with a 'battle-damaged' deco.
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[[File:Titanium-Series-Optimus-Prime-and-Bumblebee-2pack.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"You! YOU STOLE MY LAST CESIUM SALAMI!"]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' (2-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, display stand
: A Toys 'R' Us [[exclusive]] two-pack, this set features "Supermetal Finish" (read: shiny) versions of the "Robot Master" ''Titaniums'' Optimus Prime and Bumblebee.

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==Diamond Select==
[[File:Optimus Prime Mini-bust.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"I can't roll out without my legs installed!"]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Diamond Select, 2007)
:A mini-bust of Optimus Prime based on his appearance in the comic was released by [[Diamond Select]] in 2007. The figure includes the upper body of Optimus Prime, carrying his laser rifle and posed as if preparing to charge. The Matrix of Leadership is sculpted into the base of the statue.

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[[File:Ark Globe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Autobot Snow Globe''' (Diamond Select, 2007)

:Optimus Prime is also featured in Diamond Select's Autobot-themed snow globe, posing above a [[Mount St. Hilary]] base which also features the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. The globe was sculpted by [[Art Asylum]].

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[[File:DST08 FinalBattlePrimeBust.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Hold this for a moment won't you.]]
*'''Final Battle Optimus Prime''' (Diamond Select, 2008)
:Final Battle Optimus Prime was exclusive to the online retailer Action Figure Xpress. He was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 1000 pieces. Optimus Prime is shown after his climactic battle with Megatron during Transformers: The Movie; shortly before he passed the Matrix of Leadership (which is also removable here) to Ultra Magnus. His base features the life support readout that monitored both his declining health and eventual death.

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[[File:DST SDCCToonPrimeBust.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''G1 Animated Optimus Prime''' (Diamond Select, 2008)
:G1 Animated Optimus Prime was exclusive to the 2008 San Diego Comic Con. He was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and features a more matte color scheme to better match the cartoon's palette.

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[[File:DiamondSelect PowermasterOptimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Powermaster Optimus Prime''' (Diamond Select, 2010)

:This fourth Optimus Prime bust was to be based on his [[Powermaster]] incarnation, but appears to have been canceled.

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[[File:DiamondSelect OptimusPrime bustbank.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Optimus Prime Bust Bank''' (Diamond Select, 2010)

:A 6-inch hollow Optimus Prime bust to keep your spare change safe! It would've featured articulation in its shoulders and neck, but like the Powermaster bust, it never saw release.

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==First 4 Figures==
[[File:SnakeEyes OptimusPrime statue.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Get with the program.]]
*'''Snake-Eyes & Optimus Prime Statue''' (2007)

:[[First 4 Figures]] produced a statue based on the cover of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|issue 1]] of ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers]]'', featuring an Optimus Prime in the [[Cobra]] [[HISS tank]] body he used in that series. Prime is an 8-inch tall one-armed bust, and ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> resident ninja [[Snake-Eyes]] stands battle-ready in his open palm.

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[[File:StormShadow OptimusPrime statue.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Hey, Private Haircut! I might have taken a bit too much off...YOUR HEAD!]]
*'''Storm Shadow & Optimus Prime Statue''' (2007)

: First 4 Figures's second ''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' statue is 7.5 inches tall and is based on the cover of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|issue 5]]. This one depicts [[Cobra]]'s own ninja, [[Storm Shadow]], taking a stance above Optimus Prime's damaged head. The statue was limited to 1000 samples.

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==''Transformers'' (2007)==
*'''Optimash Prime''' (2007)
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[[File:Softimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Freedom is the right of all sentient beings... in bed.]]
*'''Softimus Prime''' (2007)

:Softimus Prime is, as his name suggests, a plush G1 Optimus Prime toy. Obviously, he has no problems with articulation and passes the drop test with flying colors. His main draw is the ability to "transform" into his Freightliner FL86 vehicle mode by turning the plush toy inside out, his transformation roughly similar to the Powermaster cab Prime's. He features Movie-style faction symbols on his right arm and both sides of his cab mode. He is love.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/SoftimusPrime/softimusprime.htm More information on Softimus Prime at TFU.info]''

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==''Robot Heroes''==
[[File:RH Optimus vs Ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Mini-Me!]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Ravage''' (Two-pack, 2007)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' 2-packs (sold under the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 live-action-movie line]] branding), Optimus Prime is a simple, yet well-detailed two-inch tall figurine with exaggerated, cartoony proportions, with swivel articulation at the neck and shoulders. He is sculpted holding his Ion Blaster rifle in his right fist and his left arm in a pointing pose. He is also love, and demands that you pull his [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3#Notes|Finger of Doom]].

: He was sold in a two-pack with [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Ravage]], positioned in a way that gives an impression of [http://orig12.deviantart.net/b22b/f/2008/216/7/1/optimus_prime_vs_ravage_by_cobaltkitty.jpg him freaking out to Ravage's size].

: This version of Optimus was later also released as part of a set with a 100-piece [[jigsaw puzzle]] with no apparent changes.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Single-pack, 2008)

: In some countries outside of North America, Optimus Prime was released individually in a blindpack with no notable changes.

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[[File:Robot Hero Supermetal Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=0.99|Cuteness is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*'''Decepticon Sneak Attack''' (Multi-pack, 2007)

: "Optimus Prime with Supermetal Finish" is a slightly-shinier [[redeco]] of the previous ''Robot Heroes'' figure; this is the most noticeable with his blue parts, which are now in a much brighter, richer gloss-blue paint rather than the unpainted darker-blue matte plastic of the two-pack version.

: He came in a [[Walmart]] exclusive multipack, alogn with [[Mirage (G1)/toys#RH5pack|Hologram Mirage]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Cliffjumper]], "Supermetal Finish" [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#RH5pack|Megatron]], and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Skywarp]].

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*'''Optimus Prime with Supermetal Finish''' (Single-pack, 2008)

: "Supermetal Finish" Optimus Prime also saw release in a blindpack outside of North America.

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[[File:RH Prime vs Unicron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|'Til all are cute.]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Unicron''' (Two-pack, 2007)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

: Sold in the third wave of ''Robot Heroes'', this version of Optimus is posed opening the [[Matrix of Leadership]], complete with clear-plastic shine.

: He was packed with a very small [[Unicron/toys#Robot Heroes|Unicron]].

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Single-pack, 2008)

: Just like the previous figures, the Matrix-bearing Prime also received a blindpacked release.
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==''Attacktix''==

*'''Optimus Prime''' (Starter Set, 2007)
[[File:Attacktix Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|He shoots sideways. The direction, not [[Sideways (Armada)|the character]].]]
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|ID=TF2-19
|faction=Autobot
|class=Leader
|special=Last Stand - 13/26 (50%) success ratio
|cost=40
|speed=6
|attacktype=Shooter (Force Blast)
}}
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:Optimus Prime will shoot you down. He was released as part of the 2007 Starter Set along with ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]], ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Landquake (Energon)|Landquake]] and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]].

:Optimus' Last Stand special allows him to stand up if he's the only figure in your team left in play. If you're down to two men you might even be tempted to shoot your own man just to keep Optimus Prime in play. Don't though. [[Peter Cullen]] wouldn't approve.

:Sadly you can't bring him into play with the ''Cybertron'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys|Super Optimus Prime]] vehicle mode because he's not ''Super'' Optimus Prime.
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==''Revoltech''==
[[File:Revoltech Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Windowbra! ''(2007 Version pictured)'']]
*'''Convoy''' (2007/2014)
**''Series number:'' '''019'''
**''Legacy of Revoltech ID number'': '''LR-008'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, two clenched fists, gun-wielding right hand, pointing right hand, open left hand

:A non-transforming but ''highly'' articulated Optimus Prime action figure, ''[[Revoltech]]'' Convoy uses the ''Revoltech'' "revolver joints" for maximum poseability. Prime comes with his now-standard ion blaster and Matrix of Leadership accessories, as well as a few alternate hands; while one of the hands is specifically designed to grip the ion blaster, he can't really do anything dramatic with the Matrix, and it just sort of sits in his open-palmed left hand. His sculpting is explicitly in the style of [[Pat Lee|Pat "serfdom" Lee]]'s interpretation of Prime, but due to physical constraints has no lack of perspective.

:Unsurprisingly, this mold was redecoed to create ''Revoltech'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Revoltech|Ultra Magnus]]. Magnus comes with a new hand mold that can be used to connect him and Prime together in a handshake.

:The initial reveal of the figure (sculpted by Yamaguchi) features swiveling cut joints instead of "revolver joints" (notably the hip parts), with a rather jarring angled joint on the waist (which results in a "sliced" appearance if swiveled).

:Unfortunately, ''Revoltech'' Convoy cannot be distributed to the US due to licensing restrictions, so fans must rely on online hobby shops to import him.

:In 2014, ''Revoltech'' Convoy was reissued as part of the ''Legacy of Revoltech'' line, with an increased price of 3900 yen. This rerelease uses revised Revoltech joints, which come in matte black instead of glossy and have more ratcheting points than previous releases.
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===''Amazing Yamaguchi''===
[[File:Tf-Yamaguchi-Revoltech-014-Convoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Convoy''' (2019)
**''Series number:'' 014
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Energon Axe, 1 pair of splayed hands, 1 pair of trigger hands, left clawed hand, right pointing hand, interlocked hand

:''Amazing Yamaguchi'' Convoy is an all-new take to the Revoltech figure above, but more poseable. Apart from the Ion Blaster, this figure comes with an Energon Axe accessory, and an interlocked hand accessory that is designed to resemble the haymaker that took down Megatron in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

:Unlike the first Revoltech figure, Convoy features painted-details-on-colored-plastic rather than fully coating them. The plastic is noted to have a hollow feel compared to the first figure.

:Due to production delays, the release date was rescheduled from September 29 to October 24.
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==Sota Toys==
*'''Transformers Chess Set''' (<s>2007</s>)
:An Optimus Prime piece was to be the Autobot-side King on a [[Chess#Sota Toys|chess set]] based on Generation 1, but the set apparently never saw release.
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==Ornaments==
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2007)
[[File:OptimusPrimeG1Ornament.jpg|thumb|100px|''(American Greetings version pictured)'']]

:Manufactured by [[American Greetings]] as part of their Heirloom ornament collection, this hanging sculpt of Optimus Prime is based upon the 20th Anniversary toy release.
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (2014)
[[File:Optimus-prime-keepsake-Hallmark.jpg|thumb|''(Hallmark version pictured)''|upright=1.1]]
:Manufactured by [[Hallmark]] as part of their Keepsake ornament collection as part of the Hasbro series which includes ornaments based on [[My Little Pony]] G1, the electronic game Simon, and the board game Sorry, this hanging sculpt of Optimus Prime is based upon the original G1 toy cab in robot mode posed like 1984 box art.
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==''Mighty Muggs''==
[[File:MightyMuggs OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|Optimus lost his ears in the rock tumbler.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2009)
**''Accessories:'' Ion rifle

: This [[super deformed]], non-transformable Optimus Prime figure uses the standard [[Mighty Muggs]] body template, with swivel joints in his neck and limbs. He comes with a similarly super-deformed version of his ion rifle.
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[[File:MightyMuggs MetallicOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|Optimus, did you polish your head in the Shine-O Ball-O?]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2009)
**''Accessories:'' Ion rifle

: An [[exclusive]] to the 2009 [[San Diego Comic-Con]], this Optimus Prime Mugg has a shiny metallic finish.
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[[File:MightyMuggs 2018 Optimus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44|You ever get so mad you sprout new ears?]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[2018]])
**''ID number:'' '''01'''

: Based on his [[evergreen]] design, this Optimus is part of the 2018 ''Mighty Muggs'' relaunch. As part of the new line, he has a helmet that can be pressed down to change his expression. He features three different faces: [[Mouthplate|classic]], angry, and angrier.
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==Transformers Wacky Wobblers==
[[File:WackyWobblers G1OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2009)

: This Optimus Prime {{w|bobblehead}} is part of the popular ''[[Wacky Wobblers]]'' line produced by {{w|Funko}}. Aside from the standard-issue big wobbling head, he features an ion rifle molded onto his right hand and his arms swivel at the shoulders. Optimus is affixed to a base with his name on it.
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==USB-Powered Speaker Head==
*'''Optimus Prime USB-Powered Speaker Head'''
[[File:G1-optimusprime-merc-speaker.jpg|thumb]]
: As a 6.5" figure, Optimus Prime's head contains twin {{w|Universal Serial Bus|USB}}-powered speakers. There are two speakers inside each side of his head. The control panel, USB port, and earphone port are located in the back of the head. Under the neck, there is a display to support the head.
: The speaker was redecoed to create Ultra Magnus Speaker.
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==Transformers Backpacks==
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2009)

:Made by [[F*A*B Starpoint]], these backpacks are allegedly "engineered for style, safety, comfort... and saving the Universe!" The Generation 1 Optimus Prime design features a stock silhouette of Optimus Prime surrounded by stars, like the [[Paramount Pictures]] logo, while on the lower compartment there is a gigantic Autobot sigil.

==Universal Studios==
*'''Optimus Prime plushie''' (2011)

:Created for the [[Transformers: The Ride – 3D|Transformers ride at Universal Orlando]], a [[super deformed]] plush toy of Optimus was made available at the Supply Vault gift shop near the opening of the ride.

==Tomica==
[[File:TF-Tomica-Wrapping-Trailer.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Transformers Wrapping Trailer''' (2011)
:''[[Tomica]]'' "Transformers Wrapping Trailer" is a die-cast, non-transforming semi tractor-trailer. A redeco of the 2008 "[[wikia:tomica|Tomica Hero: Rescue Force Trailer]]" toy, "Transformers Wrapping Trailer" renders the cab in Generation 1 Optimus Prime colors, while the trailer is decked out with pictures of [[live-action film series]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Like all Tomica toys & all [[Go-Bot (G2)#Toys|''Generation 2'' Go-Bots]] and [[Spy Changer]]s, Wrapping Trailer features smooth-rolling axle/wheel construction that lets the toys be quickly zipped along smooth surfaces.
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==Transformers x Mimobot==
[[File:Mimobot OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Optimus Prime Mimobot''' (Mimoco, 2011)
:Produced by [[Mimoco]] as part of their multi-brand line of designer USB "Mimobot" flash drives, this Optimus Prime memory stick comes in 2GB, 4GB, 8GB and 16GB sizes, and comes pre-loaded with "digital editions of classic comics, videos, and scripts", as well as a suite of screensavers, avatars, and more standard to all Mimobots.
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==Titan Warriors==
[[File:Titan-Warrior-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb|Sofubi Hero figures are the right to all young sentient beings.]]
*'''Titan Warrior 5-Pack''' (2013)
:Available at San Diego Comic Con 2013, This Optimus Prime is a 6" PVC Titan Warrior figure (similar to Bandai's ''Ultra/Sentai/Rider Hero, Movie Monster Series'') representing his Generation 1 character. He was packed with [[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Grimlock]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]], [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]].

*'''Optimus Prime''' (Titan Warrior, 2014)
:The Titan Warriors Optimus Prime toy was released individually, under the Beast Hunters Titan Heroes subline.

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==''The Loyal Subjects''==
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2013)
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*'''Talking Optimus Prime w/ Energon Axe''' (2014)
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*'''Talking 5.5" Optimus Prime''' (2014)
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*'''8" Blank/DIY Optimus Prime''' (2014)
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*'''8" OG Optimus Prime''' (2014)
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*'''4' Fiberglass Optimus Prime''' (2014)
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*'''Talking 5.5" Optimus Prime w/ Energon Axe''' (2014)
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*'''8" Dead Optimus Prime''' (2013)
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*'''8" Silver Bullethole Optimus Prime''' (2013)
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*'''8" Gold Bullethole Optimus Prime''' (2014)
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*'''8" Black Gloss Bullethole Optimus Prime''' (2014)
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*'''Talking Optimus Prime''' (2014)
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==''Mecha Nations''==
[[File:klog tfop 003.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Prime, not the shrink wrap!]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2014)
**''ID Number:'' '''MN01'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion Blaster, Energon Axe, Removable Armor.

:Created by [[Kids Logic]], this [[super deformed]] G1 Optimus Prime stands 6" tall and is articulated. He features a metallic color scheme, removable armor and replacement hands. He also features LED light up eyes, lights, weapons and [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]].

:This figure was also redecoed into Mecha Nations [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Mecha Nations|Black Convoy]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Mecha Nations|Ultra Magnus]].

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==''Ultimetal''==
[[File:Ultimetal-UM01-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Why waste your money so easily Prime?"]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2014)
**''ID number:'' '''UM-01'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, energon-axe, small Matrix, 24 armor pieces, 2 smokestacks, large Matrix, display stand, 8 display stand parts, remote control

: ''Ultimetal'' Optimus Prime is a large non-transforming figure produced by [[Art Storm]], standing at an impressive 1 foot 4 inches/43 cm and made from extensive [[die-cast]] metal. Packaged in four different boxes, he features plenty of articulation and detail, including an opening chest and numerous magnetically attached armor panels that, when removed, reveal Prime's internal anatomy. He also has electronic light-up eyes and roof lights as well as 20 spoken English phrases, all activated via remote control. His [[mouthplate]] even moves when he talks, just like in the cartoon!

: Prime comes with an ion blaster which can also be opened to reveal technical detail, an energon-axe, and two Matrices of Leadership of different sizes. The smaller one fits into his chest, where it can be lit up by an LED, while the larger one lights up on its own and can be held in his hands or placed on display. Prime's display stand has smaller stands for the Matrix and ion blaster and also has light-up parts.

: Optimus Prime was recolored into the inner robot of ''Ultimetal'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Ultimetal|Ultra Magnus]].

::*''[http://artstorm.co.jp/ultimetal_optimusprime.html More information on ''Ultimetal'' Optimus Prime at Art Storm's official site]''

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==''EX Gōkin''==
[[File:EXGokin Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Two fists, two open hands, two gripping hands, right pointing hand, ion blaster, energon-axe, display stand

: A 6.6-inch tall non-transforming Optimus Prime action figure was produced by Art Storm as part of their ''EX Gōkin Transformers Series'' line. He comes with his trademark blaster and energon-axe as well a number of extra hands, and his chest opens to reveal a non-removable Matrix.

::*''[http://artstorm.co.jp/exgokin_transformersseries_convoy.html More information on ''EX Gōkin'' Convoy at Art Storm's official site]''
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==Hikari==
[[File:HikariLimitedEditionMetallicOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright|150px]]
*'''Metallic Optimus Prime''' (2014)

:A non-transforming vinyl Optimus Prime with a metallic finish. This figure is a limited edition, and limited to 2,000 pieces.

:This mold was also used to make the other limited edition Optimus Primes seen below.

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[[File:HikariLimitedEditionClearGlitterOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright|150px]]
*'''Optimus Prime Clear Glitter''' (2014)

:A non-transforming vinyl Optimus Prime figure. While retaining the classic, original colors, this mold is redone to be clear plastic, with glitter bits put into the figure. This vinyl is a limited edition, and limited to 3,000 pieces.

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[[File:HikariLimitedEditionBattleReadyOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright|150px]]
*'''Battle Ready Optimus Prime''' (2014)

:A non-transforming vinyl Optimus Prime. The mold is Redon again, this time in a battle-damaged look, while he retains the classic Optimus Prime colors. This figure is a limited edition, and limited to 1,000 pieces.

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[[File:HikariLimitedEditionGreySkullOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright|150px|By the power of Grayskull... '''''I HAVE THE POWER!''''']]
*'''Grey Skull Optimus Prime''' (2014)

:A non-transforming vinyl Optimus Prime. This vinyl takes the colors in a different way, which is mostly white with some dark grey areas. The colors to kinda look skeleton-ish. This figure is a limited edition, and limited to 1,000 pieces.

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[[File:HikariLimitedEditionDistressedOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright|150px]]
*'''Distressed Optimus Prime''' (2014)

:A non-transforming vinyl Optimus Prime. The colors take on an [[Optimus Prime (Movie)#''Age of Extinction'' film|Age of Extinction Optimus Prime]], in his flat-nose truck mode. This figure is a limited edition, and limited to 1,000 pieces.

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[[File:HikariLimitedEditionFireOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright|150px]]
*'''Fire Optimus Prime''' (2014)

:A non-transforming vinyl Optimus Prime, cast in clear plastic. The colors seem to homage the Generation 1 [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]].,This figure is a limited edition, and limited to 1,000 pieces.

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[[File:HikariLimitedEditionDangerousOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright|150px]]
*'''Dangerous Optimus Prime''' (2014)

:A non-transforming vinyl Optimus Prime, done in a camouflage style. This figure is a limited edition, and limited to only 600 pieces.

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[[File:HikariLimitedEdition24KOptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright|150px]]
*'''24K Optimus Prime''' (2014)

:A non-transforming vinyl Optimus Prime, cast in gold plastic. This figure is a limited edition, and only limited to 600 pieces.

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==''Thrilling 30''==
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Collectible Figurine, 2014)
**''Series / Number:'' '''1 / #1'''
**''Accessories:'' Collector's base
:A super-deformed Optimus Prime was released among the blindpacked [[Thrilling 30#Collectible Figurines|''Thrilling 30'' Collectible Figurines]] by [[Goldie Marketing]]. He comes with a base to help him stand, a collector's card that doubles as a puzzle piece, and a checklist.

*'''Collectible Figurines''' (5-pack, 2014)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Accessories:'' 5 Collector's bases
:The same Optimus Prime figurine was also available in a 5-pack alongside [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Megatron]], [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Ratchet]], [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Soundwave]].

*'''Optimus Prime 3-pack''' (3-pack, 2014)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Accessories:'' 3 Collector's bases
:The same Optimus Prime figurine was ''also'' available in a 3-pack alongside [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|''Prime'' Optimus Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Movie Optimus Prime]].
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==''Tiny Titans''==
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''10/12'''

: Part of the third assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Optimus Prime is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode, brandishing both his rifle and his energy-axe weapon in a running battle pose.

: He includes a collectible card that 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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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Tiny Titans, 2016)
**''Series'': '''5'''
**''Number'': '''11/12'''

:Part of the fifth assortment of ''Tiny Titans'', this version of Optimus is in a more neutral pose, this time only carrying his rifle.

:As per usual, he includes a collectible card that includes a scan-badge for the ''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game, which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

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==''D-Style''==
[[File:D-Style-OptimusPrime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You got D-touch. You got D-power]]
*'''Convoy''' (2015)
**''ID number:'' '''43'''
**''Accessories:'' Two fists, pointing right hand, Ion blaster, energon-axe, Autobot Matrix of Leadership, Convoy cab with trailer

:An Optimus Prime was produced by [[Kotobukiya]] as part of ''[[D-Style]]'', their franchise-spanning line of super deformed model kits. His accessories include an ion blaster, an energon-axe, a Matrix that can store in his chest, and a tiny super deformed representation of his truck mode which can carry the ion blaster. Moving his antennae causes his mouthplate to move up and down.

:For a small figure it includes a large amount of articulation, including ankle tilts and top of legs tilting away from the yellow codpiece.

: The Convoy Trailer, ion blaster and the gold part of the Matrix all require painting. In addition, on promotional images ''all'' the black details and lines (for example on the front thighs and round the edge of the yellow codpiece) are painted and the eyes have been painted blue instead of left as clear plastic.

: Amusingly, the head has the [http://www.1999.co.jp/itbig29/10294593z.jpg mouth-less face] underneath Optimus' mouthplate, as a either a reference to the error from [[The Search for Alpha Trion]] or limitation in the model kit (or both).

:This mold was also used to make ''D-Style'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#D-Style|Black Convoy]].
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==''ES Gōkin''==
*'''Convoy''' (2015)
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, energon-axe, Matrix, left & right gripping hands, left & right open hands, left & right pointing hands, display stand

:Optimus Prime was also released as part of Art Storm's ''ES Gōkin'' series, a line of posable super deformed figures. He comes with his trademark gun which he can hold in either hand, an energon-axe that plugs into his wrist sockets, and a Matrix he can hold but not store in his chest.

::*''[http://artstorm.co.jp/esgokin_convoy.html More information on ''ES Gōkin'' Convoy at Art Storm's official site]''
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==''D-Collection''==
[[File:D-Collection Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Convoy''' (2015)
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster, energon-axe

:[[Kabaya]]'s ''D-Collection'' Optimus Prime is a small super deformed figure that requires some assembly and features articulation limited to his shoulders. He comes with his trademark blaster and axe accessories. Sold blindpacked, Prime is available as both a standard full color figure and a rare clear plastic version. He comes with chewing gum.
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==''Metal Earth''==
[[File:Metal Earth Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2015)
**''ID number:'' '''MMS300'''
:''[[Metal Earth]]'' Optimus Prime is a DIY 3D Metal Model kit. The kit's difficulty rating is given as "expert".
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[[File:Metal Earth Legends Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Legends, 2019)
**''ID number:'' '''MEM055'''
:''Metal Earth Legends'' Optimus Prime is a DIY 3D steel model kit in the shape of a super deformed version of the [[evergreen]] Optimus design. The kit's difficulty rating is given as "moderate".
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==Hot Toys==
*'''Optimus Prime (Starscream Version)'''
**''Accessories'': Two articulated hands, two gripping hands, Ion Blaster, two wings, two wing mounts, two null-rays, Matrix of Leadership, Base, Starscream's head (Sideshow Collectable's exclusive)

:Released by [[Hot Toys]] this high end collector figure stands approximately 30 cm tall. It features LED light up eyes and it's chest can open to reveal a LED light up, removable Matrix of Leadership. This version comes with a pair of wings and two [[null-ray]]s from Starscream that Optimus can attach. The Sideshow exclusive version of this comes with Starscream's severed head.

*'''Optimus Prime (Megatron Version)'''
**''Accessories'': Two articulated hands, two gripping hands, Fusion cannon, Ion Blaster, gun with stock, set of wheels, two cannon mounting accessories, shoulder mount, Matrix of Leadership, Base

:This version of the figure has accessories themed from Megatron. These include Megaton's [[fusion cannon]], and a long rifle that passingly resembles Megatron's original gun mode. Both can be combined into a large two handed cannon.

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==''Block Wars''==
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2016)
**''Number:'' '''1'''

:Part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Block Wars]]'' candy toy line, this Optimus Prime kit is surprisingly, based on his [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Cyber Series|Cyber Series Commander toy]]. Molded in red, blue, and yellow plastic with detailing from stickers, he transforms into a truck when finished and is armed with a two-pronged spear. He can also be taken apart and combined with ''Block Wars'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Block Wars|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Block Wars|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Block Wars|Starscream]] in various configurations, the ones involving Prime shown on the packaging being:

:*Giving Prime Starscream's wings as a jetpack and arming him with Megatron's cannon.
:*Placing Megatron's turret on Prime's truck mode.
:*Giving Bumblebee Prime's spear, Megatron's arms and Starscream's wings.
:*Attaching Prime and Starscream's legs to Megatron's vehicle mode to create a walking tank.
:*Powering Starscream up by attaching Prime's spear to his back and giving him Bumblebee's weapons.
:*Combining all four into an unnamed combiner, with Optimus Prime forming the torso and upper legs.

==''Transformers Figure Collection''==
[[File:TF-Transformers-Figure-Collection-Optimus-Prime-Decoy.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Convoy''' (01-2016)

:Standing 42mm tall, ''Transformers Figure Collection'' Optimus Prime is a non-poseable soft-rubber figure greatly based on a [[Decoy]] figure.

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==''Hero of Steel''==
[[File:HeroofSteel Convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.11]]
*'''Convoy''' (2016)
**''Accessories:'' Ion blaster

:Produced by Alpha Max, ''Hero of Steel'' Convoy is a stylized, non-transforming figure standing at 9 inches/23 cm tall. He comes with his ion blaster.

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==Bitfig==
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*'''Convoy''' (12-2016)
Part of the first wave of Transformers Bitfig capsule toys.
Convoy's design is inspired by his appearance in the G1 cartoon, and is articulated at the neck and shoulders.
Bitfig toys were packaged in capsules color coded to the toy they contained.
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==Prime 1 Studio==
===''Premium Masterline''===
[[File:TF-Premium-Masterline-PMTF-01-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.55|thumb|"Just in case you want to say "''I should've looked like this in the movies''", yes, I heard you."]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2017)
**''ID Number'': '''PMTF-01''' / '''01EX''' (exclusive)
**''Accessories'': Base, Fusion axe (exclusive), Energy axe (exclusive)

:One of the very first releases of the ''Premium Masterline'' series by [[Prime 1 Studio]], this Optimus Prime is a ''massive'' non-transforming statue based on his Generation 1 appearance with a blend of live-action film aesthetic, and features light-up LED eyes. The statue was also designed by [[Josh Nizzi]] himself. If customers had purchased the statue at [https://www.sideshowtoy.com/collectibles/transformers-optimus-prime-transformers-generation-1-prime-1-studio-9027641/ Sideshow's website], they would receive exclusive Energy and Fusion axes, which can be used to replace Prime's Ion Blaster-holding hand. The standard version was limited to 1500 pieces, while the exclusive version was limited to 750 pieces.

:This statue was later redecoed as [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Prime 1 Studio|Nemesis Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Prime 1 Studio|Ultra Magnus]]. The statue's model also served as an inspiration to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Movie Optimus Prime]]'s appearance in the ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' film.

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*'''Optimus Prime Gold Version''' (2018)
**''ID Number'': '''PMTF-01GL'''
**''Accessories'': Base, Fusion axe

:Limited to 500 pieces, Optimus Prime Gold Version is a redeco of the statue above, evoking his Electrum-coated appearance in the Generation 1 episode "[[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon]]". He also comes with a Fusion axe accessory that can replace his Ion Blaster hand.

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===''Age of Time''===
[[File:Prime 1 Studio Superior Optimus Prime.jpg|upright=1.55|thumb]]
*'''Superior Optimus Prime''' (<s>201?</s>)

:''Age of Time'' Superior Optimus Prime was designed to be the "ultimate amalgamation" between G1 and movie Optimus Primes. He would have come with two blasters and a huge jetpack, specifically taking cues from Prime's combined form with [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]] in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.

:For reasons unknown, this figure was silently canceled.
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===''Cutie1''===
[[File:Cutie1 Optimus Prime Figure.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb|''Transformers X Coraline'', directed by [[Travis Knight]].]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2022)
**''ID Number'': '''No:055'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:A striking departure from previous Prime 1 Studio offerings, ''Cutie1'' Optimus Prime is a lovable (if not somewhat scary looking) soft vinyl figure stylized as a button-eyed doll with chibi proportions.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Keychain, 2021)
**''Accessories'': Stand, chain

:Part of a marketing push following the announcement of the figure above, an acrylic keychain of ''Cutie1'' Prime was released, along with other products such as stickers, T-shirts, hand towels and totebags using the design. The keychain comes with a small stand so that you can display it when not carrying it around with your keys.

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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:Prime-1-Studio-WFC-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Why... have I... being... canceled?"]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (<s>2022</s>)
**''ID Number'': '''PMTF-05''' / '''05UT''' (Ultimate Version)
**''Accessories'': Base (standard), base with Shockwave (Ultimate Version)

:A statue based on Optimus Prime's appearance in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon. The exclusive version includes a defeated [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Prime 1 Studio|Shockwave]] as part of the statue's base.

:This item was canceled due to the combination of rising production costs and insufficient preorders.
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==My Busy Books==
[[File:TF-My-Busy-Books-Transformers-Optimus-Prime-figurine.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Transformers: My Busy Book''' (2017)

:Included with the [[Transformers: My Busy Book|10-page board book]], 12 figurines, and a playmat, Optimus Prime is represented by a pair of small, PVC non-transforming figurines of his robot and his semi-truck alternate mode, based on his [[evergreen]] design. Like most of the land-based vehicle figurines, his wheels do not roll.

:In terms of quality control, the figurines' paint applications can be... shoddy. If you're a collector who prefers to display them, you should resign yourself from buying it or try to [[customizing|customize]] the figures with better paint applications if you have the skills.
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==Rubik's Crew==
[[File:Rubiks Crew Optimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Rubik's Crew Game: Transformers Optimus Prime Edition'''<ref>[https://www.hasbro.com/en-us/product/rubik-s-crew-game-transformers-optimus-prime-edition:70976F4B-5056-9047-F52F-5BB6105031BB Rubik's Crew Game: Transformers Optimus Prime at hasbro.com]</ref> (2017)
This [[super deformed]] version of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s robot mode has a detachable "Puzzlehead" that functions like the [https://www.rubiks.com/store/puzzles/rubiks-2x2 2x2] [[Rubik's Cube]].
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==Fidget Its==
[[File:TF-Fidget-Its-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Before time began, there was...the Cube.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Fidget Its, 2017)

:''Fidget Its'' Optimus Prime is a non-transforming cube-shaped figurine, built for for your fidgeting needs! His pair of eyes & his forehead can be pushed like buttons, his right arm can swivel, his rear section can be fiddled like a combination lock dial, and his left arm can be moved up, down, up, and down.

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==Hauck==
[[File:Hauck Go Kart Optimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Everyone wants to ride Optimus.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Go Kart''' (2017)
:Manufactured by [[Hauck toys]], the Optimus Prime go-kart is a small, pedal-operated vehicle for kids aged 4-8 years old. Cast in the image of Optimus (even featuring his head sculpted on the front), the kart features an adjustable seat as well as a brake.
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==Colorcasa==
[[File:Gen-Colorcasa Optimus Prime Spoon Fork.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Eating is the right of... yeah you know the gist.]]
*'''3D Children Tableware''' (2017)
:Chinese company Colorcasa released a pair of children-sized cutlery in the form of a cute (though angry-looking) Optimus Prime, one as a spoon and another as a fork. They were branded as ''Generations'' products.
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==Threezero==
===Generation One===
*'''Optimus Prime - Classic Edition''' (Premium Scale, 2017)
**''Accessories:'' TBA
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
*'''Optimus Prime''' (DLX Scale, 2021)
**''Accessories:'' TBA
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==Kidrobot==
[[File:Kidrobot GIJoe Enamel Pin Series.jpg|thumb|250px]]
===Enamel Pin Series===
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[November 3]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 1 in 20
:Released by [[Kidrobot]] in their Enamel Pin Series, this is a flat, enamel pin badge of Optimus Prime inspired by the art of [[Tom Scioli]]'s ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', albeit with [[Super deformed|cutesy proportions]]. The pin series was [[Blindpacking|blindboxed]], with some pins being rarer than others.
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===Vinyl Mini Series===
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Optimus Prime mini.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[November 14]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 2 in 24
:*''Accessories'': Sword
:The same character design was reused for the Vinyl Mini Series, with Optimus receiving a three-inch tall, blindboxed figurine retaining the vibrant colours and exaggerated proportions. Optimus featured articulation in each shoulder, and also included his Minecraft voxel sword as first seen in "[[Everybody Hates Metroplex]]".
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[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Optimus Prime GID mini.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Optimus Prime GID''' ([[November 14]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 1 in 48
:*''Accessories'': Sword
:Optimus's Vinyl Mini figure was redecoed into "Optimus Prime GID", sharing many of the same paint applications, but now cast entirely out of glow in the dark plastic, more closely representing his apparition to [[Scarlett]] in "[[Headmasters (issue)|Headmasters]]" or his resurrection in "[[The War Never Ends]]". He was one of the rarer, but not the rarest, of the Vinyl Mini Series. His sword is still included.
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===Vinyl Keychain Series===
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Optimus Prime keychain.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[December 1]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 3 in 24
:Optimus was also released as part of the once again blindboxed Vinyl Keychain Series, now standing at about one to two inches. He included a keychain molded into his head and, due to his small scale, did not feature any articulation. His sword is also absent.
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==Bouncing Ball Heads==
[[File:BouncingBallHead OptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2017)
:"Bouncing Ball Head" Optimus Prime is a small, super deformed figurine with a removable head that doubles as a bouncy ball. An Autobot logo is tampographed on the back of his head and his name is written under his feet.

:He is (apparently) available in both gacha-style machines and in an 8-pack with the whole collection, and comes inside a spherical capsule with a unique red color.

:Despite clearly representing Generation 1 characters, the collection is advertised as a 2015 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' product.
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==Imaginarium Art==
[[File:ImaginariumOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Brings new meaning to "no matter the cost."]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2017)

:[[Imaginarium Art]]'s first statue of Optimus Prime stands 24 inches tall and features multiple [[LED]]s, two varieties of his laser rifle, and his energy axe. The statue's chestplate can open, revealing the Matrix of Leadership.

:The sculpted base for this figure also features the Combat Deck and Roller. Only 500 of this item were produced.
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (2018)

:The "Legacy of Cybertron" statue is 12 inches tall, and its base can be connected to other statues in that series to produce a larger battle scene. 600 were produced.
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==''Keshi Surprise''==
*'''Autobots''' (2018)

:The ''[[Keshi Surprise]]'' series by [[Super7]] consisted of 1.75" soft rubber figures in a style deliberately resembling the 1980s [[Decoy]]s. These [[blind-packed]] figures were sold individually or in cases depicting only their faction. Optimus Prime was available in red, yellow, blue, and purple, and included a foil trading card / sticker.
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==''Transformers Trading Card Game''==
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*'''Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1S: Starter Set'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T03/T04'''
**''Stars: ''7
:Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader is one of four double-sided character cards available in the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'' Starter Set.

:The artwork for the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile card game.
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*'''Optimus Prime, Battlefield Legend''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T29/T40'''
**''Stars: ''13
:Optimus Prime, Battlefield Legend is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]''.

:The card's Bot Mode line-art was done by [[Guido Guidi]], and Alt Mode line-art by [[Marcelo Matere]] and Alt Mode colors by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]].

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*'''Optimus Prime, Freedom Fighter''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T30/T40'''
**''Stars: ''12
:Optimus Prime, Freedom Fighter is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]''.

:The Alt Mode artwork on the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game, while the Bot-mode features line-art by [[Marcelo Matere]] and colors by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]].
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*'''Optimus Prime, Gleaming Commander''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T32/T46'''
**''Stars: ''11

:Optimus Prime, Gleaming Commander was released as part of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'' Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, This version of Optimus Prime is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Optimus Prime, Gleaming Commander depicts the center right portion of [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus']], of whom Optimus Prime forms the torso and head.

:The artwork for Bot Mode is reused from the [[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]] Battle Core Optimus Prime toy's packaging art.

:Optimus Prime, Gleaming Commander can be used to form Optimus Maximus, Ultimate Defender with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Sentinel Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Sentinels are in Bot mode on the battlefield and/or KO area.
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*'''General Optimus Prime, Infantry-Leader''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T07/T48'''
**''Stars: ''11
:General Optimus Prime, Infantry-Leader is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'', War for Cybertron: Siege I.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Voyager-class Optimus Prime toy, with the Bot Mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art.
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*'''General Optimus Prime, Galactic Commander''' (2019)
**'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T06/T52'''
**''Stars: ''15

:General Optimus Prime, Galactic Commander is one of fifty-two double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'', War for Cybertron: Siege II.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''Siege'' Leader-class Galaxy Upgrade Optimus Prime toy, which in turn is based on the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' version of Optimus Prime. The Bot Mode artwork is reused from said toy's packaging art, while Alt Mode received new art (lines by [[Marcelo Matere]] and colors by [[Volta]]).
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*'''Optimus Prime, Battlefield Legend''' (2019)
**'''Wave 1: Energon Edition'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T205/T06'''
**''Stars: ''13

:Released as part of the TCG's Wave 1: Energon Edition, this card is a reprint of Wave 1's Optimus Prime, Battlefield Legend. Printed on semi-transparent plastic instead of a normal Character Card, this version features new art by [[Marcelo Matere]]
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*'''Optimus Prime, Legendary Warrior''' (2020)
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T32/T46'''
**''Stars: ''12

:Optimus Prime, Legendary Warrior is one of forty-six double sided character cards released as part of Wave 5 of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'', Titans Masters Attack. As a character with a body mode, Optimus Prime begins the game with a Titan Master attached in head mode. Once Optimus Prime is KO'd, said Titan Master is deployed.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''Titans Return'' Leader-class Powermaster Optimus Prime toy, with the body mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art.

:This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to May 29, 2020.
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==''Magic: The Gathering''==
[[File:MTG-Optimus-Inspiring-Leader.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Go ahead, turn me to my other face, see the rules nightmare that happens.]]
*'''Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader''' (2018)
**''ID number:'' '''002/004'''
**''Set code:'' '''H18'''
**''Color identity:'' '''Red/White'''
**''Casting cost:'' '''{3}{R}{W}'''
**''Artist:'' [[Steve Argyle]]
:Part of the ''[[wikia:mtg:Heroes of the Realm|Heroes of the Realm]]'' series of commemorative cards, made by Wizards of the Coast for their employees as rewards for work on specific projects,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WNBRWoHq9E Gavin Verhey from Wizards of the Coast explains Heroes of the Realm]</ref> the 2018 "Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader" card was given to the team behind the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]''. Uniquely, Optimus Prime is a ''Magic'' card on the front side, but a ''Transformers Trading Card Game'' card on the opposite side, yet also with the ability to change any permanent (card on the battlefield) to it's other face, meaning that in theory he could convert ''himself'', causing a ''Transformers Trading Card Game'' card to be in a Magic: The Gathering game. How that works is anyone's guess.
:As with all ''Heroes of the Realm'' cards, "Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader" is not legal to play in any format beyond a specific Commander rule; the cards are novelties designed to be read, rather than played.<ref>[https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/189543247703/hi-mark-i-have-2-questions-1-what-are-the Mark Rosewater on Tumblr]: "There’s no plans to release the Heroes of the Realm. The cards aren’t designed to be played. They’re designed to be read."</ref>
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[[File:MTG-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Transform and tap out.]]
*'''Optimus Prime, Hero / Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''013/015'''
**''Set code:'' '''BOT'''
**''Color identity:'' '''Blue/Red/White'''
**''Casting cost:'' '''{3}{U}{R}{W}''' (front), '''{2}{R}{W}{B}''' (back with "More Than Meets the Eye")

:"Optimus Prime, Hero" is part of the 2022 ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' ''[[wikia:mtg:Universes Beyond|Universes Beyond]]'' ''[[wikia:mtg:Transformers|Transformers]]'' card set, found in Set Booster and Collector Booster packs of ''Magic''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ''[[wikia:mtg:The Brothers' War|The Brothers' War]]'' set. It can be reversed to become "Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader", representing Optimus in vehicle mode. True to his character, he supports his allies with the "Bolster" mechanic and can return to the battlefield should he [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|die]] in his Artifact Creature form.
:A variant of this card was available solely in Collector Booster packs, depicting [[Optimus Prime (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|''Shattered Glass'' Optimus Prime]].

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==Flame Toys==
===Furai Model===
[[File:FlameToys-FuraiModel-01-OptimusPrimeAttackMode.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|'''''X-treme!''''']]
*'''Optimus Prime (Attack Mode)''' (September 2018)
**''Number:'' '''01'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, axe, 4 hands
:Released as part of the ''Furai Model'' line by [[Flame Toys]], "Optimus Prime (Attack Mode)" is an articulated, non-transforming, Voyager Class-sized {{w|Gunpla}}-style model kit. Using parts made of hard ABS plastic and some polycaps, Optimus Prime (Attack Mode) is an original design created by Flame Toys in collaboration with [[Akira Amemiya]] of [[Studio Trigger]].

:For straight-assembly builders, Optimus Prime features a sheet of foil stickers for detail (notably the shoulder insignias), though the kit can be panel-lined and touched-up with several panel-lining and paint markers (GSI Creos' Gundam Marker is recommended). If one desires; the kit's pieces, aside from the translucent parts, can be fully coated with spray paints to recreate the finished sample seen in the stock photos.

:This model kit was later [[redeco]]ed as [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Flame Toys|Nemesis Prime (Attack Mode)]] and [[Optimus Prime (SG)#Flame Toys|Shattered Glass Optimus Prime (Attack Mode)]].

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*'''Optimus Prime (IDW ver.)''' (March 2019)
**''Number:'' '''03'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, 4 hands
:Optimus Prime (IDW) is a plastic model kit based off of the Optimus Prime design created by [[Don Figueroa]] for [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ''The Transformers'' comic series]]. Similarly to the previous model kit, IDW Optimus is also Voyager-sized.
:This model kit was later redecoed as [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Furai08|Nemesis Prime (IDW ver.)]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Flame Toys|Ultra Magnus (IDW ver.)]], and it's also used to make the pre-built Furai Action figure (see below.)

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*'''Optimus Prime (G1 ver.)''' (April 2020)
**''Number:'' '''12'''
**''Accessories:'' Ion cannon, 10 hands, axe
:Optimus Prime (G1) is another plastic model kit, this time a heavily stylized rendition of his cartoon appearance. Like the previous releases, he stands at an approximate Voyager height. He features opening chest windows which reveal sculpted detail of the [[Matrix of Leadership]].

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*'''Optimus Prime IDW (Clear ver.)''' (August 2020)
**''Number:'' '''16'''
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (20??)
:Part of the ''"Deformer Model Kit"'' subline of the ''Furai Model'' line, this Optimus Prime model is a cutesy, "[[super deformed]]" take on the Autobot leader.
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===Kuro Kara Kuri===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (December 2019)
**''Number:'' '''04'''
**''Accessories:'' Large sword, stone, Swords (2), Large axe, Small axe (2), Ion cannon
:Part of Flame Toys' ''Kuro Kara Kuri'' line of high-end, non-transforming action figures, Optimus Prime is an original design, though one that bears many similarities to the Don Figueroa design from IDW's ''The Transformers'' vol. 1. He comes with a multitude of accessories, including a very large sword that can be plugged into a stone, two smaller swords resembling handheld versions of those used by the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action movie Optimus Prime]], a large axe, a pair of hatchets resembling those of [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|''Animated'' Optimus Prime]], and of course G1 Optimus Prime's iconic Ion cannon.
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===Furai Action===
[[File:FlameToys-FuraiAction-OptimusPrimeIDW.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Just like one of those second-hand pre-built Gunplas you've seen in Akibahara!]]
*'''Optimus Prime (IDW ver.)''' (January 2020)
**''Accessories'': Ion cannon, 4 hands

:''Furai Action'' Optimus Prime is a pre-assembled redeco of the second ''Furai Model'' kit, with the weathering effects painted on.

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==''Playskool Friends''==
[[File:Playskool-Friends-TF-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.88|thumb|A mouth on his mouthplate? That's a new one.]]
*'''Transformers Collector Pack''' (Canceled)

:Intended to be released as part of the 7-pack for the Playskool Friends lineup, this Optimus Prime is a very adorable non-transforming figurine. He was to come packed with Bumblebee, Arcee, and 4 Rescue Bots: Heatwave, Chase, Boulder and Blades.

:Given the inclusion of the four Rescue Bots, it was ''probably'' unclear if this Optimus Prime is mean to represent his ''Generation 1'' counterpart or his ''[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Aligned]]'' counterpart.

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==''Uglydolls''==
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*'''Ox as Optimus Prime''' (2018)
:A collaboration with ''[[Uglydolls]]'' for the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con, the character Ox is dressed as Optimus Prime. He is a limited run exclusive plush, along with Ice-Bat as [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise|Bumblebee]].
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==McDonald's==
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*'''Optimus Prime with a sword'''{{sic}} (Happy Meal Toy, 2018)
:Released as part of the [[McDonald's]] June 2018 Happy Meal Toys along with [[My Little Pony]], this Optimus Prime is a super-deformed figurine, and he features a gimmick on his left arm, which can be swung down to reveal a pop-out sword with the press of a button on his back. The sword can be retracted manually by raising the arm.

:The toy was available in South Korea, Italy, Russia, and Malaysia. This toy was rereleased in the US as [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/merchandise#McDonald's 2|Optimus Prime]] for the ''[[Bumblebee (franchise)|Bumblebee]]'' promotion. In Malaysia, this toy is one of the few items that can be found in several hobby toy shops.

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==Jada Toys==
===''Metals Die Cast / Hollywood Rides''===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Scale 1/24 Die Cast Vehicle, 2018)
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], this 1/24 scaled non-transforming die-cast truck with rubber tires is based on Optimus Prime's original form and features opening doors to reveal a highly detailed interior with a chromed steering wheel. Similar to the ''[[Robot Powered Machines#Mini-Vehicles|Robot Powered Machines]]'', the truck features a sculpted robot mode underneath. His smokestacks are ''insanely'' long.

:This mold was later redecoed as [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Jada Toys|Nemesis Prime]].

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Scale 1/32 Die Cast Vehicle, 2018)
:A medium-sized replica of Optimus Prime much similar to the version above, but with shortened smokestacks. Unlike most other 1/32 vehicles, Optimus does not feature any opening doors, but still retains the sculpted robot mode on his chassis.

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===''Metalfigs''===
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (4" Die Cast Figure, 2020)
**''Accessories'': Ion blaster, Energon-axe
:''Metalfigs'' Optimus Prime is a 4 inches tall non-transforming super deformed die-cast figure with three points of articulation and light-up eyes.

:He comes with his signature ion blaster and Energon-axe weapons as accessories.

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*'''Diorama Scene''' (2 3/4" Die Cast Figure 4-pack, 2020)
**''Accessories'': Display backdrop
:A static die-cast figurine of Optimus Prime measuring approximately 2 3/4 inches tall is available as part of a "Diorama Scene" 4-pack alongside [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#DioramaScene|Bumblebee]], [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Jada Toys|Starscream]] and [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Jada Toys|Megatron]].

:The packaging backdrop can be used as an additional display piece for the set.

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*'''Optimus Prime / Bumblebee / Optimus Primal / Megatron''' (2 3/4" Die Cast Figure 4-pack, 2022)
:This static Optimus Prime figurine is directly designed after the 4" figure above, but measures half the size and lacks the accessories. He is available in a 4-pack alongside [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Metalfigs4pack|Bumblebee]], [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Metalfigs|Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Metalfigs4pack|Megatron]].
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===''Nano Hollywood Rides''===
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*'''Starscream / Bumblebee / Optimus Prime''' (1.65" Die Cast Vehicle 3-pack, 2020)
:''Nano Hollywood Rides'' Optimus Prime is a small non-transforming die-cast truck measuring approximately 1.65 inches long. He was released in a 3-pack alongside [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Nano Hollywood Rides|Starscream]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Nano Hollywood Rides|Bumblebee]]. Unfortunately, he doesn't feature a sculpted robot mode underneath like most other Jada vehicles do.
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===''Nano Metalfigs''===
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*'''Transformers Series 1 18-pack''' (4cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:''Nano Metalfigs'' Series 1 Optimus Prime is an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded holding his blaster. 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 [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Nano Metalfigs|Nemesis Prime]] in the Series 2 18-pack.

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*'''Transformers Series 2 18-pack''' (4cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:A second ''Nano Metalfigs'' Optimus Prime was released in Series 2, now holding his Energon axe instead of his blaster and doing a bit more of an action pose.

:He comes in ''another'' impressive multipack with [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen other figurines]].
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===Converting RC Vehicle===
[[File:JadaConvertingOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb|"We have [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Robosen Collector's Edition|Robosen's Optimus Prime]] at home."]]
*'''Optimus Prime Converting R/C''' (2022)
**''Accessories:'' Remote controller
:This Optimus Prime is a remote controlled figure capable of automatically converting between robot mode and truck mode on command.

:He measures approximately 13 inches tall in robot mode and 12 inches long in truck mode, and features lights, sounds and voices.

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==''ReAction''==
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2020)
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

: Released in [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch action figures, ''[[ReAction]]'' Optimus Prime was naturally part of the first wave of ''Transformers'' figures. It is a non-converting action figure with 5 points of articulation (simple swivel shoulders, legs, and neck) and an [[Ion blaster]] accessory he can only hold in his right hand.

: It should be noted that despite being a "retro-styled" figure, the hard-plastic points on his helmet are very accurate to the animation model and therefore ''incredibly'' pointy, like, "would not be allowed on a toy for the 5-13 set" pointy.

: As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Optimus comes packaged in a small cardback that emulates the nostalgic packaging style of [[Kenner]] ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' action figures of the late 1970s to early '80s.

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*'''Cyberchrome Optimus Prime''' (2021)
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

: This version of the Optimus ''ReAction'' figure features glossy metallic paint. That's about it. Whee.

: This figure was a [[Target]] exclusive in the US, released alongside the "[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#ReActionCyberchrome|Cyberchrome Megatron]]" figure.

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*'''Fallen Leader Optimus Prime''' (2021)
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

: Released in the fourth wave of ''ReAction'', this all-gray version of Optimus features a new torso tooling with open chest panels revealing a (non-removable) Matrix of Leadership.

: This is the first of ''three'' different figures of the same concept to be sold under the name "Fallen Leader Optimus Prime"; the other two (below) are [[Target]] exclusives.

: This figure was initially solicited to retailers as "Dead Optimus Prime" before the slightly gentler name change.

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*'''Optimus Santa''' (2021)
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

:A [[Christmas]]-themed redeco, "Optimus Santa" features a red and green color scheme, a tufted Santa cap, and his ion blaster is striped to resemble a candy cane.

: The card still refers to him as just "Optimus Prime" (albeit in cursive on a gift tag), but the toy is listed as "Optimus Santa" on Super7's website.

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*'''Fallen Leader Optimus Prime''' (2022)
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

: This Target-exclusive version of the "Fallen Leader" concept is just the normal Optimus figure with the closed-up chest done in the grays of the initial "Fallen Leader" figure. Exciting! And clearance fodder!

: This figure was released alongside the "[[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#ReActionChromeCommander|Chrome Commander Megatron]]" figure.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (2022)
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

: The third [[Target]]-exclusive Optimus Prime figure, this one has a head-to-toe gold redeco, depicting his appearance in the end of "[[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon]]".

: This figure was released alongside the similarly-decoed [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#ReActionGolden|"Golden Lagoon" Megatron]] figure.

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*'''Fallen Leader Optimus Prime''' (2022)
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster

: The second Target-exclusive "Fallen Leader" version of Optimus, and the third "Fallen Leader" overall (kinda morbid, y'all), and ''fourth'' Target-exclusive Optimus (overkill much?), this is the open-chest version of Optimus in his normal "living" color scheme, now better depicting the Matrix transfer moment when Prime was still (barely) alive.

: This figure was released alongside the thematically-similar [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#ReActionFallenEvolution|"Fallen Evolution" Megatron]] figure.
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==''R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]''==
[[File:TF-R.E.D.-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Armored Convoy not included.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2020)
**''Accessories'': Ion Blaster, Energon Axe, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#R.E.D._.5BRobot_Enhanced_Design.5D|Matrix of Leadership]], 4 alternate hands
{{toydesigner|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}

:Released as part of the first wave of the ''[[Transformers R.E.D.]]'' line, Optimus Prime is a non-transforming 6-inch action figure akin to the ones from Hasbro's ''[[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] Legends'' and ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]] The Black Series'' lines. He is highly articulated and features extensive paint operations for [[show-accuracy]].

:Optimus comes with six hands altogether: a pair of closed fists, a pair of gently beckoning hands, a right hand for his included [[Ion blaster|Ion Blaster]] accessory, and a right hand with the index finger extended. He also features an [[Energon-axe|Energon Axe]], compatible with either wrist in place of his hand. Lastly, he includes a Matrix of Leadership, which can store in his chest thanks to his opening windows.

:As with all ''R.E.D.'' toys, Optimus Prime was a Walmart exclusive in Canada and the United States, and was later made available on [[Hasbro Pulse]] in limited quantities.

: This mold was used to make ''R.E.D.'' [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#R.E.D._.5BRobot_Enhanced_Design.5D|Ultra Magnus]].
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==''Super Cyborg''==
[[File:SuperCyborgOptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2018)
**''Accessories'': Ion blaster, torso plate

:''Super Cyborg'' Optimus Prime is an 11-inch-tall non-transforming figure with 7 points of articulation. Its main distinguishing feature is that the entire front of the robot torso is removable, exposing not just the expected Matrix of Leadership but also many other sculpted mechanical details within Prime's body.

*'''Optimus Prime (clear)''' (2018)
**''Accessories'': Ion blaster, torso plate

:The transparent plastic version of this figure was exclusive to [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2018.

*'''Optimus Prime (Dead)''' (2018)
**''Accessories'': Ion blaster, torso plate

:This dark grey version was exclusive to [[New York Comic Con]] 2018.
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==Figural Bag Clip==
[[File:FiguralBagClip OptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2020)
:Released by [[Monogram]], this 2.5" 3D foam bag clip takes the form of a chibi Optimus Prime.

:It was available only as part of a [[Blindpacking|mystery blind bag]] collection.
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*'''Optimus Prime''' (2021)
:A non-articulated, non-transforming 3" figure of Optimus Prime with an attached clip, also released by Monogram.

:Unlike the previous year's release it was sold on a standard cardback.

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==D'elicce==
[[File:Brazilian Transformers Easter Eggs 2021.jpg|250px|thumb|]]
*'''Transformers Easter egg''' (2021)
:In 2021, [[Brazil|Brazilian]] chocolate manufacturer D'elicce released a pair of ''Transformers''-themed [[Easter|Easter]] eggs exclusive to Lojas Americanas (a popular Brazilian chain store) that included a popcorn bucket of [[super deformed|cutesy proportions]] based on either Optimus Prime or Bumblebee. Also available were smaller chocolate eggs that included temporary tattoos for children of random characters and insignias.
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==''Minimates''==
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Series 1, 2021)
**''Accessories'': Laser rifle, energy axe

:Part of the first wave of Transformers [[Minimates]] from [[Diamond Select]], this Optimus Prime is a 2-inch-tall figurine featuring metallic paint, 12-14 points of articulation, and accessories and body parts interchangeable with other Minimates. The Matrix of Leadership is printed on the Minimate figure's chest and is visible through the windows on the chest covering. Due to their small size, all 4 figures in each series are sold in the same blister card.

*'''VHS Minimates Box Set''' (2022)

:''Minimates'' Optimus Prime was rereleased as part of a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2022 exclusive 4-pack, featuring more cartoon-accurate matte painted deco. The packaging for this set resembles a VHS tape. Only 2500 of this set were produced.
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==''ULTIMATES!''==
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2021)
**''Accessories'': Ion blaster, energon axe, Matrix of Leadership, surfboard, jetpack, basketball, energy restraints, left & right fists, 2 open hands, right gripping hand, left pointing hand, alternate head

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers ULTIMATES!]]'' from [[Super7]], Optimus Prime is a 7-inch-tall action figure based on his cartoon model. He features multi-directional joints at the neck, shoulders, wrists, hips, and ankles; plus swivel biceps, elbows, knees, and a bit of ab crunch. His hands pop out at the wrists so they can be replaced with his additional spare hands in different poses (or the obligatory Energon Axe), and his head can be replaced with an alternate based on the original Optimus toy.

: He also features a ''lot'' of accessories, more than any other toy in the wave, including a number of episode-specific ones: [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe's]] jetpack from "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]", a ridable surfboard from "[[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3]]", energy restraints from "[[S.O.S. Dinobots]]", and his giant basketball from "[[The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders]]". He also includes a miniature [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#ULTIMATES!|Spike Witwicky]] figurine.

: Preorders for Optimus Prime (and the rest of Wave 1) opened on [[January 29]] 2021, and closed on [[February 28]], with the toys purportedly shipping in winter of that year but not actually arriving until May 2022.

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*'''Optimus Prime (Fallen Leader)''' (2023)
**''Accessories'': 2 fists, 2 open hands, 2 Matrix-grip hands, trigger-grip right hand, Matrix of Leadership, ion blaster

: This retool and redeco of ''ULTIMATES!'' Optimus Prime is the latest of several representations of his dead body from "[[The Transformers: The Movie]]," now with a greyscale paint scheme, a heavily damaged left torso section, and cracks all over him (and on his rifle too for good measure).

: Preorders opened in June 2022, with figures shipping the following May.
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==''Pop!''==
[[File:Funko Pop Optimus Prime G1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2021)
**''ID number:'' '''22'''

:Released as part of the ''Pop! Retro Toys'' segment, [[Funko Pop!|Funko]]'s ''Pop!'' Optimus Prime is a super deformed vinyl figure based on his original Generation 1 toy.

:This mold was later redecoed as [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Pop!|Nemesis Prime]].

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[[File:Funko Pop Amazon Metallic Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2021)
**''ID number:'' '''22'''

:An [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive redeco of the figure above, this version of Optimus Prime features a more metallic paintjob.

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[[File:Funko Pop Mystery Box Optimus Prime Cobra Commander.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Funko Mystery Box: Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''' (Giftset, 2021)
**''ID number:'' '''44'''

:Available only as part of a GameStop exclusive giftset, this retooled Optimus Prime comes with his Energon axe attached to his right hand instead of his ion blaster and comes [[Blindpacking|blindpacked]] inside a ''Transformers vs. [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]''-themed lunch box alongside a ''Pop!'' [[Cobra Commander#Pop!|Cobra Commander]] figure, a Decepticon logo decal, a Cobra logo keychain, and a set of four pins of Optimus Prime, Cobra Commander, [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Pop!|Megatron]] and [[Duke (G.I. Joe)#Pop!|Duke]].

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[[File:Funko Pop Jumbo 10-inch Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Jumbo size, 2021)
**''ID number:'' '''71'''

:A larger version of the regular ''Pop!'' Optimus Prime measuring 10-inches tall.

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[[File:Funko Pocket Pop Keychain Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.11]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (Pocket ''Pop!'' Keychain, 2021)

:A smaller version of the regular ''Pop!'' Optimus Prime with a keychain attached to his head.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[Funko Pop!#Digital Pop! NFTs|Digital ''Pop!'']], 2022)
**''Rarity:''
***''Monochrome:'' '''Common'''
***''Static:'' '''Common'''
***''Glowing:'' '''Uncommon'''
***''Chrome:'' '''Rare'''
***''Original:'' '''Epic'''
***''Monochrome, Matrix-opening:'' '''Epic'''
***''Gold, Matrix-opening:'' '''Grail'''
:{{W|Non-fungible token|NFT}}s depicting Optimus Prime in the Funko style. Some variants are depicted opening the Matrix over Cybertron, one of which (the Grail one) could be redeemed for a chance to get a physical version of the depicted figure. Said variant was limited to 999 pieces.
<center><gallery heights=200>
File:TRANSFORMERS_COMMON_OPTIMUS-PRIME_MONOCHROME.gif|Remember [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime#The Transformers: The Movie|this one?]]
File:TRANSFORMERS_COMMON_OPTIMUS-PRIME_STATIC.gif|Not gray, but still may as well be dead.
File:TRANSFORMERS_UNCOMMON_OPTIMUS-PRIME_GLOW.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_RARE_OPTIMUS-PRIME_REDCHROME.gif|[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1|Oops.]]
File:TRANSFORMERS_EPIC_OPTIMUS-PRIME_ORIGINAL.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_EPIC_OPTIMUS-PRIME-GOLDVARIANT_MONOCHROME.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_GRAIL_OPTIMUS-PRIME-GOLDVARIANT_ORIGINAL.gif
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[[File:Funko Pop Digital Optimus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44|Stealing NFTs is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''49'''

:Part of the ''Pop! Digital'' segment, this regular-sized vinyl figure portrays Optimus opening the Matrix of Leadership and is entirely painted gold. It could only be acquired by redeeming the Grail NFT above.

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[[File:Funko-Pop-Pin-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' (''Pop!'' Pin, 2022)
**''ID number:'' '''18'''
**''Accessories:'' Display stand
:A metallic enamel pin based on Optimus Prime's vinyl figure measuring 4-inches tall, approximately the same as a regular vinyl.

:A "redeco" of this pin as [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Pop! Pin|Nemesis Prime]] was also released as a limited edition chase variant.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (''Pop!'' Masks, 2022)
:Released by Disguise Costumes in collaboration with Funko and exclusive to Walmart, ''Pop!'' Masks Optimus Prime is a large mask based on the head of the vynil figure.

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*'''Optimus Prime''' (Christmas tree ornament, 2022)
:Released by [[Hallmark]] and also exclusive to Walmart, this Optimus Prime Christmas tree ornament is virtually identical to the vynil figure in appearance.

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*'''Freddy Funko as Optimus Prime''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''SE'''

:Exclusive to a Funko-oriented event called Fundays, this regular-sized vinyl figure portrays [[Freddy Funko]] cosplaying as Optimus Prime. The body of this figure is the same as the regular Optimus, while the head has been modified to incorporate Freddy's face. This regular version was limited to 1500 pieces.

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*'''Freddy Funko as Optimus Prime''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''SE'''

:A metallic version of the Freddy Funko as Optimus Prime figure was also available, now limited to only 500 pieces.

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*'''Freddy Funko as Optimus Prime''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''SE'''

:Also available and limited to 500 pieces was a version of Freddy Funko as Optimus Prime that glows in the dark.

==Modern Icons==
[[File:Modern_Icons_Optimus_Prime_helmet.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|GIVE ME MY FACE.]]
*'''Optimus Prime Modern Icons Replica Helmet''' (December 27, 2021)
:A collaboration between Hasbro and statue and replica brand Modern Icons, this is a wearable helmet for adult collectors, based on Optimus Prime's head. It features light-up eyes and authentic sounds and phrases.

:Originally due for release on August 16, 2021, the Optimus Prime helmet was delayed until December 27 (as was [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Modern Icons|its Megatron counterpart]]). The helmet is a GameStop exclusive in the United States.
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==''Super Shogun''==
*'''Optimus Prime''' (2021)
**''Accessories'': Ion blaster, Matrix of Leadership, left fist

:Another "retro-styled" non-transforming figure by [[Super7]], ''Super Shogun'' Optimus Prime is meant to be an homage to the 1970s "{{w|Shogun Warriors (toys)|Shogun Warriors}}" toyline. To match the famous features of those older toys, this Optimus stands 24" tall and is mostly made of hollow plastic, with 3 points of articulation, wheels on his feet, and a spring-loaded firing left fist. His chest doors open to reveal a removable Matrix of Leadership. Suggested retail price was $350 - hopefully if you're old enough to remember "Shogun Warriors" you've gotten a good job by now.

*'''Optimus Prime (Fallen Leader)''' (2022)
**''Accessories'': Ion blaster, Matrix of Leadership, left fist

:Continuing the trend from their ''[[ReAction]]'' and ''[[Transformers ULTIMATES!|ULTIMATES!]]'' Optimus Prime figures above, Super7 also produced a grey redeco of ''Super Shogun'' Optimus Prime representing his dead body. {{-}}

==''Zōteki''==
[[File:ZOTEKI-024-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I farted.]]
*'''Optimus Prime''' ([[2021]])
**''ID number'': '''024'''

:A collaboration between [[Hasbro]] and statue/replica brand [[Jazware]], ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|The Transformers]]'' was added as a part of the ''[[Zōteki]]'' line alongside other iconic brands such as [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]], to recreate some of the main "Generation 1" characters. The 24th figure of the ''Zōteki'' line; Optimus Prime wields his iconic [[Ion blaster]].

:Each statue of the line features a connection point for it to be connected to the others, in order to form a battle scene.
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==Eaglemoss==
[[File:EaglemossChess OptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
* '''Transformers Gen-1 Chess Set''' (<s>2021</s>)
:In the planned [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Chess Set]] by [[Eaglemoss]], a relatively large and very well detailed statue of Optimus Prime was slated to be the standard King piece on the Autobot side.

:A Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds for this project was launched, but failed to meet its goal by September 24, 2021 and the whole thing was canceled. The Optimus Prime piece managed to technically get a very limited release, however, as some online influencers in the ''Transformers'' fandom received copies gifted to them by Eaglemoss during the Kickstarter campaign.
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==e-HOBBY==
===Transformers Character Card===
[[File:Transformers Character Card G1 Optimus and Megatron.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Convoy & Megatron Set''' ([[January 25]], [[2022]])
**''ID number:'' '''01 & 02'''

:Released as part of the first wave of an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of Optimus Prime and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#01 |Translation of G1 Optimus Prime's Transformers Character Card]]''
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[[File:Transformers Character Card G2 Optimus and Megatron.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Battle Convoy & Megatron Set''' ([[March 14]], 2022)
**''ID number:'' '''11 & 12'''

:Released as part of the second wave of an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of Optimus Prime and Megatron in their ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' bodies along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]]. Optimus is specifically depicted as the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|Laser Optimus Prime]] toy.
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#11 |Translation of G2 Optimus Prime's Transformers Character Card]]''
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[[File:Transformers Character Card Megatron Black and Convoy Black.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Card Binder (includes 2 special cards)''' ([[October]] 2022)

:Released as something of a finale of an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive series, this binder intended to contain the entire ''Transformers Character Card'' series is packed with a pair of holographic trading cards depicting super-deformed art of Optimus Prime and Megatron in the forms of their first e-HOBBY exclusive toys along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]]. Optimus is specifically depicted as ''[[Hybrid Style]]'' "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#THS02B|Convoy Black Version]]."
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#EXOP |Translation of Optimus Prime Black Version's Transformers Character Card]]''

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===Acrylic keychain series===
[[File:E-Hobby Optimus Prime and Bumblebee keychains.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Convoy & Bumble''' ([[October]], [[2022]])

:Released as part of the first wave of an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive series, this pair of keychains depicts character art and assets re-used from Optimus Prime and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee's]] [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'']] releases, namely [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|MP-44 Convoy]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#MP45|MP-45 Bumble and Spike 2.0]] respectively.

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==Nendoroid==
[[File:Nendoroid G1 Optimus Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Nendoroid Optimus Prime (G1 Ver.)''' ([[2022]])
**''Nendoroid ID Number'': '''1765'''
**''Accessories'': Ion blaster, Energon-axe, pointing hand

:[[Nendoroid]] Optimus Prime is a [[super deformed]], adorable rendition of the original Autobot commander. It is the first Nendoroid figure released for a "Generation 1" character, as the first Nendoroid figures for ''Transformers'' were for the ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' movie.

:As with most Nendoroids, Optimus Prime can interchange body parts with compatible figures, and comes with an alternative "pointing hand" accessory to aid with specific posing. The figure is packed with Optimus's trademark Ion blaster and Energon-axe weapons (generically referred to as a gun and an energy axe by the Good Smile Company website), the latter of which replaces Optimus's hand when wielded. He also features articulation at the head, knees, shoulders, elbows, and even his chest.

:Unusually for a Nendoroid figure, this sculpt is produced by Toyhouse with Nendoron's supervision. This mold was later redecoed as [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Nendoroid|Nemesis Prime]].
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==Icon Heroes==
*'''Optimus Prime X Bumblebee Retro Pin Set''' (2022)
: A hard enamel pin based on Optimus Prime's original G1 package art made by Icon Heroes. It comes carded with a [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Icon Heroes|Bumblebee]] pin.

: This pin was also available in [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Icon Heroes|Nemesis Prime]] colors.
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[[File:Icon-Heroes-Optimus-Prime-Action-Statue.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb|''Of course'' we need another superdeformed Optimus Prime statue, why do you ask?]]
*'''Optimus Prime Action Statue''' ([[2023]])
: A 12" tall polystone statue of Optimus Prime holding his ion blaster and standing over an Autobot insignia base. The statue is slighty superdeformed with an unusually large head and features some neck articulation.

: Each sample is going to be individually numbered and come with a certificate of authenticity.
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==Kotobukiya Bishoujo Series==
[[File:Bishoujo-Series-OptimusPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Looking this good is the right of all sentient beings.]]
*'''Bishoujo Series Transformers Convoy/Optimus Prime''' (2022)
**''Accessories'': Alternate masked face

:''[[Kotobukiya]] Bishoujo Series'' Convoy/Optimus Prime renders the classic Autobot commander as a ''flaming hot'' anime girl (formally termed as a ''{{w|Bishōjo}}''). Bishoujo Optimus's necklace represents the [[Matrix of Leadership]], while Prime's trailer and wheels are represented as her suitcase and boots respectively.

:''Bishoujo Series'' Optimus Prime also comes with an alternate [[Mouthplate|masked]] head piece, and is attached to a red display base designed after the Autobot insignia.
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==References==
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Ravage (G1)/toys

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

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

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

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

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Ravage/ravage.htm More information on Ravage at TFU.info]
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*'''Ravage''' (Decepticon Cassette, 1985)
**''Accessories:'' Left and right missiles

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

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

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

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Ravage/ravage.htm More information on Ravage at TFU.info]
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===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWtoy mcdonalds jaguar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Panther''' (McDonald's Happy Meal toy, 1996)

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

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

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

: His head bears more than a passing resemblance to [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]'s.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/Panther/panther.htm More information on Panther at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BW-toy ShadowPanther.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Fuzzy kitty!]]
* '''Shadow Panther''' (Deluxe, 1997)
**''ID number:'' '''D-7'''
**''Accessories:'' Tail-blaster, water gun

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

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

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Predacon/TripredacusAgent/tripredacusagent.htm More information on "Tripredacus Agent" (aka Shadow Panther) at TFU.info]''
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[[File:VS7-RhinoxShadowPanther.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Wilderness Showdown: Rhinox VS Shadow Panther''' (Vs pack, 1997)
**''ID number'': '''VS-7'''
**''Accessories'': Tail-blaster, water gun

: Shadow Panther was available both as an individual and in a "versus" set with [[Rhinox (BW)/toys#VS7|Rhinox]]. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

: Hasbro later sold this set in its original Takara box via their now-defunct HasbroCollectors.com site to American fans. A few stickers were added to the box for hazard/safety notices.

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

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

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

: This toy was also used to represent [[Jaguar]] the Younger in the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (manga)|''Beast Wars Metals'' manga]] and the mold was used to make [[BotCon 2001]]'s version of [[Tigatron#BotCon2001|Tigatron]]. The original version was used to make ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Cheetor (Armada)#Toys|Cheetor]], and as the basis for the non-toy character [[Cataclysm (BW)|Cataclysm]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Destron/Ravage/ravage.htm More information on ''Beast Wars Metals'' Jaguar at TFU.info]''
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[[File:BW-toy TripredacusAgent.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Mutant kitty!]]
* '''Tripredacus Agent''' (Deluxe, 2001)
**''Accessories:'' Launcher, missile, tail-flail

: This Wal-Mart [[exclusive]] is a redeco of—wait, can you guess?—[[Cheetor (BW)/toys#TM2|Transmetal 2 Cheetor]], in black, silver, and gold, transforming into a monstrous techno-organic (but not [[technorganic]]) big cat. He has a spring-loaded missile launcher on his cat mode back that can be removed and used as a hand-held weapon, plus his tail detaches to form a hand-held flail. His left forearm has a flip-up blaster-shield (of dubious usefulness), while flipping up a panel on his right-rear leg reveals his [[spark crystal]].

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Predacon/TripredacusAgent/tripredacusagent.htm More information on (Transmetal 2) Tripredacus Agent at TFU.info]''
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===''Smallest Transforming Transformers''===
[[File:STFRavage.jpg|299px|thumb|So tiny... So CUTE!]]
* '''Soundwave''' (2003)
**''ID number:'' '''GTF 05'''

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

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

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

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

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

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

::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#11|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Ravage's bio and tech specs]]
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/AltBattleRavage/battleravage.htm More information on ''Alternators'' Battle Ravage at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Alt-toy Ravage-JaguarXK.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Soundwave had MTV pimp his kitty.]]
*'''Ravage''' (Alternator, 2007)
**''ID number'': '''26'''
{{toydesigner|[[Steve Bono]] (Hasbro)}}

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

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

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

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

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

: The original Ravage figure was first [[Generation 1 reissues|reissued]] as part of Takara's ''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' series, packaged along with [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundblaster]] (the rebuilt form of Soundwave from the Japanese [[Transformers: The Headmasters (franchise)|''Headmasters'' series]]) and [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys|Buzzsaw]]. As was the case when he was originally released with Soundblaster in 1987, Buzzsaw sports a different sticker in place of his cassette spool image; this version of Ravage now features this new decal as well, an image of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/toys|Fortress Maximus]] which reveals the city-bot's weak spots when viewed through Soundblaster's clear-red chest door (in the same way [[Tech Spec]] decoders work). Ravage's sticker highlight's Maximus's right leg; Buzzsaw's pinpoints his left shoulder.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Ravage/ravage.htm More information on Transformers Collection Ravage at TFU.info]''
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===''Classics''===
[[File:G1toy commemorative ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Sit, boy.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Commemorative Edition, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right missiles, tape case

: Hasbro's first reissue of the original Ravage toy (identified as "Battle Ravage" on the packaging, but by his original name in the instructions) came packaged with Soundwave and Laserbeak. The set was originally intended to be part of their ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' of Generation 1 reissues, but when that line was cancelled, it was instead released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' toyline. The phrase "Commemorative Edition" is prominently displayed on the front and sides of the box, though, and it remains exclusive to [[Toys"R"Us]], as all Commemorative Edition toys were. Just as Soundwave is effectively a redeco of the ''Transformers Collection'' Soundblaster figure, featuring a double-wide chest-door that allows Ravage and Laserbeak to fit inside him at the same time for the first time on a Hasbro release, Ravage also appears as he does in the ''Transformers Collection'' line, sporting the Fortress Maximus sticker in place of his cassette spools, but now with no way for it to be "decoded", since Soundwave's door is colorless. Ravage also comes with a tape case for the first time in Hasbro markets.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/ClassicsSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Classics Soundwave at TFU.info]''
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Tsravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25| Hey im right over u do u see me? Im the canceled plastic cat sulking near u on the big shelf!]]
*'''Soundblaster''' (6" Cybertron Heroes)

:A ''[[Titanium Series]]'' version of Soundblaster, a redeco of the "Cybertron Heroes" [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]] figure, was supposed to come with a tiny version of Ravage, as opposed to the original toy's [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys|Laserbeak]]. Although displayed at [[BotCon 2007]], the set was ultimately canceled along with several other solicited 6" Cybertron Heroes, but this did not stop Soundblaster from appearing as a cross-sell on the packaging for ''Titanium'' [[Prowl (G1)/toys|Prowl]] in late 2008 (which claimed he would have been "also available" as of November 2008), as Hasbro was unwilling to spend the resources on altering the packaging for these already-complete products.
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===''Universe (2008)''===
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[[File:TFU08-toy Ravage.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I'm finally 3D now, but in exchange for some poseability.]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Deluxe Class, 2008)
**''Series'': Generation 1 Series
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro), [[Alex Kubalsky]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

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

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

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

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

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[[File:Universe2008toy soundwave.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Soundwave''' (2009)
**''Series'': G1 Series
**''Accessories:'' Left & right missiles, tape case

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

:A [[redeco]] of ''Universe'' Ravage, Jaguar features the same plastic colors as his Universe counterpart, only his legs are a significantly darker metallic gray than the Hasbro version (so much so they almost look black in certain lights).
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===''Device Label''===
[[File:Device Label Ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|From a data storage device often used to store music, to a data storage device often used to store music. Some things never change.]]
*'''Device Jaguar''' (Device Label, 2009)

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

[[File:DeviceLabeltoy-Ravagedesktop.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|$50 for a 2 gig thumb drive was a lot to ask for until we learned about this.]]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/MPRavage/ravage.htm More information on ''Masterpiece'' Ravage at TFU.info]''
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===''Linkin Park × Transformers''===
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[[File:LPRavage.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|''[[What I've Done|What I've done I'll face myself To cross out what I've become]]'']]
*'''Transformers Linkin Park Soundwave: Special Edition''' ([[September 23]], 2013)
**''Accessories:'' Left and right missiles, tape case

:[[Linkin Park]] Ravage is a gold and ... also gold [[redeco]] of Ravage. He's packaged with Linkin Park gold redecoes of [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Linkin|Soundwave]], [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Linkin|Laserbeak]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)#Linkin|Buzzsaw]], and [[Ratbat (G1)#Linkin|Ratbat]] on a flocked-purple plastic tray inside a special commemorative box. He has no stickers, factory-applied or otherwise. Linkin Park Soundwave: Special Edition was exclusive to [http://www.suru-la.com SURU] and limited to 2000 pieces.

:This version of Ravage was repurposed as the ''Classics'' incarnation of [[Nightprowler]].
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===''Platinum Edition''===
*'''Soundwave Year Of The Goat Edition''' ([[March 23]], [[2014]])
**''Accessories:'' Clear tape case

:[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Soundwave Year Of The Goat Edition]] includes most of his classic cassettes including Ravage, all sporting somewhat odd new decoes. In Ravage's case, this amounts to replacing all his black with grey and colouring his limbs in transparent plastic. His tape mode retains its paint operations.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/PlatinumRavage/ravage.htm More information on ''Year of the Goat Edition'' Ravage at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
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*'''Specialist: Autobots''' (multi-pack, [[March 25]], 2014)
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy C84accessories.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''B0090'''

: A ''[[Kre-O]]'' version of Ravage's cassette mode was available as an accessory in a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014 [[exclusive]] pack of 30 Kreons dubbed the "[[Kreon Class of 1984]]". While this [[tampograph]]ed 1x2 tile has Ravage's colors, the linework is the same as the [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Buzzsaw]] accessories. So if you like to think there's a Ravage-colored condor-tape out there, hey, go for it.

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

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

: A buildable Ravage is included as one of [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Battle Changer Soundwave]]'s many partners/accessories. He just kinda hangs on Soundwave's jet-mode underside, but becomes a backpack with over-the-shoulder blasters for Soundwave's robot mode.

: He was only available in the ''[[Kre-O]]'' Battle Changers two-pack of [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Ratchet]] vs Soundwave, which also came with [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Frenzy]], [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Laserbeak]], and [[Rumble (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Rumble]].

: This set, like all the Battle Changers, originally only saw release in Canada, Australia, and Asian markets. It eventually saw release in the U.S. in late 2015 through discount stores like TJ Maxx and Marshalls.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
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[[File:BotCon2016toy-Ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"You are the Pumaman."]]
*'''Dawn of the Predacus''' ([[BotCon 2016]] boxset)
**''Accessories:'' G-Metal blade/gun, Gun/fist/foot

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

:The limb piece can connect on the vehicle mode's top in two different ways: either by using the 5 mm peghole arrangement most of the other [[Stunticon (G1)#Generations|Stunticon]] molds use, or through a system of tabs which incorporate the weapon closer to the vehicle. The limb piece can also be stored on the robot's back (this can either be achieved by using the 5 mm peg, or by folding back the limb piece's palm and thumb, and using the guide-rails located on the sides of the limb piece). Ravage's sword/gun can tab into either of the slots on the car mode's sides.

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

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

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Predacon/BCRavage/ravage.htm More information on ''Dawn of the Predacus'' Ravage at TFU.info]''
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===''Titans Return''===
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[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Legends-Ravage.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Finally, a phone with an Airplane mode that does what you thought it did.]]
*'''Ravage''' (Legends Class, [[2016]])
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:A redeco and new-head retool of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Stripes#Generations|Autobot Stripes]], Ravage transforms from panther to 'spy tablet' to <s>flying spy tablet</s> jet. His spy tablet mode can fit inside ''Titans Return'' Leader Class figures such as [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Blaster]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Soundwave]], and also features a dummy 3.5 mm audio jack to which you can attach a set of headphones. Ravage also sports a pair of posts in beast and vehicle mode that allow a [[Titan Master]] to ride atop him.

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

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

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/TRRavage/ravage.htm More information on ''Titans Return'' Legends Class Ravage at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Legends LG37 Jaguar Bullhorn.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb]]
*'''Jaguar & Bullhorn (Ravage & Bullhorn)'''<ref>The packaging says "ジャガー&ブルホーン" (Jaguar & Bullhorn) in Japanese, but the accompanying English subtitle is "Ravage & Bullhorn".</ref> (Two-pack, [[December 28]], 2016)
**''ID Number'': '''LG37'''

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

:Ravage is packed with [[Bullhorn (G1)#Legends|Bullhorn]], a Headmaster redecoed from the Titan Master [[Horri-Bull#Generations|Terri-Bull]] figure.
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Micromaster-Soundwave-Spy-Patrol-Ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Actually [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Laserbeak]], I had a dream just like that, too..."]]
*'''Ravage & Laserbeak''' (Micromaster, [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-S18'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-16'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[April 27]], 2019'''

:Part of the second wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Micromasters, Ravage transforms from a robotic jaguar to the "V2 Sonicsurge Drone Armor." This flattened box mode is theoretically compatible with ''Siege'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Soundwave]], though since his alternate mode is a few millimeters larger than the [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Laserbeak]] figure he comes packaged with, it's a snug fit depending on individual figure quality. He can also attach to Soundwave and other figures as some sort of shield.

:The retooled Soundblaster accommodates Ravage much better.

:Ravage comes packaged together with the aforementioned Laserbeak as the "Soundwave Spy Patrol." This toy was included in 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:Vintage-G1-Ravage-Rumble-carded.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Decepticon Ravage / Decepticon Rumble''' (2019)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right missiles

:As part of the ''[[Vintage G1]]'' line of reissues, Ravage comes with fellow mini-cassette [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Rumble]], recreating their pairing in the [[#The Transformers|original toyline]]. He comes with his two missile guns, and is packaged onto a classic G1-styled card with tech spec on the back.

: Ravage appears virtually unchanged from his previous/original releases, aside from his use of the new ''Vintage G1'' style [[rubsign]], with a mirror-reflective silver border and red-only symbol.

:Ravage and Rumble were released alongside the similarly paired ''Vintage G1'' [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Frenzy]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Laserbeak]], and of course, are intended for collectors picking up the concurrently-released ''Vintage G1'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Soundwave]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Buzzsaw]]. Like all figures from this line, Ravage and Rumble were [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada.
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-Trilogy-Voyager-Battle-3-Pack-Ravage.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Battle 3-Pack, [[2020]])

:This Ravage is a retool of the Micromaster figure above, featuring details based on the original Generation 1 toy, silver painted eyes instead of red, and a new growling face. He is packed with [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#2020Netflix|Soundwave]] and his cohort [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Laserbeak]], promoting the ''Earthrise'' season of the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]].

:[[Hound (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Hound]]'s cage accessory included in the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' [[Centurion droid#Toys|Deluxe Centurion Drone Weaponizer Pack]] is compatible with this figure (and the ''Siege'' one above).

:Like most ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' toys, the Soundwave pack was a Walmart exclusive in the United States and Canada.

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[[File:WFCT-Covert-Agent-Decepticons-Forever-Ravage.jpg|thumb|400px|And that means [[#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ravage]] [[#War for Cybertron Trilogy|has]] [[Shadow Panther#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|more]] ''War for Cybertron'' toys than [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Bumblebee]] or [[Starscream (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Starscream]]!]]
*'''Covert Agent Ravage / Decepticons Forever Ravage''' (2-pack, [[2021]])
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''Agent Ravage & Ravage'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 26]], [[2022]]
**''Accessories'': 2 pistol weapons<ref name="WFC">''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Covert Agent Ravage / Decepticons Forever Ravage product description: "Pose out with 2 pistol weapon accessories and 2 blast effects and decorate DECEPTICONS FOREVER RAVAGE in cassette mode with the included G1-inspired stickers."</ref> (Covert Agent Ravage), left & right missiles (Decepticons Forever Ravage)
{{toydesigner|[[Lenny Panzica]] (Hasbro)}}

:Released to commemorate the 25th anniversary of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', this ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' 2-pack contains "Covert Agent Ravage" and "Decepticons Forever Ravage". Covert Agent Ravage is a Deluxe Class-mold using the lower robot legs and cheetah legs from ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Cheetor]], transforming into a "jaguar" in 20 steps. His beast mode paws are new parts which are slightly wider than those of the base mold which allows better stability in jaguar mode. His robot mode is based on his appearance in "The Agenda" three-parter in the ''Beast Wars'' show, coming with 2 pistols that can holster on his thighs or store on the same place in beast mode, along with an opening mouth. His beast forelegs are [[misassembly|each attached on the wrong sides]], causing them to bend the wrong way; fortunately, they are mounted on [[ball joint]]s and can be easily swapped to their correct placement. The swapped legs also led to some particularly goofy Hasbro stock photography.

:Decepticons Forever Ravage is a redeco of the [[#Toys|"Generation 1" Ravage]] figure, labeled as a Micromaster to presumably match the other ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Ravages. The product description claims you can "decorate" Ravage with stickers,<ref name="WFC" /> but none are included as his details are [[tampograph]]ed. For the first time in the nearly 40-year history of this mold, Ravage has cassette deco on both front and back. Additionally, Ravage's legs are rough bare metal akin to that used on the ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece Movie Series]]'' toys, instead of the gloss finished metal seen on previous uses of the mold.

:The product description claims the set comes with two [[Fire Blast effect]]s,<ref name="WFC" /> though no such effects are included, likely a mistaken reference to Decepticons Forever Ravage's missiles as they are not mentioned.

:Much like the ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' [[Quintesson#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Quintesson Pit of Judgement]], the set features a backdrop, package art on the back of the box, multi-color instructions, and a logo for the set's inspiration, of course, ''Beast Wars: Transformers''. The backdrop is based on the bridge of Ravage's [[Transwarp cruiser#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Transwarp Cruiser]], with a pocket for Decepticons Forever Ravage to replicate the "Decepticons forever!" scene from "[[The Agenda (Part 2)]]". The [[bio]] on the side and package art similarly depict the scene. The Chinese instructions read "SDCC 1",<ref>''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Covert Agent Ravage / Decepticons Forever Ravage images at [https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/more-images-of-transformers-agent-ravage-and-comparison-to-kingdom-cheetor/46102/ Seibertron.com]</ref> suggesting this was a scrapped [[San Diego Comic-Con]] exclusive, similar to the Quintesson Pit of Judgement.

:The 2-pack is exclusive to [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom, in promotion of [[Hasbro PulseCon 2021]]. Amusingly, the Pulse title for the pack said it contains "Covers Agent Rave"{{sic}} before being corrected. The set was supposed to be available on [[November 1]], 2021 at the price of $44.99 USD,<ref>''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' Covert Agent Ravage / Decepticons Forever Ravage official reveal at [https://comicbook.com/gear/news/transformers-pulse-con-wfc-agent-ravage-reveal-haslab-tease/ comicbook.com]</ref> but was moved up to the first day of PulseCon, [[October 22]], at ''$52.99'' USD, despite the set being composed of only a Deluxe Class toy and a "Generation 1" cassette / Micromaster. The 2-pack was found in Asian shops in July 2021, prior to the official reveal, and later appeared at EB Games in Canada as early as September 2021. The set was also released in Japan as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive. In early 2022, the set was released in Italy as an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive.
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==Merchandise==
===Wallet===
*'''Ravage Wallet'''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/RHRavage/ravage.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Ravage at TFU.info]''

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

: In some countries outside of North America, Ravage was released individually in a blindpack with no notable changes.
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===''3D Battle-Card Game''===
[[File:Ravage Battle Card.jpg|thumb|upright=0.44|Flat Cat.]]
*'''Ravage''' (3D Battle-Card, 2007)
**''Card ID number'':

: A 23-point "uncommon" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Ravage "transforms" into a black cat. He uses the same parts layout as [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]], [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]], and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Optimus Primal]].
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===Sota Toys===
*'''Transformers Chess Set''' (<s>2007</s>)
:Ravage, along with [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Sota Toys|Laserbeak]], was sculpted into two identical [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Sota Toys|Soundwave]] pieces that were to be the Decepticon-side Bishops on a [[Chess#Sota Toys|chess set]] based on Generation 1, but the set apparently never saw release.
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===Transformers - Mini Bust===
[[File:DiamondSelect FrenzyRavage bust.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|"Rumble? Is zat you?" '''"No."''']]
* '''Frenzy & Ravage''' (Diamond Select, 2009)

:Ravage is sculpted pouncing alongside a cartoon-colored [[Frenzy (G1)/toys|Frenzy]] in this bust. Sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]], it was an [[exclusive]] to the online retailer BigBadToyStore and limited to 600 pieces worldwide. Frenzy's tape mode is sculpted at the front of the bust's base.
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===''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''===
[[File:Sdcc2012 shockwaveaccessories-detail.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Shockwave H.I.S.S. Tank with two figures & Energon''' (2012)

: An [[exclusive]] release for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2012, this box set contains a [[redeco]] of the 2012 new-[[mold]] ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: Retaliation]]'' [[HISS tank]] meant to represent [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Shockwave]], along with the [[Cobra]]s [[Destro#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Destro]] and a "[[Battle Android Trooper#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Constructicon B.A.T.]]" with a trolley for carrying [[Energon cube]]s.

:Destro's accessories include [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Soundwave]] in the form of a non-transforming tape deck and three "[[Mini-Con]] [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]]s" – micro-cassettes capable of being placed within the Soundwave toy. The toy's press release identifies the tapes as [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Laserbeak]], Ravage, and [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Ratbat]], but since all three sport the sculpted details of the original Laserbeak toy and are colored solid red, gold, and orange, just who is meant to be who is unclear.

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/12/destro28.shtml More information on Destro (v28) (with Soundwave) at YoJoe.com]''
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{{anchor|Baroness}}
*'''''The Epic Conclusion!'' box set''' (2013)
[[File:SDCC2013RavageBaroness.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|Black Russians.]]
:An [[exclusive]] release for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013, this is an entirely new mold of a 3.75"-scale Ravage being leashed on a chain by the [[Baroness#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Baroness]] – evocative of the cancelled [[First 4 Figures]] statue ''([[#First 4 Figures|see above]])''. His only point of articulation is a ball joint in the neck. The set also comes with a retooled [[Skystriker (vehicle)|Sky Striker]] representing [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Jetfire]], a G.I. Joe [[VAMP]] redecoed into [[Hound (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Hound]], a new [[Snake-Eyes#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Snake-Eyes]] figure bearing an Autobot symbol, [[Bludgeon (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Bludgeon]], and a [[Blaster (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Blaster]] boombox accessory with cassette pieces representing [[Steeljaw (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Steeljaw]], [[Ramhorn (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Ramhorn]], and [[Eject (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Eject]].

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

:This mold was also used to make [[Blackcat (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Black Cat]].

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/13/baroness17.shtml More information on Baroness (v17) (with Ravage) at YoJoe.com]''
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===Imaginarium Art===
[[File:ImaginariumSoundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I wish to avoid any regrettable accidents to this giant fragile thing.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (2018)

:[[Imaginarium Art]]'s Soundwave statue stands 32 inches tall and features light-up eyes. Though it is a statue, the set includes alternate heads and arms to change Soundwave's posture and whether he is holding his concussion blaster. The set also features attachment points for the included Ravage, Laserbeak, Rumble, and Ratbat. Only 200 were produced.
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W3RaiderRavage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Raider Ravage, Espionage-Saboteur''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T34/T48'''
**''Stars: ''5

:Raider Ravage, Espionage-Saboteur is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I. In order to represent Ravage's size, Raider Ravage, Espionage-Saboteur is the size of a battle card, about half the size of a normal character card.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Ravage toy, with the Bot Mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art, and original Alt Mode artwork with lines by [[Dan Khanna]].

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[[File:Ravage35A.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ravage, Saboteur''' (2019)
**'''Blaster vs. Soundwave: 35th Anniversary Edition'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T08/T08'''
**''Stars: ''5

:Ravage, Saboteur was released in the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Blaster vs. Soundwave box set. The box also includes the character cards [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], Communications, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], Communications, [[Eject (G1)|Eject]], Electronic Surveillance, [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], Warrior, [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]], Tracker, [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], Spy, and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], Warrior, along with two ready to play 40 card battle decks themed around both Blaster and Soundwave.

:In order to represent Ravage's size as a [[Mini-Cassette]], the card is the same size as a battle card, about half the size of a standard character card.

:The first release of this set was a 35th Anniversary Edition was initially released at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2019 alongside the TCG's [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]] Convention Pack, and later available online on [[Hasbro Pulse]]. The 35th Anniversary Edition features throwback artwork, with the original G1 Ravage packaging art on the Bot Mode side, and original artwork matching the G1 packaging art aesthetic for Alt Mode. This original Alt Mode artwork was drawn by [[Marcelo Matere]] and colored by [[Brian Valeza]].

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[[File:BvSRavage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Ravage, Saboteur''' (2019)
**'''Blaster vs. Soundwave'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T08/T08'''
**''Stars: ''5
:This version of Ravage, Saboteur was released as part of the general retail version of the Transformers Trading Card Game Blaster vs. Soundwave box set.

:Gameplay-wise the card is identical to the 35th Anniversary Edition of the set, and features different artwork reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.
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===''Pop!''===
[[File:Funko Pop Jumbo 10-inch Soundwave With Tapes.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66]]
*'''Soundwave with Tapes''' (Jumbo size, 2021)
**''ID number:'' '''93'''

:Released as part of the ''Pop! Retro Toys'' segment and exclusive to GameStop, [[Funko Pop!|Funko]]'s Jumbo sized ''Pop!'' [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Pop!|Soundwave]] comes with four non-transforming tapes decorated as Ravage, [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Pop!|Rumble]], [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Pop!|Frenzy]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Pop!|Laserbeak]], which can be stored (one at a time) inside of his chest window.

:Both Soundwave and the tapes are directly based on their original Generation 1 toys.

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===Eaglemoss===
* '''Transformers Gen-1 Chess Set''' (<s>2021</s>)
:In the planned [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Chess Set]] by [[Eaglemoss]], a relatively large and very well detailed statue of Ravage was slated to be one of the Pawn pieces on the Decepticon side.

:A Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds for this project was launched, but failed to meet its goal by September 24, 2021 and the whole thing was canceled.
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===Icon Heroes===
*'''Ravage X Rumble Retro Pin Set''' (2022)
: A hard enamel pin based on Ravage's original G1 package art made by Icon Heroes. It comes carded with a [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Icon Heroes|Rumble]] pin.

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===''Magic: The Gathering''===
[[File:MTG-Ravage-Token.jpg|thumb|upright=0.83|Ravaging the court!]]
*'''Ravage''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''002'''
**''Set code:'' '''TBOT''' (depicted as ''BOT'')
**''Color identity:'' '''Black'''
**''Artist:'' [[Ken Christiansen]]
:Ravage is part of the 2022 ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' ''[[wikia:mtg:Universes Beyond|Universes Beyond]]'' ''[[wikia:mtg:Transformers|Transformers]]'' card set's tokens, found in Set Booster and Collector Booster packs of ''Magic''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ''[[wikia:mtg:The Brothers' War|The Brothers' War]]'' set. As a token, it cannot be included in a player's deck, but can be generated into play by [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Soundwave, Superior Captain]]. However, it is not necessarily to use this token to "create" Ravage in play, as one can use any sort of easily used item to represent them, as long as it's clearly defined.

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==Notes==
*The name "Ravage" became unavailable as a [[trademark]] during ''Beast Wars'', so Hasbro used the somewhat clunky name "Tripredacus Agent". The name "Ravage" eventually became available again in time for ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'', but apparently Hasbro decided to play safe and added a prefix, thus releasing the ''Energon'' toy under the compound name "[[Battle Ravage]]" (and later, its redeco as "[[Command Ravage]]"). Hasbro also used "Battle Ravage" for the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' toy and also intended to use it for the [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]] of the original Generation 1 toy available with the [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]''-affiliated "Commemorative Edition" reissue of [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]]... but then decided that the single name "Ravage" would work just as fine. Thus, the reissue is still named "Battle Ravage" on the packaging, but simply "Ravage" in the [[instructions]]. Following that, multiple subsequent toys have simply used the name "Ravage" again.
*Reportedly, Hasbro wanted to include the ''Beast Wars Metals'' X-9 Jaguar figure in the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' line, but they couldn't find the mold.

==References==
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[[Category:Alternators Decepticons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars combiners]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Combiner Wars Predacons]]
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[[Category:Henkei! Henkei! Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Masterpiece]]
[[Category:Mini-Cassettes]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Titans Return Decepticons]]
[[Category:Transformers with three modes]]
[[Category:Transmetals 2]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]
[[Category:Wal-Mart exclusives]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Decepticons]]
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Laserbeak (G1)/toys

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Noilaedi: /* Magic: The Gathering */

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[[File:G1instructions-Laserbeak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Complicated.]]
'''Laserbeak''' takes part in Operation: Open Your Wallet.

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:LaserbeakG1toy.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|Sure, Soundwave comes with [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Generation 1|that other guy]], but you know you want me.]]
*'''Frenzy / Laserbeak''' (Cassette 2-pack, [[1984]]/[[1985]])
**''Accessories:'' Left and right [[laser cannon]]s
{{toydesigner|[[Shinji Aramaki]] (concept artist)}}
:Originally a ''[[Micro Change|Microchange]]'' "Micro Cassette Robo Condor", ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Laserbeak transforms into a microcassette that can fit into the tape door of the [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]] and [[Blaster (G1)/toys|Blaster]] toys. He was released in a two-pack with [[Frenzy (G1)/toys|Frenzy]] in Hasbro markets across 1984 and 1985; in the latter year, a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]] was added to the figure. His chromed thruster-blaster add-ons have some very minor mold variations to them, like several other early ''Transformers'' toys... which we're frankly not going to try and catalog which later reissues have which versions because ''argh''.

:This mold was also used to make [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Buzzsaw]], [[Garboil (G1)#Collector's Edition|Garboil]], and [[Sundor#Encore|Sundor]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Laserbeak/laserbeak.htm More information on Laserbeak at TFU.info]''
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*'''Laserbeak''' (Decepticon Cassette, 1985)
**''Accessories:'' Left and right laser cannons
:Laserbeak was released by [[Milton Bradley]] in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Spain as an individually-packaged cassette, rather than in a two-pack. There are no notable differences with the actual toy between the Hasbro and Milton Bradley releases.

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*'''Condor''' (Cassettron, 1985/[[1986]]/[[1987]])
**''ID number:'' '''20''' (1985), '''D-60''' (1986), '''D-105''' (1987)
**''Accessories:'' Left and right laser cannons, tape case
:1985 saw [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] release Laserbeak (AKA "Condor") in Japan, all on his lonesome. Some versions of the mold sported a thin horizontal ridge running parallel to his head/brow unlike the regular flat head/brow release. Like all his cassette contemporaries, he was packaged in a small box, came with a clear tape case he could be "stored" in. He was re-released in Japan in 1986, this time on a blister card, with a new ID number and without his case, and then again in 1987, with his original packaging and case reinstated, with yet another ID number.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Laserbeak/laserbeak.htm More information on Laserbeak at TFU.info]''
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
[[File:TFC reissue laserbeak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Soundwave''' ([[2003]])
**''ID number:'' '''10'''
**''Accessories:'' Left and right laser cannons, tape case
:The original Laserbeak toy was reissued for the first time as part of Takara's ''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' series, coming with a reissue of Soundwave. The set included the tape case from his original Japanese release, but featured noticeably lighter orange stickers in tape mode.
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titaniumtoy laserbeak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Soundwave''' (6" Cybertron Heroes)
:Among the smallest of all Transformers, ''Titanium'' Laserbeak is a tiny 1" wide rendition of his cassette form, though without the holes normally seen on tapes. Like the larger Soundwave figure he comes with, his design deviates somewhat from his original design, instead being black with red stripes. He also does not come with his [[jet pack]]. His feet can clip onto molded tabs on the top of Soundwave's shoulders.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/TitLaserbeak/laserbeak.htm More information on Titanium Laserbeak at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy laserbeak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I remember that time when [[Swindle (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Swindle]] was a helicopter lol]]
*'''Laserbeak and Buzzsaw''' (BotCon souvenir set, [[2006]])
**''Accessories:'' Left and right Energon blades, [[Energon star]]
:A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] [[Divebomb (Energon)#Energon|Divebomb]], Laserbeak transforms from a humanoid robot to a robotic bird of prey. He came with a pair of clear-blue blades that can combine to form a large [[energon weapon]], plus a blue Decepticon-style [[Energon star|energon chip]]. He was available only as a poly-bagged set with his mold-mate Buzzsaw, sold as an "at the show" souvenir set at [[BotCon 2006]], limited to 500 pieces.

:This mold was also used to make the Terrorcon [[Blackout (Terrorcon)|Shadowhawk Cosmo Type]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Predacon/BCLaserbeak/laserbeak.htm More information on Timelines Laserbeak at TFU.info]''
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===''Classics''===
[[File:Classicstoy laserbeak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Commemorative Edition, [[2007]])
**''Accessories:'' Left and right laser cannons, tape cases
:Hasbro's first reissue of the original Laserbeak toy came packaged with Soundwave and "Battle" Ravage. The set was originally intended to be part of their ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' of Generation 1 reissues, but when that line was cancelled, it was instead released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' toyline. The phrase "Commemorative Edition" is prominently displayed on the front and sides of the box, though, and it remains exclusive to [[Toys"R"Us]], as all Commemorative Edition toys were. Laserbeak features slightly more orangey-red paint on his body than normal, and comes with a tape case for the first time in Hasbro markets. He and Ravage can now both fit inside Soundwave at the same time, as this edition marked the first Hasbro release of Soundwave with the double-wide chest-door created for his Japanese Soundblaster retooling in 1987.
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===''Encore''===
[[File:G1toy encore soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Soundwave''' (2007)
**''ID number:'' '''03'''
**''Accessories:'' Left and right laser cannons, tape case
:TakaraTomy made the original Laserbeak figure available again as part of their new ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' series of reissues. As with his ''Transformers Collection'' reissue, ''Encore'' Laserbeak features lighter orange labels.
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[[File:G1toy encore19.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Great Cassette Operation vol.3''' ([[2009]])
**''ID number'': '''19'''
**''Accessories:'' Left and right laser cannons, tape case
:A second ''Encore'' reissue of Laserbeak came in the third in a series of cassette multi-packs, together with [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#JapaneseMultipack|Frenzy]], [[Overkill (G1)#JapaneseMultipack|Overkill]] and [[Rumble (G1)/toys#JapaneseMultipack|Rumble]]. This version was the first Japanese reissue to reinstate the darker orange stickers of original figure, but now features the more reddish-orange paint seen on Hasbro's ''Classics'' reissue. As with all the cassettes in the set, he came with his now-familiar clear cassette case.

:In [[2014]], Condor and the rest of the Cassettes were re-released as a lucky draw prize (along with the other 2 box sets) for the ''Transformers Celebration 2014'' event held at Ikebukuro Sunshine City store's Toys"R"Us, though this was very likely to be remaining stock.
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008toy soundwave.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Soundwave''' (2009)
**''Series'': '''G1 Series'''
**''Accessories:'' Left and right laser cannons, tape case
:In 2009, Laserbeak was included with yet another reissue of [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|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. Laserbeak still sports his more orangey-red paint job, and comes with his weapons and his own cassette case.
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===''Generations''===
====GDO====
[[File:Generationstoy-Laserbeak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now when he perches on Megatron's shoulder, everyone topples over.]]
*'''Laserbeak''' (Scout Class, [[2012]])
**''Accessories:'' Left and right axes
:Laserbeak is a black, silver, and red [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Skystalker (ROTF)#Revenge of the Fallen|Skystalker]]. He transforms from a robot into a flying-wing-style stealth jet drone similar to the {{w|BAE Corax}}, with large engine intakes on both sides of the fuselage that resemble those of a {{w|Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit}} and sculpted zigzag patterns like those found on an {{w|F-22 Raptor}}. Undocumented in the instructions, the two axes that peg into his palms as weapons for his robot mode can also clip directly to his forearms (giving them a superficial similarity to tonfa). For vehicle mode, they integrate into the stealth jet's wings. The robot mode feet are spring-loaded so the heels and toes collapse down and together when the feet are lifted off the ground. Laserbeak's head has been decoed in a way reminiscent of Laserbeak's pre-Earth form seen in the Generation 1 cartoon.

:Like Skystalker, Laserbeak has one undocumented feature: his vehicle mode can attach on top of Voyager Class [[Mindwipe (ROTF)#Revenge of the Fallen|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Mindwipe]]'s alternate mode via two pegs. Additionally, Laserbeak's axe/hook weapons can clip onto Mindwipe's shins.

:Laserbeak was first released to Asian markets with entirely English ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' packaging, but later was released also in North America in ''Generations'' packaging that was in both English and Chinese to lampshade the toy's origin.

:This mold was also used to make [[Sunspot]] and Tokyo Toy Show-[[exclusive]] Generation 2 [[Smokescreen (G2)#Transformers (2010)|Smokescreen]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/GDOLaserbeak/laserbeak.htm More information on ''Generations'' Laserbeak at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Generationstoy-FOCLaserbeak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Flying hockey puck]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Voyager Class, 2012)
**''Series / Number'': '''1 / #001'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TG13'''
:{{note|The Hasbro deco of ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Laserbeak (WFC)#Generations|Laserbeak]] was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as Generation 1 Laserbeak in IDW's ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' comic series.}}

:Part of the first wave of 2012-onwards ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Voyager Class toys, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' Laserbeak is a [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] "[[data disc]]" that transforms into a robotic bird. He is capable of storing in and launching out of Soundwave's chest compartment, and features a [[Autotransformation|fully automatic, spring-loaded transformation]] to bird mode that is triggered when a button on his underside is pressed.

:The [[TakaraTomy]] version of Laserbeak, part of the fourth wave of Japanese ''Generations'' toys, uses a deeper red plastic than the [[Hasbro]] version. Both versions use the same circuit-board pattern as mold-mate [[Buzzsaw (FOC)#Toys|Buzzsaw]], but the Hasbro version mirrors the pattern along the vertical axis.

:In both markets, Laserbeak was only available with his larger partner [[Soundwave (WFC)#Fall of Cybertron|Soundwave]].

:This mold was [[redeco]]ed into [[Buzzsaw (FOC)#Toys|Buzzsaw]] and [[Sunder (FOC)#Toys|Sunder]], and was also [[retool]]ed into [[Ratbat (WFC)#Toys|Ratbat]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/FOCLaserbeak/laserbeak.htm More information on Hasbro ''Generations'' Laserbeak at TFU.info]''
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:Masterpiecetoy-Laserbeak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Soundwave''' ([[January 26]], [[2013]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-13'''
**''Accessories:'' Pink tape case
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:Included with ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-13 Soundwave]], Condor features a very different transformation sequence that gives him a fully show-accurate design, with his jet thrusters no longer being separate accessories, all while transforming into a mini-cassette the same size as [[#Toys|his Generation 1 toy]], although he cannot fit in the original Soundwave toy's chest cavity. A small flip-up tab on his head hides the camera he used in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. He comes with a pink case which can be used to store him in tape mode. Care should be used when transforming this figure, particularly around the jet thrusters, as both the arms connecting the thrusters to the main body, as well as the winglets on top of thrusters are prone to breakage.

:This mold was later [[repaint]]ed into [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-16 Buzzsaw]].
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[[File:TRU Masterpiece Soundwave-Laserbeak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Soundwave''' (2013)
**'''09 OF 30'''
**''ID number:'' '''MP-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Clear tape case
:Included with the [[Hasbro]] [[Toys"R"Us]]-exclusive version of ''Masterpiece'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#HasbroMasterpiece|Soundwave]], Laserbeak features a slightly brighter shade of red paint, and comes with a clear version of his micro-cassette case. Much like its overseas counterpart, this figure is also prone to breakage in the same areas.
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===''Linkin Park × Transformers''===
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[[File:LPBuzzsawLaserbeak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''[[New Divide|I remembered each flash As time began to blur]]'']]
*'''Transformers Linkin Park Soundwave: Special Edition''' ([[September 23]], [[2013]])
**''Accessories:'' Left and right "Twin Mortor Cannons", tape case

:[[Linkin Park]] Laserbeak is a gold and ... also gold [[redeco]] of Buzzsaw. He's packaged with Linkin Park gold redecoes of [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Linkin|Soundwave]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Linkin|Ravage]], [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Linkin|Ratbat]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Linkin|Buzzsaw]] (whom he is completely identical to) on a flocked-purple plastic tray inside a special commemorative box. He has no stickers, factory-applied or otherwise. Linkin Park Soundwave: Special Edition was exclusive to [http://www.suru-la.com SURU] and limited to 2000 pieces.
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===''Kre-O''===
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[[File:KreO-Toy C84accessories.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''B0090'''
:A ''[[Kre-O]]'' brick version of Laserbeak's cassette mode was available as an accessory in a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014 [[exclusive]] pack of 30 Kreons dubbed the "[[Kreon Class of 1984]]". He is a simple 1x2 tile with his cassette mode details [[tampograph]]ed on.

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

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[[File:KreO-toy SoundwaveWiseguy.jpg|thumb|250px|And be a juke. Box. Vil-lain.]]
*'''Wiseguy Soundwave''' (Kreon Warrior, 2015)
**''Collection'': '''2'''
**''Set number'': '''B0955'''
**''Accessories'': Stand-plate, clip-on bird, 2 pistols
:Part of the second wave of Kreon Warriors, "Wiseguy Soundwave" includes a clip-on bird that's painted like Laserbeak and probably ''is'' but is not actually labeled as such.

:The Kreon Warriors, while originally slated for U.S. release, never actually got released there, not even at clearance chains. The sets did get released in Canada, Australia, and Asian markets. And unfortunately, the bags lack individual code numbers to tell what's inside.

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*'''Knight Soundwave''' (Kreon Warrior, 2015)
**''Collection'': '''2'''
**''Set number'': '''B0955'''
**''Accessories'': Stand-plate, clip-on bird, double-bladed pike, orc shield

:Soundwave's second Kreon Warrior, also part of the second collection, also has a clip-on "Laserbeak"-y bird, but this one is deco'd up to look wooden. Since this birdbot isn't identified by name and lacks distinct coloring, one ''could'' assume it's [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] instead if one were so inclined.

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[[File:KreO-toy Laserbeak.jpg|250px|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet Vs. Soundwave''' (Battle Changer 2-pack, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B1507'''

: A small buildable Laserbeak is included as one of [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Battle Changer Soundwave]]'s many partners/accessories. He becomes chest armor for Soundwave's robot mode, or a set of tailfins for spaceship mode.

: He was only available in a ''Kre-O'' Battle Changers pack of [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Ratchet]] vs Soundwave, which also included [[Rumble (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Rumble]], [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#BattleChangersRatchetVSSoundwave|Frenzy]] and [[Ravage (G1)/toys#BattleChangers|Ravage]].

:This set, like all the Battle Changers, originally only saw release in Canada, Australia, and Asian markets. It eventually saw release in the U.S. in late 2015 through discount stores like TJ Maxx and Marshalls.
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===''Platinum Edition''===
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*'''Soundwave Year Of The Goat Edition''' ([[March 23]], [[2014]])
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Legends-Class-Laserbeak.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Batman|I am vengeance... I am the night... I am...]] more black than red?]]
*'''Laserbeak''' (Legends Class, 2016)
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:A redeco of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Buzzsaw]], ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Laserbeak can transform into his classic condor mode, a communicator, or a small forklift-like vehicle. The forklift mode features a peg intended for use with a [[Titan Master]] figure, and the communicator mode can connect with certain Leader Class figures from the ''Titans Return'' subline imprint, such as [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Blaster]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Soundwave]]. Like Buzzsaw, his stickers are prone to coming off at the edges, particularly in the areas that require transformation such as the wings.

:His headphone jack can actually accommodate headphones!

:This mold was also redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'' [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)#Toys|Buzzsaw]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/TRLaserbeak/laserbeak.htm More information on ''Titans Return'' Laserbeak at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
[[File:Legends LG38 Condor Apeface.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb]]
*'''Condor & Apeface (Laserbeak & Apeface)'''<ref>The packaging says "コンドル&エイプフェイス" (Condor & Apeface) in Japanese, but the accompanying English subtitle is "Laserbeak & Apeface".</ref> ([[December 28]], 2016)
**''ID Number'': '''LG38'''

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Condor is a redeco of [[#Titans Return|''Titans Returns'' Laserbeak]] in a deco that features more red and gray, and the screen of his communicator mode depicts his traditional cassette mode as a background. He was only available in a two-pack with [[Apeface#Legends|Apeface]].
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Micromaster-Soundwave-Spy-Patrol-Laserbeak.jpg|WFCS-Micro-Master-Soundwave-Spy-Patrol.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"[[Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ravage]], I just had this horrid dream, I was more black than red and my alt mode was a brick. CAN YOU BELIEVE IT!"]]
*'''Ravage & Laserbeak''' (Micromaster, [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-S18'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-16'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 27]], 2019

:Part of the second wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Micromasters, Laserbeak transforms from a robotic condor with a visored head inspired by his appearance in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]," to the "V1 Sonicsurge Drone Armor." This flattened box mode is compatible with ''Siege'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Soundwave]], fitting into the larger Decepticon's chest compartment. He can also attach to Soundwave and others in this mode as some sort of shield. Additionally, he can perch on Soundwave's forearms thanks to tabs on his feet that can plug (loosely) into indents on the latter's arms. Alternately, he can be more securely plugged into the 5 mm pegholes on Soundwave's forearms using the peg that unfolds from his body.

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

:This toy was included in 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>

:This figure serves as the model for Buzzsaw in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon, although the figure itself was never redecoed into Buzzsaw.
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===''Vintage G1''===
[[File:Vintage-G1-Frenzy-Laserbeak-carded.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Decepticon Frenzy / Decepticon Laserbeak''' (2019)
**''Accessories:'' Left and right laser cannons
:As part of the ''[[Vintage G1]]'' line of reissues, Laserbeak comes with fellow mini-cassette [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Frenzy]], recreating their pairing in the [[#The Transformers|original toyline]]. He comes with his two laser cannons, and is packaged onto a classic G1-styled card with tech spec on the back.

:This release of the original Laserbeak mold has a few notable changes from prior ones, the most immediately glaring being his gun barrels are ''extremely'' truncated, similar to what was done to the [[Linkin Park]] version of the mold (but oddly, ''not'' the later [[SDCC]] release). He also uses the new ''Vintage G1'' style of [[rubsign]], with the mirror-reflective silver border and red-only symbol.

:Frenzy and Laserbeak were released alongside the similarly paired ''Vintage G1'' [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Ravage]] and [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Rumble]], and of course, are intended for collectors picking up the concurrently-released ''Vintage G1'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Soundwave]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Vintage G1|Buzzsaw]] (personal store stock may vary). Like all figures from this line, Frenzy and Laserbeak are [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada.
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-Trilogy-Voyager-Battle-3-Pack-Laserbeak.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Laserbeak waits for the day they'll make his [[Buzzsaw (G1)|brother]] out of this mold.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Battle 3-Pack, 2020)
:This Laserbeak is a redeco/new head retool of the Micromaster figure above, featuring a new Earth-mode cartoon-accurate head. He is packed with [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#2020Netflix|Soundwave]] and his cohort [[Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Ravage]] to promote the ''Earthrise'' season of the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon]].

:Like most of the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' toys, Soundwave was a Walmart exclusive in the USA and Canada.
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:TF-Kingdom-Core-Class-Soundwave-Laserbeak-tape.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Core Class, [[2021]])
:''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Core Class Soundwave includes a tiny non-transforming Laserbeak cassette that can fit in his chest compartment. Unlike his larger partner, Laserbeak's molded details are based on his ''Masterpiece'' toy.
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Milk Caramel''===
[[File:TFcaramel laserbeak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Condor''' (1985)
:A small, soft-rubber figurine of Laserbeak—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''—was available as part of the first wave of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s. He was available in a variety of colours, including white, blue, sky blue, yellow, green, and orange, and as a candy toy, came packaged with chocolate-covered caramel candies.

===''Transformers Choco''===
*'''Condor''' (1985)
:A solid-color, snap-together model kit of Laserbeak was released by Kabaya as part of their ''[[Transformers Choco]]'' line of candy toys. It was available in various colors, came with candy-coated chocolates, and could fit inside the chest of the larger ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' model kit of Soundwave.

===Decoy===
[[File:Decoy laserbeak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Destron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)
:Laserbeak was among the many characters released by Takara as part of their own larger series of ''keshigomu'' figures. Like all the Decepticons in the series, he was molded in soft purple rubber, and featured a number sculpted into his back that was the sum total of his Tech Specs, for use in the various games that could be played with the figurines. Laserbeak was available as part of a 22-piece box set of Decepticon figures, and later, in a peach coloration randomly packed as part of various other box sets.
:Laserbeak is notable for being the only one of Takara's original 52 ''keshigomu'' who was ''not'' imported by Hasbro as part of their "[[Decoy]]" promotion. Or at least, he is not included on the checklist packaged with the figures; collectors [[Jon Hartman|Jon]] and [[Karl Hartman]] believe it to be possible that Laserbeak was released by Hasbro, so if you have proof of Laserbeak on a Hasbro card, contact them!
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===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF Megatron Laserbeak.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Megatron (B)''' (2001)
**''Act'': '''4'''
**''Accessories'': Stand
:For the fourth ''Super Collection Figure'' wave, [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Super Collection Figure|Megatron]]'s left arm was changed to feature Laserbeak perching on it. Like all the figures in the fourth wave, Megatron was available in both standard full color and metallic silver "pewter" versions, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

:The pewter version of the figure has a potential problem with connector peg breakage, due to said pegs often getting a layer of pewter paint before being forced into a socket, leading to sticking and tearing. Care should be used when moving or removing the arms; shaving down the socket interior with a thin hobby knife is usually sufficient to fix the issue. This holds true for pretty much every pewter figure in the entire line.

:In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version of Megatron came packaged with the right arm of the collectible [[Metroplex (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Metroplex]] build-a-figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/HoCMegatronLaserbeak/megatron.htm More information on ''Super Collection Figure'' Megatron w/ Condor at TFU.info]''
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===''Heroes of Cybertron''===
[[File:HOC Megatron Laserbeak.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Give us a kiss.]]
* '''Megatron with Laserbeak''' (2003)
:The fifth-wave ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' Megatron figure is a release of the Megatron/Laserbeak figure from the fourth ''SCF'' Act. He keeps the paint alterations of the energy-mace Megatron, though his black paint is much glossier this time around. Laserbeak's grays are also much lighter than on the SCF, matching Megatron's main body coloring.

:The collector card does not list Laserbeak on the front, but does mention him at the end of a severely truncated version of the first card's [[bio]].

:This release came with the right arm for the wave's collectible [[Metroplex (G1)#Heroes of Cybertron|Metroplex]] build-a-figure.
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===''Mega Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:MegaSCF laserbeak.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2002)
**''ID number:'' '''03'''
:A PVC figurine of Laserbeak was included with this five-inch tall Megatron figure. Laserbeak was redoced into Buzzsaw for inclusion with the exclusive metallic redeco of the set available at Hobby Expo 2002 and Wonderfest 2002.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Destron/MegaSCFCondor/condor.htm More information on ''Mega Super Collection Figure'' Condor at TFU.info]''
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===''Q-Robo Collection''===
[[File:Qrobo soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Soundwave''' (2003)
**''Accessories:'' Laserbeak
:A super-deformed PVC of Laserbeak was included as an accessory with the ''[[Q-Robo Collection Figure|Q-Robo Collection]]'' version of Soundwave, which could fit into his chest as if in mid-ejection. Like all the figures in the series, it was sold blindpacked in a plastic capsule, and was also available in a translucent purple color scheme.
::*''[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/figure/q_robo1.htm More information on the Q-Robo Collection at Autobase Aichi]''
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===Generation 1 Figure-Collection===
[[File:Bottlecap soundwave.JPG|thumb]]
*'''Soundwave''' (2003)
**''ID number:'' '''C-3'''
**''Accessories:'' Display base
:Laserbeak sits perched on the shoulder of this Soundwave "bottlecap" figurine, so named because its display base is the size of a bottlecap. It was one of fourteen blindpacked figures available in Kabaya's Transformers [[Generation 1 Figure-Collection]], rendered in a "retro" black and white color scheme, which came packaged with a leaflet personalized with cartoon screen captures.
::*''[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/misc_item/kabaya_bottle.htm More information on the Generation 1 collection at Autobase Aichi]''
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===Palisades Toys===
[[File:Pallisades laserbeak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Laserbeak Polystone Mini Statue''' (Action Figure Xpress exclusive, 2005)
**''Accessories:'' Display base
:[[Palisades Toys]] produced a mini-statue of Laserbeak designed to interact with their 6" Soundwave statue release the previous year. Available exclusively through Action Figure Xpress and limited to only 750 pieces worldwide, Laserbeak could perch on Soundwave's outstretched arm, and came with his own small base to stand on so he could be displayed separately.
::*''[http://www.shopafx.com/trexlast.html More information on Laserbeak at Action Figure Xpress]''
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===Transformers - Wall Plaque===
[[File:Soundwave plaque.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Diamond Select, 2006)
:Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2006, Soundwave was sculpted by [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 1,000 pieces. He is seen emerging from the space bridge with Rumble, Laserbeak, and Ravage in tow.
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===Transformers - Mini Bust===
[[File:Soundwave statue.jpg|thumb|An elegant but succinct summation.]]
* '''Soundwave''' (Diamond Select, 2007)
: Released by [[Diamond Select Toys]] in 2007, Soundwave was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 1,000 pieces. The sculpt features both his concussion blaster gun and shoulder cannon with Laserbeak perched on his left shoulder. His tape deck altmode is sculpted on the base of the bust.
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===''Attacktix''===
[[File:Laserbeak-atx.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Laserbeak'''
:''[[Attacktix]]'' Laserbeak is a 10-point Trooper-type piece featuring a firing missile launcher on his back. The piece's base is shaped like Soundwave's arm, where Laserbeak rests while not in use. He is attached to the arm with a string, allowing him to take flight and get better shots at enemy pieces.

:While Hasbro showed off Laserbeak at some conventions, he was ultimately never released. Most of his in-game stats and abilities are as such unknown.
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===Sota Toys===
*'''Transformers Chess Set''' (<s>2007</s>)
:Laserbeak, along with [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Sota Toys|Ravage]], was sculpted into two identical [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Sota Toys|Soundwave]] pieces that were to be the Decepticon-side Bishops on a [[Chess#Sota Toys|chess set]] based on Generation 1, but the set apparently never saw release.
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robotheroesprowllaserbeak.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|CAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWnceled.]]
*'''Prowl & Laserbeak''' (Two-pack, <s>2009</s>)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Alex Androski]] (deco artist)}}

:Seemingly captured in the middle of a wild take, this super-deformed ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' version of Laserbeak—sporting a distinctive orange beak inspired by his original [[package art]]—would have come packaged with [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Prowl]], but was regrettably canceled before release. This two-pack was not the only tail-end ''Robot Heroes'' set to meet this fate, but it was one of only a few to actually be advertised on the packaging of toys that ''did'' make it to the store shelves.
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===''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''===
[[File:Sdcc2012 shockwaveaccessories-detail.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Shockwave H.I.S.S. Tank with two figures & Energon''' (2012)

: An [[exclusive]] release for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2012, this box set contains a [[redeco]] of the 2012 new-[[mold]] ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: Retaliation]]'' [[HISS tank]] meant to represent [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Shockwave]], along with the [[Cobra]]s [[Destro#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Destro]] and a "[[Battle Android Trooper#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Constructicon B.A.T.]]" with a trolley for carrying [[Energon cube]]s.

:Destro's accessories include [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Soundwave]] in the form of a non-transforming tape deck and three "[[Mini-Con]] [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]]s" – micro-cassettes capable of being placed within the Soundwave toy. The toy's press release identifies the tapes as Laserbeak, [[Ravage (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Ravage]], and [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Ratbat]], but since all three sport the sculpted details of the original Laserbeak toy and are colored solid red, gold, and orange, just who is meant to be who is unclear.

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/12/destro28.shtml More information on Destro (v28) (with Soundwave) at YoJoe.com]''
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===''The Loyal Subjects''===
[[File:Tlslaserbeak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Laserbeak''' (2014)
:[[The Loyal Subjects]] Laserbeak is a Wave 3 figure with limited articulation, due to his unique design. Laserbeak can, however, "transform" to tape mode because of his folding legs and wings. For every 16 figures, there is 1 Laserbeak. Despite his slight rarity, Laserbeak is easy to find because his box is much lighter than any of the other figures'.

:Like most of his wave, Laserbeak's bio card plagiarizes this wiki article's opening paragraphs.

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*'''Laserbeak & Blue Rumble 2-Pack''' (2014)
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===''Metal Earth''===
[[File:Metal Earth Laserbeak.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Soundwave''' (2015)
**''ID number:'' '''MMS302'''
:''[[Metal Earth]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Metal Earth|Soundwave]] comes with a Laserbeak model perched on his left forearm.

:It is also possible that the model is supposed to represent Buzzsaw, but considering Laserbeak is more iconic, it is likely supposed to be the latter.
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===Prime 1 Studio===
[[File:Prime 1 Studio G1 Soundwave Laserbeak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Soundwave & Laserbeak''' (<s>201?</s>)
:[[Prime 1 Studio]] ''Premium Masterline'' [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Prime 1 Studio|Soundwave]] was going to be a huge robot mode statue with a very stylized design and would probably feature LED lights on its eyes. A non-transforming Laserbeak in bird mode was going to be included as well, but the pair never saw release.

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===Imaginarium Art===
[[File:ImaginariumSoundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Soundwave''' (2018)

:[[Imaginarium Art]]'s Soundwave statue stands 32 inches tall and features light-up eyes. Though it is a statue, the set includes alternate heads and arms to change Soundwave's posture and whether he is holding his concussion blaster. The set also features attachment points for the included Ravage, Laserbeak, Rumble, and Ratbat. Only 200 were produced.
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===''Keshi Surprise''===
*'''Decepticons''' (2018)

:The ''[[Keshi Surprise]]'' series by [[Super7]] consisted of 1.75" soft rubber figures in a style deliberately resembling the 1980s [[Decoy]]s. These [[blind-packed]] figures were sold individually or in cases depicting only their faction. Laserbeak was available in red, orange, blue, and purple and included a foil trading sticker.
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W3RaiderLaserbeak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Raider Laserbeak, Espionage-Interrogation''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T31/T48'''
**''Stars: ''5
:Raider Laserbeak, Espionage-Interrogation is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I. In order to represent Laserbeak's size, Private Laserbeak, Espionage-Interrogation is the size of a battle card, about half the size of a normal character card.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Laserbeak toy, with the Bot Mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art, and original Alt Mode artwork with lines by [[Dan Khanna]].
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===''R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]''===
[[File:TF-R.E.D.-Soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Soundwave''' (2020)

:''[[Transformers R.E.D.]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#R.E.D. .5BRobot Enhanced Design.5D|Soundwave]] includes a cassette tape accessory sculpted and coloured like Laserbeak. Soundwave's cassette door can open and store the tape inside.

:All ''R.E.D.'' toys were exclusive to Walmart in Canada and the United States, and later made available on [[Hasbro Pulse]] in limited quantities.

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===''Super Cyborg''===
[[File:SuperCyborgSoundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Operation: Full Monty.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (2020)
**''Accessories'': Concussion blaster, torso plate, Laserbeak cassette

:''Super Cyborg'' Soundwave is a non-transforming figure released by [[Super7]], standing 11 inches tall and featuring 7 points of articulation. Its key distinguishing feature is a removable torso plate that exposes the detailed sculpted mechanical workings of the character's innards - not just the expected non-transforming Laserbeak cassette but also all sorts of diodes, transistors, and additional tape reels.

*'''Soundwave (Clear)''' (2020)
**''Accessories'': Concussion blaster, torso plate, Laserbeak cassette

:One of the [[exclusive]]s for [[New York Comic Con]] 2020 was a version of ''Super Cyborg'' Soundwave and Laserbeak redone in mostly clear plastic, with only some pale blue in Soundwave's upper torso.
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===''Pop!''===
[[File:Funko Pop Jumbo 10-inch Soundwave With Tapes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Soundwave with Tapes''' (Jumbo size, 2021)
**''ID number:'' '''93'''
:Released as part of the ''Pop! Retro Toys'' segment and exclusive to GameStop, [[Funko Pop!|Funko]]'s Jumbo sized ''Pop!'' [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Pop!|Soundwave]] comes with four non-transforming tapes decorated as Laserbeak, [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Pop!|Rumble]], [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Pop!|Frenzy]] and [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Pop!|Ravage]], which can be stored (one at a time) inside of his chest window.

:Both Soundwave and the tapes are directly based on their original Generation 1 toys.
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===''Zōteki''===
[[File:ZOTEKI-028-Soundwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Soundwave''' ([[2021]])
**''ID number'': '''028'''
:A collaboration between [[Hasbro]] and statue/replica brand [[Jazware]], ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|The Transformers]]'' was added as a part of the ''[[Zōteki]]'' line alongside other iconic brands such as [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]], to recreate some of the main "Generation 1" characters. The 28th figure of the ''Zōteki'' line is [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise|Soundwave]] who is posed ejecting Laserbeak out of his back? ''Riiiight''.

:Each statue of the line features a connection point for it to be connected to the others, in order to form a battle scene.
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===Eaglemoss===
* '''Transformers Gen-1 Chess Set''' (<s>2021</s>)
:In the planned [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Chess Set]] by [[Eaglemoss]], a relatively large and very well detailed statue of Laserbeak was slated to be one of the Pawn pieces on the Decepticon side.

:A Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds for this project was launched, but failed to meet its goal by September 24, 2021 and the whole thing was canceled.
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===''ULTIMATES!''===
*'''Soundwave''' (2023)
**''Accessories'': 2 alternate heads, 2 fists, 2 gripping hands, 2 trigger hands, 2 open palm hands, flat right hand, pointing left hand, shoulder cannon, concussion blaster, energon cube, Laserbeak cassette, Soundwave cassette-player mode

:''[[Transformers ULTIMATES!|ULTIMATES!]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#ULTIMATES!|Soundwave]] is a 7-inch-tall action figure based on his cartoon model. He features multi-directional joints at the neck, shoulders, wrists, hips, and ankles; plus swivel biceps, elbows, knees, and a bit of ab crunch. His hands pop out at the wrists so they can be replaced with his additional spare hands in different poses. He includes his usual handheld and shoulder-mounted weapons, as well as 2 alternate heads: one based closely around the G1 toy, the other based on his appearance in the G1 Marvel comics (complete with a mouth!). He also includes a small representation of his own tape player mode, as well as a Laserbeak cassette; it is not yet clear whether the cassette can be inserted into Soundwave's chest.

:Preorders opened in June 2022, with figures expected to ship the following May.
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===''Magic: The Gathering''===
[[File:MTG-Laserbeak-Token.jpg|thumb|upright=0.83|I think this counts as an illegal guard.]]
*'''Laserbeak''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''001'''
**''Set code:'' '''TBOT''' (Depicted as ''BOT'')
**''Color identity:'' '''Blue'''
**''Artist:'' [[Ken Christiansen]]
:Laserbeak is part of the 2022 ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' ''[[wikia:mtg:Universes Beyond|Universes Beyond]]'' ''[[wikia:mtg:Transformers|Transformers]]'' card set tokens, found in Set Booster and Collector Booster packs of ''Magic''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ''[[wikia:mtg:The Brothers' War|The Brothers' War]]'' set. As a token, it cannot be included in a player's deck, but can be generated into play by [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Soundwave, Superior Captain]]. However, it is not necessarily to use this token to "create" Laserbeak in play, as one can use any sort of easily used item to represent him, as long as it's clearly defined.

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==Notes==
[[File:C64TransformersTitleScreen.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*Although the Laserbeak and Buzzsaw toys had a standard cassette deco on one side, the cartoon chose to show the bird side in its depictions of their [[alternate mode]]s, effectively making either side accurate.
*The title screen to Ocean's ''[[The Transformers (Commodore 64)|Transformers]]'' game for the Commodore 64 depicts either a Laserbeak or a Buzzsaw that is primarily red with gold wings. Get on it, [[e-HOBBY]]!

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Attacktix]]
[[Category:BotCon exclusives]]
[[Category:Classics Decepticons]]
[[Category:Decoys]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Masterpiece]]
[[Category:Mini-Cassettes]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]
[[Category:Titanium Series]]
[[Category:Titans Return Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Kingdom Decepticons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege Decepticons]]

Starscream (G1)/merchandise

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'''Starscream''' has a copious quantity of merchandise.

==HG Toys==
[[File:Hgtoys starscream products.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]

Licensor [[HG Toys]] released quite a few pieces of ''Transformers'' merchandise in 1984, including several sculpted in Starscream's likeness. All of these items shared the same basic sculpt, modified to fit the piece of merchandise in question.

*'''Stamp Bot''' (1984)

:A small, non-poseable figurine of Starscream with a rubber stamp on the base. An alternate version of Starscream was also available with fewer paint applications and ''Autobot'' symbols on its wings!

*'''Zipper Clip''' (1984)

:A smaller version of the Starscream sculpt, designed to be attached to a coat zipper.

*'''Clip On''' (1984)

:A pocket clip depicting Starscream.
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==3-D Jigsaw Stand Up Puzzle==

[[File:Standup starscream puzzle.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]

*'''Starscream''' (1984)

:This piece of Starscream merchandise was a jigsaw puzzle in disguise! The puzzle was of a battle scene of the Seekers battling Optimus Prime, [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], but once broken down, the puzzle pieces could be assembled into a three-dimensional model of Starscream in either robot or jet mode—a progenitor of the [[3D Battle-Card Game]] in many respects!
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==Transformers Milk Caramel==
[[File:Milk caramel starscream.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Starscream''' (1985)
:One of [[Kabaya]]'s first Transformers [[candy toy]] lines, the ''Transformers Milk Caramel'' series featured small rubber figures, similar to the later-released [[Decoy]]s, but smaller, flatter and based more on the toys, rather than their animation models. Starscream was available in numerous different colors.
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==Transformers Choco==
[[File:Kabaya gashapon starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|No, no, no, I said green ''screen!'']]
*'''Starscream''' (1985)

:One of the first of many snap-together candy toy model kits released by Kabaya during the Generation 1 era, this small version of Starscream was available as in various solid colors as part of the ''[[Transformers Choco]]'' range, coming packaged with small "Chocolate Dots". Owing to its diminutive size, it could only transform between robot and jet modes by being disassembled and put back together in different configurations. The figure was apparently also available through capsule machines.
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==Transformers Gum==
[[File:Kabaya gum starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Starscream''' (1985)
**''Accessories:'' Left and right fists, 2 missile launchers, landing gear

:Starscream was also available as part of the larger ''Transformers Gum'' range of figures. Released in the first wave of the series and standing at about four inches tall, he was moulded from red, black, and grey plastic and featured stickers for detail. Unlike his smaller ''Choco'' counterpart, as was standard for the ''Gum'' figures, he is fully transformable, essentially being a scaled down version of the actual Starscream toy.

:This Starscream figure was later re-released in 1997 by a Korean company named [[Toon Town]], in a two-pack with the "Transformers Gum" version of [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys|Sideswipe]].
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[[File:Kabaya-Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Starscream''' (2011)
:Released in the third wave of the revived ''Transformers Gum'' series in 2010, this transforming model kit of Starscream is made from red, blue, and silver plastic, with stickers for detail. He's based on the ''Henkei'' Starscream release.
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==Decoy==
[[File:Decoy starscream.jpg|thumb|Not a mis-colored Skywarp]]
*'''Destron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1985)
: This small purple rubber figurine of Starscream was released in Japan as part of a large multi-pack of similar figures, which were used as playing pieces for ''Transformers'' board games. The figure features a number etched into its back which is the sum total of Starscream's [[Tech Spec]] ratings, which served some function in the gameplay the figures were used for. A peach-colored version of the figure could be found packed in various other multi-packs the following year.

*'''Starscream''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''35'''

: The Starscream 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 (35, in Starscream's case). Like all Decepticon Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]], and was, very early on in the promotion, available in an alternate red coloration that was only packed in with the Throttlebots. Unsurprisingly, this red figurine is much rarer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Decoys/Starscream/starscream.htm More information on Decoy Starscream at TFU.info]''
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==Parody Deformed==
[[File:Pd starscream.jpg|thumb|"Don't push me, Megatron, my desire for cuteness is as great as yours!"]]
*'''Starscream''' (1990)

:A small red and white, non-transforming [[super deformed]] model kit of Starscream was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s "[[Parody Deformed]]" line of [[candy toy]]s. The tenth figure in the series, he came with a "[[PDTF Comic]]" comic about himself, "Good Luck! Starscream!!", and something that could charitably be described as "chocolate".
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==Super Collection Figure==
[[File:SCF Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The clear one makes for a nicely inexpensive "ghost" version if you don't wanna hunt the one below.]]
*'''Starscream''' (2000)
**''Act'': '''1'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: A three-inch tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Starscream was available as part of the first "Act" of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. Like all the figures in the wave, it was available as both a standard full color figure and a clear plastic version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

:This figure was [[redeco]]ed into ''Super Collection Figure'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Skywarp]] (maybe), ''Heroes of Cybertron'' [[Sunstorm (G1)#Heroes of Cybertron|Sunstorm]] and [[Air Warrior#Heroes of Cybertron|Air Warrior]], and [[retool]]ed to become [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Thrust]], [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Ramjet]] and [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Dirge]].

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[[File:SCF ghost starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Ghost Starscream'''{{fact}} (2001)
**''Act'': '''5'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: Starscream's figurine was recast in translucent plastic and painted in clear-paints to represent his ghostly form from the third season of the Generation 1 cartoon. It was released as a rare "[[chase figure|Secret Figure]]" in the fifth, ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Masterforce]]''-themed wave of the ''Super Collection Figure'' series, packed at a ratio of one in every ten cases (which figure -if any in specific- it replaced in the lucky case is currently unknown).

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[[File:SCF Starscream Coronation.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Pre-gray'd for Galvatron's convenience.]]
*'''Coronation Starscream'''{{fact}} (2002)
**''Act'': '''8'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:Starscream was [[retool]]ed for a third and final release in the eighth Act of the ''Super Collection Figure'' line (the last of the "Generation 1" themed Acts). Like the ghost figure, he was only available as a rare "Secret Figure", ''presumably'' released in the same 1-per-every-10-cases ratio as other Secret Figures. This version features a new head and arms with the crown, shoulderpads and cape from his coronation scene in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. He's also rendered in a medium gray plastic rather than the original's bright white.

:Luckily for fans, this version of Starscream saw normal release in Hasbro's ''Heroes of Cybertron'' (see below), a much easier-to-obtain and cheaper option.

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==''Heroes of Cybertron''==
[[File:HOC Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Starscream''' (2002)

:When the ''Super Collection Figure'' series was imported to become Hasbro's ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' line, the figures were all cast entirely in translucent colored plastic, then painted over, save for the eyes and a small patch on the back of their heads, giving them all a [[light-piping]] gimmick. Unlike the Japanese figures, they were sold in individual blister packaging, with character profile cards.

: Released in the first wave of ''Heroes of Cybertron'', Starscream has a number of small but significant color differences from his initial ''Super Collection Figure'' release (see above). The white has been replaced with a light gray, his face is now medium-gray, his "pec vents" are the same dark gray as his other detailing rather than black, a white stripe has been added to his wing deco (as opposed to unpainted white plastic), the Decepticon symbols are purple rather than the odd blue of the SCF, and the connector points for the wings are light gray rather than torso-matching red. The end result is a figurine that is ''significantly'' more [[show-accuracy|accurate to the original animation model]] than the ''SCF'' version.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/HoCStarscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Starscream at TFU.info]''

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*'''Starscream with Crown''' (2002)

:This ''Heroes of Cybertron'' release, in the fifth and final wave of the original line, saw the ''SCF'' chase figure of Starscream in his coronation gear reach a much wider audience. Deco-wise, he is nigh-identical to the ''SCF'' version... well, aside from the obvious "clear plastic painted over" angle, which leaves him in a ''slightly''-brighter medium gray (though still darker than the normal ''Heroes'' release). Much more obvious is that the Decepticon symbols on his wings are now "right-side up," the only version of ''SCF/Heroes'' Starscream to have his symbols this way.

: He also came packaged with the left leg of the fifth wave's [[Metroplex (G1)#Heroes of Cybertron|Metroplex]] "build-a-figure".

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[[File:HoC 3H Seeker Set.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Leader of the pack.]]
*'''Decepticon Air Cavalry Troop Builder Set''' (OTFCC exclusive, 2003)

: The original Starscream figurine was re-released again in this six-pack of figures available exclusively at [[OTFCC 2003]]. He came packaged with ''Heroes of Cybertron'' versions of [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Heroes of Cybertron|Thundercracker]], [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Heroes of Cybertron|Skywarp]], and three [[Air Warrior#Heroes of Cybertron|Air Warriors]].

: While the three named Seekers in the set were originally intended to have a sparkly paint job to differentiate them from the normal retail versions, that ended up not happening and they ended up basically the same.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/OTFCCStarscream/starscream.htm More information on OTFCC Starscream at TFU.info]''
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==Mega Super Collection Figure==
[[File:Mega SCF Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Just keep it away from any [[Galvatron (G1)|reformatted megalomaniacs]].]]
*'''Starscream''' (2002)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MegaSCF TF 07'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 open hands (left & right), 2 clenched fists (left & right), right fist w/ Megatron, 2 shoulderpads (left & right), cape, alternate head w/ crown

:''Mega Super Collection Figure'' Starscream is a highly articulated non-transforming PVC action figure. Standing at five inches tall, Starscream features several interchangeable fists, including one clutching Megatron in gun mode, and a full compliment of coronation gear, including two shoulderpads, a real fabric cape that attaches to them, and an alternate head wearing his Crown of Leadership.

:This mold, minus accessories, was supposed to be used to make [[Skywarp (G1)/toys|Skywarp]], but the figure was never released.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Destron/MegaSCFStarscream/starscream.htm More information on ''Mega Super Collection Figure'' Starscream at TFU.info]''
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==Hard Hero==
[[File:HardHero Starscream bust.JPG|thumb|Caught mid-pelvic thrust.]]
*'''Starscream''' (2002)

:A cold-cast porcelain Starscream bust measuring six inches in height with a nine-inch wingspan. The bust was fifth in [[Hard Hero]]'s main series of ''Transformers'' busts, and was limited to 5000 pieces. An additional 100 pieces were signed by sculptor [[Jason Ray]].
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==''MyClone''==
[[File:Myclone Starscream.jpg|thumb|Every Transformers fangirl owns this.]]
*'''Starscream''' (2003)
**''ID number:'' '''MTF003'''
**''Accessories:'' Display base

: Released in the third wave of the ''[[MyClone]]'' line of Transformers PVC figures, this adorable little Starscream comes with a hexagonal red display stand, which can link up with the identical stands included with other ''MyClone'' figures. Starscream's modular design is common to all ''MyClone'' figures, allowing his parts to be mixed and matched with those of any other figure.

: This mold was also used to make ''MyClone'' Thundercracker.
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==''Q-Robo Collection''==
[[File:Qrobo starscream.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Starscream''' (2003)

:A super-deformed PVC of Starscream was released as part of the ''[[Q-Robo Collection]]''. Like all the figures in the series, it was sold blindpacked in a plastic capsule, featured articulation in the neck and shoulders, and was also available in a translucent purple color scheme.

::*''[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/figure/q_robo1.htm More information on the Q-Robo Collection at Autobase Aichi]''
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==Generation 1 Figure-Collection==
[[File:Kabaya bottlecap starscream.jpg|thumb|"Hey! Hey! ...Betcha can't guess who I am!"]]
*'''Starscream''' (2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-2'''
**''Accessories:'' Display base

:At only one inch in height, this Starscream "bottlecap" figurine (so named because its display base is the size of a bottlecap) was one of fourteen blindpacked figures available in Kabaya's Transformers [[Generation 1 Figure-Collection]]. The figure was rendered in a "retro" black and white color scheme, and came with a leaflet, personalized with cartoon screen captures.

::*''[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/misc_item/kabaya_bottle.htm More information on the Bottlecap Collection at Autobase Aichi]''
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==History Collection==
[[File:History collection starscream.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Starscream''' (2004)
**''Accessories:'' Display base

:Takara produced this PVC figurine of Starscream as part of their [[History Collection]]. Despite its diminutive size, this two-piece full-color figure features articulated shoulders.

::*''[http://tfkenkon.com/collection/act234/ More information on the History Collection at TFKenkon.com]''
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==Palisades==
[[File:PalisadesStarscream.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Starscream''' (Palisades, 2005)

:Starscream is a six-inch-tall polystone statue with articulated head and arms. He can stand normally or use a stand to take on a "hovering" pose. Starscream was sculpted by [[3L Creation Group]] from a design by [[George Tremarco]].

:This statue was later [[redeco]]ed as Skywarp, Sunstorm, Thundercracker, and the Ghost of Starscream.
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[[File:PalisadesGhostStarscream.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Ghost of Starscream''' (Palisades, 2005)

:A ''Previews''-exclusive clear redeco of the Starscream statue, the Ghost of Starscream is a six-inch-tall polystone statue with articulated head and arms. He can stand normally or use a stand to take on a "hovering" pose. Limited to 300 pieces, Ghost of Starscream was sculpted by [[3L Creation Group]] from a design by [[George Tremarco]].[https://web.archive.org/web/20051017011253/http://previews.diamondcomics.com/default.asp?t=1&m=1&c=23&s=132&ai=22313]
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==''Titanium Series''==
[[File:TitaniumRM Starscream.jpg|thumb|''Stop'', in the name of love...]]
*'''Starscream''' (3" Robot Masters, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Pistol, "cloud" base, Display stand

: Released in the second wave of "Robot Masters", ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Starscream is a small, non-transforming die-cast metal figurine, based upon his Generation 1 cartoon appearances. He is sculpted holding a pistol in his left hand (Why? He's got guns on his arms!) and holding up his palm outward with his right, while using his jets to fly up.

: This mold was also used to make ''Titanium'' Thundercracker.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/TitStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Titanium Starscream at TFU.info]''
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==''Kiss Players''==
[[File:Atariscream pvc.jpg|thumb|This may explain ''[[Slipstream (Animated)|her]]''.]]
*'''Atari-scream''' (2007)

:A redeco of the PVC figurine of [[Atari Hitotonari]] released the previous year, this black-costumed version of the figure represents Atari while she was possessed by Starscream, as seen in the ''[[Information Administration Teletraan 15 Go! Go!]]'' manga. It was available only as an online-order exclusive from [[Dengeki Hobby]] magazine.
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==''Robot Heroes''==
[[File:RH Mirage vs Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's cute when he betrays you.]]
*'''Mirage & Starscream''' (Two-pack, 2007)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' Starscream is a two inch high figure sculpted in a super deformed style and articulated at the shoulders. He comes packed with [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Mirage]].

: This figure was later redecoed into (guess what) [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Thundercracker]] and [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Skywarp]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/RHStarscream/starscream.htm More information on Robot Heroes Starscream at TFU.info]''

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

: In some countries outside of North America, Starscream was released individually in a blindpack with no notable changes.
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==Boss Coffee==
[[File:Boss coffee starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Megatron is no more! I, Starscream, am now the Boss!]]
*'''Starscream''' (2008)

:A non-transforming PVC figure of Starscream was released as part of a promotion by [[Boss Coffee]]. The small figure was randomly included with single cans of the company's "Rainbow Mountain Blend" coffee, contained in a plastic capsule affixed to the top of can which then became a display base for the figurine once removed. Starscream features articulation at the shoulders and waist, and came with a small catalog leaflet that could be folded up and attached to the lid/base to form a diorama background for added display value.

*'''Starscream''' (2008)

:A larger, metallic gold version of Starscream was also part of the promotion. Nearly twice as tall as the smaller figure, it was not merely an upsized version, but an entirely different sculpt, with a notably broader wingspan. This Starscream was randomly included with two-packs of Rainbow Mountain Blend coffee cans, which featured a double-wide plastic capsule to hold him.
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==''Attacktix''==
[[File:Attacktix g1starscream.jpg|thumb|Elephantiasis of the blaster]]
*'''Starscream'''

: The ''[[Attacktix]]'' Starscream game piece was to be a small figure depicting his robot mode. A missile-type piece, he would have featured an oversized null-ray missile launcher on his right arm. Starscream would have been a Captain-class piece worth 30 points.

: Hasbro displayed Starscream at a few conventions, but he was ultimately canceled alongside the rest of the ''Attacktix'' line.

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==3D Battle-Card Game==
[[File:3DBattleCard ClassicStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Classic Starscream''' (2007)

: A 42-point "rare" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, "Classic" Starscream "transforms" into a grey and red fighter jet with a color scheme based on his ''Classics'' toy. He uses the same parts layout as [[Transformers (film)|Movie]] [[Starscream (Movie)/toys|Starscream]], [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]], [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] and [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], and Generation 1 [[Skywarp (G1)/toys|Skywarp]] and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]].
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==Sota Toys==
*'''Transformers Chess Set''' (<s>2007</s>)
:Two identical Starscream pieces were to be the Decepticon-side Knights on a [[Chess#Sota Toys|chess set]] based on Generation 1, but the set apparently never saw release.
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==''Revoltech''==
[[File:Revoltech Starscream.jpg|thumb|Let's just hope [[Pat Lee]] didn't get royalties from this.]]
*'''Starscream''' (2008)
**''Yamaguchi Series number:'' '''046'''
**''Accessories:'' Megatron gun mode, 2 closed fists (left & right), open right hand, pistol grip right hand, pointing left hand, display stand

:A non-transforming but ''highly'' articulated Starscream action figure, ''[[Revoltech]]'' Starscream uses the ''Revoltech'' "revolver joints" for maximum articulation. It comes with his twin null-ray cannons, a gun mode Megatron, a posing stand, and three extra hands (a Megatron-holding right hand, an open-palmed right hand, and a left hand for pointing or disco-dancing).
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==Transformers - Mini Bust==
[[File:Starscream statue.jpg|thumb|Only half here and I still look this good.]]
*'''Starscream''' (Diamond Select, 2008)
:Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2008, Starscream was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 1,000 pieces.

:This bust was retooled and redecoed into [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]].
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[[File:Coronation statue.jpg|thumb|Coronation Starscream? This is [[Main Page|bad comedy]].]]
*'''Coronation Starscream''' (Diamond Select, 2008)
:Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2008, Coronation Starscream was an exclusive to on-line retailer Action Figure Xpress. He was sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 600 pieces. It features Starscream decked out in the royal crown, cape, and big honkin' shoulder pads he wore (albeit briefly) in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
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==''Mighty Muggs''==
[[File:MightyMuggs Starscream.jpg|thumb|Bet that they got it wrong because of the faction symbols?]]
*'''Starscream''' (2009)
**''Accessories:'' Wings

: This [[super deformed]], non-transformable PVC figure uses the standard [[Mighty Muggs]] body template, with swivel joints in Starscream's neck and limbs. Although Hasbro stock photography (right) shows him with his wings pointing down, they are detachable and are meant to be put in the standard upwards position.
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[[File:MightyMuggs 2018 Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Starscream''' (2018)
**''ID number:'' '''04'''

: Somehow even more deformed than the original Mugg, this new [[evergreen]]-inspired Starscream has sculpted wings and a unique helmet. Pressing down on his helmet will cause him to switch to one of three expressions: neutral, angry, and "about to be hit by Megatron".
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==''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''==
[[File:StarscreamSkystriker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|A whole lotta [[Chris Latta|Latta]].]]
*'''Starscream Sky Striker (XP-21F) with Cobra Commander''' (2011)
**''Accessories:'' two AIM-9 short-range missiles, two AIM-7 medium-range missiles, two AIM-54 long-range missiles, TARPS pod

: An [[exclusive]] release for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2011, this is a [[redeco]] of the 2011 new-[[mold]] ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' [[Skystriker (vehicle)|Sky Striker]] in Starscream's colours. It includes [[Cobra Commander#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Cobra Commander]] in a flight suit, wielding a [[Megatron (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|"human-scaled" Megatron pistol]]. After more than a quarter of a century, it represents just the [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|second official mingling]] of the ''G.I. Joe'' and ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' franchises in toy form.

:As well as various detachable components, Starscream comes with an ''enormous'' number of stickers, including Autobot kill-markings; "[[List of Japanese ID numbers#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|D-22]]" markings; multiple symbols for "Decepticon Airforces" and "[[Seeker (body-type)|Jetron]] Airforces" (which include designs drawing on Starscream's crown from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and the original "tetrajet" design of the G1 Seekers); "[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]", "[[Starscream's Ghost|Starscream Ghost Attack]]" and "[[Kremzeek]] Attack" symbols; fake [[rubsign]]s (in both "un-rubbed" and "half-rubbed" forms); and a combined Decepticon/[[Cobra]] [[insignia]], originally used during promotion of the ''[[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers]]'' miniseries.

: The last one of us alive will have the privilege of being buried with it.

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/11/starscream/ More information on Starscream Sky Striker (XP-21F) at YoJoe.com]''
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==Transformers x Mimobot==
[[File:Mimobot Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This device contains various "How to take over as Decepticon Leader" PDF/Video guides.]]
*'''Starscream Mimobot''' (Mimoco, 2012)
:Produced by [[Mimoco]] as part of their multi-brand line of designer USB "Mimobot" flash drives, this Starscream memory stick comes in 2GB, 4GB, 8GB and 16GB sizes, and comes pre-loaded with "digital editions of classic comics, videos, and scripts", as well as a suite of screensavers, avatars, and more standard to all Mimobots.
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==''The Loyal Subjects''==
*'''Starscream''' (2013)
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*'''Starscream X Cobra Commander''' (2014)
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==''Titan Warriors''==
[[File:TitanWarriors Starscream.jpg|thumb|right]]
*'''Titan Warrior 5-Pack''' (2013)
:Available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013, this Starscream is a 6" PVC ''[[Titan Heroes|Titan Warriors]]'' figure (similar to Bandai's ''Ultra/Sentai/Rider Hero, Movie Monster Series'') with articulated arms. He was packed with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Titan Warriors|Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Titan Warriors|Grimlock]], [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Titan Warriors|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Titan Warriors|Soundwave]].

*'''Starscream''' (Titan Warrior, 2014)
:The ''Titan Warriors'' Starscream toy was released individually, under the ''[[Beast Hunters (toyline)|Beast Hunters]] Titan Heroes'' subline.

*'''Starscream''' (Titan Warrior, 2018)
:The ''Titan Warriors'' Starscream figure was re-released again, as a Walmart exclusive. He has a different shade of paint on his cockpit and a Walmart exclusive tag.

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==''Thrilling 30''==
*'''Starscream''' (Collectible Figurine, 2014)
**''Series / Number:'' '''1 / #4'''
**''Accessories:'' Collector's base
:A super-deformed Starscream was released among the blindpacked [[Thrilling 30#Collectible Figurines|''Thrilling 30'' Collectible Figurines]] by [[Goldie Marketing]]. He comes with a base to help him stand, a collector's card that doubles as a puzzle piece, and a checklist.

*'''Collectible Figurines''' (5-pack, 2014)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Accessories:'' 5 collector's bases
:The same Starscream figurine was also available in a 5-pack alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Megatron]], [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Ratchet]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Soundwave]].

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==''D-Collection''==
[[File:D-Collection Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Starscream''' (2015)
**''Accessories:'' 2 null-ray blasters, Megatron gun

:[[Kabaya]]'s ''D-Collection'' Starscream is a small super deformed figure that requires some assembly for his arms and features articulation limited to his shoulders. He comes with attachable null-ray blasters and a Megatron gun to wield. Sold blindpacked, Starscream is available as both a standard full color figure and a rare clear plastic version. He comes with chewing gum.

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==''D-Style''==
[[File:D-Style-Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Starscream''' (09-2015)
**''ID number:'' 47
**''Accessories:'' Scowling face, smirking face, shouting face, open hand, closed hands, mini F15 jet

:A super deformed Starscream model kit produced by [[Kotobukiya]] as part of their franchise-spanning ''[[D-Style]]'' line. Like [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#D-Style|Megatron]] he comes with three different faces and in line with the rest of the line, comes with a mini alt mode figure, in this case an F15 jet. He also contains a replaceable open hand. His chest contains flip-up panels that reveal missile racks based on the weapons seen in the Generation 1 episode "Fire on the Mountain". The null rays can be removed and wielded as guns, and he can also hold Megatron's gun.

:In order to get the figure looking like the promotional photos, required paint applications include coloring the screaming mouth, chest fans and panel lines, missile rack surrounds, null ray panel lines, and knee vents all in black. Eyes and cockpit come in translucent colored plastic and can also be painted to improve their look. Finally, the mini F15 jet comes as a single grey piece and is missing all coloring.

:This mold was also used to make ''D-Style'' [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#D-Style|Skywarp]] & [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#D-Style|Thundercracker]].

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==''Mecha Nations''==
[[File:Mn05-starscream.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Starscream''' (2015)
**''ID Number:'' '''MN05'''
**''Accessories:'' Megatron gun, alternate hands, display stand.

:Created by [[Kids Logic]], this [[super deformed]] G1 Starscream stands 6" tall and is articulated, featuring a shiny metallic color scheme, removable armor and replacement hands. He also features LED light up eyes, Decepticon insignias on his wings, null rays and thrusters in his feet, for use when he's "hovering", mounted on the included display stand.

:This figure was redecoed with new faces into Mecha Nations [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Mecha Nations|Skywarp]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Mecha Nations|Thundercracker]].

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[[File:Mn05k-starscreamcoronation.jpg|thumb]]
*'''King Starscream Coronation Kit''' (2015)
**''ID Number:'' '''MN05K'''
**''Accessories:'' Crown, pauldrons (left and right), cape.

:The Coronation Kit for "King Starscream" is an accessory kit sold separately to equip Mecha Nations Starscream (above) based on the coronation scene in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. It was an ACG Hong Kong 2015 convention exclusive.

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==Hot Toys==
*'''Optimus Prime (Starscream Version)''' (2015)

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==''Tiny Titans''==
*'''Starscream''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''5/12'''

: Part of the second assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Starscream is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode, riding a cloud of jet fumes from his feet.

: He includes a collectible card that 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.

: This wave saw fairly minimal release at "big box" retailers, but unlike other waves, was ''not'' picked up by drug stores and the like later, making them particularly hard to find.

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*'''Starscream''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''5'''
**''Number'': '''5/12'''

:Part of the fifth assortment of ''Tiny Titans'', this version of Starscream has him in his classic coronation gear.

:As per usual, he includes a collectible card that includes a scan-badge for the ''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game, which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

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==''Block Wars''==
*'''Starscream''' (2016)
**''Number:'' '''4'''

:Part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Block Wars]]'' candy toy line, this Starscream kit is based on his [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Cyber Series|Cyber Series Battalion toy]]. Molded in red, blue and grey plastic with detailing from stickers, he transforms into a jet when finished. He can also be taken apart and combined with ''Block Wars'' [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Block Wars|Bumblebee]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Block Wars|Optimus Prime]], and [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Block Wars|Megatron]] in various configurations, the ones involving Starscream shown on the packaging being:

:*Using Starscream's wings and weapons to give Optimus Prime a jetpack.
:*Donating Starscream's wings and weapons, Megatron's arms and Prime's lance to Bumblebee.
:*Combining Starscream and Bumblebee's vehicle modes with Megatron's cannon to form a flying death car.
:*Giving Starscream's weapons to Megatron to form a turret/base mode.
:*Putting Starscream and Optimus Prime's legs on Megatron's vehicle mode, creating a walking tank.
:*Arming Starscream with Bumblebee's sword and roof as a shield and decorating him with Prime's spear on his back.
:*Combining Starscream and Megatron's vehicle modes to form a jet-tank.
:*Combining all four into an unnamed combiner, with Starscream forming the left leg and chestplate.

==Bitfig==
[[File:Bitfig-Part-1.jpg|thumb|]]
*'''Starscream''' (December 2016)
Part of the first wave of Transformers Bitfig capsule toys.
Starscream's design is inspired by his appearance in the G1 cartoon, and is articulated at the neck and shoulders.
Bitfig toys were packaged in capsules color coded to the toy they contained.
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==My Busy Books==
[[File:TF-My-Busy-Books-Transformers-Starscream-figurine.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Transformers: My Busy Book''' (2017)

:Available with the [[Transformers: My Busy Book|10-page board book]] and a box filled with 12 figurines & a playmat depicting a destructed city & Cybertron, this Starscream is a pair of small, PVC non-transforming figurines consists of his [[evergreen]]-styled robot and his jet alternate mode based on a Northrop YF-23. His vehicle mode is blatantly out of scale with the other vehicles in the set.
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==Kidrobot==
[[File:Kidrobot GIJoe Enamel Pin Series.jpg|thumb|250px]]
===Enamel Pin Series===
*'''Starscream''' ([[November 3]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 1 in 20
:Released by [[Kidrobot]] in their Enamel Pin Series, this is a flat, enamel pin badge of Starscream inspired by the art of [[Tom Scioli]]'s ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', albeit with [[Super deformed|cutesy proportions]]. The pin series was [[Blindpacking|blindboxed]], with some pins being rarer than others.
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===Vinyl Mini Series===
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Starscream mini.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Starscream''' ([[November 14]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 2 in 24
:The same character design was reused for the Vinyl Mini Series, with Starscream receiving a three-inch tall, blindboxed figurine retaining the vibrant colours and exaggerated proportions. Starscream featured articulation in each shoulder, a wing piece on his back, and even his Cobra-themed face patchjob as first seen in "[[Funeral for a Friend]]".
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===Vinyl Keychain Series===
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*'''Starscream''' ([[December 1]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 3 in 24
:Starscream was also released as part of the once again blindboxed Vinyl Keychain Series, now standing at about one to two inches. He included a keychain molded into his head and, due to his small scale, did not feature any articulation.
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==Bouncing Ball Heads==
[[File:BouncingBallHead Starscream.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Starscream''' (2017)
:"Bouncing Ball Head" Starscream is a small, super deformed figurine with a removable head that doubles as a bouncy ball. A Decepticon logo is tampographed on the back of his head and his name is written under his feet.

:He is (apparently) available in both gacha-style machines and in an 8-pack with the whole collection, and comes inside a spherical capsule with a unique blue color.

:Despite clearly representing Generation 1 characters, the collection is advertised as a 2015 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' product.
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==Transformers Trading Card Game==
[[File:W1StarscreamAC.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Starscream, Air Commander''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T36/T40'''
**''Stars: ''11
:Starscream, Air Commander is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

:The artwork forthe card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.
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*'''Starscream, Scheming Second-In-Command''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T37/T40'''
**''Stars: ''10
:Starscream, Scheming Second-In-Command is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

:The artwork for the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.
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*'''Starscream, Decepticon King''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T41/T46'''
**''Stars: ''13
:Starscream, Decepticon King is one of forty character cards released in Wave 2 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], Rise of the Combiners.

:The Alt Mode artwork for the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game, while the bot mode artwork is reused from the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Starscream box-art, and is based on said figure. Line-art for both Bot and Alt Mode was drawn by [[Marcelo Matere]].

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*'''Starscream, Decepticon Lieutenant''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2S: Bumblebee vs. Megatron Starter Set'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T03/T04'''
**''Stars: ''5

:Starscream, Decepticon Lieutenant was released as part of the Transformers Trading Card Game's Bumblebee vs. Megatron Starter Set. The card was packaged alongside [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], Least Likely, Most Dangerous, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Cybertronian Tyrant, Decepticon Lieutenant, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], Defender of Truth, and a 40 card ready-to-play deck of Battle Cards.

:Line-art for both sides of the card was drawn by [[Dan Khanna]], with Bot Mode colors by [[Alex Tarca]].
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*'''Captain Starscream, Infantry-Air Commander''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T04/T48'''
**''Stars: ''12

:Captain Starscream, Infantry-Air Commander is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Starscream toy, with the Bot Mode artwork being reused from the toy's packaging art, and original artwork for Alt Mode, with line-art by [[Marcelo Matere]] and colors by [[Alex Tarca]].
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==McDonald's==
[[File:2018-McD-Authentics-Bumblebee-Starscream.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Starscream''' (Happy Meal Toy, 2018)
:Released as part of the [[McDonald's]] June 2018 Happy Meal Toys along with [[My Little Pony]], this Starscream is a [[super deformed]] toy. He has a jet launcher [[gimmick]].

:This toy was rereleased in the US as [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#McDonald's 2|Starscream]] for the ''[[Bumblebee (franchise)|Bumblebee]]'' promotion.
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==''Keshi Surprise''==
*'''Decepticons''' (2018)

:The ''[[Keshi Surprise]]'' series by [[Super7]] consisted of 1.75" soft rubber figures in a style deliberately resembling the 1980s [[Decoy]]s. These [[blind-packed]] figures were sold individually or in cases depicting only their faction. Starscream was available in red, orange, blue, and purple and included a foil trading sticker.
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==Flame Toys==
[[File:FlameToys-FuraiModel-02-Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Starscream''' (November 2018)
**''Number:'' '''02'''
**''Additional parts/accessories'': 1 pair of Trigger-finger hands, 1 pair of open-palm hands

:Released as part of the ''Furai Model'' line by [[Flame Toys]], Starscream is an articulated, non-transforming, Voyager Class-sized {{w|Gunpla}}-style model kit. He is molded in red, blue, light gray, dark gray ABS plastic, and translucent yellow (with one of the parts being painted red) for the eyes and cockpit. His Null-rays can be detached as handheld blasters.

:For straight-assembly builders, Starscream features a sheet of foil stickers for detail (notably the wings), though the kit can be panel-lined and touched-up with several panel-lining and paint markers (GSI Creos' ''Gundam'' Marker is recommended). If one desires; the kit's pieces, aside from the translucent parts, can be fully coated with spray paints to recreate the finished sample seen in the stock photos.

:This kit was redecoed as [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Flame Toys|Thundercracker]] and [[Acid Storm (G1)#Flame Toys|Acid Storm]].
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==''Metal Earth''==
[[File:Metal Earth Legends Starscream.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Starscream''' (Legends, 2019)
**''ID number:'' '''MEM060'''
:''Metal Earth Legends'' Starscream is a DIY 3D steel model kit in the shape of a super deformed version of the [[evergreen]] Starscream design. The kit's difficulty rating is given as "moderate".
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==''ReAction''==
*'''Starscream''' (2020)
**''Accessories'': Gun-mode Megatron

: Released in the first wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch "retro" action figures, ''[[ReAction]]'' Starscream is a non-converting 3 3/4-inch action figure based on his appearance in the original cartoon, with 5 points of articulation (swivel neck, shoulders, hips) and holes in his feet for use with some variety of stand. He comes with a gun-mode Megatron accessory which can only be held in his right hand.

: As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Starscream comes packaged on a small cardback that emulates the nostalgic packaging style of [[Kenner]]'s ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' action figures from the late 1970s to early '80s.

: He has ''not'' been redecoed to hell and back, or ''at all'', much to the surprise of basically everyone.

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*'''King Starscream''' (2021)

: Released in the fourth wave of ''Transformers ReAction'', this is a heavily-[[retool]]ed version of the Starscream figure, now featuring a new crown, cape, and shoulderpads as seen in his disrupted coronation in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

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==Jada Toys==
===''Metalfigs''===
[[File:JadaMetalfigsG1DioramaScene.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Diorama Scene''' (2 3/4" Die Cast Figure 4-pack, 2020)
**''Accessories'': Display backdrop
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], a static die-cast figurine of Starscream measuring approximately 2 3/4 inches tall is available as part of a "Diorama Scene" 4-pack alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#DioramaScene|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#DioramaScene|Bumblebee]] and [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Jada Toys|Megatron]].

:The packaging backdrop can be used as an additional display piece for the set.
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===''Nano Hollywood Rides''===
[[File:JadaNanoHollywoodRidesG13pack.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Starscream / Bumblebee / Optimus Prime''' (1.65" Die Cast Vehicle 3-pack, 2020)
:''Nano Hollywood Rides'' Starscream is a small non-transforming die-cast jet on wheels measuring approximately 1.65 inches long. He was released in a 3-pack alongside [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Nano Hollywood Rides|Bumblebee]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Nano Hollywood Rides|Optimus Prime]]. Unfortunately, he doesn't feature a sculpted robot mode underneath like most other Jada vehicles do.
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===''Nano Metalfigs''===
[[File:JadaNanoMetalfigsG1-18pack.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Series 1 18-pack''' (4cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:''Nano Metalfigs'' Series 1 Starscream is an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded with his hands on his waist. He has a little base attached to his feet for balancing reasons.

:Starscream shares the same mold as Series 1 [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Jada Toys|Thundercracker]] and comes in an impressive multipack with him and [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|sixteen other figurines]]. This mold was later redecoed as [[Nova Storm (G1)#Jada Toys|Nova Storm]] and [[Acid Storm (G1)#Jada Toys|Acid Storm]] in the Series 2 18-pack.
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==Figural Bag Clip==
[[File:FiguralBagClip Starscream.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Starscream''' (2020)
:Released by Monogram, this 2.5" 3D foam bag clip takes the form of a chibi evergreen Starscream.

:It was available only as part of a [[Blindpacking|mystery blind bag]] collection.
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==''R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]''==
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[[File:TF-R.E.D.-Coronation-Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|⚠️Trade Offer⚠️ I receive coronation; you receive bad comedy]]
*'''Coronation Starscream''' (2021)
**''Accessories'': 2 null rays, 2 alt hands, 2 [[Fire Blast effect|blast effects]], crown, 2 shoulder pads, fabric cape
{{toydesigner|[[Dennis Chan]] (sculptor)}}

:Released in the third wave of the ''[[Transformers R.E.D.]]'' line, Coronation Starscream is a non-transforming, 6-inch action figure akin to the ones from the ''[[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] Legends'' and ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]] The Black Series'' lines. He features over 25 points of articulation and extensive paint operations in an attempt at [[show-accuracy]]... or perhaps that should be ''movie''-accuracy, as Starscream is the first ''R.E.D.'' figure to be based on ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

:Starscream includes two pairs of hands: two closed fists, and two open, grandly gesturing hands. As is the norm, he also features two removeable null ray weapons that mount on his biceps, along with two pinkish-purple [[Fire Blast effect|blast effects]] to simulate them firing. And of course, Coronation Starscream would be incomplete without his removeable crown, shoulder pads, and fabric cape accessories to re-enact his signature scene in the movie.

:As with all ''R.E.D.'' toys, Starscream was a Walmart exclusive in Canada and the United States, and was later made available on [[Hasbro Pulse]] in limited quantities.

:This mold, minus the coronation accessories, was used to make ''R.E.D.'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#R.E.D._.5BRobot_Enhanced_Design.5D|Thundercracker]].

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==''Minimates''==
*'''Starscream''' (Series 1, 2021)
**''Accessories'': Null rays (2)

:Part of the first wave of Transformers [[Minimates]] from [[Diamond Select]], this Starscream is a 2-inch-tall figurine featuring metallic paint, 12-14 points of articulation, and accessories and body parts interchangeable with other Minimates. Due to their small size, all 4 figures in each series are sold in the same blister card.

*'''Coronation Starscream''' (Series 3, 2022)
**''Accessories'': Null rays (2)

:"Coronation" Starscream is a retool of the standard Minimate figure above, now adorned with crown, cape, and shoulderpads.
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*'''VHS Minimates Box Set''' (2022)

:The original ''Minimates'' Starscream tooling was rereleased as part of a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2022 exclusive 4-pack, featuring more cartoon-accurate matte painted deco. The packaging for this set resembles a VHS tape. Only 2500 of this set were produced.
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==''ULTIMATES!''==
*'''Ghost of Starscream''' (2021)
**''Accessories'': 2 arm cannons, 2 alternate heads, 2 fists, 2 gripping hands, 2 "expressive" hands

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers ULTIMATES!]]'' from [[Super7]], Ghost of Starscream is a 7-inch-tall action figure based on Starscream's cartoon model, cast in translucent plastic with glitter mixed into it. He features multi-directional joints at the neck, shoulders, wrists, hips, and ankles; plus swivel biceps, elbows, knees, and a bit of ab crunch. His hands pop out at the wrists so they can be replaced with his additional spare hands in different poses. He comes with 3 different head sculpts: painted normal face, painted smirking face, and a clear plastic head based on the G1 Starscream toy.

: Preorders opened on [[January 29]] 2021, and closed on [[February 28]], with the toys purportedly shipping in winter of that year but actually arriving in May 2022.

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*'''Starscream''' (2023)
**''Accessories'': 2 arm cannons, 2 alternate heads, 2 fists, 2 gripping hands, open palm right hand, grasping left hand, claw, energon cube, Megatron gun, blaster rifle

:Reversing the typical release order, the redeco of Ghost Starscream now represents the standard version. Like Ghost Starscream, it includes an alternate head with an angry expression and another that resembles the G1 toy. Among his accessories is the claw hand Starscream had in "[[Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust]]" and the large machinegun he wielded in "[[The Core]]".

:Preorders opened on [[June 8]] 2022, with toys purportedly shipping the following May.
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==''Pop!''==
[[File:Funko Pop Starscream G1.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Amazing we still don't have five hundred redecoes of this thing.]]
*'''Starscream''' (2021)
**''ID number:'' '''27'''

:Released as part of the ''Pop! Retro Toys'' segment and exclusive to [[Target]], [[Funko Pop!|Funko]]'s ''Pop!'' Starscream is a super deformed vinyl figure based on his original Generation 1 toy.

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*'''Starscream''' ([[Funko Pop!#Digital Pop! NFTs|Digital ''Pop!'']], 2022)
**''Rarity:''
***''Monochrome:'' '''Common'''
***''Static:'' '''Common'''
***''Glowing:'' '''Uncommon'''
***''Chrome:'' '''Rare'''
***''Original:'' '''Epic'''
:{{W|Non-fungible token|NFT}}s depicting Starscream in the Funko style. He's depicted using Megatron in gun mode.
<center><gallery heights=200>
File:TRANSFORMERS_COMMON_STARSCREAM_MONOCHROME.gif|Now ''this'' is [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Coronation Starscream]].
File:TRANSFORMERS_COMMON_STARSCREAM_STATIC.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_UNCOMMON_STARSCREAM_GLOW.gif|Careful what you wish for.
File:TRANSFORMERS_RARE_STARSCREAM_PURPLECHROME.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_EPIC_STARSCREAM_ORIGINAL.gif
</gallery></center>
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==''Zōteki''==
[[File:ZOTEKI-027-Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Starscream''' ([[2021]])
**''ID number'': '''027'''

:A collaboration between [[Hasbro]] and statue/replica brand [[Jazware]], ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|The Transformers]]'' was added as a part of the ''[[Zōteki]]'' line alongside other iconic brands such as [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]], to recreate some of the main "Generation 1" characters. The 27th figure of the ''Zōteki'' line is Starscream.

:Each statue of the line features a connection point for it to be connected to the others, in order to form a battle scene.
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==Eaglemoss==
[[File:EaglemossChess Starscream.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb|"Welcome to my Deception Queendom."]]
* '''Transformers Gen-1 Chess Set''' (<s>2021</s>)
:In the planned [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Chess Set]] by [[Eaglemoss]], a relatively large and very well detailed statue of Starscream was slated to be the Queen piece on the Decepticon side.

:A Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds for this project was launched, but failed to meet its goal by September 24, 2021 and the whole thing was canceled.
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==e-HOBBY==

===Transformers Character Card===
[[File:Transformers Character Card King Grimlock and Coronation Starscream.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''King Grimlock & Starscream Set''' ([[October]] [[2022]])
**''ID number:'' '''31 & 32'''

:Released as part of the fifth wave of an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and Starscream in their regal finery from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]] and the [[The Transformers: The Movie|1986 film]] respectively, along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#32 |Translation of Coronation Starscream's Transformers Character Card]]''

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[[File:Transformers Character Card Carnivac and Pretender Starscream.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Carnivac & Starscream Set''' (October 2022)
**''ID number:'' '''35 & 36'''

:Released as part of the fifth wave of an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] and Starscream in his [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Pretender|Pretender body]] along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#36 |Translation of Pretender Starscream's Transformers Character Card]]''

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===Acrylic keychain series===
[[File:E-Hobby Megatron and Starscream keychains.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Megatron & Starscream''' ([[October]], [[2022]])

:Released as part of the first wave of an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive series, this pair of keychains depicts character art and assets re-used from [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and Starscream's [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'']] releases, namely [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP36|MP-36 Megatron]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP52|MP-52 Starscream Ver. 2.0]] respectively.

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==''Nendoroid''==
[[File:Nendoroid G1 Starscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Nendoroid Starscream''' (2022)
**''Nendoroid ID Number'': '''1838'''
**''Accessories'': Shouting face plate, open hands

:First revealed in Wonder Festival 2022, [[Nendoroid]] Starscream is a [[super deformed]], adorable rendition of the original backstabbing second-in-command.
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==Icon Heroes==
*'''Shockwave X Starscream Retro Pin Set''' (2022)
: A hard enamel pin based on Starscream's original G1 package art made by Icon Heroes. It comes carded with a [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Icon Heroes|Shockwave]] pin.

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==Imaginarium Art==
*'''Starscream''' (2022)
:[[Imaginarium Art]]'s "Legacy of Cybertron" Starscream is a 20-inch-tall statue, posed on a base that can be linked up with other statues in this series to form a larger battle scene. Only 200 pieces were produced.

*'''Starscream''' (2022)
:This 29-inch-tall statue is a [[BigBadToyStore]] exclusive, and features Starscream (with light-up eyes) standing on Megatron's deactivated head. Only 130 pieces were produced.
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*'''Starscream (Coronation on Throne)''' (2022)
[[File:ImaginariumStarscream.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Seat of power.]]
:This statue of Coronation Starscream is 32 inches tall - that includes both Starscream and his throne, now made of 13 stacked missiles. It features light-up functions and only 400 pieces were produced. MSRP was $1200.

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==''Magic: The Gathering''==
[[File:MTG-Starscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Conspiracy: Take the [[The Transformers: The Movie|crown]].]]
*'''Starscream, Power Hungry / Starscream, Seeker Leader ''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''005/015'''
**''Set code:'' '''BOT'''
**''Color identity:'' '''Black'''
**''Casting cost:'' '''{3}{B}''' (front), '''{2}{B}''' (back, with the "More Than Meets the Eye" ability)
**''Artist:'' [[Andrew Griffith]]
:"Starscream, Power Hungry" is part of the 2022 ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' ''[[wikia:mtg:Universes Beyond|Universes Beyond]]'' ''[[wikia:mtg:Transformers|Transformers]]'' card set, found in Set Booster and Collector Booster packs of ''Magic''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ''[[wikia:mtg:The Brothers' War|The Brothers' War]]'' set. It can be reversed to become "Starscream, Seeker Leader", representing Starscream in vehicle mode. The card is based around the [[wikia:mtg:Monarch|Monarch]] mechanic, representing his attempts to obtain command.
:A variant of this card was available solely in Collector Booster packs, depicting [[Starscream (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|''Shattered Glass'' Starscream]].

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Magic: The Gathering

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[[File:Magic the gathering logo.png|right]]
'''''Magic: The Gathering''''' is a trading card game created in [[1993]] by Richard Garfield of [[Wizards of the Coast]]. Players take on the role of [[wikia:matg:Planeswalker|Planeswalker]]s, powerful beings who can travel the [[multiverse]] at will, and do battle with rivals by casting spells, manifesting [[magic]]al artifacts and enchantments, and summoning minions — and even other Planeswalkers — to do their bidding.

In 2017, Wizards of the Coast began experimenting with the concept of creating ''Magic'' cards depicting characters from outside the world of the game's story, beginning with a set of promo cards released at [[HasCon 2017]] based on other [[Hasbro]] properties.<ref>Okay, so TECHNICALLY they'd previously done so with the ''[[wikia:mtg:Arabian Nights|Arabian Nights]]'' expansion, based on a {{w|One Thousand and One Nights|classical work of literature}}, and ''[[wikia:mtg:Portal Three Kingdoms|Portal: Three Kingdoms]]'', based on {{w|Three Kingdoms|real-world Chinese history}} — but you know what we mean. Don't get us started on [[wikia:mtg:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]] either.''</ref> Starting in 2021, this became ''Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond'', an expansive series of ''Magic'' cards based on other IP, including ''The Walking Dead'', ''Warhammer 40,000'', ''Fortnite'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. ''Universes Beyond'' cards have been made available through limited-time [[wikia:mtg:Secret Lair|online "drops"]], [[wikia:mtg:Preconstructed theme deck|pre-built decks]], and as pack-ins with existing [[wikia:mtg:Booster pack|booster packs]].

==Gameplay==
''Magic: The Gathering'' is a collectable card game in which players build decks of cards and use them to battle each other; the primary goal is to reduce the opponent's '''[[wikia:mtg:Life|life total]]''', which usually starts at 20 or 40 depending on the game format, to zero. Players will draw a random hand of seven cards from their libraries and play them to achieve victory, drawing new cards at a rate of one per turn.

===Mana and color===
[[File:MTG-Megatron.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Megatron's colors are '''red''' (aggression), '''white''' (order), and '''black''' (power). "[[:File:MegatronG2Hero Bio&TechSpecs.jpg|Peace through tyranny]]", if you will.]]
Perhaps ''Magic: The Gathering''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> most iconic attribute is the '''[[wikia:mtg:Color|color wheel]]''', or "color pie". Magic cards are cast using '''[[wikia:mtg:Mana|mana]]''', which is divided into five colors, each representing a different philosophy and form of gameplay, while usually representing the values of the creatures in those colors.
* '''[[wikia:mtg:White|White]]''' (W) represents peace, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|morality]] and order (though [[Senate|not necessarily good]]). It lays down the law to restrict what its foes can do, and uses defensive tactics and creatures that work together to become stronger, while being able to destroy everything if needs be.
* '''[[wikia:mtg:Blue|Blue]]''' (U) represents logic, caution, and deceit. It likes to make use of trickery and manipulation by drawing extra cards, countering opponents' spells, and evading enemy blockers.
* '''[[wikia:mtg:Black|Black]]''' (B) represents power, death, and [[Starscream (G1)|self-interest]] (though not necessarily evil). It's willing to pay any price to win, liberally spending life and sacrificing minions to gain the advantage, as well as directly destroying them.
* '''[[wikia:mtg:Red|Red]]''' (R) represents emotion, freedom and destruction. It prefers immediate solutions to problems, using aggressive tactics and direct damage to deal with its foes, while having riskier ways to obtain new cards.
* '''[[wikia:mtg:Green|Green]]''' (G) represents instinct, connection, and nature. It makes use of powerful creatures and effects that help them grow even stronger to trample enemies into submission, including increasing the amount of mana and resources it can use.
Each color has its own strengths and weaknesses, the latter of which can be mitigated by combining multiple colors into a single deck; however, the more colors that are used, the harder it is for a player to have the correct types and amount mana to cast their spells, making for a tactical trade-off.

===''Magic'' cards===
[[File:MTG-Arcee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Arcee has the supertype '''legendary''', the types '''artifact''' and '''creature''', and the creature type '''Robot'''; her reverse face has the supertype '''legendary''', the type '''artifact''' and the artifact type '''Vehicle'''.]]
''Magic'' divides its cards into multiple different '''[[wikia:mtg:Card type|card types]]'''. '''[[wikia:mtg:Instant|Instant]]''' and '''[[wikia:mtg:Sorcery|sorcery]]''' cards are used to create one-time effects, while other cards, known as '''[[wikia:mtg:Permanent|permanents]]''', remain in play until they are removed. Permanent card types include '''[[wikia:mtg:Land|lands]]''', representing locations across ''Magic''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> multiverse, which produce mana to cast other cards with and can be played at a rate of one per turn; '''[[wikia:mtg:Artifact|artifacts]]''', representing magical or mundane objects, which can typically be activated to produce effects; '''[[wikia:mtg:Enchantment|enchantments]]''', representing lingering magical effects, which usually provide an ongoing effect to the game,'''[[wikia:mtg:Creature|creatures]]''', which can be used to attack opponents and block incoming attacks, and '''[[wikia:mtg:Planeswalker|Planeswalkers]]''', which are allies you can summon and can be attacked or defended, with abilites that add or reduce their "loyalty" to you, with zero loyalty meaning they abandon you. Each creature has a '''power''', representing the damage they can deal each turn, and a '''toughness''', representing the damage they can take each turn.

Permanent types can be combined, most notably in the form of '''[[wikia:mtg:Artifact creature|artifact creatures]]''' (representing inorganic creatures and mechanical constructs) and '''[[wikia:mtg:Enchantment creature|enchantment creatures]]''' (representing inherently-magical creatures and spirits); these follow the rules for creatures, but can be affected by abilities and effects that target artifacts and enchantments, respectively.

Cards can also have '''[[wikia:mtg:Subtype|subtypes]]'''. Creature types can represent species (such as [[Human]], [[Zombie]] and [[Tlalakan (species)|Merfolk]]) or roles (such as [[Sideswipe (G1)|Warrior]], [[Hound (G1)|Scout]] and [[Mara-Al-Utha|Wizard]]). Other permanents can have subtypes that define mechanics of the cards; for instance, the artifact type '''[[wikia:mtg:Vehicle|Vehicle]]''' is used on cards that can become creatures under certain situations, typically when "crewed" by other creatures with a certain total power. '''[[wikia:mtg:Supertype|Supertypes]]''' can be applied to cards of any type; the most common is '''[[wikia:mtg:Legendary|Legendary]]''', which prevents players from controlling more than one permanent of that name, and allows them to be used as a "commander" in the popular "[wikia:mtg:Commander (format)|Commander]]" format.
While most cards have the same card back, unchanged since ''Magic''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> debut in 1993, certain '''[[wikia:mtg:Double-faced card|double-faced cards]]''' (DFCs) have two playable sides, often representing two states of the same creature or interlinked magical effects. Some of these cards can change which side is in use once they've already been played, via the '''[[wikia:mtg:Transform|Transform]]''' mechanic.

Lastly, there are '''[[wikia:mtg:Token|tokens]]''', representing permanents that aren't part of their owner's deck; instead, they are created by other cards. Tokens act the same way as other permanents, but if they are removed from the battlefield (such as being returned to their owner's hand or sent to the [[wikia:mtg:Graveyard|graveyard]]), they cease to exist.
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==''Magic'' and ''Transformers''==
===[[HasCon 2017]]===
[[File:MTG-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Me Grimlock tribal commander!]]
The first ''Transformers''-themed ''Magic'' card was a double-faced [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] card included in the [[HasCon 2017]] ''Magic'' promo set, along with fellow [[Hasbro]]-themed cards "{{w|Nerf|Nerf War}}" and "{{w|Dungeons and Dragons|Sword of Dungeons and Dragons}}". As a [[wikia:mtg:Acorn|silver-bordered card]] (later deemed as an "Acorn" card), Grimlock is not legal in officially-sanctioned events and formats, but is fine for casual play, and as such gets a bit silly with its rules; "Grimlock, Dinobot Leader" can become "Grimlock, Ferocious King" by "[[Transformation|converting]] a ''Transformers'' toy you have to its other mode". Both sides of Grimlock are Legendary Artifact Creatures, with the front face using the newly-introduced "Autobot" creature type, and the back using the pre-existing "Dinosaur" creatue type.

Notably, Grimlock "becomes" his other form rather than using the existing "[[wikia:mtg:Transform|transform]]" keyword, per [[Transformation#"Transform" as a verb|ongoing Hasbro efforts]] to protect their [[trademark]].

* [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Grimlock, Dinobot Leader / Grimlock, Ferocious King]] (Red/Green/White)
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===Heroes of the Realm===
[[File:MTG-Optimus-Inspiring-Leader.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"Autobots, turn permanent to other face and tap out!"]]
Part of the 2018 ''[[wikia:mtg:Heroes of the Realm|Heroes of the Realm]]'' series of commemorative cards, made by Wizards of the Coast for their employees as rewards for work on specific projects or temams,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WNBRWoHq9E Gavin Verhey from Wizards of the Coast explains Heroes of the Realm]</ref> the "Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader" card was given to the team behind the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

"Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader", like "Grimlock, Dinobot Leader", is a Legendary Artifact Creature with the Autobot creature type. Uniquely, Optimus Prime is a ''Magic'' card on the front side, but a ''Transformers Trading Card Game'' card on the opposite side. Thanks to this, unlike other ''Transformers'' cards, he doesn't function as a double-faced card; instead, his [[alternate mode]] is represented by the ability to temporarily change subtype to "Construct" and gain increased power and toughness, while [[Roll out|granting other creatures]] the "[[wikia:mtg:Trample|trample]]" ability. However, he also has the ability to "Turn target permanent you control to its other face", which could theoretically be used on ''himself'', though how that would work is up to the players.

As with all ''Heroes of the Realm'' cards, "Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader" is not legal to play in any real format, besides a unlisted rule for the commander format that the original recipient of a ''Heroes of the Realm'' card can play it in the format<ref>[https://twitter.com/sheldonmenery/status/1203371614668296194?lang=en Sheldon Menery on Twitter]: "We have declared them legal in Commander for the person whose name is at the bottom of the card and is the person to whom the card was given."</ref>; the cards are novelties designed to be read, rather than played<ref>[https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/189543247703/hi-mark-i-have-2-questions-1-what-are-the Mark Rosewater on Tumblr]: "There’s no plans to release the Heroes of the Realm. The cards aren’t designed to be played. They’re designed to be read."</ref>, and similar to "Grimlock, Dinobot Leader", actually using this card means players must agree on any rule intricacies they come upon themselves.

* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader]] (Red/White)
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===Universes Beyond: Transformers===
[[File:MTG-Goldbug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Ironically, not actually a [[wikia:mtg:Scout|Scout]]. Or an [[wikia:mtg:Ally|Ally]], for that matter.]]
Announced at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] as part of the dedicated ''[[wikia:mtg:Universes Beyond|Universes Beyond]]'' series of cards that brings other IPs into the ''Magic: The Gathering'' game, ''[[wikia:mtg:Transformers|Transformers]]'' (expansion code BOT) is the first ''Universes Beyond'' set to be available in booster packs for a premier ''Magic'' set; ''Transformers'' cards are have a roughly 12% chance of being found in packs of ''[[wikia:mtg:The Brothers' War|The Brothers' War]]'' cards, thanks to their thematic parallels.<ref>[https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/696921078664232960/maybe-i-missed-it-but-why-are-the-transformer Mark Rosewater on Tumblr]: "Brothers’ War is about giant machines fighting each other. Transformers is about giant machines fighting each other. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|The leader of the two sides]] [[Megatron (Movie)|are even brothers in both.]] There just was a lot of thematic overlap."</ref> Unlike previous ''Transformers''-themed cards, the ''Universes Beyond'' cards are legal for play in the [[wikia:mtg:Commander (format)|Commander]], [[wikia:mtg:Legacy|Legacy]], [[wikia:mtg:Vintage|Vintage]], and any other "Eternal" format.<ref>[https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/transformers-arrives-brothers-war-2022-10-06 TRANSFORMERS Arrives with The Brothers' War | MAGIC: THE GATHERING]</ref>

''Universes Beyond Transformers'' consists of fifteen double-faced cards, each of which is a Legendary Artifact Creature on the front and a Legendary Artifact with the Vehicle subtype on the back (with the exception of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], who lack the Vehicle artifact type for [[Non-vehicle non-beast alternate modes|obvious reasons]]). It also includes two Artifact Creature Tokens representing [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], created by ''Soundwave, Sonic Spy / Soundwave, Superior Captain''. Rather than "Autobot", the ''Universes Beyond'' cards use the more generic "[[wikia:mtg:Robot|Robot]]" subtype, introduced in the ''[[wikia:mtg:Unfinity|Unfinity]]'' set the previous month.

''Universes Beyond Transformers'' introduces the mechanics '''[[More than Meets the Eye (disambiguation)|More Than Meets the Eye]]''', which allows a double-faced card to be cast to enter the battlefield with it's other side for a different cost, and '''[[Living metal|Living Metal]]''', an alternative to the "Crew" mechanic that allows vehicles to become artifact creatures on their user's turn. It also includes '''Convert''', a renamed version of the Transform mechanic, for [[Transformation#"Transform" as a verb|legal reasons]], (although any card that cares about when anything "transforms" will care about whenever an ''Transformers'' card "converts")<ref>[https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/the-brothers-war-release-notes T''The Brother's War'' Release Notes, which also contains the release notes for ''Universes Beyond Transformers'']</ref>. Generally, each of the "alt-mode" sides of the cards are easier to cast and have a condition to meet before being able to transform them to their artifact creature side, such as ''Blitzwing'' needing to deal combat damage to a player to convert it.

Each ''Transformers'' card is available in two variants: one with art inspired by the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] and one based on ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'', with the exception of "Arcee, Sharpshooter / Arcee, Acrobatic Coupe" and the Ravage and Laserbeak tokens, which only have Generation 1 versions available. The color alignments, names and mechanics remain the same regardless of if the character is their original or ''Shattered Glass'' incarnation, with unfortunate side effects such as that the art of ''Shattered Glass'' [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] is labeled as an "hero", while being depicted about to execute a helpless Decepticon. All card art for the ''Transformers'' cards was provided by [[Volta|Volta Creation]], with art direction by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/SaraLePew/status/1587183152312762369 Sara Pitre-Durocher on Twitter]: "Through my job at Volta I had the pleasure of Art Directing/creating card art for MtG's Transformers cards!"</ref>

[[File:MTG-SG-Ratchet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Introducing newcomers to the sacred ''Magic'' art of debating whether White can be bad ''ad nauseam''.]]
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====''Generation 1''====
* [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Prowl, Stoic Strategist / Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle]] (White)
* [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Ratchet, Field Medic / Ratchet, Rescue Racer]] (White)
* [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Jetfire, Ingenious Scientist / Jetfire, Air Guardian]] (Blue)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor / Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant]] (Black)
* [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Starscream, Power Hungry / Starscream, Seeker Leader]] (Black)
* [[Slicer (G1)#Magic: The Gathering|Slicer, Hired Muscle / Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist]] (Red)
* [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Arcee, Sharpshooter / Arcee, Acrobatic Coupe]] (Red/White)
* [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Blaster, Combat DJ / Blaster, Morale Booster]] (Red/Green)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Cyclonus, the Saboteur / Cyclonus, Cybertronian Fighter]] (Blue/Black)
* [[Flamewar (G1)#Magic: The Gathering|Flamewar, Brash Veteran / Flamewar, Streetwise Operative]] (Black/Red)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Goldbug, Humanity's Ally / Goldbug, Scrappy Scout]] (White/Blue)
* [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Megatron, Tyrant / Megatron, Destructive Force]] (Red/White/Black)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Optimus Prime, Hero / Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader]] (Blue/Red/White)
* [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Soundwave, Sonic Spy / Soundwave, Superior Captain]] (White/Blue/Black)
** [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Laserbeak]] (Blue)
** [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Ravage]] (Black)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Ultra Magnus, Tactician / Ultra Magnus, Armored Carrier]] (Red/Green/White)

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====''Shattered Glass'' Variants ====
* [[Prowl (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Prowl, Stoic Strategist / Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle]] (White)
* [[Ratchet (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Ratchet, Field Medic / Ratchet, Rescue Racer]] (White)
* [[Jetfire (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Jetfire, Ingenious Scientist / Jetfire, Air Guardian]] (Blue)
* [[Blitzwing (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor / Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant]] (Black)
* [[Starscream (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Starscream, Power Hungry / Starscream, Seeker Leader]] (Black)
* [[Wheeljack (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Slicer, Hired Muscle / Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist]] (Red)
* [[Blaster (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Blaster, Combat DJ / Blaster, Morale Booster]] (Red/Green)
* [[Cyclonus (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Cyclonus, the Saboteur / Cyclonus, Cybertronian Fighter]] (Blue/Black)
* [[Flamewar (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Flamewar, Brash Veteran / Flamewar, Streetwise Operative]] (Black/Red)
* [[Goldbug (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Goldbug, Humanity's Ally / Goldbug, Scrappy Scout]] (White/Blue)
* [[Megatron (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Megatron, Tyrant / Megatron, Destructive Force]] (Red/White/Black)
* [[Optimus Prime (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Optimus Prime, Hero / Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader]] (Blue/Red/White)
* [[Soundwave (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Soundwave, Sonic Spy / Soundwave, Superior Captain]] (White/Blue/Black)
* [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Ultra Magnus, Tactician / Ultra Magnus, Armored Carrier]] (Red/Green/White)
 
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==References==
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IP infringement

2022-11-21T20:24:19Z

Noilaedi:

{{disambig2|unlicensed toys based on ''Transformers''|third parties that produce actual ''Transformers'' products under license|Third party}}
[[File:01-Studio Headless Unicron.jpg|thumb|200px|"You underestimate me, Hasbro."]]
The many and varied facets of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] are the intellectual property (IP) of [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy]], and their ownership of these ideas and designs is [[Copyright|protected by law]]. Alas, some rascally elements have, over the years, decided they'd like a slice of that pie, which has led to the creation of what have been described as '''IP infringing items''' by employees of former Hasbro licensee [[Fun Publications]].

{{bigquote|Theft of IP like this is staggering, develop your own characters and designs!|[[Aaron Archer]], former [[Hasbro]] employee<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170510214929/https://aaron-archer-art.tumblr.com/post/88471654165/aeonmagnus-fans-toys-ft-03-scoria-gallery Aaron Archer on Tumblr]</ref><ref>Archer would later do design work for a not-[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] figure for an abortive Kickstarter project. TFWiki.net leaves you to make of this what you will.</ref>}}

==Kinds of IP infringement==
Technically, any use of Hasbro and Takara's ''Transformers'' names, characters, and concepts without obtaining a license could be considered IP infringement. Things such as fan art and fan fiction, however, are rarely considered problematic, being as they are not intended to generate profit or are otherwise one-off works. In fact, in the past Hasbro has laid out guidelines to fan-artists and similar creators wishing to make and sell art and crafts based on ''Transformers'', which basically boiled down to being careful how one "branded" it (or, in practice, ''didn't'' brand it by just avoiding the use of brand names and some minor semantics).

When things get dicey —and the license-holders get tetchy— is when IP infringement occurs on a grander, and more organized scale.

===Knockoffs===
[[File:DOTM.MIRAGEKO.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Automatons in Concealment]]
{{main|Knockoff}}
In the context of ''Transformers'', [[knockoff]] is often used to describe both low-budget/quality toys, the kind of off-color, oversized/undersized thing that one might come across in a "dollar store" cranked out by the bajillions from China, and higher-quality toys that actually attempt to pass themselves off as genuine Hasbro or Takara products. Knockoffs that are direct replicas of existing Hasbro toys are very obviously the result of theft – in that case, it is the precise design and engineering for the toy that has been stolen. However, it is not unheard of for manufacturers to create their own cheap toys in the image of ''Transformers'' characters, and these still constitute IP infringement– Optimus Prime the Character is as much Hasbro's property as Optimus Prime the Specific Toy.

Conversely, a toy that copies the engineering (i.e. [[transformation]]) of an existing Hasbro/Takara product but is changed enough as to not resemble an existing character protected by copyright might not necessarily constitute IP infringement: Functionality is protected by patents, and patent protection legally expires after 20 years. This is why you occasionally see off-brand toys that work just like the [[Jumpstarter]]s but look nothing like [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] or [[Twin Twist]].
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==="Third party" toys===
[[File:MechaformNotJetfire.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|I Can't Believe It's Not Jetfire!]]
In the late 2000s, spurred on by the ''Transformers'' nostalgia boom invoked by the [[live-action film series]], a new phenomenon arose—unlicensed products based on ''Transformers'' aimed at the adult collector market. The very earliest examples of this kind of product were accessories and then "upgrades" for existing Hasbro toys, such as a trailer/armor set for [[Ultra_Magnus_(G1)/toys#Classics|''Classics'' Ultra Magnus]], but the market quickly grew to include standalone action figures based on ''Transformers'' characters. The number of groups producing these figures has ballooned rapidly, to the point that two or even three separate companies will be simultaneously releasing toys of the same characters. Popular market trends have included [[combiner]]s and, more recently, figures emulating the qualities of the ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' line.

The [[fandom]]'s generally recognized name for these kinds of figures is "third party Transformers", although this is ultimately a misnomer for the plain reason that they are not actual ''Transformers'' products. This terminology makes more sense in light of their history, as the initial accessories, add-ons and "upgrade" kits can still somewhat be considered "third party" products, and the term, once established among the fandom, was simply never adjusted when standalone figures became the main focus of such offerings. It also differentiates them from "bootleg" toys, as bootlegs are usually considered explicit copies of official Transformers toys designed to "trick" unaware buyers into purchasing thing, while "third party" products are usually explicitly purchased by collectors for their qualities. Obviously, these should not be confused with the actual [[Third party|third parties]] who produce ''Transformers'' merchandise under license from Hasbro or Takara.

In (very half-hearted) attempts to dissuade the notion that they are pinching ''Transformers'' characters, "third party" toy manufacturers typically avoid using [[Insignia|faction symbols]] (although sometimes including molded spaces for the buyer to apply their own), and give their figures alternative names that attempt to capture the sound and/or spirit of the [[trademark]]ed originals, with varying degrees of bizarreness. A toy intended to look like [[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscream]] might, for example, wind up named "Stellaryell". Initially, fans would often avoid confusion by referring to these figures as "not" versions of the characters they were based on (for example, "Not-Starscream"), though as the market has grown that terminology has been mostly abandoned since there's liable to be multiple different Not-Starscreams. After many years of these products, name overlaps are bound to happen; for example, different companies have figures alternatively based on [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] that are both named "Rager". Even more hilariously (though not really surprising), there are even ''knockoffs'' of "third party" toys! Let's see ''them'' duke out their IP conflicts in court.

Desire for those toys arises for various reasons, including:

* Wanting a toy of a character who has not received a modern or any toy, or at a certain scale or quality, such an [[2019 IDW continuity]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] toy, or toys designed to "fit in" with the ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|masterpiece]]'' line
* Desiring different aesthetics (such as a more [[Live-action film series|movie]] accurate design compared to official toys), or a new design of a character
* A belief that they are of superior quality. Design limitations such as [[For safety reasons|safety regulations]] and [[Design change|budget] are much less of an issue compared to official toys; like many other figures designed for an adult audience, a "not a toy" disclaimer can be found on some of these products to justify these

For reasons that should be obvious, TFWiki considers "third party" toys unrelated to its goal of documenting the ''Transformers'' brand, beyond examples where they have influenced official product.

====Types of "third party" toys====
Note: The following terms are descriptors rather than actual official terms since, well, they're clearly not official products.

=====Accessories=====
These are generally items that are designed to interact with official product, but involve no modification to said official product. These are most often weapons (e.g. the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] and [[Dark Star Saber]] from ''Transformers: Prime''), but may also include [[:Category:MacGuffins|MacGuffins]] like the [[AllSpark Matrix]] or even characters like notable humans such as [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] and [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]].
* Add-ons: these are items that are designed to interact with official product and modify their appearance. However, said modification takes advantage of preexisting tabs, slots, posts and so on, thus requiring no actual modification of the official product. An example would be panels designed to fill in the gaps in the thighs of [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/Generations_toys#Titans_Return|''Titans Return'' Powermaster Optimus Prime]], which slot in snugly into the gaps.
=====Upgrade Kits=====
These are items designed to interact with official product and modify their appearance, but require some sort of actual modification to the official product. This can be as simple as popping off and swapping a limb on ball joints, to more comprehensive modifications like partial disassembly and replacing of parts. A kit that allows someone to switch the head of ''Classics'' Bumblebee to create a ''Classics''-styled Goldbug or giving ''G1'' Ironhide and Ratchet actual heads would be an example of this.
=====Full figures=====
As mentioned above, these are generally what is meant when references are made to "third party Transformers". These are standalone fully transformable figures clearly based on and meant to evoke actual ''Transformers'' characters. One of the earliest and most (in)famous examples was a triple-changing Not-Springer which became wildly popular because official Springer toys of that time transformed into either a land vehicle or an air vehicle, but not both. These types of products are arguably the most problematic, as they may actually cause lost sales for an official figure. Add-ons and upgrade kits, in contrast, may actually encourage collectors to purchase the official products they are meant to complement.

Again, these are descriptors, partially because there is a lot of overlap. For example, would a replacement head for a reissue G1 Bruticus that comes with light up LED eyes be considered an upgrade kit (since it replaces the original head) or an add-on (since it makes use of the post hole already intended for the original head)? Would hands and feet for a ''Combiner Wars'' Combiner that also transform into weapons for the component bots fall under accessories (as they're weapons) or upgrade kits (since they replace the original hands and feet) or add-ons (since they slot into preexisting ports)? And what about stickers that can change, for example, [[Prowl (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' Prowl]] into an approximation of an [[Autotrooper (disambiguation)|Autotrooper]]? In fact, a lot of what created the demand for figures in the first place was that grey area. The first widely-successful "third-party" figures were technically an upgrade kit for [[Bruticus Maximus (ROTF)|Bruticus Maximus]], which were "fixing" the problem of the set having only two limb molds by adding two additional Basic-sized figures to the mix.
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===Doujinshi===
Generally understood to mean fan-comics, ''doujinshi'' (同人誌) are a uniquely Japanese occurrence. Japan has a very healthy culture of fan groups who make their own manga, many of them starring original characters but a huge portion starring characters owned by companies (for a ''Transformers'' example, imagine a gag manga where [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] is portrayed as a little child and being raised by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the other Decepticons to be the mighty [[Emperor of Destruction]] he is in [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory|''Transformers: Victory'']]. Hijinks ensue). This would of course never fly in a litigious society like the US, but in Japan doujinshi exist in a strange gray area.<ref>[https://www.tofugu.com/japan/doujinshi-definition/ A page explaining doujinshi and why they're tolerated in Japan]</ref>

Basically, the difference between what would be understood as a fan-comic in the West and a doujinshi in Japan is that in the West (especially the US) while a company might turn a blind eye to someone making fan-comics for fun (e.g. on a site like DeviantArt), they would come down on them if they tried to put those same fan comics up for sale. [[Hasbro]] might allow (or at least ignore) people selling fanart and fan-comics at a proper ''Transformers'' convention like [[BotCon]], but might be much less forgiving if those same people tried to sell those items at, say, a general science fiction convention. Meanwhile in Japan, there are various conventions where doujinshi are actually the key focus, such as the famous {{w|Comiket}}. A ''Transformers'' doujinshi might be sold at a ''Transformers''-related convention, but might also appear at, say, a mecha-related convention or a general science fiction-related convention (since the Transformers would fall under a mecha or science fiction category).

Long story short, [[TakaraTomy]] could complain and shut down groups making doujinshi any time they wanted, but like many Japanese companies, it appears that it simply isn't worth the hassle. People who make doujinshi are often the most hardcore of fans, and so alienating them isn't something most companies are eager to do. In addition, any victory would simply not be worth the resulting bad press, since fan groups are not exactly swimming in cash and while doujinshi are put up for sale, a lot of groups seem to just do it for love of the art or the series. Most doujinshi also receive extremely limited distribution, such as at dedicated conventions for only one or two days at a time. It should also be mentioned that many big names in manga got their starts or honed their skills in doujinshi circles, and it isn't impossible for a company to want to recruit some of these up-and-coming talents.

It, er, probably should be pointed out that some (though not all) doujinshi are very, ''very'' NSFW.

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==Hasbro and IP infringement==
===Remarks and actions===
Official statements from Hasbro on "third party" toys are few and far between. In one response, provided as part of the company's now-defunct fansite Q&A program, they noted the illegal nature of the figures, and remarked that this kind of IP infringement was unfair to legitimate licensees who pay to produce ''Transformers'' merchandise.<ref>[http://www.tfviews.com/news/main/hasbro-q-and-a/499 TFviews Hasbro Q&A, August 2009]</ref>

In 2015, Hasbro's UK branch distributed an online survey of the collecting habits of ''Transformers'' fans to coincide with the Auto Assembly unofficial convention, which included a surprising number of questions regarding "third party" products. In a bit of an embarrassing ''faux pas'', a Hasbro representative present at the convention itself also addressed a [[Vos (DJD)|Vos]] cosplayer as "Cynicus", the name of an unofficial figure of that character.<ref>[http://waspshot23.tumblr.com/post/127569311096/ok-so waspshot23 on Tumblr]</ref>

To date, there has only been one known instance of Hasbro pursuing actual legal action against the manufacturers of "third party" toys. While such unofficial toys were banned from being sold at the dealer room at [[BotCon 2012]],<ref>This mandate initially encompassed fan art too, but this was quickly relaxed.</ref> [[BotCon 2015|2015]] and [[BotCon 2016|2016]], they generally seem to adopt a "laissez-faire" approach to such toys; while they don't officially condone such material, they're happy to allow it to exist as long as it isn't impacting Hasbro's bottom line. The one instance of Hasbro taking legal action was an unofficial toy of [[Unicron]], announced during the [[Hasbro Pulse#HasLab|HasLab]] campaign for [[Unicron/toys#War for Cybertron|''War for Cybertron'' Unicron]], seemingly intended to directly undercut Hasbro's big-ticket crowdfunded toy; evidently and understandably unhappy with this, Hasbro apparently intervened to have all posts about the pretender to the throne taken down from social media.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/3rd-party-not-unicron-apparently-removed-by-hasbro/43937/ 3rd Party (Not) Unicron Apparently Removed by Hasbro] at Seibertron</ref>

===Third party designs in official products and marketing===
[[File:MTMTE18 cvrB.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|IP un-infringement?]]
Beginning in the 2010s, there have been occasions where "third party" figure designs have slipped into official media. One cover for [[Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|''More than Meets the Eye'' #18]] saw [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] drawn based on unofficial figures "Rager" and "Cogz." Hasbro and [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] did not comment on this, although it seems likely that somebody somewhere might've gotten a slap on the wrist. (The artist in question has not done any comic covers since...)

Meanwhile, ''official'' third party licensee [[Imaginarium Art]]'s statues of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] seem to be based on the unofficial figures "Carry" and "Green Giant", with [http://imaginarium-art.com/project_news.php Rodimus Prime] featuring detailing on his forearms otherwise unique to Carry and [https://www.facebook.com/imaginarium.hobby/posts/575739045925230 Devastator] having kneepads only found on Giant. One has to assume Hasbro wasn't looking too closely, or were understandably unaware of those figures, when they signed off on these.

In what was presumably an innocent mistake that resulted from the use of a fan's personal collection, a slide shown at the Hasbro investor and press event presentation during [[Toy Fair 2016]] that represented Transformers "Spanning Generations" featured a photograph of a father and son surrounded by a variety of ''Masterpiece'' toys... and the "third party" [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] "Green Giant".<ref name="toyfair16">[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/02/12/tfw2005-coverage-hasbro-toy-fair-2016-investor-press-event-309206 Slides from the Hasbro investor and press event presentation during Toy Fair 2016].</ref> Oops!
[[File:LL19 vehicle modes.jpg|thumb|left|250px|IP dis-infringement.]]
Although stylized, the ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'' models for the Predacons are recognizably based upon the "Feralcons," one of the three notable sets of "third party" Predacons. It even leaked into their combined mode. Meanwhile, [[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Motormaster]] is modeled on the TransFormMission "Powertrain" interpretation of Motormaster's design from IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]].

Similarly, ''Earth Wars'' and the ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]]'' cartoon feature models for the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] based on the Fanstoys' "Iron Dibots" figures, rather than those from the concurrent [[Power of the Primes (toyline)|toyline]].

In an odd occurrence for a game almost exclusively using screen models and recent toys, [[Jazz (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Jazz]] in ''[[Transformers: Forged to Fight]]'' is directly modeled on Toyworld's "Coolsville" figure.

[[E. J. Su]], fulfilling the role of guest artist for [[Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|''Lost Light'' #19]], was not given vehicle mode references for Rodimus, Drift, Ratchet, and Chromedome. Consequently, he had to make do with googling and used alt-modes [[:File:LL19 vehicle modes.jpg|based directly]] on the Mastermind Creations "Calidus" and "Stray" figures. Ratchet and Chromedome were based on official, though inaccurate, toys of the character.

An [[Industrial Light & Magic|ILM]] [[:File:BBArcee Head Revisions.jpg|design presentation]] about the 2018 ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' movie used an image of Fans Toys "Rouge" as a [[Arcee (G1)|"Generation 1" Arcee]] design reference for [[Arcee (Movie)|''Bumblebee'' Arcee]].<ref>[https://www.ilm.com/visual_development/bumblebee-developing-an-epic-set-piece/ Bumblebee: Developing an Epic Set Piece - ILM San Francisco]</ref> This is an unsurprising research method as Arcee did not receive an official ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' figure until 2020, with multiple unlicensed third-party companies vying for fans' attention throughout the 2010s.
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===Hasbro's own copyright dodging===
[[File:CYB sonic bomber originalsculpt.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|First party problems.]]
Despite Hasbro's own (completely understandable) aversion against people making a profit off their IP without permission, it's not like Hasbro is entirely innocent in this regard: In fact, the ''Transformers'' toys' [[alternate mode]]s being unlicensed reproductions of real-world vehicles and aircraft goes back all the way to the very first ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' toys.

While the whole market situation was still very different back in the 1980s, and car manufacturers apparently didn't start properly enforcing their intellectual properties in the field of toys and merchandise until the early 2000s, ''Transformers'' toys with [[licensed vehicle alternate modes]] are still the exception rather than the rule. The vast majority of [[popular Earth vehicle alternate modes]] are still unlicensed approximations of their real-life inspirations, basically "[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys|not-Lamborghinis]]" or "[[Powerglide (G1)/toys|not-A-10s]]", with a few details altered to avoid a lawsuit — though this wasn't enough in [[Side Burn (RID)#Toys|one notable case]]. [[Downshift (Energon)#Cybertron|Some]] [[Windcharger (G1)#Transformers (2010)|examples]] are a little more creative, meshing together two or more real-life inspirations to create a genuine "hybrid" design, but most are just barely altered and instantly recognizable for what they are supposed to represent. While the target audience is obviously a different one (most people who buy a Hasbro Sunstreaker do so because he represents Sunstreaker the ''Transformers'' character, not because they want a Lamborghini for their toy car collection; however, most, if not all, people who buy a "third party" version of Sunstreaker do so because he represents Sunstreaker the ''Transformers'' character), it illustrates the gray area involved.

Less of a gray area appears to be the case of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] [[High Beam#Generation 2|High Beam]] (released in 1995), though: Its alternate mode looks plain ''identical'' to a vehicle from Mattel's ''Hot Wheels'' line that was first released in 1991 under the names "Back Burner" and "Sonic Special", but would eventually become more well-known in 1995 under the name "[[Wikia:hotwheels:Speed Blaster|Speed Blaster]]". Unless both toys were based on the same obscure real-life concept car that has since been ''completely'' forgotten by history, that would be a ''very'' blatant case of Hasbro ''literally'' copying one of its competitor's toys and just making it transform.

Hasbro's ''[[Built to Rule!]]'' and ''[[Kre-O]]'' toylines "knocking off" [[LEGO]]'s iconic bricks cannot be considered IP infringement, however, as the technical patents for their brick-building system expired in [[1978]].

==References==
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Wheelie (G1)

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:''Wheelie is an [[Autobot]]—just to clear up ambiguities / From a whole bunch of [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1 continuities]].''
[[File:Wheelieg1.jpg|upright=1.9|thumb|You give Wheelie sass? He ''will'' kick your ass.]]
The diminutive '''Wheelie''' is an Autobot child / But don't let your guard down; he gets pretty wild! 
He's often sold short and gets called hurtful things / But Wheelie won't suffer such arrows and slings! 

You see, he ''survives''; that's just what he ''does'' / You can't keep him down. How so? Well, because 
Of all of the years he's spent fighting in space / With [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] goons and the [[Quintesson]] race. 

Keeping things peaceful gets a bit tricky / When he hangs out with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. 
This bot and that child are birds of a feather / And they tend to get into trouble together! 

Though reasons may differ across his depictions / Young Wheelie speaks always with curious diction. 
But don't be too hateful to this rhyming bot / Or you'll lose an eye to his fine [[Slingshot (weapon)|slingshot]]! 

{{quote|Wheelie say find friends today!|Wheelie|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese)|[[Gu Guoyi]] (Chinese), [[Dani Albiac]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Gerhard Acktun]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1 - 5", "Chaos" & "Call of the Primitives"), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, "Fight or Flee"), [[Claus Brockmeyer]] (German, "The Movie" TV Dub), [[Serge Bourrier]] (European French, "Surprise Party"), [[Carlos Marques]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" TV dub), [[Orlando Prado]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" VHS dub), [[Úrsula Bezerra]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" Fox Kids dub), [[Mário Jorge Andrade]] (Portuguese, season 3)}}
[[File:Wheelietftmslingshot.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Wheelie, you're such an insufferable brat... Careful, you'll take someone's eye out with—]]
After surviving a ghastly crash-landing / [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] was where Wheelie found himself standing. 
Surviving alone quickly toughened him lots / Enough to impress the mighty [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. 
They'd come to Quintessa in search of their friends / And Wheelie was perfectly happy to lend 
His expertise on this strange world to these strangers / To keep them from stumbling face-first into danger. 
After he helped rescue [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] / They hijacked a [[Quintesson Cruiser|Quintesson ship]] and flew up 
Into space where they destroyed [[Unicron]] / Before returning to planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]! 
{{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Wheelie’s actions in this animation / Were also recounted in two [[Transformers: The Animated Movie|print]] [[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|adaptations]]!}}

Wheelie returned in 2006 / When [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] got in a bit of a fix. 
He hadn't received his [[transformation cog]] / And getting it to him would be a right slog! 
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

He formed a delivery duo with [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] / Straight away, though, complications occurred. 
Galvatron left them both stuck on [[Io|a moon]] / They needed to get the cog down to Earth soon! 
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

[[File:FFOD4 Autobots lightpoles.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|Wheelie and I might have our spats, But did he deserve to fight all these bats?]]
The alien [[lightpole]]s descended on them / And Wheelie and Blurr simply couldn't contend, 
'Til [[Marissa Faireborn]] showed up to assist / Bringing her ship down right into their midst. 
Into some missiles the lightpoles converted / Blasting her ship and leaving them deserted! 
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] showed up and defeated the bats / The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] were similarly dispatched. 
They made it to Earth in a manner quite dashing / And Metroplex gave [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] quite a thrashing! 
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Wheelie listened to Kup as he yick-yacked / About how, on [[Dread (planet)|Dread]], he had fought off an [[Ick-Yak]]. 
Regarding [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]], Grimlock was curious / But Wheelie was scared and Kup was furious. 
Suddenly, in came a signal from [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] / Someone'd attacked the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]]—heck naw! 
Together with Blurr, they all boarded Sky Lynx / Ready for mystery-solving high-jinks! 
While scanning the station, Kup's technobabble / Was too much for Wheelie and the rest of the rabble. 
Kup said, only [[death crystal]]s could do this damage / But that explanation was all he could manage, 
Before from the sky came [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] / With their new weapon, hoping to gun a shmuck. 
Wheelie and Blurr returned fire with their pistols / As Runamuck blasted a rain of death crystals. 
In typical form, Sky Lynx came to the rescue / Picking up Wheelie and all of the rest too. 
Grimlock begged, once they had barely absconded / For answers, and at long last Kup responded: 
There's only one place in the world you can find / Death Crystals—growing on Chaos's hide. 
On Dread, Galvatron's new acquisition / Kup and Blurr went off on the mission. 
Wheelie and the others followed where they had gone / And good thing—they helped to fight off the Predacons! 
They were able to keep [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and Galvs distracted / While Kup made a plan that he quickly enacted 
Freeing the [[Dread slaves|miners]], to Chaos he beckoned / Before blowing him up with [[Death crystal cannon|Galvatron's weapon]]. 
Safe back on Sky Lynx, after they'd scrambled / Wheelie groaned as Kup once again rambled... 
{{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] came back from the dead / The [[Quintesson]]s had secretly messed with his head. 
He left [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|now-Hot-Rod]] and the others for scrap / Before leading his army straight into a trap. 
When Hot Rod returned, Wheelie was there / To see Hot Rod quite angrily declare: 
"Where's that stupid truck of ours? / I'm going to light his darkest hour." 
{{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}}

A Quintesson plot meant time started repeating / While, against [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]], Wheelie was competing. 
He reckoned he had crossed the finish line—a record race / But in seconds he was back a second time in second place. 
{{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

On Earth, a dinosaur caused a strange mystery / By stealing the most famous buildings in history. 
The Dinobots were suspects, but that was just hype / It was Trypticon, working for an [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|ethnic stereotype]]. 
Wheelie helped the Autobots save the dictator / And was there when Rodimus scolded him later. 
{{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

[[File:Surprise Party Hall of Records.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
[[File:Daniel&wheeliesurpriseparty.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Daniel, we are out of time. Yet, Wheelie must complete this rhyme!]]
[[File:SurpriseParty Daniel and Wheelie.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
Wheelie's biggest adventure began / At the surprise party for his dear friend Dan. 
[[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s crashed the event—in the madness / Wheelie's life was saved by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. 
To let Magnus know he was appreciated / They tried to find out when he was created, 
Asking around without making it known / To throw him a [[birthday]] party of his own. 
First they asked [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]], who reckoned / The answer might lie in the Hall of Records. 
Next at the Hall, they asked [[Custodiobot|the librarian]] / Who wasn't much help, being quite the contrarian. 
He explained the Autobots of the past employed / [[Lost Cybertronian Storage Asteroid|A secret archive, housed on an asteroid]]. 
Wheelie, being a terrible influence / Stole a garbage ship. By coincidence, 
When he blundered into an asteroid field / (Wheelie's too young to be behind a wheel), 
The meteor into which their ship crashed / Was the very same one where the data was stashed! 
Meanwhile [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], with abnormal patience / Weirdly had garbage ships under surveillance? 
He told Galvatron, who swiftly commanded / He follow and spy on what Wheelie and Dan did. 
Witwicky and Wheelie, assessing their freighter / Were harried by eels that flew out of craters. 
Into a nearby cave the scamps fled / And Wheelie turned on the torch on his forehead. 
They passed through a door with the Autobot sigil / But inside, sentry drones were keeping vigil! 
With the killer robots hot on their heels / And to make matters worse, lots more air eels, 
Wheelie quipped surely that their goose was cooked / The robotic sentries, in a stroke of luck, 
Took out the eels they saw as invaders / Only to sight Wheelie next with their lasers! 
But somehow the sentries were the ones to die—blown up / By unlikely saviours: the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s and Cyclonus! 
Out of the frying pan, into the fire / Hostages of the Decepticon flier, 
They watched the asteroid get redirected as / Cyclonus threatened the [[First Inter Galactic Peace Conference|peace conference]] delegates! 
Locked up after Cyclonus' recap / Wheelie shone a torch, this time from his kneecap. 
Before long, they heard a distant commotion / And so at last Wheelie sprang into motion, 
Ramming the door in his car mode, he gets through / And they found [[Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?]] 
Magnus commanded they fly off with Sky Lynx / But Wheelie, unwilling to leave him to die, thinks 
Better to not do what Magnus instructs / And instead to turn on the rock's self-destruct! 
With his plan foiled, Cyclonus scarpered / The Autobots made their own departure. 
Back home, Daniel explained things to [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] / Who made a suggestion: he said, if they like, 
Magnus doesn't know when he was born, meaning / They may as well say it's his birthday this evening! 
Wheelie said, shame they only thought of this after / And the episode ended with good-natured laughter. 
{{storylink|Surprise Party}}

Wheelie was present when [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], the paragon / of the utopian planet [[Paradron]], 
Asked Rodimus Prime and the rest to assist / In freeing his people from Galvatron's fist. 
Using a spare ship as a decoy / They let Galvatron think they'd been destroyed 
Before secretly deploying a platoon / From a secret staging ground on Paradron's moon. 
Wheelie was in Ultra Magnus's squadron / Planning to take back the planet's energon, 
But Galvatron's army was much too effective / Forcing them to change the mission objectives. 
Wheelie managed to spot a trapdoor / So Magnus could get to the energon core— 
See, rather than let the Decepticons have it / they decided to blow up the entire planet! 
{{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}}

When Perceptor unveiled his new generator / Wheelie was stood in the crowd of spectators. 
{{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[File:AutobotsCall.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Our energy was drained. No jokes have remained.]]
When [[Tornedron]] fell into Cybertron's sink / Wheelie, [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] didn't blink: 
They aimed at the spider while pulling their triggers / But their laser blasts only made it grow bigger! 
Their bodies' energy, it drained all that too / Turning them white; they toppled like statues. 
(Lucky for Wheelie, Tornedron's defeat / Presumably put him right back on his feet.) 
{{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

Rodimus led an Autobot strikeforce / To get back Optimus Prime's corpse 
Making up one of the subgroups were / [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]], Wheelie and Blurr. 
At the lab, Rodimus Prime made his entry / Ordering Wheelie and the rest to play sentry. 
{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

To hear Sky Lynx tell it, Wheelie had been one / Of the Autobots hurt by a [[Hate Plague|rogue]] [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. 
(But, that event wasn't seen in the last part / And lying there unconscious wasn't Wheelie, but [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]]! 
So, maybe Sky Lynx was simply mistaken / And Wheelie had gone off on well-earned vacation.) 
{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

[[Tommy Kennedy]] was feeling quite rotten / Because he thought Optimus Prime had forgotten 
His birthday, so he was nicely surprised / When the Autobots gave him a cake, robot-sized! 
Tommy thanked them, and blew out the candles / And Wheelie cheered just like he had for Daniel. 
{{storylink|Surprise Party#Season 5|Season 5: Surprise Party}}

====Rodimus vs. Cyclonus====
{{note|This later pack-in comic invents / A [[Retcon|new scene]] set during the movie's events.}}
As they blasted off, with Kup ever-rambling / Wheelie wowed Hot Rod with his expert handling. 
They set course for Magnus's last known location / And found the debris from [[Autobot shuttle|that ship]]'s separation. 
Wheelie deduced the Autobots' gambit / And guessed that they'd fled to the nearby [[Junkion (planet)|Junk planet]]. 
But, at that moment, [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] attacked! / On Kup's command, Wheelie fired back. 
Cyclonus dodged, too agile in flight. / Then Hot Rod was struck by [[Matrix of Leadership|divine insight]]. 
Through Wheelie, Rod hailed Cyclonus to tell 'im / Invoking the [[Challenge of Aria-Bellum]], 
He wanted to meet the Decepticon upon / The ship for a little one-on-one. 
Cyclonus and Rod traded backhands, grappled. / Meanwhile, Wheelie hailed [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], 
Who, [[Rayzor Nebula|nearby]], were doing some research / not far from the boss of the [[Sweeps]]—[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]! 
See, as Cyclonus ranted, Kup listened / So he knew about [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s competition. 
By luring both lackies to the same region / They pitted Cyclonus against Scourge and his legion. 
While the goons fought over who'd get the kills / The Autobots happily ran for the hills. 
After they split, they landed on Junkion / Where all the new friends would soon get their funk on. 
But, if you want to see them get groovy / You'll have to go watch ''[[#The Transformers cartoon|The Transformers: The Movie]]''. 
{{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese)|[[Erika Robledo]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
[[File:HM ep01 Wheelie beats Tantrum.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|''Headmasters'' Wheelie could be as snarky as you please! His words to Chromedome? "It's too late for apologies!"]]
By 2011, Wheelie was too petulant to rhyme / He blamed everything on [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], like, ''all'' of the time. 
Although a jerk to the core, Wheelie was not all alone / He hung out with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], and the two were quite danger-prone. 

While chilling on [[Earth]], the pair were met with surprise / By the titanic Trypticon with glowing death in his eyes! 
The Decepticon gave chase, but Wheelie outsmarted their foe / Luring him onto a busted bridge, where he slipped and fell below. 

They then stowed away on the [[Trainbot]]s and returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] / To help battle the Decepticons with their (limited) brawn. 
Daniel, the wuss, was soon attacked by [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] / So Wheelie had to pound the bull's head like a drum! {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

Before leaving with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] to face matters unpleasant / [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] bequeathed to Wheelie a very special present. 
It was a mixtape of music he'd composed on his own / And Wheelie played it after Blaster died in battle alone. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

As Hot Rod searched Earth for the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] he'd lost / [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] told Wheelie to believe in him, no matter the cost. 
Wheelie brushed off Kup's words, thinking them silly / And was acting all snarky, at least up until he 
Was interrupted by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]], who had a better attitude / So he offered to help instead of standing 'round being rude. 
Wheelie, however, couldn't help them one whit / So he went to an arcade with Daniel to complain about it. 
He thought himself far more useful than the adults all around him / And yet even at video games, ''Daniel'' proceeded to pound him. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

Next, Blaster's untimely death sent Wheelie into depression / "No one cares Blaster's gone" was his bitter impression. 
But Wheelie was wrong; Rodimus Prime cared quite a bit / He knew Blaster's death was a mistake and sought to rectify it! 
So Blaster was revived as Twincast, much to Wheelie's elation / And thus began the Great Cassette Operation! {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

[[File:WheelieRebellionBeast01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Wheelie hears what you mutter. Get your mind out of the gutter.]]
Daniel and Wheelie then stowed away on [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]]'s battleship / And accompanied the Autobots on their perilous trip 
To the [[Beastformer (species)|Beastformer]] homeworld, known simply as [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] / Where the 'Cons were causing trouble (to say only the least). 
Wheelie and Daniel then tried to rescue the Beastformer slaves / But were imprisoned ''themselves'' in the dungeon-like caves! 
Luckily for Wheelie, the Headmasters were there / They drove off all the villains and rescued the pair. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}}

The meteorite [[Metamorphose]] then threatened Autobot space / By warping anything metal in its magnetic embrace! 
Only ''Daniel'' was safe. Only ''he'' could defeat it / Wheelie cheered Daniel on—he was ''sure'' he could beat it! 
But Daniel was a crybaby, a big blubbering sack / So Wheelie chided his buddy and cut him no slack. 
Daniel ''eventually'' manned up and blew up the rock / But Wheelie, ''such a jerk'', continued to mock. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

The Trainbots later invited both Wheelie and Dan / To come visit their birthplace in far off [[Japan]]. 
Soon after arriving, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] made some trouble / Stirring up the Autobots, who countered on the double! 
The Headmasters went searching all over the planet / While Dan and Wheelie went shopping and...well, ''dammit'', 
The Trainbots shopped ''with'' them, and [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] made a fuss / Causing Daniel to run away crying. (Jeez, what a ''wuss''.) {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

Wheelie later observed as the Autobots fought / To reach [[Vector Sigma]] first, for if they could not, 
The Decepticons would get there, and then there'd be trouble / Because they'd use Sigma's [[Cybertonuron]] to turn the Autobots to rubble! 

But they were wrong—[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] had a more menacing scheme: / To blow up all of Cybertron! How terribly obscene! 
The bombs could not be removed, much to Wheelie's frustration / Leaving Rodimus to call for the planet's evacuation. 
And so Wheelie was forced to watch his planet go KER-PEW! / Poor little guy...his day kind of ''blew''. 
Rodimus then departed on an outer space quest / Leaving [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] to raise Wheelie (or at least do her best). {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

[[File:WheelieEnergonGlutton01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Wheelie likes to eat, drink and be merry, His favorite cereal is ''Frankenberry''.]]
Crippled with sorrow over Cybertron's end / The Autobots threw a party to help their wounds mend. 
Wheelie, the hedonist, had too much to drink / And got drunk and passed out, that little rat-fink! 
{{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}}

Along with Daniel and Spike, Wheelie went to Peru / To prevent the members of the Decepticon crew 
From making a volcano blow up sky-high / Leaving the villagers below to helplessly fry. 
As the mountain erupted, they approached in [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] / But he couldn't beat the heat, no matter how hard he tried! 
So Wheelie tried once again, this time with the Trainbots / But the heat drove ''them'' off too, just like they were lame-bots! 
With no options left, they evacuated the town / Saving the villagers while the magma poured down. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

[[File:WheelieHeadOnFortMax01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Excuse me, good sir, I'm beggin' your pardon, But might Wheelie assist in planting your spice garden?"]]
On Athenia, Daniel was planting some seeds / And began watering them to tend to their needs. 
As Wheelie observed this dull gardening show / He was shocked when he saw [[buridanka|the plant]] starting to grow! 
The plant was a creature from the world of [[Darhos]] / That could grow to great heights, turning slimy and gross! 

Wheelie and Daniel called to Spike for some aid / Spike then looked to Arcee (since she was their maid). 
But they could do nothing, and the plant ''almost'' trashed their base / Luckily, Fortress wiped it out, leaving not even a trace. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

[[File:HM14 Daniel trips Wheelie.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
When Wheelie and Daniel went to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] on a geological mission / They found that the red planet was in perilous condition! 
Scorponok had planted bombs near the planet's core / And once they went off, Mars would then be no more! 
Then the pair were attacked by the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] / Who easily abducted the duo of lame whippersnappers! 

Imprisoned deep underground in a series of caves / Daniel concocted a scheme to trick the foul knaves. 
He staged an argument with Wheelie and even a fake brawl / Which let him secretly send an Autobot distress call! 
The Headmasters then arrived and rescued the youths / But could not find the time bombs. (What terrible sleuths!) {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}

Returned to Athenia, Wheelie looked on in fright / Praying Fortress would survive his terrible fight! 
When they found that their leader had been injured severely / Wheelie swore to the skies that the Decepticons would pay dearly! 
But Wheelie's swearing and screeching couldn't stop what was fated / Mars was blown into bits and [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]] was created. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

With the threat of Mega Zarak now looming ahead / Wheelie admitted to Daniel his feelings of dread. 
But Daniel wouldn't hear it; he knew Fortress was stronger / He'd had enough of Wheelie's crap, and he'd take it no longer. 
So with inhuman strength (and overreacting a bit) / He shoved Wheelie into a lake after throwing a fit. 

Before Wheelie could crush him with his mighty robot fist / A flying saucer zoomed past. (Oh my gawd, aliens ''do'' exist!) 
Daniel thought that the alien might be friend and not foe / So he tried to use a keyboard to communicate with it and, ''whoah'', 
Daniel was completely wrong—about as wrong as you can ''get'' / The alien was ''[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]''. (He was off by more than a bit.) 
Humiliated by his actions, Daniel started to weep / Leaving Wheelie no choice but to soothe the little creep. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

[[File:HM17 Daniel and Wheelie have fun with hoses.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
When the planet called [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]] sent an SOS into space / Asking for [[Energon cube]]s to save their dying race, 
The Autobots, always kindly, agreed to give them their aid / And Wheelie and Daniel tagged along to see the delivery made. 
Then the Decepticons attacked! But Spike ''knew'' that they would / And he set up a small cargo ship just so that they could 
Slip away in the battle and deliver the cubes / Wheelie and Daniel laughed out loud at the Decepticon rubes. 
And so the cargo was delivered and Sandra was saved! / Wheelie didn't do much this time, but at least he behaved. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

[[File:WheelieHivePlanet01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Normally, this would bring Wheelie to tears, But he wouldn't touch a ''bug'' in a million years!]]
When the Decepticons [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] showed up at last / [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] told Wheelie all about their mysterious past. 
He revealed unto Wheelie that they used to be friends / But when they joined Scorponok, they could not make amends. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}}

Wheelie and the Autobots then found themselves stuck in a race / To prevent the Decepticons from plundering space. 
The planet of [[Hive (planet)|Hive]] was the villains' first victim / But they were thwarted when the Autobots arrived to evict 'em. {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!}}

As for the twin planets of [[Twin Star|Sperity and Toruin]] / Galvatron planned to ransack them and bring them to ruin. 
As Sperity was attacked for its huge energy stash / Wheelie was sent to Toruin before he could do anything rash. 

And on that barren planet Wheelie made a find: / The people of Sperity had left their old planet behind! 
They had taken their energon far away from there / Which is why Galvatron couldn't find it anywhere! 
Eventually, Galvatron was forced to just call it quits / And the Autobots left the Speritans to start over in the pits. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}}

At ''[[Video Challenger]]'', Daniel proved very skilled / But Wheelie's reaction to him was a little less thrilled. 
So he challenged the kid to shoot an apple that he held up / But Daniel shot his ''arm'' instead when his aim got fouled up. 

A penal colony on [[Daros]] was their next landing point / So they could rescue some war criminals being slaughtered in the joint. 
One of the criminals, though, tried to cut Daniel's neck / And Wheelie was helpless to stop him, but hey, ''what the heck''. 
As it turns out, the criminal wasn't really ''that'' bad / And when he let Daniel go, no one ''really'' got mad. 
He gave information that helped them unravel a serious knot / And let them defeat MegaZarak. (Though they hadn't found his weak spot.) {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}}

[[File:WheelieHeadFormationFriendship01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|So when Wheelie is horny his eyes glow like the Devil's? This is unsettling on ''soooo'' many levels...]]
The Decepticons drew them next to the jungle planet [[Paradise]] / Where they were plundering energy and doing things not-so-nice! 
So with the Headmasters setting out to solve their enemy's tests / Daniel and Wheelie met [[Papika]] and her voluptuous... ''face''. 
Wheelie was smitten quite quickly, and his eyes glowed deep red / It's best not to imagine the thoughts that went through ''his'' head. 

After learning to fish, Wheelie tried his best to impress her / By transforming into a car, but his skills proved the lesser 
When compared to Papika's; she could talk to beasts large and small / Making it clear that Wheelie couldn't impress her ''at all''. 
Later, the Headmasters won the day, just like they always did / And Wheelie gave up on Papika. (She was out of your league, kid.) {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

On their travels, the Decepticons proved formidable foes / Having stolen energy from six planets. Why? ''Lord only knows''. 
Approaching [[Pirate Planet]], Wheelie spotted something quite freaky: / An old space pirate ship that was battered, damaged and leaky. 
And then an awesome adventure immediately began / Involving pirates! And pyramids! Treasure! [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]]! And...''aw, man''. 
Wheelie sat the whole thing out, letting Daniel have all the fun / Of all the adventures to miss, he had to skip out on ''that'' one? {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}}

As [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] struggled in vain to crack Scorponok's secret code / Daniel and Wheelie tried to help him cross that long, bumpy road. 
Unfortunately, their "help" proved far too insufficient / And they had to start over from scratch (not very efficient). 
Then Sixshot attacked and blew [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] into bits / And Wheelie attended his funeral between crying fits. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}

From the Athenia base, Wheelie watched Spike blow his top; / The 'Cons were ransacking Earth and weren't going to stop! 
They were blaming Chromedome for the team's lack of success / But Arcee told them to chill and to give it a rest. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

[[File:IRiskMyLifeForWheelie01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Wheelie likes to blame Chromedome for all that he can. He's a serious douchebag in this cartoon from Japan.]]
On a mission to Earth, Chromedome had just one simple job / To keep Spike from getting killed, but that big robotic knob 
Screwed it all up and Spike went into intensive care / Daniel forgave Chromedome, but Wheelie wouldn't let it end there. 
Chromedome tried to say sorry, but Wheelie said it wasn't enough / Even by ''Wheelie's'' standards, he was treating Chromedome pretty rough. 

As Spike recovered from surgery, Wheelie was then put to work / Helping to find Mega Zarak's weakspot for Chromedome (that ''jerk''). 
After tens of minutes of labor, they all figured it out / The weak spot was on his chest beyond all shadow of a doubt! {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

With the Decepticons banished from Earth, the Autobots needed aid / In gathering [[Plasma energy]] bombs so the humans would not be afraid. 
To accomplish this goal, Wheelie offered to call on friends that he knew / But Daniel laughed in his face! Wheelie was friendless and a ''fibber'', too! 

Then much to Daniel's surprise, Wheelie proved him totally wrong / When his good "friends" [[Pointblank]], [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] came along! 
Those Autobots were great warriors! Daniel was very impressed! / But at being called Wheelie's "friends" the trio became very distressed. 
As it turns out, they ''weren't'' his "friends"; Wheelie was an absolute liar! / They were his superior officers! His robo-pants were on fire! {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

With Wheelie's good "friends" now turned into powerful [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s / The veterans began insulting the obsolete Headmasters. 
In front of Daniel and Wheelie, Pointblank came down on Chromedome / Who feared the after effects of the disrespect he was shown. 
But Daniel and Wheelie didn't respect Chromedome any less / (If they respected him ''at all'' is, well, ''anyone's'' guess). {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}}

[[File:TheWheelieSwordIsInDanger01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Okay, sure, Wheelie. ''Whatever you say.'' Daniel can't be a Headmaster (in ''this'' continuity, anyway).]]
While set down on planet Master, Wheelie became full of himself / Vowing to become a Headmaster by improving fitness and health. 
Daniel rolled his eyes and laughed out loud; Wheelie's dreams were too silly / Wheelie told Daniel he could ''never'' be one; he was too fleshy and frilly. 
Very early the next morning, Wheelie snuck outside for a run / Only to be captured by Sixshot, whose evil scheme had begun! 

Sixshot threatened to dip Wheelie in acid if Fortress didn't agree / To give up the [[Master Sword]]'s secrets and to do it quickly! 
Pointblank coldly suggested they just let Wheelie melt and die / But Daniel and Chromedome disagreed! They'd save the little guy! 
Going against orders, the pair snuck inside of Scorponok / With Daniel using his size to sneak past the energy locks. 

They got Wheelie out safely, but alas, their rescue was too late / Fortress had just handed over his secrets! Well, ain't that just ''great''? 
Furious at the trio for leaving the ship without orders / He gave them a mop and a bucket and said to wash ''all'' the quarters. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}}

Thanks to Wheelie's epic failure, the Decepticons took what they stole / And began construction of the [[Zarak Shield]] as their ultimate goal. 
As the Headmasters traversed Master to thwart the sinister plan / Wheelie stood ontop of Battleship Maximus, hanging with Dan. 
They were startled by [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]], who had concocted a plan all his own / He'd set bombs on the ship and didn't want their cover to be blown! 
Weirdwolf's plan was a success; the bombs completely ruined the ship / And with his fancy new shield, Zarak prepared to beat on the crip. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}}

While [[Raiden]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] worked double time on repairs / Wheelie and Dan found themselves useless to help with such affairs. 
As the grown-ups worked diligently to create tactics and plans / The kids went to play video games at their elder's demands. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

With the Maximus repaired, the Autobots set off into space / After Mega Zarak whom they ''once again'' had to chase. 
In an effort to kill time, Wheelie had his ''greatest'' idea yet: / He and Daniel would see what it was like inside a laser turret! 
Then the turret was damaged with Daniel still stuck inside / And jettisoned away from the ship; Wheelie just about ''cried''. 
Daniel made it back (with Sixshot's help), much to Wheelie's relief; / If he had caused Daniel's death, Wheelie would have been crippled with grief! {{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}}

Sixshot may have saved Daniel, but he was still no Autobot friend / And challenged Chromedome to a duel where he'd surely meet his end. 
Wheelie, that eavesdropping punk, heard about the whole situation / And ran and told Daniel, who wasn't keen on the confrontation. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}}

[[File:FinalWheeliegoodbye.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Here's a joke that's a real zinger. Go ahead, Daniel, pull my finger!]]
Because of that stupid duel, Mega Zarak made it to Earth first / Once again, it was ''all'' Chromedome's fault (that guy is really the ''worst''). 
Daniel was busy pouting, thinking Sixshot had died in the fight / Wheelie teased the brat, anyway (never one to pass on a slight). 
They eventually reached Earth, but tragedy wasn't far behind: / Spike's plane crashed down in the Andes and they were all in a bind! 
Wheelie followed his good buddy, who had to rescue his mother / And Daniel saved the day, yet again! A true hero! (''Oh brother...'') {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}}

It turned out Scorponok's master plan involved blowing up the Earth / And gathering up the released energy (which was of tremendous worth). 
With friends and justice, the Autobots joined hands in formation / And prevented Scorponok's insidius detonation! 
Mega Zarak destroyed and the Decepticons driven away / Wheelie and Daniel were left with only goodbyes to say. 
Wheelie promised to visit Daniel again when he was older / And though they were apart, their passions would forever smolder. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
{{--}}

=====''15 Go! Go!'' comics=====
[[File:15GoGo Wheelie.jpeg|upright=1|thumb|Forget about how he speaks: Rag on him for being a freak!]]
While [[Teletraan 15]] performed her / Task, to learn about Transformers, 
Wheelie, being a nasty pervert / Kneeled down and lifted her skirt, 
Pleased to see the snow-white lace / 'Til [[Teletraan 10|10]] kicked him in the face. 
After that, the little pest / Transformed, perhaps to dodge arrest. 
{{storylink|Wheelie Volume}}

Thankfully, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] grabbed the bastard / And yelled at him for his harassment. 
{{storylink|Kup Volume}}
{{--}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
[[File:Legends Wheelie.jpeg|right|thumb|Wheelie concedes that soccer is fun, So long as the ball is also a gun.]]
[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] came back [[2021|ten years later]] / With a plan to detonate a 
[[Black hole]], absorbing its [[Plasma energy|energy]] / And destroying all his enemies. 
[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] and his crew attempted / To reach the bomb, and intercept it. 
But, they forced Scorponok's hand / To blow it sooner than he'd planned. 
Thinking of the children, Fortress / Turned to Wheelie with new orders: 
Take the [[Headmaster Junior|Junior Headmaster]]s / On a ship to dodge disaster. 
The black hole turned to searing white. / Did Scorponok win? Not quite. 
The effect was not what he'd been thinking / Rather, they all started shrinking! 
Fortress quickly gave a lecture: / Black balls, pulling each [[transtector]] 
From inside the body cavity / Had formed from the black hole's gravity. 
The fact that Wheelie left before'd / Kept him alone from being [[Super deformed|deformed]]. 
The other bots all had to shed / Their bodies, just becoming heads. 
To get new ones, they all hurled / Headfirst to the [[Legends World]]. 
{{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}}

Later, at a soccer game / Having clearly [[#15 Go! Go! comics|felt no shame]], 
Wheelie (christ, this sucks, dear reader) / Flipped the skirt of [[Arcee (G1)|a cheerleader]]. 
[[Shūta Gō|Shūta]] wished Wheelie was paying / More attention to him playing. 
Wheelie argued soccer's boring / Not at all like ''real'' warring. 
With a blast, a pitch invader / Put a pin in that for later— 
[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] had stormed the field / With [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s head under heel! 
Transforming, the boys sprang to action. / The head was kicked—meaning, match on. 
Leaping up from Wheelie's cockpit / Shūta met the play and blocked it, 
Converting to head mode, such / That Wheelie got [[The Touch|the touch]]. 
The crowd knew to root, and roar / For Shūta Gō did shoot—and score. 
Galvatron fell to the grass / And, out climbed [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]! 
"Maybe soccer has its kicks" / Wheelie said, assaulting chicks. 
{{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 29|Bonus Edition Vol. 29}}
{{--}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
In 2010, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] hatched a plan, 
To gobble up spaceships as fast as he can! 
To accomplish this, he built a mechanical creature 
With huge, toothy jaws as its primary feature. 

[[File:Transformers2010MangaIssue5PrimeEnergyDefense01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Want to compensate for being a tiny one? Then just buy yourself an enormous gun!]]
The Autobots found out and were quickly deployed, 
Vowing not to give up until the beast was destroyed! 
Wheelie was among the heroes enlisted to fight, 
And helped [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus]] sneak inside the gargantuan blight. 
Rodimus blew up the creature with a smartly placed bomb, 
And when the Autobots celebrated, Wheelie joined right along. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 1|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #1}}

When planet [[Feminia]] and its [[Prime Energy Tower]] 
Came under attack from Decepticon power, 
Wheelie joined the Autobots in defending the thing, 
Though their best efforts proved futile against [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. 

Observing the fight, Wheelie compared it to a game, 
Prompting [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] to lash out, calling him stupid and lame! 
The Decepticons eventually lost and were driven away, 
When the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]]s arrived to help win the day! {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
During a battle between [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], 
Wheelie mocked and insulted the defeated [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]! 
But Wheelie's cries of joy soon became cries of horror, 
When the Terrorcons brainwashed the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] warrior! 

The [[Cohesive Control Liquid]] had seized Computron's mind 
And forced him to join up with the Decepticons' kind! 
Luckily, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] was there, observing the fight, 
And used a special device to turn everything right! {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 2|The Great Transformer War #2}}

=====''The Headmasters'' comic=====
[[File:DanielWheelie.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|When you have at this frame peered, You'll have to admit, it's pretty weird.]]
Shortly after the defeat of [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]], 
[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] showed up and began to attack! 
Wheelie, unprepared, took a kick right to the face. 
All can agree he was put in his place! 

When [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] took hostage [[Carly]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], 
[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] went berserk and started to strike! 
Sending the [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Cassette dinosaurs]] running back home, 
Soundblaster was left open to an attack from [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]. 

As the Autobots left Earth, Wheelie and Daniel said "Goodbye." 
They cuddled and they snuggled and started to cry. 
{{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8|The Headmasters #8}}
{{--}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Wheelie judgment day.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|We don't see him giving the Dinobots trouble His part was chopped down to just one speech bubble.]]
[[File:Wheeliefurmanism.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Though his speech filters through a rhyming prism, Wheelie still can manage a [[Furmanism]]!]]
{{note|Below, the italics is just a mnemonic / To show that this happened in the UK comic.}}

''In one possible future timeline / Wheelie appeared suddenly on the sidelines 
''He'd found a ship while on the run from Quintessons / To which Hot Rod was welcome—good first impression! 
{{storylink|Judgment Day!}}''

''On Junkion, when their ship made its arrival / Wheelie bore witness to Magnus' revival. 
''(One can assume things went otherwise similar / To [[#The Transformers cartoon|Wheelie's adventure as was seen in cinemas]].) 
{{storylink|The Final Battle!}}''

''Wheelie later returned to [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] / Acting as Rodimus Prime's intercessor. 
''Wreck-Gar, about to be Sharkticon chowder / Was rescued by Wheelie, who dropped him a ladder. 
''With Quintesson fighters patrolling, they waited. / Unsure whether to run, they debated. 
''Wheelie convinced him, and so they scrambled / Using emergency thrust as a gamble. 
''Jets overheating, pursued by a squadron / Wreck-Gar set course for the Delta Six quadrant. 
''There, on an asteroid, his Junkion friends / Had the [[Quintesson Journal|message canister]] ready to send. 
''In a flash, Wreck-Gar's radio station / Successfully ruined the Quints' reputation. 
{{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
In the background, he briefly emerged / On a Cybertron highway near Blurr and Scourge. 
{{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}
{{--}}

===Marvel coloring books===
[[File:Wheelie Treasure Coloring Book.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Wheelie's battery-powered and knows how to vibrate! (No, that's not what we meant, you perverted primate.)]]

Wheelie and others were enjoying a picnic / When Kup chose to share an unusual titbit: 
Long ago, back when the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] crashed / They lost some [[energon cube]]s—a large cache! 
Hot Rod thought it was a no-brainer / To go on a hunt for the missing container. 
But [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], who had been secretly spying / Escaped with the news thanks to his clever flying. 
With no time to waste they went back to [[Autobot City (G1)|the city]] / Where Ultra Magnus gathered up a committee. 
But by the time they arrived at [[Mount St. Hilary|Mt. St. Hillary]] / Galvatron was claiming the cubes for his villainy! 
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] saw everyone caught up with brawling / Opened his mouth, and shovelled the cubes all in! 
Galvatron, not similarly energon-empowered / Was still an even match for the coward. 
So, while the two would-be leaders were bickering / The Autobots sidled off home, snickering. 
{{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

When Hot Rod and Daniel were attacked by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s, 
Those wicked Decepticons were playing for keeps! 
He fled from the scene to go fetch some reinforcements. 
Wheelie moved so fast he could've had NASCAR endorsements! 
At Autobot City, Ultra Magnus heard the news 
And soon those evil Decepticons were singing the blues! 
{{storylink|Hot Rod's Escape}}
{{--}}

===Big Looker storybooks===
[[File:Wildboyofquintessonbattle.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|So you think that Wheelie's stupid and just hate his guts? Well Wheelie's ten times cooler than ''you'' are, you sniveling putz!]]

While Wheelie was flying through space with [[Wheelie's parents|his parents]] / Their corkscrew-shaped rocket ran out of propellant. 
When it exploded, Wheelie was thrown forth and / Left on [[Quintessa (planet)|the planet]] dazed, lost, and orphaned. 
The [[Quintesson]]s came across the boy where he fell / And dragged him away to one of their cells. 
Not long after regaining consciousness / Wheelie got a taste of Quintesson justice: 
When he was pushed out over a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] tank. / But, leaping up in an arc from the plank, 
Wheelie fled out through the halls to the jungle / And attempts to recapture the boy were all bungled. 
Thanks to a firestone sling and a laser knife / And the love of his parents, he eked out a life. 
On Earth, loading up boxes one by one / [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and friends prepared for a supply run, 
But the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s loaded too much shipment on / And so they too wound up crashed on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintesson]]! 
Luckily Wheelie leapt out from the treeline / To take out the Quintessons creeping up behind. 
Wheelie turned to go, but got stopped / By a friendly greeting from Hot Rod. 
With more reinforcements quick to follow / Wheelie and his friends fled into the hollow. 
Together with Hot Rod, Wheelie raced / To his parents'—and their ship's—resting place. 
The others bought them the time they required / For Hot Rod to fix the ship so they could fly her. 
Wheelie, on watch, thought he felt an earthquake / But it was only the Dinobots making the ground shake. 
He motioned for them to get onto the corkscrew / And waved, sad he'd soon have nobody to talk to. 
But at the last minute, Hot Rod made him get on! / So went {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}

===Toy pack-in material===
On a moon base, Wheelie helped Rodimus Prime. / Hot Rod was weirdly there at the same time...? 
{{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

===3H comics===
[[File:Departure-WheelieDaniel.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|For Daniel only Arcee cried, But poor Wheelie also died!]]

Wheelie and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], now much better fighters / Helped [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] hold off an army of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]]s 
So [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Doc Fujiyama]], the legion's creator / Could make an escape on a [[Micro Trailer]]. 
Just as the doctor made it to evac / A ninja-bot stabbed Wheelie in the back. 
As Wheelie lay dying, his friend Daniel stayed / To make a last stand, pulling out a grenade. 
Together they went out in a blaze of honor / As Arcee watched on from the shuttle in horror. 
{{storylink|Departure}}

[[File:Wheeliebrawntapoutescape.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This Wheelie's not one for hawing and hemming, He'll jump into lava pools like a lemming.]]

A different Wheelie to that old one / Plucked from [[Primax 1108.10 Alpha|his home timeline]], wound up in the [[Cauldron]], 
Where kidnapped Transformers were forced into duels / Releasing their [[spark]]s to give [[Unicron]] fuel. 
Freeing the prisoners, [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] / Led Wheelie and countless more abductees in revolt. 
Wheelie helped stop the two sparring brothers / [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], from killing each other. 
After watching [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] take / A leap of faith into a molten lake 
Only for [[Primus]] to come to his rescue / Wheelie jumped in, passing the test too. 
In beams of light, the [[Child of Primus|Children]] dispersed. / Maybe Wheelie went back to his universe? 
{{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}}
{{--}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:PassiveAggression-Wheelie.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Wheelie's gone feral! (Let's hope he's sterile.)]]
[[File:WheelieGnaw.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Dreamwave made one good decision: Giving Wheelie supervision.]]

{{note|In [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s Generation 1 reboot / Wheelie was depicted as totally mute.}}

When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] took over as Cybertron's commander / Not every bot fell for his propaganada. 
Out in the Wastelands, the rebels met freely / And at some point they picked up [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]] and Wheelie. 
Wheelie was an orphan—the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] / Had decided to act as the little bot's guardian? 
Later, after Gnaw rescued [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] / It was Wheelie and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] who stopped him just 
In time from killing the shark by mistake / In his confusion once he was awake. 
Wheelie, taking after his new dad's example / Gave Optimus Prime a bite on the ankle. 
{{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

Convening once Shockwave's rule was no more / [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Magnus]] gave Wheelie and Hot Rod a chore, 
One that Hot Rod thought a waste / Of their talents: to guard [[Autobase]]. 
{{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
{{note|The following issue was [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues|cancelled abruptly]] / Because of Dreamwave Productions' bankruptcy.}}
As they watched over Prime, still in [[CR chamber|stasis]] / The sound of a [[Space bridge|space bridge]] put shock on their faces. 
Come to steal Prime from his unconscious swimmin' / Was the worst enemy they'd yet faced: [[Female Autobots|women]], 
Designed by a [[Quintesson]] illuminati / To conquer with feminine skill and karate. 
[[Elita One (G1)|Elita]] stomped Hot Rod, grinding her heel in. / Wheelie stayed back and hid in the ceiling. 
Seeing his shark dad fall to one chop / He waited 'til they walked below him, then dropped. 
[[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] fell but before he could beat her / Wheelie was kicked to the floor by Elita. 
As she loomed over and readied her spear / [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] appeared! 
Though they saved Wheelie, they were too late / The Quintesson agents left through their gate. 
{{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}}
{{--}}

===''Lil Formers''===
Wheelie thought [[#The Transformers cartoon|his last role]] would prove he / Had acting chops for [[Transformers (film)|the live-action movie]]. 
{{storylink|Lil Formers|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 15}}

Even though he talked in rhyme / Wheelie could one day be [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]! 
[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] checked the list / He'd come after [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] and [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]]. 
{{storylink|Lil Formers|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]''}}

[[File:Wheeliesurvival.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Wheelie is sad, For once again he's been had!]]
[[File:Arachnosaurslwheelie.JPG|upright=1|thumb|]]
[[File:Chaosterosslwheelie.JPG|upright=1|thumb|]]

All that Wheelie ever wanted was to help one and all, 
But the bigger, tougher Autobots thought he was too small. 
Then finally, one day, Wheelie at last got his due, 
And then radiation malfunctioned his ship—''boo-hoo!'' {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

Wheelie sent out a transmission, hoping someone might help. 
[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] got the call but ignored the little whelp! {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

So since no Autobot cared if Wheelie lived or died, 
His ship crashed into a planet and its systems were fried! 

The foul creatures of that world towered great heights over him, 
And when he tried [[Universal greeting|greeting]] [[Chaosteros|one]], it just tore off his limb! 
Wheelie got it back later, so he wasn't ''totally'' sunk, 
But the place where he found it stunk ten times worse than a skunk. 
Alas, poor Wheelie had to dig through poop piles in vain. 
And after all of ''that'', transforming caused him severe pain. 

The trail of a crashed ship was what he next embarked upon, 
And found that it had been piloted by Decepticons! 

An [[Varta|alien]] was being tortured by [[Spectro]] and [[Spyglass]], 
So Wheelie swooped in like a superhero and saved the shmuck's ass. 
For that poor guy's sake, Wheelie had saved him just in time, 
So the grateful little guy taught Wheelie how to rhyme! 

And Varta (the alien) even had a ship that flew! 
To get it up and running, Wheelie's power source would do. 
Together, the friends both prepared to leave the wretched place, 
But their dreams were crushed when Spyglass shot Varta in the face! 

The Decepticons took the ship and left Wheelie to his doom, 
But he surprised all the 'Cons and made the ship go ''Kaboom!'' 
In a year, Varta recovered and the pair built a home. 
And from then on, his fate Wheelie would no longer bemoan! 
{{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

From the future, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] travelled backward through time, 
To prevent [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] from committing an insidious crime. 
Orion Pax met with Wheelie and the two formed a team, 
Intent on thwarting Bludgeon and his whole sinister scheme. 

Wheelie's poor friend Varta was killed in the altercation, 
Then [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] showed up to confuse the situation. 
Jhiaxus's intent was to steal Wheelie's escape ship, 
Before the 'Bot could use it for his homecoming trip. 
Wheelie stalled [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] (who was apparently there, too), 
[[Chaosteros|With]] [[Arachnosaur|creatures]] he'd hoped to take home and lock up in a zoo. 

[[File:Cloaked Wheelie the Stars My Destination.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Wheelie has done things he cannot forget. (But he'd do them again without regret.)]]
The whole battle proved futile, as time rippled out of sync, 
Leaving Wheelie alone (but with plenty of time to think). 
{{storylink|Syndromica (2)}}

But Wheelie would not spend eternity trapped in that place; 
He used the ship Jhiaxus wanted to travel through space. 
He didn't make it very far (only just [[LV-118|next door]]), 
Where he found himself stranded all by himself, once more. 
Time slowly began to take its toll on poor Wheelie's brain, 
So he took up playing music to keep himself sane. 

One day Rodimus showed up and Wheelie came to his aid. 
They'd known each other once, but Wheelie's memory was frayed. 
Then together with Rodimus and [[Garnak|some other guy]], 
Wheelie stole another ship and bid his prison ''bye, bye''. 
{{storylink|Space Opera Part 1: The Stars My Destination|The Stars My Destination}}

While their trip back to Cybertron was a success, 
Years of war had rendered the whole planet a mess. 
The only ones there were [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], 
Who gladly got on Wheelie and Rodimus's ride. 

Cybertron was occupied by [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s deadly [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s, 
And Wheelie had to defend himself against one of the creeps. 
The Autobots decided they could waste no more time, 
They had to report this invasion to Optimus Prime! 
{{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}} {{storylink|Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|Out of the Silent Planet}}

Their motley crew traveled to the planet of [[Earth]], 
Where Wheelie was greeted with a surplus of mirth. 
He was reunited with the others at [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] 
Where his comrades finally stopped to listen to him, it would seem. 
{{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}}

When [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] seized control of the [[Kimia Facility|Kimia]] station, 
Omega Supreme was first on the list for devastation. 
Along with [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], Wheelie was assigned as a scout, 
But when he sniped a Sweep he gave their position out! 
Pinned down by the horde, it looked as if their lives would be gone 
Until they were suddenly rescued by the heroic... ''Megatron''? 
{{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

[[File:Kings Blurr Ratchet Hound Wheelie.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
Things only got worse as the Decepticons began to merge, 
Creating the [[Deceptigod]]; a most terrible scourge! 
Wheelie fell back with the others as the monster did advance 
And it destroyed Omega Supreme, who didn't stand a chance. 
{{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}}

Wheelie could do nothing but scramble in the huge creature's wake, 
But luckily [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] was around to make Optimus break 
Open the Matrix so its energy could be released. 
And with no thanks to Wheelie, the monster's threat suddenly ceased. 
{{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

[[File:Syndromica1 pax and crew.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Underage drinkin' is hella bitchin'! (This stays between us; don't be snitchin'!)]]

With his mind not so well after years of taking flight, 
Wheelie sought active duty to keep his brain going right. 
So he accompanied Hardhead and Garnak with a smile, 
Guarding the sinister [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] in self-imposed exile! 

[[File:Bludgeon Wheelie Syndromica1.jpg|upright=1|thumb|"Hey, let's all shit on Wheelie! That sounds like plenty of fun!" Writers hate this guy more than that [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|certain other someone]].]]

On [[Arduria]], Wheelie became discombobulated, 
When [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] had Jhiaxus fiercely liberated! 
In pursuit of [[Regenesis]], the villains immediately fled 
To the distant LV system (a place that messed with Wheelie's head). 
{{storylink|Syndromica (1)}}

He and his friends gave chase through space's vast infinity, 
But found not their quarry but another [[Reflector (G1)|'Con trinity]]. 
It was none other than the trio that ''should'' have been dead. 
And yet somehow they were out piloting a spaceship instead! 

The reason for this soon became known (if not so much ''clear'') 
When they followed them to a place that filled Wheelie with fear. 
It was the very same planet where Wheelie had been stranded, 
(And the same place where Reflector had gotten his ass handed). 
For [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] had tampered with this world, long long ago, 
And plucked it from the lockstep of time's regular flow. 
Flashes of the past and future collided, ''cor blimey''! 
All in all, it was an adventure most ''timey-wimey''. 

Orion Pax went back in time on some ridiculous trip, 
And in the end Jhiaxus made away with the 'Con's spaceship. 
{{storylink|Syndromica (2)}}

[[File:HardheadShootsWheelie Homecoming.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
They chased that evil rascal all the way to [[Gorlam Prime]] 
In the desperate hope that they could possibly stop him in time. 
Their investigation led them deep beneath the surface 
To an abandoned city that served no obvious purpose. 
Wheelie found out the hard way to keep his hand in his pocket, 
As a corrosive dissolved his arm right up to its socket. 
The city turned out to be a slumbering [[Titan (group)|Titan]], 
Whom Jhiaxus awoke, primed and ready for fightin'! 
With his colossal new pal, Jhiaxus quickly flew the coop, 
Leaving Wheelie behind to disintegrate alongside his group. 
Gorlam Prime was dissolving, but Orion wasn't scared: 
For just such an occasion, he had an [[Skyroller|escape ship]] prepared! 
At last understanding Jhiaxus's convoluted scheme, 
One-armed Wheelie set course for Cybertron (along with his team). 
{{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}}

The ship tried to escape Gorlam's gravity well, 
But they couldn't break free! Things didn't look swell. 
The ''[[Lost Light]]'' soon saved them, and blasted ahead 
All the way home, while Wheelie spoke with Hardhead. 
Wheelie said that the [[Knights of Cybertron|Knights]] were a lie, and he didn't believe, 
But there was no time to argue, because Orion had to leave! {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}}

Pax left for the [[Dead Universe]], that cold, morbid realm 
Wheelie wished him farewell and let Pax take the helm. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}}

While Orion embarked on his perilous trip, 
Wheelie and Garnak remained behind on the ship. 
Orion, in trouble, asked the pair for a lift, 
But Wheelie informed him that there was no more rift! 
The former Prime was stranded, he couldn't get through, 
And poor Wheelie had no idea what he could do. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

[[File:TheDeadComeHomePart1 TeamProwl.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
But Wheelie and Garnak hadn't thrown in the towel! 
Though we don't know how, they met up with [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]. 
The redoubtable trio—plus new friend, [[Stardrive]]— 
Were next to be seen on [[Regalis V]]. 
Marooned [[Throttlebot]]s were under some threat 
From bad [[Maximal]]s—but weren't dead yet! 
{{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}}

They boarded [[Peaceful Revolution|Prowl's ship]], and all took a seat, 
Put it in gear, and made hasty retreat. 
{{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

The crew persevered despite Cybertron's scouring, 
Then helped save the Earth! Pretty empowering! 
{{storylink|Road's End}} {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} {{storylink|Ceremony}}
{{--}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei 11 cover.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|When your parents have a new kid, Out you go on the dustbin lid!]]

As a full-on member of the [[Mini Vehicle|Minibot]] team, 
Wheelie went on a mission that was more than it seemed. 
Following energy signatures, the group of peons 
Unearthed a dino-Transformer who'd been buried for eons! 

Wheelie wasn't congratulated for his hard work. 
Instead, the confused [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] up and went berserk! 
[[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|Hot Shot]] intervened and handed the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] defeat, 
Which was good news for Wheelie, who almost became dead meat. 
{{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 11}}
{{--}}

===''TransTech''===
[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] was mistaken, by [[Flareup (G1)|the]] [[Megatron (G1)|bots]] [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|he'd]] [[Transcendent Technomorph|meet]], for / Wheelie, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], [[T-Bob]], and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]. 
{{storylink|Bee in the City}}

[[File:TFvsJoe8 HarvesterUnitWheelie.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Makes you lose respect for Transformers collectors.]]
===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
A [[harvester unit]] was spotted by [[General Flagg|Flagg]] / Picking up Wheelie to melt him to slag. 
{{storylink|Pax Megatronus}}

But he survived that, and all the duking! / He lived on to salute [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]], the new king. 
{{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
Wheelie was gunning to take the lead / Over [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], on [[Velocitron|the planet of speed]], 
With [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Crashbash]] shooting their tyres / To kidnap Blurr's partner [[Haywire|Hyperfire]]! 
{{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Last Bot Standing''===
[[File:LastBotStanding3-WheelieSteeljawSharpclaw.jpg|upright=1|thumb|How time takes its toll. You know how the saying goes: One day, heads will roll.]]

The most annoying 
Bot in [[Steel Jaw|Steeljaw]]'s whole crew was 
Named the Veteran. 

Steeljaw used the group's 
[[Biofuel|Food supplies]] to first revive 
All the better ones. 
{{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}}

He was brought online 
To talk to [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]], who 
Wasn't much psyched to 

Learn that he, Wheelie, 
Reduced to a rolling head, 
Now spoke in haikus. 

Kindly, Wheelie let 
Rodimus embrace [[Shib Wallkis|Shib]], who 
He wanted to eat. 

[[File:LastBotStanding3-WheelieBitesRodimus.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Not the same writer— How strange they too think Wheelie's An [[#Dreamwave Generation One continuity|ankle-biter]].]]

To his shock, Shib used 
Her key to put Rodimus 
Back up on two feet. 

Sending goons to warn 
Steeljaw, he made his last stand 
(So to speak), floored it— 

And chomped on Rod's leg. 
Unimpressed, Rodimus kicked 
Him into orbit. 
{{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 3|Last Bot Standing #3}}

His head, stuck in space, 
Could be glimpsed, even after 
The end of their race. 
{{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 4|Last Bot Standing #4}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Sharkticon G1 Commercial.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Being lunch is not a lark Better punch this rotten shark.]]
Wheelie fought with [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] / As [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s tried to gobble them up! 
{{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sharkticon|Sharkticon commercial}}

Joined by [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], they thought they could stack up / Against Galvatron—but he brought backup. 
Using a pistol instead of his slingshot / Wheelie couldn't do much to stop [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. 
{{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sixshot|Sixshot commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{note|An NPC, [[you]] fight Wheelies in the same way / Many times during [[Decepticon]] gameplay.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-Wheelie.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Unlocking him ain't all that hard First, you draw your credit card...]]
[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], having beat [[Unicron]] / Met up with Wheelie for a reunion 
With [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], deciding to take pity / And fly back to help rebuild [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. 
Having at some point picked up a grievance / The [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s meanwhile were plotting malfeasance. 
Taking poor Wheelie quite by surprise / They beat him (and probably unlocked a prize). {{storylink|Junkion Reunion}}

When the trial of [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] commenced / Wheelie was a key member of the defense. 
Wreck-Gar, [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] nudged / The [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s to turn on the judge. 
{{storylink|Mockery of Justice}}

On [[Earth]], it seems that Wheelie liked / To hang out with kids on bikes. 
{{storylink|Transformers Legends (mobile game)#Sunset|Sunset}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Wheelie-(Gen).jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Usually considered kind of a "meh" pick This is the one time he's been called "epic".]]
Wheelie (Gen) fought, heedless of faction. / Multiple Wheelies got in on the action! 
This Epic character could be [[you]]rs / For the low, low price of 650 Cybermetal 350 Transmetal 150 Exclusive Cores 50 Wheelie (Gen) Cores 
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics|Transform and Roll Out!}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Wheelie.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|You think I'll get taller when I get older? Right now, my head's lower than both my shoulders!]]
*'''Wheelie''' (Mini Vehicle, [[1986]])
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-80'''

:In just a few steps, Wheelie's G1 toy / Turns from "minicar" to a strange looking boy.
:We think his alt-mode, which looks pretty nifty / Was based on the ''[//oldconceptcars.com/1930-2004/fiat-abarth-record-car-1956/ Fiat Abarth 750]''.
:Of the [[Mini Vehicle|Minibots]] from 1986 / Wheelie's the only new mold in the mix.
:He came with a rubsign, for checking his faction / And early ones came with a badge you could [[Iron-on patch|patch-on]].
:Instead of a blister, when sold by Takara / He was packed in a box with [[Tech Spec|a card]] of his artwork.
:This mold was [[redeco]]ed into [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion / Pax]]'s old dockworker friend, [[Dion (G1)#Collector's Edition|Dion]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Wheelie/wheelie.htm If you head on to TFU.info / there's much more on Wheelie that soon you will know!]''
{{--}}

===''The Transformers Collection''===
[[File:G1Wheelie toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The latest trend in space fashion: Making your face ashen.]]
*'''Future Cybertron''' (Multi-pack, [[2005]])
**''ID number:'' '''20'''

:When reissued for ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' / Wheelie was given a brand new complexion
:[[Show-accuracy|To match with the show]]—no longer orange / His face, now gray, smiles out from under his door hinge.
:But that's not all! The set also includes / [[Kup (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Kup]] and [[Recoil (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Recoil]], [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] dudes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/Wheelie/wheelie.htm You guessed it—check out the great TFU / to find out much more on this gray reissue!]''
{{--}}

===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Wheelielegendsuniverse.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Bumblebee swine, Your [[alternate mode|alt mode]]'s mine!]]
*'''Autobot Wheelie''' (Legends Class, [[2009]])
**''Series:'' G1 Series
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Wheelie, from the [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] / Is still pocket-sized but much more badass.
:He now turns into a "[[Junkion (planet)|Junk Planet]] speeder"<ref>Wheelie's cardback calls him this / Assuming Hasbro's not taking the piss.</ref> / Sculpted with a [[Slingshot (weapon)|slingshot]] for spooking the reader.
:If a redecoed version is something you lack / "You can have any colour, [[Shadow Striker (ROTF)#Revenge of the Fallen|so long as it's black]]."

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUWheelie/wheelie.htm For more on ''Universe'' Wheelie / check out TF University!]''
{{--}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Henkei-toy Wheelie.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Wheelie's popular in Japan, but hey, that ain't a crime. Why do they like him so much? Because he doesn't... talk poetry.]]
*'''Minibot Spy Team''' (Multi-pack, 2009)
**''ID number:'' '''C-19'''

:The same as above, but a little more mellow / ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Wheelie's a light orange-yellow.
:With one more friend, they could've sold us a four-pack / Alas, he just came with [[Cosmos (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Adams]] and [[Warpath (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Warpath]].
{{--}}

===''Generations''===
[[File:Generations china import deluxe wheelie.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Recently Wheelie has gotten much buffer From lugging about a pair of subwoofers.]]
*'''Wheelie''' (Deluxe Class, [[2012]])
**''Accessories'': Two speakers, slingshot/blaster

:The beefiest Wheelie was from ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' / The "Global Development Organization"
:Used the mold of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Jazz]] / With the [[C joint|C-clip]] speakers that other toy has.
:Aside from a new head, Wheelie also [[5 mm post|swapped]] / Jazz's dumb gun for his classic slingshot!
:But in a bit of a branding disaster / The [[package art]] still shows him with Jazz's blaster.
:The toy was [[exclusive]] to Asia, before / Hasbro released it in [[Toys"R"Us]] stores.
:Aside from Jazz, the original tooling / Was used for a few other figures including:
:''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#United 2|Stepper]], and from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' / [[Stepper (SG)#Timelines|Stepper again]] and [[Longarm (SG)#Timelines|Longarm]]'s [[Customizing#Customizing class|Custom Class]],
:[[Treadshot (SG)#Timelines|Treadshot]] employed the mold's [[Retool#Gang-molded alternate parts|alternate head]] / While [[Kick-Off (G1)#Timelines|Kick-Over]] tooled a brand new one instead.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GDOWheelie/wheelie.htm You know the drill, here's Wheelie GDO / as covered by TFU.info!]''
{{2010JazzMold}}
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Wheelie.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|So what if no other Transformer listens? He's compatible with [[Built to Rule!|other building-brick systems]]!]]
*'''Autobot Wheelie''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Collection'': '''''Age of Extinction'' Collection 2'''
**''Accessories'': Logo brick, large rifle

:This [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] Wheelie, made up of bricks / Was part of ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s Wave 6.
:Molded in orange that borders on [[neon]] / He can be built as a car or a [[Kreon]].
:The helmet he uses is borrowed from [[Hound (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Hound]] / He has no ID code, and so, to be found,
:You'll either have to buy his whole damn box / Or stand in the aisle feeling for his blocks.
:[[Toys"R"Us]] dropped [[exclusive|the line]], so every fan had ta / Buy them from Asia, Australia or Canada
:In 2015, though, the fans were in luck / Dollar Tree sold them each for just a buck.
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Legends-Class-Wheelie.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey, world, are you jelly? I fit tiny men in my belly!]]
*'''Autobot Wheelie''' (Legends Class, [[2016]])
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:For ''Titans Return'', Wheelie's new figure / (another Legends, [[Legends Class (2005)#The end of Legends as we knew them|but a little bit bigger]])
:is more closely based on the show than his last was / and turns into a car which can seat [[Titan Master]]s.
:In robot mode, he stands just shy of four-inch / Tastefully decked out in two shades of orange,
:But his collector card's art is differently hued / And depicts a slingshot he doesn't include.
:A space for a [[Insignia|badge]] sits just under his chin—though / the final toy puts it right on the window.
:[[Quality control|Tolerances]] vary with this toy, some copies / Don't quite peg together and seem a bit floppy.

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/TRWheelie/wheelie.htm For Wheelie's toy from ''Titans Return'' / TFU.info has more you can learn!]
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG29-Wheelie.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Run to order me on your computer, I come packaged with a little Go Shooter!]]
*'''Wheelie & Goshooter''' (Two-pack, [[September 24]], 2016)
**''ID number:'' '''LG29'''

:[[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s release of that same Wheelie lavished / Him with tons of paint to make him more [[Show-accuracy|slavish]].
:The clear windshield lets his insignia come through / But in car mode one more's stuck right on the front too!
:[[Shūta Gō#Legends|Goshooter]] and Wheelie were sold as a pair / The former can sit inside if you so care.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-86-Wheelie.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Hasbro you big jerk, My legs won't work!]]
*'''Grimlock & Autobot Wheelie''' (Leader Class, [[2021]])
**''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-06'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-64'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 29]], 2021
**''Accessories'': Slingshot
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:In 2021, Hasbro devised / To sell the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s at the right size.
:At long last the fans would finally snag / The full team, starting with [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Grimlock]], then [[Slag (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Slug]]
:And all the rest under ''[[Studio Series]]'' / Why does this matter? Well, here's our theory:
:Hasbro's designers began with a fear / That with only three or four Leaders per year
:And rising production costs on the horizon / How could they do them all without downsizin'?!
:Simple: start small, and with the leftover budget / Try something—surely the fans won't begrudge it
:If maybe they threw in a fun little freebie / A [[Size class|Core Class]] figurine of ol' Wheelie.
:But pretty soon they had the realization / They could only afford five-point articulation<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CcEdhw_OI5u/ The reason why ''Studio Series'' Wheelie kinda sucks / Was explained on Instagram by Evan Brooks]</ref>
:So when they revealed him, the fans all seethed / "Why, this Wheelie's got no knees!"
:"Since when did you guys care about Wheelie?" / "Uhh, since always, we care EXTREMELY."
:"He can ride Grimlock! Isn't that fun? / And he looks just like he did [[The Transformers: The Movie|in G1]]."
:They raged: had it really come to this? / A squatting, smirking, rhyming homunculus.
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[[File:Studio-Series-Core-Class-TFTM-Wheelie.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Smaller than the [[Mini Vehicle|rest]], I can still tussle with the best!]]
*'''Autobot Wheelie''' (Core Class, [[2022]])
**''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-98'''
**''Accessories'': Slingshot
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:When ''[[Studio Series]]'' added the Core Class / Hasbro could engineer Wheelie with more mass,
:Still smaller than ''[[#Titans Return|Titans Return]]'' in height / So, next to others, he [[scale]]s just right.
:His window opens, but there's no throne / The only head Wheelie seats is his own.
:The front of the car mode's a little bit square / And his fists are just hanging back there
:But that's just the price you pay / For an [[Show-accuracy|accurate]] robot-mode on display—
:Plus his slingshot kind of rocks! / Quintessa's printed on his box.
:The first place where fans could buy one / Was where he was first sighted—Taiwan.<ref>[https://twitter.com/snakas/status/1553028600328114176/photo/4 A tweet of Wheelie's Core Class self / Found in Taiwan on a shelf.]</ref>
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Choco''===
[[File:Tfchoco wheelie.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|In the show, Wheelie's fate's vague. But looks like he caught the [[Hate Plague]]!]]
*'''Wheelie''' (1986)

:This [[Kabaya]] [[Candy toy|candy kit]] / Is a sprue of Wheelie's bits
:Cast in red, blue, grey, or green / And maybe others we've not seen
:Put together in a snap. / He transforms, just looks like crap.
:Like [[Transformers Choco|his fellow candy bots]] / He came packed with "Chocolate Dots".
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===Imaginarium Art===
[[File:ImaginariumGrimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This midlife crisis Looks the nicest!]]
*'''Grimlock''' (2018)
:A static Wheelie came attached to / This 20-inch-high Grimlock statue,
:Slingshot pulled back to deliver / Death to a Sharkticon shiver.
:150 made, it cost two grand: / Hope your wife will understand.
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===''ULTIMATES!''===
*'''Grimlock''' ([[2021]])
**''Accessories'': Wheelie figure, mind transfer helmet, apron, serving tray, 6 drinking glasses, fish, crown, 6 sets of dino forelimb claws

: Roses are red
: Violets are blue
: A non-transforming figurine of Wheelie was included with ''[[Transformers ULTIMATES!]]'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#ULTIMATES!|Grimlock]]
: Whoop-de-doo
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==Notes==
[[File:ToyFair1986-TFpage01a.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2| I could've had a touch of blue, But [[Hasbro]] said "that just won't do."]]
[[File:FriedmanAuctionWheelieModelEdit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|It sure is a good thing I'm not black and yellow; You might've confused me with [[Bumblebee (disambiguation)|some other fellow!]]]]
[[File:Unused AHM Wheelie concept.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Two designs that we were spared, Because nobody really cared.]]
*Wheelie was in [[commercial]]s and the show / Frank Welker provided both voices, although His lines in the former had a lower pitch / Producing, on balance, a performance which Sounded a lot, and we're sure you'll agree / Like the voice of the {{w|The Smurfs|Smurfs'}} good friend "{{w|Johan and Peewit|Peewee}}"!
*In the cartoon's dub shown in Italy / Wheelie speaks noticeably differently. His rhyming speech is left wholly unsaid / He just randomly says "wroom wroom" instead.
*The toy which appears in [[Toy Fair 1986|this catalog]] ain't / The finalised figure—which had different paint! Though that Wheelie didn't end up going on sale / He used those colours in [[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|more]] [[Space Pirates!|than]] [[The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson|one]] tale!
*In 2010, [[Ron Friedman]] sold off some old / Character models—Wheelie's was gold!
*[[Floro Dery]]'s said, of all his designs / Wheelie's the one he most fiercely maligns!<ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html An interview made in the Philippines, wherein Floro Dery is really mean!]</ref>
*As making new models just would've been harder / His model was [[Generic|used]] in ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Transformers: Armada]]'': Though his color scheme [[Uprising (Armada)|wasn't a set one]] / [[Past|A notable case]] was named [[Endo]] in retcon.
*Look at his ''[[Spotlight: Wheelie|Spotlight]]''—[[Klaus Scherwinski|Scherwinski]] employs / A look for him based on that of [http://jizaitoys.seesaa.net/article/34599110.html JIZAITOYS'].<ref>This inspiration might first have been caught / By a sharp-eyed fan on [[Chris Ryall]]'s [http://ryalltime.blogspot.com/2008/02/who-said-music-industry-is-dead.html Blogspot].</ref>
*For ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', to make him less weedy / Wheelie was redesigned by [[Guido Guidi]]. But seeing as he was marooned on [[LV-117|a comet]] / There was no way he could show up in the comic.
*''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)| Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Slap Dash (ROTF)|Slap Dash]] seems / To use Wheelie's colour scheme.
*According to a crossword clue / In ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'', Wheelie's parents' home was none / Other than planet [[Gobotron]]!
*''[[Transformers: Earth Wars| Earth Wars]]'' [https://twitter.com/transformerswar/status/980474879001718785 announced] that he'd soon join the game! / As [[April Fools' Day|April Fools']] jokes go, pretty lame.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wheelie''' (ウィーリー ''Wīrī'')
*''English:'' '''Willy''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''French:'' '''Tourbillo''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Ugrabot''' (''The Movie'')
*''Italian:'' '''Scooter''', '''Saetta''' (''The Movie'')
*''Korean:'' '''Wheelie''' (휠리 ''Hwilli'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Wiley''' (Taiwan, 威利 ''Wēi Lì''), '''Zhuàn Lún''' (China, 转轮, "Reel")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Rodinhas''' (Portugal Comic)

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Machines Autobots]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Henkei! Henkei! Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]
[[Category:Poets]]
[[Category:Studio Series Autobots]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Titans Return Autobots]]
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[[Category:Universe Autobots]]

Magic: The Gathering

2022-11-21T04:09:07Z

Noilaedi: fixed some magic lingo issues and added some other stuff

[[File:Magic the gathering logo.png|right]]
'''''Magic: The Gathering''''' is a trading card game created in [[1993]] by Richard Garfield of [[Wizards of the Coast]]. Players take on the role of [[wikia:matg:Planeswalker|Planeswalker]]s, powerful beings who can travel the [[multiverse]] at will, and do battle with rivals by casting spells, manifesting [[magic]]al artifacts and enchantments, and summoning minions — and even other Planeswalkers — to do their bidding.

In 2017, Wizards of the Coast began experimenting with the concept of creating ''Magic'' cards depicting characters from outside the world of the game's story, beginning with a set of promo cards released at [[HasCon 2017]] based on other [[Hasbro]] properties.<ref>Okay, so TECHNICALLY they'd previously done so with the ''[[wikia:mtg:Arabian Nights|Arabian Nights]]'' expansion, based on a {{w|One Thousand and One Nights|classical work of literature}}, and ''[[wikia:mtg:Portal Three Kingdoms|Portal: Three Kingdoms]]'', based on {{w|Three Kingdoms|real-world Chinese history}} — but you know what we mean. Don't get us started on [[wikia:mtg:Robot Chicken|Robot Chicken]] either.''</ref> Starting in 2021, this became ''Magic: The Gathering Universes Beyond'', an expansive series of ''Magic'' cards based on other IP, including ''The Walking Dead'', ''Warhammer 40,000'', ''Fortnite'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. ''Universes Beyond'' cards have been made available through limited-time [[wikia:mtg:Secret Lair|online "drops"]], [[wikia:mtg:Preconstructed theme deck|pre-built decks]], and as pack-ins with existing [[wikia:mtg:Booster pack|booster packs]].

==Gameplay==
''Magic: The Gathering'' is a collectable card game in which players build decks of cards and use them to battle each other; the primary goal is to reduce the opponent's '''[[wikia:mtg:Life|life total]]''', which usually starts at 20 or 40 depending on the game format, to zero. Players will draw a random hand of seven cards from their libraries and play them to achieve victory, drawing new cards at a rate of one per turn.

===Mana and color===
[[File:MTG-Megatron.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Megatron's colors are '''red''' (aggression), '''white''' (order), and '''black''' (power). "[[:File:MegatronG2Hero Bio&TechSpecs.jpg|Peace through tyranny]]", if you will.]]
Perhaps ''Magic: The Gathering''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> most iconic attribute is the '''[[wikia:mtg:Color|color wheel]]''', or "color pie". Magic cards are cast using '''[[wikia:mtg:Mana|mana]]''', which is divided into five colors, each representing a different philosophy and form of gameplay, while usually representing the values of the creatures in those colors.
* '''[[wikia:mtg:White|White]]''' (W) represents peace, morality and order (though [[Senate|not necessarily good]]). It lays down the law to restrict what its foes can do, and uses defensive tactics and creatures that work together to become stronger.
* '''[[wikia:mtg:Blue|Blue]]''' (U) represents logic, caution, and deceit. It likes to make use of trickery and manipulation by drawing extra cards, countering opponents' spells, and evading enemy blockers.
* '''[[wikia:mtg:Black|Black]]''' (B) represents power, death, and [[Starscream (G1)|(self-interest]] (though not necessarily evil). It's willing to pay any price to win, liberally spending life and sacrificing minions to gain the advantage, as well as directly destroying them.
* '''[[wikia:mtg:Red|Red]]''' (R) represents emotion, freedom and destruction. It prefers immediate solutions to problems, using aggressive tactics and direct damage to deal with its foes.
* '''[[wikia:mtg:Green|Green]]''' (G) represents instinct, connection, and nature. It makes use of powerful creatures and effects that help them grow even stronger to trample enemies into submission.
Each color has its own strengths and weaknesses, the latter of which can be mitigated by combining multiple colors into a single deck; however, the more colors that are used, the harder it is for a player to have the correct types and amount mana to cast their spells, making for a tactical trade-off.

===''Magic'' cards===
[[File:MTG-Arcee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Arcee has the supertype '''legendary''', the types '''artifact''' and '''creature''', and the creature type '''Robot'''; her reverse face has the supertype '''legendary''', the type '''artifact''' and the artifact type '''Vehicle'''.]]
''Magic'' divides its cards into multiple different '''[[wikia:mtg:Card type|card types]]'''. '''[[wikia:mtg:Instant|Instant]]''' and '''[[wikia:mtg:Sorcery|sorcery]]''' cards are used to create one-time effects, while other cards, known as '''[[wikia:mtg:Permanent|permanents]]''', remain in play until they are removed. Permanent card types include '''[[wikia:mtg:Land|lands]]''', representing locations across ''Magic''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> multiverse, which produce mana to cast other cards with and can be played at a rate of one per turn; '''[[wikia:mtg:Artifact|artifacts]]''', representing magical or mundane objects, which can typically be activated to produce effects; '''[[wikia:mtg:Enchantment|enchantments]]''', representing lingering magical effects, which usually provide an ongoing effect to the game; and '''[[wikia:mtg:Creature|creatures]]''', which can be used to attack opponents and block incoming attacks. Each creature has a '''power''', representing the damage they can deal each turn, and a '''toughness''', representing the damage they can deal each turn.

Permanent types can be combined, most notably in the form of '''[[wikia:mtg:Artifact creature|artifact creatures]]''' (representing inorganic creatures and mechanical constructs) and '''[[wikia:mtg:Enchantment creature|enchantment creatures]]''' (representing inherently-magical creatures and spirits); these follow the rules for creatures, but can be affected by abilities and effects that target artifacts and enchantments, respectively.

Cards can also have '''[[wikia:mtg:Subtype|subtypes]]'''. Creature subtypes can represent species (such as [[Human]], [[Zombie]] and [[Tlalakan (species)|Merfolk]]) or roles (such as [[Sideswipe (G1)|Warrior]], [[Hound (G1)|Scout]] and [[Mara-Al-Utha|Wizard]]). Other permanents can have subtypes that define mechanics of the cards; for instance, the artifact type '''[[wikia:mtg:Vehicle|Vehicle]]''' is used on cards that can become creatures under certain situations, typically when "crewed" by other creatures with a certain total power. '''[[wikia:mtg:Supertype|Supertypes]]''' can be applied to cards of any type; the most common is '''[[wikia:mtg:Legendary|Legendary]]''', which prevents players from controlling more than one permanent of that name, and allowing them to be used as a "commander" in the popular "[wikia:mtg:Commander (format)|Commander]]" format.
While most cards have the same card back, unchanged since ''Magic''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> debut in 1993, certain '''[[wikia:mtg:Double-faced card|double-faced cards]]''' (DFCs) have two playable sides, often representing two states of the same creature or interlinked magical effects. Some of these cards can change which side is in use once they've already been played, via the '''[[wikia:mtg:Transform|Transform]]''' mechanic.

Lastly, there are '''[[wikia:mtg:Token|tokens]]''', representing permanents that aren't part of their owner's deck; instead, they are created by other cards. Tokens act the same way as other permanents, but if they are removed from the battlefield (such as being returned to their owner's hand or sent to the [[wikia:mtg:Graveyard|graveyard]]), they cease to exist.
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==''Magic'' and ''Transformers''==
===[[HasCon 2017]]===
[[File:MTG-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Me Grimlock tribal commander!]]
The first ''Transformers''-themed ''Magic'' card was a double-faced [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] card included in the [[HasCon 2017]] ''Magic'' promo set, along with fellow [[Hasbro]]-themed cards "{{w|Nerf|Nerf War}}" and "{{w|Dungeons and Dragons|Sword of Dungeons and Dragons}}". As a [[wikia:mtg:Acorn|silver-bordered card]], Grimlock is not legal in officially-sanctioned events but is fine for casual play, and as such gets a bit silly with its rules; "Grimlock, Dinobot Leader" can become "Grimlock, Ferocious King" by "[[Transformation|converting]] a ''Transformers'' toy you have to its other mode". Both sides of Grimlock are Legendary Artifact Creatures, with the front face using the newly-introduced "Autobot" creature type, and the back using the pre-existing "Dinosaur".

Notably, Grimlock "becomes" his other form rather than using the existing "[[wikia:mtg:Transform|transform]]" keyword, per [[Transformation#"Transform" as a verb|ongoing Hasbro efforts]] to protect their [[trademark]].

* [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Grimlock, Dinobot Leader / Grimlock, Ferocious King]] (Red/Green/White)
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===Heroes of the Realm===
[[File:MTG-Optimus-Inspiring-Leader.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"Autobots, turn permanent to other face and tap out!"]]
Part of the ''[[wikia:mtg:Heroes of the Realm|Heroes of the Realm]]'' series of commemorative cards, made by Wizards of the Coast for their employees as rewards for work on specific projects,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WNBRWoHq9E Gavin Verhey from Wizards of the Coast explains Heroes of the Realm]</ref> the 2018 "Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader" card was given to the team behind the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

"Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader", like "Grimlock, Dinobot Leader", is a Legendary Artifact Creature with the Autobot creature type. Uniquely, Optimus Prime is a ''Magic'' card on the front side, but a ''Transformers Trading Card Game'' card on the opposite side. Thanks to this, unlike other ''Transformers'' cards, he doesn't function as a double-faced card; instead, his [[alternate mode]] is represented by the ability to temporarily change subtype to "Construct" and gain increased power and toughness, while [[Roll out|granting other creatures]] the "[[wikia:mtg:Trample|trample]]" ability. He also has the ability to "Turn target permanent you control to its other face", which could theoretically be used on ''himself'', though how that would work is anyone's guess.

As with all ''Heroes of the Realm'' cards, "Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader" is not legal to play in any real format (besides a unlisted rule for the commander format that the original recipient of a ''Heroes of the Realm'' card can play it in the format)<ref>[https://twitter.com/sheldonmenery/status/1203371614668296194?lang=en Sheldon Menery on Twitter]: "We have declared them legal in Commander for the person whose name is at the bottom of the card and is the person to whom the card was given."</ref>; the cards are novelties designed to be read, rather than played.<ref>[https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/189543247703/hi-mark-i-have-2-questions-1-what-are-the Mark Rosewater on Tumblr]: "There’s no plans to release the Heroes of the Realm. The cards aren’t designed to be played. They’re designed to be read."</ref>

* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader]] (Red/White)
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===Universes Beyond: Transformers===
[[File:MTG-Goldbug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Ironically, not actually a [[wikia:mtg:Scout|Scout]]. Or an [[wikia:mtg:Ally|Ally]], for that matter.]]
Announced at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] as part of the dedicated ''[[wikia:mtg:Universes Beyond|Universes Beyond]]'' series of cards that brings other IPs into the ''Magic: The Gathering'' game, ''[[wikia:mtg:Transformers|Transformers]]'' (expansion code BOT) is the first ''Universes Beyond'' set to be available in booster packs for a premier ''Magic'' set; ''Transformers'' cards are have a roughly 12% chance of being found in packs of ''[[wikia:mtg:The Brothers' War|The Brothers' War]]'' cards, thanks to their thematic parallels.<ref>[https://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/696921078664232960/maybe-i-missed-it-but-why-are-the-transformer Mark Rosewater on Tumblr]: "Brothers’ War is about giant machines fighting each other. Transformers is about giant machines fighting each other. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|The leader of the two sides]] [[Megatron (Movie)|are even brothers in both.]] There just was a lot of thematic overlap."</ref> Unlike previous ''Transformers''-themed cards, the ''Universes Beyond'' cards are legal for play in the [[wikia:mtg:Commander (format)|Commander]], [[wikia:mtg:Legacy|Legacy]], [[wikia:mtg:Vintage|Vintage]], and any other "Eternal" format.<ref>[https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/transformers-arrives-brothers-war-2022-10-06 TRANSFORMERS Arrives with The Brothers' War | MAGIC: THE GATHERING]</ref>

''Universes Beyond Transformers'' consists of fifteen double-faced cards, each of which is a Legendary Artifact Creature on the front and a Legendary Artifact with the Vehicle subtype on the back (with the exception of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], who lack the Vehicle artifact type for [[Non-vehicle non-beast alternate modes|obvious reasons]]). It also includes two Artifact Creature Tokens representing [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], created by ''Soundwave, Sonic Spy / Soundwave, Superior Captain''. Rather than "Autobot", the ''Universes Beyond'' cards use the more generic "[[wikia:mtg:Robot|Robot]]" subtype, introduced in the ''[[wikia:mtg:Unfinity|Unfinity]]'' set the previous month.

''Universes Beyond Transformers'' introduces the mechanics '''[[More than Meets the Eye (disambiguation)|More Than Meets the Eye]]''', which allows a double-faced card to be cast to enter the battlefield with it's other side for a different cost, and '''[[Living metal|Living Metal]]''', an alternative to the "Crew" mechanic that allows vehicles to become artifact creatures on their user's turn. It also includes '''Convert''', a renamed version of the Transform mechanic, for [[Transformation#"Transform" as a verb|legal reasons]], (although any card that cares about when anything "transforms" will care about whenever an ''Transformers'' card "converts")<ref>[https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/feature/the-brothers-war-release-notes The Brother's War Release Notes (Also contains the release notes for ''Universes Beyond Transformers'')]</ref>. Generally, each of the other side of the cards are easier to cast and have a condition to meet before being able to transform them to their artifact creature side, such as ''Blitzwing'' needing to deal combat damage to a player to convert it to it's artifact creature side.

Each ''Transformers'' card is available in two variants: one with art inspired by the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] and one based on ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'', with the exception of "Arcee, Sharpshooter / Arcee, Acrobatic Coupe" and the Ravage and Laserbeak tokens, which only have Generation 1 versions available. The color alignments, names and mechanics remain the same regardless of if the character is their original or ''Shattered Glass'' incarnation, with unfortunate side effects such as that the art of ''Shattered Glass'' [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] is labeled as an "hero", while being depicted about to execute a hapless Decepticon. All card art for the ''Transformers'' cards was provided by [[Volta|Volta Creation]], with art direction by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/SaraLePew/status/1587183152312762369 Sara Pitre-Durocher on Twitter]: "Through my job at Volta I had the pleasure of Art Directing/creating card art for MtG's Transformers cards!"</ref>

[[File:MTG-SG-Ratchet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Introducing newcomers to the sacred ''Magic'' art of debating whether White can be bad ''ad nauseam''.]]
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====''Generation 1''====
* [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Prowl, Stoic Strategist / Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle]] (White)
* [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Ratchet, Field Medic / Ratchet, Rescue Racer]] (White)
* [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Jetfire, Ingenious Scientist / Jetfire, Air Guardian]] (Blue)
* [[Blitzwing (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor / Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant]] (Black)
* [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Starscream, Power Hungry / Starscream, Seeker Leader]] (Black)
* [[Slicer (G1)#Magic: The Gathering|Slicer, Hired Muscle / Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist]] (Red)
* [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Arcee, Sharpshooter / Arcee, Acrobatic Coupe]] (Red/White)
* [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Blaster, Combat DJ / Blaster, Morale Booster]] (Red/Green)
* [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Cyclonus, the Saboteur / Cyclonus, Cybertronian Fighter]] (Blue/Black)
* [[Flamewar (G1)#Magic: The Gathering|Flamewar, Brash Veteran / Flamewar, Streetwise Operative]] (Black/Red)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Goldbug, Humanity's Ally / Goldbug, Scrappy Scout]] (White/Blue)
* [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Megatron, Tyrant / Megatron, Destructive Force]] (Red/White/Black)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Optimus Prime, Hero / Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader]] (Blue/Red/White)
* [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Soundwave, Sonic Spy / Soundwave, Superior Captain]] (White/Blue/Black)
** [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Laserbeak]] (Blue)
** [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|Ravage]] (Black)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Magic: The Gathering|Ultra Magnus, Tactician / Ultra Magnus, Armored Carrier]] (Red/Green/White)

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====''Shattered Glass''====
* [[Prowl (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Prowl, Stoic Strategist / Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle]] (White)
* [[Ratchet (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Ratchet, Field Medic / Ratchet, Rescue Racer]] (White)
* [[Jetfire (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Jetfire, Ingenious Scientist / Jetfire, Air Guardian]] (Blue)
* [[Blitzwing (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Blitzwing, Cruel Tormentor / Blitzwing, Adaptive Assailant]] (Black)
* [[Starscream (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Starscream, Power Hungry / Starscream, Seeker Leader]] (Black)
* [[Wheeljack (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Slicer, Hired Muscle / Slicer, High-Speed Antagonist]] (Red)
* [[Blaster (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Blaster, Combat DJ / Blaster, Morale Booster]] (Red/Green)
* [[Cyclonus (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Cyclonus, the Saboteur / Cyclonus, Cybertronian Fighter]] (Blue/Black)
* [[Flamewar (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Flamewar, Brash Veteran / Flamewar, Streetwise Operative]] (Black/Red)
* [[Goldbug (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Goldbug, Humanity's Ally / Goldbug, Scrappy Scout]] (White/Blue)
* [[Megatron (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Megatron, Tyrant / Megatron, Destructive Force]] (Red/White/Black)
* [[Optimus Prime (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Optimus Prime, Hero / Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader]] (Blue/Red/White)
* [[Soundwave (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Soundwave, Sonic Spy / Soundwave, Superior Captain]] (White/Blue/Black)
* [[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|Ultra Magnus, Tactician / Ultra Magnus, Armored Carrier]] (Red/Green/White)
 
|}

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==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Magic: The Gathering]]
[[Category:Merchandise]]

IP infringement

2022-11-21T03:26:30Z

Noilaedi:

{{disambig2|unlicensed toys based on ''Transformers''|third parties that produce actual ''Transformers'' products under license|Third party}}
[[File:01-Studio Headless Unicron.jpg|thumb|200px|"You underestimate me, Hasbro."]]
The many and varied facets of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]] are the intellectual property (IP) of [[Hasbro]] and [[TakaraTomy]], and their ownership of these ideas and designs is [[Copyright|protected by law]]. Alas, some rascally elements have, over the years, decided they'd like a slice of that pie, which has led to the creation of what have been described as '''IP infringing items''' by employees of former Hasbro licensee [[Fun Publications]].

{{bigquote|Theft of IP like this is staggering, develop your own characters and designs!|[[Aaron Archer]], former [[Hasbro]] employee<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170510214929/https://aaron-archer-art.tumblr.com/post/88471654165/aeonmagnus-fans-toys-ft-03-scoria-gallery Aaron Archer on Tumblr]</ref><ref>Archer would later do design work for a not-[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] figure for an abortive Kickstarter project. TFWiki.net leaves you to make of this what you will.</ref>}}

==Kinds of IP infringement==
Technically, any use of Hasbro and Takara's ''Transformers'' names, characters, and concepts without obtaining a license could be considered IP infringement. Things such as fan art and fan fiction, however, are rarely considered problematic, being as they are not intended to generate profit or are otherwise one-off works. In fact, in the past Hasbro has laid out guidelines to fan-artists and similar creators wishing to make and sell art and crafts based on ''Transformers'', which basically boiled down to being careful how one "branded" it (or, in practice, ''didn't'' brand it by just avoiding the use of brand names and some minor semantics).

When things get dicey —and the license-holders get tetchy— is when IP infringement occurs on a grander, and more organized scale.

===Knockoffs===
[[File:DOTM.MIRAGEKO.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Automatons in Concealment]]
{{main|Knockoff}}
In the context of ''Transformers'', [[knockoff]] is often used to describe both low-budget/quality toys, the kind of off-color, oversized/undersized thing that one might come across in a "dollar store" cranked out by the bajillions from China, and higher-quality toys that actually attempt to pass themselves off as genuine Hasbro or Takara products. Knockoffs that are direct replicas of existing Hasbro toys are very obviously the result of theft – in that case, it is the precise design and engineering for the toy that has been stolen. However, it is not unheard of for manufacturers to create their own cheap toys in the image of ''Transformers'' characters, and these still constitute IP infringement– Optimus Prime the Character is as much Hasbro's property as Optimus Prime the Specific Toy.

Conversely, a toy that copies the engineering (i.e. [[transformation]]) of an existing Hasbro/Takara product but is changed enough as to not resemble an existing character protected by copyright might not necessarily constitute IP infringement: Functionality is protected by patents, and patent protection legally expires after 20 years. This is why you occasionally see off-brand toys that work just like the [[Jumpstarter]]s but look nothing like [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] or [[Twin Twist]].
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==="Third party" toys===
[[File:MechaformNotJetfire.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|I Can't Believe It's Not Jetfire!]]
In the late 2000s, spurred on by the ''Transformers'' nostalgia boom invoked by the [[live-action film series]], a new phenomenon arose—unlicensed products based on ''Transformers'' aimed at the adult collector market. The very earliest examples of this kind of product were accessories and then "upgrades" for existing Hasbro toys, such as a trailer/armor set for [[Ultra_Magnus_(G1)/toys#Classics|''Classics'' Ultra Magnus]], but the market quickly grew to include standalone action figures based on ''Transformers'' characters. The number of groups producing these figures has ballooned rapidly, to the point that two or even three separate companies will be simultaneously releasing toys of the same characters. Popular market trends have included [[combiner]]s and, more recently, figures emulating the qualities of the ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' line.

The [[fandom]]'s generally recognized name for these kinds of figures is "third party Transformers", although this is ultimately a misnomer for the plain reason that they are not actual ''Transformers'' products. This terminology makes more sense in light of their history, as the initial accessories, add-ons and "upgrade" kits can still somewhat be considered "third party" products, and the term, once established among the fandom, was simply never adjusted when standalone figures became the main focus of such offerings. It also differentiates them from "bootleg" toys, as bootlegs are usually considered explicit copies of official Transformers toys designed to "trick" unaware buyers into purchasing thing, while "third party" products are usually explicitly purchased by collectors for their qualities. Obviously, these should not be confused with the actual [[Third party|third parties]] who produce ''Transformers'' merchandise under license from Hasbro or Takara.

In (very half-hearted) attempts to dissuade the notion that they are pinching ''Transformers'' characters, "third party" toy manufacturers typically avoid using [[Insignia|faction symbols]] (although sometimes including molded spaces for the buyer to apply their own), and give their figures alternative names that attempt to capture the sound and/or spirit of the [[trademark]]ed originals, with varying degrees of bizarreness. A toy intended to look like [[Starscream (disambiguation)|Starscream]] might, for example, wind up named "Stellaryell". Initially, fans would often avoid confusion by referring to these figures as "not" versions of the characters they were based on (for example, "Not-Starscream"), though as the market has grown that terminology has been mostly abandoned since there's liable to be multiple different Not-Starscreams. After many years of these products, name overlaps are bound to happen; for example, different companies have figures alternatively based on [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] that are both named "Rager". Even more hilariously (though not really surprising), there are even ''knockoffs'' of "third party" toys! Let's see ''them'' duke out their IP conflicts in court.

Desire for those toys arises for various reasons, including:

* Wanting a toy of a character who has not received a modern or any toy, or at a certain scale or quality, such an [[2019 IDW continuity]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] toy, or toys designed to "fit in" with the ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|masterpiece]]'' line
* Desiring different aesthetics (such as a more [[Live-action film series|movie]] accurate design compared to official toys), or a new design of a character
* A belief that they are of superior quality. Compared to official toys, "Third-Party" toys do not have to deal with as many design limitations such as [[For safety reasons|safety concerns]], [[Design change|budget]], or otherwise are not a concern beyond their execution in the product. Like many other figures and statues designed for an older audience, an "not a toy" disclaimer can be found on some of these products to allow them to ignore such measures too.

For reasons that should be obvious, TFWiki considers "third party" toys unrelated to its goal of documenting the ''Transformers'' brand, beyond examples where they have influenced official product.

====Types of "third party" toys====
Note: The following terms are descriptors rather than actual official terms since, well, they're clearly not official products.

=====Accessories=====
These are generally items that are designed to interact with official product, but involve no modification to said official product. These are most often weapons (e.g. the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] and [[Dark Star Saber]] from ''Transformers: Prime''), but may also include [[:Category:MacGuffins|MacGuffins]] like the [[AllSpark Matrix]] or even characters like notable humans such as [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] and [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]].
* Add-ons: these are items that are designed to interact with official product and modify their appearance. However, said modification takes advantage of preexisting tabs, slots, posts and so on, thus requiring no actual modification of the official product. An example would be panels designed to fill in the gaps in the thighs of [[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/Generations_toys#Titans_Return|''Titans Return'' Powermaster Optimus Prime]], which slot in snugly into the gaps.
=====Upgrade Kits=====
These are items designed to interact with official product and modify their appearance, but require some sort of actual modification to the official product. This can be as simple as popping off and swapping a limb on ball joints, to more comprehensive modifications like partial disassembly and replacing of parts. A kit that allows someone to switch the head of ''Classics'' Bumblebee to create a ''Classics''-styled Goldbug or giving ''G1'' Ironhide and Ratchet actual heads would be an example of this.
=====Full figures=====
As mentioned above, these are generally what is meant when references are made to "third party Transformers". These are standalone fully transformable figures clearly based on and meant to evoke actual ''Transformers'' characters. One of the earliest and most (in)famous examples was a triple-changing Not-Springer which became wildly popular because official Springer toys of that time transformed into either a land vehicle or an air vehicle, but not both. These types of products are arguably the most problematic, as they may actually cause lost sales for an official figure. Add-ons and upgrade kits, in contrast, may actually encourage collectors to purchase the official products they are meant to complement.

Again, these are descriptors, partially because there is a lot of overlap. For example, would a replacement head for a reissue G1 Bruticus that comes with light up LED eyes be considered an upgrade kit (since it replaces the original head) or an add-on (since it makes use of the post hole already intended for the original head)? Would hands and feet for a ''Combiner Wars'' Combiner that also transform into weapons for the component bots fall under accessories (as they're weapons) or upgrade kits (since they replace the original hands and feet) or add-ons (since they slot into preexisting ports)? And what about stickers that can change, for example, [[Prowl (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' Prowl]] into an approximation of an [[Autotrooper (disambiguation)|Autotrooper]]? In fact, a lot of what created the demand for figures in the first place was that grey area. The first widely-successful "third-party" figures were technically an upgrade kit for [[Bruticus Maximus (ROTF)|Bruticus Maximus]], which were "fixing" the problem of the set having only two limb molds by adding two additional Basic-sized figures to the mix.
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===Doujinshi===
Generally understood to mean fan-comics, ''doujinshi'' (同人誌) are a uniquely Japanese occurrence. Japan has a very healthy culture of fan groups who make their own manga, many of them starring original characters but a huge portion starring characters owned by companies (for a ''Transformers'' example, imagine a gag manga where [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] is portrayed as a little child and being raised by [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and the other Decepticons to be the mighty [[Emperor of Destruction]] he is in [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory|''Transformers: Victory'']]. Hijinks ensue). This would of course never fly in a litigious society like the US, but in Japan doujinshi exist in a strange gray area.<ref>[https://www.tofugu.com/japan/doujinshi-definition/ A page explaining doujinshi and why they're tolerated in Japan]</ref>

Basically, the difference between what would be understood as a fan-comic in the West and a doujinshi in Japan is that in the West (especially the US) while a company might turn a blind eye to someone making fan-comics for fun (e.g. on a site like DeviantArt), they would come down on them if they tried to put those same fan comics up for sale. [[Hasbro]] might allow (or at least ignore) people selling fanart and fan-comics at a proper ''Transformers'' convention like [[BotCon]], but might be much less forgiving if those same people tried to sell those items at, say, a general science fiction convention. Meanwhile in Japan, there are various conventions where doujinshi are actually the key focus, such as the famous {{w|Comiket}}. A ''Transformers'' doujinshi might be sold at a ''Transformers''-related convention, but might also appear at, say, a mecha-related convention or a general science fiction-related convention (since the Transformers would fall under a mecha or science fiction category).

Long story short, [[TakaraTomy]] could complain and shut down groups making doujinshi any time they wanted, but like many Japanese companies, it appears that it simply isn't worth the hassle. People who make doujinshi are often the most hardcore of fans, and so alienating them isn't something most companies are eager to do. In addition, any victory would simply not be worth the resulting bad press, since fan groups are not exactly swimming in cash and while doujinshi are put up for sale, a lot of groups seem to just do it for love of the art or the series. Most doujinshi also receive extremely limited distribution, such as at dedicated conventions for only one or two days at a time. It should also be mentioned that many big names in manga got their starts or honed their skills in doujinshi circles, and it isn't impossible for a company to want to recruit some of these up-and-coming talents.

It, er, probably should be pointed out that some (though not all) doujinshi are very, ''very'' NSFW.

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==Hasbro and IP infringement==
===Remarks and actions===
Official statements from Hasbro on "third party" toys are few and far between. In one response, provided as part of the company's now-defunct fansite Q&A program, they noted the illegal nature of the figures, and remarked that this kind of IP infringement was unfair to legitimate licensees who pay to produce ''Transformers'' merchandise.<ref>[http://www.tfviews.com/news/main/hasbro-q-and-a/499 TFviews Hasbro Q&A, August 2009]</ref>

In 2015, Hasbro's UK branch distributed an online survey of the collecting habits of ''Transformers'' fans to coincide with the Auto Assembly unofficial convention, which included a surprising number of questions regarding "third party" products. In a bit of an embarrassing ''faux pas'', a Hasbro representative present at the convention itself also addressed a [[Vos (DJD)|Vos]] cosplayer as "Cynicus", the name of an unofficial figure of that character.<ref>[http://waspshot23.tumblr.com/post/127569311096/ok-so waspshot23 on Tumblr]</ref>

To date, there has only been one known instance of Hasbro pursuing actual legal action against the manufacturers of "third party" toys. While such unofficial toys were banned from being sold at the dealer room at [[BotCon 2012]],<ref>This mandate initially encompassed fan art too, but this was quickly relaxed.</ref> [[BotCon 2015|2015]] and [[BotCon 2016|2016]], they generally seem to adopt a "laissez-faire" approach to such toys; while they don't officially condone such material, they're happy to allow it to exist as long as it isn't impacting Hasbro's bottom line. The one instance of Hasbro taking legal action was an unofficial toy of [[Unicron]], announced during the [[Hasbro Pulse#HasLab|HasLab]] campaign for [[Unicron/toys#War for Cybertron|''War for Cybertron'' Unicron]], seemingly intended to directly undercut Hasbro's big-ticket crowdfunded toy; evidently and understandably unhappy with this, Hasbro apparently intervened to have all posts about the pretender to the throne taken down from social media.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/3rd-party-not-unicron-apparently-removed-by-hasbro/43937/ 3rd Party (Not) Unicron Apparently Removed by Hasbro] at Seibertron</ref>

===Third party designs in official products and marketing===
[[File:MTMTE18 cvrB.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|IP un-infringement?]]
Beginning in the 2010s, there have been occasions where "third party" figure designs have slipped into official media. One cover for [[Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|''More than Meets the Eye'' #18]] saw [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] and [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] drawn based on unofficial figures "Rager" and "Cogz." Hasbro and [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] did not comment on this, although it seems likely that somebody somewhere might've gotten a slap on the wrist. (The artist in question has not done any comic covers since...)

Meanwhile, ''official'' third party licensee [[Imaginarium Art]]'s statues of [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] seem to be based on the unofficial figures "Carry" and "Green Giant", with [http://imaginarium-art.com/project_news.php Rodimus Prime] featuring detailing on his forearms otherwise unique to Carry and [https://www.facebook.com/imaginarium.hobby/posts/575739045925230 Devastator] having kneepads only found on Giant. One has to assume Hasbro wasn't looking too closely, or were understandably unaware of those figures, when they signed off on these.

In what was presumably an innocent mistake that resulted from the use of a fan's personal collection, a slide shown at the Hasbro investor and press event presentation during [[Toy Fair 2016]] that represented Transformers "Spanning Generations" featured a photograph of a father and son surrounded by a variety of ''Masterpiece'' toys... and the "third party" [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] "Green Giant".<ref name="toyfair16">[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/02/12/tfw2005-coverage-hasbro-toy-fair-2016-investor-press-event-309206 Slides from the Hasbro investor and press event presentation during Toy Fair 2016].</ref> Oops!
[[File:LL19 vehicle modes.jpg|thumb|left|250px|IP dis-infringement.]]
Although stylized, the ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'' models for the Predacons are recognizably based upon the "Feralcons," one of the three notable sets of "third party" Predacons. It even leaked into their combined mode. Meanwhile, [[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Motormaster]] is modeled on the TransFormMission "Powertrain" interpretation of Motormaster's design from IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|2009-2011 ongoing series]].

Similarly, ''Earth Wars'' and the ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]]'' cartoon feature models for the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] based on the Fanstoys' "Iron Dibots" figures, rather than those from the concurrent [[Power of the Primes (toyline)|toyline]].

In an odd occurrence for a game almost exclusively using screen models and recent toys, [[Jazz (G1)#Transformers: Forged to Fight|Jazz]] in ''[[Transformers: Forged to Fight]]'' is directly modeled on Toyworld's "Coolsville" figure.

[[E. J. Su]], fulfilling the role of guest artist for [[Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|''Lost Light'' #19]], was not given vehicle mode references for Rodimus, Drift, Ratchet, and Chromedome. Consequently, he had to make do with googling and used alt-modes [[:File:LL19 vehicle modes.jpg|based directly]] on the Mastermind Creations "Calidus" and "Stray" figures. Ratchet and Chromedome were based on official, though inaccurate, toys of the character.

An [[Industrial Light & Magic|ILM]] [[:File:BBArcee Head Revisions.jpg|design presentation]] about the 2018 ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' movie used an image of Fans Toys "Rouge" as a [[Arcee (G1)|"Generation 1" Arcee]] design reference for [[Arcee (Movie)|''Bumblebee'' Arcee]].<ref>[https://www.ilm.com/visual_development/bumblebee-developing-an-epic-set-piece/ Bumblebee: Developing an Epic Set Piece - ILM San Francisco]</ref> This is an unsurprising research method as Arcee did not receive an official ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' figure until 2020, with multiple unlicensed third-party companies vying for fans' attention throughout the 2010s.
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===Hasbro's own copyright dodging===
[[File:CYB sonic bomber originalsculpt.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|First party problems.]]
Despite Hasbro's own (completely understandable) aversion against people making a profit off their IP without permission, it's not like Hasbro is entirely innocent in this regard: In fact, the ''Transformers'' toys' [[alternate mode]]s being unlicensed reproductions of real-world vehicles and aircraft goes back all the way to the very first ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' toys.

While the whole market situation was still very different back in the 1980s, and car manufacturers apparently didn't start properly enforcing their intellectual properties in the field of toys and merchandise until the early 2000s, ''Transformers'' toys with [[licensed vehicle alternate modes]] are still the exception rather than the rule. The vast majority of [[popular Earth vehicle alternate modes]] are still unlicensed approximations of their real-life inspirations, basically "[[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys|not-Lamborghinis]]" or "[[Powerglide (G1)/toys|not-A-10s]]", with a few details altered to avoid a lawsuit — though this wasn't enough in [[Side Burn (RID)#Toys|one notable case]]. [[Downshift (Energon)#Cybertron|Some]] [[Windcharger (G1)#Transformers (2010)|examples]] are a little more creative, meshing together two or more real-life inspirations to create a genuine "hybrid" design, but most are just barely altered and instantly recognizable for what they are supposed to represent. While the target audience is obviously a different one (most people who buy a Hasbro Sunstreaker do so because he represents Sunstreaker the ''Transformers'' character, not because they want a Lamborghini for their toy car collection; however, most, if not all, people who buy a "third party" version of Sunstreaker do so because he represents Sunstreaker the ''Transformers'' character), it illustrates the gray area involved.

Less of a gray area appears to be the case of the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] [[High Beam#Generation 2|High Beam]] (released in 1995), though: Its alternate mode looks plain ''identical'' to a vehicle from Mattel's ''Hot Wheels'' line that was first released in 1991 under the names "Back Burner" and "Sonic Special", but would eventually become more well-known in 1995 under the name "[[Wikia:hotwheels:Speed Blaster|Speed Blaster]]". Unless both toys were based on the same obscure real-life concept car that has since been ''completely'' forgotten by history, that would be a ''very'' blatant case of Hasbro ''literally'' copying one of its competitor's toys and just making it transform.

Hasbro's ''[[Built to Rule!]]'' and ''[[Kre-O]]'' toylines "knocking off" [[LEGO]]'s iconic bricks cannot be considered IP infringement, however, as the technical patents for their brick-building system expired in [[1978]].

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Fan terminology]]
[[Category:Toys]]

Evangelion Unit-01

2022-10-22T23:32:33Z

Noilaedi:

{{factions|autobot|nerv}}
:''Evangelion Unit-01 is a biomechanical construct from ''{{w|Neon Genesis Evangelion}}''.''
[[File:Eva01 promo.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Wait, which robot is Shinji supposed to get into?]]

'''Evangelion Unit-01''' (エヴァンゲリオン初号機 ''Evangerion Shogōki''), shortened to '''EVA-01''', is a giant "mecha" employed by [[Nerv]] to defend [[Tokyo-3]] from [[Angel]]s.

==Fiction==
===''Transformers × Evangelion''===
[[File:Transformers Mode Eva ch 2.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Just another day in Tokyo-3]]
Eva-01 was deployed by [[Misato Katsuragi]] in response to the battle between [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Autobot]]s and [[Starscream (G1)#Transformers × Evangelion|"Angel"-scream]]. {{storylink|Mode "Eva" chapter 2}} When Prime met the Evangelion, he recognized it as a living being rather than a robot, sensing it to be emitting a "primeval call". He proceeded to [[Scanning|scan]] it, adopting its great size and color scheme in the continued fight against "Angel"-scream. {{storylink|Mode "Eva" chapter 3}} During their battle, Optimus Prime used his body to shield the seemingly prone Eva-01 from Starscream's energy blasts. {{storylink|Mode "Eva" chapter 4}}
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==Toys==
===''Evangelion × Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers Eva01.jpg|thumb|right|300px|'''[[Max Mittelman|BARGAIN DAY AT THE SUPERMARKET!!!!!]]''']]
*'''Evangelion 3-Figure Set''' (Multi-pack, [[2015]]-[[September 19|09-19]])
**''ID Number:'' '''QTC-02'''

:Released as part of the ''Q-Collaboration'' crossover subline, ''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Eva-01 is a [[retool]] of [[Hello Kitty]], transforming from a robot to a truck with integrated trailer based on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Optimus Prime]]'s truck mode. It was only available in a 3-pack alongside [[Evangelion Unit-00]] and [[Evangelion Unit-02]]. The truck mode trailer-halves can link up to other Q-Collaboration figures- The three EVA-Units can be connected to create a [[Nerv]] hangar backdrop.

:This mold was also retooled into Evangelion Unit-00, Evangelion Unit-02, [[Kamiusagi Rope]], [[Akira Senpai]], [[My Melody]], and [[Snoopy]].

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[[File:QTransformers Eva01Awakened.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Good morning, world, and all who inhabit it!]]
*'''Evangelion Unit-01 Awakened Ver.''' ([[2016]]-[[January 23|01-23]])
**''ID Number:'' '''QTC-07'''

:Evangelion Unit-01 Awakened Ver. is a [[redeco]] of the previous figure in the colors of its "awakened" state featured in ''{{w|Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance}}''. Its left arm is painted beige to resemble the regenerated energy arm seen in the film, and the stickers on the back of its arms depict an [[Absolute Terror Field]].
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==Notes==
*Unit-01's pilot, {{w|Shinji Ikari}}, goes unmentioned in the ''Transformers × Evangelion'' story, although it's safe to assume he's piloting it.
*A dead ringer for Unit-01 is hanging out with the Decepticons in "[[The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage]]".

==External links==
*{{w|Evangelion (mecha)#EVA01|Evangelion Unit-01}} at Wikipedia
*[http://wiki.evageeks.org/Evangelion_Unit-01 Evangelion Unit-01] at EvaWiki

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[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 technology]]
[[Category:Mechanical suits]]
[[Category:Q-Transformers characters]]

Evangelion Unit-01

2022-10-22T23:30:57Z

Noilaedi:

{{factions|autobot|nerv}}
:''Evangelion Unit-01 is a biomechanical construct from ''{{w|Neon Genesis Evangelion}}''.''
[[File:Eva01 promo.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Wait, which robot is Shinji supposed to get into?]]

'''Evangelion Unit-01''' (エヴァンゲリオン初号機 ''Evangerion Shogōki''), shortened to '''EVA-01''', is a giant "mecha" employed by [[Nerv]] to defend [[Tokyo-3]] from [[Angel]]s.

==Fiction==
===''Transformers × Evangelion''===
[[File:Transformers Mode Eva ch 2.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Just another day in Tokyo-3]]
Eva-01 was deployed by [[Misato Katsuragi]] in response to the battle between [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Autobot]]s and [[Starscream (G1)|"Angel"-scream]]. {{storylink|Mode "Eva" chapter 2}} When Prime met the Evangelion, he recognized it as a living being rather than a robot, sensing it to be emitting a "primeval call". He proceeded to [[Scanning|scan]] it, adopting its great size and color scheme in the continued fight against "Angel"-scream. {{storylink|Mode "Eva" chapter 3}} During their battle, Optimus Prime used his body to shield the seemingly prone Eva-01 from Starscream's energy blasts. {{storylink|Mode "Eva" chapter 4}}
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==Toys==
===''Evangelion × Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers Eva01.jpg|thumb|right|300px|'''[[Max Mittelman|BARGAIN DAY AT THE SUPERMARKET!!!!!]]''']]
*'''Evangelion 3-Figure Set''' (Multi-pack, [[2015]]-[[September 19|09-19]])
**''ID Number:'' '''QTC-02'''

:Released as part of the ''Q-Collaboration'' crossover subline, ''[[Q-Transformers]]'' Eva-01 is a [[retool]] of [[Hello Kitty]], transforming from a robot to a truck with integrated trailer based on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Optimus Prime]]'s truck mode. It was only available in a 3-pack alongside [[Evangelion Unit-00]] and [[Evangelion Unit-02]]. The truck mode trailer-halves can link up to other Q-Collaboration figures- The three EVA-Units can be connected to create a [[Nerv]] hangar backdrop.

:This mold was also retooled into Evangelion Unit-00, Evangelion Unit-02, [[Kamiusagi Rope]], [[Akira Senpai]], [[My Melody]], and [[Snoopy]].

{{-}}
[[File:QTransformers Eva01Awakened.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Good morning, world, and all who inhabit it!]]
*'''Evangelion Unit-01 Awakened Ver.''' ([[2016]]-[[January 23|01-23]])
**''ID Number:'' '''QTC-07'''

:Evangelion Unit-01 Awakened Ver. is a [[redeco]] of the previous figure in the colors of its "awakened" state featured in ''{{w|Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance}}''. Its left arm is painted beige to resemble the regenerated energy arm seen in the film, and the stickers on the back of its arms depict an [[Absolute Terror Field]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Unit-01's pilot, {{w|Shinji Ikari}}, goes unmentioned in the ''Transformers × Evangelion'' story, although it's safe to assume he's piloting it.
*A dead ringer for Unit-01 is hanging out with the Decepticons in "[[The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage]]".

==External links==
*{{w|Evangelion (mecha)#EVA01|Evangelion Unit-01}} at Wikipedia
*[http://wiki.evageeks.org/Evangelion_Unit-01 Evangelion Unit-01] at EvaWiki

[[Category:Evangelion]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 technology]]
[[Category:Mechanical suits]]
[[Category:Q-Transformers characters]]

Roadbuster (DOTM)

2022-10-22T23:27:36Z

Noilaedi: /* Deluxe Class */

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{{disambig3|Roadbuster}}

:''Roadbuster is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:RoadbusterDOTM-card.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Left, redneck, left!]]

When '''Roadbuster''' isn't out bashing [[Decepticon]]s with [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|his]] [[Topspin (DOTM)|buddies]], the [[Wrecker]]s, there are only a couple of other places to look for him. He might be in his shop, hammering out a new piece of armor or putting together another in the line of powerful weapons he's made for the Wreckers. He might be out on the race track, pushing his engine to the limit with his human buddy [[Sergeant Recon]]. Wherever he is, though, you can be sure he'll be going about his task with his head down and his shoulders set. Roadbuster's not a big talker and he's no genius, but his willpower and dogged tenacity always get the job done.

{{quote|Let's get some!|Roadbuster|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Ron Bottitta]] (English), [[Shunsuke Sakuya]] (Japanese)|[[Armando Coria]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Pedro Tena]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Rino Bolognesi]] (Italian), [[Frank Muth]] (German), [[Gérard Dessalles]] (European French), [[Frédérik Zacharek]] (Canadian French)}}

[[Image:DOTM-Roadbuster-killing.jpg|thumb|left|260px|Oh, I'll wax the upstairs and I'll wax the downstairs, and I'll get drunk in the library!]]

Roadbuster, Leadfoot and Topspin, collectively known as [[Wrecker|the Wreckers]], by [[Charlotte Mearing]], had arrived with the second wave of Autobots aboard the Autobot ship, the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'', and were rarely let off of the [[NASA]] base because of their attitude. They would spend most of their time working on repairing their ship along with some human engineers, including [[Robert Epps]].

When [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] announced that the current occupation force of Autobots was to be exiled or the Earth would face the wrath of hundreds of Decepticons, the three prepared the ship for launch and accompanied [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and the others aboard, sending the ship into the atmosphere - where it was then targeted and blown to smithereens by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], seemingly killing all the Autobots aboard. Undaunted by this, the Autobot's human allies nonetheless tried to launch an incursion into Decepticon-held [[Chicago]].

Fortunately for them, the Autobots were not actually aboard the ship, and had only feigned their deaths in order to keep the Decepticons from following up on their global threat. Leadfoot and the other Wreckers swung into action immediately, rescuing Epps, [[Sam Witwicky]] and a group of soldiers from a [[Orbital Assault Carrier|Decepticon fighter]] and executed the pilot. Upon being questioned on their apparent deaths, Roadbuster stated that they had built the ship, but hadn't been inside it when it had been destroyed.

[[Image:DOTM-WreckersVsDevcon.jpg|thumb|right|260px|"We've gotta make the most of our two minutes of screen time!]]
While the Autobots were scouting a route to the building containing Sentinel's [[Space bridge]] pillars, [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and his pet [[Driller]] separated Optimus from his weapons trailer. Optimus ordered Roadbuster and the other Wreckers to create a distraction so that he could retrieve it, and in their armored racecar forms fired at Shockwave with their machine guns until being forced to retreat, leaving behind [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]], who had hitched a ride with them. After Optimus had become snared in a construction site's cables, the Wreckers set out to free him. After doing so they rejoined the battle, battling against [[Devcon (DOTM)|Devcon]]. After the battle Roadbuster stood with the other survivors, accepting that Cybertron was gone forever and that Earth was their new home. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
{{note|Roadbuster’s involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]" and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]," the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]," and the storybooks "[[Optimus Prime's Friends and Foes]]" and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Mix & Match]]."}}

====''Age of Extinction'' film====
Five years after the Battle of [[Chicago]], Roadbuster was not listed as "deceased" by the CIA taskforce, [[Cemetery Wind]].<ref>[[:File:AOE-Kill-Cards-Set-3.jpg]]</ref> {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}

===The Creation Revoltech!===
[[File:Creation Revoltech Wreckers.jpg|thumb|right|By the look of your face I can tell you like the pipes their wee laddie.]]
Roadbuster and the other Wreckers cheered Optimus Prime on when he used the power of the [[Revoltech Unit]] to send [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] packing. {{storylink|The Creation Revoltech!}}
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==Games==
[[File:Bsbg-roadbuster.jpg|thumb|What makes me a good Demoman?]]
===''MechTech Weapons Challenge''===
Bumblebee could use Roadbuster's assault saw to aid him in his missions to retrieve MechTech weapons technology stolen by the Decepticons. {{storylink|MechTech Weapons Challenge}}

===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
Roadbuster participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}
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==Toys==
===''Dark of the Moon''===
====''Cyberverse''====
[[Image:DOTM_CyberverseLegion_Roadbuster.jpg|thumb|300px|Nae king! Nae queen! Nae laird! Nae master! We willnae be fooled again!]]
*'''Roadbuster''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)
**''Series:'' '''1'''
**''Number:'' '''014'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV22'''
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the third wave of [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]] Legion Class figures, Roadbuster transforms into a heavily modified version of Dale Earndhart Jr.'s 88 car, sporting a front-mounted minigun and missile pods mounted on his quarter panels/robot mode shoulders. As always, his right hand is molded to accommodate Cyberverse weapons as well. In what can only be described as a singularity for Legion Class figures, he has a separately molded chainsaw on his left arm that can move independently on a balljoint and be deployed or hidden in vehicle mode. This is truly awesome.

:What appears to be two Cyberverse weapon ports in vehicle mode are actually just screw holes, slightly too big to be used as such. While the actual toy sports a white 88 on top, the promo photography on the card shows it as red.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/LegRoadbuster/roadbuster.htm More information on Cyberverse Roadbuster at TFU.info]''
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====Deluxe Class====
[[Image:DOTM_Deluxe_Roadbuster.jpg|thumb|300px|WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO JUNIOR!!!!]]
*'''Roadbuster''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA09'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Blaster/Assault Saw
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Deluxes, Roadbuster transforms into a [[NASCAR]] {{w|Chevrolet Impala#NASCAR Sprint Cup|Sprint Cup Chevy Impala}} stock car, specifically {{w|Dale Earnhardt, Jr.}}'s #88 car with {{w|Amp Energy|Amp Energy drink}} and National Guard sponsorship logos. Like the other NASCAR-based ''DOTM'' toys, Roadbuster lacks the multiple small "contingency" sponsor decals found on a full-sized NASCAR racer, although he does have NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and National Guard logos.

: As part of the [[MechTech]] series, he has a spring-loaded blaster weapon deploys flip-out "chainsaw" blades when a lever is pulled; however, the blades cannot lock in the deployed position. Aside from holding the weapon with his hands, there are also three MechTech ports on him, one on his roof, and one on each door, and all of them fill in when there is not a weapon inserted in them. He also features [[C joint|C-joint]]-compatible 3mm rods in the supports for his (non-firing) back-mounted missile pods and under his hands. The wheels on his legs can also be swiveled down on to a lower peg, although this impedes his backwards leg articulation due to the wheels colliding with his car shell.

: The back missile launchers can still deploy while in vehicle mode to form a [[Stealth Force]] or [[Attack Mode]]-like configuration.

: The Japanese release comes packed with a character card and an accompanying transparent plastic card of his MechTech weapon for the MechTech Wars online game.

: His MechTech weapon was redecoed for ''Dark of the Moon'' [[Thundercracker (Movie)#Dark of the Moon|Thundercracker]], and was differently retooled each time as ''Dark of the Moon'' [[Arcee (Movie)#Deluxe Class toys 4|Arcee]]'s and [[Vortex (Movie)#Dark of the Moon|Vortex]]'s weapons.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/Roadbuster/roadbuster.htm More information on Deluxe Roadbuster at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

{{anchor|TrackBattle}}
[[Image:DOTM-TrackBattleRoadbuster.JPG|thumb|300px|They really should have called this guy "[[Daytonus]]" instead.]]
*'''Track Battle Roadbuster''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Blaster/Assault Saw
: A [[Walmart]]-[[exclusive]] redeco of the Deluxe Roadbuster, this version has a higher contrast color scheme, replacing his green plastic with orange, some of his gray with black, the rest of his gray with a darker shade, has brighter red taillights, and has Amp Energy Relaunch as the sponsor instead of the regular Amp Energy. His MechTech weapon was redecoed to be gray instead of green, have a red lever and inner parts instead of gray, and replaced the painted silver on his chainsaw blades with painted matte gold. The "Dale Earnhardt Jr." signature above his right door was removed (while the one on the left was retained). Between his original deco and this deco, he also gains some new [[paint operation]]s and [[tampograph]]s: His sculpted thigh panels/pads are painted, in white, and he gains a white stripe on his "baseball cap". The silver Autobot symbol on the front shoulder panel to his right was enlarged, changed to red, and moved to his right thigh panel/pad, his small "National Guard" logos were made larger and moved to the sides of the back of the car, and he gains an "Impala" and another larger "National Guard" tampograph on the front and trunk, respectively.

: In countries where there's no Walmart, he shipped along with the fifth wave of ''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe-Class toys, with [[Air Raid (DOTM)|Air Raid]], [[Topspin (DOTM)#AutobotArmor|Autobot Armor Topspin]], and [[Darksteel (DOTM)|Darksteel]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/WMRoadbuster/roadbuster.htm More information on Track Battle Roadbuster at TFU.info]''
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====Human Alliance====
[[Image:HA_Roadbuster.jpg‎|thumb|400px|They're going to need an extra pit crew member or two to reload the chain guns.]]
* '''Roadbuster with Sergeant Recon''' (2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA29'''
**''Accessories:'' Rocket booster, "flame" missile, chainsaw

: A larger and more complicated [[Human Alliance]] figure, Roadbuster is now in his [[Stealth Force|weaponized]] mode and features ''many'' weapons. He has a mini-gun in his fenders, two machine guns for headlights, two missile pods in the back, and one detachable, spring-loaded, missile-firing rocket booster at the back. In robot mode, he features a detachable jointed chainsaw that's [[5 mm post|pegged]] onto his left arm while the other arm can be equipped with the rocket booster; two additional accessory ports are exposed on the back of the seats. All ports are compatible with MechTech weapons.

: He comes with a human partner, [[Sergeant Recon]], who can sit on either of his seats in vehicle mode. In robot mode, the aforementioned seats are still usable and end up next to the missile pods, which Recon can operate. He can also can man the swiveling mini-gun above Roadbuster's head, although it's not very secure, as the "seat" lacks pegs and Recon has problems ''reaching'' and ''gripping'' the handlebars, so it may take some fiddling.

: Like other large Human Alliance figures, he has an additional gimmick on his head. By lifting the top of his helmet and flipping the black lever on the back, Roadbuster can don a pair of translucent blue sunglasses; the same mechanism is used for [[Jazz (Movie)#Human Alliance|Jazz]]'s visor.

: Unfortunately, Roadbuster suffers from a very thin (and somewhat unstable) torso section, and his shoulder clips also have trouble holding his upper body together, giving his arms a tendency to detach. He also has a tiny [[misassembly]] in the engine section that contains the seat and minigun, wherein the detachable gray plastic swivel below it is installed backwards. This doesn't affect transformation or his other gimmicks in any way, and it can be fixed, but only after popping out the hinge's pin from the engine and then attaching the plastic piece the other way.

: There is a [[Variant#Running change|running change variant]] of Roadbuster which replaces the generic font for the [[tampograph]]ed driver number "88" with a style that is much closer to actual NASCAR branding, replaces the NASCAR decals near the headlights with Sprint Cup Series logos, and rather inexplicably replaces his translucent missile with one cast in an opaque material.<ref name="haroadbuster">[http://www.seibertron.com/toys/gallery.php?id=2515&size=0&start=25 Comparison of both versions of Human Alliance Roadbuster.]</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Autobot/HARoadbuster/roadbuster.htm More information on Human Alliance Roadbuster at TFU.info]''
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====Robo Power====
[[Image:DOTM RoboFighters Roadbuster.jpg|thumb|right|230px|If I were a bad Demoman, I wouldn't be sittin' here, discussin' it with you now would I?]]
*'''Roadbuster''' (Robot Fighters, 2011)
: This smaller edition of Roadbuster doesn't transform, but instead boasts an "attack mode" with extra deployable weapons.

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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:Bot Shots Roadbuster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|So, t'all you fine dandies so proud, so cocksure, prancin' aboot with yer heads fulla eyeballs! Come and get me I say! I'll be waitin' for ya with a whiff of the ol' brimstone! I'm a grim bloody fable, with an unhappy, bloody end!]]
*'''Roadbuster''' (Bot Shot, 2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''B017'''
***''Fist strength'': '''320'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''445'''
***''Sword strength'': '''695'''

:Part of the fifth wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'', Roadbuster transforms into a pine green sports car with a spoiler and [[MechTech]]-style deployed weapons. A sharp impact to his front bumper will cause him to spring into robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/BSRoadbuster/roadbuster.htm More information on ''Bot Shots'' Roadbuster at TFU.info]''
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-Deluxe-Roadbuster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|One crossed wire, one wayward pinch of potassium chlorate, one errant twitch, and kablooie!]]
*'''Roadbuster''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])
**''Movie'': '''''Dark of the Moon'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''58'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-50'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 30]], 2020
**''Accessories'': Gun, "Battle of [[Chicago]]" backdrop (1st version)

:''[[Studio Series]]'' Roadbuster accurately represents his appearance in ''Dark of Moon'', transforming from a robot to a heavily-armored version of {{w|Dale Earnhardt, Jr.}}'s #88 [[NASCAR]] {{w|Chevrolet Impala#NASCAR Sprint Cup|Sprint Cup Chevy Impala}} stock car, although the NASCAR logo, the "IMPALA" wordmark, and Junior's #88 are the only details of the deco. Just like his fellow teammates, his wheels feature "ULTRA" and "WRECKERS" labels. He comes with a small gun that can plug into 5 mm ports on his forearms and shoulders, though the forearm ports are quite shallow. He also comes with a cardboard backdrop display depicting a war-torn Chicago.

: The car mode's front can have a bit of trouble staying pegged into place for many copies.
{{--}}

==Notes==
* Like his fellow Wreckers, Roadbuster appears to be patterned after a {{w|trucker hat}}-headed, sunglasses-wearing, goateed NASCAR fan stereotype.
* As part of the promotion for ''Dark of the Moon'', the film prop versions of Roadbuster, [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] made appearances at the [[2011]] Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on [[February 20]]th. They appeared both off the track as display cars, and on the track, participating in the ceremonial first lap.
* This isn't the first time there's been a Wrecker named [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]].
[[File:DOTM-Roadbuster-Warpath-protoform-concept-art.jpg|thumb|250px|Roadbuster's controversial 'nudist' phase.]]
* Early concept art revealed that Roadbuster was originally going to have Jeff Gordon's #24 {{w|DuPont}}-sponsored Chevrolet as his alternate mode.<ref name="nizzi">[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]</ref>
* Early concept art showed that Roadbuster was a red-and-orange Autobot with the name '''Warpath''', though considering some of the other names on the concept art, it's likely this was just a false name in case of leaks.<ref name="nizzi"/>
* In the movie's end credits, he's listed under two names, '''Roadbuster/Amp''', the latter referring to his NASCAR vehicle mode's primary sponsor, {{w|AMP Energy}}.
*Roadbuster has a rank stat of 9, the highest out of the 3 Wreckers, which may make him their leader by default.
* Roadbuster's Scottish accent and occupation as an engineer are likely nods to the character [[Scotty]] from the original ''[[Star Trek]]'' series.
* Concept art was produced of Roadbuster's [[protoform]] stage, but ultimately never made its way into the film proper.
* With Leadfoot having been killed off in ''Age of Extinction'' and Topspin found to be alive in ''The Last Knight'', Roadbuster is the only member of the Wrecker trio whose fate after the events of ''Dark of the Moon'' has yet to be revealed.
*[[Harold Attinger|Attinger]]'s playing card of Roadbuster was revealed in a prop auction for the ''Transformers'' film series held in 2019.<ref>''[https://profilesinhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/101TransformersSs.pdf Transformers: The Auction]'' by Profiles in History</ref><ref>"[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFiH9rklAfo Items from last three 'Transformers' films go on auction]" by AP Archive</ref>
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Roadbuster''' (ロードバスター ''Rōdobasutā'')

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Bot Shots Autobots]]
[[Category:Cyberverse]]
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Autobots]]
[[Category:Engineers]]
[[Category:Studio Series Autobots]]
[[Category:Wreckers]]

Magic: The Gathering

2022-09-30T19:31:04Z

Noilaedi:

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'''Magic: The Gathering''' is a trading card game by [[Wizards of the Coast]]. It has on occasions included characters from the ''Transformers'' franchise, as well as other [[Hasbro]] franchises such as ''[[Nerf]]'' and ''[[My Little Pony]]''.

==Merchandise==
===[[HasCon 2017]]===
[[File:MTG-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Me Grimlock tribal commander!]]
Alongside other Hasbro related crossover cards, such as ''Nerf War'' and ''Sword of Dungeons and Dragons'', [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] was included. A double-faced card that was "Silver Border" (not legal in sanctioned events, but fine for casual play), ''Grimlock, Dinobot Leader'' could change faces to become ''Grimlock, Ferocious King'' by [[Transformation|"Converting"]] a ''Transformers'' toy you have to it's other mode. Notably, unlike many other double-faced cards, Grimlock "becomes" his other form, rather than "transform" to it, most likely for the sake of [[Trademark|trademark protection]] regarding the [[Convert#"Transform" as a verb|way a Transformer changes to it's Alternate Mode]] .

* Grimlock, Dinobot Leader / Grimlock, Ferocious King

===Heroes of the Realm===
Every year, Wizards of the Coast would give teams specific ''Magic: The Gathering'' cards for their efforts, such as for their work on a team or a project.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WNBRWoHq9E Gavin Verhey from Wizards of the Coast explains Heroes of the Realm.</ref> For the 2018 Heroes of the Realm, the team behind the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] were given a specific card called ''"Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader"'' which is a ''Magic'' card on the front side and a ''Transformers Trading Card Game'' card on the opposite side. Although presumably, they are meant to be two separate things, the Magic: The Gathering side has an ability to "Flip target Permanent to it's other face", (which might include itself, although how its other side would work in a game of ''Magic'' is unknown).

* Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader

===Universes Beyond Cards===
Universes Beyond is the official designation for cards that feature franchises outside of the ''Magic: the Gathering'' (and ''Dungeons & Dragons'') universe.

For the premier set ''The Brothers War'', Wizards of the Coast Announced that 15 new doubled-faced Universes Beyond ''Transformers'' cards will be in booster packs at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]], both in [[Generation 1]] inspired art or Full Art [[Shattered Glass|Shattered Glass (Franchise)]] versions, to coincide with the [[Transformers:_Generations_(toyline)#Shattered_Glass_Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]] and the [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (IDW)|2021 comic series from IDW Publishing]].
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Notably here, the cards are stated to "convert" here, rather than "transform" or "become", finally using their official terminology.

==References==
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[[Category:Other Hasbro properties]]
[[Category:Merchandise]]
[[Category:Articles in need of images]]

Wheelie (G1)

2022-05-18T05:10:53Z

Noilaedi: /* Transformers: Battle Tactics */

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|''The Wheelie discussed in the page that you're on / Is the rhyming bot from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]. To view all the "Wheelie"s in just one location / Head over to [[Wheelie (disambiguation)]]!''
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{{featured|This page's rhymed oration is a [[:Category:Featured articles|font of information]]!}}
:''Wheelie is an [[Autobot]]—just to clear up ambiguities / From a whole bunch of [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1 continuities]].''
[[File:Wheelieg1.jpg|upright=1.9|thumb|"You give Wheelie sass? He ''will'' kick your ass."]]
The diminutive '''Wheelie''' is an Autobot child / But don't let your guard down; he gets pretty wild! 
He's often sold short and gets called hurtful things / But Wheelie won't suffer such arrows and slings! 

You see, he ''survives''; that's just what he ''does'' / You can't keep him down. How so? Well, because 
Of all of the years he's spent fighting in space / With [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] goons and the [[Quintesson]] race. 

Keeping things peaceful gets a bit tricky / When he hangs out with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. 
This bot and that child are birds of a feather / And they tend to get into trouble together! 

Though reasons may differ across his depictions / Young Wheelie speaks always with curious diction. 
But don't be too hateful to this rhyming bot / Or you'll lose an eye to his fine [[Slingshot (weapon)|slingshot]]! 

{{quote|Wheelie say find friends today!|Wheelie|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese)|[[Gu Guoyi]] (Chinese), [[Dani Albiac]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Gerhard Acktun]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1 - 5", "Chaos" & "Call of the Primitives"), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, "Fight or Flee"), [[Claus Brockmeyer]] (German, "The Movie" TV Dub), [[Serge Bourrier]] (European French, "Surprise Party"), [[Carlos Marques]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" TV dub), [[Orlando Prado]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" VHS dub), [[Úrsula Bezerra]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" Fox Kids dub), [[Mário Jorge Andrade]] (Portuguese, season 3)}}
[[File:Wheelietftmslingshot.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Wheelie, you're such an insufferable brat... 
Careful, you'll take someone's eye out with—]]
After surviving a ghastly crash-landing / [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] was where Wheelie found himself standing. 
Surviving alone quickly toughened him lots / Enough to impress the mighty [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. 
They'd come to Quintessa in search of their friends / And Wheelie was perfectly happy to lend 
His expertise on this strange world to these strangers / To keep them from stumbling face-first into danger. 
After he helped rescue [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] / They hijacked a [[Quintesson Cruiser|Quintesson ship]] and flew up 
Into space where they destroyed [[Unicron]] / Before returning to planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]! 
{{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Wheelie’s actions in this animation / Were also recounted in two [[Transformers: The Animated Movie|print]] [[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|adaptations]]!}}

Wheelie returned in 2006 / When [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] got in a bit of a fix. 
He hadn't received his [[transformation cog]] / And getting it to him would be a right slog! 
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

He formed a delivery duo with [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] / Straight away, though, complications occurred. 
Galvatron left them both stuck on [[Io|a moon]] / They needed to get the cog down to Earth soon! 
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

[[File:FFOD4 Autobots lightpoles.JPG|upright=1.4|thumb|Wheelie and I might have our spats, But did he deserve to fight all these bats?]]
The alien [[lightpole]]s descended on them / And Wheelie and Blurr simply couldn't contend, 
'Til [[Marissa Faireborn]] showed up to assist / Bringing her ship down right into their midst. 
Into some missiles the lightpoles converted / Blasting her ship and leaving them deserted! 
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] showed up and defeated the bats / The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] were similarly dispatched. 
They made it to Earth in a manner quite dashing / And Metroplex gave [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] quite a thrashing! 
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Wheelie listened to Kup as he yick-yacked / About how, on [[Dread (planet)|Dread]], he had fought off an [[Ick-Yak]]. 
Regarding [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]], Grimlock was curious / But Wheelie was scared and Kup was furious. 
Suddenly, in came a signal from [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] / Someone'd attacked the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]]—heck naw! 
Together with Blurr, they all boarded Sky Lynx / Ready for mystery-solving high-jinks! 
While scanning the station, Kup's technobabble / Was too much for Wheelie and the rest of the rabble. 
Kup said, only [[death crystal]]s could do this damage / But that explanation was all he could manage, 
Before from the sky came [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] / With their new weapon, hoping to gun a shmuck. 
Wheelie and Blurr returned fire with their pistols / As Runamuck blasted a rain of death crystals. 
In typical form, Sky Lynx came to the rescue / Picking up Wheelie and all of the rest too. 
Grimlock begged, once they had barely absconded / For answers, and at long last Kup responded: 
There's only one place in the world you can find / Death Crystals—growing on Chaos's hide. 
On Dread, Galvatron's new acquisition / Kup and Blurr went off on the mission. 
Wheelie and the others followed where they had gone / And good thing—they helped to fight off the Predacons! 
They were able to keep [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and Galvs distracted / While Kup made a plan that he quickly enacted 
Freeing the [[Dread slaves|miners]], to Chaos he beckoned / Before blowing him up with [[Death crystal cannon|Galvatron's weapon]]. 
Safe back on Sky Lynx, after they'd scrambled / Wheelie groaned as Kup once again rambled... 
{{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] came back from the dead / The [[Quintesson]]s had secretly messed with his head. 
He left [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|now-Hot-Rod]] and the others for scrap / Before leading his army straight into a trap. 
When Hot Rod returned, Wheelie was there / To see Hot Rod quite angrily declare: 
"Where's that stupid truck of ours? / I'm going to light his darkest hour." 
{{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}}

A Quintesson plot meant time started repeating / While, against [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]], Wheelie was competing. 
He reckoned he had crossed the finish line—a record race / But in seconds he was back a second time in second place. 
{{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

On Earth, a dinosaur caused a strange mystery / By stealing the most famous buildings in history. 
The Dinobots were suspects, but that was just hype / It was Trypticon, working for an [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|ethnic stereotype]]. 
Wheelie helped the Autobots save the dictator / And was there when Rodimus scolded him later. 
{{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

[[File:Surprise Party Hall of Records.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
[[File:Daniel&wheeliesurpriseparty.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Daniel, we are out of time. Yet, Wheelie must complete this rhyme!]]
[[File:SurpriseParty Daniel and Wheelie.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
Wheelie's biggest adventure began / At the surprise party for his dear friend Dan. 
[[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s crashed the event—in the madness / Wheelie's life was saved by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. 
To let Magnus know he was appreciated / They tried to find out when he was created, 
Asking around without making it known / To throw him a [[birthday]] party of his own. 
First they asked [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]], who reckoned / The answer might lie in the Hall of Records. 
Next at the Hall, they asked [[Custodiobot|the librarian]] / Who wasn't much help, being quite the contrarian. 
He explained the Autobots of the past employed / [[Lost Cybertronian Storage Asteroid|A secret archive, housed on an asteroid]]. 
Wheelie, being a terrible influence / Stole a garbage ship. By coincidence, 
When he blundered into an asteroid field / (Wheelie's too young to be behind a wheel), 
The meteor into which their ship crashed / Was the very same one where the data was stashed! 
Meanwhile [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], with abnormal patience / Weirdly had garbage ships under surveillance? 
He told Galvatron, who swiftly commanded / He follow and spy on what Wheelie and Dan did. 
Witwicky and Wheelie, assessing their freighter / Were harried by eels that flew out of craters. 
Into a nearby cave the scamps fled / And Wheelie turned on the torch on his forehead. 
They passed through a door with the Autobot sigil / But inside, sentry drones were keeping vigil! 
With the killer robots hot on their heels / And to make matters worse, lots more air eels, 
Wheelie quipped surely that their goose was cooked / The robotic sentries, in a stroke of luck, 
Took out the eels they saw as invaders / Only to sight Wheelie next with their lasers! 
But somehow the sentries were the ones to die—blown up / By unlikely saviours: the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s and Cyclonus! 
Out of the frying pan, into the fire / Hostages of the Decepticon flier, 
They watched the asteroid get redirected as / Cyclonus threatened the [[First Inter Galactic Peace Conference|peace conference]] delegates! 
Locked up after Cyclonus' recap / Wheelie shone a torch, this time from his kneecap. 
Before long, they heard a distant commotion / And so at last Wheelie sprang into motion, 
Ramming the door in his car mode, he gets through / And they found [[Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?]] 
Magnus commanded they fly off with Sky Lynx / But Wheelie, unwilling to leave him to die, thinks 
Better to not do what Magnus instructs / And instead to turn on the rock's self-destruct! 
With his plan foiled, Cyclonus scarpered / The Autobots made their own departure. 
Back home, Daniel explained things to [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] / Who made a suggestion: he said, if they like, 
Magnus doesn't know when he was born, meaning / They may as well say it's his birthday this evening! 
Wheelie said, shame they only thought of this after / And the episode ended with good-natured laughter. 
{{storylink|Surprise Party}}

Wheelie was present when [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], the paragon / of the utopian planet [[Paradron]], 
Asked Rodimus Prime and the rest to assist / In freeing his people from Galvatron's fist. 
Using a spare ship as a decoy / They let Galvatron think they'd been destroyed 
Before secretly deploying a platoon / From a secret staging ground on Paradron's moon. 
Wheelie was in Ultra Magnus's squadron / Planning to take back the planet's energon, 
But Galvatron's army was much too effective / Forcing them to change the mission objectives. 
Wheelie managed to spot a trapdoor / So Magnus could get to the energon core— 
See, rather than let the Decepticons have it / they decided to blow up the entire planet! 
{{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}}

When Perceptor unveiled his new generator / Wheelie was stood in the crowd of spectators. 
{{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[File:AutobotsCall.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Our energy was drained. No jokes have remained.]]
When [[Tornedron]] fell into Cybertron's sink / Wheelie, [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] didn't blink: 
They aimed at the spider while pulling their triggers / But their laser blasts only made it grow bigger! 
Their bodies' energy, it drained all that too / Turning them white; they toppled like statues. 
(Lucky for Wheelie, Tornedron's defeat / Presumably put him right back on his feet.) 
{{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

Rodimus led an Autobot strikeforce / To get back Optimus Prime's corpse 
Making up one of the subgroups were / [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]], Wheelie and Blurr. 
At the lab, Rodimus Prime made his entry / Ordering Wheelie and the rest to play sentry. 
{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

To hear Sky Lynx tell it, Wheelie had been one / Of the Autobots hurt by a [[Hate Plague|rogue]] [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. 
(But, that event wasn't seen in the last part / And lying there unconscious wasn't Wheelie, but [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]]! 
So, maybe Sky Lynx was simply mistaken / And Wheelie had gone off on well-earned vacation.) 
{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

[[Tommy Kennedy]] was feeling quite rotten / Because he thought Optimus Prime had forgotten 
His birthday, so he was nicely surprised / When the Autobots gave him a cake, robot-sized! 
Tommy thanked them, and blew out the candles / And Wheelie cheered just like he had for Daniel. 
{{storylink|Surprise Party#Season 5|Season 5: Surprise Party}}

====Rodimus vs. Cyclonus====
{{note|This later pack-in comic invents / A [[Retcon|new scene]] set during the movie's events.}}
As they blasted off, with Kup ever-rambling / Wheelie wowed Hot Rod with his expert handling. 
They set course for Magnus's last known location / And found the debris from [[Autobot shuttle|that ship]]'s separation. 
Wheelie deduced the Autobots' gambit / And guessed that they'd fled to the nearby [[Junkion (planet)|Junk planet]]. 
But, at that moment, [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] attacked! / On Kup's command, Wheelie fired back. 
Cyclonus dodged, too agile in flight. / Then Hot Rod was struck by [[Matrix of Leadership|divine insight]]. 
Through Wheelie, Rod hailed Cyclonus to tell 'im / Invoking the [[Challenge of Aria-Bellum]], 
He wanted to meet the Decepticon upon / The ship for a little one-on-one. 
Cyclonus and Rod traded backhands, grappled. / Meanwhile, Wheelie hailed [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], 
Who, [[Rayzor Nebula|nearby]], were doing some research / not far from the boss of the [[Sweeps]]—[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]! 
See, as Cyclonus ranted, Kup listened / So he knew about [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s competition. 
By luring both lackies to the same region / They pitted Cyclonus against Scourge and his legion. 
While the goons fought over who'd get the kills / The Autobots happily ran for the hills. 
After they split, they landed on Junkion / Where all the new friends would soon get their funk on. 
But, if you want to see them get groovy / You'll have to go watch ''[[#The Transformers cartoon|The Transformers: The Movie]]''. 
{{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese)|[[Erika Robledo]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
[[File:HM ep01 Wheelie beats Tantrum.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|''Headmasters'' Wheelie could be as snarky as you please! His words to Chromedome? "It's too late for apologies!"]]
By 2011, Wheelie was too petulant to rhyme, 
He blamed everything on [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], like, ''all'' of the time. 
Although a jerk to the core, Wheelie was not all alone, 
He hung out with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], and the two were quite danger-prone. 

While chilling on [[Earth]], the pair were met with surprise 
By the titanic Trypticon with glowing death in his eyes! 
The Decepticon gave chase, but Wheelie outsmarted their foe, 
Luring him onto a busted bridge, where he slipped and fell below. 

They then stowed away on the [[Trainbot]]s and returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], 
To help battle the Decepticons with their (limited) brawn. 
Daniel, the wuss, was soon attacked by [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]], 
So Wheelie had to pound the bull's head like a drum! {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

Before leaving with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] to face matters unpleasant, 
[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] bequeathed to Wheelie a very special present. 
It was a mix-tape of music he'd composed on his own, 
And Wheelie played it after Blaster died in battle alone. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

As Hot Rod searched Earth for the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] he'd lost, 
[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] told Wheelie to believe in him, no matter the cost. 
Wheelie brushed off Kup's words, thinking them silly, 
And was acting all snarky, at least up until he 
Was interrupted by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]], who had a better attitude, 
So he offered to help instead of standing 'round being rude. 
Wheelie, however, couldn't help them one whit, 
So he went to an arcade with Daniel to complain about it. 
He thought himself far more useful than the adults all around him, 
And yet even at video games, ''Daniel'' proceeded to pound him. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

Next, Blaster's untimely death sent Wheelie into depression. 
"No one cares Blaster's gone" was his bitter impression. 
But Wheelie was wrong; Rodimus Prime cared quite a bit. 
He knew Blaster's death was a mistake and sought to rectify it! 
So Blaster was revived as Twincast, much to Wheelie's elation, 
And thus began the Great Cassette Operation! {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

[[File:WheelieRebellionBeast01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Wheelie hears what you mutter. Get your mind out of the gutter.]]
Daniel and Wheelie then stowed away on [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]]'s battleship 
And accompanied the Autobots on their perilous trip 
To the [[Beastformer]] homeworld, known simply as [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], 
Where the 'Cons were causing trouble (to say only the least). 
Wheelie and Daniel then tried to rescue the Beastformer slaves, 
But were imprisoned ''themselves'' in the dungeon-like caves! 
Luckily for Wheelie, the Headmasters were there. 
They drove off all the villains and rescued the pair. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}}

The meteorite [[Metamorphose]] then threatened Autobot space, 
By warping anything metal in its magnetic embrace! 
Only ''Daniel'' was safe. Only ''he'' could defeat it. 
Wheelie cheered Daniel on—he was ''sure'' he could beat it! 
But Daniel was a crybaby, a big blubbering sack, 
So Wheelie chided his buddy and cut him no slack. 
Daniel ''eventually'' manned up and blew up the rock, 
But Wheelie, ''such a jerk'', continued to mock. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

The Trainbots later invited both Wheelie and Dan 
To come visit their birthplace in far-off [[Japan]]. 
Soon after arriving, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] made some trouble, 
Stirring up the Autobots, who countered on the double! 
The Headmasters went searching all over the planet, 
While Dan and Wheelie went shopping and...well, ''dammit'', 
The Trainbots shopped ''with'' them, and [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] made a fuss, 
Causing Daniel to run away crying. (Jeez, what a ''wuss''.) {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

Wheelie later observed as the Autobots fought, 
To reach [[Vector Sigma]] first, for if they could not, 
The Decepticons would get there, and then there'd be trouble, 
Because they'd use Sigma's [[Cybertonuron]] to turn the Autobots to rubble! 

But they were wrong—[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] had a more menacing scheme: 
To blow up all of Cybertron! How terribly obscene! 
The bombs could not be removed, much to Wheelie's frustration, 
Leaving Rodimus to call for the planet's evacuation. 
And so Wheelie was forced to watch his planet go KER-PEW! 
Poor little guy...his day kind of ''blew''. 
Rodimus then departed on an outer space quest, 
Leaving [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] to raise Wheelie (or at least do her best). {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

[[File:WheelieEnergonGlutton01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Wheelie likes to eat, drink and be merry, His favorite cereal is ''Frankenberry''.]]
Crippled with sorrow over Cybertron's end, 
The Autobots threw a party to help their wounds mend. 
Wheelie, the hedonist, had too much to drink, 
And got drunk and passed out, that little rat-fink! 
{{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}}

Along with Daniel and Spike, Wheelie went to Peru 
To prevent the members of the Decepticon crew 
From making a volcano blow up sky-high, 
Leaving the villagers below to helplessly fry. 

As the mountain erupted, they approached in [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], 
But he couldn't beat the heat, no matter how hard he tried! 
So Wheelie tried once again, this time with the Trainbots, 
But the heat drove ''them'' off too, just like they were lame-bots! 
With no options left, they evacuated the town, 
Saving the villagers while the magma poured down. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

On Athenia, Daniel was planting some seeds 
And began watering them to tend to their needs. 
As Wheelie observed this dull gardening show, 
He was shocked when he saw [[buridanka|the plant]] starting to grow! 
The plant was a creature from the world of [[Darhos]] 
That could grow to great heights, turning slimy and gross! 

[[File:WheelieHeadOnFortMax01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Excuse me, good sir, I'm beggin' your pardon, But might Wheelie assist in planting your spice garden?"]]
Wheelie and Daniel called to Spike for some aid. 
Spike then looked to Arcee (since she was their maid). 
But they could do nothing, and the plant ''almost'' trashed their base, 
Luckily, Fortress wiped it out, leaving not even a trace. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

[[File:HM14 Daniel trips Wheelie.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
When Wheelie and Daniel went to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] on a geological mission, 
They found that the red planet was in perilous condition! 
Scorponok had planted bombs near the planet's core, 
And once they went off, Mars would then be no more! 
Then the pair were attacked by the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]], 
Who easily abducted the duo of lame whippersnappers! 

Imprisoned deep underground in a series of caves, 
Daniel concocted a scheme to trick the foul knaves. 
He staged an argument with Wheelie and even a fake brawl, 
Which let him secretly send an Autobot distress call! 
The Headmasters then arrived and rescued the youths, 
But could not find the time bombs. (What terrible sleuths!) {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}

Returned to Athenia, Wheelie looked on in fright, 
Praying Fortress would survive his terrible fight! 
When they found that their leader had been injured severely, 
Wheelie swore to the skies that the Decepticons would pay dearly! 
But Wheelie's swearing and screeching couldn't stop what was fated; 
Mars was blown into bits and [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]] was created. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

With the threat of Mega Zarak now looming ahead, 
Wheelie admitted to Daniel his feelings of dread. 
But Daniel wouldn't hear it; he knew Fortress was stronger, 
He'd had enough of Wheelie's crap, and he'd take it no longer. 
So with inhuman strength (and overreacting a bit), 
He shoved Wheelie into a lake after throwing a fit. 

Before Wheelie could crush him with his mighty robot fist, 
A flying saucer zoomed past. (Oh my gawd, aliens ''do'' exist!) 
Daniel thought that the alien might be friend and not foe, 
So he tried to use a keyboard to communicate with it and, ''whoah'', 
Daniel was completely wrong—about as wrong as you can ''get''. 
The alien was ''[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]''. (He was off by more than a bit.) 
Humiliated by his actions, Daniel started to weep, 
Leaving Wheelie no choice but to soothe the little creep. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

[[File:HM17 Daniel and Wheelie have fun with hoses.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
When the planet called [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]] sent an SOS into space, 
Asking for [[Energon cube]]s to save their dying race, 
The Autobots, always kindly, agreed to give them their aid, 
And Wheelie and Daniel tagged along to see the delivery made. 
Then the Decepticons attacked! But Spike ''knew'' that they would, 
And he set up a small cargo ship just so that they could 
Slip away in the battle and deliver the cubes. 
Wheelie and Daniel laughed out loud at the Decepticon rubes. 
And so the cargo was delivered and Sandra was saved! 
Wheelie didn't do much this time, but at least he behaved. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

[[File:WheelieHivePlanet01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Normally, this would bring Wheelie to tears, But he wouldn't touch a ''bug'' in a million years!]]
When the Decepticons [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] showed up at last, 
[[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] told Wheelie all about their mysterious past. 
He revealed unto Wheelie that they used to be friends, 
But when they joined Scorponok, they could not make amends. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}}

Wheelie and the Autobots then found themselves stuck in a race 
To prevent the Decepticons from plundering space. 
The planet of [[Hive (planet)|Hive]] was the villains' first victim, 
But they were thwarted when the Autobots arrived to evict 'em. {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!}}

As for the twin planets of [[Twin Star|Sperity and Toruin]], 
Galvatron planned to ransack them and bring them to ruin. 
As Sperity was attacked for its huge energy stash, 
Wheelie was sent to Toruin before he could do anything rash. 

And on that barren planet Wheelie made a find: 
The people of Sperity had left their old planet behind! 
They had taken their energon far away from there, 
Which is why Galvatron couldn't find it anywhere! 
Eventually, Galvatron was forced to just call it quits, 
And the Autobots left the Speritans to start over in the pits. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}}

At ''[[Video Challenger]]'', Daniel proved very skilled, 
But Wheelie's reaction to him was a little less thrilled. 
So he challenged the kid to shoot an apple that he held up, 
But Daniel shot his ''arm'' instead when his aim got fouled up. 

A penal colony on [[Daros]] was their next landing point, 
So they could rescue some war criminals being slaughtered in the joint. 
One of the criminals, though, tried to cut Daniel's neck, 
And Wheelie was helpless to stop him, but hey, ''what the heck''. 
As it turns out, the criminal wasn't really ''that'' bad, 
And when he let Daniel go, no one ''really'' got mad. 
He gave information that helped them unravel a serious knot 
And let them defeat MegaZarak. (Though they hadn't found his weak spot.) {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}}

[[File:WheelieHeadFormationFriendship01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|So when Wheelie is horny his eyes glow like the Devil's? This is unsettling on ''soooo'' many levels...]]
The Decepticons drew them next to the jungle planet [[Paradise]], 
Where they were plundering energy and doing things not-so-nice! 
So with the Headmasters setting out to solve their enemy's tests, 
Daniel and Wheelie met [[Papika]] and her voluptuous... ''face''. 
Wheelie was smitten quite quickly, and his eyes glowed deep red. 
It's best not to imagine the thoughts that went through ''his'' head. 

After learning to fish, Wheelie tried his best to impress her 
By transforming into a car, but his skills proved the lesser 
When compared to Papika's; she could talk to beasts large and small, 
Making it clear that Wheelie couldn't impress her ''at all''. 
Later, the Headmasters won the day, just like they always did, 
And Wheelie gave up on Papika. (She was out of your league, kid.) {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

On their travels, the Decepticons proved formidable foes, 
Having stolen energy from six planets. Why? ''Lord only knows''. 
Approaching [[Pirate Planet]], Wheelie spotted something quite freaky: 
An old space pirate ship that was battered, damaged and leaky. 
And then an awesome adventure immediately began 
Involving pirates! And pyramids! Treasure! [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]]! And...''aw, man''. 
Wheelie sat the whole thing out, letting Daniel have all the fun. 
Of all the adventures to miss, he had to skip out on ''that'' one? {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}}

As [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] struggled in vain to crack Scorponok's secret code, 
Daniel and Wheelie tried to help him cross that long, bumpy road. 
Unfortunately, their "help" proved far too insufficient, 
And they had to start over from scratch (not very efficient). 
Then Sixshot attacked and blew [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] into bits, 
And Wheelie attended his funeral between crying fits. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}

From the Athenia base, Wheelie watched Spike blow his top; 
The 'Cons were ransacking Earth and weren't going to stop! 
They were blaming Chromedome for the team's lack of success, 
But Arcee told them to chill and to give it a rest. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

[[File:IRiskMyLifeForWheelie01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Wheelie likes to blame Chromedome for all that he can. He's a serious douchebag in this cartoon from Japan.]]
On a mission to Earth, Chromedome had just one simple job, 
To keep Spike from getting killed, but that big robotic knob 
Screwed it all up and Spike went into intensive care. 
Daniel forgave Chromedome, but Wheelie wouldn't let it end there. 
Chromedome tried to say sorry, but Wheelie said it wasn't enough. 
Even by ''Wheelie's'' standards, he was treating Chromedome pretty rough. 

As Spike recovered from surgery, Wheelie was then put to work, 
Helping to find Mega Zarak's weakspot for Chromedome (that ''jerk''). 
After tens of minutes of labor, they all figured it out: 
The weakspot was on his chest beyond all shadow of a doubt! {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

With the Decepticons banished from Earth, the Autobots needed aid 
In gathering [[Plasma energy]] bombs so the humans would not be afraid. 
To accomplish this goal, Wheelie offered to call on friends that he knew, 
But Daniel laughed in his face! Wheelie was friendless and a ''fibber'', too! 

Then much to Daniel's surprise, Wheelie proved him totally wrong, 
When his good "friends" [[Pointblank]], [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] came along! 
Those Autobots were great warriors! Daniel was very impressed! 
But at being called Wheelie's "friends" the trio became very distressed. 
As it turns out, they ''weren't'' his "friends"; Wheelie was an absolute liar! 
They were his superior officers! His robo-pants were on fire! {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

With Wheelie's good "friends" now turned into powerful [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s, 
The veterans began insulting the obsolete Headmasters. 
In front of Daniel and Wheelie, Pointblank came down on Chromedome, 
Who feared the after effects of the disrespect he was shown. 
But Daniel and Wheelie didn't respect Chromedome any less 
(If they respected him ''at all'' is, well, ''anyone's'' guess). {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}}

[[File:TheWheelieSwordIsInDanger01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Okay, sure, Wheelie. ''Whatever you say.'' Daniel can't be a Headmaster (in ''this'' continuity, anyway).]]
While set down on planet Master, Wheelie became full of himself, 
Vowing to become a Headmaster by improving fitness and health. 
Daniel rolled his eyes and laughed out loud; Wheelie's dreams were too silly. 
Wheelie told Daniel he could ''never'' be one; he was too fleshy and frilly. 
Very early the next morning, Wheelie snuck outside for a run, 
Only to be captured by Sixshot, whose evil scheme had begun! 

Sixshot threatened to dip Wheelie in acid if Fortress didn't agree 
To give up the [[Master Sword]]'s secrets and to do it quickly! 
Pointblank coldly suggested they just let Wheelie melt and die, 
But Daniel and Chromedome disagreed! They'd save the little guy! 
Going against orders, the pair snuck inside of Scorponok, 
With Daniel using his size to sneak past the energy locks. 

They got Wheelie out safely, but alas, their rescue was too late. 
Fortress had just handed over his secrets! Well, ain't that just ''great''? 
Furious at the trio for leaving the ship without orders, 
He gave them a mop and a bucket and said to wash ''all'' the quarters. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}}

Thanks to Wheelie's epic failure, the Decepticons took what they stole 
And began construction of the [[Zarak Shield]] as their ultimate goal. 
As the Headmasters traversed Master to thwart the sinister plan, 
Wheelie stood ontop of Battleship Maximus, hanging with Dan. 
They were startled by [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]], who had concocted a plan all his own, 
He'd set bombs on the ship and didn't want their cover to be blown! 
Weirdwolf's plan was a success; the bombs completely ruined the ship 
And with his fancy new shield, Zarak prepared to beat on the crip. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}}

While [[Raiden]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] worked double-time on repairs, 
Wheelie and Dan found themselves useless to help with such affairs. 
As the grown-ups worked diligently to create tactics and plans, 
The kids went to play video games at their elder's demands. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

With the Maximus repaired, the Autobots set off into space 
After Mega Zarak whom they ''once again'' had to chase. 
In an effort to kill time, Wheelie had his ''greatest'' idea yet: 
He and Daniel would see what it was like inside a laser turret! 
Then the turret was damaged with Daniel still stuck inside, 
And jettisoned away from the ship; Wheelie just about ''cried''. 
Daniel made it back (with Sixshot's help), much to Wheelie's relief; 
If he had caused Daniel's death, Wheelie would have been crippled with grief! {{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}}

Sixshot may have saved Daniel, but he was still no Autobot friend 
And challenged Chromedome to a duel where he'd surely meet his end. 
Wheelie, that eavesdropping punk, heard about the whole situation 
And ran and told Daniel, who wasn't keen on the confrontation. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}}

Because of that stupid duel, Mega Zarak made it to Earth first, 
Once again, it was ''all'' Chromedome's fault (that guy is really the ''worst''). 
Daniel was busy pouting, thinking Sixshot had died in the fight. 
Wheelie teased the brat, anyway (never one to pass on a slight). 
They eventually reached Earth, but tragedy wasn't far behind: 
Spike's plane crashed down in the Andes and they were all in a bind! 
Wheelie followed his good buddy, who had to rescue his mother, 
And Daniel saved the day, yet again! A true hero! (''Oh brother...'') {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}}

[[File:FinalWheeliegoodbye.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Here's a joke that's a real zinger. Go ahead, Daniel, pull my finger!]]
It turned out Scorponok's master plan involved blowing up the Earth 
And gathering up the released energy (which was of tremendous worth). 
With friends and justice, the Autobots joined hands in formation 
And prevented Scorponok's insidius detonation! 
Mega Zarak destroyed and the Decepticons driven away, 
Wheelie and Daniel were left with only goodbyes to say. 
Wheelie promised to visit Daniel again when he was older, 
And though they were apart, their passions would forever smolder. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
{{-}}

=====''15 Go! Go!'' comics=====
[[File:15GoGo Wheelie.jpeg|upright=1.2|thumb|Wheelie may be drawn as his worst toy of all time, but that's still a punishment lighter than fits the crime.]]
[[Teletraan 15]]'s panties were so frilly and white, 
But when Wheelie peeked, [[Teletraan 10]] took this as a slight! 
10 taught him a lesson with a kick from her high heel 
That split open his head and ground his face into meal! 
{{storylink|Wheelie Volume}}

[[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] then showed up to give that perv Wheelie a scolding, 
And then hugged poor 15, whose spine would need some remolding! 
{{storylink|Kup Volume}}
{{-}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
[[File:Legends Wheelie.jpeg|right|thumb|Wheelie concedes soccer is pretty fun, as long as the ball is also a gun.]]
[[2021|Ten years]] after his defeat, old Scorponok came back, 
So Wheelie joined Fortress and his crew for a counterattack. 
His friends shrunk when bad guys made a [[black hole]] detonate, 
But Wheelie saved himself and [[Headmaster Junior|some humans]] from sharing their fate. 
{{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}}

Wheelie came with the rest to the [[Legends World|Legends Universe]], 
Where he flipped skirts at a soccer game (he's kind of perverse). 
He argued with [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]] that soccer is boring, 
But cut it out when the head-mode [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] came soaring. 
The culprit was a Galvatron [[Transtector|without a head]], 
So Wheelie and Shūta took him down without getting dead. 
An impressed Wheelie found Shūta's kick moves exciting, 
And admitted that soccer could be just as fun as fighting. 
{{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 29|Bonus Edition Vol. 29}}
{{--}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
In 2010, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] hatched a plan, 
To gobble up spaceships as fast as he can! 
To accomplish this, he built a mechanical creature 
With huge, toothy jaws as its primary feature. 

[[File:Transformers2010MangaIssue5PrimeEnergyDefense01.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Want to compensate for being a tiny one? Then just buy yourself an enormous gun!]]
The Autobots found out and were quickly deployed, 
Vowing not to give up until the beast was destroyed! 
Wheelie was among the heroes enlisted to fight, 
And helped [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus]] sneak inside the gargantuan blight. 
Rodimus blew up the creature with a smartly placed bomb, 
And when the Autobots celebrated, Wheelie joined right along. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 1|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #1}}

When planet [[Feminia]] and its [[Prime Energy Tower]] 
Came under attack from Decepticon power, 
Wheelie joined the Autobots in defending the thing, 
Though their best efforts proved futile against [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. 

Observing the fight, Wheelie compared it to a game, 
Prompting [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] to lash out, calling him stupid and lame! 
The Decepticons eventually lost and were driven away, 
When the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]]s arrived to help win the day! {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
During a battle between [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], 
Wheelie mocked and insulted the defeated [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]! 
But Wheelie's cries of joy soon became cries of horror, 
When the Terrorcons brainwashed the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] warrior! 

The [[Cohesive Control Liquid]] had seized Computron's mind 
And forced him to join up with the Decepticons' kind! 
Luckily, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] was there, observing the fight, 
And used a special device to turn everything right! {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 2|The Great Transformer War #2}}

=====''The Headmasters'' comic=====
[[File:DanielWheelie.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|When you have at this frame peered, You'll have to admit, it's pretty weird.]]
Shortly after the defeat of [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]], 
[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] showed up and began to attack! 
Wheelie, unprepared, took a kick right to the face. 
All can agree he was put in his place! 

When [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] took hostage [[Carly]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], 
[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] went berserk and started to strike! 
Sending the [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Cassette dinosaurs]] running back home, 
Soundblaster was left open to an attack from [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]. 

As the Autobots left Earth, Wheelie and Daniel said "Goodbye." 
They cuddled and they snuggled and started to cry. 
{{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8|The Headmasters #8}}
{{--}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Wheelie judgment day.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|We don't see him giving the Dinobots trouble His part was chopped down to just one speech bubble.]]
[[File:Wheeliefurmanism.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Though his speech filters through a rhyming prism, Wheelie still can manage a [[Furmanism]]!]]
{{note|If something's italicized, don't look away; it's merely to show that it's from the UK.}}

''In one possible future timeline / Wheelie appeared suddenly on the sidelines 
''He'd found a ship while on the run from Quintessons / To which Hot Rod was welcome—good first impression! 
{{storylink|Judgment Day!}}''

''On Junkion, when their ship made its arrival / Wheelie bore witness to Magnus' revival. 
''(One can assume things went otherwise similar / To [[#The Transformers cartoon|Wheelie's adventure as was seen in cinemas]].) 
{{storylink|The Final Battle!}}''

''Wheelie later returned to [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] / Acting as Rodimus Prime's intercessor. 
''Wreck-Gar, about to be Sharkticon chowder / Was rescued by Wheelie, who dropped him a ladder. 
''With Quintesson fighters patrolling, they waited. / Unsure whether to run, they debated. 
''Wheelie convinced him, and so they scrambled / Using emergency thrust as a gamble. 
''Jets overheating, pursued by a squadron / Wreck-Gar set course for the Delta Six quadrant. 
''There, on an asteroid, his Junkion friends / Had the [[Quintesson Journal|message canister]] ready to send. 
''In a flash, Wreck-Gar's radio station / Successfully ruined the Quints' reputation. 
{{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

====''Generation 2''====
In the background, he briefly emerged / On a Cybertron highway near Blurr and Scourge. 
{{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}
{{-}}

===Marvel coloring books===
[[File:Wheelie Treasure Coloring Book.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Wheelie's battery-powered and knows how to vibrate! (No, that's not what we meant, you perverted primate.)]]

Wheelie and others were enjoying a picnic / When Kup chose to share an unusual titbit: 
Long ago, back when the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] crashed / They lost some [[energon cube]]s—a large cache! 
Hot Rod thought it was a no-brainer / To go on a hunt for the missing container. 
But [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], who had been secretly spying / Escaped with the news thanks to his clever flying. 
With no time to waste they went back to [[Autobot City (G1)|the city]] / Where Ultra Magnus gathered up a committee. 
But by the time they arrived at [[Mount St. Hilary|Mt. St. Hillary]] / Galvatron was claiming the cubes for his villainy! 
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] saw everyone caught up with brawling / Opened his mouth, and shovelled the cubes all in! 
Galvatron, not similarly energon-empowered / Was still an even match for the coward. 
So, while the two would-be leaders were bickering / The Autobots sidled off home, snickering. 
{{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

When Hot Rod and Daniel were attacked by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s, 
Those wicked Decepticons were playing for keeps! 
He fled from the scene to go fetch some reinforcements. 
Wheelie moved so fast he could've had NASCAR endorsements! 
At Autobot City, Ultra Magnus heard the news 
And soon those evil Decepticons were singing the blues! 
{{storylink|Hot Rod's Escape}}
{{-}}

===Big Looker storybooks===

[[File:Wildboyofquintessonbattle.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|So you think that Wheelie's stupid and just hate his guts? Well Wheelie's ten times cooler than ''you'' are, you sniveling putz!]]

While Wheelie was flying through space with [[Wheelie's parents|his parents]] / Their corkscrew-shaped rocket ran out of propellant. 
When it exploded, Wheelie was thrown forth and / Left on [[Quintessa (planet)|the planet]] dazed, lost, and orphaned. 
The [[Quintesson]]s came across the boy where he fell / And dragged him away to one of their cells. 
Not long after regaining consciousness / Wheelie got a taste of Quintesson justice: 
When he was pushed out over a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] tank. / But, leaping up in an arc from the plank, 
Wheelie fled out through the halls to the jungle / And attempts to recapture the boy were all bungled. 
Thanks to a firestone sling and a laser knife / And the love of his parents, he eked out a life. 
On Earth, loading up boxes one-by-one / [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and friends prepared for a supply run, 
But the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s loaded too much shipment on / And so they too wound up crashed on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintesson]]! 
Luckily Wheelie leapt out from the treeline / To take out the Quintessons creeping up behind. 
Wheelie turned to go, but got stopped / By a friendly greeting from Hot Rod. 
With more reinforcements quick to follow / Wheelie and his friends fled into the hollow. 
Together with Hot Rod, Wheelie raced / To his parents'—and their ship's—resting place. 
The others bought them the time they required / For Hot Rod to fix the ship so they could fly her. 
Wheelie, on watch, thought he felt an earthquake / But it was only the Dinobots making the ground shake. 
He motioned for them to get onto the corkscrew / And waved, sad he'd soon have nobody to talk to. 
But at the last minute, Hot Rod made him get on! / So went {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}

===Toy pack-in material===
On a moon base, Wheelie helped Rodimus Prime. / Hot Rod was weirdly there at the same time...? 
{{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

===3H comics===
[[File:Departure-WheelieDaniel.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|For Daniel only Arcee cried, but alas poor Wheelie also died!]]

With [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Dr. Fujiyama]] in tow, the Autobots were quite screwed. 
It seems a legion of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbirds]] were in a terrible mood! 
With Wheelie injured thanks to a shot in the back, 
Scar-faced Daniel realized the villains would cut them no slack. 

Prepared to die to stop the evil hordes, 
Wheelie told Daniel these few final words: 

{{quote|"All through our lives, I've been your friend. But now it's time for this to end."}}

With a grenade pin pulled, signalling doom, 
Daniel ended their friendship with a massive ''Kaboom''! 
{{storylink|Departure}}

[[File:Wheeliebrawntapoutescape.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|To what universe does this Wheelie go? From Nightbird death? We'll never know!]]

Centuries passed, with Wars both Great and of Beast, 
And once again [[Unicron]] was prepared to feast! 
An alternate Wheelie was poached from [[Primax 1108.10 Alpha|his home]], 
And locked in the [[Cauldron]] where no one could roam. 

He would fight other Transformers till death, either one; 
The loser would feed his [[spark]] to hungry Unicron! 
Trapped in a cage, Wheelie was doomed to meet [[Primus|his maker]], 
However, he was saved by [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] and [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]! 

He escaped with the others, through a portal they were hurled, 
Towards perhaps his home universe, a return to his world! 
{{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}}
{{-}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:PassiveAggression-Wheelie.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Wheelie's gone feral! (Let's hope he's sterile.)]]
[[File:WheelieGnaw.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]

{{note|The writers at Dreamwave had no time for fun, So no rhymes from Wheelie throughout the whole run.}}

Although [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] promised peace to one and all, 
Wheelie was smart and for that ruse he did not fall. 
He joined a team along with [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]], his [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] pet. 
Together they strove to unveil Shockwave's evil threat. 

[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] wasted no time in joining their side, 
But thought Gnaw was attacking and beat his ugly hide. 
Wheelie didn't take this well and thought Prime a brute, 
So in retaliation, he bit the Commander's boot! 
{{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

Later, once Shockwave's government was overthrown, 
Ultra Magnus planned to set defenses for threats unknown. 
Wheelie, Gnaw, and Hot Rod were assigned perimeter guard duty, 
A boring task which Hot Rod thought was a bunch of hooey. 
{{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
{{note|The following [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues|issues we will never see]] Because of Dreamwave Productions' bankruptcy.}}
After paying a visit to Optimus, offline in the repair bay, 
Wheelie saw his friends beaten like it was child's play 
By [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] and her gang of female Autobot enforcers, 
A vicious bunch who were following Quintesson orders. 
{{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}}
{{-}}

===''Lil Formers''===
Wheelie was sure he'd be invited to play a role in the [[Transformers (film)|Transformers live-action movie]]. 
He was wearing a pair of sunglasses, which made him look pretty groovy. 
{{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]] (cameo); [[Spotlight: Wheelie]] (full)

[[File:Wheeliesurvival.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Wheelie is sad, for once again he's been had!]]
[[File:Arachnosaurslwheelie.JPG|upright=1|thumb|]]
[[File:Chaosterosslwheelie.JPG|upright=1|thumb|]]

All that Wheelie ever wanted was to help one and all, 
But the bigger, tougher Autobots thought he was too small. 
Then finally, one day, Wheelie at last got his due, 
And then radiation malfunctioned his ship—''boo-hoo!'' {{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

Wheelie sent out a transmission, hoping someone might help. 
[[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] got the call but ignored the little whelp! {{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

So since no Autobot cared if Wheelie lived or died, 
His ship crashed into a planet and its systems were fried! 

The foul creatures of that world towered great heights over him, 
And when he tried [[Universal greeting|greeting]] [[Chaosteros|one]], it just tore off his limb! 
Wheelie got it back later, so he wasn't ''totally'' sunk, 
But the place where he found it stunk ten times worse than a skunk. 
Alas, poor Wheelie had to dig through poop piles in vain. 
And after all of ''that'', transforming caused him severe pain. 

The trail of a crashed ship was what he next embarked upon, 
And found that it had been piloted by Decepticons! 

An [[Varta|alien]] was being tortured by [[Spectro]] and [[Spyglass]], 
So Wheelie swooped in like a superhero and saved the shmuck's ass. 
For that poor guy's sake, Wheelie had saved him just in time, 
So the grateful little guy taught Wheelie how to rhyme! 

And Varta (the alien) even had a ship that flew! 
To get it up and running, Wheelie's power source would do. 
Together, the friends both prepared to leave the wretched place, 
But their dreams were crushed when Spyglass shot Varta in the face! 

The Decepticons took the ship and left Wheelie to his doom, 
But he surprised all the 'Cons and made the ship go ''Kaboom!'' 
In a year, Varta recovered and the pair built a home. 
And from then on, his fate Wheelie would no longer bemoan! 
{{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

From the future, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] travelled backward through time, 
To prevent [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] from committing an insidious crime. 
Orion Pax met with Wheelie and the two formed a team, 
Intent on thwarting Bludgeon and his whole sinister scheme. 

Wheelie's poor friend Varta was killed in the altercation, 
Then [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] showed up to confuse the situation. 
Jhiaxus's intent was to steal Wheelie's escape ship, 
Before the 'Bot could use it for his homecoming trip. 
Wheelie stalled [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] (who was apparently there, too), 
[[Chaosteros|With]] [[Arachnosaur|creatures]] he'd hoped to take home and lock up in a zoo. 

[[File:Cloaked Wheelie the Stars My Destination.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Wheelie has done things he cannot forget. (But he'd do them again without regret.)]]
The whole battle proved futile, as time rippled out of sync, 
Leaving Wheelie alone (but with plenty of time to think). 
{{storylink|Syndromica (2)}}

But Wheelie would not spend eternity trapped in that place; 
He used the ship Jhiaxus wanted to travel through space. 
He didn't make it very far (only just [[LV-118|next door]]), 
Where he found himself stranded all by himself, once more. 
Time slowly began to take its toll on poor Wheelie's brain, 
So he took up playing music to keep himself sane. 

One day Rodimus showed up and Wheelie came to his aid. 
They'd known each other once, but Wheelie's memory was frayed. 
Then together with Rodimus and [[Garnak|some other guy]], 
Wheelie stole another ship and bid his prison ''bye, bye''. 
{{storylink|Space Opera Part 1: The Stars My Destination|The Stars My Destination}}

While their trip back to Cybertron was a success, 
Years of war had rendered the whole planet a mess. 
The only ones there were [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], 
Who gladly got on Wheelie and Rodimus's ride. 

Cybertron was occupied by [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s deadly [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s, 
And Wheelie had to defend himself against one of the creeps. 
The Autobots decided they could waste no more time, 
They had to report this invasion to Optimus Prime! 
{{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}} {{storylink|Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|Out of the Silent Planet}}

Their motley crew traveled to the planet of [[Earth]], 
Where Wheelie was greeted with a surplus of mirth. 
He was reunited with the others at [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] 
Where his comrades finally stopped to listen to him, it would seem. 
{{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}}

When [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] seized control of the [[Kimia Facility|Kimia]] station, 
Omega Supreme was first on the list for devastation. 
Along with [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], Wheelie was assigned as a scout, 
But when he sniped a Sweep he gave their position out! 
Pinned down by the horde, it looked as if their lives would be gone 
Until they were suddenly rescued by the heroic... ''Megatron''? 
{{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

[[File:Kings Blurr Ratchet Hound Wheelie.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
Things only got worse as the Decepticons began to merge, 
Creating the [[Deceptigod]]; a most terrible scourge! 
Wheelie fell back with the others as the monster did advance 
And it destroyed Omega Supreme, who didn't stand a chance. 
{{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}}

Wheelie could do nothing but scramble in the huge creature's wake, 
But luckily [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Hot Rod]] was around to make Optimus break 
Open the Matrix so its energy could be released. 
And with no thanks to Wheelie, the monster's threat suddenly ceased. 
{{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

[[File:Syndromica1 pax and crew.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Underage drinkin' is hella bitchin'! (This stays between us; don't be snitchin'!)]]

With his mind not so well after years of taking flight, 
Wheelie sought active duty to keep his brain going right. 
So he accompanied Hardhead and Garnak with a smile, 
Guarding the sinister [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] in self-imposed exile! 

[[File:Bludgeon Wheelie Syndromica1.jpg|upright=1|thumb|"Hey, let's all shit on Wheelie! That sounds like plenty of fun!" Writers hate this guy more than that [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|certain other someone]].]]

On [[Arduria]], Wheelie became discombobulated, 
When [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] had Jhiaxus fiercely liberated! 
In pursuit of [[Regenesis]], the villains immediately fled 
To the distant LV system (a place that messed with Wheelie's head). 
{{storylink|Syndromica (1)}}

He and his friends gave chase through space's vast infinity, 
But found not their quarry but another [[Reflector (G1)|'Con trinity]]. 
It was none other than the trio that ''should'' have been dead. 
And yet somehow they were out piloting a spaceship instead! 

The reason for this soon became known (if not so much ''clear'') 
When they followed them to a place that filled Wheelie with fear. 
It was the very same planet where Wheelie had been stranded, 
(And the same place where Reflector had gotten his ass handed). 
For [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] had tampered with this world, long long ago, 
And plucked it from the lockstep of time's regular flow. 
Flashes of the past and future collided, ''cor blimey''! 
All in all, it was an adventure most ''timey-wimey''. 

Orion Pax went back in time on some ridiculous trip, 
And in the end Jhiaxus made away with the 'Con's spaceship. 
{{storylink|Syndromica (2)}}

[[File:HardheadShootsWheelie Homecoming.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
They chased that evil rascal all the way to [[Gorlam Prime]] 
In the desperate hope that they could possibly stop him in time. 
Their investigation led them deep beneath the surface 
To an abandoned city that served no obvious purpose. 
Wheelie found out the hard way to keep his hand in his pocket, 
As a corrosive dissolved his arm right up to its socket. 
The city turned out to be a slumbering [[Titan (group)|Titan]], 
Whom Jhiaxus awoke, primed and ready for fightin'! 
With his colossal new pal, Jhiaxus quickly flew the coop, 
Leaving Wheelie behind to disintegrate alongside his group. 
Gorlam Prime was dissolving, but Orion wasn't scared: 
For just such an occasion, he had an [[Skyroller|escape ship]] prepared! 
At last understanding Jhiaxus's convoluted scheme, 
One-armed Wheelie set course for Cybertron (along with his team). 
{{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}}

The ship tried to escape Gorlam's gravity well, 
But they couldn't break free! Things didn't look swell. 
The ''[[Lost Light]]'' soon saved them, and blasted ahead 
All the way home, while Wheelie spoke with Hardhead. 
Wheelie said that the [[Knights of Cybertron|Knights]] were a lie, and he didn't believe, 
But there was no time to argue, because Orion had to leave! {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}}

Pax left for the [[Dead Universe]], that cold, morbid realm 
Wheelie wished him farewell and let Pax take the helm. {{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}}

While Orion embarked on his perilous trip, 
Wheelie and Garnak remained behind on the ship. 
Orion, in trouble, asked the pair for a lift, 
But Wheelie informed him that there was no more rift! 
The former Prime was stranded, he couldn't get through, 
And poor Wheelie had no idea what he could do. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

[[File:TheDeadComeHomePart1 TeamProwl.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
But Wheelie and Garnak hadn't thrown in the towel! 
Though we don't know how, they met up with [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]. 
The redoubtable trio - plus new friend, [[Stardrive]] - 
Were next to be seen on [[Regalis V]]. 
Marooned [[Throttlebot]]s were under some threat 
From bad [[Maximal]]s - but weren't dead yet! 
{{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}}

They boarded [[Peaceful Revolution|Prowl's ship]], and all took a seat, 
Put it in gear, and made hasty retreat. 
{{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

The crew persevered despite Cybertron's scouring, 
Then helped save the Earth! Pretty empowering! 
{{storylink|Road's End}}{{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}}{{storylink|Ceremony}}

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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei 11 cover.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|When your parents have a new kid, Out you go on the dustbin lid!]]

As a full-on member of the [[Mini Vehicle|Minibot]] team, 
Wheelie went on a mission that was more than it seemed. 
Following energy signatures, the group of peons 
Unearthed a dino-Transformer who'd been buried for eons! 

Wheelie wasn't congratulated for his hard work. 
Instead, the confused [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] up and went berserk! 
[[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|Hot Shot]] intervened and handed the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] defeat, 
Which was good news for Wheelie, who almost became dead meat. 
{{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 11}}
{{-}}

===''TransTech''===
[[Transcendent Technomorph|A bunch of guys]] mistook [[Bumblebee (Animated)|'Bee]] for someone named "Wheelie" 
As well [[Hot Shot (Armada)|as]] [[Side Burn (RID)|some]] [[Cheetor (BW)|others]] whom he never was, really. 
{{storylink|Bee in the City}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===

Overthrowing the [[President of the United States|Prez]], [[General Flagg]] led the [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] 
On a mission to Cybertron to engage their foes. 
But the big metal planet was in a state of unrest 
And Wheelie was snatched by [[Harvester unit|a unit programmed to harvest]]. 
{{storylink|Pax Megatronus}}

But Wheelie escaped! He's a tough little guy. 
He survived till the end of the war, and that's why 
when Cybertron then passed into Rodimus's care, 
Wheelie was present! Look–he's right there! {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
Wheelie was fast! He felt the need 
To challenge [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], on [[Velocitron|the planet of speed]]. 
But [[scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Crashbash]] attacked! They had one desire– 
To abduct Blurr's partner [[Haywire|Hyperfire]]! {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Sharkticon G1 Commercial.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
While stranded on hostile [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] with Hot Rod and Kup, 
Wheelie made sure the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] didn't gobble them up! 
{{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sharkticon|Sharkticon commercial}}

He later helped his fellow Autobots charge Galvatron, 
But when [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] joined in, he had to get gone! 
{{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sixshot|Sixshot commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
In the distant year 2010, things were looking quite bleak: 
[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] had seized command from [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], that psychotic freak! 
Most of the Autobots were now dead, buried and gone 
Because Shockwave used the [[Zel Quartz]] to destroy [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]!

But Wheelie had survived alongside [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] 
And along with some others, they travelled backward in time 
To 2003, before Shockwave had gone totally nuts 
And squarely kicked all of the Decepticons' butts. 

And yet it wasn't ''Wheelie'' who ended up saving the day; 
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] wound-up thwarting the Decepticons (in his own stupid way). 

With Shockwave's sinister future now erased from the timeline, 
Wheelie vanished into nothingness, leaving sparkling starshine. 
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
In the future, the Autobots found Wheelie on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]]. 
He keenly joined up with them, after the end of [[Unicron]]. 
Magnus brought him to Earth to help the Autobots rebuild, 
But when the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s attacked, they were all almost killed! 
{{storylink|Junkion Reunion}}

When [[Quintesson]]s put [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] on trial 
Wheelie helped Grimlock rescue them with a smile. 
{{storylink|Mockery of Justice}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Wheelie-(Gen).jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.7|As an Epic character, all my stats were very strong! Yet I wasn't around for very long! As the last Transformers game from DeNA, you see, ''Transformers: Battle Tactics'' was gone in 2016!]]
Wheelie fought several Decepticons, Autobots, and others. Sometimes he fought with identical brothers! He first appeared in the event, "Transform and Roll Out!" Whether he was easy to build with 50 Wheelie cores, I doubt.
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Wheelie.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|You think I'll get taller when I get older? Right now, my head's lower than both my shoulders!]]
*'''Wheelie''' (Mini Vehicle, [[1986]])
**''Takara ID number:'' '''C-80'''

:In just a few steps, Wheelie's G1 toy / Turns from "minicar" to a strange looking boy.
:We think his alt-mode, which looks pretty nifty / Was based on the ''[//oldconceptcars.com/1930-2004/fiat-abarth-record-car-1956/ Fiat Abarth 750]''.
:Of the [[Mini Vehicle|Minibots]] from 1986 / Wheelie's the only new mold in the mix.
:He came with a rubsign, for checking his faction / And early ones came with a badge you could [[Iron-on patch|patch-on]].
:Instead of a blister, when sold by Takara / He was packed in a box with [[Tech Spec|a card]] of his artwork.
:This mold was [[redeco]]ed much later on / Into Optimus Prime's old friend [[Dion (G1)#Collector's Edition|Dion]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Wheelie/wheelie.htm If you head on to TFU.info / there's much more on Wheelie that soon you will know!]''

{{-}}

===''The Transformers Collection''===
[[File:G1Wheelie toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The latest trend in space fashion: Making your face ashen.]]
*'''Future Cybertron''' (Multi-pack, [[2005]])
**''ID number:'' '''20'''

:When reissued for ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' / Wheelie was given a brand-new complexion
:[[Show-accuracy|To match with the show]]—no longer orange / His face, now gray, smiles out from under his door-hinge.
:But that's not all! The set also includes / [[Kup (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Kup]] and [[Recoil (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Recoil]], [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] dudes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/Wheelie/wheelie.htm You guessed it—check out the great TFU / to find out much more on this gray reissue!]''
{{--}}

===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Wheelielegendsuniverse.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Bumblebee swine, Your [[alternate mode|alt mode]]'s mine!]]
*'''Autobot Wheelie''' (Legends Class, [[2009]])
**''Series:'' G1 Series

:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Wheelie, from the [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] / Is still pocket-sized but much more badass.
:He now turns into a "[[Junkion (planet)|Junk Planet]] speeder"<ref>Wheelie's cardback calls him this / assuming Hasbro's not taking the piss.</ref> / Sculpted with a [[Slingshot (weapon)|slingshot]] for spooking the reader.
:If a redecoed version is something you lack / "You can have any colour, [[Shadow Striker (ROTF)#Revenge of the Fallen|so long as it's black]]."

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUWheelie/wheelie.htm For more on ''Universe'' Wheelie / check out TF University!]''
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===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Henkei-toy Wheelie.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Wheelie's popular in Japan, but hey, that ain't a crime. Why do they like him so much? Because he doesn't... talk poetry.]]
*'''Minibot Spy Team''' (Multi-pack, 2009)
**''ID number:'' '''C-19'''

:The same as above, but a little more mellow / ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Wheelie's a light orange-yellow.
:With one more friend, they could've sold us a four-pack / Alas, he just came with [[Cosmos (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Adams]] and [[Warpath (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Warpath]].
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generations china import deluxe wheelie.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Recently Wheelie has gotten much buffer From lugging about a pair of subwoofers.]]
*'''Wheelie''' (Deluxe Class, [[2012]])
**''Accessories'': Two speakers, slingshot/blaster

:The beefiest Wheelie was from ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' / The "Global Development Organization"
:Used the mold of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Jazz]] / With the [[C joint|C-clip]] speakers that other toy has.
:Aside from a new head, Wheelie also [[5 mm post|swapped]] / Jazz's dumb gun for his classic slingshot!
:But in a bit of a branding disaster / The [[package art]] still shows him with Jazz's blaster.
:The toy was [[exclusive]] to Asia, before / Hasbro released it in [[Toys"R"Us]] stores.
:Aside from Jazz, the original tooling / was used for a few other figures including:
:''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#United 2|Stepper]], and from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' / [[Stepper (SG)#Timelines|Stepper again]] and [[Longarm (SG)#Timelines|Longarm]]'s [[Customizing#Customizing class|Custom Class]],
:[[Treadshot (SG)#Timelines|Treadshot]] employed the mold's [[Retool#Gang-molded alternate parts|alternate head]] / While [[Kick-Off (G1)#Timelines|Kick-Over]] tooled a brand-new one instead.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GDOWheelie/wheelie.htm You know the drill, here's Wheelie GDO / as covered by TFU.info!]''
{{2010JazzMold}}
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Wheelie.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|So what if no other Transformer listens? He's compatible with [[Built to Rule!|other building-brick systems]]!]]
*'''Autobot Wheelie''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Collection'': '''''Age of Extinction'' Collection 2'''
**''Accessories'': Logo brick, large rifle

:This [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] Wheelie, made up of bricks / Was part of ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s Wave 6.
:Molded in orange that borders on [[neon]] / He can be built as a car or a [[Kreon]].
:The helmet he uses is borrowed from [[Hound (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Hound]] / He has no ID code, and so, to be found,
:You'll either have to buy his whole damn box / Or stand in the aisle feeling for his blocks
:[[Toys"R"Us]] dropped [[exclusive|the line]], so every fan had ta / Buy them from Asia, Australia or Canada
:In 2015, though, the fans were in luck / Dollar Tree sold them each for just a buck.
{{--}}

===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Legends-Class-Wheelie.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey, world, are you jelly? I fit tiny men in my belly!]]
*'''Autobot Wheelie''' (Legends Class, [[2016]])

:For ''Titans Return'', Wheelie's new figure / (another Legends, [[Legends Class (2005)#The end of Legends as we knew them|but a little bit bigger]])
:is more closely based on the show than his last was / and turns into a car which can seat [[Titan Master]]s.
:In robot mode, he stands just shy of four-inch / Tastefully decked out in two shades of orange,
:But his collector card's art is differently-hued / And depicts a slingshot he doesn't include.
:A space for a [[Insignia|badge]] sits just under his chin—though / the final toy puts it right on the window.
:[[Quality control|Tolerances]] vary with this toy, some copies / Don't quite peg together and seem a bit floppy.

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/TRWheelie/wheelie.htm For Wheelie's toy from ''Titans Return'' / TFU.info has more you can learn!]
{{--}}

===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG29-Wheelie.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Run to order me on your computer, I come packaged with a little Go Shooter!]]
*'''Wheelie & Goshooter''' (Two-pack, [[September 24]], 2016)
**''ID number:'' '''LG29'''

:[[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s release of that same Wheelie lavished / Him with tons of paint to make him more [[Show-accuracy|slavish]].
:The clear windshield lets his insignia come through / But in car mode one more's stuck right on the front too!
:[[Shūta Gō#Legends|Goshooter]] and Wheelie were sold as a pair / The former can sit inside if you so care.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-86-Wheelie.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Hasbro you big jerk, My legs won't work!]]
*'''Grimlock & Autobot Wheelie''' (Leader Class, [[2021]])
**''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-06'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-64'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 29]], 2021
**''Accessories'': Slingshot

:In 2021, Hasbro devised / To sell the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s at the right size.
:At long last the fans would finally snag / The full team, starting with [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Grimlock]], then [[Slag (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Slug]]
:And all the rest under ''[[Studio Series]]'' / Why does this matter? Well, here's our theory:
:Hasbro's designers began with a fear / That with only three or four Leaders per year
:And rising production costs on the horizon / How could they do them all without downsizin'?!
:Simple: start small, and with the leftover budget / Try something—surely the fans won't begrudge it
:If maybe they threw in a fun little freebie / A [[Size class|Core Class]] figurine of ol' Wheelie.
:But pretty soon they had the realization / They could only afford five-point articulation<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CcEdhw_OI5u/ The reason why ''Studio Series'' Wheelie kinda sucks / Was explained on Instagram by Evan Brooks]</ref>
:So when they revealed him, the fans all seethed / "Why, this Wheelie's got no knees!"
:"Since when did you guys care about Wheelie?" / "Uhh, since always, we care EXTREMELY."
:"He can ride Grimlock! Isn't that fun? / And he looks just like he did [[The Transformers: The Movie|in G1]]."
:They raged: had it really come to this? / A squatting, smirking, rhyming homunculus.
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===Imaginarium Art===
[[File:ImaginariumGrimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|This midlife crisis Looks the nicest!]]
*'''Grimlock''' (2018)
:A static Wheelie came attached to / This 20-inch-high Grimlock statue,
:Slingshot pulled back to deliver / Death to a Sharkticon shiver.
:150 made, it cost two grand: / Hope your wife will understand.
{{-}}

===''ULTIMATES!''===
*'''Grimlock''' ([[2021]])
**''Accessories'': Wheelie figure, mind transfer helmet, apron, serving tray, 6 drinking glasses, fish, crown, 6 sets of dino forelimb claws

: Roses are red
: Violets are blue
: A non-transforming figurine of Wheelie was included with ''[[Transformers ULTIMATES!]]'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#ULTIMATES!|Grimlock]]
: Whoop-de-doo
{{comingsoontoy}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
[[File:ToyFair1986-TFpage01a.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4| I could've had a touch of blue, But [[Hasbro]] said "that just won't do."]]
[[File:FriedmanAuctionWheelieModelEdit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|It sure is a good thing I'm not black and yellow; You might've confused me with [[Bumblebee (disambiguation)|some other fellow!]]]]
[[File:Unused AHM Wheelie concept.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Two designs that we were spared, Because nobody really cared.]]
*Wheelie was in [[commercial]]s and the show / Frank Welker provided both voices, although His lines in the former had a lower pitch / Producing, on balance, a performance which Sounded a lot, and we're sure you'll agree / Like the voice of the {{w|The Smurfs|Smurfs'}} good friend "{{w|Johan and Peewit|Peewee}}"!

*In the cartoon's dub shown in Italy / Wheelie speaks noticeably differently. His rhyming speech is left wholly unsaid / He just randomly says "wroom wroom" instead.

*The toy which appears in [[Toy Fair 1986|this catalog]] ain't / The finalised figure—which had different paint! Though that Wheelie didn't end up going on sale / He used those colours in [[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|more]] [[Space Pirates!|than]] [[The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson|one]] tale!

*In 2010, [[Ron Friedman]] sold off a set / Of Wheelie's old character models—and yet Rather than orange, this art had him clad / In different hues: all yellow and black!

*[[Floro Dery]]'s said, of all his designs / Wheelie's the one he most fiercely maligns!<ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html An interview made in the Philippines, wherein Floro Dery is really mean!]</ref>

*As making new models just would've been harder / His model was used in ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Transformers: Armada]]'': [[Past|First]] as [[Endo|a full-sized bot]] on Cybertron / [[Miracle|Then]] as a [[Generic|fill-up-a-crowd]] [[Mini-Con]].

*Look at his ''[[Spotlight: Wheelie|Spotlight]]''—[[Klaus Scherwinski|Scherwinski]] employs / A look for him based on that of [http://jizaitoys.seesaa.net/article/34599110.html JIZAITOYS'].<ref>This inspiration might first have been caught / By a sharp-eyed fan on [[Chris Ryall]]'s [http://ryalltime.blogspot.com/2008/02/who-said-music-industry-is-dead.html Blogspot].</ref>

*For ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', to make him less weedy / Wheelie was redesigned by [[Guido Guidi]]. But seeing as he was marooned on [[LV-117|a comet]] / There was no way he could show up in the comic.

*Wheelie's dear parents apparently hailed / From planet [[Gobotron]]—as once was detailed In a note that [[Jim Sorenson|Sorenson]] snuck into / The code text of ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wheelie''' (ウィーリー ''Wīrī'')
*''English:'' '''Willy''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''French:'' '''Tourbillo''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Ugrabot''' (''The Movie'')
*''Italian:'' '''Scooter''', '''Saetta''' (''The Movie'')
*''Korean:'' '''Wheelie''' (휠리 ''Hwilli'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Wiley''' (Taiwan, 威利 ''Wēi Lì''), '''Zhuàn Lún''' (China, 转轮, "Reel")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Rodinhas''' (Portugal Comic)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Machines Autobots]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Henkei! Henkei! Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]
[[Category:Poets]]
[[Category:Studio Series Autobots]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Titans Return Autobots]]
[[Category:Universe (2008)]]
[[Category:Universe Autobots]]

HasCon 2017

2022-05-18T00:11:29Z

Noilaedi: /* Merchandise */

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|date=[[September 8]], [[2017]]
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'''HasCon 2017''', the first (and probably only) [[HasCon]] convention, was held in Providence, Rhode Island from [[September 8]] through [[September 10|10]], [[2017]]. As an expo/celebration of ''all'' brands that [[Hasbro]] owns or licenses across all age groups, ''Transformers'' had a significant presence.

==Venue==
[[File:HasCon17 TF Area 1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|MY TINY HANDS AND I WELCOME YOU TO HASCON.]]
[[File:HasCon17 DunkinDonutsCenter.jpg|right|thumb|200px]]

The convention was held at the [http://www.riconvention.com/ Rhode Island Convention Center] for the main show floor, gaming rooms and smaller panels, with the adjacent [http://www.dunkindonutscenter.com/ Dunkin' Donuts Center] arena used for the larger presentations and concerts. Several of the snack vendors at the arena were open for business that weekend.

The main show floor, on the first level of the Convention Center, was broken up into large areas for each brand. These "Brand Experience" areas contained toy display cases, prop displays, and numerous play-tables covered in toys, along with small stages for presentations, autographs sessions, and audience-participation games. There were face-painting and hair styling stations scattered throughout the floor as well. ''Transformers'' was the first section seen from the main entrance to the floor (and yes there was a face-painting station there to robot-ize up your kids); going forward led to [[Marvel Comics]] and ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'', while going right went through the games area and into ''[[My Little Pony]]'', ''[[Hanazuki]]'', and the like, with [[Nerf]] on the far wall opposite, with plenty of firing ranges and an inflated enclosed combat zone. The not-actually-owned-by-Hasbro licenses were of course pushed more to the back of the hall but still given lots of space.

In the center of the floor was the "Boutique", where Hasbro sold retail toys (at wholesale price), as well as convention-exclusive posters, clothing and other swag, with a separate booth specifically for HasCon-exclusive "collector" toys and items (though over the course of the weekend that stock would filter into the normal checkout areas).

The main hallway outside the show floor was filled with guest services kiosks, food vendors, and other companies on display, as well as autograph areas for the less-directly-Hasbro-related guests. Near the escalators, a number of ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' display cases held concept art, double-sized paint masters, movie props and other memorabilia. The back end of the hall was the "Hascade", featuring free-play stations for numerous Hasbro-branded mobile games, arcade games, and the like.

The upper floor held the ''Magic: The Gathering'' play room, full of tables where a tournament went on all weekend. Next to it was both "Artist's Alley" (containing [[Ken Christiansen]], [[Dan Khanna]], and [[Marcelo Matere]], among others) and a small dealer section, primarily populated by people selling their art and hand-crafted wares, but there were a few of the normal toy resellers there to boot. Most importantly in that room though was the Dunkin' Donuts tent that offered free donut holes and small cups of Monster energy drinks all weekend. On the other end of the hall was the "FANmily Stage Room" and the "Discovery Family Stage", smaller conference rooms that held panels all weekend. The hall on this floor also contained the VIP and press lounges, a secondary HasCon "Boutique", other companies displaying their services, and food vendors.

Outside, the area between the convention center and arena was dedicated to picnic tables with a barbecue lunch vendor, as well as the original 2007 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] truck. On the street in front were a few other vehicles, including a large [[Tonka]]-branded dump truck.

==Guests==
{{collist|4|
* Action Movie Kid
* {{w|Danny Amendola}}
* {{w|Ogie Banks}}
* Mary Jane Begin
* [[Susan Blu]]
* [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]]<ref>Lorenzo di Bonaventura's attendance was initially revealed via a press release rather than on the site itself.</ref>
* Mark Boudreaux (Hasbro designer on [[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]])
* {{w|Jackie Bradley Jr.}}
* [[Stan Bush]]
* {{w|Len Cabral}}
* Vic Cook
* {{w|Jamie Costa}}
* [[Peter Cullen]]
* {{w|Daya (singer)|Daya}}
* Derryl DePriest (Hasbro VP on [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]])
* {{w|Jessica DiCicco}}
* {{w|Dude Perfect}}
* {{w|Eh Bee Family}}
* {{w|James Gunn}}
* Summer Hayes ([[My Little Pony]] historian)
* {{w|Zach King}}
* {{w|Walter Koenig}}
* {{w|Stan Lee}}
* {{w|Andrea Libman}}
* [[Marcelo Matere]]
* [[Meghan McCarthy]]
* {{w|Scott Menville}}
* [[Isabela Moner]]
* {{w|David Ortiz}}
* {{w|Candace Payne}} ("[[Chewbacca]] Mom")
* {{w|Flo Rida}}
* {{W|Mark Rosewater}}
* [[Chris Ryall]]
* Charisma Star
* [[Mark Wahlberg]]
* [[John Warden]]
* [[Frank Welker]]
* [[Cathy Weseluck]]
* James White
* [[Chris Wyatt|Chris "Doc" Wyatt]]
* [[Hideaki Yoke]]
* {{w|Maddie Ziegler}}
}}

Semi-technically, Hasbro's whole staff were guests, as they were brought in to cover their brands' booths and answer questions, just as they did during [[BotCon]]s. Many also attended panels for their brands and fields of work, including several [[TakaraTomy]] employees. Artist [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]] was also originally scheduled to attend, but unfortunately could not make it.

==Fiction==
* [[When Worlds Collide]] minicomic, included in brochure

==Events==
HasCon had a very full and very varied schedule of panels and events all weekend, but we'll keep our focus on the ''Transformers''-related stuff. The complete ''planned'' schedule can be found [https://hascon.hasbro.com/schedule here] (with a caveat that some panels and such changed times over the course of the weekend for one reason or another).

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===Friday September 8===
[[File:HasCon17 ToyPanel-crew.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
:'''More than Meets the Eye'''
:*''Location'': HASCON Main Stage, 11:30am
:*''Panel Guests'': [[Michelino Paolino]], [[Lenny Panzica]], [[Shogo Hasui]], [[Sean Carmine Isabella]], [[Takashi Kunihiro]], [[Daizo Uehara]], [[John Warden]], [[Hideaki Yoke]]

:Hasbro and [[TakaraTomy]] employees discussed their work on the various ''Transformers'' toylines of 2016, with a look into 2017. Began with talking about the technical issues of designing two ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' sublines; the [[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)#AllSpark Tech figures|AllSpark Tech]] series and [[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)#Knight Armor Turbo Changers|Knight Armor Turbo Changers]]. With AllSpark Tech, the physical space needs of the activation cube had to be accounted for, plus ''every'' phrase and sound effect for ''every'' toy had to be plotted out for each motion, as the whole point of the line was that a single cube will work with every figure. The Knight Armor helmets needed to be impressive reveals, with the helmets matching the characters' aesthetics; [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s was meant to evoke a necromancer, while [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]]'s blended the medieval with military.

:Next they discussed the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' combiners, which were designed from the get-go to ensure kids got a complete combiner with every single purchase. The design process actually started with sketching the combined robot modes, melding the components' design cues and blending them together, then refining those looks with the show production crew. There were multiple mechanical issues to work out: they wanted an emphasis on "big action" and interchangeability. They had to design a new universal joint to make that work (forgiving of course some toys only changing into certain combiner parts), as well as where one holds the toy when combining, to avoid auto-transforming parts pinching unwary fingers. Sean, the Senior Designer for ''Robots in Disguise'', elaborated on his love of jet-robots and his desire to add to their ranks with the all-new character [[Stormshot]], even if he wasn't a combiner.

:Then it was ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'', which was largely a new product reveal, focusing primarily on the new [[Dinobot (G1)#Power of the Primes|Dinobots]]. A number of small but important details got revealed here, including Slash being a female Dinobot, and the group's use of clear plastic with gold-painted inner walls to simulate the original toys' distinct clear-plastic-over-vac-metal look. The Dinobots were also revealed as combiners, forming [[Volcanicus (POTP)#Toys|Volcanicus]]. They noted some improvements over the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' combiners, with a big priority of hiding the combiner joints in robot mode, plus the new combiner foot-parts would include rocker-ankle joints of the kind found on [[Victorion#Toys|Victorion]].

:Next came the Leader-class figures, with the reveal of the new [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Leader-class Orion Pax/Optimus Prime]] toy! The truck cab becomes the first Orion Pax toy sculpted to resemble the original [[Floro Dery]] animation model, and forms the core of the larger Optimus Prime toy, whose very ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]''-like body is made up from the trailer unit. These designs required some trickery to get the weight balances and silhouettes right, which results in Optimus having an "outer" window-chest that opens to reveal an "inner" window-chest which opens to reveal a socket for the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] accessory. Speaking of silhouettes, the section ended with a silhouette "teaser" for [[Predaking (G1)#Power of the Primes|Predaking]], to be "properly" revealed at [[Toy Fair]].

:This panel was not originally in this timeslot, but was moved within a few days of the event due to a travel issue with the Marvel team that was originally slated for this spot. As the very first panel of the show on a Friday with people in an exclusives line, it was lightly attended (and in the huge used-for-basketball-games Dunkin' Donuts Center), leading to a worrying first impression... but the next day's attendance would shatter those impressions. On the other hand, the Hasbro crew remarked that it was nice to be able to put everything into the display cases so early in the weekend.

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:'''IDW - Transformers Comics: How Artists and Writers Bring Stories to Life'''
:*''Location'': HASCON Main Stage, 12:30pm
:*''Panel Guests'':

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:'''From Unicron to Megatron - Explore the Villains of Transformers'''
:*''Location'': HASCON Main Stage, 2:30pm
:*''Panel Guests'': John Warden (moderator), David Erwin, Matt Clarke, Mikiel Houser, Chris Mowry, Michael Kelly, Vinnie D'Alleva

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:'''Autographs'''
:*''Location'': Transformers Brand Experience Area
* TakaraTomy designers Shogo Hasui, Takashi Kunihiro, and Hideaki Yoke took place at 1:30pm.
* IDW talent Chris Mowry and Marcelo Matere took place at 4pm.

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===Saturday September 9===
:'''IDW: The Hasbro Comic Revolution'''
:*''Location'': Discovery Family Stage, 11am
:*''Panel Guests'':

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:'''Peter and Frank Sound Off: The Voices of Optimus Prime & Megatron!'''
:*''Location'': HASCON Main Stage, 12pm
:*''Panel Guests'': [[Ben Montano]] (moderator), [[Peter Cullen]], [[Frank Welker]]

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:'''Transformers: 'The Last Knight' in the Making'''
:*''Location'': HASCON Main Stage, 3pm
:*''Panel Guests'': [[John Warden]], [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]], [[Isabela Moner]], [[Mark Wahlberg]]

:This one brought 'em in. Opened with Lorenzo di Bonaventura and John Warden discussing the beginnings of the movie franchise and its evolution, up to the in-production [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] spin-off movie. Discussion covered how they were trying for a different feel to the movie altogether, not looking to replicate the "Bayhem", and the horrendous hairstyles of the 1980s.

:Isabela Moner was brought out, and talked about her experiences on the set. She sent in her audition tape somewhat late in casting, and was almost immediately picked over the production team's then-current top contender out of a field of over 50 actresses. She really wanted the role and felt that her being so physically small but playing such a tough, determined character would be inspirational to kids. And there was plenty of gushing over [[Anthony Hopkins]]. Moner noted Mark Wahlberg being a protective guy, including staring down some of her male friends ("emphasis on ''friends''") who were visiting on-set.

:And then Wahlberg came out and the crowd went ''ballistic''. He talked about being brought in after working on Bay's ''Pain & Gain'', the physical challenges of being on a Bay shoot... and some chuckling over how his kids are a little grumpy over daddy being so recognizable as a big-time movie star. Makes it hard to not be swamped when picking them up from school.

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:'''Transformers: Special Dinner Event'''
:*''Location'': HASCON Main Stage & Dunkin' Donuts Center Overlook Lounge, 6:30pm-11pm
:*''Panel Guests'': [[Mark Wahlberg]], [[Isabela Moner]], [[Peter Cullen]], [[Frank Welker]], [[John Warden]], [[Hideaki Yoke]], [[Stan Bush]]

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:'''Autographs'''
:*''Location'': Transformers Brand Experience Area
* Musician Stan Bush took place at 10am.
* Voice talent Peter Cullen and Frank Welker took place at 4pm.
* Voice talent and voice director Susan Blu at 5pm.

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===Sunday September 10===
While Sunday saw several panels repeat, there were some new panels and events on the schedule:

:'''The Prime Wars Trilogy: See the story come to life!'''
:*''Location'': FANmily Stage Room, 11am
:*''Panel Guests'':

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:'''Peter and Frank Sound Off: The Voices of Optimus Prime & Megatron!'''
:*''Location'': HASCON Main Stage, 12pm
:*''Panel Guests'':

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:'''IDW - Transformers Comics: How Artists and Writers Bring Stories to Life'''
:*''Location'': Discovery Family Stage, 1pm
:*''Panel Guests'':

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[[File:HasCon17 WomenOfTFs-crew.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
:'''The Women of Transformers'''
:*''Location'': FANmily Stage Room, 2pm
:*''Panel Guests'': [[Sonal Majmudar]] (moderator), [[Samantha Lomow]], [[Susan Blu]], [[Ashley Creedon]], [[Miru Shim]], [[Lynsey Bernier]]

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:'''More than Meets the Eye'''
:*''Location'': Discovery Family Stage, 3pm
:*''Panel Guests'':
: A repeat of the Friday toy panel, minus most of the TakaraTomy employees, but Hideaki Yoke was still there! No new information was given out.

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:'''Autographs'''
:*''Location'': Transformers Brand Experience Area
* Musician Stan Bush took place at 10am.
* Voice talent and voice director Susan Blu at 12:45pm.
* Voice talent Peter Cullen and Frank Welker took place at 2pm.

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==Merchandise==
[[File:TR-toy Arcee.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
[[Exclusive]] items from multiple brands were available at the show, but we'll focus on the ''Transformers''-related stuff...

Purchase-at-show items included:

*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Power Bank|Optimus Prime Converting Power Bank]]
*''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Arcee (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Arcee]] w/ [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)#Generations|Leinad]] & [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#HasCon|Ultra Magnus]] Titan Masters
*"2017 ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' HasCon Collection" 3-card promo set w/ [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Magic: The Gathering|"Grimlock Dinobot Leader"/"Grimlock, Ferocious King"]] reversible card
* [[San Diego Comic-Con]] Primitive Skateboarding [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Primitive Skateboarding|Optimus Prime]] w/ [[Shreddicus Maximus]] Titan Master
* San Diego Comic-Con ''The Last Knight'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#SDCC17|Optimus Prime]] with tire chunk
* San Diego Comic-Con '''Revolution Set''' w/ [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Revolution|Jetfire]], [[Matt Trakker]] of ''[[M.A.S.K.]]'', [[Action Man]], ''[[Visionaries]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki> Leoric, [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] of ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', [[Rom]] & a [[Dire Wraith]], and 9 ''[[Micronauts]]'' mini-figurines

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The Hasbro "Boutique" sold regular-retail Hasbro toys at wholesale cost. Several of these items were either not yet available at retail or had only just started hitting... and largely sold out by end of show:
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* ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' wave 1 & 2 Deluxes
* ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' wave 1 & 2 Deluxes
* ''The Last Knight'' wave 1 & 2 1-Step Changers
* ''The Last Knight'' [[Sqweeks#RD|Remote Control Sqweeks]]
* ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' wave 1 & 2 Team Combiner box sets
* ''Robots in Disguise'' wave 1 & 2 [[Crash Combiner]]s
* ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)|Rescue Bots]]'' wave 1 Flip-Racer 3-packs
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There were also a lot of posters and apparel on sale, both ''Transformers'' specific and HasCon-branded with ''Transformers'' characters on them (usually Optimus).

The Boutique eventually added the HasCon exclusives to their available stock over the weekend. Free shipping was offered by having the orders be fulfilled by [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online ordering at checkout.

Throughout the weekend, numerous posters, art cards and other small swag was given away free at the various booths. This included the "[[Trypticon's Titan Master Crunch]]" poster that was also available at [[San Diego Comic-Con#2017|San Deigo Comic-Con 2017]].



==Run-up==
*HasCon was announced in a [[Hasbro]] [http://newsroom.hasbro.com/mediakit/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=994176 press release] on [[October 18]], [[2016]].
*On [[April 10]], 2017, a [https://www.facebook.com/transformers/posts/1429975457072644 video] featuring [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] was released to promote the event. Hasbro also revealed that the convention would include exclusive products as well as autograph and panel sessions.
*At 12:01am on [[May 23]], 2017, fan media were allowed to announce that the HasCon site was live and tickets were on sale. The official site and subsequent [http://newsroom.hasbro.com/mediakit/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=1027554 press release] revealed that producer [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]] and voice-actors [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]] would be in attendance for ''Transformers'' media, as well as Product Design Manager [[John Warden]].
*On [[August 8]] 2017, [[Susan Blu]] and [[Stan Bush]] were announced as guests for autographs.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/08/08/susan-blu-stan-bush-hascon-346630 ]</ref>
*The following day, [[Isabela Moner]] was confirmed for attendance.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/08/09/isabela-moner-confirmed-hascon-346677 ]</ref> A week later, co-star [[Mark Wahlberg]] was announced as attending as well.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170803052318/https://hascon.hasbro.com/ Official HasCon site] (Archived)

[[Category:Conventions]]

Magic: The Gathering

2022-05-17T20:35:46Z

Noilaedi:

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'''Magic: The Gathering''' is a trading card game by [[Wizards of the Coast]]. Considered to be the original trading card game, it has on a few occasions included characters from the ''Transformers'' franchise, as well as other [[Hasbro]] franchises such as ''Nerf'' and ''[[My Little Pony]]''.

=Merchandise=
====[[HasCon 2017]]====
[[File:MTG-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Me Grimlock Tribal Commander!]]
Alongside other Hasbro related crossover cards, such as ''Nerf War'' and ''Sword of Dungeons and Dragons'', [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] was included. A double-faced card that was "Silver Border" (not legal in sanctioned events, but fine for casual play), ''Grimlock, Dinobot Leader'' could "convert" into ''Grimlock, Ferocious King'' by [[Transformation|"Converting"]] a ''Transformers'' toy you have to it's other mode. Notably, unlike many similar double-faced cards, Grimlock "becomes" his other form, rather than "transform" to it, most likely for the sake of [[Trademark|trademarks]].

* Grimlock, Dinobot Leader / Grimlock, Ferocious King

====Heroes of the Realm====
Every year, Wizards of the Coast would give teams specific ''Magic: The Gathering cards'' for their teams efforts, such as for their work on a team or a project.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WNBRWoHq9E Gavin Verhey from Wizards of the Coast explains Heroes of the Realm.</ref> For the 2018 Heroes of the Realm, the team behind the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] were given a specific card called ''"Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader"'' which is a ''Magic'' card on the front side and a ''Transformers Trading Card Game'' card on the opposite side. Although presumably, they are meant to be two separate things, the Magic: The Gathering side has an ability to "Flip target Permanent to it's other face", (which might include itself, although how it's other side would work in a game of ''Magic'' is unknown).

* Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader

==References==
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[[Category:Other Hasbro properties]]
[[Category:Merchandise]]
[[Category:Articles in need of images]]

Talk:Magic: The Gathering

2022-05-17T20:35:15Z

Noilaedi:

First article, I apologize for the mess. Between a few merchandise articles I didn't know which style to emulate. [[User:Noilaedi|Noilaedi]] ([[User talk:Noilaedi|talk]]) 15:12, 17 May 2022 (EDT)
:Had to fix the reference tags, but otherwise it's a decent starting place. Don't feel like you need to create a complete and final article from the get-go. It'll get there over time as people add to it. -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 16:26, 17 May 2022 (EDT)
:: Thanks. For actually linking to the cards in question (and any future cards), I would suggest [https://scryfall.com/ Scryfall] over Gatherer. Scryfall has higher quality pictures and they include promo/special cards Gatherer doesn't have like these two in question. [[User:Noilaedi|Noilaedi]] ([[User talk:Noilaedi|talk]]) 16:35, 17 May 2022 (EDT)

Grimlock (G1)/toys

2022-05-17T19:14:28Z

Noilaedi: /* Magic: The Gathering */ Sorry, did the link while I was doing the article.

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[[File:G1 Grimlock boxart.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Me Grimlock have been shaking fists at uptight paleontologists since 1985.]]
Me [[Grimlock (G1)|'''Grimlock''']] have lots of toys and merchandise!
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1Grimlock toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And the debate goes on: "Me Grimlock am greatest warrior!" "No! Me Grimlock am greatest warrior!"]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Dinobot, [[1985]]/[[1986]]/[[1990]])
**''Takara ID number:'' '''26'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Energo weapon|energo sword]], "stunner" lasers, [[galaxial rocket launcher]], 3 [[Missile|rocket]]s
:Grimlock's toy was originally part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Diaclone]]'' Dinosaur Robo series. When [[Hasbro]] imported the toy in 1985 for the ''Transformers'' line, its blue pelvis was changed to red, its sword was changed from chrome to flat red, the Diaclone driver mini-figure was dropped but still retained the cockpit though later releases had it permanently locked shut, and its teeth were altered [[for safety reasons]].

:The original Grimlock changes from robot into a robotic ''{{w|Tyrannosaurus}}'', and comes with a red [[energo weapon|energo-sword]], a black double-barreled rifle, and a rocket launcher with three silver rockets.

:In Japan, he and the other four Dinobots were offered as mail-away items during ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (toyline)|Operation Combination]]''; Grimlock cost 2300 yen (his original retail price) and 2 [[Robot Point]]s.

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-dinobots-grimlock/671/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Grimlock at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1985/Autobot/Grimlock/grimlock.htm More information on Generation 1 Grimlock at TFU.info]''

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[[File:G1-toy GrimlockPretender.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Me Grimlock have fleshy bits!]]
*'''Grimlock''' ([[Classic Pretender]], [[1989]])
**''Accessories:'' Pretender shell, helmet, "Atom-Smashing Submachine Gun", "rocket launcher" dino-tail
:The [[Classic Pretender]] version of Grimlock is much smaller, simplified and slightly modified, but still transforms into a robotic ''T. rex''. His dino tail becomes a rocket-launcher-gauntlet thing that can be held by either the inner robot or outer shell, but either way has got to be a ''bear'' to aim properly. He came with a large human [[Pretender]] shell with a rather knight-like armor theme, with a helmet and large cannon with a blade on the barrel, giving him a pseudo-sword.

:His shell's head looks a lot like a younger {{w|Ed Asner}}, and also bears a passing resemblence to his voice actor, [[Gregg Berger]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Autobot/Grimlock/grimlock.htm More information on Pretender Grimlock at TFU.info]''

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[[File:GrimlockLegends toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Me Grimlock say cut it out.]]
*'''Grimlock''' ([[Legends (G1)|Legends]], 1989)
**''Accessories:'' "rocket launcher" dino-tail
:A [[Kmart]] [[exclusive]] in its [[Hasbro]] release, this version of Grimlock is simply the inner robot of his Classic Pretender form without the shell or its accessories, leaving him only his tail/gun.

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[[File:G1toy japanese legends giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Hero Set''' (Multi-pack, 1989)
**''Accessories:'' Tail/gun
:In Japan, Legends Grimlock was available only in a boxed "Hero Set" with the Legends versions of [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Bumblebee]], [[Jazz (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Jazz]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#G1Legend|Starscream]]. Grimlock was mostly unchanged from to the Hasbro release, but sported a silver painted face instead of Hasbro's orange painted one.

:In Italy, [[GiG]] released their own version of the Hero Set, named "Set Commandos", instead of the Classic Pretender versions of the toys. Grimlock, was renamed from "Tiran" to "Drago", originally the Italian name of [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]]. The "Set Commandos" toys were identical to the Japanese "Hero Set" versions.

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[[File:G1Grimlock ActionMaster.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Me Grimlock no longer able to transform, so me Grimlock over-compensate with really big gun.]]
*'''Grimlock with anti-tank cannon''' (Action Master, [[1990]])
**''Accessories:'' Anti-tank cannon partner, "[[particle beam cannon]]"

:Part of the initial assortment of non-transforming [[Action Master]] figures, Grimlock's design combines his cartoon model with extra toy-based detailing. He came with the [[Anti-tank cannon]] "partner" machine which could be ridden by Grimlock (or any other Action Master) or unfolded via spring-loaded [[gimmick]] to form a really ''big'' hand-held "long-range mortar launcher". He is compatible with any other Action Master vehicle or weapon.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/Grimlock/grimlock.htm More information on Action Master Grimlock at TFU.info]''

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*'''Grimlock''' (1991)
**''Accessories'': [[Energo weapon|'Energo' sword]], twin 'stunner' laser rifle, galaxial rocket launcher, 3 rockets

:Grimlock's original toy was reissued in the European/Australian-exclusive "[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]" series, with no notable changes. In Greece, these releases were added to re-releases of the [[Defensor (G1)#Toys|Defensor]] and [[Devastator (G1)/toys#Toys|Devastator]] [[giftsets]].

===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2GrimlockBlue.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Me am Blue! Me am Blue! You could be too! ''(Blue variant pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-G2-Turquoise-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(Turquoise variant pictured)'']]
*'''Grimlock''' (Dinobot, [[1993]])
**''Accessories:'' 'Energo' sword, twin 'stunner' laser rifle,

:Grimlock's original toy was [[redeco]]ed for release in ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'', this time lacking the missile launcher accessory. He was available in three different colors; the first—and rarest—in his original silver (the easiest way to spot if this is a ''Generation 2'' or original is by the "Autobot" [[tampograph]] on his leg), then in a medium turquoise-blue, and finally (and most commonly) in a dark blue.

{{note|Grimlock outranked Optimus Prime in the Generation 2 toyline! Prime had a rank of 9.}}

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Autobot/Grimlock/grimlcok.htm More information on ''Generation 2'' Grimlock at TFU.info]''
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===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWtoy-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Ben Yee]] think me Grimlock look like dalmatian... :(]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Deluxe Class, [[1997]])
**''Accessories:'' "[[Cyber-slash tail weapon|Spinning slasher sword]]", tail-bone-sword

:The only new toy in the third wave of second-year ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' Deluxes, Grimlock is a [[redeco]] of [[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Toys|Dinobot]] in gray and gold with dark blue spots, transforming into a "raptor" of some variety. His tail detaches and separates to form a gear-powered, spinning blade weapon, while the central "tail bone" separates to be used as a sword. The entire assembly can store in [[robot mode]] by flipping down the tail-mount and pegging the blade's base to the peg on his lower back. He also has a "mutant mask", halves of a dino-skull that flip up to cover his more robotic head. Thankfully these pieces are not pinned in, and can be easily removed for better clearance. He was also slightly [[retool]]ed from the original mold to have ratcheting shoulders and space for an "energon chip" [[rubsign]].

: Grimlock is extra-notable for suffering from [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]], making his hip-joints in particular prone to snapping off. Grim.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Maximal/Grimlock/grimlock.htm More information on ''Beast Wars'' Grimlock at TFU.info]''
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===''Alternators/Binaltech''===
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[[File:AlternatorsGrimlock toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Me Grimlock no can munch metal, but can burn rubber!]]
* '''Grimlock''' (2005)
**''Alternator ID number:'' '''9'''
**''Binaltech ID number:'' '''BT-10'''
**''Accessories:'' Engine/gun, energo-sword

: For the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' line, Grimlock's [[alternate mode]] was changed from a dinosaur into a [[licensed vehicle alternate modes|licensed]], 1:24 scale silver {{w|Ford Mustang}} with opening doors, hood, and trunk, a detailed interior, [[rubber tires]] and a working steering mechanism. His engine transforms into a double-barreled gun, and he also carries an orange "energo-sword" which can attach to the underside of his vehicle mode. The toy is one of the most-complained-about ''Alternators'' toys, due to its notoriously finicky transformation (with many small steps that must be performed in exactly the right order) and to several pieces which have a tendency to pop off with relatively small amounts of force. And it's a Grimlock who doesn't transform into a ''Tyrannosaurus rex.

: The main difference between Hasbro's ''Alternators'' version of the toy and the Japanese ''Binaltech'' version is that the latter has its vehicle shell partially made out of painted [[die-cast]] metal parts, whereas the ''Alternators'' version is made entirely out of plastic (not counting the rubber tires). In addition, the ''Binaltech'' version's engine/gun and the wheel's rims are [[vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metalized]], whereas they're simply painted silver for the ''Alternators'' version.

:This sculpt was retooled into ''Alternators/Binaltech'' [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Alternators/Binaltech|Wheeljack]].

::*[[Source:Transformers Binaltech bios#10|Archive of ''Binaltech'' Grimlock's bio and tech specs]]
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Autobot/AltGrimlock/grimlock.htm More information on ''Alternators'' Grimlock at TFU.info]''
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===''Classics''===
[[File:Grimlockclassicstoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Me Grimlock want to try new appearance, how me look in thigh high boots and stiletto heels?]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Deluxe, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Missile launcher, missile, removable tail

: ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Grimlock, a gray and gold ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', is a re-imagined form of his original toy, and is notably designed to run rather than drag (theories on the ''T. rex'' having changed from "caveman adversary" to "Carl Lewis in lizard skin" since the Generation 1 incarnation).

:This mold features a few design elements likely influenced by Grimlock's Pretender toy; his bayonet blaster is an homage to his gun/blade combo weapon from said toy, and his tail detaches to become a handheld weapon as it does for the inner robot of his Pretender toy. Another similarity is the ''T. rex''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s upper-body forming the [[robot mode]] legs (though the ''T. rex'' head forms his feet this time around).

:Grimlock's bayonet blaster (dubbed the "[[Guardian Blaster]]" in his [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 13|TFCC profile]]) can be deployed in either mode and fires a clear red projectile. Both weapons can be stored on his back when not used. As with most ''Classics'' toys, Grimlock features a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]], placed on the left side of the tyrannosaurus torso/his left leg.

:A common complaint about the figure is the size of the peg being too small in relation to the peg-hole, making it impossible to lock the arms into place. The black shoulder flaps above are apparently meant to tab into these and lock the whole thing together, but the flaps are remarkably out of alignment and the tabs themselves are too short to even reach the slots. In addition, the bayonet blaster has a hair-trigger and for no apparent reason, his fist holes are a few fractions of a millimeter too small to accommodate standard 5mm peg accessories that most modern ''Transformers'' toys use.

:An unpainted ''Classics'' Grimlock was used at the [[BotCon 2007]] customization classes to create ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Overkill (G1)#Timelines|Overkill]]. The mold was also [[redeco]]ed to make [[Grimlock (SG)#Toys|''Shattered Glass'' Grimlock]] and [[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|''Universe'' (2008)]] Overkill.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/ClassicsGrimlock/grimlock.htm More information on ''Classics'' Grimlock at TFU.info]''
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*'''Jetfire and Grimlock Twin Pack''' (2-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Missile launcher, missile, removable tail

:''Classics'' Grimlock was available in Asian markets in a two-pack with [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Grimlock2pack|''Classics'' Jetfire]]. Both toys are identical to their normal individual releases.
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===''Titanium Series''===
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[[File:TitaniumWarWithin Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Me Grimlock turn into tank? Me mash brains with style!]]
*'''Grimlock''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' Gun, Energo-sword

:Based upon his appearance from ''[[Transformers: The War Within|The War Within]]'', this version of Grimlock transforms into a Cybertronic heavy tank. This transforming partly die-cast and plastic Grimlock was initially unreleased due to the cancellation of the ''Transformers'' series of ''Titanium'' toys at retail (the line would continue on for ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' at the three-inch scale). The toy was eventually released in the fall of 2008 as a Toys-R-Us exclusive, alongside the also-almost-unreleased War Within [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Prowl]].

:He includes a cannon and his trademark sword. In vehicle mode, the sword can peg onto the side of his rear treads, while the cannon can peg into the back of the cabin. The cannon has a joint on its connector so it can swivel around.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/TitGrimlock/grimlock.htm More information on ''Titanium'' Cybertron Heroes Grimlock at TFU.info]''
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===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:TakaraTomy-Henkei!Henkei!-C-03-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Witness me Grimlock, shiny and chrome!]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Deluxe, 2008-[[March 13|03-13]])
**''ID number:'' '''C-03'''
**''Accessories:'' Missile launcher, missile, removable tail

: ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Grimlock is an extensive redeco of ''Classics'' Grimlock, with generally more intricate paint detailing to make him more closely resemble the ''Generation 1'' toy. As with all ''Henkei'' toys, he lacks the heat sensitive rubsign seen on the ''Classics'' release, and instead features vacuum-metalized "chromed" plastic (in a similar [[gimmick]] to the ''Beast Wars'' [[Transmetal]]s toys). The vac-metal is used on his [[beast mode]] feet, as well as the ''Tyrannosaurus'' torso, which was, oddly enough, in Hasbro's original deco plan for ''Classics'' Grimlock.
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:Grimlock Masterpiece.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Me Grimlock be smaller than Prime, but me Grimlock more expensive!]]
*'''Grimlock''' ([[March 26]], [[2009]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-8'''
**''Accessories:'' Energo sword, twin 'stunner' lasers rifle, waiter apron, waiter bow tie, waiter tray, 7 unique waiter glasses, intelligence transfer helmet, crown (reissue exclusive), flame (reissue exclusive)

: Released in March of 2009, ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Grimlock is based upon his original toy and cartoon model, transforming into an outdated view of the ''Tyrannosaurus'' rather than the more accurate depiction seen on ''Classics'' Grimlock. Of all the Masterpiece figures, Grimlock features both the least complex transformation, as well as the least deviation from his original toy's essential [[transformation|transformation scheme]].

: ''Masterpiece'' Grimlock features the usage of [[die-cast]] metal for his dinosaur mode's toes and an LED mounted within his right fist which illuminates both his gun's barrels and his sword. As a result of said mechanism, the only articulated part of his right hand is the thumb. Similarly his left hand is modeled much like [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Masterpiece Starscream]]'s hands with the thumb and index finger fully articulated with the remaining fingers joined together. Possibly as a show of good faith regarding the sacrificed articulation, [[TakaraTomy]] designed his alternate mode's arms to be highly poseable, featuring full articulation of the claws with the arms themselves attached to the body with ball joints.

: He features many gimmicks, including the ability to change his eye color in either mode from red to blue with the flip of a switch found at the back of his head in robot mode, and by opening the top of his head in dino mode and switching the eyes around. This allows the owner the choice of representing the use of blue in the cartoon (and his IDW alternate mode) or the use of red in most other media, including his original toy. His tail is connected to his head, and by wiggling and moving it, the head rotates at the base of the neck. Pushing down on his torso in dinosaur mode makes his legs move up higher into his body, and as a result his head will look up. His alt mode's head features jaws that snap shut at the press of a button hidden on his cheek; in addition, it also has a tiny sculpted flame thrower in its mouth, but [[for safety reasons|for your safety]], it does not actually breathe fire (boo). Besides his weapons, he also comes with a cloth apron and bow tie to go with a drinks serving tray he carried in "[[Madman's Paradise]]", as well as the device he used to transfer his super-intelligence into [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] in "[[Grimlock's New Brain]]".

:When he was reissued, he came with a crown redecoed from the King Grimlock release and a new flame attachment to go over his sword.

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[[File:Masterpiecetoy-GrimlockKing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Best accessory ever! Me Grimlock know you know it.]]
*'''King Grimlock''' (December, 2009)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-8X'''
**''Accessories:'' Energo sword, twin 'stunner' lasers rifle, crown

:King Grimlock is a redeco of the ''Masterpiece'' Grimlock with a color scheme based on his appearance in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 Marvel comic]]. All of his previously flat gray surfaces are coated in silver paint, his gold chrome is more vibrant, and his previously black plastic is now a dark blue in reference to the limited color palette of the Marvel Comics issues, and the colorless chrome used for his tail and arms is now a light blue chrome. He also features some different paint applications: on his dinosaur chest, inside the clear panel on his robot mode chest, and on his robot mode knees. In addition, his toes are now metallic yellow instead of metallic gray. He also lacks the faceplate paint of the original Masterpiece Grimlock. His sword is also tinted orange rather than neutral clear, and the clear panel on his chest is clear dark green plastic instead of neutral clear. Curiously what were the red eyes in dinosaur mode on the original ''Masterpiece'' Grimlock are now the blue eyes on King Grimlock, and the blue eyes are now the red. The product also features the crown worn by Grimlock in the comics instead of the accessories from the cartoon, such as the waiter apron or the glasses. The [[package art]] is drawn in an homage to the early style of ''The Transformers'' published by Marvel Comics, as well as a bilingual ''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' style [[bio]] on the back of the package.

:King Grimlock was only available via [[TakaraTomy Mall|Toy Hobby Market]], the official shopping site of TakaraTomy. Pre-orders were open through [[July 31]]st through [[September 11]]th 2009, with the toy shipping out in December.

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*'''Grimlock''' (2013)
**''Accessories:'' Energo sword, twin 'stunner' lasers rifle, crown

:Another release of the Masterpiece Grimlock figure, in conjunction with [[Cybertron Con]] alongside a redeco of ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (franchise)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#CC2013|Jetfire]]. Like Hasbro's previous 2010 release, includes all the accessories from the MP-08X "King" version with the figure in traditional Grimlock colors. Packaged in minimalist black and white Chinese-themed box.

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[[File:Masterpiece-grimlock-hasbro-2014.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Me Grimlock's legs backwards! Me need [[Ratchet (G1)|doctor]] to fix Grimlock's legs!]]
*'''Masterpiece Grimlock''' (2014)
**''ID number:'' '''MP-03'''
**''Accessories:'' Dinobot Crown of Leadership, sword, twin 'stunner' laser rifle

:(Yet) another Hasbro re-release of the figure, four years after the ''Transformers'' version (see below), ''again'' available as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive.

:This figure was also available as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in many international Hasbro markets such as Canada, Australia, and Europe. Unusually for a Hasbro-branded release, if purchased through Toys"R"Us in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, or mainland China, or Toys Retailing in Thailand, this figure included a Hasbro Asia "Masterpiece King Grimlock" [[collector coin]].

:Oddly, the Hasbro stock photos display his dino-mode legs as being ''backwards''.
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===''Device Label''===
[[File:Device Label Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Me Grimlock turn into computer-thingy... something not right.]]
*'''Device Grimlock''' (Device Label, 2009)

: Takara's ''[[Transformers Device Label|Device Label]]'' Grimlock transforms from a working USB laser mouse into a mechanoid raptor. He shares this mold with ''Device Label'' [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]].

: According to early [[BigBadToyStore]] solicitations, the mice were originally supposed to depict Generation 1 [[Overkill (G1)#Device Label|Overkill]] and ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Dinobot (BW)#Device Label|Dinobot]].
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
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[[File:MPGrimlock Hasbro.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Beryllium baloney not included. Grimlock: 1. Slag: 0.]]
*'''Masterpiece Grimlock''' (2010)
**''Accessories:'' [[Dinobot Crown of Leadership]], sword, twin 'stunner' laser rifle

: [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|''Transformers'']] Grimlock is a [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] redeco and minor retool of ''Masterpiece'' Grimlock with King Grimlock's accessories (also redecoed). His gray is darker, he features additional painted details on his thighs, biceps, and waist to mimic label stickers included on the original 1985 figure, the dark gray painted details on his robot mode toes are now gold, the dinosaur mode's toenails are now coated in a thick gold paint rather than the polished golden look of the TakaraTomy version, and the red paint used on the metal area on his crotch is a lighter shade, matching the adjacent red plastic less.

:Grimlock's teeth and claws have been slightly rounded for this release.

:The stock photography to the right is mistransformed, depicting Grimlock's beast mode claws as pointing straight down (as they are in robot mode) instead of laying flat to the ground.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Autobot/MasterpieceGrimlock/grimlock.htm More information on 2010 Masterpiece Grimlock at TFU.info]''
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generations fall of cybertron voyager grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Talk about monkey paw wishes—the most [[geewun]] version of this mold is on the ''Age of Extinction'' Grimlock page.]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Voyager Class, 2012)
**''Series / number'': '''1 / #003'''
**''Accessories'': Sword, shield
{{note|''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Grimlock (WFC)#Generations|Grimlock]] was repurposed as Generation 1 Grimlock by ''Transformers Legends''.}}

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Voyager Class toys, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' Grimlock transforms into a robotic ''[[Popular beast alternate modes|Tyrannosaurus rex]]''. He comes with a sword with a [[5 mm post|5mm handle]] and a peg on either side of the hilt, as well as a shield which can mount via its single peg. Grimlock features 5mm ports for his hands, as well as on his forearms/lower dino legs and shoulders/dino hips. Interestingly, the hollow sides of his dinosaur arms feature [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]-compatible [[C joint|3mm ports]].

:His main [[gimmick]]s, however, are that he has a light in his dinosaur mouth, and a chomping dinosaur jaw. When a lever behind his dino head is pulled, his mouth opens, and the light turns on, strongly illuminating his head. This gimmick can also be used in robot mode, as his dino head ends up inside his hollow chest, although it's not as effective. The [[insignia]] on his chest is the Lightning Strike Coalition variant of the Autobrand.

:This toy was [[redeco]]ed for all the other versions of ''Fall of Cybertron'' Grimlock, but was also used for ''Age of Extinction'' [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|Grimlock]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/FOCGrimlock/grimlock.htm More information on ''Generations'' Grimlock at TFU.info]''
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===''Age of Extinction''===
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[[File:AOEtoy-1984Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Me Grimlock feel like me once had [[Mega-Dinobot|bigger purpose in life]]...]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Evolution 2-Pack, 2014)
**'''24 OF 30'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[2014]]-[[August 3|08-03]]'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword

: Available only at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia, this ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]''-branded two-pack features "1984 Grimlock" in the form of a Generation 1-inspired redeco of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Grimlock (Energon)#Toys|Grimlock]]. The toy is slightly retooled to give it [[5 mm post|5mm ports]] in its hands, allowing it to hold the included redeco of [[Razorclaw (G1)|Generation 1 Razorclaw]]'s sword (not pictured in stock photography). Undocumented in the instructions, he can be combined with ''Energon'' [[Swoop (Energon)#Toys|Swoop]] to form an inter-continuity version of [[Mega-Dinobot]]. As an Evolution 2-Pack, Grimlock was packaged alongside an ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)|Age of Extinction]]'' Voyager Class [[Grimlock (AOE)#TRUEvolution|Grimlock]] toy.

: The two-pack was one of the three Evolution 2-packs available as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in Japan, with no changes on the figures with an exception of the packaging, which the front box features Japanese translated versions of the English text, shrunken character renders for both Grimlocks, and a sticker on the back confirming that this was a Japanese release. The sword is also packaged on the center of the bubble, instead of hiding underneath it. This figure was also the first release of the [[Grimlock (Energon)#Toys|''Energon'' Grimlock]] mold in Japan.
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===''Transformers'' (2014)===
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[[File:TF2014toy-SDCCGrimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Me Grimlock make the Bayformer style look ''good''!]]
*'''Dinobots Generation One 4-pack''' (Voyager, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Mace head, mace shaft

:Available only as part of the [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] [[exclusive]] "Dinobots Generation One 4-pack" that was first made available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[2014]], Grimlock is a redeco of the ''Age of Extinction'' Voyager Grimlock figure, and features heavy use of vacuum metalization, transparent plastic and paint applications to recreate the look of the Generation 1 Grimlock toy. He retains the mace accessory, and its head, or the entire weapon, can be attached to Grimlock's dinosaur mode tail. Grimlock was packaged with [[Swoop (G1)#SDCCDinobots|Strafe]], [[Snarl (G1)#SDCCDinobots|Snarl]], and [[Slag (G1)#SDCCDinobots|Slug]], and their box unfolds into a diorama of the crashed [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] in [[Mount St. Hilary]]. A similarly-themed toy of [[Slog (AOE)#Amazon|Sludge]] was released via Amazon in ''Age of Extinction'' packaging.

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[[File:TF2014toy-LegionGrimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Me Grimlock get ''bad'' [[Beast (G1)|feelings]] about combining...]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Legion, 2014)

:Part of the Generation 1-inspired 2014 Legion Class assortment, Grimlock is a redeco of ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' ''[[Beast Hunters (toyline)|Beast Hunters]]'' [[Rippersnapper (Prime)|Rippersnapper]], and transforms into a vaguely shark-like dragon, although his package art, recolored from the [[:File:MTMTE8 cvrRI.jpg|RI cover]] of [[Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|''More than Meets the Eye'' #8]], and the Hasbro website product description would have you believe that it's a mechanical ''T. rex''. Being the sixth use of the sculpt, it's starting to show instances of [[Mold#Deterioration|mold deterioration]], as several sections (such as the tabs that hold the robot mode torso together, or the parts of the beast mode neck formed by the robot mode feet) don't fit properly anymore.

:In the United States, Grimlock has thus far been found at Big Lots and Family Dollar stores. In Australia and Europe, he is available at general retail again, just like the previous [[wave]] of Legion Class figures. In 2015, he was re-released in redesigned packaging now resembling the currently released ''Combiner Wars''-era ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]''' packaging template, but replacing the name ''Generations'' with "Authentic Transformers".

:The [[stock photography|stock photo]] on the back of the packaging depicts him with ''Beast Hunters'' Cyberverse Commander Class [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#BHCyberverse|Optimus Prime]]'s sword, which is also listed as an accessory in the Hasbro website product listing for this toy. The actual toy doesn't include a weapon. Furthermore, the [[instructions]] printed on the back of the packaging of the 2014 release are completely inaccurate, as they are for an [[Grimlock (AOE)#WalmartENmold|entirely different "Grimlock" toy]]! (This was fixed for the 2015 release.) Even if the instructions ''had'' been accurate, they probably wouldn't have mentioned that Grimlock can also form a leg of [[Abominus (Prime)#Beast Hunters|Abominus]] (or a combiner of his redecoes).
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===''Kre-O''===
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[[File:Kre-o-grimlock-unleashed-kreon-and-dino-grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|The Lego Dino Attack line got '''''weird''''' after a while...]]
*'''Grimlock Unleashed''' (2014)
**''Set number'': '''A8600'''
**''Pieces'': '''333'''
**''Kreons'': [[Bumblebee (Movie)#Grimlock Unleashed|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Grimlock Unleashed|Galvatron]], Grimlock, [[Lockdown (ROTF)#Grimlock Unleashed|Lockdown]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)#Grimlock Unleashed|Optimus Prime]]
**''Accessories'': Sword, crown

:Available only in the "Grimlock Unleashed" set, both the buildable Grimlock and the Grimlock Kreon are based on the Generation One looks of the character, despite the other Kreons on the set being based on their Age of Extinction versions. The Kreon comes with his Energo-Sword and two optional helmets, a Sideswipe-style one and a crown based on the time Grimlock led the Autobots. Unlike other Kreons, Grimlock has his faceplate printed on the figure face instead of added by the helmet.

:It is incredibly poseable and well-built by Kre-O standards.

: This set popped up at Toys"R"Us a few short weeks after the initial product without any advance warning... and retailed for a mere $25, despite the size of the set.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/Kre-OGUGrimlock/grimlock.htm More information on Grimlock Unleashed Grimlock at TFU.info]''

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*'''Kreon Class of 1985''' (Kreon figure set, [[2015]])
**''Set number'': '''B5152'''
**''Voted'': Me Best Looking
**''Accessories'': Sword

:[[Kreon Class of '85]] Grimlock's deco is extra-detailed, even above the amount of the first figure. Like the rest of the set, he uses the almost-totally-[[retool]]ed 2015 style of Kreon body.

:This box set of thirty Kreons was a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2015 [[exclusive]], with leftovers being sold on [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online after the show.

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[[File:Kre-O-Battle-Changers-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Time to play some foosball again.]]
* '''Grimlock''' (Battle Changers, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B0718'''
**''Pieces'': '''82'''
**''Accessories'': Energon-Sword

:Part of the new Battle Changers series, Battle Changers Grimlock transforms from a really badly-proportioned ''T. rex'' into a robot and back without removing any parts! His appearance is reminiscent of his Generation 1 counterpart, while the deco is based on his ''Age of Extinction'' counterpart's toys. Like all of the Battle Changers, Grimlock uses a new hip piece using larger balljoints than the normal Kreons. He also comes with a weapon that, once stickers are applied, resembles the sword used by ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]], and can be wielded by his C-joint hands.

: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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===''Hero Mashers''===
[[File:HM-toy Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Me Grimlock no need robot mode! Me Grimlock king!]]
* '''Electronic Grimlock''' (Electronic Action, 2014)
**''Pieces'': '''18'''
**''Accessories'': Twin-cannon, left & right missile launchers, 2 missiles, left & right gun-pods, large rifle, flame-blast

: Part of the first (and only) wave of Electronic Action ''[[Hero Mashers]]'' toys, Grimlock is a non-transforming action figure with ratchet-joints... and considerably larger than any other figure in the line at that. His design is based on his ''Age of Extinction'' counterpart, but also takes some cues and the coloration from the Generation 1 version of the character. He has multiple peg-holes all over that can be used to mount any ''Hero Mashers'' accessory.

: He is designed with a removable head, forelimbs, thighs, lower legs, and tail, 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.

: His large size is augmented by a large number of accessories and gimmicks. The signature electronic aspect is a light-up mouth, used to illuminate his "flame blast" accessory, or any other transparent accessory you care to stuff into his gaping maw. He also comes with two spring-loaded missile launchers.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/HMGrimlock/grimlock.htm More information on ''Hero Mashers'' Grimlock at TFU.info]''
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===''Platinum Edition''===
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[[File:Platinum-Edition-G1-Dinobots-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Me talk pretty one day!]]
*'''Dinobots''' (Platinum Edition 5-pack, 2015)
**''Accessories'': Two-piece spiked maul

:Part of the ''Generations [[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' Dinobots 5-pack, Grimlock is a redeco and retool of [[Grimlock (AOE)#Voyager Class toys|''Age of Extinction'' Voyager Class Grimlock]], sporting a Generation-1 inspired deco and a head. This release also suffers from a small degree of mold deterioration: the ''T. rex'' heels that connect with his forearms and the shoulders/''T. rex'' upper jaw halves seemed to connect loosely.

:Grimlock was bundled with Slug, Slog, Snarl, and Strafe.

: This set was initially released as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in Canada in October 2015, followed by Singapore a month later (although it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular store there or not). Much later, it became available via the Australian Toys"R"Us website (but never found in stores). In the United States, it was initally only available online via [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and [[BigBadToyStore]] before being found at discount chain Ross a year after its intial release in Canada.
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===''Cyber Series''===
[[File:Generations-Cyber-Battalion-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Me Grimlock having identity crisis!]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Cyber Battalion, 2015)

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#PrimeWarsTrilogyAsian|Generations: Cyber Series]]'' Cyber Battalion class figures, this Voyager-sized mold of Grimlock transforms from robot to dinosaur and back. The figure has a far greater range of articulation than many other Cyber Series figure to date. A small switch on the back of his beast-mode head moves his jaw up and down.

:This version of Grimlock is a unique amalgamation of three versions of the character; the robot mode head, torso, and transformation scheme take cues from [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Warrior Class|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' Grimlock]], the coloration is borrowed from [[Grimlock (AOE)#Toys|the toys of the live-action movie Grimlock]], lastly the styling and (scientifically outdated) stance of the dinosaur mode resembles the classic G1 Grimlock look.

:Like all of the ''Cyber Series'' figures, Grimlock initially did not get distribution in the United States, but has been reported showing up in Asian markets and was also solicited to South America. Toy importers did stock this series in a limited capacity and they sold out quickly in 2015 and effectively disappeared at that time. The line was later distributed in larger quantities by [[Walgreens]] stores in parts of the United States.
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===''Titans Return''===
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[[File:TitansReturntoy-Clobber.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Now me Grimlock can take any form me want! Tank, dragon, car, me Grimlock do it all!]]
*'''Clobber''' (Titan Master, 2016)
**''Accessories:'' Dragon/bird/gun accessory

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Titan Master]]s, Clobber is a retool of [[Squeezeplay (G1)#Generations|Crashbash]] and transforms from a robot into a head compatible with any Deluxe-or-larger figure in the line. Clobber features a new head piece based on ''Generation 1'' Grimlock's animation model. [[Hasbro]] stated at [[BotCon 2016]] that Clobber ''is'' Grimlock himself, leaving the reasons for his name unclear, but some kind of attempt to avoid confusion with the contemporaneous ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Grimlock (WFC)|character]] seems a likely explanation. Clobber features peg holes in his feet to allow him to stand on a variety of ''Titans Return'' figures, and is packaged with a beast accessory with three modes: a dragon for Clobber to ride, a ''T. rex'' formed by combining with Clobber, or a 5mm-compatible gun for larger figures. His new face piece was molded in black plastic, rather than gunmetal.

:As with Crashbash, Clobber's instructions feature the same error for steps 6(5)-8(7).

:This toy also doubles as the independent ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' character [[Clobber (BWU)|Clobber]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/TRClobber/clobber.htm More information on ''Titans Return'' Clobber at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends''===
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[[File:TF-Legends-LG-EX-Headmaster-Set-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|WHERE IS CLOB...no, WHERE ME GRIMLOCK'S BODY GO?]]
*'''Headmaster Set''' ([[2017]]-[[February 19|02-19]])
**''ID Number'': '''LG-EX'''

:Released as a Wonder Festival 2017 exclusive, this Grimlock is a redeco of the ''Titans Return'' [[#Clobber|Clobber]] head, featuring plastic color changes and extensive paint apps to resemble his appearance in the cartoon.

:Grimlock is released along with "[[Stylor#Legends|Chromedome]]", [[Brawn (G1)/toys#Legends|Gong]], "[[Duros#Legends|Hardhead]]", [[Flywheels#Legends|Flywheel]], and "[[Arcana#Legends|Brainstorm]]".
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===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:PotP Grimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Bandicoots! Me Grimlock can squash Bandicoots.]]
*'''Dinobot Grimlock''' (Voyager Class, 2018)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-15'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': '''[[2018]]-[[June 30|06-30]]'''
**''Accessories'': 2 Prime Armor/combiner feet, [[Enigma of Combination#Generations|Dinobot Enigma]]

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' "Dinobot Grimlock" transforms into a very Generation 1-inspired, wide-hipped robotic ''Tyrannosaurus rex''. He can combine with his fellow Dinobots to form [[Volcanicus (POTP)#Toys|Volcanicus]] and can attach any ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]''-style Deluxe Class figure. Like the other Dinobots in this subline, he features translucent plastic with gold paint on the inside to give him a 'layered' look reminiscent of [[#Generation 1|his original toy]]. He also includes two pieces of Prime Armor that each can hold a [[Prime Master#Toys|Prime Master]] (and by extension, an [[Enigma of Combination#Generations|Enigma]] or [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix core]]) and attach to his forearms as battle claws. These also double as feet for Volcanicus. Like all the other Voyager Class figures, Grimlock includes an Enigma of Combination (dubbed the ''Dinobot Enigma''), based on a Prime Master, which can attach to him via the previously mentioned Prime Armor. In beast mode, he can carry an Enigma, Matrix core, or Prime Master ''in his mouth'', where Volcanicus's chest would be. If you're particularly creative, you could place a Matrix in his mouth.

:Though designated for a first quarter 2018 release, Grimlock's wave reached U.S. store shelves in December 2017.

:In China, Grimlock was also released along with the other four Deluxe Dinobots as a gift-set, exclusive to Hasbro China's TianMao site.<ref>https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=559183834163&skuId=3853426938808</ref>
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===''Authentics''===
[[File:Authentics_7inch_Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|{{w|Jurassic World|"She is learning where she fits on the food chain, and I'm not sure you want her to figure that out."}}]]
*'''Dinobot Grimlock''' (Alpha, 2018)
**''Accessories'': Dinosaur head, "wing" assembly

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers Authentics|Authentics]]'' Alpha Class figures, "Dinobot Grimlock" is a simplified Voyager-sized toy based on his [[evergreen]] design. He transforms into a robotic ''T. rex'' in just seven steps. His "wings" and dinosaur head come detached in the packaging. Despite the figure's simple engineering, it features over 9 points of articulation. The fists have 5mm holes, though the toy itself comes with no weapons.

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[[File:TF-Authentics-5-Inch-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Me Grimlock's arms are flatter than a pancake!]]
*'''Dinobot Grimlock''' (Bravo, 2018)
:Released in wave 2 of ''Authentics'' Bravo class figures, this version of Grimlock is basically a downscaled version of the 7-inch figure to the size of a Commander/Legends/Scout Class toy, and his ''T. rex'' arms are permanently molded on his "wings"/dinosaur body. Grimlock's dinosaur head comes detached in the packaging. While the neck is painted gold unlike the 7-inch figure, the paint operations on Grimlock's robot torso, the robot legs, and the ''T. rex'' toes are omitted.

:This Grimlock was first found at Australian shops. He was also available at some Malaysian Family Mart shops.
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[[File:TF-Authentics-Titan-Changer-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Why me Grimlock's back hurt?]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Titan Changer, 2020)

:Released in the second wave of ''Authentics'' Titan Changers, This Grimlock transforms from a thin robot into an oddly proportioned robotic ''T. rex''. The alt mode photo is mistransformed: His legs/T-rex back is supposed to collapse down properly.
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Selects-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Me Grimlock don't have pesky stickers anymore! Now spend $207 on me Grimlock!]]
*'''Volcanicus''' (Gift set, [[February 27]], 2021)
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''TT-GS11'''
** ''Accessories'': 2 guns, 2 swords, 2 "[[Magma Blade (GS)|Magma Blade]]s", 2 arm-mounted "Volca-Vulcan" cannons, twin 'stunner' laser rifle, 2 foot-plates, left & right fists

:''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' Grimlock is a redeco of his earlier ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' toy, but now with a cartoon-inspired deco, which includes his blue visor. He STILL doesn't have his "Energo Sword", but he can more than compensate by using the newly-molded guns or even one of the two "Magma Blades" (based on the sword Volcanicus wields in ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'', itself based on the one used by ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Generations|Grimlock]]) that the set comes with. [[TakaraTomy Mall]] gives this figure the [[Function|title]] "Dinobot Commander Grimlock".<ref>[https://takaratomymall.jp/shop/g/g4904810172079/ <nowiki>[Domestic: Limited to TAKARATOMY MALL]</nowiki> Transformer GENERATION SELECTS Volcanicas]</ref>

:The Magma Swords and Volca-Vulcan cannons can be plugged onto his dinosaur mode's back to create his "Wing Dragon Mode".
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:Studio-Series-86-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Me Grimlock Hollywood star!]]
[[File:Studio-Series-86-Grimlock-early-stock.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|'''Left:''' ''Stock renders of the toy.'' '''Right:''' ''Hasbro stock photography depicting a [[prototype]] of the toy.'']]
*''' Grimlock & Autobot Wheelie''' (Leader Class, [[2021]])
**''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-06'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-64'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 29]], 2021
**''Accessories'': [[Wheelie (G1)#Studio Series|Autobot Wheelie]], slingshot, Galaxial rocket launcher, "Mockery of Justice" backdrop

: Released to commemorate the 35th anniversary of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', ''[[Studio Series]]'' Grimlock is inspired by the ''Masterpiece'' figure, which hybridized the look of his appearance in [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the Generation 1 cartoon]] and his original toy, while sporting multiple aesthetic details unique to the ''Masterpiece'' toy. Because he is also influenced by the concurrently-ran ''War for Cybertron Trilogy'', this Grimlock conforms to the trilogy's concerns for scale, making him the tallest Leader Class figure in the format.

: This figure comes with a non-transforming and slightly articulated [[Wheelie (G1)#Studio Series|Wheelie]] figurine (plus his slingshot) and Grimlock's rocket launcher, which can store on his back in ''T. rex'' mode.

: A common point of breakage lies in the plastic that clicks against the detented dino knee joints, which creates a faux-ratchet joint effect. The problem is that the small plastic piece has had multiple reports of snapping off upon first transforming the toy, though this just turns the faux-ratchet joint to a regular friction one, albeit loose. The joints require just enough clearance to function properly, but unfortunately, the joints' components are frequently attached too close together to do so. Sadly, Grimlock features very noticeable plastic screw holes on the right side of his head.

: Grimlock's colors were subject to multiple changes (see right). Physical samples were not shown on the [[October 16]]th [[Hasbro Pulse#Fan First Friday|Fan First Friday]] due to in-progress color changes by [[TakaraTomy]]. The original renders shown at the time had yellow parts, a clear chest panel, and an opaque dino neck, evoking the Generation 1 cartoon model. [[Hasbro]] stock photography somewhat reflected this, but the dino neck was made translucent-yellow instead to reveal inner details, much like the [[#The Transformers|Generation 1 toy]]. In the end, the final toy (used in TakaraTomy stock photography) featured gold paint instead of yellow, a translucent-black chest panel instead of clear (both of which closer evoke the original toy), and an opaque dino neck. Despite the translucent Generation 1 toy-styled neck feature being scrapped on the final toy, the neck halves are still molded in translucent plastic (the same translucent-black plastic used on his chest panel) and the detailed piece inside the neck assembly still remains, meaning one could remove the gold paint from the neck halves and salvage this feature for a more toy-accurate look.

: Like the other ''Studio Series'' toys, the interior of the package forms a diorama display for the figure. In this case, it is the Dinobots' famous (ahem) ''self-invited'' entrance at [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]'s execution.
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===''War for Cybertron: Kingdom''===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom Voyager Maximal Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Me Grimlock HATE gold plastic and dalmatian spots!]]
*'''Autobot Mirage & Maximal Grimlock''' (2-pack, [[2021]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-K40'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''KD EX-13'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[January 29]], [[2022]]
**''Accessories'': [[Cyber-slash tail weapon#Generations|Cyber slash tail weapon]], sword

:Released to commemorate the 25th anniversary of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'', ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' "Maximal Grimlock" is a retool of [[Dinobot (BW)/toys#Generations|Dinobot]] from the same line, transforming from a robot mode based on Dinobot's ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon appearance into a ''[[Jurassic Park]]''-accurate ''Velociraptor'' in 28 steps. Grimlock features a new head based directly on Grimlock's (and therefore, Dinobot's) original ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' figure. Grimlock's hands have a [[5 mm post|5 mm port]] that can hold both his weapons and can close to hold objects. He also has 5 mm ports under his heels and one under his back-[[kibble]]. His tail can detach and split into two components: his Cyber Slash tail weapon, and his sword. If one chooses to, the 5 mm port on the hand or the hand's swivel joint can allow the Cyber Slash weapon to spin in his hand. The sword's tip is molded with the same texture as Grimlock's skin, presumably to better blend in as the tail tip in beast mode. Due to the Cyber Slash weapon connection, the sword cannot be held by other Transformers toys with traditional 5 mm port hands. The Cyber Slash weapon can store in robot mode by attaching to the same port as beast mode.

:Oddly for a modern ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' figure, Grimlock's ''Velociraptor'' mode features a deco that strays from the original ''Beast Wars'' toy and ''[[Transformers: Dinobots|Dinobots]]'' [[Grimlock (Dinobots)#Toys|Grimlock]]'s decoes and includes some particularly odd choices like leaving the fake "eyes" on the chest unpainted, but painting exactly ''half'' the knee section white, despite that portion being mostly concealed in beast mode.

:And in what can be considered a surprise, Grimlock is mentioned in Hasbro's official description for the figure to be inspired by the character's appearance in ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]''!<ref>[https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-generations-war-for-cybertron-kingdom-battle-across-time-collection-deluxe-wfc-k40-autobot-mirage-maximal-grimlock "Beast Wars: Uprising-inspired Maximal Grimlock toy converts from robot to raptor mode in 28 steps"]</ref> Even though his [[Beast mode#Beast Wars: Uprising|Beast Upgrade]] appearance was never shown.

:Revealed on [https://www.instagram.com/p/COvYKODJgGf/ #TransformersTuesday], Grimlock was released with [[Mirage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Autobot Mirage]] as a part of the "Battle Across Time Collection". Though similar to the ''Siege'' "Final Strike Figure Series", being exclusive multi-packs with package art that combines into a larger piece, the "Battle Across Time Collection" label is printed on the box. The two-pack is exclusive to [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the US, and in the UK on Hasbro Pulse and several online retailers. Initially set for a [[January 29]], [[2022]] release by TakaraTomy, the 2-pack was delayed to March 2022.
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:Behold Galvatron Grimlock.JPG|thumb|200px]]
* '''Behold, Galvatron! Unicron Companion Pack''' (Leader Class, 2022)
:''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' Grimlock is a non-transforming and immobile minifigure, barely 10mm tall, scaled to interact with the immense [[Unicron/toys#HasLab|HasLab 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#War_for_Cybertron_Trilogy|"reformatting" version of Galvatron]]. The set was [[exclusive]] to [[Hasbro Pulse]].
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===''Classic Heroes Team''===
[[File:Classic Heroes Team Rescan Grimlock toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
*'''Grimlock''' (All Star Rescan, [[2022]])

: ''[[Transformers: Classic Heroes Team|Classic Heroes Team]]'' Grimlock is a ''Rescue Bots''-style Rescan figure, featuring a simple conversion from robot mode to ''Tyrannosaurus rex''.
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==Merchandise==
===''Decoy''===
*'''Grimlock''' (Decoy, 1986)
**''Decoy ID number:''

: Coming packaged at random on carded ''Transformers'' toys during 1986, ''[[Decoy]]'' Grimlock is a red soft-rubber figure depicting him in his robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Grimlock/grimlock.htm More information on Decoy Grimlock at TFU.info]''

===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Me Grimlock see dead people.]]
*'''Grimlock''' (March 2001)
**''Act'': '''2'''
**''Accessories'': Brainwave Transfer Device, stand

:A three-inch-tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Grimlock's dinosaur mode was available in the second wave of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. Like all the figures in the wave, it was available as both a standard full-color figure and a clear plastic version, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

: He comes with the [[Brainwave Transfer Device]]<ref>Unnamed here, but later called as such on Takara's ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Grimlock figure.</ref> seen in the cartoon episode "[[Grimlock's New Brain]]", which... ''can'' sit on his head, but it's not a great fit and falls off at the slightest provocation, especially if you keep the hose attached. Speaking of, in the color version of the figure, the post on top of the helmet may be painted over, making it too thick to fit into the ''very'' small hole in the hose.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCGrimlock/grimlock.htm More information on ''Super Collection Figure'' Grimlock at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/ClearGrimlock/grimlock.htm More information on clear Grimlock at TFU.info]''

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[[File:SCF Grimlock metallic.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Grimlock''' (September 2001)
**''Act'': '''4'''
**''Accessories'': Brainwave Transfer Device, stand

: The Grimlock PVC was re-released in the fourth act of the "Super Collection Figure" series, this time painted over entirely in metallics, with more toy-like gold replacing the yellow. He was available only as a rare "[[chase figure|Secret Figure]]", packed at a ''presumed'' ratio of one in every ten cases. (This ratio was given for Secret Figures in later Acts, and it seems unlikely it would change.)

: It is unknown if he replaced a random figure in the lucky case, or was a consistent replacement for a specific one.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/ClearGrimlock/grimlock.htm More information on clear Grimlock at TFU.info]''
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===''Heroes of Cybertron''===
[[File:HOC Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Me Grimlock join Mechs Without Hats.]]
*'''Grimlock''' (2003)

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Heroes of Cybertron]]'', this version of the ''Super Collection Figure'' Grimlock mold was cast in translucent blue plastic and painted over, leaving his eyes and a stripe on the top of his head unpainted to attempt a [[light-piping]] gimmick. This version lacks the Brainwave Transfer Device from the Japanese release, which, let's be honest, was probably for the best.

: This toy was sold on a blister card rather than blindpacked, and a collector card of the character was included instead of the stand.
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===Hard Hero===
[[File:HardHero Grimlock bust.JPG|upright=1.2|thumb|'''ME GRIMLOCK DEMAND TO KNOW WHERE ME GRIMLOCK'S LEGS ARE!''']]
*'''Grimlock''' (2003)

: [[Hard Hero]]'s Grimlock is a 6.5 inches tall cold-cast porcelain bust, sculpted after his cartoon appearance (complete with blue eyes) and holding a white energo-sword in his right hand. The bust was limited to 2500 pieces, with an additional 100 being specially signed by sculptor [[Jason Ray]]. Grimlock was number 9 in Hard Hero's main series of ''Transformers'' busts.
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===''MyClone''===
*'''Grimlock''' (Takara, 2003)
** ''ID number:'' '''MTF015'''
** ''Accessories:'' Grey display stand

:Released in the second wave of the ''[[MyClone]]'' line of Transformers PVC figures, this [[super deformed]] Grimlock comes with a hexagonal grey display stand, which can link up with the identical stands included with other ''MyClone'' figures. His modular design allows his parts to be mixed and matched with those of any other ''MyClone'' figure, though he stands out as rather unique about the Transformers MyClones, as he's the only one in alternate mode.
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===''Generation 1 Figure-Collection''===
[[File:Bottlecap grimlock.JPG|thumb|Me Grimlock in black-and-white movie...me feel like [[Godzilla]]!]]
*'''Grimlock''' (2003)
**''ID number:'' '''C-5'''
**''Accessories:'' Display base

:At only one inch in height, this Grimlock "bottlecap" figurine (so named because its display base is the size of a bottlecap) was one of fourteen blindpacked figures available in Kabaya's Transformers [[Generation 1 Figure-Collection]]. The figure was rendered in a "retro" black and white color scheme, and came with a leaflet, personalized with cartoon screen captures.
::*''[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/misc_item/kabaya_bottle.htm More information on the Generation 1 collection at Autobase Aichi]''
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===''Titanium Series''===
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[[File:Titanium RM Grimlock.jpg|125px|thumb|Me Grimlock say boogie down!!]]
*'''Grimlock''' (3" Robot Masters, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Gun, sword, Autobot stand

: ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Grimlock is a non-transforming, three inch die-cast metal figurine based on his toy and comic/cartoon model. He has very limited articulation, in his neck, waist and shoulders. Grimlock is posed squatting and/or dancing.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Autobot/TitGrimlock/grimlock.htm More information on ''Titanium'' Robot Masters Grimlock at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Titanium cancelled figure checklist.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Grimlock''' (unreleased)
:*''Accessories:'' Autobot stand?
:The final ''[[Titanium Series]]'' catalogue listed a number of "Micro Figures" intended for release, though many of them never saw the light of day. Right at the end of the checklist, after a number of current and (supposedly) upcoming 3" Robot Master toys, was Grimlock's name, with no further information or disambiguation. Was he to be a repaint? A new ''[[War Within (comic)|War Within]]'' or ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' mold? Or was his name just a typographical error? This is just one of life's great mysteries.
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===''Attacktix''===
[[File:Attacktix Grimlock.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Me Grimlock can't move. [[The Last Stand|Seem]] [[Blast from the Past|to]] [[Spotlight: Shockwave|happen]] [[Still Life!|a lot]].]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Booster, 2007)

:Attacktix Grimlock is depicted in his ''Tyrannosarus'' mode, and has a sculpt based heavily upon his original G1 toy. Pressing down on his back will cause his head to extend and presumably hit whatever he's facing.

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===''Transformers - Mini Bust''===
[[File:Grimlock Mini-bust.jpg|thumb|When me Grimlock get legs back, you in ''BIG TROUBLE!'']]
* '''Grimlock''' (Diamond Select, 2007)

: A mini-bust of Grimlock based on his appearance in the cartoon was released by Diamond Select in 2007. The figure includes the upper body of Grimlock, wielding his energo-sword, acting as if rushing into the battlefield. There is the head of his beast mode sculpted into the base of the statue.

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* '''War Within Grimlock''' (Diamond Select, 2007)

[[File:Grimlock sdcc.jpg|thumb|Me Grimlock say no fun to be exclusive all of time.]]
: War Within Grimlock was an Action Figure Xpress exclusive at the 2007 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]. He was sculpted by Chris Lee of Art Asylum and limited to 600 pieces. The sculpt features Grimlock holding his flaming sword. The front of his vehicle mode is sculpted onto the base of the bust.
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:G1 RobotHeroes ShockwaveVsGrimlock.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Me Gwimwock no cutie, me king!]]
*'''Grimlock & Shockwave''' (Two-pack, 2007)

: Packed with [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Shockwave]], ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' Grimlock is a detailed two-inch tall soft-plastic figurine with exaggerated, cartoonish proportions and an amusing "raised eyebrow" look on his face. He is sculpted holding his sword in his right hand. He has swivel joints at his shoulders and neck. He brings cuddly wuddly death.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/RHGrimlock/grimlock.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Grimlock at TFU.info]''

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

: In some countries outside of North America, Grimlock was released individually in a blindpack with no notable changes.
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===''3D Battle-Card Game''===
[[File:3DBattleCard Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|A head to match his ego.]]
*'''Grimlock''' (2007)

: A 48-point "rare" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Grimlock "transforms" into a gray vague approximation of a ''T. rex''. He uses the same parts layout as [[Megatron (BW)/toys|Megatron]] and [[Cruellock]].
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===Sota Toys===
*'''Transformers Chess Set''' (<s>2007</s>)
:Two identical Grimlock pieces in dino mode were to be the Autobot-side Knights on a [[Chess#Sota Toys|chess set]] based on Generation 1, but the set apparently never saw release.
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===''Mighty Muggs''===
[[File:MightyMuggs Grimlock.jpg|thumb|Me Grimlock am huuge hit with lady-bots!]]
*'''Grimlock''' (2009)
**''Accessories:'' Energo-sword

: This [[super deformed]], non-transformable PVC figure uses the standard [[Mighty Muggs]] body template, with swivel joints in Grimlock's neck and arms. He comes with a similarly super-deformed version of his trademark energo-sword.

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[[File:MightyMuggs 2018 Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.55|Me Grimlock not appreciate recurring head trauma.]]
*'''Grimlock''' ([[2019]])
**''ID number:'' '''07'''

: Influenced by his [[evergreen]] design, this new Grimlock is part of the second wave of the line's 2018 relaunch. Gently push his precious little head to access one of three different faces: irritable, impatient, and incensed.
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===''Titan Warriors''===
*'''Titan Warrior 5-Pack''' (2013)
:Available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013, this Grimlock is a 6" PVC [[Titan Heroes|Titan Warrior]] figure (similar to Bandai's ''Ultra/Sentai/Rider Hero, Movie Monster Series'') with articulated arms. He was packed with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Titan Warriors|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Titan Warriors|Megatron]], [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Titan Warriors|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Titan Warriors|Soundwave]]. Unlike the other four, Grimlock never received an individual release.
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===''The Loyal Subjects''===
*'''Grimlock''' (2013)
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*'''Grimlock w/ Dino Head''' (2014)
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*'''5.5" Grimlock''' (2014)
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*'''5.5" Grimlock w/ Dino Accessories''' (2014)
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*'''Cybertron Edition 2-Pack''' (2014)
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===''EX Gōkin''===
*'''Grimlock''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Two fists, two open hands, two gripping hands, energo-sword, stunner laser, galaxial rocket launcher, alternate head, display stand

: A 7-inch tall non-transforming Grimlock action figure was produced by [[Art Storm]] as part of their ''EX Gōkin Transformers Series'' line. He comes with a number of extra hands as well as the energo-sword, double-barreled rifle and (non-firing) rocket launcher of the original toy. While his mold and paint details are heavily based on the original Generation 1 Grimlock toy, his proportions are cartoon-based and he includes an alternate blue-eyed headsculpt based on his [[:File:Grimhead.JPG|early cartoon head]].

::*''[http://artstorm.co.jp/exgokin_transformersseries_grimlock.html More information on ''EX Gōkin'' Grimlock at Art Storm's official site]''
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===''Thrilling 30''===
*'''Grimlock''' (Collectible Figurine, 2014)
**''Series / Number:'' '''2 / #19'''
**''Accessories:'' Collector's base

:A super-deformed Grimlock was released among the blindpacked [[Thrilling 30#Collectible Figurines|''Thrilling 30'' Collectible Figurines]] by [[Goldie Marketing]]. He comes with a base to help him stand, a collector's card that doubles as a puzzle piece, and a checklist.

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*'''Collectible Figurines''' (5-pack, 2014)
**''Series:'' '''2'''
**''Accessories:'' 5 collector's bases

:The same Grimlock figurine was also available in a 5-pack alongside [[Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Bumblebee]], [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Shockwave]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Rodimus]].
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===''Tiny Titans''===
[[File:TinyTitans-Series6-Grimlock.jpg|right|thumb|Me Grimlock say don't eat yellow lightsaber!]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Tiny Titans, 2016)
**''Series'': '''6'''
**''Number'': '''10/12'''

: Part of the sixth and final assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Grimlock is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode.

: He includes a collectible card that 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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===''Magic: The Gathering''===
[[File:MTG-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Tap for mana?" Me Grimlock no just tap, me smash!]]
*'''Grimlock, Dinobot Leader / Grimlock, Ferocious King''' (Hasbro and [[Wizards of the Coast|Wizards]], 2017)

: A [[HasCon 2017]] exclusive, this trading card was released as part of the "2017 ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' HasCon Collection" three-card promo set, alongside "[[Nerf]] War" and "Sword of Dungeons & Dragons" cards. The card is reversible, depicting Grimlock in robot mode on one side ("Dinobot Leader") and his alternate mode on the other ("Ferocious King"), with each side having different stats and abilities. Each side of the card's flavor text features a different Grimlock quote: one from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', and one from "[[Grimlock's New Brain]]". The card bears a silver border, indicating it is illegal to use in official ''Magic'' tournament play. Notably, unlike many similar cards, Grimlock doesn't "transform" to its other face, and instead is worded to "become" it, probably due for the sake of [[trademark]].
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===Kidrobot===
[[File:Kidrobot GIJoe Enamel Pin Series.jpg|thumb|250px]]
====Enamel Pin Series====
*'''Grimlock''' ([[November 3]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 1 in 20
:Released by [[Kidrobot]] in their Enamel Pin Series, this is a flat, enamel pin badge of Grimlock inspired by the art of [[Tom Scioli]]'s ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', albeit with [[Super deformed|cutesy proportions]]. Unlike the rest of the characters in the series, Grimlock is depicted in dino mode! The pin series was [[Blindpacking|blindboxed]], with some pins being rarer than others.
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*'''Grimlock Blue Metallic''' ([[November 3]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 1 in 80
:And speaking of which, a [[chase figure|chase]] pin of Grimlock was available, decoed in metallic blue. This deco doesn't seem to be from the comic.
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====Vinyl Mini Series====
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Grimlock mini.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Grimlock''' ([[November 14]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 2 in 24
:The same character design was reused for the Vinyl Mini Series, with Grimlock receiving a three-inch tall, blindboxed figurine retaining the vibrant colours and exaggerated proportions. Grimlock featured articulation in his tiny little dino shoulders.
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[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Grimlock Blue Metallic mini.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Someone at Kidrobot must really like Grimlock.]]
*'''Grimlock Blue Metallic''' ([[November 14]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 1 in 96
:Grimlock received another chase figure in the Vinyl Mini Series, again in metallic blue.
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[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Megatron mini.jpg|thumb|upright=1|...or maybe not.]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[November 14]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 2 in 24
:The Vinyl Mini Series figure for Megatron includes Grimlock's severed head as a handheld accessory, as seen in the issue "[[Everybody Hates Metroplex]]". The head is much smaller than the head of Grimlock's own mini figure.
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====Medium Figure Series====
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Megatron medium.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[November 14]], [[2017]])
:*''Accessories'': Grimlock's head
:Megatron was scaled up to seven inches for the Medium Figure Series, and his decapitated Grimlock head accessory followed suit.
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[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Megatron medium exclusive.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Megatron''' ([[November 14]], [[2017]])
:*''Accessories'': Grimlock's head
:Released at the same time as the standard version, this variant of Megatron was limited to 200 pieces and exclusive to the Kidrobot online store. Megatron is now decoed in a lighter grey, as was Grimlock's head.
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====Vinyl Keychain Series====
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Grimlock Blue Metallic keychain.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Grimlock Blue Metallic''' ([[December 1]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 1 in 24
:Grimlock was also released as part of the once again blindboxed Vinyl Keychain Series, now standing at about one to two inches. He included a keychain molded into his head and, due to his small scale, did not feature any articulation. Yet again he was a metallic blue chase figure... but this time, there was no regular grey Grimlock keychain!
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===Bouncing Ball Heads===
[[File:BouncingBallHead Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Grimlock''' (2017)
:"Bouncing Ball Head" Grimlock is a small, super deformed figurine with a removable head that doubles as a bouncy ball. Despite having a completely round head and a somewhat humanoid body shared by all figurines in this collection, Grimlock's tampographed face is based on a front view of his dino mode head, resulting in a very unsettling appearance. An Autobot logo is tampographed on the back of his head and his name is written under his feet.

:He is (apparently) available in both gacha-style machines and in an 8-pack with the whole collection, and comes inside a spherical capsule with a unique dark gray color.

:Despite clearly representing Generation 1 characters, the collection is advertised as a 2015 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' product.
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W1Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Me Grimlock do splash damage.]]
*'''Grimlock, Dinobot Leader''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T21/T40'''
**''Stars: ''10

:'''Grimlock, Dinobot Leader''' is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

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

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[[File:W2Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Me Grimlock not competitively viable!]]
*'''Grimlock, Powerful Commander''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T27/T46'''
**''Stars: ''9

:Grimlock, Powerful Commander was released as part of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, Grimlock, Powerful Commander is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Grimlock, Powerful Commander depicts [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus']] head and torso, which is formed by Grimlock in the artwork.

:The artwork for Bot and Alt Mode is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.

:Grimlock, Powerful Commander can be used to form Volcanicus, Fiery Champion with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Dinobot Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Dinobots are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
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[[File:W5Clobber.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Clobber''' (2020)
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T15/T46'''
**''Stars: ''4

:This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to May 29, 2020.
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===''Keshi Surprise''===
*'''Autobots''' (2018)

:The ''[[Keshi Surprise]]'' series by [[Super7]] consisted of 1.75" soft rubber figures in a style deliberately resembling the 1980s [[Decoy]]s. These [[blind-packed]] figures were sold individually or in cases depicting only their faction. Grimlock (in his dino mode) was available in red, yellow, blue, and purple, and included a foil trading card / sticker.
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===Imaginarium Art===
[[File:ImaginariumGrimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Me Grimlock want to munch <s>metal</s> polystone!"]]
*'''Grimlock''' (2018)

:This 20-inch-tall statue set depicts Grimlock in his dinosaur mode and a slingshot-wielding Wheelie as they face off against five [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s. Only 150 were produced, with an MSRP of $2,100.
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===McDonald's===
[[File:2018-McD-Authentics-Bumblebee-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Happy Meal Toy, 2018)
:Released as part of the [[McDonald's]] June 2018 Happy Meal Toys along with [[My Little Pony]], Grimlock is a stubby, [[super deformed]] little dino with fire coming out of his mouth. He has a light-up [[gimmick]] where pressing the [[Autobot]] [[insignia]] on his back lights up his eyes and the fire effect.

:This toy was rereleased in the US as [[Grimlock (AOE)#McDonald's|Grimlock]] for the ''[[Bumblebee (franchise)|Bumblebee]]'' promotion.
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===''ReAction''===
[[File:TF-Super-7-ReAction-Figures-Grimlock.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Grimlock''' (2020)
**''Accessories'' Energo Sword, Twin Laser Rifle

:Released as part of [[Super7]]'s ''ReAction'' Figure line, this Grimlock is a non-transforming 3 3/4 inch toy that features a rather limited articulation akin to the vintage action figures from Kenner. Grimlock also comes with his signature accessories.

*'''Grimlock''' (2022)

:Wave 5 of ''ReAction'' featured Grimlock in his dino mode.
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===Figural Bag Clip===
[[File:FiguralBagClip GrimlockDino.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Grimlock''' (2020)
:Released by Monogram, this 2.5" 3D foam bag clip takes the form of a chibi dino mode Grimlock running towards you.

:It was available only as part of a [[Blindpacking|mystery blind bag]] collection.

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[[File:FiguralBagClip GrimlockRobot.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Grimlock Alt. mode''' (2020)
:A second bag clip was also released, this time based on Grimlock's evergreen robot mode.

:It was one of two "chase" figures in the collection.
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===Mondo===
[[File:Mondo Grimlock Tiki Mug.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
*'''Grimlock Tiki Mug''' (2021)

:Released by Mondo, this tiki mug in the form of Grimlock's dinosaur mode is roughly 6.5 inches high and holds up to 18 oz of your favorite drink.

:The mug is handmade and its design was co-created by [[Ken Christiansen]].
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===''Pop!''===
[[File:Funko Pop Grimlock G1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Nice.]]
*'''Grimlock''' (2021)
**''ID number:'' '''69'''

:Released as part of the ''Pop! Retro Toys'' segment and exclusive to both GameStop and the Emerald City Comic Con 2021, [[Funko Pop!|Funko]]'s ''Pop!'' Grimlock is a super deformed vinyl figure based on his original Generation 1 toy.

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*'''Grimlock''' ([[Funko Pop!#Digital Pop! NFTs|Digital ''Pop!'']], 2022)
**''Rarity:''
***''Monochrome:'' '''Common'''
***''Static:'' '''Common'''
***''Glowing:'' '''Uncommon'''
***''Chrome:'' '''Rare'''
***''Original:'' '''Epic'''
:{{W|Non-fungible token|NFT}}s depicting Grimlock in the Funko style.
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File:TRANSFORMERS_COMMON_GRIMLOCK_MONOCHROME.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_COMMON_GRIMLOCK_STATIC.gif|Me Grimlock mastered ability of standing so incredibly still that me Grimlock become invisible to eyes.
File:TRANSFORMERS_UNCOMMON_GRIMLOCK_GLOW.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_RARE_GRIMLOCK_REDCHROME.gif|Me Grimlock bulletproof!
File:TRANSFORMERS_EPIC_GRIMLOCK_ORIGINAL.gif
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===''ULTIMATES!''===
*'''Grimlock''' (ULTIMATES!, 2021)
**''Accessories'': [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] figure, mind transfer helmet, apron, serving tray, 6 drinking glasses, fish, crown, 6 sets of dino forelimb claws

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers ULTIMATES!]]'' from [[Super7]], Grimlock is a 9-inch-tall non-transforming representation of his dinosaur mode. He includes a non-transforming Wheelie figure to ride him, and also representations of many of the accessories that were also included with the ''Masterpiece'' Grimlock toy above, including his serving tray with drinking glasses, a soft cloth waiter apron, the mind transfer helmet, and a crown. Never-before-seen accessories include 6 different interchangeable dinosaur "hands," and the fish that he held in "Grimlock's New Brain."

: Preorders for Grimlock (and the rest of Wave 2) opened on [[July 29]] 2021, and closed on [[August 27]], with the toys shipping in summer 2022.

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===''Zōteki''===
[[File:ZOTEKI-029-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Grimlock''' ([[2021]])
**''ID number'': '''029'''

:A collaboration between [[Hasbro]] and statue/replica brand [[Jazware]], ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|The Transformers]]'' was added as a part of the ''[[Zōteki]]'' line alongside other iconic brands such as [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]], to recreate some of the main "Generation 1" characters. The 29th figure of the ''Zōteki'' line is Grimlock in his dino mode.

:Each statue of the line features a connection point for it to be connected to the others, in order to form a battle scene.
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===Eaglemoss===
* '''Transformers Gen-1 Chess Set''' (<s>2021</s>)
:In the planned [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Chess Set]] by [[Eaglemoss]], a relatively large and very well detailed statue of Grimlock was slated to be one of the Bishop pieces on the Autobot side.

:A Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds for this project was launched, but failed to meet its goal by September 24, 2021 and the whole thing was canceled.
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===''Minimates''===
*'''Grimlock''' (Series 2, 2022)
**''Accessories'': Energo sword

:Part of the second wave of Transformers [[Minimates]] from [[Diamond Select Toys|Diamond Select]], this Grimlock is a 2-inch-tall figurine featuring metallic paint, 12-14 points of articulation, and accessories and body parts interchangeable with other Minimates. Due to their small size, all 4 figures in each series are sold in the same blister card.
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===Icon Heroes===
*'''Grimlock X Ironhide Retro Pin Set''' (2022)
: A hard enamel pin based on Grimlock's original G1 package art made by Icon Heroes. It comes carded with an [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Icon Heroes|Ironhide]] pin.

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==Notes==
[[File:G2GrimlockArtwork.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Heavy Metal Greymon.]]
* Grimlock was originally a ''[[Diaclone]]'' "[[:File:DiacloneGrimlock.jpg|Dinosaur Robo Tyrannosaurus]]". The only differences between this incarnation and the ''Transformers'' release is that the ''Diaclone'' version has a silver-chromed sword and a blue crotch piece rather than red, as well as coming with a green-and-black Diaclone pilot figure.
* The original ''Diaclone'' commercial for the mold that became Grimlock showed him spewing fire from his mouth. So much for truth in advertising!
* There is (or ''was'') [[:File:Grimlock Natural History Museum.JPG|a Grimlock toy]] placed in the showcase in the dinosaur section of the {{w|Natural History Museum}} in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]; oddly, this doesn't make him the [[Slag (G1)|only one]]. Sadly, however, he has since been removed from the display. Boo!
* Despite being released in three different color schemes during the ''Generation 2'' toyline, a piece of recolored card artwork—seemingly from the collection of a former [[Hasbro]] employee—has surfaced on [[eBay]] (alongside recolored artwork of [[:File:G2SwoopArtwork.jpg|Swoop]] and [[:File:G2SludgeBoxart.jpg|Sludge]]), showing what may have been an intended fourth version of the Grimlock toy for that line. Being bright yellow with teal stripes, it certainly ''looks'' very [[neon|'90s]].
* [[T-Wrecks]] may have been intended to be a new form for Grimlock, based on the references in his tech spec bio to his ''Beast Wars'' "Attack Specialist" function and other hints. However, T-Wrecks' appearances in the [[3H Productions]] ''[[Transformers: Universe (comic)|Universe: The Wreckers]]'' comics suggest he is a new, unrelated character.
* A working name for the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' Ford Mustang mold which ultimately ended up as Grimlock was "[[Freeway (G1)|Freeway]]", according to various early store listings.
* The [[Grimlock (Energon)|Grimlock]] toy released in the [[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|''Energon'' toyline]] was originally created by [[Hasbro]] for release as a special new-mold addition for the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|2003 ''Universe'' toyline]], and was intended to represent Generation 1 Grimlock. However, it wasn't and it didn't for the combination of budgetary concerns and keeping the combination gimmick (since he combines with the packed-in [[Swoop (Energon)|Swoop]] to form "[[Mega-Dinobot]]") only in the ''Energon'' toyline, which had combination as a central theme.

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Talk:Magic: The Gathering

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'''Magic: The Gathering''' is a trading card game by [[Wizards of the Coast]]. Considered to be the original trading card game, it has on a few occasions included characters from the ''Transformers'' franchise, as well as other [[Hasbro]] franchises such as ''[[G.I. Joe]]'' and ''[[My Little Pony]]''.

=Merchandise=
====[[HasCon 2017]]====
[[File:MTG-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Me Grimlock Tribal Commander!]]
Alongside other Hasbro related crossover cards, such as ''Nerf War'' and ''Sword of Dungeons and Dragons'', [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] was included. A double-faced card that was "Silver Border" (not legal in sanctioned events, but fine for casual play), ''Grimlock, Dinobot Leader'' could "convert" into ''Grimlock, Ferocious King'' by [[Transformation|"Converting"]] a ''Transformers'' toy you have to it's other mode. Notably, unlike many similar double-faced cards, Grimlock "becomes" his other form, rather than "transform" to it, most likely for the sake of [[Trademark|trademarks]].

* Grimlock, Dinobot Leader / Grimlock, Ferocious King

====Heroes of the Realm====
Every year, Wizards of the Coast would give teams specific ''Magic: The Gathering cards'' for their teams efforts, such as for their work on a team or a project.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WNBRWoHq9E Gavin Verhey from Wizards of the Coast explains Heroes of the Realm.<ref> For the 2018 Heroes of the Realm, the team behind the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] were given a specific card called ''"Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader"'' which is a ''Magic'' card on the front side and a ''Transformers Trading Card Game'' card on the opposite side. Although presumably, they are meant to be two separate things, the Magic: The Gathering side has an ability to "Flip target Permanent to it's other face", (which might include itself, although how it's other side would work in a game of ''Magic'' is unknown).

* Optimus Prime, Inspiring Leader

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