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Calcar

2011-03-14T17:39:16Z

Oilspill: Changed disambig text to be more consistent with Ironfist, Fearswoop & the like. None of those pages refer to the character as G2.

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:''Calcar is a [[Decepticon]] [[Trakkon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]. He is also known as '''Roadraider'''.''

[[Image:G1CalcarBoxArt.jpg|thumb|300px|Alright. Who capped my chain gun?]]

The Decepticons’ battle analyst, '''Calcar''' is a near-unfeeling machine with flawless memory for military history and tactics. And evil.

==Fiction==
===''TransTech''===
Calcar guarded the entrance to [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s meeting of the various gangs in the low levels of [[Axiom Nexus]], checking cards to make sure only those invited were allowed in.

[[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] and [[Jackpot]] blew past him in their escape from the meeting, and he was immediately bowled over by a torrent of rushing coolant from a fluid main that had busted during their escape. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}

===Wings of Honor===

Calcar was a member of the Decepticon Syndicate led by [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] in 2010. He was involved in the assault on the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in Switzerland, and drove off the first wave of Autobots who tried to free the hostages and the facility. Standing guard outside, he tried to engage [[Double Punch]] in conversation, but the brute's accent was completely incomprehensible. Calcar appreciated the distraction caused by the Autobots second wave, if only to give his audio receptors a break. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

===IDW comics continuity===
Calcar prepared a battle analysis report for [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], reviewing [[Snare]] and the [[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]]s prior to their dispatch to [[Garrus-9]] during the [[Surge (event)|Surge]]. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Calcar toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|If I had feelings, my color scheme would make me cry.]]
*'''Calcar''' (Trakkon, 1993)
**''Accessories:'' Gun platform

:Calcar transforms into a pink and gray off-road Cabriolet buggy. Like his fellow [[Trakkon]] [[Fearswoop (G1)|Fearswoop]] (and the [[Autobot]] [[Lightformer]]s), he comes with an artillery platform that can be mounted on his vehicle mode. The platform has a light-pipe gimmick and gear system that when turned gives the illusion of twin lasers being fired at the target when looked at through the platform’s targeting scope (even though Calcar's gun has only a single gatling-style rotating barrel).

:He was sold only in the European and Australasian markets during the “transitional” time between Generation 1 and ''Generation 2''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Decepticon/Calcar/calcar.htm More information on Calcar at TFU.info]''

===Generation 2===
*'''Calcar''' (Trakkon, 1994)
**''Accessories:'' Gun platform

: This release is identical to the first, except sold on a blister card instead of a box.

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Ironfist (G1)

2011-03-14T17:33:40Z

Oilspill: /* IDW comics continuity */ Linked to Manganese Mountains

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{{disambig2|the Autobot Lightformer|the comic issue|The Iron Fist}}
:''Ironfist is an [[Autobot]] [[Lightformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:Ironfist-WoHprofile.jpg|right|300px|thumb|2010 was ''reeaally'' good to me. Except when I died twice.]]
For '''Ironfist''', there is no greater work of art than an ingenious piece of weaponry. Others can have their metamorphic rock sculptures of unclothed [[human]] males or oil-based images of smiling females, but a tracer cannon that can take out a [[Decepticon]] battalion a [[Units of length|hic]] away is (almost) all that Ironfist admires. Unsurprisingly, this Autobot gun nut gets into the thick of a battle, no matter what the terrain, so long as the action is fast and furious. However, Ironfist still finds the time to silently regard the weapons of war.

In datanet circles, Ironfist is known by his user-name '''Fisitron'''. Fisitron is a dedicated [[Wreckers]] fan-boy and writer of the ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' datalogs, an in-depth chronicle of their many dangerous adventures. They're his heroes. Ironfist hopes his passion for weaponry attracts their attention, but if he were ever to meet them, he'd probably faint from over-excitement.

Sometimes he sounds like he's from [[Nebulos]].

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==Fiction==
===IDW comics continuity===
{{bigquote|I fought my first campaign in the [[Manganese Mountains]], where I spoke to Optimus Prime for the first and last time. He mistook me for somebody else.|Ironfist|[[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #4]]}}

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers4-CONverttoday.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Later, he got a [[mouthplate]] to cover up his bad acne.]]

Ironfist was born before the war began, and first laid eyes on the Decepticon badge just three days before [[Zeta Prime]] was killed. He took his first life before the war officially started and his next after [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] activated the [[Nightmare Engine]]. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}} After joining the Autobots, he apprenticed under [[Wheeljack (G1)| Wheeljack]] before heading to the [[Manganese Mountains]] on his first campaign. It was there he designed [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'s signature [[ion blaster|laser rifle]], although Optimus thought Ironfist's chief rival [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]] was responsible.

He was subsequently stationed at the [[Kimia Facility]], where he worked as a weapons designer and engineer. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Ironfist's psyche profile}} Experimental weapons he created were widely used throughout the war, and while Ironfist enjoyed his work, he'd never allow himself to feel pride for causing the deaths of thousands. Over the course of the war, he lost his eleven closest friends, including [[Nautilus]], and developed a deep hatred for the Decepticons. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

When not designing weapons, Ironfist would spend most of his time in front of a computer screen. An avid fan and admirer of the Wreckers, he became known online as their unofficial historian. Under the sobriquet "Fisitron", he cataloged, disseminated, and glorified their exploits through a series of 331 datalogs that became known as the ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' series. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}} {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Ironfist's psyche profile}} They're very popular, though people have noticed he tends to repeat some phrases over and over (which fans call "[[Fisitronism]]s".) {{storylink|Bullets}}

He helped Skyfall get a job at Kimia and even let him use his workshop, and the two became friends. Strangely, sometime after Skyfall came along, Ironfist's invention [[Gideon's Glue]] (so horrifying that Ironfist himself destroyed it) ended up in Decepticon hands and suspicion briefly landed on ''him''! Ironfist was exonerated though. Later, he used his influence to get Skyfall out of a Garrus-9 posting so he could keep enjoying his friend's company: he even promised him he could have his workshop if he ever died. {{storylink|Bullets}}

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers4-KimiaWeaponsFacility.jpg|right|thumb|300px|That's a can of Bawls, isn't it?]]
Shortly after that promise, in a [[Skyfall (G1)|horrible twist of fate]], {{storylink|Bullets}} a lab accident embedded a prototype cerebro-sensitive bullet in Ironfist's skull, which began slowly edging towards his brain, leaving him with only a short time to live. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}} Just to make things worse, the [[Ethics Committee]] ''banned'' these bullets under Protocol III of the [[Non-Conventional Weapons Act]], and use of them in future would be deemed a war crime under the [[Tyrest Accord]]. Committee member [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] openly expressed his his disapproval of Ironfist for creating such weapons. {{storylink|Bullets}}

He would have lived out the rest of his life holed up in his lab until [[Prowl (G1)| Prowl]] contacted him in his lab one day. Prowl had been keeping tabs on Ironfist and had read all the material he had written as Fisitron. Prowl informed Ironfist that [[Springer (G1)| Springer]] was forming a new Wreckers team, and that there was a space available on it if Ironfist wanted it ''badly'' enough. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}} Prowl had believed that since Ironfist knew he was going to die, he would make a good potential candidate to bypass suicide lock of [[Aequitas]], the infallible guilt-determining supercomputer that was the heart of Garrus-9's justice system; the suicide lock meant that, if security was compromised, a volunteer would have to give up their life to get past its security codes. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}} Prowl pulled strings and as a result, Ironfist got to the front of the queue. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}} {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Ironfist's psyche profile}}

Ironfist was personally approached by Springer, via hologram, for recruitment into the Wreckers (he briefly thought he was seeing the [[Shimmer]], the legendary being that heralded your death). {{storylink|Bullets}} However, Ironfist embarrassed himself when he started babbling on about what he thought the survival rate of the Wreckers really was, if one considered [[Rack'n'Ruin]] a single robot. {{storylink|Dead Men's Boots}}

Before his deployment, [[Brainstorm]] found out that Ironfist's cerebro-gun had been tampered with. Ironfist realized that Skyfall had done it and began to realize how many other things the bot had done, but departed Kimia without confronting his "friend". Instead, he set things up so that the instant he died, a recorded message containing proof of Skyfall's crimes would be sent to ''everyone'' following the Declassified feed. {{storylink|Bullets}}

Shortly thereafter, Ironfist found himself waiting with [[Pyro]], [[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]], and [[Rotorstorm]] to be inducted into the Wreckers from an outpost on the [[Igue-Moor Fuel Depot]], Ironfist thought he'd test-run his new [[lightformer cannon]]. Unfortunately, he blew up one of the [[Autobot]]s' local reconstruction projects, causing its overseer [[Dipstick]] to throw a fit.

[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s ship landed shortly, and Ironfist and the other inductees were greeted by several famous members of the Wreckers. Ironfist was practically beside himself when he identified Kup, but [[Verity Carlo]] noted that Kup "changes his oil like everyone else." And while Springer began to brief them, Ironfist fainted.

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers1-Ironfist.jpg|thumb|left|300px|You should see my Wreckers bedsheets!]]

Eventually Ironfist's systems rebooted, and he immediately tried to downplay his reaction. But after some prodding from Guzzle, Ironfist resigned himself to an explanation. He revealed himself as Fisitron, the famous Wreckers historian and fanboy. As Ironfist began rambling, [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] and [[Twin Twist]] were amused to hear that their files were classified. Ironfist was understandably embarrassed and excused himself. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}}

On the way to [[Garrus-9]], the ship encountered [[Impactor]], who had just escaped from the prison. Ironfist and the other new recruits were forced to wait around in another room as Springer and Ultra Magnus questioned the Wreckers' former leader. They passed the time speculating on why Impactor was kicked out of the Wreckers and locked-up after a certain incident on [[Pova]]. Ironfist deeply believed that the "official" reason given for Impactor's incarceration was a cover-up, but he couldn't speculate on what had actually occurred. Later on, Ironfist was tasked with replacing Impactor's missing right hand. He rigged-up a harpoon-launching substitute for the former leader of the Wreckers, but decided not to take the opportunity to question Impactor on the real reason he was imprisoned. Soon thereafter, Springer held a briefing and revealed that [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] had taken over Garrus-9 and was using it as his personal playground. In addition to liberating the place from Overlord and rescuing the Autobot prisoners still trapped within, Springer also announced a secondary objective. That was to secure something code-named "[[Aequitas]]", which was secreted somewhere deep within Garrus-9.

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers2- Fanboy Ironfist.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Oh dear lord, he's [[Fandom|''us'']]''!'']]

Once the plan to breach Garrus-9's defenses had been finalized, Ironfist gifted Guzzle and Pyro with cerebro-sensitive bullets he had brought along, much to Guzzle's delight. Ultra Magnus and Springer reviewed the security logs and noted Ironfist's previous blackout with some concern. Upon arriving at their destination, the Wreckers were split between two entry pods and launched from Ultra Magnus' ship. Ironfist's group consisted of [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], Topspin, Pyro, Rotorstorm, and Verity, who had stowed away without anyone's knowledge. The pods breached Garrus-9's defenses and the pod containing Ironfist landed smack-dab in the middle of the "Pit"—Overlord's makeshift arena. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|Last Stand of the Wreckers #2}}

Ironfist and the others found themselves surrounded by dozens of Decepticons and Overlord himself. Rotorstorm tried to make light of the tense situation with a little joke, which no one save Overlord laughed at. Unfortunately, Overlord then showed his "appreciation" for Rotorstorm's sense of humor by blowing a hole in the Autobot's head. Perceptor ordered Pyro to protect Verity as he, Ironfist, and Topspin lunged for Overlord, but the three Wreckers were completely physically-outmatched by the Decepticon powerhouse.

Upon hearing from [[Stalker (G1)|Stalker]] that there were Wreckers in another part of Garrus-9 as well, Overlord broadcast a message across the entire prison, saying that any Decepticon that brought him the head of a Wrecker would be allowed to leave. It was apparently a very enticing offer, as the mob of Decepticons that had been watching nearby surged towards Ironfist and company. Perceptor managed to delay their advance by sniping a spare fuel tank they had brought along, and the Wreckers took the opportunity to dash away.

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers3 - Ironfist breakdown.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Apparently, the Wreckers have a very misleading brochure.]]

Once there was a bit of distance between them and the Decepticons, Ironfist sagged against a wall, head in his hands. The shock of Rotorstorm's death was setting in, and Perceptor tried to calmly urge him on. But Ironfist's illusions of being a Wrecker had been shattered by what he had witnessed just minutes before. He was in it for the dramatic heroics and adventures-he hadn't expected such a display of raw violence and gore. Topspin angrily slammed him against a wall and pointed out that while Guzzle, Pyro, and Rotorstorm were all officially voted into the Wreckers, there had been no such distinction for Ironfist. Topspin labeled him a glorified tag-along and told him that "people die in stupid, pointless ways. Deal with it." Ironfist snapped out of his funk and furiously told Topspin not to lecture ''him'' about death. Perceptor broke it up and told them they couldn't afford to get personal at the moment.

Soon, they found the chamber in which Aequitas was stored. Perceptor ordered Ironfist to stand guard as he attempted to breach the door. The stripped-down and ravaged form of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] was discovered plugged into it. While Pyro and Topspin disconnected Maximus from the door, Perceptor entered the proper codes to open the chamber. Ironfist quickly caught up with them to warn that the Decepticons were close to breaching the outer doors, but the Aequitas chamber had been opened by this point. The Wreckers walked in as Perceptor revealed Aequitas to them {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}} and revealed their mission was to download all the information stored within its hard drive and make sure the Decepticons didn't get their hands on it.

When Topspin complained about this, Ironfist abruptly agreed and started to claim they should go. At that moment, Topspin began suffering the effects of vicarious perception, as his sibling Twin Twist was being tortured somewhere else in Garrus-9. Perceptor told Ironfist and Verity to watch over Topspin as he and Pyro worked on finding an access port for Aequitas.

Hearing the Decepticons still trying to breach the door from outside, Verity asked Ironfist to talk to her about something- anything to keep her mind off their predicament. Ironfist complied, telling her what he'd read about the Wreckers' showdown on Pova with [[Squadron X]]. Perceptor called for everyone to gather by the Aequitas console, informing them of the supercomputer's "suicide lock" and how it could only be bypassed by someone willingly offering up their own spark to the machine. Through process of elimination, Ironfist glumly realized it could only be himself or Pyro, the "second-stringers". Pyro adamantly refused to be the sacrifice, claiming that his life was ultimately the more valuable. Verity angrily told Pyro that Ironfist had as much right to live as he did. Ironfist lost his temper, but after a moment, he decided he was ready to die after all, just as he'd agreed with Prowl. But before Ironfist could do so, Topspin stepped up to the console and plugged himself in, killing both Jumpstarters and allowing Perceptor to log in.

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers4- IronfistAequitasupload.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]

Ironfist was selected by Perceptor to receive the contents of Aequitas' hard drive for safekeeping. Now having access to all of Aequitas' prisoner files, the full extent of Impactor's crime was revealed to Ironfist. As the Decepticons outside had almost breached the door, Perceptor revealed he could use Aequitas to activate the deterrence chips in the ex-prisoners' heads to kill them all. Pyro pointed out that this would also trigger the chip in Impactor's head. Perceptor put it to a vote, with Pyro voting against. Ironfist, the truth revealed to him, threw his vote in with Perceptor. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

Verity made an impassioned plea to Ironfist and Perceptor, pointing out that no matter what Impactor did, the Wreckers as chronicled by Fisitron's datalogs would never take this course of action. Perceptor decided Verity was right and they would do things "the old fashioned way". Pyro volunteered to hold the mob of Decepticons off while the others escaped. Ironfist and Pyro shared a moment of understanding before they left him to his fate.

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers5- Ironfist Perceptor Verity.jpg|thumb|left|250px|]]

Ironfist told Perceptor that they had to stop by Garrus-9's weapon stores before joining the others, as he had a good idea. Verity asked Ironfist if Pyro could hold out for long, and Ironfist assured her that he would put up a good fight. Verity then asked Ironfist what he had learned about Impactor from the Aequitas download. Ironfist told her the truth about Pova, and Impactor's crimes.

They arrived at the battle just in time to save Springer from Overlord. Ironfist tossed Springer a giant gun procured from the weapon stores, and Springer emptied it into Overlord. Overlord promptly ripped his face off. He followed by blasting Perceptor, leaving just Ironfist and Verity. Ironfist warned the Decepticon to stay back; He had loaded the Gatling gun given to Springer with deterrence chips, which had now all been injected into Overlord. Since he had the whole of Aequitas in his head, he could remotely control all deterrence chips with his mind. With a mental command, Ironfist detonated the chips in Overlord, but suddenly clutched his head in pain and collapsed, suffering another blackout.

[[Image:LastStandoftheWreckers5- Ironfistaneurism.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Faneurysm.]]
Ironfist came back online to find Overlord defeated, with Verity promising to fill him in later. Unfortunately, Ironfist died en-route to [[Earth]] from a mechanical aneurysm. He managed to make a copy of the Aequitas data stored in a data slug, which Ultra Magnus eventually passed on to Prowl. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

At Kimia, Ironfist's recorded message ensured Skyfall was revealed as the amoral monster he was. {{storylink|Bullets}} On Earth, a mournful Verity wrote the last Wreckers datalog as "Fisitron", chronicling "The Wreckers' Last Stand". {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}}

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===''Timelines: Wings of Honor''===
Before the war, Ironfist was a mere factory worker assigned simple tasks, but a defect in his construction had installed an unnecessary second data processor. In his spare time, Ironfist filled this processor with every minutia about munitions he could get his hands on. When [[Magnum]] stumbled across him during an unscheduled review of his factory, Ironfist was trying to put together a replica of the astoundingly complex [[BAMF-12702]]. Ironfist was fast-tracked to the [[Elite Guard]] and put on [[Metalhawk]]'s team. Now a trained munitions expert, he proved skilled with explosives, though his simple beginnings kept him from grasping even the basic tenants of battlefield strategy. Without supervision, Ironfist was likely to dart into battle unorchestrated, guns blazing. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 36|Ironfist's ''WoH'' profile}}

[[Image:ComingStorm2-Ironfist.jpg|left|thumb|300px|So [[Pete Sinclair]] says, "No WAY someone else is gonna use Ironfist this year!"]]

Metalhawk's team partnered with [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s team to face a plague of [[Virulent Clone]]s. Ironfist's explosives were particularly effective against their foes, though his fellow Elite Guardsman [[Dion]] was often covered in Insecticon goo as a result. He liked to call Dion "sailor," even though Dion kept reminding him that prior to the war he worked on the docks, not the ships. Ultimately, the Elite Guard was victorious over the Virulent Clones.

The two squads relaxed for a moment until Thunderclash received a call from [[Magnum]], ordering Metalhawk's squad to ferry Thunderclash's to [[Space Port Bravo]]. The two squads then packed their gear onto the ''[[Hawk's Claw]]'' and headed out. Once at the spaceport, the two squads said their goodbyes, with Ironfist getting all emotional and foggy-opticed.

Afterward, [[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] wondered out loud to the rest of the squad where they'd end up next. When Dion commented that he was eager to beat up some Decepticons, Over-Run asked chastisingly if Dion had ever seen a Decepticon up close before. Both Over-Run and Ironfist were puzzled by Dion stalking off angrily in response, with Ironfist wondering out loud if Dion ''had'' seen one before.

The squad soon re-boarded their ship and headed to Elite Guard HQ, where they found out that their next assignment was going to involve Magnum's [[Combaticon (G1)|newest special ops group]]. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 2}}

These "Combaticons" joined Ironfist's group for debriefing on their trek to [[Median]]. It sounded like a boring mission, basically a peace exercise to placate the civilian council. Ironfist stopped paying attention during the discussion of Median's purpose, something about "deectology", but perked up suddenly when the topic of mining with explosives was broached.

Luckily(?), Median turned out to be more the Elite Guard's sort of mission than they originally thought. One of the relics uncovered in the dig was an urn containing the so-called "[[Heart of the Dragon]]". Based on the tech-specs recovered along with the urn, it apparently contained the [[laser core]] for a living weapon of ultimate potential, and had already come to the attention of some renegade Decepticons known as the [[Stormtrooper (G1)|Stormtrooper]]s, who were caught casing the joint a few cycles earlier.

The Guardsmechs set up a perimeter in preparation for enemy invasion, and split into two squads to engage the intruders. Ironfist was teamed with [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and the Combaticons, along with their security liaison, [[Strika (BM)|Strika]]. They secured [[Roadgrabber]], the advance guard, but [[Rage]] and his Stormtroopers got past Metalhawk's Squad B, so Ironfist's squad prepared to repel them. Once they got in visible range, however, only half the Stormtroopers were present -- they were using [[sensor ghost]]s to fool the Elite Guards ranged scans. With two Decepticons unaccounted for, Onslaught dispatched Ironfist and [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] back to the urn chamber as a rear guard. The urn chamber was already raided, however, and Ironfist was caught off-guard by [[Aquablast]]'s chemical cannon, and sent into temporary [[stasis lock]] for the duration of the battle.

After he recovered, the Autobots set off across the landscape to catch up with the Stormtroopers. They made their way inside the [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]], Rage's mobile fortress, only to be confronted by a creature known as [[Brimstone (Universe)|Brimstone]]. Rage had transplanted the laser-core into a small exo-frame for testing, creating a tiny dragon whose bite WAS bigger than his bark, and could decouple atoms to boot. The Elite Guard commenced a tactical advance to the rear with all due haste. Despite the urgency of the situation, Ironfist gleefully responded when Onslaught issued the greatest order he'd ever heard: ''"Ironfist, get all of your explosives ready."'' Several pretty colors and one large boom later, though, Brimstone was slightly charred, significantly angrier, but otherwise no worse for the wear. Ironfist and the others eventually escaped the Metrotitan only with the assistance of [[Drench (G1)|Drench]], one of the Stormtroopers who wanted out, just before Brimstone's power overloaded completely, destroying the Metrotitan.

Following the mission, Magnum was comparing incident reports back at base and noted that Ironfist's contained only a single sentence. (Likely submission: ''"Thee explosion could've beeeen biggah."'') {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}

Ironfist's team and the Combaticons continued working together over the following weeks, and Ironfist got another chance to blast off his arsenal during the mission against [[Shadowcaster]]. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 3}} Immediately the Combaticons disappeared, and Ironfist's team was ordered to try to hunt them down wherever they may be. Their search took them into some very unglamorous places, where the team was approached by a demented Empty which spoke cryptically of a "coming storm" where "rain will fall down" and the "thunder will deafen you" and where the "lightning will burn." After a bit of this, Ironfist's team grew weary of the Empty and left him.

[[Image:ComingStorm6-buggah.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Ironfist has learned an Aussie-ism. Just one, and he's gonna keep using it until he learns a second.]]

But the Empty spoke true. Sentinel Major sent their team a distress call, as their Elite Guard headquarters was under attack. Metalhawk ordered his team back to base, where they met up with [[Ricochet (Timelines)|Ricochet]] on the outer skirts of the battle. He showed them a video feed of the battle's epicenter, where, bogglingly, the Combaticons had switched their allegiance to the Decepticons and had sieged the Elite Guard. Something about the Combaticons looked a little different than before, and, sure enough, the reason for this was revealed when the five of them combined for the first time into the super robot [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], crushing Sentinel Major to death in his mighty fist. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 5}}

Metalhawk led Iron and the others deep into the battle to assist the dwindling members of the Elite Guard. Ironfist broke ranks and plunged ahead, weapons blazing, despite Metalhawk's pleas. No matter what the odds, Bruticus was going to pay for murdering Ironfist's friends, some of whom he even liked! In vehicle mode, he ramped up an inclined piece of debris into the super robot's chest, knocking the monster down. But Bruticus was quicker than Ironfist reckoned, and his giant fist closed in on the Autobot before he could flee. Ironfist was granted a temporary reprieve from death when Over-Run and his remote helicopter drone distracted Bruticus, but Ironfist refused to retreat to safety, believing his [[lightformer cannon]] had been granted an opening to fire on their huge opponent. However, both he and Over-Run met their end when Bruticus grabbed the helicopter drone and flung it into them. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 6}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-toy-Ironfist.jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Luke Cage|Luke who]]? Never heard of him.]]
*'''Ironfist''' (Lightformer, 1993)
**''Accessories'': Gun emplacement

:Ironfist transforms into a AM General M998 Humvee military off-road vehicle. Mounted on his roof is an ENORMOUS repeater cannon turret that can rotate 360° and pivot upwards at its base. This weapon uses a combination of the [[light-piping]] and gear-wheel [[gimmick]]s so that when you look through the "viewscope" and rapidly push the spring-loaded post at the rear of the turret, the gold cannon will slide back and forth, the grey "ammo" drum on top will rotate while the view from the scope makes it look like twin beams of laser-fire are striking your selected target. The cannon turret has a fold-down stand to become a gun emplacement for Ironfist to man in robot mode.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1992/Autobot/Ironfist/ironfist.htm More information on Ironfist at TFU.info]''

===Generation 2===
*'''Ironfist''' (Lightformer, 1994)
**''Accessories'': Gun emplacement

: This release is identical to his 1993 release, but in ''Generation 2'' packaging, and was on a blister card instead of in a box.

==Notes==
* Ironfist's gun-gimmick simulates twin beams of laser fire striking his target... but the gun only has one barrel. Hmm.
* In a French [[Commercial/International|commercial]] that featured Ironfist, his voice was pantomimed as a generic 1950s robot monotone. So was Pyro's. It must be a thing. [http://www.ina.fr/pub/culture-et-loisirs/video/PUB3774423048/hasbro-transformers-jouet.fr.html]
* Independently, both [[Fun Publications]] and [[IDW Publishing]] chose to use Ironfist in their stories for [[2010]], mostly because nobody'd ever done anything with him before and nobody'd be likely to! Ha ha ha ha ha whoops. Now the two Ironfists must have a rumble.

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Calcar

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{{disambig2|the Generation 2 Decepticon|the Blackthorne comics aliens|Kalkar}}
:''Calcar is a [[Decepticon]] [[Trakkon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]. He is also known as '''Roadraider'''.''

[[Image:G1CalcarBoxArt.jpg|thumb|300px|Alright. Who capped my chain gun?]]

The Decepticons’ battle analyst, '''Calcar''' is a near-unfeeling machine with flawless memory for military history and tactics. And evil.

==Fiction==
===''TransTech''===
Calcar guarded the entrance to [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s meeting of the various gangs in the low levels of [[Axiom Nexus]], checking cards to make sure only those invited were allowed in.

[[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] and [[Jackpot]] blew past him in their escape from the meeting, and he was immediately bowled over by a torrent of rushing coolant from a fluid main that had busted during their escape. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}

===Wings of Honor===

Calcar was a member of the Decepticon Syndicate led by [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] in 2010. He was involved in the assault on the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in Switzerland, and drove off the first wave of Autobots who tried to free the hostages and the facility. Standing guard outside, he tried to engage [[Double Punch]] in conversation, but the brute's accent was completely incomprehensible. Calcar appreciated the distraction caused by the Autobots second wave, if only to give his audio receptors a break. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

===IDW comics continuity===
Calcar prepared a battle analysis report for [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], reviewing [[Snare]] and the [[Predator (subgroup)|Predator]]s prior to their dispatch to [[Garrus-9]] during the [[Surge (event)|Surge]]. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1Calcar toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|If I had feelings, my color scheme would make me cry.]]
*'''Calcar''' (Trakkon, 1993)
**''Accessories:'' Gun platform

:Calcar transforms into a pink and gray off-road Cabriolet buggy. Like his fellow [[Trakkon]] [[Fearswoop (G1)|Fearswoop]] (and the [[Autobot]] [[Lightformer]]s), he comes with an artillery platform that can be mounted on his vehicle mode. The platform has a light-pipe gimmick and gear system that when turned gives the illusion of twin lasers being fired at the target when looked at through the platform’s targeting scope (even though Calcar's gun has only a single gatling-style rotating barrel).

:He was sold only in the European and Australasian markets during the “transitional” time between Generation 1 and ''Generation 2''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Decepticon/Calcar/calcar.htm More information on Calcar at TFU.info]''

===Generation 2===
*'''Calcar''' (Trakkon, 1994)
**''Accessories:'' Gun platform

: This release is identical to the first, except sold on a blister card instead of a box.

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File:G1CalcarBoxArt.jpg

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[[Calcar]]'s box-art. Artist unknown.

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[[Calcar(G1)|Calcar]]'s box-art. Artist unknown.

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Scoop (G1)

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{{disambig2|the heroic Autobot Targetmaster|his mirror-universe counterpart|Scoop (SG)}}
:''Scoop is an [[Autobot]] [[Targetmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:Scoop_g1_boxart.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Can he fix it? You bet your ''[[turbocharger]]'' he can.]]
If you're out of ammo and pinned by heavy enemy fire deep in the bowels of a slag swamp, '''Scoop''' is the robot you want on your side. He's possibly the best field infantry robot there is. A gung-ho fighter who uses cool-headed logic and battle-hardened tactics, he can outwit the enemy at every turn. Relentless in his resolve, he's always willing to help others out, no matter how dangerous the situation.

Scoop's greatest asset, his dedication, is also his greatest weakness. Since he pushes so hard and for so long, he's prone to overheating, especially if pushing his shovel past its limit.

His [[Targetmaster]] partners are [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Nebulan)|Tracer]].

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
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[[Image:YesterdaysHeroes-ScoopQuickmix.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Scoop likes to send in his crotch as an advance scout.]]

Scoop was a member of the Autobot Resistance Movement on Cybertron, working for [[Emirate Xaaron]]. Along with several others, including the [[Rescue Patrol]] and the [[Classic Pretender|Classic Pretenders]], he helped stage several successful raids on Decepticon fuel depots and military outposts. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}

{{--}}
''Scoop and his fellow Autobots were searching for a rogue [[Triggerbot]] named [[Backstreet]], who had gone AWOL after a disastrous mission. Meanwhile, Scoop and his fellow '''Decepticon''' [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] were tormenting Backstreet at a run-down old carnival. {{storylink|Trigger-Happy!}}''

{{note|This was not the most-bestest edited story ever.}}
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===Ladybird continuity===
[[Image:DecepticonUnderground-Scoop.jpg|right|thumb|250px|And now we know why he gets to be a Wrecker.]]
Scoop was part of an Autobot team that located the Decepticons and their secret underground city on [[Nebulos]]. Along with [[Quickswitch]], he sealed the only exit, trapping the Decepticons. Quickmix subsequently sealed the exit with cement. {{storylink|Decepticons Underground}}

{{note|This was the last book, so presumably Quickmix and Scoop won the war all by themselves by burying the Decepticons alive.}}
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===Cartoon continuity===
[[Image:G2DoubleTargetmasters.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He may be hard to see, but we're sure he's being resolute.]]
Many millions of years ago, on the planet Cybertron, life existed. But not life as we know it today. Intelligent robots that could think and feel inhabited the cities. Apparently among those robots were the Autobots [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]], [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], and Scoop, who transformed from their vehicle modes and shot at some unknown attackers. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

{{note|Footage from the [[commercial]] featuring the Autobot "Double Targetmaster" trio was spliced into the [[Generation 2 (cartoon)|Generation 2]] version of the episode by way of the [[Cybernet Space Cube]]. Outside of this, they never actually appeared in the cartoon.}}
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===IDW comics continuity===
[[Image:Stormbringer2_ScoopTwintwist.jpg|left|thumb|200px|An old-fashioned hole-digging! By gar, it's been a while!]]
On [[Varas Centralus]] in the Kol system, the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]] were called in by [[Bluestreak]]'s [[Infiltration protocol|infiltration team]] to deal with the Decepticon Siege Armature. Scoop and [[Twin Twist]] made slow progress in making a storm tunnel to the enemy base, and wondered how in [[Primacron]] the Decepticons could get their base up in such dense rock. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 2}} The Wreckers were recalled to Cybertron by Operations Command to investigate the possible return of [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] and rescue [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire's]] missing science expedition. After the Wreckers saved [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]] and [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]], Scoop and Twin Twist were again assigned to tunnelling into the enemy stronghold. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 3}}

When Thunderwing returned to Cybertron, Scoop, [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] and [[Roadbuster]] were sent as scouts. As the memories of Thunderwing's failure to convince [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] to go along with his [[Pretender|bio-cybernetic exo-shell]] technology flooded the monster's mind, it unleashed a wave of rage that forced Broadside to carry off Scoop by the scruff of his neck as the scouts ran for cover. The three Autobots later attempted to get some heat off the Twin Twist by firing on Thunderwing, but were all blown away by a thunderous clap of the monstrosity's hands. {{storylink|Stormbringer issue 4}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Scoop with Holepunch and Tracer''' (Targetmaster, 1988)

[[Image:G1_Scoop_toy.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Bob the Builder not included.]]
:Scoop transforms into an orange and yellow front payloader. The loader arm and bucket are hinged with two joints and thus can actually be used to simulate the loading of things. His wheels are appropriately large and his overall sculpting is quite detailed for a small Targetmaster.

:Most of the smaller Targetmasters have two mount points for their Nebulan companions, however Scoop is quite the exception with a total of five mount points. Holepunch and Tracer (or any other accessories with handle pegs of the correct size) can be mounted on either side of the vehicle, on either of two points at the rear, or at a single, central point at the front of the vehicle.

:Continuing the trend of unusual design in the Autobot small Targetmasters, Scoop's Targetmaster partners can attach to his chest in robot mode to create the illusion that he is looking through a gun sight. He also has very small hands, so his Targetmasters instead mount on the outside of his wrists. Holepunch and Tracer can become two separate handguns, or either can attach to the rear of the other gun to form a single rifle.

:No version of this character or mold was released in Japan.

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1988/Autobot/Scoop/scoop.htm Scoop at TFU.info]
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Scoop Scoop's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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