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'''''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''''' is the third film in the [[live-action film series]]. It was released in 3D and IMAX at 9PM on [[June 28]], [[2011]]<ref name="open3D">[http://www.michaelbay.com/blog/files/1ef99019addbf7f207595f5da129bfb6-690.php See Dark Of The Moon One Day Earlier on IMAX 3D | MichaelBay]</ref> and in wide release on [[June 29]], [[2011]]<ref name="open">[http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/paramount-moving-up-transformers-3/ Paramount Moving Up ‘T’formers 3′ Release – Deadline.com]</ref> in the United States, and between [[June 29]] and July 1 for other markets.<br />
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The film is set three years after the events of ''Revenge of the Fallen.'' The Autobots continue to work for NEST, but no longer in secret, and for the goal of keeping peace between humans by taking out volatile overseas political targets. But after discovering a strange artifact during a mission in Chernobyl, it becomes apparent to Optimus Prime that the United States government has been less than forthright with them. <br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
In the distant past, during the civil war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] struck a secret deal with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. Leaving the planet with groundbreaking [[space bridge]] technology on board the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'', he was planning to meet up with Megatron. However, his ship was shot down by the Decepticons and, after being sent hurling through space for a while, eventually crashed on the Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] in 1961. The crash is noticed by the humans on Earth, leading to the [[Wikipedia:Space Race|Space Race]] under President [[John F. Kennedy]]. Landing on the moon as part of the [[Apollo 11]] mission in 1969, astronauts [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] use several minutes of radio silence to investigate the spaceship and discover that mankind is not alone in space.<br />
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In the present day, the Autobots are still part of [[NEST]], cooperating with the [[United States military|US Armed Forces]]. On a mission to the [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]], a NEST team led by [[William Lennox|Lt. Col. Lennox]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] discovers an unknown alien fuel cell which had led to the [[Wikipedia:Chernobyl disaster|Chernobyl disaster]]. While trying to secure the cell, they are attacked by the Decepticon [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and his pet, the [[Driller]], who are eventually forced to retreat by Optimus Prime. Meanwhile, [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] kills [[Alexi Voskhod]], who had called NEST to Chernobyl and was secretly working for him. After securing the fuel cell and identifying it as part of the ''Ark'', Optimus Prime is angry at the humans for not following through with their agreement of sharing all known information relating to Cybertron and its inhabitants. Despite this, he eventually informs his allies and [[Charlotte Mearing]], the [[WIkipedia:Director of National Intelligence|Director of National Intelligence]], about the space bride technology the ''Ark'' contains. Together with [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]], Optimus travels to the moon, where they find Sentinel Prime inside the ship. Together with four pillars of the space bridge and the accompanying control pillar, they return to Earth, where Optimus uses the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to reactivate Sentinel Prime.<br />
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Meanwhile, [[Sam Witwicky]], the Autobots' human friend, is suffering from everyday problems. Even though President [[Barack Obama]] has awarded him a medal for saving the Earth twice, Sam has trouble finding a job. Together with his new girlfriend [[Carly Brooks-Spencer|Carly Spencer]], whom he had met in the [[White House]] (after his former girlfriend [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] had left him), he also gives the stranded Autobots [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]] a home. After a long search, he finally finds a position at a telecommunication company named [[Accuretta Systems]]. From his colleague, [[Jerry Wang]], he learns about a conspiracy by humans who collaborate with the Decepticons. Before Jerry can tell Sam more, however, he is killed by Laserbeak.<br />
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Subsequently, Sam turns to [[Seymour Simmons]] for help. Simmons, who has become a millionaire as a writer, and his aide [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] help Sam find out that the Soviets have taken photos of Decepticons removing hundreds of space bridge pillars out of the ''Ark'' even before Apollo 11 had landed on the moon. Sam and Simmons conclude that the Decepticons had left Sentinel Prime behind on purpose, knowing that only he would be able to activate the space bridge, and only Optimus Prime could reactivate him. Sam is able to warn the Autobots in time so they can protect Sentinel from a Decepticon attack and escort him back to the NEST headquarters. Arriving there, however, Sentinel Prime reveals that he had made a deal with Megatron, knowing that the Autobots could never win the war. After killing [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and several NEST soldiers, Sentinel Prime claims the remaining pillars and escapes. The other Autobots track him down to [[Washington, D.C.]], but before Optimus can stop him, Sentinel activates a space bridge to the moon, which brings more Decepticon troops that had remained hidden under the moon's surface to Earth, forcing the Autobots to retreat.<br />
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In the meantime, Sam is worried about Carly and searches for her. He finds her with her employer, [[Dylan Gould]], who reveals to Sam that he not only arranged for him getting a job with Acuretta, but is also a collaborator with the Decepticons. At their request, his father had used his influence to ensure that NASA would not conduct any more missions to the moon. While attempting to flee, Carly's car turns out to be a disguise for [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], who takes her captive. Dylan instructs Sam to ask Optimus Prime about the Autobots' strategy, otherwise Carly would die. To ensure that Sam would not try to warn the Autobots, he attaches a Decepticon disguised as a watch on Sam's wrist, which taps into his nervous system.<br />
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Meanwhile, Sentinel Prime has given mankind an ultimatum to exile the Autobots from Earth, since he is only trying to save Cybertron, or so he claims. The US government promptly passes a bill to this effect. Before the Autobots leave Earth abourd their spaeship, the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'', Sam asks Optimus about his plan. Optimus replies that there is no plan, mankind is on its own now. With all Autobots on board, the ''Xantium'' takes off, but is promptly intercepted by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who had waited in Earth's orbit. With the ''Xantium'' destroyed, the Decepticons believe the Autobots to be dead and let Sam go.<br />
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With the Autobots out of the way, the Decepticons conquer [[Chicago]], kill most of its population and set up the control pillar for the space bridge inside the city, placing the other pillars around the world. Dylan informs Carly that the Decepticons do not intend to return to Cybertron; instead, they want to transport Cybertron into Earth's orbit, because Earth not only has the necessary resources, but also six billion slaves to rebuild the Transformers' home planet.<br />
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Sam decides to go to Chicago, where Dylan has taken Carly. Former NEST soldier [[Robert Epps]], who now works for NASA, accompanies him together with other former NEST members. Upon arrival in Chicago, they are promptly attacked by the Decepticons, but are rescued by Optimus Prime and the other Autobots. Having never intented to leave Earth, they had hidden themselves inside a modified rocket booster that had been jettisoned before Starscream had destroyed the ''Xantium''.<br />
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The Autobots and the humans soldiers make their way to the skyscraper where Dylan is located in order to destroy the space bridge's control pillar. Due to another attack by a team of Decepticons led by Shockwave, the team is separated once more. While the Autobots battle the Decepticons, Epps and his team try to destroy the pillar from another skyscraper. However, they are attacked by Shockwave's "pet", the Driller, who brings the skyscraper crashing down. Optimus Prime comes to their aid and destroys the Driller.<br />
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In the meantime, Lennox and the rest of NEST have managed to make their way into the city using wingsuits, and with Lennox's help, Sam destroys Starscream using weapons provided to him by the Autobots' inventor [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]. Meanwhile, the Decepticons have captured several Autobots, but Dylan convinces them not to take prisoners and kill them all. Barricade executes Que and proceeds to kill Bumblebee next, but the Autobots Wheelie and Brains have managed to make one of the Decepticons' ships crash, thereby distracting Soundwave long enough for Bumblebee and the other Autobots to get free. While NEST and the Autobots fight the Decepticons and kill most of them, Optimus Prime destroys the space bridge's control pillar.<br />
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A fight between Sentinel Prime and Optimus Prime ensues, during which Optimus loses an arm, with Sentinel gaining the upper hand. Carly, who had been freed by Sam in the meantime, stumbles across Megatron, who is still suffering from the wounds Optimus Prime had inflicted upon him during their [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|battle in Egypt]], outside the main battle zone. Appealing to his pride, she makes him realize that he would never be able to rule over Cybertron as long as Sentinel Prime is alive. Infuriated, he intervenes in the battle, attacks Sentinel Prime and saves Optimus. Meanwhile, Dylan manages to reactivate the toppled pillar, but is attacked by Sam, who hurls him against the pillar, killing him. Subsequently, Bumblebee destroys the pillar for good, thus desrtoying the space bridge and, presumably, Cybertron with it. Megatron offers Optimus Prime a truce, but Optimus ignores his plea and splits Megatron's head with an axe. Subsequently, he uses Megatron's cannon to kill a weakened Sentinel Prime, who is trying to excuse his actions.<br />
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Believing their home planet to be destroyed for good, the remaining Autobots accept Earth as their new home.<br />
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Seymour Simmons uses the opportunity to kiss Charlotte Mearing, whom he still has feelings for. Mearing responds by having him arrested.<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
"Here we are. Fight us ''now''." <br />
:—'''Megatron''', pulling the evil overlord cliche on us while sitting atop the [[Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln Memorial]] <br />
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'''Simmons''': Don't worry, I speak their language. <doorman opens sliding hatch> Do svidaniya. <br><br />
'''Doorman''': That means goodbye. <closes hatch> <br />
:-'''Simmons''' tries to reason with a Russian, to no avail.<br />
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"The Decepticons have my trailer. I ''need'' that flight tech!"<br />
:—'''Optimus Prime''', [[To sell toys|selling toys]]<br />
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"In any war, there are calms between the storms. There will be days when we lose faith. Days when our allies turn against us... but the day will never come when we forsake this planet and its people. For I am Optimus Prime, and I send this message to the universe: We are here. We are home."<br />
:—'''Optimus Prime'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s closing narration.<br />
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==Main cast==<br />
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*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]<br />
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])<br />
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Robert Foxworth]])<br />
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] ([[James Remar]])<br />
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Dino/Mirage]]<ref name="credits">Mirage and Wheeljack, known by those names in the toyline and essentially all supporting media, are respectively named "Dino" and "Que" in the film. While Dino is simply credited as such, Que is listed in the credits as "Que/Wheeljack".</ref> ([[Francesco Quinn]])<br />
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] ([[Leonard Nimoy]])<br />
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que/Wheeljack]]<ref name="credits"/> ([[George Coe]])<br />
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] ([[Tom Kenny]])<br />
*[[Brains]] ([[Reno Wilson]])<br />
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]]<br />
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]]<ref>Roadbuster is listed as "Roadbuster/Amp" in the credits, a reference to his car mode's sponsor. His name is not used in the film, but he is called "Roadbuster" in the toyline and supporting media.</ref> ([[Ron Bottitta]])<br />
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]]<ref>Leadfoot is listed in the film's end credits as "Leadfoot/Target", a reference to his car mode's sponsor. His name is not spoken in the film, but he is called "Leadfoot" in the toyline and the supporting media.</ref> ([[John DiMaggio]])<br />
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]]<ref name=skidsandmudflap>Skids and Mudflap only appear during the convoy scene at the beginning of the film</ref> <br />
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]<ref name=skidsandmudflap/> <br />
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|h2=[[Decepticon]]s|c2=<br />
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ([[Hugo Weaving]])<br />
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] ([[Charlie Adler]])<br />
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])<br />
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]])<br />
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])<br />
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]]<br />
*[[Crowbar]]<br />
*[[Hatchet]]<br />
*[[Driller]]<br />
*[[Hatchling|Hatchlings]]<br />
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]<br />
*[[Igor (DOTM)|Igor]] ([[Greg Berg]])<br />
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]] type Decepticon<br />
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] type Decepticon<br />
*An unnamed [[M1 Abrams Decepticon]]<br />
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] type Decepticon<br />
*Unnamed [[Lensmeter Decepticon]]s<br />
*Unnamed [[protoform]]s<br />
*[[Superfund Decepticon]]<br />
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|h3=[[Human]]s|c3=<br />
*[[Sam Witwicky]] ([[Shia LaBeouf]])<br />
*[[Carly Brooks-Spencer]] ([[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]])<br />
*[[William Lennox]] ([[Josh Duhamel]])<br />
*[[Robert Epps]] ([[Tyrese Gibson]])<br />
*[[Seymour Simmons]] ([[John Turturro]])<br />
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] ([[Frances McDormand]])<br />
*[[Dylan Gould]] ([[Patrick Dempsey]])<br />
*[[Bruce Brazos]] ([[John Malkovich]])<br />
*[[Hardcore Eddie]] ([[Lester Speight]])<br />
*[[Morshower]] ([[Glenn Morshower]])<br />
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] ([[Alan Tudyk]])<br />
*[[Ron Witwicky]] ([[Kevin Dunn]])<br />
*[[Judy Witwicky]] ([[Julie White]])<br />
*[[Jerry Wang]] ([[Ken Jeong]])<br />
*[[Neil Armstrong]] ([[Don Jeanes]])<br />
*[[Buzz Aldrin]] ([[Cory Tucker]])/(himself)<br />
*[[Bill O'Reilly]] (himself)<br />
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==Errors==<br />
* The Moon does not rotate with respect to Earth, and Mare Tranquillitatis is near the middle of the near side. Therefore, Tranquility Base could never be described as being on the far side/dark side, and Earth is never as close to the horizon as shown in the movie.<br />
* The Apollo 11 Command/Service Module is seen flying to the Moon without the Lunar Module. The Lunar Module is attached when the vehicle is orbiting the Moon, however.<br />
* When the modern day site of the Apollo 11 landing is seen, the ascent module (the cabin Buzz and Neil flew back to orbit in) is still there.<br />
* In a fairly common cinematic contrivance, the film depicts multiple skyscrapers in the background of many scenes set in Washington, D.C., while the real-life city has no skyscrapers.<br />
* Also, Washington, D.C. almost entirely lacks old industrial buildings that could be converted into lofts.<br />
* Despite being stuck in the Ark for years and not yet having scanned a vehicle mode Sentinel Prime has kibble from his Rosenbauer fire truck alternate mode when he is first seen.<br />
* In the Highway Scene, Bumblebee enhances his front wheels to evade Hatchet, yet in the next scene he's fully in Stealth Force.<br />
* During Ironhide and Sideswipe's "Mexican standoff" with Crankcase and Crowbar, all combatants drop their firearms, but when Ironhide is speared, his guns are on his back again. They disappear in subsequent shots.<br />
* When the Autobots are boarding the ''Xantium,'' it's said that nine of them are leaving. Wheelie and Brains apparently don't count. Poor little guys!<br />
* Throughout the sequence of Barricade kicking and shoving Que along before executing him, he is speaking with Soundwave's voice.<br />
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==Transformers references==<br />
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* The ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' gets its name from the Autobots' crashed spaceship in the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''Transformers'' comics]]. <br />
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* "Carly" was the name of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]'s [[Carly|girlfriend and eventual wife]] in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]].<br />
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* When the worker at Accureta systems is trying to make the [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|photocopier]] work, it plays a tune like the original cartoon's [[theme song]]. <br />
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* Megatron removing [[Abraham Lincoln]] from his chair at the [[Lincoln Memorial]] and then sitting in it is a scene taken directly from the Generation 1 cartoon episode, "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]", and the Decepticon ending for [[Transformers: The Game]] (sort of).<br />
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* The idea of bringing Cybertron to Earth via space bridge and enslaving humans was the plot of the well-regarded Generation 1 multi-part episode "[[The Ultimate Doom]]."<br />
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* Likewise, the idea of an influential and powerful human joining forces with the Decepticons, resulting in the Autobots being exiled from Earth by the government via a spacecraft, only for that spacecraft to be destroyed, was the plot behind another popular Generation 1 cartoon multi-part episode, "[[Megatron's Master Plan]]."<br />
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* The ''[[Xantium (G1)|Xantium]]'' is the name of the [[Wrecker]]s' spaceship in the [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''Transformers'' comics.<br />
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* Starscream yelling "My eye! My eye!" after Sam injured him with one of [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que's]] inventions is reminiscent of his [[Starscream (G1)|''Generation 1'' counterpart]] yelling "My foot!" after having it squeezed in 1986's ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.<br />
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==Real-world references==<br />
* When Brains and Wheelie are watching ''[[Wikipedia: Star Trek: The Original Series|Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', the screen features [[Spock|Mr. Spock]], portrayed by Leonard Nimoy {{m-}} who voices Sentinel Prime. They comment that it is "the one where Spock goes nuts," which foreshadows Sentinel's heel turn. <br />
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* Sentinel Prime says "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." The voice actor said the same line in the 1982 film ''[[Wikipedia:Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]'' as Mr. Spock. However in that movie, Nimoy's character dies a hero.<br />
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* To finish the Spock trifecta, when Bumblebee says his goodbyes to Sam, he uses a clip of Leonard Nimoy, as Spock, saying "I will always be your friend.", another line from ''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan''.<br />
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*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] and his fake girlfriend's name, "India", are a reference to [[Wikipedia:Dutch India|Dutch India]].<br />
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*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]'s name may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Q (James Bond)|Q]] from ''[[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]]'' novels and films. Que also gives weapons to NEST soldiers while explaining the advantages and abilities for the weapons much like Q does for James Bond.<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
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==Score==<br />
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==Reception==<br />
On June 23, 2011, the world premiere of ''Dark of the Moon'' was held in [[Moscow]], [[Russia]], with band [[Linkin Park]] performing a concert that included their title song for the movie, "Iridescent".<br />
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The official release date was movie up from July 1 to June 29 to allow breathing room between its release and ''[[Wikipedia:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]''. On June 28, 2011, the film was released in 3D and IMAX at 9pm in the US. Some theaters cheated a little and showed it at 8:45. <br />
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''Dark of the Moon'' launched with nearly 10,000 copies in 4011 theaters nationwide. On its opening day, the movie earned $37.3 million, making not only for the best opening day of 2011 up to that point, but also ranking as the sixth most successful opening on a Wednesday ever, while at the same time ranking well behind ''Revenge of the Fallen'', with $60 million on its opening day (also a Wednesday).<ref name="openingday">[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3197&p=.htm "'Transformers' Suboptimal on Wednesday"], Box Office Mojo, June 2011.</ref> As of July 7, 2011, ''Dark of the Moon'' has earned over $213 million domestically, and over $511 million worldwide.<ref name="bomdotm">[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=transformers3.htm ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''] a Box Office Mojo.</ref><br />
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[[Image:TF3-licensingPrime.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Featuring a surprise appearance by Optimus Prime!]]<br />
On May 30, 2007, a month before the official release of ''[[Transformers (2007)|Transformers]]'', [[DreamWorks]] announced that two sequels were already being planned.<ref name="spy">[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/a58430/two-transformers-sequels-in-pipeline.html Digital Spy article from May 2007, confirming that two sequels were being planned]</ref> On March 16, 2009, over three months before the premiere of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] announced the third movie for July 1, 2011.<ref name="3release">Pamela McClintock: [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118001280?refCatId=13 Variety article from March 2009], confirming Transformers 3 for July 2011.</ref> Director [[Michael Bay]] promptly backpedaled, as he had intended for the third ''Transformers'' movie to be released in 2012.<ref name="baywait">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?3947-Wait-a-minute! Michael Bay's reaction to Paramount's July 2011 date for ''Transformers 3''], March 2009.</ref> He officially changed his mind in October 2009, agreeing to the release date set by Paramount.<ref name="bay3-2011">[http://www.michaelbay.com/blog/files/a2bd79bb4c222b807e27707aaf1497e6-570.php Michael Bay officially confirms the 2011 release date], October 2009.</ref><br />
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[[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]], two of the previous two movies' screenwriters, had already announced in March 2009 that they would not return for a third part.<ref name="noorcikurtz">[http://www.slashfilm.com/orci-and-kurtzman-not-returning-for-transformers-3-will-leonard-nimoy-voice-the-fallen/ Slashfilm quoting Roberto Orci that he and Kurtzman would not return for a third movie], March 2009. (Original post on Don Murphy's message board appears to no longer exist.)</ref> In September 2009, their ''Revenge'' co-writer [[Ehren Kruger]] was confirmed as the screenwriter of ''Transformers 3''.<ref name="krugernelson">[http://www.michaelbay.com/blog/files/0fd64fd57c9b9b6d33e15c76a46dae48-565.php Michael Bay's website admin Nelson Lauren sorta-confirms Ehren Kruger as TF3's screenwriter], September 2009.</ref> Kruger had already impressed both director Michael Bay and [[Hasbro]] CEO [[Brian Goldner]] with his knowledge of ''Transformers'' mythology prior to working on ''Revenge''.<ref name="writersr">[http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/zap-transformers2writers,0,1938976.story Zap2it story about the ROTF writers]</ref> <br />
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In an interview with ''Wonderland'' magazine in September 2009, [[Megan Fox]], the main female star of the previous two movies, discussed the harsh conditions on the sets and compared director Michael Bay to [[Wikipedia:Adolf Hitler|Adolf Hitler]].<ref name="latimesfox">[http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2009/09/megan-fox-on-michael-bay-he-wants-to-be-hitler.html Los Angeles Times article about Megan Fox's fatal interview with ''Wonderland'' magazine], September 2009.</ref> Bay initially played down the affair and still welcomed Fox back for the third installment a month later.<ref name="bay3-2011"/> Even though Fox was still spotted on the ''Transformers 3'' set in May 2010<ref name="foxonset">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/100786-megan-fox-on-set-for-transformers-3-previz Megan Fox on the DOTM set], May 2010.</ref>, Paramount announced a few weeks later that she wouldn't return for a third movie after all.<ref name="nomorefox">[http://www.deadline.com/2010/05/michael-bays-revenge-no-more-megan/ Deadline article confirming that Megan Fox had been dropped off ''Transformers 3''], May 2010.</ref> Still that same month, [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] was confirmed to replace her as the lead female actress.<ref name="rosierepl">[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1640047/model-rosie-huntingtonwhiteley-cast-transformers-3.jhtml MTV.com article confirming Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as the new female star of ''Transformers ''], May 2010.</ref> Her character's name was confirmed as "[[Carly Brooks-Spencer|Carly]]" by Nelson Lauren, the webmaster of Michael Bay's official website, in July 2010.<ref name="nelsonchicagojul">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?7566-Transformers-3-Chicago-Set-Photos Nelson posts about his visit to the Chicago set at shootfortheedit.com's forums], July 2010.</ref> In 2011, Michael Bay finally confirmed in an interview with ''GQ'' magazine that it had been [[Steven Spielberg]], executive producer of the ''Transformers'' movies, who had urged him to fire Fox following the Hitler comparison.<ref name="baygq">[http://www.gq.com/entertainment/movies-and-tv/201107/michael-bay-steven-spielberg-fired-megan-fox-transformers GQ interview with Michael Bay], June 2011.</ref> In a later interview, however, he claimed this statement had been taken out of context.<ref name="baych">[http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/kultur/kino/Diese-Autos-muessen-zerstoert-werden--und-da-bin-ich-der-richtige-Mann/story/23997460 Interview with Michael Bay from Switzerland] (German language), July 2011.</ref><br />
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In March 2010, Oscar winners [[John Malkovich]] and [[Frances McDormand]] as well as Comedian [[Ken Jeong]] were confirmed having signed on for supporting roles.<ref name="malkomcdor">[http://michaelbay.com/blog/files/73978045c5496d5271c90be6884209a8-598.php Michael Bay confirming John Malkovich, Frances McDormand and Ken Jeong for ''Transformers 3''], March 2010.</ref><br />
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In April 2010, [[Kevin Dunn]] and [[Julie White]] were confirmed as returning as Sam Witwicky's parents.<ref name="varietydunnwhite">[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118017329.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1 'Dunn, White sign on for 'Transformers 3''], Variety, April 2010.</ref><br />
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In May 2010, Paramount confirmed that [[Patrick Dempsey]] has been cast in ''Transformers 3'' to play Mikaela Banes' boss (this was before Megan Fox was fired from the production).<ref name="dempsey">[http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/05/04/patrick-dempsey-confirmed-for-transformers-3/ "Patrick Dempsey confirmed for Transformers 3"], Hollywood Insider, May 2010.</ref><br />
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In July 2010, Nelson Lauren confirmed that former American footballer [[Lester Speight]] would play a soldier in the movie.<ref name="nelsonchicagophotos">[http://www.michaelbay.com/blog/files/6e7f5a008e98162953abdfdfca1d32e8-612.php Photos of the Chicago set by michaelbay.com webmaster Nelson Lauren], July 2010.</ref> <br />
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[[Leonard Nimoy]] was confirmed as the voice actor for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] in March 2011.<ref name="nimoysent">[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/31/leonard-nimoy-transformers-dark-of-the-moon Entertainment Weekly announces Leonard Nimoy's involvement], March 2011]</ref> Nimoy, who had previously voiced [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in 1986's ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and is married to Michael Bay's cousin Susan, had previously been under consideration for [[The Fallen]]'s voice in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', but Bay had been hesitant for fear of offending his relative with the relatively low pay allotted to voice actors.<ref name="nimoy1">[http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/04/21/michael-bay-afraid-to-offend-leonard-nimoy-with-transformers-family-reunion-offer/ ''Michael Bay Afraid To Offend Leonard Nimoy With ‘Transformers’ Family Reunion Offer''], MTV.com Movies blog, April 2009.</ref> Even though Nimoy openly asked Bay to simply give him a call<ref name="nimoy2">[http://www.latinoreview.com/news/leonard-nimoy-to-michael-bay-call-me-6682 Leonard Nimoy To Michael Bay: "Call Me!"], Latino Review, April 2009.</ref>, it ultimately never worked out, and The Fallen was voiced by [[Tony Todd]] instead. For ''Dark of the Moon'', Bay finally overcame his anxiety and hired Nimoy, who accepted the offer.<ref name="nimoy3">[http://insidemovies.ew.com/2011/03/31/leonard-nimoy-transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ "Leonard Nimoy joins 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' voice cast -- EXCLUSIVE"], Entertainment Weekly, March 2011.</ref> In return, screenwriter Ehren Kruger included several nods to Nimoy's well-known character as Mr. Spock from ''Star Trek'' in the movie.<ref name="nimoystartrek">[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666643/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-star-trek-references.jhtml "'Transformers: Dark Of The Moon': Behind The 'Star Trek' Nods"], MTV.com, July 2011.</ref><br />
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===Writing and production===<br />
After having defended the almost universally critically panned ''Revenge of the Fallen'' for a long time, Michael Bay finally acknowledged flaws of the script, but blamed the [[Wikipedia:2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike|2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike]] prior to the movie for many problems. As a definite error, he singled out the "dork comedy", which he promised to avoid with ''Dark of the Moon''.<ref name="bayvisit">[http://collider.com/michael-bay-interview-transformers-dark-moon-edit-bay-visit/63824/ Collider.com article about DOTM], December 2010.</ref><br />
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Principal shooting began in May 2010. Shooting locations were [[Chicago]], Moscow,<ref name="locations">[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=63682 "Transformers 3 Headed to Chicago and Moscow"], Comingsoon.net, February 2010.</ref> the [[Kennedy Space Center]] in Florida<ref name="kennedyspace">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/101114-the-transformers-3-shoot-at-kennedy-space-center "The Transformers 3 Shoot at Kennedy Space Center"], SuperHeroHype.com, May 2010.</ref>, Milwaukee (Wisconsin)<ref name="milwaukee">[http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/movies/98266574.html "'Transformers 3' takes over Milwaukee Art Museum"], Journal Sentinel Online, July 2010.</ref>, Detroit<ref name="detroit">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/107775-photos-from-the-detroit-transformers-3-set "Photos From the Detroit Transformers 3 Set"], SuperHeroHype.com, September 2010.</ref>, [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref name="militaryextras">[http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=473674758199&id=114648515718 US Department of Defense casting call for ''Dark of the Moon''], October 2010.</ref> and Angkor Wat in Cambodia.<ref name="angkor">[http://www.akp.gov.kh/?p=1184 "'Transformers 3' To Be Shot in Cambodia"], Agence Kampuchea Presse, January 2011.</ref><br />
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For the scene where Lennox and his soldier jump out of a V-22 Osprey using wingsuits, Michael Bay used real parachutists and thus avoided unnecessary CG effects. In fact, he had been inspired for this scene in the first place by watching the parachutists in their wingsuits on television<ref name="wingsuits">[http://blog.movies.yahoo.com/blog/1498-transformers-wingsuits-no-cgi-required Yahoo! Movies article on the wingsuit parachutists], June 2011.</ref> and wrote the scene with the intention of using the parachutists in the movie.<ref name="bayvisit"/><br />
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For the Apollo 11 moon landing mission in the flashback sequence at the beginning of the movie, astronauts [[Neil Armstrong]] and [[Buzz Aldrin]] are played by actors Don Jeanes and Cory Tucker, respectively. In the present day timeline, Aldrin himself appears briefly as his own older self.<ref name="aldrin">[http://movies.yahoo.com/news/yahoo-contributor-network/astronaut-buzz-aldrin-hangs-out-with-optimus-prime-transformers-dark-moon Yahoo! Movies article on Buzz Aldrin's appearance in DOTM], July 2011.</ref><br />
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Over 500 cars were destroyed in the making of ''Dark of the Moon'', all of them damaged property from insurance companies intended for destruction.<ref name="baych"/><br />
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Two accidents happened during shooting: In September 2010, while shooting in East Chicago, Indiana, a female extra was severely injured when a stunt scene went wrong, leaving her with permanent brain damage, the left side of her body paralyzed and her left eye stitched shut. Paramount was subsequently sued for damages by the victim's family.<ref name="extrastunt">[http://articlles.chicagotribune.com/2010-10-05/news/ct-met-transformers-lawsuit-20101005_1_gabriela-cedillo-stunt-welding Chicago tibune article on the injured extra and the subsequent lawsuit], October 2010.</ref> While shooting in Washington, D.C., in October 2010, one of the Chevrolet Camaro prop cars that serve as Bumblebee's [[alternate mode]] crashed into a police car. Nobody was seriously injured this time.<ref name="camarocrash">[http://jalopnik.com/5661321/bumblebee-smashes-cop-car-in-yet-another-transformers-3-accident Jalopnik article on the Camaro crash], October 2010.</ref><br />
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''Dark of the Moon'' is the first of the ''Transformers'' movies to be released in 3D. Despite early considerations to shoot the movie in 2D and convert it into 3D later, Michael Bay ultimately shot 60% of the film in native 3D, another 15% were done digitally, and the rest was shot in 2D and converted later. [[James Cameron]] assisted Michael Bay with the 3D effects. The movie's budget amounted to $195 million, which is about the same budget ''Revenge of the Fallen'' had. About $30 million went into the 3D effects.<ref name="cameron">[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/michael-bay-reveals-james-camerons-191774 "Michael Bay Reveals James Cameron's Secret Role in the Making of 'Transformers'"], The Hollywood Reporter, May 2011.</ref><br />
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Part of the scene of the car chase battle in Washington, D.C. is "[[Stock footage|borrowed]]" from Michael Bay's 2005 film ''[[Wikipedia:The Island (2005 film)|The Island]]''.<ref name="island1">[http://www.nationalturk.com/en/has-michael-bay-used-old-clips-for-transformers-3-12737 Michael Bay : Used old clips for Transformers 3 ?]</ref><ref name="island2">[http://www.thehdroom.com/news/Michael-Bay-Borrows-The-Island-Footage-for-Transformers-3/9147 Michael Bay Borrows The Island Footage for Transformers 3], TheHDRoom</ref> Bay admitted, stating it was nothing wrong for the energy saving and carbon reduction.<ref name="island3">[http://www.nownews.com/2011/07/04/11490-2725129.htm#ixzz1R8XViUkj Recycling Old Footage for ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' Gets Busted by Internet Users Michael Bay: I Did It For the Energy Saving and Carbon Reduction] at NOWNEWS (Traditional Chinese)</ref><br />
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=== Sponsors and partners ===<br />
==== Hasbro ====<br />
Hasbro, licensor of the [[Transformers brand]], hoped that the third movie would once again boost toy sales, after profits had dropped in the first quarter of 2011.<ref name="hasbroq12011">[http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Hasbro-1Q-profit-drops-71-pct-apf-664090076.html?x=0&.v=11 Yahoo! Finance article about weak Hasbro toy sales in 2011's first quarter], April 2011.</ref><br />
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==== US military ====<br />
Like the previous two movies, ''Dark of the Moon'' featured real military personnel as extras, supported by the US Department of Defense.<ref name="militaryextras"/> Shooting locations were Hurlburt Field and Edwards Air Force Base.<ref name="hurlburt">[http://www.shadowspear.com/special-operations-entertainment/105725-transformers-filmed-at-hurlburt.html "'Transformers 3 Filmed at Hurlburt, 1SOW Included as 'Extras'"], ShadowSpear Special Operations, July 2011.</ref><br />
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==== General Motors and other car manufacturers ====<br />
[[General Motors]] once again provided several vehicles. All recurring Autobots retain their [[alternate mode]]s from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' despite some minor tweaks, such as Sideswipe now being a convertible, and Bumblebee now sporting a rear spoiler. Once again, the cooperation was mutual, with General Motors using Bumblebee for TV commercials. The first of those, aired during the 2011 Super Bowl, also revealed some minor tweaks to Bumblebee's robot mode.<ref name="bumblebeead1">[http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/02/-bumblebee-appears-in-a-chevrolet-camaro-super-bowl-ad/1 "'Bumblebee' appears in Chevrolet's Super Bowl ad"], USA Today, February 2011.</ref><ref name="bumblebeead2">[http://www.autoblog.com/2011/06/06/chevy-drops-new-ad-touting-transformers-3-tie-in/ "Video: Chevy drops new ad touting Transformers 3 tie-in"], Autoblog.com, June 2011.</ref> According to Chevrolet, the ''Transformers'' movies notably affect car sales, as about ten percent of all Camaros sold in the preceding year were yellow, twice as many as with other models.<ref name="carstarscast">[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/transformers-dark-moon-how-sequels-204557 "'Transformers: Dark of the Moon': How the Sequel's Star Cars Were Cast"], The Hollywood Reporter, June 2011.</ref><br />
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New additions for ''Dark of the Moon'' are a Ferrari 458 Italia ([[Mirage (Movie)|Dino]]) and a Mercedes-Benz E550 ([[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]]). Both robots sport names in the movie which aren't recycled from existing Hasbro toys. In the Ferrari's case, the reason for this is that Hasbro's greatest competitor, Mattel, has an exclusive license for Ferrari toys.<ref name="ferrarimattel">[http://www.ferrari.com/English/Pages/Mattel.aspx Mattel license information], Ferrari.com.</ref><ref name="nelsonnomirage">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/409844-mirage-no-longer-name-red-italia-dotm-3.html#post6103423 Michael Bay's website Admin explaining why the Ferrari isn't named "Mirage"], TFW2005, May 2011.</ref> "Dino" is named in reference to [[Wikipedia: Alfredo Ferrari|Alfredo "Dino" Ferrari]], as per Ferrari's request. The Mercedes-Benz E550, meanwhile, was specifically customized for the movie.<ref name="e550tuning">[http://www.eurotuner.com/news/eurp_1102_mercedes_benz_e550_for_next_transformers_movie/index.html "Mercedes-Benz E550 for Next Transformers Movie - Web Exclusive"], Eurotuner.com, February 2011.</ref> "Que" is named in homage to [[Wikipedia:Q (James Bond)|Q]] from [[Wikipedia:James Bond|James Bond]].<br />
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Since the heavily armed Chevrolet Impalas that serve as the [[Wrecker|Wreckers']] alternate modes are directly based on existing NASCAR race cars, the prop versions of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]], [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] made an appearance at [[2011]] Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on [[February 20]], four month before the movie's release, appearing both off the track as display cars, and on the track, participating in the ceremonial first lap.<ref name="daytona">[http://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/news/photos/2011/02/18/TRANSFORMERS-cars-on-display-at-Daytona "'TRANSFORMERS' cars on display at Daytona"], Hendrick Motorsports, February 2011.</ref> Director [[Michael Bay]], actor [[Josh Duhamel]] and actress [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] also attended the event, and during the television broadcast of the race, a new ''Dark of the Moon'' television spot was aired.<br />
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=== Changes before, during and after production ===<br />
* In an interview with the Los Angeles Times in June 2009, Michael Bay suggested that [[Ramon Rodriguez]] would reprise his role as [[Leo Spitz]] from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' for the third movie.<ref name="bayramon">[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2009/06/30/ramon-rodriguez-will-have-bigger-role-in-third-transformers-movie-bay-hints/ "Ramon Rodriguez will have bigger role in third ‘Transformers’ movie, Bay hints"], Los Angeles Times, June 2009.</ref> <br />
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* As stated above, [[Megan Fox]] was originally intended to reprise her role as [[Mikaela Banes]] from the previous two movies. She was still spotted on the ''Dark of the Moon'' set during the previsualization stage in May 2010<ref name="foxonset"/>, but was fired from the production shortly afterwards due to a falling out with director [[Michael Bay]]. [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]]'s character of [[Carly Brooks-Spencer|Carly Spencer]] was written in as a replacement, though the fact that her part was originally written for Mikaela still shows in some parts: For example, Carly is overseeing [[Dylan Gould|Dylan's]] car collection, which could be viewed as an extension of Mikaela's history with working with cars. Furthermore, Sam and Carly not only have [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (who had been previously "domesticated" by Mikaela) as a "pet", but also her dog [[Bonecrusher (dog)|Bonecrusher]] (played by Michael Bay's eponymous real-life dog).<br />
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*In January 2010, James Avery claimed in an interview that he would be playing a new Autobot named Silverbolt.<ref name="avery">[http://unscripted.ca/episodes/show/136 James Avery interview on Unscripted], January 2010</ref> In June 2010, representatives of James Avery, responding to a bizarre rumor that he had passed away, confirmed that the actor was indeed alive and would be playing Silverbolt in ''Transformers 3''.<ref>[http://www.examiner.com/entertainment-in-national/uncle-phil-james-avery-isn-t-dead-after-all James Avery isn't dead after all], The Examiner, June 2010.</ref> Despite this, neither Avery nor Silverbolt ultimately appear in ''Dark of the Moon''.<br />
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* In an earlier draft of the movie's script, Megatron is serious when he offers Optimus Prime a truce at the end. Optimus accepts, and Megatron and the remaining Decepticons leave Earth to rebuild Cybertron. This ending is used for the [[Dark of the Moon (novel)|novelization]] and the [[Dark of the Moon (comic series)|comic adaptation]].<br />
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* Furthermore, it was originally supposed to be [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage/"Dino"]] rather than [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack/"Que"]] who would have been executed by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] in Chicago. This version made it into the comic adaptation and the [[Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel|junior novelization]].<br />
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* [[The Twins]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], were originally supposed to return for ''Dark of the Moon''. Even though [[General Motors]] provided two Chevrolet Sparks to serve as their alternate modes<ref name="chevyspark">[http://www.leftlanenews.com/chevrolet-spark-transformers-3.html Left Lane News article on two Chevrolet Sparks spotted on the DOTM set], May 2010.</ref> which were still spotted on the set as late as October 2010<ref name="dcparking">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2010/10/transformers-3-dc-parking-lot-gallery.html "Transformers 3 DC Parking Lot Gallery"], Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, October 2010.</ref>, the two were mostly edited out of the final movie (their vehicle modes can barely be glimpsed in a brief shot). Michael Bay even went so far as to offer a $25,000 reward for anyone who would see the Twins "perform" in the movie.<ref name="reward">[http://collider.com/transformers-3-twins-skids-mudflap-michael-bay/91104/ Collider.com article on Michael Bay's "reward" for spotting Skids and Mudflap "perform" in DOTM], May 2011.</ref> In the novelization and the comic adaptation, Skids and Mudflap still appear.<br />
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* Early working names included "[[Ultra Magnus (disambiguation)|Ultra Magnus]]" for [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]<ref name="chicagocall">[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2011/06/chicgo-call-sheet-for-ultra-magnus.html "Chicago Call Sheet For Ultra Magnus"], Transformers Live Action Movie Blog, June 2011.</ref>, "Enzo" (after [[Wikipedia:Enzo Ferrari|Enzo Ferrari]])<ref name="callsheet2">[http://tilallaremine.wordpress.com/2011/07/01/dark-of-the-moon-call-sheets/ Dark of the Moon Call Sheets!] at Til All Are Mine blog, July 2011.</ref> and "Rush" for Mirage/"Dino", "[[Warpath (disambiguation)|Warpath]]" for both [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] and [[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]], "Tempest" for Topspin, "[[Flash (disambiguation)|Flash]]" for [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]], "[[Dreadwind (disambiguation)|Dreadwind]]" for [[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], "[[Hooligan]]" for [[Crowbar]], "[[Dirtbag]]" for [[Hatchet]], "[[Blitzwing (disambiguation)|Blitzwing]]" for [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], "[[Breakdown (disambiguation)|Breakdown]]" for Soundwave's new vehicular design, "Colossus" for the [[Driller]]<ref name="nizzi">[http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]</ref>, "Buzzard" for [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]], "[[Undermine]]" for [[Igor (DOTM)|Igor]] and "[[Steeljaw (disambiguation)|Steeljaw]]" for Wheeljack/"Que".<ref name="wburt">[http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8388 Wesley Burt DOTM concepts.]</ref><br />
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* Roadbuster was originally intended to have [[Wikipedia:Jeff Gordon|Jeff Gordon's]] #24 [[Wikipedia:DuPont|DuPont]]-sponsored Chevrolet Impala as his alternate mode, rather than [[Wikipedia:Dale_Earnhardt,_Jr.|Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s]] #88 Impala sponsored by [[Wikipedia:Amp Energy|Amp Energy]].<ref name="nizzi"/><br />
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* Que/Wheeljack's head was once considered to be based on [[Wikipedia:Christopher Lloyd|Christopher Lloyd's]] [[Wikipedia:Emmett Brown|Doc Brown]] from the [[Wikipedia:Back to the Future trilogy|''Back to the Future'' movies]], rather than [[Wikipedia:Albert Einstein|Albert Einstein]].<ref name="wburt"/><br />
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* The Wreckers were originally intended to have a robot pet dog, whose working names also included "Warpath".<ref name="nizzi"/> Hasbro's official Transformers website identifies the dog as "[[Steeljaw (DOTM)|Steeljaw]]".<ref name="vectorsigma">[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm Vector Sigma Database] Hasbro.com.</ref><br />
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* In an interview with MTV.com, actors [[Shia LaBeouf]] and [[John Malkovich]] hinted at at some smaller scenes that were cut from the final edit of the movie. In addition to some add-libbing by the actors, one scene would have featured Malkovich's character, [[Bruce Brazos]], attempting to get Carly's phone number.<ref name="deletedmtv">[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1666772/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-dvd-deleted-scenes.jhtml MTV.com on deleted scenes], July 2011.</ref><br />
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=== Leaks and disinformation===<br />
The movie's title, then "Transformers: ''The'' Dark of the Moon", was first discovered on October 6, 2010 via listings for childrens' books on [http://www.amazon.com/ Amazon.com]. The title was further confirmed by a whois check for "www.transformersdarkofthemoonmovie.com".<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-title-revealed-170697/ Transformers 3 Title Revealed?] @ TFW2005.com</ref> On October 31, the official website for all three movies, [http://www.transformersmovie.com/ transformersmovie.com], was updated to show the ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' logo as well as international release dates.<br />
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[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] was heavily touted as the new main villain, no doubt in an attempt to conceal [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime's]] unexpected betrayal halfway through the movie. A piece of information that commonly popped up in official plot "summaries" was the claim that Shockwave was the ruler of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while the other Autobots and Decepticons were duking it out on Earth.<ref name="pushpops">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-movie-just-movie-31/transformers-3-plot-summary-revealed-170756/ "Transformers 3 Plot Summary Revealed"], TFW2005, October 2010.</ref> The last bit could be written off as a case of [[Wikipedia:Chinese whispers|chinese whisper]]: Shockwave got announced as the villain for ''Dark of the Moon'', mainstream media (such as USA Today<ref name="usatodayswitch">[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-06-11-Transformers11_ST_N.htm "Next 'Transformers' is due for a switch"], USA Today, June 2010.</ref>) who aren't versed in Transformers lore looked up the character, found out about his ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)|namesake's]] role in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]], included it as a piece of trivia to show they did their research, and then the trivia note got picked up as gospel by other media. Nevertheless, it was included in the ''official plot summary'' by Paramount's German branch (which also claimed that ''Shockwave'' was the robot discovered inside the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' as seen in the trailer).<ref name="germansite">[http://www.transformers3-film.de/ Official German DOTM site including faulty plot summary.</ref><br />
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Michael Bay and other official parties tried ''really'' hard to suppress the plot twist of the silver Mercedes SLS AMG given to [[Carly Brooks-Spencer|Carly]] by [[Dylan Gould|Dylan]] turning out to be the new [[alternate mode]] of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. After the Mercedes had been spotted on the set, with [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley]] exiting it<ref name="mercedesset">[http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=67518 DOTM Set Photos], ComingSoon.net, July 2010.</ref>, the first hint that it was more than meets the eye came with the trailer for the [[Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|video game]], which showed Soundwave's robot mode with car [[kibble]] such as wheels that heavily resembled those of the Mercedes. In addition, [[Rising Storm issue 3|issue 3]] of ''[[Rising Storm]]'' depicted Soundwave's robot mode not only with car kibble, but with a Mercedes star on his chest. Despite this, director Michael Bay insisted that the Mercedes was simply Carly's car, claiming that "Mercedes would never let us make their car into a bad Decepticon. Car company's {{sic}} really frown on that. I can't say what the game company and comics do that's their own thing. They don't have the same constraints movies do. It's Carly's car."<ref name="baynomerc">[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?8724-Update-Is-Soundwave-the-silver-Mercedes-on-set-of-DOTM&p=169598&viewfull=1#post169598 Michael Bay's response to the fan theory that Soundwave is the Silver Mercedes.], April 2011.</ref> On April 19, 2011, an event for promoting the ''Spider-Man: Edge of Time'' and ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' video games was held in London. As part of this, [[High Moon Studios]] released promotional stills from the ''Dark of the Moon'' game, one of which depicted Soundwave's new robot mode, again with Mercedes parts. However, a news embargo was enforced on the attending press, which was broken by South African video game site [http://egamer.co.za egamer].<ref name="egamera">[http://egamer.co.za/2011/05/exclusive-hands-on-transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ egamer's preview of the ''Dark of the Moon'' video game]</ref> The site was soon asked to take down the article and images, as were various ''Transformers'' fan sites that had reported on the article and mirrored the images. On May 2, 2011, Hasbro's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/ official Transformers website] was given a massive overhaul, including the addition of the new [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm Vector Sigma database]. The entry for Soundwave initially identified his alternate mode as a Mercedes SLS AMG, but was soon changed to "satellite". On May 3, 2011, the embargo for the video game article and promotional stills was finally lifted, allowing sites to freely show the image of Soundwave's new robot mode.<br />
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On May 5, 2011, several weeks before the trade paperback collection's official release, preview pages from [[IDW Publishing|IDW's]] [[Dark of the Moon (comic series)|''Dark of the Moon'' comic adaptation]] were discovered on [http://www.amazon.com/ Amazon.com]. Through some bizarre system error, ''several dozen pages'' were made available, which included the major plot twist of Sentinel Prime showing his true colors and killing [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Unsurprisingly, this discovery was quickly posted on several major Transformers [[fandom|fan sites]], often without a spoiler warning.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
* A 126-page script for the movie was leaked in December 2009<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/6435/20/ The Allspark: Transformers News Movie Comics Animated - Script Treatment for Transformers 3? Bogus or Not, Here You Go!]</ref>, causing much discussion among the fandom. It was later confirmed as fake.<ref>[http://shootfortheedit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6532 Script]</ref><br />
* When word hit that [[Megan Fox]] was off the picture, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIuqiepu4UY Heidi Montag] put an "audition" for her part on YouTube. [http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/114ce28ddd/sir-ben-kingsley-shows-up-heidi-montag Sir Ben Kingsley] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4FZeucBO0c Ashton Kutcher] made fun of her, because life is rad.<br />
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] finally achieves a certain consistency between his two primary modes: Ever since his upgrade to a modern Camaro in [[Transformers (2007)|''Transformers'' (2007)]], his [[license plate]] had alternated between "900 STRA" in vehicle mode and "4NZZ 454" in robot mode. ''Dark of the Moon'' finally uses "900 STRA" for the robot mode as well. Hasbro's toys, which had previously favored the CG robot model's "4NZZ 454" (barring the occasional "4NZZ'''Z''' 454" flub), follow suit.<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/Dark Side Moon''''' (トランスフォーマー/ダークサイド・ムーン ''Toransufōmā/Dāku Saido Mūn'')<br />
*''Finnish:'' '''''Transformers: Kuun pimeä puoli''''' ("Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")<br />
*''French:'' '''''Transformers 3: La Face cachée de la Lune''''' ("Transformers 3: The Hidden Side of the Moon")<br />
*''German:'' '''''Transformers 3''''' <br />
*''Polish:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''<br />
*''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: O Lado Oculto da Lua''''' ("Transformers: The Hidden Side of the Moon")<br />
*''Russian:'' '''''Transformery 3: Tjomnaja storona Luny''''' (Трансформеры 3: Тёмная сторона Луны, "Transformers 3: The Dark Side of the Moon")<br />
*''Serbian:'' '''''Transformers 3: Tama Meseca''''' ("Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon")<br />
*''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: El Lado Oscuro de la Luna''''' (America, "Transformers: The Dark Side of the Moon")<br />
*''Swedish:'' '''''Transformers 3'''''<br />
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==Footnotes==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.transformersmovie.com/ Official ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' website]<br />
*[http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/paramount/transformersdarkofthemoon/ Trailers.Apple.com ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' page]<br />
* Designer portfolios: [http://www.joshnizzi.com/TF3.htm Josh Nizzi], [http://www.warrenmanser.com/WarrenManser.com/PORTFOLIO_M/Pages/TRANSFORMERS_3.html Warren Manser], [http://www.joelchang.com/index.php?/projects/transformers-dark-of-the-moon/ Joel Chang], [http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8293 The Aaron Sims Company] (at Concept Art World), [http://conceptartworld.com/?p=8388 Wesley Burt] (at Concept Art World)<br />
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:''Starscream is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
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[[Image:RevengeOfTheFallenStarscream.jpg|right|350px|thumb|I got yer AllSpark, ''right here''.]]<br />
'''Starscream''' is a hero on the wrong side. Over the centuries he's come to believe both [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] have lost sight of what is best for the Cybertronian race, and simply pursue their own agendas. At some point, he came to the decision that, for the good of the species, a new leader must emerge, and he would be that leader. However, over time, he became as corrupt in his own way as Megatron, although he prefers subtlety and deception to Megatron's brute force. Now, what may once have been noble goals are buried under layers of self interest, transforming Starscream into that which he supposedly despised.<br />
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{{quote|Truly the universe favors those who persist.|Starscream|''[[Ghosts of Yesterday]]''}}<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
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Many years before civil war broke out on Cybertron, he was attacked by a [[Driller|subterranean monster]] when he was protecting the Hatchlings, he was later saved by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], much to his annoyance of being saved, but Megatron liked Starscream's "feisty" attitude, and saw a place for him in the future of Cybertron he hopes to shape. He later joined Megatron's [[Defense Force]] and was present when some malcontents challenge the new order and he slaughterd one escapee despite surrendering. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}<br />
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[[Image:Defiance1_Starscream_Ratchet.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Someone is praising Starscream!? Stop the presses!]]<br />
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Later, he was patrolling the [[Eshems Nebula]] when he encountered the fourth alien scout ship he had spotted in the same [[Units of time|cycle]]. As he related this to first officer [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] of the science division, this time the alien ship did not maintain a safe distance, forcing Starscream to attack, and he was damaged in the subsequent battle (and was late for a meeting with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] and Protector [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]). Soon afterwards, these same aliens attacked Cybertron, and Starscream commanded the aerial forces in the defense of the [[Simfur Temple|temple]] in [[Simfur]]. After Megatron was injured in battle, Starscream rushed to his side to enquire about his condition and to ask for further orders. He was informed to keep Optimus's team out of the military's way. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}}<br />
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Megatron was influenced by [[The Fallen|the mysterious relic]] found outside [[Simfur]] to wage a vengeful war against the aliens. Starscream attended a war rally at [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]] where Megatron assumed dictatorship of Cybertron and its armed forces. After destroying much of the enemy fleet and eliminating its leader, Megatron ordered Starscream and his fellow fliers to destroy the alien flagship and conquer the surrounding systems. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}} Underground opposition to the new regime came in the form of Optimus and his science division, something Lord Megatron would not stand for. While [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] and security officers arrested Optimus on trumped-up charges of treason, Starscream's squadron was given orders to capture Optimus alive and leave no living witnesses. Unfortunately, Optimus ''Prime'' proved more than a match for Starscream's entire unit, bringing down the ruins of a city upon them. The group survived, and were used by Megatron as "proof" that there were enemies within Cybertron as well as without, to rally his army into a new faction: the Decepticons. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}<br />
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During the subsequent civil war, Starscream blindly followed Megatron's orders, murdering those who did not bow to his Lord's will, even those who did not choose sides. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} <br />
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Starscream was inside [[Lord High Protector citadel|Megatron's citadel]], as it began to rain he told Megatron to enter back to the citadel, but Megatron denied as Optimus Prime is after him. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} {{charstubfiction}}<br />
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later, Starscream was leading an assault on the Autobots at [[Tyger Pax]] when Blackout arrived to reinforce them. They witnessed the launch of the [[AllSpark]] into space, a desperate gambit by the Autobots, and immediately Starscream and Blackout began to bicker over their next move. Seeing Megatron leave the planet in pursuit of the AllSpark, Starscream decided that so would they. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}}<br />
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[[Image:Planetfall Starscream yesweare.jpg|200px|thumb|"Hey, what's that?"<br/>"I'd call it a TARGET!"]]<br />
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Starscream was concerned over the Autobots who still posed a threat, but Megatron ordered him to gather a crew to pursue [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Ark (Movie)|ship]]. Unfortunately, [[Nemesis (Movie)|Starscream's ship]] was led into a trap and crippled by [[concussion pulse]] weapons, throwing them off the chase, for now. Humiliated, Starscream and his crew limped back home for repairs. Sometime later, they followed the AllSpark's trace energy pulse and the wake of Prime's ship to a solar system galaxies away. Landing on the [[Mars (planet)|fourth planet]], they destroyed [[Beagle 2 Rover|a primitive lifeform]] that seemed to have been created from the AllSpark, and felt the tag of the life-giving object on the third planet. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}<br />
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Starscream's team made planetfall on [[Earth]] in Afghanistan, quickly attracting the attention of a nearby US military base, which sent out an armoured personnel carrier to investigate. After it was destroyed, the Decepticons attacked the base itself. During the rather one-sided assault, a human agent of Sector Seven was impressed by the alien invaders' ability to adapt to Earth's finest weaponry. Starscream agreed that they were impressive, and killed the fleshling. After Blackout left the group for another nearby base, Starscream told his fellow Decepticons that their mission wouldn't always be this easy, as the Autobots were bound to turn up. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}} {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}<br />
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In 2003, Starscream's infiltration team, consisting of [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and Blackout, touched down on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] and destroyed the [[Beagle 2 Rover]]. Starscream was disgusted with the rover, but Blackout and Barricade warned that there was an obviously intelligent species nearby, so they would need to be cautious. Starscream agreed, as long as they got to kill something. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 3|Movie Prequel #3}}<br />
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[[Image:MoviePrequel4 Starscream youcangonow.jpg|left|300px|thumb|Top this one, Samus.]]<br />
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Splitting up, they headed to Earth, where Starscream scanned an F-22 Raptor fighter jet being tested by the [[United States Air Force|US Air Force]] at [[United States Air Force#Facilities|Nellis Air Force Base]]. He destroyed it, then adopted the vehicle form for himself. Leaving the scene of destruction, he radioed his fellow Decepticons to report in on their hunt for new disguise forms, which they did. He reiterated that their mission was to find the AllSpark, to which Blackout responded with a reminder that the mission was also to find Megatron. Starscream dismissively replied, "Yeah, right... him too."<br />
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Later, Starscream and Blackout detected the unique radiation of the AllSpark and investigated, but Starscream soon realized it was a trap by Sector Seven. Starscream destroyed several AH-64 Apache helicopters while Blackout attacked Sector Seven's bunker and attempted to hack into their mainframe. When the humans severed the connection, the Decepticons broke off from the battle and linked up with Barricade, who was in pursuit of the Autobot [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}}<br />
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===''Transformers: Beginnings''===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Patrick Hallahan]]<br />
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Starscream led the Decepticons to Earth while following the beacon signal used by Bumblebee to call the Autobots. In typical Starscream fashion, he seemed more concerned about collecting the AllSpark to further his own goals than to rescue [[Megatron (Movie)|Lord High Protector Megatron]]. Attracting the attention of a nearby military installation, they were attacked, but easily overpowered the humans, after which he and Blackout took their [[alternate mode]]s from vehicles on base. Starscream, along with Blackout, followed Bumblebee as he fled from a losing battle against Barricade.<br />
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Later, when Sector Seven tried to use a false energy signature to attract Bumblebee to their location, the Decepticons picked up on it and followed. Realizing the signal was fake, Starscream pulled the troops out and waited for the Autobots to arrive and flush out the AllSpark for them. {{storylink|Transformers: Beginnings}}<br />
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{{note|Transformers: Beginnings is a condensed, flash-animated retelling of the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[Movie Prequel]] that is detailed above this section.}}<br />
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===''Ghosts of Yesterday'' prequel novel===<br />
Starscream had ascended to Decepticon leadership in the absence of their former lord, and though he had to ''seem'' to carry on the long search for the lost Megatron and the [[AllSpark]] to keep his position as leader, his greatest hope was that Megatron would NEVER be found. Some loyal Decepticons, especially [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], strongly suspected this and sought to frustrate Starscream's species-serving plans. [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] buddied up with him, but he did like to trick people. [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] hated him, but one shouldn't really read too much into that. [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] and [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]'s opinions are unknown, but Frenzy's a complete lunatic and nobody cared what the pet thought.<br />
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During a search of an abandoned solar system, the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]'' came across ''[[Ghost 1|a vessel]]'' that bore a resemblance to Megatron's [[alternate mode]]. Starscream went to investigate it, intending to destroy it. After chasing off [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], he communicated with the creatures aboard the vessel, who called themselves [[human]]s. Starscream claimed that his people once lived with the [[Autobot]]s, and that their treacherous leader, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], started a war for the AllSpark. The humans told him of a robotic creature that they had found on their world, and Starscream, recognizing it as Megatron, told them it was an Autobot scout. While communicating with them, he downloaded all the information on their computers, learning that the AllSpark was also located on Earth. He offered to help the humans to return to their world if they helped Starscream's group attack the Autobots, hoping that Prime would destroy them and be guilt-stricken in the process. The humans attacked Optimus and Bumblebee, but the two Autobots escaped. After their ship sank into a cavern, Starscream revealed his true nature and abandoned them. As a result, the humans concluded neither faction could be fully trusted. Way to make first contact there, Starscream.<br />
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Returning to the battle, he lied to his fellow Decepticons, claiming that the two Autobots were dead and that he'd been unable to communicate with the humans. Blackout, unconvinced by the story, challenged Starscream to single combat. Starscream won, and the Decepticons launched an attack on the ''[[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]''. Unfortunately for Starscream, Optimus, Bumblebee and the human vessel showed up. Starscream, fearful of the information that the ship contained, ordered the Decepticons to destroy it. Unfortunately, Starscream experienced a minor mutiny when Bonecrusher and Blackout demanded answers, and even Barricade wanted to know why. As the battle drew to a close, Starscream was in a position to terminate Prime but came under fire from the humans' weapons. Seriously damaged, Starscream finished them off with a single plasma blast, then ordered the Decepticons to retreat, despite the advantage they had over the Autobots. The Autobots figured that Starscream would not risk traveling to [[Earth]] for fear of losing power, but Prime figured that it was only a matter of time before the desire for vengeance and the lure of the AllSpark brought the Decepticons to that world. {{storylink|Ghosts of Yesterday}}<br />
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===''Transformers'' (2007 film)===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Charlie Adler]] (English), [[Tadashi Miyazawa]] (Japan), [[José Sant'anna]] (Brazil), [[Axel Lutter]] (German), [[Luigi Scribani]] (Italian), [[Germán Fabregat]] (Latin American-Spanish)<br />
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[[Image:Movie2007_Starscream_HooverDam.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Starscream without the [[null-ray]]?! But... how can the fans possibly ''survive'' such a wanton desecration of their childhoods??]]<br />
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Starscream was lying in wait at a [[United States military|US]] air base when covert agent [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] reported that the [[AllSpark]] had been located, along with Megatron, underneath [[Hoover Dam]]. Though he had long feared this day would come, Starscream ordered the rest of the Decepticons to mobilize. The others responded, with Blackout rallying in the name of Megatron.<br />
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[[Image:Starscreammovieheadshot.jpg|right|250px|thumb|It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... a bird-legged freak that transforms into a plane.]]<br />
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The first to arrive, Starscream attacked the hydroelectric power plant attached to the dam to cause havoc to [[Sector Seven|Sector Seven's]] operations and to speed the thawing of Megatron. With Frenzy's sabotage, Megatron quickly broke free of his icy restraints and escaped the facility. He almost immediately met with the waiting Starscream, who repledged his loyalty to Megatron. Demanding to know what had happened to the AllSpark, Megatron was told by his [[second-in-command]] that it was now in the possession of the humans. Furious, Megatron berated his lieutenant for yet another failure. What a warm reunion.<br />
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During the assault on a [[Mission City|nearby city]], Starscream fooled [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox's]] unit by posing as an [[wikipedia:F-22 Raptor|F-22 Raptor]] providing cover. Starscream launched an attack that crippled [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] as [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] realized too late who the fighter really was. As [[Sam Witwicky|ladiesman217]] ran with the AllSpark, Starscream swooped down, blocking his path, only to be attacked by both Ironhide and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]. After fighting without much effort, but still besting them, Starscream took to the skies again, instead of securing the AllSpark from the now-defenseless ladiesman217. <br />
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[[Image:Starscreammoviestillrobot.jpg|left|250px|thumb|How do you feel, mighty traffic? Yah!]]<br />
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While Megatron attempted to retrieve the AllSpark from ladiesman217, Starscream perched on nearby buildings and shot down an Army Blackhawk helicopter when it attempted to help the human evacuate the Cube. Eventually, real F-22 Raptors from the US Air Force arrived, and Starscream disguised himself. Pretending to be a part of their squadron, Starscream surprised the human pilots by transforming in mid-air and destroying three of the Raptors before he was fired upon. He transformed back into his disguise and fled, and was not seen in the closing moments of the battle between Optimus Prime and Megatron. (Or was he?)<br />
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[[Image:Starscream bails.JPG|right|250px|thumb|I will rule the sequel, Megatron! Even if I am the only one ''in'' the sequel!]]<br />
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Most of the Decepticons were defeated, and their bodies cast into the deepest part of the ocean. Ultimately, Starscream retreated from Earth to parts—and with intentions—unknown. {{storylink|Transformers (2007)|Transformers}}<br />
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Fleeing from the Mission City fiasco, Starscream repaired and reenergised himself from a nearby power plant, then fled into deep space to find Decepticon reinforcements. {{storylink|Starscream (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Deep Space Starscream}}<br />
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He eventually decided this was too time-consuming, and went back to Earth in a new stealthy form to wait for the Decepticons, alerted by the energy signature of the AllSpark's destruction, to come to ''him''. He succeeded in building a small army, and had them distract the Autobot forces while he launched a surprise attack on a lone Optimus. {{storylink|Starscream (Movie)/toys#Legends Class toys|Nightwatch Optimus Prime vs. Stealth Starscream}} The battle ended with Optimus still alive and the Decepticons beaten on Earth. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers|Fire Blast Optimus Prime}}<br />
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===Beast Wars Diorama Story===<br />
At some point, Starscream and multiple Autobots and Decepticons traversed dimensions and found themselves on a different [[Earth]], in the distant past. They crossed paths with new Transformer factions, the [[Maximal]]s and the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s, who were engaged in a conflict called the [[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]]. A battle broke out between the four factions and Starscream found himself pitted against the Maximal [[Tigatron]]. He attempted to blast the Maximal from the high ground, only to get shot int he face, instead. [[Optimus Primal]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] then double-teamed Starscream, defeating him. With the battle over, the Autobots and the Decepticons returned to their home dimension, leaving the Maximals and Predacons behind to settle the Beast Wars. {{storylink|Beast Wars Diorama Story}}<br />
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Within seconds of Megatron's defeat, Starscream dubbed himself the new Decepticon leader, with the main problem being that he didn't actually have any troops to lead. To amend this slight impediment, he attacked several [[AllSpark Mutation]]s and removed the energy from their bodies, which he then proceeded to implant into the corpses of [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] and [[Brawl (Movie)|Devastator]]. With his former comrades reanimated in this [[Zombie|rudimentary manner]], he directed the shambling husks to attack the Autobots, who were still recovering from their battle that had just finished. While the Autobots eventually destroyed the zombies, Starscream had escaped with several AllSpark energy fragments still in his possession. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}<br />
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[[Image:Tf mag 10 2008.JPG|left|150px|thumb|So evil, boats spontaneously explode rather than face him.]]<br />
Starscream remained on Earth serving under Megatron—and taking orders from [[Dropkick]], who's got a higher rank. In secret, however, he was using [[Insecticon (Movie)|Insecticons]] to implant cerebro-strips in the heads of useful humans; at will, he could control their minds, paving the way for a more subtle conquest when he finally got Megatron out of the way. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 14|Aftermath Part 1}}<br />
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He became aware of the moon-based Autobots and while ordered to join [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] in beating up [[NATO]], {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}} he got bored during the mission and left as soon as he could to attack the moon-based Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}} He beat them up and viciously taunted them, forcing them to take the initiative and go to Earth—just as he wanted. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 11|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 3}} As he hoped, the Autobots eventually won, killing Megatron, destroying the AllSpark and halting the cyberforming of Earth... leaving him free to take command of the Decepticons! <br />
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On top of that, he got his hands on the nanovirus the Autobots used on Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}} He also took the AllSpark interface module from Megatron's corpse and assimilated it. He started hearing Megatron's voice in his head some time after this... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}<br />
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[[Image:InsecticonMovie.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Hey, Starscream's ''bugging'' us lolololololol]]<br />
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One of his first acts as leader was to begin a bombing campaign against any human attempt to rebuild infrastructure or regain a foothold in the United States. He then organised an attack that would get all the Autobots together so a NATO tank regiment (its commander under cerebro-strip control) could wipe them all out. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 14|Aftermath Part 1}} While this failed, Starscream has still ensured the new [[President of the United States]] is under cerebro control—and the Autobots have no idea he's in command... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|Aftermath Part 2}}<br />
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As well as secretly overseeing scorched-earth strategies and attempted Energon grabs, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}} he also gained [[Mikaela Banes]] as a cerebro-controlled slave. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}} When the bulk of the Autobots prepared to briefly leave Earth and had Mikaela watch over their [[Savannah]] base, Starscream just waited until they'd gone and effortlessly seized the place. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}} As a result, the six hundred square miles around the Autobot base were swiftly seized as an autonomous Decepticon nation, with all resistance smashed easily. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}} This means, shockingly, he actually ''is'' a better leader than Megatron. ''[[Jesus]]''. <br />
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[[Image:Starscream Titan22.JPG|left|210px|thumb|"Stop looking at me ''stop looking at me!''"]]<br />
He sadistically taunted Mikaela, hoping there was part of her that was screaming for help, before dispatching [[Jazz (Movie)|the corrupted Jazz]] and [[Kullt]] to assassinate Optimus. It didn't work. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Hard Target}}<br />
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While preparing an ambush for the Autobots who he knew would come for Mikaela, he ranted to the Megatron in his head how he'd been a ''far'' better leader and how he was about to kill all the Autobots. His ambush almost worked too, and he almost killed Prime himself—only for the Autobots to turn out to have had a better plan all along, and escape. Admitting to the voices that he had failed and demanding a strategy from then, he realised to his horror that Megatron's mind had wanted him to take the interface module and had downloaded his brain into it; The voice ''really was'' Megatron and he was demanding to be released! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}<br />
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He didn't release him, though Megatron did feed Starscream a strategy—blackmailing America into booting the Autobots out, then having Allen nuke their ship. This plan was a success, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}} and a jubilant Starscream despatched his armies to seize the United States, all the while having his mind-controlled humans hamper ''any'' military counter-offensive. He was ''this'' close to total victory when [[Stockade (Movie)|''Stockade'']] turned up, turning a third of the drone armies and possibly two generals to his side, sparking a [[Decepticon Civil War]].<br />
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Watching everything collapse around him, a gibbering Starscream was visited by Megatron's voice again, telling him once again that the only way out was to release him and allow Megatron to live again... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}}<br />
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[[Image:Starscreamseesthings_Titan25.jpg|right|350px|thumb|"I'm as sane as the [[Thunderwing (G1)|next]] leader!"]]<br />
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...and this time, desperate and pressured, Starscream ''did''. With his mind now his own again, he realised to his horror what he'd done... but it was too late, he was now a minion again, and tasked to strafe Stockade's forces while Megatron took on the rebel himself. It all was for naught, however: the Autobots (surprisingly ''not'' dead!) intervened and forcibly teleported all the Decepticons to Cybertron, leaving Starscream trapped there ''forever''. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part Three}}<br />
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====Star Screams====<br />
{{Note|The following details Starscream's tenure as letter-answerer on the Star Screams letters page.}}<br />
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{{bigquote|You could mark [your letters] 'All Hail Starscream' so long as you make it clear this is in no way a reflection on our glorious leader or a prelude to some sort of coup. Just so that we're clear on that.|Star Screams}}<br />
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[[Image:Star Screams logo.JPG|left|150px|thumb|Hate mail!]]<br />
As of issue 7, he runs the letters page (renamed Star Screams from the original Mech Mail). He hates the letters, the readers, the comic, the editorial team, and probably the baby [[Jesus]]—but he's still got nothing on ''[[Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream's]] [[Armada (Panini comic)|letter-answering stint]]. The source of his misanthropy appears to be that nobody ever sent in fan-art of him (#8). The few things he does like are recycling and environmental measures (#14), girls becoming Transformers fans (#19), and [[To sell toys|humans collecting his action figures]].<br />
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Autobot sympathisers are hunted down to be exterminated, especially those who dress up as Autobots (#8, #12 and #17), and even the Prime Minister isn't safe (#24). That said, Starscream appears to have a soft spot for his own fans—in #11, when a female reader complained her mum and aunt kept telling her she was too old for Transformers, he announced that the offending relatives had been shortlisted to spend forever polishing his armour with their own spit, bless. <br />
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In #8, he revealed he hates the movie because his best scenes and lines were cut out, and #13 confirmed the Decepticon army loathes [[Michael Bay]] for producing pro-Autobot propaganda. This still hasn't prevented him from shilling Bay's second documentary ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', as he believes it will depict a Decepticon victory (#10) and is going to ignore the script if it says otherwise (#18). Since then, however, he has come under the sway of an unknown higher power in regards to the film, one Starscream fears (#22)...<br />
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In #7, he expressed concern that this "[[Simon Furman|Fur-Man]]" was a [[Maximal]] agent, and warned that Titan Magazines would be destroyed if they continued to produce Autobot propaganda. By #13, the Decepticons appear to have taken over Titan and have imprisoned the staff and creators in cages, forcing them to work merely for food—it is surely no coincidence that during this period, Starscream became a successful leader of the Decepticons in the comic strip and that Starscream began wanting more issues brought out. This mistreatment is causing severe physical trauma to [[Steve White]] and [[Den Patrick]] (#19) though Fur-Man is still a free agent and is evading Decepticon capture (#21). Writer [[Robin Etherington]] appears to have angered him, as Starscream is believed to have deliberately miscredited one of his stories in #24. [http://www.studioblinktwice.com/announce.php?Year=2009]<br />
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He has incredible hate for [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], gleefully recounting the guy's horrible death and going berserk in #9 at the idea of Jazz answering the letters. <br />
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While he has said he talks to himself to get intelligent conversation and doesn't trust anyone (#9), he has shown some signs of wanting company: he hoped the [[Seeker (Movie)|Seeker]] jets would all be reunited in the next film (#9), is trying to convince [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] to be in it too (#15), and wishes Ironhide would join the Decepticons (#16). Despite wanting to re-unite with Thundercracker, he shows contempt for the guy's lack of drive (#11). He views [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and Soundwave as potential successors if anything ever happens to him (#21). He also appreciates [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout's]] work (#23) and while he's annoyed the helicopter is more popular than him, he did go to the trouble of giving the guy a proper burial. (#25)<br />
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Starscream appears to have had several "off the record" adventures. He has revealed he once had an [[Starscream (G1)|F-15 mode]] and liked it (#9), openly confirming he was [[:Image:Starscream 1982.jpg|active in 1982]] and the impetus for the [[Hungry Dragon]] cover-up. He also refers to [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] also being an F-15 (#11), implying both were active in [[1982]]. He has also had some experience with and knowledge of [[Unicron]] (#12), something [[Transformers Comic issue 19|no other Transformer had]] and something that terrified him (#17), and in which he apparently witnessed Unicron trying to devour Cybertron (#19)... <br />
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He maintains that his voice is not [[Chris Latta|scratchy]] in any way.<br />
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Eventually, however, the constant stress of the letters drove him to a nervous breakdown, and he was sent to a very special home (or "on a mission of great importance", according to his cover story). He still produces a regular horrorscope. (Vol.2 #1) [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] has wondered about Starscream's ongoing absence, noting the home must have better security than the Decepticons first thought! (Vol.2 #12)<br />
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===IDW ''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie comics===<br />
{{bigquote|My plan failed, or was it my troops that failed me? I can only process the situation and hope for a conclusion. There are allies on Earth, and more scattered across the Galaxy. I will seek them out. By my side they will join, and in time, I '''will''' have my kingdom... regardless of the location.|Starscream|[[The Reign of Starscream issue 5|The Reign of Starscream #5]]}}<br />
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Starscream assumed the role of [[Decepticon leader]] on Earth following Megatron's defeat and the destruction of the AllSpark. Though tempted to exact revenge on the humans, he realized he might be the last functional Decepticon on the planet, so he escaped Mission City to recover the badly-damaged Barricade. Starscream gave him orders to continue his reconnaissance of the Autobot once he was able, and headed for Hoover Dam to retrieve Frenzy. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}} <br />
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Starscream made his way to Hoover Dam, taking out masses of human soldiers and a [[Landmine (Movie)|less-than-functional attack drone]]. Starscream took a [[Salazar|human captive]] along with Frenzy's body, but the fleshling didn't survive the Decepticon's trip to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. However, the trip, combined with the damage from the battle took its toll and upon finding his starship, he had to be helped inside by [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]]. The pair discussed Thundercracker's progress with the space bridge terminal, the physiology of humans and the abilities of Starscream's new form. While recharging, he ordered Thundercracker to download the information from Frenzy; however, an Autobot scouting party interrupted their efforts. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 2|The Reign of Starscream #2}}<br />
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[[Image:ROSWannabet.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Let's hope that Dreadwing isn't revived by Unicron.]]<br />
Starscream ordered Thundercracker and the drones to deal with them while he prepared for take off. After recovering, he made short work of the Autobots and dragged a damaged Thundercracker inside the ship, before activating the terminal and warping to Cybertron. He handed Thundercracker over to [[Ramjet (Movie)|Ramjet]], and ordered construction of a [[replica AllSpark]], based on Frenzy's data. Approaching Megatron's citadel, Starscream, still impressed by the power his new form gave him, destroyed the former leader's figurehead. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3}}<br />
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A [[Units of time|quartex]] later, Starscream ruminated about ruling over a Cybertron free of war or factions, as well as bringing certain [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|war criminals]] to justice. He arrived at the AllSpark construction yard, busted [[Crankcase (Movie)|Crankcase]]'s vocal processor for whining too much, and chained him up along with [[Elita-One (Movie)|four]] [[Warpath (Movie)|enslaved]] [[Signal Flare (Movie)|Autobot]] [[Grindcore (Movie)|prisoners]] on the new AllSpark, ready to offer up their lives in exchange for a new life for Cybertron. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 4|The Reign of Starscream #4}}<br />
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[[Image:StarscreamandWreckageAlliance2.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Yes, it is!]]<br />
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Things sort of went downhill from there, though. First, the AllSpark replica didn't work; then [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] rebelled. Then they saw that Arcee had snuck aboard Starscream's ship, led an Autobot attack on [[Simfur]] and destroyed the new AllSpark. In the ensuing chaos, Starscream, along with his few remaining loyal subjects, fought off the army of Dreadwing drones and assorted other traitors. Starscream tracked Dreadwing to the space bridge as he took a starship through it. By the time the ship arrived on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], it was damaged by Starscream's attack, but Dreadwing survived. However, Starscream also survived, revealed himself, and ripped out Dreadwing's spark core. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 5|The Reign of Starscream #5}}<br />
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After Dreadwing's betrayal, Starscream relocated to Earth, his aspirations for leadership and his faith in his fellow Decepticons shattered. As he brooded and carved AllSpark runes onto his exo-structure, he picked up a transmission from [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], informing Starscream of Optimus Prime's forthcoming journey to a Sector Seven facility where Wreckage was held. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}<br />
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Starscream arrived on Earth not long after Wreckage escaped. The two engaged in a heated battle, each accusing the other of betrayal. Wreckage managed to gain the upper hand, but the timely arrival of Bumblebee gave Starscream the chance to kill Wreckage. He thanked Bumblebee by blasting him, but was contacted by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] before he could finish the job. Shocked that Soundwave was still alive, Starscream left with renewed vigor, believing Soundwave held the key to making a new army. Rendezvousing on Mars, Starscream informed Soundwave of Megatron's death and the AllSpark's loss, and was pleased when he was told a number of troops were headed for Earth, with more in stasis. After receiving co-ordinates to Soundwave's ship, a more enthusiastic Starscream left for the ''Nemesis'', aiming to bring the troops aboard out of stasis while Soundwave carried out "[[Star harvester|other orders]]". {{storylink|Alliance issue 2|Alliance #2}}<br />
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===''The Veiled Threat'' prequel novel===<br />
{{Note|The events of ''The Veiled Threat'' take place during [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Alliance (comic)|Alliance]]'' comic.}}<br />
Starscream was in [[Zambia]] where he gained control of the rebel [[Human Accessory Force]] by synthesizing [[gold]] coins with his own body. He sent [[Macerator]], [[Dropkick]] and [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] to blow up a series of dams along the Zambezi River. Although the three Decepticons were stopped by [[NEST]], Starscream intercepted them and killed [[Beachbreak]], who was hoisting [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] up Victoria Falls. He then oversaw the Decepticons attack on a dam along the Zambezi, but the action saw the loss of Macerator and Payload. With their plan in ruins, Starscream ordered Dropkick to retreat.<br />
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Little did Starscream know that not all of the troops Soundwave had brought were so eager to serve him for merely succeeding to the Decepticon throne. A number of Decepticons were working in secret to amass vast quantities of energy to locate Megatron and jump start his spark. Upon discovering the existence of this faction, Optimus surmised that Starscream would be hard pressed to withstand a coup, and the only way to secure his claim would be to destroy Optimus and the Autobots quickly. <br />
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Starscream flew to [[Italy]] where he allied with criminal mastermind [[Bruno Carrera]], promising him rule of Europe once Starscream ruled Earth if he helped kill Optimus Prime. [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] and [[Jolt (Movie)|Deadend]] drew NEST to Rome, where Starscream challenged Optimus to one-on-one combat in the Coliseum: it was a trap, and Optimus fell through a hidden door into a set of restraints in an underground tunnel built by Carrera. The humans helped Optimus escape though, and Starscream flew off to pay Carrera back for his failure. {{storylink|The Veiled Threat}}<br />
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===Titan Magazines ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===<br />
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[[Image:Titan1_FallenStarscream.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Hey! C'mon on outa there you!]]<br />
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With Megatron dead, Starscream found himself as one of [[The Fallen]]'s proxies and was not too happy with the idea of working for another guy ''again''. He organised <strike>his</strike> the Fallen's Decepticon army and took them to Cybertron on the Fallen's orders. Unfortunately he was spied on by [[Mudflap (ROTF)|two]] [[Skids (ROTF)|Autobots]], and failed to exterminate them before they fled to Earth. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|Training Day}} News of this made the Fallen ''very unhappy'', who ordered Starscream to remain on Cybertron and ''not fail again''. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.2|Dogfight!}}<br />
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After the Twins' bumbling on Earth, they were suspected of being double agents and were to be sent into orbitary exile. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] ordered Starscream to take out the Twins' military escort in an effort to make them defect. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|Outlaw Blues}}<br />
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[[Image:Titan8_Starscreamlastwords.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Are my eyes blue?]]<br />
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Later, after the Decepticons had captured the lost [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]], Starscream sat in on Soundwave's interrogation of the old fogey. However, Ransack refused to tell them, and Starscream had to step in to stop an angry Soundwave from killing the guy. He volunteered to interrogate the ancient Seeker himself, but Ransack found the whole thing laughable: he knew the Decepticons were operating their ''own'' agenda while the Fallen was incapacitated, but they'd soon learn their freedom was just an illusion.<br />
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A few seconds later, the twins arrived to bust the base up. Starscream and Soundwave soon put an end to ''that'', and Starscream gleefully prepared to exterminate Mudflap at long last... Whoops, that gave Ransack the chance to shoot Starscream in the back and leg it! Desperate to keep the Fallen from knowing they'd been up to anything, Starscream and the other 'Cons chased after the Seeker. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}}<br />
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Charlie Adler]] (English), [[José Sant'anna]] (Portuguese), [[Tadashi Miyazawa]] (Japanese), [[Axel Lutter]] (German), [[Luigi Scribani]] (Italian), [[Germán Fabregat]] (Latin American-Spanish)<br />
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[[Image:ROTF Megatron choke Starscream.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"We really shouldn't fight in front of the chil—"<br>"SHUT UP!"]]<br />
Starscream was unconcerned with reviving his leader Megatron, choosing to spend his time as acting commander on the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' engineering a new army. His plan was failing miserably, as without [[energon (fuel)|energon]] the [[hatchling]]s were dying. After [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] successfully executed his plan to resurrect Megatron, Starscream (who may or may not have known of said plan) attempted to welcome his commander with open arms, only to be criticized for leaving him for dead. Starscream defended his actions by saying [[The Fallen]] decreed the spawning of a new army, and that in Megatron's absence, someone had to take command. This was a bad choice of words on Starscream's part, as Megatron slammed him into a hatchling sack and told him the simple truth: even in death, there is no command greater than Megatron's. <br />
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Megatron noted the plight of the hatchlings though, and sought the advice of the Fallen, whom Starscream had kept on life support, on another source of energon now that the [[AllSpark]] was destroyed. The Fallen revealed there was another source, and that the key to attaining it was through the boy who had killed Megatron. But first, The Fallen commanded that they kill [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], the last of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], so that he would be safe. Since Optimus would come to protect Sam, it would be a simple matter to capture him. Starscream arrived and announced that they had [[Alice|an agent]] within sight of the boy. He was eager to get that energon, as the hatchlings would keep dying without it.<br />
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[[Image:ROTF Starscream Sam Mikaela.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Damn things are everywhere.]]<br />
Starscream aided in [[Sam Witwicky]]'s capture by cutting open the car [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] had captured him in, and watched as Megatron and [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]] threatened to dissect him for the information in his mind from the AllSpark regarding the energon source. Optimus and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] arrived to rescue Sam: Starscream let Megatron do most of the fighting in the factory, before Optimus blasted him through the wall and drove off with Sam to a forest. <br />
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[[Image:ROTF Prime Starscream arm.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"MY ARM!"<br>"Oh, you want it back? HERE!"]]<br />
Starscream arrived, immediately going for the boy, but Prime ran interference, grabbing Starscream, suplexing him, and kicking off part of his mouth, leading the three Decepticons to gang up on him. Surprisingly, it went quite poorly for the Decepticons: Prime was able to take on all three, using Starscream as a shield and sending his artillery flying at Grindor. After stabbing Megatron multiple times, Optimus ripped off Starscream's arm. Starscream could only cry out in horror as Optimus then used it as a club against the Decepticon. Although Optimus managed to kill Grindor, Megatron eventually managed to kill Optimus, but before they could retrieve Sam, the rest of the Autobots arrived while Bumblebee spirited Sam away. Megatron and Starscream were forced to retreat.<br />
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[[Image:ROTF_movie_MegatronStarscream_roofchat.jpg|thumb|right|300px|25 years later and I'm still your punching bag!]]<br />
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Starscream and Megatron flew to the top of a [[New York City]] skyscraper, where Starscream revealed that they had lost track of the boy. Megatron berated Starscream and hit him with the detached arm he was trying to stick in, furious that he lost track of a single insect. Starscream countered that there were seven billion insects on the planet, and that he could be anywhere at this point. Megatron decided to reveal the Decepticons' presence to the world: Starscream stood openly atop a skyscraper during the rejuvenated Fallen's announcement to the world. <br />
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After Soundwave learned that the boy was in [[Egypt]], Starscream flew to investigate. Locating the boy, he fired upon Bumblebee, [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], who had Sam, [[Mikaela Banes]], [[Leo Spitz]] and [[Seymour Simmons]] as their passengers, bombing them to no avail. Bumblebee, Simmons, Leo, and the Twins drew Starscream's fire while Sam and Mikaela fled to the NEST soldiers. During his flyby of the NEST team, he released an electromagnetic pulse that took out the humans' communications, but saw Prime's body. Meeting Megatron atop the pyramid which hid the harvester, Starscream informed Megatron of his discovery, and Megatron ordered the [[Operation: Firestorm|assault]] to begin. <br />
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[[Image:ROTF Starscream grab.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Ceiling Seeker is watching you masturbate. And he will no longer tolerate it.]]<br />
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As Sam and Mikaela tried to reach Optimus to revive him with the [[Matrix of Leadership]], Starscream led several [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]] and [[Protoform]]s in a search for Sam. It wasn't going very well, to the point that Starscream literally started shooting the ground in anger. An [[Insecticon (Movie)|Insecticon]] managed to find them, and Starscream tore the roof off the building they were in, but the two humans managed to lose them again. Starscream then ordered [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] to hold Sam's parents [[Ron Witwicky|Ron]] and [[Judy Witwicky|Judy]] for ransom: Sam was ready to exchange the Matrix, but Bumblebee rescued them and killed Rampage. Starscream was soon drawn into the battle with [[NEST]], and was unable to search for Sam any longer. <br />
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[[Image:ROTF Starscream cowards survive.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"Not to call you a coward-Oh heck, you are a coward!"]]<br />
Starscream watched from the sidelines as Optimus was resurrected by the Matrix, and combined with [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]]. Although the Fallen had obtained the Matrix and activated his star harvester, as he had predicted, the last of the Primes killed the Fallen and destroyed the harvester. Starscream stood next to Megatron, who had lost his right arm and had half his face blown off thanks to Optimus Prime, and advised that they should flee (cowards do survive after all), something that Megatron acknowledged. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)}}<br />
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===Cyber Missions===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Bronco D. Jackson]] (English), [[Andrés García]] (Latin American-Spanish)<br />
[[Image:CyberMissions10 Starscream.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Toy accuracy wasted on a fiction no one even knew existed.]]<br />
Starscream watched from the air as [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]] interrogated [[Jack (ROTF)|Jack]]. As the other Decepticon announced the Energon would be his, Starscream corrected his obviously erroneous statement. When they found the convoy, Starscream dropped mines on the road in front of [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]], knocking loose the trailer-load of energon. While Mindwipe turned his hypnotic abilities on the two Autobots, Starscream landed behind them. The two Decepticons' bickering allowed Sideswipe to break Mindwipe's concentration, and he began grappling with Starscream while Ratchet went for the energon. Starscream quickly got the better of Sideswipe and threatened to rip his spark out, but Ratchet responded by throwing the energon and Mindwipe off a nearby cliff. Starscream dived after it, ignoring Mindwipe's pleas for help, and grabbed the energon. Ratchet shot the energon which exploded, but Starscream subsequently streaked from the flames in his jet mode, and the two Autobots decided to find somewhere safe to take cover. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 10}}<br />
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Starscream met up with Megatron in the Arctic sometime later, but it was far from a pleasant reunion - Megatron was pissed that Starscream openly defied him, and once again reminded him of his absolute power. Optimus arrived, and a two on one duel ensued. Soon, the Autobots arrived, and Starscream broke off to leave the duel to be leader-to-leader. Starscream took on Ratchet, Ironhide, Bumblebee, and Sideswipe all at once, and eventually was defeated. Starscream quickly fled the scene. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 12}}<br />
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Later, Megatron led Starscream, Barricade, Mindwipe, and Bludgeon to rescue the imprisoned Soundwave from the Autobots. However, Soundwave was only a hologram, and Optimus confronted the Decepticons. Megatron once again dueled Optimus, and Starscream told the others to wait until Megatron wore the Autobot leader down, then attack Optimus... only for Ratchet, Ironhide, and Bumblebee to arrive. In the ensuing battle, Starscream tried to flee, but was fired at by Ironhide, and Starscream retaliated by tackling and grappling with Ironhide on the ground. The Autobots' human allies arrived, and outnumbered the Decepticons a hundred to one, and Megatron was once again defeated by Optimus. The Autobot leader gave the Decepticons a choice: leave Earth or fight and die. Starscream, naturally, was the first to leave and abandon his leader, and Mindwipe and Bludgeon followed. {{storylink|Decepticons Attack}}<br />
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===Titan Magazines post-''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===<br />
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[[Image:Titan17_Starscreamstatue.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Hasbro's just losing the battle against copyright infringement...]]<br />
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Starscream wanted to create his ''own'' Decepticon army and assumed there had to be some Energon sources and artifacts still on Earth to enable this: after all, why else would the Autobots stay? He tore through [[Peru]]'s Amazon rainforest looking for Energon and, in the process, a local tribe began worshipping him and erecting statues in his honour. He briefly thought about recruiting them.<br />
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When an Autobot/human team arrived, Starscream briefly engaged them in combat and shrugged off claims that they ''hadn't got'' an ulterior motive for being on Earth. To cover his retreat, he set fire to the rainforest so the Autobots would have to put it out rather than follow him. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.17|The Kingdom of Starscream}} <br />
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===IDW ''Dark of the Moon'' comics===<br />
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{{storylink|Transformers: Starscream}}{{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1}}{{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2}}{{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3}}<br />
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===''Dark of the Moon'' film===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Charlie Adler]] (English), [[Germán Fabregat]] (Latin American Spanish)<br />
{{spoiler|Dark of the Moon (film)|when=July 29, 2011}}<br />
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Oh, how it pained Starscream to see his leader Megatron in such a weak, damaged state at Decepticon High Command in Africa. Megatron told Starscream to stuff it, and to continue with their plans. In Washington, D.C., as [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] summoned a Decepticon army to Earth via Space Bridge, Starscream was surprised to realise that Sentinel had been leaving to defect all those many years ago. Megatron retorted that Sentinel was his greatest achievement, and explained that they were to meet up on Earth, but both were waylaid by fate. Later, when the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'' departed Earth, Starscream had been lying in wait for such a moment, and swooped in for the kill, destroying the ship and presumably all eleven Autobots on board. Starscream subsequently helped take Chicago for the Decepticons, and stood by his leader as they worked on their plan to bring Cybertron itself into Earth's atmosphere with Sentinel's Space Bridge. He attacked the Ospreys carrying [[William Lennox|Lennox's]] team as they tried to sneak into Chicago using wing suits. Although Starscream took out most of the aircraft, Lennox and many soldiers managed to jump to safety.<br />
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[[Image:DOTM - StarscreamSaw.jpg|left|thumb|300px|The film is in 3D? Great! Now I can kill real life Humans!]]<br />
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Later in the battle, Starscream took several potshots at [[Robert Epps|Epps']] team, separating [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] and [[Carly Brooks-Spencer|Carly]] from the soldiers. Starscream relished a chance to be alone with the fleshling once again, and toyed with the human while trying to kill him. However, Sam had a "boomstick" and a grappling hook from [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]] on hand, and stabbed the grappling hook into Starscream's optic, partially and painfully blinding the Decepticon; and later stabbed the boomstick into his remaining optic. Starscream began to lose it, flailing and screaming in panic and pain, to the point of trying to scrape it out of his eye on the ground. Moments later, [[William Lennox|Lennox's]] team arrived on scene. Lennox attempted to free a dangling Sam from the grappling wire, but the panicked Starscream flew up to the top of a nearby building, taking them both with him. The boomstick finally went off, fatally blowing off a large chunk of Starscream's head, leaving only his body to fall to the ground. Lennox and Sam were saved from the fall by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and Sam nervously assured everyone Starscream was dead. <br />
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{{storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}<br />
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==Games==<br />
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===3D Battle-Card Game===<br />
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===''Transformers'': The Game===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Daniel Ross]]<br />
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====Autobot campaign====<br />
Starscream, Blackout, and a pair of [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] drones took on [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] during the battle of [[Mission City]], but the smaller Autobot managed to beat all four of them. Guess he finally got to fight the big ones. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}<br />
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====Decepticon campaign====<br />
Starscream coordinated the missions for Blackout and Barricade while hiding in a military base. After receiving information from Barricade that Megatron had been located, Starscream ordered him to proceed to Hoover Dam, while he himself went to locate [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] and [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]]. However, the humans were aware of the three Decepticons and used drones, weapon platforms, and fighters based on Cybertronian design. Starscream was forced to move back and forth between Bonecrusher and Brawl, rescuing them from human attackers, all to background music far too heroic for someone of Starscream's character. After taking a moment to enjoy the ruin he had made of the base, Starscream proceeded to Hoover Dam. Blackout informed him that the structure was blocking their scans, so Starscream ordered him to tear it down piece by piece to find Megatron and the AllSpark. When Megatron emerged, Starscream bowed before his [[Lord High Protector|Lord]].<br />
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At [[Mission City]], Starscream took a moment to [[Ramjet (G1)|ram]] Optimus Prime during the latter's duel with Megatron, and tried to go head to head with Optimus Prime but was knocked away. After Megatron absorbed the AllSpark and Earth was decimated, Starscream stood at his master's left side as the Decepticon leader declared their business on Earth was concluded.<br />
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There is an unlockable skin for Starscream that gives him a G1 paintjob. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}<br />
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===Transformers: Autobots (DS)===<br />
:''Voice actor'': [[Daniel Ross]]<br />
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While on a mission in the Arctic to find and destroy Megatron and recover the AllSpark, [[Create-A-Bot (Autobot)|Create-A-Bot]] and Ironhide ran into the air commander during their escape. Making Create-A-Bot run for cover, Ironhide took on Starscream and his lackeys (despite mentioning he's "getting too old for this"). Once defeated, Starscream took off into the atmosphere, never to be seen again. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots}}<br />
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{{Note|Starscream is the only Decepticon in this version of the game who is not definitively destroyed. (Bonecrusher isn't included, since Prime cut off his head on his way in. Bonecrusher hates this game because of that.) Starscream's body type appears as Skydive, unlockable with 2500 WiFi Tokens. In the US, this feature is also unlockable by downloading the ''Transformers'' preview movie from a Target DS Download Station.}}<br />
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===Transformers: Decepticons (DS)===<br />
:''Voice actor'': [[Daniel Ross]]<br />
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After the disappearance of Megatron nearly a million years ago (yeah, we know), Starscream took over the Decepticons as their high commander. Arriving on Earth, he instructed [[Create-A-Bot (Decepticon)|Create-A-Bot]] to follow Barricade until he arrived. However, none of the other Decepticons would trust him, and he confided in Create-A-Bot a great number of secrets, including the location of the AllSpark and the identity of the lost Decepticon they were retrieving: [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. Starscream reasoned that he hid these things because revealing them would lead to a power struggle, but no one bought it except the naive rookie.<br />
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Soon, though, the other Decepticons revealed the reason for their lack of faith (which Create-A-Bot found disturbing): Starscream was a morally ambiguous backstabber. Of course, Megatron wasn't much better, since he was a treacherous, black-hearted face-stabber, but at least he let you know where you stood with him. Once the Autobots returned the AllSpark to Tranquility, he gave chase after a now-AllSpark-empowered Bumblebee (in the single most frustrating level of the game), caught the "babbling fool", and destroyed a meddlesome Blackout, until Barricade got in the way. <br />
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After threat of execution for treason, Starscream proceeded to show the smaller Decepticon WHY Megatron picked him as his second-in-command: his brute strength and incredible battle strategy. After a severe thrashing, Create-A-Bot arrived with intent to kill. However, Starscream now had the AllSpark and was nearly unstoppable. They proceeded to battle over the Casino Strip, where Create-A-Bot took the AllSpark from him and smashed it into his chest. Create-A-Bot was knocked back and severely damaged by the blast, but Starscream remained as powerful as ever, perhaps more so now that the AllSpark had merged with his body. However, as was quickly proven, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscreams]] who receive [[Starscream (Armada)|ungodly power]] tend to explode, as Megatron found him and proceeded to chase and tear him apart. In his last breath, Starscream spat on Megatron's name, saying there would always be those who would question his power. Megatron simply replied by smashing his face in. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Decepticons}}<br />
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{{note|Starscream's body type is available in two forms, the regular Starscream playable in certain missions (unlocked by beating the game) and G1 Starscream, based on the Target exclusive retooling/redeco. The G1 body is unlocked by earning 2500 WiFi tokens, or by downloading the preview movie for the game from a Target DS Download Station.}}<br />
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===Transformers: The Game (PSP)===<br />
Starscream attacked Hoover Dam to free Megatron from his "tomb". Afterwards, he battled [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] over the leadership of the Decepticons back on Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (PSP)|Transformers The Game}}<br />
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===Autobot Stronghold===<br />
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===Transformers: Battle for the Matrix===<br />
{{Note|Battle for the Matrix is a simplified retelling of the events of [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]. It can be played from the perspective of either Bumblebee or Optimus Prime. Starscream is a recurring foe.}}<br />
[[Image:Starscream battleforthematrix.jpg|thumb|200px|left |Basically the same thing as attacktix]] {{storylink|Transformers: Battle for the Matrix}}<br />
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===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Charlie Adler]]<br />
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====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====<br />
=====Decepticon campaign=====<br />
[[Image:ROTF_360PS3PC_Starscream_AerialbotScout1.jpg|thumb|250px|Starscream demonstrating hardware accelerated graphics including particle effects, dynamic lighting, shinemaps, and Autobot-smashing.]]<br />
Starscream served as the main aerial assault unit, utilizing his rapid-fire Gatling cannon and his homing missiles. He could also activate a [[Null Reactor]], which slowed enemies down and increased the damage he dealt to them. <br />
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After the Decepticons lost possesion of Mikaela, Starscream decided to seek out [[Theodore Galloway|NSA chief Galloway]], and force the location of the other remaining AllSpark shard, and Megatron's location, from him. The fleshing was known to be visiting one of several buildings around the canals of Sam and Mikaela's hometown, and Starscream destroyed each in turn, looking to flush out his target. Galloway was soon located, and Starscream took him for extraction.<br />
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The information gained from Galloway lead to the Decepticons capturing an AllSpark shard, and armed with this artifact, a team was sent to revive Megatron. Whilst other Decepticons descended into the sea to attend to their leader, Starscream and several Constructicons attacked the carrier group on the ocean surface. Seeking to eliminate their defense, Starscream destroyed the AA guns mounted on the larger craft, and then sank the small control boats in the area. Before long, Megatron rose from the ocean, and the Decepticons left the area.<br />
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When Sam and Bumblebee travelled to an east coast museum to meet with Jetfire, Starscream was ordered by Megatron to destroy the building and retrieve the boy. Although, under heavy fire from Autobots, Starscream collapsed the museum, Sam, Bumblebee and Jetfire escape via space bridge. After Megatron defeated their master [[The Fallen]], who was monotoring the progress of the [[star harvester]], Starscream immediately reported to Megatron that Optimus had deactivated the machine. Megatron took this reply well, and went off to activate The Fallen's hidden army of protoforms. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen}}<br />
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=====Autobot campaign=====<br />
Following Sam Witwicky's flight to Egypt with Jetfire, Starscream fled with his minions to the abandoned foundry where the Decepticons had previously held Sam. Locating him, Optimus Prime battled it out with Starscream, forcing the Air Commander to retreat.<br />
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Later, Starscream joined Megatron in attacking Optimus Prime and Jetfire in Egypt. As leader fought leader, [[Seeker (Movie)|Seeker]] fought [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]], with Jetfire holding his own against Starscream until Optimus defeated Megatron and helped defeat Starscream. As Jetfire held the Air Commander at his mercy, Megatron snuck up and ran Jetfire through with his sword, allowing the Decepticons to retreat. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen}}<br />
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===Starscream Showdown===<br />
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===Hunt for the Decepticons===<br />
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===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon - The Game''=== <br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Steve Blum]]<br />
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==Toys==<br />
''See [[Starscream (Movie)/toys]].''<br />
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==Merchandise==<br />
''See [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Merchandise]].''<br />
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==Notes==<br />
[[Image:ProtoformStarscreamProto.jpg|thumb|250px|Rar.]]<br />
* Starscream's film design was initially conceptualized by designer [[Feng Zhu]].<ref>http://www.fengzhudesign.com/portfolio.html</ref><br />
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* The card back of Protoform Starscream's packaging features a completely different, earlier head sculpt. What's more, this head design is featured on his protoform body in IDW's movie prequel comics. It's since become Starscream's standard "pre-Earth" face, likely out of consistency.<br />
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* His protoform was not the only design to get a new head. The earliest concepts of Starscream's head were more skull-like and oblong in shape. This was, of course, redesigned to look more "like a samurai helmet." Unlike the redesigned head of Megatron, Starscream's earlier face only shows up in ''one'' piece of media: the book [[Look and Find Transformers]].<br />
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* As revealed in ROTF's Blu-ray gallery, Starscream's final head design was one that was rejected for Megatron. Maybe that's why he's such a sycophant.<br />
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* On-screen in the first live-action movie, Starscream has only one short conversation with Megatron and a total screen time of less than 10 minutes. The tie-in fiction and the sequel are ''much'' kinder. <br />
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* In that 10 minutes in the first film, he was able to blow up a power plant, tear Bumblebee's legs in half with his missiles, gun down Ratchet and Ironhide like it was target practice, blow up a helicopter about to retrieve the Allspark, battle a team of F-22s, and escape the earth's atmosphere. A lot to do in just 10 minutes.<br />
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* It has been suggested that, following his attack on the F-22 squadron over the city, Starscream was able to hide among the survivors and take part in the attack on Megatron shortly thereafter. This theory is speculative; While it fits the character of the G1 Starscream from the '80s, there is nothing actually on the screen to suggest it. (Roberto Orci was asked, but refused to give a definite answer.)<ref>http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=387172&postcount=185 Roberto Orci refusing to comment on the possibility of Starscream attacking Megatron during the final battle</ref><br />
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* His bio for his Deep Space figure mentions that he re-energized himself at a power plant after the [[Mission City]] battle. Whilst this was not seen in the film, it appears [[The Real Effing Deal|others]] caught notice of it; [http://www.therealeffingdeal.com/blog/“mission-city-update-exclusive”/].<br />
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* The Sector Seven online ARG used the "[[Masterpiece]]" version of [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] to represent the "real" Starscream who had infiltrated Earth. A lot of Generation 1 cameos were made in this manner. Make of that what you will.<br />
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* Even though Starscream had only two lines of English dialogue in the first film, José Sant'anna, who played the Generation 1 character in the Brazilian dub of the original cartoon, was re-cast to play the role in the movie. However, his voice was so heavily modulated that only someone with a really good ear could recognize him. Go figure.<br />
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*Speaking of dialogue, most of his lines are in Cybertronian. He begins his role with speaking Cybertronian ("This is Starscream. All Decepticons mobilize.") and ends with another Cybertronian line that isn't subtitled. Of course, he could have been talking to himself (as he does when he reaches Sector Seven) or even cursing. Considering ''The Reign of Starscream'' has a guy exploding inside him at this point, swearing seems appropriate.<br />
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*The new downloadable content for the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' game on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 gives Starscream [[Starscream (G1)|another form]] and a [[Sunstorm (G1)|repaint of it]]. Because of this, Starscream ends up with the most alternate skins of any character. Huh...that [[Seeker (body-type)|sounds]] [[Starscream clone (Animated)|familiar]] [[Starscream (Armada)|somehow...]]<br />
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*He tends to slobber a lot when he talks. He's the Sylvester of the Decepticons.<br />
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*This has to be the only incarnation of Starscream to not turn on Megatron (Unless you include [[Starscream (SG)|him]]).<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Starscream''' (スタースクリーム ''Sutāsukurīmu'')<br />
*''Cantonese:'' '''Sing Sing Giu''' (星星叫)<br />
*''Hungarian:'' '''Üstökös''' ("Comet"), '''Csillagsikoly''' (Titan comics, "Starscream")<br />
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tīen-wáng Hsīng''' (Taiwan, 天王星, "Uranus"), '''Hong Zhi Zhu''' (China, 紅蜘蛛, "Red Spider") <br />
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Zorekryk''' (Зорекрик, "Dawnscream")<br />
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==Footnotes==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/Starscream/starscream.htm Starscream at TFU.info]<br />
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[[Category:Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]</div>Optimixhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Shockwave_(Movie)&diff=603658Shockwave (Movie)2011-07-01T14:27:16Z<p>Optimix: /* Dark of the Moon film */</p>
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{{disambig3|Shockwave}}<br />
:''Shockwave is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[live-action film series|live-action movie]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''<br />
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[[Image:ShockwaveDOTMgamepromo.jpg|right|thumb|400px|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s most bewildering foe: the faceless!]]<br />
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'''Shockwave''' was left to watch [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] long ago, arriving on Earth to hunt for the [[AllSpark]] shortly after Megatron. A peerless scientist with deadly efficiency and a cold devotion to logic, he is one of the very few who could rival Megatron. Shockwave is ready and willing to destroy the Autobots with his arm-mounted AstroMag Cannon. <br />
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{{bigquote|Logic brings all things to order.}}<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===IDW live-action film prequel comics===<br />
[[Image:Foundation1-Shockwavedoesntlikeit.jpg|left|thumb|250px|"'''Your star burns!''' I require frozen treats."]]<br />
Eons after the [[Dynasty of Primes]] were vanquished, Cybertron fell into dark times. The AllSpark had been buried somewhere within Cybertron and been dismissed as a legend, and the planet itself lacked a star to orbit. As energy became more and more scarce, Cybertronians segregated into tribes. Shockwave chose to rally behind [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], who claimed to be descended from [[Primus]] himself. However, he faced opposition from the non-believer [[Thetacon (tribe)|Thetacons]], and Shockwave joined [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], and several others in repelling their attacks. Ultimately, Sentinel Prime won the day, as he and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] were successful in locating the lost AllSpark and harnessing a new sun to orbit. This, however, did not please Shockwave. Now that the war was over, he was dissatisfied, and he no longer knew his purpose. This shocked his old friend, Megatron, and Shockwave explained that it was the journey he enjoyed, not the destination. Plus, well, that new sun was kind of bright. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}}<br />
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Later, Megatron detailed to Shockwave how he had eavesdropped on a conversation between Sentinel and Optimus, where Sentinel had tried to pass on leadership to Optimus, who refused, unable to accept he was also a Prime. At the outskirts of [[Thetacon (city)|Thetacon]], they encountered a monster that was attacking a group of [[Hatchling]]s and their protector [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. Shockwave was amazed by the creature and called it "magnificent". After besting it, he joined the Cybertronian [[Defense Force]] that Sentinel placed under Megatron's command, rooting out dissident Transformers. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}<br />
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After the war broke out he joined the Decepticons. As Starscream was asking what to do next minutes before the [[Nemesis (ROTF)|''Nemesis'']] went to space, Shockwave told him that they will obey Megatron's orders without any question. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}}<br />
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Many years later, Shockwave and Starscream kept Megatron company in [[Lord High Protector citadel|his citadel]] and exchanged worried glances over the crumbling sanity of their lord, Megatron. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} Shockwave asked Megatron if he could kill Optimus Prime and Ironhide, but Megatron was disappointed by Shockwave's lack of vision. {{Storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}}<br />
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[[Image:RisingStorm2-ShockwaveAllSpark.jpg|thumb|250px|]]<br />
Some time later, after the Autobots sent the All Spark into space, Megatron left Shockwave in charge of the Decepticons still on Cybertron as he went in search of his prize. During a battle with a team of Autobots, Shockwave heard the scream of the AllSpark when it was found by [[Sector 7]]. Leaving [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] in charge of the Decepticons on Cybertron, Shockwave set out in an impossibly fast ship, swearing not to return without the AllSpark. He crashed in Tunguska, [[Siberia]] in [[1908]].<ref>''Rising Storm'' issue 2 reveals that Shockwave caused the mysterious real-life [[wikipedia:Tunguska_event|Tunguska event.]]</ref> He remained buried there in [[stasis lock]], healing until [[Soviet Union|Soviet Russia]] found him ten years later. Using stolen research from the U.S., who had found Megatron the same way, the Russians reverse-engineered his technology to invent nuclear power plants. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} {{storylink|Frozen}}<br />
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===Titan Magazines===<br />
While Starscream doesn't like or trust Shockwave, he respects his intelligence and, if he had to choose, would give the nod to Shockwave being his successor. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|#21's Star Screams}}<br />
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===<br />
[[Image:Shockwave-ROTFnewspaper.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Quick, add him to the character list!]]<br />
At some point during 2009, Shockwave was caught on film and the event was written up for a newspaper article. A newspaper page with the headline "Mysterious Robot Spotted" was discarded in [[Egypt]], where it was sucked up by a rampaging [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}<br />
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===IDW ''Dark of the Moon'' comics===<br />
[[Image:RisingStorm_Shockwave_and_astrotrain.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]]<br />
The Russian facility holding Shockwave was seemingly abandoned for reasons unknown, and in [[2011]], the reawakened Megatron managed to track him down and free him. Shockwave was brought to Megatron's "base" in [[Namibia]], where he was eager to get back to killing Autobots as soon as possible. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}}<br />
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Shockwave and [[Astrotrain (DOTM)|Astrotrain]] made their presence known on Earth near [[Dalian]], [[China]], where they quickly disposed of the Autobots [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]] and [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]] and stole material for a mysterious construction project.<br />
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Shockwave began following the exploits of Earth's stranded Transformers from afar, and derided its war's combatants as idiots after watching a skirmish in [[California]]. After contacting Astrotrain for an update on their project, he tracked [[Divebomb (Movie)|Divebomb]]'s radiation trail back to Starscream's current base of operations, in a junkyard on the outskirts of [[Mexico City]]. Blasting his way through the Decepticons unwise enough to try defending Starscream, Shockwave informed the treacherous air commander that Megatron had "requested his services." Before the conversation could go any further, Astrotrain radioed Shockwave with some bad news: the "[[Brains|brain unit]]" scrap drone that held the control software for the machine he was constructing had escaped. Shockwave charged Starscream and his followers with recovering the drone. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}}<br />
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[[Image:Risingstorm_3_shockwave_on_NEST.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Shock blast!]]<br />
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Shockwave contacted an angry Starscream who thought he was promised the Autobots would be occupied. Shockwave countered that they were occupied, but, you know, with Starscream, leaving Shockwave free to leave a message for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] at the [[NEST]] Headquarters in [[Diego Garcia]]. After killing [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knock Out]], [[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]], and other Autobots who stood in his way, Shockwave confronted the trembling humans left to fend for themselves. When Shockwave asked who was in command, [[Theodore Galloway]] told him that he was. Shockwave killed Galloway and the other humans save one, and he asked his question one more time. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}}<br />
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After killing [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]], he and [[Fearswoop (ROTF)|Fearswoop]] left Diego Garcia, then he arrived in [[Philadelphia]] killing [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] in the process and shot down [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] and [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]]. Enraged by the death of Elita-One and the other Autobots. Optimus Prime battled Shockwave destroying half of his face and body, Prime was about to kill Shockwave, till Shockwave's [[Driller|"pet"]] came to save his master. the badly damaged Shockwave returned to Namibia along Starscream and Soundwave. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}<br />
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===''Dark of the Moon'' film===<br />
:''Voice actor''; [[Frank Welker]] (English)<br />
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[[Image:DOTM - ShockwaveDriller.jpg|left|thumb|300px|]]<br />
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Shockwave was trapped in a facility in Chernobyl but after NEST arrived and discovered the fuel cell from the Ark he was freed. Shockwave and his pet [[Driller]] trashed the facility and escaped. Much later Shockwave took part in the invasion of Earth. He oredered his Driller to kill Sam and his friends who were trapped in a collapsed building. Optimus however destroyed it. As Shockwave was walking down town Wheelie and Brains noticed him and ran for it. After [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (DOTM)|Q]] [[Dylan Gould]] who was working for the cons suggested that they execute them. Shockwave and [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] killed Q but Barricade and Soundwave were killed by Bumblebee. Shockwave had been blinded by NEST but still fought them. However he meet his end when Optimus came and stabbed his face and destroyed him.<br />
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{{note|Shockwave was presented as the mian Antagonist but this was proven to be a lie as it was Sentinel Prime, who was the main villain.}}<br />
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==Games==<br />
===''Transformers: The Game'' (console)===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Daniel Riordan]]<br />
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[[Image:Tf2007console shockwave.jpg|left|250px|thumb|1% assorted Shockwave parts, 99% weapons.]]<br />
Under the orders of Starscream, Shockwave attacked [[Tranquility]] in an effort to interfere with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s attempt to rescue [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] from [[Sector Seven]]. Prime actually had a grip on the helicopter net that held Bumblebee, but the force of Shockwave's entry mode's impact knocked him off, allowing Sector Seven to get away.<br />
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[[Image:Tf2007console shockwave turrent.jpg|200px|thumb|Death Cannon OF LOGIC!]]<br />
Landing in downtown, the [[Triple Changer|triple-changing]] Shockwave adopted a helicopter and an artillery emplacement as his alternate modes, promptly transforming into the latter and lobbing explosives around the city. Prime, forced to cut off his rescue, charged in and pounded Shockwave until the goliath transformed and retreated to another position. Prime doggedly kept at Shockwave, following him every time he retreated, eventually defeating the Decepticon and saving Tranquility. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game (console)}}<br />
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Later, when the Autobots returned to Cybertron, Shockwave appeared on the planet alongside (and presumably leading) an army of Decepticon drones. Optimus quickly defeated the drones and once more defeated Shockwave.<br />
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{{note|Shockwave is not a playable character in the game, appearing only as a boss character during the Autobot campaign. He also appears (but does not transform) as one of the enemies battled in the Autobot campaign's bonus level set on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], but what this implies about Shocky is debatable at best, given the level's questionable in-game continuity.}}<br />
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===''Transformers: The Game'' (PSP)===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Daniel Riordan]]<br />
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[[Image:Shockwave movie psp.jpg|left|170px|thumb|He makes up for his loss of weapons by being the most awesome character in the game.]]<br />
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The massive Shockwave might ''look'' like he's purely about muscle and firepower, but he's actually remarkably shrewd and cunning. Coveting the position of Decepticon leader for himself, Shockwave has been working to oust Megatron for years. As you might imagine, he and Starscream don't get along very well.<br />
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When the Decepticons arrived on Earth in search of their lost leader, Megatron, Shockwave adopted a tank as his alternate mode. Shockwave was supposed to join [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] in his attack on the [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]], but instead busied himself surrepticiously searching for leads to the location of the [[AllSpark]]. After receiving a communique from [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], who informed him that the Autobots were on Earth and had discovered their own leads to the location of Megatron, Shockwave had [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] airlift him to Qatar, where he helped Blackout take care of the last few military units opposing him. He relayed Frenzy's message to Blackout, then departed for the Arctic with Thundercracker, intending to investigate the site where Megatron's body was discovered.<br />
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In the Arctic, Shockwave and Thundercracker faced resistance from an Autobot unit in the area, but fought their way through them to discover that Megatron's body had been moved by [[Sector Seven]]. The trip was not a wasted one, however: after scanning a computer terminal in the cavern, Shockwave discovered that Megatron had brought an army of drones with him to Earth to help in the search for the All Spark. These drones were presently lying dormant all over the Earth, and Shockwave schemed to reactivate them so that they could serve him as his personal army. The signal required to reanimated the drones had to be broadcast from a great height, so Shockwave and Thundercracker quickly made their way to a rocket launch site, where Shockwave<br />
programmed the code into a rocket that subsequently beamed the signal down over the Earth from space. Drones sprang to life all over the planet, and began attacking the Autobots. Shockwave's control of his<br />
self-made army was short lived, however, as Autobots [[Trailbreaker (Movie)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] successfully transmitted a virus that shut the drones down. Simultaneously, Shockwave received another message from Frenzy that the he had discovered the location of Megatron, and that the Decepticon leader was about to reawaken.<br />
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After the Autobots defeated Megatron and most of the other Decepticons in battle in [[Center City]], Shockwave retreated back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], as did Starscream. Back on their homeworld, Shockwave and Starscream faced off for leadership of the Decepticons, with Starscream ultimately claiming victory. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (PSP)|Transformers The Game (PSP)}}<br />
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{{note|In contrast to the console version of the game, Shockwave ''is'' a playable character on the PSP.}}<br />
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===Autobot Stronghold===<br />
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Shockwave was used as the basis for an army of [[drone]] units, who were part of the constant attacks on the Autobot's [[LG]] Stronghold. For some reason, these drones had ''two'' Sparks. {{storylink|Autobot Stronghold}}<br />
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===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon - The Game''=== <br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Dark of the Moon===<br />
====Cyberverse====<br />
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*'''Shockwave / Fusion Tank''' (Cyberverse Action Set, 2011)<br />
**''Series:''<br />
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**''Japanese ID number:'' '''CV19'''<br />
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====Voyager Class toys====<br />
[[Image:DOTM_Shockwave_Voyager.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Observation: gun hose. Conclusion: awesome.]]<br />
*'''Shockwave''' (MechTech Voyager, 2011)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DD05'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' [[MechTech]] Battle Cannon/Particle Wave Blaster with rubber hose, arm-blade-thing<br />
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: Part of the second wave of ''[[Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Voyager Class [[MechTech]] toys, Shockwave transforms into a purple Cybertronian tank. He has a large, detachable MechTech Battle Cannon on his right arm with a rubber tube which connects to his back, and a removable blade on his left arm. When a lever is pushed on the rear of his arm cannon, MechTech gearing opens up the cannon wider with more barrels and blades. [[C joint]] rungs are located on Shockwave's arm-blade, two on his AstroMag cannon, two more on his backpack, and two more on his feet. Other MechTech weapons can peg into Shockwave's palms, on the barrel of his cannon, and behind each shoulder blade.<br />
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: Shockwave's stock photography depicts him in a much, much brighter purple while the MechTech lever on the cannon is bright red.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
* [[Transformers The Game (console)|''Transformers: The Game'']] Shockwave was designed by artist [[Ken Christiansen]].<br />
*The "Attack Copter", "Recon Chopper" and "Stealth Chopper" [[Create-A-Bot (Autobot)|Create-]][[Create-A-Bot (Decepticon)|A-Bot]] vehicle modes from the [[Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Nintendo DS video games]] transform into robot modes bearing some resemblance to Shockwave. The Attack Chopper is the only one that can be customized to appear purple, though.<br />
*The photo on the newspaper article in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' is of [[:Image:Shockwaveministatue.jpg|Palisades's statue]] of [[Shockwave (G1)|Generation 1 Shockwave]], with something digitally added in the foreground.<br />
*As a seeming attempt at disinformation, to hide the identity of the [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|true villain]] of ''Dark of the Moon'', Shockwave was promoted as being the movie's main antagonist. According to the very earliest promotional materials, Shockwave ruled over Cybertron while the Autobots and the Decepticons duked it out on Earth; <ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-3-Push-Pops-Readers-Digest/dp/0794423094/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1287431242&sr=1-7 Product summary of Transformers 3 Push-Pops on Amazon.]</ref> something that would eventually prove to have absolutely no bearing on his role in the film, but which did get spotlighted briefly in the ''Rising Storm'' comic book prequel. Director Michael Bay described his as a "little bit more vicious" than Megatron.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1657670/michael-bay-transformers-dark-of-the-moon.jhtml February 10, 2011 interview with MTV]</ref> Given that live-action Megatron is psychotically violent, that sounds pretty vicious.<br />
*Shockwave does not have the same form in IDW's ''[[Rising Storm]]'' and ''[[Foundation]]'' that he does in ''Dark of the Moon'' despite both being Cybertronian forms. His form in the comics is less skeletal in robot mode than his appearance in the film, and he also transforms into a Cybertronian jet, much like [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s original body, whereas he will apparently transform into some form of Cybertronian tank in the film. (Following the leader, maybe?) [[John Barber]] commented on his Twitter account that he isn't sure why Shockwave's appearance is different from that in the film, but that an explanation will be given in issue 4 of ''Rising Storm''. <ref>http://twitter.com/#!/TheJohnBarber/status/60710221739339776</ref> While the issue doesn't explicitly show how he gets his ''Dark of the Moon'' body, Shockwave is indeed badly damaged by Optimus Prime.<br />
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Generation 1 Shockwave]]'s original voice actor, [[Corey Burton]], rejected voicing him for ''Dark of the Moon'', explaining "[I] have practically no interest in that kind of mega-budget movie enterprise involvement" and that the inspiration for his Shockwave voice, [[wikipedia:David Warner (actor)|David Warner]], was being considered.<ref>[http://www.coreyburton.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?p=2707&highlight=#2707 Corey Burton's message board post.]</ref> In the end up, Shockwave's almost-entirely-wordless-snarl-based role would have been something of a waste of Warner; the role ultimately went to Frank Welker. There's a nice touch of symmetry in the casting, with Welker taking over a Burton-originated role not long after Burton took on a Welker-originated character in [[Megatron (Animated)|''Animated'' Megatron]].<br />
*Shockwave's AstroMag cannon is a reference to [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Notes|the original Shockwave's]] toy mold being first released by ToyCo as the "[http://www.robot-japan.com/Gallery/Takara/Transformers/G1/AstroMagnum/Toybox-Astro-Magnum.asp 4 Changeable Astro Magnum]".<br />
*Select [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] stores in the US had a promotion for a Shockwave poster with the purchase of any [[Transformers brand]] [[toy]] from [[June 5]], 2011 to [[June 11]], 2011.<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Shockwave''' (ショックウェーブ ''Shokkuwēbu'')<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*''Transformers: The Game'' Shockwave [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/tf1-shockwave-01.html concepts], [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/tf1-shockwave-02.html vehicle mode renderings], [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/tf1-shockwave-03.html robot mode and head concepts], [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/tf1-shockwave-04.html final robot mode rendering] and [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/tf1-shockwave-05.html transformation animation guide] on Ken Christiansen's blog. <br />
* [http://www.gamespot.com/video/932116/6172356/transformers-the-game-interview-1 ''Transformers: The Game'' video interview with Daniel Suarez, featuring Shockwave footage]<br />
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:''Barricade is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]]. He is also known as '''N.B.E. 04'''.''<br />
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[[Image:MovieBarricadeHeatScrambleCard60.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"I'm always the Bad Cop. And don't bother asking for the Good Cop. I killed him."]]<br />
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'''Barricade''' is apparently a complicated robot. He's considered "fractious" even by Decepticon standards, yet is willing to give [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] the benefit of the doubt and follow where he leads, at least for the time being. Though not totally dedicated to the service of the Decepticons' current leader, he is much more cautious and reserved about expressing mutinous dissent than say [[Blackout (Movie)|''most'']]. He believes that Starscream is vital in their search for [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and the [[AllSpark]]. In many ways this makes him Starscream's closest ally in the naturally combative Decepticon ranks. Then again, it's been said that he likes to trick people into trusting him, just so he can see their reactions when they find out just how much of a bad idea it was. As such, he has disguised himself as an Earth police car in an attempt to fool the humans around him. <br />
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If his attitude toward his fellow Decepticons is inconsistent, his attitude toward the [[Autobot|Autobots]] is not: kill them all. Barricade might not be as large as most of his peers, but he is every bit as deadly. He thoroughly relishes every chance in fighting the Autobots. He's smart enough to let one live if he thinks he or the Decepticons can use it to their advantage, but most of the time, they're dead before someone's even thought of a plan. <br />
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{{quote|Autobots, foul Autobots, here we come. Let our long war resume—and let it end here.|Barricade|''[[Ghosts of Yesterday]]''}}<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===<br />
[[Image:Defiance3_BrawlCrankcaseBarricade.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Are you trying to out-complain the complainer?]]<br />
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Many years in the past, when [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] had just come under the rule of the [[Defense Force]] and the [[Science Division]], Barricade was a member of the Defense Force under the command of High Protector [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. He participated in missions to rid the planet of "malcontents" who protested against the new order, and like many of his peers, he did so ruthlessly. {{Storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} After the discovery of a [[The Fallen|mysterious relic]], unknown alien hostiles attacked Cybertron. Megatron ordered Barricade and Scorponok to perform recon. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} Following the battle, Megatron changed significantly, altering the military's mission from one of protection of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to making war upon the hostile aliens and anybody who would stand in their way. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}<br />
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Barricade was sent on a mission to capture Science Division leader (and thorn in Megatron's side) [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] and eliminate his fellow scientists and the unwitting security team sent to arrest him. He and [[Crankcase (Movie)|Crankcase]] observed [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] nailing the "traitors" with an explosive round, and he was eager to get into the fight. He was ordered back by the glory-hound [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], but Barricade had the last laugh when the wily Optimus managed to bury the aerial forces under a mountain of rubble. After they were dug out, they all joined the rest of Megatron's new "Decepticon" faction. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}<br />
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During the subsequent civil war, Barricade was one of the Decepticons under the command of Starscream at a battle outside of [[Tyger Pax]]. As they were mopping up the last remnants of Autobot resistance, Barricade amused himself by playing with the decapitated head of a fallen Autobot. When he saw the AllSpark jettisoned into space, Barricade realized that Cybertron would soon die. Bonecrusher said to let it die, and he could join it. Barricade did not bring up the discussion again. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}}<br />
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Ordered by Megatron to follow Optimus Prime's ship, Starscream hastily assembled a crew to go after them. Barricade not-exactly-quietly questioned the need to hurry, as he thought Megatron would have captured the AllSpark by now and would have take care of the Autobots in time. He also questioned Starscream's truthfulness. Unfortunately, he was overheard by Starscream and was chastised for his big mouth. While pursuing the ''Ark'', they were led into a trap and had to limp back to Cybertron for repairs. Once their ship was repaired, they continued on with their mission, landing on the [[Mars (planet)|fourth planet]] of the solar system where they detected the AllSpark's trace energy pulse. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}<br />
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The Decepticons landed in the [[Earth]] nation-state of Afghanistan. During their attack on a nearby [[United States military]] installation, Barricade used a facade of friendliness to trick nearby human soldiers into lowering their guard, whereupon he slaughtered them at point-blank range. Later, he was almost hit by a localized EMP weapon from a human, but it instead hit his comrade [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]]. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}} <br />
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{{note|The depiction of Barricade's arrival in "Planetfall" on Earth in Afghanistan conflicts with IDW's own prequel comic, which implies he actually landed somewhere in North America, and it remains unexplained how the land-based Decepticons would later appear in America, given Blackout immediately leaves to attack [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base|SOCCENT Qatar]] in this comic. However, this scene was later used in IDW's [[The Reign of Starscream]] movie sequel comic.}}<br />
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[[Image:Movie Barricade IDWprequel nowitnesses.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Christine... is that you?]]<br />
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The Decepticon infiltration unit under the command of Starscream arrived on Earth in the year 2003. Barricade scanned a Saleen S281 police car, then destroyed the original human vehicle to cover his tracks, as did his fellow Decepticons when choosing their new forms. It is uncertain how he managed to scan what appears to be a 2006 model in 2003. Maybe he's just that good. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}}<br />
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Barricade tailed [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] outside of [[Denver]], [[Colorado]] as the Autobot was eluding [[Sector Seven]] while working on a new lead on the [[Witwicky|Witwickys]]. {{storylink|Interlude}} Unfortunately Bumblebee got wind of him and escaped. A new opportunity presented itself when Bumblebee was lured into a trap by Sector Seven; trouble was, the rest of Starscream's team had been lured as well. Barricade suggested that they let the Autobot go to see where he led them, which Starscream agreed to, but told Barricade to make it look convincing. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}}<br />
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===''Transformers: Beginnings''===<br />
The Decepticon infiltration unit under the command of Starscream arrived on Earth in the year 2003. Barricade scanned a Saleen S281 police car,<ref>It is uncertain how he managed to scan what appears to be a 2006 model in 2003. Maybe he's just that good.</ref> then destroyed the original human vehicle to cover his tracks, as did his fellow Decepticons when choosing their new forms. However, Bumblebee got wind of his presence and escaped. A new opportunity presented itself when Bumblebee was lured into a trap by Sector Seven. Trouble was, the rest of Starscream's team had been lured into it as well. Barricade suggested that they let the Autobot go to see where he led them. Starscream agreed, but told Barricade to make it look convincing. <br />
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Barricade tailed Bumblebee outside of Denver, Colorado as the Autobot was eluding Sector Seven while working on a new lead on the Witwickys. <br />
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{{note|"Transformers: Beginnings" is a condensed, Flash-animated retelling of the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[Movie Prequel]] that is detailed above this section.}}<br />
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===''Ghosts of Yesterday'' prequel novel===<br />
Barricade acted as pilot and chief science officer for the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]'' during the quest to find the [[AllSpark]]. When they encountered an [[Ghost 1|alien ship]], he analysed it and discovered that it seemed to be of Cybertronian design, leading to a disagreement between himself and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] regarding whether to study it or destroy it. He claimed to have chafed under Starscream's leadership, but was willing to tolerate him for the moment.<br />
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During Starscream's later absence, Barricade was against [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]'s plan to attack the Autobots, and remained on the ''Nemesis'' while the others got their tailpipes kicked. Following the defeat, he contacted Starscream to warn their leader that Optimus Prime was on his way to the planet below where Starscream had been misleading the occupants of the alien ship. Starscream ordered an attack on the Autobots while their numbers were diminished, so Barricade placed [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] in charge of the assault, while he himself elected to stay on the ship and use it as a distraction. And sang. He supplied support fire as the others fought the Autobots. On Starscream's return, the Decepticons leader was challenged by Blackout, and Barricade decided they should see things resolved once and for all. After Blackout's defeat, Barricade asserted that he'd known what the outcome would be even before the fight began.<br />
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When Optimus and Bumblebee entered the fray, Starscream ordered Barricade to leave the ''Nemesis'' to reinforce their numbers. He proved most effective in battle against Bumblebee and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]. The fight ended when Starscream was badly damaged by the alien ship and, to Barricade's disbelief, called a retreat. The Decepticons returned to their ship and departed. {{storylink|Ghosts of Yesterday}}<br />
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===''Transformers'' film===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jess Harnell]] (English), [[Katsuhiro Kitagawa]] (Japan), [[Oliver Siebeck]] (German), [[Júlio César]] (Brazil), [[Salvador Reyes]] (Latin American-Spanish)<br />
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[[Image:BarricadeVsSam.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Barricade negotiates an alternative to PayPal.]]<br />
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After being active on [[Earth]] for some time, Barricade arrived to pick up [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] after the smaller Decepticon's attempt to hack into and sabotage the United States military network on [[Air Force One]]. Using data Frenzy had acquired, the two learned of [[Sector Seven]], "Project Iceman", and [[Archibald Witwicky|Witwicky man]], the discoverer of the entombed [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. The duo were able to use the internet to learn of both Witwicky man's descendants, [[Sam Witwicky|ladiesman217]], and a pair of glasses that Megatron had accidentally marked with the location of the long-lost [[AllSpark]]. Frenzy declared that they needed to find ladiesman217, and Barricade moved out in search of him.<br />
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[[Image:Movie Barricade defeat.jpg|left|250px|thumb|He got better.]]<br />
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Later, Barricade confronted ladiesman217 regarding his recent [[eBay]] auctions while the human was fleeing [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], whom the human mistakenly believed was out to harm him. Ladiesman217 fell for Barricade's ruse, and requested the "officer's" help, only for Barricade to transform before him. As ladiesman217 fled, Barricade knocked him onto the hood of an abandoned car, then violently demanded information on eBay item 21153. Ladiesman217 and his [[Mikaela Banes|female friend]], who had been drawn into the encounter, managed to escape him when Bumblebee convinced the boy to trust him, and Barricade pursued both the Autobot and two humans to a junkyard. After temporarily losing and then regaining their position, he charged into battle, activating his mace/rotating blade, and dispatched Frenzy to chase down the humans. However, his battle with Bumblebee ended with Barricade heavily damaged. Considering the fact that Frenzy was decapitated, he got off lucky.<br />
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[[Image:Decepticons highway.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Nope, nothing suspicious about this.]]<br />
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Evidently, though, he recovered, and was back to working order when Frenzy (who had survived and infiltrated Sector Seven) transmitted both Megatron and the AllSpark's location to his fellow Decepticons. When the humans fled with the AllSpark, Barricade joined in the pursuit along with [[Brawl (Movie)|Devastator]] and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]. Devastator soon broke off on an alternate route, while Barricade and Bonecrusher hit the freeway, making contact with the Autobot/human convoy. Barricade attempted to clear some room for the two Decepticons by activating his sirens; Bonecrusher simply rammed everything in his way. Ladiesman217 recognized Barricade, and warned that they were in danger. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] aligned to block their access to Bumblebee, who contained the humans and the AllSpark. He was never seen again... {{storylink|Transformers (2007)|Transformers}}<br />
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===Titan Magazines ''Transformers'' movie comics===<br />
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Barricade was killed in the <s>[[Mission City]]</s> [[Los Angeles]] battle and then resurrected as a zombie for a few minutes by Starscream. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}<br />
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{{note|The following events occur in the Star Screams timeline.}}<br />
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Starscream would like to make Barricade his second-in-command. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|#16's Star Screams}}<br />
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Barricade was part of two punitive Decepticon attacks: a raid on a supply convoy at Shreveport, [[Louisiana]] {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}} and a solo strike on Cincinnati, [[Ohio]] as part of a "Stop supporting Autobots OR ELSE!" campaign. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}}<br />
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When Starscream started open warfare, he did indeed make Barricade one of his generals. However, Barricade soon found himself bogged down in fighting [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade's]] "New Decepticons". {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}}<br />
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===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===<br />
[[Image:Barricade and Starscream ROS issue 1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Elvis ain't dead!]]<br />
During the motorway chase, Barricade attempted to close on Bumblebee, but was taken out by Ironhide, knocking him off the road and causing him to go offline. He was later reactivated by "Lord" Starscream, and suggested to his new leader that they should find [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}<br />
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He remained on Earth, watching over a Sector Seven research base. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3}}<br />
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Barricade spied on the Autobots as they prepared to help [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] dispose of the Decepticons' bodies. He amplified the conversation and transmitted it to whoever was listening—and, as it turned out, Starscream, having returned from Cybertron to Mars, was ready and willing to answer. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}<br />
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When more Decepticons under [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] arrived on Earth, Barricade provided them with intelligence on which Autobots they were facing. He continued to plague the Autobots and the new [[NEST]] team, escaping each time. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}<br />
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Barricade returned to Tranquility, where he captured Sam and interrogated him again by chaining him to a hook over a car compacter. He also sent a message to Bumblebee: "The AllSpark for the boy." Bumblebee came to the boy's rescue, eventually knocking Barricade into a pool of gasoline and firing on him, setting off a massive explosion. Surviving, Barricade drove off in car mode. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 1|Tales of the Fallen #1}}<br />
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===''The Veiled Threat'' prequel novel===<br />
{{Note|The events of ''The Veiled Threat'' take place during [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''Alliance'' comic.}}<br />
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After the traitorous businessman [[Bruno Carrera]] and Starscream had trapped Optimus Prime in the Colosseum in Rome, [[Italy]], Starscream turned the situation over to Barricade, who was more than delighted to see his old enemy in such a prone state. However, before he could strike the final blow, a bunch of [[human]]s began attacking, which wouldn't have been a problem if they weren't equipped with the scientific genius of [[Kaminari Ishihara]] and [[Petr Andronov]], in addition to [[William Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps]] firing sabot rounds into him. He was about to stomp on the insects when Prime broke free of the trap and engaged him. Once the humans were clear, Optimus pulled a surprise move by jumping out of the pit and dumping rock on top of him. <br />
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Once he was buried, Optimus melted the top layer of rock, trapping Barricade long enough for the NEST team to defeat Starscream and take him in. Unfortunately, Barricade was nowhere to be found; Instead, a passing crew working on the subway found a strange new tunnel, leading from the Colosseum to the center of a park. Whatever had dug the new passage overnight was nowhere to be seen. {{storylink|The Veiled Threat}}<br />
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===Titan Magazines ROTF comic===<br />
{{Note|The following details Barricade's tenure as letter-answerer on the Law and Disorder letters page.}}<br />
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[[Image:Lawanddisorder_barricade.jpg|left|300px|thumb|]]<br />
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With Starscream suffering a nervous breakdown and was sent to a special home (the Decepticons made sure it was a very ''secure'' special home (#12)), Barricade took control of the letters page; however, the Autobots dispatched [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] to co-run it, much to the Decepticon's irritance. He shares Starscream's contempt for ''you'', the reader (#1), and continues the tradition of threatening violence against ''anyone'' who cosplays as an Autobot (#7). This, however, doesn't stop him bragging to Ironhide when the letters are pro-Decepticon, and at one point he held a popularity contest to see who the kiddies wanted to be "subjugated by this issue!" (#6).<br />
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Relations appear to have broken down between the Decepticons and [[DreamWorks]], as they're back to targeting Bay et al for their propaganda films (after a brief [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)#Titan Magazines Transformers movie comics|alliance]] with the second film). Barricade personally enjoyed the scene in the first film when [[Mojo|a dog]] peed on Ironhide though! (#1) Barricade won't even work with the film's tie-in media, refusing to allow his likeness to be used in one of the ROTF video games. (#4) (He claims he never wanted to be in ''[[War for Cybertron]]'' but his tears disprove that (#12)) He later decided fame was more important than principles though, submitting a script and auditioning for a part in the third film by threatening [[Michael Bay]] with death (#8). He's absolutely ''disgusted'' by [[fandom|our]] enjoyment of the films: he lost ''friends'' during filming, man. (#10) <br />
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In the early days, he appeared to be separated from the rest of the Decepticons, as his knowledge on their current status is spotty; while he knows [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] has turned traitor, he seemed unaware that [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] had been terminated. (#4) He later re-established contact, being aware of [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor's]] status and [[the Fallen]]. (#7) He also has a ''shockingly'' bad knowledge of Transformers [[units of time]]. (#8)<br />
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He doesn't think much of Starscream's intelligence or ability to lead (a bit of a pisser when Starscream considered ''him'' to be 2IC material!), but ''much'' prefers him over Megatron. (#1) He once explained some of Megatron's flaws, only to get scared and state how he totally respects him ''really''. (#3) He also dislikes [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], claiming the guy ''never'' pulls his weight and is just Megatron's fave. (#7) On top of that, while he follows the party line and claims the Decepticons have "policies" (#7), he's shown signs of discontent with being a Decepticon: the long hours, the lousy food, the admin work... (#5)<br />
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Ironhide has started to offer Barricade the chance to defect to the Autobots. The copper outright rejected this offer the first time, saying he couldn't bear the thought of listening to Optimus moralise. (#9) The second time, however, he merely stated the horrific penalties for defecting Decepticons (#10) and the third, he desperately said he just ''couldn't'' do it, even if it would be nice to hang with other cars for once... BUT HE CAN'T! Ironhide's friendliness is starting to disturb him. (#11)<br />
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Barricade has watched the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original 1980s cartoon]] (#3) and approves of humanity's fascination with giant robots. In contrast, he is ''completely'' bewildered by pop music. (#7) <br />
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He's apparently got an eye for [[Female Transformer|the ladies]], making sure to flirt right back when a neutral femme wrote into the letter's column looking to play "bad cop/bad cop pretending to be good cop" with him. (#5)<br />
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Like Starscream before him, he somehow has awareness of [[Unicron]]. And Unicron gives him the shits. (#6)<br />
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Like Starscream before him, he's refered to being active during the 1980s. At the time, he was a [[Barricade (G1)|Micromaster]]. (#12)<br />
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He is fed up of Ironhide bringing up how Bumblebee kicked his arse, and is determined to get revenge on "that little yellow cretin"...<br />
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===Cyber Missions===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Bronco D. Jackson]] (English), [[Óscar Flores]] (Latin American-Spanish)<br />
[[Image:Cyber_Missions_Barricade.JPG | thumb | right | 200x | You must agree that his head is somewhat deformed.]]<br />
After a high speed pursuit through [[Scramble City (city)|Scramble City]], Barricade managed to ditch [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] and used <br />
his [[Moustache Man|holo avatar]] to break into a secure facility. Standing guard while [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] raided the computers, he somehow failed to hear Sideswipe bushwhack his partner and was only alerted when Frenzy's crumpled-up form rolled into his foot. After throwing Frenzy at Sideswipe, Barricade engaged the Autobot in combat, managing to defeat him by freezing him to a wall. He then made off with Frenzy and the [[NEST]] access codes. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 6}}<br />
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Later, Barricade and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] confronted [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Looking to steal one of Ironhide's weapons, Lockdown took a missile instead, which blew up in his face. While Lockdown was dazed, Ironhide punched Barricade out and dumped a truckload of rocks on top of him. Barricade pleaded with Lockdown for help, but the explosion damaged Lockdown's optics, and he fled. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 11}}<br />
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Later, Barricade was among the Decepticons Megatron led on a mission to free the captured Soundwave. He arrived after Megatron derailed the train Soundwave was believed to be on. {{storylink|Decepticons Attack}} He was not seen after that, and did not participate in the battle with the Autobots that followed, nor was he among the Decepticons who agreed to leave Earth.<br />
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===Transformers Annual 2011===<br />
Barricade and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] were sent to [[Tokyo]] to cause a diversion. The Autobots soon turned up, and Barricade clashed briefly with Sideswipe before being hoisted into the air by Optimus. A short time later, Grindor crashed on top of him. Defeated, Barricade was picked up by Grindor and they departed, but not before letting Optimus know he'd been had. {{storylink|Sam in Danger}}<br />
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===IDW ''Dark of the Moon'' comics===<br />
Barricade was one of the Decepticons that followed Starscream into attacking Sam's college, in search of [[Brains]]. In the middle of the battle he resumed his rivalry with Bumblebee, who was trying to protect Sam, [[Carly Miller]], and Brains. Barricade placed the Autobot in a headlock, but Bumblebee then punched Barricade in the jaw. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} Bumblebee ended the battle by slamming Barricade to the ground with a sickening crunch, and Sam cheered Bumblebee on. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}<br />
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{{Note|According to [[John Barber]], in a Twitter post, Barricade was "critically injured and his body was taken back with the other Decepticons", but whether or not he survived is currently unknown. <ref>[http://twitter.com/TheJohnBarber/status/79649961448456192]</ref>}}<br />
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===''Dark of the Moon'' film===<br />
{{spoiler|Dark of the Moon (film)}}<br />
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[[Image:DOTM-DecepticonprotoformBarricade.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Barricade will be kind of shy about photos until the DVD comes out.]]<br />
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Barricade was one of the Decepticons present in [[Chicago]] when [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] unleashed their plan to use a [[space bridge]] to bring [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to Earth. Under the command of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], he aided in rounding up several Autobots that had infiltrated the city, including his old foe Bumblebee. At the behest of the human traitor [[Dylan Gould]], Soundwave ordered Barricade to execute the Autobot prisoners, starting with [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]], despite the Autobot scientist's pleas for mercy. After the Autobots escaped and Soundwave died, he met up with [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], apparently berating one of the Decepticon [[Protoform|protoforms]] in the process. Barricade was taken out during the [[NEST]] attack on Shockwave, blinded by snipers and crippled by explosives before finally being killed. {{Storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}<br />
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==Games==<br />
==="Flight of the Bumblebee" online game===<br />
Barricade was one of a group of Decepticons who trapped Bumblebee in a canyon. He stood around on a rocky butte, walking back and forth and waiting for Bumblebee to drive up to him. When the Autobot dropped in, Barricade immediately opened fire, blasting Bumblebee continuously. Unfortunately, Bumblebee had the idea to shoot back, blasting him right out of the picture with just one shot. {{storylink|Flight of the Bumblebee}}<br />
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===Transformers The Game (console)===<br />
:''Voice actor'': [[Keith David]]<br />
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====Autobot campaign====<br />
Barricade was sent to Tranquility to hunt down Sam Witwicky and the glasses that held the location of the AllSpark. He attempted to capture Sam and Mikaela outside their high school, but Bumblebee stepped in. The humans fled for the nearby baseball field with Barricade in pursuit, but Bumblebee beat him to them, protecting them while they ran away again. He followed them to the power plant, but was once again foiled by Bumblebee and sent packing.<br />
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Later, in [[Mission City]], Barricade made one last grab for the AllSpark after [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] had each fallen to the Autobots. However, he was once again intercepted by Bumblebee, and finally defeated for good. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}<br />
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====Decepticon campaign====<br />
Upon reaching Tranquility and choosing his alternate mode, Barricade attempted some recon, but encountered a squad of Autobot drones, a battle which spilled out to the local baseball field. Shortly afterwards, he was informed by Starscream that [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] had information they needed, but the diminutive Decepticon had been captured by [[Sector Seven]] agents. Barricade tracked them to the power plant, then hounded the agents across town in their highly resistant van, wrecking every building in his path until Frenzy was recovered.<br />
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Finally on the trail of Sam, he was stopped cold by Sam's protector Bumblebee. Barricade got the upper hand, but the Autobot led him on a chase that ended in [[Bay Demolition|Bay's Demolition]] lot, and an ambush courtesy of a lot of Autobot drones. Barricade overcame the odds, and hunted down Bumblebee once more, finally besting the Autobot and taking the glasses from Sam. Having located Megatron, Barricade relayed his findings to Starscream, who directed him to specific coordinates while coming to the aid of Bonecrusher and Brawl.<br />
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When the Decepticons converged on Mission City, Barricade was tasked with taking out the Autobot [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]. He later stood in Megatron's presence after the AllSpark had been recovered and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ordered the Earth to be destroyed before they left it on their way to conquering all of known space. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}<br />
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===''Transformers Autobots/Decepticons'' (Nintendo DS)===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Keith David]]<br />
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====''Transformers: Autobots''====<br />
When Bumblebee went to investigate the source of an image found on the internet, he found Barricade waiting for him. Barricade blew up a nearby car and took off, sending out messages on the police radio that Bumblebee was responsible. After failing to lose Bumblebee in spite of all of Tranquility's police force being after him, he engaged him in combat. Unable to defeat Bumblebee, he hastily retreated. Later on, he encountered Bumblebee and Optimus Prime as the two were leaving Hoover Dam. With a large helicopter Decepticon at his side, he demanded the AllSpark from Prime, not even caring about the consequences. He was killed, but revealed to Prime he was merely a distraction while other Decepticons freed Megatron from his icy prison. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots}}<br />
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====''Transformers: Decepticons''====<br />
When the [[Create-A-Bot (Decepticon)|Decepticon Create-A-Bot]] arrived on Earth, his mentor, Starscream, directed him to rendezvous with Barricade, already active on the planet. Barricade was not enamored with the idea of a partner, feeling that the Create-A-Bot would only slow him down, but after putting the rookie through his paces, he permitted him to join him on his mission in the town of [[Tranquility]]. Barricade revealed to the Create-A-Bot what Starscream had not—that the signal which had brought the Decepticons to Earth had come from Megatron himself. The rookie dismissed Megatron as a relic, and was struck by Barricade for the insult. With some help from the rookie, Barricade discovered that the Autobot Bumblebee was already on Megatron's trail; Barricade pursued Bumblebee, defeated him in battle on the outskirts of Tranquility, and acquired the data he had gathered.<br />
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Now aware that the human military organization [[Sector Seven]] was holding Megatron, Barricade arranged for [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] to the Create-A-Bot to a [[Qatar]] military base, where they and [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] hacked Sector Seven's databanks. The file they obtained was brought back to Barricade in Tranquility for deciphering, and revealed that Megatron was being held by Sector Seven in the [[Hoover Dam]]. The Create-A-Bot suggesting relaying this to Starscream, but Barricade loudly refuted the idea, happy that the impending resurrection of Megatron would mean that he would no longer have to serve under a cowardly, back-stabbing bureaucrat like Starscream. Swayed by Barricade's words, the rookie revealed a fact that Starscream had told only him—that the AllSpark was also present on Earth. Shocked by the revelation, Barricade realized that Starscream had been scheming to acquire the AllSpark for himself, to ensure that not even Megatron could remove him from power. With the rookie now turned from Starscream and on his side, Barricade was able to liberate Megatron from Sector Seven, and the Decepticons pursued the Autobots, now in possession of the AllSpark, back to Tranquility. During the battle, Starscream finally claimed the AllSpark from Bumblebee, and Barricade stood against him, intent on bringing him in for treason. Alas, the AllSpark-powered Starscream destroyed Barricade, but with in death, Barricade proved to the Create-A-Bot what it truly meant to be a Decepticon. An interesting note: Barricade became one of the only Decepticons to transform while fighting in this game, and he was very effective at it. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Decepticons}}<br />
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===Allspark Highway===<br />
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Barricade and the Decepticons tried to keep the Autobots from delivering the Allspark to safety. {{storylink|Allspark Highway}}<br />
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===''Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons'' (Nintendo DS)===<br />
Despite not appearing in [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|the movie]], Barricade still appears in the Decepticons version of the DS game. He did a good deal of [[energon (fuel)|energon]] collection for [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and Starscream. Apparently, he also had the time to race [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] through a munitions factory, despite the ongoing war with the Autobots. Yeah. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons|Revenge of the Fallen: Decepticons}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Transformers (2007)===<br />
====Legends Class toys====<br />
[[Image:LegendsBarricade.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Yes, he is movie-accurate.]]<br />
* '''Barricade''' (Legends Class, 2007)<br />
**''Japanese name:'' '''EZ Collection Barricade'''<br />
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: The smallest transforming version of the character, [[Legends Class|Legends]] Barricade features limited articulation and detail. In what could only be defined as an anomaly of physics, compared to the other Movie Legends, Barricade is quite close in appearance and transformation to the larger deluxe figure. Legends Barricade's instructions also overlook the fact that his grill can flip down to fill out his torso and raise his chest higher.<br />
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[[Image:Movie Allspark Legends pack.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Round up the usual suspects.]]<br />
*'''Battle for the Allspark''' (Toys'R'Us exclusive multi-pack, 2007)<br />
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: A Toys'R'Us exclusive, this six-pack of Legends class figures contains unmodified toys of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]], [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]], [[Starscream (Movie)/toys|Starscream]] and Barricade.<br />
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[[Image:Movie Legends CliffjumperBarricade toys.jpg|right|250px|thumb|It's Redeco versus Redeco—I'm putting my money on Redeco.]]<br />
*'''Cliffjumper vs. Recon Barricade''' (Legends Allspark Battles multi-pack, 2007)<br />
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: Released as part of the ''AllSpark Battles'' refresh of the ''Movie'' toyline, Legends class Recon Barricade is a redeco of the regular Legends class Barricade in a paint scheme based upon the Deluxe class Recon Barricade. Yes. He comes packed with Legends class [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]], itself a repaint of Legends class Bumblebee.<br />
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*'''Recon Barricade''' (Legends, 2008)<br />
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: An individually packaged release of the Legends class toy, released within Europe.<br />
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====Deluxe Class toys====<br />
[[Image:Movie DeluxeBarricade toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The secret love child of [[Blackjack]] and [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]].]]<br />
* '''Barricade''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)<br />
**''Japanese ID Number:'' '''MD-02'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' Frenzy mini-figure<br />
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:Barricade transforms into an accurate [[wikipedia:Saleen|Saleen S281 Police Cruiser]]. As with [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|MOST]] deluxe-class cars in the ''Movie'' line, he features clear windows for his windshield and doors, but oddly his rear window is opaque black plastic. Stored inside the engine bay, behind the car's ram bar is a mini-figure [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] disguised as Barricade's grill. We say mini, but Frenzy would be about six feet tall, scale wise.<br />
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: In robot mode, Barricade quite faithfully reproduces the CGI design, though his chest cannot deform to the same extent. He features a reasonable amount of articulation with ball joints for his shoulders and upper legs, ratcheting and swivels for his elbows and double-jointed knees (although the knees make it difficult to properly align the upper and lower portions of his legs). Barricade has no neck joint as the two car hood halves slot into place between the bottom of the head and the plate on which it sits. Barricade does not have any [[Automorph Technology|Automorphing]] [[gimmick]] to speak of; in its place is a spring-loaded extending "punching" attack on his left arm.<br />
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: As with almost all Transformers toys issued over the last few years, a few of his transformation quirks are undocumented; in robot mode front wheel panels on his shoulders are ball-jointed, allowing one to position them in a manner similar to what is seen in the movie renders. Additionally, the sections that become his claws (apart from the thumb hinge) can swing up slightly to make themselves more pronounced, and spikes on the top of his feet can be swung up. His head is also able to be pulled up farther, allowing for a less "Hunchback of Cybertron" look, and panels just behind his neck resting on top of the hood to hold it there. <br />
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[[Image:Bumblebee Barricade deluxeboxset.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Mullethead vs. Cop]]<br />
*'''Bumblebee vs. Barricade: First Encounter''' (Wal*Mart exclusive multi-pack, 2007)<br />
**''Accessories:'' Frenzy mini-figure<br />
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: This Wal*Mart exclusive battle pack contains the deluxe-class Barricade and the 1974 Camaro deluxe-class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]] figures, based upon their confrontation as seen in the movie. The box features a diorama-style background from a movie scene, but toys themselves are unchanged from their original carded releases.<br />
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[[Image:ReconBarricade.jpg|right|255px|thumb|Barricade escaped by disguising himself as [[Prowl (Energon)|''Energon'' Prowl]].]]<br />
*'''Recon Barricade''' (Deluxe, 2007)<br />
**''Accessories:'' Frenzy mini-figure<br />
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: A [[redeco]] of the normal Deluxe Barricade toy, this time in a "local security" blue and gray pattern. All the [[Gimmick|gimmicks]] remain the same, including his little pal [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], who is now colored more [[FIRRIB|G1-accurate]] (as well as [[Show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] colored eyes not seen on any other Frenzy toy).<br />
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: Recon Barricade's license plate reads "SAGE2764", a reference to the screenname of a member of a Chinese newsgroup used by [[Joe Kyde]] (who would later design the deco for Recon Barricade) to disseminate [http://tformers.com/Unknown-Megatron-Drawing-Possible-Movie-Design/6030/news.html hoax information] for a thesis project.<br />
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[[Image:Movie ScreenBattles FirstEncounter.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Which one of these is different from the others? Go ahead, guess!]]<br />
*'''First Encounter''' (Screen Battles, 2007)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SB-01'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' Sam Witwicky figure, Mikaela figure and Frenzy figure<br />
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: This Screen Battles pack features a largely unchanged Deluxe class Barricade figure. The only real difference is the Frenzy mini-figure, which is now cast entirely in black plastic, sports ''no'' paint applications and is supposed to be stuck permanently inside Barricade's chest thanks to a new, additional piece of plastic (as a matter of fact, the Frenzy figure is also neither advertised on the packaging nor depicted in the instructions).<br />
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:This only applies to the Hasbro version, however—TakaraTomy's Japanese release of the pack features a Barricade that is identical to the single pack version, including an easily removable Frenzy figurine cast in grey plastic with painted red eyes.<br />
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:The pack also comes with non-posable figurines of Sam Witwicky in a running pose, Frenzy menacing [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] holding the power saw she uses to attack Frenzy. The set is packaged in a special window box with a diorama depicting the battle between Barricade and Bumblebee.<br />
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:According to details listed in an official checklist on Hasbro's website,<ref name="checklist">[http://web.archive.org/web/20090228233314/http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/default.cfm?page=Collectors/Checklist Hasbro Transformers Collectors Checklist]</ref> this pack was originally supposed to feature Sam with a bike, and Mikaela with a Scooter.<br />
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[[Image:Movie-toy_AllSparkBarricade.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Keith David|What would you have your Arbiter do?]]]]<br />
*'''AllSpark-Enhanced Barricade''' (Target Exclusive Deluxe, 2007)<br />
**''Accessories:'' Frenzy mini-figure<br />
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: This Target exclusive features the Deluxe Class Barricade in unique cylindrical packaging, with the only difference from his standard release being that key robot mode parts are highlighted by the 'AllSpark Blue' color for no other reason than [[to sell toys]]. In what can only be explained as an "''answer''" to Recon Barricade's blue [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], ''this'' release's Frenzy is cast in red plastic with a minor black color application to the chest area, making him now resemble [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. Thanks to Hasbro, the debate [[FIRRIB|continues]]... <br />
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[[Image:Movie Deluxe PremiumBarricade.JPG|right|250px|thumb|I thought the Makeup Department would never get their butts in gear!]]<br />
*'''Barricade''' (Deluxe Class "Premium Series", 2008)<br />
**''Accessories:'' Frenzy mini-figure<br />
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: ''This'' version of Deluxe Barricade features a slightly more [[Show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] deco, with additional "911" markings that were missing on earlier releases. However, confusingly his windows have a frosted paint deco applied to them for no apparent reason, other than to make the toy look 'different'.<br />
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:Unlike some earlier "Premium Series" toys, Barricade was available at general retail.<br />
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====Fast Action Battlers====<br />
[[Image:FABBarricade.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Wait, how's this "yo-yo" thing work again?]]<br />
* '''Blade Shield Barricade''' (Fast Action Battler, 2007)<br />
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: Fast Action Battlers Barricade is similar to the regular Deluxe class toy. However, the details are simplified, and the proportions in both vehicle mode and robot mode are less realistic, generally skewed towards are more stylised and exaggerated appearance. Instead of the punching hand gimmick seen on the Deluxe class toy, FAB Barricade's left arm features a flip out arm extension with a shield made out of blades based on his spinning blades from the Movie.<br />
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====Cyber Slammers====<br />
[[Image:Barricade-CS.jpg|right|255px|thumb|Awwwwwww. Bawwicade's so cute, he'll kill us all!]]<br />
* '''Barricade''' (Cyber Slammers, 2007)<br />
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:Cyber Slammers Barricade is an ''amazingly cute'' Saleen S281 police car that transforms into an amazingly cute treacherous Decepticon pretending to be a cop. 'Slam' his robot mode down into car mode and he rolls along for a while, then pops back up into robot mode. Like most Cyber Slammers, Barricade manages to cram most of his vehicle mode's major details into a compact, super-deformed version of that mode.<br />
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[[Image:Movie CyberSlammers PatrolBarricade.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Cute evil, now in Blue!]]<br />
*'''Patrol Barricade''' (Cyber Slammers, 2008)<br />
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: This adorable, pudgy version of Barricade's car mode zips forward with a little motor. The robot mode Patrol Barricade pops up after a little while, rolling along. So cute! The colors are similar to Recon Barricade, but oddly enough, the scheme is different, and the markings are for a sheriff's car. <br />
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====Robot Replicas====<br />
[[Image:Movie RobotReplica Barricade.jpg|right|150px|thumb|SOMEone spent a little too much time in the bathtub...]]<br />
* '''Barricade''' (Robot Replica, 2007)<br />
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: A non-transforming action figure, [[Robot Replicas]] Barricade hews much closer to the CGI model of the character (albeit wrong paint job). With joints similar to the [[Revoltech]] series, he is also more posable than his transforming counterpart, plus features replacement arms that feature his "blender-blade tires" alternate hands briefly seen in the movie.<br />
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:Barricade's shoulders/upper arms and shins (including the feet) are incorrectly assembled as compared to the CG design used for the [[Transformers (2007)|movie]]. This can easily be fixed due to the interchangability of the Robot Replica limbs. (Although the CG design raises the question how exactly his transformation in the movie is supposed to work. The markings on the arms are located on opposite sides of the body as compared to the vehicle mode.)<br />
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====Micro IR Transformers Cars====<br />
[[Image:Movie Barricade MicroIR.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Weirdest police gun we've ever seen!]]<br />
* '''Barricade''' (2007)<br />
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: Made under license by [[RadioShack]]. Three-function infrared remote, in Barricade's signature colors, gives you control of the car with forward and reverse turn movement. More than just a vehicle styled after the Movie character, the car also transforms to robot mode. The transformation is very reminiscent of the Generation 2 [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]], but the toy is an entirely new mold <br />
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:The top of the gun-shaped IR remote serves as a storage point for Barricade, but the remote can't stand freely so it's nearly useless for display. The tip of the gun's barrel can also be unscrewed to reveal a ballpoint pen, which... wait... what? It's actually just a pen cartridge which sorta hangs freely and is difficult to use for writing, because you have to hold it and support the entire gun's weight while you do.<br />
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:Each of the Micro IR toys comes with a generic instructions sheet printed in black and white and showing the transformation for all three toys.<br />
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===''Revenge of the Fallen''===<br />
====Deluxe Class Toys====<br />
*'''Interrogator Barricade''' (2009)<br />
[[Image:Interrogator Barricade ROTF deluxe toy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Comes with NIPPLE ARMS!]]<br />
:This retool of 2007's Barricade was first officially revealed on Walmart's website.<ref>[http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10973094 Interrogator Barricade listing and image at Walmart.com]</ref> He has the vehicle mode tool arms he used to threaten Sam Witwicky in the first movie, which take the place of Frenzy from the first toy. They can either be placed on the back of his head by sliding them into the vehicle mode panels, or they can be placed into his chest either stored, or deployed and with the arms appropriately covering the headlights.<br />
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:Surprisingly, his deco seems to be ''exactly the same'' as the original toy, ignoring the Premium Series update.<br />
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:During part of 2010, [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/transformers-toy-giveaway.cfm Hasbro did a promotion] wherein US fans could receive three free Deluxes in exchange for receipts showing the purchase of $25 or more of select Transformers product. As noted in [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=69645&st=0 this thread over at Allspark.com], and later confirmed by [http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HT83971G3 this listing here], this version of Barricade was one of a pool of eight figures (all from the same wave) from which the free Deluxes were drawn, with several people having noted receiving him. <br />
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====Human Alliance====<br />
[[Image:ROTF_HumanAlliance_Barricade%26Frenzy.jpg|right|thumb|300px| [[Keith David| Rise up and I will kill you! Again and again!]]]]<br />
*'''Barricade with Frenzy''' (2009)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-24'''<br />
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:[[Human Alliance]] Barricade comes with a posable figure of [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], who can either sit inside the car in vehicle mode or be stored in Barricade's chest as with the Deluxe figure. Barricade also comes with two fold-out arms / weapons in vehicle mode that approximate the 'Interrogator Arms' he uses to threaten Sam Witwicky.<br />
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:In Barricade's robot mode, his main weapon is a spinning spiked flail which replaces his left hand, similar to the one seen during his duel with Bumblebee in the first movie. Aside from the interrogator arms (which can also flip out in robot mode to act as a sort of weapon for a chest-mounted Frenzy) his only other weapon is a cannon / missile rack in his right shoulder, which Frenzy is supposed to be able to operate from his seat (see the stock photo). There seems to be a bit of forced perspective going on with that; the gun rack is too far from the seat for Frenzy to actually be able to reach. Barricade's eyes have red light-piping, and instead of a battle-mask, his mouth can be opened and closed by tilting the top of his head. The chest is also capable of more deformation than shown in the stock photo to make him more movie-accurate, by angling the two bumpers up and adjusting the tilt of the grille.<br />
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:There's something odd going on with his hips; they only come out to a 45° angle, which prevents his legs from being fully straightened, This is most likely to simulate his crouching position seen in the movie and his deluxe toys. The socket is capable of the full rotation, though, and the blocking plastic can be easily sliced off. Additionally, the waist was at one point capable of rotation, but this has been oddly blocked by the addition of a small blocking bar molded on to plastic rotation axis. This weird mold change can also be easily sliced out to restore full functionality.<br />
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====Gravity Bots====<br />
[[Image:ROTF-toy_GravityBots_Barricade.jpg|thumb|right|300px|I can no longer command ships, lead troops into battle.]]<br />
*'''Barricade''' (2010)<br />
:[[Gravity Bot]] Barricade is a cute, blocky little toy that [[Autotransformation|autotransforms]] in a really neat fashion using gravity.<br />
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===Transformers (2010)===<br />
====Deluxe Class toys====<br />
[[Image:HFTD huntersrumble barricade.jpg|thumb|300px|First person who laughs dies.]]<br />
*'''Hunters Rumble''' (Target Figure 2-pack, 2010)<br />
:This [[Target]] [[exclusive]] bundle includes redecos of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Interrogator Barricade and Deluxe-class [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]]. His interrogator arms are now a dark grey with menacing red "eyes".<br />
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:With his yellow and blue [[Wikipedia:Battenburg markings|Battenburg markings]] and Chinese lettering, Barricade's deco is presumably based on a [[Wikipedia:File:HKPF Hybrid Police Patrol Car AM8944.JPG|Hong Kong police car]].<br />
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===Dark of the Moon===<br />
====Cyberverse====<br />
[[Image:DOTM_Cyberverse_Barricade_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|Not Pr--oh wait, maybe I am!]]<br />
*'''Barricade''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)<br />
**''Series:'' '''1'''<br />
**''Number:'' '''002'''<br />
**''Japanese ID number:''<br />
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:For the ''[[Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' line, Legends Class Barricade was redecoed in white and blue with a minor retool of a right hand intended to be able to grip [[Cyberverse]] accessories. <br />
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====Deluxe Class toys====<br />
[[Image:DOTM_MechTechDeluxe_Barricade.jpg|thumb|300px|Free back scratcher!]]<br />
*'''Barricade''' (Mechtech Deluxe, 2011)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA03<br />
**''Accessory:'' Mechtech Blaster/Robot Wrecking Claw<br />
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:''[[Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Deluxe class Barricade is an entirely new mold. He boasts greater screen accuracy than previous figures thanks to small design tricks. Noteworthy ones include like a rotatable chest grill for a "warped" robot mode chest, and placing his hands at the front of the car, allowing his arms to have the doors placed accurate to the on-screen counterpart. He includes a [[MechTech]] weapon, a gatling gun-barrelled Blaster that can transform into a "Robot Wrecking Claw" when a lever on the side is pulled. Like all Deluxe class MechTech weapons, it cannot be locked into place.<br />
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: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.<br />
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==Merchandise==<br />
===Transformers 3D Battle Card Game===<br />
[[Image:3DBattleCard_Barricade.jpg|thumb|right|250px| If they came to hear me beg, they will be disappointed.]]<br />
*'''Barricade''' (3D Battle Card, 2007)<br />
**''Card number'': '''14'''<br />
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: Barricade is a 33-point "Rare" piece in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]. Constructed of punch-out pieces from randomly packed plastic cards (two full robots per pack), he can be assembled into his car mode or into a rather stumpy robot mode. His twin blaster-weapons can be mounted on his arms (their nominal placement) or on his shoulders. <br />
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: His card art was done by [[Lucio Parrillo]], and he uses the same construction as [[Earth]]-mode [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]], [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]], [[Swerve (Movie)|Swerve]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]].<br />
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===Transformers (2007)===<br />
====XMODS® Evolution Transformers====<br />
* '''Barricade''' (2007)<br />
**''Model Number'': '''60-185'''<br />
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[[Image:Movie Barricade XMODS.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Don't you think about pissing me off, or I'll turn you into a pancake.]]<br />
[[Image:Movie Barricade XMODS weapons.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Look into my pokey eyes and see the future...]]<br />
:Barricade is one of the first Transformers characters to be licensed by [[RadioShack]] from [[Hasbro]] and [[DreamWorks]] for their XMODS Evolution line of radio control cars. "The maximum in modification", Barricade is a base kit that can be upgraded with '''XMODS® Evolution Weapons and Light Kit for Barricade™''' a weapons and light kit featuring the weapons/manipulators he uses in the film and rocket launchers that were cut from the film (''Model Number'': '''600-barricade3'''), as well as any of the optional motor upgrades, body kits, steering and suspension upgrades, and more available for the brand.<br />
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====ZipZaps® Micro RC====<br />
* '''Barricade''' (2007)<br />
**''Model Number'': '''6000181'''<br />
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[[Image:Movie Barricade ZipZap.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Oooh...scary!]]<br />
:Barricade is also one of the first Transformers characters licensed by RadioShack for their ZipZaps line of pocket-size radio control cars. As a ZipZap, Barricade can be customized, trimmed, and tuned with any other accessories available for the brand. He has working headlights and requires four "AAA" batteries for the charger.<br />
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====Unleashed====<br />
*'''Blackout and Barricade''' (2008)<br />
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[[Image:Movie UnleashedTurnarounds BlackoutBarricade.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Invading Australasia NOW!]]<br />
: The Blackout and Barricade turnaround is a 3D sculpture of the two characters in both robot mode emerging from rubble and explosions, with a movie-accurate sculpt (compared to the various transforming toys.) The 'turnaround' aspect of these sculptures simply means one can turn the piece around to display a raised-relief of the movie-style Decepticon sigil instead.<br />
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: This product's release was cancelled for the US market, but was released in Australia and in Asia.<br />
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====Basic Fun====<br />
*'''Barricade''' (Figural keychain assortment, 2007)<br />
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: Produced by [[Basic Fun]], this keychain is a likeness of Barricade's robot mode with articulated arms, legs, head, waist, and a keyring sticking out of his ass. <br />
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====Transformers Movie Screen Cleaners====<br />
[[Image:Movie Barricade screencleaner.jpg|right|97px|thumb|To polish and clean up.]]<br />
*'''Barricade''' (2008)<br />
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:Released by Tomy Yujin on January 2008,<ref name="TomyYujin">[http://www.gachausa.com/products/transformers.asp Tomy Yujin ''Transformers'' page]</ref> this dangler is a faction logo-shaped screen cleaner for your cell phone, with a stock image of Barricade printed on the other side.<br />
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===Revenge of the Fallen===<br />
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====RPMs - Robot Powered Machines====<br />
[[Image:ROTF-toy_RPM_Bumblebee_vs_Barricade.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Frozen in car-bonite!]]<br />
*'''Bumblebee VS Barricade''' (2009)<br />
**''Series:'' '''Battle Series'''<br />
**''Number:'' '''01 of 08'''<br />
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:''[[Robot Powered Machines]]'' Barricade is a small, ''Hot Wheels''-style Saleen S281 Police Cruiser. The toy doesn't transform, but has Barricade's robot mode sculpted and painted onto its underside, along with his name and faction insignia. It features through-axle construction which lets it reach high speeds on smooth surfaces. He was sold in a two-pack with the 1970's Camaro version of [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]].<br />
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*'''Barricade''' (2009)<br />
**''Series:'' '''Commander Series'''<br />
**''Number:'' '''03 of 04'''<br />
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:Barricade was also available by himself as part of the "Commander Series" of RPMs. The toy is identical to its two-pack release.<br />
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*'''Barricade''' (2010)<br />
**''Series:'' '''Radio Control'''<br />
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: Radio Control Barricade is a non-transforming remote-control car, larger than his previous Micro IR and ZipZaps toys. Unlike previous Radio Control toys (Optimus Prime and Bumblebee), his remote controller is not shaped like his robot mode—it's just a generic design featuring a stock photo of Barricade on the front. Batteries (of Hasbro's own [[Powrfuel]] brand) were included for the controller, but not for the car.<br />
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===Robot Heroes===<br />
[[Image:Movie RobotHeroes BumblebeevsBarricade.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Just about the only fiction-accurate RH pack. Ever.]]<br />
* '''Bumblebee vs. Barricade''' (2007)<br />
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:The first Robot Heroes version of Barricade, he's sculpted in a bit of a hunched, thuggish crouch. He has the standard Robot Heroes articulation: Both shoulders swivel, and his head rotates.<br />
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[[Image:Movie RobotHeroes BarricadeVsOptimusPrime.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Fast as fast can be, you can never catch me.]]<br />
* '''Barricade vs. Optimus''' (2008)<br />
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:This ''Robot Heroes'' pack features Barricade in a running/attacking pose, and Optimus Prime posed as he was in the Movie as he awaited Bonecrusher's attack. This version of Barricade only has articulation at the shoulders, and oddly enough has his shoulder pylons attached to his torso, as opposed to his arms.<br />
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[[Image:Ratchet_and_barricade_robot_heroes.jpg|thumb|300px|Medic versus police! Who will win?! (Okay, EVIL law enforcement-impersonator, that is.)]]<br />
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*'''Ratchet vs Barricade''' (2009)<br />
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:A redeco of the first ''Robot Heroes'' Barricade mold, now packaged with [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]].<br />
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===Speed Stars===<br />
====Mini-Vehicles====<br />
[[Image:Speedstars_metalheroes_highwaypatrolbarricade.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Putting the DIE in DIEcast.]]<br />
*'''Highway Patrol Barricade''' (August, 2010)<br />
**''Series:'' '''Metal Heroes'''<br />
**''Number:'' '''05 of 08'''<br />
:A redeco of the ''Robot Powered Machines'' Barricade mold, now in ''[[Speed Stars]]'' packaging with a silver and black paint job, and also some kicky red walled tires. Barricade's robot mode remains sculpted on the bottom, but contrary to what his package artwork promises, it is made entirely out of black plastic, with only a few silver paint applications. His name remains entirely unpainted. He has some slight deco differences compared to the RPM version of this toy: the "robot" mode in the RPM version is colored in black and sculpted in silver plastic, and the Speed Stars version lacks his Decepticon police badge, the "To punish and enslave" and "call 911" decals present in the RPM version and previous versions of Barricade.<br />
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: During the period between 26 December 2010 and 31 January 2011, Hasbro ran their "Supercharge Your Holidays" promotion: for every $20 spent on Hasbro-branded product, customers could receive a free, random product from a list provided by Hasbro. Among the items on the list were "Transformers Combiners and Speed Star Mini-Vehicle" and "Transformers Activator and Speed Star Mini-Vehicle." According to [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=75487 this discussion thread on Allspark.com], Speed Stars Highway Patrol Barricade was one of the figures distributed. <br />
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[[Image:SpeedStars_Stunticon_Barricade.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Putting the.... CON in Stunti... crap. Do over?]]<br />
*'''Barricade''' (2010)<br />
**''Series:'' '''Stunticon'''<br />
**''Number:'' '''02 of 04'''<br />
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: Stunticon Barricade is a redeco of the RPM mold in primarily white, with black and red details.<br />
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: An early version of this toy, with black door stripes and yellow windows and flashers, appears in some [[stock photography]].<br />
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: During the period between 26 December 2010 and 31 January 2011, Hasbro ran their "Supercharge Your Holidays" promotion: for every $20 spent on Hasbro-branded product, customers could receive a free, random product from a list provided by Hasbro. Among the items on the list were "Transformers Combiners and Speed Star Mini-Vehicle" and "Transformers Activator and Speed Star Mini-Vehicle." According to [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=75487 this discussion thread on Allspark.com], Speed Stars Stunticon Barricade was one of the figures distributed. <br />
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[[Image:Speedstars battleseries patrolbarricade.jpg|300px|thumb|right| We are the arm of Megatron, Barricade, and you are the blade.]]<br />
*'''Nightwatch Bumblebee VS Patrol Barricade''' (2010)<br />
**''Series:'' '''Battle Series 2'''<br />
**''Number:'' '''02 of 06'''<br />
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: For the second series of two-packs, RPM Barricade was redecoed in blue with black doors. He was only available with a redeco of Bumblebee, who uses a different mold than their original versus pack. Like all ''Speed Stars'' toys, the Decepticon insignia on the bottom of his car mode is not included, despite it being clearly depicted in the package art. A ''[[Hunt for the Decepticons]]'' code card is included in the two-pack.<br />
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*'''Barricade''' (2010?)<br />
**''Series:'' '''Cyber Hunt'''<br />
**''Number:'' '''0? of 04'''<br />
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: Cyber Hunt Barricade is apparently a single-packed version of versus-pack Patrol Barricade.<br />
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[[Image:SpeedStars_Revealers_Barricade.jpg|thumb|right|200px|]]<br />
*'''Barricade''' (2010?)<br />
**''Series:'' '''Revealers'''<br />
**''Number:'' '''03 of 03'''<br />
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: Revealers Barricade is sculpted with various robot-mode parts protruding from his car mode, as if he's in mid-transformation. <br />
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====Radio Control====<br />
[[Image:SpeedStars_RadioControl_Barricade.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]<br />
*'''Barricade''' (2010)<br />
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: Radio Control Barricade is, unsurprisingly, another non-transforming remote-controlled car. It uses the same controller and wheel molds as Radio Control Bumblebee.<br />
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====Stealth Force====<br />
[[Image:SpeedStars_StealthForce_Barricade.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Due to police budget cuts, we couldn't afford weapons that fired but it's important to have a visible deterrent.]]<br />
*'''Barricade''' (Basic, 2010)<br />
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: ''Stealth Force'' Barricade is a non-transforming car with several non-firing hidden weapons throughout his frame, activated by lifting up his spoiler. His license plate reads "2PN-SLV", in reference to "To punish and enslave..." on the sides of the car.<br />
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==Second Life avatars==<br />
In the online game ''Second Life'', there was a full replica of the Sector Seven base which contained a giant discussion room where Michael Bay held a question board. This room contained a giant frozen Megatron replica and offered free avatars of both Bumblebee and Barricade. Both freebies were non-transforming.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
[[Image:Movie Barricade finalappearance.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Barricade pulls everyone over for ''driving on the wrong side of the road.'']]<br />
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* Barricade's disappearance from the film is puzzling. It appears he was originally meant to be destroyed, as both the novel and comic adaptations of the movie depict his destruction by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], who had both destroyed Bonecrusher and was delayed in joining the humans and fellow Autobots. (Alternatively the children's chapter book adaptation of the film ''[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]'' describes Barricade as being destroyed by the US military.) Regardless, in the movie proper, Barricade simply does not appear again after Bonecrusher transforms. At the time, his fate caused a great deal of speculation. Since then, however, he has appeared in ''[[The Reign of Starscream]]'', ''[[Alliance (comic)|Alliance]]'', and ''[[Tales of the Fallen]]'', before finally returning for a fairly unambiguous death in [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon|''Dark of the Moon'']].<br />
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[[Image:Barricade-comicsadaptation-death.jpg|right|200px|thumb|F*** tha poh-leece!]]<br />
*Writer [[Roberto Orci]] stated in a message board Q&A session that Barricade's disappearance from the remainder of the film is a "thread for Movie 2".<ref>[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=384946&amp;postcount=33 Roberto Orci on Barricade's fate in the movie, at the official movie boards]</ref> Two years later, he stated that he honestly couldn't remember the reason why Barricade didn't show up in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', even though it was considered having him return.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-283.html#post3785383 Orci's Q&A at TFW2005]</ref><br />
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* An early version of the script featured Barricade and [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] as one and the same character, named "[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]". He would have infiltrated the CIA headquarters (rather than Air Force One) in the form of a "portable stereo" and then transformed (and size-shifted) into a Humvee for his escape.<ref name="early">Details from an early script draft [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2213120&amp;postcount=297 summed up here], [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2214148&amp;postcount=303 confirmed as authentic by Roberto Orci here].</ref><br />
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[[Image:EarlyMovieBarricadeHead.jpg|thumb|200px|Different name, different head, same guy. As far as we know, anyway!]]<br />
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*[[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] was originally part of the Autobot line up for the movie, but was removed, as the writers loved the perverse idea of Barricade becoming a police car. This represents quite a step within any/all Transformers continuities, as a Decepticon has never before taken on a form (most) humans could so easily "trust", in a sense. <s>Sorry, Prowl, better luck [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|next time]].</s> <s>Uh, [[Dark of the Moon (film)|third time]]'s a charm?</s> Oh, forget it.<br />
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*An early working name for Barricade was "Brawl",<ref name="barribrawl">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-images/events/Botcon-2007/Hasbro-Tour/PICT5108.JPG.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1 Early design for Barricade with working name "Brawl" shown during the BotCon 2007 Hasbro Tour]</ref> which was later given to [[Brawl (Movie)|another movie character]] (but not in the movie itself). <br />
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* Early concept art for Barricade<ref name="barribrawl">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-images/events/Botcon-2007/Hasbro-Tour/PICT5108.JPG.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1 Early design for Barricade with working name "Brawl" shown during the BotCon 2007 Hasbro Tour]</ref> also suggests that he was originally going to transform into a white and black Crown Victoria (somewhat akin to Prowl's original G1 color scheme). Hasbro, continuing to capitalize on unused concepts/ideas, had Recon Barricade's redeco vaguely mirror the Vic's deco.<br />
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* The car prop used for the first movie sports the [[license plate]] "I-4027E", registered in Oklahoma. The Deluxe Class Recon Barricade [[redeco]] toy sports the plate "SAGE2764", a reference pertaining to deco designer [[Joe Kyde]], the [[Premium Series]] redeco of the Deluxe toy sports the plate "DCPTCN" for "Decepticon", and the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Human Alliance]] toy sports the plate "2PN-SLV", referring to Barricade's infamous "To punish and enslave..." markings.<br />
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*The head design from this early concept artwork managed to show up on a few pieces of merchandise for the first film (such as a set of temporary tattoos), and would later inexplicably show up as a profile link for Barricade's [[Battle Bio]] on Hasbro's website.<br />
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[[Image:Movie2007 Barricade carweapon.jpg|thumb|200px|]]<br />
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* During the rather truncated chase scene between Barricade and Bumblebee in the 2007 ''Transformers'' movie, Barricade was to deploy some serrated drill-like missiles from his hood and fire them at the fleeing Autobot. Though these weapons were constructed and fitted to one of the Barricade prop vehicles, this scene was ultimately cut, explaining the abrupt shift to night time at the conclusion of the chase. Until artist [[Sean Haworth]] uploaded a photo of the weapon prop onto his website, the only official proof of the existence of these weapons was page 12 of IDW Publishing's [[Movie Adaptation Issue Number Two|Movie Adaptation issue 2]] and the RadioShack ''XMODS® Evolution'' Barricade radio control car's weapons and light uppgrade kit.<br />
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* The [http://www.saleen.com/transformers.htm promotional Saleen S281E cars] that appeared at events and premieres featured the slogan "Power in the hands of a few" rather than the "To punish and enslave" motto, as well as Saleen decals rather than the Decepticon decals seen in the movie. Hmmm... <br />
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* The [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] ''[[Movie Prequel]] seems'' to contradict the very existence of his alternate mode, since the Decepticons were depicted as having come to Earth in 2003, yet his alternate mode is a 2006 model car. However, a little-known fact is that the Mustang design that would eventually be the 2006 model debuted sometime in 2003, with police car modifications showing up in car shows not long after. It could very well be that, similar to when/how Jazz scanned a Solstice in a dealership late at night, Barricade scanned a Police Mustang in one such car show display after-hours, explaining why there were "no witnesses" after he assumed this form ''and'' why his police deco has no state or city markings/I.D. <br />
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*A common misconception among fans is that Barricade's Saleen Mustang alternate mode was spotted on the set of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. '''This is not true.''' In fact, a truck transporting three "Barricade" prop vehicles was spotted in Culver City, California, in March 2008, more than ''two months'' before principal shooting for ''Revenge of the Fallen'' started.<ref name="vehspotted">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/transformersnews.php?id=6980 Superhero Hype reporting on the spotting of Barricade vehicles in March 2008]</ref><br />
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* For ''[[Alliance (comic)|Transformers: Alliance]]'', [[Chris Mowry]] had planned for Barricade to appear and be turned into [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], but Hasbro rejected the idea.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/mowry-73165-page2.html#vmessage170099]</ref><br />
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* Barricade is unique in that he's the only Decepticon to appear in the first film, miss the second, and return in the third.<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Barricade''' (バリケード ''Barikēdo'')<br />
*''Mandarin:'' '''Pàn Gūan''' (Taiwan, 叛官, "Treacherous Official"), '''Lu Zhang''' (China, 路障, "Barricade")<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/Barricade/barricade.htm Barricade at TFU.info]<br />
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:''Barricade is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]]. He is also known as '''N.B.E. 04'''.''<br />
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[[Image:MovieBarricadeHeatScrambleCard60.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"I'm always the Bad Cop. And don't bother asking for the Good Cop. I killed him."]]<br />
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'''Barricade''' is apparently a complicated robot. He's considered "fractious" even by Decepticon standards, yet is willing to give [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] the benefit of the doubt and follow where he leads, at least for the time being. Though not totally dedicated to the service of the Decepticons' current leader, he is much more cautious and reserved about expressing mutinous dissent than say [[Blackout (Movie)|''most'']]. He believes that Starscream is vital in their search for [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and the [[AllSpark]]. In many ways this makes him Starscream's closest ally in the naturally combative Decepticon ranks. Then again, it's been said that he likes to trick people into trusting him, just so he can see their reactions when they find out just how much of a bad idea it was. As such, he has disguised himself as an Earth police car in an attempt to fool the humans around him. <br />
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If his attitude toward his fellow Decepticons is inconsistent, his attitude toward the [[Autobot|Autobots]] is not: kill them all. Barricade might not be as large as most of his peers, but he is every bit as deadly. He thoroughly relishes every chance in fighting the Autobots. He's smart enough to let one live if he thinks he or the Decepticons can use it to their advantage, but most of the time, they're dead before someone's even thought of a plan. <br />
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{{quote|Autobots, foul Autobots, here we come. Let our long war resume—and let it end here.|Barricade|''[[Ghosts of Yesterday]]''}}<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===<br />
[[Image:Defiance3_BrawlCrankcaseBarricade.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Are you trying to out-complain the complainer?]]<br />
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Many years in the past, when [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] had just come under the rule of the [[Defense Force]] and the [[Science Division]], Barricade was a member of the Defense Force under the command of High Protector [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. He participated in missions to rid the planet of "malcontents" who protested against the new order, and like many of his peers, he did so ruthlessly. {{Storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} After the discovery of a [[The Fallen|mysterious relic]], unknown alien hostiles attacked Cybertron. Megatron ordered Barricade and Scorponok to perform recon. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} Following the battle, Megatron changed significantly, altering the military's mission from one of protection of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to making war upon the hostile aliens and anybody who would stand in their way. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}<br />
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Barricade was sent on a mission to capture Science Division leader (and thorn in Megatron's side) [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] and eliminate his fellow scientists and the unwitting security team sent to arrest him. He and [[Crankcase (Movie)|Crankcase]] observed [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] nailing the "traitors" with an explosive round, and he was eager to get into the fight. He was ordered back by the glory-hound [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], but Barricade had the last laugh when the wily Optimus managed to bury the aerial forces under a mountain of rubble. After they were dug out, they all joined the rest of Megatron's new "Decepticon" faction. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}}<br />
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During the subsequent civil war, Barricade was one of the Decepticons under the command of Starscream at a battle outside of [[Tyger Pax]]. As they were mopping up the last remnants of Autobot resistance, Barricade amused himself by playing with the decapitated head of a fallen Autobot. When he saw the AllSpark jettisoned into space, Barricade realized that Cybertron would soon die. Bonecrusher said to let it die, and he could join it. Barricade did not bring up the discussion again. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}}<br />
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Ordered by Megatron to follow Optimus Prime's ship, Starscream hastily assembled a crew to go after them. Barricade not-exactly-quietly questioned the need to hurry, as he thought Megatron would have captured the AllSpark by now and would have take care of the Autobots in time. He also questioned Starscream's truthfulness. Unfortunately, he was overheard by Starscream and was chastised for his big mouth. While pursuing the ''Ark'', they were led into a trap and had to limp back to Cybertron for repairs. Once their ship was repaired, they continued on with their mission, landing on the [[Mars (planet)|fourth planet]] of the solar system where they detected the AllSpark's trace energy pulse. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}<br />
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The Decepticons landed in the [[Earth]] nation-state of Afghanistan. During their attack on a nearby [[United States military]] installation, Barricade used a facade of friendliness to trick nearby human soldiers into lowering their guard, whereupon he slaughtered them at point-blank range. Later, he was almost hit by a localized EMP weapon from a human, but it instead hit his comrade [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]]. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}} <br />
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{{note|The depiction of Barricade's arrival in "Planetfall" on Earth in Afghanistan conflicts with IDW's own prequel comic, which implies he actually landed somewhere in North America, and it remains unexplained how the land-based Decepticons would later appear in America, given Blackout immediately leaves to attack [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base|SOCCENT Qatar]] in this comic. However, this scene was later used in IDW's [[The Reign of Starscream]] movie sequel comic.}}<br />
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[[Image:Movie Barricade IDWprequel nowitnesses.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Christine... is that you?]]<br />
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The Decepticon infiltration unit under the command of Starscream arrived on Earth in the year 2003. Barricade scanned a Saleen S281 police car, then destroyed the original human vehicle to cover his tracks, as did his fellow Decepticons when choosing their new forms. It is uncertain how he managed to scan what appears to be a 2006 model in 2003. Maybe he's just that good. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}}<br />
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Barricade tailed [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] outside of [[Denver]], [[Colorado]] as the Autobot was eluding [[Sector Seven]] while working on a new lead on the [[Witwicky|Witwickys]]. {{storylink|Interlude}} Unfortunately Bumblebee got wind of him and escaped. A new opportunity presented itself when Bumblebee was lured into a trap by Sector Seven; trouble was, the rest of Starscream's team had been lured as well. Barricade suggested that they let the Autobot go to see where he led them, which Starscream agreed to, but told Barricade to make it look convincing. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}}<br />
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===''Transformers: Beginnings''===<br />
The Decepticon infiltration unit under the command of Starscream arrived on Earth in the year 2003. Barricade scanned a Saleen S281 police car,<ref>It is uncertain how he managed to scan what appears to be a 2006 model in 2003. Maybe he's just that good.</ref> then destroyed the original human vehicle to cover his tracks, as did his fellow Decepticons when choosing their new forms. However, Bumblebee got wind of his presence and escaped. A new opportunity presented itself when Bumblebee was lured into a trap by Sector Seven. Trouble was, the rest of Starscream's team had been lured into it as well. Barricade suggested that they let the Autobot go to see where he led them. Starscream agreed, but told Barricade to make it look convincing. <br />
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Barricade tailed Bumblebee outside of Denver, Colorado as the Autobot was eluding Sector Seven while working on a new lead on the Witwickys. <br />
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{{note|"Transformers: Beginnings" is a condensed, Flash-animated retelling of the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[Movie Prequel]] that is detailed above this section.}}<br />
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===''Ghosts of Yesterday'' prequel novel===<br />
Barricade acted as pilot and chief science officer for the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]'' during the quest to find the [[AllSpark]]. When they encountered an [[Ghost 1|alien ship]], he analysed it and discovered that it seemed to be of Cybertronian design, leading to a disagreement between himself and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] regarding whether to study it or destroy it. He claimed to have chafed under Starscream's leadership, but was willing to tolerate him for the moment.<br />
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During Starscream's later absence, Barricade was against [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]'s plan to attack the Autobots, and remained on the ''Nemesis'' while the others got their tailpipes kicked. Following the defeat, he contacted Starscream to warn their leader that Optimus Prime was on his way to the planet below where Starscream had been misleading the occupants of the alien ship. Starscream ordered an attack on the Autobots while their numbers were diminished, so Barricade placed [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] in charge of the assault, while he himself elected to stay on the ship and use it as a distraction. And sang. He supplied support fire as the others fought the Autobots. On Starscream's return, the Decepticons leader was challenged by Blackout, and Barricade decided they should see things resolved once and for all. After Blackout's defeat, Barricade asserted that he'd known what the outcome would be even before the fight began.<br />
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When Optimus and Bumblebee entered the fray, Starscream ordered Barricade to leave the ''Nemesis'' to reinforce their numbers. He proved most effective in battle against Bumblebee and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]. The fight ended when Starscream was badly damaged by the alien ship and, to Barricade's disbelief, called a retreat. The Decepticons returned to their ship and departed. {{storylink|Ghosts of Yesterday}}<br />
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===''Transformers'' film===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jess Harnell]] (English), [[Katsuhiro Kitagawa]] (Japan), [[Oliver Siebeck]] (German), [[Júlio César]] (Brazil), [[Salvador Reyes]] (Latin American-Spanish)<br />
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[[Image:BarricadeVsSam.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Barricade negotiates an alternative to PayPal.]]<br />
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After being active on [[Earth]] for some time, Barricade arrived to pick up [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] after the smaller Decepticon's attempt to hack into and sabotage the United States military network on [[Air Force One]]. Using data Frenzy had acquired, the two learned of [[Sector Seven]], "Project Iceman", and [[Archibald Witwicky|Witwicky man]], the discoverer of the entombed [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. The duo were able to use the internet to learn of both Witwicky man's descendants, [[Sam Witwicky|ladiesman217]], and a pair of glasses that Megatron had accidentally marked with the location of the long-lost [[AllSpark]]. Frenzy declared that they needed to find ladiesman217, and Barricade moved out in search of him.<br />
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[[Image:Movie Barricade defeat.jpg|left|250px|thumb|He got better.]]<br />
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Later, Barricade confronted ladiesman217 regarding his recent [[eBay]] auctions while the human was fleeing [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], whom the human mistakenly believed was out to harm him. Ladiesman217 fell for Barricade's ruse, and requested the "officer's" help, only for Barricade to transform before him. As ladiesman217 fled, Barricade knocked him onto the hood of an abandoned car, then violently demanded information on eBay item 21153. Ladiesman217 and his [[Mikaela Banes|female friend]], who had been drawn into the encounter, managed to escape him when Bumblebee convinced the boy to trust him, and Barricade pursued both the Autobot and two humans to a junkyard. After temporarily losing and then regaining their position, he charged into battle, activating his mace/rotating blade, and dispatched Frenzy to chase down the humans. However, his battle with Bumblebee ended with Barricade heavily damaged. Considering the fact that Frenzy was decapitated, he got off lucky.<br />
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[[Image:Decepticons highway.JPG|right|250px|thumb|Nope, nothing suspicious about this.]]<br />
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Evidently, though, he recovered, and was back to working order when Frenzy (who had survived and infiltrated Sector Seven) transmitted both Megatron and the AllSpark's location to his fellow Decepticons. When the humans fled with the AllSpark, Barricade joined in the pursuit along with [[Brawl (Movie)|Devastator]] and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]]. Devastator soon broke off on an alternate route, while Barricade and Bonecrusher hit the freeway, making contact with the Autobot/human convoy. Barricade attempted to clear some room for the two Decepticons by activating his sirens; Bonecrusher simply rammed everything in his way. Ladiesman217 recognized Barricade, and warned that they were in danger. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] aligned to block their access to Bumblebee, who contained the humans and the AllSpark. He was never seen again... {{storylink|Transformers (2007)|Transformers}}<br />
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===Titan Magazines ''Transformers'' movie comics===<br />
{{note|The following event is unique to the Titan Magazines continuity, and occurs nowhere else.}}<br />
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Barricade was killed in the <s>[[Mission City]]</s> [[Los Angeles]] battle and then resurrected as a zombie for a few minutes by Starscream. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 7|Starscream's Militia}}<br />
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Starscream would like to make Barricade his second-in-command. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|#16's Star Screams}}<br />
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Barricade was part of two punitive Decepticon attacks: a raid on a supply convoy at Shreveport, [[Louisiana]] {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}} and a solo strike on Cincinnati, [[Ohio]] as part of a "Stop supporting Autobots OR ELSE!" campaign. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}}<br />
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When Starscream started open warfare, he did indeed make Barricade one of his generals. However, Barricade soon found himself bogged down in fighting [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade's]] "New Decepticons". {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}}<br />
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===IDW ''Transformers'' movie comics===<br />
[[Image:Barricade and Starscream ROS issue 1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Elvis ain't dead!]]<br />
During the motorway chase, Barricade attempted to close on Bumblebee, but was taken out by Ironhide, knocking him off the road and causing him to go offline. He was later reactivated by "Lord" Starscream, and suggested to his new leader that they should find [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}<br />
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He remained on Earth, watching over a Sector Seven research base. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3}}<br />
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Barricade spied on the Autobots as they prepared to help [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] dispose of the Decepticons' bodies. He amplified the conversation and transmitted it to whoever was listening—and, as it turned out, Starscream, having returned from Cybertron to Mars, was ready and willing to answer. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}}<br />
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When more Decepticons under [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] arrived on Earth, Barricade provided them with intelligence on which Autobots they were facing. He continued to plague the Autobots and the new [[NEST]] team, escaping each time. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}<br />
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Barricade returned to Tranquility, where he captured Sam and interrogated him again by chaining him to a hook over a car compacter. He also sent a message to Bumblebee: "The AllSpark for the boy." Bumblebee came to the boy's rescue, eventually knocking Barricade into a pool of gasoline and firing on him, setting off a massive explosion. Surviving, Barricade drove off in car mode. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 1|Tales of the Fallen #1}}<br />
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===''The Veiled Threat'' prequel novel===<br />
{{Note|The events of ''The Veiled Threat'' take place during [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''Alliance'' comic.}}<br />
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After the traitorous businessman [[Bruno Carrera]] and Starscream had trapped Optimus Prime in the Colosseum in Rome, [[Italy]], Starscream turned the situation over to Barricade, who was more than delighted to see his old enemy in such a prone state. However, before he could strike the final blow, a bunch of [[human]]s began attacking, which wouldn't have been a problem if they weren't equipped with the scientific genius of [[Kaminari Ishihara]] and [[Petr Andronov]], in addition to [[William Lennox]] and [[Robert Epps]] firing sabot rounds into him. He was about to stomp on the insects when Prime broke free of the trap and engaged him. Once the humans were clear, Optimus pulled a surprise move by jumping out of the pit and dumping rock on top of him. <br />
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Once he was buried, Optimus melted the top layer of rock, trapping Barricade long enough for the NEST team to defeat Starscream and take him in. Unfortunately, Barricade was nowhere to be found; Instead, a passing crew working on the subway found a strange new tunnel, leading from the Colosseum to the center of a park. Whatever had dug the new passage overnight was nowhere to be seen. {{storylink|The Veiled Threat}}<br />
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===Titan Magazines ROTF comic===<br />
{{Note|The following details Barricade's tenure as letter-answerer on the Law and Disorder letters page.}}<br />
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[[Image:Lawanddisorder_barricade.jpg|left|300px|thumb|]]<br />
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With Starscream suffering a nervous breakdown and was sent to a special home (the Decepticons made sure it was a very ''secure'' special home (#12)), Barricade took control of the letters page; however, the Autobots dispatched [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] to co-run it, much to the Decepticon's irritance. He shares Starscream's contempt for ''you'', the reader (#1), and continues the tradition of threatening violence against ''anyone'' who cosplays as an Autobot (#7). This, however, doesn't stop him bragging to Ironhide when the letters are pro-Decepticon, and at one point he held a popularity contest to see who the kiddies wanted to be "subjugated by this issue!" (#6).<br />
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Relations appear to have broken down between the Decepticons and [[DreamWorks]], as they're back to targeting Bay et al for their propaganda films (after a brief [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)#Titan Magazines Transformers movie comics|alliance]] with the second film). Barricade personally enjoyed the scene in the first film when [[Mojo|a dog]] peed on Ironhide though! (#1) Barricade won't even work with the film's tie-in media, refusing to allow his likeness to be used in one of the ROTF video games. (#4) (He claims he never wanted to be in ''[[War for Cybertron]]'' but his tears disprove that (#12)) He later decided fame was more important than principles though, submitting a script and auditioning for a part in the third film by threatening [[Michael Bay]] with death (#8). He's absolutely ''disgusted'' by [[fandom|our]] enjoyment of the films: he lost ''friends'' during filming, man. (#10) <br />
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In the early days, he appeared to be separated from the rest of the Decepticons, as his knowledge on their current status is spotty; while he knows [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] has turned traitor, he seemed unaware that [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] had been terminated. (#4) He later re-established contact, being aware of [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor's]] status and [[the Fallen]]. (#7) He also has a ''shockingly'' bad knowledge of Transformers [[units of time]]. (#8)<br />
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He doesn't think much of Starscream's intelligence or ability to lead (a bit of a pisser when Starscream considered ''him'' to be 2IC material!), but ''much'' prefers him over Megatron. (#1) He once explained some of Megatron's flaws, only to get scared and state how he totally respects him ''really''. (#3) He also dislikes [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], claiming the guy ''never'' pulls his weight and is just Megatron's fave. (#7) On top of that, while he follows the party line and claims the Decepticons have "policies" (#7), he's shown signs of discontent with being a Decepticon: the long hours, the lousy food, the admin work... (#5)<br />
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Ironhide has started to offer Barricade the chance to defect to the Autobots. The copper outright rejected this offer the first time, saying he couldn't bear the thought of listening to Optimus moralise. (#9) The second time, however, he merely stated the horrific penalties for defecting Decepticons (#10) and the third, he desperately said he just ''couldn't'' do it, even if it would be nice to hang with other cars for once... BUT HE CAN'T! Ironhide's friendliness is starting to disturb him. (#11)<br />
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Barricade has watched the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original 1980s cartoon]] (#3) and approves of humanity's fascination with giant robots. In contrast, he is ''completely'' bewildered by pop music. (#7) <br />
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He's apparently got an eye for [[Female Transformer|the ladies]], making sure to flirt right back when a neutral femme wrote into the letter's column looking to play "bad cop/bad cop pretending to be good cop" with him. (#5)<br />
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Like Starscream before him, he somehow has awareness of [[Unicron]]. And Unicron gives him the shits. (#6)<br />
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Like Starscream before him, he's refered to being active during the 1980s. At the time, he was a [[Barricade (G1)|Micromaster]]. (#12)<br />
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He is fed up of Ironhide bringing up how Bumblebee kicked his arse, and is determined to get revenge on "that little yellow cretin"...<br />
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===Cyber Missions===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Bronco D. Jackson]] (English), [[Óscar Flores]] (Latin American-Spanish)<br />
[[Image:Cyber_Missions_Barricade.JPG | thumb | right | 200x | You must agree that his head is somewhat deformed.]]<br />
After a high speed pursuit through [[Scramble City (city)|Scramble City]], Barricade managed to ditch [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] and used <br />
his [[Moustache Man|holo avatar]] to break into a secure facility. Standing guard while [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] raided the computers, he somehow failed to hear Sideswipe bushwhack his partner and was only alerted when Frenzy's crumpled-up form rolled into his foot. After throwing Frenzy at Sideswipe, Barricade engaged the Autobot in combat, managing to defeat him by freezing him to a wall. He then made off with Frenzy and the [[NEST]] access codes. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 6}}<br />
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Later, Barricade and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] confronted [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. Looking to steal one of Ironhide's weapons, Lockdown took a missile instead, which blew up in his face. While Lockdown was dazed, Ironhide punched Barricade out and dumped a truckload of rocks on top of him. Barricade pleaded with Lockdown for help, but the explosion damaged Lockdown's optics, and he fled. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 11}}<br />
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Later, Barricade was among the Decepticons Megatron led on a mission to free the captured Soundwave. He arrived after Megatron derailed the train Soundwave was believed to be on. {{storylink|Decepticons Attack}} He was not seen after that, and did not participate in the battle with the Autobots that followed, nor was he among the Decepticons who agreed to leave Earth.<br />
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===Transformers Annual 2011===<br />
Barricade and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] were sent to [[Tokyo]] to cause a diversion. The Autobots soon turned up, and Barricade clashed briefly with Sideswipe before being hoisted into the air by Optimus. A short time later, Grindor crashed on top of him. Defeated, Barricade was picked up by Grindor and they departed, but not before letting Optimus know he'd been had. {{storylink|Sam in Danger}}<br />
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===IDW ''Dark of the Moon'' comics===<br />
Barricade was one of the Decepticons that followed Starscream into attacking Sam's college, in search of [[Brains]]. In the middle of the battle he resumed his rivalry with Bumblebee, who was trying to protect Sam, [[Carly Miller]], and Brains. Barricade placed the Autobot in a headlock, but Bumblebee then punched Barricade in the jaw. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} Bumblebee ended the battle by slamming Barricade to the ground with a sickening crunch, and Sam cheered Bumblebee on. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}<br />
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{{Note|According to [[John Barber]], in a Twitter post, Barricade was "critically injured and his body was taken back with the other Decepticons", but whether or not he survived is currently unknown. <ref>[http://twitter.com/TheJohnBarber/status/79649961448456192]</ref>}}<br />
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===''Dark of the Moon'' film===<br />
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[[Image:DOTM-DecepticonprotoformBarricade.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Barricade will be kind of shy about photos until the DVD comes out.]]<br />
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Barricade was one of the Decepticons present in [[Chicago]] when [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] unleashed their plan to use a [[space bridge]] to bring [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to Earth. Under the command of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], he aided in rounding up several Autobots that had infiltrated the city, including his old foe Bumblebee. At the behest of the human traitor [[Dylan Gould]], Soundwave ordered Barricade to execute the Autobot prisoners, starting with [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]], despite the Autobot scientist's pleas for mercy. After the Autobots escaped and Soundwave died, he met up with [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], apparently berating one of the Decepticon [[Protoform|protoforms]] in the process. Barricade was taken out during the [[NEST]] attack on Shockwave, blinded by snipers and crippled by explosives before finally being killed. {{Storylink|Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}<br />
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==Games==<br />
==="Flight of the Bumblebee" online game===<br />
Barricade was one of a group of Decepticons who trapped Bumblebee in a canyon. He stood around on a rocky butte, walking back and forth and waiting for Bumblebee to drive up to him. When the Autobot dropped in, Barricade immediately opened fire, blasting Bumblebee continuously. Unfortunately, Bumblebee had the idea to shoot back, blasting him right out of the picture with just one shot. {{storylink|Flight of the Bumblebee}}<br />
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===Transformers The Game (console)===<br />
:''Voice actor'': [[Keith David]]<br />
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====Autobot campaign====<br />
Barricade was sent to Tranquility to hunt down Sam Witwicky and the glasses that held the location of the AllSpark. He attempted to capture Sam and Mikaela outside their high school, but Bumblebee stepped in. The humans fled for the nearby baseball field with Barricade in pursuit, but Bumblebee beat him to them, protecting them while they ran away again. He followed them to the power plant, but was once again foiled by Bumblebee and sent packing.<br />
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Later, in [[Mission City]], Barricade made one last grab for the AllSpark after [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] and [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] had each fallen to the Autobots. However, he was once again intercepted by Bumblebee, and finally defeated for good. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}<br />
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====Decepticon campaign====<br />
Upon reaching Tranquility and choosing his alternate mode, Barricade attempted some recon, but encountered a squad of Autobot drones, a battle which spilled out to the local baseball field. Shortly afterwards, he was informed by Starscream that [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] had information they needed, but the diminutive Decepticon had been captured by [[Sector Seven]] agents. Barricade tracked them to the power plant, then hounded the agents across town in their highly resistant van, wrecking every building in his path until Frenzy was recovered.<br />
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Finally on the trail of Sam, he was stopped cold by Sam's protector Bumblebee. Barricade got the upper hand, but the Autobot led him on a chase that ended in [[Bay Demolition|Bay's Demolition]] lot, and an ambush courtesy of a lot of Autobot drones. Barricade overcame the odds, and hunted down Bumblebee once more, finally besting the Autobot and taking the glasses from Sam. Having located Megatron, Barricade relayed his findings to Starscream, who directed him to specific coordinates while coming to the aid of Bonecrusher and Brawl.<br />
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When the Decepticons converged on Mission City, Barricade was tasked with taking out the Autobot [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]]. He later stood in Megatron's presence after the AllSpark had been recovered and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ordered the Earth to be destroyed before they left it on their way to conquering all of known space. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}<br />
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===''Transformers Autobots/Decepticons'' (Nintendo DS)===<br />
:''Voice actor:'' [[Keith David]]<br />
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====''Transformers: Autobots''====<br />
When Bumblebee went to investigate the source of an image found on the internet, he found Barricade waiting for him. Barricade blew up a nearby car and took off, sending out messages on the police radio that Bumblebee was responsible. After failing to lose Bumblebee in spite of all of Tranquility's police force being after him, he engaged him in combat. Unable to defeat Bumblebee, he hastily retreated. Later on, he encountered Bumblebee and Optimus Prime as the two were leaving Hoover Dam. With a large helicopter Decepticon at his side, he demanded the AllSpark from Prime, not even caring about the consequences. He was killed, but revealed to Prime he was merely a distraction while other Decepticons freed Megatron from his icy prison. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Autobots}}<br />
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====''Transformers: Decepticons''====<br />
When the [[Create-A-Bot (Decepticon)|Decepticon Create-A-Bot]] arrived on Earth, his mentor, Starscream, directed him to rendezvous with Barricade, already active on the planet. Barricade was not enamored with the idea of a partner, feeling that the Create-A-Bot would only slow him down, but after putting the rookie through his paces, he permitted him to join him on his mission in the town of [[Tranquility]]. Barricade revealed to the Create-A-Bot what Starscream had not—that the signal which had brought the Decepticons to Earth had come from Megatron himself. The rookie dismissed Megatron as a relic, and was struck by Barricade for the insult. With some help from the rookie, Barricade discovered that the Autobot Bumblebee was already on Megatron's trail; Barricade pursued Bumblebee, defeated him in battle on the outskirts of Tranquility, and acquired the data he had gathered.<br />
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Now aware that the human military organization [[Sector Seven]] was holding Megatron, Barricade arranged for [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] to the Create-A-Bot to a [[Qatar]] military base, where they and [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] hacked Sector Seven's databanks. The file they obtained was brought back to Barricade in Tranquility for deciphering, and revealed that Megatron was being held by Sector Seven in the [[Hoover Dam]]. The Create-A-Bot suggesting relaying this to Starscream, but Barricade loudly refuted the idea, happy that the impending resurrection of Megatron would mean that he would no longer have to serve under a cowardly, back-stabbing bureaucrat like Starscream. Swayed by Barricade's words, the rookie revealed a fact that Starscream had told only him—that the AllSpark was also present on Earth. Shocked by the revelation, Barricade realized that Starscream had been scheming to acquire the AllSpark for himself, to ensure that not even Megatron could remove him from power. With the rookie now turned from Starscream and on his side, Barricade was able to liberate Megatron from Sector Seven, and the Decepticons pursued the Autobots, now in possession of the AllSpark, back to Tranquility. During the battle, Starscream finally claimed the AllSpark from Bumblebee, and Barricade stood against him, intent on bringing him in for treason. Alas, the AllSpark-powered Starscream destroyed Barricade, but with in death, Barricade proved to the Create-A-Bot what it truly meant to be a Decepticon. An interesting note: Barricade became one of the only Decepticons to transform while fighting in this game, and he was very effective at it. {{storylink|Transformers Autobots/Decepticons|Transformers: Decepticons}}<br />
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===Allspark Highway===<br />
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Barricade and the Decepticons tried to keep the Autobots from delivering the Allspark to safety. {{storylink|Allspark Highway}}<br />
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===''Transformers Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons'' (Nintendo DS)===<br />
Despite not appearing in [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|the movie]], Barricade still appears in the Decepticons version of the DS game. He did a good deal of [[energon (fuel)|energon]] collection for [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and Starscream. Apparently, he also had the time to race [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] through a munitions factory, despite the ongoing war with the Autobots. Yeah. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen: Autobots/Decepticons|Revenge of the Fallen: Decepticons}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Transformers (2007)===<br />
====Legends Class toys====<br />
[[Image:LegendsBarricade.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Yes, he is movie-accurate.]]<br />
* '''Barricade''' (Legends Class, 2007)<br />
**''Japanese name:'' '''EZ Collection Barricade'''<br />
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: The smallest transforming version of the character, [[Legends Class|Legends]] Barricade features limited articulation and detail. In what could only be defined as an anomaly of physics, compared to the other Movie Legends, Barricade is quite close in appearance and transformation to the larger deluxe figure. Legends Barricade's instructions also overlook the fact that his grill can flip down to fill out his torso and raise his chest higher.<br />
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[[Image:Movie Allspark Legends pack.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Round up the usual suspects.]]<br />
*'''Battle for the Allspark''' (Toys'R'Us exclusive multi-pack, 2007)<br />
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: A Toys'R'Us exclusive, this six-pack of Legends class figures contains unmodified toys of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Optimus Prime]], [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (Movie)/toys|Megatron]], [[Starscream (Movie)/toys|Starscream]] and Barricade.<br />
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[[Image:Movie Legends CliffjumperBarricade toys.jpg|right|250px|thumb|It's Redeco versus Redeco—I'm putting my money on Redeco.]]<br />
*'''Cliffjumper vs. Recon Barricade''' (Legends Allspark Battles multi-pack, 2007)<br />
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: Released as part of the ''AllSpark Battles'' refresh of the ''Movie'' toyline, Legends class Recon Barricade is a redeco of the regular Legends class Barricade in a paint scheme based upon the Deluxe class Recon Barricade. Yes. He comes packed with Legends class [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]], itself a repaint of Legends class Bumblebee.<br />
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*'''Recon Barricade''' (Legends, 2008)<br />
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: An individually packaged release of the Legends class toy, released within Europe.<br />
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====Deluxe Class toys====<br />
[[Image:Movie DeluxeBarricade toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The secret love child of [[Blackjack]] and [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]].]]<br />
* '''Barricade''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)<br />
**''Japanese ID Number:'' '''MD-02'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' Frenzy mini-figure<br />
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:Barricade transforms into an accurate [[wikipedia:Saleen|Saleen S281 Police Cruiser]]. As with [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|MOST]] deluxe-class cars in the ''Movie'' line, he features clear windows for his windshield and doors, but oddly his rear window is opaque black plastic. Stored inside the engine bay, behind the car's ram bar is a mini-figure [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] disguised as Barricade's grill. We say mini, but Frenzy would be about six feet tall, scale wise.<br />
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: In robot mode, Barricade quite faithfully reproduces the CGI design, though his chest cannot deform to the same extent. He features a reasonable amount of articulation with ball joints for his shoulders and upper legs, ratcheting and swivels for his elbows and double-jointed knees (although the knees make it difficult to properly align the upper and lower portions of his legs). Barricade has no neck joint as the two car hood halves slot into place between the bottom of the head and the plate on which it sits. Barricade does not have any [[Automorph Technology|Automorphing]] [[gimmick]] to speak of; in its place is a spring-loaded extending "punching" attack on his left arm.<br />
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: As with almost all Transformers toys issued over the last few years, a few of his transformation quirks are undocumented; in robot mode front wheel panels on his shoulders are ball-jointed, allowing one to position them in a manner similar to what is seen in the movie renders. Additionally, the sections that become his claws (apart from the thumb hinge) can swing up slightly to make themselves more pronounced, and spikes on the top of his feet can be swung up. His head is also able to be pulled up farther, allowing for a less "Hunchback of Cybertron" look, and panels just behind his neck resting on top of the hood to hold it there. <br />
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[[Image:Bumblebee Barricade deluxeboxset.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Mullethead vs. Cop]]<br />
*'''Bumblebee vs. Barricade: First Encounter''' (Wal*Mart exclusive multi-pack, 2007)<br />
**''Accessories:'' Frenzy mini-figure<br />
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: This Wal*Mart exclusive battle pack contains the deluxe-class Barricade and the 1974 Camaro deluxe-class [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]] figures, based upon their confrontation as seen in the movie. The box features a diorama-style background from a movie scene, but toys themselves are unchanged from their original carded releases.<br />
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[[Image:ReconBarricade.jpg|right|255px|thumb|Barricade escaped by disguising himself as [[Prowl (Energon)|''Energon'' Prowl]].]]<br />
*'''Recon Barricade''' (Deluxe, 2007)<br />
**''Accessories:'' Frenzy mini-figure<br />
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: A [[redeco]] of the normal Deluxe Barricade toy, this time in a "local security" blue and gray pattern. All the [[Gimmick|gimmicks]] remain the same, including his little pal [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], who is now colored more [[FIRRIB|G1-accurate]] (as well as [[Show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] colored eyes not seen on any other Frenzy toy).<br />
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: Recon Barricade's license plate reads "SAGE2764", a reference to the screenname of a member of a Chinese newsgroup used by [[Joe Kyde]] (who would later design the deco for Recon Barricade) to disseminate [http://tformers.com/Unknown-Megatron-Drawing-Possible-Movie-Design/6030/news.html hoax information] for a thesis project.<br />
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[[Image:Movie ScreenBattles FirstEncounter.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Which one of these is different from the others? Go ahead, guess!]]<br />
*'''First Encounter''' (Screen Battles, 2007)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SB-01'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' Sam Witwicky figure, Mikaela figure and Frenzy figure<br />
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: This Screen Battles pack features a largely unchanged Deluxe class Barricade figure. The only real difference is the Frenzy mini-figure, which is now cast entirely in black plastic, sports ''no'' paint applications and is supposed to be stuck permanently inside Barricade's chest thanks to a new, additional piece of plastic (as a matter of fact, the Frenzy figure is also neither advertised on the packaging nor depicted in the instructions).<br />
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:This only applies to the Hasbro version, however—TakaraTomy's Japanese release of the pack features a Barricade that is identical to the single pack version, including an easily removable Frenzy figurine cast in grey plastic with painted red eyes.<br />
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:The pack also comes with non-posable figurines of Sam Witwicky in a running pose, Frenzy menacing [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] holding the power saw she uses to attack Frenzy. The set is packaged in a special window box with a diorama depicting the battle between Barricade and Bumblebee.<br />
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:According to details listed in an official checklist on Hasbro's website,<ref name="checklist">[http://web.archive.org/web/20090228233314/http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/default.cfm?page=Collectors/Checklist Hasbro Transformers Collectors Checklist]</ref> this pack was originally supposed to feature Sam with a bike, and Mikaela with a Scooter.<br />
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[[Image:Movie-toy_AllSparkBarricade.jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Keith David|What would you have your Arbiter do?]]]]<br />
*'''AllSpark-Enhanced Barricade''' (Target Exclusive Deluxe, 2007)<br />
**''Accessories:'' Frenzy mini-figure<br />
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: This Target exclusive features the Deluxe Class Barricade in unique cylindrical packaging, with the only difference from his standard release being that key robot mode parts are highlighted by the 'AllSpark Blue' color for no other reason than [[to sell toys]]. In what can only be explained as an "''answer''" to Recon Barricade's blue [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], ''this'' release's Frenzy is cast in red plastic with a minor black color application to the chest area, making him now resemble [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. Thanks to Hasbro, the debate [[FIRRIB|continues]]... <br />
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[[Image:Movie Deluxe PremiumBarricade.JPG|right|250px|thumb|I thought the Makeup Department would never get their butts in gear!]]<br />
*'''Barricade''' (Deluxe Class "Premium Series", 2008)<br />
**''Accessories:'' Frenzy mini-figure<br />
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: ''This'' version of Deluxe Barricade features a slightly more [[Show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] deco, with additional "911" markings that were missing on earlier releases. However, confusingly his windows have a frosted paint deco applied to them for no apparent reason, other than to make the toy look 'different'.<br />
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:Unlike some earlier "Premium Series" toys, Barricade was available at general retail.<br />
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====Fast Action Battlers====<br />
[[Image:FABBarricade.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Wait, how's this "yo-yo" thing work again?]]<br />
* '''Blade Shield Barricade''' (Fast Action Battler, 2007)<br />
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: Fast Action Battlers Barricade is similar to the regular Deluxe class toy. However, the details are simplified, and the proportions in both vehicle mode and robot mode are less realistic, generally skewed towards are more stylised and exaggerated appearance. Instead of the punching hand gimmick seen on the Deluxe class toy, FAB Barricade's left arm features a flip out arm extension with a shield made out of blades based on his spinning blades from the Movie.<br />
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====Cyber Slammers====<br />
[[Image:Barricade-CS.jpg|right|255px|thumb|Awwwwwww. Bawwicade's so cute, he'll kill us all!]]<br />
* '''Barricade''' (Cyber Slammers, 2007)<br />
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:Cyber Slammers Barricade is an ''amazingly cute'' Saleen S281 police car that transforms into an amazingly cute treacherous Decepticon pretending to be a cop. 'Slam' his robot mode down into car mode and he rolls along for a while, then pops back up into robot mode. Like most Cyber Slammers, Barricade manages to cram most of his vehicle mode's major details into a compact, super-deformed version of that mode.<br />
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[[Image:Movie CyberSlammers PatrolBarricade.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Cute evil, now in Blue!]]<br />
*'''Patrol Barricade''' (Cyber Slammers, 2008)<br />
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: This adorable, pudgy version of Barricade's car mode zips forward with a little motor. The robot mode Patrol Barricade pops up after a little while, rolling along. So cute! The colors are similar to Recon Barricade, but oddly enough, the scheme is different, and the markings are for a sheriff's car. <br />
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====Robot Replicas====<br />
[[Image:Movie RobotReplica Barricade.jpg|right|150px|thumb|SOMEone spent a little too much time in the bathtub...]]<br />
* '''Barricade''' (Robot Replica, 2007)<br />
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: A non-transforming action figure, [[Robot Replicas]] Barricade hews much closer to the CGI model of the character (albeit wrong paint job). With joints similar to the [[Revoltech]] series, he is also more posable than his transforming counterpart, plus features replacement arms that feature his "blender-blade tires" alternate hands briefly seen in the movie.<br />
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:Barricade's shoulders/upper arms and shins (including the feet) are incorrectly assembled as compared to the CG design used for the [[Transformers (2007)|movie]]. This can easily be fixed due to the interchangability of the Robot Replica limbs. (Although the CG design raises the question how exactly his transformation in the movie is supposed to work. The markings on the arms are located on opposite sides of the body as compared to the vehicle mode.)<br />
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====Micro IR Transformers Cars====<br />
[[Image:Movie Barricade MicroIR.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Weirdest police gun we've ever seen!]]<br />
* '''Barricade''' (2007)<br />
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: Made under license by [[RadioShack]]. Three-function infrared remote, in Barricade's signature colors, gives you control of the car with forward and reverse turn movement. More than just a vehicle styled after the Movie character, the car also transforms to robot mode. The transformation is very reminiscent of the Generation 2 [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bots]], but the toy is an entirely new mold <br />
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:The top of the gun-shaped IR remote serves as a storage point for Barricade, but the remote can't stand freely so it's nearly useless for display. The tip of the gun's barrel can also be unscrewed to reveal a ballpoint pen, which... wait... what? It's actually just a pen cartridge which sorta hangs freely and is difficult to use for writing, because you have to hold it and support the entire gun's weight while you do.<br />
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:Each of the Micro IR toys comes with a generic instructions sheet printed in black and white and showing the transformation for all three toys.<br />
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===''Revenge of the Fallen''===<br />
====Deluxe Class Toys====<br />
*'''Interrogator Barricade''' (2009)<br />
[[Image:Interrogator Barricade ROTF deluxe toy.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Comes with NIPPLE ARMS!]]<br />
:This retool of 2007's Barricade was first officially revealed on Walmart's website.<ref>[http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10973094 Interrogator Barricade listing and image at Walmart.com]</ref> He has the vehicle mode tool arms he used to threaten Sam Witwicky in the first movie, which take the place of Frenzy from the first toy. They can either be placed on the back of his head by sliding them into the vehicle mode panels, or they can be placed into his chest either stored, or deployed and with the arms appropriately covering the headlights.<br />
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:Surprisingly, his deco seems to be ''exactly the same'' as the original toy, ignoring the Premium Series update.<br />
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:During part of 2010, [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/transformers-toy-giveaway.cfm Hasbro did a promotion] wherein US fans could receive three free Deluxes in exchange for receipts showing the purchase of $25 or more of select Transformers product. As noted in [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=69645&st=0 this thread over at Allspark.com], and later confirmed by [http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HT83971G3 this listing here], this version of Barricade was one of a pool of eight figures (all from the same wave) from which the free Deluxes were drawn, with several people having noted receiving him. <br />
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====Human Alliance====<br />
[[Image:ROTF_HumanAlliance_Barricade%26Frenzy.jpg|right|thumb|300px| [[Keith David| Rise up and I will kill you! Again and again!]]]]<br />
*'''Barricade with Frenzy''' (2009)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-24'''<br />
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:[[Human Alliance]] Barricade comes with a posable figure of [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], who can either sit inside the car in vehicle mode or be stored in Barricade's chest as with the Deluxe figure. Barricade also comes with two fold-out arms / weapons in vehicle mode that approximate the 'Interrogator Arms' he uses to threaten Sam Witwicky.<br />
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:In Barricade's robot mode, his main weapon is a spinning spiked flail which replaces his left hand, similar to the one seen during his duel with Bumblebee in the first movie. Aside from the interrogator arms (which can also flip out in robot mode to act as a sort of weapon for a chest-mounted Frenzy) his only other weapon is a cannon / missile rack in his right shoulder, which Frenzy is supposed to be able to operate from his seat (see the stock photo). There seems to be a bit of forced perspective going on with that; the gun rack is too far from the seat for Frenzy to actually be able to reach. Barricade's eyes have red light-piping, and instead of a battle-mask, his mouth can be opened and closed by tilting the top of his head. The chest is also capable of more deformation than shown in the stock photo to make him more movie-accurate, by angling the two bumpers up and adjusting the tilt of the grille.<br />
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:There's something odd going on with his hips; they only come out to a 45° angle, which prevents his legs from being fully straightened, This is most likely to simulate his crouching position seen in the movie and his deluxe toys. The socket is capable of the full rotation, though, and the blocking plastic can be easily sliced off. Additionally, the waist was at one point capable of rotation, but this has been oddly blocked by the addition of a small blocking bar molded on to plastic rotation axis. This weird mold change can also be easily sliced out to restore full functionality.<br />
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====Gravity Bots====<br />
[[Image:ROTF-toy_GravityBots_Barricade.jpg|thumb|right|300px|I can no longer command ships, lead troops into battle.]]<br />
*'''Barricade''' (2010)<br />
:[[Gravity Bot]] Barricade is a cute, blocky little toy that [[Autotransformation|autotransforms]] in a really neat fashion using gravity.<br />
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===Transformers (2010)===<br />
====Deluxe Class toys====<br />
[[Image:HFTD huntersrumble barricade.jpg|thumb|300px|First person who laughs dies.]]<br />
*'''Hunters Rumble''' (Target Figure 2-pack, 2010)<br />
:This [[Target]] [[exclusive]] bundle includes redecos of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Interrogator Barricade and Deluxe-class [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]]. His interrogator arms are now a dark grey with menacing red "eyes".<br />
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:With his yellow and blue [[Wikipedia:Battenburg markings|Battenburg markings]] and Chinese lettering, Barricade's deco is presumably based on a [[Wikipedia:File:HKPF Hybrid Police Patrol Car AM8944.JPG|Hong Kong police car]].<br />
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===Dark of the Moon===<br />
====Cyberverse====<br />
[[Image:DOTM_Cyberverse_Barricade_toy.jpg|thumb|300px|Not Pr--oh wait, maybe I am!]]<br />
*'''Barricade''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2011)<br />
**''Series:'' '''1'''<br />
**''Number:'' '''002'''<br />
**''Japanese ID number:''<br />
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:For the ''[[Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' line, Legends Class Barricade was redecoed in white and blue with a minor retool of a right hand intended to be able to grip [[Cyberverse]] accessories. <br />
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====Deluxe Class toys====<br />
[[Image:DOTM_MechTechDeluxe_Barricade.jpg|thumb|300px|Free back scratcher!]]<br />
*'''Barricade''' (Mechtech Deluxe, 2011)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DA03<br />
**''Accessory:'' Mechtech Blaster/Robot Wrecking Claw<br />
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:''[[Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Deluxe class Barricade is an entirely new mold. He boasts greater screen accuracy than previous figures thanks to small design tricks. Noteworthy ones include like a rotatable chest grill for a "warped" robot mode chest, and placing his hands at the front of the car, allowing his arms to have the doors placed accurate to the on-screen counterpart. He includes a [[MechTech]] weapon, a gatling gun-barrelled Blaster that can transform into a "Robot Wrecking Claw" when a lever on the side is pulled. Like all Deluxe class MechTech weapons, it cannot be locked into place.<br />
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: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.<br />
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==Merchandise==<br />
===Transformers 3D Battle Card Game===<br />
[[Image:3DBattleCard_Barricade.jpg|thumb|right|250px| If they came to hear me beg, they will be disappointed.]]<br />
*'''Barricade''' (3D Battle Card, 2007)<br />
**''Card number'': '''14'''<br />
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: Barricade is a 33-point "Rare" piece in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]. Constructed of punch-out pieces from randomly packed plastic cards (two full robots per pack), he can be assembled into his car mode or into a rather stumpy robot mode. His twin blaster-weapons can be mounted on his arms (their nominal placement) or on his shoulders. <br />
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: His card art was done by [[Lucio Parrillo]], and he uses the same construction as [[Earth]]-mode [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]], [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]], [[Swerve (Movie)|Swerve]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]].<br />
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===Transformers (2007)===<br />
====XMODS® Evolution Transformers====<br />
* '''Barricade''' (2007)<br />
**''Model Number'': '''60-185'''<br />
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[[Image:Movie Barricade XMODS.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Don't you think about pissing me off, or I'll turn you into a pancake.]]<br />
[[Image:Movie Barricade XMODS weapons.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Look into my pokey eyes and see the future...]]<br />
:Barricade is one of the first Transformers characters to be licensed by [[RadioShack]] from [[Hasbro]] and [[DreamWorks]] for their XMODS Evolution line of radio control cars. "The maximum in modification", Barricade is a base kit that can be upgraded with '''XMODS® Evolution Weapons and Light Kit for Barricade™''' a weapons and light kit featuring the weapons/manipulators he uses in the film and rocket launchers that were cut from the film (''Model Number'': '''600-barricade3'''), as well as any of the optional motor upgrades, body kits, steering and suspension upgrades, and more available for the brand.<br />
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====ZipZaps® Micro RC====<br />
* '''Barricade''' (2007)<br />
**''Model Number'': '''6000181'''<br />
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[[Image:Movie Barricade ZipZap.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Oooh...scary!]]<br />
:Barricade is also one of the first Transformers characters licensed by RadioShack for their ZipZaps line of pocket-size radio control cars. As a ZipZap, Barricade can be customized, trimmed, and tuned with any other accessories available for the brand. He has working headlights and requires four "AAA" batteries for the charger.<br />
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====Unleashed====<br />
*'''Blackout and Barricade''' (2008)<br />
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[[Image:Movie UnleashedTurnarounds BlackoutBarricade.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Invading Australasia NOW!]]<br />
: The Blackout and Barricade turnaround is a 3D sculpture of the two characters in both robot mode emerging from rubble and explosions, with a movie-accurate sculpt (compared to the various transforming toys.) The 'turnaround' aspect of these sculptures simply means one can turn the piece around to display a raised-relief of the movie-style Decepticon sigil instead.<br />
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: This product's release was cancelled for the US market, but was released in Australia and in Asia.<br />
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====Basic Fun====<br />
*'''Barricade''' (Figural keychain assortment, 2007)<br />
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: Produced by [[Basic Fun]], this keychain is a likeness of Barricade's robot mode with articulated arms, legs, head, waist, and a keyring sticking out of his ass. <br />
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====Transformers Movie Screen Cleaners====<br />
[[Image:Movie Barricade screencleaner.jpg|right|97px|thumb|To polish and clean up.]]<br />
*'''Barricade''' (2008)<br />
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:Released by Tomy Yujin on January 2008,<ref name="TomyYujin">[http://www.gachausa.com/products/transformers.asp Tomy Yujin ''Transformers'' page]</ref> this dangler is a faction logo-shaped screen cleaner for your cell phone, with a stock image of Barricade printed on the other side.<br />
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===Revenge of the Fallen===<br />
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====RPMs - Robot Powered Machines====<br />
[[Image:ROTF-toy_RPM_Bumblebee_vs_Barricade.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Frozen in car-bonite!]]<br />
*'''Bumblebee VS Barricade''' (2009)<br />
**''Series:'' '''Battle Series'''<br />
**''Number:'' '''01 of 08'''<br />
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:''[[Robot Powered Machines]]'' Barricade is a small, ''Hot Wheels''-style Saleen S281 Police Cruiser. The toy doesn't transform, but has Barricade's robot mode sculpted and painted onto its underside, along with his name and faction insignia. It features through-axle construction which lets it reach high speeds on smooth surfaces. He was sold in a two-pack with the 1970's Camaro version of [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys|Bumblebee]].<br />
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*'''Barricade''' (2009)<br />
**''Series:'' '''Commander Series'''<br />
**''Number:'' '''03 of 04'''<br />
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:Barricade was also available by himself as part of the "Commander Series" of RPMs. The toy is identical to its two-pack release.<br />
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*'''Barricade''' (2010)<br />
**''Series:'' '''Radio Control'''<br />
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: Radio Control Barricade is a non-transforming remote-control car, larger than his previous Micro IR and ZipZaps toys. Unlike previous Radio Control toys (Optimus Prime and Bumblebee), his remote controller is not shaped like his robot mode—it's just a generic design featuring a stock photo of Barricade on the front. Batteries (of Hasbro's own [[Powrfuel]] brand) were included for the controller, but not for the car.<br />
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===Robot Heroes===<br />
[[Image:Movie RobotHeroes BumblebeevsBarricade.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Just about the only fiction-accurate RH pack. Ever.]]<br />
* '''Bumblebee vs. Barricade''' (2007)<br />
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:The first Robot Heroes version of Barricade, he's sculpted in a bit of a hunched, thuggish crouch. He has the standard Robot Heroes articulation: Both shoulders swivel, and his head rotates.<br />
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[[Image:Movie RobotHeroes BarricadeVsOptimusPrime.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Fast as fast can be, you can never catch me.]]<br />
* '''Barricade vs. Optimus''' (2008)<br />
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:This ''Robot Heroes'' pack features Barricade in a running/attacking pose, and Optimus Prime posed as he was in the Movie as he awaited Bonecrusher's attack. This version of Barricade only has articulation at the shoulders, and oddly enough has his shoulder pylons attached to his torso, as opposed to his arms.<br />
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[[Image:Ratchet_and_barricade_robot_heroes.jpg|thumb|300px|Medic versus police! Who will win?! (Okay, EVIL law enforcement-impersonator, that is.)]]<br />
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*'''Ratchet vs Barricade''' (2009)<br />
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:A redeco of the first ''Robot Heroes'' Barricade mold, now packaged with [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]].<br />
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===Speed Stars===<br />
====Mini-Vehicles====<br />
[[Image:Speedstars_metalheroes_highwaypatrolbarricade.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Putting the DIE in DIEcast.]]<br />
*'''Highway Patrol Barricade''' (August, 2010)<br />
**''Series:'' '''Metal Heroes'''<br />
**''Number:'' '''05 of 08'''<br />
:A redeco of the ''Robot Powered Machines'' Barricade mold, now in ''[[Speed Stars]]'' packaging with a silver and black paint job, and also some kicky red walled tires. Barricade's robot mode remains sculpted on the bottom, but contrary to what his package artwork promises, it is made entirely out of black plastic, with only a few silver paint applications. His name remains entirely unpainted. He has some slight deco differences compared to the RPM version of this toy: the "robot" mode in the RPM version is colored in black and sculpted in silver plastic, and the Speed Stars version lacks his Decepticon police badge, the "To punish and enslave" and "call 911" decals present in the RPM version and previous versions of Barricade.<br />
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: During the period between 26 December 2010 and 31 January 2011, Hasbro ran their "Supercharge Your Holidays" promotion: for every $20 spent on Hasbro-branded product, customers could receive a free, random product from a list provided by Hasbro. Among the items on the list were "Transformers Combiners and Speed Star Mini-Vehicle" and "Transformers Activator and Speed Star Mini-Vehicle." According to [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=75487 this discussion thread on Allspark.com], Speed Stars Highway Patrol Barricade was one of the figures distributed. <br />
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[[Image:SpeedStars_Stunticon_Barricade.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Putting the.... CON in Stunti... crap. Do over?]]<br />
*'''Barricade''' (2010)<br />
**''Series:'' '''Stunticon'''<br />
**''Number:'' '''02 of 04'''<br />
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: Stunticon Barricade is a redeco of the RPM mold in primarily white, with black and red details.<br />
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: An early version of this toy, with black door stripes and yellow windows and flashers, appears in some [[stock photography]].<br />
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: During the period between 26 December 2010 and 31 January 2011, Hasbro ran their "Supercharge Your Holidays" promotion: for every $20 spent on Hasbro-branded product, customers could receive a free, random product from a list provided by Hasbro. Among the items on the list were "Transformers Combiners and Speed Star Mini-Vehicle" and "Transformers Activator and Speed Star Mini-Vehicle." According to [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=75487 this discussion thread on Allspark.com], Speed Stars Stunticon Barricade was one of the figures distributed. <br />
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[[Image:Speedstars battleseries patrolbarricade.jpg|300px|thumb|right| We are the arm of Megatron, Barricade, and you are the blade.]]<br />
*'''Nightwatch Bumblebee VS Patrol Barricade''' (2010)<br />
**''Series:'' '''Battle Series 2'''<br />
**''Number:'' '''02 of 06'''<br />
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: For the second series of two-packs, RPM Barricade was redecoed in blue with black doors. He was only available with a redeco of Bumblebee, who uses a different mold than their original versus pack. Like all ''Speed Stars'' toys, the Decepticon insignia on the bottom of his car mode is not included, despite it being clearly depicted in the package art. A ''[[Hunt for the Decepticons]]'' code card is included in the two-pack.<br />
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*'''Barricade''' (2010?)<br />
**''Series:'' '''Cyber Hunt'''<br />
**''Number:'' '''0? of 04'''<br />
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: Cyber Hunt Barricade is apparently a single-packed version of versus-pack Patrol Barricade.<br />
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[[Image:SpeedStars_Revealers_Barricade.jpg|thumb|right|200px|]]<br />
*'''Barricade''' (2010?)<br />
**''Series:'' '''Revealers'''<br />
**''Number:'' '''03 of 03'''<br />
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: Revealers Barricade is sculpted with various robot-mode parts protruding from his car mode, as if he's in mid-transformation. <br />
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====Radio Control====<br />
[[Image:SpeedStars_RadioControl_Barricade.jpg|thumb|right|300px|]]<br />
*'''Barricade''' (2010)<br />
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: Radio Control Barricade is, unsurprisingly, another non-transforming remote-controlled car. It uses the same controller and wheel molds as Radio Control Bumblebee.<br />
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====Stealth Force====<br />
[[Image:SpeedStars_StealthForce_Barricade.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Due to police budget cuts, we couldn't afford weapons that fired but it's important to have a visible deterrent.]]<br />
*'''Barricade''' (Basic, 2010)<br />
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: ''Stealth Force'' Barricade is a non-transforming car with several non-firing hidden weapons throughout his frame, activated by lifting up his spoiler. His license plate reads "2PN-SLV", in reference to "To punish and enslave..." on the sides of the car.<br />
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==Second Life avatars==<br />
In the online game ''Second Life'', there was a full replica of the Sector Seven base which contained a giant discussion room where Michael Bay held a question board. This room contained a giant frozen Megatron replica and offered free avatars of both Bumblebee and Barricade. Both freebies were non-transforming.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
[[Image:Movie Barricade finalappearance.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Barricade pulls everyone over for ''driving on the wrong side of the road.'']]<br />
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* Barricade's disappearance from the film is puzzling. It appears he was originally meant to be destroyed, as both the novel and comic adaptations of the movie depict his destruction by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], who had both destroyed Bonecrusher and was delayed in joining the humans and fellow Autobots. (Alternatively the children's chapter book adaptation of the film ''[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]'' describes Barricade as being destroyed by the US military.) Regardless, in the movie proper, Barricade simply does not appear again after Bonecrusher transforms. At the time, his fate caused a great deal of speculation. Since then, however, he has appeared in ''[[The Reign of Starscream]]'', ''[[Alliance (comic)|Alliance]]'', and ''[[Tales of the Fallen]]'', before finally returning for a fairly unambiguous death in [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon|''Dark of the Moon'']].<br />
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[[Image:Barricade-comicsadaptation-death.jpg|right|200px|thumb|F*** tha poh-leece!]]<br />
*Writer [[Roberto Orci]] stated in a message board Q&A session that Barricade's disappearance from the remainder of the film is a "thread for Movie 2".<ref>[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=384946&amp;postcount=33 Roberto Orci on Barricade's fate in the movie, at the official movie boards]</ref> Two years later, he stated that he honestly couldn't remember the reason why Barricade didn't show up in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', even though it was considered having him return.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-283.html#post3785383 Orci's Q&A at TFW2005]</ref><br />
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* An early version of the script featured Barricade and [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] as one and the same character, named "[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]". He would have infiltrated the CIA headquarters (rather than Air Force One) in the form of a "portable stereo" and then transformed (and size-shifted) into a Humvee for his escape.<ref name="early">Details from an early script draft [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2213120&amp;postcount=297 summed up here], [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2214148&amp;postcount=303 confirmed as authentic by Roberto Orci here].</ref><br />
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[[Image:EarlyMovieBarricadeHead.jpg|thumb|200px|Different name, different head, same guy. As far as we know, anyway!]]<br />
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*[[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] was originally part of the Autobot line up for the movie, but was removed, as the writers loved the perverse idea of Barricade becoming a police car. This represents quite a step within any/all Transformers continuities, as a Decepticon has never before taken on a form (most) humans could so easily "trust", in a sense. <s>Sorry, Prowl, better luck [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|next time]].</s> <s>Uh, [[Dark of the Moon (film)|third time]]'s a charm?</s> Oh, forget it.<br />
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*An early working name for Barricade was "Brawl",<ref name="barribrawl">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-images/events/Botcon-2007/Hasbro-Tour/PICT5108.JPG.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1 Early design for Barricade with working name "Brawl" shown during the BotCon 2007 Hasbro Tour]</ref> which was later given to [[Brawl (Movie)|another movie character]] (but not in the movie itself). <br />
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* Early concept art for Barricade<ref name="barribrawl">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-images/events/Botcon-2007/Hasbro-Tour/PICT5108.JPG.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1 Early design for Barricade with working name "Brawl" shown during the BotCon 2007 Hasbro Tour]</ref> also suggests that he was originally going to transform into a white and black Crown Victoria (somewhat akin to Prowl's original G1 color scheme). Hasbro, continuing to capitalize on unused concepts/ideas, had Recon Barricade's redeco vaguely mirror the Vic's deco.<br />
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* The car prop used for the first movie sports the [[license plate]] "I-4027E", registered in Oklahoma. The Deluxe Class Recon Barricade [[redeco]] toy sports the plate "SAGE2764", a reference pertaining to deco designer [[Joe Kyde]], the [[Premium Series]] redeco of the Deluxe toy sports the plate "DCPTCN" for "Decepticon", and the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Human Alliance]] toy sports the plate "2PN-SLV", referring to Barricade's infamous "To punish and enslave..." markings.<br />
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*The head design from this early concept artwork managed to show up on a few pieces of merchandise for the first film (such as a set of temporary tattoos), and would later inexplicably show up as a profile link for Barricade's [[Battle Bio]] on Hasbro's website.<br />
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[[Image:Movie2007 Barricade carweapon.jpg|thumb|200px|]]<br />
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* During the rather truncated chase scene between Barricade and Bumblebee in the 2007 ''Transformers'' movie, Barricade was to deploy some serrated drill-like missiles from his hood and fire them at the fleeing Autobot. Though these weapons were constructed and fitted to one of the Barricade prop vehicles, this scene was ultimately cut, explaining the abrupt shift to night time at the conclusion of the chase. Until artist [[Sean Haworth]] uploaded a photo of the weapon prop onto his website, the only official proof of the existence of these weapons was page 12 of IDW Publishing's [[Movie Adaptation Issue Number Two|Movie Adaptation issue 2]] and the RadioShack ''XMODS® Evolution'' Barricade radio control car's weapons and light uppgrade kit.<br />
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* The [http://www.saleen.com/transformers.htm promotional Saleen S281E cars] that appeared at events and premieres featured the slogan "Power in the hands of a few" rather than the "To punish and enslave" motto, as well as Saleen decals rather than the Decepticon decals seen in the movie. Hmmm... <br />
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* The [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] ''[[Movie Prequel]] seems'' to contradict the very existence of his alternate mode, since the Decepticons were depicted as having come to Earth in 2003, yet his alternate mode is a 2006 model car. However, a little-known fact is that the Mustang design that would eventually be the 2006 model debuted sometime in 2003, with police car modifications showing up in car shows not long after. It could very well be that, similar to when/how Jazz scanned a Solstice in a dealership late at night, Barricade scanned a Police Mustang in one such car show display after-hours, explaining why there were "no witnesses" after he assumed this form ''and'' why his police deco has no state or city markings/I.D. <br />
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*A common misconception among fans is that Barricade's Saleen Mustang alternate mode was spotted on the set of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. '''This is not true.''' In fact, a truck transporting three "Barricade" prop vehicles was spotted in Culver City, California, in March 2008, more than ''two months'' before principal shooting for ''Revenge of the Fallen'' started.<ref name="vehspotted">[http://www.superherohype.com/news/transformersnews.php?id=6980 Superhero Hype reporting on the spotting of Barricade vehicles in March 2008]</ref><br />
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* For ''[[Alliance (comic)|Transformers: Alliance]]'', [[Chris Mowry]] had planned for Barricade to appear and be turned into [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]], but Hasbro rejected the idea.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/mowry-73165-page2.html#vmessage170099]</ref><br />
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* Barricade is unique in that he's the only Decepticon to appear in the first film, miss the second, and return in the third. <br />
===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Barricade''' (バリケード ''Barikēdo'')<br />
*''Mandarin:'' '''Pàn Gūan''' (Taiwan, 叛官, "Treacherous Official"), '''Lu Zhang''' (China, 路障, "Barricade")<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/Barricade/barricade.htm Barricade at TFU.info]<br />
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==Footnotes==<br />
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[[Category:3D Battle-Cards]]<br />
[[Category:Cyber Missions characters]]<br />
[[Category:Cyberverse]]<br />
[[Category:Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]<br />
[[Category:Human Alliance]]<br />
[[Category:Interrogators]]<br />
[[Category:Letters page answerers]]<br />
[[Category:Movie Decepticons]]<br />
[[Category:Pilots]]<br />
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Decepticons]]<br />
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]<br />
[[Category:Target exclusives]]<br />
[[Category:Transformers (2010) Decepticons]]</div>Optimixhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Dark_of_the_Moon_(video_games)&diff=603117Dark of the Moon (video games)2011-06-29T22:24:58Z<p>Optimix: </p>
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'''''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''''' will be published on various platforms by [[Activision Blizzard|Activision]] on [[June 14]], [[2011]]. Following the success of ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'', [[High Moon Studios]] are developing the Xbox 360/PS3 versions, while [[Behaviour Interactive]] is working on the Wii and handheld games. The story takes place three years before the movie, and gameplay will utilize [[Stealth Force]].<br />
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==Versions==<br />
*[[Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Xbox 360/Playstation 3 game]]<br />
:The standard version of the game developed by High Moon Studios, and the one most publicized, was made available for two out of three of the main consoles. Unlike previous ''Transformers'' games, there is no Windows PC version.<br />
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*[[Dark of the Moon (Wii/3DS)|Wii/3DS game]]<br />
:The Wii and 3DS versions, titled ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Stealth Force Edition'', were handled by Behaviour Interactive, and were developed as vehicle combat games with no ability to transform.<br />
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*[[Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons|Nintendo DS games]]<br />
:Also developed by Behaviour Interactive. Just like the previous games, the DS version is available in Autobot and Decepticon incarnations.<br />
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==Characters==<br />
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*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])<br />
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])<br />
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])<br />
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])<br />
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]]<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/video-games-17/new-transformers-dark-of-the-moon-video-game-images-and-information-171958/ New Transformers: Dark Of The Moon Video Game Images And Information]</ref> ([[Dave Wittenberg]])<br />
*[[Aerialbot (ROTF)|Aerialbots]]<br />
**[[Air Raid (Movie)|Air Raid]] ([[Rick Wasserman]])<br />
**[[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]] ([[Christian Lanz]])<br />
**[[Silverbolt (ROTF)|Silverbolt]]<br />
*[[Stratosphere]] ([[Travis Willingham]])<br />
*[[Warpath (Movie)|Warpath]] ([[Dave Fennoy]])<br />
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] ([[Jamie Alcroft]])<br />
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*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])<br />
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] ([[Steve Blum]])<br />
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] ([[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]])<br />
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]]<br />
*[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]] ([[Dave Boat]])<br />
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]<br />
*[[Combaticon Warrior |Combaticon Warrior]]<br />
*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]<br />
*[[Crowbar]]<br />
*[[Driller]]<br />
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==Retailer pre-order exclusives==<br />
*All retailers: The Nintendo DS Autobot and Decepticon versions will come with [[Speed Stars]] Stealth Force [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] respectively. The Wii version will come with a Stealth Force [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mini Changers|Mini Changers Bumblebee]] toy.<br />
*Amazon.com: [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] multiplayer skin for [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MXP600?ie=UTF8&tag=tralivactmovb-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B004MXP600 Xbox 360] and [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MXQX66?ie=UTF8&tag=tralivactmovb-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B004MXQX66 Sony Playstation 3], as well as $10USD credit on Amazon.com.<br />
*Best Buy: Free movie ticket upgrade to 3D.<br />
*Gamestop: [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] multiplayer skin for [http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-360/games/transformers-dark-of-the-moon/90280 Xbox 360] and [http://www.gamestop.com/ps3/games/transformers-dark-of-the-moon/90281 Sony Playstation 3].<br />
*Sears/[[Kmart]]: Limited edition ''Dark of the Moon'' comic book.<br />
*[[Target]]: Different Bumblebee skin Nintendo 3DS.<br />
*[[Toys"R"Us]]: Different Bumblebee skin for DS Autobots and different Lockdown skin for DS Decepticons.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.transformersgame.com/ Website]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WojGd2_wrCg&feature=player_embedded Gamespot trailer]<br />
*[http://www.superherohype.com/features/articles/165127-preview-of-activisions-transformers-dark-of-the-moon-video-game Superhero Hype! preview]<br />
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[[Category:Dark of the Moon media]]<br />
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<div>Hello there, I am Optimix, a user of Transformers Wiki. If you wanna tell em something or just wanna say hi, feel free to use my talk page.</div>Optimixhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Dark_of_the_Moon_(video_games)&diff=595518Dark of the Moon (video games)2011-06-11T23:12:35Z<p>Optimix: </p>
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'''''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''''' will be published on various platforms by [[Activision]] on [[June 14]], [[2011]]. Following the success of ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron|War for Cybertron]]'', [[High Moon Studios]] are developing the Xbox 360/PS3 versions, while [[Behaviour Interactive]] is working on the Wii and handheld games. The story takes place two years before the movie, and gameplay will utilize [[Stealth Force]].<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
*[[Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Xbox 360/Playstation 3 game]]<br />
:The standard version of the game developed by High Moon Studios, and the one most publicized, was made available for two out of three of the main consoles. Unlike previous ''Transformers'' games, there is no Windows PC version.<br />
<br />
*[[Dark of the Moon (Wii)|Wii game]]<br />
:The Wii version, titled ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Stealth Force Edition'', was handled by Behaviour Interactive, and was developed as a vehicle combat game with no ability to transform.<br />
<br />
*[[Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons|Nintendo DS/3DS games]]<br />
:Also developed by Behaviour Interactive. Just like the previous games, the DS version is available in Autobot and Decepticon incarnations. The 3DS version is another vehicle combat game with no robot mode.<br />
<br />
==Characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]<br />
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])<br />
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]<br />
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]<br />
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]]<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/video-games-17/new-transformers-dark-of-the-moon-video-game-images-and-information-171958/ New Transformers: Dark Of The Moon Video Game Images And Information]</ref><br />
*[[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]]<br />
*[[Silverbolt (DOTM)|Silverbolt]]<br />
*[[Stratosphere]]<br />
*[[Warpath (DOTM)|Warpath]]<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]<br />
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]<br />
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]<br />
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]]<br />
*[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]]<br />
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]<br />
*[[Combaticon Warrior |Combaticon Warrior]]<br />
*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]<br />
*[[Driller]]<br />
|nonumbering=true<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Retailer pre-order exclusives==<br />
*All retailers: The Nintendo DS Autobot and Decepticon versions will come with [[Speed Stars]] Stealth Force [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] respectively. The Wii version will come with a Stealth Force [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mini Changers|Mini Changers Bumblebee]] toy.<br />
*Amazon.com: [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] multiplayer skin for [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MXP600?ie=UTF8&tag=tralivactmovb-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B004MXP600 Xbox 360] and [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MXQX66?ie=UTF8&tag=tralivactmovb-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B004MXQX66 Sony Playstation 3], as well as $10USD credit on Amazon.com.<br />
*Best Buy: Free movie ticket upgrade to 3D.<br />
*Gamestop: [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] multiplayer skin for [http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-360/games/transformers-dark-of-the-moon/90280 Xbox 360] and [http://www.gamestop.com/ps3/games/transformers-dark-of-the-moon/90281 Sony Playstation 3].<br />
*Sears/[[Kmart]]: Limited edition ''Dark of the Moon'' comic book.<br />
*[[Target]]: Different Bumblebee skin Nintendo 3DS.<br />
*[[Toys"R"Us]]: Different Bumblebee skin for DS Autobots and different Lockdown skin for DS Decepticons.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.transformersgame.com/ Website]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WojGd2_wrCg&feature=player_embedded Gamespot trailer]<br />
*[http://www.superherohype.com/features/articles/165127-preview-of-activisions-transformers-dark-of-the-moon-video-game Superhero Hype! preview]<br />
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[[Category:Dark of the Moon media]]<br />
[[Category:Video games]]</div>Optimixhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Dark_of_the_Moon_(video_games)&diff=595517Dark of the Moon (video games)2011-06-11T23:11:55Z<p>Optimix: </p>
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<div>{{Nav-dotm-game}}<br />
'''''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''''' will be published on various platforms by [[Activision]] on [[June 14]], [[2011]]. Following the success of ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron|War for Cybertron]]'', [[High Moon Studios]] are developing the Xbox 360/PS3 versions, while [[Behaviour Interactive]] is working on the Wii and handheld games. The story takes place two years before the movie, and gameplay will utilize [[Stealth Force]].<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
*[[Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Xbox 360/Playstation 3 game]]<br />
:The standard version of the game developed by High Moon Studios, and the one most publicized, was made available for two out of three of the main consoles. Unlike previous ''Transformers'' games, there is no Windows PC version.<br />
<br />
*[[Dark of the Moon (Wii)|Wii game]]<br />
:The Wii version, titled ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Stealth Force Edition'', was handled by Behaviour Interactive, and was developed as a vehicle combat game with no ability to transform.<br />
<br />
*[[Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons|Nintendo DS/3DS games]]<br />
:Also developed by Behaviour Interactive, the DS version is available in Autobot and Decepticon incarnations. The 3DS version is another vehicle combat game with no robot mode.<br />
<br />
==Characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]<br />
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])<br />
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]<br />
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]<br />
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]]<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/video-games-17/new-transformers-dark-of-the-moon-video-game-images-and-information-171958/ New Transformers: Dark Of The Moon Video Game Images And Information]</ref><br />
*[[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]]<br />
*[[Silverbolt (DOTM)|Silverbolt]]<br />
*[[Stratosphere]]<br />
*[[Warpath (DOTM)|Warpath]]<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]<br />
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]<br />
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]<br />
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]]<br />
*[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]]<br />
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]<br />
*[[Combaticon Warrior |Combaticon Warrior]]<br />
*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]<br />
*[[Driller]]<br />
|nonumbering=true<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Retailer pre-order exclusives==<br />
*All retailers: The Nintendo DS Autobot and Decepticon versions will come with [[Speed Stars]] Stealth Force [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] respectively. The Wii version will come with a Stealth Force [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mini Changers|Mini Changers Bumblebee]] toy.<br />
*Amazon.com: [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] multiplayer skin for [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MXP600?ie=UTF8&tag=tralivactmovb-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B004MXP600 Xbox 360] and [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MXQX66?ie=UTF8&tag=tralivactmovb-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B004MXQX66 Sony Playstation 3], as well as $10USD credit on Amazon.com.<br />
*Best Buy: Free movie ticket upgrade to 3D.<br />
*Gamestop: [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] multiplayer skin for [http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-360/games/transformers-dark-of-the-moon/90280 Xbox 360] and [http://www.gamestop.com/ps3/games/transformers-dark-of-the-moon/90281 Sony Playstation 3].<br />
*Sears/[[Kmart]]: Limited edition ''Dark of the Moon'' comic book.<br />
*[[Target]]: Different Bumblebee skin Nintendo 3DS.<br />
*[[Toys"R"Us]]: Different Bumblebee skin for DS Autobots and different Lockdown skin for DS Decepticons.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.transformersgame.com/ Website]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WojGd2_wrCg&feature=player_embedded Gamespot trailer]<br />
*[http://www.superherohype.com/features/articles/165127-preview-of-activisions-transformers-dark-of-the-moon-video-game Superhero Hype! preview]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Dark of the Moon media]]<br />
[[Category:Video games]]</div>Optimixhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Dark_of_the_Moon_(video_games)&diff=595516Dark of the Moon (video games)2011-06-11T23:11:36Z<p>Optimix: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Nav-dotm-game}}<br />
'''''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''''' will be published on various platforms by [[Activision]] on [[June 14]], [[2011]]. Following the success of ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron|War for Cybertron]]'', [[High Moon Studios]] are developing the Xbox 360/PS3 versions, while [[Behaviour Interactive]] is working on the Wii and handheld games. The story takes place two years before the movie, and gameplay will utilize [[Stealth Force]].<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
*[[Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Xbox 360/Playstation 3 game]]<br />
:The standard version of the game developed by High Moon Studios, and the one most publicized, was made available for two out of three of the main consoles. Unlike previous ''Transformers'' games, there is no Windows PC version.<br />
<br />
*[[Dark of the Moon (Wii)|Wii game]]<br />
:The Wii version, titled ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Stealth Force Edition'', was handled by Behaviour Interactive, and was developed as a vehicle combat game with no ability to transform.<br />
<br />
*[[Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons|Nintendo DS/3DS games]]<br />
:Also developed by Behaviour Interactive, the DS version comes is available in Autobot and Decepticon incarnations. The 3DS version is another vehicle combat game with no robot mode.<br />
<br />
==Characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]<br />
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])<br />
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]<br />
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]<br />
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]]<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/video-games-17/new-transformers-dark-of-the-moon-video-game-images-and-information-171958/ New Transformers: Dark Of The Moon Video Game Images And Information]</ref><br />
*[[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]]<br />
*[[Silverbolt (DOTM)|Silverbolt]]<br />
*[[Stratosphere]]<br />
*[[Warpath (DOTM)|Warpath]]<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]<br />
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]<br />
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]<br />
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]]<br />
*[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]]<br />
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]<br />
*[[Combaticon Warrior |Combaticon Warrior]]<br />
*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]<br />
*[[Driller]]<br />
|nonumbering=true<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Retailer pre-order exclusives==<br />
*All retailers: The Nintendo DS Autobot and Decepticon versions will come with [[Speed Stars]] Stealth Force [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] respectively. The Wii version will come with a Stealth Force [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mini Changers|Mini Changers Bumblebee]] toy.<br />
*Amazon.com: [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] multiplayer skin for [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MXP600?ie=UTF8&tag=tralivactmovb-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B004MXP600 Xbox 360] and [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MXQX66?ie=UTF8&tag=tralivactmovb-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B004MXQX66 Sony Playstation 3], as well as $10USD credit on Amazon.com.<br />
*Best Buy: Free movie ticket upgrade to 3D.<br />
*Gamestop: [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] multiplayer skin for [http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-360/games/transformers-dark-of-the-moon/90280 Xbox 360] and [http://www.gamestop.com/ps3/games/transformers-dark-of-the-moon/90281 Sony Playstation 3].<br />
*Sears/[[Kmart]]: Limited edition ''Dark of the Moon'' comic book.<br />
*[[Target]]: Different Bumblebee skin Nintendo 3DS.<br />
*[[Toys"R"Us]]: Different Bumblebee skin for DS Autobots and different Lockdown skin for DS Decepticons.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.transformersgame.com/ Website]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WojGd2_wrCg&feature=player_embedded Gamespot trailer]<br />
*[http://www.superherohype.com/features/articles/165127-preview-of-activisions-transformers-dark-of-the-moon-video-game Superhero Hype! preview]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Dark of the Moon media]]<br />
[[Category:Video games]]</div>Optimixhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Dark_of_the_Moon_(video_games)&diff=595514Dark of the Moon (video games)2011-06-11T23:10:43Z<p>Optimix: </p>
<hr />
<div>{{Nav-dotm-game}}<br />
'''''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''''' will be published on various platforms by [[Activision]] on [[June 14]], [[2011]]. Following the success of ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron|War for Cybertron]]'', [[High Moon Studios]] are developing the Xbox 360/PS3 versions, while [[Behaviour Interactive]] is working on the Wii and handheld games. The story takes place two years before the movie, and gameplay will utilize [[Stealth Force]].<br />
<br />
==Versions==<br />
*[[Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Xbox 360/Playstation 3 game]]<br />
:The standard version of the game developed by High Moon Studios, and the one most publicized, was made available for two out of three of the main consoles. Unlike previous ''Transformers'' games, there is no Windows PC version.<br />
<br />
*[[Dark of the Moon (Wii)|Wii game]]<br />
:The Wii version, titled ''Transformers: Dark of the Moon - Stealth Force Edition'', was handled by Behaviour Interactive, and was developed as a vehicle combat game with no ability to transform.<br />
<br />
*[[Dark of the Moon: Autobots/Decepticons|Nintendo DS/3DS games]]<br />
:Also developed by Behaviour Interactive, the DS version comes in Autobot and Decepticon incarnations. The 3DS version is another vehicle combat game with no robot mode.<br />
<br />
==Characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]<br />
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] ([[Jess Harnell]])<br />
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]<br />
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]]<br />
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]]<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/video-games-17/new-transformers-dark-of-the-moon-video-game-images-and-information-171958/ New Transformers: Dark Of The Moon Video Game Images And Information]</ref><br />
*[[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]]<br />
*[[Silverbolt (DOTM)|Silverbolt]]<br />
*[[Stratosphere]]<br />
*[[Warpath (DOTM)|Warpath]]<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]<br />
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]<br />
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]<br />
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]]<br />
*[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]]<br />
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]<br />
*[[Combaticon Warrior |Combaticon Warrior]]<br />
*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]]<br />
*[[Driller]]<br />
|nonumbering=true<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Retailer pre-order exclusives==<br />
*All retailers: The Nintendo DS Autobot and Decepticon versions will come with [[Speed Stars]] Stealth Force [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] respectively. The Wii version will come with a Stealth Force [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Mini Changers|Mini Changers Bumblebee]] toy.<br />
*Amazon.com: [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] multiplayer skin for [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MXP600?ie=UTF8&tag=tralivactmovb-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B004MXP600 Xbox 360] and [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004MXQX66?ie=UTF8&tag=tralivactmovb-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B004MXQX66 Sony Playstation 3], as well as $10USD credit on Amazon.com.<br />
*Best Buy: Free movie ticket upgrade to 3D.<br />
*Gamestop: [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] multiplayer skin for [http://www.gamestop.com/xbox-360/games/transformers-dark-of-the-moon/90280 Xbox 360] and [http://www.gamestop.com/ps3/games/transformers-dark-of-the-moon/90281 Sony Playstation 3].<br />
*Sears/[[Kmart]]: Limited edition ''Dark of the Moon'' comic book.<br />
*[[Target]]: Different Bumblebee skin Nintendo 3DS.<br />
*[[Toys"R"Us]]: Different Bumblebee skin for DS Autobots and different Lockdown skin for DS Decepticons.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.transformersgame.com/ Website]<br />
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WojGd2_wrCg&feature=player_embedded Gamespot trailer]<br />
*[http://www.superherohype.com/features/articles/165127-preview-of-activisions-transformers-dark-of-the-moon-video-game Superhero Hype! preview]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Dark of the Moon media]]<br />
[[Category:Video games]]</div>Optimix