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Nominus Prime

2023-08-08T20:39:53Z

Orionpaxg1:

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:''Nominus Prime is an [[Autobot]] or unaligned [[Transformer]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:NominusPrime CharacterModel.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]|"Primes turn into trucks? What sort of lowborn commoner do you think I am?"]]

Not all [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]s live up to the high expectations placed upon them, and '''Nominus Prime''' is one 'bot who failed to do so. More interested in social niceties and stoking irrational fears than enacting any positive change, his tenure as [[Autobot]] leader is marked by dissatisfaction and unrest, turning [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a powder keg of pent-up unease and anger—and a volatile explosive just needs [[Megatron (G1)|someone]] to light the fuse.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Chaos Theory Part 1|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #22]] (mentioned); [[Chaos Theory Part 2|#23]] (depicted)}}
[[File:Shadowplay2 Nominus Prime dead.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Nominus Prime assumed office sometime after the disappearance of [[Nova Prime]] in the [[Benzuli Expanse]]. Under his rule, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was a planet full of corruption, social apartheid, and general oppression: a Cybertronian citizen's role in life was determined by the body he was built in, and the handful of elites (particularly the military) would step down on that citizen's face... ''forever''.

A young, idealistic [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] wrote a political tract advocating non-violent resistance: ''[[After the Ark: Nominus Prime and the Illusion of Progress]]''. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} Meanwhile, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Senator Shockwave]] disapproved of Nominus Prime's hold on the status quo and made plans to create a new Prime who could change Cybertron, fashioning [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] and [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta]] into viable candidates. {{storylink|Shockwaves}} A short time later, Nominus was attacked and seriously injured by a suicide bomber during the [[Primal Procession]], leaving him in a critical condition. It was revealed afterward by Shockwave to Orion Pax that the organization responsible for sending the bomber was actually affiliated with the Cybertronian [[Senate]] itself. The corrupt Senate's intent was to obtain a valid excuse to give themselves "unfettered" access to the life-giving [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and also to become even more controlling and implement the [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]]. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2|Chaos Theory #2}} While they told the public that Nominus had gone into hiding, the Senate actually kept the comatose Prime around so that their head of security [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel]] could tap into the power of the Matrix in his chest. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}} His attempts exposed a well-kept secret: Nominus Prime's "Matrix" was merely a fake. With this revelation, the Senate saw no more use in keeping Nominus around and had him killed, releasing a cover story claiming he passed away from a [[rust]] infection in his [[spark]] casing. They would go on to manipulate events so that Sentinel would succeed him as the next Prime. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}}

As the body of Nominus lay in state at the [[Primal Basilica]], [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] tipped off Orion Pax about a planned bombing that would be blamed on the nascent Decepticon movement. Deducing that the bomb must be the fake Matrix that Nominus carried, Pax assembled a team of [[Outlier (group)|specialists]] to carry out the most audacious heist in Cybertronian history—to steal the Matrix! {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} Despite the Primal Basilica's security measures, the [[Triorian Guard]] and the fact that the fake Matrix was wired into Nominus' chest like a 440 tamper-proof fuel pump, Pax was able to retrieve it thanks to help from [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], [[Tarn (G1)|Glitch]], [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], and [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

Nominus Prime was the namesake of the [[Nominus Prize for Medicine]]. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}} Orion Pax later remembered the historical film ''[[The Birth of Cybertron]]'' as "Nominist propaganda". {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}}

====The Functionist Universe====
[[File:AWorldMisplaced-TheTakeover.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''When I am king, you will be first against the wall...'']]
In an [[Functionist Universe|alternate timeline]] where Megatron never came to exist, the Senate came into conflict with the [[Functionist Council]] over the use of [[Reproduction|constructed cold]] Cybertronians. When Nova Prime's stockpile of frozen sparks was found, it proved the last straw for the Functionists, who gathered an army and overthrew the Senate, with [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] personally executing Nominus Prime. The Matrix was stolen from him and wound up in the possession of [[Six-of-Twelve]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Two|''Transformers'' #2]] (mentioned), [[Constructicons Rising, Part 3|''Galaxies'' #3]] (depicted)}}

[[File:DarknessOnceGazedUponPart1-NominusPrime.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

Nominus Prime inherited the [[Matrix of Leadership]] from [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]]. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}} A contemporary of [[Termagax]], Nominus Prime bore witness to the rampage of the [[Abominus (G1)|Abomination]]. The devastation wrought by the berserk combiner and the sheer amount of [[energon]] it consumed had a profound effect on Nominus, who sought to safeguard [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s supply of the precious substance. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}}

Many cycles later, Nominus was leader of the [[Autobot]]s during the [[War of the Threefold Spark|war]] against the [[Exarchon|Threefold Spark]]. As Nominus oversaw the final push against Exarchon's forces, [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] informed him of the changes that had been wrought to Exarchon's very [[spark]]. Despite their pending victory, Nominus Prime saw the cost of the Cybertronians' war, the numberless dead and the unbearable burden of what they had unleashed on the universe. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}}

[[File:Titans-NominusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

Once the war ended and reconstruction commenced, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] informed the [[Senate]] of an incident with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] [[Devastator (G1)|combined form]]. While Termagax argued for her students, Nominus decided that the risk posed to the rest of Cybertron's citizenry was too great and, once the group had finished rebuilding [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Nominus <s>exiled</s> reassigned them to the [[Cybertronian colonies|colony]] world of [[Mayalx]] so they could construct an energon processing and remote beaming facility. {{storylink|Constructicons Rising, Part 3}} Sometime after this, Nominus passed a law known as the [[Nominus Edict]] in an attempt to ensure that the perils of the past would never again threaten Cybertron and ensure stability. Over time, however, this law would become increasingly unpopular with the common citizen. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}} {{storylink|Orion Pax: Free Fall}} Among his many resource saving initiatives was to obstruct the forging of new [[Titan (group)|Titans]], viewing the giants as too expensive to grow to term as well as encouraging expansion, ordering [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to store any new Titansparks beneath the [[Forge Pyramid|Pyramid]]. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} At some point during his reign, Nominus Prime presided over [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s forging ceremony. {{storylink|Wannabee, Part 2}}

By the modern day, Nominus had been succeeded as Autobot leader by [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Three}} who supported his predecessor's laws. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Four}} {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} An image of Nominus Prime appeared over the Senate as Termagax promoted her new Ascenticon political party, in opposition to his ideals. {{storylink|End of Time}}

Upon accepting the Matrix himself, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] glimpsed the spirit of Nominus and all of the other Matrix-bearers that had preceded him during his time in the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]]. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

{{--}}

==Notes==
*Nominus's name likely derives from "nominal", effectively calling him a Prime in name only.
*Just like poor Zeta Prime, Nominus wasn't included in the lineage of Primes depicted in ''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]''. In real life, this is because he was created after ''Spotlight: Optimus Prime'' had been published. In that ''Spotlight'', we hear that the Primes are ideals that embody the ages they reign in, which is probably an in-story reason for why Optimus doesn't want to visualize the bastard...
*Nominus was injured prior to Orion Pax giving his speech to the Senate where he first self-identified as an "Autobot" and he was killed soon after, so his reign predated the common usage of the term.
*The thinking by [[James Roberts]] is that by Nominus's time, the Primes had become a less powerful force absorbed into the Senate, rather like the {{w|British royal family}}.<ref>[http://www.transmissionspodcast.com/2015/03/transmissions-episode-94-james-roberts-mtmte-elegant-chaos-interview/ TransMissions Episode 94 – James Roberts MTMTE Elegant Chaos Interview] 1:09:06 to 1:09:50</ref>
*Nominus's alternate mode being an aircraft was a deliberate decision by Alex Milne, who expressed a desire to break the previous trend of IDWverse Primes having land-based altmodes.<ref>http://markerguru.deviantart.com/art/Nominus-Prime-design-253140310</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Nominus Prime''' (ノミナス・プライム ''Nominasu Puraimu'')

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://markerguru.deviantart.com/gallery/?offset=24#/d46wxhr Colored concept art of Nominus Prime at Alex Milne's DeviantArt]

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Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity

2021-09-19T03:45:21Z

Orionpaxg1: /* Cybertron cartoon */

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[[File:Metamorphosis megatron and kids.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|"It's like the puny fleshlings are ''trying'' to give me the Mini-Cons and die in the process! [[David Kaye|Excellent]]...[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|yeeeesss]]..."]]

Sometimes he's '''Megatron''', sometimes he's '''Galvatron''', more often than not he's sacrificing himself while ''always'' coming back as much of jerk as ever—but whoever he is and whatever he's doing, he's done enough of it to need his own page for his antics in the [[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline|Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity]]!
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==''Armada'' cartoon==
{{voiceactor|[[David Kaye]] (English), [[Kiyoyuki Yanada]] (Japanese)|[[Guillaume Orsat]] (French), [[Willi Röbke]] (German), [[Giorgio Locuratolo]] (Italian), [[José Santa Cruz]] (Portuguese), [[Fredrik Hiller]] (Swedish), [[Arto Nieminen]] (Finnish), [[Juan Carlos Lozano]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Framk Maneiro]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Vilmos Papucsek]] (Hungarian)}}
[[File:Prehistory-Autobots vs Decepticons.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|During the war, Megatron was the big thing on Cybertron.]]

Millions of years ago, the civil war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] reached a bloody stalemate as both [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s augmented their forces with a race of small power-enhancing Transformers known as the [[Mini-Con]]s. Realising that they were only making the conflict worse, the Mini-Cons made a pact with the Autobots to leave the planet in a [[Exodus (Armada)|starship]], {{storylink|Prehistory}} but Megatron struck as the tiny 'bots were leaving, attacking with the full force of the Decepticon fleet in an attempt to capture all the Mini-Cons in one fell swoop. The damaged Mini-Con ship warped away, and crash-landed on the planet [[Earth]]. {{storylink|First Encounter}} Alas, the Mini-Cons' absence did not abate the war; in one battle among the many that followed, Megatron discovered the abandoned Autobot [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] pinned by rubble in the midst of an inferno, and saved his life in exchange for his loyalty. {{storylink|Past}}

[[File:Armada Megatron FirstEncounter surprise.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|What the hell does he turn into?]]

In the year 2010, Megatron led a small team of his Decepticons to Earth when a signal beacon from the planet reached Cybertron, alerting the Transformers to the reawakening of the Mini-Cons. Megatron was first on the scene, warping directly to the signal's point of origin, where he discovered that one of the Mini-Cons, [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]], had befriended three human children. Before Megatron could seize the Mini-Con for his own, his arch-enemy [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] appeared to stop him. {{storylink|First Encounter}} Megatron and Optimus battled, with the rest of their troops arriving to join the fight, but eventually, the Decepticon leader called for a strategic retreat. The Decepticon forces withdrew to Earth's [[moon (moon)|moon]] to investigate the shorn-off portion of the Mini-Con ship that had landed there, which they quickly repurposed as their base of operations; amid the lunar dust, Megatron discovered and activated a [[Mini-Con storage panel]] that was revealed to contain his old Mini-Con partner, [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]]. With the added power of a Mini-Con now giving him an edge over the Autobots, Megatron had his forces reconfigure their [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s—with Megatron himself adopting a tank form—and led them back to Earth to gather more. The Decepticons immediately targeted the three human children from before, who had since awoken the entire [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]], but the timely arrival of Optimus Prime and the other Autobots thwarted their plans. {{storylink|Metamorphosis (Armada)|Metamorphosis}} In the battle that followed, Megatron actually had trouble controlling the increased firepower Leader-1 bestowed upon him, and when Autobots [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] gained Mini-Cons of their own, he called retreat. [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] was able to obtain two Mini-Cons himself, however, and Megatron granted one to his most loyal subordinate, [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]], infuriating the younger warrior [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Base}}

[[File:Base megatron robot mode.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Megatron just got a '''BIG''' boost in confidence.]]

When a Mini-Con was detected in the [[Grand Canyon]], Megatron and the Decepticons made a play for it, though Megatron ordered Starscream to stay behind (lest he acquire the Mini-Con for himself and challenge Megatron for leadership). Starscream came along anyways, and both he and Megatron were overpowered by [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]], costing them the Mini-Con. {{storylink|Comrade}} After sending his troops to recover the next Mini-Con while he stayed in their moonbase, only to have them meet with failure, {{storylink|Soldier (episode)|Soldier}} Megatron accompanied his men again on the next hunt, intending to take this Mini-Con for himself so Starscream would still be without one. When the Autobots intervened, Megatron was unable to stop Starscream from obtaining the prize for himself. {{storylink|Jungle}} This put Megatron in a foul(er) mood, and he took it out on Demolishor when the underling nearly stepped on Leader-1 and then damaged one of their base's walls. {{storylink|Carnival}} Demolishor redeemed himself when Megatron later led the Decepticons in battle in the [[Sahara]], successfully retrieving a Mini-Con which Megatron then forced him to hand over to him. {{storylink|Palace}}

[[File:Underground megatron tankmode.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|GUNN NOT TANCK!]]

Megatron next attempted to strike at the Autobots through their human friends, arranging for their capture so that he could ransom them for the Autobots' Mini-Cons. Immediately reneging on the deal once the Mini-Cons were in his clutches, Megatron ordered Leader-1 to destroy the children, but when the Mini-Con hesitated in response to [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]]'s pleas, Megatron was distracted long enough for the Autobots to turn the tables and send him packing. {{storylink|Confrontation (episode)|Confrontation}} This moment of hesitation did not break Megatron's trust in his little minion, though, as soon after, he had Leader-1 search a human sewer system when his own large tank mode made manoeuvring beneath the city streets too difficult. {{storylink|Underground (episode)|Underground}} Later still, while searching for a Mini-Con in the ruins of an underwater civilization, Leader-1 unlocked Megatron's "Full Blast Mode" for the first time, and then found the Mini-Con panel while his master was busy battling Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Ruin}}

[[File:Confrontation megs and leader1.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Say hello to my leetle friend!]]

The Mini-Con recovered from the ruins by Leader-1 initially refused to awaken from its panel, but following another failed hunt on a volcanic island, Megatron redoubled his efforts, and successfully roused [[Sonar (Armada)|Sonar]] from his slumber. {{storylink|Prehistory}} Realizing that Sonar was one of the three Mini-Cons who together formed the legendary [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] sword, Megatron led his Decepticons in an invasion of the Autobot base to steal the other two, personally facing down Hot Shot and Optimus Prime at the same time. Sonar awakened his team-mates and they formed the Star Saber in Megatron's hands, but no sooner was the sword complete than Optimus Prime blasted it from Megatron's grip. With the sword now in Hot Shot's hands, Megatron was forced to retreat before its power. {{storylink|Swoop (episode)|Swoop}}

Deciding to contract some outside help, Megatron hired the mercenary [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] from whom he learned of the existence of the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]]. {{storylink|Overmatch}} The Autobots soon got a new member of their own when the drifter [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] helped foiled Megatron's digging operation to unearth the newest Mini-Con, {{storylink|Gale}} but Sideways soon proved to be more than he seemed when he betrayed Hot Shot, stole the Star Saber for Megatron and joined the Decepticons. {{storylink|Credulous}} [[File:Conspiracy megatron starsaber.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Mega-Mega-Mega-Megatron! Ho!]] The Star Saber wound up in Starscream's hands, but rather than provoke open rebellion by taking it from him by force, Megatron had Leader-1 trick Starscream into accidentally attacking Demolishor with the blade. This led the other Decepticons to question Starscream's competency with the sword, and they forced him to hand it over to Megatron. {{storylink|Conspiracy}} With the Star Saber now his to command, Megatron brought the sword to bear in his next battle with Optimus Prime, during which the Autobot leader hurled them both into a crevasse. Megatron plummeted to the bottom while Optimus was grabbed out of the air by Scavenger, revealed to have been an Autobot spy all along. Hauled out by Sideways, the injured Megatron ordered retreat, swearing vengeance on all. {{storylink|Trust (Armada)|Trust}} Once back up to full strength, Megatron decided to take out his frustrations by announcing it was time for some one-on-one Decepticon combat training, and wound up chasing Sideways around the moon with the Star Saber. {{storylink|Vacation}}

[[File:Vow Megatron fullblastmode.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|This image does ''not'' need a caption!]]

Sword still in hand, Megatron led the Decepticon effort to obtain the final Mini-Con that formed the Skyboom Shield, succeeding despite the presence of the newest Autobot [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]]. {{storylink|Reinforcement}} With both Star Saber and Skyboom now his, Megatron challenged Optimus Prime to a decisive battle in the desert. The combat was fierce, but finally, Prime was able to wrest the shield from Megatron's grasp, and when the two weapons collided, and incredible burst of energy was released that shot off into space. {{storylink|Decisive Battle}} Despite this failure, Megatron was quick to orchestrate another confrontation with Prime, this time separating him from the other Autobots by randomly warping each of the heroes to different sites of past battles. Facing off against Prime in the Sahara again, Megatron employed a legion of Mini-Cons to attack the Autobot leader, correctly gambling that he would not fight back against the small 'bots. What he did not expect, however, was that Prime's reluctance to fight would prompt the Mini-Cons to turn on ''him'', keeping him occupied until the other Autobots arrived, forcing him to withdraw. {{storylink|Vow}}
[[File:Rebellion megatron vs starscream.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Falcon PUNCH]]
Convinced that Megatron's flawed leadership was the reason behind the recent string of Decepticon failures, Sideways decided to play Megatron and Starscream off against one another in order to change the game. When the Decepticons returned after another failed battle, Megatron began brutalizing Starscream for his failings (despite the fact that Starscream had been following his orders), and might have even killed him if Demolishor had not intervened. Taking this as his cue, Sideways began to plant notions of leadership in Starscream's head, while challenging Megatron's pride with the allegation that his position as commander was only secure thanks to possession of the Star Saber. Sideways's machinations culminated in Starscream challenging Megatron to a duel for leadership, with a nonchalant Megatron so certain of his victory that he even wagered the Star Saber on the fight's outcome. Unfortunately for Starscream, Megatron's prognostication proved accurate, and he violently and resoundingly defeated his lieutenant with his bare hands, not even deigning to use the Saber. At the last moment, Megatron spared Starscream's life, preferring instead to let him live with the knowledge that he knew his weaknesses: he had a conscience. His position as leader reaffirmed by the outcome of the clash, Megatron led the Decepticons into battle against the Autobots soon after with renewed vigor and morale. {{storylink|Rebellion (Armada)|Rebellion}}
[[File:Linkup megatron throne.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|As I sit/as I stand/by the table I command/my kingdom!]]
With most dastardly thing he managed to accomplish in his next few battles consisting of stepping on [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] when he fell out of the sky, {{storylink|Chase (episode)|Chase}} Megatron was soon to summon the master Decepticon tactician [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] to Earth in an effort give his campaign a shot in the arm. The plan Thrust concocted gave Megatron a clear shot at Optimus Prime that would have succeeded in taking the Autobot leader's life, if not for the sudden arrival of [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] on Earth. {{storylink|Tactician}} Prime did not escape unscathed, however, and Megatron and Thrust took the opportunity to lure the remaining Autobots into a trap to make a play for the Skyboom Shield. Megatron was in the process of trying to wrestle the shield away from Smokescreen when Optimus appeared and revealed his power to combine with Jetfire, forcing the Decepticons to flee before his power. {{storylink|Linkup}} Soon after, Thrust implicated Sideways as the disruptive element that was prevent the Decepticons from working together as best they could, and Megatron tracked the mysterious 'bot down, catching him in the act of reporting his misdeeds to an unknown higher power. Furious, Megatron cut the traitor to pieces with the Star Saber, only for Sideways's remains to restore themselves immediately, allowing him to escape with the haunting warning that he could never be destroyed. {{storylink|Detection}}
[[File:Desperatemegatron.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|A BOAT'S ON ME.]]
Megatron was not initially impressed with the newest addition to the Decepticon ranks, [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], {{storylink|Awakening (Armada)|Awakening}} but soon changed his tune when the monolithic Decepticon revealed he had the power to combine with Megatron, giving the Decepticon leader a dramatic power boost. Battling with the combined Prime and Jetfire in the sky, the powered-up Megatron slashed the merged Autobots apart with the Star Saber, sending Prime into a potentially fatal plummet, only for him to be saved by the newly awakened Mini-Cons that formed the third and final weapon, the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]]. {{storylink|Desperate}} While he was being repaired, Megatron tasked Thrust with retrieving the Space Mini-Con Team for him. He failed. {{storylink|Runaway}} Megatron then crossed paths with Wheeljack as the ex-Autobot was enacting his revenge against Hot Shot. Megatron added him to his forces {{storylink|Past II}} and led a second attack on the Autobot base to steal the Requiem Blaster, successfully obtaining the weapon and shooting Smokescreen with it. Unfortunately, part of the plan to access the Autobot base involved using an unwitting Starscream as a distraction, {{storylink|Sacrifice}} and that betrayal of trust proved to be the last straw for the young Decepticon, leading him to make an attempt on Megatron's life. Outnumbered and facing the power of the Requiem Blaster, Starscream fled to Earth with the Star Saber, where the Autobots granted him sanctuary. {{storylink|Regeneration (Armada)|Regeneration}}

[[File:Rescue megatron leader1 gun.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Megatron auditions as the next James Bond.]]
Using information provided by Starscream, the Autobots soon invaded the Decepticon base to free the captive Mini-Cons. Leaving his troops to fight, Megatron relocated himself to watch over the Mini-Cons personally, who by this stage he had put to work constructing a spacecraft for the Decepticons. When [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]] arrived to bravely face him down, the Mini-Cons began to sing an eerie harmony and turned on Megatron, with even Leader-1 attempting to escape his perch on Megatron's arm. Fortunately, Hot Shot intervened before Megatron could obliterate the Mini-Cons, leading him a merry chase across the moon while the other Autobots got the little 'bots to safety and double-teaming with Starscream to take the Decepticon commander down. {{storylink|Rescue}} Infuriated by this loss, Megatron found new hope in Thrust's latest discovery: as had been previously evinced by the meeting of the Star Saber and Skyboom, the uniting of the Requiem Blaster with the other two weapons could potentially produce incredibly destructive energy. To test this hypothetical, Megatron took the Requiem Blaster to confront Jetfire and Starscream, wielding the Skyboom and Saber at the time, when they were attempting to recover a Mini-Con on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]]. The release of energy that resulted was enough to knock Megatron out, allowing his two opponents to escape, but the theory had been proven. {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}}
[[File:Crisis megatron vs prime.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|That's for burning my toast!]]

Thrust later approached Megatron and convinced him to approve of a plan that would ensure the Decepticons would hold all three Mini-Con weapons. Through his machinations, Starscream's alliance with the Autobots was shattered, and he stole the Skyboom and returned to the Decepticon fold. {{storylink|Crack (episode)|Crack}} Seemingly forgiving Starscream past betrayal, Megatron told him to take some time off as the other Decepticons completed the [[Hydra Cannon]], which was mounted on the bow on the Decepticons' new spaceship. Once the super-weapon was completed, Megatron had Starscream destroy a nearby comet with its awesome firepower. {{storylink|Threaten}} Then, as a test of loyalty, Megatron charged Starscream with pressing the fateful button that would vaporize Earth and the Autobots. Before the weapon was in alignment, Optimus Prime and Jetfire attacked the ship. Megatron battled with Prime on the hull of the craft, forcing him to watch as the cannon was fired at Earth, but at the last second, Prime broke free of Megatron's hold and threw himself in front of the beam, blocking it with the power of his [[Matrix of Leadership]]. This action also claimed Prime's life, and Megatron watched, stunned, as his eternal enemy disintegrated into space dust. {{storylink|Crisis (Armada)|Crisis}} Prime's death plunged Megatron into a deep depression, having lost his greatest opponent without the chance to finish him with his own hands. Distractedly, he ordered his forces to begin their journey back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Remorse}} When Starscream informed Megatron that the Autobots had launched a ship of their own to pursue them, Megatron saw fit to ignore them at first. {{storylink|Depart}} He later ordered an about-face, hoping to shake his discomforting sense of loss in battle. An entirely different resolution to his misery was offered, however, when during the battle, the Mini-Cons of Earth entered the Matrix and resurrected Prime, who immediately blasted Megatron, prompting merely gleeful laughter from the Decepticon. {{storylink|Miracle}}

[[File:Uprising galvatron weapons.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Decepticons, assemble!]]
An even greater change was soon to come over Megatron—following a group of Autobots through a worm hole to a dead planet, eager to continue the fight, Megatron ''thought'' he was engaging Optimus Prime once again, only to quickly discover he was facing a twisted doppelgänger named [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]]. Helpless before his power, Megatron, Starscream, Demolishor, Hot Shot, and Red Alert would have been destroyed if not for their partner Mini-Cons, who combined their strength to give the larger Transformers a power boost, [[spontaneous recoloration|fusing their armor into new colors]] in the process. Rechristening himself "Galvatron", Megatron joined the Requiem Blaster with Optimus Prime's new [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]] weapons systems to destroy Nemesis Prime, then crippled the Autobots' ship with the blaster so the Decepticons could escape and beat them back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Puppet}}

[[File:Cramp galvatron tidalwave.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Galvatron performs a dangerous combination of "Gun-crotch" and "Pelvic thrust".]]
With the power of the Mini-Con weapons, Galvatron and his men had no trouble taking control of the planet, but when Optimus's Autobots caught up to them, Galvatron was surprised to find that combat was not his enemy's concern: instead, Optimus spoke of the approach of [[Unicron]], a great evil he had been warned of by the Mini-Cons, and proposed an alliance between Autobot and Decepticon against him. Galvatron refused, dismissing Unicron's very existence as an Autobot trick, {{storylink|Uprising (Armada)|Uprising}} but was soon forced to rethink his position when Thrust revealed himself to be a servant of Unicron's and stole the Requiem Blaster and Skyboom Shield to begin his master's resurrection. {{storylink|Dash (episode)|Dash}} Galvatron dedicated the whole of the Decepticons' manpower into locating Thrust, ignoring reports that elsewhere, the Autobots were pulling out from their trenches. {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}} Galvatron grimly ruminated on the unwelcome implications of an alliance; this would signify that the war he had spent his whole life fighting would have meant nothing. Even when Unicron's existence was definitively proven by the revelation he had been posing as Cybertron's moon, this fear led Galvatron to deny the magnitude of his threat. {{storylink|Portent}}

[[File:Cramp galvatron vs starscream.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"The circle is now complete:When I left you, I was but the learner, now I am the master." "Only a master of lame Starscream!"]]
Having spent time in Optimus's camp and realising that an alliance under his leadership was the only way forward, Starscream pleaded with Galvatron to accept Prime's offer, but his refusal was steadfast, forcing Starscream to intervene in a later battle between Prime and Galvatron in an attempt to convince his commander by force. In the duel that resulted, Galvatron fatally ran Starscream through with the Star Saber, but with this last breath, Starscream struck against Unicron, and was utterly obliterated as a result. Reached by the sacrifice of his subordinate and the physical proof of Unicron's threat, Galvatron accepted the truth of Starscream's words and handed the Star Saber over to Prime as a symbol of their alliance. Alas, at the last moment, Sideways appeared to snatch it away, using it to complete Unicron's reawakening, much to both Optimus and Galvatron's discomfort. {{storylink|Cramp}}

Galvatron explained Starscream's intentions to the Decepticons, stating that they ought to ally with the Autobots in order to destroy Unicron for good. In a formal ceremony before all their troops, Prime and Galvatron shook hands, uniting the Autobots and Decepticons into an armada that struck at Unicron together. Their attack yielded no success, and a small scouting team was sent to Unicron's surface to gather intelligence. After Unicron began transforming, the scouting party had to be rescue by Jet Optimus and Galvatron, combined with Tidal Wave. {{storylink|Alliance}} With the revelation that their forces were unable to damage the dark god's exterior, Optimus Prime and Galvatron decided to venture inside his body; [[File:MortalCombat galvatron sacrifice.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Another time, Maecloud...]] before doing so, Galvatron confronted Thrust over his treachery on Unicron's shoulder, and left him to die when his clumsiness caused him to be caught in one of Unicron's joints and crushed. {{storylink|Union}} Once inside Unicron, Galvatron and Optimus worked their way to the chamber containing Unicron's "heart", where they were captured by the chaos-bringer and absorbed into his being, becoming one with his consciousness. In this dream-realm, Galvatron saw himself as the ruler of the universe, but the illusion was soon shattered when the Autobots' human allies were able to free the Mini-Con weapons from Unicron's hold, de-powering him. As they all tried to escape Unicron's dormant body, however, Galvatron challenged Optimus Prime to one final duel. {{storylink|Origin}} The sheer ferocity of their final clash reawakened Unicron, and he began drawing in everything nearby. With Optimus Prime holding on to him to stop him being sucked in, Galvatron saw that the only way to end the circle was to destroy himself. Sacrificing his life rather than live in an era of peace, Galvatron cut himself free from Prime's grip and plunged into Unicron's maw. With the flow of negative energy created by their fight gone, Unicron disappeared in a flash, he and Galvatron having seemingly ceased to exist. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}

===Alternate timeline===
In a timeline where the Cybertronians' conflict never left their home planet, the Mini-Cons' influence on the Autobots and Decepticons subjugated the larger robots. Megatron and the rest of his kind were left entangled in a semi-organic growth spawned from Unicron's cells, and were shut down by Unicron's power. Carlos, Alexis, and Rad appeared before him, visitors from another time, and beheld Megatron's inert form before shooting off into time once more, eventually leading to Megatron's fate being prevented. {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}}

==Japanese cartoon continuity==
===''Linkage''===
The battle between Megatron and Optimus Prime raged on as newly awakened Mini-Cons emerged in a West Coast city in the [[United States of America|United States]]. {{storylink|Linkage Part 1}}

===''Legends'' comic===
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Megatron's search for Mini-Cons brought him to the [[Legends World]], which to his pleasure contained tons of mass-produced Mini-Cons in [[redeco|various colors]] and [[exclusive|rare limited variants]]. Taking on the name "Armada Megatron", he began stealing the Mini-Con collections of toy collectors like [[Rattrap (BW)#Transformers Legends comic|Rattrap]] and [[Waspinator (BW)#Transformers Legends comic|Waspinator]] until Starscream brought him the ultimate prize—the rare Mini-Con [[Dragoyell]]. When he tried to link up with Dragoyell, however, a vengeful Rattrap took the Mini-Con's place and sapped Armada Megatron's strength, causing him to surrender the Mini-Cons and retreat. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Armada Megatron)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

Megatron subsequently settled for the slow and arduous process of purchasing Mini-Con toys through legal means, relying on Starscream for money. One day while eating out, his table turned out to be reserved by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|another Megatron]], and the two ended up getting along quite well as they got increasingly drunk on energon together. Bonding over how sick they were of living like ordinary people in this universe, the two intoxicated Megatrons agreed to work together to conquer the world instead. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#The Autumn Megatron Festival Chapter|The Autumn Megatron Festival Chapter}} Armada Megatron began by chasing [[T-AI|Ai]] around with his scissor-horns, only to be attacked by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], summoned to the Legends World to prevent the Megatrons' alliance. Magnus quickly dented Armada Megatron's horns with his hammer before attacking both of them with a missile barrage, defeating Armada Megatron and sending G1 Megatron fleeing. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 14|Bonus Edition Vol. 14}}

Seeking to discover Ultra Magnus's weakness, Armada Megatron bought a [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Legends|Ultra Magnus toy]] to bring home and inspect, defending his purchase to Starscream with the fact that it came with a Mini-Con Alpha Trion. He ended up having fun with the toy, causing a desire for large-scaled toys to awaken within him, much to Starscream's concern. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Sequel#Armada Megatron Chapter|Armada Megatron Chapter}} Before long he was using Starscream's paycheck to amass a mountain of big Transformers toys, such as ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Devastator (G1)#Unite Warriors|Devastor]]. {{storylink|LG-16 Slipstream Sequel}} This method wasn't enough for him, though, and he soon returned to menacing the populace and stealing their toys again. In the meantime, Starscream learned that Megatron's obsession was generating vast amounts of [[spirit energy]] that was feeding the [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]], the creators of the Legends World, and set out to stop him. {{storylink|LG-18 Armada Starscream Super Mode Prologue}}

Confronting Armada Megatron in [[Akihabara]], Starscream tried to convince him to give up on his toy obsession before he inadvertently made the Zamojin strong enough to destroy the Legends World via [[Windblade (G1)#Transformers Legends comic|Windblade]]. Megatron's ambition to have all the world's toys would not be quenched, however, and he attacked Starscream for betraying him. The fight was interrupted when Windblade did indeed fall under Zamojin control, prompting Starscream to try to destroy her in a move that Megatron remembered from the time he'd sacrificed his life against Unicron. After Starscream's death was avoided thanks to the arrival of [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] from their home universe, Megatron decided to throw his toys away and return home alongside them, having grown tired of the Legends World. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 18|Bonus Edition Vol. 18}}

===''Super Link'' pack-in comic===
Megatron observed a fight between [[Grand Scourge]] and the Autobots. {{storylink|Optimus Prime VS Scourge|Optimus Prime VS Scourge Episode.2}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Aurex 105.08 Alpha]], [[Blue Max]] was killed in a battle between Optimus Prime and Megatron. This caused [[Seawave]] and [[Cradon]] to fall out with each other as they blamed opposite factions for Blue Max's demise. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/18}}

==''Transformers Legends'' anthology==
Megatron, along with [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and two [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]s, was waiting in [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] when [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] emerged from his meeting with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and two [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]s. {{storylink|Prime Spark (story)|Prime Spark}}

==''Energon'' cartoon==
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{{voiceactor|[[David Kaye]] (English), [[Richard Newman]] (English, "[[Energon Grid (episode)|Energon Grid]]"), [[Junichi Endō]] (Japanese)|[[Guillaume Orsat]] (French), [[Giorgio Locuratolo]] (Italian), [[Fredrik Hiller]] (Swedish), [[Arto Nieminen]] (Finnish), [[Juan Carlos Lozano]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Framk Maneiro]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

[[File:MegatronSword megatron corpse.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Tidal Wave has a Megatron shrine just like this.]]
Although he was believed dead by both the Autobots and Decepticons, Galvatron, like Unicron, had survived the final battle. His body was now a decayed husk, having been absorbed into the equally damaged body of Unicron, where it lay for ten years. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}} In the year [[2020]], when the alien being known as [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] began his plan to re-energize Unicron, he desired to rally the Decepticons—still allied with the Autobots—to his cause with the promise that Galvatron would be returned to them. As proof of their leader's continued existence, Alpha Q ''forged an [[Energon Sword]] from Galvatron's [[spark]], which pulsed with his evil essence,'' and convinced both Decepticons and Autobots alike that Galvatron still lived. {{storylink|Megatron's Sword}}

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As Alpha Q's [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] continued to steal [[Energon]] from the Autobots' mining operations on Earth, Galvatron saw his opportunity, siphoning off some of the fuel to fashion a new body for himself. Realising what he was up to, Alpha Q instructed his lieutenant [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] to destroy Galvatron, but Scorponok's choice of execution method left much to be desired: he stabbed Galvatron's corpse through the spark with the Energon Sword, which only served to return the Decepticon leader's full power. Galvatron absorbed the sword into himself, burst free in his new form and became Megatron again, immediately beating Scorponok to within an inch of his life and forcing him into his service. He proceeded to take over Unicron's body, sending Alpha Q fleeing in Unicron's head, and took up his campaign to gather Energon from Earth to reactivate Unicron, whom he would use as the ultimate weapon. {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}}

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For his first strike, Megatron attacked [[Plains City]], dismembering [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and allowing the other Autobots to leave in peace so that he could harvest the city's Energon. Empowered by an [[Energon star]] made from the gathered mineral, Megatron then led an assault on [[Ocean City]], where he taunted the conflicted [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] into returning to the Decepticon side. Engaging in his first battle in his new form with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], Megatron's sword gave him the upper hand, but he was forced to withdraw when the [[Omnicon]]s armed the Autobots with numerous copies of the sword that they had created. {{storylink|Megatron Raid}}

Planning to raid [[Lunar City]] for Energon, Megatron was surprised to witness a moonscape battle between Optimus Prime and [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]], who had been brought back to life without his memories by Alpha Q, and felt the power of Optimus's new [[Energon Blaster]] firsthand. {{storylink|Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary}} [[File:EnergonTower new sword.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4]] Turning his attention to mastering the powers of Unicron, Megatron was able to "spawn" a [[Decepticon mobile fortress|mobile base]] for the Decepticons from Unicron's substance, which they used to plunder the remains of [[Asteroid City]]. When no Energon could be found, Megatron took a party back to Lunar City to pillage it while Scorponok kept the Autobots busy in the asteroid belt. But when he returned to find that Scorponok had been captured, Megatron blew up the mobile base to cover the Decepticons' escape. {{storylink|Battle of the Asteroid Belt}} Energon from [[Mars City]] allowed Megatron to produce another base in short order, and, frustrated by the Autobots' continued use of their copies of his sword, he also used Unicron's power to upgrade his blade into a more powerful form. He then led another attack on Ocean City, but was forced to retreat by the activation of the first of the Autobots' new [[energon tower]] defense systems. {{storylink|Energon Tower (episode)|Energon Tower}}

[[File:LegendofRodimus multiple megatrons.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|every Starscream's worst nightmare]]

When Alpha Q sent Starscream to assassinate Megatron, the Decepticon leader revealed he had become fully joined with Unicron's unearthly powers, using them to disappear, reappear, multiply himself, and psychically assault Starscream, wiping Alpha Q's directives from his mind and reprogramming him as a loyal Decepticon. {{storylink|The Legend of Rodimus}} Following an attack on [[Jungle City]] that failed when the Autobots blew up the city rather than let Megatron's forces have its Energon, {{storylink|Crisis in Jungle City}} the Decepticon leader learned of the Energon-finding powers of the Autobots' human ally, [[Kicker Jones]], and attempted to capture him in another battle on the Moon, but was once again driven off by the activation of an tnergon tower. Returning to Unicron, Megatron used the planet-eater's powers to heal wounds sustained by [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] in the fight, reformatting him into Snow Cat in the process. {{storylink|Kicker Beware!}} Seeking to take out the Autobots before the towers were complete, Megatron spawned a barrage of "comets" from Unicron and hurled them to Earth, but the final tower was completed and the protective [[energon grid]] they generated shielded Earth from the comets' impact. {{storylink|Energon Grid (episode)|Energon Grid}}

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Realizing that Alpha Q had been monitoring his actions and that Scorponok was acting as the alien's mole in his ranks, Megatron bound the Terrorcon commander to an asteroid and hurled him into Earth's energon grid, hoping to force Alpha Q to come out hiding to save him. {{storylink|Rodimus Friend or Foe?}} Instead, it was long-lost Autobot commander [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]] who saved Scorponok and defeated Megatron in battle. Soon after, Megatron tried to stop the Autobots from leaving the [[Solar System]] aboard the ''[[Miranda II]]'', and was saved from being destroyed by the ship's energon grid by Demolishor, who sacrificed himself in his leader's place. {{storylink|Go for Unicron!}} Recovering Demolishor's [[spark]], Megatron used Unicron's powers to create a new body for him, wiping his mind in the process. Following the Autobots to a frozen planet on which Energon had been detected, Megatron bested a squadron of Alpha Q's [[Cruellock|newest Terrorcons]] to acquire more power for Unicron. {{storylink|The Return of Demolishor}}

As the ''Miranda II'' drew close to Unicron, Megatron sent his forces out to slow their approach, {{storylink|A Tale of Two Heros}} then turned the firepower of Unicron itself on the ship. The Autobots proceeded to lure Unicron into a [[space bridge]], teleporting the planet to Cybertron, where an assault by the planet's energon grid forced Megatron to pull back. {{storylink|Battle Stations}} The Decepticons on Cybertron immediately staged an uprising upon the return of their leader, and Megatron ordered them to free the criminal [[Shockblast]] so he could join his forces. {{storylink|Alpha Q: Identity}} Megatron soon headed down to the planet himself to help his men evac the new addition, though Shockblast almost immediately began plotting to take leadership for himself. {{storylink|Shockblast: Rampage}}

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When Unicron's hunger for Energon became too great, Megatron was unable to control him, and he began lashing out at everyone inside his body. An infusion of Energon courtesy of the Omnicons brought Unicron back under control, {{storylink|Survival Instincts}} and Megatron then turned his attention back to Cybertron, intending to feed the planet to Unicron once his troops destroyed the energon grid. He allowed Shockblast to lead the Decepticons on their next attempt to destroy the energon grid, but they were forced to pull back after only destroying a handful of the towers. {{storylink|Each One Fights...}} With the addition of Energon drawn straight from [[Primus]], Megatron succeeded in fully re-energizing Unicron and transforming him to [[robot mode]], but before he could turn him upon Cybertron, Alpha Q returned, ramming Unicron's disembodied head into the giant's side. {{storylink|Unicron Unleashed}} Megatron and Alpha Q battled for mental control of Unicron while the Autobots made their way through his body. Taking advantage of the chaos, Shockblast attempted a coup, and held Megatron at gun-point in his throne room... Until Starscream revealed himself, his blade ready to lob off Shockblast's head. Megatron laughed at Shockblast's pitiful attempt to "take his job." The battle against the Autobots persisted, and events reached a tipping point when all the positively-charged Energon of Earth was beamed across space and into Unicron's head. {{storylink|Open Fire!}} In retaliation, Megatron vented all the negatively-charged Energon within Unicron, seeking to cause a catastrophic reaction that would destroy everyone and everything, but which instead tore open a [[rift]] in reality. Amid the chaos, Optimus Prime arrived to face off with Megatron for a final battle, ''but when Shockblast interfered and spoiled the drama of the moment,'' Megatron elected to table the fight for another day, and fled through the rift with his Decepticons. {{storylink|Ripped Up Space}}

[[File:ImprisonedInferno megatron brainwashing.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4]]

In the [[Alpha Q's universe|new region of space]] that lay on the other side of the rift, Megatron and the Decepticons discovered that the worlds consumed by Unicron had been restored to life, and were nurtured by Alpha Q from within an [[Energon Orb|Energon sun]]. Brainwashing Scorponok into his slave and setting up base within Unicron's inert form, Megatron began attacking these new worlds, again stealing Energon in order to restore Unicron a second time. {{storylink|Protection}} When Shockblast was captured by the Autobots, Megatron rescued him in exchange for a promise of renewed loyalty. Megatron then cornered Shockblast's jailer, Inferno, and infused him with Decepticon programming. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}} An attack on [[Jungle Planet (Energon)|Jungle Planet]] followed, which saw Megatron fighting a holding action in the atmosphere to keep Optimus Prime from aiding his troops on the planet's surface until Prime taught him a lesson about the power of teamwork and blasted him over the horizon. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}} Subsequent attacks for Energon by Megatron's troops were stymied by the introduction of energon towers to the new planets, {{storylink|Bulkhead (episode)|Bulkhead}} the installation of which was helped when Megatron's attention was drawn away from them by Inferno, who claimed the programming Megatron had infused him with had taken over and he wished to join his army. Realizing he had been duped, Megatron raced to [[Ocean Planet]] for a battle with Optimus, but was too late to stop the tower being activated there. {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}}

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''Discovering that the Energon sun was, in fact, Unicron's own disembodied head, Megatron shifted his plans around, focusing his attacks on the foundling planets outside the reach of the system's energon grid, starting with [[Planet Q]]. {{storylink|Return! Our Scorponok}}'' To pass the time while his troops collected the resources he needed, Megatron challenged Shockblast to a duel. He thoroughly trounced his opponent, nearly killing him before Starscream stepped in and made him stay his hand. {{storylink|Crash Course}} A series of further successful raids netted Megatron enough energy to bring Unicron's body back online, {{storylink|Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme}} and he directed the titan to seize the Energon sun, extinguishing its light and placing it back as his head atop his shoulders. {{storylink|A Heroic Battle}} With his form now complete, however, Unicron ceased to obey Megatron's commands, but, after a brief attempt by Shockblast at usurping Unicron's power, the planet-eater began moving again and crushed the treacherous Decepticon to death. It quickly became apparent that this was not because Megatron had regained control: it was because ''Unicron'' had taken control of ''Megatron''! {{storylink|The Power of Unicron}} Megatron struggled in vain against Unicron's mental grip as he began destroying Alpha Q's planets, {{storylink|Optimus Supreme}} but Optimus Prime and [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] were eventually able to destroy the chaos-bringer thanks to a power boost bestowed upon them by Primus. Megatron survived the destruction of Unicron's body, his mind his own again, but unbeknownst to even himself, Unicron's consciousness continued to exist, having taken refuge inside him. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes}}

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A short time later, Megatron returned to attack a Cybertron at peace, and was subliminally guided by Unicron to a reservoir of [[Super Energon]] beneath the planet's surface. {{storylink|Ambition}} After recruiting two of the reservoir's guardians, [[Bruticus Maximus (Energon)|Bruticus Maximus]] and [[Constructicon Maximus]], to his side, Megatron immersed himself in the powerful liquid and underwent another power boost, accompanied by a spontaneous recoloration. He was once again inspired to take the name of Galvatron. Galvatron proceeded to test his new might in a battle with the Autobots, which ended when green [[Energon gas]]—harmless to the Decepticons, but poisonous to the Autobots—flooded the surface of Cybertron from a damaged energon tower, forcing the heroic robots to depart the planet. {{storylink|Wishes}}

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

Now in control of Cybertron, Galvatron met with his newest recruit, Shockblast's brother [[Six Shot (Energon)|Six Shot]], who proposed using the energon towers to propel the planet through space. Urged to do so by Unicron, Galvatron ordered Cybertron moved into Alpha Q's universe, but was quick to lose patience with the newbie when Six Shot opened fire on the ''Miranda II'' without orders, seeking to destroy Optimus Prime (mistakenly believing that it was he who killed his brother). {{storylink|Galvatron!}} Soon after, when the Autobots were able to return to Cybertron's surface, Galvatron engaged them in battle, but Six Shot's continued insubordination served to infuriate him further when he unleashed more Energon gas that sent the Autobots fleeing into the planet's depths. {{storylink|Break Through}}

At some point participated in an Autobot training simulation that took the form of a fighting tournament. Partnered with Starscream, Galvatron defeated Cyclonus and Demolishor (in their original bodies), then bested the two in their upgraded forms, before tiring of the games and departing, forfeiting the rest of the tournament. {{storylink|Distribution}}

As his troops sought out the Autobots, Galvatron elected to remain in the control room to keep a close eye on Six Shot as he used the energon grid to clear space debris out of Cybertron's path, but even this didn't stop the young punk from defying orders and turning the grid on Optimus Prime when he got a chance. This prompted Galvatron to smack him around for abandoning his appointed task, inadvertently saving Prime's life. {{storylink|The Omega Train}} In response, Six Shot promised not to do anything at all any more—a promise he fulfilled quite literally when Galvatron engaged Optimus Prime in battle sooner after and received only silence in response to his command to fire the energon grid at Prime. {{storylink|Decepticon Army}} Galvatron was unwilling to comply when Six Shot demanded an apology before he returned to work, but Starscream offered to do so in his lord's place. Galvatron returned to battling the Autobots, but was defeated when Primus reawakened, allowing Optimus Prime and Omega Supreme to combine again. {{storylink|Ironhide Team}}

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Cybertron soon emerged into Alpha Q's realm, where Galvatron watched, amazed, as Optimus Prime called upon the power of Primus to grow to planet-size and halt Cybertron's movement with his bare hands. As he dueled Rodimus to get closer to his titanic adversary, Galvatron commanded Six Shot to increase the energon towers' output. This resulted in the towers exploding, {{storylink|Formidable}} which Galvatron blamed and bludgeoned Six Shot for. Six Shot decided to make a play for the Super Energon, and Galvatron pursued him back to the reservoir, where the Decepticon leader immersed himself in the pool for a second time. This exposure caused Galvatron to grow to a colossal height, and he promptly killed Six Shot by grinding him beneath his heel. {{storylink|Galvatron Terror}} Still growing even larger, Galvatron found his mind and body again taken over by Unicron, who had him take off into space to [[File:TheSun galvatron possessed.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Lather, rinse, and repeat for 52 episodes.]] recombine with his still-living spark, dragging Cybertron behind him on a Super Energon tether. Once the Autobots cut the tether, {{storylink|Destructive Power}} Optimus Prime channelled the power of Unicron as well, growing to Galvatron's height and forcing him into a battle on Jungle Planet, gambling that Galvatron's hatred of him would allow his consciousness to supersede Unicron's control. Prime wagered correctly, and the two combatants grew to even ''more'' gigantic heights for a devastating brawl. Getting in close, Prime was able to drain Unicron's consciousness out of Galvatron and seal it within himself, restoring both of them to their normal size and power. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}}

So enraged was he by Unicron's manipulations, Galvatron forewent finishing off the wounded Optimus Prime and instead took off to destroy Unicron's spark. However, he wound up being possessed by it once more, yet again becoming a planet-sized destroyer. While struggling to fight the control of Unicron, he was confronted by Optimus Prime once again, who held him fast as Primus went about transforming the remaining Super Energon into a new sun for Alpha Q's planets. Rather than fight Prime, Galvatron shook off Unicron's influence long enough plunge himself into the foundling sun, igniting the star and seemingly destroying himself rather than allow Unicron victory. {{storylink|The Sun}}
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==''Cybertron'' cartoon==
{{voiceactor|[[David Kaye]] (English), [[Trevor Devall]] (English, "[[Fallen (episode)|Fallen]]"), [[Jōji Nakata]] (Japanese)|[[Wolf Frass]] (German), [[Fredrik Hiller]] (Swedish), [[Arto Nieminen]] (Finnish), [[Guillaume Orsat]] (French), [[Giorgio Locuratolo]] (Italian), [[Juan Carlos Lozano]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Framk Maneiro]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

[[File:Fallen megatron robotmode.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Finally, I have acquired the world's largest jawbreaker!]]

Ten years after Galvatron's sacrifice, in the year [[2030]], Primus's plan to imprison Unicron's spark at the heart of the sun ultimately failed when the star collapsed, creating a massive [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] which threatened the existence of not just Cybertron, but the entirety of creation. The sun's collapse allowed the still-living Galvatron to escape, and he immediately set about fashioning Unicron's remains into an [[Armor of Unicron|armor]] that he merged with his body, massively increasing his powers with the dark god's own and reverted to being Megatron once again. Using his new abilities, Megatron created a [[fire dimension|pocket dimension]] to serve as a base of operations for himself and his troops, who—given that the Decepticon army was scattered to a state of virtual non-existence—consisted solely of Starscream, no longer the brainwashed servant of ten years gone, and the overeager [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]].

[[File:Cyb ep52 planet map.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"At last, we know the way to Amarillo."]]

When the ancient Transformer [[Vector Prime]] arrived on Cybertron to tell the Autobots of the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s—ancient fragments of the power of Primus that would enable the Transformers' slumbering creator to close the black hole—Megatron saw his opportunity. While Starscream kept the Autobots busy, Megatron approached Vector Prime, attempting to charm the elderly bot into handing over the holographic map that held the locations of the Keys. At the last moment, Vector Prime realized that Megatron was not the kindly bot he pretended to be, but Megatron tore the map from his grip and smashed his way through the Autobots to escape. {{storylink|Fallen (episode)|Fallen}} Megatron and Starscream followed the map to the first Key, but found only a barren field of asteroids, realizing that the ancient map was outdated and had not been re-synchronized to the changed layout of the universe. {{storylink|Inferno (episode)|Inferno}}

[[File:Rush megatron carmode.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|"Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na... BATMAN!"]]

Concerned that the Autobots were up to something on Earth, Megatron briefly tabled the search for the Cyber Planet Keys to investigate. Driven back by the [[Cyber Key]] power of Vector Prime, Megatron never knew he was only a stone's throw away from discovering the hidden location of the Autobots' new Earth base. {{storylink|Haven}} He soon returned for another strike, but this time found himself beaten back by Optimus Prime's newly acquired Cyber Key power. Leaving Starscream and Thundercracker to search Earth for the [[Omega Lock]], the focusing device for the Cyber Planet Keys, Megatron resumed the Key quest, wresting from the map the location of the first one: [[Velocitron]], the Speed Planet. {{storylink|Hidden}} After recruiting local thugs [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] and [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] to do his bidding, {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}} he approached planet leader [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]] in hope of learning the whereabouts of the Key, but found he would have to beat her in a race before she would give up any information. Even with the added power boost of his own Cyber Key power (attained through unrecorded circumstances), Megatron lost the race, but Override admitted she didn't know anything anyway. {{storylink|Space (episode)|Space}} Not one to take no for an answer, Megatron continued his line of inquiry, learning of the [[Planet Cup]] and suspecting it to be related to the Key. Override proposed another race for ownership of the trophy, but Megatron lost again. {{storylink|Rush (episode)|Rush}}

[[File:Time megatron warpgate.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Birth of the Megatron-{{w|Sauron}} team!]]

Returning to Earth to check up on Starscream's progress, Megatron was irritated to find he had made none, and left to return to Velocitron, unaware that Starscream had switched the planet map with a copy. {{storylink|Speed}} Tired of the Speed Planet's racing customs, Megatron attempted to simply blast his way into the Planet Cup shrine and steal the trophy, but when even that failed, he decided to allow Crumplezone and Ransack to participate in a racing tournament that would allow them to win the cup legally if they were victorious. {{storylink|Collapse}} His attention freed to return to the mysteries of the map, Megatron divined the location of the next Key, the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]]. Before departing for this new world, he joined Starscream and Thundercracker on Earth to chase up the latest lead to the Omega Lock. Although the relic they found in the [[Sahara|Sahara Desert]] proved to be a fake, Megatron did prove his evil by destroying the Autobots [[Recon Mini-Con Team|Mini-Con allies]] during the fight. Fortunately, Vector Prime used his powers over time to rewind the battle and save their lives. {{storylink|Time (episode)|Time}}

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Megatron payed a short visit to Jungle Planet, muscling his way into the sanctuary of the planet's ruler, [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]. Though Scourge wasn't fooled into thinking that Megatron was planning to save the Universe out of altruism, {{storylink|Search (episode)|Search}} the Decepticon ingratiated himself with the planet's leader by engaging him in a sparring match and winning his good favour by pulling his final blow at the last second. Megatron then returned to Earth upon learning that the Autobots had located the Omega Lock at the bottom of the [[Bermuda Triangle]]. The Lock proved to be contained in the ancient Cybertronian starship the ''[[Atlantis]]'', which Vector Prime warped away to the dark side of the moon to keep it out of Megatron's hands. {{storylink|Deep}} Megatron was able to use the planet map to quickly deduce the ship's location, and battled Optimus Prime within its walls for possession of the Omega Lock. In seizing the device, Megatron triggered the ship's self-destruct systems, and he was caught in the blast while Optimus escaped with the Lock. {{storylink|Ship}} Badly injured by the explosion, Megatron retreated to Jungle Planet, where he sealed himself in a regenerative bubble to heal. Receiving word from Crumplzone and Ransack that Optimus Prime had arrived on Velocitron, {{storylink|Hero (episode)|Hero}} Megatron contacted Starscream and ordered him to back up the gruesome twosome, only to have him refuse point blank. {{storylink|Race}} Soon, Megatron emerged from his bubble to witness Scourge defeating the Autobot [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Overhaul]] in battle. When Overhaul returned for a rematch soon after, Megatron tried to help Scourge by debuting his Cyber Key-powered battle claw, but could only watch in amazement as Overhaul tapped the power of the Cyber Planet Key and became Leobreaker. {{storylink|Detour (episode)|Detour}}

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Leaving Jungle Planet to track down the third Key, Megatron watched the planet where it allegedly rested be consumed by the black hole. Unaware that he was working from the tampered copy of the map and that the Key was never there, Megatron believed it destroyed, and contacted Starscream to discuss what their next move should be. A communication from [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] alerted them to Optimus Prime's arrival on Jungle Planet, and Megatron headed back to the bestial planet in time to be resoundingly defeated by Optimus and Leobreaker's new combined "Savage Claw Mode". {{storylink|Savage}} After training back up to full strength and another brief encounter against the Autobots, {{storylink|Sand}} Megatron returned to Velocitron just as Hot Shot won the Planet Cup. Immediately striking just as the forcefield around the trophy dropped so it could be awarded to the victorious Autobot, Megatron snatched the cup away, but was quickly bested by the combined forces of the Autobots and another Savage Claw attack. {{storylink|Champion}}

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Back on Jungle Planet once more, Megatron stood on the sidelines, preparing to witness the battle for the Key between Scourge and Optimus Prime that was inevitable. {{storylink|Ice}} Prime refused to fight, however, and when Leobreaker tried to take Scourge alone and was wounded, Megatron attempted to finish him off. This display of dishonor enraged Scourge and he ordered Megatron to stay his hand, noticeably ruffling the Decepticon leader's feathers. Soon, when Prime came around to the idea of combat, Megatron grew concerned, and tried to dissuade Scourge from answering his challenge. {{storylink|Honor}} Scourge refused, so Megatron surreptitiously dispatched the Decepticons to stop the Autobots from making it to the battleground, making himself scarce to avoid being implicated when the plan failed. Optimus subsequently defeated Scourge and won the Cyber Planet Key, prompting Megatron to discard his previous notions of subtlety and order an all-out attack. {{storylink|Primal (Cybertron)|Primal}} Optimus attempted to fool the Decepticons with a shell game, concealing the Key in one of several boxes and distributing them among the Autobots; thinking Prime would keep the Key himself, Megatron attacked him, but found him empty-handed. Deducing that Leobreaker had the Key, Megatron hunted him down, taunting him into the open with insults, but before they could battle, Optimus arrived to form Savage Claw Mode. With aid from Starscream, Megatron wrestled the Key from the duo, but before he could deliver a killing blow, the Key interacted with Prime's Matrix of Leadership, opening a space bridge through which all the other Autobots poured. Outnumbered, Megatron lost the Key and was beaten into retreat. {{storylink|Trust (Cybertron)|Trust}}

[[File:Revelation megatron deathmachinegun.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Too bad my toy's gun isn't that cool.]]

Furious over two losses, Megatron nearly destroyed the planet map in his rage, until Starscream stopped him and managed to coax the location of the third Key from it. Departing at once with all his other troops, Megatron was led to empty space, where the phony map enveloped all the Decepticons, save for Crumplezone, in a metallic sphere. {{storylink|Trap}} Unable to escape even with his great power, {{storylink|Retreat}} Megatron was only able to liberate himself and his men with help from Scourge, who struck the sphere from without as Megatron attacked it within. In the time Megatron had been imprisoned, however, Starscream had obtained the third Cyber Planet Key, from Earth, for himself, along with the Omega Lock and other keys. Megatron made a beeline for his treacherous lieutenant, but was intercepted by the Autobots Hot Shot, Red Alert and Scattorshot at [[Niagara Falls]], who intended to hold him off until the other Autobots could stop Starscream and recover the Lock and Keys. Megatron's rage at being thwarted allowed him to tap the power of the Earth Key from afar, its energies unlocking a new Cyber Key Power within him—the "Death Machine Gun," which Megatron used to mow down the three Autobots in his path. {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}} The power of Primus restored the wounded trio as the [[Cybertron Defense Team (Cybertron)|Cybertron Defense Team]], {{storylink|Critical}} and they continued to obstruct Megatron's path until the clumsiness of his own troops provided the Decepticon leader with the distraction he needed to open a warp gate and abscond to Starscream's volcanic island base. There, Megatron battled with Primes Optimus and Vector in the caldera, but was blindsided by the newest Autobot arrival [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]]. Enraged, Megatron forgot his goals for a moment and began dogfighting with the Autobot ace, {{storylink|Assault}} which gave Starscream the time he needed to channel the power of the Lock and Keys and grow to a skyscraper-sized giant. In their power and fury, Megatron and Starscream began seething with auras of raw energon, and the Autobots were forced to step into the middle of the battle to keep the two Decepticons separate so their energon fields would not collide and ignite. {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}}

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As the battle raged, the Autobots recovered the Omega Lock and Keys, and Leobreaker, Override and [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]] departed via space bridge to take them back to Cybertron. Megatron gave chase, recruiting the services of the smitten [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] in the process. {{storylink|United}} No sooner had he followed them back to Cybertron than Megatron was confronted by the pursuing Optimus Prime, who had defeated Starscream on Earth. Seizing the Omega Lock, Megatron escaped into his fire dimension, but Optimus followed through his warp gate and the two leaders battled across the hellish landscape. The collision of their Cyber Key Powers tore the dimension open, allowing Prime to escape with the Lock, at which point he ordered Vector Prime to open one of his own dimension gates across the portal, collapsing Megatron's dimension in on itself. To escape the imploding realm, Megatron tore the fabric of space open with his bare hands, but he was then speared by a combined blast from the Omega Lock and Vector Prime's sword and apparently destroyed. {{storylink|Cybertron (episode)|Cybertron}}
[[File:Cyb ep33 am i a ghost.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Starscream's Ghost|Megatron's ghost!?]].]]
This was not to be the end for Megatron, however, as the power of his Unicron armor sustained him as a ghost-like entity composed of pure darkness. {{storylink|Balance}} In this state, he rematerialized on Cybertron and used Unicron's reformatting powers to upgrade the injured Crumplezone into Dark Crumplezone. As he came under attack from Leobreaker, his regeneration completed and his physical body was restored, even as he used the remainder of the lingering darkness to create an evil doppelganger of Leobreaker, [[Nemesis Breaker]], out of the Autobot's own dark thoughts. {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}} [[File:Cyb ep33 dark claw mode.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4]] Merging with Nemesis Breaker to form Dark Claw Mode, Megatron battled Optimus Prime and Leobreaker's Savage Claw Mode and made a further play for the Omega Lock, {{storylink|Memory (Cybertron)|Memory}} until the news that Starscream had discovered the location of the fourth and final Cyber Planet Key led him to withdraw. {{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}}

Discovering that Starscream had repaired the ''Atlantis'', Megatron led his Decepticons in pursuit of the ship, clashing with the Autobots as they attempted to rescue [[Bud Hansen|Bud]], [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]], and [[Six-Speed (Cybertron)|Six-Speed]] from aboard it. When the ''Atlantis'' warped away, Megatron found himself approached by the mysterious [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]], {{storylink|Titans}} who proceeded to lead them through the fire dimension to the resting place of the fourth Key: [[Gigantion]], the Giant Planet. {{storylink|Warp}} There, Megatron confronted towering planet leader [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] in battle, but much to his surprise, was utterly defeated in seconds. {{storylink|Giant}} Consumed with rage over the defeat, the power of Unicron within his armor reached out and detected the energies of the Giant Planet's Cyber Planet Key, drawing upon them and infusing Megatron's body with them. Attacking the Autobots in a dark, shadowed form, he decimated most of their forces before being confronted by Optimus Prime and completing his transformation—once again, Megatron had become Galvatron. Both combatants struck at each other simultaneously, and although he suffered only minor wounds compared to Optimus, Galvatron elected to call the fight a draw and pulled out. {{storylink|Fury (Cybertron)|Fury}}

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After having his men buff the dents out of his armor, Galvatron ordered them to begin a quest down through Gigantion's many layers to claim the Cyber Planet Key deep within the planet. {{storylink|City}} The Decepticons split up into teams, with Galvatron partnering off with the newest Decepticon recruit, disgruntled Gigantion native [[Menasor (Cybertron)|Menasor]]. After making their down through many levels without obstruction, Galvatron and Menasor were confronted by the Cybertron Defense Team, eager for a rematch with the Decepticon leader. Alas, despite their upgrades, they were no match for Galvatron's increased power, {{storylink|Scourge (episode)|Scourge}} and the Decepticon leader carried on his way, arriving at the planet's lowest layer just as the Autobots were about to reach the Key. Battling Optimus Prime once more, Galvatron taunted him with the defeat of the Cybertron Defense Team, and crippled Optimus by putting the suggestion in his mind that he was deliberately putting his soldiers in danger. Galvatron's words were soon proven wrong when all the Autobots joined together to hold him off, and Optimus, his strength renewed by his troops' show of faith, used Metroplex's [[Sparkdrinker|axe]] to send Galvatron flying into the sky and out of the fight. {{storylink|Optimus (episode)|Optimus}}
[[File:Showdown galvatron omegalock.jpg|right|thumb|225px| Yorokobe, Optimus Prime]]
After the Autobots added the Gigantion Key to the Omega Lock, Galvatron swooped in to steal the device, only to be attacked by Starscream. The two rivals battled for possession of the artifact, and Galvatron ultimately emerged triumphant, with the sheer amount of energy released in the clash actually blasting Starscream (along with Sideways and Soundwave) into another dimension. {{storylink|Showdown (Cybertron)|Showdown}} With the Lock and Keys now in his hands, Galvatron returned to the black hole, using their power not to close the singularity, but to ''accelerate'' its spread, intending to destroy the entire universe and remake it in his image—beginning with the Jungle Planet, which he pulled into the black hole from across space. When the Autobots caught up to him, able to return from Gigantion thanks to the sacrifice of Vector Prime, they found they were no match for his enhanced strength. Soon, however, they received reinforcements in the form of every other Cybertronian in the universe, forcing Galvatron to fall back. {{storylink|Homecoming (episode)|Homecoming}}
[[File:Cyb ep49 giant galvatron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|'''Have YOU had your Weatabix?!''']]
After using the power of the Lock to transform his remaining minions into giants to keep the Autobots at bay, Galvatron entered the black hole itself, where he was confronted by the five planet leaders. Despite absorbing the power of the Lock and becoming a giant himself, Galvatron was eventually defeated by his enemies, forcing him to throw the Omega Lock and the Cyber Planet Keys into the very core of the black hole in hopes of destroying the universe anyway. Unfortunately for him, Optimus grabbed the Lock (with some otherworldly aid from Vector Prime), and Primus' Spark was finally restored, allowing him to use the Ark to finally seal the black hole for good. Adding insult to injury, Galvatron's depowered troops found out that he had every intention of letting them die with the rest of the universe, and so abandoned the defeated Decepticon leader in the void. {{storylink|End}}
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With ultimate power torn from his grasp, Galvatron was contemplating giving up when Starscream's spirit reached out across the dimensions to taunt him. After the vision of his mocking ex-lieutenant faded, Galvatron's confidence was restored, and he immediately flew to Jungle Planet, damaging one of the planetary engines the Autobots were using to return it to its proper place in space. While the Autobots scrambled to repair the engine, Galvatron challenged Optimus Prime to one final duel, battling him first on Cybertron's surface, and then on its moon. Generating a sword of dark energy, Galvatron was about to deliver a killing blow to Prime when Vector Prime's planet map appeared to block the blade. From the map, Optimus drew Vector Prime's [[Rhisling|mighty sword]], and thus armed, he and Galvatron initiated one final charge at each other. Prime impaled Galvatron with the sword, and he collapsed, weakly reaching for Prime with the last of his strength even as his body disintegrated into cosmic particles, his life at an end at last. {{storylink|Unfinished}}

But somewhere... beyond the veil of space and time itself... Galvatron's evil proved eternal, as his shade battled with the spark of Vector Prime in the hereafter. {{storylink|Beginning}}
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==''Force of Habit''==
During the early stages of the hunt for the Cyber Planet Keys, Megatron assigned other Decepticons to search the cosmos "the hard way", without the benefit of the Planet Map. Though Megatron used his Armor of Unicron to bestow Cyber Keys upon them, one such group's leader, [[Brushguard]], rankled at the task, and upon discovering an arsenal of advanced weaponry on the planet [[Combatron (planet)|Combatron]], decided to keep it for himself. His dreams of glory foiled by an Autobot team led by [[Longrack (Cybertron)|Longrack]], Brushguard and his unit were left stranded on Combatron and had to contact Megatron for help; irate, the Decepticon leader refused to open a [[warp gate]] for them, instead making them wait a deca-cycle for a ship to arrive. {{storylink|Force of Habit}}

==Ask Vector Prime==
Some version of Galvatron was resurrected after his death by Unicron on behalf of the [[Sunstorm (Universe)|Sunstorm]] of [[Aurex 105.15 Gamma]]. As Galvatron's spirit was summoned from the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]], the dead aspect of Vector Prime battled him in the astral plane, but Vector failed as Unicron's pull was unstoppable. In the mortal plane, Galvatron returned, disoriented, and thus Sunstorm struck, hoping to get revenge for his brother [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], but Galvatron proved to be too powerful. Sunstorm died, Galvatron claimed [[Inferno (Armada)|Inferno]], the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]] fled in the confusion, and Galvatron himself was unleashed back into the cosmos. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/06}}

==Notes==
*Though not as exaggerated as his [[Megatron (BW)|''Beast Wars'' self]], this Megatron would also occasionally utter an iconic "yesss".

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Titan (group)

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Orionpaxg1: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

{{disambig3|Titan}}
[[File:MtMtEAnn2012-Metrotitans.jpg|upright=2.5|thumb|[[Solomus|Gotta catch'em all!]]]]

'''Titans''', also known as '''cityformers''', '''Metrotitans''', or '''Megamasters''', are gigantic 'bots, capable of transforming into colossal starships and even entire cities. More powerful than even the strongest [[combiner]] and capable of bringing an entire army's worth of firepower to bear, Titans are living arsenals of exotic weapons and arcane technologies that outmatch a score of lesser Cybertronians. Indeed, one of the only things capable of stopping a Titan is another Titan—the reason why both [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s across the [[multiverse]] have sought to recruit these mighty warriors into their ranks—and when Titans ''do'' clash, the fallout from their apocalyptic battles can prove devastating.

Though most Cybertronians view these awe-inspiring giants as enigmatic beings who exist on a fundamentally different scale from themselves, the tradition of "[[Cityspeaker|cityspeaking]]" allows certain Transformers to communicate with and even control the giants.

{{quote|Wonderful creatures, hard to shop for—almost impossible to find hats in their size.|[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]|"[[New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain]]"}}

==Conceptual history==
[[File:Predacons-ColdWar.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]] made the decision to depict Scorponok and Fortress Maximus as "normal" Transformers.]]
Transformers who turn into cities and buildings have formed an integral part of the ''Transformers'' mythos for years, beginning in 1986 with the release of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and continuing into the next year with the debut of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Despite their many similarities, however, this group of Transformers did not receive an official designation and so the [[fandom]] contrived ad hoc terms such as "city-bot" or "cityformer;" these nicknames stuck, and some eventually found their way back into some official media. Early incarnations played fast and loose with [[scale]], with the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel ''Transformers'' comic]] and even the [[2005 IDW continuity]] eschewing the "giant" aspect of some of the characters completely and instead depicting Maximus and Scorponok as slightly above-average sized 'bots.

[[File:FOC-Metroplexheedsthecall.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' video game established many of the traits that would find their way into the Titans of the IDW continuity.]]

Though a number of Japanese-exclusive stories and toys would introduce other cityformers into the mix, [[redeco]]ing Metroplex and Fortress Maximus into new characters like [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] and [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]], the concept gradually fell by the wayside until [[2010]], when the [[Aligned continuity family]] brought a new version of [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] back into the fore as one of the final bosses of the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' video game. Two years later, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' would similarly reintroduce [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]], depicting him as an ancient Transformer from a bygone era of the planet's history.

This depiction of Metroplex would go on to inform the original IDW continuity, and the [[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|2012 ''More than Meets the Eye'' annual]] applied this concept to an entire "species" of gigantic, city-sized Transformers. Originally, author [[James Roberts]] described them as "Metrotitans", repurposing the name of the [[Metrotitan (Zone)|''Zone'' Decepticon]], but this was abandoned almost immediately: in the [[Primus: All Good Things|2012 ''Robots in Disguise'' annual]], released the same month, the species were called only "Titans", and the single Titan involved in the story was referred to as "The Metrotitan"; soon after, [[The End of the Beginning of the World|''Robots in Disguise'' #11]] dropped the "The" when referring to him, using the word as an individual's name. Nobody really noticed, though, and the subject didn't come up again until Metrotitan [[All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|returned]] in the build-up to the 2016 ''[[Titans Return (comic)|Titans Return]]'' event, and his name being different to that of the species was clearly reiterated. In 2014, ''[[The Transformers: Windblade|Windblade]]'' writer [[Mairghread Scott]] was the first author to introduce the idea that the Titans were capable of [[Cybertronian colonies|colonizing]] other planets, and used this when developing the culture of Windblade's home planet of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], introducing the concept of [[Cityspeaker|cityspeaking]]—the ability to pseudo-telepathically communicate with sleeping Titans—that would inform Windblade's early characterization.

Adopting this term from the IDW continuity, Hasbro seems to have finally settled on the "Titan" moniker for all subsequent works of fiction, beginning with [[2016]]'s ''[[Titans Return (franchise)|Titans Return]]'' franchise and even extending into retro-styled universes such as 2018's ''[[Star Trek vs. Transformers]]'' miniseries: generally, this term is now understood to describe a group of gigantic Transformers, sometimes but not always predating the modern [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, and capable of [[Transformation|transforming]] into cities or colossal starships.

==Biology==
===Alternate modes===
[[File:G1 Autobot City.JPG|thumb|left|250px|The G1 cartoon depicted [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] as a component of the much larger [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]].]]
Almost all Titans are capable of transforming into a configuration that might charitably be called a "city." In order to maintain a credible size, their dimensions rarely match those of ''real'' cities, which can sprawl for many, many miles, their "city modes" usually resemble tightly packed clusters of buildings, generally scaled to the dimensions of "normal" Transformers and more akin to a large fortress or capitol building.

In this form, however, different continuities have depicted city-mode Titans has having the ability to combine their own infrastructure with those of ordinary, non-sentient Cybertronian cities for support; the Generation 1 cartoon, for instance, depicted Metroplex as existing within [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} while the 2005 IDW continuity had Metroplex link himself into the ruins of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] to providing housing and infrastructure for the city's inhabitants. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}}

[[File:AllThatRemains-Carcer.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Vigilem]] in his starship mode.]]

Additionally, most Titans possess a secondary mode that allows for reasonably-faster travel, transforming from a static fixture into a mobile fortress of sorts. Many Titans transform into gigantic starships, granting them the ability to travel independently from planet to planet, though some, such as [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], transform into kaiju-sized [[beast mode]]s instead. While most Titans possess humanoid [[robot mode]]s, exceptions exist, such as [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and [[Chela]].

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===Component Transformers===
{{See|Multi-component Transformer}}

[[File:Slammer sixgun scamper.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Slammer]], [[Scamper]], and [[Six-Gun]] can all transform into [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s towers, turrets, and other static artillery emplacements.]]

Titans are sometimes shown to have developed a quasi-symbiotic relationship with a variety of smaller Transformers, who dwell within the Titan's cavernous workings, perform maintenance on their much larger partners, and sometimes transform into the city's own components. Fictional appearances of these Transformers are rarer; when they do appear, some are depicted with individual personalities, while others appear to be mindless drones, mere extensions of the Titan's own body designed to interact with smaller lifeforms.

While the original four Titan toys came with several such smaller characters, which have infrequently found their way into associated fiction, more recently introduced Titans, such as those in the pages of the 2005 IDW continuity, lack these accessories. In the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]'' toylines and associated fiction, however, ''all'' Titans are shown to share a relationship with the much smaller [[Titan Master]]s; despite this vast difference in size, these Titan Masters are capable of piloting the bodies of the much larger Titans.

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====Metroplex====
*[[Six-Gun]]
*[[Slammer]]
*[[Scamper]]

====Trypticon====
*[[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]]
*[[Brunt (G1)|Brunt]]
*[[Wipe-Out]]

====Fortress Maximus====
*[[Cog (G1)|Cog]] – usually the combined form of the robotic drones Gasket and Grommet.
*[[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] – [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] unit
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]]

====Scorponok====
*[[Fasttrack (G1)|Fasttrack]]
*[[Zarak (G1)|Lord Zarak]] – [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] unit

====Grand Maximus====
*[[Cog (Masterforce)|Cog]] – the combined form of the robotic drones Onomisu and Koka
*Grand – [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] unit
*Gran – Grand's Headmaster unit

====Metrotitan====
*[[Metroshot]]
*[[Metrobomb]]
*[[Metrodash]]
*[[Metrotank]]
*The five of them are known as the [[Metrosquad]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''The Transformers'' cartoon=====
[[File:FFOD5 Metroplex Trypticon.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Let them fight!]]

By the year [[2005]], Metroplex was integrated into the structure of Autobot City; {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} in order to attack Autobot headquarters, the Decepticons created Trypticon, with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s building him out of an ordinary human city. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} [[File:Rebirth 3 FortMax Scorponok.JPG|thumb|right|250px|This town ain't big enough for the both of us, or either of us, really.]] With Metroplex out of action due to missing his [[transformation cog]], Trypticon prepared to attack Autobot City, but the timely intervention of [[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] restored Metroplex to full functionality, allowing him to hurl his enemy into the Pacific Ocean. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

The pair next clashed in [[2006]], when Trypticon and [[Octane]] teamed up to steal various famous Earth landmarks, {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} and again after [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] stole Metroplex's transformation cog; with [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]'s help, Metroplex was able to properly align Trypticon's stolen cog within his own body and overpower Trypticon for a third time. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

Fortress Maximus and Scorponok were first brought online not long afterwards when the war inadvertently spread to the planet [[Nebulos]]; in contrast to Metroplex and Trypticon, they were depicted as non-sentient battlestations, mere extensions of their [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] partners [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]]. The two first clashed on Cybertron, in the final battle of the Great War, where a bolt of stray [[plasma energy]] struck Scorponok's alternate mode, sending the Decepticons hurtling into deep space. Fortress Maximus was redeployed to Nebulos to oversee the dismantling of the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]]'s machines and eventually serve as the planet's guardian. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
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=====Japanese cartoon continuity=====
Though they wouldn't become an active part of the Transformers' war until the 20th century, cityformers were extremely ancient beings. The oldest known was [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]], who was created by the Transformers' god, [[Primus]] himself, millions of years ago to be the guardian of the [[Angolmois Energy]] sealed away on prehistoric [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 5}} A subcategory of cityformer known as the "'''[[Metrotype]]'''" had also been in existence for millions of years; {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} one known as [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] slumbered beneath the surface of [[Saturn]]'s moon [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] since ancient times, {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)#Part 7|Zone story page #7}} {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} and another, named [[Metrobase]] was stationed on [[Earth]] in the early 1980s, serving as the headquarters of a group of Autobot [[Micromaster]]s who were protecting the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot spacecraft]] buried on the planet. {{storylink|The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!}}

In the mid-1980s, the Autobots on Earth led by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] began the construction of their own "Metrotype" cityformer, Metroplex. The Decepticons responded by commencing creation of their own cityformer, Trypticon. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}} The pair's first battle would be their last for some time; {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}} Metroplex was able to destroy Trypticon, but not before the Decepticon city tore out his transforming cog, leaving Metroplex trapped in city mode. {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}}

Around the turn of the century, Brave Maximus was uncovered and reactivated by a group of Autobots and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s who had traveled back in time from the future. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Arise! Cybertron City}} {{storylink|Maximus Emerges|Stolen Plasma}} After aiding [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]]'s Autobots in defeating the villains, the robots who comprised Maximus's operating system, [[Cerebros (RID)|Plasma]] and [[Emissary (RID)|Brave]], were taken to Cybertron and used as the basis to develop a more powerful cityformer, "[[Neo Brave Maximus]]", who served as the mobile headquarters for [[Dimensional Patrol|Fire Convoy's team]]. {{storylink|LGEX Scourge Prologue}} The original Brave Maximus was returned to Earth, and when construction of the larger "Autobot City" began there in 2003, both he and the city-mode Metroplex were integrated into the complex. In 2007, however, Maximus was whisked away on a time-travel adventure with the human singing group, the [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]]. {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 1}} In the course of their travels, Brave Maximus became separated from his companions and was lost in time. He crash-landed on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]] many millions of years ago, where his remains were discovered by a group of Autobot refugees led by the diminutive [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]]. Studying Brave Maximus's technology, Fortress developed "[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]" technology, and built a giant transforming city-battleship in Brave Maximus's image to function as a body for himself, becoming "Fortress Maximus". {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 5}}

Fortress and his Autobot Headmasters went on to leave Master and join the larger Autobot/Decepticon war in 2011, whereupon his rival, Decepticon leader Scorponok, built a cityformer body for himself as well. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}} Fortress destroyed Scorponok's body, {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}} but over the next several years, the Decepticon rebuilt it in a new, smaller form; no longer city-sized, he renamed the large mode "BlackZarak". {{storylink|Master File No, 1}} A smaller version of Fortress's giant body was also constructed for use by his little brother, [[Grand Maximus|Grand]]. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon}}

At some point in the decade between 2025 and 2035, the dormant Metrotitan was discovered on Titan by the Decepticons and reprogrammed for evil. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)#Part 7|Zone story page #7}} {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} He subsequently defeated Metroplex and Metrobase in battle, but Metroplex was then rebuilt into a new, larger, more powerful form, {{storylink|Metrowars}} and went on to defeat Metrotitan for good. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

The Decepticons later stole the new Metroplex's transforming cog for Trypticon, who had also been reconstructed in a larger, stronger form. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon Civil War}} Fortress Maximus donated his own transforming cog to Metroplex so that he could transform to robot mode and defeat his old enemy once again. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}}

====Marvel Comics continuity====
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[[File:Metroplex-UK.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]

Trypticon was considered to be the most powerful Decepticon, and after [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] took control of the Decepticons, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] petitioned him for one last use of the [[space bridge]] in the hopes that Trypticon could attack the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and plunder its energy. Despite this, Trypticon and [[Wipe-Out]] were both defeated by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

''Trypticon later saw action when [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] threatened Cybertron with a [[zombie]] army, teaming up with [[Flywheels]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s forces.'' {{storylink|Meltdown!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
Metroplex served as the "living core" of Autobot City, integrated into the city in [[2003]] and endowing it with the power to transform into a battle station. When the [[Quintesson]]s invaded and took control of Autobot City in [[2008]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] activated Metroplex, and the Titan immediately burst free from beneath the city and launched an unstoppable counterattack, seeing off the alien invaders but largely destroying Autobot City in the process. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

=====''Transformers '84''=====
Upon seeing the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] for the first time, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] noted that there hadn't been a ship so large since the era of the Titans. {{storylink|Transformers '84 issue 0|'84 #0}}
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====2005 IDW continuity====
[[File:YouAreHere-KnightsOfCybertron.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

A mysterious group of ancient Transformers, the Titans were city-sized Cybertronians of unspeakable power, "living starships" who hailed from the earliest days of the Cybertronian species. Notably, they were the only Transformers to possess a built-in [[space bridge|spacebridge]], which allowed them and their occupants to instantaneously travel across vast stretches of space. All Titans possessed "super-sparks" which spanned multiple planes of existence, {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} and supposedly shared a degree of "interconnectedness" that linked one Titan to the rest. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

Cybertronian legend venerates three particular Titans who are regarded as the original three Titans: [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], the "First Titan", [[Chela]], the "Golden Warrior", and [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]. Those same stories hold that these three Titans joined [[Primus]] when he battled against [[Unicron/Generation 1#2005 IDW continuity|his opposite]]. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} These first three Titans were supposedly joined by many other, lesser Titans, though the exact origins of the Titans has never been specified. One such Titan was [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]; legends claimed that he had been raised by the deity Mortilus to combat the Titans of Primus during the "[[God War]]" that marked the end of the reign of the [[Guiding Hand]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}} Ten million years ago, in the wake of this conflict the legendary Transformers known as the [[Knights of Cybertron]]—acolytes of the Guiding Hand—led their followers off Cybertron aboard a fleet of Titans in the hopes of spreading enlightenment across the universe. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

Over time, the Titan fleet dispersed across the galaxy, and though at least one Titan found its way to the planet [[Mederi]] along with the Knights of Cybertron, {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}} the rest fell into disrepair over the millennia, growing increasingly decrepit and weak from underfuelling. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

[[File:OP10-Titans.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]

Those Titans that chose not to undergo this voyage remained on Cybertron for a time, lying dormant until the unification of the [[Thirteen Tribes]]. In a conflict between the forces of the [[Crystal City]] and the barbaric hordes of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'s [[Darklands|Darklanders]], [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] was somehow able to "summon" the first three Titans from the ground, and their arrival gave the battling warriors pause long enough for Onyx to halt the fighting, with the three Titans standing vigil over the village during the subsequent celebrations. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} As the Thirteen rose, Alpha Trion befriended Metroplex, and the pair set off to explore Cybertron before the rise of civilization changed everything. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

In the age that followed, each member of the Thirteen won the allegiance of at least one Titan: [[Prima]] and [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]], [[Vector Prime]] and [[Tempo]], [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] and [[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]], [[Solus Prime]] and [[Caminus (Titan)|Caminus]], [[Micronus Prime]] and [[Prion (Titan)|Prion]], [[Alchemist Prime]] and [[Metrobase]], [[Nexus Prime]] and [[Devisiun (Titan)|Devisiun]], Onyx Prime and Chela, [[Amalgamous Prime]] and [[Navitas]], [[Quintus Prime]] and [[Quintessa (IDW)|Quintessa]], [[Liege Maximo]] and [[Vigilem]], and Megatronus and Metroplex. The thirteenth Titan, Metrotitan himself, supposedly belonged to the mysterious figure known only as the "[[The Arisen]]". {{storylink|Ceremony}} Devout Transformers, such as [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]], sometimes prayed in the shadow of the Titans. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

[[File:TimeWillRust-DevisenTitan.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

As "Onyx Prime" was, in reality, a convenient alter-ego assumed by a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], the Decepticon scientist saw the Titans and their abilities as one more pawn in his long game to manipulate Cybertronian history; encouraging the expansion of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], several Titans belonging to the Thirteen departed their planet on missions of colonization. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} These Titans were sent to prepare new worlds into suitable colonies, so that each Prime could rule one planet. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} The first such planet targeted for colonization was the nearby world of [[Antilla]], with the Titan Nemesis taking part in the war against the native [[Antillan]]s alongside [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Our Finest}}

When the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]] swept their world, however, the remaining Titans were forced to turn on Vigilem, whose treacherous master had helped orchestrate the conflict. After Onyx severed Vigilem's higher functions, it was decided that the pair would be cast into space, striking them from history, with Vigilem renamed "Carcer" to conceal his true identity. {{storylink|Rubicon}} {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Shortly thereafter, Onyx, Alpha Trion and Prima departed aboard Emissary to track down Megatronus, and during the subsequent battle on the planet [[Tsiehshi]] Prima was easily slain by Megatronus, who was in turn slain by Shockwave. In the aftermath, Shockwave sabotaged Emissary, who had voluntarily repurposed himself into a living morgue for his slain master, so that the Titan would crash land on the distant organic world of [[Elonia]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Subsequent colonization missions lead to the settlement of other worlds such as Caminus, [[Prion (planet)|Prion]], and [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]]. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} In many cases, these colonies developed unique adaptations that set them apart from Cybertronians; the Titans themselves were often repurposed into cities and building materials. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} On Caminus, the colonists developed the practice of [[Cityspeaker|cityspeaking]], a way of communicating with the Titans via interpreting the patterns of light running across their [[brain module]]s. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}}

As part of a much, much longer game to ensure a future for the Cybertronian species, Shockwave had deliberately engineered events so that each of these thirteen Titans—and the [[Cybertronian colonies|colonies]] that they established—would come to be associated with the thirteen worlds his younger self had once seeded with his thirteen [[Regenesis]] ores, including [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Our Darkest}} While Chela went on to found the colony of [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], Shockwave himself eventually retreated to the ruins of Antilla with his inner cadre of [[Maximal]]s, adopting Nemesis as the flagship of his impromptu fleet. {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}}

[[File:ReluctantSpecialist-LeviathansOfTheSky.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|"The bigger they are, the more you can charge."]]

By the time Cyclonus had become part of [[Nova Prime]]'s inner court, only three Titans remained on Cybertron, all in hiding. One, [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]], slumbered in secret beneath [[Crystal City]], and was guarded by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. When Nova discovered the upper city and allied himself with Omega, the guardian hid the Metrotitan's existence from the Prime. His recalcitrance paid off when Nova fell into megalomania and departed Cybertron to conquer other worlds, at which point Omega revealed Metrotitan to Nova's more respectful former follower, [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]. Omega explained that the Titan would only awaken in the presence of a great Cybertronian, but that it would be Dai Atlas's task to protect it until then. When the Autobot/Decepticon war subsequently broke out in the following millennia, Dai Atlas became a conscientious objector and gathered together many like-minded Transformers to form the [[Circle of Light]], and used Metrotitan's energies to power their departure from Cybertron. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} Settling on the planet [[Theophany]], the Circle built a new Crystal City atop the still-sleeping Metrotitan, continuing to use his energies to power their new home. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

During [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s initial rise to power, then-current Prime [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], in reality a disguise assumed by the Titan Master [[Infinitus]], mused over the possibility of obtaining a Titan to quash his rebellion. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

The second Titan on Cybertron, Metroplex, entered a deep slumber as the "[[Acropolex]]" of Nyon, until the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|Autobot/Decepticon war]] when the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], the former [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]], woke him with the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to aid him against [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Rise}} Megatron became obsessed with the idea of harnessing the Titans' space bridges for his own personal use, and ordered a group of Decepticons to find a Titan. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

Metroplex served as Autobot headquarters for some time until he departed the planet with Alpha Trion to investigate and counteract [[Regenesis|Shockwave's star-spanning project]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} One group of Decepticons, led by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], attempted to follow, and travelled to a planet where he was refuelling, but [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] woke him rather than inform his superior, and prompted Metroplex to teleport onward before Bludgeon discovered his presence. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}} That same group of Decepticons would later stumble on the Titan Quintessa, and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] would inadvertently warp him to [[Gorlam Prime]]. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}}

The last Titan on the planet was Trypticon; whom [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]] awoke in the early stages of the Great War. {{storylink|Unleashed}} The bestial Titan cut a swath of destruction across Cybertron before being felled by both Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (issue)|Belly of the Beast}} Megatron then revived Trypticon and had him branded a Decepticon. {{storylink|Primacy issue 1|Primacy #1}} Trypticon's true nature as a Titan, however, would remain unknown to his fellows until after the war had ended. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}}

At some point during the space based phase of the Great War, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] obtained Metroplex's space bridge nodes to install them in Megatron's new body, {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}} apparently forcing the Titan to travel physically through space thereafter.

[[File:PrimusAllGoodThings-MetrotitanEmbedded.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7|This is why Metrotitan hates Mondays.]]

Believing that the ancient giants held the key to reaching [[Cyberutopia]], the supposed location of the Knights of Cybertron, Chief Justice [[Solomus|Tyrest]] hired [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]] to hunt down and kill Titans so that he could use their parts to cobble together a space bridge, one that he hoped would lead directly to the mythical Cyberutopia. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} Lockdown and his group of [[Titan Hunter]]s tracked down the weakened Titans, killed them, and stripped them for parts before using their remains to find their next target.{{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} The leftovers were sent to [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], Tyrest's headquarters, in a veritable elephants' graveyard of Titan corpses. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} At one point Lockdown's hunters followed a Titan signal to the ''[[Lost Light]]'', which had a sloughed-off piece of Metroplex aboard that had recently struck the ship, and aimed to use it to detect Metroplex himself, before being forced off by [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]] without their prize. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

At some point, Crystal City was razed by Tyrest's [[Legislator]]s, leaving no sign of life, save the Titan slumbering underneath. When the crew of the ''Lost Light'' arrived to investigate, a subsidence sent them tumbling into the cavern beneath the city where Metrotitan lay, and they decided to enter his body so that the their resident [[mnemosurgery|mnemosurgeon]] [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] could tap his brain and hopefully find out what had befallen the Circle of Light. Doing so, Chromedome discovered that Metrotitan was still alive and screaming in frustration—he had heard the call sent out by Cybertron upon the planet's reformatting to "come home", but having been drained by the Circle for so long, he lacked the necessary power to teleport his giant bulk across space. With Metrotitan desperate enough to separate his [[spark]] from his body in order to return to Cybertron, [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] used miniaturization technology to shrink the giant down to a size small enough so that he now had the power reserves necessary for the journey. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

[[File:RID26 MetroplexPunchingNecrotitan.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.7|"NOW HERE I GO!"]]

The shrunken Metrotitan successfully quantum jumped back to Cybertron, to his old home in Crystal City, but wound up physically enmeshing his molecules into those of the city, causing a destabilization of local reality. As Autobot scientist [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] worked to contain the impending disaster, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] got closer to the Titan. Neither were aware that Metrotitan had himself been brainwashed by "Onyx Prime," using supplies of [[Ore-10]], and in his addled state the Titan proclaimed Starscream as the mythical "Chosen One" who would unite Cybertron before he was seemingly killed by an antimatter explosion; {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} in reality, however, "Onyx" had used a mixture of [[Ore-1]] and [[Ore-9]] to warp Metrotitan to [[Earth]], beneath the surface of [[Monument Valley]], all to further his own goals. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}}

When the ''Lost Light'' found its way to the Missing Miracle Moon of Luna 1 via a portal in space, [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] and the rest of the away team discovered Tyrest's Titan graveyard and unsuccessfully tried to take refuge from Lockdown and crew inside of the huge relics. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} Tyrest was finally able to activate his Titan-made space bridge, but rather than the promised land, the portal led to the mind of [[Adaptus]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}}

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Meanwhile, on a decaying [[Gorlam Prime]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] summoned the Titan [[Quintessa (IDW)|Quintessa]] from the ground in order to fight off [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]. However the combiner attack was a ruse, as the Decepticon scientist [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] desired to bring the [[Ore-2]] and [[space bridge]] technology the Titan contained to Shockwave. Via the marooned Titan Hunter [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] Jhiaxus took control of the Titan and teleported back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}} The Titan was brought to Shockwave's lair, the [[Crystal City]], {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}} where its Ore-2 reacted with the [[Ore-14]] of the city, turning it into the undead "Necrotitan". {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} The Necrotitan was eventually felled by a reinvigorated Metroplex. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

With the [[Dark Cybertron (prophecy)|Dark Cybertron]] crisis over, Metroplex integrated himself into the ruins of Iacon while his body recuperated from the effects of an [[alchemical virus]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} As he recovered, he began scanning the galaxy, searching for his lost siblings. He located Chela on Eukaris, Navitas on Velocitron, and the dead Titan on Devisiun; when [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] tapped into his brain, she too received glimpses of these other Transformer colonists. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade vol. 1 #4}} After Metroplex's spacebridge was repaired, Cybertron reached out to its forgotten Titan colonies to form the [[Council of Worlds]]. Several Titans played key roles in the formation of the Council: Windblade hacked into Navitas's brain module to manipulate a Velocitronian racetrack, {{storylink|Race Against the Light}} while on Eukaris she and Starscream were forced to put down the berserk Chela. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

The reunion of Cybertron and the colonies proved beneficial for the isolated Titans. Carcer's crew was able to begin ordering parts from Cybertron to repair him while Camien cityspeakers were able to conduct therapy on Navitas. {{storylink|07:00:00}}

[[File:AsAboveSoBelow-metrotitanawakens.jpg|thumb|right|300px| “A tremendous head made of metallic protodermis rises from beneath the shattered remains of the once-beautiful island. Water, soil, and rock cascade off its face as it rises higher and higher into the sky]]

Meanwhile, on Earth, Optimus Prime and his forces combatted the machinations of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], and at the Autobot bivouac in [[Monument Valley]], Optimus sensed a presence. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} Soon thereafter, Optimus realized what he had felt, and reawoke Metrotitan. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} Subsequently, Metrotitan became the Cybertronian embassy on Earth, an [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. As a result of [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] and [[Longtooth]] capturing Metrotitan's revival on live camera, opinion among the Cybertronian public and the Council of Worlds became more positive towards Optimus's activities, Optimus seemingly having proved himself a divine true Prime. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}} Pleased by this turn of events, Metrotitan broadcasted a beacon of information across the universe immortalizing the deeds of Optimus Prime, unaware that this same broadcast would awaken [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]—in reality the diminutive and ancient [[Titan Master]] [[Infinitus]]—slumbering beneath the ruins of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. Disgusted by what Cybertron had become in his absence, Sentinel cut a swathe through Cybertron and Earth as he hatched a new plan to wipe Cybertron clean and begin anew. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}{{storylink|White Light}}

[[File:LastLight Titanarmy.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Sentinel Prime will make Cybertron great again by returning it to the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|neon era]].]]

Joined by his fellow Titan Master [[Sovereign]], the two travelled to Luna 1 and the Titan graveyard. Using Blackrock as an amplifier, Sentinel awoke the entire population of the graveyard and ordered the [[zombie]] army to return to Cybertron via [[space bridge]] and kill everything that moved. {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}} Though Sentinel Prime was killed by the skeleton crew of Autobots on the moon—[[Fortress Maximus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Fortress Maximus]], [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]–the vast majority of the undead Titans made it through the space bridge portal, materializing far away from Cybertron. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

Several months later, the Titan army arrived near Cybertron, where Carcer's long-range scanners picked them up. The [[Council of Worlds]] convened to strategize against the upcoming threat and eventually decided to stand and fight against the menace. Metroplex transformed into his robot mode once more to do battle against his undead brethren, but even though he and the population of Iacon fought hard they were unable to stave off the endless waves of building-sized zombies. {{storylink|Ping}} The zombie army was ultimately defeated only after Windblade seized control of Vigilem and used his heavily armed body to rescue Metroplex and mop up the last stragglers of the invasion; though Vigilem perished, it wasn't before he disgorged the evil [[Liege Maximo]] from his innards, who promised to avenge the death of his Titan. {{storylink|Rubicon}}

Shortly thereafter, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] was able to use a replica of the ancient [[Void Scepter]] to bring Trypticon back online, learning in the process that Trypticon was more than a mere monster; in reality, he was a bestial Titan. Thanks to the intervention of [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s, however, Trypticon was foiled before his master could use his space bridge to conquer other worlds, and, desiring to become a force for good in the world, Trypticon absorbed the sparks created in [[Alyon]]'s hot spot, birthing a new generation of [[protoform]]s from his own [[living metal|''sentio metallico'']]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}}

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In [[2018]], "Onyx Prime" returned to Cybertron aboard Nemesis, ready to enact the final stage of his plan. As his machinations plunged the planet into chaos, Nemesis was able to blow Metrotitan apart, fatally wounding him, {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}} and though his coconspirator Liege Maximo wanted to attack Metroplex and Trypticon next, Shockwave overruled him, claiming to need Metroplex and accurately predicting Trypticon's retreat from Cybertron to protect his [[protoform]]s. After sending Maximo to slay Metrotitan's crew, Shockwave confronted [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] at the Titan's head where he revealed that he'd utilized his Regenesis ores to brainwash Metrotitan into believing Starscream's divinity before slaying the wounded Titan. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}}

When [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] began consuming the galaxy, Navitas perished when Velocitron was devoured while Nemesis took the Maximals to meet with the monster. {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} When the Chaos Bringer attacked [[Elonia]] for its stockpile of [[Ore-12]], the Transformers arrived to evacuate the [[Elonian]]s via space bridge. When the device failed to activate, Optimus Prime, Arcee, and [[Rom]] discovered the paralyzed form of Emissary, partially unearthed by Unicron's attack, who was transmitting a space bridge counter-frequency. Arcee solved that problem by thrusting her swords directly into Emissary's brain module, killing him and cancelling the counter-frequency. Now familiar with the energy of the Titans, Wheeljack recognized what had happened but declined to inform [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Our Darkest}} During the monster planet's assault on [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], Nemesis touched down on its surface whereupon Bumblebee rammed a one-man craft through the Titan's alternate mode, seemingly killing it but clearing a path into Unicron. When Optimus, Arcee and Bumblebee ventured within the monster, they discovered the remains of the Titans it had consumed. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}}

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Left on Unicron's surface, Nemesis's corpse was assimilated by the Chaos Bringer, who managed to access the [[transformation cog]] and gain a robot mode which Unicron used to mount an hands-on attack on Cybertron. Carcer acted as flagship of the defense fleet but was ultimately destroyed by the Chaos Bringer. {{storylink|Our Finest}} {{storylink|Road's End}}

As Unicron made his final approach over Earth, Metroplex and Trypticon joined in the fight, the latter depositing his cargo of unborn sparks planetside to do so. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} Trypticon was slain by Unicron early into the fight, however, and when the dust settled, Metroplex was seemingly left as the last of the Titans. {{storylink|Ceremony}}
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====''Beast Wars: Uprising''====
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The ancient Titans coexisted with a different group of artificially-built, city-sized Transformers, who called themselves '''Megamasters'''. {{storylink|Intersectionality}} One such Megamaster, the aggregate intelligence [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], mused that if he had wished to conquer Cybertron or invade other planets, few could have stood in his way other than [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] or those long since vanished Titans. {{storylink|Head Games}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
Once upon a time, a Metrotitan had [[Scanning|scanned]] a boulder as an [[alternate mode]]. Witnessing this, a passing [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] commented that such an alternate mode was unbecoming for a being of such power, something he demonstrated by scanning a jackhammer. Embarrassed, the Metrotitan then scanned a military bunker, the Malignus responding by scanning a missile launcher. Seeing the Rainbow City in the distance, the giant scanned it, gaining its impenetrability prompting the Malignus to try and scan entropy itself. Horrified, the Metrotitan conceded defeat and begged him not to go through with the scan but could not deter the Malignus whose [[spark]] was subsequently scattered to the winds. Deeply regretful, the Metrotitan went off, swearing to never bring harm to another of his kind. One of the [[Thirteen]] became aware of this tale and recounted it to [[Vector Prime]] who passed it on to a [[human]] curious about the upper limits of the scanning process. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Faceboook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/17}}

====''Titans Return'' marketing material====
[[File:TR_Titan_Force_map.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"SEEK THE THIRTEEN" is this generation's "[[:File:SENDTHEBOOKS.jpg|SEND THE BOOKS]]".]]
When the universe was still forming, before Autobots or Decepticons existed, the Titans were created and sent out to discover the powers and mysteries of the universe. Each Titan was crewed by [[Titan Master]]s, tiny robot caretakers charged with up-keeping their systems. The Titan Masters also had a greater purpose: Each had a unique superpower they could grant to other Transformers, a gift intended to forge links with other civilizations they might discover. The Titans and their crews were eventually forgotten by all but a few power-hungry and entirely unsuccessful legend hunters. Until the Titans mysteriously returned, and the Titan Masters partnered up with Autobots and Decepticons alike. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

There were at least thirteen Titans scattered throughout the universe, with possible locations including [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Unicron]], [[Master (planet)|Dominius]], [[Nebulos]], [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], [[Antilla]], [[Paradron]], [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], [[Earth]], [[Velocitron]], [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Biosfera]], [[Aquatron]], [[Botropolis]], [[Micro|Micron]], and [[Gigantion]].<ref name="TRTF">''Titans Return'' ''[[Titans Return (toyline)#Summer convention exclusives|Titan Force]] 3-pack'' bio material/instructions.</ref>

Searching for info on the mysterious return of the Titans and their crews Alpha Trion followed a trail of clues to the "Beast Planet" Eukaris. Amid jungle-covered buildings, Alpha Trion and Titan Master Clobber located a mysterious ancient artifact that was linked to the Titans and Titan Masters. Mindwipe led Astrotrain, Wolfwire, and Titan Master Apeface in an ambush to steal the artifact.

Later, back on Cybertron, Soundwave led an all-out assault. Scourge, Astrotrain, Skullsmasher, Laserbeak, Rumble, and Ravage, among others, pressed the attack while Powermaster Prime, Chromedome, Highbrow, Wheelie, Blaster, and Hardhead were among the defenders. The battle was interrupted when what first seemed like an earthquake attack by Rumble was actually the landscape itself transforming into the Legendary Titan: Fortress Maximus. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] was one of only a handful of Titans known to still exist. As a city, his ability to expand and grow was essentially limitless as he links up with other Transformers. Fortress Maximus himself is unique as the only Titan with the ability to link with a [[Titan Master]] partner.<ref>''Titans Return'' Fortress Maximus's on-package bio.</ref> When Fortress Maximus returned to full size and unleashed his power on the universe, the scientists [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Arcana|Teslor]] and Cityspeaker [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] fought against the rogue Autobot [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], who sought to use a loyal Titan Master to bend the Titan to his will as part of his own misguided agenda.<ref name="TRTF"/>

In the depths of space the monster Titan Trypticon and his Titan Master [[Wipe-Out|Necro]] traveled in starship mode between worlds, landing as a dark fortress or a terrible giant beast, bringing doom and ultimate destruction wherever they passed. Trypticon ever hungered for Titan Masters to devour the way another robot would Energon cubes, while the macabre Necro longs to harvest and devour the sparks of all Transformers who cross his dark path.<ref>''Titans'' Return Trypticon on-package bio</ref>

====''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons====
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Long ago, the "original" Titans spread Cybertronian life to other worlds, seeding new worlds with young Transformer civilizations and acting as their cities while laying inert. When this society had proven that they could sustain themselves, the Titan departed for another world, beginning the cycle anew. Other Titans came online during the Great War between the Autobots and Decepticons, such as Fortress Maximus and the Titan Master [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]], and the Decepticon battle station Trypticon. {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}}

Upon the conclusion of the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]], Windblade recruited Metroplex to help defeat [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], but declared that a new problem lay on the horizon: the Titans were returning. {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}} Indeed, Starscream's disembodied spark was able to bring Trypticon back to life, and he rampaged through Iacon, slaying Metroplex in the process, {{storylink|At the Last Second}} while [[Victorion]] led a group of combiners in search of Fortress Maximus, the only being on Cybertron capable of defeating Starscream. {{storylink|Overlord and Emissary}} Fortress Maximus returned to action and took on Trypticon, refusing help from Emissary, until Trypticon swallowed Victorion and the [[Enigma of Combination]] to take control of the other combiners. Between attacks from the powered-up Trypticon and the now mind-controlled Combiners, Maximus found himself at a disadvantage until Trypticon swallowed [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the surge of power knocking him out.{{storylink|Consumed}} Unable to control the surge of energy, Trypticon was himself killed by the Matrix, releasing Starscream and his hostages, {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}} and Fortress Maximus was gravely wounded shortly thereafter by [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]. {{storylink|Collision Course}}

In the aftermath, Fortress Maximus survived and worked with Windblade, who became the Magistrate of Cityspeakers and aided those who communicated with the Titans. {{storylink|Saga's End}}

====''Star Trek vs. Transformers''====
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When the outbreak of [[World War III]] posed an existential threat to the Transformers, the Autobots chose to flee Earth entirely aboard Fortress Maximus, with the Decepticons following behind in Trypticon. The Decepticons caught up with their foes over [[Cygnus Seven]], and when Megatron and his forces boarded the ship to do battle with the Autobots, the Titan was damaged and crashed on the barren planet, with Trypticon going dormant on a nearby moon. Centuries later, [[Federation]] miners stumbled across the inert Titan, and inadvertently brought his passengers back to life. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}}

The Decepticons allied with the [[Klingon Empire]], and as part of their opening moves against the Autobots, Trypticon [[Scanning|scanned]] a downed Klingon [[Warbird (Star Trek)|warbird]], launching a successful attack on the ''[[USS Enterprise|Enterprise]]''. In the meantime, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[James T. Kirk|Captain Kirk]] joined forces to bring Fortress Maximus back online, allowing him to transform into a copy of the ''Enterprise'' and becoming "Fortress Tiberius" in the process. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Three}}

The clash between the two Titans ended in a dead heat when Megatron ordered a retreat so that he could pursue [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] who'd ran off with a bounty of [[dilithium]]. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Four}} The two Titans clashed once again on [[Kronos]] only for Maximus to be taken out of the fight by Soundwave's audio disruptor waves. As the frequency of the weapon had no effect on [[Klingon]] biology however, they were able to call in a fleet of warbirds that overwhelmed Trypticon, defeating the Decepticons. In the aftermath, Trypticon, along with the rest of the Decepticons, was left a prisoner of the Klingons while Maximus resumed his duties as the Autobot starship. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

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====2019 IDW continuity====
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Titans were a rare variety of Transformers, many times larger than all but the biggest Transformers and much more powerful. Traditionally, "Titansparks" emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]], and the new Titan received an ordinary Cybertronian mentor to help it learn about the world—unlike traditional Cybertronian mentorships, choosing to work with a Titan would be a lifelong commitment that required a fundamentally different approach. {{storylink|Arcee/Greenlight: Run}} A Titan formed a symbiotic relationship with a [[cityspeaker]], who worked with the Titan to help manage the complex workings of its internal systems, weapons arrays, and engines. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}} The devout [[Reversionist]] faction worshipped the Titans; particularly holy were the [[Cybertronian Mountains]], a mass graveyard of immersant Titans that lay just beyond [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]].

The Titans front-lined Cybertron's [[Expansion|Age of Expansion]]; serving as the living embodiments of Cybertronian might, the Titans fought and died in Cybertron's wars of colonization, and their immense power struck fear in several organic species. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}} The most notable of their deeds were immortalized in ''[[The Way We Were, by One Who Saw It]]'' by [[Codexa]]. At least one Titan, [[Croaton (G1)|Croaton]], died during the [[War of the Threefold Spark]] when Exarchon tried to "usurp" him. {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}} Croaton was killed by the Titan [[Citadel (Titan)|Citadel]], {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} his spaceborne remains became the drifting [[Croaton Cloud]] that orbited Cybertron's star. {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}} Following the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], the Titans became one of the many victims of [[Nominus Prime]]'s resource saving policies. Viewing the giants as too expensive to bring to term and encouraging expansion, Nominus barred the staff of the [[Pyramid (Cybertron)|Pyramid]] from nurturing the sparks. When Nominus stepped down as Prime, he told his successor [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel]] about the Titansparks. Agreeing with his predecessor's decision, Sentinel kept the policy going. This knowledge somehow found its way to [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] whose silence Sentinel Prime bought with the job of Head of Intelligence. By the era of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], sixteen Titansparks had been birthed from the [[AllSpark]] and subsequently put in storage. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} With the no new Titans forgings, the Reversionist's reverence for what Titans remained increased. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}}

With Cybertron's expansionism heavily curtailed by the terms of the [[Nominus Edict]], the remaining Titans no longer took an active role in Cybertronian affairs and went dormant, a reserve force to protect Cybertron from spaceborne threats like asteroids. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}} Dormant Titans were traditionally slaved to the global [[Titan Net]] where cityspeakers and technicians alike could transmit data and coordinate low-orbit maneuvers; in the years leading up to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the Titan Net's ground-based infrastructure had largely dwindled to the single central hub in Iacon. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Four}} By the time of [[Rubble]]'s forging, most of the Titans had not awoken for at least ten megacycles {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}} with the exception of [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]], who acted as [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s flagship during his tour of Cybertron's colonies. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}} {{storylink|Nautica: Home}}

As part of a [[The Rise|Rise]] plot, [[Team Stream]] detonated a [[data-bomb]] in the Titan Net, disabling the all of the giants save Vigilem whom [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] awoke {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Four}} and directed to attack the [[Winged Moon]] and the [[Tether]]. Though Lodestar attempted to intercept and deter Vigilem, the old warhorse's arsenal proved too much for her to handle with Vigilem managing to destroy the Tether. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}} While Lodestar was brought to [[Polyhex]] for repairs, Vigilem went rogue and disappeared. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}}

Once she was repaired, Lodestar set out for the [[Black Hub]] for a weaponized refit, while the Titan Net operators continued to try and rouse her fellows as they drifted down into the atmosphere. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors|Tremors}} [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] witnessed one of the Titans skim the atmosphere with Hoist opining that the data-bomb had been terminal. {{storylink|Escape Part One}}

Upon Sentinel Prime's demise following [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s conquest of Iacon, the Prime deduced Starscream's cooperation with the Decepticons and managed to issue a warning to [[Security Operations]] to kill Starscream and warn [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] to protect the Titansparks. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}} Sentinel's fears were quickly justified as Starscream quickly went to the [[Decepticon leader]] and bartered information on the hidden Titansparks. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}} As this resulted in physical injuries from the Decepticons, Starscream made sure to have his agents point the Autobots on the same trail. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}

Acting on his predecessor's instruction and Starscream's tip, the newly minted Optimus Prime came to the Pyramid where Perceptor told him about the hidden sparks. Concurrently, Megatron ordered an assault on the Pyramid to seize the dormant sparks within. Having already been damaged by the increasingly frequent and powerful quakes, the Pyramid did not survive the attack, the Decepticons being forced to retreat without the sparks, {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} which Megatron later claimed had been lost to the explosion. {{storylink|War World: We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness|We Are Not Meant To Be Darkness}}

When investigating the Titans that had fallen victim to the data-bomb, Megatron learnt that it had been too effective and that reactivating the Titans was beyond the Decepticons. Fearing that the Autobots might find some way to do so, Megatron ordered their orbital decay be hastened. Forcing the giants to deploy their aero-brakes, the Decepticons brought down the Titans, sending them crashing into various regions on Cybertron. {{storylink|War World: Titans|Titans}} {{storylink|Escape Part Four}}

Off in space, Vigilem had made his way to [[Hexagon]], being welcomed and given repairs by the ambitious [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. After her own repair and refit at the Black Hub, Lodestar, accompanied by the [[Technobot (G1)|Technical Specialists]], arrived at Hexagon. After the Specialists detached Vigilem from the asteroid, he set course for Cybertron once again. Following, Lodestar attempted diplomacy once again before Vigilem forced her into combat. Still outmatched by the ancient Titan, Lodestar reluctantly employed an [[imploder]], killing Vigilem. As Lodestar limped back to the Black Hub, she received the news about the Titans falling and that she was now the last of her kind. {{storylink|Light/Star}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
Located at the [[Praetorus Wharf]], an advanced, mobile, weaponized Decepticon base had been discovered by the Autobots. [[Teletraan I|Teletraan-1]]'s scanners indicated that this base was actually the Titan [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. Stationed there was also the Decepticon [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|Weaponizer]], [[Brunt (G1)|Brunt]]. {{storylink|Source:Teletraan1 Data Files|''Siege'' Teletraan1 Data Files}}

====''My Little Pony/Transformers''====
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The Titans were an ancient breed of large-scale Cybertronians. While most had gone into slumber to serve Cybertron in their city forms or other similar functions, {{storylink|The Beauty of Cybertron}} one Titan, the monstrous [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], was buried beneath the plains of Cybertron after "the one who controlled him" was gone.

When the [[unicorn]] tyrant [[King Sombra]] was unleashed on Cybertron, he had his enthralled forces free Scorponok, possessing the Titan's body. Before Sombra could fully integrate himself into Scorponok's systems, Optimus Prime and Megatron used the power of friendship to overload them, the Titan exploding in a cloud of magical energy. {{storylink|Finale (The Magic of Cybertron)|Finale}}
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===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
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[[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]] was a colossal, ancient Transformer believed by many to have been only a legend. He was hidden on Earth eons ago to protect the planet's energy from the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] leader [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]]. Over time, his place of rest would come to be hidden beneath the site where [[Metro City]] would exist by the early 21st Century. His fateful discovery by the modern day Autobots, Predacons, and Decepticons proved his existence to be much more than mere myth. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}} He would only activate once all of the various keys to his reactivation were gathered: the [[O-Part]]s, the [[Orb of Sigma]], and his Headmaster component, [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]], which had all been hidden beneath various ancient structures. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}} {{storylink|Peril from the Past}} Fortress Maximus was notable in that he could be controlled directly by [[human]]s, with children particularly adept at controlling the giant. {{storylink|The Human Element}} Likewise, the young Autobot [[Wedge (RID)|Wedge]], through his courage and selflessness, could also stimulate Maximus's activation. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}}

{{note|''Robots in Disguise'' "Fortress Maximus" is the American version of the Japanese "Brave Maximus" character, who technically exists in a separate continuity from his American counterpart. See "[[#Japanese cartoon continuity|Japanese cartoon continuity]]" above for more on the history of this character.}}
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===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
The Titan Metroplex awakened to buy Optimus Prime time so that the Autobot leader could retrieve the Matrix of Leadership from the core of Cybertron, standing with the Autobots against the Decepticons. Despite this, he was eventually wounded, and his spark returned to the core of Cybertron to cleanse it. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''====
Metroplex could act as a mobile fortress for his allies. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}

====''Rescue Bots Academy'' cartoon====
An ancient breed of city-sized Cybertronians, the Titans were Cybertron's first explorers, charting the other planets and settling [[Cybertronian colonies|colonies]] in the [[Golden Age]]. Without the later advent of star charts, the Titans who left rarely returned to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Empty City}} Roughly four to five thousand years before 2020, a signal was sent out for the Titans to gather beyond a planetary nebula, an area they eventually left. {{storylink|The Lonely Titan}}

After the recruits of the Rescue Bot Academy had discovered [[Citadel Secundus]], {{storylink|The Empty City}} he followed the old Titan signal but found his kind was long gone. Though offered a spot on Earth, he sought to make another attempt to find the other Titans. {{storylink|The Lonely Titan}}

Secundus later hosted the year two anniversary graduation party for the recruits only to be struck by an asteroid that created an anti-energon field. {{storylink|Space Party}} The recruits managed to take manual control of the Titan however and landed him safely on Earth where he became a new wing for the academy. {{storylink|Crash Of The Titan}}
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===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
In days past, during the Age of [[Expansion]], the Titans spearheaded the development of several [[Cybertronian colonies]], travelling to distant worlds and settling on them with a crew of colonists. One such Titan was [[Croaton (Cyberverse)|Croaton]], who settled on a red planet near the [[Sharkticon homeworld]]. Though the colony initially prospered, alien beings invaded the planet, abducting the colonists and severely damaging Croaton with an orbital bombardment. {{storylink|Ghost Town}}

A special group of Titans were known as the War Titans. These giants ferried detachments of warriors to alien planets to wage war against the inhabitants. When the Age of Expansion eventually came to an end, [[Iaconus]] was the only War Titan who lived to see Cybertron again. Unable to cope with the peacetime, Iaconus went mad and attacked his own kind, eventually being felled by the efforts of his crew. The crew's only survivor, [[Maccadam]], locked Iaconus beneath what would one day become Iacon, hiding the Titan with his own cloaking device. {{storylink|The Citizen}}

One of the Titans, known only as [[Dweller (Cyberverse)|The Dweller]], was banished to the depths of the [[Argon Sea]], locked in deep stasis and guarded by [[Hammerbyte]]. {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}}

The Titans evidently had some influence in the era prior to the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]], as there existed [[cityspeaker]]s who were trained to telepathically commune with the giants. {{storylink|Memory (Cyberverse)|Memory}} {{storylink|Maccadam's}}

As the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']] sailed back to the Cybertron, they passed by [[Croaton's planet]]. Detecting the [[AllSpark]], the Titan had [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] bring it to him so he could be repaired. Once he was healed, he parted ways with the Autobots as he went to go find his colonists, unknowingly taking on the escaped [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] as a passenger. {{storylink|Ghost Town}} As the two sailed into the cosmos, they were found by the [[Quintesson]]s, {{storylink|The End Of The Universe I}} Croaton being forcibly turned into an enforcer for the aliens. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe III}}

When the Quintessons had invaded Cybertron, the resistance found Iaconus's slumbering form only for Maccadam to bar them from awakening the giant, fearful of the damage that the Titan's bloodlust would bring to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Citizen}} After Starscream revealed himself as the new Quintesson [[Judge (Cyberverse)|Judge]], Windblade activated Iaconus, {{storylink|The End Of The Universe II}} who quickly came to blows with the brainwashed Croaton. The last War Titan very nearly won the battle until Starscream killed him with some [[unspace]] goo. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe III}} Soon afterwards, Windblade freed Croaton from Quintesson control. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe IV}}

In the aftermath of the Quintessons' invasion, the alternate modes of the two Titans became the capital cities of the Autobots and Decepticons as part of a tentative truce. {{storylink|Enemy Line}}

In freeing her friend, Windblade's mind had been scattered across the planet, one of these psychic shards reactivating the Dweller who tried to assimilate all Cybertronians via Windblade only for her to be rescued and him to remain immobilized at the bottom of the sea. {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)}}
Metroplex had been lying dormant in what would become Autobot City for thousands of years, and was inadvertently activated during the last days of the war between the Autobots and Decepticons, during the launch of the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] was able to bring the giant back online, who heeded the call of the "last Prime" by spearheading the counterattack against the Decepticon forces and eventually flattening [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] in the process. Unfortunately, the [[energon]] required to fuel Metroplex depleted the reserves necessary to launch the ''Ark'', and following the loss of an Autobot energon transport Metroplex sacrificed himself to launch the ship, glad that his sacrifice would get Prime and his Autobots offworld. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
When the [[Quintesson]]s dosed Windblade with [[Dark Energon]], she began to have hallucinations that the titans {{Sic}} were demanding her to destroy her comrades. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight|Voices}} Later, [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] attempted to harness the power of the Necrotitan, but their sparks were merged into one and became the powerful and unstable [[Necrotronus]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight|And I Saw}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Metrotitan''' (メトロタイタン ''Metorotaitan''), '''Titan''' (タイタン ''Taitan'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jīngāng''' (China, 金刚, "{{w|Vajra}}")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Titã''' ("Titan")
*''Spanish:'' '''Titán''' ("Titan")

==See also==
*[[Metrotype]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising subgroups]]
[[Category:Cyberverse subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) legends]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) subgroups]]
[[Category:Mass-produced Transformers]]
[[Category:Titans| ]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege subgroups]]

Vector Sigma

2021-08-18T08:30:51Z

Orionpaxg1: /* Prime cartoon */

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[[File:VectorSigmaG1.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|A Clockwork Orange]]

'''Vector Sigma''' is an ancient and incredibly powerful super-computer that dwells at the heart of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Built to serve as a link between the [[Transformer]]s and their god [[Primus]], it is one of the fabled [[sacred implement]]s that grants access to the [[Transformer afterlife]], giving it a vast storehouse of wisdom, and the power to grand new Transformers [[spark|life]]. The computer maintains the functions of the planet while Primus sleeps within it, and frequently acts out his will to shape Cybertron's future. Multiple incarnations of Vector Sigma exist across the multiverse; in most universes, the computer typically takes the form of a faceted sphere, and is often tended by the Autobot sage, [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]].

Vector Sigma has no allegiance in the Transformers' war; it can be commanded by anyone who wields its [[Key to Vector Sigma|activation key]], which on its own has the power to convert organic substances into [[living metal|metal]]. However, centuries in the future, by the time of the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], some incarnations of Vector Sigma are known to have evolved beyond physical form into the immaterial [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], and now requires a "receptive spark" to access its power.

{{quote|I am Vector Sigma. Before Cybertron was, I was.|Vector Sigma upon activation|"[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Corey Burton]] (English), [[Toshio Ishii]] (Japanese)|[[Henry Djanik]] (European French), [[Marcos Miranda]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

[[File:Ktvs prime and trion.jpg|left|thumb|Alpha Trion telling Optimus about the benefits of Brilliant]]

Described as the "mega-computer" which gave all Transformers life, Vector Sigma resided in a spherical chamber deep within the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Its origins were unknown, save for the cryptic sentence it spoke upon being activated, whereupon it pronounces that before Cybertron existed, it did. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} No direct connection between Vector Sigma and the Transformers' creators the [[Quintesson]]s would ever be drawn, but it's not illogical to presume that the aliens must have used Vector Sigma to program their robots. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

In 1985, seeking to combat the [[Autobot]]s' rule of the roads, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] created the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] and brought them to Cybertron with the intent of having Vector Sigma program them with true cybernetic personalities. Requiring Vector Sigma's [[Key to Vector Sigma|activation key]] to bring the computer online, he stole it from [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] and successfully completed his plan. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} In retaliation, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] constructed his own new team, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], but Megatron had already returned to Earth with the key still in his clutches, leaving the Autobots unable to reactivate Vector Sigma. As a first-generation product of Vector Sigma, Alpha Trion shared the mega-computer's computation matrix, and sacrificed himself by merging his lifeforce with it. This action reactivated the computer long enough for Optimus Prime to instruct it to program the Aerialbots with life.

Shortly thereafter, it was revealed that the key possessed another power—the bizarre ability to generate an energy beam that "de-energizes" organic matter, transforming it into lifeless metal. Megatron attempted to use this power to turn Earth into a new Cybertron, but his plans were thwarted and the key destroyed. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

After draining the energies of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to cure the [[Hate Plague]] in 2006, Optimus Prime began to suffer premonitions of some unseen future disaster. Believing that these visions were coming to pass with the Decepticons' theft of the [[Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber|key]] to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]], {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} Prime used the empty shell of the Matrix to reactivate Vector Sigma, so that he could communicate with the spirit of Alpha Trion, still living within the computer, in hopes that the old sage could provide answers. Alpha Trion indicated that the recent conflict that had erupted around the Chamber had, in fact, been engineered by Vector Sigma as a means of bringing about a new Golden Age of Cybertron. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} The plan ultimately succeeded when the chamber's energies were released, forcing Earth's sun to go supernova, only for the excess solar energy to be rerouted into Vector Sigma by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and the Autobots' [[Nebulan]] allies, thereby re-energizing the planet. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====''A Birth of Planet Saybertron''====
Vector Sigma was originally a computer built within a mere satellite. It was the result of the greatest minds of a coalition of planets coming together to assemble an instrument that would ensure peace between their civilizations. But the computer malfunctioned, and the satellite begun drawing in materials from other satellites to build itself up. Those who had built the computer tried to stop it, but found themselves unable to defeat the rapidly-evolving machine. Cybertron came to strip its galactic neighborhood of its resources, extinguishing the life of its creators. Over time, primitive machines sprung from it, eventually evolving into the Transformers. {{storylink|A Birth of Planet Saybertron}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{main|Primus#Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}

Vector Sigma was one identity of the multi-faceted god [[Primus]]. After his stint as [[Primacron]]'s assistant, the Oracle, Primus's essence within the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] fled to a desolate planet in the center of the galaxy which he made into a verdant world and where his form converted into the sphere later known as Vector Sigma. When the [[Quintesson]]s took over the planet, they sealed Primus within Vector Sigma and controlled it using the Key to Vector Sigma that they also used to convert the planet to a mechanical world. From Vector Sigma came the robotic Transformers, who chased their cruel masters off the planet.

Millions of years later, the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] reached Vector Sigma, who was tasked with creating more soldiers for the Autobots and the Decepticons. After Megatron stole the Key, ancient Transformer Alpha Trion was forced to give his life in activating Vector Sigma for the Autobots and the Key was destroyed shortly after. Decades later, the Matrix was sapped of energy in fighting the [[Hate Plague]], destabilizing Vector Sigma and eventually forcing Optimus Prime himself to sacrifice his life by merging with the computer to return it to normal. Soon afterwards, Vector Sigma began developing [[Cybertonuron]], which attracted the attention of Galvatron, but rival Scorponok had bombs planted in Vector Sigma's chambers that detonated and brought ruin to Cybertron.

Vector Sigma survived, and tasked the [[Disaster Relief Team]] with rebuilding the planet. It became embroiled in a plot by Unicron to take Cybertron as his new body, but Vector Sigma was able to help its children repel the invader. The computer was soon attacked again, this time by the Fallen, who sought its power of creation, but was saved by the efforts of Autobots from across space and time.

Centuries after the Great War ended, Vector Sigma hid itself under its other identity of the Oracle, and led [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] to bring about the [[Great Transformation|reformatting of Cybertron into a technorganic world]]. This led to another renewal of Vector Sigma that appointed itself the "God of Transformers" and the ultimate authority of Cybertron. When the threat of a revived Unicron emerged tens of thousands of years later, Vector Sigma took an interest in [[Big Convoy]] and his [[Big Convoy Unit|unit]], encouraging them by speaking through its link to Big Convoy's Energon Matrix. Unicron managed to possess Vector Sigma to take control of Cybertron, but the united efforts of Maximal and Predacon vanquished Unicron's spirit. Vector Sigma would go on to support the [[Dimensional Patrol]], led by one of Vector Sigma's creations, [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]].

====''Wings Universe''====
Alpha Trion used Vector Sigma to bring [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] to life. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 44|''Wings Universe'' Jhiaxus bio}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Machines'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Carol Savenkoff]] (English), [[Nobutoshi Canna]] (Japanese)|[[Emanuela Damasio]] (Italian), [[Martina Treger]] (German)}}
{{main|Oracle (BM)}}
[[File:Oracle (The Reformatting).jpg|thumb|225px|The Oracle usually appears outwardly like a ball of "outer space", but many things can be displayed on its fluid surface. A swirling mass of sparks is another common visual.]]

Three hundred years after the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] between the Autobots and Decepticons, Vector Sigma had evolved, transcending physical form to become the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]], a huge, immaterial sphere of light. It had long since fallen into legend, remembered only as the computer that predated the Cybertronian race, until it was rediscovered by [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and his small band of [[Maximal]]s while they were on the run from [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]], who had conquered the entire planet. To protect Primal's Maximals from the effects of the [[transformation virus]] Megatron had used to conquer Cybertron, the Oracle reformatted them into new [[technorganic]] forms {{storylink|The Reformatting}}

[[File:Vector sigma core.jpg|left|225px|thumb|A Diagnostic Drone interfaces with the Vector Sigma core, which appears very similar to the Generation 1 Vector Sigma.]]

Through the Oracle, Optimus Primal communed with the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]], the extradimensional source of all Transformer life to which the computer was connected, and believed that it was the will of the Allspark that Cybertron be restored to its organic beginnings. {{storylink|Survivor}} In truth, Primal was incorrect—the Oracle actually desired a ''balance'' between the organic and the technological—but it would take the disastrous unleashing of the power buried within the computer to make him realize this. When Megatron's treacherous general, [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]], discovered that Vector Sigma and the Oracle were one and the same, he used the sparkless [[Diagnostic Drone]] to circumvent the Oracle's "receptive spark" requirement, tapping into the Oracle's "Vector Sigma core" and acquiring from it the code for the mega-computer's legendary key. {{storylink|The Key}} When Optimus next attempted to contact the Oracle, he found himself unable to do so, due to Tankor's tampering. {{storylink|The Catalyst}}

Tankor proceeded to arm his [[Tank Drone]]s with the power of the Key to Vector Sigma, intending to use it to scour Cybertron of all traces of organic matter, but soon discovered that Megatron had taken control of the drones away from him. In order to trick Megatron into unleashing the key, Tankor had the Diagnostic Drone tap the Oracle once more and send Optimus Prime a false vision, guiding him to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. Tankor gambled that Primal would never unleash the Chamber's descructive energy, but that the ''threat'' of it in his control would goad Megatron into activating the key. Tankor gambled wrong; after Megatron triggered the key, Optimus retaliated by unleashing the power of the chamber, and two energies violently cancelled each other out. {{storylink|End of the Line}} Primal was killed by the energy backlash and travelled to the Allspark, but chose not to join it, now understanding what the Oracle truly desired. Primal returned to reality via the Oracle, and the computer vanished. {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|Fallout}} Though, it was anomalously visible again a few times. {{storylink|A Wolf in the Fold}} {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. I: The Strike|The Strike}} {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege|The Siege}}

It would be some time before Primal realized it, but the Oracle had, in fact, transplanted itself into Primal's body. Megatron was first to realize this and targeted Primal, tricking him with a hologram of Optimus Prime and downloading a portion of the Oracle for himself. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. II: The Search|The Search}} Using the power of the Oracle, Megatron attempted to merge all the sparks he had stolen from Cybertron's population with his own, but Primal's Maximals halted his scheme. {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege|The Siege}}

Optimus sought to consult with the Oracle one last time before his final showdown against Megatron's forces. The Oracle informed Primal that he already held the wisdom and strength of conviction to triumph and see Cybertron through to its destiny. It then relayed the strength of the sparks contained within the Matrix to give the Maximals new powers, to aid them in the upcoming confrontation. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. II: When Legends Fall|When Legends Fall}} As it would soon turn out, the Oracle had actually orchestrated this entire scenario, so that Optimus Primal and Megatron would both control a portion of its power: with its power split thusly, neither one would be able to obtain their goal without the other. It was Optimus Primal who ultimately claimed victory, driving Megatron into Cybertron's organic core and sacrificing both of them as he activated the Oracle and triggered a planet-wide reformatting of Cybertron into a technorganic paradise. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|Seeds of the Future}}
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====3H comics====
The Oracle was revealed to be a shell program constructed by the [[Quintesson]]s twelve million years ago, in an attempt to harness the power of Vector Sigma (which the Quintesson [[Al-Badur]] described as "the ultimate physical embodiment" of Primus) and cut off its connection to the Transformers it birthed. Using the Oracle, the Quintessons allegedly fed Optimus Primal the visions and information necessary to orchestrate the technorganic reformatting of Cybertron, believing that it would leave the Cybertronians weak and disoriented, opening the planet up to an easy conquest. {{storylink|Disclosure}} In actuality, however, it was the Quintessons themselves who were being manipulated, by Primus, who used the greedy aliens to instigate this great evolutionary leap for his children. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===''Beast Wars Neo'' manga===
[[File:BWN manga Great Convoy.jpg|thumb|]]
{{charstubfiction|{{Storylink|The 5 Rookies}} {{storylink|Double Cross}}}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
Vector Sigma was the internal computer of Primus, which he used to analyze what was happening in the universe via information gained from the [[Sonic Canyons]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} After taking control of Cybertron, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] attempted to access Vector Sigma and download its information, but concluded that he needed the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to initiate an uplink. Capturing Optimus Prime, he forcibly removed the Matrix from the [[Prime (rank)|Autobot leader]] and initiated a complete download. {{storylink|War and Peace}} However, the information was so great that it overwhelmed Shockwave's multiple secondary computers, spilling into whatever available memory it could find, including the as yet-to-be activated [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)|Generation One}}

===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
[[File:ForcedFusion RID vectorsigma.jpg|thumb|Is this from ''Transformers'' or ''Bubble Bobble''?]]
[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] was chosen by "the Allspark", Vector Sigma, to carry the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and lead the Autobots. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}}
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===''Animated'' cartoon===
Although never actually seen, Vector Sigma's existence was noted by [[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]]. Like the more-famous [[AllSpark]], it possessed the ability to create Transformer life, and was used to continue the growth of the Cybertronian race after the AllSpark was jettisoned into space to end the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The Allspark Almanac II}}

===Live-action film series===
[[File:VectorSigma-DOTM.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Yep, this is very live-action film-y looking, yessirree.]]
The great historian [[Alpha Trion (ROTF)|Alpha Trion]] preserved important datatracks from Vector Sigma, the "Cybertronian Database". Some of these datatracks told of a handful of battles on the planet [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Cyber Missions|Cyber Missions}} Vector Sigma also, more appropriately, held records of the Transformer race's long history, its artifacts and terminology, and its most important combatants.<ref>Transformers.com's ''Dark of the Moon'' website</ref>
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===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
[[File:COP-VectorSigmaAlphaTrion.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The power to destroy a planet is insignificant compared to Vector Sigma!]]
A prototype of Vector Sigma was utilized by the [[Thirteen]] to simulate battle strategies against [[Unicron/Aligned|Unicron]]. The full-scale model was created after the Chaos Bringer's defeat and before the War of the Primes. Unlike the device that would much later become the [[Matrix of Leadership]], Vector Sigma would remain unchanged over the eons.

During the [[Age of Rust]], Alpha Trion went to Vector Sigma to try and acquire the Matrix hoping to reignite the lost fire of Cybertronian society. Vector Sigma refused, saying the time was not right, but gave him the [[Badge of Vector Prime]] instead. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====Aligned novels====
Vector Sigma had become a myth. Many believed it was located within the [[Sonic Canyons]], although a few of Cybertron's elite knew it was located beneath [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. When the [[Decepticon]]s bombed the Sonic Canyons, they bombed the area where an entrance to Vector Sigma was said to be located, causing outrage among Cybertronians. When the Autobots left Cybertron on the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'', [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] opted to remain behind, believing the computer would keep him alive. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

According to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], the [[Matrix of Leadership]] had been given to him by Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

Shockwave eventually found Vector Sigma and tried to use Alpha Trion as a substitute key, only to learn the ancient Prime had looped a false access code around his necrocortex. Undeterred, Shockwave began pumping [[Dark Energon]] into the computer to try and override its security despite Alpha Trion's protestations. His plans were stopped by the [[Wrecker]]s rescuing Trion, but the Prime despaired as Shockwave's experiments had attracted something [[Quintesson|monstrous]] to Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[File:OrionPaxPart3 Vector Sigma.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|“The Wheel of Power is the key that will open the way back to the Accelerons”]]
The entrance to Vector Sigma was, unbeknownst to the [[Decepticon]]s, located beneath their capital of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. It remained there untouched throughout the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]] until [[Jack Darby]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] followed the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] to it. In the chamber below the planet's surface, Jack used the Key to activate the supercomputer and began to download the contents of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Despite an attack of [[scraplet]]s, the download was successful, and Vector Sigma disappeared back into the depths. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 3}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:ChaosGalvatronVectorSigma.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"I did it thirty-five minutes ago."]]

In the Cybertronians' creation myth, [[Guiding Hand|their gods]] went to war against one of their own, [[Mortilus|the god of death]], and the light-bringer Primus was so badly wounded that he had to merge with Cybertron itself in order to survive. He reformatted himself into Vector Sigma, the life-giving supercomputer in the core of the planet. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations}} Another tale put forth the idea that Primus had fashioned Vector Sigma as his crypt in preparing for his physical demise. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (2): The God War|The God War}}

Whatever its true origin, Vector Sigma became the source of new Transformer life in Cybertron's early era by periodically sending out pulsewaves that ignited new [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]]s of [[spark]]s across the planet and the moons. Following the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]] however, these waves began to grow less frequent and eventually ceased, forcing [[Nova Prime]] to extract new sparks from the [[Matrix of Leadership]] instead. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}}

Vector Sigma would continue to serve as Cybertron's primary source of [[energon]], and the religious myths surrounding it caused many to believe it was a miracle machine that would continue to provide them with energy forever. [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], on the other hand, thought the computer to be part of a system that wasn't designed to handle the sprawling metropolis Cybertron had become thanks to Nova Prime's population boost, and feared that it would eventually run dry. {{storylink|Shockwaves}} His prediction apparently came true, as Cybertron was eventually crippled by widespread energon shortage. {{storylink|The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy}} {{storylink|The Transformers: Monstrosity|Monstrosity}}

According to [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], Vector Sigma was "essentially erased" when Cybertron was rendered a dead and uninhabitable world by the long war and [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s rampage. {{storylink|Ironing Out the Details}}

The psychotic [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], being manipulated by the [[D-Void]] through the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]], believed that destroying Cybertron would save the universe when, in fact, it would merge it with the [[Dead Universe]], killing all forms of life. [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] attempted to stop him, but were too late to prevent him from feeding the Heart of Darkness into Vector Sigma. While [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]], and [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] fought with Galvatron, Rodimus convinced an initially reluctant Optimus that the only way to save Cybertron and the universe was to release the Matrix of Leadership inside Vector Sigma. Agreeing, Prime leapt into Vector Sigma, opening the Matrix and preventing the assault of the Dead Universe on Cybertron and the rest of the universe. {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}} Unexpectedly, however, this resulted in the rebirth of Cybertron itself. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}}

Some years later, Cybertron was invaded by the [[Iron Ring]] eventually resulting in one of their number, the [[Prysmosian]] sorcerer [[Merklynn]], using the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] to create the city of [[New Prysmos]] deep in Cybertron's underground. {{storylink|First Strike issue 6|First Strike #6}}

The Cybertronians eventually placed New Prysmos under quarantine with [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]] unintentionally discovering that the Talisman's energies were spreading outwards from the alien city after a portion of it had decayed his arm. Following this, [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] began to examine the Talisman energy surrounding New Prysmos and found that the device itself was burrowing its way down to Vector Sigma, apparently intent on completing the terraforming process. [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] did not take this news well. {{storylink|Schismatic}}

Wheeljack eventually constructed an anti-Talisman bomb that if detonated close enough to the supercomputer could immunize it against [[magic]]. {{storylink|Desperate Measures (Transformers vs. Visionaries)|Desperate Measures}} After [[Quickswitch]] transported the bomb to Vector Sigma's antechamber, {{storylink|Good Men}} it went off at the same time as [[Galadria]]'s healing spell managing to preserve Vector Sigma while moving New Prysmos to Cybertron's surface. {{storylink|The Curtain}}

Though it was preserved, Vector Sigma was still poisoned by the Talisman's energies. While imprisoned, Shockwave revealed to [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] that this had been goal, intending for Vector Sigma's consumption to poison and kill [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}} When Unicron arrived at Cybertron however, he physically tore the planet in two with his robot mode, destroying Vector Sigma while leaving the Chaos Bringer unharmed. {{storylink|Road's End}}

====The Functionist Universe====

When the [[Functionist Council]] discovered [[Nova Prime]]'s stockpile of Sparks, they deemed it heretical that the [[Senate]] would try to use them. The Senate responded by sealing Vector Sigma's chamber behind a wall of [[ununtrium]]. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}} Since ununtrium could cut ununtrium, this was, at best, a minor inconvenience for the Functionists but they left the supercomputer alone out of fear that their [[Key to Vector Sigma|collective alternate mode]] was unnecessary to activate it. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}}

Millions of years later, the Council "discovered" that the true purpose of [[Rung (G1)|Rung's]] alternate mode was to drill through the wall and free Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}} Fearing what the Council could do with Vector Sigma, [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] led a team to try and rescue Rung before they breached the chamber. The group arrived too late and were met by [[Six-of-Twelve]] whom Rodimus insulted before tackling him into Vector Sigma's chamber. His team followed and were horrified by the sight of, {{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}} Six using the false Matrix as an agony beam to torture Rodimus. Using Rung as a false hostage, [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] got Rodimus freed and the group escaped back to the surface and onto the [[Cog (facility)|Cog]]. On the ship, Rung explained that once the Council learned of his ability to generate [[photonic crystal]]s, they'd tried to tap the [[Matrix of Leadership]] for Sparks but failed due to it being a fake so they instead turned to Vector Sigma to extract all the Sparks they needed to build a galaxy conquering army. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}}

After turning Cybertron itself into a cosmic engine of destruction, the planet's lack of mobility proved a hindrance to Functionist Council. To counteract this, the Council engineered Cybertron with a robot mode in [[Primus]]'s likeness, which was directed by seven of the remaining eleven councillors, all merged with Vector Sigma. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}} [[Team Rodimus]] eventually hit on a plan to exploit Vector Sigma's connection to Cybertron's [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]]s to overwhelm the supercomputer's defences and kill the councillors who had merged with it. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremebering}} When the heroes opened twelve duplicates of the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the energies briefly overloaded Vector Sigma before the computer shunted the excess energy to the orbiting Luna 1, though not before the Functionist Council had been totally disintegrated, ending their reign. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark Among Embers}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
After Megatron had seized the [[Matrix of Leadership]], {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}} the talisman led him to the face of [[Primus]], deep beneath Cybertron's surface. Using the Matrix, Megatron managed to pervert Vector Sigma causing the supercomputer to begin reshaping Cybertron into Megatron's likeness. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
At some point during the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Vector Sigma was destroyed, threatening the Cybertronian species with eventual extinction. However, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] desired for his race to have some kind of future and made contact with the humans, who had forced the end of planet-devastating Great War. Maximus was granted the [[Energon Matrix|energon matrix]] to replace Vector Sigma, and thus the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s were born. {{storylink|Head Games}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
[[File:Vector Sigma (Cyberverse - Megatron Is My Hero).jpg|thumb|right|Unfortunately "Shiny Ball" was confused at the time.]]
When Cybertron fell to war, Vector Sigma's chamber was seized by the [[Decepticon]]s. [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] intended to use the supercomputer to reprogram the [[AllSpark|Allspark]] and have it birth [[Perfect Decepticon|whole generations of Decepticons]], delegating [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]] to base himself in the computer's chamber. When the Autobots caught wind of this, [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] was sent down to Vector Sigma to gleam the Decepticon plan only to be chased away by [[Shockwave's drones]]. {{storylink|Megatron Is My Hero}}

Many years later, [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] had the [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seekers]] retrieve Vector Sigma from Shockwave's lab and, after obtaining the Allspark, used the relic and supercomputer to create an army of [[Scraplet]]s. {{storylink|Bring Me The Spark Of Optimus Prime}} {{storylink|Dark Birth}} [[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)|Acid Storm]] later used Vector Sigma to give Starscream complete control of the Allspark. Starscream was defeated soon afterwards and the Allspark forced out of his physical form. While the Autobots claimed the life-giving artefact, {{storylink|I Am The Allspark}} Vector Sigma was claimed by the Decepticons and brought back to Cybertron, {{storylink|Escape From Earth}} where it returned to its position within the [[Threshold of the Allspark]]. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron II}}

When the Autobots returned to Cybertron, the battle began to shift in the Decepticons' favour, [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] decided that the Autobots had to destroy Vector Sigma only to find that the supercomputer was guarded by [[Bludgeon (Cyberverse)|Bludgeon]]. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron III}} As the two dueled, [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]] snuck in and sprayed the supercomputer with [[unspace]] goo. After Windblade kicked Bludgeon into the computer, the unspace matter took effect and destroyed Vector Sigma, undoing any chance of Megatron creating his perfect army. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron IV}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
After being brought to life by their respective factions thanks to Vector Sigma, the Aerialbots and the Stunticons fought for control of the supercomputer. Though the Autobots ultimately triumphed, the Decepticons made their escape in possession of the Key to Vector Sigma. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}}

==Merchandise==
===Timelines===
[[File:VectorSigmaBotcon07b.jpg|thumb|Long have you hunted me. Long have I eluded you.]]
*A hollow plastic Vector Sigma, packaged with a removable Circuit Key and a clear "hovering effect" display stand, was produced by the Lukis Bros of [http://www.unicron.com/ Unicron.com] as a special souvenir item offered [[exclusive]]ly at [[BotCon 2007]].

:The sphere of Vector Sigma was designed to scale with the contemporary-at-the-time ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' toys, while the slot for the key was intentionally designed to enable the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] mold to be inserted into the sphere, allowing Safeguard to function as an alternative personal key for [[Vector Prime]] to use to access Vector Sigma himself.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10153596737309912&id=317740274911</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/VectorSigma/VectorSigma/vectorsigma.htm More information on Vector Sigma at TFU.info]''
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===Masterpiece===
[[File:VectorSigmaMP10.jpg|right|thumb]]
*'''Masterpiece Optimus Prime''' (2014)

:Vector Sigma came as an exclusive with the Hasbro Asia re-release of the Hasbro version of ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-10 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10hasbro|Optimus Prime]]. It contained a hollow plastic Vector Sigma, a removable Circuit Key and a cardboard stand.
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==Notes==
*According to episode writer [[David Wise]] at various conventions (such as [[BotCon 2009]]), he was instructed to include Vector Sigma when writing "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1|The Key to Vector Sigma]]" as part of the [[Hasbro]] episode mandates. Not knowing what Vector Sigma was, he pressed story editor [[Bryce Malek]], who in turn had to go to Hasbro to learn that Vector Sigma was "the computer that gave all the Transformers personalities". This caused Malek to respond: "Well, it didn't do a very good job, did it!" Of course, this does raise the question of ''where'' the Vector Sigma concept originated, as nothing like it was ever used by [[Bob Budiansky]] in the Marvel comics or toyline [[bio]]s.

*Prior to the event known as the "[[Shroud]]", the many incarnations of Vector Sigma that exist in different dimensions were linked in a massive, multiversal network known as the "Vector Sigma Gestalt," each one identified as a "node" in the network. The [[Caretaker]], an independent computer designed by Vector Sigma to aid the Autobot [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]] was able to uplink to the Gestalt, identifying three particular "nodes" with a 10 digit numerical designation. {{storylink|Crossing Over: Part 6}} These three universes were:

*141.207.6.661 - [[Aurex 405.0 Epsilon]], a [[Unicron Trilogy]] cartoon universe<ref>Specifically, the Unicron Trilogy universe [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skyfall]], [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landquake]], and possibly also [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]] and [[Topspin (Classics)|Topspin]] are from. Whether this is the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] comic Unicron Trilogy, the cartoon Unicron Trilogy, or a hybrid of the two is a [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|subject of debate]].</ref>
*585.354.3.116 - [[Primax 797.18 Epsilon]], the [[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|3H Beast Era]] universe, potentially a tangent timeline to the original G1 cartoon universe<ref>The [[Caretaker]] notes that the Unicron Trilogy hub and this hub recently had "disruptions", which seems to indicate the [[Unicron Singularity]]'s effects on the Unicron Trilogy and ''Universe''. The Generation 1 cartoon universe is a universe very similar to this one, if they are not indeed the very same.</ref>
*216.333.8.616 - [[Nexus 208.0 Epsilon]], the ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]'' universe
**The Caretaker also spoke of a "central hub" that [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]] (the Classicsverse) was too far away from for Caretaker to function properly.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Vector Sigma''' (ベクターシグマ ''Bekutā Shiguma''; ベクトル・シグマ ''Bekutoru Shiguma''<ref>"The Rebirth" Japanese dub</ref>)
*''French:'' '''Victor Sigma''' (France, ''The Rebirth, Part 3'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Mólì Shénqiú''' (魔力神球, "Magic Ball"), '''Sigma Shǐliàng''' (西格玛矢量, "Sigma Vector")
*''Russian:'' '''Sigma-Komp'yuter''' (Сигма-Компьютер)
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Sigma-komp'yuter''' (Сигма-комп'ютер)

==References==
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==See also==
*[[Primus]]
*[[Transformer afterlife]]

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Scorponok (G1)

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:''Scorponok is a [[Decepticon]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] and occasional [[Titan (group)|Titan]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Scorponok-Annual.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Scorponok's American design, taken from a British publication, based on a Japanese toy, manufactured in China.]]
Dangerous, wily, and cunning, '''Scorponok''' (aka '''MegaZarak''' and '''BlackZarak''') possesses both a keen mind and a great deal of raw, savage power. He is equally comfortable with maverick stratagems and brute force, though he's built more for the latter: his animalistic alternate form bristles with weapons, from multiple paired cannons and the dreaded electro-stinger in his tail, to the crushing grip of his mighty claws. These traits combine to make him both a terrifying foe on the battlefield and a serious contender for leadership of the Decepticons. Often, only his arch-foe [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] is capable of standing against him.

He is often partnered in some way with a being named [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]].

{{bigquote|I'll rip you to pieces with my bare claws, tear your circuits out with my teeth and spit your diodes back at you!|Scorponok|"[[On the Edge of Extinction!]]"}}

{{note|Much about Scorponok differs by continuity; from personality to [[scale|size]]. See separate character notes in the sections below.}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:MarvelHeadmasters-2.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|And he'll form the head(master).]]
{{main|Scorponok (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity}}
Leader of a contingent of Decepticons on war-torn Cybertron, Scorponok was the arch enemy of Autobot commander [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Fortress Maximus]]. After many clashes on Cybertron, their respective armies carried their fight to the peaceful organic world of [[Nebulos]], where Scorponok and many of his troops physically joined with that world's inhabitants to become [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. [[Binary bonding|Binary bonded]] with the Nebulan leader [[Zarak (G1)|Lord Zarak]], Scorponok pursued the Autobots across Nebulos and then across the stars to [[Earth]].

In the wake of the [[Underbase]] catastrophe, Scorponok became leader of Earth's surviving Decepticons. The binary bond with Zarak had unexpected consequences, and Scorponok often saw himself simply as an extension of Zarak's own self. With the coming of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], Scorponok accepted an alliance with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s Autobots, while Zarak came to terms with his role as a powerful Decepticon leader. Scorponok led his troops in a doomed final stand against the Chaos Bringer, ultimately falling before Unicron's might.

In one timeline, Scorponok's original head was reactivated, inheriting Zarak's scientific skills. He manipulated [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] into unleashing the [[Gene Key]], to turn Cybertron's population into Decepticons, but was eventually killed for good by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] leader.
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===American Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Stephen Keener]] (English), [[Eiji Itō]] (Japanese)|[[Fang Shuqiao]] (Chinese), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French)}}
[[File:Rebirth3-Scorponok5.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|A Tale Of Two Cities]]
[[File:Rebirth3-Scorponokmodes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Scorponok! Converts from robot to scorpion to city to... wait, is that a space ship]]
Scorponok was a gigantic Headmaster robot built from scratch by Lord Zarak, the secret ruler of Nebulos, upon learning of the Transformers. Working from the Headmaster process designed by the Autobot [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and later applied to his allies in the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]] and the Decepticons, Zarak used his mental powers to reconstruct the Hive's entire city into a robotic body for him to binary bond with. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} With Scorponok under his command, Zarak was able to retrieve the key to the Plasma Energy Chamber from the Autobots and carry the Decepticon forces back to Cybertron to reunite with Galvatron. In the end, a bolt of [[plasma energy]] zapped Scorponok in his city mode, launching the massive Headmaster (and the collected Decepticons inside) far out into space. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
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====''Legends'' comic====
Zarak brought Scorponok to the [[Legends World]], where he disguised his city mode as a shopping center known as the Hive. After recruiting [[Flywheels]], he rampaged through the city as Scorponok until he was confronted by the Double-Headmasters, a combination of his Nebulon enemies and the local Autobots. He refused to become a Double-Headmaster himself by allowing Flywheels to form Scorponok's head, and ended up blasted through a portal back to where he came from. {{storylink|LGEX Headmaster Set Chapter}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
[[File:HtF-ZarakbecomesScorponokhead.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1]]

Under the control of the elder Zarak, Scorponok fought countless battles against Galvatron in the hope to seize power. He eventually passed away, leaving Scorponok to his son, [[Olin Zarak]]. As the new Scorponok, Olin eventually found himself under [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]]’s employ. He worked as a manual laborer aboard the ''[[Tidal Wave (G1)|Tidal Wave]]'', but continued to long for glory. Worried that he suffered mental instability due to Scorponok still being attuned to his father’s brainwaves rather than his own, Olin planned to have Dr. [[Vez]] recalibrate the machine… but not until he could be sure he could fully trust the doctor. Olin insisted that the Scorponok exo-suit was not an intelligent being in its own right, [[Tornado]] expressed doubts about this statement, swearing a malign intelligence was silently observing him from within the mechanical scorpion, even when Olin was separated from it.

After the creature from "[[Demon's Maw]]" caused serious damage to the ''Tidal Wave'', Scorponok and his band of laborers were tasked with rebuilding the ship under [[Ferak]]’s supervision.

Scorponok was absent from the Star Seekers’ attack on [[Ventax II]], having instead been tasked in procuring a large energy production device from a building.

Scorponok later helped Ferak upgrade the Tidal Wave's transwarp engines in anticipation for Cannonball's greatest heist; robbing Cybertron of all of its energy... in the distant future! {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}}

After using advanced transwarp mathematics to travel through time, Cannonball led Scorponok and the Star Seekers on a raid of the future Autobot outpost Galadria to access its space bridge nexus. Warping into the heart of Unicron's severed head, Cannonball intended to use the planet-eater's systems to drain Cybertron dry of energon. During the raid, Olin discovered the Cybertronian Knight [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] spying on them, and combined with Scorponok to detain him. As more Cybertronian Knights came to oppose the Star Seekers, Brimstone lent his rail gun mode to Scorponok to ward them off. During the fight, Scorponok was knocked out by [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] and captured alongside the rest of the crew. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}

Tornado's log indicated that Scorponok escaped capture by the Knights and made it back to the Tidal Wave, but Tornado opined that Scorponok may have taken that opportunity to mutiny. Although Cannonball eventually escaped and was back in control of the Tidal Wave, later logs referred to Scorponok's "former quarters". {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur}}
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===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
{{note|In this continuity, in a reverse of the standard western naming, Scorponok is the name of the being who becomes the ''head'' of the giant robot, taking the place of Lord Zarak in Japanese fiction. When Scorponok is attached to his giant [[transtector]] body, he is properly referred to as '''MegaZarak''' (メガザラック ''Megazarakku''), much like how Fortress becomes "Fortress Maximus" when in his large form. Scorponok's size varies over the series, from human-sized to full Transformer-sized.}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Banjō Ginga]] (Japanese)|[[Jack Murphy]] (English), [[Fang Shuqiao]] (Chinese)}}

[[File:Scorponok headmasters shadows.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Well-manicured eeeeevil.]]
Scorponok was one of a group of diminutive Transformers who left Cybertron four million years ago to escape the Great War and took up residence on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]]. To survive the harsh environmental conditions on Master, the Transformers built large, lifeless robotic bodies called [[Transtector]]s, to which they could connect as heads, increasing their size and power. Scorponok underwent the training to become one of these "Headmasters," but he chafed under the leadership of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]], and he led several like-minded Headmaster warriors in a rebellion that ultimately ended with their defeat and exile from Master. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

By the year [[2011]], Scorponok had teamed up with Galvatron and the Decepticons, and his three minions, [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]], Mindwipe, and [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]], joined Galvatron's forces in an attack on Cybertron in 2011. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Scorponok himself, on the other hand, refrained from making appearances on the battlefield, sticking to the shadows (in the most preposterously literal way imaginable) and emerging only to lure the Autobot Headmasters into a trap on the planet [[Praum]]. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}} Not long thereafter, when Galvatron discovered that [[Vector Sigma]] was in the midst of developing a powerful [[Cybertonuron|new alloy]], Scorponok advised against attacking the planet, suggesting instead that they destroy the alloy, rather than risk the Autobots gaining control of it. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} In truth, Scorponok was more concerned about ''Galvatron'' obtaining the alloy's power, and determined to stop anyone from acquiring it by taking out Cybertron itself. He had Mindwipe plant powerful bombs in Vector Sigma's chamber, which went off and devastated the planet, ostensibly taking Galvatron with it. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

[[File:Scorponok headmasters smallrobot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|"Mine is an evil laugh! Moo hoo ha ha!"]]
Scorponok subsequently took control of the Decepticons, falsely claiming that Galvatron was alive and commanding him from afar. He immediately put a series of far-reaching plans into action, starting with the creation of a massive Transtector for himself, which would put him on equal footing with Fortress and his Transtector-scum-battleship, the ''Maximus''. Enslaved [[Beastformer]]s were put to work on the planet [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]] to construct this Transtector, and to provide it with power, Scorponok had the Decepticons steal [[Sol 1]], a human solar-energy-gathering satellite, which beamed its power reserves to Zarak. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} To distract the Autobots from his plans, he ordered Sixshot to attack Earth, so the heroes would focus their efforts on defending the planet. While the construction was going on, meanwhile, Scorponok focused his attention on harnessing the power of the [[plasma energy]] released in the destruction of Cybertron. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} As part of his efforts to distract the Autobots, Scorponok sent the [[buridanka]] to Earth and [[Athenia]], but was shocked when Fortress revealed his mighty transtector's robot mode to defeat it. {{Storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

[[File:Scorponok headmasters scorpionmode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Claws...check. Stinger...check. Multiple gun turrets...check. Giant, vulnerable weak spot dead center on the chest...check mate.]]
Seeking to generate even more of plasma energy for his plans of universal conquest, Scorponok used the energy he had already obtained to create bombs that were planted beneath the surface of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], which would rip the planet apart. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} While the Autobots were busy fighting the Decepticon contingent on Mars to prevent the planet's destruction, Scorponok unveiled his completed MegaZarak transtector to the rest of the Decepticons on [[Chaar]], stepping from the shadows for the first time as he brought all his troops aboard his new battleship-body and flew to Mars. Once there, MegaZarak transformed into [[robot mode]] and spitefully attacked the immobile Fortress Maximus before fleeing into space just before his plasma bombs detonated and blew Mars to cosmic rubble. The Maximus was able to absorb some of the energy released in the initial stages of the explosion, and Fortress was able to transform into Fortress Maximus and escape the blast. Fortress Maximus cleaved MegaZarak shoulder with his [[Master Sword]], forcing the Decepticons to retreat. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

[[File:Scorponok headmasters megazarak.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|"Hello? My visor seems to have fallen down over my face. Little help?"]]
Believing that his deeds had cemented his position of power, Scorponok arranged to be coronated the new Decepticon emperor on Earth's moon, but in the midst of the ceremony, Galvatron returned alive and well and retook leadership. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Subservient to Galvatron for the moment, MegaZarak and the other Decepticons once attempted to stop Autobot assistance to [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]], but failed. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}} On MegaZarak's suggestion, Galvatron had the Decepticons distract the Autobots with a trap before departing to plunder other planets for their energy. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}} MegaZarak transformed to robot mode to battle Fortress Maximus on [[Hive (planet)|Hive]], but the Decepticons were still forced off-planet. {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!}} MegaZarak then took the Decepticons to [[Twin Star|Sperity]], but they were fooled into thinking the planet was bereft of energy and left. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} They next went to [[Daros]], where they entered an alliance with the planet's decadent ruling class for energy, leaving when the Autobots and the oppressed populace joined forces to overthrow the corrupt government. It was on Daros that the Autobots met a Beastformer named [[Tekna]] who gave them valuable data about MegaZarak's weak spot at the cost of his life. {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}} The Decepticons made final stops at [[Paradise]] {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}} and the [[Pirate Planet]], but were nevertheless again and again repelled by Fortress and his Autobots. {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}} When the Decepticons returned to Earth, diminishing MegaZarak's immediate usefulness to Galvatron, the wicked Headmaster returned to this own schemes, ignoring Galvatron's orders {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} and planting more plasma energy bombs along the [[Pacific Ring of Fire]].

[[File:Hm26 prepare to die.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Everything turned around for Scorponok when Galvatron faced the Autobot Headmasters alone in a battle in Alaska, and was finally destroyed when they collapsed an iceberg on top of him. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} This allowed Scorponok to once again seize leadership of the Decepticons, appointing himself the "Emperor of Terror" and resuming his plan for the destruction of Earth by attempting the detonation of his plasma bombs. After [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] decoded Tekna's data, he raced to Earth where a battle was already in progress and gave Fortress Maximus the information, allowing the Autobot leader to perforate MegaZarak's weak spot, and send the critically wounded Decepticon fleeing off into space. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

[[File:HM35 Maximus unleashes power.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Moving his attentions away from Earth for the time being, Scorponok led the Decepticons back to planet Master in search of a weapon to counter the power of Fortress's Master Sword. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} The Autobots pursued them, which unfortunately resulted in [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] being captured by the villains and ransomed for the secrets of the Master Sword. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} Using this information, Scorponok forged the [[Zarak Shield]] out of [[G-Metal]], {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} and when the two weapons clashed, the Zarak Shield emerged triumphant. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}} Emboldened by this victory, Scorponok led the charge back to Earth, {{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}} intending to finally destroy it, pausing only in the asteroid belt to effect repairs on his Transtector, and to betray and dispose of [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], whom he had never trusted. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}}

Upon his return to Earth, Scorponok promptly had the Decepticon launch an energy-gathering satellite into orbit, and then withdrew to the sunken continent of [[Lemuria (myth)|Lemuria]], where already had numerous Decepticons working to mine the legendary [[crysmagnetal]]. Scorponok raised "Death Towers" of this metal in five strategic location all over Earth all, which proceeded to generate waves of energy that were gathered by the satellite. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} For the final part of his plan, MegaZarak lured the Autobots to the North Pole, where he clashed with Fortress Maximus for the last time atop a sixth dais of crysmagnetal. As soon as the two combatants were upon the dais, MegaZarak had the satellite beam its stored energy down into his Transtector, and through it into the dais, creating an exponential loop that threatened to tear the Earth apart. Scorponok disconnected from his Transtector and retreated into space with the Decepticons to watch the Earth's destruction, only for Fortress Maximus—supercharged with the combined energy of the Autobot army united in a [[Head Formation]]—to destroy his Transtector, breaking the circuit and saving the Earth. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
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====Ask Vector Prime====
Vector Prime stated that when Scorponok arranged for the plasma bombing and [[Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2|devastation of Cybertron]], he also damaged the stable axis of [[G1 World|the core reality]]. Several divergent universal streams and contradictory timelines emerged as a result of [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity|the network]] being based upon this unstable reality. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/11}}

In [[Primax 304.25-P3 Zeta|one segment]] of the system, Scorponok dispatched [[Fenris]]'s team of [[Pretender]]s to acquire the [[Ultra Matrix]] from [[Beast (planet)|Beast]]. They were foiled, however, by a team of Autobot Pretenders led by [[Marduk]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}}

====''Super-God Masterforce Master File''====
With the Decepticons at last forced off of Earth, the Autobots also left the planet, and Transformers' war transitioned into a series of space-based exchanges between Chaar and [[Athenia]], which became known as the [[Master Wars]]. To rejoin the fight, Scorponok had a new Transtector constructed, much smaller than his old one (comparatively speaking – it was still taller than a [[combiner]]), but outfitted with hyper-dense armor. Before he could connect with this new body, Scorponok was captured by the mysterious alien entity [[Devil Z]], who had been in hibernation on Earth until recently, and saw a use for Scorponok in his plan to create the ultimate lifeform. Devil Z brainwashed Scorponok, placing him, and by extension the entire Decepticon army, under his control, and then allowed him to link up with his new Transtector. Rather than forming the head for his Transtector, however, Scorponok controlled it from within its chest cavity, wired directly into its systems from there, with a new "decoy" head placed between its shoulders. Now, Scorponok was '''BlackZarak''' (ブラックザラック ''BurakkuZarakku'').

The former Decepticon ninja, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], learned what had befallen Scorponok, and alerted the Autobots to the existence of Devil Z on Earth. The news of this shadowy controller reached the Autobots just as the [[Trainbot]]s reported the first sighting of BlackZarak in the shadows of a meteor cluster, and the concerned Autobots decided to send a collection of Transtectors to the small Autobot group under the command of [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] that was still on Earth, which he used to transform human beings into Autobot warriors to aid in the battle against Devil Z's forces. {{storylink|Master File No, 1}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon continuity====
=====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Banjō Ginga]] (Japanese), [[Hidekatsu Shibata]] (Japanese, when merged with Devil Z)}}

[[File:Blackzarak robotmode.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|His cartoon power level is only matched by his toy's likelihood of shattering.]]
Archive footage of Fortress Maximus destroying the MegaZarak transtector was used to educate the future [[Headmaster Junior]]s about the [[Master Wars]]. {{storylink|Birth! Headmaster Jrs}}

After numerous failures by Devil Z's forces on Earth resulted in multiple [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]] warriors joining the Autobot ranks instead of the Decepticons, the incensed alien summoned BlackZarak to Earth. Observing BlackZarak's activities, Fortress Maximus's younger brother, [[Grand Maximus]], raced to Earth ahead of him and warned the Autobots of his coming. In preparation for BlackZarak's arrival, the Autobots worked to construct a power-up drone named [[Godbomber]] for their most powerful member, [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]. {{storylink|Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot}} While they worked, the approaching BlackZarak bombarded the Earth with meteors as part of a complicated scheme by Devil Z's ambassadors, [[Giga]] and [[Mega]] to publicly discredit the Autobots, which was ultimately foiled. {{storylink|Expose the Decepticons' Dark Trap!}}

BlackZarak's threat loomed for a while {{storylink|Super Ginrai Gets Blown Away in the Desert!?}} and when he made his way to Earth's orbit, Giga and Mega combined into their robot form of [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] and headed to Earth's moon to rendezvous with BlackZarak. {{storylink|Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!?}} But before BlackZarak arrived, Ginrai merged with the completed Godbomber, and pursued him into space. BlackZarak showed up in the midst of their battle, and promptly impaled Ginrai with his [[Tyrant Spear]], sending him crashing to the moon's surface. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!}} BlackZarak and Overlord followed him down to the moon, and hunted the wounded Autobot, who was in dire straits until the timely arrival of Grand Maximus. With the sides now more evenly matched, the two Decepticons attempted to break off the battle and head for Earth, but Ginrai and Grand brought them back down to the moon with a bump. BlackZarak instructed the damaged Overlord to flee the battle, and although he was furious at being ordered around by this newcomer, Overlord could do little to argue, and left BlackZarak to face the two Autobots alone. Grand and Ginrai double-teamed BlackZarak, and eventually, Ginrai was able to decapitate the Decepticon with his God Fire Guts attack. Although Ginrai thought his opponent was done for, BlackZarak's headless body hauled itself back up, and retreated off into space, with Grand Maximus hot on his tail. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon}} The defeat of both Overlord and BlackZarak upset the Earth-bound Decepticons, who swore vengeance on Ginrai. {{storylink|Overlord - Terror of the Chōkon Tornado}} Footage of BlackZarak's battle on the Moon eventually made its way to [[Clouder]]'s hands, who used it as impetus to join the conflict. {{Storylink|Appearance!! The Final Godmaster}}

[[File:Blackzarak scorpion mode.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|The scorched remains of two fans who wouldn't stop asking why Devil Z made so many Autobot Transtectors.]]
During this extended stay in space, BlackZarak mastered localized gravity manipulation and gained the ability to open black holes, which he could use to teleport himself across the galaxy at will. After trapping Grand Maximus inside one of these singularities in order to keep him out of the way, BlackZarak teleported directly to Earth and immediately tore through [[New York City]] as part of Devil Z's "Operation M-1". He proceeded to attack [[Tokyo]] alongside Overlord, but was foiled when Ginrai freed Grand Maximus, and the two Autobots stopped the villains by tricking them into blasting each other. {{storylink|BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space}} With the failure of this scheme, Devil Z initiated "Operation M-2" and had BlackZarak withdraw to the far side of the moon, where he would unleash the atmosphere-destroying [[Death Para-Machine]] against the Earth. Thankfully, BlackZarak was only able to get off one shot from the deadly weapon before Ginrai destroyed it with his God Fire Guts attack. {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}}

[[File:Blackzarak dakatsu mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|A dog chasing its own tail has nothing on Hydra Mode.]]
BlackZarak returned to attacking cities around the globe, and soon struck in a city where [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] went to, with a trio of [[Sparkdash]] drones to back him up. Luckily, Autobot Godmaster [[Road King]] was on patrol in the area, and soon called him Ginrai to help him take BlackZarak down. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}} When the Decepticons formulated a trap, BlackZarak was sent to [[Moscow]] as part of a divide and conquer strategy. {{storylink|God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base}} After battling Grand Maximus there, BlackZarak returned to the Decepticon base when the Autobots attacked it. During this clash, Devil Z took his brainwashing to the next level, and actually merged his consciousness with BlackZarak, entering his body and taking control of it himself. For his first act in BlackZarak's body, Devil Z collapsed the Decepticon base in a failed attempt to destroy the Autobots {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}} and then led the Decepticons in an attack on North America, bombarding the country with his [[Devil Power]] from a strategic staging point in the heart of the [[Grand Canyon]], {{storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}} continuing till Devil Z ordered the Decepticons to move to Europe. {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}}

Devil Z took the Decepticons to the peak of the Matterhorn, where he unleashed his Devil Power upon the continent until God Ginrai arrived to challenge him. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}} The battle was fierce, and Ginrai thought he had won when he once again cleaved BlackZarak's head from his shoulders, but the decapitation of his host meant little to Devil Z, who simply transformed BlackZarak's body into a new, twin-headed serpent form, and kept the fight going. Uniting his Chōkon Power with that of the [[Headmaster Junior]]s, Ginrai unleashed his most powerful God Fire Guts yet and dove through BlackZarak's body, finally destroying the giant Decepticon in a huge explosion that left only ash and shrapnel. Although Devil Z survived the blast, he now no longer had BlackZarak's body to enclose him, and was wide open for Ginrai's finishing move: the Final Fire Guts, which utterly obliterated the evil alien. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}
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=====''Legends'' comic=====
Years prior to his departure from Master, Scorponok kidnapped six of his fellow 'bots and exposed them to a sample of plasma energy in search of a method to use the energy to power himself up. The experiment was interrupted by Fortress, marking the beginning of Scorponok's open rebellion against him. He tried to recapture his test subjects on his return to Master, prompting them to flee and end up becoming Targetmasters. {{storylink|Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter}}

[[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] told [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], visiting from the [[Legends World]], the story about how he and other diminutive Transformers, including Scorponok, left Cybertron to escape the war and settled on Master. He then destroyed a returned Scorponok's Transtector with a powerful blast as proof that despite their size, life on the inhospitable planet had only made them stronger. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 9|Bonus Edition Vol. 9}} Reflecting on his easy victory over such a mighty opponent, Brainstorm would later realize he had been temporarily powered up by Rattrap's presence. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 39|Bonus Edition Vol. 39}} [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] would later mention that the Autobot Headmasters needed to train in case recent rumors that Scorponok had returned again were true. {{storylink|Transformers 2015 Brainstorm Chapter#Part 1|Brainstorm Chapter Part 1}}

By [[2021]], Scorponok did indeed reveal himself to have the battle with Brainstorm and continued his feud with the Autobots. Consumed by his lust for revenge against Fortress, he detonated a [[black hole]] in order to both destroy the Autobots and produce plasma energy for himself, indifferent to the fact that his own troops were in range of the explosion. His plan failed as the Autobots were able to recover much of the explosives, causing the black hole to instead divide into "[[blackball]]s" that infested the bodies of everyone present. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} While his troops traveled to the [[Legends World]], Scorponok remained in the [[G1 World]] and wandered space. Devil Z, resurrected in the Legends World, remotely brainwashed him and had him return to Beast and enslave Beastformers to build two new transtectors. This resulted in a new BlackZarak as well as the gigantic [[Majin Zarak]], a beast so gigantic Scorponok didn't even form part of it but piloted it like a vehicle. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One}}

When Devil Z was resurrected, Weirdwolf recalled with resentment how they'd lost BlackZarak to him. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 35|Bonus Edition Vol. 35}} Devil Z also remembered how he had taken control of BlackZarak, and repeated the trick by wiring [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] into the chest of the [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] Transtector while he himself controlled it from the head. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 36|Bonus Edition Vol. 36}} When Devil Z broke free from his restraints in the Legends World, he brought the brainwashed Scorponok and BlackZarak transtector to the Legends World and reformed the hybrid Devil Z/BlackZarak being. Devil Z attempted to kill every living thing in the Legends World so that he could use its native energies all for himself, but he was stopped in his tracks by [[Grand Maximus]] and the [[Masterforce]] users residing in the Legends World. Devil Z and the BlackZarak transtector were destroyed at the battle's conclusion, although Scorponok was spared. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Grand Maximus}}

Freed from Devil Z's influence, Scorponok immediately thought of a plan to produce energy by using the plasma-infused [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] partners as bombs to blow up the Legends World. In order to keep the world's defenders busy, he brought over Majin Zarak and began causing chaos while his troops abducted the Targetmasters. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One}} While his creation seemed unbeatable, sabotage at the hands of Beastformers allowed the defenders of the Legends World to force Majin Zarak and Scorponok through a dimensional portal, causing them both to disappear to some unknown location. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}}

=====''Zone'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Hirohiko Kakegawa]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:ZarakZone1.jpg|left|thumb|Aye aye aye—sharpen your boot, and bludgeon your eye]]
Several years after the conclusion of the [[Masterforce War]], when the supernatural entity [[Violengiguar]] seized control of the Decepticons, one of his first actions was to recruit "[[Nine Great Demon Generals]]" from Decepticon history. Violengiguar assigned BlackZarak to serve as his "Evil Spirit General", and outfitted him with new armor and weapons to make him more deadly than ever before.

[[File:Zone blackzarak.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Aye aye aye—the blarney stone brings a tear to me eye]]
BlackZarak was part of the team of generals who attacked planet [[Micro|Zone]] in order to steal its precious [[Energon Z]] for Violengiguar's schemes, but BlackZarak refrained from participating in the assault, hanging back on the fringes of the planet's atmosphere to cover his allies' rear. As his fellow generals made good their escape with the Energon Z in hand, BlackZarak barred the way of the [[Super Car Patrol Team]] and [[Battle Patrol]] as they attempted to pursue in the [[Rocket Base|Galaxy Rocket]]. The Demon General managed to trap the rocket in a crackling field of electricity, and then departed to rejoin his fellow Decepticons, leaving the electric net to slowly destroy the rocket. Luckily for the Autobots, the [[Jet Patrol Team]] arrived to destroy the net, and [[Sunrunner (G1)|Sunrunner]] proceeded to use his radar to track BlackZarak back to the other Decepticons. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}
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====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga continuity====
=====''Super-God Masterforce'' manga=====
[[File:Blackzarak manga.jpg|left|thumb|Black-and-WhiteZarak]]
When it became apparent that the small force under his command on Earth lacked the manpower to handle the Autobots, Devil Z chose to unite them with the Decepticons in space, and ordered the combined army to attack Athenia. Ginrai (who was on the planet at the time to be appointed Supreme Commander of the Autobots) was able to win the battle by defeating [[Scramble 7]], but after the fight, BlackZarak made his first appearance before the Autobots, carrying Hydra, Buster and the Decepticon Headmasters, who announced that they were returning to Earth. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The Earth-Space Alliance Army}}

BlackZarak joined the Decepticons in travelling to Earth, battling [[Raiden]] and the Autobot Headmasters outside the planet's atmosphere while Ginrai confronted Overlord for the first time down on its surface. After defeating his opponents, BlackZarak turned towards Earth, only to find Ginrai streaking towards him, with Overlord in close pursuit. At the last moment, Ginrai spun out of the way, causing the two Decepticons to accidentally strike each other, and damage one another quite badly. While the wounded Overlord returned to Earth, BlackZarak limped back off into space. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Divine Combination!}}

BlackZarak later battled Grand Maximus and the Autobot Godmasters in space, with the aid of [[Darkwings]], {{storylink|The Good and Evil Families of Earth}} after which Devil Z spirited him away to carry out some upgrades. {{storylink|The Decepticons' Great Counterattack!}} These upgrades complete, BlackZarak was soon returned to Earth, and joined Overlord in attacking another city, where he wound up battling Grand Maximus and the Autobots Godmasters once more. {{storylink|Life or Death? The Desperate Divine Combination!}} Later, BlackZarak attacked China with a trio of [[Sparkdash|Sparkdash drones]]. Decepticon Headmaster Junior [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]] happened to be in the city at the time, and when the Autobots arrived to battle BlackZarak, he displayed his disdain for humans—even comrades—by seizing Cancer and using him as a shield to keep the Autobots at bay. It was then that Overlord arrived, and surprised everyone by viciously attacking BlackZarak, disgusted by his treatment of Cancer. While the two Decepticons were fighting, the Autobots exploited their conflict to attack and force them to retreat. {{storylink|The Great Turnabout of the Autobots}}

[[File:Devilz head on!.jpg|thumb|Head? I don't need a head. Heads are for wimps!]]
Overlord's betrayal proved to be the last straw for Devil Z, and he took matters into his own hands by connecting himself to BlackZarak's Transtector as a new head of sorts. Now in control of the Decepticon's body and mind, he transformed BlackZarak into a new serpentine form, and attacked Overlord, the Headmaster Juniors and Ginrai, intending to absorb their [[Chōkon Power|Jinchōkon]], in order to transform himself into the ultimate lifeform. His Jinchōkon-absorbing beam was blocked by the wholly-robotic Autobot [[Pretender]]s, and the Autobots and Decepticons united to destroy Devil Z and BlackZarak for good. Uniting their powers in the "Perfect Transform Attack", all the Autobots and Decepticons boarded Grand Maximus, who collided with BlackZarak, destroying the Decepticon and his alien passenger in an explosion of pure Chōkon Power. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Life-Forms}}
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=====''Zone'' manga and story pages=====
[[File:Blackzarak zone manga.jpg|left|thumb]]
Years after the end of the Masterforce War on Earth, the creature known as [[Violengiguar]] took control of the Decepticon forces and created an elite fighting force by recruiting "[[Nine Great Demon Generals]]" from throughout Transformer history. BlackZarak was selected to be one of these generals, and Violengiguar used his strange, supernatural powers to bring the Decepticon back from the dead, dubbing him his "Evil Spirit General" and increasing his strength with new armor and weaponry. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}}

BlackZarak was part of the contingent of generals sent to planet Zone to steal its super-energy, Energon Z, for Violengiguar. After his fellow Decepticons succeeded in purloining the Energon Z, BlackZarak covered their escape, seizing the Galaxy Rocket carrying the pursuing Autobots in an unbreakable grip. He proceeded to coat the rocket in a cocoon of strange energy webbing and then departed to join his fellow generals, but fortunately for the Autobots, the Jet Patrol Team arrived to cut them free before they lost BlackZarak's trail. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Transformers: Zone}}

BlackZarak later attacked Earth, and met resistance in the form of [[Landshaker]] and [[Sky Hyper]]. BlackZarak seized Landshaker, easily shrugging off Skyhyper's blasts, but was suddenly stunned by a barrage from [[Sonic Bomber]], as he and Dai Atlas came swooping onto the battlefield. Exploiting the opening, Dai Atlas fired on BlackZarak, proving once again that the Autobots' desire to save their comrades would always best the Decepticons' evil. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 5}}

Along with the other Generals, BlackZarak schooled [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making them formidable opponents for the [[Powered Master]]s. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:Decepticonsatthepole.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|"Put me on the Naughty List, will you?!"]]
Scorponok was originally a large, mobile Decepticon base on [[Nebulos]]. {{storylink|Decepticons at the Pole}} Through means unknown, he became a Transformer, as well as smaller and sentient, and took command of the Decepticon forces from [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]].

He matched wits with Optimus Prime himself, at one point trying to lure him into surrendering in exchange for a hostage's life. {{storylink|Autobot Hostage}} Eventually, the Autobots became too big a nuisance, and Scorponok had the Decepticons move en masse to a secret underground city in the Nebulos Triangle, but this backfired when the Autobots sealed him and his army underground for good. {{storylink|Decepticons Underground}}
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===Swamp of the Scorpion===
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The mighty city Scorponok lay dormant deep within Nebulos's vast jungle-swamp. In this mode, he served as Lord Zarak's base of operation while Zarak plotted to steal Nebulos's oil supply to further his dreams of conquest. Opposing him were [[you|a young Nebulan]] and the Autobot Highbrow. Whether or not Scorponok and the other Decepticons succeeded in their plot depended on the decisions you made! {{storylink|Swamp of the Scorpion}}
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===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Seeking a new [[Energon]] source, the Decepticons flew Scorponok to an out-of-the-way asteroid, where he served as a base of operations. When a fight inevitably broke out, Scorponok flew to the battle scene. After he pucked up [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and tossed the Autobot into the distance, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] angrily bodyslammed him, and the pair began grappling. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

Scorponok, accompanied by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Octane]], intercepted [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], as the Autobot was heading for [[Andellor]]. Scorponok threatened to destroy the Autobot unless he revealed where he was headed. Cosmos complied, but Scorponok was keen on destroying him anyway. Cyclonus insisted they investigate, and recalled the history of Andellor. Scorponok realised that the [[Prism of Power]] which Cosmos sought was the only thing that could stop the Decepticon's new weapon, the [[suspension-ray beam]]. Down on the planet, the three Decepticons ventured into a cave and were attacked, first by some tentacles from a pool, and finally by [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]. Ironhide shrugged off Scorponok's mightiest blast, and defeated both him and Cyclonus. {{storylink|Transformers in 3-D issue 2|Transformers in 3-D #2}}

After the [[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]]s failed to obtain the coordinates to [[Metascan Alpha]], Zarak mocked Galvatron's skills and, combining with Scorponok, reasserted that he was leader of the Decepticons now. While the pair were still in disagreement, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] broke into their base with the intention of destroying Galvatron's [[Nullification Cannon]]. During the battle, Scorponok took a swing at Prime which accidentally connected with the Cannon, causing it to explode. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

===PDTF Comic===
Scorponok and Fortress Maximus met in battle, with Scorponok vowing to crush Maximus with his bare hands. Unfortunately the two giant Transformers, engrossed in their fight, began to topple over, sending their smaller comrades fleeing for their lives. {{storylink|PDTF Comic##14 "Watch Out! Mega Zarak!"|Watch Out! Mega Zarak!}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:DestinedforNothing Scorponok.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|[[Universal greeting|Bah-weep-Graaaaagnah wheep ni ni bong]], you have reached Decepticon Headquarters, your call is important to us, please hold.]]
Shortly before the [[Great Shutdown]], Scorponok attended a teleconference with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], where he criticized the latter for "thinking like a calculator instead of a warrior". {{storylink|Destined for Nothing}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:SpotlightUltraMagnus Scorponok.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
{{main|Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity}}
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===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
[[File:Kreon Scorponok wallpaper.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], and Scorponok were sent by [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] to rob the [[Autobot City Bank]]. In heavy disguise, they went in and got the drop on the bank tellers, only for [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] to turn up. The Decepticons called in [[Devastator (Kre-O)|Devastator]], who ripped the roof off the bank and disposed of the three Autobots. Scorponok subsequently cracked open the safe and passed the [[energon]] inside to Spinister for delivery to Megatron. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 1}} Scorponok and Barricade carried the completed weapon over to [[Hightower (Kre-O)|Hightower]] to be set up. When Wheeljack and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] invaded the work site, Scorponok helped in their capture, only to be pelted with molten cheese when they turned out to be a diversion. He and the other Decepticons were subsequently strung up in a net. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 2}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
Scorponok was among [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s forces when they uncovered the [[Red Bucket]], and fled the scene when Bludgeon was defeated by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!}}
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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
A city on Megatron-dominated Cybertron, {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}} Scorponok was known as a "city of madness" where unspeakable things took place. When several Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|Joes]] were captured by the Decepticons, the [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] carried them to Scorponok for punishment. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}} [[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]] and [[Snake-Eyes|Snake Eyes]] battled atop Scorponok's claws, resulting in the former losing his right arm and leg. {{storylink|FCBD Funnies}} Within Scorponok, Decepticobra constructed the artificial town of [[Springfield (G.I. Joe)|Springfield]] where [[Doctor Mindbender]] brainwashed the captured Joes into thinking they were just ordinary citizens. As Scorponok was facing off against [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Scarlett]] was able to fight off the influence and kill Scorponok's [[Nebulos|Neb'los]] Headmaster, Mo Zarak, after which she herself took control of the scorpion-city. {{storylink|Headmasters (issue)|Headmasters}} Optimus Prime stood atop of Scorponok when he repaired Bumblebee back to working order, leading to word spreading that Optimus had "tamed" the Decepticon war machine. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}}

When [[Primus]] began transforming, Scorponok fled with the rest of the Autobots to avoid getting crushed. {{storylink|Escape from Primus}} Scarlett, now going by "Zkarlett", then had Scorponok meet up with Fortress Maximus so that she could share a moment with [[Snake-Eyes]], who was similarly in control of Maximus. Together, they then used their city-bot bodies to help convince [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to transform into robot mode and join them in fighting the Decepticon army. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} During the final battle, Scorponok and Maximus took on Megatron's "Mega-Megatron" combiner form, which dwarfed even them. After the Autobots and Joes were victorious, Scarlett brought Scorponok with her to Earth and positioned the city on the new continent, where it became home to victims of the Springfield incident and other displaced peoples and refugees. She and Snake-Eyes lived in a log cabin built on the tip of its tail. {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Primax 1086.0 Kappa]], Scorponok and Fortress Maximus were both killed by Nebulans during the Transformers' battle on Nebulos, and their remains were fused together by Mortilus Zarak into a giant robot body under his control. After he binary bonded with the body, however, the faint traces of Scorponok and Maximus's sparks began affecting his mind, eventually driving him mad and turning him into "[[Zarak Maximus]]". {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/11}}

===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
According to reports by [[Punch (G1)|Punch]], his alter-ego Counterpunch had worked his way into being a trusted advisor to Scorponok. Whether or not this actually happened is uncertain given the conflict between the two personas. {{storylink|The Truth We Make}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
When the devastating Transformer war spread to Nebulos, the Decepticon saboteur [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] and the Nebulan genius [[Borx|Fausto Borx]] colluded to transform the city of [[Kinodia]] into the towering superweapon MegaZarak: the first "double-Headmaster", jointly piloted by their binary-bonded intellects. Bolstered by this new addition, the Decepticons briefly enjoyed the upper hand during the Nebulan campaign - but their joy would short-lived, as the Autobots retaliated by binary-bonding [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] into Fortress Maximus. The battle between these two titans devastated the already ravaged world. Though MegaZarak was the stronger of the two city-bots, the Autobots used [[Llyra]]—daughter of Fausto and mate of their human ally [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]—as a distraction, and MegaZarak's brief hesitation cost him the fight. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}

Though Fortress Maximus emerged triumphant, Nebulos would never again support life, and races across the galaxy would forever immortalize the tragedy as the "[[Scouring of Nebulos]]." {{storylink|Head Games}} MegaZarak saw action again several years later on the planet [[Master (planet)|Rebirth]]; by that point, Zarak had replaced Borx with the [[Cyberdroid]]s [[Abraham Dante|Dante]] and [[Caliburn (BWU)|Caliburn]]. When the Autobots arrived to liberate the world from Decepticon control, the Decepticons deployed MegaZarak against Fortress Maximus. This time, MegaZarak succeeded in toppling his old foe and the Autobots were forced to retreat. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} {{storylink|Derailment}}

At some point after this, Dante was unwillingly replaced by [[Olin Zarak|the grandson]] of Fausto Borx. MegaZarak was later destroyed under unspecified circumstances in another battle with Fortress Maximus at the very end of the Great War, presumably taking Zarak with him. {{storylink|Derailment}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material===
[[File:Earthrise-Scorponok-art.jpg|thumb|150px]]
{{bigquote|Kindness is no virtue... and cruelty is no vice.|''Earthrise'' Scorponok, reusing his original motto}}
The [[Scorponok (group)|Scorponok]] were one of the few unforeseen dangers ahead of the Autobots and Decepticons in their race for the [[AllSpark]]. Scorponok's function served as a [[Titan (group)|Titan]], his primary objective was annihilation, and their primary weapon was the Electro-Stinger. Decepticon [[Fasttrack (G1)|Fasttrack]]'s function was to serve Scorponok. {{storylink|War for Cybertron: Earthrise|''Earthrise'' webpage}}<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/earthrise ''Earthrise'' webpage]</ref>
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===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor| [[Michael Dunn]] (English)|[[Frédéric Souterelle]] (French), [[Tilo Schmitz]] (German), [[Ricardo Schnetzer]] (Portuguese), [[Paco Vaquero]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Humberto Solórzano]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}

[[File:Earthrise3AutobotsFleeScorp.jpg|thumb|300px|left|"GET OVER HERE!"]]

The [[Scorponok (group)|Scorponok]] were created by the [[Quintesson]]s, though much like the Cybertronians, they were treated poorly. The Scorponok never fought back, leaving their home destroyed and its people killed, except for one individual {{Storylink|Earthrise episode 4}} aboard [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] Station, an outpost jammed between a constantly active space bridge. This Scorponok awakened when the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''-bound Autobots entered the station intending to explode it to pass through the space bridge. Declaring the Autobots an infestation, he killed a [[Security Officer (G1)|Security Officer]] and fought with the Autobots, including a hologram of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] created by [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] shortly joined the skirmish and knocked Scorponok down a chasm, though he merely transformed and rose up in his gigantic robot mode. After killing another Security Officer, he gave chase to the fleeing Autobots, though they managed to buy time behind a reinforced door. {{Storylink|Earthrise episode 3}}.

Scorponok busted down the door and resumed the fight against the Autobots. Nearly killing Optimus Prime, he was stopped by the arrival of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''-bound Decepticons. After numerous attacks from both sides and tossing aside an annoying [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], Scorponok transformed and disrupted the duel between Optimus Prime and Megatron, only for the former to throw and shoot a charge in Scorponok's face.

[[File:EarthriseEp4PrimeRidingScorp.jpg|thumb|300px|"COME HERE!"]]

Arising from the rubble, he once again engaged in a fight with the Autobots and Decepticons, who discovered his weak point was his head. Optimus Prime leaped onto Scorponok's back and slung the disconnected wires on the ground around his neck to ride him, leaving the giant scorpion angered to be once again enslaved. After a failed attempt to kill Optimus Prime thanks to Megatron's interference, Scorponok fled.

Later, Optimus Prime accused Megatron of having Quintesson-like behavior, which attracted the ire of Scorponok, who explained how cruel the Quintessons were and how Megatron is not too dissimilar to a [[Quintesson Judge|Judge]]. A furious Megatron blasted Scorponok which provoked the latter to attack the Decepticons, giving the Autobots time to disable the station's gravity controls and flee to the ''Ark''. Starscream, in a gambit for power, used the ''Nemesis'' cannons at max-power to destroy the Autobots and Megatron, with the resulting explosion presumably taking Scorponok with it. {{Storylink|Earthrise episode 4}}

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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Scorponok-Rebirth.jpg|thumb|stupid sexy scorponok]]
Scorponok has an odd history of [[Commercial|television commercial]] appearances:
*Scorponok grappled with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] on [[Nebulos|Nebulon]], while other [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targemasters]] scuffled around them. Scorponok was lifted into the air by his tail, and tossed about like a ragdoll by his opponent. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}
*When the Technobots attacked his base mode, Scorponok transformed to scorpion mode and retaliated under Galvatron's orders. Galvatron then ordered his "[[Triple Changer]] Headmaster base" to transform to robot mode and deal with the enemy when the Technobots combined. Scorponok ripped a boulder out the nearby ground and bashed Computron with it. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Computron and Scorponok|Technobots and Scorponok commercial}}
*In [[1990]], a Scorponok toy painted white and gray appeared in the stop-motion animated toy segment of a commercial advertising the [[Hot Rod Patrol]] and [[Construction Patrol]]. Like his cel animated counterpart, he gets overwhelmed by his smaller foes, who blow up a bridge beneath him, sending him tumbling into a ravine with the rather unthreatening cry of "RAWRRR." {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Micromaster Patrols|Micromaster Patrols commercial}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: The Headmasters''===
As the Decepticons rampaged over Earth, Cybertron, and Chaar, Scorponok waited on planet "[[Last]]" for Fortress Maximus to show up and challenge him. And Fortress did. And he won. {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|Transformers: The Headmasters}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Corporal Pig#As Scorponok}}
Scorponok appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by Corporal Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
{{Note|Although Scorponok was not included in a storyline for the Transformers Legends game, he was featured as a playable character.}} {{storylink|Signature Series featuring Marcelo Matere|Signature Series}}

===''Transformers Ultimate Allstars''===
{{Charstubgames}}

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

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

==Notes==
*Scorponok's colors are distributed differently in [http://www.botchthecrab.com/gallery/catalog_1988_b.jpg the 1987 and 1988 toy catalogs] as compared to the finished product.
[[File:Rebirth3-legdoor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Have fun crawling through the joints.]]
*Both Scorponok and Fortress Maximus suffer from the writers struggling to reconcile the characters' high rank with their size. In their comic appearances, they are portrayed as commanders in some capacity but are shrunk down to interact with other Transformers, and their city modes pretty much don't exist. Conversely, the cartoons have opted to portray them as giant city Transformers, though they seem to be merely extensions of the smaller beings that bond with them, with no real life or will of their own.
*When Scorponok prepares to leave [[Nebulos]] in "[[The Rebirth, Part 3]]", he opens a ramp for the other Decepticons to board him. Curiously, the ramp leads up into one of his scorpion mode legs.
[[File:Zazorigun.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|His name is about as clever as his progenitor's.]]
*The [[Action Master Elite]] [[Double Punch]]'s mold looks just like an [[Action Master]] version of BlackZarak, right down to the molded details, including the head. The coloring (black/red/purple) is similar to BlackZarak's coloring (black/red/gold) as well. This is very strange, considering that Japan never got Action Masters, and Europe never got BlackZarak.
*Scorponok served as the basis for the evil "Zazorigun" (ザゾリガン ''Zazorigan'', a play on サソリ, ''sasori'', meaning "scorpion") mecha in [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave of Gold Goldran]]'' series. Unlike fellow ''Goldran'' baddie Deathgarrygun (who was derived from [[Sky Garry (ROC)|Sky Garry]]), no toy or merchandise of Zazorigun was ever released. At least one enterprising Japanese fan, though, has [http://mamao2.cside.com/contents/toys/gd/zazorigan.html created a custom one] for himself.
*[[Omni Productions]] dialogue scripts for ''The Headmasters'', included on the R2 release of the series, feature a number of different, bizarre names for Scorponok, including "'''Bronco'''" in [[The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery|episode 7]], "'''Locke'''"/"'''Lok'''" and "'''Jart'''" in [[Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1|episode 9]], and "'''Sogi'''" and "'''Chandler'''" in later episodes. While the final English dub just calls him Scorponok, variations of these names were actually used in the Latin American dub based on the same scripts, leading to some inconsistencies with Scorponok's name. On his first appearance, Galvatron calls him "Lok". Later, Skullcruncher calls him "Gronko" (episode 7 only), later in the series, he's named "Scorponok", and during the space travel event, he's called "'Chandler", the last two names being the most used during the ''Headmasters'' series. It should be noted that no name makes a distinction between Scorponok and his Transtector.
*The Scorponok that appears in the Japanese ''[[Kre-O Transformers (comic)|Kre-O Transformers]]'' manga is not based on the toy, which wasn't released in Japan, but on Generation 1 Scorponok's head unit as it appeared in ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (franchise)|The Headmasters]]''. Like all non-toy robot Kreons in these comics, he is made up of existing Kre-O parts, namely the [[Ironhide (Kre-O)|Ironhide]] helmet.
*In the "[[Tyrant Spear]]" transformation portion of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Fasttrack (G1)|Fasttrack]]'s instructions, Scorponok's name is misspelt "S'''k'''orponok", both in English and [[Alphabet|Cybertronian]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scorponok''' (スコルポノック ''Sukoruponokku''), '''MegaZarak''' (メガザラック ''Megazarakku''), '''BlackZarak''' (Masterforce, ブラックザラック ''Burakkuzarakku''), '''Zarak''' (ザラック ''Zarakku'', see above), '''Scorpion''' (The Rebirth, スコーピオン ''Sukōpion'')
*''Italian:'' '''Scorpion'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zarak Jùrén''' (萨克巨人 ''Sàkè Jùrén'', "Giant Zarak")
*''Russian:'' '''Skorponog''' (cartoon, Скорпоног, "Scorpoleg")
*''Spanish:'' '''Lok''', '''Gronko''', '''Chandler''', '''Scorponok''' (all Latin America, see above)
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Skorpiy''' (cartoon, Скорпій, "Scorpius")

==References==
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Titan (group)

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{{disambig3|Titan}}
[[File:MtMtEAnn2012-Metrotitans.jpg|upright=2.5|thumb|[[Solomus|Gotta catch'em all!]]]]

'''Titans''', also known as '''cityformers''', '''Metrotitans''', or '''Megamasters''', are gigantic 'bots, capable of transforming into colossal starships and even entire cities. More powerful than even the strongest [[combiner]] and capable of bringing an entire army's worth of firepower to bear, Titans are living arsenals of exotic weapons and arcane technologies that outmatch a score of lesser Cybertronians. Indeed, one of the only things capable of stopping a Titan is another Titan—the reason why both [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s across the [[multiverse]] have sought to recruit these mighty warriors into their ranks—and when Titans ''do'' clash, the fallout from their apocalyptic battles can prove devastating.

Although few Transformers can meaningfully interact with a hibernating Titan, the [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]] tradition known as "[[Cityspeaker|cityspeaking]]" allows normal-sized Transformers to communicate with these beings by observing the readouts of their colossal [[brain module]]s.

{{quote|Wonderful creatures, hard to shop for—almost impossible to find hats in their size.|[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]|"[[New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain]]"}}

==Conceptual history==
[[File:Predacons-ColdWar.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]] made the decision to depict Scorponok and Fortress Maximus as "normal" Transformers.]]
Transformers who turn into cities and buildings have formed an integral part of the ''Transformers'' mythos for years, beginning in 1986 with the release of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and continuing into the next year with the debut of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Despite their many similarities, however, this group of Transformers did not receive an official designation and so the [[fandom]] contrived ad hoc terms such as "city-bot" or "cityformer;" these nicknames stuck, and some eventually found their way back into some official media. Early incarnations played fast and loose with [[scale]], with the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel ''Transformers'' comic]] and even the [[2005 IDW continuity]] eschewing the "giant" aspect of some of the characters completely and instead depicting Maximus and Scorponok as slightly above-average sized 'bots.

[[File:FOC-Metroplexheedsthecall.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' video game established many of the traits that would find their way into the Titans of the IDW continuity.]]

Though a number of Japanese-exclusive stories and toys would introduce other cityformers into the mix, [[redeco]]ing Metroplex and Fortress Maximus into new characters like [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] and [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]], the concept gradually fell by the wayside until [[2010]], when the [[Aligned continuity family]] brought a new version of [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] back into the fore as one of the final bosses of the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' video game. Two years later, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' would similarly reintroduce [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]], depicting him as an ancient Transformer from a bygone era of the planet's history.

This depiction of Metroplex would go on to inform the original IDW continuity, and the [[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|2012 ''More than Meets the Eye'' annual]] applied this concept to an entire "species" of gigantic, city-sized Transformers. Originally, author [[James Roberts]] described them as "Metrotitans", repurposing the name of the [[Metrotitan (Zone)|''Zone'' Decepticon]], but this was abandoned almost immediately: in the [[Primus: All Good Things|2012 ''Robots in Disguise'' annual]], released the same month, the species were called only "Titans", and the single Titan involved in the story was referred to as "The Metrotitan"; soon after, [[The End of the Beginning of the World|''Robots in Disguise'' #11]] dropped the "The" when referring to him, using the word as an individual's name. Nobody really noticed, though, and the subject didn't come up again until Metrotitan [[All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|returned]] in the build-up to the 2016 ''[[Titans Return (comic)|Titans Return]]'' event, and his name being different to that of the species was clearly reiterated. In 2014, ''[[The Transformers: Windblade|Windblade]]'' writer [[Mairghread Scott]] was the first author to introduce the idea that the Titans were capable of [[Cybertronian colonies|colonizing]] other planets, and used this when developing the culture of Windblade's home planet of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], introducing the concept of [[Cityspeaker|cityspeaking]]—the ability to pseudo-telepathically communicate with sleeping Titans—that would inform Windblade's early characterization.

Adopting this term from the IDW continuity, Hasbro seems to have finally settled on the "Titan" moniker for all subsequent works of fiction, beginning with [[2016]]'s ''[[Titans Return (franchise)|Titans Return]]'' franchise and even extending into retro-styled universes such as 2018's ''[[Star Trek vs. Transformers]]'' miniseries: generally, this term is now understood to describe a group of gigantic Transformers, sometimes but not always predating the modern [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, and capable of [[Transformation|transforming]] into cities or colossal starships.

==Biology==
===Alternate modes===
[[File:G1 Autobot City.JPG|thumb|left|250px|The G1 cartoon depicted [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] as a component of the much larger [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]].]]
Almost all Titans are capable of transforming into a configuration that might charitably be called a "city." In order to maintain a credible size, their dimensions rarely match those of ''real'' cities, which can sprawl for many, many miles, their "city modes" usually resemble tightly packed clusters of buildings, generally scaled to the dimensions of "normal" Transformers and more akin to a large fortress or capitol building.

In this form, however, different continuities have depicted city-mode Titans has having the ability to combine their own infrastructure with those of ordinary, non-sentient Cybertronian cities for support; the Generation 1 cartoon, for instance, depicted Metroplex as existing within [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} while the 2005 IDW continuity had Metroplex link himself into the ruins of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] to providing housing and infrastructure for the city's inhabitants. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}}

[[File:AllThatRemains-Carcer.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Vigilem]] in his starship mode.]]

Additionally, most Titans possess a secondary mode that allows for reasonably-faster travel, transforming from a static fixture into a mobile fortress of sorts. Many Titans transform into gigantic starships, granting them the ability to travel independently from planet to planet, though some, such as [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], transform into kaiju-sized [[beast mode]]s instead. While most Titans possess humanoid [[robot mode]]s, exceptions exist, such as [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and [[Chela]].

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===Component Transformers===
{{See|Multi-component Transformer}}

[[File:Slammer sixgun scamper.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Slammer]], [[Scamper]], and [[Six-Gun]] can all transform into [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s towers, turrets, and other static artillery emplacements.]]

Titans are sometimes shown to have developed a quasi-symbiotic relationship with a variety of smaller Transformers, who dwell within the Titan's cavernous workings, perform maintenance on their much larger partners, and sometimes transform into the city's own components. Fictional appearances of these Transformers are rarer; when they do appear, some are depicted with individual personalities, while others appear to be mindless drones, mere extensions of the Titan's own body designed to interact with smaller lifeforms.

While the original four Titan toys came with several such smaller characters, which have infrequently found their way into associated fiction, more recently introduced Titans, such as those in the pages of the 2005 IDW continuity, lack these accessories. In the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]'' toylines and associated fiction, however, ''all'' Titans are shown to share a relationship with the much smaller [[Titan Master]]s; despite this vast difference in size, these Titan Masters are capable of piloting the bodies of the much larger Titans.

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====Metroplex====
*[[Six-Gun]]
*[[Slammer]]
*[[Scamper]]

====Trypticon====
*[[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]]
*[[Brunt (G1)|Brunt]]
*[[Wipe-Out]]

====Fortress Maximus====
*[[Cog (G1)|Cog]] – usually the combined form of the robotic drones Gasket and Grommet.
*[[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] – [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] unit
*[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]

====Scorponok====
*[[Fasttrack (G1)|Fasttrack]]
*[[Zarak (G1)|Lord Zarak]] – [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] unit

====Grand Maximus====
*[[Cog (Masterforce)|Cog]] – the combined form of the robotic drones Onomisu and Koka
*Grand – [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] unit
*Gran – Grand's Headmaster unit

====Metrotitan====
*[[Metroshot]]
*[[Metrobomb]]
*[[Metrodash]]
*[[Metrotank]]
*The five of them are known as the [[Metrosquad]].

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''The Transformers'' cartoon=====
[[File:FFOD5 Metroplex Trypticon.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Let them fight!]]

By the year [[2005]], Metroplex was integrated into the structure of Autobot City; {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} in order to attack Autobot headquarters, the Decepticons created Trypticon, with the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s building him out of an ordinary human city. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} [[File:Rebirth 3 FortMax Scorponok.JPG|thumb|right|250px|This town ain't big enough for the both of us, or either of us, really.]] With Metroplex out of action due to missing his [[transformation cog]], Trypticon prepared to attack Autobot City, but the timely intervention of [[Blurr (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blurr]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] restored Metroplex to full functionality, allowing him to hurl his enemy into the Pacific Ocean. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

The pair next clashed in [[2006]], when Trypticon and [[Octane]] teamed up to steal various famous Earth landmarks, {{storylink|Thief in the Night}} and again after [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] stole Metroplex's transformation cog; with [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]'s help, Metroplex was able to properly align Trypticon's stolen cog within his own body and overpower Trypticon for a third time. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

Fortress Maximus and Scorponok were first brought online not long afterwards when the war inadvertently spread to the planet [[Nebulos]]; in contrast to Metroplex and Trypticon, they were depicted as non-sentient battlestations, mere extensions of their [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] partners [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]]. The two first clashed on Cybertron, in the final battle of the Great War, where a bolt of stray [[plasma energy]] struck Scorponok's alternate mode, sending the Decepticons hurtling into deep space. Fortress Maximus was redeployed to Nebulos to oversee the dismantling of the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]]'s machines and eventually serve as the planet's guardian. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}
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=====Japanese cartoon continuity=====
Though they wouldn't become an active part of the Transformers' war until the 20th century, cityformers were extremely ancient beings. The oldest known was [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]], who was created by the Transformers' god, [[Primus]] himself, millions of years ago to be the guardian of the [[Angolmois Energy]] sealed away on prehistoric [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 5}} A subcategory of cityformer known as the "'''[[Metrotype]]'''" had also been in existence for millions of years; {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} one known as [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] slumbered beneath the surface of [[Saturn]]'s moon [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] since ancient times, {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)#Part 7|Zone story page #7}} {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} and another, named [[Metrobase]] was stationed on [[Earth]] in the early 1980s, serving as the headquarters of a group of Autobot [[Micromaster]]s who were protecting the [[Ark (G1)|Autobot spacecraft]] buried on the planet. {{storylink|The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!}}

In the mid-1980s, the Autobots on Earth led by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] began the construction of their own "Metrotype" cityformer, Metroplex. The Decepticons responded by commencing creation of their own cityformer, Trypticon. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}} The pair's first battle would be their last for some time; {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}} Metroplex was able to destroy Trypticon, but not before the Decepticon city tore out his transforming cog, leaving Metroplex trapped in city mode. {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}}

Around the turn of the century, Brave Maximus was uncovered and reactivated by a group of Autobots and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s who had traveled back in time from the future. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Arise! Cybertron City}} {{storylink|Maximus Emerges|Stolen Plasma}} After aiding [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]]'s Autobots in defeating the villains, the robots who comprised Maximus's operating system, [[Cerebros (RID)|Plasma]] and [[Emissary (RID)|Brave]], were taken to Cybertron and used as the basis to develop a more powerful cityformer, "[[Neo Brave Maximus]]", who served as the mobile headquarters for [[Dimensional Patrol|Fire Convoy's team]]. {{storylink|LGEX Scourge Prologue}} The original Brave Maximus was returned to Earth, and when construction of the larger "Autobot City" began there in 2003, both he and the city-mode Metroplex were integrated into the complex. In 2007, however, Maximus was whisked away on a time-travel adventure with the human singing group, the [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]]. {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 1}} In the course of their travels, Brave Maximus became separated from his companions and was lost in time. He crash-landed on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]] many millions of years ago, where his remains were discovered by a group of Autobot refugees led by the diminutive [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]]. Studying Brave Maximus's technology, Fortress developed "[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]" technology, and built a giant transforming city-battleship in Brave Maximus's image to function as a body for himself, becoming "Fortress Maximus". {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 5}}

Fortress and his Autobot Headmasters went on to leave Master and join the larger Autobot/Decepticon war in 2011, whereupon his rival, Decepticon leader Scorponok, built a cityformer body for himself as well. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}} Fortress destroyed Scorponok's body, {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}} but over the next several years, the Decepticon rebuilt it in a new, smaller form; no longer city-sized, he renamed the large mode "BlackZarak". {{storylink|Master File No, 1}} A smaller version of Fortress's giant body was also constructed for use by his little brother, [[Grand Maximus|Grand]]. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon}}

At some point in the decade between 2025 and 2035, the dormant Metrotitan was discovered on Titan by the Decepticons and reprogrammed for evil. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)#Part 7|Zone story page #7}} {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} He subsequently defeated Metroplex and Metrobase in battle, but Metroplex was then rebuilt into a new, larger, more powerful form, {{storylink|Metrowars}} and went on to defeat Metrotitan for good. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

The Decepticons later stole the new Metroplex's transforming cog for Trypticon, who had also been reconstructed in a larger, stronger form. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon Civil War}} Fortress Maximus donated his own transforming cog to Metroplex so that he could transform to robot mode and defeat his old enemy once again. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}}

====Marvel Comics continuity====
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Trypticon was considered to be the most powerful Decepticon, and after [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] took control of the Decepticons, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] petitioned him for one last use of the [[space bridge]] in the hopes that Trypticon could attack the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and plunder its energy. Despite this, Trypticon and [[Wipe-Out]] were both defeated by the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

''Trypticon later saw action when [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] threatened Cybertron with a [[zombie]] army, teaming up with [[Flywheels]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s forces.'' {{storylink|Meltdown!}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
Metroplex served as the "living core" of Autobot City, integrated into the city in [[2003]] and endowing it with the power to transform into a battle station. When the [[Quintesson]]s invaded and took control of Autobot City in [[2008]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] activated Metroplex, and the Titan immediately burst free from beneath the city and launched an unstoppable counterattack, seeing off the alien invaders but largely destroying Autobot City in the process. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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====2005 IDW continuity====
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A mysterious group of ancient Transformers, the Titans were city-sized Cybertronians of unspeakable power, "living starships" who hailed from the earliest days of the Cybertronian species. Notably, they were the only Transformers to possess a built-in [[space bridge|spacebridge]], which allowed them and their occupants to instantaneously travel across vast stretches of space. All Titans possessed "super-sparks" which spanned multiple planes of existence, {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things}} and supposedly shared a degree of "interconnectedness" that linked one Titan to the rest. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

Cybertronian legend venerates three particular Titans who are regarded as the original three Titans: [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], the "First Titan", [[Chela]], the "Golden Warrior", and [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]. Those same stories hold that these three Titans joined [[Primus]] when he battled against [[Unicron/Generation 1#2005 IDW continuity|his opposite]]. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} These first three Titans were supposedly joined by many other, lesser Titans, though the exact origins of the Titans has never been specified. One such Titan was [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]; legends claimed that he had been raised by the deity Mortilus to combat the Titans of Primus during the "[[God War]]" that marked the end of the reign of the [[Guiding Hand]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}} Ten million years ago, in the wake of this conflict the legendary Transformers known as the [[Knights of Cybertron]]—acolytes of the Guiding Hand—led their followers off Cybertron aboard a fleet of Titans in the hopes of spreading enlightenment across the universe. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

Over time, the Titan fleet dispersed across the galaxy, and though at least one Titan found its way to the planet [[Mederi]] along with the Knights of Cybertron, {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}} the rest fell into disrepair over the millennia, growing increasingly decrepit and weak from underfuelling. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

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Those Titans that chose not to undergo this voyage remained on Cybertron for a time, lying dormant until the unification of the [[Thirteen Tribes]]. In a conflict between the forces of the [[Crystal City]] and the barbaric hordes of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'s [[Darklands|Darklanders]], [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] was somehow able to "summon" the first three Titans from the ground, and their arrival gave the battling warriors pause long enough for Onyx to halt the fighting, with the three Titans standing vigil over the village during the subsequent celebrations. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} As the Thirteen rose, Alpha Trion befriended Metroplex, and the pair set off to explore Cybertron before the rise of civilization changed everything. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}} {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

In the age that followed, each member of the Thirteen won the allegiance of at least one Titan: [[Prima]] and [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]], [[Vector Prime]] and [[Tempo]], [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] and [[Nemesis (BWII)|Nemesis]], [[Solus Prime]] and [[Caminus (Titan)|Caminus]], [[Micronus Prime]] and [[Prion (Titan)|Prion]], [[Alchemist Prime]] and [[Metrobase]], [[Nexus Prime]] and [[Devisiun (Titan)|Devisiun]], Onyx Prime and Chela, [[Amalgamous Prime]] and [[Navitas]], [[Quintus Prime]] and [[Quintessa (IDW)|Quintessa]], [[Liege Maximo]] and [[Vigilem]], and Megatronus and Metroplex. The thirteenth Titan, Metrotitan himself, supposedly belonged to the mysterious figure known only as the "[[The Arisen]]". {{storylink|Ceremony}} Devout Transformers, such as [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]], sometimes prayed in the shadow of the Titans. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

[[File:TimeWillRust-DevisenTitan.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]

As "Onyx Prime" was, in reality, a convenient alter-ego assumed by a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], the Decepticon scientist saw the Titans and their abilities as one more pawn in his long game to manipulate Cybertronian history; encouraging the expansion of the [[Pax Cybertronia]], several Titans belonging to the Thirteen departed their planet on missions of colonization. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} These Titans were sent to prepare new worlds into suitable colonies, so that each Prime could rule one planet. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} The first such planet targeted for colonization was the nearby world of [[Antilla]], with the Titan Nemesis taking part in the war against the native [[Antillan]]s alongside [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Our Finest}}

When the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]] swept their world, however, the remaining Titans were forced to turn on Vigilem, whose treacherous master had helped orchestrate the conflict. After Onyx severed Vigilem's higher functions, it was decided that the pair would be cast into space, striking them from history, with Vigilem renamed "Carcer" to conceal his true identity. {{storylink|Rubicon}} {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Shortly thereafter, Onyx, Alpha Trion and Prima departed aboard Emissary to track down Megatronus, and during the subsequent battle on the planet [[Tsiehshi]] Prima was easily slain by Megatronus, who was in turn slain by Shockwave. In the aftermath, Shockwave sabotaged Emissary, who had voluntarily repurposed himself into a living morgue for his slain master, so that the Titan would crash land on the distant organic world of [[Elonia]]. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Subsequent colonization missions lead to the settlement of other worlds such as Caminus, [[Prion (planet)|Prion]], and [[Devisiun (planet)|Devisiun]]. {{storylink|Time Will Rust}} In many cases, these colonies developed unique adaptations that set them apart from Cybertronians; the Titans themselves were often repurposed into cities and building materials. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} On Caminus, the colonists developed the practice of [[Cityspeaker|cityspeaking]], a way of communicating with the Titans via interpreting the patterns of light running across their [[brain module]]s. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}}

As part of a much, much longer game to ensure a future for the Cybertronian species, Shockwave had deliberately engineered events so that each of these thirteen Titans—and the [[Cybertronian colonies|colonies]] that they established—would come to be associated with the thirteen worlds his younger self had once seeded with his thirteen [[Regenesis]] ores, including [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Our Darkest}} While Chela went on to found the colony of [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]], Shockwave himself eventually retreated to the ruins of Antilla with his inner cadre of [[Maximal]]s, adopting Nemesis as the flagship of his impromptu fleet. {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}}

[[File:ReluctantSpecialist-LeviathansOfTheSky.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|"The bigger they are, the more you can charge."]]

By the time Cyclonus had become part of [[Nova Prime]]'s inner court, only three Titans remained on Cybertron, all in hiding. One, [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]], slumbered in secret beneath [[Crystal City]], and was guarded by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. When Nova discovered the upper city and allied himself with Omega, the guardian hid the Metrotitan's existence from the Prime. His recalcitrance paid off when Nova fell into megalomania and departed Cybertron to conquer other worlds, at which point Omega revealed Metrotitan to Nova's more respectful former follower, [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]. Omega explained that the Titan would only awaken in the presence of a great Cybertronian, but that it would be Dai Atlas's task to protect it until then. When the Autobot/Decepticon war subsequently broke out in the following millennia, Dai Atlas became a conscientious objector and gathered together many like-minded Transformers to form the [[Circle of Light]], and used Metrotitan's energies to power their departure from Cybertron. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} Settling on the planet [[Theophany]], the Circle built a new Crystal City atop the still-sleeping Metrotitan, continuing to use his energies to power their new home. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

During [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s initial rise to power, then-current Prime [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], in reality a disguise assumed by the Titan Master [[Infinitus]], mused over the possibility of obtaining a Titan to quash his rebellion. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

The second Titan on Cybertron, Metroplex, entered a deep slumber as the "[[Acropolex]]" of Nyon, until the early days of the [[Great War (G1)|Autobot/Decepticon war]] when the new [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], the former [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]], woke him with the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to aid him against [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Rise}} Megatron became obsessed with the idea of harnessing the Titans' space bridges for his own personal use, and ordered a group of Decepticons to find a Titan. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

Metroplex served as Autobot headquarters for some time until he departed the planet with Alpha Trion to investigate and counteract [[Regenesis|Shockwave's star-spanning project]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} One group of Decepticons, led by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], attempted to follow, and travelled to a planet where he was refuelling, but [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]] woke him rather than inform his superior, and prompted Metroplex to teleport onward before Bludgeon discovered his presence. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}} That same group of Decepticons would later stumble on the Titan Quintessa, and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] would inadvertently warp him to [[Gorlam Prime]]. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}}

The last Titan on the planet was Trypticon; whom [[Scorponok (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Scorponok]] awoke in the early stages of the Great War. {{storylink|Unleashed}} The bestial Titan cut a swath of destruction across Cybertron before being felled by both Autobots and Decepticons. {{storylink|Belly of the Beast (issue)|Belly of the Beast}} Megatron then revived Trypticon and had him branded a Decepticon. {{storylink|Primacy issue 1|Primacy #1}} Trypticon's true nature as a Titan, however, would remain unknown to his fellows until after the war had ended. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}}

At some point during the space based phase of the Great War, [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] obtained Metroplex's space bridge nodes to install them in Megatron's new body, {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}} apparently forcing the Titan to travel physically through space thereafter.

[[File:PrimusAllGoodThings-MetrotitanEmbedded.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7|This is why Metrotitan hates Mondays.]]

Believing that the ancient giants held the key to reaching [[Cyberutopia]], the supposed location of the Knights of Cybertron, Chief Justice [[Solomus|Tyrest]] hired [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]] to hunt down and kill Titans so that he could use their parts to cobble together a space bridge, one that he hoped would lead directly to the mythical Cyberutopia. {{storylink|Remain in Light 3 of 5: The Divided Self|The Divided Self}} Lockdown and his group of [[Titan Hunter]]s tracked down the weakened Titans, killed them, and stripped them for parts before using their remains to find their next target.{{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} The leftovers were sent to [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], Tyrest's headquarters, in a veritable elephants' graveyard of Titan corpses. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} At one point Lockdown's hunters followed a Titan signal to the ''[[Lost Light]]'', which had a sloughed-off piece of Metroplex aboard that had recently struck the ship, and aimed to use it to detect Metroplex himself, before being forced off by [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailcutter]] without their prize. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

At some point, Crystal City was razed by Tyrest's [[Legislator]]s, leaving no sign of life, save the Titan slumbering underneath. When the crew of the ''Lost Light'' arrived to investigate, a subsidence sent them tumbling into the cavern beneath the city where Metrotitan lay, and they decided to enter his body so that the their resident [[mnemosurgery|mnemosurgeon]] [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] could tap his brain and hopefully find out what had befallen the Circle of Light. Doing so, Chromedome discovered that Metrotitan was still alive and screaming in frustration—he had heard the call sent out by Cybertron upon the planet's reformatting to "come home", but having been drained by the Circle for so long, he lacked the necessary power to teleport his giant bulk across space. With Metrotitan desperate enough to separate his [[spark]] from his body in order to return to Cybertron, [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] used miniaturization technology to shrink the giant down to a size small enough so that he now had the power reserves necessary for the journey. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

[[File:RID26 MetroplexPunchingNecrotitan.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.7|"NOW HERE I GO!"]]

The shrunken Metrotitan successfully quantum jumped back to Cybertron, to his old home in Crystal City, but wound up physically enmeshing his molecules into those of the city, causing a destabilization of local reality. As Autobot scientist [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] worked to contain the impending disaster, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] got closer to the Titan. Neither were aware that Metrotitan had himself been brainwashed by "Onyx Prime," using supplies of [[Ore-10]], and in his addled state the Titan proclaimed Starscream as the mythical "Chosen One" who would unite Cybertron before he was seemingly killed by an antimatter explosion; {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} in reality, however, "Onyx" had used a mixture of [[Ore-1]] and [[Ore-9]] to warp Metrotitan to [[Earth]], beneath the surface of [[Monument Valley]], all to further his own goals. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}}

When the ''Lost Light'' found its way to the Missing Miracle Moon of Luna 1 via a portal in space, [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] and the rest of the away team discovered Tyrest's Titan graveyard and unsuccessfully tried to take refuge from Lockdown and crew inside of the huge relics. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} Tyrest was finally able to activate his Titan-made space bridge, but rather than the promised land, the portal led to the mind of [[Adaptus]]. {{storylink|Remain in Light 5 of 5: This Calamitous Life|This Calamitous Life}} {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}}

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Meanwhile, on a decaying [[Gorlam Prime]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] summoned the Titan [[Quintessa (IDW)|Quintessa]] from the ground in order to fight off [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]. However the combiner attack was a ruse, as the Decepticon scientist [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] desired to bring the [[Ore-2]] and [[space bridge]] technology the Titan contained to Shockwave. Via the marooned Titan Hunter [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] Jhiaxus took control of the Titan and teleported back to Cybertron. {{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}} The Titan was brought to Shockwave's lair, the [[Crystal City]], {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}} where its Ore-2 reacted with the [[Ore-14]] of the city, turning it into the undead "Necrotitan". {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} The Necrotitan was eventually felled by a reinvigorated Metroplex. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

With the [[Dark Cybertron (prophecy)|Dark Cybertron]] crisis over, Metroplex integrated himself into the ruins of Iacon while his body recuperated from the effects of an [[alchemical virus]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}} As he recovered, he began scanning the galaxy, searching for his lost siblings. He located Chela on Eukaris, Navitas on Velocitron, and the dead Titan on Devisiun; when [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] tapped into his brain, she too received glimpses of these other Transformer colonists. {{storylink|Windblade issue 4|Windblade vol. 1 #4}} After Metroplex's spacebridge was repaired, Cybertron reached out to its forgotten Titan colonies to form the [[Council of Worlds]]. Several Titans played key roles in the formation of the Council: Windblade hacked into Navitas's brain module to manipulate a Velocitronian racetrack, {{storylink|Race Against the Light}} while on Eukaris she and Starscream were forced to put down the berserk Chela. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

The reunion of Cybertron and the colonies proved beneficial for the isolated Titans. Carcer's crew was able to begin ordering parts from Cybertron to repair him while Camien cityspeakers were able to conduct therapy on Navitas. {{storylink|07:00:00}}

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Meanwhile, on Earth, Optimus Prime and his forces combatted the machinations of [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]], and at the Autobot bivouac in [[Monument Valley]], Optimus sensed a presence. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} Soon thereafter, Optimus realized what he had felt, and reawoke Metrotitan. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} Subsequently, Metrotitan became the Cybertronian embassy on Earth, an [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. As a result of [[Circuit (G1)|Circuit]] and [[Longtooth]] capturing Metrotitan's revival on live camera, opinion among the Cybertronian public and the Council of Worlds became more positive towards Optimus's activities, Optimus seemingly having proved himself a divine true Prime. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}} Pleased by this turn of events, Metrotitan broadcasted a beacon of information across the universe immortalizing the deeds of Optimus Prime, unaware that this same broadcast would awaken [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]—in reality the diminutive and ancient [[Titan Master]] [[Infinitus]]—slumbering beneath the ruins of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. Disgusted by what Cybertron had become in his absence, Sentinel cut a swathe through Cybertron and Earth as he hatched a new plan to wipe Cybertron clean and begin anew. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}{{storylink|White Light}}

[[File:LastLight Titanarmy.jpg|thumb|left|350px|Sentinel Prime will make Cybertron great again by returning it to the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|neon era]].]]

Joined by his fellow Titan Master [[Sovereign]], the two travelled to Luna 1 and the Titan graveyard. Using Blackrock as an amplifier, Sentinel awoke the entire population of the graveyard and ordered the [[zombie]] army to return to Cybertron via [[space bridge]] and kill everything that moved. {{storylink|Ten to Midnight}} Though Sentinel Prime was killed by the skeleton crew of Autobots on the moon—[[Fortress Maximus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Fortress Maximus]], [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]], [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], and [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]–the vast majority of the undead Titans made it through the space bridge portal, materializing far away from Cybertron. {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}}

Several months later, the Titan army arrived near Cybertron, where Carcer's long-range scanners picked them up. The [[Council of Worlds]] convened to strategize against the upcoming threat and eventually decided to stand and fight against the menace. Metroplex transformed into his robot mode once more to do battle against his undead brethren, but even though he and the population of Iacon fought hard they were unable to stave off the endless waves of building-sized zombies. {{storylink|Ping}} The zombie army was ultimately defeated only after Windblade seized control of Vigilem and used his heavily armed body to rescue Metroplex and mop up the last stragglers of the invasion; though Vigilem perished, it wasn't before he disgorged the evil [[Liege Maximo]] from his innards, who promised to avenge the death of his Titan. {{storylink|Rubicon}}

Shortly thereafter, [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] was able to use a replica of the ancient [[Void Scepter]] to bring Trypticon back online, learning in the process that Trypticon was more than a mere monster; in reality, he was a bestial Titan. Thanks to the intervention of [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] and the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s, however, Trypticon was foiled before his master could use his space bridge to conquer other worlds, and, desiring to become a force for good in the world, Trypticon absorbed the sparks created in [[Alyon]]'s hot spot, birthing a new generation of [[protoform]]s from his own [[living metal|''sentio metallico'']]. {{storylink|The Transformers: Salvation|Salvation}}

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In [[2018]], "Onyx Prime" returned to Cybertron aboard Nemesis, ready to enact the final stage of his plan. As his machinations plunged the planet into chaos, Nemesis was able to blow Metrotitan apart, fatally wounding him, {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}} and though his coconspirator Liege Maximo wanted to attack Metroplex and Trypticon next, Shockwave overruled him, claiming to need Metroplex and accurately predicting Trypticon's retreat from Cybertron to protect his [[protoform]]s. After sending Maximo to slay Metrotitan's crew, Shockwave confronted [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] at the Titan's head where he revealed that he'd utilized his Regenesis ores to brainwash Metrotitan into believing Starscream's divinity before slaying the wounded Titan. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|The Hallowing}}

When [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] began consuming the galaxy, Navitas perished when Velocitron was devoured while Nemesis took the Maximals to meet with the monster. {{storylink|Unstopped and Unstoppable}} When the Chaos Bringer attacked [[Elonia]] for its stockpile of [[Ore-12]], the Transformers arrived to evacuate the [[Elonian]]s via space bridge. When the device failed to activate, Optimus Prime, Arcee, and [[Rom]] discovered the paralyzed form of Emissary, partially unearthed by Unicron's attack, who was transmitting a space bridge counter-frequency. Arcee solved that problem by thrusting her swords directly into Emissary's brain module, killing him and cancelling the counter-frequency. Now familiar with the energy of the Titans, Wheeljack recognized what had happened but declined to inform [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Our Darkest}} During the monster planet's assault on [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], Nemesis touched down on its surface whereupon Bumblebee rammed a one-man craft through the Titan's alternate mode, seemingly killing it but clearing a path into Unicron. When Optimus, Arcee and Bumblebee ventured within the monster, they discovered the remains of the Titans it had consumed. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}}

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Left on Unicron's surface, Nemesis's corpse was assimilated by the Chaos Bringer, who managed to access the [[transformation cog]] and gain a robot mode which Unicron used to mount an hands-on attack on Cybertron. Carcer acted as flagship of the defense fleet but was ultimately destroyed by the Chaos Bringer. {{storylink|Our Finest}} {{storylink|Road's End}}

As Unicron made his final approach over Earth, Metroplex and Trypticon joined in the fight, the latter depositing his cargo of unborn sparks planetside to do so. {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} Trypticon was slain by Unicron early into the fight, however, and when the dust settled, Metroplex was seemingly left as the last of the Titans. {{storylink|Ceremony}}
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====''Beast Wars: Uprising''====
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The ancient Titans coexisted with a different group of artificially-built, city-sized Transformers, who called themselves '''Megamasters'''. {{storylink|Intersectionality}} One such Megamaster, the aggregate intelligence [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], mused that if he had wished to conquer Cybertron or invade other planets, few could have stood in his way other than [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] or those long since vanished Titans. {{storylink|Head Games}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
Once upon a time, a Metrotitan had [[Scanning|scanned]] a boulder as an [[alternate mode]]. Witnessing this, a passing [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] commented that such an alternate mode was unbecoming for a being of such power, something he demonstrated by scanning a jackhammer. Embarrassed, the Metrotitan then scanned a military bunker, the Malignus responding by scanning a missile launcher. Seeing the Rainbow City in the distance, the giant scanned it, gaining its impenetrability prompting the Malignus to try and scan entropy itself. Horrified, the Metrotitan conceded defeat and begged him not to go through with the scan but could not deter the Malignus whose [[spark]] was subsequently scattered to the winds. Deeply regretful, the Metrotitan went off, swearing to never bring harm to another of his kind. One of the [[Thirteen]] became aware of this tale and recounted it to [[Vector Prime]] who passed it on to a [[human]] curious about the upper limits of the scanning process. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Faceboook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/17}}

====''Titans Return'' marketing material====
[[File:TR_Titan_Force_map.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"SEEK THE THIRTEEN" is this generation's "[[:File:SENDTHEBOOKS.jpg|SEND THE BOOKS]]".]]
When the universe was still forming, before Autobots or Decepticons existed, the Titans were created and sent out to discover the powers and mysteries of the universe. Each Titan was crewed by [[Titan Master]]s, tiny robot caretakers charged with up-keeping their systems. The Titan Masters also had a greater purpose: Each had a unique superpower they could grant to other Transformers, a gift intended to forge links with other civilizations they might discover. The Titans and their crews were eventually forgotten by all but a few power-hungry and entirely unsuccessful legend hunters. Until the Titans mysteriously returned, and the Titan Masters partnered up with Autobots and Decepticons alike. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

There were at least thirteen Titans scattered throughout the universe, with possible locations including [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Unicron]], [[Master (planet)|Dominius]], [[Nebulos]], [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], [[Antilla]], [[Paradron]], [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], [[Earth]], [[Velocitron]], [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Biosfera]], [[Aquatron]], [[Botropolis]], [[Micro|Micron]], and [[Gigantion]].<ref name="TRTF">''Titans Return'' ''[[Titans Return (toyline)#Summer convention exclusives|Titan Force]] 3-pack'' bio material/instructions.</ref>

Searching for info on the mysterious return of the Titans and their crews Alpha Trion followed a trail of clues to the "Beast Planet" Eukaris. Amid jungle-covered buildings, Alpha Trion and Titan Master Clobber located a mysterious ancient artifact that was linked to the Titans and Titan Masters. Mindwipe led Astrotrain, Wolfwire, and Titan Master Apeface in an ambush to steal the artifact.

Later, back on Cybertron, Soundwave led an all-out assault. Scourge, Astrotrain, Skullsmasher, Laserbeak, Rumble, and Ravage, among others, pressed the attack while Powermaster Prime, Chromedome, Highbrow, Wheelie, Blaster, and Hardhead were among the defenders. The battle was interrupted when what first seemed like an earthquake attack by Rumble was actually the landscape itself transforming into the Legendary Titan: Fortress Maximus. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] was one of only a handful of Titans known to still exist. As a city, his ability to expand and grow was essentially limitless as he links up with other Transformers. Fortress Maximus himself is unique as the only Titan with the ability to link with a [[Titan Master]] partner.<ref>''Titans Return'' Fortress Maximus's on-package bio.</ref> When Fortress Maximus returned to full size and unleashed his power on the universe, the scientists [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Arcana|Teslor]] and Cityspeaker [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] fought against the rogue Autobot [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], who sought to use a loyal Titan Master to bend the Titan to his will as part of his own misguided agenda.<ref name="TRTF"/>

In the depths of space the monster Titan Trypticon and his Titan Master [[Wipe-Out|Necro]] traveled in starship mode between worlds, landing as a dark fortress or a terrible giant beast, bringing doom and ultimate destruction wherever they passed. Trypticon ever hungered for Titan Masters to devour the way another robot would Energon cubes, while the macabre Necro longs to harvest and devour the sparks of all Transformers who cross his dark path.<ref>''Titans'' Return Trypticon on-package bio</ref>

====''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons====
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Long ago, the "original" Titans spread Cybertronian life to other worlds, seeding new worlds with young Transformer civilizations and acting as their cities while laying inert. When this society had proven that they could sustain themselves, the Titan departed for another world, beginning the cycle anew. Other Titans came online during the Great War between the Autobots and Decepticons, such as Fortress Maximus and the Titan Master [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]], and the Decepticon battle station Trypticon. {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}}

Upon the conclusion of the [[Combiner Wars (event)|Combiner Wars]], Windblade recruited Metroplex to help defeat [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], but declared that a new problem lay on the horizon: the Titans were returning. {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}} Indeed, Starscream's disembodied spark was able to bring Trypticon back to life, and he rampaged through Iacon, slaying Metroplex in the process, {{storylink|At the Last Second}} while [[Victorion]] led a group of combiners in search of Fortress Maximus, the only being on Cybertron capable of defeating Starscream. {{storylink|Overlord and Emissary}} Fortress Maximus returned to action and took on Trypticon, refusing help from Emissary, until Trypticon swallowed Victorion and the [[Enigma of Combination]] to take control of the other combiners. Between attacks from the powered-up Trypticon and the now mind-controlled Combiners, Maximus found himself at a disadvantage until Trypticon swallowed [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] and the [[Matrix of Leadership]], the surge of power knocking him out.{{storylink|Consumed}} Unable to control the surge of energy, Trypticon was himself killed by the Matrix, releasing Starscream and his hostages, {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}} and Fortress Maximus was gravely wounded shortly thereafter by [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]. {{storylink|Collision Course}}

In the aftermath, Fortress Maximus survived and worked with Windblade, who became the Magistrate of Cityspeakers and aided those who communicated with the Titans. {{storylink|Saga's End}}

====''Star Trek vs. Transformers''====
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When the outbreak of [[World War III]] posed an existential threat to the Transformers, the Autobots chose to flee Earth entirely aboard Fortress Maximus, with the Decepticons following behind in Trypticon. The Decepticons caught up with their foes over [[Cygnus Seven]], and when Megatron and his forces boarded the ship to do battle with the Autobots, the Titan was damaged and crashed on the barren planet, with Trypticon going dormant on a nearby moon. Centuries later, [[Federation]] miners stumbled across the inert Titan, and inadvertently brought his passengers back to life. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Two}}

The Decepticons allied with the [[Klingon Empire]], and as part of their opening moves against the Autobots, Trypticon [[Scanning|scanned]] a downed Klingon [[Warbird (Star Trek)|warbird]], launching a successful attack on the ''[[USS Enterprise|Enterprise]]''. In the meantime, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[James T. Kirk|Captain Kirk]] joined forces to bring Fortress Maximus back online, allowing him to transform into a copy of the ''Enterprise'' and becoming "Fortress Tiberius" in the process. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Three}}

The clash between the two Titans ended in a dead heat when Megatron ordered a retreat so that he could pursue [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] who'd ran off with a bounty of [[dilithium]]. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Four}} The two Titans clashed once again on [[Kronos]] only for Maximus to be taken out of the fight by Soundwave's audio disruptor waves. As the frequency of the weapon had no effect on [[Klingon]] biology however, they were able to call in a fleet of warbirds that overwhelmed Trypticon, defeating the Decepticons. In the aftermath, Trypticon, along with the rest of the Decepticons, was left a prisoner of the Klingons while Maximus resumed his duties as the Autobot starship. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part Five}}

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====2019 IDW continuity====
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Titans were a rare variety of Transformers, many times larger than all but the biggest Transformers and much more powerful. Traditionally, "Titansparks" emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]], and the new Titan received an ordinary Cybertronian mentor to help it learn about the world—unlike traditional Cybertronian mentorships, choosing to work with a Titan would be a lifelong commitment that required a fundamentally different approach. {{storylink|Arcee/Greenlight: Run}} A Titan formed a symbiotic relationship with a [[cityspeaker]], who worked with the Titan to help manage the complex workings of its internal systems, weapons arrays, and engines. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}} The devout [[Reversionist]] faction worshipped the Titans; particularly holy were the [[Cybertronian Mountains]], a mass graveyard of immersant Titans that lay just beyond [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]].

The Titans front-lined Cybertron's [[Expansion|Age of Expansion]]; serving as the living embodiments of Cybertronian might, the Titans fought and died in Cybertron's wars of colonization, and their immense power struck fear in several organic species. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}} The most notable of their deeds were immortalized in ''[[The Way We Were, by One Who Saw It]]'' by [[Codexa]]. At least one Titan, [[Croaton (G1)|Croaton]], died during the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], and his spaceborne remains became the drifting [[Croaton Cloud]] that orbited Cybertron's star. {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}} Following the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], the number of new Titans forgings declined, which increased the Reversionist's reverence for what Titans remained. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Two}} Although in reality, any Titanspark that had emerged from the well since the war had been locked away in a vault beneath the [[Pyramid]] by orders of [[Nominus Prime]] due to how much resources a Titan required to build and maintain. By the time of the Great War, 16 Titansparks had been put in storage.{{storylink|War World: Titans}}

With Cybertron's expansionism heavily curtailed by the terms of the [[Nominus Edict]], the remaining Titans no longer took an active role in Cybertronian affairs and went dormant, a reserve force to protect Cybertron from spaceborne threats like asteroids. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}} Dormant Titans were traditionally slaved to the global [[Titan Net]] where cityspeakers and technicians alike could transmit data and coordinate low-orbit maneuvers; in the years leading up to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], the Titan Net's ground-based infrastructure had largely dwindled to the single central hub in Iacon. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Four}} By the time of [[Rubble]]'s forging, most of the Titans had not awoken for at least ten megacycles {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part One}} with the exception of [[Lodestar (Titan)|Lodestar]], who acted as [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]]'s flagship during his tour of Cybertron's colonies. {{storylink|The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five}} {{storylink|Nautica: Home}}

As part of a [[The Rise|Rise]] plot, [[Team Stream]] detonated a [[data-bomb]] in the Titan Net, disabling the all of the giants save Vigilem whom [[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] awoke {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Four}} and directed to attack the [[Winged Moon]] and the [[Tether]]. Though Lodestar attempted to intercept and deter Vigilem, the old warhorse's arsenal proved too much for her to handle with Vigilem managing to destroy the Tether. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}} While Lodestar was brought to [[Polyhex]] for repairs, Vigilem went rogue and disappeared. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}}

Once she was repaired, Lodestar set out for the [[Black Hub]] for a weaponized refit, while the Titan Net operators continued to try and rouse her fellows as they drifted down into the atmosphere. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors|Tremors}} [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] witnessed one of the Titans skim the atmosphere with Hoist opining that the data-bomb had been terminal. {{storylink|Escape Part One}}

After [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] conquered Iacon, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] attempted to barter information on the hidden Titansparks to the [[Decepticon leader]]. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}}
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This lead Megatron to order an assault on the Pyramid in order to seize the dormant sparks within. Meanwhile, the data-bomb that was used to disable the Titan fleet had proven to be too effective, and as a result, Megatron ordered their orbital decay be hastened. This ended in the ten or twelve Titans that included [[Chela]], [[Citadel (Titan)|Citadel]], and [[Cargohold]] crashing into various regions on Cybertron. {{storylink|War World: Titans}}

====''Transformers '84''====
Upon seeing the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] for the first time, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] noted that there hadn't been a ship so large since the era of the Titans. {{storylink|Transformers '84 issue 0|'84 #0}}
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===2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
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[[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]] was a colossal, ancient Transformer believed by many to have been only a legend. He was hidden on Earth eons ago to protect the planet's energy from the [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]] leader [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]]. Over time, his place of rest would come to be hidden beneath the site where [[Metro City]] would exist by the early 21st Century. His fateful discovery by the modern day Autobots, Predacons, and Decepticons proved his existence to be much more than mere myth. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish}} He would only activate once all of the various keys to his reactivation were gathered: the [[O-Part]]s, the [[Orb of Sigma]], and his Headmaster component, [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]], which had all been hidden beneath various ancient structures. {{storylink|A Friendly Contest}} {{storylink|Peril from the Past}} Fortress Maximus was notable in that he could be controlled directly by [[human]]s, with children particularly adept at controlling the giant. {{storylink|The Human Element}} Likewise, the young Autobot [[Wedge (RID)|Wedge]], through his courage and selflessness, could also stimulate Maximus's activation. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}}

{{note|''Robots in Disguise'' "Fortress Maximus" is the American version of the Japanese "Brave Maximus" character, who technically exists in a separate continuity from his American counterpart. See "[[#Japanese cartoon continuity|Japanese cartoon continuity]]" above for more on the history of this character.}}
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===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
The Titan Metroplex awakened to buy Optimus Prime time so that the Autobot leader could retrieve the Matrix of Leadership from the core of Cybertron, standing with the Autobots against the Decepticons. Despite this, he was eventually wounded, and his spark returned to the core of Cybertron to cleanse it. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====''Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe''====
Metroplex could act as a mobile fortress for his allies. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe|The Ultimate Pop-Up Universe}}
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===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
In days past, during the Age of [[Expansion]], the Titans spearheaded the development of several [[Cybertronian colonies]], travelling to distant worlds and settling on them with a crew of colonists. One such Titan was [[Croaton (Cyberverse)|Croaton]], who settled on a red planet near the [[Sharkticon homeworld]]. Though the colony initially prospered, alien beings invaded the planet, abducting the colonists and severely damaging Croaton with an orbital bombardment. {{storylink|Ghost Town}}

A special group of Titans were known as the War Titans. These giants ferried detachments of warriors to alien planets to wage war against the inhabitants. When the Age of Expansion eventually came to an end, [[Iaconus]] was the only War Titan who lived to see Cybertron again. Unable to cope with the peacetime, Iaconus went mad and attacked his own kind, eventually being felled by the efforts of his crew. The crew's only survivor, [[Maccadam]], locked Iaconus beneath what would one day become Iacon, hiding the Titan with his own cloaking device. {{storylink|The Citizen}}

One of the Titans, known only as [[Dweller (Cyberverse)|The Dweller]], was banished to the depths of the [[Argon Sea]], locked in deep stasis and guarded by [[Hammerbyte]]. {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}}

The Titans evidently had some influence in the era prior to the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]], as there existed [[cityspeaker]]s who were trained to telepathically commune with the giants. {{storylink|Memory (Cyberverse)|Memory}} {{storylink|Maccadam's}}

As the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']] sailed back to the Cybertron, they passed by [[Croaton's planet]]. Detecting the [[AllSpark]], the Titan had [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] bring it to him so he could be repaired. Once he was healed, he parted ways with the Autobots as he went to go find his colonists, unknowingly taking on the escaped [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] as a passenger. {{storylink|Ghost Town}} As the two sailed into the cosmos, they were found by the [[Quintesson]]s, {{storylink|The End Of The Universe I}} Croaton being forcibly turned into an enforcer for the aliens. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe III}}

When the Quintessons had invaded Cybertron, the resistance found Iaconus's slumbering form only for Maccadam to bar them from awakening the giant, fearful of the damage that the Titan's bloodlust would bring to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Citizen}} After Starscream revealed himself as the new Quintesson [[Judge (Cyberverse)|Judge]], Windblade activated Iaconus, {{storylink|The End Of The Universe II}} who quickly came to blows with the brainwashed Croaton. The last War Titan very nearly won the battle until Starscream killed him with some [[Transwarp|unspace]] goo. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe III}} Soon afterwards, Windblade freed Croaton from Quintesson control. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe IV}}

In the aftermath of the Quintessons' invasion, the alternate modes of the two Titans became the capital cities of the Autobots and Decepticons as part of a tentative truce. {{storylink|Enemy Line}}

In freeing her friend, Windblade's mind had been scattered across the planet, one of these psychic shards reactivating the Dweller who tried to assimilate all Cybertronians via Windblade only for her to be rescued and him to remain immobilized at the bottom of the sea. {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{voiceactor|[[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)}}
Metroplex had been lying dormant in what would become Autobot City for thousands of years, and was inadvertently activated during the last days of the war between the Autobots and Decepticons, during the launch of the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] was able to bring the giant back online, who heeded the call of the "last Prime" by spearheading the counterattack against the Decepticon forces and eventually flattening [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] in the process. Unfortunately, the [[energon]] required to fuel Metroplex depleted the reserves necessary to launch the ''Ark'', and following the loss of an Autobot energon transport Metroplex sacrificed himself to launch the ship, glad that his sacrifice would get Prime and his Autobots offworld. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
When the [[Quintesson]]s dosed Windblade with [[Dark Energon]], she began to have hallucinations that the titans {{Sic}} were demanding her to destroy her comrades. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight|Voices}} Later, [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] attempted to harness the power of the Necrotitan, but their sparks were merged into one and became the powerful and unstable [[Necrotronus]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight|And I Saw}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Metrotitan''' (メトロタイタン ''Metorotaitan''), '''Titan''' (タイタン ''Taitan'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jīngāng''' (China, 金刚, "{{w|Vajra}}")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Titã''' ("Titan")
*''Spanish:'' '''Titán''' ("Titan")

==See also==
*[[Metrotype]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising subgroups]]
[[Category:Cyberverse subgroups]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) legends]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) subgroups]]
[[Category:Mass-produced Transformers]]
[[Category:Titans| ]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege subgroups]]

Cargohold

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:''Cargohold is a [[Titan (group)|Titan]] from the [[2019 IDW continuity|2019 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
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'''Cargohold''' was a [[Titan (group)|Titan]].

==Fiction==
===2019 IDW continuity===

Cargohold was a Ttian who claimed to remember the Firstforged. {{storylink|War World: Titans}} She was one of the Titans affected by the data bomb attack from the [[The Rise]]. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Four}} Her orbital decay was accelerated and she crashed into the [[Memorial Crater]]. {{storylink|War World: Titans}}

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Chela

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:''Chela is a [[Titan (group)|Titan]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Windbladeissue6-Chela.jpg|thumb|right|200px|I'm on my way to New York City to try to break into public television.]]
'''Chela''', the "Talon of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]" and the "Golden Warrior" was one of the original [[Titan (group)|Titans]]. Loyal to Onyx Prime and supremely distrustful of "standard-formers", Chela eventually colonized the untamed world of [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Eukaris]] to create a safe haven for [[beast mode]] Transformers.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|''The Transformers: Windblade'' vol. 2 #6]]}}

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According to legend, Chela was one of the original three Titans alongside [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]], having fought alongside [[Primus]] in the days of the [[Guiding Hand]]. In the distant past, they were summoned by Onyx Prime in the battle leading up to the unification of the Thirteen and their tribes. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} Chela remained loyal to Onyx Prime during his reign over [[Kalis]]. When the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]] swept the planet ten million years ago, Chela fought for his master and joined his Titan brethren as they exiled [[Vigilem]], Titan of the evil [[Liege Maximo]], from their ranks. {{storylink|Rubicon}}

At the end of the war, Chela and the other colony Titans departed [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in the hopes of founding new outposts for Cybertronian civilization. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} According to the latter-day inhabitants of Eukaris, Onyx and Chela discovered the world that would become Eukaris; Chela settled the planet and used the [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] within his body to spawn a new civilization of beast mode Transformers. Remembering the discrimination of his kind had faced on Cybertron, Onyx's last command to his Titan was to defend Eukaris from intruding "standard-formers" by any means necessary. Chela eventually went dormant beneath [[Talon Valley]], though legends and stories of his existence persisted in Eukarian culture.

His chance finally came when [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] set foot on the planet. Chela awoke and burst from the ground, ready to destroy the invaders. Windblade managed to avoid his talons and flew inside of him, hoping to reach his brain chamber so that she could use her [[Cityspeaker]] talents to calm him down. He retaliated by pinning her down with pieces of his own internal structure and blocking her off. Starscream managed to best the Titan by simply shooting his [[brain module]], killing him.

Although Windblade was saddened by Chela's death, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] consoled her by telling her that the incident was part of a prophecy she had foreseen, and that Chela's passing was the first step to changing Eukaris for the better. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|Windblade vol. 2 #6}}

On returning to Cybertron, Windblade tried to work through her grief with [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. Metroplex assured her that Chela was a stubborn being and would never have allowed himself to be saved by anyone. {{storylink|The Will of the Few}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
During the [[Expansion|Age of Expansion]], Chela saved Cybertron from the Wayward Comet, an act that would be remembered in ''[[The Way We Were, by One Who Saw It]]'' by Codexa. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}} He was one of the Titans affected by the data bomb attack from the [[The Rise]]. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Four}} His orbital decay was accelerated and he eventually crashed into the city of [[Kalis]]. {{storylink|War World: Titans}}

==Notes==
* "Chela" is Latin for "claw". In modern parlance, it more specifically refers to {{w|chela (organ)|the pincer of a crab}}.

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Citadel (Titan)

2021-05-19T06:38:16Z

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:''Citadel is a [[Titan (group)|Titan]] from the [[2019 IDW continuity|2019 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
{{faceless}}

'''Citadel''' was a [[Titan (group)|Titan]], who fought in the [[War of the Threefold Spark]].

==Fiction==
===2019 IDW continuity===

Citadel was the largest Ttian ever forged. He participated in the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], where he utterly destroyed [[Croaton (G1)|Croaton]]. An act the great affected him to the point where he mourned the fallen Titan even in hibernation.{{storylink|War World: Titans}} He was one of the Titans affected by the data bomb attack from the [[The Rise]].{{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Four}} His orbital decay was accelerated until he crashed into the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]].{{storylink|War World: Titans}}

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Cargohold

2021-05-19T06:34:12Z

Orionpaxg1:

:''Cargohold is a [[Titan (group)|Titan]] from the [[2019 IDW continuity|2019 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
{{faceless}}

'''Cargohold''' was a [[Titan (group)|Titan]].

==Fiction==
===2019 IDW continuity===

Cargohold was a Ttian who claimed to remember the Firstforged forged. {{storylink|War World: Titans}} She was one of the Titans affected by the data bomb attack from the [[The Rise]]. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Four}} Her orbital decay was accelerated and she crashed into the [[Memorial Crater]]. {{storylink|War World: Titans}}

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Cargohold

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:''Cargohold is a [[Titan (group)|Titan]] from the [[2019 IDW continuity|2019 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
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'''Cargohold''' was a [[Titan (group)|Titan]].

==Fiction==
===2019 IDW continuity===

Cargohold was a Ttian who claimed to remember the Firstforged forged. {{storylink|War World: Titans}} She was one of the Titans affected by the data bomb attack from the [[Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Four}} Her orbital decay was accelerated and she crashed into the [[Memorial Crater]]. {{storylink|War World: Titans}}

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Citadel (Titan)

2021-05-19T06:24:37Z

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:''Citadel is a [[Titan (group)|Titan]] from the [[2019 IDW continuity|2019 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
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'''Citadel''' was a [[Titan (group)|Titan]], who fought in the [[War of the Threefold Spark]].

==Fiction==
===2019 IDW continuity===

Citadel was the largest Ttian ever forged. He participated in the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], where he utterly destroyed [[Croaton (G1)|Croaton]]. An act the great affected him to the point where he mourned the fallen Titan even in hibernation.{{storylink|War World: Titans}}

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Citadel Secundus

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:''Citadel Secondus is a [[Titan (group)|Titan]] from [[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (franchise)|Rescue Bots Academy]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
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'''Citadel Secondus''' was a [[Titan (group)|Titan]], who colonized a planet during the [[Golden Age]].

==Fiction==
===''Rescue Bots Academy'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|??? (English)}}

{{storylink|The Empty City}}

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2015

2014-10-09T11:53:06Z

Orionpaxg1: /* Television */

{{yearofthe|2015}}

The year '''2015''' (MMXV) is the 32nd year since the [[Transformers brand]] began.

{{see|Transformers timeline}}

==Events==
===Fiction===
====''Energon'' comics====
* [[March 22]] — [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] publicly meets with the [[Secretary General of the United Nations|Secretary General]] of the [[United Nations]] to ratify the [[Cybercord Treaty]] between [[Earth]] and [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. [[Alpha Quintesson]]'s [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] attack [[Toronto]], [[Moscow]], [[Tokyo]] and [[Los Angeles]]. {{storylink|Multiplicity}}

==Print==
===Comics===
====Fun Publications====
* ''[[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Transformers Timelines]]'' [[Transformers Timelines issue 9|#9]] (retail version)

====IDW====
* ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #38–49? (ongoing, 12 issues ''scheduled'')
* ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' #38–49? (ongoing, 12 issues ''scheduled'')
* ''[[The Transformers: Windblade Returns|Windblade Returns]]'' #1–3? (3 issues ''at least'') (''scheduled'')
* ''[[The Transformers: Combiner Wars]]'' (6 issues) Prologue + #1–5 (''scheduled'')
* ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'' #7–18? (ongoing, 12 issues ''scheduled'')

===Books===
* ?

==Media==
===Television===
*Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015) (scheduled)

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Drift (RID)

2014-10-09T11:38:16Z

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:''Drift is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

'''Drift''' is a Samurai.

==Fiction==

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2015)===

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Drift (disambiguation)

2014-10-09T11:36:04Z

Orionpaxg1:

'''Drift''' can refer to several concepts in ''Transformers'':

{{disamb|y=[[2002]]|Drift, the Japanese name of ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Dirt Boss (Armada)|Dirt Boss]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2003]]|"[[Drift (episode)|Drift]]", an episode of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Drift (G1)|Drift]], the [[Decepticon]] formerly known as "Deadlock", turned [[Autobot]] swordsman/sportscar from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|"[[Spotlight: Drift]]", a single-issue story starring G1 Drift.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|''[[The Transformers: Drift]]'', an IDW mini-series starring G1 Drift.}}
{{disamb|y=2010|[[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]], the thrice-cancelled Autobot [[Robot Powered Machines|RPM]]/[[Speed Stars|Speed Star]] from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and [[Triple Changer]] from ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]'' in the [[live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].}}
{{disamb|y=2010|[[Drift (Animated)|Drift]], the Autobot from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|[[Drift (SG)|Drift]], the evil Autobot from [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2013]]|''[[The Transformers: Complete Drift]]'', a book collecting "Spotlight: Drift" and ''The Transformers: Drift''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Drift (Kre-O)|Drift]], the Autobot [[Kreon]] from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Drift (CB)|Drift]], the Autobot from ''[[Construct-Bots]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2014|''[[The Transformers: Drift - Empire of Stone]]'', a second IDW mini-series starring Drift.}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Drift (HM)|Drift]], the [[Autobot]] from ''[[Hero Mashers]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2015]]|[[Drift (RID)|Drift]], the Autobot from ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''.}}

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Talk:Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)

2014-10-09T11:32:44Z

Orionpaxg1: /* New Trailer confirms Grimlock */

So, to clear this up in advance: if someone introduced in this show has a name that we already have at (RID), do we use (RID 2001) and (RID 2015) like for the two Universe toylines? --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 14:04, 13 June 2014 (EDT)
:Suggests CRID for ''Car Robots''.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] ([[User talk:KrytenKoro|talk]]) 14:27, 13 June 2014 (EDT)
::Years is already established with the Universe lines and TF 2010/2014, so RID 2015 works fine for disambiguation. [[User:Mimi|Mimi]] ([[User talk:Mimi|talk]]) 14:55, 13 June 2014 (EDT)

Wouldn't [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] be the minicon? His voice actor was listed as one of the four bots along with his design, so it would seem like a reasonable conclusion to assume he is.[[User:BlindmelonKen|BlindmelonKen]] ([[User talk:BlindmelonKen|talk]]) 20:06, 13 June 2014 (EDT)BlindmelonKen
: However reasonable an assumption it may seem, it's still just that, an assumption. Why not just wait for it to be officially confirmed (or maybe even refuted)? --[[User:Nemesis Primal|Nemesis Primal]] ([[User talk:Nemesis Primal|talk]]) 16:25, 14 June 2014 (EDT)

if this is a sequel to Transformers: Prime isn't Peter Cullen the voice of Optimus Prime again? [[User:Chasemarc1701|Chasemarc1701]] ([[User talk:Chasemarc1701|talk]]) 02:19, 5 August 2014 (EDT)
:One would assume, but it hasn't been officially announced yet. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 02:40, 5 August 2014 (EDT)

== New Trailer confirms Grimlock ==

[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/brand-new-trailer-for-transformers-robots-in-disguise-animated-series-181287/] Eeyup.[[User:Energizer|Energizer]] ([[User talk:Energizer|talk]]) 21:02, 7 October 2014 (EDT)
:That fansite blurb names the dino as Grimlock, but the trailer itself doesn't. For all we know, that's some other guy that happens to turn into a ''T. rex''. -[[User:Ookalf|Ookalf]] ([[User talk:Ookalf|talk]]) 22:33, 7 October 2014 (EDT)

Okay Hasbro has confirmed the the Dinobot is Grimlock, now please restore my edit.--[[User:Orionpaxg1|Orionpaxg1]] ([[User talk:Orionpaxg1|talk]]) 07:32, 9 October 2014 (EDT)

Talk:Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)

2014-10-09T11:32:31Z

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Grimlock (WFC)

2014-10-09T11:27:10Z

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:''Grimlock is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:Grimlock FOC.png|thumb|upright=1.95|[[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] poses haunt my nightmares.]]

'''Grimlock''' is a wild card among the Autobots. Huge and powerful, he is also ego-maniacal, impatient and willful. He views [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] as a weak leader, too afraid to make the tough calls and act on instinct. As such Grimlock is more than ready to disobey orders if he thinks the ends will justify the means. His one obvious redeeming feature is his attachment to his team. As leader of the [[Lightning Strike Coalition|Lightning Strike Coalition Force]], he has gathered together a group of similar minded individuals he would do anything for. Together they handle the jobs the Autobots don't have the stomach for.

[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave's]] experiments not only granted Grimlock a new alternate form, but increased his power tenfold. Unfortunately this was at the cost of his intelligence. While he is far from stupid, Shockwave's experiments have made it more difficult for the former field commander to think rationally and made his already prominent rage issues all the more severe. Fortunately his team, reborn as the [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]], have become more tight-knit than ever. Together they are helping overcome his disgust at what Shockwave has done to him and see the advantages of his new power.

{{quote|No one controls '''GRIMLOCK!'''|Grimlock|''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''Hall of Fame'' bios===
Grimlock was a [[gladiatorial combat|gladiator]] from [[Kaon]], but chose to join the Autobots early on in the war. His dislike of [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and shock and awe approach to combat meant he was not regarded as a great leader, but he has survived long enough to earn a high rank and command of the Lightning Strike Coalition. Captured by [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], they were reformatted into the Dinobots. During a battle with [[Scorponok (Prime)|Scorponok]], Grimlock's vocal [[processors]] were damaged, causing his awkward manner of speaking. {{storylink|Transformers Hall of Fame}}

===IDW Aligned comics===
[[File:GoodIntentions-Grimlock.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Don't mind these tires. I'm actually a treaded vehicle.]]
Shortly before the [[Great Exodus]], the Lightning Strike Coalition were a brutal subgroup of Autobots under the leadership of Grimlock who reluctantly followed [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s more cautious brand of warfare... when ordered. Optimus preferred playing the long game, but Grimlock felt that caution would hinder their attempts at quick victory. During one of the Lightning Strike Coalition's missions, Optimus Prime ordered them to return to base and abandon their battle, lest they waste precious energon. Grimlock reluctantly obeyed. However, when it was discovered that [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]] was in Decepticon custody, Grimlock ignored Optimus Prime's orders, broke ranks, and the Lightning Strike Coalition went after him on their own. {{storylink|Good Intentions}} Grimlock, secure in his arrogance, was glad that the fate of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] rested in his hands. {{storylink|Secrets (FOC)|Secrets}}

Grimlock and the others traveled to Swoop's last known location in the [[Rust Sea]], fought through wave after wave of weird multilegged creatures, and finally reached the mastermind behind Swoop's disappearance, [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], who had deliberately lured them there alone in order to take them as prisoners and avail himself of their infamous hardiness by using them as victims in his experiments. As the others were overwhelmed by Shockwave's [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]]s, {{storylink|Siege Mentality}} Grimlock struggled free of the creatures to engage Shockwave himself, only to be swiftly felled by the surgery-like precision of the Decepticon's attack. {{storylink|Last Stand}}

Awakening in Shockwave's laboratory, Grimlock soon found his entire body painfully disassembled by the scientist's machines, in the service of a twisted experiment to create the perfect soldier with incredible physical power and limited intellect. To this end, Grimlock and his teammates were reconstructed into new, more powerful forms based on [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|ancient reptilian creatures]] from [[Earth|another world]] that Shockwave had glimpsed through a [[space bridge]] he had discovered in the [[Rust Sea]]. {{storylink|Fragmentation (FOC)|Fragmentation}} His mind fragmenting, Grimlock struggled against Shockwave's mental conditioning, refusing to succumb to his control. Left strung up in the lab, in time, Grimlock was approached by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], who offered to free him if he would destroy [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] for him. Grimlock exploited the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]'s hubris to effect an escape under his own power, and quickly located and freed his comrades, before pressing on to confront Shockwave at the base of his space bridge tower. Grimlock's new alternate mode gave him the power to triumph in the battle that followed, but also resulted in the destruction of the bridge control console. {{storylink|Fall}} Grimlock was thought lost in the subsequent explosion, but in time, his team-mates—whom he christened the [[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]]—found his deactivated form and revived him. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 4|Rage of the Dinobots #4}}

[[File:RageOfTheDinobots2-UltraMagnus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Me Grimlock Dino-Might!]]

Following the departure of the [[Ark (WFC)|Ark]] and ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Grimlock and his Dinobots, in concert with [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]], tried to keep the Decepticons away from other Autobot ships who were departing their world. After Ultra Magnus was shot down in his vessel, Grimlock and the Dinobots ventured into the wastelands to recover him, only to discover upon reaching his ship that he had been already been captured by Shockwave's bestial [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]s. Grimlock battled one of their number, [[Backbite (Prime)|Backbite]], in dinosaur mode, but was overtaken by primordial rage and lost control of himself, turning on his fellow Dinobots. As they calmed him down, Backbite fled with a captive Swoop. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 1|Rage of the Dinobots #1}}

Pursuing the Predacon to Shockwave's prison fortress in the Rust Sea, the Dinobots staged a raid and liberated the prisoners—Ultra Magnus among them—but as they attempted to escape, they were confronted by the Shockwave's lieutenant [[Ser-Ket]] and her new prize: a brainwashed Swoop who swore fealty to Shockwave. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 2|Rage of the Dinobots #2}} Grimlock proposed a one-on-one battle with Ser-Ket: if Grimlock won, Ser-Ket would restore Swoop, but if he lost, he would surrender himself willingly. Ser-Ket agreed, and the battle was well-matched until Grimlock transformed into dinosaur mode. Losing control, he easily bested his foe, but again turned on his comrades, only being roused from his blinding fury by begging from Swoop, who had returned to himself after a knock to the head. The day was not yet won, however—Ser-Ket survived, and threatened the Dinobots once again in her mightier dragon mode. Only when her head was run through with Grimlock's sword was she finally defeated. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 3|Rage of the Dinobots #3}}

Immediately following this victory, however, the Dinobots and Magnus were attacked by Shockwave himself, who disabled them with an [[electromagnetic pulse]] and took them back to one of his laboratories. He placed Grimlock on his operating table, intending to have a remote-controlled avatar in his image carry out an operation that would remove all remaining traces of sentience from Grimlock, but fortunately, Magnus and the others were able to escape the cell they had been placed in and burst into the lab before the process could begin. The Dinobots tore Shockwave's avatar apart, and Grimlock announced that they would be staying on Cybertron to protect it and root out Shockwave and any other lingering Decepticon threats. {{storylink|Rage of the Dinobots issue 4|Rage of the Dinobots #4}}

Grimlock eventually became a leader of one of Cybertrons surviving underground cities who gravely hears appeals and delivers judgements from his throne, although this often helped build up the internal rage within him as he could only take so many complains at once. Later [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]] came with [[Firestar (Prime)|Firestar]] who requested help, Grimlock however who had a falling out with [[New Kalis]] refused to help, going as far to transform into his dino-form just to state how serious he was
{{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 1|Beast Hunters #1}}
{{storylink|Beast Hunters issue 2|Beast Hunters #2}}

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===2015 ''Robots In Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Ted McGinley]] (English)}}
{{Comingsoon}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Crispin Freeman]] (English)

[[File:WFCDS Grimlock.jpg|thumb|left|125px|Me Grimlock too big to fit on screen.]]
Grimlock and Swoop were two powerful best friends who'd apparently taken no side in the war for the planet. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], leader of the Autobots, came to them to recruit them to the cause. Grimlock dismissed the [[Decepticon]] threat, claiming they were "too stupid" to mess with him and Swoop. The Autobots tried to explain that the Dark Energon could ravage Cybertron permanently, but Grimlock and [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] almost came to blows. Optimus began playing to Grimlock's self-centered ego, saying no one was stronger than Grimlock and Swoop, to the former's pleasure. Ironhide and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] joined in, but adding that with [[Dark Energon]], [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and his forces could be stronger than Grimlock and Swoop.

Grimlock decided that he and Swoop would consider joining the Autobots, but just as negotiations were to begin, Grimlock noticed Swoop had been missing since the Autobots arrived. Grimlock said they would speak once Swoop was rescued from the Decepticons. Once Swoop was safe, he immediately joined the Autobots in gratitude. Grimlock declared he wouldn't join the Autobots yet, but tag along to protect his best friend.

[[File:GrimlockWFCconceptart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Me Grimlock transform into blackboard eraser!]]

Grimlock subsequently actively participated in the campaigns to save the [[Core]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Grimlock said that even though the Decepticon army was waiting for them at the Core, all they'd wait for from him was a butt-kicking. Ironhide pondered aloud if it was a good idea to bring Grimlock along, but as Optimus put it, "Do you want to be the one to argue with them?"

Grimlock also participated in the battle against the massive Decepticon [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]], and presumably stayed behind with Optimus on Cybertron while the Autobot population evacuated the planet.

Grimlock was apparently wandering around an [[Energon]] purification station the Autobots had been using, and picked a fight with the Autobots. To his utter surprise, the Autobots beat Grimlock, and he finally joined them. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Gregg Berger]]

{{Note|On [[September 11]], [[2012]], Grimlock and [[Swoop (WFC)|the rest]] [[Slug (FOC)|of the]] [[Snarl (FOC)|Dinobots]], excluding [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]], were made available for download in the Dinobot Destructor Pack on Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and Steam.<ref>http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/9/4/3283751/transformer-fall-of-cybertron-is-bringing-the-dinobots-to-competitive</ref>}}

[[File:FOC-theonecalledGrimlock.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|''"Here I am, there you are - Why does it seem so far?"'']]

Before the [[Great Exodus]], Grimlock and his Lightning Strike Coalition were ordered to help guard the Ark prior to its launch. However, they picked up unusual energy emissions from the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] and Grimlock had them steal a dropship to go investigate. It turned out Shockwave and his [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] had discovered an ancient Cybertronian Space Bridge. They battled the Insecticons but four of the team were captured. Shockwave decided to use them as guinea pigs in an experiment, using the DNA of creatures discovered on an energy-rich planet to reformat the LSC into massively powerful dinosaur forms. While all members of the team were experimented on, Grimlock's change was the most extreme. Shockwave rerouted a large amount of the energy for his cerebral circuitry in order to boost his already impressive physical strength. Once the change was complete, Grimlock was more powerful and durable than almost any other Cybertronian, but the changes left him mentally impaired, limiting his ability to think. In order to control him, Shockwave placed an inhibitor in Grimlock which prevented him from transforming.

[[File:FOC-Grimlocktower.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Zeus! Your son has returned. I bring the destruction of Olympus!"]]

Following a pain-based test, the restrained Grimlock was approached by a recently ousted [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]], who offered to free Grimlock in exchange for his help battling Megatron. Grimlock proposed a counter-offer: grabbing the less than cautious Starscream and using him as a projectile to smash the control console. Now free, Grimlock made his way through the duplicate space-bridge tower Shockwave and his Insecticons had constructed, leaving a path of destruction and dead bodies in his wake. He eventually managed to track down and free [[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]]. Grimlock was perturbed to see Swoop's personality remained the same, as did his ability to transform. It didn't help that Swoop greatly enjoyed his new form and that unlike Grimlock, Swoop couldn't remember the torture they had endured. The pair attempted to track down [[Slug (FOC)|Slug]] but, just before reaching his containment lab, was intercepted by [[Hardshell (Prime)|Hardshell]] who tried to slow them down using a mounted turret. Working together, Swoop and Grimlock defeated the Insecticon and used his face to open a door.

[[File:FOC-Grimlockspacetrex.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Don't worry, Snarl. I'm sure the Wizard can fix you. To Oz?]]

Arriving at Slug's lab, they found a massive tunnel leading to the depths of the tower, where the Insections were feeding on unlucky Decepticons. Separated from Swoop, Grimlock was taunted by Shockwave and Kickback for his inability to transform. Enraged, he chased Kickback down before being attacked by a giant Insecticon. Grimlock defeated it, but Kickback's taunts about his defeat in the Sea of Rust angered him to such a degree, he over-rode Shockwave's block and transformed to his ''T''. ''rex'' form. Making short work of Kickback's forces, he drove the Insecticon to retreat...straight into a collapsing door, brought down by Slug. Reunited, Grimlock and Slug made their way to the exterior base of the tower where they met with Swoop. The trio then travelled through the Insecticon infested area, eventually stumbling upon [[Snarl (FOC)|Snarl]], trapped in a forcefield and being tortured by [[Sharpshot]]. While Slug and Swoop tried to free Snarl, Grimlock battled the Insecticons and brought down the forcefield generator. He then slaughtered a terrified Sharpshot. At Slug's suggestion, they made their way to a place where Snarl could be repaired.

[[File:FOC-GrimlockShockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Mmm... arm tasty, but alarm clock tastes funny.]]

The LSC made their way to an observation deck which not only oversaw Shockwave's space bridge, but contained files on the forms Shockwave had forced upon them, including the one he had planned for the missing [[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]]. It was then the team threw aside their previous name and took the title Sharpshot and Kickback and given them, the Dinobots. In the lab, Slug revealed the tower's purpose in transporting the Decepticons to an energy-rich planet and, against Grimlock's wishes, contacted Prime. Grimlock updated Optimus but refused to rally together, deciding that the Dinobots would handle things their way. Unfortunately, Shockwave activated the space bridge and Grimlock was thrown into the air. Saved by Swoop, he was transported close to the control center of the tower before the winds became too much, separating them. Crashing into the tower, Grimlock tried to sneak up on Shockwave, but found himself once more restrained. As Shockwave finalised procedures with Megatron, a furious Grimlock transformed himself free, tore off and ate Shockwave's arm, and smashed the control console. Unfortunately, this massively destabilised the tower and it collapsed before he could escape. However, as the Dinobots watched the tower collapse, something was transported from the space bridge to the now unstable wormhole formed above Cybertron... {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}
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===''Transformers On Your Street''===
Grimlock arrived on [[you]]r street to defend against Shockwave, who arrived from space in jet mode. Although the Decepticon's initial blow sent the Dinobot flying, watched by you through your blinds, Grimlock stared down his opponent and transformed into dinosaur mode. The sight of this was enough to send Shockwave flying away, presumably to your relief. {{storylink|Transformers On Your Street}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[File:Generations fall of cybertron voyager grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|It was either a swollen tail or ''very'' skinny legs.]]
[[File:Generationstoy-TakaraTomy-Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Grimlock''' (Voyager Class, 2012)
**''Series / number'': '''1 / #003'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[June 29|06-29]]-[[2013]]'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''TG19'''
**''Accessories'': Sword, shield

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Voyager Class toys, ''Fall of Cybertron'' Grimlock transforms into a robotic [[Popular beast alternate modes|tyrannosaurus rex]]. He comes with a sword with a [[5mm post|5mm handle]] and a peg on either side of the hilt, as well as a shield which can mount via its single peg. Grimlock features 5mm ports for his hands, as well as on his forearms/lower dino legs and shoulders/dino hips. Interestingly, the hollow sides of his dinosaur arms feature [[Cyberverse]]-compatible [[C joint|3mm ports]].

:His main [[gimmick]]s, however, are that he has a light in his dinosaur mouth, and a chomping dinosaur jaw. When a lever behind his dino head is pulled, his mouth opens, and the light turns on, strongly illuminating his head. This gimmick can also be used in robot mode, as his dino head ends up inside his hollow chest, although it's not as effective. The [[insignia]] on his chest is the Lightning Strike Coalition variant of the Autobrand.

:The [[TakaraTomy]] version, part of the seventh wave of Japanese ''Generations'' toys, replaces his gray plastics with darker shades, coats much of his gold plastic in shiny metallic gold paint, paints his tail tip silver and his abdomen red, and features more [[Paint operation|paint details]], among other deco changes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/FOCGrimlock/grimlock.htm More information on ''Generations'' Grimlock at TFU.info]''

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*'''Fireblast Grimlock''' (Voyager Class, 2014)
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[March 29|03-29]]-[[2014]]'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''N/A'''
**''Accessories'': Sword, shield

:A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Voyager Class ''Fall of Cybertron'' Grimlock toy, Fireblast Grimlock features a new metallic red paint scheme as an homage to [[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Transformers: Super Link]] [[Cruellock#Magma|Dinobot Magma-Type]] and [[Activators]] [[Grimlock (Animated)#Fireblast|Fireblast Grimlock]] from [[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Transformers: Animated]]. He transforms into a robotic [[Popular beast alternate modes|tyrannosaurus rex]], and comes with the same accessories and gimmicks as the original Grimlock version of this mold.

:This release was exclusive to certain BicCamera and Kojima stores in Japan.

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===Platinum Edition===
[[File:Platinum Edition FOC Grimlock.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Grimlock vs Decepticon Bruticus''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Accessories'': Sword, shield

:''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' Grimlock is a [[redeco]] of his ''Fall of Cybertron'' toy, featuring a more thoroughly-painted sword, as well as a gold [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] torso and dino neck. He comes with a game-accurate redeco of ''Fall of Cybertron'' [[Bruticus (WFC)#Platinum Edition|Decepticon Bruticus]].

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==Notes==
[[File:FOC Grimlock vs Insecticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|In the end, it was not guns or bombs that defeated the aliens, but that humblest of all God's creatures, the ''Tyrannosaurus rex''.]]
*The gladiator aspect of Grimlock's [[Transformers Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] nomination bio is based on his [[Grimlock (G1)#Dreamwave Generation One continuity|Dreamwave]] and [[Grimlock (G1)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW]] incarnations, while his enmity with Scorponok has shades of the latter and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s story.
*Grimlock's ''War for Cybertron'' DS form was designed by illustrator [[David White]].
*As reproduced in ''[[Transformers Vault]]'', according to the map of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in [[Hasbro]]'s "[[Binder of Revelation]]" (the [[production bible]] for the [[Aligned continuity family]]), Grimlock comes from [[Simfur]] (from where he was presumably transferred to Kaon). This is a reference to prolific ''Transformers'' scribe [[Simon Furman]], whose signature character is Grimlock.
*[[High Moon Studios]]' [[Matt Tieger]] has claimed in various interviews and features for ''Fall of Cybertron'' that Grimlock was not originally in the "Binder of Revelation", and that he convinced them that a backstory for them had to be incorporated.
*Tieger also likened Grimlock to the [[Hulk]], for the fact he can only transform in ''Fall of Cybertron'' by gaining a number of kills in battle and filling up a "rage meter".<ref>[http://metro.co.uk/2011/12/12/transformers-fall-of-cybertron-exclusive-interview-planetary-reboot-251941/ Metro interview with Matt Tieger]</ref>
*Grimlock was used on the promotional image on the Valentine's Day of 2012 on [[Activision Blizzard|Activision]]'s ''Transformers'' Game Facebook.<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150688771875097 What do you do on Valentine's Day when you want to make it count? We know....]</ref>
*Grimlock has a Titan body type.
*Grimlock's Dino Mode head is available ''Fall of Cybertron'' Multiplayer as a Beast-type component for Titan-class characters.
*Grimlock is by far the largest individual playable character in ''Fall of Cybertron'', and second overall only to the [[combiner]] Bruticus.
*In ''Rise of the Dark Spark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Escalation mode, when equipping the Flak Shield as an ability Grimlock uses his unique shield from ''Fall of Cybertron''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s campaign, rather than the standardized shield used by other characters.

===Foreign names===
*''Russian:'' '''Smel'chak''' (Смельчак, "Daredevil")

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Dinobots]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Gladiators]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Autobots]]

Steeljaw (RID)

2014-10-09T03:21:58Z

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:''Steeljaw is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

'''Steeljaw''' is a Decepticon who looks like a wolf.

==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2015)===

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) Decepticons]]

Steeljaw (disambiguation)

2014-10-09T03:17:47Z

Orionpaxg1:

The name '''Steeljaw''' has been applied to multiple ''Transformers'' characters.

{{disamb|y=1986|[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]], the [[Autobot]] lion [[Mini-Cassette]] from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]].}}
{{disamb|y=2009|[[Steeljaw (Animated)|Steeljaw]], the Autobot lion from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''}}
{{disamb|y=2009|[[Steeljaw (SG)|Steeljaw]], the evil Autobot lion Mini-Cassette from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]].''}}
{{disamb|y=2011|[[Steeljaw (DOTM)|Steeljaw]], the pet [[cyber-dog]] of the [[Wrecker]]s from ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)| Dark of the Moon]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Steeljaw (FOC)|Steeljaw]], the Autobot [[Deployer (WFC)|Deployer]] from the ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Steeljaw (AOE)|Steeljaw]], the wolf-like creatures working for [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] from ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (franchise)|Age of Extinction]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2015|[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]], the [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''}} portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].

{{disambig}}

Grimlock (WFC)

2014-10-08T00:09:04Z

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Grimlock (WFC)

2014-10-08T00:07:52Z

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Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)

2014-10-08T00:05:45Z

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{{disambig3|Robots in Disguise}}
[[File:Transformers RID 2015 logo.jpg|thumb|250px|And thus the Wiki began moving everything...]]
'''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an animated television series set to air on [[Cartoon Network]]<ref>http://investor.hasbro.com/social/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=874978</ref> in early 2015. Set years after ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', it will follow [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] as he leads a ragtag group of [[Autobot]]s back to [[Earth]] when the [[Decepticon]]s reemerge on the planet.

Crew members returning from ''Prime'' include executive producer [[Jeff Kline]] and writer [[Steven Melching]], now story editor, and [[Mairghread Scott]], serving as Script Coordinator/Writer’s Assistant<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/93785539366/out-of-curiousity-are-you-going-to-be-part-of-the/ Mairghread's Tumblr Post]</ref>. [[Adam Beechen]] will serve as the producer. [[Kevin Manthei]] and [[Kevin Kiner]] will also serve as series composers.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/kevin-manthei-to-co-score-robots-in-disguise-180882/]</ref>

==Cast==
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Will Friedle]])<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/new-transformers-cartoon-revealed-first-look-at-bumblebee-179502/ TFW2005: New Transformers Cartoon Revealed - First Look at Bumblebee (press release)]</ref>
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] ([[Darren Criss]])
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] ([[Mitchell Whitfield]])<ref name="SDCC 2014"/>
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] ([[Constance Zimmer]])
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] ([[Ted McGinley]])<ref> http://imagizer.imageshack.us/a/img912/4545/e76996.jpg </ref>
*''[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'' ([[Peter Cullen]])<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/optimus-prime-new-cartoon-look-revealed-179559/ TFW2005: Optimus Prime New Cartoon Look Revealed]</ref>
|c4=*Unnamed boy
|c2=*[[Underbite]]<ref name="SDCC 2014"/>
|c3=
|nonumbering=true}}

The cast will also include the voice of [[Ted McGinley]]. Other characters from ''Prime'' will appear if the show is renewed for a second season.<ref name="SDCC 2014">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/san-diego-comic-con-33/sdcc-2014-hasbro-transformers-panel-pics-part-2-robots-in-disguise-180790/ SDCC 2014 Hasbro Transformers Panel Pics Part 2 - Robots in Disguise]</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/hasbro-to-launch-transformers-robots-in-disguise-series-in-spring-2015-exclusive-1201219103/ ''Variety: Hasbro to Launch ‘Transformers: Robots in Disguise’ Show in Spring 2015'']
*[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=683133768423487 SDCC footage]

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[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015)| Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)]]
[[Category:Television series]]

Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)

2014-06-30T20:33:35Z

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[[File:Rise Of The Dark Spark Cover.jpg|thumb|300px|Fanwank: The Game]]

'''''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''''' is a video game jointly-created by both [[Hasbro]] and [[Activision Blizzard|Activision]], released on June 24, [[2014]] in Europe and North America, and June 25 in Australia<ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/05/transformers-rise-of-the-dark-spark-release-date-revealed</ref>. Developed by [[Edge of Reality]] for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U and PC and by [[WayForward Technologies]] for the Nintendo 3DS<ref>[http://www.examiner.com/article/transformers-rise-of-the-dark-spark-announced-3ds-version-to-be-strategy-rpg "Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark" announced; 3DS version to be Strategy RPG]</ref>, it appears to incorporate elements of both the ''Transformers'' [[Live-action film series|film franchise]] and the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' / ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' games. The story will take place before the Ark is launched in the Aligned continuity, while it also occurs simultaneously with the events of ''Age of Extinction'' and its aftermath. The 3DS version has over 50 Transformers characters and epic 3D battle sequences, while the console version has over 40 playable characters. <ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/video-games-17/new-rise-of-the-dark-spark-preview-from-game-informer-179722/</ref>

==Synopsis==
===Chapter I: The Dark Spark===
:'' Character: [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ''

===Chapter II: The Lost Vault===
:'' Characters: [[Soundwave (WFC)]]/ [[Shockwave (WFC)]]''

===Chapter III: Getaway===
:'' Character: [[Sideswipe (WFC)]]''

===Chapter IV: Possession===
:'' Character: [[Sharpshot]]''

===Chapter V: Hustle===
:'' Character: [[Swindle (FOC)]]''

===Chapter VI: Gates of Kaon===
:'' Characters: [[Swindle (FOC)]]/ [[Bruticus (WFC)]]''

===Chapter VII: Infiltration===
:'' Character: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)]]''

===Chapter VIII: A Desperate Plan===
:'' Character: [[Jetfire (WFC)]]''

===Chapter IX: Ascension===
:'' Character: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)]]''

===Chapter X: Hunted ===
:'' Character: [[Bumblebee (Movie)]] ''

===Chapter XI: Investigation ===
:'' Characters: [[Bumblebee (Movie)]]/ [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ''

===Chapter XII: Ambushed===
:''Characters: [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]]/ [[Grimlock (AOE)]]''

===Chapter XIII: Extinction===
:'' Character: [[Grimlock (AOE)]]''

===Chapter XIII: Locked Down===
:'' Character: [[Optimus Prime (Movie)]]''

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=Movie Autobots
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ([[Chris Jai Alex]])
*[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] ([[Gregg Berger]])

|h2=Movie Decepticons
|c2=
*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] (Gregg Berger)
*[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] (via [[Walmart]] pre-order)

|h3=Aligned Autobots
|c3=
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (Peter Cullen)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] (Troy Baker)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] ([[Travis Willingham]])
*[[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] ([[Nolan North]])
*[[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]])
*[[Hound (Prime)|Hound]]
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]
*[[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]]
*[[Scattershot (WFC)|Scattershot]]
*[[Snarl (FOC)| Snarl]]
*[[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] ([[Jim Ward]])
*[[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]]
*[[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]
*[[Slug (FOC)|Slug]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (Prime)|Ultra Magnus]]
|h4=Aligned Decepticons
|c4=
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] ([[Sam Riegel]])
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] ([[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]])
*[[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]] ([[Keith Silverstein]])
*[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]]
*[[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] (Travis Willingham)
*[[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]] (Keith Silverstein)
*[[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]] ([[Dave Boat]])
*[[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]] (Nolan North)
*[[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]] (Troy Baker)
*[[Sharpshot|Sharpshot]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Hardshell (Prime)|Hardshell]] ([[Scott Whyte]])
*[[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] (via Gamestop pre-order)
*[[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] (via Gamestop pre-order)
*[[Quake (FOC)|Quake]]
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]]
*[[Dead End (WFC)|Dead End]]
*[[Dragstrip (WFC)|Dragstrip]]
*[[Demolishor (WFC)|Demolishor]]
|h5=Other
|c5=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Optimus Prime]] (Peter Cullen)

|nonumbering=true
}}

==Quotes==
"Soundwave, did Shockwave make a ''joke'' back there? 
"AFFIRMATIVE." 
"Was it intentional? 
"AFFIRMATIVE" 
"You know Soundwave, you've become quite the conversationalist." 
"AFFIRMATIVE"
:-'''Starscream''' and '''Soundwave''' discuss Shockwave's brief moment of humor.

''[A failed headshot prompts the Decepticon [[Titan (Unit)|Titan]] to turn towards Bee and Drift]'' 
'''Bumblebee:''' ''[Surprised beeps]'' 
'''Drift''': Bee, I have formed a plan: '''Run!'''
:-'''Drift''', coming up with brilliant impromptu plans.

'''Swindle:''' "No sign of the bug ''[Sharpshot]''. Oh well, can't say I'm sad to see him go." 
'''Shockwave:''' "Are you implying that you two were not forming a ''long and lasting bond of friendship''?" 
''' Swindle:''' "You can't be serious?"
:-'''Shockwave''' discusses with Swindle about his <s> slash fic </s> observations of the two.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The Cybertron portion of the game occurs between ''War for Cybertron'' and ''Fall of Cybertron'' – the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' is under construction, [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] still lies where he crashed, and we see Shockwave discover the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] for the first time. However, there is one notable inconsistency – see 'Errors' below.
*Audio logs speak of the [[Patterner|Patterners]] and [[Galvatron (COP)|Galvatron]] indicating that studies of [[the Dark Spark]] took place during The Age of Origins in [[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus| The Covenant of Primus]]
*The Age of Extinction portion seems to take place some time after Optimus Prime released the Dinobots, placing it in the last 20 minutes of the film. However, by the end of the game Lockdown has not been defeated by Prime.

===Errors===
*Despite the game's script clearly positioning it before the events of ''Fall of Cybertron'', Megatron is depicted in the new body he acquired only part-way through that game.
* Additionally, the previous game's dialogue implied that the events depicted were the first time Optimus and Megatron had met after the former officially became a Prime ("Optimus Prime, that is what they call you now, isn't it?"), yet this game depicts them meeting prior to that circumstance.
*Another hiccup is the fact that Vortex encounters a Titan during his sabotage mission in ''Fall of Cybertron''. However, the Autobots send several Titans into battle in this game, so he really should not have been confused to see one. This isn't as major as the points above, however, as he could have assumed the Autobots had none left. Plus, he was an arm at the time.

===Trivia===
* ''Rise of the Dark Spark'' marks a [[PlayStation]] 4 milestone by being the very first game to support the PlayStation Store pre-loading feature introduced in the console's 1.70 update.<ref>[http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/06/18/pre-order-pre-load-upcoming-ps4-games/ PlayStation Blog: Pre-Order, Pre-Load Upcoming PS4 Games]
* As a shout-out, some of the playable characters quote their G1 bios, notably Shockwave chiding Starscream with, "Clarity of thought before rashness of action." and Blast Off telling Swindle, "I destroy Autobots by choice, not command."
</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Italian:'' '''''Transformers: The Dark Spark'''''

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{gamestub}}

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj-lD5gthQ8 Announcement trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMfLEbUqGyQ G1 Optimus Prime trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0azQrLC07OI Bumblebee trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKT6KeuEGi0 Gameplay trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bae87EGy-1E Bruticus trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMZn4uBsOAY Grimlock trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=288YItFXPfI Gampelay trailer - Escalation]

[[Category:Video games]]

Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)

2014-06-30T20:32:57Z

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[[File:Rise Of The Dark Spark Cover.jpg|thumb|300px|Fanwank: The Game]]

'''''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark''''' is a video game jointly-created by both [[Hasbro]] and [[Activision Blizzard|Activision]], released on June 24, [[2014]] in Europe and North America, and June 25 in Australia<ref>http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/05/transformers-rise-of-the-dark-spark-release-date-revealed</ref>. Developed by [[Edge of Reality]] for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U and PC and by [[WayForward Technologies]] for the Nintendo 3DS<ref>[http://www.examiner.com/article/transformers-rise-of-the-dark-spark-announced-3ds-version-to-be-strategy-rpg "Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark" announced; 3DS version to be Strategy RPG]</ref>, it appears to incorporate elements of both the ''Transformers'' [[Live-action film series|film franchise]] and the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' / ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' games. The story will take place before the Ark is launched in the Aligned continuity, while it also occurs simultaneously with the events of ''Age of Extinction'' and its aftermath. The 3DS version has over 50 Transformers characters and epic 3D battle sequences, while the console version has over 40 playable characters. <ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/video-games-17/new-rise-of-the-dark-spark-preview-from-game-informer-179722/</ref>

==Synopsis==
===Chapter I: The Dark Spark===
:'' Character: [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ''

===Chapter II: The Lost Vault===
:'' Characters: [[Soundwave (WFC)]]/ [[Shockwave (WFC)]]''

===Chapter III: Getaway===
:'' Character: [[Sideswipe (WFC)]]''

===Chapter IV: Possession===
:'' Character: [[Sharpshot]]''

===Chapter V: Hustle===
:'' Character: [[Swindle (FOC)]]''

===Chapter VI: Gates of Kaon===
:'' Characters: [[Swindle (FOC)]]/ [[Bruticus (WFC)]]''

===Chapter VII: Infiltration===
:'' Character: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)]]''

===Chapter VIII: A Desperate Plan===
:'' Character: [[Jetfire (WFC)]]''

===Chapter IX: Ascension===
:'' Character: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)]]''

===Chapter X: Hunted ===
:'' Character: [[Bumblebee (Movie)]] ''

===Chapter XI: Investigation ===
:'' Characters: [[Bumblebee (Movie)]]/ [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ''

===Chapter XII: Ambushed===
:''Characters: [[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]]/ [[Grimlock (AOE)]]''

===Chapter XIII: Extinction===
:'' Character: [[Grimlock (AOE)]]''

===Chapter XIII: Locked Down===
:'' Character: [[Optimus Prime (Movie)]]''

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=Movie Autobots
|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Drift (ROTF)|Drift]] ([[Chris Jai Alex]])
*[[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] ([[Gregg Berger]])

|h2=Movie Decepticons
|c2=
*[[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] (Gregg Berger)
*[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]] (via [[Walmart]] pre-order)

|h3=Aligned Autobots
|c3=
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (Peter Cullen)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]] ([[Troy Baker]])
*[[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] (Troy Baker)
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] ([[Travis Willingham]])
*[[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] ([[Nolan North]])
*[[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] ([[Keith Szarabajka]])
*[[Hound (Prime)|Hound]]
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]
*[[Air Raid (WFC)|Air Raid]]
*[[Scattershot (WFC)|Scattershot]]
*[[Snarl (FOC)| Snarl]]
*[[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] ([[Jim Ward]])
*[[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]]
*[[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]]
*[[Slug (FOC)|Slug]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (Prime)|Ultra Magnus]]
|h4=Aligned Decepticons
|c4=
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] ([[Fred Tatasciore]])
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] ([[Sam Riegel]])
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] ([[Isaac C. Singleton, Jr.]])
*[[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]] ([[Keith Silverstein]])
*[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]]
*[[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]] (Travis Willingham)
*[[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]] (Keith Silverstein)
*[[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]] ([[Dave Boat]])
*[[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]] (Nolan North)
*[[Kickback (FOC)|Kickback]] (Troy Baker)
*[[Sharpshot|Sharpshot]] (Steve Blum)
*[[Hardshell (Prime)|Hardshell]] ([[Scott Whyte]])
*[[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]] (via Gamestop pre-order)
*[[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]] (via Gamestop pre-order)
*[[Quake (FOC)|Quake]]
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]]
*[[Dead End (WFC)|Dead End]]
*[[Dragstrip (WFC)|Dragstrip]]
*[[Demolishor (WFC)|Demolishor]]
|h5=Other
|c5=
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Generation 1 Optimus Prime]] (Peter Cullen)

|nonumbering=true
}}

==Quotes==
"Soundwave, did Shockwave make a ''joke'' back there? 
"AFFIRMATIVE." 
"Was it intentional? 
"AFFIRMATIVE" 
"You know Soundwave, you've become quite the conversationalist." 
"AFFIRMATIVE"
:-'''Starscream''' and '''Soundwave''' discuss Shockwave's brief moment of humor.

''[A failed headshot prompts the Decepticon [[Titan (Unit)|Titan]] to turn towards Bee and Drift]'' 
'''Bumblebee:''' ''[Surprised beeps]'' 
'''Drift''': Bee, I have formed a plan: '''Run!'''
:-'''Drift''', coming up with brilliant impromptu plans.

'''Swindle:''' "No sign of the bug ''[Sharpshot]''. Oh well, can't say I'm sad to see him go." 
'''Shockwave:''' "Are you implying that you two were not forming a ''long and lasting bond of friendship''?" 
''' Swindle:''' "You can't be serious?"
:-'''Shockwave''' discusses with Swindle about his <s> slash fic </s> observations of the two.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*The Cybertron portion of the game occurs between ''War for Cybertron'' and ''Fall of Cybertron'' – the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]'' is under construction, [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] still lies where he crashed, and we see Shockwave discover the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] for the first time. However, there is one notable inconsistency – see 'Errors' below.
*Audio logs speak of the [[Patterner|Patterners]] and [[Galvatron (COP)|Galvatron]] indicating that studies of the [[Dark Spark]] took place during The Age of Origins in [[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus| The Covenant of Primus]]
*The Age of Extinction portion seems to take place some time after Optimus Prime released the Dinobots, placing it in the last 20 minutes of the film. However, by the end of the game Lockdown has not been defeated by Prime.

===Errors===
*Despite the game's script clearly positioning it before the events of ''Fall of Cybertron'', Megatron is depicted in the new body he acquired only part-way through that game.
* Additionally, the previous game's dialogue implied that the events depicted were the first time Optimus and Megatron had met after the former officially became a Prime ("Optimus Prime, that is what they call you now, isn't it?"), yet this game depicts them meeting prior to that circumstance.
*Another hiccup is the fact that Vortex encounters a Titan during his sabotage mission in ''Fall of Cybertron''. However, the Autobots send several Titans into battle in this game, so he really should not have been confused to see one. This isn't as major as the points above, however, as he could have assumed the Autobots had none left. Plus, he was an arm at the time.

===Trivia===
* ''Rise of the Dark Spark'' marks a [[PlayStation]] 4 milestone by being the very first game to support the PlayStation Store pre-loading feature introduced in the console's 1.70 update.<ref>[http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/06/18/pre-order-pre-load-upcoming-ps4-games/ PlayStation Blog: Pre-Order, Pre-Load Upcoming PS4 Games]
* As a shout-out, some of the playable characters quote their G1 bios, notably Shockwave chiding Starscream with, "Clarity of thought before rashness of action." and Blast Off telling Swindle, "I destroy Autobots by choice, not command."
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===Foreign names===
*''Italian:'' '''''Transformers: The Dark Spark'''''

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj-lD5gthQ8 Announcement trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMfLEbUqGyQ G1 Optimus Prime trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0azQrLC07OI Bumblebee trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKT6KeuEGi0 Gameplay trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bae87EGy-1E Bruticus trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMZn4uBsOAY Grimlock trailer]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=288YItFXPfI Gampelay trailer - Escalation]

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Sunstreaker (Prime)

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:''Sunstreaker is an Autobot from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''
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==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
{{comingsoon|when=January 2014}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

[[Category:Prime Autobots]]

Mixmaster (disambiguation)

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Orionpaxg1:

The name '''Mixmaster''' has been applied to multiple cement-mixer Transformers:

{{disamb|y=1985|[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]], the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]].}}
{{disamb|y=2003|[[Mixmaster (Micromaster)|Mixmaster]], the [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster|Micromaster]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2007|[[Mixmaster (Movie)|Mixmaster]], the drone-unit type from the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie franchise]].}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]], the [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicon]] from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2009|[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]], the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2009|[[Mixmaster (SG)|Mixmaster]], the heroic Decepticon medic from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2013|[[Mixmaster (Kre-O)|Mixmaster]], the Constructicon from the brick-based world of [[Kre-O]].}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Mixmaster (Prime)|Mixmaster]], the Decepticon [[Constructicon (WFC)|Constructicon]] from ''[[Aligned continuity family]]''.}}

Mixmaster should not be confused with:

*[[Quickmix (disambiguation)|Quickmix]], a name given to various cement-mixer Transformers.
*[[Heavy Load (Universe)|Heavy Load]], the Decepticon cement mixer from the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' Classic Series.

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Hook (disambiguation)

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Orionpaxg1:

The name '''Hook''' has been applied to several Transformers characters.

{{disamb|y=1985|[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] crane from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]].}}
{{disamb|y=1990|[[Hook, Line, and Sinker|Hook]] the herald of [[Unicron]] and companion of Line and Sinker from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic book]].}}
{{disamb|y=1998|[[Subsector Hooks]] the area on [[Earth]] in the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|[[Astro-Hook]] the [[Mini-Con]] construction vehicle from ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Hook (SG)|Hook]] the heroic Decepticon from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2010|[[Hook (ROTF)|Hook]] the Constructicon from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|Decepticon [[Hook (Kre-O)|Hook]], the Decepticon [[Micro-Changer]] [[Kreon]] from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Hook (Prime)|Hook]] the Decepticon [[Constructicon (WFC)|Constructicon]] from ''[[Aligned continuity family]]''.}}

Hook is also the Japanese name for ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]].

Hook should not be confused with...

*[[Hightower (disambiguation)|Hightower]], the default name for crane-formers after [[Hasbro]] lost its [[Trademark]] on "Hook".
*[[Gren]] the [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] crane from ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster|Micromaster]]'', whose name comes from the Japanese name of the Constructicon Hook.
*[[Wideload (Energon)|Wideload]] the Decepticon [[Construction Team]] crane from ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', whose Japanese name is also "Gren".

{{disambig}}

Hook (disambiguation)

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Orionpaxg1:

The name '''Hook''' has been applied to several Transformers characters.

{{disamb|y=1985|[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] crane from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]].}}
{{disamb|y=1990|[[Hook, Line, and Sinker|Hook]] the herald of [[Unicron]] and companion of Line and Sinker from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic book]].}}
{{disamb|y=1998|[[Subsector Hooks]] the area on [[Earth]] in the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]].}}
{{disamb|y=2007|[[Astro-Hook]] the [[Mini-Con]] construction vehicle from ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Hook (SG)|Hook]] the heroic Decepticon from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2010|[[Hook (ROTF)|Hook]] the Constructicon from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|Decepticon [[Hook (Kre-O)|Hook]], the Decepticon [[Micro-Changer]] [[Kreon]] from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Hook (Prime)|Hook]], the Decepticon [[Constructicon (WFC)|Constructicon]] from ''[[Aligned continuity family]]''.}}

Hook is also the Japanese name for ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' [[Longarm (Armada)|Longarm]].

Hook should not be confused with...

*[[Hightower (disambiguation)|Hightower]], the default name for crane-formers after [[Hasbro]] lost its [[Trademark]] on "Hook".
*[[Gren]] the [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] crane from ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster|Micromaster]]'', whose name comes from the Japanese name of the Constructicon Hook.
*[[Wideload (Energon)|Wideload]] the Decepticon [[Construction Team]] crane from ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'', whose Japanese name is also "Gren".

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Scavenger (disambiguation)

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Orionpaxg1:

The name '''Scavenger''' has been applied to several Transformers characters.

{{disamb|y=[[1985]]|[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] power shovel from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1998]]|[[Scavenger (BW)|Scavenger]] the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Transmetal]] fire ant from ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2000]]|[[Scavenger (BM)|Scavenger]] the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] "destruction drone" from ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2002]]|[[Scavenger (RID)|Scavenger]] the [[Autobot]] Cybertronic-power-shovel-like thing from ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2003]]|[[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] the Autobot front-end loader from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2003|[[Scavenger (Micromaster)|Scavenger]] the [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] power shovel from ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster|Micromaster]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2004]]|[[Scavenger (Universe Micromaster)|Scavenger]] the [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicon]] Micromaster power shovel from the 2003 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]'' franchise.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2005]]|Scavenger the Japanese name for ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Steamhammer (Energon)|Steamhammer]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2006]]|[[Scavenger (Universe Ultra)|Scavenger]] the Decepticon not-Micromaster, not-necessarily-Constructicon power shovel also from the 2003 ''Universe'' franchise.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Scavenger (TransTech)|Scavenger]] the [[Transcendent Technomorph]] from [[Axiom Nexus]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|[[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger]] the red earth-mover shovel crane [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2009|[[Scavenger (Universe 2008)|Scavenger]] the Decepticon [[Mini-Con]] wolf from the 2008 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' franchise.}}
{{disamb|y=2009|[[Scavenger (SG)|Scavenger]] the heroic Decepticon medic from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2012]]|The [[Scavenger (group)|Scavengers]]; [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] (leader), [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]], [[Flywheels]], [[Misfire]], [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] and [[Fulcrum (G1)|Fulcrum]].
**Also, "Scavengers", the two-part arc in ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' #7, "[[Rules of Disengagement]]", and #8, "[[Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?]]" that introduced the group}}
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Scavenger (Kre-O)|Scavenger]] the Decepticon [[Kreon]] from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Scavenger (Prime)|Scavenger]], the Decepticon [[Constructicon (WFC)|Constructicon]] from ''[[Aligned continuity family]]''.}}

Scavenger should not be confused with...

*[[Grimlock (RID)|Grimlock]], the [[Autobot]] steam shovel and limb-unit to [[Landfill (RID)|Landfill]] from ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]''.
*[[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], the ''other'' Predacon fire ant from ''Beast Wars''.
*[[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]], the ''other'' (sometimes) red earth-mover shovel-crane Constructicon from ''Revenge of the Fallen''.

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Bonecrusher (disambiguation)

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Orionpaxg1:

[[Image:Buffalo-dump motorworld concept.jpg|right|230px|thumb|The name "Bonecrusher" is commonly applied to heavy-duty construction transport vehicles or buffalo, or something in-between. Amusingly, Hasbro once produced a concept sketch for a [[Buffalo Dump|buffalo/construction-vehicle hybrid.]]]]
The name '''Bonecrusher''' has been applied to several Transformers characters.

{{disamb|y=1985|[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] bulldozer from [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]].}}
{{disamb|y=1997|[[Bonecrusher (BW)|Bonecrusher]] the [[Maximal]] bison from ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2002|[[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bonecrusher]] the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team|Land Military Team]] [[Mini-Con]] missile truck from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2003|[[Bonecrusher (Micromaster)|Bonecrusher]] the [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] bulldozer from ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster|Micromaster]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2004|[[Bonecrusher (Energon)|Bonecrusher]] the Decepticon [[Construction Team]] front-end loader from ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2004|[[Bonecrusher (Universe Micromaster)|Bonecrusher]] the [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicon]] Micromaster bulldozer from ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2006|[[Bonecrusher (Universe Ultra)|Bonecrusher]] the Decepticon not-Micromaster, not-necessarily-Constructicon bulldozer also from ''Universe''.}}
{{disamb|y=2007|[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] the Decepticon Buffalo mine protected vehicle from the [[live-action film series]].}}
{{disamb|y=2009|[[Bonecrusher (dog)|Bonecrusher]] the lovable Mastiff belonging to [[Mikaela Banes]], often called simply "Boney".}}
{{disamb|y=2010|[[Bonecrusher (ROTF Constructicon)|Bonecrusher]] the Constructicon from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2013|[[Bonecrusher (Kre-O)|Bonecrusher]] the Constructicon from the brick-based world of [[Kre-O]].}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Bonecrusher (Prime)|Bonecrusher]], the Decepticon [[Constructicon (WFC)|Constructicon]] from ''[[Aligned continuity family]]''.}}

'''Bonecrusher''' should not be confused with:

*The unnamed [[Buffalo MPV Decepticon]] from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.
*[[Crush-Bull]] the [[Autobot]] Micromaster bulldozer from Generation 1.
*[[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] the Decepticon [[Action Master]] from Generation 1.
*[[Skullcruncher]] the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] alligator from Generation 1.
*[[Autocrasher|Autocrusher]] the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] payloader from ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars II]]''.
*[[Sparkcrusher]] the Decepticon H-tank from Revenge of the Fallen.

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Scrapper (disambiguation)

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Orionpaxg1:

The name '''Scrapper''' has been applied to several Transformers characters and concepts.

{{disamb|y=1985|[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]], the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] front-end loader from ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2003|[[Scrapper (Micromaster)|Scrapper]], the [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] front-end loader from ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster|Micromaster]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2007|[[Scrapper (Movie)|Scrapper]], the forklift drone-unit type from the [[Transformers (film)|live-action movie]] continuity.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]], the [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicon]] power shovel from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Scrapper (SG)|Scrapper]], the heroic Decepticon front-end loader from the "[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]" universe.}}
{{disamb|y=2009|[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]], the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] front-end loader from ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2010|"[[Scrapper (issue)|Scrapper]]", issue 8 in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2012|[[Scrapper (Kre-O)|Scrapper]], the Decepticon [[Kreon]] front-end loader from ''[[Kre-O]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2014|[[Scrapper (Prime)|Scrapper]], the Decepticon [[Constructicon (WFC)|Constructicon]] from ''[[Aligned continuity family]]''.}}

"Scrapper" is also the Japanese name for [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]] [[Sledge (Energon)|Sledge]].

Scrapper should not be confused with...

*[[Scrapmetal (disambiguation)|Scrapmetal]].
*[[Scrap Iron (disambiguation)|Scrap Iron]].
*[[Buckethead]] the [[Constructicon (Universe)|Constructicon]] Micromaster front-end loader from ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|Universe]]''.

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Neutronia

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'''Neutronia''' was one of the [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] colonies during the [[Golden Age]] it was one of the many planets to be hit by the [[Rust Plague]].

==Fiction==
===Covenant of Primus===
[[Mercury (COP)|Mercury]] led the [[Mutacon]]s from Neutronia when the Rust Plague claimed the planet{{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

[[Category:Prime planets]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron planets]]

Moonracer (COP)

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:''Moonracer is a Transformer from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

'''Moonracer''' is really good at sniping

==Fiction==
===''Covenant of Primus''===
Moonracer helped prevent crazy people from interrupting the lighting of the well of [[Archon]]
{{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus}}

[[Category:Aligned Transformers]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]

Constructicon (WFC)

2014-06-20T14:55:36Z

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{{disambig3|Constructicon}}
:''The Constructicons are a [[Decepticon]] [[subgroup]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

Originating from Cybertron's [[caste system|middle castes]], the '''Constructicons''' joined the Decepticons and became the basis for [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s greatest [[combiner]], [[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]].

Members include
*[[Scrapper (Prime)|Scrapper]]
*[[Mixmaster (Prime)|Mixmaster]]
*[[Hook (Prime)|Hook]]
*[[Long]]
*[[Scavenger (Prime)|Scavenger]]
*[[Frontloader]]
*[[Bonecrusher (Prime)|Bonecrusher]]

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
The Constructicons emerged before the war with the [[Autobot]]s and [[Autobot High Council|High Councilor]] [[Drivetrain (WFC)|Drivetrain]] was considered their patriarch. They were generally larger than [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s [[gladiatorial combat|gladiators]], which was why he chose not to bring them with him when he tried to access [[Teletraan-1]], as the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]-[[Kalis]] energy line would be unable to fit them. During the civil war, the Constructicons combined into Devastator and ravaged [[Crystal City]] and [[Tagan Heights]], and separately attacked [[Praxus]] with [[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus Maximus]]. Two Devastators pursued Autobot [[Mini-Con]] saboteurs through Tagan. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

===''Prime'' cartoon===
While [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] and [[Jack Darby (Prime)|Jack]] were attempting to find a vehicle mode for the newly-arrived Autobot, Jack suggested a cement mixer be said vehicle mode. Smokescreen showed distaste in the idea, asking if he looked like a Constructicon to Jack. {{storylink|New Recruit}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
The Constructicons were instructed by [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] to build giant golden statues of him to himself as the new Decepticon ruler. The [[Combaticon (WFC)|Combaticons]] were more than happy to topple them following the resurrection of [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron}}

==Notes==
*The presence of enough Constructicons to form more than one Devastator echoes the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s.

[[Category:Combiner teams]]
[[Category:Constructicons| (WFC)]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Fall of Cybertron subgroups]]
[[Category:Prime subgroups]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron subgroups]]

Devastator (WFC)

2014-06-20T14:53:56Z

Orionpaxg1:

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{{disambig3|Devastator}}

:''Devastators are [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]]s from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:AlignedDevastatorCOP.jpg|thumb|350px|]]

'''Devastators''' are enormous combiners formed by several [[Constructicon (Prime)|Constructicon]]s. Named after the [[Devastator Winds]], they were the result of numerous experiments on combination by [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], creating a powerful beast whose intelligence was less than the sum of its parts.

Normally they are composed of the several robots including...
*[[Scrapper (Prime)|Scrapper]]
*[[Mixmaster (Prime)|Mixmaster]]
*[[Hook (Prime)|Hook]]
*[[Long]]
*[[Scavenger (Prime)|Scavenger]]
*[[Frontloader]]
*[[Bonecrusher (Prime)|Bonecrusher]]

==Fiction==
===''Exodus''===
A Devastator first appeared in the fifth battle of the war with the [[Autobot]]s, destroying the wall of [[Crystal City]]. Another Devastator reappeared to fight for supremacy over the [[Tagan Heights]] with the [[Wrecker]]s and then the Autobots' own combiner [[Defensor (Prime)|Defensor]]. Two Devastators chased a pair of Autobot [[Mini-Con|Minicon]] saboteurs, inadvertently destroying the research facilities that had helped create the Autobot combiner. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

===''The Covenant of Primus''===
{{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

==Notes==
*Unlike many ''Exodus'' characters, Devastator is based more heavily off of his ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' counterpart than the [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]] character. This is clear in there being multiples of the Constructicons, and the reference to the Devastator Winds.
*Devastator is five times smaller than [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]].

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]

Frontloader

2014-06-20T14:48:07Z

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:''Frontloader is an [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

'''Frontloader''' is a [[Constructicon (WFC)|Constructicon]], he can combine with his fellow members to form [[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]]

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
{{comingsoon|when=January 2014}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Constructicons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]

Long

2014-06-20T14:47:00Z

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:''Long is an [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

'''Long''' is a [[Constructicon (WFC)|Constructicon]], he has the ability to combine with his fellow members to form [[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]]

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
{{comingsoon|when=January 2014}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

==Notes==
Long has had the word Haul taken out of his name whether this is intentional or a naming error is unknown.

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Constructicons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]

Mixmaster (Prime)

2014-06-20T14:36:24Z

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:''Mixmaster is an [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

'''Mixmaster ''' is a [[Constructicon (WFC)|Constructicon]], he has the power to combine with his fellow Constructicons to form [[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]]

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
{{comingsoon|when=January 2014}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Constructicons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]

Hook (Prime)

2014-06-20T14:35:19Z

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{{disambig3|Hook}}
:''Hook is an [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

'''Hook''' is a [[Constructicon (WFC)|Constructicon]], he has the ability to combine with his fellow members to form [[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]]

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
{{comingsoon|when=January 2014}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Constructicons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]

Scrapper (Prime)

2014-06-20T14:33:08Z

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:''Scrapper is an [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

'''Scrapper''' is a [[Constructicon (WFC)|Constructicon]], he can combine with his fellow members to form [[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]], serving as the head

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
{{comingsoon|when=January 2014}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Constructicons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]

Bonecrusher (Prime)

2014-06-20T14:30:47Z

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:''Bonecrusher is an [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

'''Bonecrusher''' is a [[Constructicon (WFC)|Constructicon]], he has the ability to combine with his fellow members to form [[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]]

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
{{comingsoon|when=January 2014}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Constructicons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]

Scavenger (Prime)

2014-06-20T14:29:24Z

Orionpaxg1:

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{{disambig3|Scavenger}}
:''Scavenger is an [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

'''Scavenger''' is a [[Constructicon (WFC)|Constructicon]], he can combine with his fellow members to form [[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]]

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
{{comingsoon|when=January 2014}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Constructicons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]

Scavenger (Prime)

2014-06-20T14:28:56Z

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:''Scavenger is an [[Decepticon]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

'''Scavenger''' is [[Constructicon (WFC)|Constructicons]], he can combine with his fellow members to form [[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]]

==Fiction==
===Aligned novels===
{{comingsoon|when=January 2014}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Constructicons]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Decepticons]]

Transformers: Prime (cartoon)

2014-06-12T22:00:45Z

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{{Nav-Prime}}

[[Image:TransformersPrimePremierePoster.jpg|thumb|300px|We finally have toys... we think.]]
[[Image:Beasthunters-logo1.png|300px|right]]
'''''Transformers: Prime''''' is a multiple Daytime Emmy Award-winning [[computer-generated imagery|computer-animated]] television series that premiered on [[Hub Network|The Hub]] on [[November 26]], [[2010]] with a five-part mini-series, which was followed by a season of another 21 episodes beginning on [[February 11]], [[2011]]. Season 2 began screening [[February 18]], [[2012]], and a third season of thirteen episodes with the subtitle ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' began screening on [[March 22]], [[2013]]. ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'', a TV movie, concluded the show on [[October 4]], 2013.

The Canadian broadcast of the series has been undertaken by Corus Entertainment, and the show is currently airing on Teletoon.<ref>[http://www.cartoonbrew.com/biz/hasbro-studios-and-corus-entertainments-kids-networks-reach-broad-animation-and-live-action-programming-agreement.html Hasbro Studios and Corus Entertainment’s Kids Networks Reach Broad Animation and Live-Action Programming Agreement]</ref>

The series premiered in the UK on [[September 5]], 2011 on [[Cartoon Network]]'s "[[Action Heroes]]" block. It began airing in Japan on [[April 7]], 2012 on [[TV Aichi]].

A follow-up series called [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise]] will begin in 2015, with [[Will Friedle]] reprising the role of [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Darren Criss]], [[Constance Zimmer]] and [[Ted McGinley]] joining the cast.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/new-transformers-cartoon-revealed-first-look-at-bumblebee-179502/ TFW2005: New Transformers Cartoon Revealed - First Look at Bumblebee (press release)]</ref>

==Story==
[[Team Prime]] lives on [[Earth]], three years after their last confrontation with [[Decepticon]]s. [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot Central Command]] is located in a converted [[missile]] silo in [[Nevada]] provided by the [[United States of America|United States]] government, with special agent [[William Fowler]] acting as their liaison. However, the presence of [[Transformer]]s on Earth is not generally known among the civilian population.

When the Decepticons resurface, the Autobots take three teenage witnesses, [[Jack Darby (Prime)|Jack Darby]], [[Miko Nakadai (Prime)|Miko Nakadai]] and [[Raf Esquivel]] under their protection. [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] returns having discovered [[Dark Energon]], which grants him the power to resurrect the dead, but is injured, with [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] taking command in his absence. After Megatron's revival, Starscream flees after repeatedly showing he is unable to prove his loyalty to the [[Decepticon leader]].

The Autobots and Decepticons eventually make the startling discovery that Earth is in fact the body of [[Unicron]], forcing them to ally and prevent his consciousness from reasserting control over the planet. [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] unleashes the [[Matrix of Leadership]], but at the cost of losing his memory, thereby allowing Megatron to manipulate him into joining the Decepticons' ranks. By using information from [[Vector Sigma]] downloaded to the [[Key to Vector Sigma|Key]], Jack restores Optimus's memory.

The Autobots also contend with the human terrorist organization, [[MECH]], headed by former military operative Leland Bishop, aka [[Silas]], who targets the Cybertronians for their technology, capturing [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]], [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and Starscream for parts, and building a [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|doppelgänger]] controlled by Silas. In the ensuing confrontation, Silas is fatally injured, forcing MECH to graft him into Breakdown. With this new body, Silas destroys his own organization and attempts to join the Decepticons, only to become [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]'s new dissection study.

The Autobots and Decepticons' struggle becomes a competition for Cybertronian artifacts strewn across the planet, which turn out to have been placed there by [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], who foresaw the Autobots coming to Earth. Trion also orders them to find the [[Omega Key]]s, which will activate the [[Omega Lock]] and restore Cybertron. Though the keys are successfully gathered, Megatron gains possession of them and attempts to use the Omega Lock to [[Eco-structuring|cyberform]] Earth, forcing Optimus to destroy the Lock to save Earth.

Megatron responds by destroying the Autobot base, and Optimus is mortally wounded staying behind to ensure everyone else escapes through the [[GroundBridge]]. From his newly-erected fortress [[Darkmount (Earth)|Darkmount]], Megatron reestablishes contact with [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], learning the scientist has cloned a [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]] for the intent of hunting down the Autobots. The Autobots regroup following [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]'s arrival, while [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] restores Optimus with the [[Forge of Solus Prime]].

After destroying Darkmount, the status quo is restored, with the Autobots based at a [[Unit:E]] [[Hangar E|facility]], while the Decepticons retreat to orbit Earth in the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' once more. The Autobots learn of Project Predacon and race the Decepticons for the location of Predacon fossils, to prevent Shockwave from cloning more of the beasts. Ultimately, Megatron manipulates the Autobots into destroying the project when he discovers [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] is intelligent, and therefore a potential power rival. Instead, he turns his attentions to rebuilding the Omega Lock.

After the Decepticons kidnap [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] to help in their plan, the Autobots assault the ''Nemesis'' and capture the ship, killing Megatron before he can use the Omega Lock to cyberform Earth. The Autobots use the Omega Lock to restore Cybertron and settle back on their home world. The new peace doesn't last, as Cybertron's revival reawakens the slumbering Unicron, who takes Megatron's lifeless body as his own and seeks to destroy Primus. As Optimus retrieves the [[AllSpark]], Autobots, Decepticons and Predacons unite under Bumblebee and Predaking to face the Chaos Bringer in defense of their home. Optimus sacrifices himself to seal away Unicron and restore the AllSpark to its rightful place, while Megatron disbands the Decepticons.

==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
;Main Cast
* [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
* [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] ([[Sumalee Montano]])
* [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])
* [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] ([[Jeffrey Combs]])
* [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] ([[Frank Welker]]<ref>''Frank Welker records actual words written for Bumblebee which are later replaced with sound effects.'' -- Revealed in "The Autobits Edition" of [[Darkmount, NV|episode 53]].</ref>/[[Will Friedle]])
* [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] ([[James Horan]])
* [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] ([[Nolan North]])
* [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] ([[Michael Ironside]])

;Others
* [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]] ([[George Takei]])
* [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]] ([[Dwayne Johnson]]/[[Billy Brown]]/[[Frank Welker]])
* [[Tailgate (Prime)|Tailgate]] ([[Josh Keaton]])

|c2=
;Main Cast
*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] ([[Frank Welker]])
:*[[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] ([[Daran Norris]])
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] ([[David Sobolov]])
*[[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] ([[Gina Torres]])
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] ([[Adam Baldwin]])
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] ([[Tony Todd]])

;Others
*[[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] ([[Richard Green]]/[[Frank Welker]])
*[[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])

;Troopers
*[[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (Various)
*[[Decepticon Miner]]s ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])
*[[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] (Various)
**[[Hardshell (Prime)|Hardshell]] ([[David Kaye]])
**[[Bombshock (Prime)|Bombshock]] ([[Steve Blum]])

|c3=
;Main Cast
* [[Jack Darby (Prime)|Jack Darby]] ([[Josh Keaton]])
* [[Miko Nakadai (Prime)|Miko Nakadai]] ([[Tania Gunadi]])
* [[Raf Esquivel]] ([[Andy Pessoa]])
* [[William Fowler]] ([[Ernie Hudson]])

;Others
* [[Silas]] ([[Clancy Brown]])
* [[June Darby]] ([[Markie Post]])
* [[Sierra]] ([[Alexandra Krosney]])
* [[Vince]] ([[Brad Raider]])
* [[Bryce|General Bryce]] ([[Robert Forster]])
* [[Vogel]] ([[John DiMaggio]])

|c4=
* [[Unicron]] ([[John Noble]])
* [[Nemesis Prime (Prime)|Nemesis Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]]/[[Clancy Brown]])
* [[Trypticon (WFC)|''Nemesis'']] ([[Kevin Michael Richardson]])
* [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcons]] ([[Frank Welker]])

|h5=[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]|c5=
*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]] ([[Peter Mensah]])
*[[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]] ([[Steve Blum]])
*[[Skylynx]] ([[Nolan North]])
|nonumbering=true}}

==Episodes==
{{see|List of Prime episodes}}
===Season 1===
{{collist|3|
#[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]
#[[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]
#[[Darkness Rising, Part 3]]
#[[Darkness Rising, Part 4]]
#[[Darkness Rising, Part 5]]
#[[Masters & Students]]
#[[Scrapheap (episode)|Scrapheap]]
#[[Con Job]]
#[[Convoy (episode)|Convoy]]
#[[Deus ex Machina]]
#[[Speed Metal]]
#[[Predatory]]
#[[Sick Mind]]
#[[Out of His Head]]
#[[Shadowzone (episode)|Shadowzone]]
#[[Operation: Breakdown]]
#[[Crisscross]]
#[[Metal Attraction]]
#[[Rock Bottom]]
#[[Partners]]
#[[T.M.I.]]
#[[Stronger, Faster]]
#[[One Shall Fall]]
#[[One Shall Rise, Part 1]]
#[[One Shall Rise, Part 2]]
#[[One Shall Rise, Part 3]]
}}

===Season 2===
{{collist|3|
#[[Orion Pax, Part 1]]
#[[Orion Pax, Part 2]]
#[[Orion Pax, Part 3]]
#[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 1]]
#[[Operation Bumblebee, Part 2]]
#[[Loose Cannons]]
#[[Crossfire]]
#[[Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime]]
#[[Grill]]
#[[Armada (episode)|Armada]]
#[[Flying Mind]]
#[[Tunnel Vision]]
#[[Triangulation]]
#[[Triage (episode)|Triage]]
#[[Toxicity]]
#[[Hurt]]
#[[Out of the Past]]
#[[New Recruit]]
#[[The Human Factor]]
#[[Legacy]]
#[[Alpha/Omega]]
#[[Hard Knocks]]
#[[Inside Job]]
#[[Patch (episode)|Patch]]
#[[Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration]]
#[[Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour]]
}}

===Season 3: Beast Hunters===
{{collist|3|
#[[Darkmount, NV]]
#[[Scattered]]
#[[Prey (episode)|Prey]]
#[[Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion]]
#[[Project Predacon]]
#[[Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command]]
#[[Plus One]]
#[[Thirst]]
#[[Evolution]]
#[[Minus One]]
#[[Persuasion]]
#[[Synthesis]]
#[[Deadlock]]
}}
===TV movie===
*[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]

==Production==
[[Image:TFP montage poster.jpg|thumb|GET OFF MY FACE!!!]]
After the [[live-action film series]], screenwriters [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]] signed to become show runners with [[Jeff Kline]] and [[Duane Capizzi]] of The Hub's ''Transformers'' cartoon, explaining the TV show would not have the constraints of a two-hour film in delving into the mythology.<ref name="botcon2011">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2011-transformers-prime-panel-172315/ TFW coverage of Hasbro Studios panel at BotCon 2011]</ref> (Orci's employees [[Steven Puri]] and [[Mandy Safavi]] were also credited as producers.)<ref name="castcrewlist">[http://tformers.com/transformers-exclusive-transformers-prime-voice-cast-revealed-which-includes-the-rock/14278/news.html TFormers cast and crew announcement] including Dwayne Johnson exclusive.</ref> The show runners were given the "[[Binder of Revelation]]", a near 400-page [[production bible]] that [[Hasbro]] had been working on since the movies, that combined elements of the most popular [[continuity|continuities]].<ref>[http://collider.com/roberto-orci-jeff-kline-interview-transformers-prime/75039/ Collider transcript]</ref> The show's title was based on the desire to create a master continuity and a literal [[Wikipedia:Earth Prime|Prime continuity]].<ref name="botcon2011"/> Whereas the movies were about a [[Sam Witwicky|boy]] and his [[Bumblebee (Movie)|car]], the dynamic between the kids and the robots on the show was meant to be more like ''[[Wikipedia:The Iron Giant|The Iron Giant]]''.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21Pb3MeUDdY Roundtable interview with ''Prime'' staff at BotCon 2011]</ref>

The writing staff was headed by Capizzi, with [[Marsha Griffin]] as the story editor. The staff consists of [[Nicole Dubuc]], [[Joseph Kuhr]] and [[Steven Melching]]. Kline said they wanted the show to be very cinematic, with tension, suspense and danger (as marked by Cliffjumper's death in the pilot) as children are more media savvy than they were in the past. Regardless, they had to be considerate as the show still had a broad audience.<ref>[http://parrygamepreserve.com/newsDetail.php?jID=1642 PGP January 2011 Q&A]</ref> As part of the [[aligned continuity family]] with ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)| War for Cybertron]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]'', the producers strove to maintain many of the common elements (eg. Optimus and Megatron's past friendship, Dark Energon's origins as [[Unicron]]'s blood, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] sharing his film counterpart's backstory), but were allowed contradictions if it served the storytelling. By using the mammoth story bible, the writers could plan events years in advance. The large number of episodes per season meant they could pace and establish characters during season 1 slowly, while saving the more momentous, less stand alone episodes that delved into the backstory for season 2. Some of the plot ideas (namely the [[Terrorcon (Prime)|zombie robots]]) were based on stories they came up with when playing with the [[The Transformers (toyline)|toys]] as kids.<ref name="botcon2011"/> [[Bob Skir]] has written some episodes.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/9248/20/ Allspark.com coverage of Shout and Hasbro's "Evolution of Transformers Animation" panel at 2011's Comic-Con.]</ref>

Designers include [[Christophe Vacher]] (colors), [[Vince Toyama]] and [[Jevon Bue]] (backgrounds) and [[Jose Lopez]] (lead character designer). Vacher wanted to do something different from traditional animation and saw something edgy about ''Prime''.<ref name="botcon2011"/> According to [[Ken Christiansen]], the show's characters were formed by [[Hasbro Studios]] hiring freelance conceptual artists like himself. The submitted artwork was given Lopez's staff to be examined, and they incorporated the ideas they liked best.<ref>[http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/me-and-transformers-prime.html August 2010 blog post by Ken Christiansen]</ref> Other concept artists include [[Augusto Barranco]] and [[Walter Gatus]].

Supervising director [[Dave Hartman]] headed a team including [[Todd Waterman]], [[Shaunt Nigoghossian]], [[Vinton Heuck]] and [[Kirk Van Wormer]]. [[Polygon Pictures]] provided the [[computer-generated imagery|CG animation]], for which [[Digitalscape]] performed a recruitment drive for before the show began production.<ref>[http://www.dsp.co.jp/pr/contents/000178.html Announcement on Digitalscape, also asking for job applicants.]</ref> Lopez said the animation would be a "groundbreaking mix of 2D animation and CGI".<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/san-diego-comic-con-33/jose-lopez-breaks-the-silence-talks-about-transformers-prime-at-san-diego-comic-con-2010-170217/ Jose Lopez speaks about Prime's animation style]</ref> Each character has three CG models: the robot mode, their alternate mode, and one for the transformation.<ref>[http://www.cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?t=29224 Cybertron.ca January 2011 Q&A]</ref> Lopez said the designs were personality driven, and that the 3D animation allowed them to go "crazy" with the transformation schemes. In contrast, the characters were given realistic textures,<ref>[http://www.asmzine.com/geekly-rewind/2011/02/07/hasbro-transformers-qa-bonus-round-answer/ ASM Geekly Rewind January 2011 Q&A]</ref> and are subject to battle damage during episodes.<ref name="botcon">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/botcon-2010-transformers-prime-panel-coverage-170054/ Botcon 2010 Transformers Prime Panel Coverage]</ref> A show on the level of ''Prime'' would take two years to produce, but the animators only had ten months. Five episodes are animated at a time (hence the monthly gaps during the first season).<ref name="botcon2011"/>

The staff had three years of story planned, but while writing it became clear that the escalating storylines made it impossible to maintain self-contained episodes and they burned through those planned three years within the second season. The idea of incorporating Beasts into the third season was a late idea.<ref>[http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/10/25/transformers-prime-producer-talks-beasts-mythology-michael-bay/ ‘Transformers: Prime’ producer talks Beasts, mythology, Michael Bay]</ref>

[[Susan Blu]] was the casting director, but was replaced as voice director by [[Jamie Simone]] following a death in her family.<ref>[http://tformers.com/transformers-sdcc-2010-the-hub-transformers-panel-1st-looks-at-prime-designs/13975/news.html Tformers.com's coverage of the SDCC Transformers Prime panel, July 22, 2010.]</ref> [[Brian Tyler]] composed the show's [[theme song]] and background music. [[Matthew Margeson]] served as music arranger.

==Awards and nominations==
===2011 Daytime Emmy Awards===
*Outstanding Performer In An Animated Program - [[Peter Cullen]] as [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]
*Outstanding Directing In An Animated Program - [[Dave Hartman|David Hartman]], Supervising Director; [[Shaunt Nigoghossian]]; [[Todd Waterman]]; [[Vinton Heuck]]; [[Susan Blu]], Voice Director
*Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - [[Vince Toyama]], Background Designer '''(WINNER)'''
*Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - [[Christophe Vacher]], Colour Designer '''(WINNER)'''
*Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction And Composition - [[Brian Tyler]]
*Outstanding Writing In Animation - [[Duane Capizzi]], Writer/Producer; [[Steven Melching]]; [[Nicole Dubuc]]; [[Joseph Kuhr]]; [[Marsha Griffin]]

===2012 Daytime Emmy Awards===
*Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing (Animation) - Robbi Smith, Dialogue Editor, Robert Poole II, Sound Effects Editor, Roy Braverman, Foley Editor
*Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing (Animation) - Ray Leonard, Re-Recording Mixer, Mike Bieriger, Re-Recording Mixer
*Outstanding Special Class Animated Program - [[Roberto Orci]], [[Stephen J. Davis|Stephen Davis]], [[Shuzo Shiota]], [[Alex Kurtzman]], [[Jeff Kline]], [[Duane Capizzi]], [[Mandy Safavi]], [[Rafael Ruthchild]], [[Shinji Santoh]], [[Meiko Sato]], [[Therese Trujillo]] '''(WINNER)'''
*Outstanding Directing in an Animated Program - [[Dave Hartman|David Hartman]], [[Vinton Heuck]], [[Shaunt Nigoghossian]], [[Todd Waterman]], [[Jamie Simone]]
*Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - [[Christophe Vacher]] '''(WINNER)'''<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-prime-wins-one-daytime-emmy-award-also-nominated-in-four-other-categories/24811/ Hub Press Release for 2012 Daytime Emmy Nominations] </ref>

===2013 Daytime Emmy Awards===
*Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - [[Jason Park]], background design for "Orion Pax, Part 3". '''(WINNER)'''
*Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - [[Arato Kato]], character animation for "Hard Knocks". '''(WINNER)'''
*Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - [[Kirk Van Wormer]], storyboard art for "Nemesis Prime". '''(WINNER)'''

===2014 Daytime Emmy Awards===
*Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - [[Jose Lopez]], Character Design '''(WINNER)'''
*Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation - [[Yasuhiro Motoda]], Character Animator '''(WINNER)'''

==Japanese release==
[[Image:JapPrimeCartoonLogo01.jpg|center|300px|]]

'''''Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Prime''''' (超ロボット生命体トランスフォーマープライム ''Chō Robot Seimeitai Transformers Prime'') began airing in Japan on [[TV Tokyo]] affiliate [[TV Aichi]], beginning [[April 7]], 2012, with an 8am Saturday morning timeslot (the same channel and timeslot as the previous two ''Transformers'' cartoons to air in Japan). It ended its 52 episode run on [[March 30]], 2013.

To reflect Takara's unique marketing strategy for the toyline—the prominent gimmick of the non-show [[Arms Micron]]s—the series included CGI-animated cartoon shorts starring those little robots, called "[[Arms Micron Theater]]", at the end of every episode. The shorts centered around the Arms Microns maintaining an undercover presence amongst the Autobots, who are not even aware that their weapons are alive.

Another additional segment titled "[[From the Cybertron Satellite, Transformers Division]]", hosted by the popular J-pop idol group, [[Tokyo Girls' Style]], was also tacked onto each episode. These segments featured the idol girls interacting with [[Vector Sigma]] in order to relay important facts about the ''Transformers'' franchise to the audience. These facts usually involved promoting the newest toys and merchandise available as well as offering tutorials on how to transform the toys (much like the [[Otoboto family]] segments from ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers Animated]]'').

Due to the longer [[title sequence]] and end credits, as well as the two additional bonus segments, each episode had approximately three minutes of content removed for time constraints. Many of these edits were to reduce environment pans or establishing shots. However, as the show was reworked to appeal to a younger audience (as all Western ''Transformers'' cartoons are when localized for Japan), the violence during the fight sequences was edited for content.

Like all Japanese dubs of Western ''Transformers'' cartoons, transformation commands were added, such as shouting "Transform!" Additionally, whenever a character popped their weapon out of their hands/arms, they screamed "Arms Up!" Text was overlayed on the screen whenever a character first appeared in each episode, providing their name and function. In addition, promotional text for various ''Transformers''-specific campaigns from TakaraTomy scrolled by over the episode as things were happening, which could be kind of... distracting.

Like the dubs of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', ''Beast Wars Metals'', ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars Returns]]'' and ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'', the localization of ''Prime'' was headed up by [[Yoshikazu Iwanami]]. As is his way, Yoshikazu had the humor ratcheted up considerably. Self-aware, Fourth Wall-breaking jokes were added. An example occurs as early as the end of "[[Darkness Rising, Part 2]]", when the manipulator arm turns into a spider-like creature and starts crawling around. In the dub, Ratchet thinks he hears the audience telling him to watch his back, but brushes their concerns off as unimportant.

Characters were also fundamentally altered to be more humorously quirky. [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], for example, was changed into a female parody of [[Wikipedia:Pepe Le Pew|Pepe Le Pew]]; boy-crazy and single-mindedly amorous in her pursuit of [[Jack Darby (Prime)|Jack]]. As with Yoshikazu's previous efforts, adlibbing was utilized extensively to soften tension and suspense; the characters talk ''a lot''.

On [[August 12]], 2012, TV Tokyo aired the "[[Transformers Prime Perfect Transformation Late Night 2-Hour Special]]" hosted by [[Chisato Mori]], [[Nozomi Furuki]] and [[Yūki Tai]]. The special featured a recap of "[[Darkness Rising, Part 1]]" thru "[[Rock Bottom]]", brand new "From the Cybertron Satellite, Transformers Division" and "Arms Micron Theater" segments, various cast interviews and commentary, and a special comparison between the original English language version of "[[Predatory]]" and the radically different Japanese language version. <ref>http://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/toy/event/2012/tv-tokyo/ official TakaraTomy ad site for the TV special</ref>

The Japanese version of ''Prime'' only ran for 52 episodes (the first two seasons of the original English language version). "[[Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour]]" was edited and reworked to function as a series finale. This mainly involved rescripting the ending and cutting the cliffhanger so as to give the show a more ambiguously positive send off; Optimus Prime valiantly holding the line as Megatron looms over him in the Nemesis. The ''[[Beast Hunters]]'' era of the ''Prime'' franchise was rebranded by TakaraTomy as a new franchise, '''''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (franchise)|Triple Combination: Transformers Go!]]'''''. While the ''Beast Hunters'' toys were marketed and sold in Japan, it is currently unknown when or if the remaining 13 episodes of ''Prime'' and the ''[[Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising]]'' film will be released in Japan.

The [[theme song]]s are:
*OP 1: "[[FEELING]]" by [[BIGBANG]]
*ED 1: "[[I Believe in All]]" by [[CLUTCHO]]
*OP 2: "[[TRANSFORMERZ]]" by [[m-flo]]
*ED 2: "[[A Little Bit]]" by [[CLUTCHO]]
*OP 3: "TRANSFORMERZ (version 2.0)" by [[m-flo]]
*ED 3: "[[Discord (song)|Discord]]" by [[Tokyo Girls' Style]]

==Home video releases==
{{main|Transformers: Prime (cartoon)/home video}}
;United States
*''Transformers: Prime'' - Darkness Rising (2011)<ref>[http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Transformers-Prime-Darkness-Rising/15916 Press release: Transformers Prime - 'Darkness Rising', the Newest Program's Original 5-Part Mini-Series, Announced!]</ref>
*''Transformers: Prime'' - Includes 3 episodes (2011)<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/transformers-prime-39/special-transformers-prime-dvd-released-at-walmart-173588/ Transformers Prime DVD released at Walmart]</ref>
*''Transformers: Prime'' - Season One (2012)<ref>[http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Transformers-Prime-Season-1-Press-Release/16300]</ref>
*''Transformers: Prime'' - One Shall Stand (2012)<ref>http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Prime-One-Shall-Stand/dp/B007RMQ4H2</ref>
*''Transformers: Prime'' - Season Two (2012)
*''Transformers: Prime'' - Dawn of the Beast (2013)
*''Transformers: Prime'' - Season Three (2013)

;Germany
*''Transformers: Prime'' #1 - Die dunkle Macht erhebt sich (2012)
*''Transformers: Prime'' #2 - Meister und Schüler (2012)
*''Transformers: Prime'' #3 - Nur dieses eine Mal (2012)
*''Transformers: Prime'' #4 - Die vierte Dimension (2012)
*''Transformers: Prime'' #5 - Metallische Anziehung (2012)
*''Transformers: Prime'' #6 - Die Prophezeiung (2012)
*''Transformers: Prime'' Staffel 1 (2012)
*''Transformers: Prime'' #7 - Orion Pax (2013)
*''Transformers: Prime'' #8 - Der falsche Prime (2013)
*''Transformers: Prime'' #9 - Angriff auf Megatron (2013)
*''Transformers: Prime'' #10 - Bulkheads Mission (2013)
*''Transformers: Prime'' #11 - Die Omega-Schlüssel (2013)

;Australia
*''Transformers: Prime'' - Volume 1: Darkness Rising (2012)
*''Transformers: Prime'' - Volume 2: Unfamiliar Enemies (2012)
*''Transformers: Prime'' - Volume 3: Alien Threat (2012)
*''Transformers: Prime'' - Volume 4: Strength in Numbers (2012)
*''Transformers: Prime'' - Volume 5: One Shall Fall, One Shall Rise (2012)
*''Transformers: Prime'' - Season 2, Volume 1: Orion Pax (2013) <ref>http://www.madman.com.au/series/home/17523</ref>

==Soundtrack==
{{main|Transformers Prime: Music from the Animated Series}}

==Notes==
*Unlike most ''Transformers'' shows, episodes do not have an episode title card. Episode titles are from [[The Hub]] website.
*The series has also been advertised as '''''Transformers: Prime - The Animated Series'''''.
*The show was said to be "rightfully huge" at the [[BotCon 2010]] panel.<ref name="tformersbotcon10">[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=13779 BotCon 2010 - Hasbro Studios Panel - Bucket Head is Back!]</ref> Later, at the Hasbro designers' panel, the [[Thirteen|Thirteen original Transformers]] were described as being "rightfully huge".<ref>[http://tformers.com/article.php?sid=13797 BotCon 2010 Hasbro designers' panel.]</ref>
*Executive Producer [[Jeff Kline]] confirmed they have talked about producing a theatrical ''Prime'' film.<ref>[http://tformers.com/transformers-botcon-2011-transformers-prime-interview-with-executive-producer-jeff-kline/15863/news.html TFormers BotCon 2011 interview with Kline]</ref>
*With 65 episodes, ''Transformers: Prime'' is the second-longest run of any ''Transformers'' series after the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original series]] from the 1980s, which ran for 98 episodes.<ref>[http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/03/01/transformers-prime-cancelled-canceled-series-ending-with-season-3]</ref>

==Footnotes==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://www.hubnetwork.com/shows/transformers-prime Hub Network page]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3iKDbKQwKI&feature=related Behind the scenes video]

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[[File:Hasbrobible-OPrimedescription.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|Optimus Prime's depiction in Hasbro's brand bible at the center of the aligned continuity family.]]
The '''Aligned continuity family''' was launched in 2010 with the intention of being the foundation of most ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' projects for the decade to come.<ref name="decade">[[Hasbro Q&A/January 2011: Answers|TFWiki.net Hasbro Q&A, Jan. 2011]]</ref> Its core is the "[[Binder of Revelation]]",<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/botcon-2011-coverage-hasbro-intellectual-property-panel/21870/ Seibertron.com Botcon 2011 Coverage: Hasbro Intellectual Property Panel]</ref> a 354-page<ref>[http://www.figures.com/forums/news/13305-botcon-2011-hasbro-panel-report.html Figures.com recap of Hasbro BotCon 2011 panel]</ref> [[production bible|brand bible]] co-written by [[Aaron Archer]], [[Rik Alvarez]] and other Transformer experts from [[Hasbro]] and the [[fandom]], charting billions of years worth of history for the Transformers.<ref>''[[Transformers Vault]]''.</ref> The [[Continuity family|family]] currently comprises the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'', ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'', ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Prime]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (franchise)|Rescue Bots]]'' franchises,<ref name="aligned">[http://www.allspark.com/content/view/8189/20/ Hasbro continuity declaration]</ref> and it has some influence on [[Transformers Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] character portrayal.<ref name="newaligned">[http://www.tfviews.com/news/main/hasbro-q-and-a/1024 TFviews.com Hasbro Q&A, July 2010]</ref>

Hasbro has not given this family an official title. We have derived the name "Aligned" from Hasbro statements referring to this as a new "aligned continuity".<ref name="aligned" /><ref name="newaligned" /> Hasbro considered the whole continuity "a bit of an animal to define".<ref name="allspark2011botcon"/>

==Creative vision==
The Aligned venture appears to be Hasbro's attempt at synthesizing a grand unified [[continuity]] out of all of the previous lore. An expression of this can be seen in the Hall of Fame profiles, one of which was officially confirmed as being "based off of" Aligned continuity.<ref name="newaligned" /> That one and several others present each character as an amalgam of traits from disparate continuities, ranging from ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' to the [[Unicron Trilogy]] to the [[live-action film series]] and more (see [[#Hall of Fame profiles|below]]).

This is a significant departure from Hasbro's [[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|previous]] [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|forays]] into meta-continuity, which preserved the integrity of old timelines as separate, coexistent universes within a single [[multiverse]]. In that schema, the Aligned family would be simply one more [[universal stream]] added to the mix, beholden to preestablished concepts like [[Multiversal singularity|multiversal singularities]]. But when asked about how [[The Fallen|a certain singularity]] would relate to the new fiction, Hasbro replied, "Anything you know from past generations of the brand may or may not be factual in the new continuity."<ref name="fallen">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?s=&showtopic=74182&view=findpost&p=1675011 Allspark.com Hasbro Q&A, Nov. 2010]</ref> At [[BotCon 2011]], the multiverse was referred to as a "separate universe".<ref name="allspark2011botcon">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=79726 AllSpark.com live transcript of Archer and Alvarez's 2011 BotCon panel]</ref>

Where, exactly, this leaves the Aligned fiction in relation to the rest of the multiverse is unclear. [[Movie continuity|Other]] [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|contemporary]] [[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|fiction]] has continued to tell stories set in older universes, so it seems at least that Aligned material is not meant to supersede the continuities from which it draws.

==Continuities==
{{See also|Aligned timeline}}

Hasbro consistently refers to all Aligned fiction as one "continuity", and while different storylines may appear to contradict each other, "reasons for the confusion will be revealed".<ref name="decade" /> However, that ideal is hampered by the fact that various elements of the fiction have separate creative teams with distinct visions that sometimes conflict. For that reason, this wiki takes the more cautious route of calling it a "continuity family". The brand bible's description in ''Transformers Vault'' states it paints the Transformers history in broad strokes, so as to give creators the necessary flexibility when crafting their stories, a belief echoed by statements made at [[BotCon 2011]]: Archer spoke of a "squint test" where everything can be seen as one family of stories, where only fans would see differences.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2011-hasbro-story-building-panel-172316/ TFW coverage of Botcon 2011 Hasbro Story Building Panel]</ref> Branches of fiction include:

===Hall of Fame profiles===
In May of 2010, before any Aligned franchises had launched, Hasbro announced a "Transformers Hall of Fame" honoring characters and people associated with the ''Transformers'' brand. The spot for one inductee was put to a fan-vote: [[Transformers Hall of Fame#Nominees|Five character profiles]] were published on Hasbro.com, and users could cast a vote for one of them. Most of them were described with a combination of traits from various continuities; for example, [[Jazz (disambiguation)|Jazz]] is pictured in [[Jazz (G1)|his ''Generation 1'' form]] but described as a "[[Cyber-Ninja Corps|Cyber-Ninja]]" like [[Jazz (Animated)|his ''Animated'' incarnation]].<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Nominee-3.cfm Jazz's Hall of Fame profile]</ref> [[Soundwave (disambiguation)|Soundwave]], also looking like [[Soundwave (G1)|his ''Generation 1'' self]], is said to have a mysterious origin like [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|his ''Cybertron'' counterpart]], his partners are called "[[Mini-Con]]s" instead of "[[Mini-Cassette]]s", and he has [[Soundwave (ROTF)|his live-action movie incarnation]]'s vulnerability to simultaneous sonic booms.<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/news/TRANSFORMERS-HALL-OF-FAME-Nominee-1.cfm Soundwave's Hall of Fame profile]</ref> Later, a [[Hasbro Q&A]] answer stated that Jazz's entry is based on Aligned continuity.<ref name="newaligned" /> [[Jazz (WFC)|The character does appear in ''War for Cybertron'' fiction]], but with no particularly Cyber-Ninja-like attributes.

===''War for Cybertron'' and ''Fall of Cybertron'' video games===
Created by [[High Moon Studios]] under Game Director [[Matt Tieger]] with tie-in games by [[Next Level Games]] and [[Vicarious Visions]], [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|''War for Cybertron'']]'s aesthetics and characterizations are heavily based on [[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]; for example, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] speak words, despite both being quasi-mute in the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]]. Set in the ancient days of the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]ian war, the games' plot focuses on [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s quest to harness [[Dark Energon]], which ends up corrupting the planet itself and leaving it uninhabitable for millions of years. Those events overlap a large portion of the simultaneously-released ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]'' novel, but they [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)#Synopsis|differ in many details]]. Two years later, ''War for Cybertron'' was followed by its sequel, ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]''. Two years later still saw the release of ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark|Rise of the Dark Spark]]'', which crosses over with the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' cast.

===Novels===
Written by [[Alex Irvine]], ''[[Transformers: Exodus]]'' describes the beginning of the war and then, as mentioned above, covers the same ground as the ''War for Cybertron'' games with many differing details. (Hasbro did take a small stab at reconciliation by declaring [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s predecessor in the games, "Zeta Prime", and the one in the novel, "Sentinel Prime", to be the same individual, "[[Sentinel Zeta Prime]]".)<ref>[http://www.ripten.com/2010/06/26/creators-talk-transformers-war-for-cybertron-at-botcon-2010-panel-lbd416/ Ripten.com's coverage of the BotCon 2010 Activision panel]</ref> Irvine also wrote the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (comic)|''War for Cybertron'' comic]] and the apocryphal short story [[Bumblebee at Tyger Pax]], both set in the novel's pre-game period. The comic contains no major discrepancies, other than maintaining the "Sentinel Prime" name, but the short story features [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] losing his ability to speak words before the game events. ''[[Transformers: Exiles]]'' continues the saga immediately post-Cybertron, as ''Exodus'' ends shortly after the events of ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'', while ''[[Transformers: Retribution]]'' will continue to explore the gap between the ''Cybertron'' games and ''Prime'' series.

===''Generations'' toy bios===
[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)#Toys|A handful of toys]] were created directly from ''War for Cybertron'' designs and sold as part of the [[Transformers: Generations|''Generations'' toyline]]. While lacking the phrase "War for Cybertron" on their packaging, the release of the first wave was timed within days of the games and novel,<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=69812 Allspark.com toy-sighting forum reports]</ref> and their on-package [[bio]]s are basically in sync with that fiction as well. Megatron's, for example, focuses on his penchant for upgrading his body with "bleeding-edge" technology,<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/images/toys/files/127/cybertronian-megatron-011.jpg Cybertronian Megatron's on-package bio]</ref> which may be an allusion to his lustful utilization of Dark Energon. Bumblebee's says he was once a "chatterbox" but is now a "silent warrior",<ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/images/toys/files/127/wfc-bumblebee-009.jpg Cybertronian Bumblebee's on-package bio]</ref> which appears to be a bridge between his ''War for Cybertron'' and then-upcoming ''Prime'' portrayals; however, it's not strictly accurate because in ''Prime'' he can still vocalize, just [[R2-D2|not in words]]. Later Generations toys made from ''Fall of Cybertron'' designs WOULD feature the phrase "Fall of Cybertron."

===''Prime'' cartoon===
Overseen by the team of [[Jeff Kline]], [[Duane Capizzi]], [[Roberto Orci]] and [[Alex Kurtzman]], [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|this show]] is set on modern-day [[Earth]] with a unique aesthetic somewhere between the [[live-action film series]] and ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''. Released five months after ''War for Cybertron'', it also features Dark Energon as a primary plot element, but it seems to be a more mysterious substance with the added quality of being able to [[Terrorcon (Prime)|reanimate corpses]].<ref>[[Darkness Rising, Part 2|''Prime'' episode "Darkness Rising, Part 2"]]</ref> Also, strangely, Megatron is able to create an army of such creatures by crashing Dark Energon into the dead world of Cybertron,<ref>[[Darkness Rising, Part 2|''Prime'' episode "Darkness Rising, Part 5"]]</ref> despite the reason for the planet's demise in ''War for Cybertron'' being its complete infection with the stuff. It was stated at [[BotCon 2011]] that Dark Energon's nature differed because of the modern era of the show, as opposed to the ancient setting of the novel and games. The producers also iterated that while they strive to maintain continuity, ultimately leeway was allowed if it served the story.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2011-transformers-prime-panel-172315/ TFW coverage of Hasbro Studios panel at BotCon 2011]</ref>

A [[Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|prequel comic]] written by [[Mike Johnson]] shows events on Cybertron immediately before the cartoon, incorporating the ''Exodus'' notion of [[space bridge]]s being a lost art and Megatron's backstory as a [[Kaon]]ian miner. [[Titan Books|Titan Magazines]] also publishes a [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|magazine]] tied in to the cartoon.

An sequel sereis called [[Tranformers: Robots in Disguise]] will pick up where Transformers Prime left off.

===''Online'' and ''Universe'' online games===
Developed by [[NetDragon]] and [[Jagex]] for their respective Eastern and Western markets, the ''[[Transformers Online]]'' and ''[[Transformers Universe]]'' online games tie into ''Prime'' aesthetically and broaden the universe. Their continuities will presumably not tie into each other, however.

===''Prime'' game===
''[[Transformers: Prime - The Game]]'' was published by [[Activision Blizzard|Activision]] for Nintendo gaming systems. It was released on [[October 30]], [[2012]].

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon===
''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|Rescue Bots]]'' features a group of Autobots not ready to face the Decepticons. Instead, they are assigned to help a team of search & rescue workers on an island in Maine.

==Notes==
* Instead of giving this continuity family an official name, Hasbro has instead referred to it with brief descriptors such as "new aligned",<ref name="newaligned" /> "aligned",<ref name="aligned" /> "modern",<ref name="decade" /><ref name="fallen" /> and "War for Cybertron/Exodus".<ref name="newaligned" /> VP of Intellectual Property Development [[Aaron Archer]] said at a [[BotCon 2010]] panel that he had considered naming it "Epochs" but then decided not to.
* The [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|subtitle-less ''Transformers'' toyline launched in 2010]] and its companion line, ''Generations'', share some of the Aligned spirit, since they likewise contain characters and concepts from previous franchises with little separation. But the only real connection between those toylines and Aligned material is the small number of [[#Generations toy bios|previously-mentioned]] ''War for Cybertron''-inspired toys. Hasbro has referred to the [[Power Core Combiners]] subline as "exist[ing] in the modern world continuity",<ref>[[Hasbro Q&A/November 2010: Answers|TFWiki.net Hasbro Q&A, Nov. 2010]]</ref> but the context of that statement doesn't suggest a specific reference to Aligned.
* The ''Hubworld Transformers: Prime'' TV special featured footage of BotCon attendees taking a ''Transformers'' quiz, with the questions being what Optimus Prime's original name was, what his job had been, and which soap opera was the Autobots' favorite. The soap opera (''[[As the Kitchen Sinks]]'') is from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''Generation 1'' cartoon]], but the "correct" answers to the first two questions were said to be "Orion Pax" and "data clerk". Aligned continuity is the only source where both of those ideas are true. This seems to reflect Hasbro's current policy of treating Aligned material as the default ''Transformers'' "truth". Something similar occurred during the [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] era, where [[DK Publishing|DK]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'' treated that continuity as the default "truth," so this is not a completely new phenomenon.
* By surface appearances, the Aligned continuity appears to have influenced the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]], with [[James Roberts]] introducing elements into his work such as the Optimus-Megatron backstory, with Optimus as a civil servant swayed by Megatron's rhetoric, a [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] starting to feel his advanced age, and the idea of alternate mode determining social and racial position. Amazingly, however, this is all ''complete coincidence''; Roberts is not overly familiar with what's going on in the Aligned universe, and originated these ideas on his own.
**On the other hand, the use of ''War for Cybertron'' character designs in the ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' series ''is'' intentional.

==See also==

* [[Aligned timeline]]

==References==
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[[Category:Aligned| ]]
[[Category:Continuity families]]
[[Category:Prime]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron]]

Omega Supreme (WFC)

2014-05-26T01:24:58Z

Orionpaxg1: /* Fiction */

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:''Omega Supreme is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[Image:WFC_OmegaSupreme.jpg|thumb|300px|So he can make portals now?]]

Striking fear into the [[spark]]s of ''almost'' every [[Decepticon]], '''Omega Supreme''' is the mightiest Autobot of them all. Charged with being the last line of defense for [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], the Autobot capitol, and guarding the gateway to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s core, Omega Supreme is near-unstoppable in battle, relentless in his mission, and fearless in the face of danger.

{{quote|Omega activated. Power: Optimal. Mission: Destroy Megatron.|Omega Supreme, a bot of few words|''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)| War for Cybertron]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''Exodus''===
Omega Supreme was the legendary [[Guardian robot|Guardian]] of [[Crystal City]]. Having acquired the [[Code Key]]s of Power and Justice, [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] opened the entrance to the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]] below the [[Autobot High Council|High Council Tower]] to corrupt the [[Core]] of Cybertron with [[Dark Energon]]. [[Teletraan-1]] reactivated Omega Supreme to fly the Plasma Energy Chamber to safety. Omega was horrified to be informed by the [[Communication Grid]] that the [[Decepticon]]s held eighty-five percent of the planet; that only three of the High Council lived and all of them were Decepticons; the [[AllSpark]] had been ejected from the [[Well of All Sparks]]; and Sentinel Prime was dying. He informed [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] he should have reactivated him sooner, though they had no idea he even existed, and Omega acknowledged it was because of Optimus that the Autobots held out for so long.

Omega tried to fly into space, where Teletraan-1 would give him instructions as to where to hide the Chamber, but [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s attacked. Omega blew up two Seekers before his own nozzles were shot at and he reverted to robot mode and fell back into [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] was horrified by the Guardian's destruction but fortunately, Omega survived the impact and inspired the Autobots to fight off the Decepticons seeking to gain the Chamber. Omega killed four [[Dark Energon]]-infused Decepticons, but Megatron hammered him in the knee causing him to collapse and allowing a swarm of gladiators to crawl on him. Omega fell, crushing the gladiators, but the Dark Energon left their bodies to power Megatron to the point he could turn Omega on his back. He threatened to slice his throat, but he only wanted the Chamber, and tore it out of Omega's body before escaping.

[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] repaired Omega Supreme, and he was able to fight when [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] emerged in the [[Mithric Sea]] when the Autobots left Cybertron on the ''[[Ark (WFC)|Ark]]''. He was left with [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] and his Wreckers to deal with [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]'s new regime. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus}}

===''Retribution''===
{{comingsoon|when=January 2014}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}

===''The Covenant of Primus''===
{{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}
{{comingsoon|when=December 3, 2013}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)

Omega Supreme was the guardian of the [[Omega Gate]], which gave access to the Core of Cybertron. Omega lay inactive during the war until Megatron's forces invaded [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] seeking what they thought was the [[Omega Key]] (which would allow access to the Core), forcing [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]] to activate the false Omega Key and awaken the sleeping giant. His mission: Destroy Megatron.

[[Image:WFC_OmegaSupreme_vehicle.jpg|thumb|left|300px|This thing shoots enough bullets to make danmaku look conservative.]]

Omega followed the homing signal of the false key and destroyed the fleet of Decepticon ships Megatron was using to search for him. As the Decepticons were securing their wounded, the mighty Autobot attacked, destroying their rescue ship and killing the survivors. At first, the Decepticons seemingly defeated the Guardian of Iacon when they destroyed the supports for a section of bridge Omega was standing upon, but the Autobot returned with a vengeance, using his main gun to disintegrate what remained of the bridge and forcing Megatron's squad to flee to safety.

Omega Supreme attacked Megatron wherever he went, destroying a cargo lift the Decepticon rode, smashing his way through a tunnel and laying landmines upon a bridge that was the only route to safety. Eventually, Omega Supreme tracked the Decepticons to an Autobot anti-aircraft battery on a terrace and attacked with his main gun, heatseeking missiles, [[Aerialbot (WFC)|Aerialbots]] and briefly defending himself with an impenetrable energon barrier. However, the Decepticons discerned the pattern of Omega's attacks and breached his armour thanks to the terrace' turrets, forcing him to crash down into a sub-level of Iacon below.

[[Image:WFC_OmegaSupreme_vs_Megatron_Breakdown.jpg|thumb|300px|Omega Supreme hates glitches.]]

Sure that the Autobot was destroyed and eager to get his hands on the means to open the Omega Gate, Megatron led his squad down, only to find that Omega Supreme had transformed and re-energized himself with energon batteries drawn from underground. Omega Supreme battered the Decepticons with a combination of missiles, laser turrets, his main gun and a powerful arm-mounted tractor beam, until [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] deduced that Omega's defensive weakness were his turrets - destroying them forced the Autobot guardian to draw upon the energon batteries to regenerate. Seizing the advantage, the Decepticons infected the batteries with a charge of Dark Energon, corrupting Omega Supreme's systems when he drained the batteries. While Omega dealt with the Dark Energon with a counter-virus, Megatron attacked, severely damaging the Autobot's armour. Down, but not out, Omega Supreme drew energy from Cybertron's core itself and unleashed a withering multitude of missiles upon the Decepticons. However, with his internal shielding exposed, Omega was vulnerable, and eventually the Decepticons brought him down by blasting his exposed chest cavity. Gloating in victory, Megatron blasted Dark Energon into Omega Supreme's chest, and the Autobot, helpless to fight against it, was corrupted. Omega Supreme was taken underground where he was forced to open the Omega Gate, allowing Megatron to corrupt Cybertron's core with Dark Energon.

The rumours of Omega Supreme and Zeta Prime's defeats spread through the Autobot camp, leaving the Autobots direction-less and dispirited. Just when hoped seemed to die for the Autobots, a new hero stepped up to lead them: [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], the last of the [[Prime (rank)|Primes]].

Charged by the [[Autobot High Council]] with destroying the infection to Cybertron's core, Optimus Prime lead a team consisting of [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] and [[Warpath (WFC)|Warpath]] to the chamber outside the Omega Gate, where Omega Supreme was being imprisoned. There they found the Decepticons torturing the giant Autobot and force-feeding him Dark Energon to prevent him from repairing himself and escaping his bonds. After his captors were destroyed, [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] began repairing Omega Supreme's damage and Dark Energon corruption, but the party were set upon by dozens of Decepticon reinforcements. Just as they were attacked by a Decepticon [[Destroyer (WFC)|Destroyer]], Omega Supreme regained enough functionality to rip the foe to pieces with one hand.

With the present Decepticon threat removed, Omega Supreme opened the Omega Gate to Cybertron's core. However, his systems were not yet fully operational; repairs would have to be completed at Autobot headquarters while Optimus and his team headed down into the depths of Cybertron. {{Storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''War for Cybertron'' (DS)===
[[Image:WFCDS Defeat Omega Supreme.jpg|thumb|left|256px|Finally science determined whether a Transformer could soil himself.]]
At the climax of the Great War, Decepticon Leader Megatron defeated and stole the Omega Key from Zeta Prime. Immediately, sirens began ringing, and Omega was awakened, and immediately went for Megatron. Omega Supreme decimated the Decepticon forces in Iacon, much to Megatron's horror and fury. Omega Supreme was left to find the Decepticon leader with Autobots Jetfire and Cliffjumper at his side.

Megatron returned with his team, defeating Jetfire and Cliffjumper, but Omega finally found them, and began to swipe at them through entire walls. Thundercracker observed the titan had somehow grown huger, but Megatron led his hesitant Decepticons onward nonetheless. Omega Supreme fell, and Megatron claimed a decisive victory in the war.

''Presumably,'' the Autobots went to save their giant guardian at one point. Right?
{{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)}}
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===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron'' (PS3, X360, PC)===
[[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] revealed in a datalog that Omega Supreme carried on his duty as guardian of the Core and Iacon fiercely defending both of them until his final confrontation with Megatron, which ended with Dark Energon being poured into him again. This caused him to fall into stasis lock. {{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

==Toys==
===Platinum Edition===
[[Image:PlatinumEditiontoy-YOTSOmegaSupreme.jpg|right|thumb|400px|]]
*'''Omega Supreme''' (Year of the Snake exclusive, 2013)
** ''Accessories'': 2 missiles

: A [[BigBadToyStore]]/[[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] shared [[exclusive]], ''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' "Year of the Snake" Omega Supreme is a [[redeco]]/[[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]]. Aside from a more traditional gray, red, and yellow color scheme, Omega Supreme now has a new head and a massive, articulated claw arm, both based on his ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' design. The visor on his head can be flipped open, and he features a flip-up cannon at the back of his head. Meanwhile, the claw arm features double-jointed claws and can spin freely. He lacks the electronics and removable [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] component found on previous versions.

:He splits in half to transform into two vehicles: a train engine and a multi-gunned space battleship. The train features a small articulated "claw" on the roof, a large cannon/construction arm on its caboose, and a [[Mini-Con]]-compatible [[5mm post|5mm peg]] on each rear side. The battleship has a 5mm peg-hole on either front side of the hull, and comes armed with three double-barreled "laser cannon" turrets, as well as a dual spring-loaded [[missile]] launcher turret with two missiles. The double-barreled cannon at the back can rotate manually, while the two cannons and launcher at the front are geared to rotate together when a red gear wheel, located on the starboard side of the hull/his left arm, is rotated. There are two more Mini-Con compatible pegs on either side of the bow/right shoulder, and an Energon Chip holder on the forward deck. The train can also transform into a crane, while the battleship can transform into an artillery cannon, with both emplacements featuring flip-out handles for other figures to man. Additionally, both vehicles can also combine to form an extremely long "Cybertronian Armored Supertrain". The ship's tower and the clear-yellow canopy at the rear of the train can open, and are meant to accommodate the now non-existent Headmaster component.

[[Image:PlatinumEditiontoy-YOTSSuperOptimusPrime.jpg|left|thumb|200px|]]
:Omega Supreme can also combine with ''Platinum Edition'' [[Optimus Prime (WFC)#Platinum Edition|Optimus Prime]] to form what his [[instructions]] call "[[Super Mode|Super Optimus Prime]]". Prime's drones are color-matched to Omega Supreme, and can attach to four connectors on Omega Supreme's body, while Prime himself is inserted into Omega Supreme's chest cavity to replace his head, although the instructions omit many details on just how to achieve this. Omega Supreme's back can actually open up to accommodate Optimus with his body in truck mode, while Omega Supreme's head is meant to sink into his own neck base panel. The panel itself is then flipped to his right shoulder, forming a shoulder-mounted, non-firing missile battery, and one can rotate Omega Supreme's head to form a sunken cannon turret. This base panel has also been retooled from the original version of the mold, being wider, allowing his head to sink in, and featuring 14 sculpted missiles instead of five. His drone connection points are also compatible with ''Energon'' [[Wing Saber (Energon)#Energon|Wing Saber]]'s dis-articulated parts for use as auxiliary weapons.

:His [[packaging]] mentions that his right arm has a "lunging grip" and can function as a "working crane", which are [[gimmick]] call-outs for the original version of the mold, and are things which the new claw arm can't really do. His [[bio]] is also largely ambiguous, but its mention of Omega being a sleeping guardian, coupled with the style of the new head and arm, seem to cast him as an Aligned continuity family version of the character.

: The original version of this mold was redecoed into ''Energon: [[The Powerlinx Battles]]'' [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)|Omega Sentinel]].

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==Notes==
* In the ''War For Cybertron'' console multiplayer Escalation map "District", after a certain number of waves, the screen goes dark and Omega Supreme says a random line from the single player campaign. Additionally, in the multiplayer map "Horizon", Omega Supreme can be seen blasting some off-screen Decepticons with his missiles.

* In [[The Art of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron]], concept art can be seen of ideas that did not make it into the final version of the game. One of these concepts include what appear to be the headless bodily remains of Omega Supreme found within the Sea of Rust. Wether this was intended to be Omega Supreme himself, or simply another guardian resemblant of him is unclear.

===Foreign names===
*''Russian:'' '''Omegator''' (Омегатор)

[[Category:Fiction-only Transformers]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Autobots]]

Metroplex (G1)

2014-05-26T01:12:40Z

Orionpaxg1: /* Generations */

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:''Metroplex is an [[Autobot]] [[city-bot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. In city mode, he is also known as '''Scramble City'''.''

[[File:Metroplex-UK.jpg|325px|thumb|We built this city on rock and roll!]]
'''Metroplex'''’s poor, slow, and infrequent efforts to support his brave comrades and forward the Autobot cause are never enough. Sure, he's the Autobots' ultimate weapon, their greatest and final defense. Yes, he's a gigantic, towering warrior, capable of channeling awesome energies. Strong beyond belief, versatile, clever, brave and self-sacrificing, Metroplex is willing to give everything he has to the Autobot cause and defend it to his last [[astrosecond]]s of life. Despite all this he’s wracked to the core of his being with the belief that he could and should be doing more. It’s a self-deprecating attitude that stuns many of his fellow Autobots, most of whom take immeasurable comfort in his very existence and the knowledge that regardless of what evil comes, Metroplex is out there to back them up.

This [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Titan]]'s great modesty about his power and achievements together with a boundless patience necessitated by his size and alternate mode are apparent to anyone who pierces his normally less than talkative demeanor, and in the optics of many, these traits only raise his already high standing.

Metroplex’s long-standing nemesis is the equally-gargantuan [[Decepticon]], [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. He has three "normal"-sized components: [[Six-Gun (G1)|Six-Gun]], [[Slammer]] and [[Scamper (G1)|Scamper]], to help patrol and defend his territory. The extent of that territory varies; sometimes Metroplex is an independent base, and other times he's part of (or all of) [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]].

{{bigquote|Metroplex is my kind of town!|[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] on Metroplex|"[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Bud Davis]] (English), [[Ron Feinberg]] (English, "Five Faces of Darkness Part 1"), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese)|[[Héctor Vieyra]] (Latin American), [[Manfred Schmidt]] (German, Most of Season 3), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5"), [[Franz Rudnick]] (German, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1"), [[Ulf Jürgen Söhmisch]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of "Ghost in the Machine" & "The Ultimate Weapon")}}

[[File:FFOD5 Metroplex Trypticon.JPG|left|upright=1.2|thumb|No Tommy, snap out of it!]]

By the year 2005, Metroplex had been installed as a sub-section of the larger [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], now the main base of operations for the Autobots on [[Earth]]. During the [[Battle of Autobot City|Decepticons' attack on the city]], the [[Transformation cog|transforming cog]] which allowed Metroplex to transform to robot mode was destroyed, preventing him from participating in the battle, although he was manually converted to battle station mode by the Autobots inhabiting him. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Following the defeat of [[Unicron]] and the Autobots' reclamation of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] built a new transforming cog for Metroplex, and entrusted its delivery to [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} While they were busy suffering numerous setbacks (including nearly getting killed by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and being stranded on Jupiter's moon [[Io]]), the immobile Metroplex was attacked by the Decepticons' new mobile battle station, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], who had been created expressly to serve as Metroplex's opposite number. Metroplex was again manually transformed to battle station mode by his inhabitants in hopes of mounting some form of a defence, but things were not looking hopeful. At the height of the battle, Blurr and Wheelie was safely brought to Earth by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], and quickly handed the transforming cog off to [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] to install. Pipes carried out the task with all due haste, and Metroplex promptly transformed to robot mode, thrashed Trypticon, and hurled him into the ocean. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:ThiefNight Metroplex Kremlin.JPG|upright=1.2|thumb|"Why won't you accept our love?"]]

Although the Autobots figured this to be the end of Trypticon, in actuality, the saurian city survived and started stealing national monuments to pay off [[Octane (G1)|Octane]]'s debt to [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|Abdul Fakkadi]]. When [[dinosaur transform static]] was found at the crime scene, Metroplex and his subordinates questioned all the Autobots with dinosaur electrons in their circuits, but when Trypticon was finally revealed to be the culprit, Metroplex battled him in Russia over the Kremlin. Unfortunately, Metroplex was then left holding the building, and the [[Soviet Union|Soviets]] blamed the Autobots for the thefts and expelled them from the country. Fakkadi, however, summoned the Autobots to his country of [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]] to help oust the Decepticons that had taken over, and Metroplex delivered another sound defeat to Trypticon, tossing him into the ocean yet again and returning the stolen buildings to their rightful place. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

[[File:Gitm where are my eyes.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb]]

As part of his deal with Unicron to ensure their mutual resurrection, the ghost of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was charged with stealing Metroplex's eyes in order to restore Unicron's sight. Possessing [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], Starscream invaded Metroplex and started removing the giant's optics, only to wind up breaking the first one when he was caught off-guard by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]. Just as he was successfully removing the second eye, Metroplex detected the presence of intruders within his brain vault and awoke. Scourge came crashing out of Metroplex just as he transformed to robot mode, and beat a hasty retreat as the giant discovered that he was blind and went into a maddened rage, firing upon all the Transformers in the vicinity. Metroplex landed a shot on [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] before his rampage was cut short by the detonation of a [[photon charge]] Scourge had placed in his head, and he fell unconscious, transforming back into city mode. After the villains' plan was foiled, new eyes were constructed for Metroplex. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (episode)|Ghost in the Machine}}

[[File:Ultimateweapon metroplex hefts trypticon.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]

After coming under attack from a [[Eurythma]]n sonic weapon, {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}, transforming cog troubles returned to plague Metroplex when [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] stole the component right out from under [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]'s nose. With Metroplex trapped in city mode, the Autobots retaliated by stealing Trypticon's cog and using it as a replacement; the Decepticons proceeded to use Metroplex's cog in place of Trypticon's, but the incompatibility of the cogs in each of the giant robots led to an unsteady battle with both combatants partially transforming back and forth constantly. First Aid proceeded to enter Metroplex's body during the fight and aligned the cog properly, allowing Metroplex to fully transform and, yet ''again'', fling Trypticon into a body of water. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

When the [[Hate Plague]] swept the universe, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] realized the danger that an infected Metroplex would pose, and reluctantly decided to deactivate him. Metroplex understood and agreed with his decision—it was not made clear if this action was temporary, or if it would permanently send Metroplex off-line. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese continuity as detailed above, except instead of taking place over 2005/6, the events of season 3, in which Metroplex appears, are moved back to 2010. Japanese continuity inserts many new stories into the gaps in the cartoon timeline, several of which focus on Metroplex and the story of how he was created, which went unexplained in the American cartoon.}}

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====
[[File:FSRLTF6 Trypticon vs Metroplex hologram.jpg|left|thumb]]
Metroplex was constructed in the late 1980s as part of the Autobots' "Scramble City" initiative to develop a powerful battle station. During the early stages of the project, however, when the Autobots were conducting an outdoor test of the unfinished city's transformation to mobile fortress mode, [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] were able to monitor the process. The information they acquired allowed Megatron to decipher whether or not Metroplex would be able to stand up to Trypticon. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

Trypticon was ultimately completed before Metroplex, and was successfully activated on a small island. The Autobots went into action to save the island and stop the giant, but without a city-bot of their own, they had to resort to some cunning: Perceptor magnified a [[hologram]] of Metroplex projected by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], creating a huge image of the giant Autobot that Trypticon charged at and passed through, crashing into the ocean below. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}
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=====''Scramble City'' cartoon=====
[[File:Metroplexstanding.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|As a sensitive new-age guy, Metroplex was one of the few Autobots who did not have issues with the size of his gun.]]
To complete the Scramble City project, the Autobots moved their operation to a secret underground cavern, but the Decepticons' [[Mini-Cassette|spy cassettes]] located the subterranean base, and an all-out Decepticon attack was initiated. [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] had [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] outnumbered, but the heroic combiner was able to hold the line long enough until Metroplex's construction was finally completed.

Emerging fom his underground birthplace, Metroplex transformed from city to battle station mode and took off for the battleground. Crushing all in his path, the titanic Autobot transformed to robot mode and took out the Decepticon combiners with one colossal blast. However, as the Autobots celebrated their victory, the ocean nearby parted and Trypticon emerged for his first battle with Metroplex. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

{{note|This battle, uh, never happened, because the second part of ''Scramble City'' never got made.}}
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=====Full Throttle Scramble Power!=====
[[File:Fullthrottle metroplex arrives.jpg|left|thumb|Able to leap with tall buildings in a single bound...]]
Crafting a new diabolical scheme, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] began to threaten humanity with his latest weapon: the [[Omega Whip]]. After [[Jenny (G1)|Jenny]], [[Toru]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] located the Decepticon base and disabled the super weapon, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] ordered up reinforcements: ''every single Autobot''. Carrying the entire army in his mobile battle station mode, Metoplex, er, ''hovered'' onto the scene and transformed to robot mode. Accepting defeat, Megatron and the Decepticons scurried off as fast as they could. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}
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=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers'' manga=====
[[File:Manga metroplex.jpg|thumb|225px|Metroplex struggles against the inexorable pull of the dreaded "page fold".]]
On a bright and sunny day in the year 2010, the [[Autobot]]s invited a group of [[human]] families to come take a tour of Metroplex. They were all very impressed and everything was going great... until [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] attacked. Preoccupied with keeping everyone inside him from dying, Metroplex was left to take all of Trypticon's attacks on the chin, including his Dual Plasma Cannons and Dino-Head Attack. With [[Scamper (G1)|Scamper]] quickly taken out by [[Full-Tilt]], it looked as though Metroplex would be felled by a blast from the [[Brunt (G1)|Brunt tank]].

Luckily, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] deployed [[Six-Gun (G1)|Six-Gun]] just in time. Six-Gun took out Full-Tilt and then proceeded to turn the Brunt tank around on Trypticon, blasting the Decepticon with his own drone. The blast destroyed Trypticon's Head Controls, forcing [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] to call a retreat. With the day won, Metroplex returned to City mode. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 3|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #3}}

=====''The Great Transformer War'' manga=====
After rescuing the alien scientist Doctor [[Dalton (G1)|Dalton]] from the clutches of the Decepticons, the Autobots brought him to Metroplex for safe-keeping. There, he agreed to help upgrade the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] so they could counter the upgrades he was forced to install in the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. Little did any of them know, Metroplex had been infiltrated by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], who observed the entire upgrading process in secret. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

In 2011, as part of his massive assault to retake [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] unleashed Trypticon on Metroplex, the battle thoroughly occupying the [[Earth]] forces of the Autobots, keeping them from coming to Cybertron's defense. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 3|The Great Transformer War #3}}
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=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese), [[Rik Thomas]] (English, [[Omni Productions]] dub)}}

[[File:Hm4 metroplex vs madmachine.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Mwa ha ha ha ha! The power of [[Dark Energon]]!]]

In 2011, one year after the curing of the Hate Plague, the Decepticons launched a major offensive to take control of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. To prevent Autobot reinforcements reaching the planet, a large garrison of Decepticon troops were deployed to keep the Autobots on Earth occupied. As the battle moved to the vicinity of Autobot City, Metroplex flew into action and aided his comrades by blasting the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] out of the sky. He then transformed into battle station mode and transported the [[Trainbot]]s back to the city itself, where they took the [[space bridge]] to aid their allies on Cybertron. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} As the battle to control Cybertron continued to rage, Metroplex was among the Autobots deployed to help search Earth for the missing [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

Observing Trypticon making his way towards an oil field, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] ordered Metroplex into action. The two city-bots engaged in another round of their endless dance, but Metroplex soon discovered that he had been lured into a trap when the Decepticons' newest invention, the [[Madmachine]], burrowed its way out of the sand nearby. An electromagnetic blast from the Madmachine sent Metroplex's systems into chaos, and he was forced to retreat. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} Soon after, Metroplex joined the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] in traveling to [[United Kingdom|Britain]] and [[New York City|New York]] to investigate attacks by a mysterious blackmailer. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

A little later, the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] launched from Metroplex to back up a contingent of Autobots on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], but found their way barred by Trypticon. Metroplex immediately went into action against his perennial foe and kicked him into a mountainside, but then he had to deal with [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}

[[File:Hm24 metroplex must watch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|"If only I could reach Ultra Magnus... then I could beat you over the head with him!"]]

When the Autobots and Decepticons left Earth to go on an interplanetary energy quest, Metroplex (logically enough) did not go with them, and so disappeared off the radar for a while. When they returned to Earth, Sixshot launched an attack on Autobot City, leading to a violent battle between him and Ultra Magnus. Metroplex attempted to aid his commander, but was kept busy by Trypticon, and so, Ultra Magnus died by Sixshot's hand. After the Autobot Headmasters disposed of Sixshot, funeral arrangements were made for Magnus, and Metroplex requested that rather than launch his body into space, the Autobots should bury Ultra Magnus on Earth to symbolize the great love he had for the planet. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}

Decepticon attacks only intensified in the wake of Magnus's death, and Metroplex, seeking revenge for the death of his commander, insisted that he be allowed to join in the fight. [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] and the Autobot Headmasters encouraged him to remain at Autobot City, pointing out that his databanks contained all their collected information and that he was too valuable to lose, but reports began pouring in from different Autobot installations that only seemed to prove how necessary Metroplex entering the fray was. Fortress explained that all available Autobots had come to help, and Metroplex grudgingly agreed to stand down, with one condition: when Sixshot showed his face, he would be Metroplex's to deal with. This time came quite soon, as Metroplex accompanied the Autobot Headmasters to [[Alaska]] and engaged Sixshot in an aerial battle while the Headmasters dealt with Galvatron. When the young warriors destroyed the Decepticon leader with the power of their [[Head Formation]], Sixshot retreated, depriving Metroplex of his revenge. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

[[File:Hm26 metroplex vs sixshot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|"So yer a giant city-bot! Big Whoop! Wanna fight about it?"]]

It wasn't long before Metroplex got another shot at Sixshot when he and Trypticon attacked Autobot City again. Metroplex dealt with Trypticon quickly and focused his fury on Sixshot, but the revenge-hungry Autobot was mistaken in his belief that Trypticon had been defeated. As the saurian titan leapt at Metroplex from behind, Spike Witwicky moved into the open to shout a warning to the giant Autobot, and was hit by a stray laser blast. Seconds later, the Trainbots arrived to help Metroplex overpower Trypticon and send him packing, but Spike had been grievously wounded by the blast and had to be taken to [[Athenia]] for medical attention. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

When the Headmasters departed Earth to follow the Decepticons to planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], Metroplex was left in command of the Autobots on Earth. Some time later, just as the Headmasters were returning to Earth, Decepticons began springing up all over Earth, and Metroplex contacted the approaching Headmasters to let them know of the sudden change in the situation. He greeted them when they arrived on the planet, updated them, and was commended for the good job he had done in their absence. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} Metroplex continued to help gather data on the Decepticons' activities on Earth, which involved raising mysterious "[[crysmagnetal|Death Towers]]" at strategic points around the globe, helping out where he could. After supervising the transportation of humans injured in a Decepticon attack, Metroplex sped to [[Egypt]] to aid Fortress Maximus after he was wounded battling [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Finally, Metroplex participated in the colossal climactic battle between the entire Autobot and Decepticon armies at the [[Arctic|North Pole]], which culminated in the Decepticons' defeat, and the withdrawal of all Transformers from Earth. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

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=====Metrowars=====
In a cataclysmic battle in the midst of an ongoing energy crisis, Metroplex fell to [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]. After the battle's conclusion, Metroplex was rebuilt into a larger form by the Autobots with the help of [[Nebulan]]s. When the Decepticons attacked again, the Autobots were reluctant to activate the reborn Metroplex due to energy concerns, but the large robot pressed through and transformed into robot mode, taking Metrotitan by surprise. Metroplex banished the traitorous Metrotitan from the Autobots and attacked with his [[antimatter]] projector. Having enough, Metrotitan and the Decepticons retreated; Metroplex was unable to follow, as he was drained of energy. {{Storylink|Metrowars}}

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===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Spacepirates metroplex emerges.jpg|thumb|The prospect of free stickers brings Metroplex to life, and the [[Quintesson]]s are none too happy about it.]]
====Marvel UK future timelines====
Metroplex is the largest Autobot on record at just under 700 feet in height. Entirely too large to wander Earth freely, Metroplex accepted without complaint the role he was assigned: that of the "living core" of Autobot City. Built into the very fabric of the city upon its creation in 2003, Metroplex lay dormant beneath its surface, endowing it with the ability to transform from city mode into a heavily-armed battle station.

In 2008, when the [[Quintesson]]s invaded and took control of Autobot City as a part of a complex, multi-pronged plan to take over Cybertron, only a few Autobots were able to avoid capture. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]], temporarily reverted to Hot Rod, was one of the lucky few, and managed to activate Metroplex. The towering Autobot tore his way out from beneath the city and, already in a bad mood over being so rudely awakened, immediately began smashing and blasting the Quintessons that started attacking him. The fight was distinctly one-sided, and before long, Metroplex had successfully driven the invading aliens off. Alas, as Autobot City was largely gutted when Metroplex emerged, it was something of a pyrrhic victory for the Autobots. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Routeofallevil metroplex hologram.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|"The lost city of gold! I must not let [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] know about this!"]]

After deposing [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and leaving the planet in [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus's]] command, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and a large number of Autobots returned to Earth to begin construction on a vast complex known as [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] was seen projecting a hologram of Metroplex during construction, presumably as a blueprint. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:OmegasConundrum-Metroplex.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Metroplex was a truly ancient Transformer, believed to be the very first of the [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitans]] from the time of the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} In ancient times, he defeated the monster known as [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and watched as it was sealed away in the depths of Cybertron. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}} He went on to explore the entire surface of Cybertron alongside [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] before disappearing into legend, with some claiming he left the planet while others believed he never existed at all. [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], however, believed Metroplex was still on Cybertron, and attempted to use Alpha Trion to find him so that the Decepticons could make use of the [[space bridge]] technology possessed by all Metrotitans. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

[[File:Rise-Metroplex.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I can feel the heartbeat underneath the concrete.]]

In truth, Metroplex had gone dormant beneath the city of [[Nyon]], and the part of him sticking out of the ground had become known as the '''[[Acropolex]]'''. The origins of this building were long forgotten, though legends remained claiming that it was once a capital during Cybertron's [[Golden Age]]. {{storylink|Ruins}} When Nyon was destroyed early in the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Acropolex felt the deaths of its inhabitants and mourned them. Drawn to the ruins of Nyon by the [[Matrix of Leadership]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] used the Matrix to call out for Acropolex, causing him to fully awaken and transform to robot mode. Prime announced to his shocked allies that the giant was no longer "Acropolex", ruin of a forgotten age, but "Metroplex", the symbol of a better future. {{storylink|Rise}} Metroplex chose to help the survivors of the attack on Nyon before he could aid the Autobots, but told Optimus Prime that he would answer any call the Autobot leader would make. He claimed to have known someone much like Optimus Prime in the past, as history repeats itself and always someone will be there to fight the chaos. {{storylink|Broadcast}} Metroplex arrived during the battle of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] to take out Megatron's [[vamparc ribbon|vamparc annihilator]] which was pinning down the Autobots. He managed to smash the cannon, the [[Citadel]] and every Decepticon that went in his path. After the battle, he became Iacon's new capital by transforming into city mode over the ruins of the Citadel. {{storylink|Endgame}}

As capital of Iacon, Metroplex served as the main Autobot headquarters and meeting place of the [[Grand Convocation]]. {{storylink|Derelicts}} Following the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]] disaster, Optimus Prime held a eulogy for the victims at Metroplex. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}} When the threat of Trypticon reemerged, Prime asked Metroplex to fight the beast again, but the Titan was regrettably unable to help as the ongoing energon crisis had left him without the energy he needed to transform into robot mode. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}} Some time later, the Decepticons launched an all-out assault on Metroplex even as the Autobots defended the massive Transformer with their lives. The battle ended with Metroplex departing for the stars, Optimus Prime convinced by Alpha Trion that this was the best way to end the conflict and keep Metroplex and his secrets out of Megatron's clutches. Alpha Trion left with his old friend, as the two intended to combat [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s mysterious [[Regenesis|machinations]] out in the cosmos. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}}

During his journey, Metroplex had to make several stops to refuel on energon-rich planetoids due to the energy-consumptive nature of his internal space bridge. As he lay dormant on one such planetoid, slowly absorbing the nearby pseudo-energon, he was tracked down by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], one of the Decepticons still searching for him on behalf of Megatron. However, Thundercracker realized that letting the Decepticons have Metroplex would only lead to harm and departed without reporting his finding, creating a sonic boom that splashed energon all over the sleeping giant in the process. Thus refueled, Metroplex awoke and teleported away to continue with his mission. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}} Despite this setback, the Decepticons were eventually able to find Metroplex and copy his space bridge technology, which was later integrated into Megatron himself. {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}}

[[File:SpotlightMetroplex-Metroplex.jpg|left|thumb|upright=2.2|He. Is. Metroplex.]]

Some four million years after leaving Cybertron, Metroplex had been charged with protecting an unidentified object of great value on the planet [[Salvvatan VIII]]. He remained hidden in plain sight in alternate mode, posing as merely another section of a sprawling mechanical complex on the planet's surface. His proximity to [[Orvus Base]], the Autobot research facility orbiting [[Salvvatan VI]], seems to be too convenient to be a coincidence, but any direct connection between Orvus Base and Metroplex or whatever he was guarding was unknown.

Metroplex's cover was compromised when Orvus Base was attacked by the devastatingly powerful Decepticon known as [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. Nearly the entire crew was wiped out, except for six [[Throttlebot]]s who escaped to Salvvatan VIII, with Sixshot hot on their heels. Their running battle at the complex led the combatants to Metroplex's hiding spot, and a sharp turn sent [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] and Sixshot through Metroplex's outermost wall. His defensive perimeter breached, Metroplex transformed to robot mode, taking the opportunity to squash Sixshot under his boot in the process. With his position compromised, Metroplex's first priority was immediate relocation of himself and, presumably, the object he protected. He directed the Throttlebots to where they could find an escape shuttle and medical supplies before transforming into a space-faring mode and rocketing out into the cosmos. {{storylink|Spotlight: Metroplex}}

[[File:IronInTheBlood-Metroplex.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

Metroplex returned to Cybertron, where he served as a base of operations for Alpha Trion while he began his endeavours to restore the damaged planet to habitability. Despite his prodigious strength and size, Metroplex was of little use in battle against the [[Insecticon swarm]] that had overrun Cybertron (the swarm was simply too great in size, and would eat their way inside his systems before he could destroy them all), so instead, Alpha Trion resurrected the deceased [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to carry out the task. Once Ironhide had reduced the swarm's numbers to a mere two hundred, Alpha Trion had Metroplex transform to robot mode and crush the remaining Insecticons beneath his massive palms. Subsequently, Alpha Trion and Metroplex left Cybertron for parts unknown, off to put into motion the next move in the great, enigmatic game Alpha Trion was playing. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}}

Several years into his journey through space, Metroplex picked up a sample of [[Ore-7]], one of Shockwave's Regenesis ores. When Shockwave sent an army of [[Ammonite]]s to reclaim the ore, the Titan infused it into part of his thumb which he then jettisoned into space, leaving the Ammonites to try to kill him using [[Ore-2]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} Having contracted an [[alchemical virus]] from exposure to the deadly ore, Metroplex went into hiding beneath the oceans of [[Hydrophena]], where the water would slow the effect of the virus, then detached his vulnerable [[brain module|brain]] to hide it from further attacks. Being too busy to help, Alpha Trion recruited the aid of Autobots [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] and [[Nautica]], sending them to Hydrophena to protect Metroplex. Though the weakened Titan was unable to speak, Windblade learned to communicate with him by "reading" patterns of light on his brain. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}}

Metroplex's discarded thumb impacted with the ''[[Lost Light]]'', where it was almost stolen by [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]]'s [[Titan Hunters]]. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} Eventually he began pulling the lost body part back towards him, knowing the Ore-7 within it would cure him of the disease. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} On seeing the thumb push itself toward a homing signal, the crew of the ''Lost Light'' chose to follow the signal and traveled to Hydrophena, {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} where they discovered Metroplex himself. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}}

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==Games==
===Transformers G1: Awakening===
[[File:Gluawakening metroplex.jpg|thumb|left|150px]]
Metroplex was one of the many Autobots aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when it left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and was subsequently shot down over [[Earth]]. After spending four million years in stasis, the first few Autobots awoke, including Metroplex. The more damaged members of their group were stored inside Metroplex, while energy was gathered to bring them back online. He was soon able to revive [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and joined the Autobot leader in defending a number of human power plants. When the creation of a Decepticon [[space bridge]] was revealed, Metroplex was among the Autobots who pursued [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his men back to Cybertron. Unfortunately in their absence, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] had conquered their home world, and Metroplex and the others were promptly captured and imprisoned. After escaping, the Autobots fled back to Earth, where they arrived in time to aid [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in a battle, and later repelled a Decepticon assault against the Ark. When Optimus decided that they needed to return to Cybertron and free the enslaved Autobots there, Metroplex aided in the capture of the Decepticon space bridge, to allow a team to use it to return to their home world. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
In the early days of the war, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] attempted to conquer Iacon, believing doing so would secure him a quick victory in the war. However, the battle that ensued awoke Metroplex. Transforming from his city mode and engaging the enemy, the Autobots emerged victorious due to Metroplex's intervention. {{storylink|Assault on Iacon}}

When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] brought [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] in an attempt to turn the tide of battle, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] countered with Metroplex. The titan was unable to withstand the assault. {{storylink|The Colossus War}}

Later, Trypticon was once again threatening the Autobots, but Metroplex was unable to intervene due to him missing his transformation cog. When Ironhide and Fireflight managed to deliver and instal the component, Metroplex transformed to robot mode and sent Trypticon tumbling into the sea with one mighty punch. {{storylink|Monstrosity}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Metroplex toy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Yeah, I saw ''Big'' and I went against it.]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Autobot City, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-70'''
**''Accessories:'' Scamper, Scamper's arms/cannons (x2), Scamper's small laser pistol, Slammer, Slammer's turret, Sixgun's body/tower, Sixgun's chestplate/tower top, 2 red cannons/Sixgun's legs, 2 black cannons/Sixgun's arms, Sixgun's laser pistol, double-barreled cannon, rear tower, shoulder antenna, 2 fists, 2 kneecaps, 3 missiles

: Metroplex transforms from a large robot to a multi-leveled "city" mainly for use with the smaller ''Generation 1'' toys. This mode includes a service bay with launching mechanism, a helipad, and "parking" for four vehicles in whatever his legs fold out to be. He also has a third mobile battle station mode; a more compact wheeled form that incorporates his many weapons. Additionally, his weapons are all moulded with universal-sized pegs that allow them to attached in several different configurations and locations (for example, in the otherwise-pointless holes in his kneecaps in city mode). Metroplex came with [[Six-Gun (G1)|Six-Gun]], [[Slammer]], and [[Scamper (G1)|Scamper]]; the first two formed various parts of Metroplex's alternate modes. Metroplex's kneecaps also connect in various places in slots on his legs, both in mobile mode, and in city mode on the opposite side (near the knee joint).

:Metroplex was apparently designed as part of the aborted [[Diaclone]] line, ''Jizai Gattai'' ("[[Free-Combination|Free Combination]]"), given the high degree of interactivity he has with other toys confirmed as part of it—namely, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. Each of the smaller "limb" robot from these four groups (and those that came after using their basic design, like the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]]) can plug into ports in Metroplex's shoulders and knees in robot mode, while the base modes of the four leaders—[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], and [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]—can connect to him in city mode. While the former feature was included in the Hasbro instructions, the latter was omitted. The peg-size of Metroplex's weapons also allows them to be wielded by the leaders and super-robots these teams create. This interactivity was played up greatly for his Japanese release, where he was part of the ''[[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]'' sub-line.

: As a third-year piece, Metroplex was one of several items to undergo "materials changing". Initial versions of Metroplex used rubber tires, and the fronts of his upper legs were fully-chromed silver. After a time, though, the tires were replaced with single-piece hard-plastic tires, and his legs changed to white plastic with a silver factory-applied sticker at the top. However, the plastic tire version also possessed a waist reinforced with two screw points instead of one, in an effort to prevent Metroplex literally snapping in half as so many of the original versions did due to a weak spot on the waist.

: Metroplex suffers from a large number of weak and breakable points. Apart from the aforementioned waist, the launcher inside his chest, the peg on his back, his extendable shoulder antenna, Scamper's shoulder hinges and Scamper's arm pegs are all very fragile and break or fail in various ways.

: This mold was also [[redeco]]ed to make [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]], with some [[retool]]ing for ramps compatible with the various [[Micromaster]]/Micro Transformer bases.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Metroplex/metroplex.htm More information on Metroplex at TFU.info]

===Transform Jr===
[[File:Metroplex junior.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Metroflex''' (1987)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-70'''
**''Accessories:'' Black gun

:The ''[[Transform Jr]]'' version of Metroplex shrinks and simplifies the original toy, omitting his city mode, all of his partners, his antennae, and his entire armament save for one black rifle. Toy be ''plaaaaain''.
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===Encore===
*'''Metroflex''' (2008)
**''Encore number:'' '''12'''
**''Accessories:'' Scamper, Scamper's arms/cannons (x2), Scamper's small laser pistol, Slammer, Slammer's turret, Sixgun's body/tower, Sixgun's chestplate/tower top, 2 red cannons/Sixgun's legs, 2 black cannons/Sixgun's arms, Sixgun's laser pistol, double-barreled cannon, rear tower, shoulder antenna, 2 fists, 2 kneecaps, 3 missiles

:In September 2008, Metroplex was reissued in Japan in [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s [[Transformers Encore|Encore]] line. This version features a minor retool to allow Slammer's gun turret to become the top of a building in city mode. The Encore version also has the chromed upper thighs and rubber wheels of the initial 1986 Hasbro releases.
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===Generations===
[[File:Generationstoy-MetroplexTitanClass.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|He really wants your money. Big time. (Hasbro version pictured.)]]
[[File:Generationstoy-TakaraTomy-T30Metroplex.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Hear that? That's the sound of your bank account having a conniption. (TakaraTomy version pictured.)]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[September 28|9-28]]-[[2013]]'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG23'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Scamper (G1)#Generations|Scamper]] figure, Scamper's blaster, 1 gun & [[missile]] (Hasbro version only), 2 guns & missiles (TakaraTomy version only), 2 shoulder cannons, repair claw

: Holy [[Frijoles]], dudes.

:The centerpiece of Hasbro's ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' anniversary campaign, ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Metroplex stands around 24 inches tall in robot mode, snatching the title of "tallest Transformers toy ever produced" from the original [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Generation 1|Fortress Maximus]] toy by a two inch margin. His packaging is a wonderful testament to this fact, sporting numerous "Over 2 ft. tall!" call-outs, a measuring scale down its edge, and the statement of "BIGGEST EVER!" in huge letters.

:His robot mode is highly [[Articulation|articulated]], even featuring individually-jointed fingers, as well as ''articulated pupils'' that can move from side-to-side when a lever behind his head is moved. He also has a [[Show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] visor which flips down when his antennae are twisted forward, and can be flipped back up when the antennae are twisted back, or when one pushes the visor up with their fingers.

:He comes with a large, spring-loaded, missile-firing gun that can be held by his hands, or mount onto a [[5mm post|5mm port]] on his back to serve as a shoulder-mounted weapon. The gun itself is so large that it's sculpted with a bridge and numerous tiny turrets to resemble a ''starship'', and it's barrel tip is cast in orange plastic [[for safety reasons]]. He also comes with two smaller cannons which are meant to peg onto the cannons on his shoulders, but can also be hand-held. Metroplex is covered with numerous 5mm peg-holes for weapons mounting, and his weapons also feature 5mm pegs.

:When the center portion of his chest is pressed down, his eyes and chest [[Light-emitting diode|light up]], and he plays [[Soundbox|an alternating series of seven voice clips and five sound effects]] of him eliminating a Decepticon threat, all from the [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'' video game]]. Batteries are not included. This version would be used to represent the [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]] from Fall of Cybertron in ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus]]''.

:He can transform into either a multi-wheeled aircraft carrier or a city mode, and both modes are specifically designed and scaled to interact with the ''Thrilling 30'' [[Legends Class]] toys. For both modes, Metroplex's head transforms into a turret with 5mm handles, and a ramp extends from the right side of his chest. His aircraft carrier mode is armed with the (now-extended) cannons on his shoulders, has an articulated repair claw arm attached via 5mm post at the end of the runway, and has both a flip-out double-barreled turret and a mini heli-pad on the left shoulder. Meanwhile, his city mode has numerous roadways, ramps, and compartments, is armed with a flip-out turret on his right forearm, and the left side of his chest opens up, revealing hidden sculpted weaponry at the bottom half, as well as a larger heli-pad and two flip-out pillars of unknown purpose at the top half.

:To complete his deco, Metroplex comes with a [[sticker]] sheet composed of over 100 stickers depicting, among other things, computer terminals, readouts, and interfaces, hazard-striped caution signs (for his moving parts), and stickers for the windows on his chest, which depict Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, and Arcee. Many of these stickers contain Cybertronian text, such as signs that indicate rooms as being used to store ammo and energon cells, an Autobot symbol with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s name graffitied over, a schematic of Scamper labeled as "Slammer", and even a sign that says "INTERLOCK, DYNOTHERMS, MEGA THRUSTERS" in an apparent reference to ''Voltron''. Unfortunately, the sticker sheet swaps the numbers of stickers 31 and 77, while the sticker instructions list sticker 13 twice, with "13" being located on both a runway panel (which is correct) and on the repair claw (which isn't).

:He comes with Legends Class Scamper. In order for this version of Metroplex to fit in his [[Packaging|box]], he is packaged with his right arm detached. Some assembly required. The multilingual version has a different soundbox, omitting all of Metroplex's voice clips. Oddly, the packaging is completely lacking the ''Generations'' moniker. The [[instructions]], however, do sport the ''Generations'' logo.

:The [[TakaraTomy]] version, part of the ninth wave of Japanese ''Generations'' toys, mainly has two guns and missiles. Among other deco changes, he also replaces much of his black plastic (such as his runways and city compartments) with white, features a [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] face, replaces the "safety orange" on his guns with black, and features a slightly different shade of red. He gains numerous additional [[paint operation]]s, mostly for his guns and robot mode, which are either meant to replace stickers on the Hasbro version, or are meant to mirror details on the original G1 toy. As a result, he has fewer stickers overall, although they are metallic, and he does have some additional sticker details not on the Hasbro version. The [[instructions]] are also more thorough and complete, telling one about the features of the toy, and how to attach the two guns and shoulder cannons for all three modes. His soundbox is the unchanged English version with the voice clips, and he comes with his arm assembled in the (much larger) box. The [[package art]] has also been modified, altering Metroplex's deco, and removing the various Autobots moving around on his person. If purchased in Asian countries outside Japan, this version also included an [[exclusive]] Metroplex-themed cord/cable holder.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/GenMetroplex/metroplex.htm More information on ''Generations'' Metroplex at TFU.info]''

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*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''01 OF 30'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Scamper (G1)#SDCC|Scamper]] figure, Scamper's blaster, 2 guns, 2 missiles, 2 shoulder cannons, repair claw, 12 figurines ([[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#SDCCMetroplex|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#SDCCMetroplex|Megatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#SDCCMetroplex|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#SDCCMetroplex|Thundercracker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)#SDCCMetroplex|Trailcutter]], [[Hoist (G1)#SDCCMetroplex|Hoist]])

: An [[exclusive]] version of Titan Class Metroplex was made available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013. Having a designated number as part of the ''Thrilling 30'' line, this version differs from the Hasbro retail release mainly by having a vacuum metallized face and thighs similar to the first release of his ''Generation 1'' toy, having two guns and missiles, as well as metallic stickers. The second gun can mount onto the underside of his left arm strut in city mode, and can sort-of loosely slide onto the corner at the end of the runway in carrier mode.

:He also comes with 12 small, non-transforming figurines of Orion Pax, Megatron, Bumblebee, Thundercracker, Trailcutter, and Hoist, all in both modes. The figurines are based on their Thrilling 30 ''Generations'' Deluxe Class toys, and similarly to [[Decoy]]s, the Autobot figurines are cast in red plastic, and the Decepticons in purple.

:He comes with in a massive box that is held together by Velcro patches, and can split open to free the toy inside. The box itself is covered by a large, handled sleeve depicting, on both sides, package art of Metroplex and some other Autobots. The art was drawn by [[Phil Jimenez|Phil Jiminez]] and colored by [[Romulo Fajardo Jr.]]

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[[File:Generationstoy-T30-Metroplex-HKACGCON.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|If you really love me, you'll buy all four versions of me.]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''05 OF 30'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Scamper (G1)#HKACGCON|Scamper]] figure, Scamper's blaster, 2 guns, 2 missiles, 2 shoulder cannons, repair claw, 12 figurines ([[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#HKACGCONMetroplex|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#HKACGCONMetroplex|Megatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#HKACGCONMetroplex|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#HKACGCONMetroplex|Thundercracker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)#HKACGCONMetroplex|Trailcutter]], [[Hoist (G1)#HKACGCONMetroplex|Hoist]])

: Another exclusive version of Titan Class Metroplex was made available at [[Hong Kong ACG-CON]] 2013. This Metroplex is identical to the SDCC version, but has normal glossy stickers, and casts the Autobot figurines in gold plastic, and the Decepticons in silver. The [[packaging]] has also been altered from the SDCC release, lacking the SDCC stickers in favor of an HK ACG-CON sticker, (despite retaining the printed SDCC logo on the [[instructions]]) and having a ''different'' number designating him as part of the ''Thrilling 30'' line. Because hey, why settle for just one?

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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Gum===
[[File:Tfgum metroplex.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Metroflex''' (1986)
**''Accessories:'' 2 red cannons, 2 black cannons, double-barreled cannon, rear tower, 2 shoulder antennae, 2 fists, 2 kneecaps

:A snap-together model kit of Metroplex was available as part of the fifth wave of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' [[candy toy]] series. A much-shrunken version of the original Metroplex toy, the kit can only transform into battle station mode, and does not come with any of Metroplex's partners, but does retain some of the features of the larger figure, such as the opening garage door and flip-down missile rack. Moulded from black, red and grey plastic, Metroplex has stickers for detail rather than paint operations, and came with a stick of gum.
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===Transformers Ramune===
[[File:Metroplex keshigomu.jpg|thumb|300px]]
* '''Metroflex''' (1986)

: While no figure of Metroplex was released by Hasbro as part of their [[1987]] [[Decoy]] promotion, a soft rubber figure crafted in his image was released as part of the second series of wave of figures released by [[Kabaya]] exclusively in [[Japan]] as part of the ''[[Transformers Ramune]]'' line. Like the other figures in this series, Metroplex was sold in a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] box and was available in red, blue and yellow colors. Unusually, the figure was based more upon preproduction artwork for the Metroplex toy than on the character's finalized appearance, lacking the distinctive shoulder and "ear" antennae that give Metroplex his unique silhouette and instead sporting an over-the-shoulder double-barreled cannon.

===Forms Robo===
* '''Metroflex''' (1987)

: Metroplex was also part of the small ''[[Forms Robo]]'' collection of larger "Decoy"-style figures, with this version of the character standing at around twice the height of a regular Decoy. Like the other figures in this wave, Metroplex was packaged in an individual baggie and was available in red, blue, green and yellow versions.
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===Soft Robo===
[[File:Metroplex soft robo.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Metroflex''' (1987)

:This large, vinyl figurine of Metroplex was packaged with an Autobot [[insignia]] badge.

* '''Water Gun Set''' (1987)

:The large vinyl figure of Metroplex was also available in a "VS" figurine set, along with a Decepticon insignia badge, a water pistol and two randomly-packed peach-colored Autobot [[Decoy]]s. The text below VS states that it is "Exciting".
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===Collegeville Costumes===
[[File:Metroplex halloween costume.jpg|thumb|Eeeeeiiigh!]]
* '''Metroplex Halloween costume''' (1986)

:Given the small number of ''Transformers'' costumes produced by [[Collegeville Costumes]], it was perhaps an odd choice to base one on a comparatively lesser-known character like Metroplex. Nonetheless, this two-piece costume adhered to the crappy time-worn tradition of consisting of a sculpted thin plastic mask held over the wearer's face with elastic, and a smock with a picture of Metroplex and his name on it.
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[[File:Metroplex mask.jpg|thumb|[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)#Quotes|GIVE ME YOUR FACE.]]]]
* '''Metroplex mask''' (1986)

: Collegeville evidently liked Metroplex, as they also immortalized him in their line of ''Transformers'' masks. Made from flat styrofoam, the mask featured a hinge that allowed the wearer to lift it up and down, transforming from kid to robot in the blink of an eye!

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===Super Collection Figure===
* '''Metroflex''' (2001)
[[File:HOC Metroplex.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]

: Metroplex was the "Build-A-Figure" in fourth wave of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Super Collection Figure]]'' line of non-transformable PVC figurines. Available in eight out of every ten cases, Metroplex was divided into six parts, each one packaged mostly with one of the silver metallic "pewter" versions of the other six figurines in the line. His head and guns came with Ultra Magnus, his body with Arcee and Daniel, his left arm with Optimus Prime, his right arm with Megatron, his left leg with [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and his right leg with Rodimus Prime. Metroplex's parts were available in two versions, at an equal ratio: full-color and clear plastic, making two versions of the figure to collect.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/HoCMetroplex/metroplex.htm More information on ''Super Collection Figure'' Metroflex at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/ClearMetroflex/metroflex.htm More information on clear Metroflex at TFU.info]''

===Heroes of Cybertron===
*'''Metroplex''' (2003)

:''Super Collection Figure'' Metroplex was later made available as part of ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' line, again packaged as a "Build-A-Figure" for the line's fifth wave. As the ''Heroes of Cybertron'' figures did not feature variants and were not blindpacked, it was a lot easier to assemble a Metroplex figure; the head and guns came with Optimus Prime, his body with [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], his left arm with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], his right arm with Megatron and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], his left leg with Starscream and his right leg with [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]].

:Like all of the initial releases of the ''Heroes of Cybertron'' line, Metroplex's parts were cast in a transparent plastic with the colour based upon their faction (blue in Metroplex's case). He was almost completely painted, leaving his eyes and the back of his head unpainted for a [[light-piping]] effect.
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===MyClone===
[[File:Myclone metroplex.jpg|100px|thumb]]
*'''Metroplex''' (2003)
**''ID number:'' '''MTF015'''
**''Accessories:'' White display stand
:Released in the third wave of the ''[[MyClone]]'' line of Transformers PVC figures, this adorable little Metroplex comes with a hexagonal white display stand, which can link up with the identical stands included with other MyClone figures. His modular design allows his parts to be mixed and matched with those of any other MyClone figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/MyCloneMetroflex/metroflex.htm More information on ''MyClone'' Metroplex at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:G1 Autobot City.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|Of course, if you look closely, he's sort of magically floating ''above'' the city, but hey, points for trying!]]
[[File:Metroplex character models.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Metroplex is on the right, and his grandpa is on the left.]]
*Metroplex's relationship to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the cartoon series]] is ill-defined at best. He is not actually mentioned by name in the movie, while ''[[Five Faces of Darkness]]'' uses the terms "Autobot City" and "Metroplex" interchangeably, suggesting they are the same thing. The confusion seems to originate with the design history behind Autobot City: designer [[Floro Dery]] has described how he created [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/04/ark-addendum-autobot-city-concept-art.html his own concept for the city], but was then instructed to redesign it, adding elements of the Metroplex toy (evidenced in the film itself by the city's shift from orange to white as it transforms and the appearance of a turret that is quite blatantly [[Slammer]]). The series would very rarely show Metroplex and Autobot City onscreen at the same time, using only one or the other as the episode demanded; the closest it would usually come to unifying the two would be to show the occasional leftover orange building remaining at Metroplex's feet when he transforms to robot mode. The episode "[[Thief in the Night]]" offered the best answer to the conundrum, by clearly presenting Metroplex to be a smaller sub-section of the city (see right).
*''Scramble City'' features a different [[character model]] for Metroplex compared to the one used for his appearances in the Generation 1 cartoon. The ''Scramble City'' model is more [[show-accuracy|toy-accurate]], featuring individual eyes, more robo-wrinkles and "stubble."
*"Fortress Maximus" was likely a considered name for Metroplex. The [[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic adaptation]] of the [[The Transformers: The Movie|1986 Movie]] even refers to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] as "Fortress Maximus" in a caption.
*The Japanese book [[Transformers Generations]] contains concept art for an unmade [[Action Master]] version of Metroplex.
*In ''[[Transformers The Game]]'', the video game tie-in for the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]], a [[Tranquility Mall|suburban mall]] was called the Metroplex Mall as an homage to the character.
*Unusually for the G1 cartoon, Metroplex retains his red optics. This is in contrast to the cartoon's typical practice of colouring Autobot optics blue and Decepticon optics red.
* No instructions show this, but in a bizarre case of convergent engineering, Grandus in transport mode can combine with Metroplex in transport mode via the pegs on the former's shoulders, and the fist holes on the latter. ''[[Free-Combination|Jizai Gattai]]'' indeed.
* The tower formed with Slammer boasts a peak that is ''very'' similar to the Scramble City connection pieces sported by all smaller limb pieces, but is too large to be used in the same manner.
* In issue 8 of the Dreamwave [[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)|Armada]] comic, there is a statue of what looks like Metroplex carrying Cybertron on his shoulders.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Metroflex''' (メトロフレックス ''Metorofurekkusu'')
*''English:'' '''Philip''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''French:'' '''Métroplex''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Guardian'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dà Dū-hùei''' (Taiwan, 大都會, "Grand Metropolis"), '''Mǒng Dà Shùai''' (China, 猛大帅, "Fierce Grand Marshal")

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==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Metroplex Metroplex's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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Metroplex (G1)

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:''Metroplex is an [[Autobot]] [[city-bot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]. In city mode, he is also known as '''Scramble City'''.''

[[File:Metroplex-UK.jpg|325px|thumb|We built this city on rock and roll!]]
'''Metroplex'''’s poor, slow, and infrequent efforts to support his brave comrades and forward the Autobot cause are never enough. Sure, he's the Autobots' ultimate weapon, their greatest and final defense. Yes, he's a gigantic, towering warrior, capable of channeling awesome energies. Strong beyond belief, versatile, clever, brave and self-sacrificing, Metroplex is willing to give everything he has to the Autobot cause and defend it to his last [[astrosecond]]s of life. Despite all this he’s wracked to the core of his being with the belief that he could and should be doing more. It’s a self-deprecating attitude that stuns many of his fellow Autobots, most of whom take immeasurable comfort in his very existence and the knowledge that regardless of what evil comes, Metroplex is out there to back them up.

This [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Titan]]'s great modesty about his power and achievements together with a boundless patience necessitated by his size and alternate mode are apparent to anyone who pierces his normally less than talkative demeanor, and in the optics of many, these traits only raise his already high standing.

Metroplex’s long-standing nemesis is the equally-gargantuan [[Decepticon]], [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. He has three "normal"-sized components: [[Six-Gun (G1)|Six-Gun]], [[Slammer]] and [[Scamper (G1)|Scamper]], to help patrol and defend his territory. The extent of that territory varies; sometimes Metroplex is an independent base, and other times he's part of (or all of) [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]].

{{bigquote|Metroplex is my kind of town!|[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] on Metroplex|"[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Bud Davis]] (English), [[Ron Feinberg]] (English, "Five Faces of Darkness Part 1"), [[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese)|[[Héctor Vieyra]] (Latin American), [[Manfred Schmidt]] (German, Most of Season 3), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5"), [[Franz Rudnick]] (German, "The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1"), [[Ulf Jürgen Söhmisch]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of "Ghost in the Machine" & "The Ultimate Weapon")}}

[[File:FFOD5 Metroplex Trypticon.JPG|left|upright=1.2|thumb|No Tommy, snap out of it!]]

By the year 2005, Metroplex had been installed as a sub-section of the larger [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], now the main base of operations for the Autobots on [[Earth]]. During the [[Battle of Autobot City|Decepticons' attack on the city]], the [[Transformation cog|transforming cog]] which allowed Metroplex to transform to robot mode was destroyed, preventing him from participating in the battle, although he was manually converted to battle station mode by the Autobots inhabiting him. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}

Following the defeat of [[Unicron]] and the Autobots' reclamation of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] built a new transforming cog for Metroplex, and entrusted its delivery to [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} While they were busy suffering numerous setbacks (including nearly getting killed by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and being stranded on Jupiter's moon [[Io]]), the immobile Metroplex was attacked by the Decepticons' new mobile battle station, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], who had been created expressly to serve as Metroplex's opposite number. Metroplex was again manually transformed to battle station mode by his inhabitants in hopes of mounting some form of a defence, but things were not looking hopeful. At the height of the battle, Blurr and Wheelie was safely brought to Earth by [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], and quickly handed the transforming cog off to [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] to install. Pipes carried out the task with all due haste, and Metroplex promptly transformed to robot mode, thrashed Trypticon, and hurled him into the ocean. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:ThiefNight Metroplex Kremlin.JPG|upright=1.2|thumb|"Why won't you accept our love?"]]

Although the Autobots figured this to be the end of Trypticon, in actuality, the saurian city survived and started stealing national monuments to pay off [[Octane (G1)|Octane]]'s debt to [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|Abdul Fakkadi]]. When [[dinosaur transform static]] was found at the crime scene, Metroplex and his subordinates questioned all the Autobots with dinosaur electrons in their circuits, but when Trypticon was finally revealed to be the culprit, Metroplex battled him in Russia over the Kremlin. Unfortunately, Metroplex was then left holding the building, and the [[Soviet Union|Soviets]] blamed the Autobots for the thefts and expelled them from the country. Fakkadi, however, summoned the Autobots to his country of [[Socialist Democratic Federated Republic of Carbombya|Carbombya]] to help oust the Decepticons that had taken over, and Metroplex delivered another sound defeat to Trypticon, tossing him into the ocean yet again and returning the stolen buildings to their rightful place. {{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

[[File:Gitm where are my eyes.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb]]

As part of his deal with Unicron to ensure their mutual resurrection, the ghost of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was charged with stealing Metroplex's eyes in order to restore Unicron's sight. Possessing [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], Starscream invaded Metroplex and started removing the giant's optics, only to wind up breaking the first one when he was caught off-guard by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]. Just as he was successfully removing the second eye, Metroplex detected the presence of intruders within his brain vault and awoke. Scourge came crashing out of Metroplex just as he transformed to robot mode, and beat a hasty retreat as the giant discovered that he was blind and went into a maddened rage, firing upon all the Transformers in the vicinity. Metroplex landed a shot on [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] before his rampage was cut short by the detonation of a [[photon charge]] Scourge had placed in his head, and he fell unconscious, transforming back into city mode. After the villains' plan was foiled, new eyes were constructed for Metroplex. {{storylink|Ghost in the Machine (episode)|Ghost in the Machine}}

[[File:Ultimateweapon metroplex hefts trypticon.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]

After coming under attack from a [[Eurythma]]n sonic weapon, {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}}, transforming cog troubles returned to plague Metroplex when [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] stole the component right out from under [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]'s nose. With Metroplex trapped in city mode, the Autobots retaliated by stealing Trypticon's cog and using it as a replacement; the Decepticons proceeded to use Metroplex's cog in place of Trypticon's, but the incompatibility of the cogs in each of the giant robots led to an unsteady battle with both combatants partially transforming back and forth constantly. First Aid proceeded to enter Metroplex's body during the fight and aligned the cog properly, allowing Metroplex to fully transform and, yet ''again'', fling Trypticon into a body of water. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

When the [[Hate Plague]] swept the universe, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] realized the danger that an infected Metroplex would pose, and reluctantly decided to deactivate him. Metroplex understood and agreed with his decision—it was not made clear if this action was temporary, or if it would permanently send Metroplex off-line. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese continuity as detailed above, except instead of taking place over 2005/6, the events of season 3, in which Metroplex appears, are moved back to 2010. Japanese continuity inserts many new stories into the gaps in the cartoon timeline, several of which focus on Metroplex and the story of how he was created, which went unexplained in the American cartoon.}}

=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====
[[File:FSRLTF6 Trypticon vs Metroplex hologram.jpg|left|thumb]]
Metroplex was constructed in the late 1980s as part of the Autobots' "Scramble City" initiative to develop a powerful battle station. During the early stages of the project, however, when the Autobots were conducting an outdoor test of the unfinished city's transformation to mobile fortress mode, [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] and [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] were able to monitor the process. The information they acquired allowed Megatron to decipher whether or not Metroplex would be able to stand up to Trypticon. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

Trypticon was ultimately completed before Metroplex, and was successfully activated on a small island. The Autobots went into action to save the island and stop the giant, but without a city-bot of their own, they had to resort to some cunning: Perceptor magnified a [[hologram]] of Metroplex projected by [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], creating a huge image of the giant Autobot that Trypticon charged at and passed through, crashing into the ocean below. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}}
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=====''Scramble City'' cartoon=====
[[File:Metroplexstanding.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|As a sensitive new-age guy, Metroplex was one of the few Autobots who did not have issues with the size of his gun.]]
To complete the Scramble City project, the Autobots moved their operation to a secret underground cavern, but the Decepticons' [[Mini-Cassette|spy cassettes]] located the subterranean base, and an all-out Decepticon attack was initiated. [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] had [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] outnumbered, but the heroic combiner was able to hold the line long enough until Metroplex's construction was finally completed.

Emerging fom his underground birthplace, Metroplex transformed from city to battle station mode and took off for the battleground. Crushing all in his path, the titanic Autobot transformed to robot mode and took out the Decepticon combiners with one colossal blast. However, as the Autobots celebrated their victory, the ocean nearby parted and Trypticon emerged for his first battle with Metroplex. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

{{note|This battle, uh, never happened, because the second part of ''Scramble City'' never got made.}}
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=====Full Throttle Scramble Power!=====
[[File:Fullthrottle metroplex arrives.jpg|left|thumb|Able to leap with tall buildings in a single bound...]]
Crafting a new diabolical scheme, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] began to threaten humanity with his latest weapon: the [[Omega Whip]]. After [[Jenny (G1)|Jenny]], [[Toru]] and [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] located the Decepticon base and disabled the super weapon, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] ordered up reinforcements: ''every single Autobot''. Carrying the entire army in his mobile battle station mode, Metoplex, er, ''hovered'' onto the scene and transformed to robot mode. Accepting defeat, Megatron and the Decepticons scurried off as fast as they could. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}
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=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers'' manga=====
[[File:Manga metroplex.jpg|thumb|225px|Metroplex struggles against the inexorable pull of the dreaded "page fold".]]
On a bright and sunny day in the year 2010, the [[Autobot]]s invited a group of [[human]] families to come take a tour of Metroplex. They were all very impressed and everything was going great... until [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] attacked. Preoccupied with keeping everyone inside him from dying, Metroplex was left to take all of Trypticon's attacks on the chin, including his Dual Plasma Cannons and Dino-Head Attack. With [[Scamper (G1)|Scamper]] quickly taken out by [[Full-Tilt]], it looked as though Metroplex would be felled by a blast from the [[Brunt (G1)|Brunt tank]].

Luckily, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] deployed [[Six-Gun (G1)|Six-Gun]] just in time. Six-Gun took out Full-Tilt and then proceeded to turn the Brunt tank around on Trypticon, blasting the Decepticon with his own drone. The blast destroyed Trypticon's Head Controls, forcing [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] to call a retreat. With the day won, Metroplex returned to City mode. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 3|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #3}}

=====''The Great Transformer War'' manga=====
After rescuing the alien scientist Doctor [[Dalton (G1)|Dalton]] from the clutches of the Decepticons, the Autobots brought him to Metroplex for safe-keeping. There, he agreed to help upgrade the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] so they could counter the upgrades he was forced to install in the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. Little did any of them know, Metroplex had been infiltrated by [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], who observed the entire upgrading process in secret. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

In 2011, as part of his massive assault to retake [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] unleashed Trypticon on Metroplex, the battle thoroughly occupying the [[Earth]] forces of the Autobots, keeping them from coming to Cybertron's defense. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 3|The Great Transformer War #3}}
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=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Osamu Saka]] (Japanese), [[Rik Thomas]] (English, [[Omni Productions]] dub)}}

[[File:Hm4 metroplex vs madmachine.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Mwa ha ha ha ha! The power of [[Dark Energon]]!]]

In 2011, one year after the curing of the Hate Plague, the Decepticons launched a major offensive to take control of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. To prevent Autobot reinforcements reaching the planet, a large garrison of Decepticon troops were deployed to keep the Autobots on Earth occupied. As the battle moved to the vicinity of Autobot City, Metroplex flew into action and aided his comrades by blasting the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] out of the sky. He then transformed into battle station mode and transported the [[Trainbot]]s back to the city itself, where they took the [[space bridge]] to aid their allies on Cybertron. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} As the battle to control Cybertron continued to rage, Metroplex was among the Autobots deployed to help search Earth for the missing [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

Observing Trypticon making his way towards an oil field, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] ordered Metroplex into action. The two city-bots engaged in another round of their endless dance, but Metroplex soon discovered that he had been lured into a trap when the Decepticons' newest invention, the [[Madmachine]], burrowed its way out of the sand nearby. An electromagnetic blast from the Madmachine sent Metroplex's systems into chaos, and he was forced to retreat. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} Soon after, Metroplex joined the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] in traveling to [[United Kingdom|Britain]] and [[New York City|New York]] to investigate attacks by a mysterious blackmailer. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

A little later, the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] launched from Metroplex to back up a contingent of Autobots on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], but found their way barred by Trypticon. Metroplex immediately went into action against his perennial foe and kicked him into a mountainside, but then he had to deal with [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}

[[File:Hm24 metroplex must watch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|"If only I could reach Ultra Magnus... then I could beat you over the head with him!"]]

When the Autobots and Decepticons left Earth to go on an interplanetary energy quest, Metroplex (logically enough) did not go with them, and so disappeared off the radar for a while. When they returned to Earth, Sixshot launched an attack on Autobot City, leading to a violent battle between him and Ultra Magnus. Metroplex attempted to aid his commander, but was kept busy by Trypticon, and so, Ultra Magnus died by Sixshot's hand. After the Autobot Headmasters disposed of Sixshot, funeral arrangements were made for Magnus, and Metroplex requested that rather than launch his body into space, the Autobots should bury Ultra Magnus on Earth to symbolize the great love he had for the planet. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}

Decepticon attacks only intensified in the wake of Magnus's death, and Metroplex, seeking revenge for the death of his commander, insisted that he be allowed to join in the fight. [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] and the Autobot Headmasters encouraged him to remain at Autobot City, pointing out that his databanks contained all their collected information and that he was too valuable to lose, but reports began pouring in from different Autobot installations that only seemed to prove how necessary Metroplex entering the fray was. Fortress explained that all available Autobots had come to help, and Metroplex grudgingly agreed to stand down, with one condition: when Sixshot showed his face, he would be Metroplex's to deal with. This time came quite soon, as Metroplex accompanied the Autobot Headmasters to [[Alaska]] and engaged Sixshot in an aerial battle while the Headmasters dealt with Galvatron. When the young warriors destroyed the Decepticon leader with the power of their [[Head Formation]], Sixshot retreated, depriving Metroplex of his revenge. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

[[File:Hm26 metroplex vs sixshot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|"So yer a giant city-bot! Big Whoop! Wanna fight about it?"]]

It wasn't long before Metroplex got another shot at Sixshot when he and Trypticon attacked Autobot City again. Metroplex dealt with Trypticon quickly and focused his fury on Sixshot, but the revenge-hungry Autobot was mistaken in his belief that Trypticon had been defeated. As the saurian titan leapt at Metroplex from behind, Spike Witwicky moved into the open to shout a warning to the giant Autobot, and was hit by a stray laser blast. Seconds later, the Trainbots arrived to help Metroplex overpower Trypticon and send him packing, but Spike had been grievously wounded by the blast and had to be taken to [[Athenia]] for medical attention. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

When the Headmasters departed Earth to follow the Decepticons to planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], Metroplex was left in command of the Autobots on Earth. Some time later, just as the Headmasters were returning to Earth, Decepticons began springing up all over Earth, and Metroplex contacted the approaching Headmasters to let them know of the sudden change in the situation. He greeted them when they arrived on the planet, updated them, and was commended for the good job he had done in their absence. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} Metroplex continued to help gather data on the Decepticons' activities on Earth, which involved raising mysterious "[[crysmagnetal|Death Towers]]" at strategic points around the globe, helping out where he could. After supervising the transportation of humans injured in a Decepticon attack, Metroplex sped to [[Egypt]] to aid Fortress Maximus after he was wounded battling [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. Finally, Metroplex participated in the colossal climactic battle between the entire Autobot and Decepticon armies at the [[Arctic|North Pole]], which culminated in the Decepticons' defeat, and the withdrawal of all Transformers from Earth. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

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=====Metrowars=====
In a cataclysmic battle in the midst of an ongoing energy crisis, Metroplex fell to [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]]. After the battle's conclusion, Metroplex was rebuilt into a larger form by the Autobots with the help of [[Nebulan]]s. When the Decepticons attacked again, the Autobots were reluctant to activate the reborn Metroplex due to energy concerns, but the large robot pressed through and transformed into robot mode, taking Metrotitan by surprise. Metroplex banished the traitorous Metrotitan from the Autobots and attacked with his [[antimatter]] projector. Having enough, Metrotitan and the Decepticons retreated; Metroplex was unable to follow, as he was drained of energy. {{Storylink|Metrowars}}

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===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Spacepirates metroplex emerges.jpg|thumb|The prospect of free stickers brings Metroplex to life, and the [[Quintesson]]s are none too happy about it.]]
====Marvel UK future timelines====
Metroplex is the largest Autobot on record at just under 700 feet in height. Entirely too large to wander Earth freely, Metroplex accepted without complaint the role he was assigned: that of the "living core" of Autobot City. Built into the very fabric of the city upon its creation in 2003, Metroplex lay dormant beneath its surface, endowing it with the ability to transform from city mode into a heavily-armed battle station.

In 2008, when the [[Quintesson]]s invaded and took control of Autobot City as a part of a complex, multi-pronged plan to take over Cybertron, only a few Autobots were able to avoid capture. [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]], temporarily reverted to Hot Rod, was one of the lucky few, and managed to activate Metroplex. The towering Autobot tore his way out from beneath the city and, already in a bad mood over being so rudely awakened, immediately began smashing and blasting the Quintessons that started attacking him. The fight was distinctly one-sided, and before long, Metroplex had successfully driven the invading aliens off. Alas, as Autobot City was largely gutted when Metroplex emerged, it was something of a pyrrhic victory for the Autobots. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Routeofallevil metroplex hologram.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.85|"The lost city of gold! I must not let [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] know about this!"]]

After deposing [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and leaving the planet in [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus's]] command, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and a large number of Autobots returned to Earth to begin construction on a vast complex known as [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] was seen projecting a hologram of Metroplex during construction, presumably as a blueprint. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:OmegasConundrum-Metroplex.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Metroplex was a truly ancient Transformer, believed to be the very first of the [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitans]] from the time of the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} In ancient times, he defeated the monster known as [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and watched as it was sealed away in the depths of Cybertron. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}} He went on to explore the entire surface of Cybertron alongside [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] before disappearing into legend, with some claiming he left the planet while others believed he never existed at all. [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], however, believed Metroplex was still on Cybertron, and attempted to use Alpha Trion to find him so that the Decepticons could make use of the [[space bridge]] technology possessed by all Metrotitans. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

[[File:Rise-Metroplex.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I can feel the heartbeat underneath the concrete.]]

In truth, Metroplex had gone dormant beneath the city of [[Nyon]], and the part of him sticking out of the ground had become known as the '''[[Acropolex]]'''. The origins of this building were long forgotten, though legends remained claiming that it was once a capital during Cybertron's [[Golden Age]]. {{storylink|Ruins}} When Nyon was destroyed early in the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], Acropolex felt the deaths of its inhabitants and mourned them. Drawn to the ruins of Nyon by the [[Matrix of Leadership]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] used the Matrix to call out for Acropolex, causing him to fully awaken and transform to robot mode. Prime announced to his shocked allies that the giant was no longer "Acropolex", ruin of a forgotten age, but "Metroplex", the symbol of a better future. {{storylink|Rise}} Metroplex chose to help the survivors of the attack on Nyon before he could aid the Autobots, but told Optimus Prime that he would answer any call the Autobot leader would make. He claimed to have known someone much like Optimus Prime in the past, as history repeats itself and always someone will be there to fight the chaos. {{storylink|Broadcast}} Metroplex arrived during the battle of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] to take out Megatron's [[vamparc ribbon|vamparc annihilator]] which was pinning down the Autobots. He managed to smash the cannon, the [[Citadel]] and every Decepticon that went in his path. After the battle, he became Iacon's new capital by transforming into city mode over the ruins of the Citadel. {{storylink|Endgame}}

As capital of Iacon, Metroplex served as the main Autobot headquarters and meeting place of the [[Grand Convocation]]. {{storylink|Derelicts}} Following the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]] disaster, Optimus Prime held a eulogy for the victims at Metroplex. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}} When the threat of Trypticon reemerged, Prime asked Metroplex to fight the beast again, but the Titan was regrettably unable to help as the ongoing energon crisis had left him without the energy he needed to transform into robot mode. {{storylink|The Illusion of Control}} Some time later, the Decepticons launched an all-out assault on Metroplex even as the Autobots defended the massive Transformer with their lives. The battle ended with Metroplex departing for the stars, Optimus Prime convinced by Alpha Trion that this was the best way to end the conflict and keep Metroplex and his secrets out of Megatron's clutches. Alpha Trion left with his old friend, as the two intended to combat [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s mysterious [[Regenesis|machinations]] out in the cosmos. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}}

During his journey, Metroplex had to make several stops to refuel on energon-rich planetoids due to the energy-consumptive nature of his internal space bridge. As he lay dormant on one such planetoid, slowly absorbing the nearby pseudo-energon, he was tracked down by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], one of the Decepticons still searching for him on behalf of Megatron. However, Thundercracker realized that letting the Decepticons have Metroplex would only lead to harm and departed without reporting his finding, creating a sonic boom that splashed energon all over the sleeping giant in the process. Thus refueled, Metroplex awoke and teleported away to continue with his mission. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}} Despite this setback, the Decepticons were eventually able to find Metroplex and copy his space bridge technology, which was later integrated into Megatron himself. {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}}

[[File:SpotlightMetroplex-Metroplex.jpg|left|thumb|upright=2.2|He. Is. Metroplex.]]

Some four million years after leaving Cybertron, Metroplex had been charged with protecting an unidentified object of great value on the planet [[Salvvatan VIII]]. He remained hidden in plain sight in alternate mode, posing as merely another section of a sprawling mechanical complex on the planet's surface. His proximity to [[Orvus Base]], the Autobot research facility orbiting [[Salvvatan VI]], seems to be too convenient to be a coincidence, but any direct connection between Orvus Base and Metroplex or whatever he was guarding was unknown.

Metroplex's cover was compromised when Orvus Base was attacked by the devastatingly powerful Decepticon known as [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. Nearly the entire crew was wiped out, except for six [[Throttlebot]]s who escaped to Salvvatan VIII, with Sixshot hot on their heels. Their running battle at the complex led the combatants to Metroplex's hiding spot, and a sharp turn sent [[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]] and Sixshot through Metroplex's outermost wall. His defensive perimeter breached, Metroplex transformed to robot mode, taking the opportunity to squash Sixshot under his boot in the process. With his position compromised, Metroplex's first priority was immediate relocation of himself and, presumably, the object he protected. He directed the Throttlebots to where they could find an escape shuttle and medical supplies before transforming into a space-faring mode and rocketing out into the cosmos. {{storylink|Spotlight: Metroplex}}

[[File:IronInTheBlood-Metroplex.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

Metroplex returned to Cybertron, where he served as a base of operations for Alpha Trion while he began his endeavours to restore the damaged planet to habitability. Despite his prodigious strength and size, Metroplex was of little use in battle against the [[Insecticon swarm]] that had overrun Cybertron (the swarm was simply too great in size, and would eat their way inside his systems before he could destroy them all), so instead, Alpha Trion resurrected the deceased [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to carry out the task. Once Ironhide had reduced the swarm's numbers to a mere two hundred, Alpha Trion had Metroplex transform to robot mode and crush the remaining Insecticons beneath his massive palms. Subsequently, Alpha Trion and Metroplex left Cybertron for parts unknown, off to put into motion the next move in the great, enigmatic game Alpha Trion was playing. {{storylink|Any Old Iron}}

Several years into his journey through space, Metroplex picked up a sample of [[Ore-7]], one of Shockwave's Regenesis ores. When Shockwave sent an army of [[Ammonite]]s to reclaim the ore, the Titan infused it into part of his thumb which he then jettisoned into space, leaving the Ammonites to try to kill him using [[Ore-2]]. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} Having contracted an [[alchemical virus]] from exposure to the deadly ore, Metroplex went into hiding beneath the oceans of [[Hydrophena]], where the water would slow the effect of the virus, then detached his vulnerable [[brain module|brain]] to hide it from further attacks. Being too busy to help, Alpha Trion recruited the aid of Autobots [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] and [[Nautica]], sending them to Hydrophena to protect Metroplex. Though the weakened Titan was unable to speak, Windblade learned to communicate with him by "reading" patterns of light on his brain. {{storylink|Burning Bright: Dark Cybertron Chapter 8|Burning Bright}}

Metroplex's discarded thumb impacted with the ''[[Lost Light]]'', where it was almost stolen by [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]]'s [[Titan Hunters]]. {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}} Eventually he began pulling the lost body part back towards him, knowing the Ore-7 within it would cure him of the disease. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} On seeing the thumb push itself toward a homing signal, the crew of the ''Lost Light'' chose to follow the signal and traveled to Hydrophena, {{storylink|Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|Winners & Losers}} where they discovered Metroplex himself. {{storylink|Into the Abyss: Dark Cybertron Chapter 4|Into the Abyss}}

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==Games==
===Transformers G1: Awakening===
[[File:Gluawakening metroplex.jpg|thumb|left|150px]]
Metroplex was one of the many Autobots aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] when it left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and was subsequently shot down over [[Earth]]. After spending four million years in stasis, the first few Autobots awoke, including Metroplex. The more damaged members of their group were stored inside Metroplex, while energy was gathered to bring them back online. He was soon able to revive [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and joined the Autobot leader in defending a number of human power plants. When the creation of a Decepticon [[space bridge]] was revealed, Metroplex was among the Autobots who pursued [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and his men back to Cybertron. Unfortunately in their absence, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] had conquered their home world, and Metroplex and the others were promptly captured and imprisoned. After escaping, the Autobots fled back to Earth, where they arrived in time to aid [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in a battle, and later repelled a Decepticon assault against the Ark. When Optimus decided that they needed to return to Cybertron and free the enslaved Autobots there, Metroplex aided in the capture of the Decepticon space bridge, to allow a team to use it to return to their home world. {{storylink|Transformers G1: Awakening}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
In the early days of the war, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] attempted to conquer Iacon, believing doing so would secure him a quick victory in the war. However, the battle that ensued awoke Metroplex. Transforming from his city mode and engaging the enemy, the Autobots emerged victorious due to Metroplex's intervention. {{storylink|Assault on Iacon}}

When [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] brought [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] in an attempt to turn the tide of battle, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] countered with Metroplex. The titan was unable to withstand the assault. {{storylink|The Colossus War}}

Later, Trypticon was once again threatening the Autobots, but Metroplex was unable to intervene due to him missing his transformation cog. When Ironhide and Fireflight managed to deliver and instal the component, Metroplex transformed to robot mode and sent Trypticon tumbling into the sea with one mighty punch. {{storylink|Monstrosity}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Metroplex toy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Yeah, I saw ''Big'' and I went against it.]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Autobot City, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-70'''
**''Accessories:'' Scamper, Scamper's arms/cannons (x2), Scamper's small laser pistol, Slammer, Slammer's turret, Sixgun's body/tower, Sixgun's chestplate/tower top, 2 red cannons/Sixgun's legs, 2 black cannons/Sixgun's arms, Sixgun's laser pistol, double-barreled cannon, rear tower, shoulder antenna, 2 fists, 2 kneecaps, 3 missiles

: Metroplex transforms from a large robot to a multi-leveled "city" mainly for use with the smaller ''Generation 1'' toys. This mode includes a service bay with launching mechanism, a helipad, and "parking" for four vehicles in whatever his legs fold out to be. He also has a third mobile battle station mode; a more compact wheeled form that incorporates his many weapons. Additionally, his weapons are all moulded with universal-sized pegs that allow them to attached in several different configurations and locations (for example, in the otherwise-pointless holes in his kneecaps in city mode). Metroplex came with [[Six-Gun (G1)|Six-Gun]], [[Slammer]], and [[Scamper (G1)|Scamper]]; the first two formed various parts of Metroplex's alternate modes. Metroplex's kneecaps also connect in various places in slots on his legs, both in mobile mode, and in city mode on the opposite side (near the knee joint).

:Metroplex was apparently designed as part of the aborted [[Diaclone]] line, ''Jizai Gattai'' ("[[Free-Combination|Free Combination]]"), given the high degree of interactivity he has with other toys confirmed as part of it—namely, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]. Each of the smaller "limb" robot from these four groups (and those that came after using their basic design, like the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]]) can plug into ports in Metroplex's shoulders and knees in robot mode, while the base modes of the four leaders—[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], and [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]—can connect to him in city mode. While the former feature was included in the Hasbro instructions, the latter was omitted. The peg-size of Metroplex's weapons also allows them to be wielded by the leaders and super-robots these teams create. This interactivity was played up greatly for his Japanese release, where he was part of the ''[[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]'' sub-line.

: As a third-year piece, Metroplex was one of several items to undergo "materials changing". Initial versions of Metroplex used rubber tires, and the fronts of his upper legs were fully-chromed silver. After a time, though, the tires were replaced with single-piece hard-plastic tires, and his legs changed to white plastic with a silver factory-applied sticker at the top. However, the plastic tire version also possessed a waist reinforced with two screw points instead of one, in an effort to prevent Metroplex literally snapping in half as so many of the original versions did due to a weak spot on the waist.

: Metroplex suffers from a large number of weak and breakable points. Apart from the aforementioned waist, the launcher inside his chest, the peg on his back, his extendable shoulder antenna, Scamper's shoulder hinges and Scamper's arm pegs are all very fragile and break or fail in various ways.

: This mold was also [[redeco]]ed to make [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]], with some [[retool]]ing for ramps compatible with the various [[Micromaster]]/Micro Transformer bases.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Metroplex/metroplex.htm More information on Metroplex at TFU.info]

===Transform Jr===
[[File:Metroplex junior.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Metroflex''' (1987)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-70'''
**''Accessories:'' Black gun

:The ''[[Transform Jr]]'' version of Metroplex shrinks and simplifies the original toy, omitting his city mode, all of his partners, his antennae, and his entire armament save for one black rifle. Toy be ''plaaaaain''.
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===Encore===
*'''Metroflex''' (2008)
**''Encore number:'' '''12'''
**''Accessories:'' Scamper, Scamper's arms/cannons (x2), Scamper's small laser pistol, Slammer, Slammer's turret, Sixgun's body/tower, Sixgun's chestplate/tower top, 2 red cannons/Sixgun's legs, 2 black cannons/Sixgun's arms, Sixgun's laser pistol, double-barreled cannon, rear tower, shoulder antenna, 2 fists, 2 kneecaps, 3 missiles

:In September 2008, Metroplex was reissued in Japan in [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s [[Transformers Encore|Encore]] line. This version features a minor retool to allow Slammer's gun turret to become the top of a building in city mode. The Encore version also has the chromed upper thighs and rubber wheels of the initial 1986 Hasbro releases.
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===Generations===
[[File:Generationstoy-MetroplexTitanClass.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|He really wants your money. Big time. (Hasbro version pictured.)]]
[[File:Generationstoy-TakaraTomy-T30Metroplex.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Hear that? That's the sound of your bank account having a conniption. (TakaraTomy version pictured.)]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[September 28|9-28]]-[[2013]]'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TG23'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Scamper (G1)#Generations|Scamper]] figure, Scamper's blaster, 1 gun & [[missile]] (Hasbro version only), 2 guns & missiles (TakaraTomy version only), 2 shoulder cannons, repair claw

: Holy [[Frijoles]], dudes.

:The centerpiece of Hasbro's ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' anniversary campaign, ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Metroplex stands around 24 inches tall in robot mode, snatching the title of "tallest Transformers toy ever produced" from the original [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Generation 1|Fortress Maximus]] toy by a two inch margin. His packaging is a wonderful testament to this fact, sporting numerous "Over 2 ft. tall!" call-outs, a measuring scale down its edge, and the statement of "BIGGEST EVER!" in huge letters.

:His robot mode is highly [[Articulation|articulated]], even featuring individually-jointed fingers, as well as ''articulated pupils'' that can move from side-to-side when a lever behind his head is moved. He also has a [[Show-accuracy|cartoon-accurate]] visor which flips down when his antennae are twisted forward, and can be flipped back up when the antennae are twisted back, or when one pushes the visor up with their fingers.

:He comes with a large, spring-loaded, missile-firing gun that can be held by his hands, or mount onto a [[5mm post|5mm port]] on his back to serve as a shoulder-mounted weapon. The gun itself is so large that it's sculpted with a bridge and numerous tiny turrets to resemble a ''starship'', and it's barrel tip is cast in orange plastic [[for safety reasons]]. He also comes with two smaller cannons which are meant to peg onto the cannons on his shoulders, but can also be hand-held. Metroplex is covered with numerous 5mm peg-holes for weapons mounting, and his weapons also feature 5mm pegs.

:When the center portion of his chest is pressed down, his eyes and chest [[Light-emitting diode|light up]], and he plays [[Soundbox|an alternating series of seven voice clips and five sound effects]] of him eliminating a Decepticon threat, all from the [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|''Fall of Cybertron'' video game]]. Batteries are not included.

:He can transform into either a multi-wheeled aircraft carrier or a city mode, and both modes are specifically designed and scaled to interact with the ''Thrilling 30'' [[Legends Class]] toys. For both modes, Metroplex's head transforms into a turret with 5mm handles, and a ramp extends from the right side of his chest. His aircraft carrier mode is armed with the (now-extended) cannons on his shoulders, has an articulated repair claw arm attached via 5mm post at the end of the runway, and has both a flip-out double-barreled turret and a mini heli-pad on the left shoulder. Meanwhile, his city mode has numerous roadways, ramps, and compartments, is armed with a flip-out turret on his right forearm, and the left side of his chest opens up, revealing hidden sculpted weaponry at the bottom half, as well as a larger heli-pad and two flip-out pillars of unknown purpose at the top half.

:To complete his deco, Metroplex comes with a [[sticker]] sheet composed of over 100 stickers depicting, among other things, computer terminals, readouts, and interfaces, hazard-striped caution signs (for his moving parts), and stickers for the windows on his chest, which depict Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, Ultra Magnus, and Arcee. Many of these stickers contain Cybertronian text, such as signs that indicate rooms as being used to store ammo and energon cells, an Autobot symbol with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]'s name graffitied over, a schematic of Scamper labeled as "Slammer", and even a sign that says "INTERLOCK, DYNOTHERMS, MEGA THRUSTERS" in an apparent reference to ''Voltron''. Unfortunately, the sticker sheet swaps the numbers of stickers 31 and 77, while the sticker instructions list sticker 13 twice, with "13" being located on both a runway panel (which is correct) and on the repair claw (which isn't).

:He comes with Legends Class Scamper. In order for this version of Metroplex to fit in his [[Packaging|box]], he is packaged with his right arm detached. Some assembly required. The multilingual version has a different soundbox, omitting all of Metroplex's voice clips. Oddly, the packaging is completely lacking the ''Generations'' moniker. The [[instructions]], however, do sport the ''Generations'' logo.

This version would be used to represent the [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]] from Fall of Cybertron in ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus]]''.

:The [[TakaraTomy]] version, part of the ninth wave of Japanese ''Generations'' toys, mainly has two guns and missiles. Among other deco changes, he also replaces much of his black plastic (such as his runways and city compartments) with white, features a [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum-metallized]] face, replaces the "safety orange" on his guns with black, and features a slightly different shade of red. He gains numerous additional [[paint operation]]s, mostly for his guns and robot mode, which are either meant to replace stickers on the Hasbro version, or are meant to mirror details on the original G1 toy. As a result, he has fewer stickers overall, although they are metallic, and he does have some additional sticker details not on the Hasbro version. The [[instructions]] are also more thorough and complete, telling one about the features of the toy, and how to attach the two guns and shoulder cannons for all three modes. His soundbox is the unchanged English version with the voice clips, and he comes with his arm assembled in the (much larger) box. The [[package art]] has also been modified, altering Metroplex's deco, and removing the various Autobots moving around on his person. If purchased in Asian countries outside Japan, this version also included an [[exclusive]] Metroplex-themed cord/cable holder.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/GenMetroplex/metroplex.htm More information on ''Generations'' Metroplex at TFU.info]''

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*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''01 OF 30'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Scamper (G1)#SDCC|Scamper]] figure, Scamper's blaster, 2 guns, 2 missiles, 2 shoulder cannons, repair claw, 12 figurines ([[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#SDCCMetroplex|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#SDCCMetroplex|Megatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#SDCCMetroplex|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#SDCCMetroplex|Thundercracker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)#SDCCMetroplex|Trailcutter]], [[Hoist (G1)#SDCCMetroplex|Hoist]])

: An [[exclusive]] version of Titan Class Metroplex was made available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013. Having a designated number as part of the ''Thrilling 30'' line, this version differs from the Hasbro retail release mainly by having a vacuum metallized face and thighs similar to the first release of his ''Generation 1'' toy, having two guns and missiles, as well as metallic stickers. The second gun can mount onto the underside of his left arm strut in city mode, and can sort-of loosely slide onto the corner at the end of the runway in carrier mode.

:He also comes with 12 small, non-transforming figurines of Orion Pax, Megatron, Bumblebee, Thundercracker, Trailcutter, and Hoist, all in both modes. The figurines are based on their Thrilling 30 ''Generations'' Deluxe Class toys, and similarly to [[Decoy]]s, the Autobot figurines are cast in red plastic, and the Decepticons in purple.

:He comes with in a massive box that is held together by Velcro patches, and can split open to free the toy inside. The box itself is covered by a large, handled sleeve depicting, on both sides, package art of Metroplex and some other Autobots. The art was drawn by [[Phil Jimenez|Phil Jiminez]] and colored by [[Romulo Fajardo Jr.]]

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[[File:Generationstoy-T30-Metroplex-HKACGCON.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|If you really love me, you'll buy all four versions of me.]]
*'''Metroplex''' (Titan Class, 2013)
**'''05 OF 30'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Scamper (G1)#HKACGCON|Scamper]] figure, Scamper's blaster, 2 guns, 2 missiles, 2 shoulder cannons, repair claw, 12 figurines ([[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#HKACGCONMetroplex|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (G1)/toys#HKACGCONMetroplex|Megatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#HKACGCONMetroplex|Bumblebee]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#HKACGCONMetroplex|Thundercracker]], [[Trailbreaker (G1)#HKACGCONMetroplex|Trailcutter]], [[Hoist (G1)#HKACGCONMetroplex|Hoist]])

: Another exclusive version of Titan Class Metroplex was made available at [[Hong Kong ACG-CON]] 2013. This Metroplex is identical to the SDCC version, but has normal glossy stickers, and casts the Autobot figurines in gold plastic, and the Decepticons in silver. The [[packaging]] has also been altered from the SDCC release, lacking the SDCC stickers in favor of an HK ACG-CON sticker, (despite retaining the printed SDCC logo on the [[instructions]]) and having a ''different'' number designating him as part of the ''Thrilling 30'' line. Because hey, why settle for just one?

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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Gum===
[[File:Tfgum metroplex.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Metroflex''' (1986)
**''Accessories:'' 2 red cannons, 2 black cannons, double-barreled cannon, rear tower, 2 shoulder antennae, 2 fists, 2 kneecaps

:A snap-together model kit of Metroplex was available as part of the fifth wave of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' [[candy toy]] series. A much-shrunken version of the original Metroplex toy, the kit can only transform into battle station mode, and does not come with any of Metroplex's partners, but does retain some of the features of the larger figure, such as the opening garage door and flip-down missile rack. Moulded from black, red and grey plastic, Metroplex has stickers for detail rather than paint operations, and came with a stick of gum.
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===Transformers Ramune===
[[File:Metroplex keshigomu.jpg|thumb|300px]]
* '''Metroflex''' (1986)

: While no figure of Metroplex was released by Hasbro as part of their [[1987]] [[Decoy]] promotion, a soft rubber figure crafted in his image was released as part of the second series of wave of figures released by [[Kabaya]] exclusively in [[Japan]] as part of the ''[[Transformers Ramune]]'' line. Like the other figures in this series, Metroplex was sold in a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] box and was available in red, blue and yellow colors. Unusually, the figure was based more upon preproduction artwork for the Metroplex toy than on the character's finalized appearance, lacking the distinctive shoulder and "ear" antennae that give Metroplex his unique silhouette and instead sporting an over-the-shoulder double-barreled cannon.

===Forms Robo===
* '''Metroflex''' (1987)

: Metroplex was also part of the small ''[[Forms Robo]]'' collection of larger "Decoy"-style figures, with this version of the character standing at around twice the height of a regular Decoy. Like the other figures in this wave, Metroplex was packaged in an individual baggie and was available in red, blue, green and yellow versions.
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===Soft Robo===
[[File:Metroplex soft robo.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Metroflex''' (1987)

:This large, vinyl figurine of Metroplex was packaged with an Autobot [[insignia]] badge.

* '''Water Gun Set''' (1987)

:The large vinyl figure of Metroplex was also available in a "VS" figurine set, along with a Decepticon insignia badge, a water pistol and two randomly-packed peach-colored Autobot [[Decoy]]s. The text below VS states that it is "Exciting".
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===Collegeville Costumes===
[[File:Metroplex halloween costume.jpg|thumb|Eeeeeiiigh!]]
* '''Metroplex Halloween costume''' (1986)

:Given the small number of ''Transformers'' costumes produced by [[Collegeville Costumes]], it was perhaps an odd choice to base one on a comparatively lesser-known character like Metroplex. Nonetheless, this two-piece costume adhered to the crappy time-worn tradition of consisting of a sculpted thin plastic mask held over the wearer's face with elastic, and a smock with a picture of Metroplex and his name on it.
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[[File:Metroplex mask.jpg|thumb|[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)#Quotes|GIVE ME YOUR FACE.]]]]
* '''Metroplex mask''' (1986)

: Collegeville evidently liked Metroplex, as they also immortalized him in their line of ''Transformers'' masks. Made from flat styrofoam, the mask featured a hinge that allowed the wearer to lift it up and down, transforming from kid to robot in the blink of an eye!

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===Super Collection Figure===
* '''Metroflex''' (2001)
[[File:HOC Metroplex.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]

: Metroplex was the "Build-A-Figure" in fourth wave of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Super Collection Figure]]'' line of non-transformable PVC figurines. Available in eight out of every ten cases, Metroplex was divided into six parts, each one packaged mostly with one of the silver metallic "pewter" versions of the other six figurines in the line. His head and guns came with Ultra Magnus, his body with Arcee and Daniel, his left arm with Optimus Prime, his right arm with Megatron, his left leg with [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and his right leg with Rodimus Prime. Metroplex's parts were available in two versions, at an equal ratio: full-color and clear plastic, making two versions of the figure to collect.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/HoCMetroplex/metroplex.htm More information on ''Super Collection Figure'' Metroflex at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/ClearMetroflex/metroflex.htm More information on clear Metroflex at TFU.info]''

===Heroes of Cybertron===
*'''Metroplex''' (2003)

:''Super Collection Figure'' Metroplex was later made available as part of ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' line, again packaged as a "Build-A-Figure" for the line's fifth wave. As the ''Heroes of Cybertron'' figures did not feature variants and were not blindpacked, it was a lot easier to assemble a Metroplex figure; the head and guns came with Optimus Prime, his body with [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], his left arm with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], his right arm with Megatron and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], his left leg with Starscream and his right leg with [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]].

:Like all of the initial releases of the ''Heroes of Cybertron'' line, Metroplex's parts were cast in a transparent plastic with the colour based upon their faction (blue in Metroplex's case). He was almost completely painted, leaving his eyes and the back of his head unpainted for a [[light-piping]] effect.
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===MyClone===
[[File:Myclone metroplex.jpg|100px|thumb]]
*'''Metroplex''' (2003)
**''ID number:'' '''MTF015'''
**''Accessories:'' White display stand
:Released in the third wave of the ''[[MyClone]]'' line of Transformers PVC figures, this adorable little Metroplex comes with a hexagonal white display stand, which can link up with the identical stands included with other MyClone figures. His modular design allows his parts to be mixed and matched with those of any other MyClone figure.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/MyCloneMetroflex/metroflex.htm More information on ''MyClone'' Metroplex at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:G1 Autobot City.JPG|thumb|upright=1.4|Of course, if you look closely, he's sort of magically floating ''above'' the city, but hey, points for trying!]]
[[File:Metroplex character models.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Metroplex is on the right, and his grandpa is on the left.]]
*Metroplex's relationship to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and [[The Transformers (cartoon)|the cartoon series]] is ill-defined at best. He is not actually mentioned by name in the movie, while ''[[Five Faces of Darkness]]'' uses the terms "Autobot City" and "Metroplex" interchangeably, suggesting they are the same thing. The confusion seems to originate with the design history behind Autobot City: designer [[Floro Dery]] has described how he created [http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/04/ark-addendum-autobot-city-concept-art.html his own concept for the city], but was then instructed to redesign it, adding elements of the Metroplex toy (evidenced in the film itself by the city's shift from orange to white as it transforms and the appearance of a turret that is quite blatantly [[Slammer]]). The series would very rarely show Metroplex and Autobot City onscreen at the same time, using only one or the other as the episode demanded; the closest it would usually come to unifying the two would be to show the occasional leftover orange building remaining at Metroplex's feet when he transforms to robot mode. The episode "[[Thief in the Night]]" offered the best answer to the conundrum, by clearly presenting Metroplex to be a smaller sub-section of the city (see right).
*''Scramble City'' features a different [[character model]] for Metroplex compared to the one used for his appearances in the Generation 1 cartoon. The ''Scramble City'' model is more [[show-accuracy|toy-accurate]], featuring individual eyes, more robo-wrinkles and "stubble."
*"Fortress Maximus" was likely a considered name for Metroplex. The [[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic adaptation]] of the [[The Transformers: The Movie|1986 Movie]] even refers to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] as "Fortress Maximus" in a caption.
*The Japanese book [[Transformers Generations]] contains concept art for an unmade [[Action Master]] version of Metroplex.
*In ''[[Transformers The Game]]'', the video game tie-in for the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]], a [[Tranquility Mall|suburban mall]] was called the Metroplex Mall as an homage to the character.
*Unusually for the G1 cartoon, Metroplex retains his red optics. This is in contrast to the cartoon's typical practice of colouring Autobot optics blue and Decepticon optics red.
* No instructions show this, but in a bizarre case of convergent engineering, Grandus in transport mode can combine with Metroplex in transport mode via the pegs on the former's shoulders, and the fist holes on the latter. ''[[Free-Combination|Jizai Gattai]]'' indeed.
* The tower formed with Slammer boasts a peak that is ''very'' similar to the Scramble City connection pieces sported by all smaller limb pieces, but is too large to be used in the same manner.
* In issue 8 of the Dreamwave [[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)|Armada]] comic, there is a statue of what looks like Metroplex carrying Cybertron on his shoulders.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Metroflex''' (メトロフレックス ''Metorofurekkusu'')
*''English:'' '''Philip''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''French:'' '''Métroplex''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Guardian'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dà Dū-hùei''' (Taiwan, 大都會, "Grand Metropolis"), '''Mǒng Dà Shùai''' (China, 猛大帅, "Fierce Grand Marshal")

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==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Metroplex Metroplex's Universe profile at NTFA.net]

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