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2026-05-15T09:30:09Z

PBChew18:

{{speedydelete|We've decided to just merge the two cores into one file}}
Space Ape Games ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'' static render of support character [[Maccadam|Alchemist Prime]] in his diminished "[[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Building Prime Core]]" form.

Taken from the [https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733786689311-Prime-Cores-Building official ''Earth Wars'' support site].

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Wheelie (G1)

2026-05-15T07:56:04Z

PBChew18: /* Titans Return */

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|''The Wheelie discussed in the page that you're on / Is the rhyming bot from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]. To view all the "Wheelie"s in just one location / Head over to [[Wheelie (disambiguation)]]!''
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:''Wheelie is an [[Autobot]]—just to clear up ambiguities / From a whole bunch of [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1 continuities]].''
[[File:Wheelieg1.jpg|upright=2|thumb|You give Wheelie sass? He ''will'' kick your ass.]]
The diminutive '''Wheelie''' is an Autobot child / But don't let your guard down; he gets pretty wild! 
He's often sold short and gets called hurtful things / But Wheelie won't suffer such arrows and slings! 

You see, he ''survives''; that's just what he ''does'' / You can't keep him down. How so? Well, because 
Of all of the years he's spent fighting in space / With [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] goons and the [[Quintesson]] race. 

Keeping things peaceful gets a bit tricky / When he hangs out with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. 
This bot and that child are birds of a feather / And they tend to get into trouble together! 

Though reasons may differ across his depictions / Young Wheelie speaks always with curious diction. 
But don't be too hateful to this rhyming bot / Or you'll lose an eye to his fine [[Slingshot (weapon)|slingshot]]! 

{{quote|Wheelie say find friends today!|Wheelie|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[John Moschitta]] (English, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3"), [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese)|[[Gu Guoyi]] (Chinese), [[Dani Albiac]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Gerhard Acktun]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1 - 5", "Chaos" & "Call of the Primitives"), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, "Fight or Flee"), [[Claus Brockmeyer]] (German, "The Movie" TV Dub), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "Chaos"), [[Carlos Marques]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" TV dub), [[Orlando Prado]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" VHS dub), [[Úrsula Bezerra]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" Fox Kids dub), [[Mário Jorge Andrade]] (Portuguese, season 3)}}

[[File:Wheelietftmslingshot.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Wheelie, you're such an insufferable brat… Careful, you'll take someone's eye out with—]]
After surviving a ghastly crash-landing / [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] was where Wheelie found himself standing.<ref>This was only shown in an early screenplays' [[The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson|storybook adaptation]] / And helps shed some light on his background and situation.</ref> 
Surviving alone quickly toughened him lots / Enough to impress the mighty [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. 
They'd come to Quintessa in search of their friends / And Wheelie was perfectly happy to lend 
His expertise on this strange world to these strangers / To keep them from stumbling face-first into danger. 
After he helped rescue [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] / They hijacked a [[Quintesson Cruiser|Quintesson ship]] and flew up 
Into space where they destroyed [[Unicron]] / Before returning to planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]! 
{{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Wheelie’s actions in this animation / Were also recounted in two [[Transformers: The Animated Movie|print]] [[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|adaptations]]!}}

Wheelie returned in 2006 / When [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] got in a bit of a fix. 
He hadn't received his [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]] / And getting it to him would be a right slog! 
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

He formed a delivery duo with [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] / Straight away, though, complications occurred. 
Galvatron left them both stuck on [[Io|a moon]] / They needed to get the cog down to Earth soon! 
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

[[File:FFOD4 Autobots lightpoles.JPG|upright=1.5|thumb|Wheelie and I might have our spats, But did he deserve to fight all these bats?]]
The alien [[lightpole]]s descended on them / And Wheelie and Blurr simply couldn't contend, 
'Til [[Marissa Faireborn]] showed up to assist / Bringing her ship down right into their midst. 
Into some missiles the lightpoles converted / Blasting her ship and leaving them deserted! 
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] showed up and defeated the bats / The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] were similarly dispatched. 
They made it to Earth in a manner quite dashing / And Metroplex gave [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] quite a thrashing! 
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Wheelie listened to Kup as he yick-yacked / About how, on [[Dread (planet)|Dread]], he had fought off an [[Ick-Yak]]. 
Regarding [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]], Grimlock was curious / But Wheelie was scared and Kup was furious. 
Suddenly, in came a signal from [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] / Someone'd attacked the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]]—heck naw! 
Together with Blurr, they all boarded Sky Lynx / Ready for mystery-solving high-jinks! 
While scanning the station, Kup's technobabble / Was too much for Wheelie and the rest of the rabble. 
Kup said, only [[death crystal]]s could do this damage / But that explanation was all he could manage 
Before from the sky came [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] / With their new weapon, hoping to gun a shmuck. 
Wheelie and Blurr returned fire with their pistols / As Runamuck blasted a rain of death crystals. 
In typical form, Sky Lynx came to the rescue / Picking up Wheelie and all of the rest too. 
Grimlock begged, once they had barely absconded / For answers, and at long last Kup responded: 
There's only one place in the world you can find / Death Crystals—growing on Chaos's hide. 
On Dread, Galvatron's new acquisition / Kup and Blurr went off on the mission. 
Wheelie and the others followed where they had gone / And good thing—they helped to fight off the Predacons! 
They were able to keep [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and Galvs distracted / While Kup made a plan that he quickly enacted 
Freeing the [[Dread slaves|miners]], to Chaos he beckoned / Before blowing him up with [[Death crystal cannon|Galvatron's weapon]]. 
Safe back on Sky Lynx, after they'd scrambled / Wheelie groaned as Kup once again rambled... 
{{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] came back from the dead / The [[Quintesson]]s had secretly messed with his head. 
He left [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|now-Hot-Rod]] and the others for scrap / Before leading his army straight into a trap. 
When Hot Rod returned, Wheelie was there / To see Hot Rod quite angrily declare: 
"Where's that stupid truck of ours? / I'm going to light his darkest hour." 
{{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}}

A Quintesson plot meant time started repeating / While, against [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]], Wheelie was competing. 
He reckoned he had crossed the finish line—a record race / But in seconds he was back a second time in second place. 
{{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

On Earth, a dinosaur caused a strange mystery / By stealing the most famous buildings in history. 
The Dinobots were suspects, but that was just hype / It was Trypticon, working for an [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|ethnic stereotype]]. 
Wheelie helped the Autobots save the dictator / And was there when Rodimus scolded him later. 
{{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

[[File:Surprise Party Hall of Records.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
[[File:Daniel&wheeliesurpriseparty.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Daniel, we are out of time. Yet, Wheelie must complete this rhyme!]]
[[File:SurpriseParty Daniel and Wheelie.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
Wheelie's biggest adventure began / At the surprise party for his dear friend Dan. 
[[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s crashed the event—in the madness / Wheelie's life was saved by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. 
To let Magnus know he was appreciated / They tried to find out when he was created 
Asking around without making it known / To throw him a [[birthday]] party of his own. 
First they asked [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]], who reckoned / The answer might lie in the Hall of Records. 
Next at the Hall, they asked [[Custodiobot|the librarian]] / Who wasn't much help, being quite the contrarian. 
He explained the Autobots of the past employed / [[Lost Cybertronian Storage Asteroid|A secret archive, housed on an asteroid]]. 
Wheelie, being a terrible influence / Stole a garbage ship. By coincidence, 
When he blundered into an asteroid field / (Wheelie's too young to be behind a wheel) 
The meteor into which their ship crashed / Was the very same one where the data was stashed! 
Meanwhile [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], with abnormal patience / Weirdly had garbage ships under surveillance? 
He told Galvatron, who swiftly commanded / He follow and spy on what Wheelie and Dan did. 
Witwicky and Wheelie, assessing their freighter / Were harried by eels that flew out of craters. 
Into a nearby cave the scamps fled / And Wheelie turned on the torch on his forehead. 
They passed through a door with the Autobot sigil / But inside, sentry drones were keeping vigil! 
With the killer robots hot on their heels / And to make matters worse, lots more air eels, 
Wheelie quipped surely that their goose was cooked / The robotic sentries, in a stroke of luck, 
Took out the eels they saw as invaders / Only to sight Wheelie next with their lasers! 
But somehow the sentries were the ones to die—blown up / By unlikely saviours: the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s and Cyclonus! 
Out of the frying pan, into the fire / Hostages of the Decepticon flier, 
They watched the asteroid get redirected as / Cyclonus threatened the [[First Inter Galactic Peace Conference|peace conference]] delegates! 
Locked up after Cyclonus' recap / Wheelie shone a torch, this time from his kneecap. 
Before long, they heard a distant commotion / And so at last Wheelie sprang into motion 
Ramming the door in his car mode, he gets through / And they found [[Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?]] 
Magnus commanded they fly off with Sky Lynx / But Wheelie, unwilling to leave him to die, thinks 
Better to not do what Magnus instructs / And instead to turn on the rock's self-destruct! 
With his plan foiled, Cyclonus scarpered / The Autobots made their own departure. 
Back home, Daniel explained things to [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] / Who made a suggestion: he said, if they like, 
Magnus doesn't know when he was born, meaning / They may as well say it's his birthday this evening! 
Wheelie said, shame they only thought of this after / And the episode ended with good-natured laughter. 
{{storylink|Surprise Party}}

Wheelie was present when [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], the paragon / of the utopian planet [[Paradron]], 
Asked Rodimus Prime and the rest to assist / In freeing his people from Galvatron's fist. 
Using a spare ship as a decoy / They let Galvatron think they'd been destroyed 
Before secretly deploying a platoon / From a secret staging ground on Paradron's moon. 
Wheelie was in Ultra Magnus's squadron / Planning to take back the planet's energon 
But Galvatron's army was much too effective / Forcing them to change the mission objectives. 
Wheelie managed to spot a trapdoor / So Magnus could get to the energon core— 
See, rather than let the Decepticons have it / they decided to blow up the entire planet! 
{{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}}

When Perceptor unveiled his new generator / Wheelie was stood in the crowd of spectators. 
{{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[File:AutobotsCall.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Our energy was drained. No jokes have remained.]]
When [[Tornedron]] fell into Cybertron's sink / Wheelie, [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] didn't blink: 
They aimed at the spider while pulling their triggers / But their laser blasts only made it grow bigger! 
Their bodies' energy, it drained all that too / Turning them white; they toppled like statues. 
(Lucky for Wheelie, Tornedron's defeat / Presumably put him right back on his feet.) 
{{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

Rodimus led an Autobot strikeforce / To get back Optimus Prime's corpse 
Making up one of the subgroups were / [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]], Wheelie and Blurr. 
At the lab, Rodimus Prime made his entry / Ordering Wheelie and the rest to play sentry. 
{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

To hear Sky Lynx tell it, Wheelie had been one / Of the Autobots hurt by a [[Hate Plague|rogue]] [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. 
(But, that event wasn't seen in the last part / And lying there unconscious wasn't Wheelie, but [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]]! 
So, maybe Sky Lynx was simply mistaken / And Wheelie had gone off on well-earned vacation.) 
{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

[[Tommy Kennedy]] was feeling quite rotten / Because he thought Optimus Prime had forgotten 
His birthday, so he was nicely surprised / When the Autobots gave him a cake, robot-sized! 
Tommy thanked them, and blew out the candles / And Wheelie cheered just like he had for Daniel. 
{{storylink|Surprise Party#Season 5|Season 5: Surprise Party}}

====Rodimus vs. Cyclonus====
{{note|This later pack-in comic invents / A [[Retcon|new scene]] set during the movie's events.}}
As they blasted off, with Kup ever-rambling / Wheelie wowed Hot Rod with his expert handling. 
They set course for Magnus's last known location / And found the debris from [[Autobot shuttle|that ship]]'s separation. 
Wheelie deduced the Autobots' gambit / And guessed that they'd fled to the nearby [[Junkion (planet)|Junk planet]]. 
But, at that moment, [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] attacked! / On Kup's command, Wheelie fired back. 
Cyclonus dodged, too agile in flight. / Then Hot Rod was struck by [[Matrix of Leadership|divine insight]]. 
Through Wheelie, Rod hailed Cyclonus to tell 'im / Invoking the [[Challenge of Aria-Bellum]], 
He wanted to meet the Decepticon upon / The ship for a little one-on-one. 
Cyclonus and Rod traded backhands, grappled. / Meanwhile, Wheelie hailed [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], 
Who, [[Rayzor Nebula|nearby]], were doing some research / not far from the boss of the [[Sweeps]]—[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]! 
See, as Cyclonus ranted, Kup listened / So he knew about [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s competition. 
By luring both lackeys to the same region / They pitted Cyclonus against Scourge and his legion. 
While the goons fought over who'd get the kills / The Autobots happily ran for the hills. 
After they split, they landed on Junkion / Where all the new friends would soon get their funk on. 
But, if you want to see them get groovy / You'll have to go watch ''[[#The Transformers cartoon|The Transformers: The Movie]]''. 
{{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese)|[[Erika Robledo]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
[[File:HM ep01 Wheelie beats Tantrum.jpg|upright=1|thumb|''Headmasters'' Wheelie could be as snarky as you please! His words to Chromedome? "It's too late for apologies!"]]
By 2011, Wheelie was too petulant to rhyme / He blamed everything on [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], like, ''all'' of the time. 
Although a jerk to the core, Wheelie was not all alone / He hung out with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], and the two were quite danger-prone. 

While chilling on [[Earth]], the pair were met with surprise / By the titanic Trypticon with glowing death in his eyes! 
The Decepticon gave chase, but Wheelie outsmarted their foe / Luring him onto a busted bridge, where he slipped and fell below. 

They then stowed away on the [[Trainbot]]s and returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] / To help battle the Decepticons with their (limited) brawn. 
Daniel, the wuss, was soon attacked by [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] / So Wheelie had to pound the bull's head like a drum! {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

Before leaving with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] to face matters unpleasant / [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] bequeathed to Wheelie a very special present. 
It was a mixtape of music he'd composed on his own / And Wheelie played it after Blaster died in battle alone. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

As Hot Rod searched Earth for the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] he'd lost / [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] told Wheelie to believe in him, no matter the cost. 
Wheelie brushed off Kup's words, thinking them silly / And was acting all snarky, at least up until he 
Was interrupted by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]], who had a better attitude / So he offered to help instead of standing 'round being rude. 
Wheelie, however, couldn't help them one whit / So he went to an arcade with Daniel to complain about it. 
He thought himself far more useful than the adults all around him / And yet even at video games, ''Daniel'' proceeded to pound him. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

Next, Blaster's untimely death sent Wheelie into depression / "No one cares Blaster's gone" was his bitter impression. 
But Wheelie was wrong; Rodimus Prime cared quite a bit / He knew Blaster's death was a mistake and sought to rectify it! 
So Blaster was revived as Twincast, much to Wheelie's elation / And thus began the Great Cassette Operation! {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

[[File:WheelieRebellionBeast01.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Wheelie hears what you mutter. Get your mind out of the gutter.]]
Daniel and Wheelie then stowed away on [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]]'s battleship / And accompanied the Autobots on their perilous trip 
To the [[Beastformer (species)|Beastformer]] homeworld, known simply as [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] / Where the 'Cons were causing trouble (to say only the least). 
Wheelie and Daniel then tried to rescue the Beastformer slaves / But were imprisoned ''themselves'' in the dungeon-like caves! 
Luckily for Wheelie, the Headmasters were there / They drove off all the villains and rescued the pair. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}}

The meteorite [[Metamorphose]] then threatened Autobot space / By warping anything metal in its magnetic embrace! 
Only ''Daniel'' was safe. Only ''he'' could defeat it / Wheelie cheered Daniel on—he was ''sure'' he could beat it! 
But Daniel was a crybaby, a big blubbering sack / So Wheelie chided his buddy and cut him no slack. 
Daniel ''eventually'' manned up and blew up the rock / But Wheelie, ''such a jerk'', continued to mock. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

The Trainbots later invited both Wheelie and Dan / To come visit their birthplace in far off [[Japan]]. 
Soon after arriving, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] made some trouble / Stirring up the Autobots, who countered on the double! 
The Headmasters went searching all over the planet / While Dan and Wheelie went shopping and...well, ''dammit'', 
The Trainbots shopped ''with'' them, and [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] made a fuss / Causing Daniel to run away crying. (Jeez, what a ''wuss''.) {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

Wheelie later observed as the Autobots fought / To reach [[Vector Sigma]] first, for if they could not, 
The Decepticons would get there, and then there'd be trouble / Because they'd use Sigma's [[Cybertonuron]] to turn the Autobots to rubble! 

But they were wrong—[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] had a more menacing scheme: / To blow up all of Cybertron! How terribly obscene! 
The bombs could not be removed, much to Wheelie's frustration / Leaving Rodimus to call for the planet's evacuation. 
And so Wheelie was forced to watch his planet go KER-PEW! / Poor little guy...his day kind of ''blew''. 
Rodimus then departed on an outer space quest / Leaving [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] to raise Wheelie (or at least do her best). {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

[[File:WheelieEnergonGlutton01.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Wheelie likes to eat, drink and be merry, His favorite cereal is ''Frankenberry''.]]
Crippled with sorrow over Cybertron's end / The Autobots threw a party to help their wounds mend. 
Wheelie, the hedonist, had too much to drink / And got drunk and passed out, that little rat-fink! 
{{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}}

Along with Daniel and Spike, Wheelie went to Peru / To prevent the members of the Decepticon crew 
From making a volcano blow up sky-high / Leaving the villagers below to helplessly fry. 
As the mountain erupted, they approached in [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] / But he couldn't beat the heat, no matter how hard he tried! 
So Wheelie tried once again, this time with the Trainbots / But the heat drove ''them'' off too, just like they were lame-bots! 
With no options left, they evacuated the town / Saving the villagers while the magma poured down. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

[[File:WheelieHeadOnFortMax01.jpg|upright=1|thumb|"Excuse me, good sir, I'm beggin' your pardon, But might Wheelie assist in planting your spice garden?"]]
On Athenia, Daniel was planting some seeds / And began watering them to tend to their needs. 
As Wheelie observed this dull gardening show / He was shocked when he saw [[buridanka|the plant]] starting to grow! 
The plant was a creature from the world of [[Darhos]] / That could grow to great heights, turning slimy and gross! 

Wheelie and Daniel called to Spike for some aid / Spike then looked to Arcee (since she was their maid). 
But they could do nothing, and the plant ''almost'' trashed their base / Luckily, Fortress wiped it out, leaving not even a trace. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

[[File:HM14 Daniel trips Wheelie.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
When Wheelie and Daniel went to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] on a geological mission / They found that the red planet was in perilous condition! 
Scorponok had planted bombs near the planet's core / And once they went off, Mars would then be no more! 
Then the pair were attacked by the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] / Who easily abducted the duo of lame whippersnappers! 

Imprisoned deep underground in a series of caves / Daniel concocted a scheme to trick the foul knaves. 
He staged an argument with Wheelie and even a fake brawl / Which let him secretly send an Autobot distress call! 
The Headmasters then arrived and rescued the youths / But could not find the time bombs. (What terrible sleuths!) {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}

Returned to Athenia, Wheelie looked on in fright / Praying Fortress would survive his terrible fight! 
When they found that their leader had been injured severely / Wheelie swore to the skies that the Decepticons would pay dearly! 
But Wheelie's swearing and screeching couldn't stop what was fated / Mars was blown into bits and [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]] was created. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

With the threat of Mega Zarak now looming ahead / Wheelie admitted to Daniel his feelings of dread. 
But Daniel wouldn't hear it; he knew Fortress was stronger / He'd had enough of Wheelie's crap, and he'd take it no longer. 
So with inhuman strength (and overreacting a bit) / He shoved Wheelie into a lake after throwing a fit. 

Before Wheelie could crush him with his mighty robot fist / A flying saucer zoomed past. (Oh my gawd, aliens ''do'' exist!) 
Daniel thought that the alien might be friend and not foe / So he tried to use a keyboard to communicate with it and, ''whoah'', 
Daniel was completely wrong—about as wrong as you can ''get'' / The alien was ''[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]''. (He was off by more than a bit.) 
Humiliated by his actions, Daniel started to weep / Leaving Wheelie no choice but to soothe the little creep. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

[[File:HM17 Daniel and Wheelie have fun with hoses.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
When the planet called [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]] sent an SOS into space / Asking for [[Energon cube]]s to save their dying race, 
The Autobots, always kindly, agreed to give them their aid / And Wheelie and Daniel tagged along to see the delivery made. 
Then the Decepticons attacked! But Spike ''knew'' that they would / And he set up a small cargo ship just so that they could 
Slip away in the battle and deliver the cubes / Wheelie and Daniel laughed out loud at the Decepticon rubes. 
And so the cargo was delivered and Sandra was saved! / Wheelie didn't do much this time, but at least he behaved. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

[[File:WheelieHivePlanet01.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Normally, this would bring Wheelie to tears, But he wouldn't touch a ''bug'' in a million years!]]
When the Decepticons [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] showed up at last / [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] told Wheelie all about their mysterious past. 
He revealed unto Wheelie that they used to be friends / But when they joined Scorponok, they could not make amends. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}}

Wheelie and the Autobots then found themselves stuck in a race / To prevent the Decepticons from plundering space. 
The planet of [[Hive (planet)|Hive]] was the villains' first victim / But they were thwarted when the Autobots arrived to evict 'em. {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!}}

As for the twin planets of [[Twin Star|Sperity and Toruin]] / Galvatron planned to ransack them and bring them to ruin. 
As Sperity was attacked for its huge energy stash / Wheelie was sent to Toruin before he could do anything rash. 

And on that barren planet Wheelie made a find: / The people of Sperity had left their old planet behind! 
They had taken their energon far away from there / Which is why Galvatron couldn't find it anywhere! 
Eventually, Galvatron was forced to just call it quits / And the Autobots left the Speritans to start over in the pits. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}}

At ''[[Video Challenger]]'', Daniel proved very skilled / But Wheelie's reaction to him was a little less thrilled. 
So he challenged the kid to shoot an apple that he held up / But Daniel shot his ''arm'' instead when his aim got fouled up. 

A penal colony on [[Daros]] was their next landing point / So they could rescue some war criminals being slaughtered in the joint. 
One of the criminals, though, tried to cut Daniel's neck / And Wheelie was helpless to stop him, but hey, ''what the heck''. 
As it turns out, the criminal wasn't really ''that'' bad / And when he let Daniel go, no one ''really'' got mad. 
He gave information that helped them unravel a serious knot / And let them defeat MegaZarak. (Though they hadn't found his weak spot.) {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}}

[[File:WheelieHeadFormationFriendship01.jpg|upright=1|thumb|So when Wheelie is horny his eyes glow like the Devil's? This is unsettling on ''soooo'' many levels...]]
The Decepticons drew them next to the jungle planet [[Paradise]] / Where they were plundering energy and doing things not-so-nice! 
So with the Headmasters setting out to solve their enemy's tests / Daniel and Wheelie met [[Papika]] and her voluptuous... ''face''. 
Wheelie was smitten quite quickly, and his eyes glowed deep red / It's best not to imagine the thoughts that went through ''his'' head. 

After learning to fish, Wheelie tried his best to impress her / By transforming into a car, but his skills proved the lesser 
When compared to Papika's; she could talk to beasts large and small / Making it clear that Wheelie couldn't impress her ''at all''. 
Later, the Headmasters won the day, just like they always did / And Wheelie gave up on Papika. (She was out of your league, kid.) {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

On their travels, the Decepticons proved formidable foes / Having stolen energy from six planets. Why? ''Lord only knows''. 
Approaching [[Pirate Planet]], Wheelie spotted something quite freaky: / An old space pirate ship that was battered, damaged and leaky. 
And then an awesome adventure immediately began / Involving pirates! And pyramids! Treasure! [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]]! And...''aw, man''. 
Wheelie sat the whole thing out, letting Daniel have all the fun / Of all the adventures to miss, he had to skip out on ''that'' one? {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}}

As [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] struggled in vain to crack Scorponok's secret code / Daniel and Wheelie tried to help him cross that long, bumpy road. 
Unfortunately, their "help" proved far too insufficient / And they had to start over from scratch (not very efficient). 
Then Sixshot attacked and blew [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] into bits / And Wheelie attended his funeral between crying fits. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}

From the Athenia base, Wheelie watched Spike blow his top; / The 'Cons were ransacking Earth and weren't going to stop! 
They were blaming Chromedome for the team's lack of success / But Arcee told them to chill and to give it a rest. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

[[File:IRiskMyLifeForWheelie01.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Wheelie likes to blame Chromedome for all that he can. He's a serious douchebag in this cartoon from Japan.]]
On a mission to Earth, Chromedome had just one simple job / To keep Spike from getting killed, but that big robotic knob 
Screwed it all up and Spike went into intensive care / Daniel forgave Chromedome, but Wheelie wouldn't let it end there. 
Chromedome tried to say sorry, but Wheelie said it wasn't enough / Even by ''Wheelie's'' standards, he was treating Chromedome pretty rough. 

As Spike recovered from surgery, Wheelie was then put to work / Helping to find Mega Zarak's weakspot for Chromedome (that ''jerk''). 
After tens of minutes of labor, they all figured it out / The weak spot was on his chest beyond all shadow of a doubt! {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

With the Decepticons banished from Earth, the Autobots needed aid / In gathering [[Plasma energy]] bombs so the humans would not be afraid. 
To accomplish this goal, Wheelie offered to call on friends that he knew / But Daniel laughed in his face! Wheelie was friendless and a ''fibber'', too! 

Then much to Daniel's surprise, Wheelie proved him totally wrong / When his good "friends" [[Pointblank]], [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] came along! 
Those Autobots were great warriors! Daniel was very impressed! / But at being called Wheelie's "friends" the trio became very distressed. 
As it turns out, they ''weren't'' his "friends"; Wheelie was an absolute liar! / They were his superior officers! His robo-pants were on fire! {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

With Wheelie's good "friends" now turned into powerful [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s / The veterans began insulting the obsolete Headmasters. 
In front of Daniel and Wheelie, Pointblank came down on Chromedome / Who feared the after effects of the disrespect he was shown. 
But Daniel and Wheelie didn't respect Chromedome any less / (If they respected him ''at all'' is, well, ''anyone's'' guess). {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}}

[[File:TheWheelieSwordIsInDanger01.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Okay, sure, Wheelie. ''Whatever you say.'' Daniel can't be a Headmaster (in ''this'' continuity, anyway).]]
While set down on planet Master, Wheelie became full of himself / Vowing to become a Headmaster by improving fitness and health. 
Daniel rolled his eyes and laughed out loud; Wheelie's dreams were too silly / Wheelie told Daniel he could ''never'' be one; he was too fleshy and frilly. 
Very early the next morning, Wheelie snuck outside for a run / Only to be captured by Sixshot, whose evil scheme had begun! 

Sixshot threatened to dip Wheelie in acid if Fortress didn't agree / To give up the [[Master Sword]]'s secrets and to do it quickly! 
Pointblank coldly suggested they just let Wheelie melt and die / But Daniel and Chromedome disagreed! They'd save the little guy! 
Going against orders, the pair snuck inside of Scorponok / With Daniel using his size to sneak past the energy locks. 

They got Wheelie out safely, but alas, their rescue was too late / Fortress had just handed over his secrets! Well, ain't that just ''great''? 
Furious at the trio for leaving the ship without orders / He gave them a mop and a bucket and said to wash ''all'' the quarters. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}}

Thanks to Wheelie's epic failure, the Decepticons took what they stole / And began construction of the [[Zarak Shield]] as their ultimate goal. 
As the Headmasters traversed Master to thwart the sinister plan / Wheelie stood ontop of Battleship Maximus, hanging with Dan. 
They were startled by [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]], who had concocted a plan all his own / He'd set bombs on the ship and didn't want their cover to be blown! 
Weirdwolf's plan was a success; the bombs completely ruined the ship / And with his fancy new shield, Zarak prepared to beat on the crip. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}}

While [[Raiden]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] worked double time on repairs / Wheelie and Dan found themselves useless to help with such affairs. 
As the grown-ups worked diligently to create tactics and plans / The kids went to play video games at their elder's demands. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

With the Maximus repaired, the Autobots set off into space / After Mega Zarak whom they ''once again'' had to chase. 
In an effort to kill time, Wheelie had his ''greatest'' idea yet: / He and Daniel would see what it was like inside a laser turret! 
Then the turret was damaged with Daniel still stuck inside / And jettisoned away from the ship; Wheelie just about ''cried''. 
Daniel made it back (with Sixshot's help), much to Wheelie's relief; / If he had caused Daniel's death, Wheelie would have been crippled with grief! {{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}}

Sixshot may have saved Daniel, but he was still no Autobot friend / And challenged Chromedome to a duel where he'd surely meet his end. 
Wheelie, that eavesdropping punk, heard about the whole situation / And ran and told Daniel, who wasn't keen on the confrontation. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}}

[[File:FinalWheeliegoodbye.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Here's a joke that's a real zinger. Go ahead, Daniel, pull my finger!]]
Because of that stupid duel, Mega Zarak made it to Earth first / Once again, it was ''all'' Chromedome's fault (that guy is really the ''worst''). 
Daniel was busy pouting, thinking Sixshot had died in the fight / Wheelie teased the brat, anyway (never one to pass on a slight). 
They eventually reached Earth, but tragedy wasn't far behind: / Spike's plane crashed down in the Andes and they were all in a bind! 
Wheelie followed his good buddy, who had to rescue his mother / And Daniel saved the day, yet again! A true hero! (''Oh brother...'') {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}}

It turned out Scorponok's master plan involved blowing up the Earth / And gathering up the released energy (which was of tremendous worth). 
With friends and justice, the Autobots joined hands in formation / And prevented Scorponok's insidius detonation! 
Mega Zarak destroyed and the Decepticons driven away / Wheelie and Daniel were left with only goodbyes to say. 
Wheelie promised to visit Daniel again when he was older / And though they were apart, their passions would forever smolder. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
{{--}}

=====''15 Go! Go!'' comics=====
[[File:15GoGo Wheelie.jpeg|upright=1|thumb|Forget about how he speaks: Rag on him for being a freak!]]
While [[Teletraan 15]] performed her / Task, to learn about Transformers, 
Wheelie, being a nasty pervert / Kneeled down and lifted her skirt, 
Pleased to see the snow-white lace / 'Til [[Teletraan 10|10]] kicked him in the face. 
After that, the little pest / Transformed, perhaps to dodge arrest. 
{{storylink|Wheelie Volume}}

Thankfully, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] grabbed the bastard / And yelled at him for his harassment. 
{{storylink|Kup Volume}}
{{--}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
[[File:Legends Wheelie.jpeg|right|thumb|Wheelie concedes that soccer is fun, So long as the ball is also a gun.]]
[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] came back [[2021|ten years later]] / With a plan to detonate a 
[[Black hole (phenomenon)|Black hole]], absorbing its [[Plasma energy|energy]] / And destroying all his enemies. 
[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] and his crew attempted / To reach the bomb, and intercept it. 
But, they forced Scorponok's hand / To blow it sooner than he'd planned. 
Thinking of the children, Fortress / Turned to Wheelie with new orders: 
Take the [[Headmaster Junior|Junior Headmaster]]s / On a ship to dodge disaster. 
The black hole turned to searing white. / Did Scorponok win? Not quite. 
The effect was not what he'd been thinking / Rather, they all started shrinking! 
Fortress quickly gave a lecture: / Black balls, pulling each [[transtector]] 
From inside the body cavity / Had formed from the black hole's gravity. 
The fact that Wheelie left before'd / Kept him alone from being [[Super deformed|deformed]]. 
The other bots all had to shed / Their bodies, just becoming heads. 
To get new ones, they all hurled / Headfirst to the [[Legends World]]. 
{{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}}

Later, at a soccer game / Having clearly [[#15 Go! Go! comics|felt no shame]], 
Wheelie (christ, this sucks, dear reader) / Flipped the skirt of [[Arcee (Legends)|a cheerleader]]. 
[[Shūta Gō|Shūta]] wished Wheelie was paying / More attention to him playing. 
Wheelie argued soccer's boring / Not at all like ''real'' warring. 
With a blast, a pitch invader / Put a pin in that for later— 
[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] had stormed the field / With [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s head under heel! 
Transforming, the boys sprang to action. / The head was kicked—meaning, match on. 
Leaping up from Wheelie's cockpit / Shūta met the play and blocked it, 
Converting to head mode, such / That Wheelie got [[The Touch|the touch]]. 
The crowd knew to root, and roar / For Shūta Gō did shoot—and score. 
Galvatron fell to the grass / And, out climbed [[Tarantulas (Legends)|Tarantulas]]! 
"Maybe soccer has its kicks" / Wheelie said, assaulting chicks. 
{{storylink|LG29 Wheelie}}
{{--}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
In 2010, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] hatched a plan, 
To gobble up spaceships as fast as he can! 
To accomplish this, he built a mechanical creature 
With huge, toothy jaws as its primary feature. 

[[File:Transformers2010MangaIssue5PrimeEnergyDefense01.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Want to compensate for being a tiny one? Then just buy yourself an enormous gun!]]
The Autobots found out and were quickly deployed, 
Vowing not to give up until the beast was destroyed! 
Wheelie was among the heroes enlisted to fight, 
And helped [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus]] sneak inside the gargantuan blight. 
Rodimus blew up the creature with a smartly placed bomb, 
And when the Autobots celebrated, Wheelie joined right along. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 1|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #1}}

When planet [[Feminia]] and its [[Prime Energy Tower]] 
Came under attack from Decepticon power, 
Wheelie joined the Autobots in defending the thing, 
Though their best efforts proved futile against [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. 

Observing the fight, Wheelie compared it to a game, 
Prompting [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] to lash out, calling him stupid and lame! 
The Decepticons eventually lost and were driven away, 
When the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]]s arrived to help win the day! {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
During a battle between [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], 
Wheelie mocked and insulted the defeated [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]! 
But Wheelie's cries of joy soon became cries of horror, 
When the Terrorcons brainwashed the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] warrior! 

The [[Cohesive Control Liquid]] had seized Computron's mind 
And forced him to join up with the Decepticons' kind! 
Luckily, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] was there, observing the fight, 
And used a special device to turn everything right! {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 2|The Great Transformer War #2}}

=====''The Headmasters'' comic=====
[[File:DanielWheelie.jpg|upright=1|thumb|When you have at this frame peered, You'll have to admit, it's pretty weird.]]
Shortly after the defeat of [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]], 
[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] showed up and began to attack! 
Wheelie, unprepared, took a kick right to the face. 
All can agree he was put in his place! 

When [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] took hostage [[Carly (G1)|Carly]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], 
[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] went berserk and started to strike! 
Sending the [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Cassette dinosaurs]] running back home, 
Soundblaster was left open to an attack from [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]. 

As the Autobots left Earth, Wheelie and Daniel said "Goodbye." 
They cuddled and they snuggled and started to cry. 
{{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8|The Headmasters #8}}
{{--}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Wheelie judgment day.jpg|thumb|upright=1|We don't see him giving the Dinobots trouble His part was chopped down to just one speech bubble.]]
[[File:Wheeliefurmanism.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Though his speech filters through a rhyming prism, Wheelie still can manage a [[Furmanism]]!]]
{{note|Below, the italics is just a mnemonic / To show that this happened in the UK comic.}}

''In one possible future timeline / Wheelie appeared suddenly on the sidelines 
''He'd found a ship while on the run from Quintessons / To which Hot Rod was welcome—good first impression! 
{{storylink|Judgment Day!}}''

''On Junkion, when their ship made its arrival / Wheelie bore witness to Magnus' revival. 
''(One can assume things went otherwise similar / To [[#The Transformers cartoon|Wheelie's adventure as was seen in cinemas]].) 
{{storylink|The Final Battle!}}''

''Wheelie later returned to [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] / Acting as Rodimus Prime's intercessor. 
''Wreck-Gar, about to be Sharkticon chowder / Was rescued by Wheelie, who dropped him a ladder. 
''With Quintesson fighters patrolling, they waited. / Unsure whether to run, they debated. 
''Wheelie convinced him, and so they scrambled / Using emergency thrust as a gamble. 
''Jets overheating, pursued by a squadron / Wreck-Gar set course for the Delta Six quadrant. 
''There, on an asteroid, his Junkion friends / Had the [[Quintesson Journal|message canister]] ready to send. 
''In a flash, Wreck-Gar's radio station / Successfully ruined the Quints' reputation. 
{{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
In the background, he briefly emerged / On a Cybertron highway near Blurr and Scourge. 
{{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}
{{--}}

===Marvel coloring books===
[[File:Wheelie Treasure Coloring Book.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1|Wheelie's battery-powered and knows how to vibrate! (No, that's not what we meant, you perverted primate.)]]

Wheelie and others were enjoying a picnic / When Kup chose to share an unusual titbit: 
Long ago, back when the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] crashed / They lost some [[energon cube]]s—a large cache! 
Hot Rod thought it was a no-brainer / To go on a hunt for the missing container. 
But [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], who had been secretly spying / Escaped with the news thanks to his clever flying. 
With no time to waste they went back to [[Autobot City (G1)|the city]] / Where Ultra Magnus gathered up a committee. 
But by the time they arrived at [[Mount St. Hilary|Mt. St. Hillary]] / Galvatron was claiming the cubes for his villainy! 
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] saw everyone caught up with brawling / Opened his mouth, and shovelled the cubes all in! 
Galvatron, not similarly energon-empowered / Was still an even match for the coward. 
So, while the two would-be leaders were bickering / The Autobots sidled off home, snickering. 
{{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

When Hot Rod and Daniel were attacked by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s, 
Those wicked Decepticons were playing for keeps! 
He fled from the scene to go fetch some reinforcements. 
Wheelie moved so fast he could've had NASCAR endorsements! 
At Autobot City, Ultra Magnus heard the news 
And soon those evil Decepticons were singing the blues! 
{{storylink|Hot Rod's Escape}}
{{--}}

===Big Looker storybooks===
[[File:Wildboyofquintessonbattle.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|So you think that Wheelie's stupid and just hate his guts? Well Wheelie's ten times cooler than ''you'' are, you sniveling putz!]]

While Wheelie was flying through space with [[Wheelie's parents|his parents]] / Their corkscrew-shaped rocket ran out of propellant. 
When it exploded, Wheelie was thrown forth and / Left on [[Quintessa (planet)|the planet]] dazed, lost, and orphaned. 
The [[Quintesson]]s came across the boy where he fell / And dragged him away to one of their cells. 
Not long after regaining consciousness / Wheelie got a taste of Quintesson justice: 
When he was pushed out over a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] tank. / But, leaping up in an arc from the plank, 
Wheelie fled out through the halls to the jungle / And attempts to recapture the boy were all bungled. 
Thanks to a firestone sling and a laser knife / And the love of his parents, he eked out a life. 
On Earth, loading up boxes one by one / [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and friends prepared for a supply run, 
But the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s loaded too much shipment on / And so they too wound up crashed on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintesson]]! 
Luckily Wheelie leapt out from the treeline / To take out the Quintessons creeping up behind. 
Wheelie turned to go, but got stopped / By a friendly greeting from Hot Rod. 
With more reinforcements quick to follow / Wheelie and his friends fled into the hollow. 
Together with Hot Rod, Wheelie raced / To his parents'—and their ship's—resting place. 
The others bought them the time they required / For Hot Rod to fix the ship so they could fly her. 
Wheelie, on watch, thought he felt an earthquake / But it was only the Dinobots making the ground shake. 
He motioned for them to get onto the corkscrew / And waved, sad he'd soon have nobody to talk to. 
But at the last minute, Hot Rod made him get on! / So went {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}

===Toy pack-in material===
On a moon base, Wheelie helped Rodimus Prime. / Hot Rod was weirdly there at the same time...? 
{{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

===3H comics===
[[File:Departure-WheelieDaniel.jpg|upright=1|thumb|For Daniel only Arcee cried, But poor Wheelie also died!]]

Wheelie and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], now much better fighters / Helped [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] hold off an army of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]]s 
So [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Doc Fujiyama]], the legion's creator / Could make an escape on a [[Micro Trailer]]. 
Just as the doctor made it to evac / A ninja-bot stabbed Wheelie in the back. 
As Wheelie lay dying, his friend Daniel stayed / To make a last stand, pulling out a grenade. 
Together they went out in a blaze of honor / As Arcee watched on from the shuttle in horror. 
{{storylink|Departure}}

[[File:Wheeliebrawntapoutescape.jpg|upright=1|thumb|This Wheelie's not one for hawing and hemming, He'll jump into lava pools like a lemming.]]

A different Wheelie to that old one / Plucked from [[Primax 1108.10 Alpha|his home timeline]], wound up in the [[Cauldron]], 
Where kidnapped Transformers were forced into duels / Releasing their [[spark]]s to give [[Unicron]] fuel. 
Freeing the prisoners, [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] / Led Wheelie and countless more abductees in revolt. 
Wheelie helped stop the two sparring brothers / [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], from killing each other. 
After watching [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] take / A leap of faith into a molten lake 
Only for [[Primus]] to come to his rescue / Wheelie jumped in, passing the test too. 
In beams of light, the [[Child of Primus|Children]] dispersed. / Maybe Wheelie went back to his universe? 
{{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}}
{{--}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:PassiveAggression-Wheelie.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Wheelie's gone feral! (Let's hope he's sterile.)]]
[[File:WheelieGnaw.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Dreamwave made one good decision: Giving Wheelie supervision.]]

{{note|In [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s Generation 1 reboot / Wheelie was depicted as totally mute.}}

When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] took over as Cybertron's commander / Not every bot fell for his propaganada. 
Out in the Wastelands, the rebels met freely / And at some point they picked up [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]] and Wheelie. 
Wheelie was an orphan—the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] / Had decided to act as the little bot's guardian? 
Later, after Gnaw rescued [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] / It was Wheelie and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] who stopped him just 
In time from killing the shark by mistake / In his confusion once he was awake. 
Wheelie, taking after his new dad's example / Gave Optimus Prime a bite on the ankle. 
{{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

Convening once Shockwave's rule was no more / [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Magnus]] gave Wheelie and Hot Rod a chore, 
One that Hot Rod thought a waste / Of their talents: to guard [[Autobase]]. 
{{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
{{note|The following issue was [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues|cancelled abruptly]] / Because of Dreamwave Productions' bankruptcy.}}
As they watched over Prime, still in [[CR chamber|stasis]] / The sound of a [[Space bridge|space bridge]] put shock on their faces. 
Come to steal Prime from his unconscious swimmin' / Was the worst enemy they'd yet faced: [[Female Autobots|women]], 
Designed by a [[Quintesson]] illuminati / To conquer with feminine skill and karate. 
[[Elita One (G1)|Elita]] stomped Hot Rod, grinding her heel in. / Wheelie stayed back and hid in the ceiling. 
Seeing his shark dad fall to one chop / He waited 'til they walked below him, then dropped. 
[[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] fell but before he could beat her / Wheelie was kicked to the floor by Elita. 
As she loomed over and readied her spear / [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] appeared! 
Though they saved Wheelie, they were too late / The Quintesson agents left through their gate. 
{{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}}
{{--}}

===''Lil Formers''===
Wheelie thought [[#The Transformers cartoon|his last role]] would prove he / Had acting chops for [[Transformers (film)|the live-action movie]]. 
{{storylink|Lil Formers|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 15}}

Even though he talked in rhyme / Wheelie could one day be [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]! 
[[Alpha Trion]] checked the list / He'd come after [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] and [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]]. 
{{storylink|Lil Formers|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]''}}
[[File:Wheeliesurvival.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Wheelie is sad, For once again he's been had!]]
[[File:Arachnosaurslwheelie.JPG|upright=1|thumb|]]
[[File:Chaosterosslwheelie.JPG|upright=1|thumb|]]
Wheelie's actions in [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s war / Weren't the type that you'd write verses for. 
When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Magnus]]'s launcher ran out of rockets / Wheelie'd be standing by to restock it. 
Finally, [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] gave him a mission: / To find a new planet that they could exist on. 
Of course, with Wheelie's luck being the worst / His ship hit a radiation burst. 
Systems crashing—and with them his vessel / Wheelie could only send a distress call. 
{{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

(The message made it to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] / Who had better things to do with his time.) 
{{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

The place he arrived at sure wasn't heaven / But Wheelie's own hell: [[LV-117]]. 
Salvaging all that he could from the wreck / Wheelie got by with some jury-rigged tech, 
Including a transmitter up in his aerie / Along with a slingshot for when things got hairy. 
Hoping to find a lifeform worth meeting / Wheelie would try the [[universal greeting]], 
But all the fauna was numb to his charm / And worse, a [[Chaosteros]] bit off his arm! 
Though he rescued his limb (from the creature's manure) / The injury wasn't so easy to cure; 
For from that point, when he'd convert / His presumably-dead arm would hurt.

After meta-cycles passed / A shooting star gave hope at last. 
Wheelie set out on the trek / To find any surviving mechs. 
But on the way to find the ship / A spiderweb caused him to trip— 
Buried in the desert floor / There waited an [[arachnosaur]]! 
His [[energon converter]] pack / Was all that stopped him being a snack. 
The unit, though, was worse for wear / And took him ages to repair. 
He came across a lake of lava / With a bridge to take him farther. 
Changing mode despite the pain / He thus drove down the cryptic lane.

At last he saw the ship's detritus / And, with it, [[Spectro]] and [[Spyglass]]! 
The pair of mean Decepticons / Had [[Varta|an alien]] in bonds. 
His slingshot destroyed the cuffs / Distracting them just long enough 
For Wheelie to sneak on their ride / Only to find a corpse inside! 
Seeing [[Viewfinder|Viewfinder]]'s Decepticon symbol / Wheelie knew the choice was simple: 
Even if the ship could fly / He'd never let a stranger die.

Following traces, bit by bit he / Tracked the fleshling to a city. 
There, he found a waiting vessel / But its owner sought to wrestle! 
Wheelie quickly called a truce / And asked if he could be of use. 
The alien's translator chimed: / He needed to speak in rhyme! 
So, he tried a little harder / And soon he could converse with [[Varta]]. 
The only thing the rocket needed / Was a little fuel to feed it. 
His energon converter mustered / Just enough to prime the thrusters! 
But when they would least expect so / Wheelie's friend was shot by Spectro! 
Forced to choose between departure / Or to save his new pal Varta, 
Wheelie let them steal the rocket / But minus one important socket. 
So, the converter overloaded / and the rising ship exploded.

Using all the scrap that fell / The pair soon made a place to dwell, 
And by the time of one year later / Speaking rhyme was second nature. 
{{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

[[File:Cloaked Wheelie the Stars My Destination.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1|Wheelie has done things he cannot forget. (But he'd do them again without regret.)]]
Proving that he wasn't feckless / Wheelie wore a tooth-filled necklace 
And a furry cloak he'd gained / From some monsters that he'd slain. 
To finally breach the atmosphere / He and Varta buccaneered 
[[Quintesson spacecraft|Another ship]], shaped like a corkscrew / Filled with wildlife to talk to. 
Just in time—armageddon / Came to LV-117. 
Its blue sky turned to bloody red / As [[Unicron|the great destroyer]] fed. 
But in a crazy twist of fate / Optimus showed up—bit late! 
(We must ask you for your patience / This part takes some explanation.) 
[[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] had seeded the planet / As part of his [[Regenesis]] plan: it 
Had become unstuck in time / And the same happened to Prime, 
Named once more Orion Pax as / He chased Shockwave's coach, [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]. 
[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] ran poor Varta through / So Wheelie opened up his zoo; 
The Chaosteros and arachnosaur / Duked it out with [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]. 
Jhiaxus, from the corkscrew's heights / Gloated he held the device 
Shockwave built to wield the power / [[Ore-1]] had to [[Time travel|shape the hours]]. 
Wheelie shot up at the ship / And knocked it from the madbot's grip. 
In a flash, the rest were gone / Leaving him the only one. 
{{storylink|Syndromica (2)}}

Wheelie, forced to relocate / Flew to [[LV-118]]. 
There, he took up playing [[Transformer music|music]] / Which he found quite therapeutic. 
The Chaosteros he'd brought along / Could be wrangled with his songs.

He shared the planet with a crew / Of aliens who'd crashed there too. 
They nicknamed him the "'''Jangle Man'''" / But they weren't his biggest fan; 
They stripped his ship for all its worth / Then gave the 'bot a wider berth.

After several years passed by / [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] fell from the sky. 
Stranded, [[Acid rain|acid-tossed]] and lost / He angered the Chaosteros, 
Wheelie, though, was there to save / His life inside the monster's cave. 
Dragging him back to the ship / Wheelie fixed his damaged hip. 
Rodimus was much surprised / To learn that Wheelie had survived 
But Wheelie couldn't quite recall / Being an Autobot at all.

The two of them were found by [[Garnak]] / But Wheelie gave his head a hard smack 
So that, while he was unconscious / He could be tied up by Rodimus. 
Their goals, it turned out, were compatible / So they went to lure the [[Admiral]] 
Out from [[Tantiv-Nas|the organics' spaceship]] / Which couldn't fly without the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. 
While [[Codder]] and the Admiral / Fought off Wheelie's animal 
The three of them, aboard, were able / To connect some jumper cables 
From the Matrix, fast enough / To send them safely blasting off. 
After Rodimus passed out / Wheelie had to set the route! 
{{storylink|Space Opera Part 1: The Stars My Destination|The Stars My Destination}}

Wheelie thought it would be best / To take the Matrix from his chest. 
When Rodimus found out they'd gone / "home"—as in, to Cybertron 
He became extremely panicked. / He'd meant ''[[Earth]]''—a different planet! 
Luckily, the "things" outside / Were [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] and [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]]! 
Thrilled to meet old friends once more / Wheelie gave Ironhide a tour 
But their tales would have to keep / They were spotted by a [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]! 
Rodimus and Wheelie chased / The scout across the empty waste; 
With his slingshot, Wheelie aimed / And shot down the spying plane. 
But, despite their best intentions / They had [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s attention! 
They fled, a squadron giving chase / And hoped their ship could get to space; 
The Matrix spent, it'd haveta fly on / A battery left by [[Alpha Trion]]. 
Thankfully, the engines started / And so, to Earth, they all departed. 
{{storylink|Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|Out of the Silent Planet}} {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}}

[[File:IDWongoing21 Wheelie.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Inside, there's a voice, real small That says, ''They didn't miss you at all.'']]
There, the Autobots were thrilled / To reunite with those thought killed. 
{{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}}

[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and Wheelie went / To spy on Galvatron's intent. 
Wheelie aimed his sniper rifle / From a tower to get an eyeful. 
Not content to simply peep / Wheelie had to kill a Sweep! 
With one shot, he blew the mission / And gave away their team's position. 
A savior came, but though they'd begged for one / They didn't think it would be ''[[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]!'' 
{{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

Outgunned, the pair of them fell back / To warn of Megatron's attack. 
More Decepticons appeared / Which Cliffy thought was pretty weird! 
(After Megs, the rest arrived / Through a space bridge he'd contrived.) 
Wheelie helped keep them at bay / And very nearly died that day 
But just as [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] knocked him prone / All of them went still as stone. 
Chanting code in binary / The 'cons went all combiner-y, 
Merging with the Sweeps as well / Into the [[D-Void]]'s [[Deceptigod|monstrous shell]]. 
{{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}}

The sight of it left Wheelie stunned / Clanging rhythms with his gun. 
And though it did eventually fall / Wheelie wasn't involved at all. 
{{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

[[File:Syndromica1 pax and crew.jpg|thumb|Underage drinkin' is hella bitchin'! (This stays between us; don't be snitchin'!)]]
[[File:Bludgeon Wheelie Syndromica1.jpg|upright=1|thumb|"Hey, let's all shit on Wheelie! That sounds like plenty of fun!" Writers hate this guy more than that [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|certain other someone]].]]
With his mind not so well after years of taking flight / Wheelie sought active duty to keep his brain going right. 
So he accompanied Hardhead and Garnak with a smile / Guarding the sinister [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] in self-imposed exile!

On [[Arduria]], Wheelie became discombobulated / When [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] had Jhiaxus fiercely liberated! 
In pursuit of [[Regenesis]], the villains immediately fled / To the distant LV system (a place that messed with Wheelie's head). 
{{storylink|Syndromica (1)}}

He and his friends gave chase through space's vast infinity / But found not their quarry but another [[Reflector (G1)|'Con trinity]]. 
It was none other than the trio that ''should'' have been dead. / And yet somehow they were out piloting a spaceship instead! 

The reason for this soon became known (if not so much ''clear'') / When they followed them to a place that filled Wheelie with fear. 
It was the very same planet where Wheelie had been stranded / (And the same place where Reflector had gotten his ass handed). 
For [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] had tampered with this world, long long ago / And plucked it from the lockstep of time's regular flow. 
Flashes of the past and future collided, ''cor blimey''! / All in all, it was an adventure most ''timey-wimey''. 
Orion Pax went back in time on some ridiculous trip / And in the end Jhiaxus made away with the 'Con's spaceship. 
{{storylink|Syndromica (2)}}

[[File:HardheadShootsWheelie Homecoming.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
They chased that evil rascal all the way to [[Gorlam Prime]] / In the desperate hope that they could possibly stop him in time. 
Their investigation led them deep beneath the surface / To an abandoned city that served no obvious purpose. 
Wheelie found out the hard way to keep his hand in his pocket / As a corrosive dissolved his arm right up to its socket. 
The city turned out to be a slumbering [[Titan (group)|Titan]] / Whom Jhiaxus awoke, primed and ready for fightin'! 
With his colossal new pal, Jhiaxus quickly flew the coop / Leaving Wheelie behind to disintegrate alongside his group. 
Gorlam Prime was dissolving, but Orion wasn't scared: / For just such an occasion, he had an [[Skyroller|escape ship]] prepared! 
At last understanding Jhiaxus's convoluted scheme / One-armed Wheelie set course for Cybertron (along with his team). 
{{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}}

The ship tried to escape Gorlam's gravity well / But they couldn't break free! Things didn't look swell. 
The ''[[Lost Light]]'' soon saved them, and blasted ahead / All the way home, while Wheelie spoke with Hardhead. 
Wheelie said that the [[Knights of Cybertron|Knights]] were a lie, and he didn't believe / But there was no time to argue, because Orion had to leave! 
{{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}}

Pax left for the [[Dead Universe]], that cold, morbid realm / Wheelie wished him farewell and let Pax take the helm. 
{{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}}

While Orion embarked on his perilous trip / Wheelie and Garnak remained behind on the ship. 
Orion, in trouble, asked the pair for a lift / But Wheelie informed him that there was no more rift! 
The former Prime was stranded, he couldn't get through / And poor Wheelie had no idea what he could do. 
{{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

But Wheelie and Garnak hadn't thrown in the towel! / Though we don't know how, they met up with [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]. 
The redoubtable trio—plus new friend, [[Stardrive]]— / Were next to be seen on [[Regalis V|Regalis Five]]. 
Marooned [[Throttlebot]]s were under some threat / From bad [[Maximal]]s—but weren't dead yet! 
{{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}}

They boarded [[Peaceful Revolution|Prowl's ship]], and all took a seat / Put it in gear, and made hasty retreat. 
{{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

The crew persevered despite Cybertron's scouring / Then helped save the Earth! Pretty empowering! 
{{storylink|Road's End}} {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} {{storylink|Ceremony}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei 11 cover.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1|When your parents have a new kid, Out you go on the dustbin lid!]]

As a full-on member of the [[Mini-Vehicle|Minibot]] team, 
Wheelie went on a mission that was more than it seemed. 
Following energy signatures, the group of peons 
Unearthed a dino-Transformer who'd been buried for eons! 

Wheelie wasn't congratulated for his hard work. 
Instead, the confused [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] up and went berserk! 
[[Hot Shot (G1)|Hot Shot]] intervened and handed the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] defeat, 
Which was good news for Wheelie, who almost became dead meat. 
{{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 11}}
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===''TransTech''===
[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] was mistaken, by [[Flareup (G1)|the]] [[Megatron (G1)|bots]] [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|he'd]] [[Transcendent Technomorph|meet]], for / Wheelie, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], [[T-Bob]], and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]. 
{{storylink|Bee in the City}}

[[File:TFvsJoe8 HarvesterUnitWheelie.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Makes you lose respect for Transformers collectors.]]
===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
A [[harvester unit]] was spotted by [[General Flagg|Flagg]] / Picking up Wheelie to melt him to slag. 
{{storylink|Pax Megatronus}}

But he survived that, and all the duking! / He lived on to salute [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]], the new king. 
{{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
Wheelie was gunning to take the lead / Over [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], on [[Velocitron|the planet of speed]], 
With [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Crashbash]] shooting their tyres / To kidnap Blurr's partner [[Haywire (G1)|Hyperfire]]! 
{{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Last Bot Standing''===
[[File:LastBotStanding3-WheelieSteeljawSharpclaw.jpg|upright=1|thumb|How time takes its toll. You know how the saying goes: One day, heads will roll.]]

The most annoying 
Bot in [[Steeljaw (IDW)|Steeljaw]]'s whole crew was 
Named the Veteran. 

Steeljaw used the group's 
[[Biofuel|Food supplies]] to first revive 
All the better ones. 
{{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}}

He was brought online 
To talk to [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]], who 
Wasn't much psyched to 

Learn that he, Wheelie, 
Reduced to a rolling head, 
Now spoke in haikus. 

Kindly, Wheelie let 
Rodimus embrace [[Shib Wallkis|Shib]], who 
He wanted to eat. 

[[File:LastBotStanding3-WheelieBitesRodimus.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Not the same writer— How strange they too think Wheelie's An [[#Dreamwave Generation One continuity|ankle-biter]].]]

To his shock, Shib used 
[[Energon key|Her key]] to put Rodimus 
Back up on two feet. 

Sending goons to warn 
Steeljaw, he made his last stand 
(So to speak), floored it— 

And chomped on Rod's leg. 
Unimpressed, Rodimus kicked 
Him into orbit. 
{{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 3|Last Bot Standing #3}}

His head, stuck in space, 
Could be glimpsed, even after 
The end of their race. 
{{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 4|Last Bot Standing #4}}

===Energon Universe===
When Quintessa's judge's attentions were turned / To more pressing matters, the court was adjourned. 
Leaving their alien prisoners to chew on / Just what had stayed their cruel execution. 
At the back of the cell, a bot in a cloak / Asked them to hush—and rhymed as he spoke. 
The slim 'bot—''Wheelie!''—staged a breakout / His slingshot forging their escape route. 
A few were caught and dragged back in / By Sharkticons with toothy grins, 
But soon, the bot-hunt rapidly ended / And Wheelie wasn't apprehended! 
His friends assumed they'd lost the scent / But Wheelie worried what it meant. 
Indeed, the Quints had planned to go try and / Take back their ultimate weapon: [[Goliant]]! 
{{storylink|Void Rivals Energon Universe 2025 Special story|Energon Universe 2025 Special}}

Later, [[Pythona]] arrived with her squad / And soon was attacked by a cephalopod. 
Wheelie slingshotted the eye of the squid / Suggesting that the three of them hid.
{{storylink|Void Rivals issue 23}}

Now that Pythona and Wheelie had met / She quickly decided he wasn't a threat. 
In verse, he told her about his kind / And the Energon-starved planet they'd left behind. 
As Quintesson warships took off overhead / Wheelie watched them all leaving with dread. 
{{storylink|Void Rivals issue 24}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Sharkticon G1 Commercial.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Being lunch is not a lark Better punch this rotten shark.]]
Wheelie fought with [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] / As [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s tried to gobble them up! 
{{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sharkticon|Sharkticon commercial}}

Joined by [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], they thought they could stack up / Against Galvatron—but he brought backup. 
Using a pistol instead of his slingshot / Wheelie couldn't do much to stop [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. 
{{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sixshot|Sixshot commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{note|An NPC, [[you]] fight Wheelies in the same way / Many times during [[Decepticon]] gameplay.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-Wheelie.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Unlocking him ain't all that hard First, you draw your credit card...]]
[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], having beat [[Unicron]] / Met up with Wheelie for a reunion 
With [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], deciding to take pity / And fly back to help rebuild [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. 
Having at some point picked up a grievance / The [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s meanwhile were plotting malfeasance. 
Taking poor Wheelie quite by surprise / They beat him (and probably unlocked a prize). {{storylink|Junkion Reunion}}

When the trial of [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] commenced / Wheelie was a key member of the defense. 
Wreck-Gar, [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] nudged / The [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s to turn on the judge. 
{{storylink|Mockery of Justice}}

On [[Earth]], it seems that Wheelie liked / To hang out with kids on bikes. 
{{storylink|Transformers Legends (mobile game)#Sunset|Sunset}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Wheelie-(Gen).jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Usually considered kind of a "meh" pick This is the one time he's been called "epic".]]
Wheelie (Gen) fought, heedless of faction. / Multiple Wheelies got in on the action! 
This Epic character could be [[you]]rs / For the low, low price of 650 Cybermetal 350 Transmetal 150 Exclusive Cores 50 Wheelie (Gen) Cores 
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics|Transform and Roll Out!}}
{{--}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
He picked out his [[Alternate mode|Alt Mode]] sooner than most did / But Wheelie's friends still thought of him as a kid. 
Still, he was charming, speaking in rhyme / A habit he'd maybe grow out of in time. 
{{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
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{{comingsoon|when=May 28}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Wheelie.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|You think I'll get taller when I get older? Right now, my head's lower than both my shoulders!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wheelie''' (Mini Vehicle, [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-80'''
{{toydesigner|[[Floro Dery]] (concept artist)}}

:In just a few steps, Wheelie's [[The Transformers (toyline)|G1]] toy / Turns from "minicar" to a strange looking boy.
:We think his alt-mode, which looks pretty nifty / Was based on the ''[//oldconceptcars.com/1930-2004/fiat-abarth-record-car-1956/ Fiat Abarth 750]''.
:Of the [[Mini-Vehicle|Minibots]] from 1986 / Wheelie's the only new mold in the mix.
:He came with a rubsign, for checking his faction / And early ones came with a badge you could [[Iron-on patch|patch-on]].
:Instead of a blister, when sold by Takara / He was packed in a box with [[Tech Spec|a card]] of his artwork.
:This mold was [[redeco]]ed into [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion / Pax]]'s old dockworker friend, [[Dion (G1)#Collector's Edition|Dion]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Wheelie/wheelie.htm If you head on to TFU.info / there's much more on Wheelie that soon you will know!]''
{{-}}

===''The Transformers Collection''===
[[File:G1Wheelie toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|The latest trend in space fashion: Making your face ashen.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Future Cybertron''' (Multi-pack, [[2005]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''20'''

:When reissued for ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' / Wheelie was given a brand new complexion
:[[Show-accuracy|To match with the show]]—no longer orange / His face, now gray, smiles out from under his door hinge.
:But that's not all! The set also includes / [[Kup (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Kup]] and [[Recoil (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Recoil]], [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] dudes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/Wheelie/wheelie.htm You guessed it—check out the great TFU / to find out much more on this gray reissue!]''
{{-}}

===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Wheelielegendsuniverse.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Bumblebee swine, Your [[alternate mode|alt mode]]'s mine!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Wheelie''' (Legends Class, [[2009]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': G1 Series
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Wheelie, from the [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] / Is still pocket-sized but much more badass.
:He now turns into a "[[Junkion (planet)|Junk Planet]] speeder"<ref>Wheelie's cardback calls him this / Assuming Hasbro's not taking the piss.</ref> / Sculpted with a [[Slingshot (weapon)|slingshot]] for spooking the reader.
:If a redecoed version is something you lack / "You can have any colour, [[Shadow Striker (ROTF)#Revenge of the Fallen|so long as it's black]]."

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUWheelie/wheelie.htm For more on ''Universe'' Wheelie / check out TF University!]''
{{--}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Henkei-toy Wheelie.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Wheelie's popular in Japan, but hey, that ain't a crime. Why do they like him so much? Because he doesn't... talk poetry.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Minibot Spy Team''' (Multi-pack, 2009)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-19'''

:The same as above, but a little more mellow / ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Wheelie's a light orange-yellow.
:With one more friend, they could've sold us a four-pack / Alas, he just came with [[Cosmos (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Adams]] and [[Warpath (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Warpath]].
{{-}}

===''Generations''===
[[File:Generations china import deluxe wheelie.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Recently Wheelie has gotten much buffer From lugging about a pair of subwoofers.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wheelie''' (Deluxe Class, [[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Two speakers, slingshot/blaster

:The beefiest Wheelie was from ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' / The "Global Development Organization"
:Used the mold of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Jazz]] / With the [[C joint|C-clip]] speakers that other toy has.
:Aside from a new head, Wheelie also [[5 mm post|swapped]] / Jazz's dumb gun for his classic slingshot!
:But in a bit of a branding disaster / The [[package art]] still shows him with Jazz's blaster.
:The toy was [[exclusive]] to Asia, before / Hasbro released it in [[Toys"R"Us]] stores.
:Aside from Jazz, the original tooling / Was used for a few other figures including:
:''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#United 2|Stepper]], and from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' / [[Stepper (SG)#Timelines|Stepper again]] and [[Longarm (SG)#Timelines|Longarm]]'s [[Customizing#Customizing class|Custom Class]],
:[[Treadshot (SG)#Timelines|Treadshot]] employed the mold's [[Retool#Gang-molded alternate parts|alternate head]] / While [[Kick-Off (G1)#Timelines|Kick-Over]] tooled a brand new one instead.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GDOWheelie/wheelie.htm You know the drill, here's Wheelie GDO / as covered by TFU.info!]''
{{2010JazzMold}}
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Wheelie.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|So what if no other Transformer listens? He's compatible with [[Built to Rule!|other building]][[LEGO|-brick systems]]!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Wheelie''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''''Age of Extinction'' Collection 2'''
:*''Accessories'': Logo brick, large rifle

:This [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] Wheelie, made up of bricks / Was part of ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s Wave 6.
:Molded in orange that borders on [[neon]] / He can be built as a car or a [[Kreon]].
:The helmet he uses is borrowed from [[Hound (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Hound]] / He has no ID code, and so, to be found,
:You'll either have to buy his whole damn box / Or stand in the aisle feeling for his blocks.
:[[Toys"R"Us]] dropped [[exclusive|the line]], so every fan had ta / Buy them from Asia, Australia or Canada
:In 2015, though, the fans were in luck / Dollar Tree sold them each for just a buck.
{{-}}

===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Legends-Class-Wheelie.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Hey, world, are you jelly? I fit tiny men in my belly!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Wheelie''' (Legends Class, [[2016]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:For [[Titans Return (toyline)|''Titans Return'']], Wheelie's new figure / (another Legends, [[Legends Class (2005)#The end of Legends as we knew them|but a little bit bigger]])
:is more closely based on the show than his last was / and turns into a car which can seat [[Titan Master]]s.
:In robot mode, he stands just shy of four-inch / Tastefully decked out in two shades of orange,
:But his collector card's art is differently hued / And depicts a slingshot he doesn't include.
:A space for a [[Insignia|badge]] sits just under his chin—though / the final toy puts it right on the window.
:[[Quality control|Tolerances]] vary with this toy, some copies / Don't quite peg together and seem a bit floppy.

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/TRWheelie/wheelie.htm For Wheelie's toy from ''Titans Return'' / TFU.info has more you can learn!]
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG29-Wheelie.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Run to order me on your computer, I come packaged with a little Go Shooter!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wheelie & Goshooter''' (Multi-pack, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''LG29'''
:*''Release date'': [[September 24]], 2016

:[[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s release of that same Wheelie / Is lavished with paint to [[Show-accuracy|match his look on TV]].
:The clear windshield lets his insignia come through / But in car mode one's stuck on the front too!
:[[Shūta Gō#Legends|Goshooter]] and Wheelie were sold as a pair / The former can sit inside the latter if you so care.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:SS-toy Wheelie Grimlock86.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Hasbro you big jerk, My legs won't work!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Grimlock & Autobot Wheelie''' (Leader Class, [[2021]] / [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-06'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-64'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 29]], 2021
:*''Accessories'': Slingshot, "Mockery of Justice" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mario Carreiro]], [[Christina Murphy]], and [[Amy Bence]] (packaging),<ref name=PulseCon2024>[https://www.youtube.com/live/52ddGYMyvpE?t=9841 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Marcelo Matere]], and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref> [[Marcelo Matere]] and [[Volta]] (packaging artists)<ref>[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/8BVNDx Transformers Series 86 | Characters, Volta's ArtStation]</ref>}}

:In 2021, Hasbro devised / To sell the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s at the right size.
:At long last the fans would finally snag / The full team, starting with [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Grimlock]], then [[Slag (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Slug]]
:And all the rest under ''[[Studio Series]]'' / Why does this matter? Well, here's our theory:
:Hasbro's designers began with a fear / That with only three or four Leaders per year
:And rising production costs on the horizon / How could they do them all without downsizin'?!
:Simple: start small, and with the leftover budget / Try something—surely the fans won't begrudge it
:If maybe they threw in a fun little freebie / A [[Size class|Core Class]] figurine of their little pal Wheelie.
:But pretty soon they had the realization / They could only afford five-point articulation<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CcEdhw_OI5u/ The reason why ''Studio Series'' Wheelie kinda sucks / Was explained on Instagram by Evan Brooks]</ref>
:So when they revealed him, the fans all seethed / "Why, this Wheelie's got no knees!"
:"Since when did you guys care about Wheelie?" / "Uhh, since always, we care EXTREMELY."
:"He can ride Grimlock! Isn't that fun? / And he looks just like he did [[The Transformers: The Movie|in G1]]."
:They raged: had it really come to this? / A squatting, smirking, rhyming homunculus.

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[[File:Studio-Series-Core-Class-TFTM-Wheelie.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Smaller than the [[Mini-Vehicle|rest]], I can still tussle with the best!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Wheelie''' (Core Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-98'''
:*''Accessories'': Slingshot
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing), [[Mario Carreiro]], [[Christina Murphy]], and [[Amy Bence]] (packaging),<ref name=PulseCon2024/> [[Marcelo Matere]] and [[Volta]] (packaging artists)<ref>[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/qJnmda Transformers Series 86 | Backgrounds, Volta's ArtStation]</ref>}}

:When ''[[Studio Series]]'' added the Core Class / Hasbro could engineer Wheelie with more mass,
:Still smaller than ''[[#Titans Return|Titans Return]]'' in height / So, next to others, he [[scale]]s just right.
:His window opens, but there's no throne / The only head Wheelie seats is his own.
:The front of the car mode's a little bit square / And his fists are just hanging back there
:But that's just the price you pay / For an [[Show-accuracy|accurate]] robot-mode on display—
:Plus his slingshot kind of rocks! / Quintessa's printed on his box.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP-toy Wheelie.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The little guy's back, with no knees in sights. We can only guess he claimed squatter's rights!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G2 Universe Grimlock / Autobot Wheelie''' (Leader Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Grimlock (G2 Universe) & Wheelie''' (グリムロック (G2ユニバース) ＆ウィーリー)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''AOTP-09'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[August 30]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': Slingshot
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro),<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Zhi6Y6EkU/ ''Age of the Primes'' panel] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] at [[Cybertron Con 2024]] Day 1, recorded at the "Giant Peng Peng" (巨大化鹏鹏) BilliBilli channel.</ref> [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[[December 10]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjmcMC9nNoA Transformers Age of the Primes Reveal | Dive into the Legacy of the Thirteen Primes | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with Mark Maher.</ref>}}

:Grimlock's small rider was released two times: / One in ''Studio Series'', one in ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]''.
:While [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of the Primes|Grimbo]] is decoed like he was in G2, / Sadly Wheelie had no '90s look to redo,
:So here he is colored like [[Earl Norem]] did / In that [[The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson|Big Looker book]] you had as a kid!
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===''Transformers Retro''===
[[File:RetroG1Wheelie.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|This toy is Evan Brooks' third try. He must really like this guy!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Wheelie''' (Deluxe Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Slingshot
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[October 10]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r18Qlx6D-wc?t=2868 Hasbro Action Brands NYCC 2025 Fanstream | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>

:For ''[[Transformers Retro]]'', this Wheelie Deluxe / Hewed to the line's more toy-accurate looks.
:The mold, though, is clearly intended to echo / His film look, apart from his headsculpt and deco.
:His slingshot is included as a small part / And he was only sold at [[Walmart]].
:In a feature not found in the packed-in document / His slingshot can store snugly in his back compartment!
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Choco''===
[[File:Tfchoco wheelie.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|In the show, Wheelie's fate's vague. But looks like he caught the [[Hate Plague]]!]]
*'''Wheelie''' (1986)

:This [[Kabaya]] [[Candy toy|candy kit]] / Is a sprue of Wheelie's bits
:Cast in red, blue, grey, or green / And maybe others we've not seen
:Put together in a snap. / He transforms, just looks like crap.
:Like [[Transformers Choco|his fellow candy bots]] / He came packed with "Chocolate Dots".
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===Imaginarium Art===
[[File:ImaginariumGrimlock.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|This midlife crisis Looks the nicest!]]
*'''Grimlock''' ([[2018]])
:A static Wheelie came attached to / This 20-inch-high Grimlock statue,
:Slingshot pulled back to deliver / Death to a Sharkticon shiver.
:150 made, it cost two grand: / Hope your wife will understand.
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===''ULTIMATES!''===
[[File:Super7 Ultimates Grimlock.jpg|thumb|]]
*'''Grimlock''' ([[2023]])

: Roses are red
: Violets are blue
: A non-transforming figurine of Wheelie was included with ''[[Super7#Transformers ULTIMATES!|Transformers ULTIMATES!]]'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#ULTIMATES!|Grimlock]]
: Whoop-de-doo
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==Notes==
[[File:ToyFair1986-TFpage01a.jpg|thumb|upright=1| I could've had a touch of blue, But [[Hasbro]] said "that just won't do."]]
[[File:FriedmanAuctionWheelieModelEdit.jpg|thumb|upright=1|It sure is a good thing I'm not black and yellow; You might've confused me with [[Bumblebee (disambiguation)|some other fellow!]]]]
[[File:Unused AHM Wheelie concept.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Two designs that we were spared, Because nobody really cared.]]
*[[Floro Dery]]'s said, of all his designs / Wheelie's the one he most fiercely maligns!<ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html An interview made in the Philippines, wherein Floro Dery is really mean!]</ref>
*From Dery's art, Takara's guys / Could not work out Wheelie's size. They gave the test shot—once complete—a / height fifteen centimeters! All that extra space could go to / Adding in a flywheel motor, Better steps for transformation / proportions, and articulation. Even once they made him smaller / They still had plans to install a Pull-back motor in his chest / Hence why his head-height ain't the best.<ref>On page 68 of [[Transformers Generations 2011 Vol. 2|''Transformers Generations / 2011'' Vol. 2]], you'll find this information. Though of course, depending if you're from [[Japan|that nation]] / You'll probably need to find a translation.</ref>
*The toy which appears in [[Toy Fair 1986|this catalog]] ain't / The finalised figure—which had different paint! Though that Wheelie didn't end up going on sale / He used those colours in [[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|more]] [[Space Pirates!|than]] [[The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson|one]] tale!
*In 2010, [[Ron Friedman]] sold off some old / Character models—Wheelie's was gold!
*Several voice actors including [[Mona Marshall]], [[Robbie Lee]] / [[Charlie Adler]] and [[Jennifer Darling]] all had auditioned for Wheelie.
*Wheelie was in [[commercial]]s and the show / Frank Welker provided both voices, although His lines in the former had a lower pitch / Producing, on balance, a performance which Sounded a lot, and we're sure you'll agree / Like the voice of the {{w|The Smurfs|Smurfs'}} good friend "{{w|Johan and Peewit|Peewee}}"!
*In the cartoon's dub shown in Italy / Wheelie speaks noticeably differently. His rhyming speech is left wholly unsaid / He just randomly says "wroom wroom" instead.
*As making new models just would've been harder / His model was [[Generic|used]] in ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Transformers: Armada]]'': Though his color scheme [[Uprising (Armada)|wasn't a set one]] / [[Past|A notable case]] was named [[Endo]] in retcon.
*Look at his ''[[Spotlight: Wheelie|Spotlight]]''—[[Klaus Scherwinski|Scherwinski]] employs / A look for him based on that of [https://toys.tfw2005.com/wheelie-nano-scale-5128 JIZAITOYS'].<ref>This inspiration might first have been caught / By a sharp-eyed fan on [[Chris Ryall]]'s [http://ryalltime.blogspot.com/2008/02/who-said-music-industry-is-dead.html Blogspot].</ref>
*For ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', to make him less weedy / Wheelie was redesigned by [[Guido Guidi]]. But seeing as he was marooned on [[LV-117|a comet]] / There was no way he could show up in the comic.
*''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)| Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Slap Dash (ROTF)|Slap Dash]] seems / To use Wheelie's colour scheme.
*According to a crossword clue / In ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'', Wheelie's parents' home was none / Other than planet [[Gobotron]]!
*''[[Transformers: Earth Wars| Earth Wars]]'' [https://twitter.com/transformerswar/status/980474879001718785 announced] that he'd soon join the game! / As [[April Fools' Day|April Fools']] jokes go, pretty lame. However, 8 years after this joke / Wheelie would actually join the Earth Wars! You can't make this stuff up, folks!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wheelie''' (ウィーリー ''Wīrī'')
*''English:'' '''Willy''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''French:'' '''Tourbillo''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Wheelie''', '''Ugrabot''' ("Hop-Bot", 1st ''The Movie'' dub)
*''Italian:'' '''Scooter''', '''Saetta''' (''The Movie'')
*''Korean:'' '''Wheelie''' (휠리 ''Hwilli'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Wiley''' (Taiwan, 威利 ''Wēi Lì''), '''Zhuàn Lún''' (China, 转轮, "Reel")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Rodinhas''' (Portugal Comic)

==References==
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Shockblast

2026-05-15T05:35:37Z

PBChew18: The name change is moreso for his Japanese name than it is his English name

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{{disambig3.5|the ''Energon'' Decepticon|the Generation 1 Decepticon whose ''Alternators'' toy was named "Shockblast"|Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave}}
{{disambig2|the character|the weapon|Shock blast cannon}}
:''Shockblast is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[File:Shockblast energon.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|No, the toy doesn't have that hose. Or that arm joint.]]
'''Shockblast''' packs an incredible amount of strength and firepower inside his chassis, and he knows it. He's brash, arrogant, sarcastic, and fearless, even willing to challenge the might of [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] directly, which, along with the fact that he seems averse to following orders, often puts them both at odds. He's also a sociopath, casually killing solely for the fun of it, whether it be someone on the other side, or someone he's supposed to be allied with. He revels in destruction, and he's not particularly bothered which side is doing the exploding.

Shockblast is the brother of [[Six Shot (Energon)|Six Shot]]. He has an unspecified history with [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]]; the two hate each other, probably because Shockblast is a jerk.

{{bigquote|Don't trust Shockblast. Shockblast BAD.|[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]]|"[[Shockblast: Rampage]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in comics===
[[File:Energon V4 Decepticons.jpg|thumb]]

When [[Slugslinger (Energon)|Slugslinger]] and [[Sharkticon (Energon)|Sharkticon]] attempted to break into an [[Autobot]] island facility, Shockblast scrambled the security system with an electromagnetic pulse from orbit. However, when the plan went wrong, [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]] nailed Shockblast with cannon-fire, despite the Decepticon being in low orbit. {{Storylink|Energon Volume 3}}

Later, Shockblast was part of the Decepticon party that had cornered [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] and a wounded [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]. However, Shockblast was blown away by the combined power of Optimus and the newly arrived [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]]. {{Storylink|Energon Volume 4}}
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===Cartoon continuity===
====''Energon'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Brian Drummond]] (English), [[Nobutoshi Canna]] (Japanese)|[[Fredrik Beckmann]] (Swedish), [[Leopoldo Ballesteros]] (Spain - Spanish), [[Carlos Vitale]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Ossi Valo]] (Finnish, unknown episodes), [[Veeti Kallio]] (Finnish, unknown episodes), [[Fabio Boccanera]] (Italian), [[Yoann Sover]] (French)}}

{{noteslonly}}

[[File:Energon-Shockblast-Prison.jpg|thumb|left|Minor setback!]]

''Following the end of the war for the Mini-Cons, when the Autobots and Decepticons began working together, Shockblast and his brother [[Six Shot (Energon)|Six Shot]] refused to lay down their arms, and began attacking their fellow Decepticons as well as the Autobots, leading to their capture and imprisonment.'' {{storylink|Alpha Q: Identity}}

[[File:Shockblast Breaks In.jpg|thumb|150px]]
Shockblast was held prisoner deep inside [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], under near-constant supervision due to his status as a dangerous Decepticon war criminal. During a Decepticon uprising following Megatron's return, Shockblast escaped and slaughtered most of the Autobot guards, and even a few Decepticons as he made his way to freedom. {{storylink|Alpha Q: Identity}} In the chamber of [[Primus]] he used [[Padlock (Energon)|Padlock]] as a shield to secure safe passage, then shot the 'bot dead from behind once he got free. This earned him the ever-lasting hatred of [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Dagger]], Padlock's partner. Shockblast radioed Megatron from the surface, offering his services in destroying Cybertron's energon towers in exchange for passage off the planet. Megatron decided to add Shockblast to his team, and dispatched Tidal Wave to Cybertron to retrieve him. The two immediately began to squabble, reviving their old enmity. Shockblast damaged Cybertron's [[Energon grid (technology)|energon grid]] before fleeing the planet, leaving a gap in the Autobots' defenses. {{storylink|Shockblast: Rampage}}

Shockblast proved difficult to work with, and spent much of his time insulting and belittling the other Decepticons—so much so that when Unicron began attacking his "tenants", Tidal Wave initially blamed Shockblast. {{storylink|Survival Instincts}} Nonetheless, he was quickly given command of Megatron's troops and told to lead an assault on Cybertron to destroy the rest of the energon grid. Wing Dagger attempted to capture Shockblast during this attack, but Shockblast maneuvered him beneath a toppling Energon Tower. Unfortunately, Tidal Wave was severely damaged as the tower fell due to Shockblast's own carelessness, and the Decepticons under his command pulled back. {{storylink|Each One Fights...}}

[[File:Energon-Shockblast-Rides-Tidal-Wave.jpg|left|thumb|"Mush my slave, mush!"]]

Shockblast led a group of Terrorcons on another raid to Cybertron, blasting open the energon core so that the Battle Ravages could feed off Primus's power directly. The raid was largely successful, and Megatron even complimented Shockblast on a job well done, but Shockblast regarded Megatron with a high level of contempt. {{storylink|Unicron Unleashed}} As the Autobots invaded Unicron during his reactivation phase, Shockblast openly declared his desire to overthrow Megatron to anyone who would listen. Megatron heard his boasting echo through the bowels of Unicron, but paid it little mind. Shockblast then ran wild throughout Unicron, blasting Optimus Prime as he was about to approach Megatron for personal combat. Shockblast stormed into Megatron's throne room himself to take control, but faced Starscream's blade instead. {{storylink|Open Fire!}} As Optimus and Megatron clashed again, Shockblast interrupted them once more, but soon fell into the spatial rift that had opened due to the conflict over Unicron's power. {{storylink|Ripped Up Space}}

[[File:E28 titlecard.jpg|thumb|Still a minor setback!!]]
On the other side of the [[Rift|rift in space]], Shockblast crashlanded alone on [[Iron Planet]]. Surrounded by Autobots, he was confronted by the reborn Wing Dagger, now known as [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]]. The former detention guard was given the opportunity to fulfill his duty, and Shockblast and Wing Saber fought an extended one-on-one duel until Wing Saber ultimately triumphed, securing Shockblast and avenging Padlock. Shockblast was chained to a rock and held prisoner by the Autobots. {{storylink|Protection}} Shockblast whiled away the time imprisoned insulting his guard [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]]. For a time, Megatron refused to rescue him, ignoring Shockblast's radio calls for help. He finally freed Shockblast, but subsequently demoted him to the bottom of the ranks for his treachery. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}} This left him in the unenviable position of relying on the likes of [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]] for keen, tactical observations in combat. Shockblast churned with anger at having to deal with his nit-witted commanding officers. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}} Still, Megatron continued to offer him opportunities to blow stuff up, so Shockblast wasn't completely depressed. He destroyed [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]]'s shuttle while the Autobots prepped an energon tower from Cybertron to defend Jungle Planet. {{storylink|Bulkhead (episode)|Bulkhead}} Bulkhead got his revenge, though, when he beat Shockblast up and down [[Ocean Planet]] like the amateur whippersnapper he was. {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}}

''Shockblast was painfully schooled by Bulkhead again on the rebirthed [[Planet Q]]. Bulkhead just casually leaned on his staff giving orders while pinning Shockblast helplessly to the ground. {{storylink|Return! Our Scorponok}}''

[[File:Shockblast tentacles.jpg|thumb|left| Another minor setback!!]]
Shockblast's habit of muttering insults to Megatron came back to haunt him when the Decepticon leader overheard the quips. He spent the next little while kicking Shockblast's aft up and down Unicron until [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] stepped in and reminded Megatron that Shockblast was still a useful pawn. {{storylink|Crash Course}}

When Megatron dispatched the Decepticons into battle for one last supply of energon, Shockblast secretly remained behind aboard Unicron. He seemed to have mischief in mind, but a shockwave caused him to stumble out of his hiding place in Megatron's throne room before he could carry out any plots against his leader. {{storylink|Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme}} Shockblast briefly appeared in the battle on Unicron's surface with the Autobots, inadvertently showing [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] an entrance passageway into the Chaos-Bringer's interior. {{storylink|A Heroic Battle}}

[[File:Shockblast smoosh.jpg|thumb|'Tis but a scratch.]]
Shockblast eventually tricked Megatron and attempted to assume control of Unicron in his stead. The full power of Unicron proved too much for him to handle, however; it drove him insane, sending him on a mindless rampage under Unicron's control. He crashed on [[Blizzard Planet]], where Optimus Prime battled him while trying to reach past Unicron's influence to reawaken the real Shockblast. Prime's words worked, and Shockblast managed to free himself. He turned his firepower on Unicron, but the Chaos Bringer brought one fist down on the surface of Blizzard Planet, and Shockblast was crushed to death before Prime's horrified eyes. {{storylink|The Power of Unicron}}

Sometime later, a virtual copy of Shockblast appeared in an Autobot training simulation alongside his brother, Six Shot. {{storylink|Distribution}}

====''End of G1 Universe''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Mystery of the Speedia 500}} {{storylink|Star of the Dark God, Part One}} }}

===''Energon'' comic===
Shockblast intercepted the [[Ocean City]] schematics [[Slugslinger (Energon)|Slugslinger]] used to infiltrate the Autobot installation. {{storylink|Perspective}}

{{Unreleased energon comic}}
Later on, Shockblast and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]] expressed concern that Megatron was losing his edge, after ordering a series of attacks on minor energon installations instead of going after greater scores. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 2}}

===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Q-Robo Transformer}}}}

===Precursor World===
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling Shockblast was a member of the [[Purple Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. Through a screen, he oversaw the containment of [[G1 World|interdimensional]] warlord [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Generations Selects Special Comic (1)|Ultra Megatron Omega]] and his turncoat [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus]] followers by the Order's [[Pretender Monster]] creations such that his commander [[Purple Wicked Convoy]] could propose an alliance. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

==Toys==
===''Energon''===
[[File:En-toy Shockblast.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I transform into nothing!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Shockblast''' (Mega Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Laserwave''' (レーザーウェーブ)
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SD-14'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[2004]] [[May 27]]
:*''Accessories'': Missile
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the third wave of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Mega Class assortment, Shockblast transforms into a Cybertronic laser-tank, plus has a third satellite-cannon-thing mode (which the cartoon depicted as a kind of jet mode). His cannon-arm contains a spring-loaded missile launcher and an electronic sound gimmick, which is activated by a sliding switch. Advancing the switch down the cannon activates a droning laser sound effect that does not stop playing until the switch is moved to either end of the slider. The switch also activates clear-plastic prongs along the side of the cannon, which stick up as the switch is moved down the gun. His right arm features a cannon and claw with a moveable thumb. His head has a small port for [[light-piping]]. His design is obviously a [[homage]] to the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] Decepticon [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. The obligatory [[Spark crystal|spark crystal]] to affix an [[Energon star|energon star]] onto is featured on a protrusion next to his head.

: Many specimens of this toy have a problem in satellite mode wherein a peg on one of his legs will not fit into the corresponding slot to hold the mode together. Additionally, the waist hinge's quality varies; some are loose, causing the figure's upper torso to wobble. As it turns out, the pinhole for the hinge is badly deformed on the inside, which is the cause of the looseness and can eventually lead to breakage.

: Shockblast was released in the eighth wave of Takara's ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)#Takara Super Link toyline|Super Link]]'' toyline (and was the only item in said wave) as "Laserwave", without the electronic sound gimmicks, and with some small deco differences. His gray plastics are now a more stony-blue shade rather than the Hasbro version's warmer gray, and some parts that are black plastic on Shockblast (like his antennae, twin-blaster barrels and missile) are now dark purple. He loses a significant amount of black paint on his twin-blaster-cannon, but gains silver paint on all four of his treads, along with a few other bits of extra silver here and there.

: This mold was also used to make ''Energon'' [[Six Shot (Energon)#Toys|Six Shot]], and was the model for the non-toy Cybertron-mode [[Cryotek (RID)#Fiction|Cryotek]] and [[Shockwave (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Shockwave]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Shockblast/shockblast.htm More information on Shockblast at TFU.info]''

===''New Legends''===
[[File:TF-New-Legends-Shockwave.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67| …well, we didn't expect to see this guy ever again.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis Star Convoy''' (ネメシススターコンボイ, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''ID Number'': '''NL-03'''
:*''Accessories'': Radar dish
:Hot off the heels of his surprise return in the ''[[Mystery of the Speedia 500]]'' manga, ''[[Transformers New Legends|New Legends]]'' "Shockwave" is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Legacy|Shockwave]] in a ''Super Link''-inspired coloration. In homage to the original Shockwave's laser gun mode, the figure has a flip-out 5 mm peg on the underside of his alternate mode which doubly acts as a landing gear, and has a handle so he can be wielded by [[Nemesis Star Convoy#New Legends|Nemesis Star Convoy]]. Shockwave comes with a radar dish accessory, which can plug into his hand as an [[Energon]] shield or attach onto the top of his vehicle mode.
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==Notes==
[[File:Tvmag6-3.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*Evidently designed as "Shockwave", Shockblast received his final name due to [[Hasbro]] not having the [[trademark]] for "Shockwave" at the time. This issue would also affect the contemporary [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Alternators|''Alternators'' toy]], which was released as "Shockblast". Hasbro has subsequently reclaimed the "Shockwave" trademark and uses it for ''Transformers'', while the "Shockblast" trademark was for a time maintained for [http://www.yojoe.com/action/08/shockblast.shtml new toys] of a ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' character also named "Shockwave". Shockblast is considered part of the Shockwave archetype, regardless of his name, and is featured alongside other Shockwave incarnations in Hasbro media.
*There is an older, pink color variant of the Shockblast's [[character model]] used in a few short instances in the cartoon, most notably in the episode "[[Shockblast: Rampage]]". This same variant appeared in an issue of ''[[TV Magazine]]'' in Japan around the time of the character's debut (see right).
*Shockblast never uses his tank mode in the cartoon, unlike his brother, [[Six Shot (Energon)|Six Shot]].
*Shockblast's right shoulder-armor was used for the shoulders of the [[Autobot nurse]] [[generic]] model in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|''Energon'' cartoon]].
*Shockblast's design was also used as the model for [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]]'s pre-beast body in "[[Theft of the Golden Disk]]" and ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Shockwave (SG)|Shockwave]] in "[[Transhuman]]".

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Laserwave''' (レーザーウェーブ ''Rēzāwēbu''), '''Shockwave''' (ショックウェーブ ''Shokkuwēbu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Pöröly''' ("Sledge"), '''Sokkoló''' ("[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle]]", "Shocker")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Zhèndàngbō''' (China, 震荡波, "Shockwave")
*''Russian:'' '''Vzryvala''' (Взрывала, "Exploder")

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
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|disambig=Shockwave (disambiguation)
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*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], the logical Decepticon who's to blame for everything from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
*[[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], the loyal Decepticon spy from [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|''Animated'']].
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon beastmaster and killing machine from [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|''Dark of the Moon'']].
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]], the logical Decepticon scientist from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]], the Decepticon mad scientist from [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|''Cyberverse'']].}}

[[Category:Energon Decepticons]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:New Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Purple Order]]
[[Category:Satellites]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]

Crasher (G1)

2026-05-15T05:29:58Z

PBChew18: Adding Earth Wars section

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{{disambig3.5|the Transformer|the GoBot she's based on|Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher}}
:''Crasher is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:MegatronOriginsCrasher.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|It's hard to apply lipstick to a facemask.]]

'''Crasher''' is a tough-talking, tenacious [[Decepticon]] who arose from the brutal [[gladiatorial combat|gladiatorial matches]] held on pre-war [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Her willingness to pick fights and settle scores made her an early convert to [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s straightforward philosophy of "peace through tyranny", and her faith in this cause makes Crasher an ideal foot soldier—unfortunately, her bravado makes her hotheaded and stubborn, which can sometimes land her in situations she ''can't'' just fight her way out of.

{{bigquote|Consider yourself... '''crashed!'''|Crasher|"[[Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II]]"}}

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
Crasher fought as one of the gladiators with [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] in the [[Forge (arena)|Forge]], appearing to be part of [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s inner circle. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 2|Megatron Origin #2}} Later she joined Megatron's team in the arena and in the subsequent Decepticon rebellion. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|''Transformers'' #19]]}}
[[File:WarWorldHunt-Crasher.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Crasher used to be a gladiator until [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] shut down the arenas. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}} Seeking change by any means necessary, Crasher fell in with the violent terrorist group known as [[The Rise]], and later returned to the public eye under a pretense of legitimacy when [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] expanded the ranks of the [[Ascenticon Guard]]. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down|All Fall Down}} Once Megatron's newly minted [[Decepticon]]s captured the [[Senate]], Crasher and [[Reflector (G1)|Refraktor]] stood guard outside the building until [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Groove (G1)|Groove]], and [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]] ran them over. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

Crasher led a patrol of the conquered [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and listened to [[Battleslash]] and [[Roadtrap (POTP)|Roadtrap]] discussing the rumors that [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] would take over the [[Ascenticon Guard|Decepticon Guard]]. {{storylink|War World: Awakenings|Awakenings}} Later, Crasher stood guard outside [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Cybertron)|Decepticon Headquarters]] when [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] confronted her. Despite Crasher's bravado, the veteran soldier easily knocked her unconscious and stole her weapons. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}

Crasher later took part in an exhibition match at [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]'s [[Swindle's|casino]] and easily trounced her opponent [[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|Swindle's II}} Not long afterwards, she was one of the many active Decepticons deployed to the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]] to seize the [[Enigma of Combination]] from [[Termagax]]. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust II|Sea of Rust II}} Crasher engaged the Autobots that opposed them but the battle ended after the Enigma was lost to the Sea of Rust and the Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Enigmatic|Enigmatic}}

For their next battlefield engagement, Crasher joined the Decepticon army under [[Strika (BM)|Strika]] for the siege of [[Crystal City]]. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}} They marched onwards for the final battle with the Autobots at [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. Crasher dived from an aerial mount to strafe the Autobot position and later committed her firepower to an attack that ultimately overwhelmed [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:Finale-Crasher.jpg|thumb|left|upright=.66]]
Crasher was among the many Decepticons transported to the magical world of [[Equestria]] by the evil [[changeling]] [[Queen Chrysalis]]. When the Decepticons attacked the [[Crystal Empire]], Crasher battled [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] as Chrysalis gloated over the chaos and destruction. {{storylink|Finale (Friendship in Disguise!)|Finale}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
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==Toys==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
[[File:Movie-toy Fracture.jpg|right|300px|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Fracture''' (Deluxe Class, 2008)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': "Negative-energy blaster"
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}
{{note|Crasher was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] from [[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]] in ''[[My Little Pony/Transformers: Friendship in Disguise!|Friendship in Disguise!]]'' [[Friendship in Disguise! issue 4|issue #4]].}}

: A [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Classics|Mirage]], ''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Transformers]]'' Fracture transforms into a closed-canopy Formula racer concept car. The front aerofoil detaches to become a (non-firing) handheld weapon. The original [[light-piping]] features of the mold have been disabled by the paint applications on the figure's eyes.

: She is extensively painted to resemble the ''[[GoBots]]'' character [[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]], right down to the pink face and black "domino mask" she sported in the ''GoBots'' cartoon. The [[tampograph]]ed Decepticon insignia on the figure features the original design, rather than the slightly streamlined look of the movie faction insignia, owing to the original intent to have her be a ''Classics'' version of Crasher. Her car's deco is inspired by the real world {{w|Midland M16}}.<ref>"DECEPTICON FRACTURE was inspired by the female Gobot Crasher, but the name was changed to DECEPTICON FRACTURE when Crasher was unavailable for use. This deco scheme was one of several ideas for the Classic Series MIRAGE mold, and emerged as the most popular with the team. Her vehicle mode deco is based on a real Russian F1 race car color scheme."—[http://web.archive.org/web/20080913190932/http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/default.cfm?page=News/Item&newsid=950171CF-D56F-E112-41602F3A7E919719 Hasbro.com (Archive), "News from BotCon: New Wal-Mart Exclusive Movie Deluxe Figures", 2008/04/28]</ref>

: This toy also doubles as the "[[Gargent 984.08 Alpha|Cataclysm universe]]" incarnation of [[Crasher (GoBots)#Echoes and Fragments|''GoBots'' Crasher]]. This mold was also used to make the 2008 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' version of [[Drag Strip (G1)#Universe (2008)|Drag Strip]].

: Anyone looking to buy this figure on the aftermarket be warned, there is a very convincing-looking [[knockoff]] that's been making the rounds since at least 2010.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/Fracture/fracture.htm More info on Fracture at TFU.info]''
{{ClassicsMirageMold}}
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Velocitron-Speedia-500-Crasher.jpg|300px|thumb|Only a universe identifier away from a mass copyright incident.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Crasher''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL EX-10'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[November]] ??, [[2023]]
:*''Accessories'': Cannon, shoulder-mounted launcher, missile
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection]]'' "Decepticon Crasher" is a redeco of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' version of [[Mirage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Mirage]], transforming into a generic "Formula 1" style race car. While her body is the ''Kingdom'' Mirage, she uses the original-toy-inspired head of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Mirage (G1)/toys#S55|Holo Mirage]] toy. Similarly, her deco hybridizes elements of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon model for Crasher and the 2008 Fracture figure (above). She retains the same accessories.

: In both modes, she has a number of [[5 mm post]]-holes and 3 mm pegs for use with the "[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]]" for attaching accessories and [[Fire Blast effect|blast effects]].

: Notably, despite originating as a GoBots character, the character doesn't display "GoBots Universe" terminology on the packaging, likely due to [[GoBots#Hasbro and Takara|the weird ownership situation regarding the franchise]]. Instead, the product description refers to Crasher as having a "G2-inspired design" and that the toy is "inspired by the character's appearance in the Transformers comics."

: The ''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection'' was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the US, (albeit in ''very'' limited quantities, so good luck) with [[Hasbro Pulse]] receiving limited quantities of the figure. Later in 2023, American collectors were likely to see her in the biggest quantities in Ross stores. The series was a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive in Japan, and a K-Mart store exclusive in New Zealand.
::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1JKj4uVo1/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Crasher from Hasbro designer Sam Smith on Instagram]''
{{WFCSiegeMirageMold}}
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-AOTP-Crasher-PR.jpg|150px|thumb|Crasher? I barely know her!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Crasher''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Cannon, shoulder-mounted launcher, missile

: By popular demand, the ''Legacy'' Crasher figure above was later reissued at standard retail as part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class figures, notably two waves and over half a year after the final wave of ''Legacy'' reissued a number of other hard-to-get figures.

: Outside of the new packaging, which notably uses new art of Crasher and her alt-mode to better fit in with the line's packaging design, this release remains unchanged from the original.
{{WFCSiegeMirageMold}}
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==Notes==
*Crasher is based on the ''[[GoBots]]'' [[Renegade]] character [[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]]. Notably, her appearances in the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005]] and [[2019 IDW continuity|2019]] IDW continuities give her a visor and mouthplate so that she resembles her [http://tfu.info/Gobots/Renegades/BlackCrasher/crasher.htm original ''GoBots'' toy] unlike her cartoon counterpart, who sported a more humanized visage.
*The [[Transformers (2007 franchise)|live-action movie-verse]] character [[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]] is Crasher according to Hasbro, but the name didn't clear legal. She was originally developed to be in the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|2008 ''Universe'' series]], but she and a few other [[redeco]]s were shuffled into being Wal-Mart [[exclusive]] movie-verse characters. More than a decade later, things came full circle when the final issue of the ''[[My Little Pony/Transformers: Friendship in Disguise!]]'' crossover featured Crasher making a one-panel cameo using a body based on Fracture's toy.
*At some point, Crasher was slated to appear in ''[[My Little Pony/Transformers: Friendship in Disguise!|Friendship in Disguise!]]'' [[Friendship in Disguise! issue 3|#3]] as the antagonist of [[The Flyin' Fox Trot|the second story]]. In the final version of the comic, she was replaced by [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]], but the solicits for the comic were not changed to reflect this—it is likely that her otherwise inexplicable one-panel cameo in "[[Finale (Friendship in Disguise!)|Finale]]" is a remnant of this scrapped draft.<ref>[https://previewsworld.com/Catalog/MAR200693 My Little Pony/Transformers issue #3 solicit on Previewsworld] " When Fluttershy and Discord's tea time is interrupted by Soundwave, it's robot logic vs. whimsical chaos! And Dash, sure that she can fly faster than any Autobot can drive, finds herself in a race with the one and only Windblade-let's just hope Crasher and his Decepticon friends don't make things too dangerous." </ref>

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
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|disambig=Crasher (disambiguation)
|body=
*[[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]], the evil black/white/red racecar Renegade from ''[[GoBots]]''.
*[[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]], the evil black/white/red racecar Decepticon from the [[live-action film series]].}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://tfu.info/Gobots/Renegades/BlackCrasher/crasher.htm GoBots Crasher at TFU.info]

[[Category:Age of the Primes Decepticons]]
[[Category:Comic-only Decepticons]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Gladiators]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:Security officers]]

Wheelie (G1)

2026-05-15T05:28:21Z

PBChew18: /* Games */ Adding Earth Wars section with the template setup

{{factions|autobot}}
{{featured|This page's rhymed oration is a [[:Category:Featured articles|font of information]]!}}
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|''The Wheelie discussed in the page that you're on / Is the rhyming bot from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]. To view all the "Wheelie"s in just one location / Head over to [[Wheelie (disambiguation)]]!''
|}
:''Wheelie is an [[Autobot]]—just to clear up ambiguities / From a whole bunch of [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1 continuities]].''
[[File:Wheelieg1.jpg|upright=2|thumb|You give Wheelie sass? He ''will'' kick your ass.]]
The diminutive '''Wheelie''' is an Autobot child / But don't let your guard down; he gets pretty wild! 
He's often sold short and gets called hurtful things / But Wheelie won't suffer such arrows and slings! 

You see, he ''survives''; that's just what he ''does'' / You can't keep him down. How so? Well, because 
Of all of the years he's spent fighting in space / With [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] goons and the [[Quintesson]] race. 

Keeping things peaceful gets a bit tricky / When he hangs out with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]. 
This bot and that child are birds of a feather / And they tend to get into trouble together! 

Though reasons may differ across his depictions / Young Wheelie speaks always with curious diction. 
But don't be too hateful to this rhyming bot / Or you'll lose an eye to his fine [[Slingshot (weapon)|slingshot]]! 

{{quote|Wheelie say find friends today!|Wheelie|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[John Moschitta]] (English, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3"), [[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese)|[[Gu Guoyi]] (Chinese), [[Dani Albiac]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Gerhard Acktun]] (German, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1 - 5", "Chaos" & "Call of the Primitives"), [[Bernd Simon]] (German, "Fight or Flee"), [[Claus Brockmeyer]] (German, "The Movie" TV Dub), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "Chaos"), [[Carlos Marques]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" TV dub), [[Orlando Prado]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" VHS dub), [[Úrsula Bezerra]] (Portuguese, "The Movie" Fox Kids dub), [[Mário Jorge Andrade]] (Portuguese, season 3)}}

[[File:Wheelietftmslingshot.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Wheelie, you're such an insufferable brat… Careful, you'll take someone's eye out with—]]
After surviving a ghastly crash-landing / [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] was where Wheelie found himself standing.<ref>This was only shown in an early screenplays' [[The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson|storybook adaptation]] / And helps shed some light on his background and situation.</ref> 
Surviving alone quickly toughened him lots / Enough to impress the mighty [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]. 
They'd come to Quintessa in search of their friends / And Wheelie was perfectly happy to lend 
His expertise on this strange world to these strangers / To keep them from stumbling face-first into danger. 
After he helped rescue [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] / They hijacked a [[Quintesson Cruiser|Quintesson ship]] and flew up 
Into space where they destroyed [[Unicron]] / Before returning to planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]! 
{{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Wheelie’s actions in this animation / Were also recounted in two [[Transformers: The Animated Movie|print]] [[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|adaptations]]!}}

Wheelie returned in 2006 / When [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] got in a bit of a fix. 
He hadn't received his [[Transformation cog (biology)|transformation cog]] / And getting it to him would be a right slog! 
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

He formed a delivery duo with [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] / Straight away, though, complications occurred. 
Galvatron left them both stuck on [[Io|a moon]] / They needed to get the cog down to Earth soon! 
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}}

[[File:FFOD4 Autobots lightpoles.JPG|upright=1.5|thumb|Wheelie and I might have our spats, But did he deserve to fight all these bats?]]
The alien [[lightpole]]s descended on them / And Wheelie and Blurr simply couldn't contend, 
'Til [[Marissa Faireborn]] showed up to assist / Bringing her ship down right into their midst. 
Into some missiles the lightpoles converted / Blasting her ship and leaving them deserted! 
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] showed up and defeated the bats / The [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] were similarly dispatched. 
They made it to Earth in a manner quite dashing / And Metroplex gave [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] quite a thrashing! 
{{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

Wheelie listened to Kup as he yick-yacked / About how, on [[Dread (planet)|Dread]], he had fought off an [[Ick-Yak]]. 
Regarding [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]], Grimlock was curious / But Wheelie was scared and Kup was furious. 
Suddenly, in came a signal from [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] / Someone'd attacked the [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]]—heck naw! 
Together with Blurr, they all boarded Sky Lynx / Ready for mystery-solving high-jinks! 
While scanning the station, Kup's technobabble / Was too much for Wheelie and the rest of the rabble. 
Kup said, only [[death crystal]]s could do this damage / But that explanation was all he could manage 
Before from the sky came [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] / With their new weapon, hoping to gun a shmuck. 
Wheelie and Blurr returned fire with their pistols / As Runamuck blasted a rain of death crystals. 
In typical form, Sky Lynx came to the rescue / Picking up Wheelie and all of the rest too. 
Grimlock begged, once they had barely absconded / For answers, and at long last Kup responded: 
There's only one place in the world you can find / Death Crystals—growing on Chaos's hide. 
On Dread, Galvatron's new acquisition / Kup and Blurr went off on the mission. 
Wheelie and the others followed where they had gone / And good thing—they helped to fight off the Predacons! 
They were able to keep [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and Galvs distracted / While Kup made a plan that he quickly enacted 
Freeing the [[Dread slaves|miners]], to Chaos he beckoned / Before blowing him up with [[Death crystal cannon|Galvatron's weapon]]. 
Safe back on Sky Lynx, after they'd scrambled / Wheelie groaned as Kup once again rambled... 
{{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] came back from the dead / The [[Quintesson]]s had secretly messed with his head. 
He left [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|now-Hot-Rod]] and the others for scrap / Before leading his army straight into a trap. 
When Hot Rod returned, Wheelie was there / To see Hot Rod quite angrily declare: 
"Where's that stupid truck of ours? / I'm going to light his darkest hour." 
{{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}}

A Quintesson plot meant time started repeating / While, against [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]], Wheelie was competing. 
He reckoned he had crossed the finish line—a record race / But in seconds he was back a second time in second place. 
{{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

On Earth, a dinosaur caused a strange mystery / By stealing the most famous buildings in history. 
The Dinobots were suspects, but that was just hype / It was Trypticon, working for an [[Abdul Fakkadi (G1)|ethnic stereotype]]. 
Wheelie helped the Autobots save the dictator / And was there when Rodimus scolded him later. 
{{storylink|Thief in the Night}}

[[File:Surprise Party Hall of Records.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
[[File:Daniel&wheeliesurpriseparty.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Daniel, we are out of time. Yet, Wheelie must complete this rhyme!]]
[[File:SurpriseParty Daniel and Wheelie.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
Wheelie's biggest adventure began / At the surprise party for his dear friend Dan. 
[[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s crashed the event—in the madness / Wheelie's life was saved by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. 
To let Magnus know he was appreciated / They tried to find out when he was created 
Asking around without making it known / To throw him a [[birthday]] party of his own. 
First they asked [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]], who reckoned / The answer might lie in the Hall of Records. 
Next at the Hall, they asked [[Custodiobot|the librarian]] / Who wasn't much help, being quite the contrarian. 
He explained the Autobots of the past employed / [[Lost Cybertronian Storage Asteroid|A secret archive, housed on an asteroid]]. 
Wheelie, being a terrible influence / Stole a garbage ship. By coincidence, 
When he blundered into an asteroid field / (Wheelie's too young to be behind a wheel) 
The meteor into which their ship crashed / Was the very same one where the data was stashed! 
Meanwhile [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], with abnormal patience / Weirdly had garbage ships under surveillance? 
He told Galvatron, who swiftly commanded / He follow and spy on what Wheelie and Dan did. 
Witwicky and Wheelie, assessing their freighter / Were harried by eels that flew out of craters. 
Into a nearby cave the scamps fled / And Wheelie turned on the torch on his forehead. 
They passed through a door with the Autobot sigil / But inside, sentry drones were keeping vigil! 
With the killer robots hot on their heels / And to make matters worse, lots more air eels, 
Wheelie quipped surely that their goose was cooked / The robotic sentries, in a stroke of luck, 
Took out the eels they saw as invaders / Only to sight Wheelie next with their lasers! 
But somehow the sentries were the ones to die—blown up / By unlikely saviours: the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s and Cyclonus! 
Out of the frying pan, into the fire / Hostages of the Decepticon flier, 
They watched the asteroid get redirected as / Cyclonus threatened the [[First Inter Galactic Peace Conference|peace conference]] delegates! 
Locked up after Cyclonus' recap / Wheelie shone a torch, this time from his kneecap. 
Before long, they heard a distant commotion / And so at last Wheelie sprang into motion 
Ramming the door in his car mode, he gets through / And they found [[Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?]] 
Magnus commanded they fly off with Sky Lynx / But Wheelie, unwilling to leave him to die, thinks 
Better to not do what Magnus instructs / And instead to turn on the rock's self-destruct! 
With his plan foiled, Cyclonus scarpered / The Autobots made their own departure. 
Back home, Daniel explained things to [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] / Who made a suggestion: he said, if they like, 
Magnus doesn't know when he was born, meaning / They may as well say it's his birthday this evening! 
Wheelie said, shame they only thought of this after / And the episode ended with good-natured laughter. 
{{storylink|Surprise Party}}

Wheelie was present when [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]], the paragon / of the utopian planet [[Paradron]], 
Asked Rodimus Prime and the rest to assist / In freeing his people from Galvatron's fist. 
Using a spare ship as a decoy / They let Galvatron think they'd been destroyed 
Before secretly deploying a platoon / From a secret staging ground on Paradron's moon. 
Wheelie was in Ultra Magnus's squadron / Planning to take back the planet's energon 
But Galvatron's army was much too effective / Forcing them to change the mission objectives. 
Wheelie managed to spot a trapdoor / So Magnus could get to the energon core— 
See, rather than let the Decepticons have it / they decided to blow up the entire planet! 
{{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}}

When Perceptor unveiled his new generator / Wheelie was stood in the crowd of spectators. 
{{storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}}

[[File:AutobotsCall.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Our energy was drained. No jokes have remained.]]
When [[Tornedron]] fell into Cybertron's sink / Wheelie, [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] didn't blink: 
They aimed at the spider while pulling their triggers / But their laser blasts only made it grow bigger! 
Their bodies' energy, it drained all that too / Turning them white; they toppled like statues. 
(Lucky for Wheelie, Tornedron's defeat / Presumably put him right back on his feet.) 
{{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}

Rodimus led an Autobot strikeforce / To get back Optimus Prime's corpse 
Making up one of the subgroups were / [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]], Wheelie and Blurr. 
At the lab, Rodimus Prime made his entry / Ordering Wheelie and the rest to play sentry. 
{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

To hear Sky Lynx tell it, Wheelie had been one / Of the Autobots hurt by a [[Hate Plague|rogue]] [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. 
(But, that event wasn't seen in the last part / And lying there unconscious wasn't Wheelie, but [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]]! 
So, maybe Sky Lynx was simply mistaken / And Wheelie had gone off on well-earned vacation.) 
{{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

[[Tommy Kennedy]] was feeling quite rotten / Because he thought Optimus Prime had forgotten 
His birthday, so he was nicely surprised / When the Autobots gave him a cake, robot-sized! 
Tommy thanked them, and blew out the candles / And Wheelie cheered just like he had for Daniel. 
{{storylink|Surprise Party#Season 5|Season 5: Surprise Party}}

====Rodimus vs. Cyclonus====
{{note|This later pack-in comic invents / A [[Retcon|new scene]] set during the movie's events.}}
As they blasted off, with Kup ever-rambling / Wheelie wowed Hot Rod with his expert handling. 
They set course for Magnus's last known location / And found the debris from [[Autobot shuttle|that ship]]'s separation. 
Wheelie deduced the Autobots' gambit / And guessed that they'd fled to the nearby [[Junkion (planet)|Junk planet]]. 
But, at that moment, [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] attacked! / On Kup's command, Wheelie fired back. 
Cyclonus dodged, too agile in flight. / Then Hot Rod was struck by [[Matrix of Leadership|divine insight]]. 
Through Wheelie, Rod hailed Cyclonus to tell 'im / Invoking the [[Challenge of Aria-Bellum]], 
He wanted to meet the Decepticon upon / The ship for a little one-on-one. 
Cyclonus and Rod traded backhands, grappled. / Meanwhile, Wheelie hailed [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], 
Who, [[Rayzor Nebula|nearby]], were doing some research / not far from the boss of the [[Sweeps]]—[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]! 
See, as Cyclonus ranted, Kup listened / So he knew about [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s competition. 
By luring both lackeys to the same region / They pitted Cyclonus against Scourge and his legion. 
While the goons fought over who'd get the kills / The Autobots happily ran for the hills. 
After they split, they landed on Junkion / Where all the new friends would soon get their funk on. 
But, if you want to see them get groovy / You'll have to go watch ''[[#The Transformers cartoon|The Transformers: The Movie]]''. 
{{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Kazue Komiya]] (Japanese)|[[Erika Robledo]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
[[File:HM ep01 Wheelie beats Tantrum.jpg|upright=1|thumb|''Headmasters'' Wheelie could be as snarky as you please! His words to Chromedome? "It's too late for apologies!"]]
By 2011, Wheelie was too petulant to rhyme / He blamed everything on [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], like, ''all'' of the time. 
Although a jerk to the core, Wheelie was not all alone / He hung out with [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], and the two were quite danger-prone. 

While chilling on [[Earth]], the pair were met with surprise / By the titanic Trypticon with glowing death in his eyes! 
The Decepticon gave chase, but Wheelie outsmarted their foe / Luring him onto a busted bridge, where he slipped and fell below. 

They then stowed away on the [[Trainbot]]s and returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] / To help battle the Decepticons with their (limited) brawn. 
Daniel, the wuss, was soon attacked by [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]] / So Wheelie had to pound the bull's head like a drum! {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

Before leaving with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] to face matters unpleasant / [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] bequeathed to Wheelie a very special present. 
It was a mixtape of music he'd composed on his own / And Wheelie played it after Blaster died in battle alone. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

As Hot Rod searched Earth for the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] he'd lost / [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] told Wheelie to believe in him, no matter the cost. 
Wheelie brushed off Kup's words, thinking them silly / And was acting all snarky, at least up until he 
Was interrupted by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]], who had a better attitude / So he offered to help instead of standing 'round being rude. 
Wheelie, however, couldn't help them one whit / So he went to an arcade with Daniel to complain about it. 
He thought himself far more useful than the adults all around him / And yet even at video games, ''Daniel'' proceeded to pound him. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

Next, Blaster's untimely death sent Wheelie into depression / "No one cares Blaster's gone" was his bitter impression. 
But Wheelie was wrong; Rodimus Prime cared quite a bit / He knew Blaster's death was a mistake and sought to rectify it! 
So Blaster was revived as Twincast, much to Wheelie's elation / And thus began the Great Cassette Operation! {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

[[File:WheelieRebellionBeast01.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Wheelie hears what you mutter. Get your mind out of the gutter.]]
Daniel and Wheelie then stowed away on [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]]'s battleship / And accompanied the Autobots on their perilous trip 
To the [[Beastformer (species)|Beastformer]] homeworld, known simply as [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] / Where the 'Cons were causing trouble (to say only the least). 
Wheelie and Daniel then tried to rescue the Beastformer slaves / But were imprisoned ''themselves'' in the dungeon-like caves! 
Luckily for Wheelie, the Headmasters were there / They drove off all the villains and rescued the pair. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}}

The meteorite [[Metamorphose]] then threatened Autobot space / By warping anything metal in its magnetic embrace! 
Only ''Daniel'' was safe. Only ''he'' could defeat it / Wheelie cheered Daniel on—he was ''sure'' he could beat it! 
But Daniel was a crybaby, a big blubbering sack / So Wheelie chided his buddy and cut him no slack. 
Daniel ''eventually'' manned up and blew up the rock / But Wheelie, ''such a jerk'', continued to mock. {{storylink|Approach of the Demon Meteorite}}

The Trainbots later invited both Wheelie and Dan / To come visit their birthplace in far off [[Japan]]. 
Soon after arriving, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] made some trouble / Stirring up the Autobots, who countered on the double! 
The Headmasters went searching all over the planet / While Dan and Wheelie went shopping and...well, ''dammit'', 
The Trainbots shopped ''with'' them, and [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] made a fuss / Causing Daniel to run away crying. (Jeez, what a ''wuss''.) {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

Wheelie later observed as the Autobots fought / To reach [[Vector Sigma]] first, for if they could not, 
The Decepticons would get there, and then there'd be trouble / Because they'd use Sigma's [[Cybertonuron]] to turn the Autobots to rubble! 

But they were wrong—[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] had a more menacing scheme: / To blow up all of Cybertron! How terribly obscene! 
The bombs could not be removed, much to Wheelie's frustration / Leaving Rodimus to call for the planet's evacuation. 
And so Wheelie was forced to watch his planet go KER-PEW! / Poor little guy...his day kind of ''blew''. 
Rodimus then departed on an outer space quest / Leaving [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] to raise Wheelie (or at least do her best). {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

[[File:WheelieEnergonGlutton01.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Wheelie likes to eat, drink and be merry, His favorite cereal is ''Frankenberry''.]]
Crippled with sorrow over Cybertron's end / The Autobots threw a party to help their wounds mend. 
Wheelie, the hedonist, had too much to drink / And got drunk and passed out, that little rat-fink! 
{{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}}

Along with Daniel and Spike, Wheelie went to Peru / To prevent the members of the Decepticon crew 
From making a volcano blow up sky-high / Leaving the villagers below to helplessly fry. 
As the mountain erupted, they approached in [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] / But he couldn't beat the heat, no matter how hard he tried! 
So Wheelie tried once again, this time with the Trainbots / But the heat drove ''them'' off too, just like they were lame-bots! 
With no options left, they evacuated the town / Saving the villagers while the magma poured down. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

[[File:WheelieHeadOnFortMax01.jpg|upright=1|thumb|"Excuse me, good sir, I'm beggin' your pardon, But might Wheelie assist in planting your spice garden?"]]
On Athenia, Daniel was planting some seeds / And began watering them to tend to their needs. 
As Wheelie observed this dull gardening show / He was shocked when he saw [[buridanka|the plant]] starting to grow! 
The plant was a creature from the world of [[Darhos]] / That could grow to great heights, turning slimy and gross! 

Wheelie and Daniel called to Spike for some aid / Spike then looked to Arcee (since she was their maid). 
But they could do nothing, and the plant ''almost'' trashed their base / Luckily, Fortress wiped it out, leaving not even a trace. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

[[File:HM14 Daniel trips Wheelie.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
When Wheelie and Daniel went to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] on a geological mission / They found that the red planet was in perilous condition! 
Scorponok had planted bombs near the planet's core / And once they went off, Mars would then be no more! 
Then the pair were attacked by the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]] [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] / Who easily abducted the duo of lame whippersnappers! 

Imprisoned deep underground in a series of caves / Daniel concocted a scheme to trick the foul knaves. 
He staged an argument with Wheelie and even a fake brawl / Which let him secretly send an Autobot distress call! 
The Headmasters then arrived and rescued the youths / But could not find the time bombs. (What terrible sleuths!) {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}}

Returned to Athenia, Wheelie looked on in fright / Praying Fortress would survive his terrible fight! 
When they found that their leader had been injured severely / Wheelie swore to the skies that the Decepticons would pay dearly! 
But Wheelie's swearing and screeching couldn't stop what was fated / Mars was blown into bits and [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]] was created. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

With the threat of Mega Zarak now looming ahead / Wheelie admitted to Daniel his feelings of dread. 
But Daniel wouldn't hear it; he knew Fortress was stronger / He'd had enough of Wheelie's crap, and he'd take it no longer. 
So with inhuman strength (and overreacting a bit) / He shoved Wheelie into a lake after throwing a fit. 

Before Wheelie could crush him with his mighty robot fist / A flying saucer zoomed past. (Oh my gawd, aliens ''do'' exist!) 
Daniel thought that the alien might be friend and not foe / So he tried to use a keyboard to communicate with it and, ''whoah'', 
Daniel was completely wrong—about as wrong as you can ''get'' / The alien was ''[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]''. (He was off by more than a bit.) 
Humiliated by his actions, Daniel started to weep / Leaving Wheelie no choice but to soothe the little creep. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

[[File:HM17 Daniel and Wheelie have fun with hoses.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
When the planet called [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]] sent an SOS into space / Asking for [[Energon cube]]s to save their dying race, 
The Autobots, always kindly, agreed to give them their aid / And Wheelie and Daniel tagged along to see the delivery made. 
Then the Decepticons attacked! But Spike ''knew'' that they would / And he set up a small cargo ship just so that they could 
Slip away in the battle and deliver the cubes / Wheelie and Daniel laughed out loud at the Decepticon rubes. 
And so the cargo was delivered and Sandra was saved! / Wheelie didn't do much this time, but at least he behaved. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}

[[File:WheelieHivePlanet01.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Normally, this would bring Wheelie to tears, But he wouldn't touch a ''bug'' in a million years!]]
When the Decepticons [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] showed up at last / [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] told Wheelie all about their mysterious past. 
He revealed unto Wheelie that they used to be friends / But when they joined Scorponok, they could not make amends. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}}

Wheelie and the Autobots then found themselves stuck in a race / To prevent the Decepticons from plundering space. 
The planet of [[Hive (planet)|Hive]] was the villains' first victim / But they were thwarted when the Autobots arrived to evict 'em. {{storylink|Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!}}

As for the twin planets of [[Twin Star|Sperity and Toruin]] / Galvatron planned to ransack them and bring them to ruin. 
As Sperity was attacked for its huge energy stash / Wheelie was sent to Toruin before he could do anything rash. 

And on that barren planet Wheelie made a find: / The people of Sperity had left their old planet behind! 
They had taken their energon far away from there / Which is why Galvatron couldn't find it anywhere! 
Eventually, Galvatron was forced to just call it quits / And the Autobots left the Speritans to start over in the pits. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}}

At ''[[Video Challenger]]'', Daniel proved very skilled / But Wheelie's reaction to him was a little less thrilled. 
So he challenged the kid to shoot an apple that he held up / But Daniel shot his ''arm'' instead when his aim got fouled up. 

A penal colony on [[Daros]] was their next landing point / So they could rescue some war criminals being slaughtered in the joint. 
One of the criminals, though, tried to cut Daniel's neck / And Wheelie was helpless to stop him, but hey, ''what the heck''. 
As it turns out, the criminal wasn't really ''that'' bad / And when he let Daniel go, no one ''really'' got mad. 
He gave information that helped them unravel a serious knot / And let them defeat MegaZarak. (Though they hadn't found his weak spot.) {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}}

[[File:WheelieHeadFormationFriendship01.jpg|upright=1|thumb|So when Wheelie is horny his eyes glow like the Devil's? This is unsettling on ''soooo'' many levels...]]
The Decepticons drew them next to the jungle planet [[Paradise]] / Where they were plundering energy and doing things not-so-nice! 
So with the Headmasters setting out to solve their enemy's tests / Daniel and Wheelie met [[Papika]] and her voluptuous... ''face''. 
Wheelie was smitten quite quickly, and his eyes glowed deep red / It's best not to imagine the thoughts that went through ''his'' head. 

After learning to fish, Wheelie tried his best to impress her / By transforming into a car, but his skills proved the lesser 
When compared to Papika's; she could talk to beasts large and small / Making it clear that Wheelie couldn't impress her ''at all''. 
Later, the Headmasters won the day, just like they always did / And Wheelie gave up on Papika. (She was out of your league, kid.) {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

On their travels, the Decepticons proved formidable foes / Having stolen energy from six planets. Why? ''Lord only knows''. 
Approaching [[Pirate Planet]], Wheelie spotted something quite freaky: / An old space pirate ship that was battered, damaged and leaky. 
And then an awesome adventure immediately began / Involving pirates! And pyramids! Treasure! [[Clone (subgroup)|Clones]]! And...''aw, man''. 
Wheelie sat the whole thing out, letting Daniel have all the fun / Of all the adventures to miss, he had to skip out on ''that'' one? {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}}

As [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] struggled in vain to crack Scorponok's secret code / Daniel and Wheelie tried to help him cross that long, bumpy road. 
Unfortunately, their "help" proved far too insufficient / And they had to start over from scratch (not very efficient). 
Then Sixshot attacked and blew [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] into bits / And Wheelie attended his funeral between crying fits. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}

From the Athenia base, Wheelie watched Spike blow his top; / The 'Cons were ransacking Earth and weren't going to stop! 
They were blaming Chromedome for the team's lack of success / But Arcee told them to chill and to give it a rest. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

[[File:IRiskMyLifeForWheelie01.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Wheelie likes to blame Chromedome for all that he can. He's a serious douchebag in this cartoon from Japan.]]
On a mission to Earth, Chromedome had just one simple job / To keep Spike from getting killed, but that big robotic knob 
Screwed it all up and Spike went into intensive care / Daniel forgave Chromedome, but Wheelie wouldn't let it end there. 
Chromedome tried to say sorry, but Wheelie said it wasn't enough / Even by ''Wheelie's'' standards, he was treating Chromedome pretty rough. 

As Spike recovered from surgery, Wheelie was then put to work / Helping to find Mega Zarak's weakspot for Chromedome (that ''jerk''). 
After tens of minutes of labor, they all figured it out / The weak spot was on his chest beyond all shadow of a doubt! {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

With the Decepticons banished from Earth, the Autobots needed aid / In gathering [[Plasma energy]] bombs so the humans would not be afraid. 
To accomplish this goal, Wheelie offered to call on friends that he knew / But Daniel laughed in his face! Wheelie was friendless and a ''fibber'', too! 

Then much to Daniel's surprise, Wheelie proved him totally wrong / When his good "friends" [[Pointblank]], [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] came along! 
Those Autobots were great warriors! Daniel was very impressed! / But at being called Wheelie's "friends" the trio became very distressed. 
As it turns out, they ''weren't'' his "friends"; Wheelie was an absolute liar! / They were his superior officers! His robo-pants were on fire! {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

With Wheelie's good "friends" now turned into powerful [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s / The veterans began insulting the obsolete Headmasters. 
In front of Daniel and Wheelie, Pointblank came down on Chromedome / Who feared the after effects of the disrespect he was shown. 
But Daniel and Wheelie didn't respect Chromedome any less / (If they respected him ''at all'' is, well, ''anyone's'' guess). {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}}

[[File:TheWheelieSwordIsInDanger01.jpg|thumb|upright=1|Okay, sure, Wheelie. ''Whatever you say.'' Daniel can't be a Headmaster (in ''this'' continuity, anyway).]]
While set down on planet Master, Wheelie became full of himself / Vowing to become a Headmaster by improving fitness and health. 
Daniel rolled his eyes and laughed out loud; Wheelie's dreams were too silly / Wheelie told Daniel he could ''never'' be one; he was too fleshy and frilly. 
Very early the next morning, Wheelie snuck outside for a run / Only to be captured by Sixshot, whose evil scheme had begun! 

Sixshot threatened to dip Wheelie in acid if Fortress didn't agree / To give up the [[Master Sword]]'s secrets and to do it quickly! 
Pointblank coldly suggested they just let Wheelie melt and die / But Daniel and Chromedome disagreed! They'd save the little guy! 
Going against orders, the pair snuck inside of Scorponok / With Daniel using his size to sneak past the energy locks. 

They got Wheelie out safely, but alas, their rescue was too late / Fortress had just handed over his secrets! Well, ain't that just ''great''? 
Furious at the trio for leaving the ship without orders / He gave them a mop and a bucket and said to wash ''all'' the quarters. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}}

Thanks to Wheelie's epic failure, the Decepticons took what they stole / And began construction of the [[Zarak Shield]] as their ultimate goal. 
As the Headmasters traversed Master to thwart the sinister plan / Wheelie stood ontop of Battleship Maximus, hanging with Dan. 
They were startled by [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]], who had concocted a plan all his own / He'd set bombs on the ship and didn't want their cover to be blown! 
Weirdwolf's plan was a success; the bombs completely ruined the ship / And with his fancy new shield, Zarak prepared to beat on the crip. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}}

While [[Raiden]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] worked double time on repairs / Wheelie and Dan found themselves useless to help with such affairs. 
As the grown-ups worked diligently to create tactics and plans / The kids went to play video games at their elder's demands. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

With the Maximus repaired, the Autobots set off into space / After Mega Zarak whom they ''once again'' had to chase. 
In an effort to kill time, Wheelie had his ''greatest'' idea yet: / He and Daniel would see what it was like inside a laser turret! 
Then the turret was damaged with Daniel still stuck inside / And jettisoned away from the ship; Wheelie just about ''cried''. 
Daniel made it back (with Sixshot's help), much to Wheelie's relief; / If he had caused Daniel's death, Wheelie would have been crippled with grief! {{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}}

Sixshot may have saved Daniel, but he was still no Autobot friend / And challenged Chromedome to a duel where he'd surely meet his end. 
Wheelie, that eavesdropping punk, heard about the whole situation / And ran and told Daniel, who wasn't keen on the confrontation. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}}

[[File:FinalWheeliegoodbye.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Here's a joke that's a real zinger. Go ahead, Daniel, pull my finger!]]
Because of that stupid duel, Mega Zarak made it to Earth first / Once again, it was ''all'' Chromedome's fault (that guy is really the ''worst''). 
Daniel was busy pouting, thinking Sixshot had died in the fight / Wheelie teased the brat, anyway (never one to pass on a slight). 
They eventually reached Earth, but tragedy wasn't far behind: / Spike's plane crashed down in the Andes and they were all in a bind! 
Wheelie followed his good buddy, who had to rescue his mother / And Daniel saved the day, yet again! A true hero! (''Oh brother...'') {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}}

It turned out Scorponok's master plan involved blowing up the Earth / And gathering up the released energy (which was of tremendous worth). 
With friends and justice, the Autobots joined hands in formation / And prevented Scorponok's insidius detonation! 
Mega Zarak destroyed and the Decepticons driven away / Wheelie and Daniel were left with only goodbyes to say. 
Wheelie promised to visit Daniel again when he was older / And though they were apart, their passions would forever smolder. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
{{--}}

=====''15 Go! Go!'' comics=====
[[File:15GoGo Wheelie.jpeg|upright=1|thumb|Forget about how he speaks: Rag on him for being a freak!]]
While [[Teletraan 15]] performed her / Task, to learn about Transformers, 
Wheelie, being a nasty pervert / Kneeled down and lifted her skirt, 
Pleased to see the snow-white lace / 'Til [[Teletraan 10|10]] kicked him in the face. 
After that, the little pest / Transformed, perhaps to dodge arrest. 
{{storylink|Wheelie Volume}}

Thankfully, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] grabbed the bastard / And yelled at him for his harassment. 
{{storylink|Kup Volume}}
{{--}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
[[File:Legends Wheelie.jpeg|right|thumb|Wheelie concedes that soccer is fun, So long as the ball is also a gun.]]
[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] came back [[2021|ten years later]] / With a plan to detonate a 
[[Black hole (phenomenon)|Black hole]], absorbing its [[Plasma energy|energy]] / And destroying all his enemies. 
[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] and his crew attempted / To reach the bomb, and intercept it. 
But, they forced Scorponok's hand / To blow it sooner than he'd planned. 
Thinking of the children, Fortress / Turned to Wheelie with new orders: 
Take the [[Headmaster Junior|Junior Headmaster]]s / On a ship to dodge disaster. 
The black hole turned to searing white. / Did Scorponok win? Not quite. 
The effect was not what he'd been thinking / Rather, they all started shrinking! 
Fortress quickly gave a lecture: / Black balls, pulling each [[transtector]] 
From inside the body cavity / Had formed from the black hole's gravity. 
The fact that Wheelie left before'd / Kept him alone from being [[Super deformed|deformed]]. 
The other bots all had to shed / Their bodies, just becoming heads. 
To get new ones, they all hurled / Headfirst to the [[Legends World]]. 
{{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}}

Later, at a soccer game / Having clearly [[#15 Go! Go! comics|felt no shame]], 
Wheelie (christ, this sucks, dear reader) / Flipped the skirt of [[Arcee (Legends)|a cheerleader]]. 
[[Shūta Gō|Shūta]] wished Wheelie was paying / More attention to him playing. 
Wheelie argued soccer's boring / Not at all like ''real'' warring. 
With a blast, a pitch invader / Put a pin in that for later— 
[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] had stormed the field / With [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s head under heel! 
Transforming, the boys sprang to action. / The head was kicked—meaning, match on. 
Leaping up from Wheelie's cockpit / Shūta met the play and blocked it, 
Converting to head mode, such / That Wheelie got [[The Touch|the touch]]. 
The crowd knew to root, and roar / For Shūta Gō did shoot—and score. 
Galvatron fell to the grass / And, out climbed [[Tarantulas (Legends)|Tarantulas]]! 
"Maybe soccer has its kicks" / Wheelie said, assaulting chicks. 
{{storylink|LG29 Wheelie}}
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====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
In 2010, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] hatched a plan, 
To gobble up spaceships as fast as he can! 
To accomplish this, he built a mechanical creature 
With huge, toothy jaws as its primary feature. 

[[File:Transformers2010MangaIssue5PrimeEnergyDefense01.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Want to compensate for being a tiny one? Then just buy yourself an enormous gun!]]
The Autobots found out and were quickly deployed, 
Vowing not to give up until the beast was destroyed! 
Wheelie was among the heroes enlisted to fight, 
And helped [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus]] sneak inside the gargantuan blight. 
Rodimus blew up the creature with a smartly placed bomb, 
And when the Autobots celebrated, Wheelie joined right along. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 1|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #1}}

When planet [[Feminia]] and its [[Prime Energy Tower]] 
Came under attack from Decepticon power, 
Wheelie joined the Autobots in defending the thing, 
Though their best efforts proved futile against [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. 

Observing the fight, Wheelie compared it to a game, 
Prompting [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] to lash out, calling him stupid and lame! 
The Decepticons eventually lost and were driven away, 
When the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]]s arrived to help win the day! {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
During a battle between [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], 
Wheelie mocked and insulted the defeated [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]! 
But Wheelie's cries of joy soon became cries of horror, 
When the Terrorcons brainwashed the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] warrior! 

The [[Cohesive Control Liquid]] had seized Computron's mind 
And forced him to join up with the Decepticons' kind! 
Luckily, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] was there, observing the fight, 
And used a special device to turn everything right! {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 2|The Great Transformer War #2}}

=====''The Headmasters'' comic=====
[[File:DanielWheelie.jpg|upright=1|thumb|When you have at this frame peered, You'll have to admit, it's pretty weird.]]
Shortly after the defeat of [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]], 
[[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]] showed up and began to attack! 
Wheelie, unprepared, took a kick right to the face. 
All can agree he was put in his place! 

When [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]] and [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] took hostage [[Carly (G1)|Carly]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]], 
[[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] went berserk and started to strike! 
Sending the [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Cassette dinosaurs]] running back home, 
Soundblaster was left open to an attack from [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]. 

As the Autobots left Earth, Wheelie and Daniel said "Goodbye." 
They cuddled and they snuggled and started to cry. 
{{storylink|The Headmasters issue 8|The Headmasters #8}}
{{--}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Wheelie judgment day.jpg|thumb|upright=1|We don't see him giving the Dinobots trouble His part was chopped down to just one speech bubble.]]
[[File:Wheeliefurmanism.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Though his speech filters through a rhyming prism, Wheelie still can manage a [[Furmanism]]!]]
{{note|Below, the italics is just a mnemonic / To show that this happened in the UK comic.}}

''In one possible future timeline / Wheelie appeared suddenly on the sidelines 
''He'd found a ship while on the run from Quintessons / To which Hot Rod was welcome—good first impression! 
{{storylink|Judgment Day!}}''

''On Junkion, when their ship made its arrival / Wheelie bore witness to Magnus' revival. 
''(One can assume things went otherwise similar / To [[#The Transformers cartoon|Wheelie's adventure as was seen in cinemas]].) 
{{storylink|The Final Battle!}}''

''Wheelie later returned to [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] / Acting as Rodimus Prime's intercessor. 
''Wreck-Gar, about to be Sharkticon chowder / Was rescued by Wheelie, who dropped him a ladder. 
''With Quintesson fighters patrolling, they waited. / Unsure whether to run, they debated. 
''Wheelie convinced him, and so they scrambled / Using emergency thrust as a gamble. 
''Jets overheating, pursued by a squadron / Wreck-Gar set course for the Delta Six quadrant. 
''There, on an asteroid, his Junkion friends / Had the [[Quintesson Journal|message canister]] ready to send. 
''In a flash, Wreck-Gar's radio station / Successfully ruined the Quints' reputation. 
{{storylink|Space Pirates!}}''

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
In the background, he briefly emerged / On a Cybertron highway near Blurr and Scourge. 
{{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}
{{--}}

===Marvel coloring books===
[[File:Wheelie Treasure Coloring Book.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1|Wheelie's battery-powered and knows how to vibrate! (No, that's not what we meant, you perverted primate.)]]

Wheelie and others were enjoying a picnic / When Kup chose to share an unusual titbit: 
Long ago, back when the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] crashed / They lost some [[energon cube]]s—a large cache! 
Hot Rod thought it was a no-brainer / To go on a hunt for the missing container. 
But [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], who had been secretly spying / Escaped with the news thanks to his clever flying. 
With no time to waste they went back to [[Autobot City (G1)|the city]] / Where Ultra Magnus gathered up a committee. 
But by the time they arrived at [[Mount St. Hilary|Mt. St. Hillary]] / Galvatron was claiming the cubes for his villainy! 
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] saw everyone caught up with brawling / Opened his mouth, and shovelled the cubes all in! 
Galvatron, not similarly energon-empowered / Was still an even match for the coward. 
So, while the two would-be leaders were bickering / The Autobots sidled off home, snickering. 
{{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

When Hot Rod and Daniel were attacked by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s, 
Those wicked Decepticons were playing for keeps! 
He fled from the scene to go fetch some reinforcements. 
Wheelie moved so fast he could've had NASCAR endorsements! 
At Autobot City, Ultra Magnus heard the news 
And soon those evil Decepticons were singing the blues! 
{{storylink|Hot Rod's Escape}}
{{--}}

===Big Looker storybooks===
[[File:Wildboyofquintessonbattle.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|So you think that Wheelie's stupid and just hate his guts? Well Wheelie's ten times cooler than ''you'' are, you sniveling putz!]]

While Wheelie was flying through space with [[Wheelie's parents|his parents]] / Their corkscrew-shaped rocket ran out of propellant. 
When it exploded, Wheelie was thrown forth and / Left on [[Quintessa (planet)|the planet]] dazed, lost, and orphaned. 
The [[Quintesson]]s came across the boy where he fell / And dragged him away to one of their cells. 
Not long after regaining consciousness / Wheelie got a taste of Quintesson justice: 
When he was pushed out over a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] tank. / But, leaping up in an arc from the plank, 
Wheelie fled out through the halls to the jungle / And attempts to recapture the boy were all bungled. 
Thanks to a firestone sling and a laser knife / And the love of his parents, he eked out a life. 
On Earth, loading up boxes one by one / [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and friends prepared for a supply run, 
But the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s loaded too much shipment on / And so they too wound up crashed on [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintesson]]! 
Luckily Wheelie leapt out from the treeline / To take out the Quintessons creeping up behind. 
Wheelie turned to go, but got stopped / By a friendly greeting from Hot Rod. 
With more reinforcements quick to follow / Wheelie and his friends fled into the hollow. 
Together with Hot Rod, Wheelie raced / To his parents'—and their ship's—resting place. 
The others bought them the time they required / For Hot Rod to fix the ship so they could fly her. 
Wheelie, on watch, thought he felt an earthquake / But it was only the Dinobots making the ground shake. 
He motioned for them to get onto the corkscrew / And waved, sad he'd soon have nobody to talk to. 
But at the last minute, Hot Rod made him get on! / So went {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}

===Toy pack-in material===
On a moon base, Wheelie helped Rodimus Prime. / Hot Rod was weirdly there at the same time...? 
{{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

===3H comics===
[[File:Departure-WheelieDaniel.jpg|upright=1|thumb|For Daniel only Arcee cried, But poor Wheelie also died!]]

Wheelie and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]], now much better fighters / Helped [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] hold off an army of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]]s 
So [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Doc Fujiyama]], the legion's creator / Could make an escape on a [[Micro Trailer]]. 
Just as the doctor made it to evac / A ninja-bot stabbed Wheelie in the back. 
As Wheelie lay dying, his friend Daniel stayed / To make a last stand, pulling out a grenade. 
Together they went out in a blaze of honor / As Arcee watched on from the shuttle in horror. 
{{storylink|Departure}}

[[File:Wheeliebrawntapoutescape.jpg|upright=1|thumb|This Wheelie's not one for hawing and hemming, He'll jump into lava pools like a lemming.]]

A different Wheelie to that old one / Plucked from [[Primax 1108.10 Alpha|his home timeline]], wound up in the [[Cauldron]], 
Where kidnapped Transformers were forced into duels / Releasing their [[spark]]s to give [[Unicron]] fuel. 
Freeing the prisoners, [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] and [[Silverbolt (Fuzor)|Silverbolt]] / Led Wheelie and countless more abductees in revolt. 
Wheelie helped stop the two sparring brothers / [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], from killing each other. 
After watching [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] take / A leap of faith into a molten lake 
Only for [[Primus]] to come to his rescue / Wheelie jumped in, passing the test too. 
In beams of light, the [[Child of Primus|Children]] dispersed. / Maybe Wheelie went back to his universe? 
{{storylink|Escape (Universe)|Escape}}
{{--}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:PassiveAggression-Wheelie.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Wheelie's gone feral! (Let's hope he's sterile.)]]
[[File:WheelieGnaw.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Dreamwave made one good decision: Giving Wheelie supervision.]]

{{note|In [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s Generation 1 reboot / Wheelie was depicted as totally mute.}}

When [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] took over as Cybertron's commander / Not every bot fell for his propaganada. 
Out in the Wastelands, the rebels met freely / And at some point they picked up [[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]] and Wheelie. 
Wheelie was an orphan—the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] / Had decided to act as the little bot's guardian? 
Later, after Gnaw rescued [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] / It was Wheelie and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] who stopped him just 
In time from killing the shark by mistake / In his confusion once he was awake. 
Wheelie, taking after his new dad's example / Gave Optimus Prime a bite on the ankle. 
{{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

Convening once Shockwave's rule was no more / [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Magnus]] gave Wheelie and Hot Rod a chore, 
One that Hot Rod thought a waste / Of their talents: to guard [[Autobase]]. 
{{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}
{{note|The following issue was [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues|cancelled abruptly]] / Because of Dreamwave Productions' bankruptcy.}}
As they watched over Prime, still in [[CR chamber|stasis]] / The sound of a [[Space bridge|space bridge]] put shock on their faces. 
Come to steal Prime from his unconscious swimmin' / Was the worst enemy they'd yet faced: [[Female Autobots|women]], 
Designed by a [[Quintesson]] illuminati / To conquer with feminine skill and karate. 
[[Elita One (G1)|Elita]] stomped Hot Rod, grinding her heel in. / Wheelie stayed back and hid in the ceiling. 
Seeing his shark dad fall to one chop / He waited 'til they walked below him, then dropped. 
[[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] fell but before he could beat her / Wheelie was kicked to the floor by Elita. 
As she loomed over and readied her spear / [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] and [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] appeared! 
Though they saved Wheelie, they were too late / The Quintesson agents left through their gate. 
{{storylink|Unreleased Dreamwave issues#Issue 11|Generation 1 #11}}
{{--}}

===''Lil Formers''===
Wheelie thought [[#The Transformers cartoon|his last role]] would prove he / Had acting chops for [[Transformers (film)|the live-action movie]]. 
{{storylink|Lil Formers|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 15}}

Even though he talked in rhyme / Wheelie could one day be [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]! 
[[Alpha Trion]] checked the list / He'd come after [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] and [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]]. 
{{storylink|Lil Formers|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|''[[Spotlight: Optimus Prime]]''}}
[[File:Wheeliesurvival.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Wheelie is sad, For once again he's been had!]]
[[File:Arachnosaurslwheelie.JPG|upright=1|thumb|]]
[[File:Chaosterosslwheelie.JPG|upright=1|thumb|]]
Wheelie's actions in [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s war / Weren't the type that you'd write verses for. 
When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Magnus]]'s launcher ran out of rockets / Wheelie'd be standing by to restock it. 
Finally, [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] gave him a mission: / To find a new planet that they could exist on. 
Of course, with Wheelie's luck being the worst / His ship hit a radiation burst. 
Systems crashing—and with them his vessel / Wheelie could only send a distress call. 
{{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

(The message made it to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] / Who had better things to do with his time.) 
{{storylink|Spotlight: Optimus Prime}}

The place he arrived at sure wasn't heaven / But Wheelie's own hell: [[LV-117]]. 
Salvaging all that he could from the wreck / Wheelie got by with some jury-rigged tech, 
Including a transmitter up in his aerie / Along with a slingshot for when things got hairy. 
Hoping to find a lifeform worth meeting / Wheelie would try the [[universal greeting]], 
But all the fauna was numb to his charm / And worse, a [[Chaosteros]] bit off his arm! 
Though he rescued his limb (from the creature's manure) / The injury wasn't so easy to cure; 
For from that point, when he'd convert / His presumably-dead arm would hurt.

After meta-cycles passed / A shooting star gave hope at last. 
Wheelie set out on the trek / To find any surviving mechs. 
But on the way to find the ship / A spiderweb caused him to trip— 
Buried in the desert floor / There waited an [[arachnosaur]]! 
His [[energon converter]] pack / Was all that stopped him being a snack. 
The unit, though, was worse for wear / And took him ages to repair. 
He came across a lake of lava / With a bridge to take him farther. 
Changing mode despite the pain / He thus drove down the cryptic lane.

At last he saw the ship's detritus / And, with it, [[Spectro]] and [[Spyglass]]! 
The pair of mean Decepticons / Had [[Varta|an alien]] in bonds. 
His slingshot destroyed the cuffs / Distracting them just long enough 
For Wheelie to sneak on their ride / Only to find a corpse inside! 
Seeing [[Viewfinder|Viewfinder]]'s Decepticon symbol / Wheelie knew the choice was simple: 
Even if the ship could fly / He'd never let a stranger die.

Following traces, bit by bit he / Tracked the fleshling to a city. 
There, he found a waiting vessel / But its owner sought to wrestle! 
Wheelie quickly called a truce / And asked if he could be of use. 
The alien's translator chimed: / He needed to speak in rhyme! 
So, he tried a little harder / And soon he could converse with [[Varta]]. 
The only thing the rocket needed / Was a little fuel to feed it. 
His energon converter mustered / Just enough to prime the thrusters! 
But when they would least expect so / Wheelie's friend was shot by Spectro! 
Forced to choose between departure / Or to save his new pal Varta, 
Wheelie let them steal the rocket / But minus one important socket. 
So, the converter overloaded / and the rising ship exploded.

Using all the scrap that fell / The pair soon made a place to dwell, 
And by the time of one year later / Speaking rhyme was second nature. 
{{storylink|Spotlight: Wheelie}}

[[File:Cloaked Wheelie the Stars My Destination.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1|Wheelie has done things he cannot forget. (But he'd do them again without regret.)]]
Proving that he wasn't feckless / Wheelie wore a tooth-filled necklace 
And a furry cloak he'd gained / From some monsters that he'd slain. 
To finally breach the atmosphere / He and Varta buccaneered 
[[Quintesson spacecraft|Another ship]], shaped like a corkscrew / Filled with wildlife to talk to. 
Just in time—armageddon / Came to LV-117. 
Its blue sky turned to bloody red / As [[Unicron|the great destroyer]] fed. 
But in a crazy twist of fate / Optimus showed up—bit late! 
(We must ask you for your patience / This part takes some explanation.) 
[[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] had seeded the planet / As part of his [[Regenesis]] plan: it 
Had become unstuck in time / And the same happened to Prime, 
Named once more Orion Pax as / He chased Shockwave's coach, [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]. 
[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] ran poor Varta through / So Wheelie opened up his zoo; 
The Chaosteros and arachnosaur / Duked it out with [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]. 
Jhiaxus, from the corkscrew's heights / Gloated he held the device 
Shockwave built to wield the power / [[Ore-1]] had to [[Time travel|shape the hours]]. 
Wheelie shot up at the ship / And knocked it from the madbot's grip. 
In a flash, the rest were gone / Leaving him the only one. 
{{storylink|Syndromica (2)}}

Wheelie, forced to relocate / Flew to [[LV-118]]. 
There, he took up playing [[Transformer music|music]] / Which he found quite therapeutic. 
The Chaosteros he'd brought along / Could be wrangled with his songs.

He shared the planet with a crew / Of aliens who'd crashed there too. 
They nicknamed him the "'''Jangle Man'''" / But they weren't his biggest fan; 
They stripped his ship for all its worth / Then gave the 'bot a wider berth.

After several years passed by / [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] fell from the sky. 
Stranded, [[Acid rain|acid-tossed]] and lost / He angered the Chaosteros, 
Wheelie, though, was there to save / His life inside the monster's cave. 
Dragging him back to the ship / Wheelie fixed his damaged hip. 
Rodimus was much surprised / To learn that Wheelie had survived 
But Wheelie couldn't quite recall / Being an Autobot at all.

The two of them were found by [[Garnak]] / But Wheelie gave his head a hard smack 
So that, while he was unconscious / He could be tied up by Rodimus. 
Their goals, it turned out, were compatible / So they went to lure the [[Admiral]] 
Out from [[Tantiv-Nas|the organics' spaceship]] / Which couldn't fly without the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]. 
While [[Codder]] and the Admiral / Fought off Wheelie's animal 
The three of them, aboard, were able / To connect some jumper cables 
From the Matrix, fast enough / To send them safely blasting off. 
After Rodimus passed out / Wheelie had to set the route! 
{{storylink|Space Opera Part 1: The Stars My Destination|The Stars My Destination}}

Wheelie thought it would be best / To take the Matrix from his chest. 
When Rodimus found out they'd gone / "home"—as in, to Cybertron 
He became extremely panicked. / He'd meant ''[[Earth]]''—a different planet! 
Luckily, the "things" outside / Were [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] and [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]]! 
Thrilled to meet old friends once more / Wheelie gave Ironhide a tour 
But their tales would have to keep / They were spotted by a [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]! 
Rodimus and Wheelie chased / The scout across the empty waste; 
With his slingshot, Wheelie aimed / And shot down the spying plane. 
But, despite their best intentions / They had [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s attention! 
They fled, a squadron giving chase / And hoped their ship could get to space; 
The Matrix spent, it'd haveta fly on / A battery left by [[Alpha Trion]]. 
Thankfully, the engines started / And so, to Earth, they all departed. 
{{storylink|Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|Out of the Silent Planet}} {{storylink|Heart of Darkness issue 4|Heart of Darkness #4}}

[[File:IDWongoing21 Wheelie.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Inside, there's a voice, real small That says, ''They didn't miss you at all.'']]
There, the Autobots were thrilled / To reunite with those thought killed. 
{{storylink|Space Opera—Final Tableaux: Orphans of the Helix|Orphans of the Helix}}

[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and Wheelie went / To spy on Galvatron's intent. 
Wheelie aimed his sniper rifle / From a tower to get an eyeful. 
Not content to simply peep / Wheelie had to kill a Sweep! 
With one shot, he blew the mission / And gave away their team's position. 
A savior came, but though they'd begged for one / They didn't think it would be ''[[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]!'' 
{{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

Outgunned, the pair of them fell back / To warn of Megatron's attack. 
More Decepticons appeared / Which Cliffy thought was pretty weird! 
(After Megs, the rest arrived / Through a space bridge he'd contrived.) 
Wheelie helped keep them at bay / And very nearly died that day 
But just as [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] knocked him prone / All of them went still as stone. 
Chanting code in binary / The 'cons went all combiner-y, 
Merging with the Sweeps as well / Into the [[D-Void]]'s [[Deceptigod|monstrous shell]]. 
{{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}}

The sight of it left Wheelie stunned / Clanging rhythms with his gun. 
And though it did eventually fall / Wheelie wasn't involved at all. 
{{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}}

[[File:Syndromica1 pax and crew.jpg|thumb|Underage drinkin' is hella bitchin'! (This stays between us; don't be snitchin'!)]]
[[File:Bludgeon Wheelie Syndromica1.jpg|upright=1|thumb|"Hey, let's all shit on Wheelie! That sounds like plenty of fun!" Writers hate this guy more than that [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|certain other someone]].]]
With his mind not so well after years of taking flight / Wheelie sought active duty to keep his brain going right. 
So he accompanied Hardhead and Garnak with a smile / Guarding the sinister [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] in self-imposed exile!

On [[Arduria]], Wheelie became discombobulated / When [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] had Jhiaxus fiercely liberated! 
In pursuit of [[Regenesis]], the villains immediately fled / To the distant LV system (a place that messed with Wheelie's head). 
{{storylink|Syndromica (1)}}

He and his friends gave chase through space's vast infinity / But found not their quarry but another [[Reflector (G1)|'Con trinity]]. 
It was none other than the trio that ''should'' have been dead. / And yet somehow they were out piloting a spaceship instead! 

The reason for this soon became known (if not so much ''clear'') / When they followed them to a place that filled Wheelie with fear. 
It was the very same planet where Wheelie had been stranded / (And the same place where Reflector had gotten his ass handed). 
For [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]] had tampered with this world, long long ago / And plucked it from the lockstep of time's regular flow. 
Flashes of the past and future collided, ''cor blimey''! / All in all, it was an adventure most ''timey-wimey''. 
Orion Pax went back in time on some ridiculous trip / And in the end Jhiaxus made away with the 'Con's spaceship. 
{{storylink|Syndromica (2)}}

[[File:HardheadShootsWheelie Homecoming.jpg|upright=1|thumb|]]
They chased that evil rascal all the way to [[Gorlam Prime]] / In the desperate hope that they could possibly stop him in time. 
Their investigation led them deep beneath the surface / To an abandoned city that served no obvious purpose. 
Wheelie found out the hard way to keep his hand in his pocket / As a corrosive dissolved his arm right up to its socket. 
The city turned out to be a slumbering [[Titan (group)|Titan]] / Whom Jhiaxus awoke, primed and ready for fightin'! 
With his colossal new pal, Jhiaxus quickly flew the coop / Leaving Wheelie behind to disintegrate alongside his group. 
Gorlam Prime was dissolving, but Orion wasn't scared: / For just such an occasion, he had an [[Skyroller|escape ship]] prepared! 
At last understanding Jhiaxus's convoluted scheme / One-armed Wheelie set course for Cybertron (along with his team). 
{{storylink|Homecoming (IDW)|Homecoming}}

The ship tried to escape Gorlam's gravity well / But they couldn't break free! Things didn't look swell. 
The ''[[Lost Light]]'' soon saved them, and blasted ahead / All the way home, while Wheelie spoke with Hardhead. 
Wheelie said that the [[Knights of Cybertron|Knights]] were a lie, and he didn't believe / But there was no time to argue, because Orion had to leave! 
{{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}}

Pax left for the [[Dead Universe]], that cold, morbid realm / Wheelie wished him farewell and let Pax take the helm. 
{{storylink|Black Metal: Dark Cybertron Chapter 2|Black Metal}}

While Orion embarked on his perilous trip / Wheelie and Garnak remained behind on the ship. 
Orion, in trouble, asked the pair for a lift / But Wheelie informed him that there was no more rift! 
The former Prime was stranded, he couldn't get through / And poor Wheelie had no idea what he could do. 
{{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

But Wheelie and Garnak hadn't thrown in the towel! / Though we don't know how, they met up with [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]. 
The redoubtable trio—plus new friend, [[Stardrive]]— / Were next to be seen on [[Regalis V|Regalis Five]]. 
Marooned [[Throttlebot]]s were under some threat / From bad [[Maximal]]s—but weren't dead yet! 
{{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 1}}

They boarded [[Peaceful Revolution|Prowl's ship]], and all took a seat / Put it in gear, and made hasty retreat. 
{{storylink|The Dead Come Home, Part 2 (of 2)|The Dead Come Home, Part 2}}

The crew persevered despite Cybertron's scouring / Then helped save the Earth! Pretty empowering! 
{{storylink|Road's End}} {{storylink|Assembly (Unicron)|Assembly}} {{storylink|Ceremony}}
{{-}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
[[File:Henkei 11 cover.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1|When your parents have a new kid, Out you go on the dustbin lid!]]

As a full-on member of the [[Mini-Vehicle|Minibot]] team, 
Wheelie went on a mission that was more than it seemed. 
Following energy signatures, the group of peons 
Unearthed a dino-Transformer who'd been buried for eons! 

Wheelie wasn't congratulated for his hard work. 
Instead, the confused [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] up and went berserk! 
[[Hot Shot (G1)|Hot Shot]] intervened and handed the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] defeat, 
Which was good news for Wheelie, who almost became dead meat. 
{{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 11}}
{{--}}

===''TransTech''===
[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] was mistaken, by [[Flareup (G1)|the]] [[Megatron (G1)|bots]] [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|he'd]] [[Transcendent Technomorph|meet]], for / Wheelie, [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], [[T-Bob]], and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]. 
{{storylink|Bee in the City}}

[[File:TFvsJoe8 HarvesterUnitWheelie.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Makes you lose respect for Transformers collectors.]]
===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
A [[harvester unit]] was spotted by [[General Flagg|Flagg]] / Picking up Wheelie to melt him to slag. 
{{storylink|Pax Megatronus}}

But he survived that, and all the duking! / He lived on to salute [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]], the new king. 
{{storylink|The War Never Ends}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
Wheelie was gunning to take the lead / Over [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], on [[Velocitron|the planet of speed]], 
With [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Crashbash]] shooting their tyres / To kidnap Blurr's partner [[Haywire (G1)|Hyperfire]]! 
{{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Last Bot Standing''===
[[File:LastBotStanding3-WheelieSteeljawSharpclaw.jpg|upright=1|thumb|How time takes its toll. You know how the saying goes: One day, heads will roll.]]

The most annoying 
Bot in [[Steeljaw (IDW)|Steeljaw]]'s whole crew was 
Named the Veteran. 

Steeljaw used the group's 
[[Biofuel|Food supplies]] to first revive 
All the better ones. 
{{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 2|Last Bot Standing #2}}

He was brought online 
To talk to [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]], who 
Wasn't much psyched to 

Learn that he, Wheelie, 
Reduced to a rolling head, 
Now spoke in haikus. 

Kindly, Wheelie let 
Rodimus embrace [[Shib Wallkis|Shib]], who 
He wanted to eat. 

[[File:LastBotStanding3-WheelieBitesRodimus.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Not the same writer— How strange they too think Wheelie's An [[#Dreamwave Generation One continuity|ankle-biter]].]]

To his shock, Shib used 
[[Energon key|Her key]] to put Rodimus 
Back up on two feet. 

Sending goons to warn 
Steeljaw, he made his last stand 
(So to speak), floored it— 

And chomped on Rod's leg. 
Unimpressed, Rodimus kicked 
Him into orbit. 
{{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 3|Last Bot Standing #3}}

His head, stuck in space, 
Could be glimpsed, even after 
The end of their race. 
{{storylink|Last Bot Standing issue 4|Last Bot Standing #4}}

===Energon Universe===
When Quintessa's judge's attentions were turned / To more pressing matters, the court was adjourned. 
Leaving their alien prisoners to chew on / Just what had stayed their cruel execution. 
At the back of the cell, a bot in a cloak / Asked them to hush—and rhymed as he spoke. 
The slim 'bot—''Wheelie!''—staged a breakout / His slingshot forging their escape route. 
A few were caught and dragged back in / By Sharkticons with toothy grins, 
But soon, the bot-hunt rapidly ended / And Wheelie wasn't apprehended! 
His friends assumed they'd lost the scent / But Wheelie worried what it meant. 
Indeed, the Quints had planned to go try and / Take back their ultimate weapon: [[Goliant]]! 
{{storylink|Void Rivals Energon Universe 2025 Special story|Energon Universe 2025 Special}}

Later, [[Pythona]] arrived with her squad / And soon was attacked by a cephalopod. 
Wheelie slingshotted the eye of the squid / Suggesting that the three of them hid.
{{storylink|Void Rivals issue 23}}

Now that Pythona and Wheelie had met / She quickly decided he wasn't a threat. 
In verse, he told her about his kind / And the Energon-starved planet they'd left behind. 
As Quintesson warships took off overhead / Wheelie watched them all leaving with dread. 
{{storylink|Void Rivals issue 24}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Sharkticon G1 Commercial.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Being lunch is not a lark Better punch this rotten shark.]]
Wheelie fought with [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] / As [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s tried to gobble them up! 
{{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sharkticon|Sharkticon commercial}}

Joined by [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], they thought they could stack up / Against Galvatron—but he brought backup. 
Using a pistol instead of his slingshot / Wheelie couldn't do much to stop [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. 
{{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sixshot|Sixshot commercial}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{note|An NPC, [[you]] fight Wheelies in the same way / Many times during [[Decepticon]] gameplay.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
[[File:TFLegends-Wheelie.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Unlocking him ain't all that hard First, you draw your credit card...]]
[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], having beat [[Unicron]] / Met up with Wheelie for a reunion 
With [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], deciding to take pity / And fly back to help rebuild [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. 
Having at some point picked up a grievance / The [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s meanwhile were plotting malfeasance. 
Taking poor Wheelie quite by surprise / They beat him (and probably unlocked a prize). {{storylink|Junkion Reunion}}

When the trial of [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] commenced / Wheelie was a key member of the defense. 
Wreck-Gar, [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]], and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] nudged / The [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s to turn on the judge. 
{{storylink|Mockery of Justice}}

On [[Earth]], it seems that Wheelie liked / To hang out with kids on bikes. 
{{storylink|Transformers Legends (mobile game)#Sunset|Sunset}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Wheelie-(Gen).jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Usually considered kind of a "meh" pick This is the one time he's been called "epic".]]
Wheelie (Gen) fought, heedless of faction. / Multiple Wheelies got in on the action! 
This Epic character could be [[you]]rs / For the low, low price of 650 Cybermetal 350 Transmetal 150 Exclusive Cores 50 Wheelie (Gen) Cores 
{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics|Transform and Roll Out!}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
He picked out his [[Alternate mode|Alt Mode]] sooner than most did / But Wheelie's friends still thought of him as a kid. 
Still, he was charming, speaking in rhyme / A habit he'd maybe grow out of in time. 
{{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
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==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Wheelie.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|You think I'll get taller when I get older? Right now, my head's lower than both my shoulders!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wheelie''' (Mini Vehicle, [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''C-80'''
{{toydesigner|[[Floro Dery]] (concept artist)}}

:In just a few steps, Wheelie's [[The Transformers (toyline)|G1]] toy / Turns from "minicar" to a strange looking boy.
:We think his alt-mode, which looks pretty nifty / Was based on the ''[//oldconceptcars.com/1930-2004/fiat-abarth-record-car-1956/ Fiat Abarth 750]''.
:Of the [[Mini-Vehicle|Minibots]] from 1986 / Wheelie's the only new mold in the mix.
:He came with a rubsign, for checking his faction / And early ones came with a badge you could [[Iron-on patch|patch-on]].
:Instead of a blister, when sold by Takara / He was packed in a box with [[Tech Spec|a card]] of his artwork.
:This mold was [[redeco]]ed into [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion / Pax]]'s old dockworker friend, [[Dion (G1)#Collector's Edition|Dion]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Wheelie/wheelie.htm If you head on to TFU.info / there's much more on Wheelie that soon you will know!]''
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
[[File:G1Wheelie toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|The latest trend in space fashion: Making your face ashen.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Future Cybertron''' (Multi-pack, [[2005]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''20'''

:When reissued for ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' / Wheelie was given a brand new complexion
:[[Show-accuracy|To match with the show]]—no longer orange / His face, now gray, smiles out from under his door hinge.
:But that's not all! The set also includes / [[Kup (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Kup]] and [[Recoil (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Recoil]], [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] dudes.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Cybertron/Wheelie/wheelie.htm You guessed it—check out the great TFU / to find out much more on this gray reissue!]''
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Wheelielegendsuniverse.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Bumblebee swine, Your [[alternate mode|alt mode]]'s mine!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Wheelie''' (Legends Class, [[2009]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': G1 Series
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)}}

:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Wheelie, from the [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] / Is still pocket-sized but much more badass.
:He now turns into a "[[Junkion (planet)|Junk Planet]] speeder"<ref>Wheelie's cardback calls him this / Assuming Hasbro's not taking the piss.</ref> / Sculpted with a [[Slingshot (weapon)|slingshot]] for spooking the reader.
:If a redecoed version is something you lack / "You can have any colour, [[Shadow Striker (ROTF)#Revenge of the Fallen|so long as it's black]]."

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUWheelie/wheelie.htm For more on ''Universe'' Wheelie / check out TF University!]''
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===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Henkei-toy Wheelie.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Wheelie's popular in Japan, but hey, that ain't a crime. Why do they like him so much? Because he doesn't... talk poetry.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Minibot Spy Team''' (Multi-pack, 2009)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-19'''

:The same as above, but a little more mellow / ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Wheelie's a light orange-yellow.
:With one more friend, they could've sold us a four-pack / Alas, he just came with [[Cosmos (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Adams]] and [[Warpath (G1)#Henkei! Henkei!|Warpath]].
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generations china import deluxe wheelie.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Recently Wheelie has gotten much buffer From lugging about a pair of subwoofers.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wheelie''' (Deluxe Class, [[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Two speakers, slingshot/blaster

:The beefiest Wheelie was from ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' / The "Global Development Organization"
:Used the mold of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Jazz]] / With the [[C joint|C-clip]] speakers that other toy has.
:Aside from a new head, Wheelie also [[5 mm post|swapped]] / Jazz's dumb gun for his classic slingshot!
:But in a bit of a branding disaster / The [[package art]] still shows him with Jazz's blaster.
:The toy was [[exclusive]] to Asia, before / Hasbro released it in [[Toys"R"Us]] stores.
:Aside from Jazz, the original tooling / Was used for a few other figures including:
:''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#United 2|Stepper]], and from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' / [[Stepper (SG)#Timelines|Stepper again]] and [[Longarm (SG)#Timelines|Longarm]]'s [[Customizing#Customizing class|Custom Class]],
:[[Treadshot (SG)#Timelines|Treadshot]] employed the mold's [[Retool#Gang-molded alternate parts|alternate head]] / While [[Kick-Off (G1)#Timelines|Kick-Over]] tooled a brand new one instead.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Autobot/GDOWheelie/wheelie.htm You know the drill, here's Wheelie GDO / as covered by TFU.info!]''
{{2010JazzMold}}
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Wheelie.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|So what if no other Transformer listens? He's compatible with [[Built to Rule!|other building]][[LEGO|-brick systems]]!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Wheelie''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''''Age of Extinction'' Collection 2'''
:*''Accessories'': Logo brick, large rifle

:This [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] Wheelie, made up of bricks / Was part of ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s Wave 6.
:Molded in orange that borders on [[neon]] / He can be built as a car or a [[Kreon]].
:The helmet he uses is borrowed from [[Hound (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Hound]] / He has no ID code, and so, to be found,
:You'll either have to buy his whole damn box / Or stand in the aisle feeling for his blocks.
:[[Toys"R"Us]] dropped [[exclusive|the line]], so every fan had ta / Buy them from Asia, Australia or Canada
:In 2015, though, the fans were in luck / Dollar Tree sold them each for just a buck.
{{-}}

===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Legends-Class-Wheelie.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Hey, world, are you jelly? I fit tiny men in my belly!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Wheelie''' (Legends Class, [[2016]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:For ''Titans Return'', Wheelie's new figure / (another Legends, [[Legends Class (2005)#The end of Legends as we knew them|but a little bit bigger]])
:is more closely based on the show than his last was / and turns into a car which can seat [[Titan Master]]s.
:In robot mode, he stands just shy of four-inch / Tastefully decked out in two shades of orange,
:But his collector card's art is differently hued / And depicts a slingshot he doesn't include.
:A space for a [[Insignia|badge]] sits just under his chin—though / the final toy puts it right on the window.
:[[Quality control|Tolerances]] vary with this toy, some copies / Don't quite peg together and seem a bit floppy.

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Autobot/TRWheelie/wheelie.htm For Wheelie's toy from ''Titans Return'' / TFU.info has more you can learn!]
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===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG29-Wheelie.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Run to order me on your computer, I come packaged with a little Go Shooter!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wheelie & Goshooter''' (Multi-pack, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''LG29'''
:*''Release date'': [[September 24]], 2016

:[[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s release of that same Wheelie / Is lavished with paint to [[Show-accuracy|match his look on TV]].
:The clear windshield lets his insignia come through / But in car mode one's stuck on the front too!
:[[Shūta Gō#Legends|Goshooter]] and Wheelie were sold as a pair / The former can sit inside the latter if you so care.
{{-}}

===''Studio Series''===
[[File:SS-toy Wheelie Grimlock86.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Hasbro you big jerk, My legs won't work!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Grimlock & Autobot Wheelie''' (Leader Class, [[2021]] / [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''Hasbro ID number'': '''86-06'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-64'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 29]], 2021
:*''Accessories'': Slingshot, "Mockery of Justice" backdrop
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mario Carreiro]], [[Christina Murphy]], and [[Amy Bence]] (packaging),<ref name=PulseCon2024>[https://www.youtube.com/live/52ddGYMyvpE?t=9841 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Marcelo Matere]], and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref> [[Marcelo Matere]] and [[Volta]] (packaging artists)<ref>[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/8BVNDx Transformers Series 86 | Characters, Volta's ArtStation]</ref>}}

:In 2021, Hasbro devised / To sell the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s at the right size.
:At long last the fans would finally snag / The full team, starting with [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Grimlock]], then [[Slag (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Slug]]
:And all the rest under ''[[Studio Series]]'' / Why does this matter? Well, here's our theory:
:Hasbro's designers began with a fear / That with only three or four Leaders per year
:And rising production costs on the horizon / How could they do them all without downsizin'?!
:Simple: start small, and with the leftover budget / Try something—surely the fans won't begrudge it
:If maybe they threw in a fun little freebie / A [[Size class|Core Class]] figurine of their little pal Wheelie.
:But pretty soon they had the realization / They could only afford five-point articulation<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CcEdhw_OI5u/ The reason why ''Studio Series'' Wheelie kinda sucks / Was explained on Instagram by Evan Brooks]</ref>
:So when they revealed him, the fans all seethed / "Why, this Wheelie's got no knees!"
:"Since when did you guys care about Wheelie?" / "Uhh, since always, we care EXTREMELY."
:"He can ride Grimlock! Isn't that fun? / And he looks just like he did [[The Transformers: The Movie|in G1]]."
:They raged: had it really come to this? / A squatting, smirking, rhyming homunculus.

{{-}}{{anchor|SSCore}}
[[File:Studio-Series-Core-Class-TFTM-Wheelie.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Smaller than the [[Mini-Vehicle|rest]], I can still tussle with the best!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Wheelie''' (Core Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': '''''The Transformers: The Movie'''''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-98'''
:*''Accessories'': Slingshot
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing), [[Mario Carreiro]], [[Christina Murphy]], and [[Amy Bence]] (packaging),<ref name=PulseCon2024/> [[Marcelo Matere]] and [[Volta]] (packaging artists)<ref>[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/qJnmda Transformers Series 86 | Backgrounds, Volta's ArtStation]</ref>}}

:When ''[[Studio Series]]'' added the Core Class / Hasbro could engineer Wheelie with more mass,
:Still smaller than ''[[#Titans Return|Titans Return]]'' in height / So, next to others, he [[scale]]s just right.
:His window opens, but there's no throne / The only head Wheelie seats is his own.
:The front of the car mode's a little bit square / And his fists are just hanging back there
:But that's just the price you pay / For an [[Show-accuracy|accurate]] robot-mode on display—
:Plus his slingshot kind of rocks! / Quintessa's printed on his box.
{{-}}

===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP-toy Wheelie.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The little guy's back, with no knees in sights. We can only guess he claimed squatter's rights!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G2 Universe Grimlock / Autobot Wheelie''' (Leader Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Grimlock (G2 Universe) & Wheelie''' (グリムロック (G2ユニバース) ＆ウィーリー)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''AOTP-09'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[August 30]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': Slingshot
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro),<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Zhi6Y6EkU/ ''Age of the Primes'' panel] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] at [[Cybertron Con 2024]] Day 1, recorded at the "Giant Peng Peng" (巨大化鹏鹏) BilliBilli channel.</ref> [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[[December 10]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjmcMC9nNoA Transformers Age of the Primes Reveal | Dive into the Legacy of the Thirteen Primes | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with Mark Maher.</ref>}}

:Grimlock's small rider was released two times: / One in ''Studio Series'', one in ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]''.
:While [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Age of the Primes|Grimbo]] is decoed like he was in G2, / Sadly Wheelie had no '90s look to redo,
:So here he is colored like [[Earl Norem]] did / In that [[The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson|Big Looker book]] you had as a kid!
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===''Transformers Retro''===
[[File:RetroG1Wheelie.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|This toy is Evan Brooks' third try. He must really like this guy!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Wheelie''' (Deluxe Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Slingshot
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[October 10]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r18Qlx6D-wc?t=2868 Hasbro Action Brands NYCC 2025 Fanstream | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>

:For ''[[Transformers Retro]]'', this Wheelie Deluxe / Hewed to the line's more toy-accurate looks.
:The mold, though, is clearly intended to echo / His film look, apart from his headsculpt and deco.
:His slingshot is included as a small part / And he was only sold at [[Walmart]].
:In a feature not found in the packed-in document / His slingshot can store snugly in his back compartment!
{{-}}

==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Choco''===
[[File:Tfchoco wheelie.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|In the show, Wheelie's fate's vague. But looks like he caught the [[Hate Plague]]!]]
*'''Wheelie''' (1986)

:This [[Kabaya]] [[Candy toy|candy kit]] / Is a sprue of Wheelie's bits
:Cast in red, blue, grey, or green / And maybe others we've not seen
:Put together in a snap. / He transforms, just looks like crap.
:Like [[Transformers Choco|his fellow candy bots]] / He came packed with "Chocolate Dots".
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===Imaginarium Art===
[[File:ImaginariumGrimlock.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|This midlife crisis Looks the nicest!]]
*'''Grimlock''' ([[2018]])
:A static Wheelie came attached to / This 20-inch-high Grimlock statue,
:Slingshot pulled back to deliver / Death to a Sharkticon shiver.
:150 made, it cost two grand: / Hope your wife will understand.
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===''ULTIMATES!''===
[[File:Super7 Ultimates Grimlock.jpg|thumb|]]
*'''Grimlock''' ([[2023]])

: Roses are red
: Violets are blue
: A non-transforming figurine of Wheelie was included with ''[[Super7#Transformers ULTIMATES!|Transformers ULTIMATES!]]'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#ULTIMATES!|Grimlock]]
: Whoop-de-doo
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:ToyFair1986-TFpage01a.jpg|thumb|upright=1| I could've had a touch of blue, But [[Hasbro]] said "that just won't do."]]
[[File:FriedmanAuctionWheelieModelEdit.jpg|thumb|upright=1|It sure is a good thing I'm not black and yellow; You might've confused me with [[Bumblebee (disambiguation)|some other fellow!]]]]
[[File:Unused AHM Wheelie concept.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Two designs that we were spared, Because nobody really cared.]]
*[[Floro Dery]]'s said, of all his designs / Wheelie's the one he most fiercely maligns!<ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html An interview made in the Philippines, wherein Floro Dery is really mean!]</ref>
*From Dery's art, Takara's guys / Could not work out Wheelie's size. They gave the test shot—once complete—a / height fifteen centimeters! All that extra space could go to / Adding in a flywheel motor, Better steps for transformation / proportions, and articulation. Even once they made him smaller / They still had plans to install a Pull-back motor in his chest / Hence why his head-height ain't the best.<ref>On page 68 of [[Transformers Generations 2011 Vol. 2|''Transformers Generations / 2011'' Vol. 2]], you'll find this information. Though of course, depending if you're from [[Japan|that nation]] / You'll probably need to find a translation.</ref>
*The toy which appears in [[Toy Fair 1986|this catalog]] ain't / The finalised figure—which had different paint! Though that Wheelie didn't end up going on sale / He used those colours in [[Transformers: The Movie (Marvel comic)|more]] [[Space Pirates!|than]] [[The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson|one]] tale!
*In 2010, [[Ron Friedman]] sold off some old / Character models—Wheelie's was gold!
*Several voice actors including [[Mona Marshall]], [[Robbie Lee]] / [[Charlie Adler]] and [[Jennifer Darling]] all had auditioned for Wheelie.
*Wheelie was in [[commercial]]s and the show / Frank Welker provided both voices, although His lines in the former had a lower pitch / Producing, on balance, a performance which Sounded a lot, and we're sure you'll agree / Like the voice of the {{w|The Smurfs|Smurfs'}} good friend "{{w|Johan and Peewit|Peewee}}"!
*In the cartoon's dub shown in Italy / Wheelie speaks noticeably differently. His rhyming speech is left wholly unsaid / He just randomly says "wroom wroom" instead.
*As making new models just would've been harder / His model was [[Generic|used]] in ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Transformers: Armada]]'': Though his color scheme [[Uprising (Armada)|wasn't a set one]] / [[Past|A notable case]] was named [[Endo]] in retcon.
*Look at his ''[[Spotlight: Wheelie|Spotlight]]''—[[Klaus Scherwinski|Scherwinski]] employs / A look for him based on that of [https://toys.tfw2005.com/wheelie-nano-scale-5128 JIZAITOYS'].<ref>This inspiration might first have been caught / By a sharp-eyed fan on [[Chris Ryall]]'s [http://ryalltime.blogspot.com/2008/02/who-said-music-industry-is-dead.html Blogspot].</ref>
*For ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', to make him less weedy / Wheelie was redesigned by [[Guido Guidi]]. But seeing as he was marooned on [[LV-117|a comet]] / There was no way he could show up in the comic.
*''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)| Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Slap Dash (ROTF)|Slap Dash]] seems / To use Wheelie's colour scheme.
*According to a crossword clue / In ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'', Wheelie's parents' home was none / Other than planet [[Gobotron]]!
*''[[Transformers: Earth Wars| Earth Wars]]'' [https://twitter.com/transformerswar/status/980474879001718785 announced] that he'd soon join the game! / As [[April Fools' Day|April Fools']] jokes go, pretty lame. However, 8 years after this joke / Wheelie would actually join the Earth Wars! You can't make this stuff up, folks!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wheelie''' (ウィーリー ''Wīrī'')
*''English:'' '''Willy''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''French:'' '''Tourbillo''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Wheelie''', '''Ugrabot''' ("Hop-Bot", 1st ''The Movie'' dub)
*''Italian:'' '''Scooter''', '''Saetta''' (''The Movie'')
*''Korean:'' '''Wheelie''' (휠리 ''Hwilli'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Wiley''' (Taiwan, 威利 ''Wēi Lì''), '''Zhuàn Lún''' (China, 转轮, "Reel")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Rodinhas''' (Portugal Comic)

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Prima

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[[File:Prima.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Prima? What? It's a manly name.]]
Among the [[Thirteen]] earliest [[Transformer]]s, one must be first: '''Prima''' (aka '''Prima Prime'''), who was created the most strongly in [[Primus]]' image. Perfect and gallant, Prima was appointed the Warrior of Light and given the legendary [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]] sword with the [[Matrix of Leadership]] in its hilt. Considered fatherlike amongst his bretheren, he was chosen to lead the Thirteen against their eternal enemy [[Unicron]] and was the chief steward of Primus' planetary form, [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

It is uncertain what relationship Prima has, if any, to [[Primon]], another early Matrix bearer.

{{quote|We are '''Primus'''. We are '''Prima'''. We are '''Prime Nova'''. We are '''Sentinel Prime'''. We are '''Optimus Prime'''.|The essence of the Primes|"[[Dark Creation]]"}}

==Conceptual history==
[[File:DarkCreation we would know more.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Prima's first named appearance in the form of [[Ancient Autobots|spooky Matrix ghost]] narration.]]
The [[generic]] ancient warrior that would one day be known as Prima first appeared in [[1986]] as what the script designates as "Powerful Robot" in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode, "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]", created by writer [[Flint Dille]] and character designer [[Floro Dery]] as part of a walking tour of Cybertronian history via [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]-induced vision experienced by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] in the cartoon's present day. Created by the [[Quintesson]]s, "Powerful Robot" was the instigator of the [[Autobot Rebellion|original rebellion]] of the Autobots against their masters and one of the most ancient Matrix wielders witnessed by Rodimus, being preceded only by "[[Primon|Ancient Robot]]".

In [[1988]], [[The Primal Scream|issue #61]] of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Generation 1 comic]]—written by [[Simon Furman]]—featured the first and only appearance in the series of the first Transformer to carry the legendary [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], a blue-and-yellow robot who was one of the first generation of Cybertronians created by Primus. Though unnamed in this story, a few issues later, [[Dark Creation|issue #65]] provided a full list of Matrix bearers; the first name on the list was "Prima," implicitly identifying the blue-and-yellow robot as this character.

Furman continued exploring the origins of the Transformers in the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (Marvel)|''Generation 2'' comic]], with "[[The Power and the Glory]]" giving Optimus Prime a glimpse into Cybertron's primordial past, where he sees a purple-and-yellow Transformer emerge from the planet's surface as the explicitly first Transformer created by Primus. This "first Transformer" was not depicted as a Matrix wielder, nor did the comics suggest that this character was the same one seen in "The Primal Scream". Prima's placement among the Matrix wielders would be further muddled by the [[BotCon 1999]] story "[[Reaching the Omega Point]]" (also by Furman), which established a character called [[Primon]] as the first one to hold the Matrix, not Prima. Simon Furman's non-answer in an interview,<ref>{{citesocial|name=Andrew Sorohan|quote="We are Primus. We are Prima. We are Prime Nova. We are Sentinel Prime. We are Optimus Prime. We are THUNDERWING!" Where does Primon (introduced in the BotCon "Omega Point" text story) fit in?}} {{citesocial|link=https://web.archive.org/web/20120713070554/http://www.alteredstatesmag.com/features/qanda/sfurman_3.php|quote=Umm... pass. The Matrix forgot?|name=Simon Furman|site=Altered States Magazine|year=2002|month=10|day=30|title=A Little Q&A; With... Simon Furman}}</ref> claiming "The Matrix forgot", did little to mend this continuity error.

[[2004]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide|The Ultimate Guide]]'' (yet again by Furman) declared Prima to be one of the "Thirteen Original Transformers" alongside the [[Liege Maximo]] and [[the Fallen]]. Though not actually set in the world of the Marvel comic, ''The Ultimate Guide''{{'}}s re-used a panel from the ''Generation 2'' comic showing the creation of the purple-and-yellow robot to represent the creation of Prima, effectively retroactively making the blue/yellow and purple/yellow Transformers the same character.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/y8xcna3xgv4.jpg|quote=Molded from the living skin and imbued with a fragment of Primus' own Spark, the first TRANSFORMER—named Prima—answers his creator's urgent call to arms!|name=Simon Furman|site=''Transformers: The Ultimate Guide''|year=2004|month=05|day=05|title=Cybertron}}</ref> Prima's role as a member of an ancient pantheon, the "first Transformer", and an early Matrix wielder, were now firmly established.

The actual dovetailing of the cartoon's rebel with the Marvel demigod occurred in the [[Ask Vector Prime#The Allspark Almanac|Ask Vector Prime]] back-up feature of [[2010]]'s ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II]]'' wherein one of Prima's brothers (the titular [[Vector Prime]]) revealed the two lineages to be one and the same, both declaring "Powerful Robot" an incarnation of Prima and knitting their respective predecessors, "Ancient Robot" and Primon, into one individual.

Prima recieved a big bump in notoriety not long after when he was solidified into the "definitive" version of the Thirteen workshopped by brand architect [[Aaron Archer]] as part of backstory for the 2010s "[[Aligned continuity family|Aligned continuity]]" project. Showcased with a new design by [[Ken Christiansen]] during [[BotCon 2010]], Prima would be shown wielding his personal [[Artifacts of the Primes|artifact]]: a new incarnation of the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]], carrying the Matrix in its hilt.<ref>{{citesocial|name=Alex Irvine|site=''[[Transformers: Exodus]]''|year=2010|month=06|day=23}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|title=Nexus Prime|name=Rik Alvarez?|site=[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30|''Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club'' #30]]|year=2009|month=12}}</ref>. Given the title "Warrior of Light",<ref>[[BotCon 2010]] Panel - HASBRO DESIGNERS: https://www.toycollectors.com.au/bc10/bc10hd.html</ref> Prima's personality would be fleshed out in [[2013]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]'', establishing him as a stick-in-the-mud warrior, leader of the Thirteen, and developer of early Cybertronian civilization. Prima's orderly nature would clash with Megatronus's brash and violent nature, leading to arguments that laid the groundwork for the [[War of the Primes]]. This feud between Prima and Megatronus would inform future characterizations of Prima in the [[2005 IDW continuity]] and the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]'s incarnation of [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime]].

Prima would be featured in the [[2018]] ''[[Power of the Primes (franchise)|Power of the Primes]]'' franchise with the name "Prima Prime", which would be reused for Prima's big screen debut in [[2024]]'s ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]'' as well as the [[2025]] ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline. ''One'' introduced an incarnation of the character who ''wasn't'' a Matrix wielder: that role would be given to the film's Thirteenth Prime, [[Zeta Prime (One)|Zeta Prime]]. ''Age of the Primes'' would introduce the first proper toy for Prima Prime, amalgamating his ''Covenant'' and "Powerful Robot" designs together.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Neil Ross]] (English)|[[Francis Lax]] (European French), [[Alexander Allerson]] (German)}}

[[File:Powerfulrobot ffod.jpg|right|thumb|I am Sparktacus!]]

In Cybertron's ancient past, an underperforming mechanoid was smelted down by its [[Quintesson]] masters, and reforged into a powerful robot who, through unknown circumstances, became the second documented bearer of the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. This powerful robot was unusual amongst his consumer goods brethren in that he was equipped for combat, and was made to battle in the Quintessons' gladiatorial pits. He found the endless fighting repellent, and, after one particular battle with [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|another robot]], decided to strike back at his masters, leaping at the group of Quintessons that had been watching the match. He was blasted out of the air, and fell to the ground in a smoking wreck, apparently deceased. The Matrix was passed to a [[Prime Nova|brooding robot]], who succeeded him as its bearer.

When [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] journeyed inside the Matrix, this powerful robot was the second guide he encountered, and he told him the story of the Quintessons' gladiatorial matches. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

====''End of G1 Universe''====
Prima Prime, who may or may not be the powerful robot of yore, was one of thirteen elected to become [[Prime Leader]]s to lead the unified Maximal population of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. He was part of the [[Prime Council]] that berated [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Leo Prime]] for allowing [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] to invade [[G1 World|their world]] from another universe. {{storylink|Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)|Age of Primes}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Primag2.jpg|left|thumb|Prima. For reals.]]
====Letters page====
After a reader asked who was the first Transformer, [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] stated that he didn't "think anyone knows who was actually the first ever Transformer", but was open to being corrected. {{storylink|Back from the Dead|''The Transformers'' #240 Dread Tidings}}

====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
After [[Primus]] had imprisoned his and [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s astral forms in asteroids, he reshaped his new body into the planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. From the material of this world was born the first Transformer, Prima. Prima and his fellow Transformers were given the gift of [[transformation]], an ability that mirrored Unicron's own powers, so that one day they would be able to unite against him and defeat him. Prima was given the [[Matrix of Leadership|Genetic Matrix]], a powerful artifact endowed with Primus's own life essence, which would allow Prima to create further generations of Transformers. {{storylink|The Primal Scream}}

[[Prime Nova]] later became the next Matrix bearer after Prima. {{storylink|Dark Creation}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
Prima emerged from primordial [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with the in-built power to bring forth new [[Transformer]]s through a process known as "[[reproduction#budding|budding]]", and the first few generations of Cybertronians were replicated in this way. However, the method of reproduction diluted [[Primus]]'s essence with each generation. This process reached a preprogrammed end, and Primus's progeny lost both their ability to bud and all memory of the process. Many, ''many'' years later, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] witnessed visions of this ancient history after using a [[psychic amplifier]] to commune with the Matrix. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}}

====''Classics''====
When [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]] informed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Mammoth]]'s team of the nature of the [[multiverse]] and the [[Origin Matrix]], he informed them that the multiverse had only one version of Prima and his siblings. {{storylink|Falling into Place}}

===3H comics===
The Matrix was passed from [[Primon]] unto Prima, who subsequently bequeathed it to [[Prime Nova]]. {{storylink|Covenant (story)|Covenant}}

===Live-action film series continuity===
[[File:TalesoftheFallen4-notlikethis.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|Optimus got his father's everything.]]

====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
After the Fallen was caught trying to harvest a [[Sun|star]] from a system with life, he turned on the other Primes and made war on them. In order to prevent the Fallen from harvesting the star, the remaining Primes (including Prima) hid the [[Matrix of Leadership|key to the harvester]] inside a tomb made of their own bodies and sealed it with their own life essence. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|Prima's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]''. Where the comics had used the "Protoform Optimus Prime" toy to represent Prima, this design is not used in the film, so identifying which one is Prima is not possible.}}

====IDW movie comics====
Prima proposed to the [[Dynasty of Primes]] that they should make it a rule to not destroy the stars from systems with life. He also renamed [[the Fallen]] after the latter intentionally destroyed such a system. When the Fallen attempted this again on [[Earth]], the original seven Primes battled him and fell one by one, until only Prima was left.<ref>The last Prime, based on Protoform Optimus Prime, was identified as Prima at the [[BotCon 2010]] "Hasbro Designer" panel, as per [[User talk:Rosicrucian#This may be a long shot, but...|audience members]].</ref> Prima let the Fallen chase him around the planet until he was weakened by overusing [[space bridge]]s, allowing Prima to gather his brothers' bodies and use their remaining power to banish the Fallen to his [[sarcophagus]]. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4|Tales of the Fallen #4}}

Prima presumably created a [[Tomb of the Primes|tomb]] from his and his brothers' bodies to hide the [[Matrix of Leadership]], giving his own spark to seal it from within. Though the Fallen's evil would return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to kill the rest of the Dynasty, it would be his [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|orphaned descendant]] who would be hidden away. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen issue 3|Revenge of the Fallen #3}}

===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
[[File:TransformersVault-Prima.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|Whoever lives by the sword shall die by the sword.]]
As the first of the Thirteen created, Prima was cast in the mold of Primus himself, a warrior of great virtue and nobility who placed the greater good above all else. Though self-aware enough to not be a pompous leader to his siblings, he tended to take too much weight upon his shoulders, and his persistent conviction that he was always right made him difficult to deal with. He tended to clash with [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], who served as his opposite among the Thirteen, a warrior of darkness who represented a natural counterbalance to Prima's role as the warrior of light. Such arguments characterized their interactions while the Thirteen trained and prepared to take on the menace of [[Unicron#Aligned continuity family|Unicron]].

In the course of the battle with Unicron, Prima lost his grip upon his Star Saber when the Chaos Bringer assaulted the group with torturous visions. Although the Thirteen were able to shut Unicron down soon thereafter, they did not manage to do so before he had seized the convulsing Prima, put him in his mouth, bitten down, and spat his crushed body out.

Prima survived the experience, and the Thirteen turned to the business of building the beginnings of a civilization and society on Cybertron. Prima worked primarily with Vector Prime and [[Alpha Trion]], but their clique was treated with some degree of resentment by some of their siblings, as it was thought they were trying to control the actions of the others. Prima continued to grow even more detached as they continued their work, spending his time theorizing about the nature of the Thirteen, and categorizing them; he considered himself and other early members of the group to be forces of lawful good, but looked upon the last that had been created—chiefly, Megatronus and [[Liege Maximo]]—as chaotic and potentially evil. When Maximo discovered the writings Prima had made about this and then told Megatronus, a physical altercation between Prima and his dark opposite resulted, a permanent wedge driven between brothers. Prior to this, like Vector and Trion, Prima was confused by the blossoming love between Megatronus and Solus, but at the very least recognised it was something beautiful and that it made the pair happy, and for a time that was enough for him.

[[File:CoP war of the primes.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.25|"You think three on one will do any good? Do you have any power to defeat me?"]]

Some time later, when Prima discovered that Megatronus and Liege Maximo were working on a secret project of their own, creating a race of robotic creatures, he demanded it be shut down, suspecting them of having a sinister ulterior motive even if he could not see it. He forced the rest of the Thirteen into a vote on the matter and emerged victorious. This was to be the catalyst for the final falling out between the Primes: furious that she had voted against him, Megatronus subsequently argued with and inadvertently killed Solus. He retreated to the wilderness of Cybertron, but Prima and the others tracked him down and brought him back to face justice, only for it to become apparent that Maximo had set Megatronus up. Things quickly devolved into a chaotic free-for-all fight between the siblings, which ended with Maximo dead by uncertain hands. Megatronus was exiled for his crimes, and (with Solus' death still weighing heavily on him) requested Vector Prime to open a portal to send him to some far-off world where he would never do harm again. Prima instead offered him a ship that they'd been working on, expressing hope that perhaps if he traveled he might find some measure of peace or a way to suitably honour her. Megatronus was surprised by the conciliatory gesture and hoped Prima was right before taking his leave. Prima took custody of the Requiem Blaster and cast it into the depths of space.

As the rest of the Thirteen spread out into the universe, Prima was among those who decided to remain on Cybertron to guide the new race of beings that emerged from the [[Well of All Sparks]] after they interred the deceased Solus within it. Prima dubbed the more primitive and bestial of the creatures that emerged "[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]". He defended the more advanced, bipedal robots that came from the Well against the powerful [[Predaking (COP)|Predaking]] once. Prima fought Predaking to a standstill, and declared the bipeds off limits for Predaking's feasting. His show of strength cowed the Predaking into submitting to Prima's will, the only example of such submission in Predaking's long history. Predaking would occasionally catch sight of Prima observing from afar, but as he kept his word and no longer preyed on the bipedal Cybertronians, Prima was apparently content to simply keep an optic on things.

After the [[Great Cataclysm]], Prima vanished from the annals of history, and was no longer seen walking among the people of Cybertron. The surviving Cybertronians soon forgot about the Thirteen as real people, remembering them only as the heroes of ancient folklore. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====Aligned novels====
[[File:OneShallRise1-Prima.jpg|thumb|left|He's the leader of the bunch. You know him well.]]

After Solus Prime created the Requiem Blaster for Megatronus, debate erupted among the Thirteen over whether so powerful a weapon should be allowed to exist. When the argument threatened to turn violent, Prima called for a vote on the matter; Megatronus won by one vote. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

When Optimus Prime received the Matrix from the [[core]] of Cybertron, he recognized it as the jewel from the hilt of Prima's Star Saber. Upon accepting the talisman into himself, Optimus had a vision of all its previous holders, all the way back to Prima himself. {{storylink|Transformers: Exodus|Exodus}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron#Aligned continuity family|Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

At some point statues of Prima and his siblings were made. They were placed in the chamber of the High Council. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}
{{--}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Chaos Theory Part 2|''The Transformers'' #23]] (statue)}}

[[File:OP18 Thirteen in Crystal City.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|He also spent his free time writing strategy guides for video games.]]

Prima was one of the Primes who led the [[Thirteen Tribes]] that rose to prominence on Cybertron following the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]] from the planet, and fancied himself as the last of the Knights. Like four others, he was attracted to the [[Crystal City]] alliance, {{storylink|Origin Myths}} where he emerged as the leader of the [[Thirteen]]. [[Solus Prime]] eventually forged the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]] which Prima came to wield.

Urged on by [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]], Prima oversaw a mission of colonization to expand the [[Pax Cybertronia]], sending the Titan [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] to colonize the neighboring world of [[Antilla]]. Despite his claims that the Cybertronians had only sought to bring the "light" of their perfect civilization to the galaxy, the colonialist ambitions of Cybertron were laid bare, and as a result Cybertron came to be shunned and hated by the inhabitants of the galaxy. Prima laid the blame for this at [[The Fallen|Megatronus]]'s feet and was eventually attacked by his fellow Prime in revenge, only being saved through Solus's sacrifice. This act sparked the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], and while Megatronus managed to flee, Prima captured his co-conspirator, [[Liege Maximo]], who was eventually exiled aboard [[Vigilem]].

[[File:OP18-PrimaDies.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Prima's brief foray into 1000-degree knife videos ended in disaster.]]

Aboard the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Emissary (IDW)|Emissary]], Prima led Onyx and [[Alpha Trion]] to hunt down Megatronus and bring him to justice, eventually locating him on [[Tsiehshi]]. When Prima found his adversary, Megatronus promptly seized the Star Saber and turned it back on its wielder, bisecting him. Prima would never learn that the 'bot he had known as "Onyx Prime" was actually a convenient disguise assumed by a time displaced Shockwave from ten million years in the future, who proceeded to behead Megatronus before recounting to Alpha Trion a romanticized version of the battle that claimed Prima and Megatronus, now known as the Fallen, had slain one another.

The loss of his master caused Emissary to become distraught. After returning Onyx and Trion to Cybertron, Emissary interred Prima's remains within himself and set off for deep space, eventually crash-landing on prehistoric [[Elonia]] as a result of his systems being sabotaged by Shockwave. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

In Prima's absence his former seat of power, the [[Citadel of Light]], came under siege by Onyx's bestial hordes. After [[Nova Prime|Nova Major]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] managed to beat back the invaders, Alpha Trion arranged for Nova Major to become Nova Prime. {{storylink|The Crucible}} In the era that followed, Prima was regarded as having been the greatest of the Primes. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

[[File:GrandImperiumChaosTheory.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.95|''[[Transformers Vault]]'' is popular reading in the Grand Imperium.]]

Before the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], statues of Prima wielding the Star Saber oversaw the [[Senate]] chamber within the [[Grand Imperium]] {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 2}} and the [[Primal Basilica]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} [[Caminus (planet)|Camiens]] were also known to swear by Prima's name. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}}

In early 2018, once the timeline had caught up with Shockwave's machinations, the scientist returned to Cybertron. After binding [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]], he explained his journey to his old friend, including Prima's true fate. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}
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===Fun Publications===
[[File:Prima's Holomatter Avatar Zeus.jpg|upright=.5|thumb|left|"For a true hero isn't measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his ''heart.''"]]
[[Vector Prime]] described Prima as distant from his siblings in the Thirteen, weighed down by the responsibilities of the multiverse. Vector wished he had known his brother better. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}} When the Thirteen visited ancient [[Greece]], the [[holomatter]] avatar Prima used to interact with the natives inspired the myth of [[w:Zeus|Zeus]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/20}} During this time, he observed the animosity brewing between [[Liege Maximo]] and [[Solus Prime]] (who had manifested as Aphrodite and Hephaestus, respectively) and "bonded" them together in hopes they could work out their differences. His plan didn't succeed. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}}

Prima wielded the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]] in the Thirteen's clashes with [[Unicron]]. When [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] began acting for evil causes, his siblings resolved to keep Prima's Star Saber out of Megatronus's hands, so Solus shattered it with her [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]]. [[Nexus Prime]] volunteered to hide fragments throughout the multiverse. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30|Nexus Prime's profile}} {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18/5}}

When Nexus Prime united the [[Terminus Blade]] and the Star Saber, Prima and the other members of the Thirteen were drawn to witness the event. Time and space were rewritten that day, as the walls between universal streams grew stronger and less permeable. A consequence of strengthening the multiverse's properties was that Prima and the original Thirteen could no longer continue to exist as multiversal singularities, and so they were splintered and scattered throughout the multiverse. And so the one became many, sentient reoccurring themes each appearing in their own way, if at all, in all the worlds of the multiverse. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Prima was among the spirits of former Autobot leaders who resided in the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] and haunted [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] after he stole the artifact. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Power of the Primes'' toy bios===
Prima's [[Spark]] passed into the possession of one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s; hidden within a suit of decoy armor, they safeguarded the abilities of the Primes until the present day. By uniting with a larger Transformer, the Prime Master could channel the powers of Prima's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes}}
{{note|For a list of every permutation of Prima's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
When the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']] arrived in the [[Nebulos|Nebulon]] system to try and make use of its [[space bridge]], the sight of it caused [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to swear by Prima. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 3}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
[[File:EnemyLine-Primastatue.jpg|thumb|Only in ''Cyberverse'' does Prima get a neat little hat.]]
Prima was one of the [[Thirteen]]. {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}}

A statue of Prima was present in the [[Grand Imperium]]. Once the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]] had ravaged Cybertron, [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] met in front of Prima's toppled statue to reflect on their planet's sorry state and the mistake Optimus had made in launching the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}}

When the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']] entered [[unspace]], Wheeljack swore by Prima. {{storylink|The Crossroads}}

After the Great War had ended, the Autobots began rebuilding the Grand Imperium, with [[Grapple (Cyberverse)|Grapple]] constructing a new statue of Prima for the meeting hall. {{storylink|Enemy Line}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Prima was one of the Thirteen Primes. {{storylink|End of Time}}

===''One'' film===
Prima Prime was one of the original thirteen Primes created by Primus. This Prima did not carry the Matrix of Leadership, as that honor was given to his brother [[Zeta Prime (One)|Zeta Prime]]. He ruled with his siblings until the [[Quintesson]]s invaded. After years of war, he and the other Primes responded to the intel of a Quintesson council of generals reported by [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel]], unaware that the aide was luring them into a trap. Prima was killed in battle with the other Primes, and laid there for fifty cycles until [[Alpha Trion]] borrowed his transformation cog and those of his siblings to bestow upon the miners that found their tomb.<ref>In the film, Prima's cog is shown going to [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], while the film's novelization states it went to [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]]. It doesn't ultimately have a significant effect on the story as a whole, so deciding which bot the cog went to somewhat becomes a matter of [[personal canon]].</ref> {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}

===Energon Universe===
After Optimus Prime found himself in the [[Hall of the Primes]], he saw a statue of Prima among the others. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 22|Transformers #22}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]] called the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]] "the sword of Prima" while in battle with [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimal Optimus]] for it. {{Storylink|Double Jeopardy (Earth Wars)|Double Jeopardy}}

{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}} More sword stuff, Thirteen backstory}}

{{ew-char
|name=Prima Core
|image=[[File:Earth Wars Prima Prime Core.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|center|]]
|link=[https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733780017183-Prime-Cores-Bot Bot Prime Cores at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki] [https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733786689311-Prime-Cores-Building Building Prime Cores at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
|abilities={{ew-ability
|ability=Bot Core
|abilitydesc=Enemies hit by the basic attacks of the bot the cores is equipped on will have the [[Glass gas|Glass Gas]] effect taking extra damage for 5 seconds.}}
{{ew-ability
|ability=Building Core
|abilitydesc=Enemies nearby by the building with this core will have the Glass Gas effect taking extra damage for 5 seconds.}}
|date=[[February 1]], [[2019]] (Bot Core) [[April 13]], [[2023]] (Building Core)
|notes=Prior to the big 2025 balance patch, the Prime Core had a unique effect where it displayed Prima's insignia when under this effect, this has since been switched to the functionally similar Glass Gas effect.
}}

;'''Prima Core'''
Prima's [[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Core]] (his "heart" as one of the primordial [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]]) fell to Earth under mysterious circumstances along with those of his siblings to become a hotly contested resource in the [[Earth Wars (conflict)|Earth Wars]]. {{storylink|Power of the Primes (Earth Wars)|Power of the Primes}}

{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}} ''Power of the Primes'' arc}}

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;'''Prima Prime'''
{{ew-char
|name=Prima Prime
|image=[[File:EW-Prima Prime.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.66|]]
|faction=Trans-factional
|unit=Prime
|behavior=Attacks with either his fists, or the Star Saber, if equipped.
|special={{ew-ability
|ability=Prime Landing (Damage)
|abilitydesc=Deals double his DPS in an area on entrance.}}
|passive={{ew-ability
|ability=Primus' Light
|abilitydesc=Increases maximum health of himself by a percent. Nearby friendly bots feels his unwavering presence which increases their Normal Damage.
|rank5=Increases the damage and healing of nearby constructs and summoned troops by a percent.
|rank10=Provides a damage reduction shield to nearby constructs and summoned troops.}}
|artifact={{ew-ability
|ability=[[Star Saber (Thirteen)#TFEWArtifact|Star Saber]]
|abilitydesc=Deals double his base damage in an area on entrance and proceeds to attack the nearest target for several seconds, releasing a damaging wave at the target itself and targets nearby.
|artifact6=Enemy Bots, C.O.M.B.A.T.s and Combiners take extra damage for 5 seconds when hit by the wave.
|artifact11=Increases Prima's DPS.
|artifact16=Target releases a pulse in an area for every 3 seconds that deals half of Prima's DPS.}}
|date=[[March 26]], [[2026]]
|notes=Prima's in-game appearance is based directly on his [[#Age of the Primes|''Age of the Primes'' Voyager class toy]]. Albeit with his back kibble slightly larger and his vehicle mode being more boxy.
}}

{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Behind the Veil}}}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Most historical accounts agree that Prima was the first Prime. A fearsome warrior, Prima wielded the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]] and the [[Skyboom Shield]]; some humans deified him as the god {{w|Zeus}}. {{storylink|Transformers One Sourcebook}}

==Toys==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
[[File:TF07-Protoform-Optimus-Prime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Guess who ya gotta buy now to finish your [[Thirteen]] collection?]]
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Protoform Optimus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2007]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''MA-05'''
:*''Accessories:'' Gun with flame attachment
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I did the Pre-Earth/Entry mode Optimus Prime and Starscream that were made into toys|link=https://twitter.com/sketchyfig/status/1795868661787537424|name=Don Figueroa|site=Twitter|year=2024|month=05|day=29}}</ref>}}

{{note|Prima was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] from [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys|Protoform Optimus Prime]] in [[Tales of the Fallen issue 4|''Tales of the Fallen'' #4]].}}

:Based upon the "[[Protoform]]" (Cybertronian) appearances of the Transformers in the 2007 movie, ''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Transformers]]'' "Protoform Optimus Prime" transforms into his "entry" mode. This mode somewhat resembles a cybertronic truck, with false wheels sculpted onto the sides and Optimus Prime's trademark windows in front. A flame decoration piece fits to the back of the "vehicle", creating the illusion of a flaming comet's tail. The bottom of the vehicle has small wheels to roll the toy across smooth surfaces. Oddly, it has NO [[Automorph Technology]] gimmick at all, a feature most main-line figures have.

:In robot mode, he resembles previous Optimus characters: His angular chest windows are reminiscent of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], while his near-animalistic limbs and color scheme are evocative of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]. He has excellent articulation due to his many ball joints, and is armed with a rifle. The flame attachment can fit onto the end of the (non-firing) gun barrel.

:Some packaging variants of this figure (perhaps a Wal-Mart exclusive) included a free movie poster depicting a Cybertronian eye overlooking Earth. While an added sticker to the outer plastic bubble says "Exclusive movie poster!", it is more of a preview of upcoming figures.

:This mold was also used to make ''Movie Advanced Series'' [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#MAProtoform|Protoform Optimus Prime]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/ProtoformOptimusPrime/optimusprime.htm More information on Protoform Optimus Prime at TFU.info]''

===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-PotP-SDCC-2018-Throne-of-the-Primes-Prima.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"There's no such thing as a Prima Prime!"]]
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-m1|'''Throne of the Primes''' (Leader Class, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-43'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[January 26]], [[2019]]
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (throne designer, packaging artist)}}

:''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' "Prima Prime" (ha ha, yes, Hasbro went with this naming) is a retool of the [[Solus Prime#Power of the Primes|Solus Prime]]/[[Octopunch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Octopunch]] inner robot with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil/backpack (seemingly inspired by the previous Protoform Optimus Prime repurposing and ''Covenant of Primus'' design's chest), packaged in the [[Throne of the Primes#Toys|Throne of the Primes]] set.

:This toy has identical features to the other Prime Masters in the line. The [[Titan Master]]-like robot can store inside decoy armor or ride [[Size class|Legends Class]] figures in vehicle mode, and is fully compatible with toys from the previous ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line. The "Power Swap" gimmick means its [[spark]] form can plug onto any decoy armor's weapon form (which has a [[5 mm post]] to be held by larger figures), Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, Leader Class figures' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] (in place of their Matrix core), [[combiner]]s' torsos (in place of their [[Enigma of Combination]]), or the included [[Scepter of Sparks]] or [[Halo of Primus]] accessories. With the power of [[you]]r imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.

:While Prima is a retool of Solus Prime (gang-molded with her included Octopunch decoy armor), it is unknown what gang-molded decoy armor he would have had as a hypothetical mass-retail Prime Master.

:This set debuted at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2018, and was later sold via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online. It was also available at general retail in Taiwan.

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[[File:TF-Generations-Special-Edition-Prime-Master-Prima.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"It's a real term! Look it up!"]]
<ul class = "iconlist>{{Bp-a1d1|'''Punch-Counterpunch''' (Special Edition, 2018)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-44'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 23]], [[2019]]

:''Power of the Primes'' "Special Edition" Prima Prime is a translucent redeco of the above figure, packaged with [[Punch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Punch-Counterpunch]] in commemoration of the third iteration of the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]''.

:This set was an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive in the United States, initially revealed via preorder listing without any prior announcement from Hasbro. It was also available at general retail in Singapore.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-AOTP-Voyager-Prima-Prime.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel]] was right, there is such a thing as a primer Prime!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-pr1|'''The Thirteen Prima Prime''' (Voyager Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Prima Prime''' (プライマプライム)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''AOTP-07'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[July 26]]
:*''Accessories:'' [[Star Saber (Thirteen)#Age of the Primes|Star Saber]] blade, Star Saber hilt, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Age of the Primes|Matrix of Leadership]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjmcMC9nNoA Transformers Age of the Primes Reveal | Dive into the Legacy of the Thirteen Primes | Hasbro Pulse] with [[Mark Maher]] and [[Nate Purswell]]</ref>

:''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' "Prima Prime" is a Voyager-scale robot primarily based on his ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|Covenant of Primus]]'' [[:File:TransformersVault-Prima.jpg|design]], with his head modeled after the "[[#The Transformers cartoon|Powerful Robot]]" later retconned to be Prima and his shoulder pads lifted directly from the ''Cyberverse'' statue. He transforms into a Cybertronian armored lunar truck (with a hover mode!), and includes both the Star Saber and the Matrix of Leadership.

:Prima's Matrix, while the same style as most Matrices dating back to ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise]]'', is painted to resemble the [[Origin Matrix]] as it appeared in "[[Restoration|Another Light, Part Four]]" and can attach at the hilt of the Star Saber or store in Prima's chest. In vehicle mode, the sword can be mounted on the front bumper as a ram. Alternatively, the blade and crossguard can be separated from the hilt, and the former can then be stored with the top side up. Like the other Primes, his packaging and signature artifact are emblazoned with his personal emblem, with his being located on the Star Saber's crossguard. Certain TakaraTomy stock images show the hilt piece in gray, but the actual release has it in the same white as Prima himself, which is reflected in most other stock imagery.

:Exercise caution when rolling Prima in vehicle mode, as the robot head underneath may have its paint scratched if it is rolled onto the ground roughly.

:Prima Prime was revealed at [[Cybertron Con 2024]], and went up for preorder on [[December 10]].

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DDYFD0uxHq_/ Designer commentary on Prima Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
::*''[[Source:Transformers Age of the Primes bios#AOTP07|Machine translation of Prima Prime's TakaraTomy bio]]''
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==Notes==
[[File:POTP Prima and Megatronus concept.jpg|thumb]]
*''Prima'' is [[Latin language|Latin]] for "first". It is in the feminine form.
*Prima, like all members of the Thirteen, was once a [[multiversal singularity]] who existed as one being throughout all of time and space, but that is [[Shroud|no longer the case]].
*Prima's Generation 1 cartoon [[character model]] appears to use [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] as a base, with heavily re-worked details.
*According to [[ABN]] in [[Recordicons issue 9|''Recordicons'' #9]], Vector Prime "always lies about Five Faces of Darkness". If true, this would mean that the guy from Five Faces is not necessarily Prima; we're keeping this page as-is because there's no objective evidence either way, and Prima is more convenient as a page title than "Powerful Robot".
*An idea from the [[Binder of Revelation]]—which has not made it into any fiction, and has been evinced only in the binder's profile page for [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] published in ''[[Transformers Vault]]''—posits that individual Transformers possess a "polarity" that indicates which of the Thirteen they can trace their lineage to. Based on Optimus's profile, Transformers descended from Prima possess a "Primian" polarity—but then, Optimus would later be revealed to actually ''be'' one of the Thirteen in Aligned continuity, so good luck figuring that one out.
*Hasbro representatives at [[BotCon 2010]], [[BotCon 2011]], and [[HasCon 2017]] pronounced Prima's name "Pree-muh" despite Prima's name being one along the lines of "[[Primus]]" and "[[Prime (rank)|Prime]]".<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/144732-hascon-2017-toy-reveals-megathread-prime-uh-or-preem-uh-pg-41/?p=3597912 Posts by crockalley and Sabrblade on the Allspark Forums, 2017/09/12]</ref> When his name is spoken by the [[Mistress of Flame]] in the ''[[Transformers: Titans Return (cartoon)|Titans Return]]'' cartoon episode "[[Overlord and Emissary]]"—which is the first time his name is uttered in a ''Transformers'' work—it is pronounced more appropriately as "Prime-uh", a pronunciation that carries over to ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' and ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]''. [[Liege Maximo]] would pronounce it "Pree-ma" in ''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: Earthspark]]'', but he's the Prime of Lies, so.
*Before Hasbro settled on the unifying [[Prime Master]] gimmick for ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'', full size toys of Megatronus and Prima were conceived, both redecos and retools of the ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Black Shadow (G1)#Titans Return|Sky Shadow]]/[[Overlord (G1)#Titans Return|Decepticon Overlord]] mold. They never made it past early ecosystem planning, as neither character was considered mainstream enough at the time for a full size retail release.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zsar8vxtng HASCON 2017: The Prime Wars Trilogy Panel ... See the story come to life!] panel recording on Seibertron.com's YouTube channel</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Prima Prime''' (プライマプライム ''Puraima Puraimu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Xiān Jué Tiān''' (先觉天,"Primal Awakening Heaven")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Cyberverse-Prima.jpg|''Cyberverse'' Statue of Prima concept art
File:Prima-Prime-One.jpg|''One'' film trading card art.
File:Prima OneConceptArt.jpg|''One'' film concept art.
File:AOTP Prima Prime concept art.jpg|''Age of the Primes'' concept art.
File:AOTP Prima boxart.jpg|''Age of the Primes'' packaging art.
File:AOTP Prima Prime Hasbro China promo art.jpg|''Age of the Primes'' promotional art.
</gallery>

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Demolishor (Armada)

2026-05-15T05:24:22Z

PBChew18: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Demolishor}}
:''Demolishor is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''
[[File:ArmDemolishorDWCalendar.jpg|upright=2.3|thumb|They were delicious.]]
'''Demolishor''' is not the brightest soldier in [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]'s ranks, but he is one of the most reliable. He holds very true-to-[[spark]] values concerning loyalty and devotion to the Decepticon cause; to him, a leader is to be obeyed without hesitation, and he will give his all on any battefield he may be ordered onto. His values, however, sometimes collide with Megatron's ultimately selfish goals, and though Demolishor does not necessarily ''resent'' his leader for sometimes acting contrary to what he sees as the principles of his faction, he does occasionally find himself struggling to reconcile the two. Ultimately, Demolishor may find that devotion to the Decepticon way of life is not the same thing as devotion to Megatron.

His [[Mini-Con]] partner is [[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]], although sometimes he likes the added boost of firepower that [[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bonecrusher]] gives him. Demolishor also commonly works alongside fellow Decepticon [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]], and their shared love of combat has culminated in a genuine friendship between the two. As the somewhat sharper of the duo, Demolishor tends to reign in his friend's wild antics a bit.

{{bigquote|No matter what the order, I know Demolishor will accept it -- gladly, even.|Megatron|"[[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada #1]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Alvin Sanders]] (English), [[Dale Wilson]] (English dubbing error, "[[Union]]" only), [[Kōji Yusa]] (Japanese)|[[Anders Öjebo]] (Swedish), [[Christoph Jablonka]] (German), [[Antonio Angrisano]] (Italian), [[Vesa Hämes]] (Finnish), [[Olivier Destrez]] (French), [[Francisco Andrés Valdivia]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Guillermo Martínez]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Jorge Vasconcellos]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

[[File:Metamorphosis demolishor.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Is that you, John Wayne? Is this me?"]]
Alerted by a signal beacon to the reactivation of the long-lost [[Mini-Con]]s on [[Earth]], Demolishor joined [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] in warping to the planet. While his leader was busy battling [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], who had followed them there, Demolishor and Starscream took an interest in the nearby [[human]] children who had had been responsible for activating the beacon, but were prevented from grabbing them by the appearance of Autobot [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]]. The Decepticons withdrew to their base of operations within the wreck of the [[Exodus (Armada)|Mini-Con spaceship]] on the [[Moon (moon)|moon]] to regroup, where Demolishor soon picked up the signals of two more Mini-Cons the children had activated. Returning to Earth, now outfitted with a missile-tank [[alternate mode]], Demolishor joined the Decepticons in attempting to capture the children and the Mini-Cons, but found themselves obstructed by the Autobots once again. Demolishor went up against Optimus Prime himself, physically trying to restrain the Autobot leader while in his truck mode, but got blasted and run over for his efforts. {{storylink|Metamorphosis (Armada)|Metamorphosis}} During the battle that followed, another two Mini-Cons were uncovered and retrieved by [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]], one of which he kept for himself, and the other which he presented to Megatron. After retreating back to the moon, Demolishor and Starscream duelled to prove themselves worthy of being given the Mini-Con; their contest was something of a draw, but Megatron gave the Mini-Con, [[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]], to Demolishor. {{storylink|Base}}

[[File:Base demolishor vehiclemode.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Rolling, rolling, rolling. Keep them wagons rolling.]]

Demolishor took part in the search for a new Mini-Con in the [[Grand Canyon]], during which he menaced Red Alert and [[Carlos Lopez]], {{storylink|Comrade}} and later squared off against Red Alert and Hot Shot alongside the other Decepticons in the Arctic, only to retreat when Optimus Prime joined the fight. {{storylink|Soldier (episode)|Soldier}} While on a mission in a heavy forest, Demolishor used Blackout to track the location of a hidden Mini-Con, and spent most of the time teasing Starscream over his lack of a Mini-Con. {{storylink|Jungle}} The tables were soon turned, though, when the Decepticons experienced some downtime, and everyone began mocking Demolishor for how clumsy and useless he was outside of a combat situation. About to slug Starscream for the insults, Demolishor only wound up proving everyone right when he tripped over [[Leader-1 (Armada)|Leader-1]] and fell through the base wall. {{storylink|Carnival}}

[[File:Palace demolishor and bonecrusher.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|You know, you don't talk very much...I like you!]]

Demolishor stood guard while the other Decepticons searched the endless wastes of the [[Sahara|Sahara desert]] for a new Mini-Con signal, and nearly blasted Cyclonus when he mistook him for an enemy combatant. Actual enemies were soon to arrive in the form of the Autobots, but in the shoot-out that ensued, a subsidence caused Demolishor and the Autobots' human allies to disappear beneath the shifting sands. They all wound up in a ruined subterranean palace full of anachronistically high-tech defences that they discovered had been created through the power of the [[Mini-Con storage panel]] the temple was built around. Demolishor pursued the kids through the ruins, fighting off robotic spider-sentries, and managed to claim the Mini-Con for his own. Escaping even as the ruins collapsed around him, Demolishor activated the Mini-Con, [[Bonecrusher (Armada)|Bonecrusher]], and used its power to send the Autobots packing. Unfortunately, Megatron forced him to give Bonecrusher up because he had "disobeyed" orders by abandoning his guard post. {{storylink|Palace}}

[[File:Swoop demolishor strung up.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|"He had a baseball bat and I was tied to a ceiling. Ticking him off was the smart thing to do."]]

Demolishor was not optimistic when the Decepticons captured the Autobots' human friends [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] and [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]], and he was right, as hostage negotiations went wrong thanks to an act of rebellion by Leader-1. {{storylink|Confrontation (episode)|Confrontation}} A Mini-Con search in the catacombs beneath a human city fared a little better; though he needed to send Blackout to search the narrower spots, Demolishor was able to join in beating up new Autobot [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] before the Decepticons secured the Mini-Con and withdrew. {{storylink|Underground (episode)|Underground}} Soon after, during a mission to a sunken underwater city, Demolishor kept the Autobots busy while Megatron searched the ruins and successfully located another Mini-Con. {{storylink|Ruin}} Following a failed attempt to secure another Mini-Con from a volcanic island, Demolishor watched as Megatron forcibly awoke the Mini-Con from the underwater ruins, which turned out to be one of a [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|trio]] who could together form the legendary [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]] sword. {{storylink|Prehistory}} In a failed attempt to obtain the other two sword components, presently in Autobot custody, the Decepticons staged a raid on the Autobots' base, during which Demolishor was ambushed and strung up by Smokescreen. {{storylink|Swoop (episode)|Swoop}}

[[File:Gale demolishor and blackout.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Are you saying you have something against a 'man' and a minicon being together?"]]

Demolishor's alternate mode did not prove conducive to mountain-climbing when a new Mini-Con signal was detected on a high peak. Hot Shot proceeded to slice Demolishor's shoulder cannons off with the Star Saber, which made him reluctant enough to plead with Megatron not to attack the Autobots' base in hopes of retrieving the sword. He was prepared to take Hot Shot on again soon after, but was probably grateful when Starscream stepped in to challenge the young Autobot to a one-on-one duel instead. {{storylink|Overmatch}} Later, Demolishor stood guard when the Decepticons began tunnelling beneath a human highway for a Minicon, ordering Cyclonus into action when Blackout detecting the approaching Autobots. While the other Decepticons were busy in battle, Demolishor got stuck with digging duties, but failed to unearth the Mini-Con before the Autobots surrounded them and forced a retreat. {{storylink|Gale}} The chance for a rematch with Hot Shot soon came in a fight that carried from Earth back to the Decepticons' moonbase, which ended when the enigmatic [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] helped the Decepticons reclaim the Star Saber. With Hot Shot disarmed, Demolishor and Cyclonus gave him a brutal stomping and dumped his body back on Earth. {{storylink|Credulous}}

[[File:Conspiracy demolishor weapons mode.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|right|After transforming Demolishor a few times in the office, Hasbro wanted to repaint him gray and black and name him Metal Gear Demolishor in hopes of selling him better.]]

The Star Saber ended up in Starscream's hands, and he swaggered around the base with it, mocking Demolishor and trying to taunt him into fights he couldn't win. Knowing that simply taking the sword would cause dissension in the ranks, Megatron used Leader-1 to trick Starscream into accidentally attacking Demolishor with the blade. Demolishor and the others were given cause to question Starscream's competency with the sword, forcing him to hand it over to Megatron. {{storylink|Conspiracy}}

When Starscream voiced his concerns that Scavenger might have went and joined the Autobots after deserting the Decepticons, Cyclonus and Demolishor pointed out that there was no evidence that the mercenary had actually switched sides. Seeing him among the Autobot ranks changed Demolishor's mind. The turncoat's tactics allowed the Autobots to thoroughly outsmart the Decepticons on the battlefield, giving them their first defeat in a long time. {{storylink|Trust (Armada)|Trust}} Demolishor then got chased around the moon by Megatron wielding the Star Saber in a supposed "training exercise". {{storylink|Vacation}} Things seemed to be going Demolishor's way when he successfully dug up the next Mini-Con, but it was then blasted out of his hands by new Autobot arrival [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] just as he warped out. A slash to his arm from the Star Saber was his punishment, which made him redouble his efforts on the next Mini-Con hunt. The Mini-Con recovered was the final member of the [[Race Mini-Con Team|Race Team]], and Demolishor watched alongside the other Decepticons as the tiny 'bots formed the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom shield]] for the first time. {{storylink|Reinforcement}} When Megatron engineered a decisive battle between himself and the Autobots, bringing both Star Saber and Skyboom to bear, Demolishor helped out by raining fire down on the Autobots and engaging in a back-and-forth bout of boulder slinging with Smokescreen. {{storylink|Decisive Battle}}

[[File:Rebellion demolishor headshot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|He thought of a good reason to follow Mr. Popo's pecking order.]]

When Megatron concocted a plan to divide and conquer the Autobots using the Decepticons' warp system, Demolishor was charged with coordinating the operation of the warp gates from the moon base. {{storylink|Vow}} This plan failed, as did their next offensive, and Megatron decided to take out his frustrations on Starscream. Fearing that Megatron would ''kill'' the younger 'bot, Demolishor actually blasted through the door his leader had locked in order to stop him. Observing the Decepticons' morale faltering all around him, Demolishor tried to reinvigorate his comrades, but was blind to the fact that they were all being manipulated by Sideways, who was seeking to shake up their ranks. When Sideways goaded Starscream into trying to destroy the warp gate, Demolishor stopped him, but Starscream merely redirected his anger and challenged Megatron to a duel instead. Demolishor woke the sleeping Cyclonus, and the pair watched as their two comrades duked it out, with Megatron's inevitable victory providing the renewal of morale and vigor the 'Cons required. {{storylink|Rebellion (Armada)|Rebellion}}

[[File:Desperate demolishor and minicons.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|World of Tanks: Transformers Edition]]

The arrival of boastful Decepticon tactician [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] was a source of great frustration to Demolishor, who found his position as Megatron's closest confidant usurped by the newcomer. Already publicly embarrassed by Thrust when he used his invisibility powers to trip him up, Demolishor groused his way through Thrust's first mission plan, {{storylink|Tactician}} and spent a lot of energy loudly blaming Thrust when it failed. It didn't break Megatron's trust in his new minion, however, and Thrust soon had another plan put together, but that one went awry when Optimus Prime and [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] revealed their power to combine. Demolishor was grabbed by the powered-up Autobot leader and dumped in the ocean. {{storylink|Linkup}} Demolishor's hatred of Thrust was soon exploited by Sideways, who tricked him into trying to destroy Thrust in another attempt to manipulate the Decepticons to his own ends. But both Sideways and Demolishor had been duped themselves: Thrust knew Sideways was working against them in service of a mysterious master, and allowed the scenario to play out, then all the Decepticons, including a confused and angry Demolishor, turned on Sideways and expelled him from their ranks. {{storylink|Detection}}

[[File:Sacrifice demolishor binoculars.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"Swiggity swooty, I'm coming in for that booty."]]

During a later battle on a beach, Demolishor was nearly squashed when the giant Decepticon battleship [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] arrived on the scene. {{storylink|Awakening (Armada)|Awakening}} While Megatron merged with Tidal Wave to battle Optimus Prime and Jetfire, Demolishor led the Decepticons' Mini-Cons in a charge to keep the other Autobots busy. {{storylink|Desperate}} Some uneventful downtime followed, during which Demolishor just stood around and watched as Megatron got repaired and Thrust went off a Mini-Con search of his own (to be fair, Demolishor had wanted to go too... Thrust simply didn't bother telling him he was leaving). {{storylink|Runaway}}

Demolishor was on hand when [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]] was welcomed into Megatron's forces. {{storylink|Past II}} Following this, the Decepticons had Starscream and the Star Saber lure the Autobots out of their base, with Demolishor watching them through binoculars to check that they had brought the third Mini-Con weapon, the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]] with them. Once the Decepticons learned the Autobots had purposely left it at the base, Demolishor took part in an attack on the undermanned Autobot headquarters to steal the Blaster. {{storylink|Sacrifice}} Unfortunately, they didn't tell Starscream they would be doing this, and he was furious at being abandoned on the battlefield; when Demolishor tried to take the Star Saber from him for Megatron, they nearly came to blows until Demolishor backed down. The enraged Starscream proceeded to defect to the Autobots, and provided them with access codes that allowed them to invade the Decepticons' moonbase. {{storylink|Regeneration (Armada)|Regeneration}} Demolishor watched gape-mouthed as the Autobots materialized through the Decepticons' warp gate, but managed to compose himself long enough to sound the alarm. [[File:Rescue demolishor blinded by laserbeak.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|A new low.]] In the resulting battle, Demolishor chased down [[Perceptor (Armada)|Perceptor]], but was prevented from destroying the Mini-Con combiner when a precision strike by [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] blinded him long enough for Hot Shot to take him out. {{storylink|Rescue}}

The Autobots successfully freed all the Decepticons' captive Mini-Cons, so Demolishor and the others were stuck filling in for the tiny 'bots, picking up where they'd left off on the construction of a spaceship, and cutting into the time the Decepticons would have otherwise spent gossiping and watching Megatron vent his anger by destroying the lunar landscape. {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}} He was part of the Decepticons' next battle, which was actually a carefully constructed scheme by Thrust to bring Starscream, the Star Saber and the Skyboom back to the Decepticon fold. {{storylink|Crack (episode)|Crack}} Once Starscream was back in their ranks, however, Demolishor observed him dragging Thrust off for a private "chat"; he tried to tattle on him to Megatron, but the Decepticon leader wasn't interested. The three Mini-Cons weapons were subsequently used to power the Decepticons' completed spaceship, and Demolishor was charged with piloting the vessel, struggling but eventually succeeding in mastering the proper flow of power from the weapons to achieve successful liftoff. {{storylink|Threaten}} When Optimus Prime and Jetfire arrived to stop the ship from using its [[Hydra Cannon]] against Earth, Demolishor, Cyclonus and Wheeljack dealt with Jetfire, pinning him down and leaving him unable to stop Optimus from sacrificing himself to stop the cannon's blast. {{storylink|Crisis (Armada)|Crisis}}

[[File:Drift powerlinxdemolishor.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"My god...it's full of Mini-Cons..."]]

With Optimus destroyed, Demolishor and the other Decepticons set course back to Cybertron, {{storylink|Remorse}} but soon found themselves pursued by the Autobots in a [[Axalon (Armada)|ship]] of their own. {{storylink|Depart}} Demolishor tracked the Autobots' approach, and participated in the space battle that followed, grappling with [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]]. The combat reached a surprising climax when Optimus Prime was returned to life by the Mini-Cons, {{storylink|Miracle (episode)|Miracle}} but no sooner had it ended than a worm hole suddenly appeared that sucked several of the Autobots away. Tracking the lost Autobots to a sterile alien world, Demolishor ventured down to the planet's surface with Megatron and Starscream, where they all wound up embroiled in a fierce battle with [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]], a dark clone of Optimus. Gravely wounded by the evil creature, Demolishor, Megatron, Starscream, Hot Shot, and Red Alert were saved by their Mini-Cons, who combined their energy to give their partners a power boost, [[Powerlinx|fusing their armor into new colors]] in the process. {{storylink|Puppet}}

[[File:Alliance powerlinxdemolishor vehiclemode.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Rolling, rolling, rawhide!]]

Returning to Cybertron ahead of the Autobots, Demolishor and the Decepticons quickly subjugated the planet using the power of the Mini-Con weapons. When the Autobots arrived, they brought warning of the coming of a mysterious cosmic enemy known as [[Unicron]]; Demolishor was concerned by their story, but Megatron (now "Galvatron" after his Mini-Con power-up) refused to believe it. {{storylink|Uprising (Armada)|Uprising}} Soon after, when Hot Shot burst into the Decepticon base in an attempt to make Galvatron see reason, Demolishor and Cyclonus tried to stop him, but Wheeljack, being an old friend of the Autobot's, let him pass. During Hot Shot's explanation, Thrust was revealed to be an agent of Unicron himself, and absconded into Cybertron's depths with the Skyboom and Requiem Blaster; {{storylink|Dash (episode)|Dash}} Demolishor gave chase, but when he reported back that he had lost Thrust's trail, he was ordered at Star Saber-point by an angry Galvatron to continue searching. {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}} The search for Thrust was a failure, however, Demolishor resumed his military duties, monitoring Autobot troop movements. {{storylink|Portent}}

Despite the revelation that Unicron was very real, having been hiding in plain sight as Cybertron's moon, Galvatron still refused to acknowledge his threat, and preferring to press on against the Autobots. Demolishor was busy in battle and did not witness Starscream sacrificing himself to prove Unicron's power to Galvatron. {{storylink|Cramp}} [[File:Alliance powerlinxdemolishor and blackout.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]] Demolishor was unmoved by his death, but supported Galvatron in his decision to at last ally the Decepticons with the Autobots against Unicron. Demolishor attended the formal alliance ceremony, hesitantly shaking hands with Hot Shot. He and Cyclonus subsequently joined Hot Shot and [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] on a reconnaissance mission to Unicron's surface, where Demolishor became separated from Blackout when Unicron began transforming. Believing his Mini-Con lost, Demolishor returned to the landing site in preparation for withdrawal, but an attack by a swarm of [[Dead End Drone]]s stymied them. Demolishor was taken aback when the two Autobots willingly covered him so he could help Cyclonus out of a chasm, and was given pause to reconsider his feelings towards them when Hot Shot presented him with Blackout, whom he had safely recovered for him. {{storylink|Alliance}} Analyzing the data that Blackout had gathered on Unicron's surface, Demolishor located a weak spot on the planet-sized monster's neck. While their troops attacked this sensitive area, Optimus Prime and Galvatron were able to insert themselves inside Unicron's body. {{storylink|Union}} Gathering on the bridge of the Autobots' ''Axalon'' with the others, Demolishor watched and waited; when Unicron became non-functional, he voted against attacking in fear that they would hurt Galvatron, still within. Soon, he observed as Galvatron and Prime emerged from the giant, engaged in brutal one-to-one combat, and Galvatron sacrificed himself to end the cycle of hatred that was fuelling Unicron. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}

====''Cloud''====
At some point after [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] joined the Autobots on Earth, Starscream encountered a small group of Transformers who had travelled to their world from the other-dimensional [[Cloud World]]. This caused him to miss a scheduled check-in with the Decepticon base, and Demolishor and Cyclonus were dispatched to see what had happened. They arrived after the otherworldly travellers had left, and faced off against the trio of [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]], [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]], and Side Swipe. {{storylink|Return}}
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====''Energon'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Alvin Sanders]] (English), unknown stand-in actor (English, "[[Scorpinok (episode)|Scorpinok]]", "[[Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary]]" only), [[Doron Bell, Jr.]] (English, "[[Distribution]]", "[[The Omega Train]]", "[[Decepticon Army]]" and "[[Ironhide Team]]" only), [[Kōji Yusa]] (Japanese)|[[Anders Öjebo]] (Swedish), [[Christoph Jablonka]] (German), [[Csaba Tokaji]] (Hungarian), [[Vesa Hämes]] (Finnish), [[Francisco Andrés Valdivia]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Guillermo Martínez]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Olivier Destrez]] (French), [[Antonio Angrisano]] (Italian), [[Adam Bauman]] (Polish)}}

{{note|Events derived solely from the ''Super Link'' version of the series are described in italic text.}}

[[File:MegatronsSword demolishor.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|"Constructicon colors!" "...this is going to end badly for me, isn't it?"]]

Following Megatron and Unicron's apparent destruction at the climax of the [[Unicron Battles]], the alliance between the Decepticons and Autobots continued. Together, over the next ten years, they rebuilt Cybertron, and allied with humankind to establish the [[Cybertron City (city)|Cybertron Cities]] to mine [[energon]] on Earth. Demolishor was assigned to [[Ocean City]], where he guarded the city's main gate. Though he was as prone to grumbling as ever, and still put a lot of significance on the fact that he remained a Decepticon despite the alliance, Demolishor developed something of a friendship with his new allies and grew into his role.

[[File:MegatronsSword demolishor and cyclonus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Dumb and Dumber]]

Demolishor probably figured it was going to be another regular duty shift the day rebellious human [[Kicker Jones]] raised Ocean City from its usual resting place beneath the sea. Trying to stop the young punk from leaving the city without authorization, Demolishor was outmaneuvered, and didn't take kindly to Hot Shot making fun of him for it. As such, when Kicker tried to leave a second time, Demolishor was extra-dedicated to stopping him... but still failed to prevent him getting past. Kicker's second trip outside, however, had been brought on by the impending arrival of an Energon-stealing [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] horde, which Demolishor then helped fend off. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}} Reports soon came in of a Terrorcon attack on [[Asteroid City]] out in space, and [[Lunar City]] on the moon, where Demolishor's old comrades Tidal Wave and Cyclonus were stationed, respectively. When they disappeared in the attacks, Demolishor angrily claimed the Autobots would have worked harder to search for them if they had been Autobots. {{storylink|Energon Stars}} Tidal Wave soon reappeared, but had fallen in with the Terrorcon forces, claiming that their master [[Alpha Quintesson|Alpha Q]] was planning to revive Megatron for them—an allegation that shocked Demolishor and forced him to think hard on his loyalties. {{storylink|Scorpinok (episode)|Scorpinok}}

[[File:Demolishor MegSword.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|And so Demolishor became the king of England.]]

When Cyclonus returned to Earth soon after, Demolishor was overjoyed to see that his friend had survived, and the pair immediately indulged in some friendly sparring, ''while Demolishor shared the news of Megatron's potential rebirth''. Full of vigor, the duo were keen to help defend [[Plains City]] when the Terrorcon horde attacked it, but things took a turn when the Terrorcon leader [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] revealed a sword that Alpha Q had forged from Megatron's own [[spark]]. Sensing his old leader's lifeforce in the blade, Cyclonus immediately turned on the Autobots to join the Terrorcon crusade, but Demolishor was much more conflicted; when the blade was sent flying during the fighting and landed in front of him, his fear and uncertainty caused him to hesitate before picking it up, and Tidal Wave snatched it away. {{storylink|Megatron's Sword}}

[[File:NewCybertronCity ironhide and demolishor.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Ironhide ''and'' Ironhide!]]

Demolishor was part of the unit sent to the Arctic to help establish [[Blizzard City]], but was too distracted by what he had experienced to do much work. This led to him arguing with the Autobot [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]], who didn't trust him because he was a Decepticon, and who he in turn teased over being a rookie, but when Kicker got lost in a blizzard, the two had to join forces to search for him. Working with Ironhide to fend off a Terrorcon attack, Demolishor rejected the chance to join Cyclonus and Tidal Wave, still unconvinced that Megatron was ''really'' alive. {{storylink|The New Cybertron City}} But the truth was soon to reveal itself, when Megatron, reborn from within Unicron by the power of energon, launched a massive attack on Ocean City. After only a moment to process this revelation, Demolishor submitted himself to Megatron's leadership once more, but his time in the Autobots meant the transition was not easy: he knocked Ironhide out himself rather than let him risk his life against Megatron, and hesitated to open the door to the city when Megatron commanded it. To force him to pick one absolute loyalty, Megatron dared Demolishor to fire his weapons at him, but he could not, and reluctantly blew the door to the city open. After Megatron's forces raided the city's energon stores, Ironhide pleaded with Demolishor not to leave with them, but he departed in silence with his fellow Decepticons. {{storylink|Megatron Raid}}

[[File:EnergonTower demolishor gunfingers.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4]]

Not wholly convinced of Demolishor's loyalty, Megatron left him to stand guard over the Decepticons' base—the dormant body of Unicron itself, stolen from Alpha Q—while the villains departed on their next mission. {{storylink|Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary}} When the Decepticons tried searching the remains of Asteroid City for more energon, Demolishor was unable to find any; Megatron started bludgeoning him for his failure until he suggested they check out Lunar City. He joined Megatron and Cyclonus in raiding the moonbase, then confronted the Autobots in a brief battle in the [[asteroid belt]]. {{storylink|Battle of the Asteroid Belt}} Demolishor was slightly taken aback to learn that Ocean City would be their next attack target, but he participated in the assault nonetheless, reluctantly squaring off against an angry, vengeful Ironhide. {{storylink|Energon Tower (episode)|Energon Tower}} Returning to Unicron, they discovered Alpha Q had stolen a chunk of their energon stockpile in their absence, and had one more surprise for them: he had revived Starscream as an "energon ghost" and sent him to kill Megatron. Demolishor tried to hold off the mind-wiped spectre of his former teammate, but was helpless to stop him. Fortunately, Megatron used the power of Unicron to bring Starscream under his control, {{storylink|The Legend of Rodimus}} and Demolishor looked on as Megatron welcomed him back to the Decepticon ranks. {{storylink|Crisis in Jungle City}}

[[File:KickerBeware megatron and demolishor.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|{{w|Spider-Man (2002 film)|"You have a knack for getting in trouble." "You have a knack for saving my life."}}]]

After the Autobots protected their Cybertron Cities with new [[Energon tower (technology)|energon towers]], Megatron took out his frustrations on Demolishor and Cyclonus, and tried to pry from them information on ''how'' the Autobots found energon deposits in the first place. It took Starscream's blade pressed to his throat before Demolishor would reveal the existence of Kicker's extrasensory ability to detect energon, but with that information, Megatron formulated a plan. While the Autobots were visiting the remains of Lunar City, Demolishor approached Ironhide and Kicker with the story that he had abandoned Megatron, in an attempt to lure Kicker back to the Decepticons' mobile base for capture. The plan went wrong when Scorponok, secretly working for Alpha Q, took off with the base, and Demolishor and Cyclonus's subsequent attempt to snatch Kicker was thwarted by the unseen intervention of [[Team Rodimus (G1)|Team Rodimus]]. {{storylink|Kicker Beware!}} Demolishor was aghast at Megatron's response to this failure: to simply destroy the Cybertron Cities remotely with an orbital bombardment. He tried to make his leader understand that doing so would kill many humans as well, struggling to explain that humans did not have immortal sparks like Transformers, but Megatron was immovable, and Demolishor was forced to stand by his side as the assault began. Fortunately, the Autobots erected a planetwide [[Energon grid (technology)|energon grid]] that shielded Earth from the attack. {{storylink|Energon Grid (episode)|Energon Grid}}

[[File:Energon-Demolishor-Death.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|"Damn you, Ironhide! You were the worst roommate!"]]

Demolishor was a little concerned for Cyclonus's mental state when Megatron used the power of Unicron to heal injuries he had sustained, in the process reformatting him into "Snow Cat"; Megatron brushed off his concerns, and instead excoriated his troops for their failure to locate the interfering Alpha Q. {{storylink|Rodimus Friend or Foe?}} An attempt to flush Alpha Q out only brought the Decepticons into conflict with Team Rodimus, a battle from which Demolishor convinced Megatron to retreat. Soon after, the Decepticons attacked the Autobot ship ''[[Miranda II]]'', which activated its personal [[Energon grid (technology)|energon grid]] defense system during the battle. Observing that the distracted Megatron was directly in the path of the grid, Demolishor was galvanized into making a final, fateful decision about where his loyalties lay: diving into action, he pushed his leader out of the way and took the force of the grid's blast himself. ''With his final words, Demolishor entreated the horrified Ironhide to remember him'', and then exploded. {{storylink|Go for Unicron!}}

[[File:TaleofTwoHeros demolishor hypermode.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]

Though Demolishor's body was destroyed, his spark persisted and was salvaged by Megatron. Using his control over Unicron's powers to fashion a new body for Demolishor, Megatron took the extra step of wiping his mind, removing any trace of his conflicted nature and degenerating him into a simple-minded, ape-like creature, easily excited and prone to grunting and jumping around. He first saw action in his new form on a blizzard-swept planet, where he and Snow Cat successfully seized an energon deposit from the Autobots, but were sent packing by a swarm of Alpha Q's new [[Cruellock]] Terrorcons. {{storylink|The Return of Demolishor}} He subsequently joined the Decepticon effort to prevent the Autobots from reaching Unicron's body, {{storylink|A Tale of Two Heros}} and engaged [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] in a vehicle-mode battle on the ''Miranda II's'' hull as both the ship and Unicron returned to Cybertron via [[space bridge]]. The Decepticons were forced to warp away when the Autobots turned the planet's energon grid on, inflicting massive damage onto Unicron's body. {{storylink|Battle Stations}} The sight of Unicron in the skies of Cybertron led the Decepticons on the planet to revolt—news that Demolishor and Snow Cat happily brought to Megatron, though he wasn't particularly bothered. {{storylink|Alpha Q: Identity}}

[[File:SurvivalInstincts reformatted demolishor.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4]]

Demolishor was part of the unit sent down to Cybertron's surface to recruit Decepticon war criminal [[Shockblast]]. {{storylink|Shockblast: Rampage}} Upon returning, he had to contend with an energon-starved Unicron's automatic defense attempting to impale him with huge spikes. {{storylink|Survival Instincts}} Once that situation was under control, Demolishor was part of the team sent back down to Cybertron to create an opening in the planet's energon grid by destroying energon towers, {{storylink|Each One Fights...}} then helped hold off the Autobots while Terrorcons gathered energon from the planet's core. This energon re-powered Unicron enough for Megatron to have him transform, and Demolishor helped keep the attacking Autobots busy while the process completed itself. {{storylink|Unicron Unleashed}} When Unicron's transformation was done, Megatron opened his surface beneath Demolishor and Snow Cat so they could escape a standoff with Scorponok, but the Terrorcon leader dogged them through Unicron's interior, foiling their every attempt to battle the Autobots. {{storylink|Open Fire!}} Subsequently, an unstable energon reaction initiated by Alpha Q opened up a rift in space, through which Demolishor, along with Unicron and all the other Decepticons, were sucked into. {{storylink|Ripped Up Space}}

[[File:ImprisonedInferno demolishor embarassed.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|On this ship, you are to refer to me as "idiot," not "you captain"! I mean - you know what I mean!]]

On the [[Alpha Q's universe|other side of the rift]], Alpha Q used Unicron's head and his energon to begin recreating all the planets that Unicron had once eaten, and Demolishor and the Decepticons began stealing the energon growing within them to continue Megatron's plans for Unicron's body. The Autobots followed, and succeeded in apprehending Shockblast; Demolishor brought news of his capture to Megatron, but the Decepticons purposely left him in Autobot custody on [[Iron Planet]] while they clashed with the Autobots for that planet's energon reserves. {{storylink|Protection}} They later made actual attempts to rescue their comrade. As the Decepticons hunted down the Autobot who had been Shockblast's guard, Inferno, Demolishor was surprised to discover that Shockblast had been demoted below him. He didn't quite grasp the concept of outranking a fellow Decepticon. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}} During the Decepticon attack on [[Jungle Planet (Energon)|Jungle Planet]], Demolishor helped run interference in orbit to keep the Autobots from getting down to the planet's surface, but he and his team-mates were taken down by new Autobot arrivals [[Team Bulkhead]]. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}} Undeterred, Demolishor and the Decepticons soon made another play for Jungle Planet's energon, only to be repelled when the Autobots erected a new energon tower to shield the planet. {{storylink|Bulkhead (episode)|Bulkhead}} Not long thereafter, Demolishor accompanied Megatron in approaching Inferno, who was struggling to overcome the mind-altering programming that the Decepticon leader had inflicted upon him. When Megatron was called away to [[Ocean Planet]], Demolishor, Starscream, and Scorponok were left to help Inferno through his "transition", but Inferno elected to kill himself rather than become a Decepticon. {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}}

[[File:ReturnOurScorponok demolishor and snowcat.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Dumb and Dumber To]]

''With an energon grid now protecting most of the planets, the Decepticons had to scavenge what they could from the half-formed world outside the grid, but Demolishor didn't mind the menial labor. He took part in the battle on the newly-formed [[Planet Q]], where he tried and failed to get Scorponok to focus on energon gathering, rather than fighting Ironhide.'' {{storylink|Return! Our Scorponok}} Between fights, Demolishor and Snow Cat shuttled supplies around, but had to contend with tremors that shook Unicron, spawned by Megatron's impatience. {{storylink|Crash Course}} On their next energon-gathering mission, Demolishor and his buddies came under attack from the Autobots, but managed to cover the Terrorcons' escape, allowing them to deliver the final payload of energon needed to power Unicron back up to the stage where he could move again. {{storylink|Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme}} Demolishor and the other 'Con grunts then battled the Autobots on Unicron's surface, preventing them from interfering with Megatron's successful reintegration of Unicron's body and head. {{storylink|A Heroic Battle}} Demolishor was first on the scene when Shockblast briefly usurped the power of the completed Unicron, but got blasted by the traitor and then expelled from Unicron's body. {{storylink|The Power of Unicron}} Megatron destroyed Shockblast and briefly retook control, but was soon possessed by Unicron himself, leaving Demolishor, Snow Cat, and Mirage struggling to escape the planet-eater's internal defenses. They failed, and ended up bound to Unicron's surface by energy-tentacles, giving them a front-row seat for the Unicron-controlled Megatron's battle with the gigantic, [[Primus]]-empowered Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Optimus Supreme}} Fortunately for them, they were freed by a barrage of Autobot fire moments before Optimus destroyed Unicron, but were subsequently captured by [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]]. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes}}

[[File:Wishes rad hides from demolishor.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"ONCE! IN A LIFE! TIME-" "Go away!" "What? What's wrong with my voice?"]]

With Megatron having apparently perished along with Unicron, Demolishor, Snow Cat, and Mirage were incarcerated on Cybertron, but were soon freed by Starscream, who revealed that Megatron still lived. {{storylink|Ambition}} They were joined in their breakout by Shockblast's younger brother [[Six Shot (Energon)|Six Shot]], who suggested using the planet's energon grid against the Autobots. Demolishor led him to the control room, and might have discovered its human operators, [[Rad White]] and the Jones family, hiding in a vent if he hadn't fallen flat on his face while attempting to peer inside it. {{storylink|Wishes}} Six Shot succeeded in taking control of the energon gas powering the grid and using it to force the Autobots off the planet, and the other Decepticon grunts began to feel underappreciated as Megatron (now "Galvatron" again after exposure to [[Super Energon]]) praised Six Shot for his accomplishments. However, following a battle on the hull of the ''Miranda II'', during which Demolishor and Snow Cat were clobbered by [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]], they all enjoyed watching Galvatron beat Six Shot up for taking action without orders. {{storylink|Galvatron!}} The Autobots were soon able to find a way to break through the gas shroud and return to Cybertron; Demolishor took part in the battle that followed, which concluded with the Autobots escaping underground. {{storylink|Break Through}}

[[File:IronhideTeam demolishor news reporter.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|On next week's episode, we're gonna have a roach problem!]]

At some point, Demolishor took part in a virtual fighting tournament, thanks to Six Shot hacking into an Autobot training program. Fighting as a tag team, he and Snow Cat went up against [[Prowl (Energon)|Prowl]] and [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]], and won when the two Autobots took themselves out of the fight by powerlinxing incorrectly—though in the process, the two Decepticons were inspired to try powerlinxing themselves, even if they couldn't get it quite right. Proceeding to the next round, they discovered their opponents were Galvatron and Starscream, who had already beaten virtual duplicates of the pair in their original bodies in the previous round. Frustrated to have found his minions goofing off in the game, Galvatron thrashed them, then quit the tournament. {{storylink|Distribution}}

[[File:Distribution FusionDance.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.4| [[Chris McFeely|A good man]] died to bring you these Energon summaries.]]

Hoping to get a taste of the Super Energon that had empowered Galvatron and Starscream, Demolishor, Snow Cat, and Mirage went searching for the subterranean reservoir that held the miracle fuel, accidentally stumbling into Primus's chamber in the process. Finding Rad and the Jones family taking refuge there, Demolishor and Snow Cat left Mirage to stand guard and forced [[Brian Jones]] to lead them to the [[Super Energon Temple|temple]] containing the Super Energon. {{storylink|The Omega Train}} They were a little nervous about immersing themselves in it, but were finally about to take the plunge when a horde of [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticon Terrorcon drones]] burst out of the reservoir's depths and scared them witless. {{storylink|Decepticon Army}} Fleeing from the Insecticons, and having grown to giant size due to exposure to Super Energon, the pair headed back to the surface and sent word of the creatures' approach to Galvatron, news-reporter style. They rejoined their leader on the battlefield, just in time for Optimus to have his spark of combination re-energized by Primus's awakening. Once more able to combine with Omega Supreme, Optimus blew away all of his enemies with a whirlwind attack. {{storylink|Ironhide Team}}

[[File:DestructivePower demolishor altmode.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Who's the 13-gear road ranger an' a sex machine to all the chicks? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sR_PeHh9wZQ&t=3880 MEGAWEAPON!]]]

Once the rogue Terrorcons were back under control, the Decepticons turned to the business of using the energon towers to move Cybertron through space, through the rift and back to Alpha Q's realm. Demolishor helped battle the Autobots as the planet moved through the rift, and later tried to defend the towers against Autobot attack, though both times, he had to contend with Six Shot's ambition constantly undermining their battlefield movements. {{storylink|Formidable}} After Six Shot purposefully allowed the towers he was guarding to overload, Demolishor was assigned to keep an eye on him alongside Snow Cat and Mirage. Six Shot soon tricked them into leaving him unattended by suggesting they make another play for the Super Energon pool. Demolishor and his buddies sped off, but quickly found the corridors all around them closing off as Six Shot used the control room to lock them in. Starscream freed Demolishor and co. a short time later, but they found themselves battling Autobots until far more world-shaking matters took precedent: Galvatron had used the Super Energon to transform himself into a giant. {{storylink|Galvatron Terror}}

Demolishor and the other Decepticons held off the Autobots as they attacked the towering form of the Decepticon leader, but as he grew larger and larger and the planet's surface began to crack under his weight, Demolishor followed Snow Cat's advice to get the heck out of there. Under the sway of the still-living consciousness of Unicron, Galvatron took off for space, towing Cybertron behind him on a Super Energon cable; Demolishor and the rest followed, offering some token return fire at the pursuing Autobots. {{storylink|Destructive Power}} When Optimus Prime used the power of Unicron to grow to a titan of equal height, Demolishor and Snow Cat broke off from the battle to excitedly watch the two giant leaders duke it out on Jungle Planet. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}} Unable to make much in the way of a contribution to the huge scale of the final battle, Demolishor, Snow Cat, and Mirage could only spectate as the possessed Galvatron shook off Unicron's influence long enough to sacrifice himself by plunging into a foundling energon sun created by Primus. While loyalists Starscream and Mirage followed their leader into solar oblivion, the long-suffering Demolishor and Snow Cat could only float in space and ponder what to do next with their lives. {{storylink|The Sun}}
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====''Cybertron'' toy bio====
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Ten years after the Battle for Energon, when the [[Unicron Singularity]] forced the evacuation of Cybertron, Demolishor was left behind on their deserted homeworld. Through circumstances unknown, he had reverted to a version of his original Earth body (no word on whether his mentality recovered as well), and kept himself busy by fighting off the [[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] horde that began infesting the planet soon after. Demolishor heard rumors that Megatron had once again returned from the dead, but after the ordeal he went through last time, he hoped it was not true, since he found that he enjoyed not being pushed around by his commander for once. {{storylink|#Cybertron|Demolishor's ''Cybertron'' toy bio}}

====''Timelines''====
During the search for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s, Decepticon sniper [[Swindle (Cybertron)|Swindle]] bitterly remarked on Demolishor and Snow Cat's disappearance from the Decepticon ranks, considering it evidence of how little good loyalty to Megatron would do to advance a 'bot's standing in life. {{storylink|Force of Habit}}
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===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
[[File:DWArmada5 Demolishor whatmakeshumanstick.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2]]

Demolishor was part of Megatron's initial strike force on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and devastated [[Mini-Con Sector|Mini-Con]] [[Village C52]] alongside [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 1|Armada #1}} Powered by [[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]], he also participated in the assault on and devastation of [[Cyber City]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 2|Armada #2}}

Millions of years later, when a Mini-Con signal was broadcast from Earth, the Decepticons picked it up and quickly made plans to travel to Earth. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 3|Armada #3}} Upon arrival, Demolishor, Cyclonus and [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] broke into a [[human]] military base, where Demolishor scanned a tank for his new [[alternate mode]] (though the resulting tank mode wasn't particularly close to the source). {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 4|Armada #4}} While the other Decepticons began fighting the Autobots who had followed them to Earth, Demolishor ambushed the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]], [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]] and three human kids. He captured the Mini-Cons and expressed interest in taking the humans apart to see where all their courage came from. Then four other Mini-Cons swarmed his face and shattered his targeting reticle "eyepatch". {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 5|Armada #5}}

[[File:FCBDArmada demolishor.jpg|thumb]]

After the Decepticons successfully captured the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]], Demolishor helped bring them back to the Decepticon base at [[Silver Ridge]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 6|Armada #6}} He later participated in the attack on the [[Autobase|Autobot base]], but didn't do much other than stand around and take offense to Starscream's claims that Megatron didn't need any underlings when he had the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 7|Armada #7}} A little later, Demolishor joined Starscream and Cyclonus in capturing two humans who had been befriended by Starscream's Mini-Con [[Swindle (Armada)|Swindle]], but unfortunately for them, they turned out to be the Autobots' human allies Rad and Carlos. The Autobots soon arrived to rescue their friends, and when Swindle turned on the Decepticons for tricking him into thinking he was going to be released, the villains retreated. {{storylink|Armada Free Comic Book Day}}

[[File:WorldsCollide2 Demolishor vs SmokescreenScavenger.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3]]

When the Decepticons' Mini-Cons escaped, Demolishor and the others pursued them to [[Kansas]], where they fired impotently on a [[Mini-Con Ark|large object]] that was stealing all of Earth's Mini-Cons. They were then distracted by the arrival of several Autobots, and could only watch as the object rocketed off into space. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 8|Armada #8}} After figuring out that the Mini-Cons had ended up on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], the Decepticons chased after their precious power-ups. As Demolishor was the only Decepticon incapable of flight (Megatron got temporary rocket thrusters), he was left behind to guard the base. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 9|Armada #9}} He wasn't very good at it, though, and was beaten up by Autobots who wanted to use the Decepticons' [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 10|Armada #10}}

When said space bridge stopped working some time later, Megatron ordered Demolishor and Starscream to fix it. Neither of them knew how. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}} The Decepticons later learned that [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] had gone missing, and they seized the opportunity to perform an all-out assault on the Autobots. Demolishor found himself facing down [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] on a thin mountain road, and decided to play a game of chicken with them. He won, as both Autobots swerved away and fell off the road, where Smokescreen was seriously injured by Megatron. Shortly afterwards, their winning streak was interrupted by a [[Galvatron (G1)|mysterious powerful Transformer]] who knocked out Demolishor, Cyclonus and Starscream in short order. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} As it turned out, the stranger had been a [[Herald of Unicron|Herald]] of [[Unicron]], who was on his way to destroy Cybertron. The Decepticons were forced to ally themselves with the Autobots and return to their home planet in order to fight him off. Demolishor survived the battle with Unicron and was seen among the crowds of cheering Transformers in the aftermath. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}

====Dreamwave ''Energon'' comic====
[[File:StarscreamEnergon-Multiplicity3.jpg|thumb|right|Giddy-up now...TO HELL!]]
Some time in Cybertron's past, during the war, Demolishor was part of a battle in which [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] led an attack on an Autobot bunker. Demolishor watched the battle from a Decepticon saucer-ship, alongside Megatron, Starscream, Cyclonus and Thrust. {{storylink|No Exit}}

Ten years after the battle with Unicron, Unicron's [[Unicron's Four Horsemen|Four Horsemen]] attacked Cybertron. Demolishor was among the Transformers called in as reinforcements against this new threat. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Two}} Some time later, he was stationed at the [[energon]] ore processing plant [[Deltos-Five]] when its systems started going haywire. Grumbling that Thrust had left him to deal with technical difficulties while ''he'' got to have fun fighting [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] on Earth, Demolishor made his way into the facility, where he was ambushed by a ghostly Starscream. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}}

{{Unreleased energon comic}}

[[File:Energon issue 32 crop.jpg|left|thumb]]

Demolishor was recovered by [[Alpha Quintesson]] and upgraded into a new body via the power of Unicron. Placed on Earth shortly before the Autobots erected a [[Energon grid (technology)|global energy shield]], Demolishor was charged with kidnapping [[Kicker Jones]], and tracked the boy down just as he as attempting to play hooky from a training session at [[Alterenergy|AlterEnergy]]. Demolishor approached in his new dump truck alternate mode, and Kicker actually flagged him down in hopes of hitching a lift before Demolishor revealed his true nature. {{storylink|Doomsday Redux!}} Demolishor's specially-tailored new form allowed him to first shrug off energon blasts from the human boy, and then easily take out an AlterEnergy rapid response team, before grabbing Kicker and absconding. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 1}}

With Alpha Quntession unable to teleport him off-planet thanks to the energy shield, Demolishor went into hiding; AlterEnergy began searching the planet for him, {{storylink|Armageddon Part 2}} but he was holed up in a cave in [[Mexico]], by a space bridge portal, waiting for Alpha Quintesson's forces to take out the shield down so he could use the bridge to bring Kicker to his master. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 3}} An AlterEnergy team led by Rad tracked him down before that could happen, but Demolishor was ready for them and the Autobot backup they brought, and was able to fight them to a standstill. Word then came through from Alpha Quintesson that the energy shield was down, so Demolishor broke off the fight and returned to the chamber he had been keeping Kicker in, only to find that the boy had been freed by Rad and Carlos while he had been busy in battle. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 4}} Demolishor immediately gave chase through the caves, but when he caught up to them, Kicker stood his ground and used his special powers to channel the energy of all the energon on Earth, using it to utterly destroy Demolishor. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 5}}
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===Panini ''Armada'' comic===
[[File:PaniniArmada3 demolishor.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.3]]
Demolishor was among the Decepticons who had a great time kidnapping Mini-Cons back when the war broke out. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 9|Counter-Strike!}}

In modern day, he was sent to [[Earth]] to search for escaped Mini-Cons alongside [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] and [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]. Demolishor was apparently still searching elsewhere when the rest of the Decepticons were beaten up by the Autobots and fled. {{storylink|Friends and Foes!}} Eventually, he sawed his way into the wreckage of the Mini-Cons' ship, as he had orders from [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] to retrieve its [[locator log]]. He was surprised to find the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team|Street Action Team]] in the ship, and wasn't sure what to do with the situation. Deciding that the best course of action was violence, he began blasting the Mini-Cons but was distracted when [[Rad White]] grabbed the locator log and ran for it. Demolishor followed in his tank mode, only to drive straight into an unstable part of the cave, where the vibrations from his treads caused the hidden log to explode and collapse the cave on top of him. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 3|Deep Trouble!}}

Some time later, Demolishor participated in an attack on the Autobots when they were trying to send their Mini-Cons back to Cybertron. Though the Mini-Cons ultimately decided to stay on Earth, the Decepticons destroyed the Autobots' space bridge anyways. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 4|No Way Back!}} [[File:PaniniArmada9 demolishor powerlinx.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]] He and Cyclonus were then sent to search for Mini-Cons on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. The Autobots [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] and [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] followed them, but were no match for the Mini-Con-augmented Decepticons. Demolishor shot Smokescreen down and prepared to squash him under his tracks, but didn't expect the Autobot to suddenly get a Mini-Con partner of his own. Powered by [[Liftor]], Smokescreen delivered a powerful punch to the incoming Demolishor, driving him back. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 6|Between Two Worlds!}}

When the Decepticons planned to [[Nuclear weapon|nuke]] the Autobots from their new lunar base, Demolishor caught a transmission from the Autobots' Mini-Cons, who offered to surrender in exchange for the Autobots' lives. He reported this to Megatron, who opted to take the Mini-Cons then blow the Autobots up anyway. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 8|Earthshaker!}} The plan was a huge failure, ending with the destruction of the Decepticon base and no Mini-Cons to show for it. Demolishor cheerfully referred to the whole thing as a "bit of a blip in the old world-conquest plans", which promptly got him punished by the disgruntled Megatron. Suddenly, Cyclonus showed up and started attacking his fellow Decepticons. He turned out to be possessed by the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team]], who were using him to get rid of Megatron once and for all. After watching the two duel for a while, Demolishor power-linked with [[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]] and entered the fray, but did little damage to Cyclonus. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 9|Dawn of Destruction!}}
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===Bendon ''Armada'' books===
[[File:CaveCatastrophe demolishor vs optimus.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.75]]

Megatron and Demolishor were searching the area around the Autobot base for Mini-Cons when they were, unsurprisingly enough, stumbled upon by Optimus Prime and Hot Shot. Demolishor tussled with a vehicle mode Optimus, but evidently didn't fare too well, as the Autobot leader was seen battling Megatron moments later. Bested, the "cowardly" pair warped away. {{storylink|Cave Catastrophe}}

Megatron and Demolishor later launched a sneak attack against the kids when they left themselves in the open, and were yet again bested by the two Autobots when they came to render aid. {{storylink|Race to Disaster}}

===Reader's Digest ''Armada'' novels===
Demolishor was one of the Decepticons warped to the planet Earth after the Mini-Cons, who had long been dormant there, awoke. The Decepticons' initial attack against the Autobots was rebuffed, and they began building a base of operations on the Moon by reinforcing the partial remains of the Mini-Cons' ship.

Demolishor and Starscream were tasked by Megatron to scan all of the Earth's vehicles to find suitable alternate modes. When Megatron checked in on their progress, Demolishor presented Earth's mightiest military vehicles to his leader. Demolishor chose a "missile tank" alternate mode for himself. Megatron then led the members of his inner circle on an assault on the Autobots' base on Earth. The assault was briefly halted when Megatron spotted the Autobots' human allies, Rad, Alexis and Carlos, rush into the war-zone. Megatron demanded that the children hand over their Mini-Con companions. But Optimus Prime and his Autobots weren't far behind, and they launched a counter-attack against the Decepticons. Demolishor tried to blast Optimus, only for his missile to be deflected by the Autobot Red Alert. Subsequent assaults on the Autobots proved futile, as Optimus assumed his "Super Optimus Prime" mode and overwhelmed the Decepticons with pure brute strength. The balance of power shifted even further in the Autobots' favor when Red Alert and Hot Shot acquired Mini-Cons. Red Alert used the new strength bestowed upon him by his new partner, Longarm, to lift Demolishor up off the ground, then Hot Shot used the electrical powers granted to him by his Mini-Con, Jolt, to short out the Decepticon's circuits. Megatron soon recognized that the Decepticons were outmatched and ordered a retreat.

Back on the moon, the Decepticons squabbled over their defeat until Cyclonus teleported in late. As it turns out, two other Mini-Con panels had been uncovered by the children during the fight, and Cyclonus had managed to snatch them away before fleeing. Megatron allowed Cyclonus to keep one of the Mini-Cons, while the other was given to Demolishor. Demolishor named his new partner “Blackout." {{storylink|Transformers Armada: Race for the Mini-Con Robots|Race for the Mini-Con Robots}}

===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===Toy pack-in comics===
[[File:Energon V4 Decepticons.jpg|thumb]]
When [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] fell to his knees in battle, [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] sent Demolishor, [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]], and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]] to attack the beaten leader. Their attack was averted when they were blasted away by [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]]. {{storylink|Energon Volume 4}}

===''TransTech''===
Demolishor was part of [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]]'s inner circle in the underlevels of [[Axiom Nexus]]. He was with Gutcruncher in [[The Blue Deployer]] the night the [[Action Master]] took [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] for a lot of money. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Demolisher-Armada.jpg|thumb|400px]]
Demolishor participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character who could be recruited by collecting 650 units of Cybermetal, 350 units of Transmetal, 150 exclusive cores, and 50 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{ew-char
|name=Demolishor
|image=[[File:Earth Wars Demolisher.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.66|]]
|faction=Decepticon
|unit=Standard
|class=Special
|specialclass=Ranged
|star=2
|behavior=Uses a [[Grenade launcher|grenade launcher]] against targets, despite his gun-hands being replicated which results in him holding it or ranged-class C.O.M.B.A.T.s in a rather odd fashion.
|ability={{ew-ability
|ability=Salvo Session
|abilitydesc=Transforms into his tank mode and deploys a dome that gives his allies within in a temporary damage reduction shield. At the same time he rains down salvo missiles at targets damaging them at intervals.
|cost=3 ability points +4 for reuses.
|level11=The dome provides his allies hack immunity in addition to the shield.}}
|combats=Ranged, Companion
|cores=*'''G1 Demolishor:''' Applies a cel-shaded look. Increases his base health. In addition, his salvo missiles now inflicts speed reduction on targets for 5 seconds (10 seconds if the target is a Gunner-class Bot).
|date=[[June 19]], [[2025]]
|counterpart=[[Overload (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Overload]]
|notes=Demolishor's in-game appearance is based on the Hasbro release of his [[#Armada|''Armada'' Super-Con class toy]], albeit with a grey face. His ability "Salvo Session" is most likely a reference to his use of artillery from his shoulder missiles and gun-hands.
}}

{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Second Armada}} onwards}}
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Arm-toy Demolishor.jpg|right|upright=1.6|thumb|Best Decepticon yes-man toy, ever! (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:LOTM Ironhide.jpg|thumb|upright=1|(''Takara version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Demolishor with Blackout''' (Super-Con Class, [[2002]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Ironhide'''
:*''Sonokong name'': '''Hide'''
:*''Takara/Sonokong ID number'': '''MD-03'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 28]], 2002
:*''Accessories'': 4 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (Takara)|[[Draxhall Jump]] (concept art)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' "Super-Con Class" toy (basically "Deluxes"), Demolishor transforms into an anti-aircraft missile tank of made-up model, though it appears to be heavily based on the ADATS weapon system. His primary Mini-Con gimmick is the twin spring-loaded missile launcher in his left shoulder; attaching any Mini-Con to the Powerlinx port there pops the launcher forward, after which the missiles can be fired simultaneously by pulling the Mini-Con back. Reportedly, Demolishor was to feature this gimmick in both shoulders, but it was cut back to one for cost considerations, so his right shoulder now simply holds two spare missiles.

: In vehicle mode, Demolishor features extra Mini-Con compatibility design specially around his partner [[Blackout (Armada)#Toys|Blackout]]. When in vehicle mode, Blackout can be inserted into the space between Demolishor's front treads, forming a more "complete"-looking tank. Blackout can then be launched into action by a small spring-loaded launcher, activated by a tiny button on Demolishor's back end. Also on the back end is a flip-out seat that Blackout or any other appropriately-jointed Mini-Con can sit in to "man" his guns (Though Blackout's hand-guns plug quite nicely into the screw-holes in the back of Demolishor's turret, making it look like a more direct interface). The seat can also be used for Demolishor's rudimentary "Attack Base" mode, which involves folding out his legs/treads to turn him into an elevated anti-aircraft station.

: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Legends of the Microns'' "Ironhide" and [[Sonokong]] ''Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron'' "Hide" releases, render the figure in more primary, show-accurate colors, painting him a more greenish shade of tan, making his face brown rather than black, and features a Decepticon symbol with proper "separated" [[Paint operation|paint applications]], among several other smaller paint changes.

: This toy doubles as Generation 1 [[Demolisher (G1)|Demolisher]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/Demolishor/demolishor.htm More information on Demolishor at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Armadatoy demolishor landmilitaryteam set.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Ironhide & Land Military Microns''' (Multi-pack, 2002)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''MS-03'''
:*''Release date'': [[December 28]], 2002
:*''Accessories'': 4 missiles

: In Japan, Ironhide was available both separately and in a multi-pack with the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team#Toys|Land Military Microns]]. All toys in the set are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:Armadatoy-DemolishorPX.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|The dumb Decepticon goon homages the [[Ironhide (G1)|staunchest of Autobots]]? Where's the logic there? Oh wait, it's because they both have the same name in Japan, isn't it?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Powerlinx Demolishor with Powerlinx Blackout''' (Super-Con Class, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Ironhide Super Mode'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''MD-10'''
:*''Takara release date'': October ??, 2003
:*''Accessories'': 4 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the final wave of ''Armada'' product, this [[redeco]] of the original Demolishor gives him in a new red and off-white color scheme, roughly [[Homage|homaging]] [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] due to Demolishor being named after Ironhide in Japan. According to [[Aaron Archer]], he was originally intended to be colored like [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], because Demolishor's gun-hands reminded him of Sixshot (we don't get it either—maybe he meant [[Six-Gun|Six-''Gun'']]?),<ref>{{citesocial|quote=While the repaint was originally supposed to be painted in a “Generation One Sixshot-like” color scheme, the plans were scrapped.|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2003/04/09/demolishor-repaint-confirmed-179|name=Tim Formas|site=TFW2005|year=2003|month=03|day=09}}</ref> but the red color scheme was decided upon and used in the animated series first, so the toy had to follow suit. Reflecting the late nature of this change, his packaging depicts a normal-colored Demolishor toy, as the colors had not been decided upon by the time cardback photography was required.

: The Takara "Ironhide Super Mode" release is similar to the Hasbro one, but its colors are once again lightly tweaked to look more cartoony, in darker, more primary shades, and not as glossy. It also lacks the dark blue paint on top of the Hasbro version's head, and once again has a "separated" Decepticon symbol rather than a block-painted one.

:This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as [[Demolishor (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' Demolishor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/PXDemolishor/demolishor.htm More information on Powerlinx Demolishor at TFU.info]''
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===''Built to Rule!''===
[[File:BTR-Demolishor.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|"I'm the man who killed Jaime Lannister."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Demolishor''' (Built to Rule!, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 missiles

: One of the smaller ''[[Built to Rule!]]'' sets, Demolishor's vehicle mode is still an anti-aircraft missile tank, but with only one spring-loaded rocket per side, activated by a rotating "drum" on top of the launcher. He also features working rubber treads, and a 2x2 "[[Powerlinx]]" plate than can be used by both ''BTR''-based and regular-type [[Mini-Con]]s, though the grip on the latter is not terribly great. He is "transformed" by removing pretty much everything on the "Trans-Skeleton" core, flipping out the limbs, then adding ''some'' of the parts back on to create a super-top-heavy, awkward robot.

: He also comes with a building-block version of [[Blackout (Armada)#Built to Rule!|Blackout]].

: His 1x4 plates with the flat area in the middle would later show up in some ''[[Kre-O]]'' sets.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/BTRDemolishor/demolishor.htm More information on Built to Rule! Demolishor at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BTR-toy Demolishor NightAttack.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|WUBBA WUBBA WUBBA.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Night Attack Demolishor''' (Built to Rule!, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 missiles

: Part of the final wave of ''Armada Built to Rule!'', the first Demolishor set was [[redeco]]ed into colors very close to those of the [[Night Attack Mini-Con Team]]. Again, he comes with a similarly-colored version of Blackout.

: Night Attack Demolishor did not ship very prominently, but eventually could be found at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores for the heavily discounted-price of $2 or so.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/NADemolishor/demolishor.htm More information on Built to Rule! Night Attack Demolishor at TFU.info]''
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===''Energon''===
[[File:En-toy DemolishorArm.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|If by "Constructicon homage" you mean "dumped a bucket of slime on him".]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Demolishor with Blackout''' (Combat Class, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Ironhide'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SD-02'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[December 25]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': 4 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: Demolishor's and Cyclonus's ''Armada'' toys (with their respective Mini-Cons) were [[redeco]]ed for the initial assortment of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Super Link]]'' line. It's quite possible that their new color palettes were chosen to fit with Takara's plans to characterise the new ''Energon'' Demolishor and Snow Cat toys as upgraded forms for these two; Demolishor has a very [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]-esque color palette of lurid green and purple with hazard stripes, with his new ''Energon'' toy having originally been conceived in homage to the Constructicon [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]].

: These toys were only released in America ''much'' later, towards the end of the ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' line as [[KB Toys]] [[exclusive]]s. These releases were identical apart from their packaging, which naturally sold them under their Western-market names.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/KBDemolishor/demolishor.htm More information on ''Energon'' KB Toys Demolishor at TFU.info]''

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[[File:En-toy Demolishor.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|MUNKY IS TRUKK]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Demolishor''' (Combat Class, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Irontread'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''SD-11'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[April 28]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': 4 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (Takara)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Demolishor's new body transforms into a large "earth-mover" dump truck. His truck bed contains four spring-loaded missiles, plus four "false", non-firing missiles. His center torso block can rotate forward to bring his launcher over his body for "[[Super Mode|Hyper Mode]]"... which puts his head right in the middle of his sternum. His truck bed also features two pairs of "dead" Powerlinx plugs to attach Mini-Cons to, one pair on each side of the "flap", allowing for Mini-Con Powerlinxing in both truck and [[robot mode]]s. The [[Spark crystal|spark crystal]] on his abdomen/front bumper can be used to mount an [[Energon star|energon chip]] to.

: The truck bed also has possibly the biggest Decepticon [[insignia]] on a Deluxe-level toy ''ever''.

: Care should be taken with his elbows, as the pinned clear plastic joints can snap when bending or straightening out his arms.

: According to Hasbro in [[Hasbro Q&A/August 2009: Answers|a Q&A]], he was originally supposed to be a new character named [[Long Haul (disambiguation)|Long Haul]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Demolishor/demolishor.htm More information on ''Energon'' Demolishor at TFU.info]''
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:Cyb-toy Demolishor.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Demolishor''' (Deluxe Class, [[2006]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 4 missiles, Cybertron Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''dt67'''
{{toydesigner|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

: A late addition to the [[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|''Cybertron'' toy line]], the original ''Armada'' Demolishor figure was redecoed in a more military camo scheme. He does not come with his Mini-Con partner Blackout in this release; instead, Demolishor and his [[wave]]-mate [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CybDx|Optimus Prime]] debuted a new [[Cyber Key]] variant: [[retool]]ed from the standard "[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]" style key, this version lacked a sculpted [[insignia]], so that any symbol could be [[tampograph]]ed on to it, and featured a [[Mini-Con]]-style [[Powerlinx]] socket on the back, allowing it to operate the figure's formerly-Mini-Con-activated missile launcher feature without the figure itself having to be retooled.

: The key sports a tampographed Decepticon insignia, a purple border, and a [[Cyber Key Codes|Key Code]] tampographed on the back. This code, when entered on Hasbro's website, was ''supposed'' to unlock additional information on the character or the toy, but due to an error on behalf of Hasbro, it unlocked information intended for Demolishor's wave-mate, the aforementioned Deluxe Class Optimus Prime; Demolishor's information was instead unlocked using the code "D56B", which was tampographed on the back of the Cyber Key included with said Optimus Prime toy.

{{note|The photography to the right is slightly mistransformed. The waist is meant to be rotated 180° degrees.}}

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/Demolishor/demolishor.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Demolishor at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy DemolishorKreon.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"I'm completely transformable, and I'm proud of it".]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Demolishor''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Bag number'': '''33501 37'''
:*''Accessories'': Stand-brick, 2 double-barreled pistols
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the fourth assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, Demolishor can be "rebuilt" into an anti-aircraft tank. We say "rebuilt" but really all you do is flip the treads around, swivel the guns, stick Demmy butt-up and ''bam'', tank mode.

: He uses the [[Hound (Kre-O)|Hound]]-style helmet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/Kre-ODemolishor/demolishor.htm More information on Demolishor at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===Happy Meal toys===
[[File:Armadatoy mcdonalds demolishor.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Why the slag are the humans playing with my crotch?!]]
*'''Demolishor''' (October 2002)
**''Accessories'': Arm/cannon

:One of eight [[McDonald's]] ''Armada'' promotional toys, Demolishor is a simple toy that transforms from Cybertronian tank to robot in a few steps. His right arm/cannon features a "battle damage" pop-off gimmick that is activated when a yellow button on the front of his tank mode is pressed.

:He has a [[Powerlinx]] post on his front left tread that you can attach Mini-Cons to, though its main purpose is to allow him to combine with the other Happy Meal Decepticons to form a [[Mighty Vehicle]]. The back of his head has a Mini-Con Powerlinx port, so he can activate Mini-Con features on larger toys, but given its location and his size, it would be a pretty awkward fit on most figures.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/McDemolishor/demolishor.htm More information on Happy Meal Demolishor at TFU.info]''
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{{anchor|EnergonHappyMeal}}
[[File:Mcdemolishor.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Good luck finding me.]]
*'''Demolishor''' (January 2005)

: Part of the second ''Energon'' Happy Meal promotion, which was only available in some Latin America markets, this heavily-simplified version of dump-truck Demolishor features a spring-loaded transformation from dump truck to robot mode when his truck grill is pushed in. Given his limited release, he's very rare—even good ''pictures'' of him are hard to come by.
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===Super Collection Figure===
{{anchor|SCF}}
[[File:SCF Demolishor.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Ironhide''' (SCF, [[December 27]], 2002)
**''Series'': '''ACT 9'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Super Collection Figure]]'' Demolishor ("Ironhide" in Japan) is a 3-inch tall soft-plastic figurine based on his animation model. Made to pop apart, he has limited articulation, with swivel neck, waist, shoulders and legs. He came in two paint schemes: full-color and pewter-finish, each available at an equal ratio of one each per case of twelve figures. Be careful with the pewter version, as the pegs are often painted, leading to super-tight fits and occasional breakage.

: Like all normal SCF figures, he was sold in a [[blindpacking|blind-box]] assortment, so you could not tell which mold or color scheme you got until you actually opened the box.
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===Mega Super Collection Figure===
[[File:Arm-toy DemolishorMSCF.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Oh. My. God. Becky. Look at. His. Butt.]]
*'''Ironhide''' (February 2003)
**''ID number'': '''10'''
**''Accessories'': 4 missiles

: At double the size of a normal SCF figure, this non-transformable figure of Demolishor features more -but still limited- posability, with restricted-balljoint neck, shoulders and hips, double-swivel elbows, and swivel wrists, waist and knees. He also has removable missiles, and comes with a really teeny version of [[Blackout (Armada)#MSCF|Blackout]].

: As the Mega SCFs are all based on a singular ball/socket and clip system for joints, you can swap parts from any figure around with any other in the line... as long as there's enough clearance, of course.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/MegaSCFIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on ''Mega Super Collection Figure'' Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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===Battle for Cybertron Game===
[[File:BattleforCybertron demolishor.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Transformers: Armada - Battle for Cybertron Game''' (2003)
:A small figurine of Demolishor was among the eight Transformers character playing pieces included with the [[Milton Bradley]] ''[[Battle for Cybertron Game|Battle for Cybertron]]'' board game.
::*''[http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6841/transformers-armada-battle-for-cybertron More information on Battle for Cybertron at BoardGameGeek.com]''
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===''Attacktix''===
[[File:Attacktix-Demolishor.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|But our story isn't really about him...]]
*'''Demolishor''' (2006)
**''Attack Type'': Shooter (wide missile)

: Shown at Toy Fair 2006, ''[[Attacktix]]'' Demolishor is based on his ''Energon'' dump-truck body, with a back-mounted missile launcher that shot a wide-headed missile. He was placed in an early mock-up of the starter set, but ultimately only the vehicle mode [[Skyblast (Energon)|Skyblast]] piece would end up in the final product. The piece had no sticker on the front as well. And then... that was the last anyone ''saw'' of this piece. It was never shuffled into a later assortment or even mentioned anywhere. What the hell?
{{canceledattacktix}}
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==Notes==
[[File:ARgame-DemoFight.jpg|right|thumb|ARHH!!|upright=1.3]]
*According to the Armada IP Creative Bible, one of his production names was '''Scourge'''. Get it, Scourge, [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]], and [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]]?
*According to [[Aaron Archer]], Demolishor was loosely based on a pirate, hence the eyepatch design and his name being ''Demolish'''or'''''.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I originally thought of him as a Pirate (accent on the OR at the end of his name) but he is also a tank type body proportion based on his vh form. I like his targeting eye-patch and gun fingers.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/BukR4uyHbVh/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2019|month=03|day=04}}</ref> Alongside Cyclonus, he was an early test for the Mini-Con play pattern; Archer always thought of the characters as a pair.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Cyclonus was a early concept model for ways the mini cons could work. Him and Demolishor were early tests and that is why they naturally got paired up in the show. we always thought of them together|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/BuzqRavnhlk/c/18025188925116526/r/18026310700117791/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2019|month=03|day=10}}</ref>
*Meanwhile, his vehicle mode was based on a concept from [[Draxhall Jump]]; of the various designs they produced for ''Armada'', his was the only one to make it through to the final product more or less unchanged.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=DHJ worked on a couple of Armada items and the only one that really stayed the same from their design is the Demolishor Vh. I did the robot and it was based on a Takara model, so it is hard to give any one group "credit" for being the one responsible for a given product.|name=Aaron Archer|site=TFW2005|year=circa 2002}}</ref>
*Demolishor was originally planned to be in the [[Transformers (Armada PS2)|''Armada'' PlayStation 2 game]] as a long-running boss fight in the Antarctic. According to the original storyboards (unlocked in the game by finding the appropriate [[Data-Con]] on the [[Pacific Island]] base), he was the pilot of the crashed starship (instead of [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]), and the player would have first fought him inside the control room of the ship. [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] was then to fire on the ship when Demolishor was near defeat, which would cause the ship to crash into the chasm below. The player would then have to chase Demolishor vertically through the downed ship and into an ice cavern, where he would try and drop stalactites on your head during your final confrontation. Why Demolishor was removed from the game is unknown, though the most likely explanation is time and budget concerns.
*There was almost one more toy in the above list! ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Onslaught (G1)#Combiner_Wars|Onslaught]] had a "[[retool|pretooled]]" alternate head that would have made it represent Demolishor. This head tooling was never used, though a test prototype surfaced on the Chinese site [[TaoBao]] in 2015.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/looks-like-were-getting-a-cw-demolisher.1051737/ TFW2005 thread, 19 September 2015]</ref>
*Demolishor's scrapped renaming into '''Long Haul''' for his dump truck body in ''Energon'' leaves him the odd man out compared to "[[Cyclonus (Armada)|Snow Cat]]" and "[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]]".
*Demolishor's Energon CG model inconstantly fluctuated between one bearing his toys shrimpy arms and one with larger, more proportionate ones. The color of his hands is also known to swap without reason between green and black.
*Despite originating in the Unicron Trilogy, Demolishor has had [[Demolishor (SG)|two]] [[Demolishor (WFC)|characters]] based on him appear in [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|two]] [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|separate]] Generation 1-influenced continuities, both before he actually got a [[Demolisher (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]]. Probably helped by [[Demolishor (ROTF)|his third namesake]] appearing in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ironhide''' (アイアンハイド ''Aianhaido''), '''Ironhide Super Mode''' (アイアンハイド{{ruby|S|スーパーモード}} ''Aianhaido Sūpā Mōdo''), '''Irontread''' (dump truck body, アイアントレッド ''Aiantoreddo'')
*''French:'' '''Démolisseur''' (''Demolisher'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Pusztító''' (''Destroyer'')
*''Italian:'' '''Demolishor''', '''Demolisher''' (some episodes of ''Armada'')
*''Korean:'' '''Hide''' (하이드 ''Haideu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''PòHuàiZhě''' (China, 破坏者, "Demolishor")
*''Polish:'' '''Demolatron''' (''Armada''), '''Destruktor''' (''Energon'')
*''Portuguese:'' '''Demolisher'''
*''Russian:'' '''Razrushitel'''' (Разрушитель, "Devastator")

==References==
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[[Category:Armada Decepticons]]
[[Category:Attacktix]]
[[Category:Built to Rule!]]
[[Category:Cloud Decepticons]]
[[Category:Cybertron Decepticons]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Terrorcons]]
[[Category:Energon Decepticons]]
[[Category:KB Toys exclusives]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:McDonald's exclusives]]
[[Category:TransTech Decepticons]]
[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]

Overload (Armada)

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PBChew18: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

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{{disambig3|Overload}}
:''Overload is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Overload-armada-cardart.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hey guys, I'm totally in ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'', seriously!]]
'''Overload''' is an Autobot powerhouse. On his own, he's strong, massive, and covered with guns and artillery. On top of this, he can combine with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], forming an enormously powerful set of cannons for the Autobot leader.

Just ''who'' or even what Overload is depends on which universe one is in, or whatever source you find. Sometimes "Overload" is simply the name used by the [[Mini-Con]] [[Rollout (Armada)|Rollout]] when he combines with his armored trailer. And sometimes the trailer itself is Overload, a separate living entity or weapons platform... who uses someone else to form his robot-mode chest and head.

==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in comics===
[[File:Armada V4 Rollout Overload.jpg|thumb|left|Stop talking to yourself!]]
When [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] defeated [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Overload and Rollout accompanied Optimus in transporting Galvatron to prison. [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] attacked the duo, rescuing Galvatron. The two [[Decepticon]]s combined, and Overload in robot mode was set to battle him, but then transformed into a battle platform manned by Rollout. His firepower was of little concern to Galvatron, who swatted the two away. Overload transformed into robot mode just in time to see [[Unicron]] take over the sky. {{Storylink|Armada Volume 4}}
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===Cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
[[File:ArmOverloadToon02.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]

Overload suddenly appeared as a trailer attached to the rear of Optimus Prime's container as the Autobot leader launched himself from the ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]''. Faced with the powerful [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]-controlled clone [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]], Overload Powerlinxed with Optimus's super mode to form a pair of massive, shoulder-mounted cannons. Together, Optimus and [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] destroyed the monstrous marionette. {{storylink|Puppet}}

Upon their arrival on Cybertron, Optimus Prime used Overload's combination firepower once more. {{storylink|Uprising (Armada)|Uprising}}

Realizing the threat of Unicron, Optimus Prime attempted to reach out to Galvatron and forge an alliance against the Chaos Bringer. As expected, the Decepticon leader refused, forcing Optimus to Powerlinx with both Jetfire and Overload. However, he did not engage in battle with the similarly Powerlinxed Galvatron, instead using his power to lead the Decepticon away from battle. {{storylink|Cramp}}

[[File:ArmOverloadToon01.jpg|thumb|left|Hey! Over here! Behind the geek and the undead guy!]]
After the formation of an alliance between the Autobots and Decepticons, Overload, in robot mode, stood behind [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] and [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]] during the mission briefing. {{storylink|Union}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
Overload was an Autobot who developed an addiction to Powerlinxing, to the point where he would forcibly merge with Mini-Cons who didn't want to join with him. Realizing that his addiction had turned self-destructive, he went into voluntary exile until he could overcome his problem. By the time that he sought refuge on [[Nebulos|Nebulon]], his Spark had begun a fatal diminishment as a result of withdrawal from the Powerlinx process.

Fortunately, the Nebulan doctors [[Hi-Q]] and [[Arcana]] were treating another Cybertronian patient: Rollout, who had lost the ability to transform as a result of [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]]. The two doctors consulted the archives and discovered an ancient medical technique known as the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] process, which could save both lives with a single operation. The new composite being would survive, but their mind and body could not accommodate two sparks simultaneously.

Seeking a Cybertronian physician, they found [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]], who brought them back to Cybertron and completely rebuilt them using the same techniques he had used when refitting Jetfire. The new Overload was deployed before he was completed to help Optimus Prime defeat an evil clone of himself.

Rhinox was killed in the battle against Unicron, and thus could never complete his upgrade. For many years, Overload never truly understood the mystery of his origins, until he discovered his original schematics. After upgrading himself again, he left Cybertron in search of clues. He eventually discovered Hi-Q, solving the mystery. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/18}}
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====''Linkage''====
[[File:LinkageOverload.jpg|thumb|Cheesebot Spam-a-lot.]]
Overload, flanked by [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], engaged the forces of [[Unicron]] with some heavy [[Powerlinx]] artillery, using [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]] and [[Kingbolt (Armada)|Kingbolt]] in their pistol modes, plus [[Quench]] in his missile launcher mode. {{storylink|Linkage Part 13}}

====''Universe'' toy bio====
Overload used to be a partner to Optimus Prime himself. But those days were past: he left Cybertron years ago. With his origins and past a mystery, even to himself, Overload hunted for the answers to his past on the lost Cybertronian colony worlds. {{storylink|#Universe (2008)|Overload's ''Universe'' toy bio}}
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===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
[[File:Jetfire breaks in.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|left|I'm in the background a lot.]]
Overload was an Autobot under [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. When the Autobots detected multiple [[space bridge]]s opening at [[Decepticon Command Headquarters|Decepticon Command HQ]], causing disruptions in dimensional space, Jetfire led a team of Autobots to the Decepticon base to investigate. When they got there, they found carnage: All of the Decepticon inhabitants had been butchered and mutilated. As they wandered around the base, Overload questioned if they were going the right way, but they were soon attacked by [[Bludgeon (G1)|the mysterious killer]]. Overload pulled the injured Jetfire out of further harm's way before being ordered to transform into vehicle mode to light up the cavernous base (as well as their attacker). After Jetfire emptied his weapons bays, Overload asked Jetfire if they got him, but the situation was bad, as they'd only succeeded in destroying the creature's outer shell. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}}

Once they were in the Master Space-Bridge Nexus of the Decepticon base, the Autobots began setting detonation charges, intending to stop the damage to the fabric of space-time by destroying the Nexus. However, they were attacked, and Overload reported that it might have been their previous assailant, though it was difficult to know what was inside of that shell. Overload was glad to pull out when ordered, as all of his firepower was having little effect their opponent. He was pleased when the Nexus blowed up real good, until they noticed Jetfire was missing. However, both Jetfire and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] returned in spiffy new colours with spiffy new powers. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

Overload was in the command center of [[Autobase|Autobase: Cybertron]] as the Autobots readied their defenses against [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}

====''Energon'' comic====
[[File:Overloadmultiplicity.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
Ten years later, during the worldwide [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] assault on [[Earth]], Overload, [[Dropshot (Armada)|Dropshot]], and [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] were stationed at [[Base Site One]] in [[Canada]]'s [[Yukon|Yukon Territory]], where their equipment included a planetary shield generator. Base Site 1 had lost contact with [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], which would put the Autobots' countermeasures in jeopardy. While Overload suspected the Terrorcons may have something to do with their problem, Dropshot noted it could just as easily be an equipment malfunction. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}}

The arrival of [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] confirmed Overload's theory, and he was quickly taken out by a blast from the Terrorcon's tail-gun after having Dropshot thrown in his face. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}} Left alone to face not only Scorponok but also [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], Ironhide tried desperately to rouse the unconscious Overload and Dropshot, to no avail. {{storylink|No Exit}}

====''Armada: More Than Meets The Eye''====
{{note|Although supposedly set in the same universe as Dreamwave's ''Armada'' comic book, the ''More Than Meets the Eye'' guidebook published after the conclusion of the series contained multiple scenarios that were completely incompatible with the comic's story.}}

Overload was commissioned in the "Second year of the earthen conflict" by Optimus Prime to serve as a weapons platform, using [[Rollout (Armada)|Rollout]] as a Headmaster unit. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada}}

===''Energon'' toy bio===
Overload was a traveling companion of Optimus Prime for thousands of years. Through time and battle, they developed the ability to combine into the mighty Mega Weapon mode of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|#Energon|Costco exclusive Optimus Prime & Overload toy bio}}

===Precursor World===
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling a blue Overload was a member of the [[Blue Order]] of the [[Primus Vanguard]]. When the traitorous [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus twins]] unleashed a rage virus to destroy the corps from within, he was slain in the ensuing brawl. Vanguard supreme leader [[Primus#The old universe|Primus]] later loaded the Warrior's lingering [[spark]] into his [[Golden Noah]] in an attempt to ferry his soul to the [[G1 World|next world]]. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}} Unfortunately, this did not work. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{ew-char
|name=Overload
|image=[[File:Earth Wars Overload.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.66|Forget trying to make his origins work within the game's confines, he's just a regular ol' bot in this universe.]]
|faction=Autobot
|unit=Standard
|class=Special
|specialclass=Ranged
|star=2
|behavior=Uses a [[Grenade launcher|grenade launcher]] against targets, said weapon is a reuse of the one commonly used by Gunner-class Bots instead of the rifle the toy he's based on came with.
|ability={{ew-ability
|ability=Salvo Session
|abilitydesc=Transforms into his tank mode and deploys a dome that gives his allies within in a temporary damage reduction shield. At the same time he rains down salvo missiles at targets damaging them at intervals.
|cost=3 ability points +4 for reuses.
|level11=The dome provides his allies hack immunity in addition to the shield.}}
|combats=Ranged, Companion
|cores=*'''G1 Overload:''' Applies a cel-shaded look. Increases his base health. In addition, his salvo missiles now inflicts speed reduction on targets for 5 seconds (10 seconds if the target is a Gunner-class Bot).
|date=[[June 19]], [[2025]]
|counterpart=[[Demolishor (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Demolishor]]
|notes=Despite being one of the few ''Armada'' characters added to the game at the start of 2025, Overload's in-game appearance would end up being based on his [[#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' (2008) Voyager class toy]] instead, potentially for better symmetry with his counterpart by making them both sport tank-based alternate modes in addition to their use of artillery, which his ability "Salvo Session" is likely referencing.
}}

{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Second Armada}} onwards}}
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:ArmadaOverload toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I'm not really sure ''what'' I transform into, but it's good… right?" (''Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:LOTM Ultra Magnus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Now I have splashes of dark red!" (''Takara version pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Overload with Rollout''' (Max-Con Class, [[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara/Sonokong name'': '''Ultra Magnus'''
:*''Takara/Sonokong ID number'': '''MC-14'''
:*''Takara release date'': September ??, 2003
:*''Accessories:'' 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Eric Siebenaler]] (Hasbro)|[[Joe Kyde]] (detailing)}}

: Released in the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Max-Cons (the first wave with the "Unicron Battles" branding), Overload is a red and black Cybertronian weapons trailer capable of carrying [[Jetfire (Armada)#Toys|Jetfire]] in his vehicle mode. He is nominally towed by his pack-in Mini-Con [[Rollout (Armada)#Toys|Rollout]] in his vehicle mode, but can also be towed by both the [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Armada|Super Base Optimus Prime]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Super-Con|Super-Con Optimus Prime]] in vehicle mode, or towed behind Supreme Optimus's trailer thanks to a fold-out hook on his front end.

: His robot mode is incomplete by himself, needing Rollout plugged into the chest cavity to form the central torso and head. Once installed, pushing Rollout back into the cavity just a bit further activates the classic [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] transformation sound effect. Each shoulder has a flip-up panel revealing (non-firing) multi-missile racks.

: He also has a third mode (without Rollout), transforming into a dual spring-loaded missile-firing cannon pack. This mode can attach to Super Base Optimus Prime in Super Mode, forming "Optimus Prime Megaweapon". It can also be attached to Prime's trailer in its base mode, wrapping around the central tower. When combined with Optimus Prime, Prime's smokestacks have to be removed, so that his smaller robot forearms' [[5 mm post]]s can plug into the designated ports on Overload. A neat feature not carried over in the cartoon [[stock footage]] transformation sequence, is that a rail is formed between Overload's forearm tips, and his knees for the lower legs to slide off and reattach to his arms simultaneously for combined mode, eliminating the need to [[partformer|partsform]] his legs entirely. However, to make Optimus Prime's Megaweapon mode match his [[Character model|cartoon model]], Overload's legs have to be removed entirely and placed on the opposite sides, so that the yellow details are showing on the outside of the shoulder cannons (likely why the stock footage transformation shows them partsforming).

:It appears that Overload wasn't entirely designed with the Jetfire combination in mind, as Jetfire's cockpit section interferes with Overload's speaker box, causing the cockpit to either pop off the friction hinge, or Overload to not sit properly in his designated spot with the 5 mm posts in Prime's smaller robot forearms, so one either has to remove the cockpit or leave Overload hanging "loosely" in the friction slots, without the 5 mm posts and ports lined up.

: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Legends of the Microns'' and [[Sonokong]] ''Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron'' versions of "Ultra Magnus" have all of his [[unpaintable plastic]] parts (his hips, trailer-cannons, arm-mounted ramps, tailer-hook, and a few other small joint pieces) cast in dark red plastic. These releases also have a large number of changes to both his paint colors and layouts from the Hasbro version, the most significant change being a silver face instead of blue.

: Overload is also compatible (mostly) with the ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Legacy: Evolution|Legacy: Evolution]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Armada Universe Optimus Prime]] toy, released two decades later. In an undocumented feature, Overload can slot into a specially-designed port on Optimus's back to form "Megaweapon" Optimus similar to the original toy. Unfortunately, due to the connection point being on the ''Legacy'' toy's trailer base instead of on the cab like the original Super Base Optimus, Overload sits further back, making the combination extremely back-heavy. This changed position also leaves Overload's cannons further back, making the shoulder stocks sit behind ''Legacy'' Optimus's shoulders, negating their (faux) functionality. Additionally, because of how Overload's gun-feet are molded, the cannons won't sit horizontal due to clearance issues with Optimus's shoulder armor.

: This toy was later [[retool]]ed into [[Sentinel Maximus#Universe (2003)|Sentinel Maximus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Autobot/Overload/overload.htm More information on ''Armada'' Overload at TFU.info]''
{{ArmadaOverloadMold}}

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[[File:Arm-toy Overload MagnaConvoyDX.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Some day I'll be more than an accessory!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Magna Convoy DX Set''' (Multi-pack, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MC-XX'''
:*''Release date'': [[November 19]], 2003
:*''Accessories:'' 2 missiles

: ''Legends of the Microns'' Ultra Magnus and [[Rollout (Armada)#MagnaDX|Magnus]] were cast in colored-clear plastics as "Ultra Magnus Special Clear Version", and made available only in a Japanese [[Toys"R"Us]]-[[exclusive]] multi-pack.

: This set also includes "[[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#MagnaConvoyDX|Convoy Final Battle Color Version]]" (aka "Powerlinx Optimus Prime"), "[[Sparkplug (Armada)#Corona|Corona Prime]]", and an exclusive [[Exdimensions]] [[redeco]] of the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team#Exdimensions|Street Action Microns]].

::*''[http://www.transformers-universe.com/i.php?ID=4460 More information on Ultra Magnus Clear Version at Transformers-Universe.com]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Blue}}
[[File:Ml-ice-magnus-001.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Yes, his legs are on wrong, but... well, we're not holding our breath for a shot at a better picture of this.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''''Tokusei'' Ultra Magnus''' (2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' 2 missiles

: 100 samples of this "sky blue" (とくせい) redeco of Ultra Magnus and [[Rollout (Armada)#Special|Magnus]] were given away as prizes in a contest from the Japanese publication ''[[TV Magazine]]'' in its [[October]] 2003 issue. The rules of this contest are currently unknown.
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===''Energon''===
[[File:En-toy Overload.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Not yet, but someday! I swear it!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Overload with Rollout & Optimus Prime with Corona Sparkplug''' (Multi-pack, 2004)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 missiles

: For this [[Costco]]-[[exclusive]] ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' set, Overload and [[Rollout (Armada)#Energon|Rollout]] were redecoed into a predominantly yellow color scheme with burgundy accents. He retains all of his gimmickry, including the electronic sounds.

: The stock imagery for the toy gives him ''much'' lighter blue paint than the final's rich blue.

: This set also came with a matching new-deco version of ''Armada'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#CostCoOverload|Super Base Optimus Prime]] and an unchanged [[Sparkplug (Armada)#Corona|Corona Sparkplug]]. All this cost a whopping $29.99, ten dollars ''less'' than Optimus Prime by ''himself''. Wow!

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/CostcoOverload/overload.htm More information on ''Energon'' Overload at TFU.info]''
{{ArmadaOverloadMold}}
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Overloaduniverse2009.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Autonomy at last!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Overload''' (Voyager Class, [[2009]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': Cybertron Series
:*''Accessories'': 2 missiles, rifle, clear green [[Earth]] [[Cyber Key]]

: Part of the fifth wave of [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|2008's ''Universe'']] Voyagers, Overload is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Scattorshot (Cybertron)#CDT|Cybertron Defense Scattorshot]], transforming into a mobile multiple-launch rocket system… in a color scheme that looks nothing like any prior incarnation of Overload.

: The halves of the (non-firing) launcher end up on his arms in robot mode. In either mode, inserting a Cyber Key in each half reveals a new weapon: the right side has a slide-out double spring-loaded missile launcher which ends up on his left robot arm, while the left has a flip-out non-firing cannon barrel which ends up on his right robot arm. Both key-activated weapons feature fake handles which end up being "held" by his hands in robot mode, although the missile launcher on his right arm needs to be slid forward for him to be able to reach the deployed blaster's handle. He also comes with an extra long green hand-held rifle that can be mounted in tank mode thanks to his [[Mini-Con]]-compatible [[Powerlinx]] plugs.

: This mold was also used to make ''Universe'' [[Dropshot (G1)#Universe (2008)|Dropshot]] and ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Flak (G1)#Timelines|Flak]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/TFUOverload/overload.htm More information on ''Universe'' Overload at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
* He was initially planned to not be a Transformer, but a Minicon base (a spiritual successor to the [[Micromaster]] bases) named as the Weapon Base (ウェポンベース).
* Overload's entry in Dreamwave's ''[[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|Armada: More Than Meets The Eye]]'' profile series claims that his combination with [[Rollout (Armada)|Rollout]] uses "[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster technology]]". The [[Armada Fleer card series|Fleer card]] for Rollout also makes mention of this.
*Overload's existence receives little explanation in the ''Armada'' cartoon. [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] intended to have a sub-plot explaining just where the hell Overload came from in the [[Linkage (comic)|''Linkage'' comic]], but didn't have the space to do so, so he dropped it in favor of focusing on the A-plot and cramming in what DVD-exclusive character moments he could.{{fact}} Overload's whole "appearing out of nowhere without explanation" deal from the cartoon got a slight ribbing in the [[bio]] for his 2008 ''Universe'' toy, which established that he was now on a quest to discover the mystery of his origins. The Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]] would publish an origin for Overload, penned by Ichikawa and incorporating the ''Universe'' material.
* According to designer [[Aaron Archer]] (posting as Orson on the TFW2005 forums), any [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] influence on Overload was Takara's doing—Hasbro was responsible for the head and surface details. Archer personally wasn't interested in revisiting Magnus as he liked [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|the ''Robots in Disguise'' version of the character]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I worked on that one and we didn't use UM as a starting point. Takara might have done some of that. Hasbro designed the head and surface details for that item. Our main goal was to create a item that would work with Optimus. UM was one G1 type character I chose to stay away from in Armada because I thought he was cool in RID.|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2003/07/08/another-orsons-world-update-521|name=Aaron Archer|site=TFW2005|year=2003|month=07|day=08}}</ref> The whole concept had originated from Takara as it something that would sell well in their market for {{w|Golden Week (Japan)|Golden Week}}—combining upgrade characters in the tradition of Magnus right the way back to [[Godbomber]]. Archer thought that Captain Shark from ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave]]'' might have been an influence. The extensive play features in the toy and the types of plastic used to keep the combiner form sturdy meant that the figure ended up with very little paint, instead receiving especially intricate surface detail.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The one I think of, and was somewhat of an inspiration, was Captain Shark, with train on his shoulder and something else on the other shoulder. [...] This is such a Japanese item it hurts, okay? This item was purposefully needed from Takara for the summer Golden Week. This was a big deal debut item that then they could promote with the Optimus and all of that, how that promotion is done within the Japanese- within country markets, they make a big deal out of certain launches. [...] It needed to fit that Japanese kind of communication, right? This is a combining item, it upgrades the leader, it brings big guns—that kind of communication, that is in all those types of shows, right? So they came to us and they said, we really need this item, we'd really like you to participate and partner—because there were conversations still, even though we were doing co-development, about... there may be times where we have to just go on our own with the full tooling, if there's an item that we really want. Like for instance the roleplay item we just talked about, Takara wasn't really going to kick in for tooling on that item if it was something they clearly didn't want. [...] So there were times where that was acceptable, but we're talking about a big item that they hoped to put in the show, and they knew that the American market did not need any of that extra kind of stuff there. I haven't even talked about the toy yet, because this item got created because of a need, before you even designed the toy, right? So it had to be a partner to Optimus, it had to be combining, that was about all you knew. They went ahead and developed a model—kind of a block form model—of what they needed to make all that combining work, obviously they had to do all that hard work before we could even attempt to veneer it or style it in any way whatsoever. So they did a lot of pre-work when they presented it to us, and they were like, we'd really like you to participate in this tooling, you know, even though it's not something that you'd traditionally be in. [...] And so we said okay, we can figure this out, and we'll make the most of it. But to make that type of combining item, at the scale they wanted to make it, meant that it didn't have a lot of deco left over. And if there's any crime of that item—before we even talk about the individual item—is that it just is a big red brick in the package, and because of the trailer nature of it and everything... you don't know what it is! [...] So as a result we covered it with detail, that's one of the more richly-designed characters from that era. This is a completely Eric Siebenaler item. He took their brick image and veneered it completely. This is one of his square-jawed robots. [...] So he did this one, I remember working with him on the color, and like I guess we're gonna have to make it red because at that time we had two Optimus redecos, two Jetfire redecos, and this guy might been coming in with one of those Jetfire redecos so we had to use a color that would be harmonious to the whole opportunity, right? So red was the one that was the consistent ''through color'', so to speak. And then he's got the biggest Mini-Con, in my opinion. We used to call that one the real Maxi-Con, you know [what] we used to call the price point. [...] It could very easily have been like I was looking through those books and said, oh, [Micromaster Overload] looks a lot like this guy, oh okay, let's go with this name, see if that works. [...] It's one of the most tangible examples of the Takara influence on the Western market in the co-development era—I think that's probably the best way to say it—is those combiner-type featured items.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow2iKv7DrL4&t=3236s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|year=2022|month=10|day=25}}</ref>
*It was Archer's intention that the "Overload" trailer/body was not sentient, and was instead piloted by [[Rollout (Armada)|Rollout]].<ref>{{citesocial|quote=In my mind, the Mini-Con for Overload is a bit of a Headmaster, and I actually think that the Mini-Con is driving the big bot body in my headcanon on that one.|link=https://www.youtube.com/live/3ToNlyjgeZc?t=732|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday Night LIVE - General discussion|year=2023|month=03|day=24}}</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Ultra Magnus''' (ウルトラマグナス ''Urutora Magunasu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Túltöltés'''
*''Korean:'' '''Ultra Magnus''' (울트라매그너스 ''Ulteura Maegeuneoseu'')
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Perehriv''' (Перегрів, "Overheat")

==References==
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[[Category:Armada Autobots]]
[[Category:Armada combiners]]
[[Category:Blue Order]]
[[Category:Costco exclusives]]
[[Category:Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Earthforce]]
[[Category:Energon Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon combiners]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:Toys"R"Us Japan exclusives]]
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File:Earth Wars Wheelie.jpg

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The [[character model]] for [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] in the ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars|Earth Wars]]'' mobile game.

Taken from the newsletter for the [[Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|event]], "[[Bad to Worse]]."

{{TFEarthWarsGamecap|type=character|year=2026}}

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The [[character model]] for [[Crasher (G1)|Crasher]] in the ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars|Earth Wars]]'' mobile game.

Taken from the newsletter for the [[Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|event]], "[[Bad to Worse]]."

{{TFEarthWarsGamecap|type=character|year=2026}}

File:Earth Wars Crasher.jpg

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File:Earth Wars Crasher.jpg

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PBChew18: The character model for Crasher in the ''Earth Wars'' mobile game. Taken from the newsletter for the event, "Bad to Worse." {{TFEarthWarsGamecap|type=character|...

File:Earth Wars Wheelie.jpg

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Bad to Worse

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|title="Bad to Worse"
|image=Earth Wars Lured and Allured.jpg
|production code=[[Transformers: Earth Wars#Cyber Pass|Cyber Pass]] 53
|season=[[Follow the Leader (saga)|Follow the Leader]]
|season ep=7
|airdate=[[May 15]], [[2026]]–[[May 18]], [[2026]]
|caption=
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|writer=
}}

''' '''

==Synopsis==
==="The Saga's Latest" (Part 1)===
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==="The Saga's Latest" (Part 2)===
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==Featured characters==
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==Gameplay==
This event was an individual totaliser, meaning players earned points and unlocked prizes on their own as opposed to with their [[Transformers: Earth Wars#Alliances|Alliance]]. The top prize was 2500 [[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Core]] [[Crystal (Earth Wars)|Chip shards]].

==Notes==

==External links==

[[Category:2026 Earth Wars events]]
[[Category:Cyber Pass 54]]
[[Category:Follow the Leader saga]]

Heavy Metal (Earth Wars)

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PBChew18:

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|prev=Fan the Flames
|next=Bad to Worse
|title="Heavy Metal"
|image=Earth Wars Gone but Not Forgotten.jpg
|production code=[[Transformers: Earth Wars#Cyber Pass|Cyber Pass]] 53
|season=[[Follow the Leader (saga)|Follow the Leader]]
|season ep=6
|airdate=[[May 8]], [[2026]]–[[May 11]], [[2026]]
|caption=
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|writer=
}}

''' '''

==Synopsis==
==="The Saga's Latest" (Part 1)===
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==="The Saga's Latest" (Part 2)===
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==Featured characters==
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==Gameplay==
This event was an individual totaliser on the Mayhem gamemode, meaning players unlocked points on their own as opposed to with their [[Transformers: Earth Wars#Alliances|Alliance]]. As a Mayhem event, each battle was still won by destroying the HQ, but instead of the rest of the buildings and defenses being destroyed upon them doing so, they could continuing destroying the remaining structures until the 3-minute timer is up to gain additional points. The one caveat is that these bases cost a whopping ''15 fuel cells'' to raid, compared to alternative, easier (but lower-rewarding) 5-fuel-cell-worth bases in the same zones. The top prize was a [[Crystal (Earth Wars)|crystal]] for a random 5-star [[Raiden#Transformers: Earth Wars|Raiden]] or [[Dinoking#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dinoking]] component.

==Notes==

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17BcfnorHWA Recording of "Heavy Metal" story dialogue by Hapokas112 on YouTube]

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Transformers: Earth Wars/Events

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As with any other online mobile game, '''''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]''''' has new events every weekend (and thankfully not during weekdays!).

The two basic types of event are '''Totaliser''' events, which pay out prizes as they are achieved, and '''Leaderboard''' events, which afford prizes based on ranking at the end.

These are further subdivided into:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An [[Transformers: Earth Wars#Alliances|Alliance]] single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and [[Crystal (Earth Wars)|crystals]] multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, which gives the same amount of battle points in all battle zones and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

Any type of one-prestige totaliser or leaderboard event can also happen as a '''Mayhem''' event, in which players focus on destroy the ''entire'' base or as much of it as possible before the timer ends to multiply the amount of points they win from taking down the HQ. They are also given the option to spend either 5 or 15 fuel cells on battle zones, with the latter option offering a higher base amount of points. These types of events do not start at zone 1, instead usually having the lowest possible battle zone be level 12 or 14.

Most events feature a story component, which is detailed in their individual articles.

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==2016==
===June 2016===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[More than Meets the Eye (Earth Wars)|More Than Meets The Eye]]
|Dates=June 23 - June 28, 2016
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=3
|Prize=Premium Crystal
}}
|}
{{-}}
===July 2016===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Decoy Dash]]
|Dates=July 1 - July 4, 2016
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=Decoy Crystal ([[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] or [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]])
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Windfall]]
|Dates=July 8 - July 11, 2016
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=3 and 4 star crystal shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Roll for It (Earth Wars)|Roll for It]]
|Dates=July 15 - July 18, 2016
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=10
|Prize=50 4 star shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Charging In]]
|Dates=July 22 - July 25, 2016
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=Charging Crystal ([[Slag (G1)|Slug]] or [[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]])
}}
|}
{{-}}

===August 2016===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Crystal City (Earth Wars)|Crystal City]]
|Dates=July 29 - August 1, 2016
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4-star Character Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Operation Snakebite]]
|Dates=August 5 - August 8, 2016
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] or [[Viper (CW)|Viper]] Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Strafe vs. Scourge]]
|Dates=August 12 - August 15, 2016
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=[[Swoop (G1)|Strafe]] or [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Ruby Mines]]
|Dates=August 19 - August 22, 2016
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=Ruby Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Return to Crystal City]]
|Dates=August 26 - August 29, 2016
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4-star Character Crystal
}}
|}
{{-}}

===September 2016===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Till All Are One (Earth Wars)|Till All Are One]]
|Dates=September 2 - September 5, 2016
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] or [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Divide and Conquer (Earth Wars)|Divide and Conquer]]
|Dates=September 9 - September 12, 2016
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=100 4 star shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Light Our Darkest Hour]]
|Dates=September 16 - September 19, 2016
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] or [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Fire on the Mountain (Earth Wars)|Fire on the Mountain]]
|Dates=September 23 - September 26, 2016
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=20
|Prize=Depleted Crystal
}}
|}
{{-}}

===October 2016===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Rumble in the Jungle (Earth Wars)|Rumble in the Jungle]]
|Dates=September 30 - October 3, 2016
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=Fiery Crystal ([[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] or [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]])
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Gone Fishing (event)|Gone Fishing]]
|Dates=October 7 - October 10, 2016
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=200 4-star Crystal Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Depths of Aquatron]]
|Dates=October 14 - October 17, 2016
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=[[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] or [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Shark Bait]]
|Dates=October 21 - October 24, 2016
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=Ocean Amethyst (100 4-star Crystal Shards)
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Release the Sharkticons]]
|Dates=October 28 - October 31, 2016
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=[[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]] Crystals
}}
|}
{{-}}

===November 2016===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Heavy Metal War (Earth Wars)|Heavy Metal War]]
|Dates=November 4 - November 7, 2016
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=300 4-star Crystal Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Some Assembly Required]]
|Dates=November 11 - November 14, 2016
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4-star [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]] or [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Aftermath (Earth Wars)|Aftermath]]
|Dates=November 18 - November 21, 2016
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=200 4-star Crystal shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[War Games]]
|Dates=November 24- November 27, 2016
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=War Games Crystal ([[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] or [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]])
}}
|}
{{-}}

===December 2016===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Reinforcements]]
|Dates=December 2 - December 5, 2016
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=300 4-star Crystal Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Arctic Signal]]
|Dates=December 9 - December 11, 2016
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=300 4 star Crystal Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Frozen Fortress]]
|Dates=December 16 - December 18, 2016
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4 star crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[What Lies Beneath (Earth Wars)|What Lies Beneath]]
|Dates=December 23 - December 25, 2016
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=100
|Prize=Nano-frost Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Monster Within (2016)|Monster Within]]
|Dates=December 30, 2016 - January 2, 2017
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=[[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] or [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] Crystal
}}
|}

==2017==
===January 2017===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Big Thaw!]]
|Dates=January 6 - January 9, 2017
|Type=Individual
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=200 4-star Crystal Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Race Day Mayhem]]
|Dates=January 13 - January 16, 2017
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=Mayhem Crystal (4 star [[Hound (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hound]] or [[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Drag Strip]])
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Breaking Point]]
|Dates=January 20 - January 23, 2017
|Type=Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=225 4-star Crystal Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Countdown to Combination]]
|Dates=January 27 - January 30, 2017
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4-Star [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Maximus Bot]] or [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] Crystal
}}
|}
{{-}}

===February 2017===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[What Doesn't Kill You]]
|Dates=February 03 - February 06, 2017
|Type=Individual
|Experience=315%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=15 x 4-star Crystal Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Feeding Frenzy]]
|Dates=February 10 - February 13, 2017
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=Gnaw Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Working the Sharks Out]]
|Dates=February 17 - February 20, 2017
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=15,000 Spark
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Target Locked!]]
|Dates=February 23 - February 26, 2017
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] or [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]] Crystal
}}
|}
{{-}}

===March 2017===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Project Supernova (event)|Project Supernova]]
|Dates=March 3 - March 6, 2017
|Type=Individual
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=Story Reward(x3), 225 4 Star shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Bit of a Longshot]]
|Dates=March 10 - March 13, 2017
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=Tactical Crystals (4 star [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] or [[Brake-Neck (G1)|Brake-Neck]])
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Battle Hardened]]
|Dates=March 17 - March 20, 2017
|Type=Individual
|Experience=330%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=15 4-Star Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Big Bang!]]
|Dates=March 24 - March 27, 2017
|Type=Alliance Totaliser and Leaderboard
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=Story Reward (x3), [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] or [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Primal Instinct]]
|Dates=March 31 - April 2, 2017
|Type=Individual
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=Story Reward, 275 4-star shards
}}
|}
{{-}}

===April 2017===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[A Stitch in Time]]
|Dates=April 7 - April 10, 2017
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=Story Reward, 4-star Crystal, 25, 50, 100 5-star shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Mixed Signals]]
|Dates=April 14 - April 17
|Type=Individual
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=Story Reward, 4,000 Spark
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Blast from the Past (Earth Wars)|Blast from the Past]]
|Dates=April 21 - April 24, 2017
|Type=Alliance Totaliser and Leaderboard
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=[[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] or [[Megatron (BW)|Beast Wars Megatron]] Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Dark Deeds]]
|Dates=April 28 - May 1, 2017
|Type=Individual
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=300 4-star shards
}}
|}
{{-}}
===May 2017===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Mind Games (Earth Wars)|Mind Games]]
|Dates=May 5 - May 8, 2017
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=Polyhex Prism (5 star shards)
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Out of Control]]
|Dates=May 12 - May 15, 2017
|Type=Individual, 10-point scoring
|Experience=315%
|Prestiges=25
|Prize=50 4-star shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Double-Crossed]]
|Dates=May 19 - May 22, 2017
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=Betrayer's Crystal (4-star [[Sludge (G1)|Slog]] or [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]])
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Moonbase]]
|Dates=May 26 - May 29, 2017
|Type=Individual
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=200 4-Star Shards
}}
|}
{{-}}

===June 2017===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Handle with Care]]
|Dates=June 2 - June 5, 2017
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=Soldiers’ Crystal (4-Star [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] or [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]])
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Rogue Trader]]
|Dates=June 9 - June 12, 2017
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=200 4-Star Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Event Horizon]]
|Dates=June 16 - June 19, 2017
|Type=Individual, 10-point scoring
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=15 4-Star Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Outlaws]]
|Dates=June 23 - June 26, 2017
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=Renegade’s Crystal (4-Star [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] or [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]])
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Critical Mass]]
|Dates=June 30 - July 3, 2017
|Type=Individual
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=225 - 4 Star Shards
}}
|}
{{-}}

===July 2017===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Worlds Collide (Earth Wars)|Worlds Collide]]
|Dates=July 7 - July 10, 2017
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=2-Star [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Laser Optimus]] or [[Megatron (Armada)|Armada Megatron]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Quintessential]]
|Dates=July 14 - July 17, 2017
|Type=Individual
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=200 4-Star Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Death's Trap]]
|Dates=July 21 - July 24, 2017
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=Gnaw Crystal (4-Star Gnaw)
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Face to Face]]
|Dates=July 28 - July 31, 2017
|Type=Individual
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=Death’s Avatar
}}
|}
{{-}}
===August 2017===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Mission Accomplished (Earth Wars)|Mission Accomplished]]
|Dates=August 4 - August 7, 2017
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=2-Star [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] or [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-gurrr]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Ultimate Weapon (Earth Wars)|Ultimate Weapon]]
|Dates=August 11 - August 14, 2017
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=200 4-Star Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Zeek and Destroy]]
|Dates=August 18 - August 21, 2017
|Type=Individual, 10-point scoring
|Experience=350%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=Event Crystal for [[Kremzeek]] or 4-Star Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Primal Call]]
|Dates=August 25 - August 28, 2017
|Type=Individual
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=150 4-Star Shards
}}
|}
{{-}}

===September 2017===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Arachnophobia]]
|Dates=September 1 - September 4, 2017
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=1 Time Shard
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Not So Fast]]
|Dates=September 8 - September 11, 2017
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5,000 Spark
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[String Theory]]
|Dates=September 15 - September 18, 2017
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=2-star [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] or [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Stolen Secrets]]
|Dates=September 22 - September 25, 2017
|Type=Individual
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=200 4-Star Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Big Big Trouble]]
|Dates=September 29 - October 2, 2017
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4-Star [[Volcanicus (POTP)|Volcanicus]] or [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] Crystal
}}
|}
{{-}}
===October 2017===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Volcanicus vs Predaking (event)|Volcanicus vs Predaking]]
|Dates=October 6 - October 9, 2017
|Type=Individual, 10-point scoring
|Experience=100% - 590%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=15 4-Star Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Unknown Powers]]
|Dates=October 13 - October 16, 2017
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=3,000 Spark
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Countdown to Nebulos]]
|Dates=October 20 - October 23, 2017
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Gold Chip with a random Gold Power Core
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[A Grave Problem]]
|Dates=October 27 - October 30, 2017
|Type=Individual
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5.000 Spark
}}
|}
{{-}}
===November 2017===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Fright Night]]
|Dates=November 3 - November 6, 2017
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=300 4-Star Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Triple Threat]]
|Dates=November 10 - November 13, 2017
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=2-Star [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] or [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Close Encounters (2017)|Close Encounters]]
|Dates=November 17 - November 20, 2017
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=200 4-Star Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Stargazers]]
|Dates=November 24 - November 27, 2017
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=Cosmic Shard
}}
|}
{{-}}
===December 2017===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[King Size]]
|Dates=December 1 - December 4, 2017
|Type=Individual Totaliser, 10-point scoring
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=20
|Prize=Royal Upgrade Chip
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Last Trick]]
|Dates=December 8 - December 11, 2017
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=Trickster’s Crystal (4-Star [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] or [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]])
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Hide and Zeek]]
|Dates=December 15 - December 18, 2017
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP!
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=Kremzeek Trap
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[One Shall Stand (Earth Wars)|One Shall Stand]]
|Dates=December 22 - December 25, 2017
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4,000 Spark
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[One Shall Fall (Earth Wars)|One Shall Fall]]
|Dates=December 29, 2017 - January 1, 2018
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=3,000 Spark
}}
|}

==2018==
===January 2018===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Fight and Die]]
|Dates=January 5 - January 8, 2018
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=1 Combatant's Chip
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Power Beyond Measure]]
|Dates=January 12 - January 15, 2018
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=2-star [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] or [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Heavenly Signals]]
|Dates=January 19 - January 22, 2018
|Type=Individial Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=100 4-Star Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Nice to Meet Me]]
|Dates=January 26 - January 29, 2018
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=3-Star Shards
}}
|}
{{-}}

===February 2018===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Battle of Wits]]
|Dates=February 2 - February 5, 2018
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Up to 300%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=10 4-Star Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Falling Stars]]
|Dates=February 9 - February 12, 2018
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=2-star [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] or [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Primed for Action]]
|Dates=February 16 - February 19, 2018
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5,000 Spark
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Power of the Primes (Earth Wars)|Power of the Primes]]
|Dates=February 23 - February 26, 2018
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=30 [[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Core]] Shard
}}
|}
{{-}}
===March 2018===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[On the Warpath]]
|Dates=March 2 - March 5, 2018
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5,000 Spark
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Lost and Found (Earth Wars)|Lost and Found]]
|Dates=March 9 - March 12, 2018
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=2-Star Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Heavy Mettle]]
|Dates=March 16 - March 19, 2018
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5,000 Spark
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Jaws of Death]]
|Dates=March 23 - March 26, 2018
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=1 Gnaw Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Doomed Together]]
|Dates=March 30 - April 2, 2018
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience= Special XP Rewards
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=1 [[Kremzeek]] Crystal
}}
|}
{{-}}
===April 2018===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Hard Choices]]
|Dates=April 6 - April 9, 2018
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=300 4-Star Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[New Core: Alchemist Prime]]
|Dates=April 13 - April 16, 2018
|Type=Individual Leaderboard
|Experience= Up to 300%
|Prestiges=10
|Prize=125 Prime Core Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Call to Victory]]
|Dates=April 20 - April 23, 2018
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5,000 Spark
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[A New Menace]]
|Dates=April 27 - April 30, 2018
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize= 4-Star [[Victorion]] or [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] Crystal
}}
|}
{{-}}

===May 2018===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Out of Time (Earth Wars)|Out of Time]]
|Dates=May 4 - May 7, 2018
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=50 Prime Core Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Motley Crew]]
|Dates=May 11 - May 14, 2018
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=500 Premium Crystal Shard
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Salty Encounters]]
|Dates=May 18 - May 21, 2018
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=1 Fabulous Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Haywire (Earth Wars)|Haywire]]
|Dates=May 25 - May 28, 2018
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=50 Prime Core Shards
}}
|}
{{-}}
===June 2018===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Scavenging Engine]]
|Dates=June 1 - June 4, 2018
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 4 Star Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Scratched Finish]]
|Dates=June 8 - June 11, 2018
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=1 Outsider’s Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Going Solo]]
|Dates=June 15 - June 18, 2018
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 [[Solus Prime]] Avatar
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[A Thousand Suns]]
|Dates=June 22 - June 25, 2018
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=1 Gnaw Crystal
}}
|}
{{-}}
===July 2018===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[A Fire Within]]
|Dates=June 29 - July 2, 2018
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=50 Prime Core Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Melting Point]]
|Dates=July 6 - July 9, 2018
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=300 4-Star Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Generation One (Earth Wars)|Generation One]]
|Dates=July 13 - July 16, 2018
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 G1 Gold Chip
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Prime Candidate (2018)|Prime Candidate]]
|Dates=July 20 - July 23, 2018
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 G1 Celebration Avatar
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[A Bug's Strife]]
|Dates=July 27 - July 30rd, 2018
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=Generation 1 Crystal x 1
}}
|}
{{-}}
===August 2018===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Tropic Thunder]]
|Dates=August 3 - August 6, 2018
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=50 Prime Core Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Sting in the Tail]]
|Dates=August 10 - August 13, 2018
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=1 Storm Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Prime Targets]]
|Dates=August 17 - August 20, 2018
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 [[Maccadam|Alchemist Prime]] Avatar
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Guardian Protocol]]
|Dates=August 24 - August 27, 2018
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=50 Prime Core Shard
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Dual Core Processor]]
|Dates=August 31 - September 3, 2018
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=200%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=1 Guardian Crystal
}}
|}
{{-}}
===September 2018===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Opposing Forces]]
|Dates=September 7 - September 10, 2018
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=1 Twins Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Equilibrium]]
|Dates=September 14 - September 17, 2018
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard with Prestiges
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=100
|Prize=1 Sentius Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Amalgamous Prime]]
|Dates=September 21 - September 24, 2018
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=50 Prime Core Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Tug of War (2018)|Tug of War]]
|Dates=September 20 - September 27, 2018
|Type=
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Beastie Bots]]
|Dates=September 28 - October 1, 2018
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 [[Onyx Prime]] Avatar
}}
|}
{{-}}
===October 2018===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Days of Old]]
|Dates=October 5 - October 8, 2018
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Old Guard Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Rogue Wars]]
|Dates=October 12 - October 15, 2018
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Final Thrust Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Hack Slash]]
|Dates=October 19 - October 22, 2018
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=50000 Spark
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[DEFCON TWO]]
|Dates=October 26 - October 29, 2018
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=1 Prime Protector Crystal
}}
|}
{{-}}
===November 2018===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Incursion to Cybertron]]
|Dates=November 2 - November 5, 2018
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Final Thrust Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Unbreakable]]
|Dates=November 9 - November 12, 2018
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=1 Guardian Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Apex Predator]]
|Dates=November 16 - November 19, 2018
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=50000 Spark
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Prime Hunt]]
|Dates=November 23 - November 26, 2018
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=50 Prime Core Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Raid to Cybertron]]
|Dates=November 30 - December 3, 2018
|Type=Alliance Raid Battle
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=N/A
|Prize=300 Shanix
}}
|}
{{-}}
===December 2018===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[A Sad Melody]]
|Dates=December 7 - December 10, 2018
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=1 Kremzeek Canister
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Last Encore]]
|Dates=December 14 - December 17, 2018
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=250 4-Star Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Time Strings]]
|Dates=December 21 - December 24, 2018
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Final Thrust Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[A Golden Present]]
|Dates=December 28 - December 31, 2018
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=1 Golden Crystal
}}
|}

==2019==
===January 2019===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Nexus Prime (Earth Wars)|Nexus Prime]]
|Dates=January 4 - January 7, 2019
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=50 Prime Core Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Coronation Day]]
|Dates=January 11 - January 14, 2019
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=1 Guardian Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Rotten to the Core]]
|Dates=January 18 - January 21, 2019
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Final Thrust Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Party Crashers]]
|Dates=January 25 - January 28, 2019
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=1 Generation 1 Crystal
}}
|}
{{-}}
===February 2019===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Hail to the King]]
|Dates=February 1 - February 4, 2019
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=50 Prime Core Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Heart of Steel]]
|Dates=February 8 - February 11, 2019
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Gold Power Core Chip
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Love Spark]]
|Dates=February 15 - February 18, 2019
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Final Thrust Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Ghost in the Machine (Earth Wars)|Ghost in the Machine]]
|Dates=February 22 - February 25, 2019
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=3000 Spark
}}
|}
{{-}}
===March 2019===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Unlikely Alliance]]
|Dates=March 1 - March 4, 2019
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=50 Prime Core Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Reforged Bonds]]
|Dates=March 8 - March 11, 2019
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=1 Reforged Crystal (4-star Sentius Magnus or Sentius Malus)
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Quench and Temper]]
|Dates=March 15 - March 18, 2019
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Final Spark Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[All Are One]]
|Dates=March 22 - March 25, 2019
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4-star [[Jetfire (G1)|Cybertron Jetfire]] or [[Starscream (G1)|Cybertron Starscream]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Assembly Required]]
|Dates=March 29 - April 1, 2019
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=100
|Prize=1 Small Kremzeek Canister
}}
|}
{{-}}

===April 2019===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Complete Set]]
|Dates=April 5 - April 8, 2019
|Type=Raid to Cybertron
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=N/A
|Prize=1 Gold Squad Core Chip
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Sharp Edges]]
|Dates=April 12 - April 15, 2019
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=1 Guardian Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Last Blast]]
|Dates=April 19 - April 22, 2019
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Final Spark Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Prime Time (2019)|Prime Time]]
|Dates=April 26 - April 29, 2019
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=50 Prime Core Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Tug of War (2019)|Tug of War]]
|Dates=April 25 - May 2, 2019
|Type=
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=
}}
|}
{{-}}

===May 2019===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Planetary Consequences]]
|Dates=May 3 - May 6, 2019
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=1 Mercenary Crystal (4-star [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]])
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Connection Lost]]
|Dates=May 10 - May 13, 2019
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Final Spark Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Survival Instinct]]
|Dates=May 17 - May 20, 2019
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=50 Prime Core Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Planet Terror]]
|Dates=May 24 - May 27, 2019
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=1 Frequency Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Anniversary]]
|Dates=May 31 - June 3, 2019
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5000 Spark
}}
|}
{{-}}

===June 2019===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[A Titanic Task]]
|Dates=Between June 3 and June 7, 2021
|Type="Challenge Battle" preview
|Experience=N/A
|Prestiges=N/A
|Prize=N/A
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Generation Next]]
|Dates=June 7 - June 10, 2019
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Final Thrust Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Team Up!]]
|Dates=June 14 - June 17, 2019
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=300 Spark
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Weakest Link]]
|Dates=June 21 - June 24, 2019
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=50 Prime Core Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Welcome Party]]
|Dates=June 28 - July 1, 2019
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=50000 Spark
}}
|}
{{-}}

===July 2019===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Back to Basics (2019)|Back to Basics]]
|Dates=July 5 - July 8, 2019
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Final Thrust Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Recruitment Drive]]
|Dates=July 12 - July 15, 2019
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=10
|Prize=1 3-Star Superion or Devastator Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Backdoor Exploit]]
|Dates=July 19 - July 22, 2019
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=300%
|Prize=50 Prime Core Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Stampede!]]
|Dates=July 26 - July 29, 2019
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4-star [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] or [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]
}}
|}
{{-}}

===August 2019===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Golden Lagoon (Earth Wars)|The Golden Lagoon]]
|Dates=August 2 - August 5, 2019
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Golden Lagoon Core
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Monster Within (2019)|Monster Within]]
|Dates=August 9 - August 12, 2019
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=1 Guardian Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Defend & Protect]]
|Dates=August 16 - August 19, 2019
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Final Thrust Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Rampage!]]
|Dates=August 23 - August 26, 2019
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=10000 Combiner Spark
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Cover Story]]
|Dates=August 30 - September 2, 2019
|Type=Individual Totlaiser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Final Thrust Crystal
}}
|}
{{-}}
===September 2019===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Friendly Fire]]
|Dates=September 6 - September 9, 2019
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5000 Spark
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Operative]]
|Dates=September 13 - September 16, 2019
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=50 Prime Core shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[On the Inside]]
|Dates=September 20 - September 23, 2019
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Operative Crystal (4-star [[Punch (G1)|Punch or Counterpunch]])
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Gmetal]]
|Dates=September 27 - September 30, 2019
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Final Thrust Crystal
}}
|}
{{-}}

===October 2019===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Calm Waters]]
|Dates=October 4 - October 7, 2019
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=100 4-Star shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Barren Lands]]
|Dates=October 11 - October 14, 2019
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=60
|Prize=1 Warfare Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Under Heavy Fire]]
|Dates=October 18 - October 21, 2019
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=1 Tool Box
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Winds of Change]]
|Dates=October 25 - October 28, 2019
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=50000 Spark
}}
|}
{{-}}
===November 2019===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Trick & Treat (2019)|Trick & Treat]]
|Dates=November 1 - November 4, 2019
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5 Trick & Treat Crystals
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Social Engineering]]
|Dates=November 8 - November 11, 2019
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5000 Spark
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Man Machine Interface]]
|Dates=November 15 - November 18, 2019
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=1 Shard Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Disruptive Technology]]
|Dates=November 22 - November 25, 2019
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4-star [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire Skystriker]] or [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp Raven]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Machine Learning]]
|Dates=November 29 - December 2, 2019
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 BF Crystal
}}
|}
{{-}}

===December 2019===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Old School]]
|Dates=December 6 - December 9, 2019
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=100
|Prize=1 Old School Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Big Gang Theory]]
|Dates=December 13 - December 16, 2019
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=100 4-Star shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Gone Ballistic]]
|Dates=December 20 - December 23, 2019
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=10000 Spark
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Bullet Time]]
|Dates=December 27 - December 30, 2019
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=100
|Prize=1 Speedster Crystal (4-star [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] or [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]])
}}
|}

==2020==
===January 2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Loud and Clear]]
|Dates=January 3 - January 6, 2020
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=1 Shard Box
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Insecure Complex]]
|Dates=January 10 - January 13, 2020
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Frozen Spark Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Defensive Spiral]]
|Dates=January 17 - January 20, 2020
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Frozen Spark Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Barrel Roll (Earth Wars)|Barrel Roll]]
|Dates=January 24 - January 27, 2020
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Blasting Crystal (4-star [[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] or [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]])
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Warp in Time]]
|Dates=January 31 - February 3, 2020
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=1 Shard Crystal
}}
|}
{{-}}

===February 2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Dirty Politics]]
|Dates=February 7 - February 10, 2020
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=75
|Prize=1 Old School Crsytal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Primeval Spark]]
|Dates=February 14 - February 17, 2020
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Frozen Spark Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Fossil Feuds]]
|Dates=February 21 - February 24, 2020
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4-star [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] or [[Dinobot II]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Covert Operations (Earth Wars)|Covert Operations]]
|Dates=February 28 - March 2, 2020
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=1 Shard Crystal
}}
|}
{{-}}

===March 2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Vigilante]]
|Dates=March 6 - March 9, 2020
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Frozen Spark Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Tunnel Vision (Earth Wars)|Tunnel Vision]]
|Dates=March 13 - March 16, 2020
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=8500 Z-Energon
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Death from Below]]
|Dates=March 20 - March 23, 2020
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=100
|Prize=1 Drilling Crystal (4-star [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] or [[Drillhorn (G1)|Drillhorn]])
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Think Tank]]
|Dates=March 27 - March 30, 2020
|Type=Alliance Raid Battle
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Gold Squad Core Chip
}}
|}
{{-}}

===April 2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Mind Tricks]]
|Dates=April 3 - April 7, 2020
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=200
|Prize=1 Old School Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Mind Over Matter]]
|Dates=April 10 - April 13, 2020
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=2 Frozen Spark Crystals
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Power of the Spark (April 2020)|Power of the Spark]]
|Dates=April 6 - April 12, 2020
|Type=
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Brain Power!]]
|Dates=April 17 - April 20, 2020
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4-star [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] or [[Guyhawk]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Total Blockade]]
|Dates=April 24 - April 27, 2020
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=1 Shard Crystal
}}
|}
{{-}}

===May 2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Opening Shot]]
|Dates=May 1 - May 5, 2020
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Frozen Spark Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[In Open Range]]
|Dates=May 8 - May 11, 2020
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=1 Frozen Spark Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Tug of War (2020)|Tug of War]]
|Dates=March 26 - May 14, 2020
|Type=
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Seek and Destroy]]
|Dates=May 15 - May 18, 2020
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Total Spark Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Bullet Storm]]
|Dates=May 22 - May 25, 2020
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=100
|Prize=1 Sharpshooter Crystal (4-star [[Six-Gun|Sixgun]] or [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]])
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Weak Signal (event)|Weak Signal]]
|Dates=May 29 - June 1, 2020
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Total Spark Crystal
}}
|}
{{-}}

===June 2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Forgotten Legends]]
|Dates=June 5 - June 8, 2020
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Peer to Peer]]
|Dates=June 12 - June 15, 2020
|Type=Alliance Raid Battle
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Gold Squad Core Chip
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Data Mining]]
|Dates=June 19 - June 22, 2020
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=1 Total Spark Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Slumbering Giants]]
|Dates=June 26 - June 29, 2020
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4-star [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] or [[Hellbat (G1)|Fellbat]]
}}
|}
{{-}}

===July 2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Delayed Transmission]]
|Dates=July 3 - July 6, 2020
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=2 Total Spark Crystals
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Parallel Processors]]
|Dates=July 10 - July 13, 2020
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Total Spark Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Last Stand (2020)|The Last Stand]]
|Dates=July 17 - July 20, 2020
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=1 Shard Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Expanded Universe (Earth Wars)|Expanded Universe]]
|Dates=July 24 - July 27, 2020
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=100
|Prize=1 Pathfinder Crystal (4-star [[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]] or [[Killbison|Ironbison]])
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Power of the Spark (July 2020)|Power of the Spark]]
|Dates=July 30 - August 3, 2020
|Type=
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Large Scale Warfare]]
|Dates=July 31 - August 3, 2020
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4 Total Spark Crystals
}}
|}
{{-}}

===August 2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Synchronicity]]
|Dates=August 7 - August 10, 2020
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=1 Shard Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Supercharged Operations]]
|Dates=August 14 - August 17, 2020
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4 Total Spark Crystals
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Stitches and Steel]]
|Dates=August 21 - August 24, 2020
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=100
|Prize=1 Old School Crystal (1000 5-star shards)
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Bidding War]]
|Dates=August 28 - August 31, 2020
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=1 Shard Crystal
}}
|}
{{-}}

===September 2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Termination Clause]]
|Dates=September 4 - September 7, 2020
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4-star [[Doubledealer]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[A Fresh Start]]
|Dates=September 11 - September 14, 2020
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4 Total Spark Crystals
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Live Wire]]
|Dates=September 18 - September 21, 2020
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5 Total Spark Crystals
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Full Force Routine]]
|Dates=September 25 - September 28, 2020
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=1 Shard Crystal
}}
|}
{{-}}

===October 2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Sure Shot (Earth Wars)|Sure Shot]]
|Dates=October 2 - October 5, 2020
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=100
|Prize=1 Two-Wheeler Crystal (4-star [[Afterburner (G1)|Afterbreaker]] or [[Flamewar (G1)|Flamewar]])
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Match Point (2020)|Match Point]]
|Dates=October 9 - October 12, 2020
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4 Total Spark Crystals
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Mists of Time]]
|Dates=October 16 - October 19, 2020
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Omega Supreme Grapple/Overlord Gun
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Hot Wired]]
|Dates=October 23 - October 26, 2020
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=1 Shard Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Tool Time (Earth Wars)|Tool Time]]
|Dates=October 30 - November 2, 2020
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4 Total Spark Crystals
}}
|}
{{-}}

===November 2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Ground Zero (Earth Wars)|Ground Zero]]
|Dates=November 6 - November 9, 2020
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=100
|Prize=1 Four-Wheeler Crystal (4-star [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] or [[Exhaust]])
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Loose Lips]]
|Dates=November 13 - November 16, 2020
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4 Total Spark Crystals
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Restorative Justice]]
|Dates=November 20 - November 23, 2020
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4 Total Spark Crystals
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[March of the Multitudes]]
|Dates=November 27 - November 30, 2020
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=1 Shard Crystal
}}
|}
{{-}}

===December 2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Barrel's End]]
|Dates=December 4 - December 7, 2020
|Type=Raid
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Gmetal Squad Core Chip
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Surgical Strike]]
|Dates=December 11 - December 14, 2020
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4-star [[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]] or [[Leozack]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Long Way Home]]
|Dates=December 18 - December 21, 2020
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4 Total Spark Crystals
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Raised Spirits]]
|Dates=December 25 - December 28, 2020
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4 Total Spark Crystals
}}
|}

==2021==
===January 2021===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Safe & Sound (2021)|Safe & Sound]]
|Dates=January 1 - January 3, 2021
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=1 Shard Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Titanic Forces]]
|Dates=Between January 3 and January 8, 2021
|Type="Challenge Battle" preview
|Experience=N/A
|Prestiges=N/A
|Prize=N/A
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Special Delivery]]
|Dates=January 8 - January 11, 2021
|Type=Raid
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Gmetal Squad Core Chip
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Prime Deliverance]]
|Dates=January 15 - January 18, 2021
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=100
|Prize=1 Deliverance Crystal (4-star [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] or [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]])
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Bad Omens]]
|Dates=January 22 - January 25, 2021
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=3 Total Spark Crystals
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[One 'bot's Trash...]]
|Dates=January 29 - February 1, 2021
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=Gmetal Power Core
}}
|}
{{-}}

===February 2021===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Unlikely Aid]]
|Dates=February 5 - February 8, 2021
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=30
|Prize=1 Shard Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Junkyard Wars]]
|Dates=February 12 - February 15, 2021
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=15000 [[Transformers: Earth Wars#C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots|C.O.M.B.A.T. Spark]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Empty Fortress]]
|Dates=February 19 - February 22, 2021
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=500 [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] & [[Dirtbag]] Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Law & Order]]
|Dates=February 26 - February 29, 2021
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=25000 C.O.M.B.A.T. Spark
}}
|}
{{-}}

===March 2021===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Ten Angry Bots]]
|Dates=March 5 - March 8, 2021
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=100
|Prize=1 New School Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Expert Witness]]
|Dates=March 12 - March 15, 2021
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 G1 Gmetal Power Core
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Trial & Error]]
|Dates=March 19 - March 22, 2021
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=15000 C.O.M.B.A.T Spark
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Capital Offense]]
|Dates=March 26 - March 29, 2021
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=2 Total Spark Crystals
}}
|}
{{-}}
===April 2021===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Judgement Day (Earth Wars)|Judgement Day]]
|Dates=April 2 - April 5, 2021
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=50p [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Unstable Bonds]]
|Dates=April 9 - April 12, 2021
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=25000 C.O.M.B.A.T. Spark
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Tug of War (2021)|Tug of War]]
|Dates=April 8 - April 15, 2021
|Type=
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Short Fuse]]
|Dates=April 16 - April 19, 2021
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Gmetal Power Core
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Fighting Fires]]
|Dates=April 23 - April 26, 2021
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=100
|Prize=100 Prime Core Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Detonation!]]
|Dates=April 30 - May 3, 2021
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=100
|Prize=1 Detonation Crystal (4-star [[Prowl (Magnaboss)|BW Prowl]] or [[Ram Horn]])
}}
|}
{{-}}

===May 2021===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Hunter Becomes Hunted]]
|Dates=May 7 - May 10, 2021
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=25000 C.O.M.B.A.T. Spark
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Maximal Security]]
|Dates=May 14 - May 17, 2021
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=Omega Supreme Rocket Ship/Overlord Megajet
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Burst Mode]]
|Dates=May 21 - May 24, 2021
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=50
|Prize=100 Prime Core Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[A 5 Star Celebration!]]
|Dates=May 28 - May 31, 2021
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 G1 Gmetal Core Chip
}}
|}
{{-}}
===June 2021===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Quantum Loop]]
|Dates=June 4 - June 7, 2021
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=100
|Prize=1 Quantum Loop Crystal (4-star [[Silverbolt (Magnaboss)|BW Silverbolt]] or [[Cicadacon]])
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Dangerous Goods]]
|Dates=June 11 - June 14, 2021
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=3 Total Spark Crystals
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[A Ripple in Time]]
|Dates=June 18 - June 21, 2021
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Gmetal Power Core
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Rat-race]]
|Dates=June 25 - June 28, 2021
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Gmetal Power Core
}}
|}
{{-}}

===July 2021===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Precious Metals]]
|Dates=July 2 - July 5, 2021
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Optimus Primal / Beast Wars Megatron Transmetal Silver Power Core
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Transmutation]]
|Dates=July 9 - July 12, 2021
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1500 [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimal Optimus]] or [[Megatron (BW)|T2 Megatron]] character shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Back to the Past]]
|Dates=July 16 - July 19, 2021
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=25000 C.O.M.B.A.T. Spark
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Around the Clock]]
|Dates=July 23 - July 26, 2021
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=100
|Prize=1 New School Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Parallel Universes]]
|Dates=July 30 - August 2, 2021
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=50
|Prize=100 Prime Shards
}}
|}
{{-}}

===August 2021===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Quenching]]
|Dates=August 6 - August 9, 2021
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=3 Premium C.O.M.B.A.T. Chips
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Power of Music]]
|Dates=August 13 - August 16, 2021
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5 Beatstar Chests
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Perfect Future]]
|Dates=August 20 - August 23, 2021
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=150
|Prize=1 Perfect Future Crystal (4-star [[Ironhide (BW)|BW Ironhide]] or [[Sea Clamp]])
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Visitors From Outer Space]]
|Dates=August 27 - August 30, 2021
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=100 5-Star shards
}}
|}
{{-}}

===September 2021===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Close Encounters (2021)|Close Encounters]]
|Dates=September 3 - September 6, 2021
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Gmetal Power Core
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Space Invaders]]
|Dates=September 10- September 13, 2021
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=25
|Prize=100 Prime Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Black Hole (Earth Wars)|Black Hole]]
|Dates=September 17 - September 20, 2021
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Gmetal Power Core
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Dark Matter (Earth Wars)|Dark Matter]]
|Dates=September 24 - September 27, 2021
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Gold Power Core
}}
|}
{{-}}
===October 2021===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Decaying Orbit]]
|Dates=October 1 - October 4, 2021
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1500 [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] or [[Apeface]] character shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Unwelcome Guests]]
|Dates=October 8 - October 11, 2021
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=10
|Prize=100 5-Star shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Too Fast, Too Curious]]
|Dates=October 15 - October 18, 2021
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=100
|Prize=1 New School Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Titanic Consequences]]
|Dates=October 22 - October 25, 2021
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=3-Star [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] or [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Trick & Treat (2021)|Trick & Treat]]
|Dates=October 29 - November 1, 2021
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=10
|Prize=Bag o'Tricks Chest
}}
|}
{{-}}

===November 2021===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Optics Wide Open]]
|Dates=November 5 - November 8, 2021
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Gmetal Power Core
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Burning Rubber]]
|Dates=November 12 - November 15, 2021
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=150
|Prize=1 Burning Rubber Crystal (4-star [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] or [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]])
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[First Contact (Earth Wars)|First Contact]]
|Dates=November 19 - November 22, 2021
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=100 5-Star shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Rogue Operation]]
|Dates=November 26- November 29, 2021
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]] / [[Tripredacus]] 4-Star random bot
}}
|}
{{-}}

===December 2021===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Preemptive Strike]]
|Dates=December 3 - December 6, 2021
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Gmetal Power Core
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[All In All Out]]
|Dates=December 10 - December 13, 2021
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=25
|Prize=100 Prime Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Impending Doom]]
|Dates=December 17 - December 20, 2021
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=100
|Prize=1 Impending Doom Crystal (4-star [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] or [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]])
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Light Spirited]]
|Dates=December 24 - December 27, 2021
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=10
|Prize=1 Wintertide Chest
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Fresh Horizons]]
|Dates=December 31 - January 3, 2021
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=100 5-Star shards
}}
|}

==2022==
===January 2022===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Missing Leads]]
|Dates=January 7 - January 10, 2022
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=40 Premium C.O.M.B.A.T. Chips
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Titanic Upgrades]]
|Dates=January 14 - January 17, 2022
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4-star Metroplex or Trypticon
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Unchained Melody]]
|Dates=January 21 - January 24, 2022
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=25
|Prize=7500 Prime Core Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Robots in Disguise (Earth Wars)|Robots in Disguise]]
|Dates=January 28 - January 31, 2022
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=30 Combiner Crystals
}}
|}
{{-}}
===February 2022===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Unusual Allies]]
|Dates=February 4 - February 7, 2022
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=Unusual Allies Crystal for [[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]] or [[Shockwave (SG)|SG Shockwave]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Mirror, Mirror]]
|Dates=February 11 - February 14, 2022
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' Skin Core
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[One Step Beyond]]
|Dates=February 18 - February 21, 2022
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=40 Premium C.O.M.B.A.T. Chips
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[When Worlds Collide (Earth Wars)|When Worlds Collide]]
|Dates=February 25 - February 28, 2022
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1500 5-star C.O.M.B.A.T. Shards
}}
|}
{{-}}
===March 2022===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Same but Different]]
|Dates=March 4 - March 7, 2022
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=20
|Prize=5000 Prime Core Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Shatterstorm]]
|Dates=March 11 - March 14, 2022
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1500 [[Jetfire (SG)|SG Jetfire]] or [[Thundercracker (SG)|SG Thundercracker]] Character Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Proving]]
|Dates=March 18 - March 21, 2022
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5x 500000 Troop XP items
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Assembly]]
|Dates=March 25 - March 28, 2022
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=40 Premium C.O.M.B.A.T. Chips
}}
|}
{{-}}
===April 2022===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Dig]]
|Dates=April 1 - April 4, 2022
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=G1 Gmetal Power Core
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Unexpected]]
|Dates=April 8 - April 11, 2022
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=20
|Prize=125 Prime Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Swarm (Earth Wars)|The Swarm]]
|Dates=April 15 - April 18, 2022
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=20
|Prize=1 Springtide Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Cure (Earth Wars)|The Cure]]
|Dates=April 23 - April 26, 2022
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 G1 Gmetal Power Core
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Rare Elements]]
|Dates=April 29 - May 2, 2022
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=25000 C.O.M.B.A.T. Spark
}}
|}
{{-}}
===May 2022===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Vexing Vapours]]
|Dates=May 6 - May 9, 2022
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Gmetal Power Core
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Small Scale Warfare]]
|Dates=May 13 - May 16, 2022
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 G1 Gmetal Power Core
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Swamped and Swarmed!]]
|Dates=May 20 - May 23, 2022
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=20
|Prize=125 Prime Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Rolling in the Deep]]
|Dates=May 2 - May 30, 2022
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=15 Deep Crystals for [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] or [[Sea Phantom]]
}}
|}
{{-}}
===June 2022===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Crypto-technology]]
|Dates=June 3 - June 6, 2022
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1500 3-star Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[6th Anniversary]]
|Dates=June 10 - June 13, 2022
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 G1 Gmetal Core Chip
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Lured and Allured]]
|Dates=June 17 - June 22, 2022
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=20
|Prize=125 Prime Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Heavy Rain]]
|Dates=June 24 - June 27, 2022
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=150
|Prize=1 Heavy Rain Crystal for [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]] or [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]]
}}
|}
{{-}}
===July 2022===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Nuclear Family]]
|Dates=July 1 - July 4, 2022
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=10
|Prize=1 Blue Stripe Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Damage Control Unit]]
|Dates=July 8 - July 11, 2022
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Gmetal Power Core
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[COMM-BOTS]]
|Dates=July 15 - July 17, 2022
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 G1 Gmetal Power Core
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Delivering the Message]]
|Dates=July 22 - July 25, 2022
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=10
|Prize=2500 Prime Core Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Final Proof]]
|Dates=July 29 - August 1, 2022
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=100 Total Shard Crystals
}}
|}
{{-}}
===August 2022===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Safe and Sound (2022)|Safe and Sound]]
|Dates=August 5 - August 8, 2022
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=WFC Skin Core
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Wheels on the Ground]]
|Dates=August 12 - August 15, 2022
|Type=Raid
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=Gmetal Motion Sensing Mine Core
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[X Marks the Vault]]
|Dates=August 19 - August 22, 2022
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=750 5-star C.O.M.B.A.T. shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Combination Lock]]
|Dates=August 26 - August 29, 2022
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=20
|Prize=Prime Core Shards
}}
|}
{{-}}
===September 2022===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Total System Failure]]
|Dates=September 2 - September 5, 2022
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=125
|Prize=125 Total System Failure Crystals (4-star [[Bulkhead (G1)|Bulkhead]] or [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown Prime]])
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Next Level]]
|Dates=September 9 - September 12, 2022
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=WFC Skin Core
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Cease and Desist]]
|Dates=September 16 - September 19, 2022
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4-star [[Sky Reign]] or [[Galvatronus (CW)|Galvatronus]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Titanic Charge]]
|Dates=September 23 - September 26, 2022
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=3-Star [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] or [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Frenemies]]
|Dates=September 30 - October 3, 2022
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=20
|Prize=Prime Core Shards
}}
|}
{{-}}
===October 2022===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Shaken, Not Stirred]]
|Dates=October 7 - October 10, 2022
|Type=Endurance
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5-star [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] or [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Inferiority Complex]]
|Dates=October 14 - October 17, 2022
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=WFC Skin Core
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Mortal C.O.M.B.A.T.]]
|Dates=October 21 - October 24, 2022
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=500 5-star C.O.M.B.A.T. Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Operation Overkill]]
|Dates=October 28 - October 31, 2022
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=10
|Prize=Spectral Chest (30 5-star Shards)
}}
|}
{{-}}
===November 2022===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Proving Grounds (Earth Wars)|Proving Grounds]]
|Dates=November 4 - November 7, 2022
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=150
|Prize=Proving Grounds Chips (4-star [[Sidetrack (G1)|Sidetrack]] or [[Growl (G1)|Growl]])
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Tag-Teams]]
|Dates=November 11 - November 14, 2022
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5000 Prime Core Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Kicking Off]]
|Dates=November 18 - November 22, 2022
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=Mecha-Soccer Chest (4-star Crystal or 4-star C.O.M.B.A.T. Chip)
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Tactical Substitutions]]
|Dates=November 25 - November 28, 2022
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=10
|Prize=4-star Superion or Devastator
}}
|}
{{-}}
===December 2022===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Grand Final]]
|Dates=December 2 - December 5, 2022
|Type=Endurance
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5-star [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] or [[Terrormander]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Levelling the Field]]
|Dates=December 9 - December 12, 2022
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=2500 4-star Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Match Point (2022)|Match Point]]
|Dates=December 16 - December 19, 2022
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1000 5-star Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Inside Bot]]
|Dates=December 23 - December 26, 2022
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=2500 4-star Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Double-Double Cross]]
|Dates=December 30, 2022 - January 2, 2023
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=WFC Skin Core
}}
|}

==2023==
{{gamestub|Various random numbers left off of Space Ape weekly updates}}
===January 2023===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Hammer to Fall]]
|Dates=January 6 - January 9, 2023
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=150
|Prize=Hammer to Fall Chips (4-star [[Bashbreaker (G1)|Bashbreaker]] or [[Gabu (G1)|Gabu]])
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[A League of Their Own]]
|Dates=January 13 - January 16, 2023
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5000 Prime Core Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Last Stand (2023)|The Last Stand]]
|Dates=January 20 - January 24, 2023
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=500 C.O.M.B.A.T. Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Heavy Artillery (event)|Heavy Artillery]]
|Dates=January 27 - January 30, 2023
|Type=Endurance
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5-star [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] or [[Halfshell]]
}}
|}
{{-}}

===February 2023===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Crisis of Command (Earth Wars)|Crisis of Command]]
|Dates=February 3 - February 6, 2023
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=2500 4-star Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Lives on the Line]]
|Dates=February 10 - February 13, 2023
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=500 C.O.M.B.A.T. Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[In Flux]]
|Dates=February 17 - February 20, 2023
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4-star Fortress Maximus or Scorponok part
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Play Dirty]]
|Dates=February 24 - February 27, 2023
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=200
|Prize=Play Dirty Chips ([[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]] or [[Ground Hog]])
}}
|}
{{-}}

===March 2023===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Command Performance]]
|Dates=March 3 - March 6, 2023
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5000 Prime Core Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Waiting Game]]
|Dates=March 10 - March 13, 2023
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=500 5-star C.O.M.B.A.T. Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Crowning Achievement]]
|Dates=March 17 - March 20, 2023
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=35
|Prize=5200 Prime Core Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Full Circle]]
|Dates=March 24 - March 27, 2023
|Type=Endurance
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5-star [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] or [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[High Stakes (2023)|High Stakes]]
|Dates=March 31 - April 3, 2023
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=2500 4-star Shards
}}
|}
{{-}}

===April 2023===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Among Us]]
|Dates=April 7 - April 10, 2023
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=20
|Prize=5000 Prime Core Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Smash 'N Grab]]
|Dates=April 14 - April 17, 2023
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1000 5-star Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Revered Heroes]]
|Dates=April 21 - April 24, 2023
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=150
|Prize=300 Revered Heroes Chips ([[Kunai]] or [[Bido (G1)|Bido]])
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[To Rise Again]]
|Dates=April 28 - May 1, 2023
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=2500 4-star Shards
}}
|}
{{-}}
===May 2023===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[FALLOUT!]]
|Dates=May 5 - May 8, 2023
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=100
|Prize=2500 Prime Core Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Dire Judgement]]
|Dates=May 12 - May 15, 2023
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=2500 Prime Core Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Point of No Return (Earth Wars)|Point of No Return]]
|Dates=May 19 - May 22, 2023
|Type=Endurance
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5-star [[Ariel]] or [[Scylla (BW)|Scylla]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[New Order (Earth Wars)|New Order]]
|Dates=May 26 - May 29, 2023
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=2500 4-star Shards
}}
|}
{{-}}
===June 2023===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Relic Gambit]]
|Dates=June 2 - June 5, 2023
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=20
|Prize=8000 Prime Core Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[7th Year Anniversary!]]
|Dates=June 9 - June 12, 2023
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=7th Anniversary Crystal (guaranteed 5-star bot)
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Core Deep]]
|Dates=June 16 - June 19, 2023
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=200
|Prize=Core Deep Chips ([[Victory Leo]] or [[Tigerbreast|Tigerchest]])
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Double Bind]]
|Dates=June 23 - June 26, 2023
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=60 Combiner Crystals
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Perfect Storm]]
|Dates=June 30 - July 3, 2023
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=10
|Prize=Red Stripe Crystals (150 5-star Shards)
}}
|}
{{-}}
===July 2023===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[On the Brink]]
|Dates=July 7 - July 10, 2023
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=30000 Prime Core Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The List (Earth Wars)|The List]]
|Dates=July 14 - July 17, 2023
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5-star [[Alpha Trion]] or [[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Magnus Opus (Earth Wars)|Magnus Opus]]
|Dates=July 21 - July 24, 2023
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=WFC Skin Core
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Enter the DJD]]
|Dates=July 28 - July 31, 2023
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=60 Magnaboss or Tripredacus Combiner Crystals
}}
|}
{{-}}
===August 2023===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Lesser of Two Evils]]
|Dates=August 4 - August 7, 2023
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=20
|Prize=20 Green Kremzeeks
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Imbalance of Power]]
|Dates=August 11 - August 14, 2023
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=50
|Prize=Imbalance of Power Chips ([[Sword of Balance]])
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Territorial Feud]]
|Dates=August 18 - August 21, 2023
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=6 Bot XP 500,000 items
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[All Angles]]
|Dates=August 25 - August 28, 2023
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=2500 Prime Shards
}}
|}
{{-}}
===September 2023===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Networking]]
|Dates=September 1 - September 4, 2023
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=60 Volcanicus or Predaking Combiner Crystals
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Junk Culture]]
|Dates=September 8 - September 11, 2023
|Type=Endurance
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=
|Prize=5-star [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] or [[Junkyard (G1)|Junkheap]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[All Guns Blazing]]
|Dates=September 15 - September 18, 2023
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 WFC Skin Core
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Vector Sigma Crash]]
|Dates=September 22 - September 25, 2023
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4-star [[Ruination (G1)|Ruination]] or [[God Neptune]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Severance]]
|Dates=September 29 - October 2, 2023
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=20
|Prize=5000 Prime Shards
}}
|}
{{-}}
===October 2023===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Last Knight (Earth Wars)|The Last Knight]]
|Dates=October 6 - October 9, 2023
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=50
|Prize=[[Buzzstrike (G1)|Buzzstrike]] or [[Lancelon (G1)|Lancelon]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Primus Imperative]]
|Dates=October 13 - October 16, 2023
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=6 Bot XP 600000 items
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Stolen Thunder]]
|Dates=October 20 - October 23, 2023
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=2500 Prime Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[To the Bitter End]]
|Dates=October 27 - October 30, 2023
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=10
|Prize=Spectral Chest (Bot Power Core)
}}
|}
{{-}}
===November 2023===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Wheels within Wheels (2023)|Wheels within Wheels]]
|Dates=November 3 - November 6, 2023
|Type=Endurance
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=
|Prize=5-star [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] or [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Rust Never Sleeps]]
|Dates=November 10 - November 13, 2023
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 WFC Skin Core
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Webs of Deceit]]
|Dates=November 17 - November 20, 2023
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5-star [[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]] or [[Drillhorn (G1)|Drillhorn]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Enemy of My Enemy]]
|Dates=November 24 - November 27, 2023
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=20
|Prize=5000 Prime Shards
}}
|}
{{-}}

===December 2023===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[This Corrosion]]
|Dates=December 1 - December 4, 2023
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=50
|Prize=1 Corrosive Chip ([[Cosmic Rust Blaster]])
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Portents (2023)|Portents]]
|Dates=December 8 - December 11, 2023
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=60 Ruination or God Neptune Combiner Crystals
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Ark Attack]]
|Dates=December 15 - December 18, 2023
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4-star [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] or [[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Not Snowman, Snowbot]]
|Dates=December 22 - December 25, 2023
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4-star Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Lethal Indemnity]]
|Dates=December 29, 2023 - January 1, 2024
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 WFC Skin Core
}}
|}

==2024==
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===January 2024===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Rust & Fire]]
|Dates=January 5 - January 8, 2024
|Type=Individual Endurance
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=5-star [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Leo Prime]] or [[Inferno (BW)|Predacon Inferno]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Terra Firma Titans]]
|Dates=January 12 - January 15, 2024
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=60 Sky Reign or Galvatronus Combiner Crystals
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Game Changer]]
|Dates=January 20 - January 22, 2024
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=40 Medic Crystals
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Rise and Fall]]
|Dates=January 26 - January 29, 2024
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=20
|Prize=5000 Prime Shards
}}
|}
{{-}}

===February 2024===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Nemesis (Earth Wars)|The Nemesis]]
|Dates=February 2 - February 5, 2024
|Type=Individual Endurance
|Experience=
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4-star [[Enerax]] or [[Fireglide (G1)|Fireglide]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Wreaking Havoc]]
|Dates=February 9 - February 12, 2024
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=60 Bot XP 500000 items
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Total Victory]]
|Dates=February 16 - February 19, 2024
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=5-star Huffer or Lockdown
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Sound and Fury (Earth Wars)|Sound and Fury]]
|Dates=February 23 - February 26, 2024
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=2500 Prime Shards
}}
|}
{{-}}
===March 2024===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Clash of the Titans]]
|Dates=March 1 - March 4, 2024
|Type=Alliance Endurance
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=5-star [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] or [[Deluge (G2)|Deluge]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Hit and Run (Earth Wars)|Hit and Run]]
|Dates=March 8 - March 11, 2024
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=40 Triple Changer Crystals
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Falling Apart]]
|Dates=March 15 - March 18, 2024
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=2500 Prime Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Power Moves]]
|Dates=March 22 - March 25, 2024
|Type=Individual Prestige
|Experience=
|Prestiges=50
|Prize=50 Power Move Crystals
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Big Hunt]]
|Dates=March 29 - April 2, 2024
|Type=Individual Prestige
|Experience=
|Prestiges=10
|Prize=5000 5-star Shards
}}
|}
{{-}}
===April 2024===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Dark Designs (Earth Wars)|Dark Designs]]
|Dates=April 5 - April 8, 2024
|Type=Individual Endurance
|Experience=
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4-star [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Prima's Star Saber]] or [[Dark Star Saber]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Double Jeopardy (Earth Wars)|Double Jeopardy]]
|Dates=April 12 - April 15, 2024
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=60 Combiner Crystals
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Price]]
|Dates=April 19 - April 22, 2024
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=20
|Prize=5000 Prime Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Void Rivals (Earth Wars)|Void Rivals]]
|Dates=April 26 - April 29, 2024
|Type=Endurance
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=5-star [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] or [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]]
}}
|}
{{-}}
===May 2024===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Countermeasures]]
|Dates=May 3 - May 6, 2024
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=40 Medic Crystals
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Summoning]]
|Dates=May 10 - May 13, 2024
|Type=Individual Endurance
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=5-star Cosmos or Mindwipe
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Weapons of Mass Mayhem]]
|Dates=May 17 - May 20, 2024
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=10 Mk4 Battle Boosters
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Last Line of Defence]]
|Dates=May 24 - May 27, 2024
|Type=Individual Endurance
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=4-star [[Jaze (G1)|Jaze]] or [[Baro (G1)|Baro]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[8th Year Anniversary]]
|Dates=May 31 - June 3, 2024
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=15 Celebration Canisters (7500 C.O.M.B.A.T. Spark)
}}
|}
{{-}}
===June 2024===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Fight Fire with Fire]]
|Dates=June 7 - June 10, 2024
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=2500 Prime Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Lost in Time]]
|Dates=June 14 - June 17, 2024
|Type=
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=5000 Prime Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Last Stand (2024)|The Last Stand]]
|Dates=June 21 - June 24, 2024
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5-star [[Tasmania Kid (BW)|Tasmania Kid]] or [[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Target: 1984]]
|Dates=June 28 - July 1, 2024
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=50
|Prize=100 1984 Crystals
}}
|}
{{-}}
===July 2024===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Crossroads of Time]]
|Dates=July 5 - July 8, 2024
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=10
|Prize=Starred Chest (1000 5-star Shards)
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Past Imperfect]]
|Dates=July 12 - July 15, 2024
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=20
|Prize=5000 Prime Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Dark Age]]
|Dates=July 19 - July 22, 2024
|Type=Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4-star [[C.L. (G1)|C.L.]] or [[Ozu (Earth Wars)|Ozu]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Things Fall Apart]]
|Dates=July 26 - July 29, 2024
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=20
|Prize=5000 Prime Shards
}}
|}
{{-}}
===August 2024===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Fatal Attractions]]
|Dates=August 2 - August 5, 2024
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=40 Medic Crystals
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Big Broadcast]]
|Dates=August 9 - August 12, 2024
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=40 Triple Changer Crystals
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Origins]]
|Dates=August 16 - August 19, 2024
|Type=Endurance
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=5-star [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] or [[Megatron (G1)|D-16]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Damage Limitation (2024)|Damage Limitation]]
|Dates=August 23 - August 26, 2024
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=6 Premium C.O.M.B.A.T. Chips
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Heavy Hitters]]
|Dates=August 30 - September 2, 2024
|Type=Individual Totaliser (Mayhem)
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=5-star Lightspeed or Ironbison
}}
|}
{{-}}

===September 2024===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Old Is New Again]]
|Dates=September 6 - September 9, 2024
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=60 Magnaboss or Tripredacus Combiner Crystals
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[A Small War (Earth Wars)|A Small War]]
|Dates=September 13 - September 16, 2024
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=40 Aerial Crystals
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Party Like It's 1984]]
|Dates=September 20 - September 23, 2024
|Type=Individual Leaderboard
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=5-star [[Optimus Prime (Squad Busters)|SB Optimus Prime]] or [[Megatron (Squad Busters)|SB Megatron]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Sounds of Battle]]
|Dates=September 27 - September 30, 2024
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=100 Cassette Canisters (4-star Minion C.O.M.B.A.T. Core)
}}
|}
{{-}}
===October 2024===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Holding Pattern]]
|Dates=October 4 - October 7, 2024
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=5 Optimus' Bounty (Shanix or Cyber Coins)
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Enemy of My Enemy (Earth Wars)|Enemy of My Enemy]]
|Dates=October 11 - October 14, 2024
|Type=Alliance Endurance
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=5-star [[Vector Prime]] or [[Nova Prime]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[History Repeating]]
|Dates=October 18 - October 21, 2024
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=40 Gunner Crystals
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[No Fate]]
|Dates=October 25 - October 28, 2024
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=5000 Prime Shards
}}
|}
{{-}}
===November 2024===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Forgotten Lands]]
|Dates=November 1 - November 4, 2024
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=5 Titan Smite Mk4
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Lost Forge]]
|Dates=November 8 - November 11, 2024
|Type=Individual Totaliser (Mayhem)
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=4-star [[Forge of Solus Prime]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Yesterday War]]
|Dates=November 15 - November 18, 2024
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=1 GMetal XP Power Core
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Prime Candidate (2024)|Prime Candidate]]
|Dates=November 22 - November 25, 2024
|Type=Alliance Totaliser (Mayhem)
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=3-star [[Raiden]] or [[Dinoking]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[United We Stand]]
|Dates=November 29 - December 2, 2024
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=10
|Prize=10 Thanksgiving Chest (1 GMetal Power Core Chip)
}}
|}
{{-}}
===December 2024===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[A Lot of Imagination]]
|Dates=December 6 - December 9, 2024
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=20
|Prize=5000 Prime Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Spirit of the Season]]
|Dates=December 13 - December 16, 2024
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=
|Prize=4-star Crystal w/no duplicates
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[A Little Luck!]]
|Dates=December 20 - December 23, 2024
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5-star [[Wing Saber (G1)|Wing Saber]] or [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Grand Finale]]
|Dates=December 27 - December 30, 2024
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4-star Crystal w/no duplicates
}}
|}

==2025==
===January 2025===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Next Station 2025]]
|Dates=January 3 - January 6, 2025
|Type=Mayhem: Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=Random Raiden/Dinoking 4-star Part
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Next in Line]]
|Dates=January 10 - January 13, 2025
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Gmetal XP Power Core
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[A Step Further]]
|Dates=January 17 - January 20, 2025
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=20
|Prize=250 Prime Core shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Back to Basics (2025)|Back to Basics]]
|Dates=January 24 - January 27, 2025
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=500000 XP Points
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Ignition! (Earth Wars)|Ignition!]]
|Dates=January 31 - February 3, 2025
|Type=Mayhem: Individual Leaderboard
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 4-star [[Stylor]] or [[Sunbeam (G1)|Sunbeam]] Chip
}}
|}
{{-}}

===February 2025===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[First Stage]]
|Dates=February 7 - February 10, 2025
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=120
|Prize=Cyber Bowl Chest
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Right Spark]]
|Dates=February 14 - February 17, 2025
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=500000 XP Points
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Second Wave]]
|Dates=February 21 - February 24, 2025
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=500000 XP points
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Three's a Crowd (Earth Wars)|Three's a Crowd]]
|Dates=February 28 - March 3, 2025
|Type=Mayhem: Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=700%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5-Star [[Gears (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gears]] or [[Quake (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Quake]] Crystal
}}
|}
{{-}}
===March 2025===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Earthfall (Earth Wars)|Earthfall]]
|Dates=March 7 - March 10, 2025
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=Sergeant Troop Rank Upgrade
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Earthwards]]
|Dates=March 14 - March 17, 2025
|Type=Mayhem: Individual Totaliser
|Experience=700%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4-Star Raiden/Dinoking Part
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Earthshock]]
|Dates=March 21 - March 24, 2025
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=20
|Prize=250 Prime Core shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Earthforce (Earth Wars)|Earthforce]]
|Dates=March 28 - March 31, 2025
|Type=Mayhem: Individual Totaliser
|Experience=700%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4-Star [[Peacemaker#Transformers: Earth Wars|Peacemaker]] or [[Tiptop#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tiptop]] Chip
}}
|}
{{-}}
===April 2025===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Altered States]]
|Dates=April 4 - April 7, 2025
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=20
|Prize=250 Prime Core shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[What Lies Within]]
|Dates=April 11 - April 14, 2025
|Type=Mayhem: Individual Totaliser
|Experience=700%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize= 4-Star Raiden/Dinoking Part
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Unseen Enemy]]
|Dates=April 18 - April 21, 2025
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=10
|Prize=1 Hunting Canister
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Awakenings]]
|Dates=April 25 - April 28, 2025
|Type=Mayhem: Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5-star [[Scavenger (Armada)|Armada Scavenger]] or [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Armada Wheeljack]] Crystal
}}
|}
{{-}}
===May 2025===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Golden Week]]
|Dates=May 2 - May 5, 2025
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Golden Lagoon Chip
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Edge]]
|Dates=May 9 - May 12, 2025
|Type=Mayhem: Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5-star Metroplex or Trypticon
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Only Way Is Artefact]]
|Dates=May 16 - May 19, 2025
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4-star [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Leo Prime]] or [[Inferno (BW)|Predacon Inferno]] Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[BOOM TIME!]]
|Dates=May 23 - May 26, 2025
|Type=Mayhem: Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5-star [[Skyboom (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skyboom]] Chip
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[High Stakes (May 2025)|High Stakes]]
|Dates=May 30 - June 2, 2025
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=500000 XP points
}}
|}
{{-}}
===June 2025===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[9th Anniversary!]]
|Dates=June 6 - June 9, 2025
|Type=Mayhem: Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Binary Bonding Element
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Smart Tech]]
|Dates=June 13 - June 16, 2025
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=20
|Prize=250 Prime Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[End of Days Territory]]
|Dates=June 20 - June 23, 2025
|Type=Mayhem: Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5-star [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]] or [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Portents (2025)|Portents]]
|Dates=June 27 - June 30, 2025
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=500000 XP points
}}
|}
{{-}}
===July 2025===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Scavenger Hunts]]
|Dates=July 4 - June 7, 2025
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=10
|Prize=1 Blue Firecracker Chest
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Cold Comfort]]
|Dates=July 12 - June 14, 2025
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Gmetal XP Core
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Might of the Mini-Cons]]
|Dates=July 18 - July 21, 2025
|Type=Mayhem: Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5-star [[Star Saber (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Star Saber]] or [[Vorpal Saber#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Dark Saber]] Chip
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Age of Primes (Earth Wars)|Age of Primes]]
|Dates=July 25 - July 28, 2025
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=20
|Prize=250 Prime Shards
}}
|}
{{-}}
===August 2025===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Alliances and Allegiances]]
|Dates=August 1 - August 4, 2025
|Type=Mayhem: Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5-star Fortress Maximus or Scorponok
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[When Realms Collide]]
|Dates=August 8 - August 11, 2025
|Type=Mayhem: Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=No Dupe 4-star Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Dome Sweet Dome]]
|Dates=August 15 - August 18, 2025
|Type=Mayhem: Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5-star Trailbreaker or Exhaust Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Gone but Not Forgotten (Earth Wars)|Gone but Not Forgotten]]
|Dates=August 22 - August 25, 2025
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4-star Raiden or Dinoking part
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Twin Dilemma]]
|Dates=August 29 - September 1, 2025
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 Binary Bonding Element
}}
|}
{{-}}
===September 2025===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Alignment (Earth Wars)|Alignment]]
|Dates=September 5 - September 8, 2025
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=20
|Prize=250 Prime Core shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Rust or Bust]]
|Dates=September 12 - September 15, 2025
|Type=Mayhem: Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=10
|Prize=5 Leadership Crystals
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[High Stakes (September 2025)|High Stakes]]
|Dates=September 19 - September 22, 2025
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=500000 XP points
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Age of the Primes (Earth Wars)|Age of the Primes]]
|Dates=September 26 - September 29, 2025
|Type=Mayhem: Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=Major Troop Rank Upgrade
}}
|}
{{-}}
===October 2025===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Fuel Up]]
|Dates=October 3 - October 6, 2025
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Mega XP
|Prestiges=50
|Prize=1 Shard Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Armed & Dangerous]]
|Dates=October 10 - October 13, 2025
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=20000 [[The Fallen|Megatronus Prime]] Spark
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Requiem for a Team]]
|Dates=October 17 - October 20, 2025
|Type=Mayhem: Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=Major Troop Rank Upgrade
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Dark Descent]]
|Dates=October 24 - October 27, 2025
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=6000 Cybertronian Alloy
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Trick or Transform]]
|Dates=October 31 - November 3, 2025
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4000 [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)|Requiem Blaster]] Shards
}}
|}
{{-}}

===November 2025===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Lines of Communication]]
|Dates=November 7 - November 10, 2025
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=500000 XP points
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Battle Lines Are Drawn]]
|Dates=November 14 - November 17, 2025
|Type=Mayhem: Alliance Totaliser / Global Totaliser
|Experience=300% (starting at zone 12)
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=Major Troop Rank Upgrade and 15 Leadership Crystals
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Poles Apart]]
|Dates=November 21 - November 25, 2025
|Type=Mayhem: Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300% (starting at zone 12)
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5-star Raiden or Dinoking part
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Solus Arising]]
|Dates=November 28 - December 1, 2025
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=500000 XP points
}}
|}
{{-}}

===December 2025===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Damage Limitation (2025)|Damage Limitation]]
|Dates=December 5 - December 8, 2025
|Type=Mayhem: Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300% (starting at zone 14)
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5-star Ark or Nemesis
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Target Acquired]]
|Dates=December 12 - December 15, 2025
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Super XP
|Prestiges=50
|Prize=1 Shard Chest
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Forged By Fire]]
|Dates=December 19 - December 22, 2025
|Type=Mayhem: Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=300% (starting at zone 14)
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=''Totaliser:'' Major Troop Rank Upgrade ''Leaderboard:'' 200000 [[Solus Prime]] Spark, 1500 [[Forge of Solus Prime]] Shards, 40000 Cybertronian Alloy and 1500000 Universal Prime Spark
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Ways and Means]]
|Dates=December 26 - December 29, 2025
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=500000 XP points
}}
|}

==2026==
===January 2026===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Back to Basics... Again?]]
|Dates=January 2 - January 5, 2026
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=500000 XP points
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Prime Time (2026)|Prime Time]]
|Dates=January 9 - January 12, 2026
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1000 Forge of Solus Prime Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[The Heat Is On!]]
|Dates=January 16 - January 19, 2026
|Type=Mayhem: Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300% (starting at zone 14)
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 5-star [[Sundor]] or [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] Chip
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Letting Off Steam]]
|Dates=January 23 - January 26, 2026
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=2500 Prime Core shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Guardian Devil]]
|Dates=January 30 - February 2, 2026
|Type=Mayhem: Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300% (starting at zone 14)
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5-star Punch or Counterpunch Crystal
}}
|}

{{-}}

===February 2026===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Sideways Move]]
|Dates=February 6 - February 9, 2026
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=120
|Prize=1 Cyber Bowl Chest
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Questionable Comrades]]
|Dates=February 13 - February 16, 2026
|Type=Mayhem: Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300% (starting at zone 14)
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5-star [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Go with the Flow (Earth Wars)|Go with the Flow]]
|Dates=February 20 - February 23, 2026
|Type= Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Mega XP
|Prestiges=50
|Prize=1 Shard Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Do Not Disturb]]
|Dates=February 27 - March 2, 2026
|Type=Mayhem: Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300% (starting at zone 12)
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5-star Raiden or Dinoking part
}}
|}
{{-}}

===March 2026===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Requiem Blaster (Earth Wars)|Requiem Blaster]]
|Dates=March 3 - March 4, 2026
|Type=Apex: Individual Leaderboard
|Experience=300% (starting at zone 14)
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=''Totaliser:'' 350 Requiem Blaster Shards ''Leaderboard:'' 10000 Requiem Blaster Shards and 50000 Cybertronian Alloy
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Rules of Engagement (Earth Wars)|Rules of Engagement]]
|Dates=March 6 - March 9, 2026
|Type=Mayhem: Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300% (starting at zone 14)
|Prestiges=20
|Prize=1000000 Prime XP points
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Hide n' Sea]]
|Dates=March 13 - March 16, 2026
|Type=Mayhem: Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300% (starting at zone 14)
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5-star BW Ironhide or Sea Clamp Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Prime Suspect (Earth Wars)|Prime Suspect]]
|Dates=March 20 - March 23, 2026
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=2500 Prime Core Shards
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Prime of Primes]]
|Dates=March 27 - March 30, 2026
|Type=Mayhem: Alliance Leaderboard
|Experience=300% (starting at zone 14)
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=''Totaliser:'' Major Troop Rank Upgrade ''Leaderboard:'' 20000 [[Prima#TFEWPrime|Prima]] Spark, 12000 [[Star Saber (Thirteen)#TFEWArtifact|Star Saber]] shards, 40000 Cybertronian Alloy, and 1500000 Universal Prime Spark
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Eurythma (Earth Wars)|Eurythma]]
|Dates=March 31 - April 2, 2026
|Type=Destination: Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=XP Memory Core
}}
|}
{{-}}

===April 2026===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Faction Free]]
|Dates=April 3 - April 6, 2026
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=10
|Prize=1 Random Hunting Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Loose Cannons (Earth Wars)|Loose Cannons]]
|Dates=April 10 - April 13, 2026
|Type=Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=4-star C.O.M.B.A.T Chip
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Follow the Leader (event)|Follow the Leader]]
|Dates=April 17 - April 20, 2026
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=Mega XP
|Prestiges=50
|Prize=1 Shard Crystal
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Wheels within Wheels (2026)|Wheels within Wheels]]
|Dates=April 24 - April 27, 2026
|Type=Mayhem: Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300% (starting at zone 14)
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=1 [[Tyrannitron]] or [[Scorpulator]] Chip
}}
|}

===May 2026===
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto; width: 100%;"
|-
!Title!!Dates!!Event type!!Bot XP!!Prestiges!!Main Prize
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Fan the Flames]]
|Dates=May 1 - May 4, 2026
|Type=Mayhem: Alliance Totaliser
|Experience=300% (starting at zone 14)
|Prestiges=5
|Prize=1000000 Prime XP points
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Heavy Metal (Earth Wars)|Heavy Metal]]
|Dates=May 8 - May 11, 2026
|Type=Mayhem: Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300% (starting at zone 14)
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=5-star Raiden or Dinoking part
}}
{{Earth Wars event
|Title=[[Bad to Worse]]
|Dates=May 15 - May 18, 2026
|Type=Individual Totaliser
|Experience=300%
|Prestiges=1
|Prize=2500 Prime Core shards
}}
|}

==External links==
*[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:events Events at the original official ''Transformers: Earth Wars'' Wiki]
*[https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408680117021-Weekend-Events Events at the current ''Earth Wars'' website]

[[Category:Earth Wars]]

Sideways (Armada)

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PBChew18: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

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{{disambig3|Sideways}}
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:''Sideways is an agent of [[Unicron]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[File:ArmadaSidewaysCardArt.jpg|right|upright=1.95|thumb|Goofy ominous nutball hardass.]]
'''Sideways''' is a con-artist, but not in the traditional sense. He doesn't doublecross others for monetary gain or anything of the sort; he strictly misleads others because he lives to see their reaction to his betrayal, and because it furthers [[Unicron]], his master's, goals. He serves the planet-eater loyally, and works tirelessly toward putting him into a place of ultimate power. For the most part, Sideways is hands off in his deceit–he plants seeds in the minds of his marks, typically the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s, and lets them do his work for him, unaware of the fact that they are being manipulated. He doesn't really fear the consequences of his trickery coming to light, either. For him, the war between the two factions is childish, only a means to an end, and he considers himself above it.

Sideways maintains his cover by keeping his cards close to his chest, and only making a move when absolutely necessary. He allies himself with whoever is most likely to bring his goals to fruition, which is made possible thanks to his ability to switch faction insignias on a whim. He's quick to fabricate stories for his change in allegiance, too, whenever he does switch sides; they don't need to be particularly believable, so long as they keep him online long enough to serve his master. Besides, if anyone gets too suspicious, it's nothing some more lies, or, if need be, outright violence, can't fix.

When Sideways is forced into a fight, he can certainly hold his own, wielding either arm-mounted cannons or blades depending on his current form. Not only is he physically capable in combat, but he can also escape a battle if needed using his reality-defying [[trans-phase mode]]. In this configuration, Sideways becomes intangible, and can repair even the most grievous damage.

Sideways has two [[Mini-Con]] partners: [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]].

{{bigquote|Which side are you on today, Sideways? Or should I say, who are you ''betraying'' today?|[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]]|"[[Starscream (episode)|Starscream]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Unicron Trilogy cartoon continuity===
====''Armada'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Paul Dobson]], [[Mark Acheson]] (as Unicron) (English); [[Takahiro Sakurai]] (Japanese)|[[Ekkehardt Belle]] (German), [[Jhonny Torres]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Francisco Andrés Valdivia]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Raine Heiskanen]] (Finnish), [[Johan Hedenberg]] (Swedish), [[Anders Öjebo]] (Swedish, "[[Credulous]]", "[[Conspiracy]]" and "[[Trust]]"), [[Alexandre Gillet]] (French), [[Gerolamo Alchieri]] (Italian), [[Kim Jang]] (Korean), [[Hercules Fernando]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

[[File:Gale Needalift.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|Hey kids, want some candy?]]
Sideways appeared as a beam of light from the sky striking a large [[Earth]] city near the Autobot base. An enigmatic warrior, he appeared to side with the Autobots, helping Hot Shot by watching his back during a confrontation with Scavenger. When asked to reveal himself, he transformed, his rider quickly splitting and becoming a helmet that covered his entire head. He claimed to be a drifter who just wandered into the conflict. While he gave the human kids [[Billy (Armada)|Billy]] and [[Fred (Armada)|Fred]] rides in cycle mode to keep them entertained, [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]], [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]], [[Rad White|Rad]] and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] were all suspicious of the motorcycle's motives, especially his close attention to the Mini-Cons. {{storylink|Gale}}

[[File:Credulous Sidewaysknocksswordaway.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|Surprise, the mysterious ninja is evil!]]

In the following battle, [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] faced Sideways and Hot Shot alone, and managed to force the [[Mini-Con storage panel|Mini-Con panel]] Sideways had (apparently) found out of his grasp. As the Decepticon leader began to warp away, both Autobots grabbed onto Megatron and all three were teleported to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. To Hot Shot and Megatron's surprise, the Mini-Con panel was a fake, made to convince Megatron to retreat so that Hot Shot, spurred on by Sideways's encouragement, could defeat the Decepticons once and for all. Though both robots fought well alongside each other, with Sideways expressing concern over Hot Shot's well-being, he eventually betrayed the young Autobot, by striking a deal with Megatron. He would pretend to be Megatron's hostage and in exchange, no matter what, Hot Shot would turn over the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]. At first, Hot Shot did follow through, but reneged at the last moment by calling the Mini-Cons back to him. Sideways suddenly attacked Hot Shot, knocking the Star Saber out of his hands and kicking it to [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]]. He switched Mini-Con heads, revealing his allegiance to the Decepticons. Hot Shot was savagely beaten by the Decepticons. They stopped short of destroying him on the advice of [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]], who teleported the young 'bot back to the Autobot base. {{storylink|Credulous}} Sideways watched with indifference as the Decepticons became divided over Starscream's possession of the Star Saber. Even when Demolishor turned to him specifically for support, Sideways claimed he wasn't one for "taking sides." On their next Mini-Con hunt, Sideways crossed paths with Hot Shot, though he avoided fighting him. Instead, he took to taunting him as the Autobot gave him chase. Hot Shot managed to knock Sideways off his wheels on their second of such races, which allowed the Autobot to regain some confidence in himself. {{storylink|Conspiracy}}

[[File:Armada_Sideways_HeadChange.gif|left|upright=1.3|thumb|My Autobot counterpart is nearby...]]

When Starscream voiced his concerns that Scavenger might have went and joined the Autobots after deserting the Decepticons, Sideways stood in agreement with him. He put on a front of being especially spiteful towards Scavenger, stating that no one should get away with betraying the Decepticons. Starscream was right, and thanks to Scavengers' superior tactics, Megatron was gravely injured and tossed down a crevasse on the Decepticons' next mission. Sideways hauled him out, but with the Decepticon leader too damaged to continue fighting, the Decepticons were forced to retreat. {{storylink|Trust (Armada)|Trust}}

Megatron decided to take his frustration out on his troops, and had them participate in a "training exercise," where he chased them around with the Star Saber. Sideways tried to sit the whole thing out, only for Megatron to find his hiding place and dedicate all of his efforts on chasing Sideways specifically. {{storylink|Vacation}}

With Sideways's help, the Decepticon nearly secured the Mini-Con [[Incinerator (Armada)|Incinerator]] (losing him to the Autobots at the last moment due to [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]]'s arrival) and then went after the last member of the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]] trio, [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]]. This Mini-Con had somehow activated on his own, and fled from anyone who approached him. As one of the speedier Decepticons, Sideways gave chase to Downshift, only to be blasted by Smokescreen and taken out of the race. {{storylink|Reinforcement}}

When Megatron announced that he planned to challenge the Autobots to a decisive battle, Sideways worried that the Decepticons might bring the Cybertronians' war to a premature end. He found himself unable to dissuade Megatron of this course of action, so he opted to sabotage his own team's victory instead. Sideways first feigned defeat after charging Red Alert, then covertly shot down Cyclonus. This allowed Autobot reinforcements to reach Optimus, who in turn wrestled the Skyboom Shield away from Megatron. {{storylink|Decisive Battle}} Despite this setback, Megatron was quick to start planning another confrontation against Optimus Prime. While the Decepticon leader practiced tactics with the Mini-Cons under his command, Sideways shot at him under the pretense that it added legitimacy to his battle exercise. Sideways was later left on standby while Megatron implements his scheme to divide the Autobots around the globe, forcing Optimus to fight him and his Mini-Cons alone. Demolishor barked orders at Sideways and Starscream all the while, though the pair showed little enthusiasm in return. {{storylink|Vow}}

Sideways began to double his efforts towards manipulating the Decepticons and playing them against each other to suit his mysterious goals. One of these goals was the replacement of Megatron as Decepticon leader. Sideways sowed the seeds of rebellion within the Decepticon ranks, subtly turning Starscream against Megatron and convincing Megatron of Starscream's imminent treachery. The situation came to a head when the two Decepticons fought outside their base, but Sideways then realized Megatron would never execute Starscream for his insubordination, exposing an ever-constant weakness within the Decepticon command structure. After the battle, Sideways mused that this weakness would come back to haunt Megatron one day, and would be his ruin. Fortunately though, this incident somehow served to solidify the Decepticons as a unit, giving them much greater morale and cohesiveness, and achieving Sideways's aims of giving neither faction in the conflict a clear advantage. {{storylink|Rebellion (Armada)|Rebellion}}

[[File:Chase RainbowSideways.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|You don't want to taste Sideways' rainbow.]]

Shortly thereafter, Sideways tried to hack the Autobot base computer, only to encounter the children attempting to destroy the equipment to stop Sideways. He transported them to a digital universe, where they saw the coming of two [[Jetfire (Armada)|new]] [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|combatants]]. He tried to threaten them into handing over the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]], before the kids realized that as the realm they were in wasn't real, Sideways could not harm them. Sideways then apologized to an unseen master, shortly before the children escaped the digital universe, chased by an unknown [[Unicron|entity]]. {{storylink|Chase (episode)|Chase}}

Sideways settled for continuing to aid Megatron's unit in a more conventional manner on the battlefield, despite it only leading to losses for their side. However, the tactician [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] joined their team, providing them with much more effective and coordinated battle plans. Despite his first plan failing due to the arrival of [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], {{storylink|Tactician}} the Decepticons retained faith in their new recruit. Thrust organized their flying units into ambushing Jetfire over the ocean, where the other Autobots wouldn't be able to come to his aid. Demolishor, Sideways, and Megatron laid in wait on a nearby island, the only place from which the earthbound Autobots could provide Jetfire with support. Once their enemies warped in, the Decepticons executed a secondary ambush, forcing Blurr, Hot Shot, and Smokescreen to remain on the defensive. But Thrust hadn't taken into account one detail: Optimus and Jetfire could combine! Once they did, they regained control of the battlefield, Sideways scampered away. {{storylink|Linkup}}

Sideways grew worried over Thrust joining Megatron's squad, and with good reason: Sideways was speedily caught by Thrust and the others while communicating with his unseen master. Sideways panicked and attempted to escape. He was caught by [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]], who sliced him in half with the Star Saber. Sideways simply reformed, reconnecting his parts and absorbing laser blasts from the other Decepticons. Megatron, in fury and disgust, hacked Sideways to pieces and he was seemingly destroyed... or so the Decepticons thought. Sideways had entered [[trans-phase mode]] and his [[Mirror|rider]] rose in the form of a twisted [[nanite]] creature before the Decepticons' eyes, declaring that the Star Saber and Skyboom shield were merely toys to him, as he was near-invincible. His rider said there were millions of Mini-Cons left to be found, and challenged Megatron to see who would find them first, before flying off to parts unknown. {{storylink|Detection}}

[[File:Awakening-Sidewaysonscreen.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Sideways may be dead, but he lives on in reruns.]]

While most of the Autobots were on Earth fighting the monstrous new Decepticon recruit, [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], Sideways made an appearance inside the Autobots' base... on a monitor! He told [[Red Alert (Armada)|Red Alert]] and Alexis about the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]], and how the Autobots had to find the three Mini-Cons that formed it before the Decepticons did. Neither of them trusted Sideways, but they knew he was right; if the Decepticons found the Requiem Blaster first, it would spell doom for the Autobots and the galaxy. {{storylink|Awakening (Armada)|Awakening}} Once the Autobots had acquired the Requiem Blaster, Sideways appeared once again on the Autobots' monitors, laughing. He showed them that he'd disabled their defenses. Sure enough, the Decepticons infiltrated the Autobot base, took the Requiem Blaster, and nearly killed [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] in the process. {{storylink|Sacrifice}}

Later, Sideways appeared to the Decepticon tactician, [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], and told him that the Requiem Blaster would be even more powerful if used in conjunction with the other two Mini-Con weapons, the sword and the shield. {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}} Thrust talked with Sideways again in a secret, ominous meeting. They planned to get the Mini-Con weapons away from the Autobots. {{storylink|Crack (episode)|Crack}} Thanks to Starscream's confusion on where his loyalties lay, he was able to steal the other two weapons from the Autobots, giving the Decepticons all three weapons. Thrust was hard at work on a secret project for Megatron, one that would harness the energy of all three weapons, and Sideways congratulated the tactician on his growing duplicity. When the three weapons were combined to power the starship [[Hydra Cannon]], Megatron used it to blow up a nearby comet while Sideways laughed from afar, on Earth's moon. {{storylink|Threaten}}

Both the Autobots and Decepticons were en route to Cybertron when a few of each faction were warped to a strange planet where they fought a dark copy of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] called [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]]. When Optimus Prime and Megatron combined their firepower against it, Nemesis Prime was destroyed, and as the copy dissipated, Sideways appeared momentarily. Nemesis Prime had merely been Sideways's puppet. {{storylink|Puppet}}

[[File:Uprising-SidewaysSpookyGhost.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|He controls the horizontal, but not the vertical. The vertical is for saps.]]

When both sides had arrived on Cybertron, a black hole opened up over the planet. It started becoming apparent to some that Unicron was drawing near. An apparition of Sideways appeared over the Autobots, and the Mini-Cons attacked it. After telling the Mini-Cons to get lost, Sideways again disappeared. Sideways returned to swear vengeance against the Mini-Cons when they tried to stop the black hole's effects. {{storylink|Uprising (Armada)|Uprising}} Eventually, Thrust became suspicious that his partnership with Sideways and Unicron might be found out, so he panicked and stole the Requiem Blaster and Skyboom Shield. Thrust ran deep underground where he met up with Sideways, but he was tailed by Starscream. Starscream declined Sideways's obligatory offer to join Unicron, and the two fought.

[[File:Portent-Sideways vs Starscream.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Armada basically lines up the cast one by one so Sideways can call them an idiot.]]

Sideways assaulted Starscream with strange tendrils and amoeba-like organisms, and he and Thrust were able to leave with the two weapons. Now inside the moon in Cybertron's orbit, Sideways placed the Mini-Con weapons into its core, revealing that the moon was Unicron lying dormant all along. {{storylink|Portent}} The last of the three Mini-Con weapons was dropped by Starscream when he sacrificed himself to Unicron to prove to Galvatron (a transformed Megatron) that Autobot and Decepticon must join forces to destroy Unicron. Sideways formed over what was left of Starscream and grabbed the sword, making an easy getaway. {{storylink|Cramp}}

With all three weapons in place within Unicron's core, Sideways's master was able to shed the rest of his moon disguise and show his real form. Sideways and his patsy Thrust celebrated their inevitable victory over time and space. {{storylink|Alliance}} Thrust was told by Sideways to leave, as his work for now Unicron was now done. Thrust was confused, thinking he would be Unicron's right-hand man, but Sideways got angry, and ordered him to leave immediately. Thrust, dejected, left for the surface, where he later was crushed to death within Unicron's creases during the battle. {{storylink|Union}}

[[File:Origin-SidewaysUnicroncore.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|"I'm going to start elongating all my 's' sounds, Optimusssss."]]

Optimus and Galvatron managed to reach the glowing core deep within Unicron's body. Before their eyes, the core budded, recreating the body of Sideways. Unicron spoke through this Sideways body, announcing that Sideways had always been an extension of Unicron himself, and that Sideways had intentionally stoked the flames of the Autobot/Decepticon war so that Unicron could be fueled by their mutual hatred. He took special delight in mocking Optimus Prime for claiming to fight a war for peace, a seeming contradiction. The truth, according to Unicron/Sideways, was that Optimus Prime loved to battle; Prime refused to admit this. Unicron/Sideways wrapped Prime and Galvatron in tendrils, drained Galvatron of his energy, and offered Prime the opportunity to merge with him.

[[File:Sideways dead.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|Ouchies.]]

Then the children and their Mini-Cons arrived, and they pleaded with him to stop, but Unicron/Sideways was able to claim them as their own; the Mini-Cons were Unicron's creation, after all. But inside a dreamworld created by Unicron, the children were able to call out to the Mini-Cons. They reactivated and told Unicron/Sideways that they believed in peace, and would fight for it if necessary. Their combined might was able to help Prime break free of his tendrils, and he fired a shot right through Sideways using the Requiem Blaster. As what was left of Sideways faded, he claimed he'd have his revenge... {{storylink|Origin}}

{{note|Internal to the ''Armada'' series, it is slightly unclear whether Unicron was somehow possessing his body for that period of time, or if Sideways had been an extension of Unicron all along instead of a separate individual. The additional backstory provided for Sideways in ''Cybertron'', however, would seem to establish that it's the former. Additionally, in "[[Credulous]]", before Sideways's Mini-Con head connects with his body after colliding with Megatron, an odd voice spoke, sounding like it came from a being of lesser intelligence emanated from the motorcycle body's own head, before the Mini-Con head took over. The mysterious line not being in the Japanese version of the episode and the shaky nature of the ''Armada'' dub in general only further obscures the issue.}}

====Linkage====
After informing the Autobots of the Requiem Blaster, Sideways journeyed to the [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] to deliver [[Ravenus]] and the [[Doomstone]] to a group of [[Speed Chaser Team|evil Mini-Cons]] who were hunting down [[Super Stunt Team|a group of refugee Mini-Cons]] for their master. {{storylink|Linkage Part 8}} When they failed to eliminate or claim [[Redline]] and his friends, the evil Mini-Cons used [[trans-phase mode]] to connect with Sideways via a dimensional portal, and fled from Earth. {{storylink|Linkage Part 12}}

====''Cybertron'' comic====
Sideways and Soundwave agreed to serve Unicron in exchange for the assured death of Gigantion. {{storylink|Revelations Part 3|Soundwave's bio}} Thanks to this deal, Sideways was preserved by Unicron's dark power after his defeat by the Requiem Blaster. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

====''Cybertron'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Ted Cole]] (English), [[Susumu Chiba]] (Japanese)|[[Jhonny Torres]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Joonas Suominen]] (Finnish), [[Roman Kretschmer]] (German), [[Diego Reggente]] (Italian), [[Anders Öjebo]] (Swedish), [[Emilio García]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Benjie Dorango]] (Tagalog, HERO TV dub), [[Lee Gwang-soo]] (Korean), [[Romain Redler]] (French)}}

{{note|In the original ''Galaxy Force'' version of the show, "Noisemaze" is unrelated to the Double Face/Sideways who appears in ''Legends of the Microns''/''Armada''. Despite this and the differences in characterization, backstory, and voice actor, ancillary material clarifies that—as far as [[Hasbro]] is concerned—''Armada'' and ''Cybertron'' Sideways are the same character.}}

Sideways and [[Soundwave (Cybertron)|Soundwave]] were the last two survivors of the tyrannical [[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]] which was destroyed as the result of a battle between it and Gigantion long ago. Even though X started the war and was destroyed by its ''own'' weapon of mass destruction, the survivors were still determined to destroy Gigantion as revenge! {{storylink|Challenge}}

Sideways entered the Transformers war during their desperate search for the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s. After the disappearance of ''[[Atlantis]]'', he observed from the top of a rocky cliff and wondered how he could best manipulate both factions to his own advantage. It wouldn't be long until they were all his puppets! {{storylink|Deep}} He offered his services to the Autobots, but as soon as he'd helped them corner Starscream, Sideways switched to a Decepticon symbol, fired on the Autobots, and promptly left. Starscream and the others were left wondering exactly what that was all about. {{storylink|Ship}}

[[File:Sand-Sideways explains.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Honestly, guys, I'm an Autobot! You don't remember me at all!]]

Later, Sideways sent transmissions to both the Autobots and Decepticons, beckoning them to the [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Jungle Planet]]. He appeared with the other Decepticons as they confronted the Autobots, chuckling evilly as they argued over who sent the messages leading to their meeting. When a fight broke out, he battled [[Vector Prime]] until Megatron was beaten by Optimus' new Savage Claw Mode. {{storylink|Savage}} Sideways stood back and observed as Megatron fumed after his defeat. Noting that the locals were itching for another fight with Prime, Sideways sought out [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]] in the woods, pleading for help to save a friend buried under a rockslide. Leobreaker rallied the other Autobots on Jungle Planet and marched them into a canyon to save this imaginary friend, while Sideways sent a fake message from Optimus Prime to [[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]], luring the Decepticons to the same location. The two factions met in battle as Sideways planned, while he mused from above that no matter who lost, he would win! But he was spotted, and Leobreaker angrily threw him to the ground for lying to him. Sideways desperately explained that he was a "secret agent" for the Autobots, digging for "inside information". Optimus Prime wasn't convinced, but when their interrogation was interrupted by a communication from [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], Sideways transformed and escaped. {{storylink|Sand}}

Sideways traveled with Megatron and the other Decepticons to [[Velocitron]] to apprehend the Speed Planet Cyber Planet Key. Here, Leobreaker and Sideways clashed again. When Megatron lost the Cyber Planet Key to [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], he, Sideways, and the other Decepticons fled. {{storylink|Champion}} Meanwhile, as Optimus Prime prepared to battle Scourge for the Jungle Planet Cyber Planet Key, Sideways and Starscream plotted. {{storylink|Honor}} As Scourge trained for the coming battle, Sideways and Starscream bet on the winner. At Sideways's suggestion, Starscream interfered with the Autobots's ability to get to the battle, thus causing Scourge's faith in Prime as an honorable opponent to waver. {{storylink|Primal (Cybertron)|Primal}}

When the Autobots finally defeated Scourge and acquired the Cyber Planet Key, Sideways was deployed with the rest of Megatron's troops to track down the Key after the Autobots split up with several decoy boxes. He personally pursued Vector Prime, revealing the ability to warp as he battled the ancient warrior for the box he held. When Vector Prime sent out [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] to attack, Sideways used his faction-swapping shield to trick the Mini-Con into leaving before snatching the box from Vector Prime. When he found nothing but a rock inside, Sideways beat a hasty retreat. He was later seen goofing off as Megatron and Starscream went after the real holders of the Cyber Planet Key, and returned to Megatron's personal dimension when the rest of the Autobots arrived to secure the Key. {{storylink|Trust (Cybertron)|Trust}}

[[File:Retreat-SidewaysStarscreamarmy.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|That's right, the undercarriage of Sideways's altmode shows you the inside of his split-open ass.]]

Starscream was growing tired of Megatron's attitude towards him, and Sideways wondered if Starscream was going to doublecross his leader. When Megatron and his troops headed out from his dimension to find another Cyber Planet Key, Starscream instead chose to head to Earth. Intrigued, Sideways followed Starscream there, where they witnessed a burst of Cyber Key-related energy. He joined Starscream on his trip to the Arctic, where the wayward Decepticon demanded the Autobot [[Crosswise (Cybertron)|Crosswise]] give him Earth's Cyber Planet Key. When Sideways realized that Starscream had sent Megatron the wrong direction and intended to take Earth's Key for himself, he decided to stay back and watch Starscream's fight with Crosswise, out of harm's way. ...at least, until Crosswise looked like he was going to lose, when Sideways happily leapt into action to kick him while he was down. Crosswise drove away, and Sideways shadowed him while Starscream investigated the cave he was guarding. {{storylink|Trap}} Sideways followed Crosswise all the way to his hidden hideout, where his leader, [[Evac (Cybertron)|Evac]], was waiting. When Sideways was discovered, he once again fled. {{storylink|Invasion (episode)|Invasion}}

Starscream, meanwhile, had recruited countless imprisoned Decepticons he had freed in the Arctic, and so Sideways stood at his side while Starscream marched his army across the face of the Earth. They converged on the location of the Autobot base, where they found the Autobots retreating via a [[space bridge]]. Starscream and Sideways engaged them in battle, but Sideways was quickly knocked away by the Autobots' firepower. {{storylink|Retreat}} After Starscream succeeded in grabbing the Autobots' collected Cyber Planet Keys and the [[Omega Lock]], Sideways joined him at his underground volcanic lair. {{storylink|Revelation (episode)|Revelation}} Later, he continued to remain by Starscream's side alongside Thunderblast. {{storylink|Critical}} The Autobots weren't far behind, and a clash between them and Starscream's army was inevitable. Sideways called them forth, ordering them to rise up and destroy their enemies, while he and Starscream watched the battlefield through a portal; Starscream was slowly absorbing the power of his stolen goods, and wasn't quite ready yet. The Autobots and Megatron managed to break into the volcano base, but Sideways had prepared a series of explosive boobytraps. {{storylink|Assault}}

[[File:Starscreamepisode-Sidewaysposes.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Hey, Sideways, your shield has huge gaps in it.]]

Despite this, the Autobots were able to get through them, where they came face to face with Sideways. Asked as to what side he was on today, Sideways replied that he was on his own, but today he was betting on Starscream. The Autobots fought him, but he was able to warp around them at will, and none were able to land a punch. Ultimately, [[Vector Prime]] placed his Mini-Con, [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] on Sideways's back, and Optimus Prime was able to use that to detect where Sideways would appear next. After several blasts, Sideways was once again able to flee, this time because of the arrival of Scourge. He returned to Starscream's side, where the wayward Decepticon was nearly finished absorbing the Omega Lock's power. When Starscream said he wouldn't run to face Megatron, but wait for Megatron to come and be picked off at his leisure, Sideways realized there was nothing more he could do there and left, teleporting away. {{storylink|Starscream (episode)|Starscream}} Once the tremendous battle was over, and Starscream (despite having grown to a large size) had fallen over defeated, Sideways reappeared. Noting that Starscream could still be useful to him, he warped Starscream's humongous body away. {{storylink|United (episode)|United}} Starscream woke up inside the ''Atlantis'', with Sideways standing over him. Sideways explained that during the time Starscream had been out, Megatron had been defeated and Primus had awoken. The two traveled to Cybertron and found it transformed into Primus, but lying dormant; Sideways snarked that some clever guy had stolen all his power. He and Starscream tried to fight their way through the Autobots to the Omega Lock, but failed. Later, Sideways warped behind the Autobots' human friends, nabbed their three [[Mini-Con]] pals, and warped away. Angry, the children jumped into the portal window he left behind. {{storylink|Balance}} Vector Prime, being informed by Safeguard that the Mini-Cons and children were missing, reviewed security footage showing Sideways kidnapping the former. {{storylink|Darkness (episode)|Darkness}}

[[File:Memory-Sidewaysandchildren.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Now appearing to children in person, rather than via monitor!]]

Sideways attached Jolt to some equipment in order to search his memories for data pertaining to location of [[Gigantion]], where the last Cyber Planet Key would be found. But all Sideways could extract was useless data that would take forever to examine, so he tried to watch some television to pass the time. No luck—they were jamming their own communications, so he couldn't watch ''[[Galactic Guardians]]'' or anything, so he turned on his [[Soundwave (G1)|stereo]] and began moving to the music. Starscream yelled at him for goofing off. Embarrassed, Sideways ran off to do repairs. Indeed, the memory download was taking too long, so Sideways decided it would be much quicker if they just hacked open Jolt's head, took what they wanted, and deleted the rest. The operation was interrupted by the children, and so Sideways left to deal with them. After a few slapstick adventures, including a faked hologram of Megatron telling Sideways to jump on one foot and call himself a "pretty lady", the children were able to escape with Sideways's key to the cell he was keeping the other two Mini-Cons in. Though those two were rescued, Sideways finally caught up with them, laughing maniacally and with evil intent. {{storylink|Memory (Cybertron)|Memory}} Jolt, whose rotors were now untied, was able to open a warpgate for himself and the others to escape through. Angered, Sideways warped away himself, and appeared again in front of the children and the Mini-Cons, telling him that he had put an energy field around the ship to prevent Jolt from pulling that trick again. The children and the Mini-Cons ran, but he threw one of his wing blades into the path ahead of them, blocking their escape. As Sideways mocked their attempts to distract him so they could make their getaway, [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] was able to communicate with the ship and spray [[fire-retardant foam]] over Sideways's head. They fled.

[[File:Escape-Sidewaysmeandrawing.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|"A ''mouth?!'' This is libel!"]]

Later, when the children and the Mini-Cons had located the chamber in which Sideways was guarding, the one that was blocking communications from being sent out of ''Atlantis'', they remotely caused a malfunction in one of the engine rooms. Sideways ran out of the chamber and into the engine room, where he found a crude drawing of him on the wall. "Now that's just mean!" Next they dumped him down one of the garbage chutes, which Sideways laughed at. He'd just warp out of there! But he forgot that he'd disabled warping, so he was cast out of the ship into space. A piece of trash that followed him conked him on his head, knocking him out. ''Atlantis'' was soon found by the Autobots and Decepticons, and so Starscream set the ship to warp away. Just in time, the children and the Mini-Cons shot themselves out of the ship in two escape pods, but Sideways's floating body blocked the second pod from leaving the warp perimeter of the ship. Sideways and the second pod disappeared along with ''Atlantis''. {{storylink|Escape (episode)|Escape}}

Sideways returned to the helm of ''Atlantis'' with Starscream, as the distance between them and the planet [[Gigantion]], home to the final [[Cyber Planet Key]], quickly narrowed. But due to the work of [[Bud Hansen|Bud]], Jolt, and [[Reverb (Cybertron)|Reverb]], [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]], [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]], and the Decepticons were able to follow a trail to the ship, and so Sideways activated the ship's defenses while he navigated a warp jump away. But after they had jumped, Starscream felt the power of Primus, and so the ''Atlantis'' returned to Cybertron. After a battle between Starscream and Primus, Starscream was brutally defeated, so Sideways warped the ship away again with Starscream's body in tow. {{storylink|Titans}} Starscream was no worse for wear by the time Sideways had begun piloting ''Atlantis'' through a warp gate to another dimension where Gigantion was located, but the Autobots' ship, the ''[[Ogygia (Cybertron)|Ogygia]]'', wasn't far behind. ''Atlantis'' started lagging behind the Autobots when Bud and the Mini-Cons aboard began sabotaging its engines, much to the fury of Sideways and Starscream. {{storylink|Warp}}

Sideways managed to get ''Atlantis'' to Gigantion, but only after a crash-landing. Before too long, the ship was under attack from the Autobots. Starscream was still too drained from his fight with Primus, so Sideways was told to fight them himself, an order he grumbled loudly about once he was out of Starscream's range. He confronted Optimus Prime, merged with Wing Saber, and bemoaned their sneaky tactics. He was the one supposed to be pulling the strings! As Sideways was targeted by a volley of missiles, Optimus Prime told Sideways that he'd had enough of his tricks. After a prolonged fight, Sideways could do nothing better than to utter a pathetic "mother!" as Prime's final, most powerful attack was bearing in on him. Thankfully for Sideways, he was saved by Soundwave, who pushed him out of the way at the last second. Once they were safe, Sideways thanked Soundwave for the rescue. Soundwave reminded Sideways that "that's how we roll," and not to forget their ultimate purpose. {{storylink|City}}

[[File:Showdown-SoundwaveSidewaysstare.jpg|left|upright=1.67|thumb|Don't go towards the light, Sideways!]]

While the both of them were searching for the last Cyber Planet Key, they were discovered by the [[Cybertron Defense Team (Cybertron)|Cybertron Defense Team]]. Soundwave explained their backstory as survivors of Planet X and their vendetta against Gigantion. When the Autobots noted it was their own fault their planet was destroyed, Soundwave shrouded them in a thick black cloud while Sideways created virtual duplicates of himself. He managed to mess with Red Alert's head, but was tricked into revealing himself by Scattorshot after the clever technician dealt with the smog. In the end, the two Planet X natives were crushed under a falling tower. {{storylink|Challenge}}

Sideways and Soundwave didn't resurface until the Autobots were ready to leave Gigantion to their home dimension to repair the black hole. They challenged the Autobots, blocking their path out of the planet, for they wanted to ensure the black hole destroyed the galaxy. After fighting Optimus Prime to a standstill, they were interrupted by Starscream and Megatron, who were fighting several layers above them, glowing and pulsating with energy levels no one present had ever seen. Soundwave and Sideways wanted to escape, fearing their own destruction, but they lamented that if they didn't grab the Omega Lock then, they'd have failed at their mission. Both warped closer to the battle between Megatron and Starscream, and, reaching towards the tremendous energy that had built up during the Decepticons' battle, Sideways begged Soundwave to leave and save himself. Soundwave rejected this, because they were in this together. As Megatron and Starscream punched each other simultaneously, a wave of energy seemed to destroy both Planet X natives.

[[File:Beginning-SoundwaveSideways.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|We're not dead! Neither is our planet! Weird.]]
Vector Prime noted that neither were likely destroyed in the conventional sense, but were blasted into another dimension. {{storylink|Showdown (Cybertron)|Showdown}} His analysis seemed to be correct; a little later, when Megatron witnessed a vision of Starscream—apparently reaching out through the [[fire dimension]] to mock him one final time—Sideways and Soundwave were both standing by the traitor's side. {{storylink|Unfinished}}

Sideways, Soundwave, and [[Laserbeak (Cybertron)|Laserbeak]] later cheered as they stood before an undestroyed Planet X, apparently having found an intact, parallel version of their homeworld in the dimension they had been transported to. {{storylink|Beginning}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
[[Vector Prime]] stated that the Planet X which attacked the Gigantion of [[Aurex 802.23 Alpha]] was the headquarters of the remnants of the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian Empire]] from [[Primax 994.0 Gamma]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/05}} The dimension that this Sideways, along with Soundwave and Laserbeak, landed in was [[Aurex 906.29 Alpha]]. Vector Prime hoped that the trio found some measure of peace. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/03}}

[[Vector Prime]] also stated that the Planet X which attacked Gigantion in [[Aurex 105.08 Alpha]] was half the body of Unicron from [[Primax 886.0 Gamma]] and its denizens were previously consumed Transformers resurrected by the planet. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/08}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
[[File:SkywarpSidewaysWheeljack.jpg|upright=1|thumb|I'm such a secret shill for Unicron that you only ever see me once! Well, twice.]]

Always evasive about where his true loyalties lie, Sideways has been seen on battlefields the galaxy over, but not always on the same side. He has manipulated both factions like a game of cosmic chess, and chooses his words carefully. Neither Autobot nor Decepticon, he has always served just one master: [[Unicron]]. To these purposes, he assigned his Mini-Con companion, [[Crosswise (Armada)|Crosswise]] to infiltrate the Mini-Cons' Moonbase operations and send things awry. Crosswise was more of a wildcard than a full-on partner, unlike Sideways's other Mini-Con, [[Rook (Armada)|Rook]]. Rook was assigned to sow the real seeds of discontent amongst the Mini-Cons on the moon. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|More than Meets the Eye}}

Sideways himself was first seen working on a secret desert rocket site, guarded by [[Skywarp (Armada)|Skywarp]] and [[Wheeljack (Armada)|Wheeljack]], which was designed to launch Megatron's [[Solar Scalpel]] laser system in orbit. {{storylink|Fire & Ice}} After the rocket was launched, he returned to Cybertron, and was present for the battle against Unicron... though what exact role he played in it is unknown. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}
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===''Galaxy Force'' comic===
[[File:GF Noisemaze comic.jpg|thumb|left|]]
Presenting himself as an [[Autobot]], Sideways sneaked into the Autobot base on [[Earth]]. There, he set off an explosion that allowed him the opportunity to steal the [[Cyber Planet Key]]s for [[Velocitron]] and [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Animatron]] that were in the Autobots' possession, along with the [[Omega Lock]]. Evasive in his answers to the shocked [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], Sideways took his leave and turned over the artifacts to [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]. Together, the three went to find Earth's Cyber Planet Key, and, despite Autobot interference, Sideways was able to help Starscream steal the power of the Omega Lock with the three Cyber Planet Keys plugged in and grow to gigantic size. {{storylink|Galaxy Force Mission.8}}
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===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-10-Sideways.jpg|thumb]]
Sideways witnessed [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]'s humiliating temper-tantrum over his lack of "[[Skeletron|See-Through Power]]". {{storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}}

Later, Sideways was part of a massive Decepticon invasion force intended to attack the [[Autobot]] base while the Autobots were at a picnic. However, [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]] plowed through them with his truck and left them scattered... and then left. Returning to the scene after... ''ahem'', taking care of some pressing business, Optimus gathered up the still-wiped-out Kreons, bound them up on a flatbed trailer, and took them to the picnic. {{storylink|Emergency! Hurry to the Base, Optimus!}}

Sideways was around when [[Bludgeon (G1)#Kre-O online manga|Bludgeon]] uncovered the [[Red Bucket]]. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!}} He was among the Decepticons who aided Megatron in attacking [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], excited that he finally had a chance to show up in full. Then Metroplex collapsed on him, burying the poor guy in blocks. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
[[Vector Prime]] entered [[Fornax 813.0 Gamma]] to keep an eye on the Sideways of this universe. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/17}}

Sideways would later travel to [[Tyran 207.28 Gamma]], becoming the [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] of that universe. He would subsequently travel to a [[Primax]] universe [[Sideways (RM)|to trouble the Autobots there]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, The Complete AllSpark Almanac}}

===''TransTech''===
{{main|Sideways (AVP)}}
One incarnation of Sideways was a dimension-hopping serial liar, who possibly originated in a [[Viron]] universe before traveling through [[Aurex]] and a number of other [[Universal stream|universal clusters]]. At one point, he infiltrated [[Axiom Nexus]] and kidnapped [[Vector Prime]], hijacking his column with [[Axiom Nexus News]] to make fun of [[you]] for being obsessed with minor trivia. He was eventually located by the TransTech, but managed to escape by Headmaster-linking with Rook and using his [[Dimensional Interfacer]] to flee.
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{ew-char
|name=Sideways
|image=[[File:Earth Wars Sideways.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.66]]
|link=
|faction=Trans-factional
|unit=Standard
|class=Special
|specialclass=Ranged
|star=2
|behavior=Uses a pistol type SMG to shoot targets.
|ability={{ew-ability
|ability=Trans-phase
|abilitydesc=Teleports to a target location with a swarm of nanites appearing alongside that deals Cryo damage and slows down enemies in the affected area.
|cost=3 ability points +3 for reuses.
|level11=Gains immunity to being disabled for 10 seconds upon teleporting.}}
|combats=Ranged, Companion
|cores=*'''[[Aurex]] Sideways:''' Applies a cel-shaded look. Increases ability damage and heals Sideways upon using his ability until the nanites dissappears.
|date=[[February 12]], [[2026]]
|notes=Sideways' in-game appearance is based directly on his [[#Armada|''Armada'' Super-Con class toy]] (more specifically the first-run Hasbro release with the predominantly yellow chest and red shin stripes on Crosswise), albeit with his tailpipe weapons completely omitted despite appearing in his motorcycle mode. Although he is labelled as a trans-factional Bot, his models differ between the two factions as a way of replicating his faction-swapping gimmick, with [[Rook (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Crosswise]] attached to his head or riding him in motorcycle mode representing their respective sides. His ability "Trans-phase" is based on the trans-phase mode he uses in the ''Armada'' cartoon.
}}

{{chargamestub|{{storylink|All on Tape}}{{storylink|Behind the Veil}}}}
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Armadatoy-Sideways-wrongways.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb|My hats are the grandest of all... except that they're putting me on the wrong sides! (''First-run Hasbro version pictured'')]]
[[File:LOTM Double Face.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''(Takara version pictured)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Sideways with Crosswise and Rook''' (Super-Con, 2002)}}</ul>
:*''Takara/Sonokong name'': '''Double Face'''
:*''Takara/Sonkong ID number'': '''MX-01'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[April 24]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': 2 tailpipe-missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: First released in the second wave of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' "Super-Con" (aka "Deluxe) class toys, Sideways transforms into a racing motorcycle of made-up model. As with most ''Armada'' toys, virtually all of his [[gimmick]]s are directly tied to Mini-Cons, and Sideways came with two of them: [[Rook (Armada)#Toys|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)#Toys|Crosswise]]. Rook and Crosswise can both ride on Sideways's cycle mode at the same time, held in place on his seat by small tab-slot connections, as can [[Mirror|their combined form]], which was designed to "grip" Sideways's handlebars. His tailpipes become arm-mounted [[Powerlinx]]-activated pressure-launch missile launchers.

: In robot mode, Sideways's head can be pushed back into his torso and replaced with Rook or Crosswise in their alternate head configurations. By sliding the Mini-Cons' arms down into Sideways's torso, each one pushes down plates behind Sideways's windshield-chest to reveal either an Autobot or Decepticon symbol. (You don't ''have'' to have the arms push into the torso if you don't want to, as the Mini-Cons attach in head mode just fine by having the arms positioned towards Sideways's back; arguably they fit ''better'' without the chestplates' springs pushing back up against the arms. However, the arms are what actually makes the toy do the symbol-thing.) The initial run of Sideways toys had Rook reveal the Decepticon symbol and Crosswise reveal the Autobot brand. Later runs corrected this to match the faction-reveal gimmick as portrayed in the cartoon, with Rook forming the "Autobot" head and Crosswise the "Decepticon" head. (Crosswise was also altered to replace his red paint accents with a more Decepticon-y purple, making it easy to tell in-package which version of Sideways it was.)

: For his later [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Legends of the Microns'' release and [[Sonokong]] ''Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron'' release, "Double Face" got a significant paint change, swapping the yellow and purple on his chest. This matches the cartoon model, which was based on the pre-release Hasbro deco (as seen on the Hasbro packaging). This version also—of course—retains the show-like Rook/Autobot-Crosswise/Decepticon symbol-reveal configuration.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Rapid Run (Energon)#Toys|Rapid Run]] (likely conceived as a [[Powerlinx]] redeco).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/ArmSideways/sideways.htm More information on ''Armada'' Sideways at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Sideways with Crosswise and Rook''' (Super-Con, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 tailpipe-missiles

: In November of 2003, US [[Toys"R"Us]] stores had special bonus pack Max-Con toys, which came with a single bonus Mini-Con attached to the card over their sticker, for ''less'' than the price as a normal Max-Con, during Toys"R"Us's [[Black Friday (event)|post-Thanksgiving-day]] sale. Sideways could come with one of the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction Mini-Con Team]] members: [[Buzzsaw (Armada)#Toys|Buzzsaw]], [[Drill Bit (Armada)#Toys|Drill Bit]], or [[Dualor (Armada)#Toys|Dualor]].

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Bonus Pack''' (2003)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 tailpipe-missiles

: [[Kmart]] stores offered "Bonus Packs" later in the ''Armada'' line's run, which were basically just a normal-release Super-Con and Mini-Con Team pack clamshelled together for ''slightly'' less than the cost of the two individually.

: Sideways has been found packed with the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team#Toys|Destruction Mini-Con Team]] and the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team#Toys|Street Action Mini-Con Team]].
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===''Cybertron''===
[[File:SidewaysCybertron.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|On second thought, screw the whole motorcycle thing.''(Hasbro release)'']]
[[File:GalaxyForce_Noisemaze_toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I pulled off the sword/shield/firearm combo before that one [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]] decided to steal it from me! ''(Takara release)'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Sideways''' (Deluxe-Class, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Noisemaze'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''GX-01'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[March 31]], [[2005]]
:*''Accessories'': Left & right wing-blades, Planet X Cyber Key
:*''Cyber Key Code'': '''dj51'''
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (Takara)}}

: One of the ''very'' few "[[Planet X (Cybertron)|Planet X]]"-themed toys in ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'', this version of Sideways transforms into a black and orange alien spacefighter. The center-back of his jet mode can rise up like a gun turret; plugging a [[Cyber Key]] into the back end of the assembly deploys two pairs of spring-loaded blades, plus covers the Autobot symbol in the top with a Decepticon badge. This assembly becomes a non-removable left-arm-mounted "shield" in robot mode. His wings can also detach from his ankles and be used as blades, with both [[5 mm post|pegging]] into his hands, either with one blade in each hand, or with both blades pegging into the top and bottom of a single hand, forming a double-bladed weapon.

: This toy was first released in Takara's ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)#Takara Galaxy Force toyline|Galaxy Force]]'' line under the name Noisemaze, featuring silver-chromed details on the wings. The later Hasbro ''Cybertron'' "Sideways" replaced the chrome with silver paint, dropped some of the silver details on his key jack, and added more bronze paint on his "collar". The Hasbro version has also been slightly [[retool]]ed, rounding off his robot-mode head-horns, presumably [[for safety reasons]]. And of course, Sideways's Cyber Key has a [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code]] stamped on the back the Takara version lacks.

: This mold was also used to make the Japanese DVD-[[exclusive]] [[Noisemaze Mass Production Type Version#Toys|Noisemaze Mass Production Type Version]] and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Ratbat (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Ratbat]]. It was retooled to make [[BotCon 2009]]'s ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Scourge (G1)/toys#Timelines|Scourge]] and Sweeps [[Sweep Two#Toys|Two]], [[Sweep Six#Toys|Six]], and [[Sweep Seven#Toys|Seven]] (the Sweeps were later repurposed as ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Scourge (SG)|Scourge]]).

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/Sideways/sideways.htm More information on ''Cybertron'' Sideways at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Cyb-toy CriticalPath.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|Look, Grandma's is down this path! It's ''critical'' I take it!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Critical Path Pack! Sideways vs. Red Alert''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Left & right wing-blades, Planet X Cyber Key

: This two-pack of the [[Red Alert (Armada)#Cybertron|Deluxe-size ''Cybertron'' Red Alert]] and Sideways toys was made available only at [[Target]] stores, retailing for $16.99. The toys are identical to their individual releases.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP Deluxe Sideways.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And they thought [[Solus Prime#Age of the Primes|Solus]] would have a jet mode and be a pretool for me. Take that, suckers.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Sideways''' (Deluxe Class, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Sideways''' (サイドウェイズ)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''AOTP-28'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2026]] [[March 28]]
:*''Accessories'': Left & right wing blades, shield, Planet X Cyber Key
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The Cybertron Sideways? That was me and Tomo san!|link=https://discord.com/channels/656241088826441729/656248887534944265/1397176312074076170|name=Evan Brooks|site=Instagram DMs|year=2025|month=07|day=22}}</ref>
:Released as part of an exclusive line celebrating ''Cybertron''{{'}}s 20th anniversary, Sideways accurately recreates the original figure's design, but with more modern design flourishes, such as better articulation, pinned shoulders and hips, and [[5 mm post|5 mm arm ports]]. He retains the removable wings that become handheld swords, the shield with fold-out spikes, and the Planet X Cyber Key. The Key, like those included with other updates of ''Cybertron'' characters' toys, does not activate any gimmicks; the shield's spikes are folded out manually, and Sideways' faction symbol can be switched via a, well, switch on its back.

:The wings/swords and shield require [[partformer|removal for transformation]], unlike the original. The shield has a flip-out 5 mm post for Sideways' robot mode. He also has no translucent plastic and fewer paint applications compared to the original, though this is more cartoon accurate for his head and the shield spikes. Strangely, his shield is missing a pipe in its sculpt (left of the green triangle).

:His vehicle mode is mistransformed in its [[stock photography]]: the feet are not tabbed into the sides of the vehicle.

:Sideways was exclusive to Walmart and Hasbro Pulse in North America. Fans who ordered him from Walmart found that their orders were unexpectedly canceled and, with the supposed knowledge that most of the ''Cybertron'' capsule toys were canceled, many believed he was canceled too. However, the cancellations seemed to have been due to Walmart accidentally sending fans full cases of Sideways toys for fulfilled orders, instead of just one. The toy would later be put back in stock on Walmart's website and shipped normally.

:Sideways was revealed at [[Toy Fair|New York Toy Fair 2025]] alongside his capsule-mate [[Excellion (Cybertron)#Age of the Primes|Excellion]].

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[[File:AOTP Armada Sideways.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The real Sideways were the ankles we broke along the way]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Sideways''' (Voyager Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 tailpipes, front & back wheels
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMdjxMNBa7k Footage of the joint Hasbro/McFarlane Toys/Iron Studios panel] at [[CCXP#2025|CCXP 2025]] with [[Nate Purswell]] and [[Emily Bader]], recorded at the "Oficina dos Joes" YouTube channel</ref>

:Released in the fifth wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Voyager Class figures, Sideways is a faithful update of his original ''Armada'' design, transforming into a purple and <s>yellow</s> gold racing motorcycle. His colors are based on his cartoon model and ''Legends of the Microns'' toy, swapping the purple and gold on his chest. He includes two tailpipe weapons which he can hold as clubs or mount on his forearms as (non-firing) missiles like the [[#Armada|original toy]]. His front and back wheel assemblies come detached in package, and are held on with 5 mm pegs, making them easily removable.

:Unlike most of the other ''Armada'' figures in contemporary toylines, Sideways comes with his two Mini-Cons, [[Rook (Armada)#Age of the Primes|Rook]] and [[Crosswise (Armada)#Age of the Primes|Crosswise]], who can still transform into either one of his heads and combine with each other into a [[Mirror#Age of the Primes|larger form]] to ride him in motorcycle mode. Unlike the original, Rook's legs and Crosswise's arms [[partformer|must be removed]] for either transformation, with the leftover limbs storing on the side of Sideways's legs/motorcycle mode. Undocumented in his instructions, Rook's legs have slots on the sides to allow Crosswise's arms to connect to them and form a single piece similar to the "weapon" mode of the original Crosswise. Though not Mini-Con activated, he has a panel on his chest that can manually swap between Autobot and Decepticon insignias (though no "blank" option is available). The panel cannot be flipped when his "neutral" head is tucked into his chest to allow either Mini-Con to attach, but can freely flip when in vehicle mode. Oddly, the head-swap gimmick was not featured in stock photos nor product descriptions, leading Brand Manager [[Nate Purswell]] to confirm and showcase the gimmick himself on Instagram.

:Unlike neither Sideways's original toy nor his onscreen design, Crosswise's head mode eyes are yellow as opposed to their proper pink. What this ''does'' resemble, however, is [[:File:Sidewaysheads.jpg|a collage]] formerly featured on this page depicting Sideways' three heads using mid-transformation screencaps; it appears the wiki is now [[Circular reporting#AOTPSideways|two for two]] with causing [[Circular reporting#Sideways|errors]] in regards to this version of the character.

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==Merchandise==
===Super Collection Figure===
[[File:SCF Sideways.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|STRIKE POSE!]]
*'''Double Face''' (2003)
**''Act'': '''10'''
**''Accessories'': Decepticon head, stand

:Available in "Act 10" of Takara's ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Super Collection Figure]]'' line, Double Face is a PVC figurine of his animation model. He was available in both full-color and pewter versions, with one of each packed in every case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] boxes. He came with an extra head so that his appearance could be switched between his "normal" head and the "Decepticon" head. His appearance could ''not'' be switched out of its weird-looking ninja(?) pose, however, which makes him the tallest non-build-a-figure in the entire series.

: Act 10 is notable for using much softer plastic than the preceding nine Acts, which can lead to balance and peg-tearing issues. There is also a potential peg problem with the pewter versions, as the pegs may have been painted before being pushed into place. And with the softer plastic of Act 10, this makes a stuck peg even easier to tear off. Lightly shaving of the socket walls with a thin hobby knife should solve the issue... though with Double Face's minimal "posability" thanks to his odd stance, it's not very likely you'll be trying to move anything on him.
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==Notes==
[[File:Detection-SidewaysNoHat.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|He's back. From outer space.]]
* Sideways was designed to be a "ninja" Transformer, with a yellow and purple color scheme based on a [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] employee's racing motorcycle.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Sideways was a fun Ninja transfomer concept. His feature was unique in the franchise and those are the things I take pride in looking back. His colors are based of a Takara employee racing bike.|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/BuuHRJVH-0j/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2019|month=03|day=07}}</ref>
* A 2001 Armada IP bible includes a bio of Sideways that notes he is comic relief after his Mini-Con is damaged and split in two, now acting as his "angel" and "devil" consciences who also bicker between themselves. Before the accident, Sideways was an aloof and mysterious ninja who turns into a police cycle. Obviously, this characterization didn't exactly pan out.
* While the positioning of ''Armada'' Sideways's head-handlebars in toy form is up to the owner, the cartoon consistently portrayed them as angled downwards. Similarly, his alternate heads/helmets have their horns angled down at the first joint, and then upwards at the second joint.
* In ''Armada'', outside of the [[stock footage]] sequences showing Sideways putting his Mini-Con helmets on, his "bare" head was often colored in shades of gray similar to the Crosswise head, rather than the appropriate purple and yellow.
* In [https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-G2zUH7W5JQ0/WVeN--2zLgI/AAAAAAAAZxs/CYXW7Atn60IYrhxIth_sWvknUdIwK39OQCKgBGAs/s1600/0031.jpg at least one] of [[Unicron]]'s [[character model]] sheets showing off the larger-scale techy greebles, Sideways—or in this case—"Double Face" is used as a scale reference, with an abbreviation of "'''W.F.'''". To most English speakers, this wouldn't make much sense, but the letter "W" is often used in Japanese media in place of the word "double", as the letter "W" (''double-u'') is pronounced the same as "double" in Japanese (''daburu''), making them interchangeable with one another. This had previously been used for the Japanese [[Micromaster Combiner]]s (aka "W Teams"), and the [[W Cassettebot]]s.
* In "[[Memory (Cybertron)|Memory]]", Sideways seemed to be a fan of the [[Galactic Guardians]], a superhero team who star in their own cartoon show. He also seemed to be a fan of Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive", as he sang the first few lyrics to himself before being interrupted by Starscream.
* ''Cybertron'' Sideways has a bat-like vehicle mode because the then-upcoming [[2005]] release of ''{{w|Batman Begins}}'' meant that [[Batman]] was very much in the zeitgeist, and the designers at Hasbro wanted to capitalise on that. [[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Cybertron|''Cybertron'' Megatron]]'s {{w|Batmobile}}-esque vehicle mode was another example of this.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=The closest we got [to a ''Batman''/''Transformers'' crossover] was more tactical—so like, "oh there's a ''Batman'' movie coming out," so the ''Cybertron'' Sideways is very bat-inspired. I think there was another car that we went that way… Megatron obviously Batmobile-inspired. I don't know how direct-tactical that is but if bats are in the zeitgeist, if there's advertisement around bats and stuff, well let's… bat-inspired something. More like that is what we ended up with, but no we never went for a direct crossover.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW7bBZgluQQ&t=2169s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday night LIVE: ARMADA STARSCREAM|year=2023|month=06|day=02}}</ref>
* For most of his ''Kre-O'' appearances, Sideways appeared only as a singular leg, making it a bit hard to tell if he was meant to be a Kreon version of the ''Armada'' Sideways. His identity wasn't confirmed until he finally showed up in full in his fifth appearance… only for the gag to continue when he ends up buried with only his leg showing.
* Like most non-toy robot Kreons in the ''Kre-O'' comics, Sideways is made from existing Kreon parts. He makes use of the [[Hound (Kre-O)|Hound]] helmet, [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]] clip-on arm weapons, and what appears to be two additional Kreon arms attached to a backpack/
*The Hasbro sales copy for ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Sideways on social media labels him as a descendant of [[Liege Maximo|Liege Maximo Prime]].

===Foreign names===
====''Armada''====
*''Japanese'': '''Double Face''' (ダブルフェイス ''Daburu Feisu'')
*''Armenian'': '''Koghmnapah''' (Կողմնապահ, "Sideways")
*''Hungarian'': '''Kanyargó''' ("Swerver")
*''Korean'': '''Double Face''' (더블페이스 ''Deobeul Paiseu'')
*''Polish'': '''Krętacz''' ("Dodger")
*''Russian'': '''Otshel'nik''' (Отшельник, "Hermit")

====''Cybertron''====
*''Japanese'': '''Noisemaze''' (ノイズメイズ ''Noizumeizu''), '''Sideways''' (サイドウェイズ ''Saidoweizu'')
*''Hungarian'': '''Mellékút''' ("Bypass")
*''Korean'': '''Side Way''' (사이드웨이 ''Saideu Wei'')

==References==
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Dreadwing (G2)

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{{disambig3|Dreadwing}}
:''Dreadwing is a [[Decepticon]] [[Triple Changer]] from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Dreadwing-g2-packageart.jpg|upright=2|thumb|RUN IT'S DREADWING]]

::New '''Dreadwing'''
::Is punishing
::His Gatling gun is illin'!
::This Decepticon bomber's a
::Transformer-rama,
::A three-in-one villain that's chillin'!

::Combat tank and sonic jet
::Transform into [[Smokescreen (G2)|double-trouble robots]]
::Their missiles go boom
::Spelling certain doom
::As they take apart the awesome [[Autobot]]s!<ref>Rap lyrics from the ''Generation 2'' Dreadwing [[commercial]]</ref>

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic===
{{main|Darkwing (G1)#Marvel Generation 2 comic}}

[[File:Darkwing-surrenderordie.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Dreadwind probably complained about this too.]]
Darkwing was badly damaged while defending his commander against the returning [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Power and the Glory|Tales of Earth Part Two}} After resuming leadership of the Decepticons, Megatron allowed repairs to be performed on Darkwing. {{storylink|The Gathering Darkness|Tales of Earth Part Three}} The Decepticon jet was rebuilt in a much larger and more powerful form. Darkwing made his debut with the new body by obliterating the inoffensive [[Rheanimum]] miners of [[Tykos]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''G-2'' pack-in manga and story pages====
[[File:JG2DreadwingSmokescreenMinicomic.jpg|thumb|left|Rumble, Laserbeak: eject ... oh wait wrong bot.]]
Dreadwing was a pacifist by nature. He loathed war and chose not to get involved. However, once he realized that the wars on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] would never end, he was forced to take a stand. Not being of outstanding intelligence, [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] was able to manipulate him into siding with the Decepticons. He coerced Dreadwing into believing that if he helped the Decepticons win the G-2 wars, then all war would end on Cybertron. Secretly, Smokescreen preferred neither side and desired to obliterate them all. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 3}}

During a decisive battle between [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], Megatron managed to gain the upper hand after a surprise attack by [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]] crippled Prime's weaponry. Defenseless, Megatron ordered an aerial assault from Dreadwing and Smokescreen. The pair swooped down and bombarded Optimus Prime with missiles, nearly killing him. Their enemy virtually dead, they left the killing blow to Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #10}}

Later, when Megatron commanded his all-out assault on the Autobots, Dreadwing joined in. After Megatron's defeat, Dreadwing fled into deep space with the rest of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 6}}

====''15 Go! Go!''====
As [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] sought out [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Battle Convoy]] with [[Teletraan 15]] and [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] aboard, {{storylink|Steeljaw Volume}} Dreadwing and his partner Smokescreen attacked them in the hopes of being led back to the other Autobots. Battle Convoy appeared and ended the battle by cutting off one of Dreadwing's wings with his [[sword]]. {{storylink|Battle Convoy Volume}}

====''Legends'' comic====
[[File:Legends-comic-G2-Dreadwing-base-mode.jpg|thumb]]
At some point, Dreadwing was embroiled in a battle around [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{Storylink|LG-EX Metroplex}} He and Smokescreen later joined up with [[Galvatron II]] and participated in his attack on [[Beast (planet)|Beast]]. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}} Upon witnessing the [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s wield [[Beast Power]], they deemed it too dangerous as it might fuel further conflict and attempted to destroy the Autobots, only to be defeated by [[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]]. {{storylink|LG-EX Repugnus}} While the disgraced Galvatron was rejected by his master, Unicron Neo, Smokescreen and Dreadwing remained loyal to Unicron and were reformatted into new bodies. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One}} Even the revelation that Unicron Neo was actually [[Dark Nova]] didn't bother them as long as his goal was to destroy the Transformers, and they assisted in Dark Nova's attack on the [[Micro|Z Planet]] where they battled [[Land Powered]]. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 5: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two}}

In the aftermath of Dark Nova's defeat, Smokescreen and Dreadwing witnessed the resurrection of the [[Legends World]], still believing that peace between Transformers was a transient illusion. They were approached by Devcon, whose words and cooperation with [[Slizardo]] and the [[Skuxxoid]] moved Smokescreen enough to rejoin the Autobot fold. Dreadwing was still unconvinced, but Smokescreen changed his mind by pointing out that they themselves were proof that cooperation between an Autobot and a Decepticon could exist. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

====''Generations Selects special Comic''====
[[File:Abominus comic 2 - Smokescreen-Astrotrain-Dreadwing.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.5]]
In [[2050]], Smokescreen and Dreadwing defended [[human]]s and [[Selector]]s that were attempting to flee the chaos of a [[Quintesson]] invasion and [[Angolmois Energy]] eruptions. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Drift issue 1|''Drift'' #1]]}}

[[File:Deadlock smokejumper dreadwing drift 1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
Dreadwing was present during the earliest days of the Decepticons, looking on during [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'s first meeting with Senator [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Shockwaves}}

Thousands of years ago, Dreadwing served under the command of [[Turmoil]] when their second-in-command [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] violated orders. Deadlock attacked the Autobots when Turmoil ordered him not to, and then executed a fellow Decepticon who planned on reporting his insubordination. Deadlock tried to rally Dreadwing and several other soldiers from Turmoil's forces under his new leadership. Dreadwing and his comrades refused, and turned Deadlock over to Turmoil to answer for his attempted mutiny. {{storylink|Drift issue 1|Drift #1}}

[[File:Dreadwing shockwaves.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|Shoulda followed the rule of holes.]]
When Megatron got a new body, Dreadwing took on a similar form in his honor. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} After the Chaos War, Dreadwing was among the Decepticons on Cybertron when they, the Autobots, and the [[NAIL]]s attempted to rebuild their society. When Megatron returned to lead the Decepticons and rise up against the new government, however, Dreadwing and his former captain Turmoil were among the 'Cons who joined him {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} Before he could participate in the uprising, though, Dreadwing was requisitioned by Shockwave to accompany him to the former site of [[Crystal City]]. Tempted by Shockwave's promises that he'd get everything he desired and disappointed in Megatron's failures to bring about a Decepticon victory, Dreadwing changed loyalties to follow the rogue scientist. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}} On arrival, Dreadwing was shocked to discover the city was still standing, despite the fact that it should've been destroyed at least twice over. He was more surprised when Shockwave shot him in the back, killing him. He was even MORE surprised when he was immediately restored to life by the unique properties latent in Crystal City thanks to Shockwave's experiments with [[Ore-14]]. {{storylink|Shockwaves}}

[[File:Dreadwing v cassettes soundwaves.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
Shockwave then ordered Dreadwing to attack the intruding [[Soundwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Soundwave]], which he did with glee, rejecting the communications expert's peace offers and mocking him for not bringing his cassettes. In response, Soundwave killed Dreadwing with a barrage of firepower, but the Ore-14 was quick to resurrect him again. {{storylink|Shockpoint}} Soundwave then revealed he did bring the cassettes, which he released to keep Dreadwing busy while he himself faced down Shockwave. {{storylink|Soundwaves (issue)|Soundwaves}} After Soundwave's retreat, Dreadwing assisted Shockwave in his scheme to bring [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] and his [[Quintessa (IDW)|Metrotitan]] into Crystal City and create a [[space bridge]] to the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Soundwave had not given up, however, but returned with a joint team of Decepticons and Autobots to free Shockwave's captive, Megatron. Dreadwing tried to stop [[Skywarp (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Skywarp]] from breaking Megatron's bonds, but his efforts were unnecessary as Skywarp was becoming increasingly intangible anyway. {{storylink|Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|Finest Hour}}

Dreadwing remained with Shockwave's forces as they continued to grow, with [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]] emerging from the Dead Universe and [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], and the [[Pretender Monster|Monstructor Six]] finally arriving from Gorlam Prime. {{storylink|The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|The Dead are Not Enough}} He stood by as Shockwave sat unperturbed by the defeat of the Dark Titan by Metroplex. {{storylink|Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|Finis Temporis}} Dreadwing then assisted Shockwave and Jhiaxus as they made final preparations on the chronal drive. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}} When Galvatron questioned his loyalties, Dreadwing confidently remarked that Shockwave was the biggest brain around, and he had promised Dreadwing everything he ever wanted. Still, Dreadwing's confidence fled him quickly when he was actually confronted by an angry Megatron laying siege to Crystal City. He barely managed to choke out a threat before being shot down by Megatron's fusion cannon. {{storylink|Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|Black Planet}}

In the aftermath, Dreadwing escaped from Crystal City alongside Galvatron and Skywarp, and seemed poised to reclaim a position in the Decepticons under their new leadership. {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} Instead, Galvatron left him behind when he went to Earth.

[[File:TheTransgressors-NeedlenoseRally.jpg|thumb|left|"Does this mean I'm [[Drift (G1)|Drift]]? ''Sugoi''."]]
Months later, Galvatron sent [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] and [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] to help Dreadwing spread the word among the discontented, ghetto-dwelling Decepticons. They were good at whipping up anger and intimidating Prime evangelists, but Dreadwing was unconvinced of Galvatron or Soundwave's commune plan, finding the whole idea laughable. That didn't stop him flanking Needlenose on stage at a Decepticon rally! {{storylink|The Transgressors}} Later, the trio approached [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] about getting unfettered access to the space bridge for their people. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} That night, they led a Decepticon march through Iacon Spaceport 1. The bridge brought Dreadwing and the others to the ''[[Ark-7]]'' where they confronted the Autobots trapped inside Blackrock's force field. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}}

Dreadwing went back through to Cybertron to rally the remaining Decepticons fighting the Autobots behind them, when the space bridge suddenly shut down. Unperturbed, Dreadwing ordered the remaining Decepticons to attack, and briefly scuffled with [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]], only to suddenly get caught off guard by [[Victorion]]'s gravitation powers. Dreadwing and the other Decepticons were subsequently rounded up and taken into custody by Starscream's forces. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}}

[[File:ItsBeginningToAndBackAgain TeamGalvatronus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.9|He is one metamorphin'...uh, what rhymes with "''Galvatronus''"?]]
Dreadwing was somehow able to escape and rejoin Galvatron on Earth nonetheless. He and some other Decepticons were deployed to defend the underwater ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' from an Autobot attack when Galvatron used the energies of the [[Enigma of Combination]] to forcibly merge them into [[Galvatronus (CW)|Galvatronus]], a combiner whose torso was formed by Dreadwing. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} The combiner proved short-lived, as [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] learned to access the Enigma's code and used it to split Galvatronus back into his components. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} Dreadwing was soon seen being taken into custody by the combined Autobot and Decepticon force. {{storylink|White Light}} When the Earth Defense Command attacked, Dreadwing was loaded onto Sky Lynx for transport. {{storylink|White Heat}}

Dreadwing returned to Cybertron where, after [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s return, Soundwave recruited him as part of retinue to interrogate [[Liege Maximo]]. Though despairing of how prolonged contact with Optimus had changed Soundwave and feeling Onyx's return would mark the return of a Prime dictatorship, he agreed to follow. When Soundwave expanded his powers to read the thoughts of the Prime of Lies, he sensed that Dreadwing believed him to be weak. After an explosion ripped through the [[Spire]], {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 2: Another Mine|Another Mine}} Dreadwing was among the casualties. [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] attempted to revive him, to no avail. {{storylink|The Falling, Chapter 3: The Ground|The Ground}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
Dreadwing was a former [[Seeker]] who defected from the Decepticons to become an [[Energon]] scavenger for [[Soundblaster (G1)|Soundblaster]]. At some point, he met [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and revealed to him that Seekers knew how to navigate the [[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]]. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}}

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Dreadwing G2Commercial.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9]]
Dreadwing and Smokescreen flew over an empty street to harass a pitiful young human, who fled in terror at the sight of them. Dreadwing, to cement how menacing he was even further, transformed into his tank mode and smushed a parked car. Two Autobots responded to the boy's cries for help, only for Dreadwing and Smokescreen to start tossing them around with ease. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Dreadwing and Smokescreen|Dreadwing and Smokescreen commercial}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsDreadwing.jpg|thumb]]
Dreadwing participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character who could be recruited after collecting 35 units of Cybermetal and 16 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
{{--}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{ew-char
|name=Dreadwing
|image=[[File:EW-Dreadwing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|center|"Me? But, the [[Dreadwing (Prime)|other guy]] was the one who got a figure!"]]
|faction=Decepticon
|unit=Standard
|class=Aerial
|star=2
|behavior=Uses a special blaster that fires mini-rockets.
|ability={{ew-ability
|ability=Stealth Bomber
|abilitydesc=Enters Stealth mode for 6 seconds and drops 8 free-fall bombs that deals damage in a small area while flying to the target. Upon reaching the final target a payload is dropped that deal significantly more damage.
|cost=3 ability points +4 for reuses.
|level11=Free-fall bombs applies the [[Glass gas|Glass Gas]] effect causing enemies to take increased damage for 8 seconds.}}
|combats=Ranged, Companion
|cores=*'''G1 Dreadwing:''' Applies a cel-shaded look. Increases his health by a percentage. Should his final target of his ability be destroyed within 10 seconds, it will explode setting nearby targets on fire.
|date=[[December 19]], [[2024]]
|counterpart=[[Wing Saber (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wing Saber]]
|notes=
}}

Dreadwing was hired by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] to cover his escape from the [[Time rift|Time Vortex]], which led to him intercepting [[Wing Saber (G1)|Wing Saber]] while he was attacking the [[transwarp cruiser]]. In the middle of their battle, he received orders to gather the Megatrons of the multiverse, and suggested to his opponent that they put their rivalry aside for now to focus on the greater task at hand. They successfully united all the Megatons with the multiversal group of Optimus Primes, and their combined powers allowed them all to seal the rift and go home at last. {{storylink|A Little Luck!}}

==Toys==
===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2DreadwingToy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Dreadwing loves it when Smokescreen enters him from behind.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Dreadwing''' (1994)}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro EU name'': '''Stealth Assault'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''TRF-10'''
:*''Accessories'': 12 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the second (proper) year of the US ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' toyline, Dreadwing transforms into a "flying wing" style stealth bomber similar to a {{w|Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit}} with underslung six-missile gatling cannon, and an additional six missiles mounted on his wings that can be released as bombs. In jet form, he can combine with his pack-in partner [[Smokescreen (G2)#Toys|Smokescreen]]'s jet mode to make a complete aircraft. When you remove Smokescreen he begins a partially automatic transformation into tank mode -- his wings flip up automatically, and his treads can be made to spring-load open with the press of a button. For some reason he came with an Autobot-style instruction book that instructed you to put Smokescreen's forehead sticker on the center of Dreadwing's face.

: Dreadwing's gatling gun, while tremendous fun, has the fatal flaw that the missiles don't lock into it. This means if you bump him in robot mode or swoosh him around in jet mode all his missiles will fall out. This is not what one would usually call "illin'". This led to every subsequent release of the mold being independently retooled, slightly differently each time, to allow their missiles to lock into the gatling gun.

: Dreadwing was sold in parts of Europe (including the United Kingdom) under the name "Stealth Assault", and in other markets under the name "Ace Evader". Neither version acknowledged Smokescreen as a separate individual.

: The back of the box on his [[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)#Japan|Japanese ''G-2'' release]] gives him three additional modes, named '''Dread Roadblock''' (ドレッド・ロードブロック), '''Hover Stealth Mode''' (ホバーステルスモード) and '''Crab Ambush''' (クラブ・アンブッシュ). Only the Dread Roadblock mode got given life in the third chapter of "[[The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3|The Road to Legends' Rivival]]" in the ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Legends]]'' comic. This mode also requires the use of Smokescreen's missile launchers plugged into Dreadwing's hands.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Dreadwing/dreadwing.htm More information on Dreadwing at TFU.info]''
{{G2DreadwingMold}}
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===''Transformers'' (2010)===
{{anchor|TokyoToyShow}}
[[File:TF2010-toy Dreadwing TTS.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Trading his giant gatling gun for shivs doesn't seem like the best exchange.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Dreadwing & Smokescreen''' (Multi-pack, [[2010]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[July 17]], 2010
:*''Known designers'': [[Masu Yoshi]] (TakaraTomy, deco)

:Available [[exclusive]]ly at the [[Tokyo Toy Show]] 2010, this Dreadwing & [[Smokescreen (G2)#Transformers (2010)|Smokescreen]] set is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Voyager Class [[Mindwipe (ROTF)#Toys|Mindwipe]] and Scout Class [[Skystalker (ROTF)#Toys|Skystalker]] respectively. [[TakaraTomy]] designer Masu Yoshi's inspiration for this set apparently stemmed from a desire to compete with [[BotCon 2010]]'s ''Generation 2'' theme for its exclusive toys.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=今後もBOTCONに負けない限定品を企画しますよ|link=http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/314218-g2-2010-dreadwing-smokescreen-gallery.html#post5009658|title=G2 2010 DREADWING and SMOKESCREEN gallery|name=Masu Yoshi via Masabon|site=Transformers World 2005|year=2010|month=07|day=18}}</ref>

:Besides the obvious colour changes, the live-action movie Decepticon [[insignia]]s have been replaced with ''Generation 2'' Decepticon insignia.

:Dreadwing transforms from a bat-like robot into something similar to a [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#F-117A Nighthawk|F-117 Nighthawk]] stealth ground attack aircraft. He has two flip-out swords/daggers slung under his arms that he can deploy to use as weapons. As part of his transformation, bending his wings back in [[robot mode]] activates a [[Mech Alive]] gear-driven feature where the tips of the wings retract and four small blades reveal themselves along the edge of the wing. Although not noted in the instructions, his feet can pivot to make him more stable.

:In [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], Smokescreen can attach on top of Dreadwing's [[alternate mode]] via two pegs. This echoes the combination feature of the original toys.

:This mold was also used to make [[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']] [[Strafe (TF 2010)#Toys|Strafe]]. In 2014, the boxset was re-released as a lucky draw prize for the Transformers Celebration 2014 event held at Ikebukuro Sunshine City store's Toys"R"Us, though this was very likely remaining stock.
{{--}}

===''Generations''===
[[File:Gen-toy Dreadwing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Exactly how illin' his weapon is has yet to be determined.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Dreadwing''' (Deluxe Class, Late 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''02 / #007'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 wingtips/cannon
:*''Known designers'': [[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)

: Released in the seventh wave of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Deluxes (the third wave to be sold under the ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' banner), Dreadwing is a redeco/"[[Retool#Gang-molded_alternate_parts|pretool]]" of Deluxe Class [[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Deluxe|Megatron]], using an alternate head included in the mold based on the original Dreadwing toy. He transforms into a stealth bomber based on the B-2 Spirit. His wingtips detach to combine and transform into a cannon that can peg into 5mm ports on his hands and forearms.

: He is packed in with a copy of [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Shockwaves|#17]].

: This mold was retooled with another head to make ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Krok (G1)#Timelines|Krok]], and then again with yet another head to make ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#TLKDeluxe|Megatron]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/GenDreadwing/dreadwing.htm More information on ''Generations'' Dreadwing at TFU.info]''
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Dreadwing and Smokescreen.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Smokescreen & Dreadwing Set''' ([[October 17]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''61 & 62'''

:Released as part of the ninth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Smokescreen (G2)|Smokescreen]] and Dreadwing along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#62|Translation of Dreadwing's Transformers Character Card]]''
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==Notes==
[[File:Fram 02.jpg|thumb|Insert ''"Company slogan joke"'' here]]
*Dreadwing's instructions call him a "Heroic Autobot". This applies not only to the instructions included with his United States release, but also to both sets of instructions included with the Canadian release (English "Dreadwing" and French "Spectre"), as well as the European English/Spanish/Portuguese "Stealth Assault" and French/Dutch/German "Ace Evader" releases. Additionally, a German Toy Fair catalog refers to him as providing close air support for the Autobots. Chances are he was originally intended to be an Autobot, but was then given a faction change at the eleventh hour.
*[[AFCG Inc]] used Dreadwing for one of their print ads. The result is nothing short of amusing.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dreadwing''' (ドレッドウイング ''Doreddouingu'')
*''Dutch:'' '''Ace Evader'''
*''French:'' '''Spectre''' (Canada), '''Ace Evader''' (Europe)
*''German:'' '''Ace Evader'''
*''Portuguese:'' '''Stealth Assault'''
*''Spanish:'' '''Stealth Assault'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry8TupFxILU Dreadwing commercial on YouTube]

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Wing Saber (G1)

2026-05-14T14:14:29Z

PBChew18: Adding Earth Wars info

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{{disambig3|Wing Saber}}
:''Wing Saber is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:EW-Wing Saber.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.5|]]

'''Wing Saber''' is a flying Autobot.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:CustomMadeNow Dreadrock.jpg|thumb|left|]]
====The Functionist Universe====
In [[Functionist Universe|a timeline]] where [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was ruled by the [[Functionist Council]], Wing Saber was walking amongst a crowd. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{ew-char
|name=Wing Saber
|faction=Autobot
|unit=Standard
|class=Aerial
|star=2
|behavior=Uses a special blaster that fires in bursts.
|ability={{ew-ability
|ability=Stealth Bomber
|abilitydesc=Enters Stealth mode for 6 seconds and drops 8 free-fall bombs that deals damage in a small area while flying to the target. Upon reaching the final target a payload is dropped that deal significantly more damage.
|cost=3 ability points +4 for reuses.
|level11=Free-fall bombs applies the [[Glass gas|Glass Gas]] effect causing enemies to take increased damage for 8 seconds.}}
|combats=Ranged, Companion
|cores=*'''G1 Wing Saber:''' Applies a cel-shaded look. Increases his health by a percentage. Should his final target of his ability be destroyed within 10 seconds, it will explode setting nearby targets on fire.
|date=[[December 19]], [[2024]]
|counterpart=[[Dreadwing (G2)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dreadwing]]
|notes=Although Wing Saber's in-game appearance is leans more towards the Takara release of his [[#Energon|''Energon'' Mega class toy]], he noticeably lacks the white detailings on his shoulders much like the Hasbro release. For reasons unknown, his back [[kibble]] isn't folded down save for a brief moment when transforming into jet mode in the showcase room. His ability "Stealth Bomber" is a direct reference to his jet mode resembling one.
}}
Wing Saber was called into the [[Time rift|Time Vortex]] by [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] {{storylink|No Fate}} to keep the [[Decepticon]]/[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[transwarp cruiser]] busy while the [[Autobot]]s/[[Maximal]]s used the [[Forge of Solus Prime]] to close it. While firing on the enemy ship, Wing Saber was ambushed by his longtime rival, [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]], whom [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] had summoned to cover his escape from the vortex. In the middle of their battle, Dreadwing received new orders to gather the Megatrons of the multiverse, and suggested to Wing Saber that they put their rivalry aside for now to focus on the greater task at hand. Together, they successfully united all the Megatons with the multiversal group of Optimus Primes that had been assembled by the Autobots and Maximals, and their combined powers allowed them all to seal the vortex and go home at last. {{storylink|A Little Luck!}}
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==Toys==
===''Energon''===
[[File:En-toy WingSaber.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Wing Saber''' (Mega Class, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID Number'': '''SC-17'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[June 24]], 2004
:*''Accessories'': 2 missiles
{{toydesigner|[[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing)}}
{{note|The ''Energon'' [[Wing Saber (Energon)#Toys|Wing Saber]] toy doubles as a Generation 1 character in the 2005 IDW comics and ''Earth Wars'' mobile game.}}

: Released in the fourth wave of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' Mega Class toys, Wing Saber transforms into a Cybertronic "flying wing" jet, vaguely resembling a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. In both jet and [[robot mode]] he has a pair of spring-loaded missile launchers, which end up on his knees in robot mode. They can be removed from their mounting brackets [[for safety reasons|to prevent permanent breakage if dropped]], but lack any other method of attaching them to Wing Saber or any other figure.

: He disassembles into four portions, which attach to the limbs on the [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|Leader Class Optimus Prime toy]]. When Wing Saber's upper-body parts and wings are attached to Prime's arms, they are in "Flight Mode", while the lower-body-as-arms configuration brings Wing Saber's non-firing cannons to the forefront, forming "Cannon Mode" (both forms are called "Wing Convoy" in Japan). Due to the "Flight Mode" fists being the connections used to attach Wing Saber's lower legs, they are compatible with the [[Prime Force#Toys|Prime Force]] drones' [[Super Mode]] connections, allowing for some additional armorment. Much like the Prime Force, Wing Saber's parts can also attach to the [[Omega Supreme (Energon)#Toys|Omega Supreme]] and [[Omega Sentinel (Energon)#Toys|Omega Sentinel]] toys.

: As Wing Saber is essentially a glorified accessory for the Leader Class Optimus Prime figure; his robot mode is a total [[brick (term)|brick]], with almost no articulation beyond his elbows, which don't even bend a full 90° degrees.

: Wing Saber was a [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]-initiated product, with his ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)#Takara Super Link toyline|Super Link]]'' release predating the [[Hasbro]] release by several months, as Hasbro delayed the toy due to doubts about it fitting into their firmly-set price point structure. This is presumably why the Takara version is easier to come by on the aftermarket over the Hasbro version, with the Hasbro release racking up some pretty high prices—something that is ''usually'' the other way around in most cases. The two versions are ''mostly'' identical, but Hasbro's drops a number of intricate [[Paint operation|paint applications]], especially specific white detailing, such as the details just under his Autobot insignia on his shoulders. Both versions are also color matched to ''Super Link'' Grand Convoy, as opposed to ''Energon'' Optimus Prime's far less saturated, darker blues and reds.

: In July, Wing Saber and Grand Convoy were part of a Takara [[campaign item|promotional giveaway]]: purchasing either toy would net you the [[:File:En-toy EnergyCutter-DaylightAttack.jpg|Energy Cutter Daylight Attack Edition]] or the [[:File:En-toy EnergonBlade-PhantomNight F2F.jpg|Energy Blade Night Phantom Edition]] exclusive [[energon weapon]]s. But this promotion was never advertised beforehand, and the most information anyone could get out of Takara's customer service after the fact was that they were available at "1500 select stores".

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/WingSaber/wingsaber.htm More information on Wing Saber at TFU.info]''

==See also==
*[[Wing Saber (BWU)]]

[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]

Scavenger (Armada)

2026-05-14T13:54:21Z

PBChew18: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

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{{disambig3|Scavenger}}
:''Scavenger is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[File:ArmScavengerDWCalendar.jpg|thumb|400px|"Scavenger SMASH Mini-Cons."]]
A grizzled old mercenary, '''Scavenger''' has fought on both sides of the war between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s across the centuries. Said to be one of the greatest [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] martial artists of all time, his wealth of hard-earned experience won over eons of conflict makes him unafraid to speak his mind, even to the likes of [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]].

Despite his mercenary nature, Scavenger has a strong sense of honor and loyalty, which drives him to nurture the potential he sees in others. Long ago, he trained [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] in combat, and the Autobot commander values his old mentor's counsel; in the present day, he has taken an interest in the young warriors [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]]. In particular, he sees the makings of a great leader in Hot Shot, despite the youngster's cockiness and bravado... but that's nothing that can't be beaten out of him.

Scavenger's [[Mini-Con]] partner is [[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]].

==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in comics===
[[File:Scavengerut.jpg|thumb|The Destruction Team sense a theme. L'équipe Destruction détectent un thème. El Equipo de Destrucción sentido un tema.]]
Scavenger and [[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]] were assigned the task of constructing a satellite dish that could help find [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]]. In response, Megatron sent the [[Destruction Mini-Con Team]] and [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] to destroy the dish, which they succeeded at. But Scavenger retaliated, plowing Starscream into the sea and tying up the Destruction Team. In the battle's aftermath, Scavenger was saddened at the destruction of his satellite dish, but Rollbar cheered him up by reminding him that they could build another one. {{Storylink|Armada Volume 2}}

Scavenger later walked around while the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Team]] asked Optimus Prime if they could investigate a distress signal. {{storylink|Armada Volume 3}} He cheered on Optimus Prime's defeat of [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{Storylink|Armada Volume 4}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
A million years ago, [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] and Scavenger were guarding the entrance to the [[Loop]] when [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] barged in, demanding to know where [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] was. Smokescreen informed him that Prime was in the satellite room and asked if anything was wrong. All Hot Shot would say was that wrong didn't begin to describe the situation. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 1|Armada #1}} What had transpired was that a group of renegade Cybertronians calling themselves "[[Decepticon]]s" were attacking [[Mini-Con]] [[Mini-Con Sector|villages]] and capturing the inhabitants for some reason. While sifting through the rubble of Village C-52, Scavenger opined that it looks like the diminutive Mini-Cons tried to put up a fight, but didn't stand a chance. Soon afterwards, [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]], the Decepticon leader, attacked [[Cyber City]], with his captured Mini-Cons re-engineered to [[Powerlinx]] with [[Bulk]]s, providing them great power. The Autobots were beaten up and forced to retreat. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 2|Armada #2}}

[[File:DreamwaveArmada4 Smokescreen Scavenger.jpg|thumb|left|upright=2.2]]
For a million years the civil war raged on, the once-proud Autobots struggling to defend themselves against the powerful, Mini-Con augmented Decepticons, who were in possession of Cybertron's only remaining Mini-Cons, the others having escaped at the beginning of the conflict. Hope came in the form of a Mini-Con Reactivation Signal sent from a distant world called [[Earth]] and the Autobots resolved to go there and fight for Truth, Justice and Freedom. Almost immediately after arriving on Earth, Smokescreen was destroying public property and suggesting that they simply smash their way across the planet to find the Mini-Cons, a plan that Scavenger agreed to, as Cybertron was their priority. This callous attitude earned them both a sharp, furious rebuke from Optimus Prime, who refused to stoop down to the level of the Decepticons. However, he also understood their frustration, telling them to save their anger for the Decepticons. Scavenger apologised for being out of line, suggesting that his logic chip was damaged. Unfortunately for the Autobots, the Decepticons had already arrived and were chasing after [[Sparkplug (Armada)|Sparkplug]]'s group of Mini-Cons and their human friends, [[Rad White|Rad]], [[Carlos Lopez|Carlos]], and [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]]. Prime and Scavenger arrived just in time to smash [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] and [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] out of the sky. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 4|Armada #4}}

[[File:DWArmadaFire&Ice Smokescreen Scavenger.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Smokescreen sure knows how to kill a conversation.]]
While Optimus Prime kept Megatron distracted by trash talking the Decepticon's failure to defeat the Autobots with all of their power, Smokescreen snuck up and demolished the cliff face Megatron was perched upon with his ''head''. Scavenger noted that at least Smokescreen didn't injure anything important. Eventually Megatron Powerlinxed with all of his Mini-Cons and gained the upper hand, but help came in the form of [[Jolt (Armada)|Jolt]]'s group of Mini-Cons, who Powerlinxed with the Autobots. [[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]] linked with Scavenger, giving him extra punching power. At a tactical disadvantage, the Decepticons were forced to flee. {{storylink|Dreamwave Armada issue 5|Armada #5}}

Soon after establishing their base, Optimus detected unusually high energy readings in the vicinity of Death Valley in [[California]], and sent Smokescreen and Scavenger to investigate. After some time, they reported back that the Decepticons were readying to launch some sort of rocket. Unfortunately, the Autobots were occupied with a Mini-Con rescue operation in [[Alaska]], so [[Laserbeak (Armada)|Laserbeak]] brought them orders to do whatever was necessary to stop the Decepticons... about twenty minutes after the rocket had been launched. {{storylink|Fire & Ice}}

[[File:WorldsCollide2 Demolishor vs SmokescreenScavenger.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0|Scavenger forgets he's literally both a bulldozer and a steamroller.]]
After arriving back from Death Valley, Smokescreen and Scavenger found an extensively damaged [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] inside [[Autobase|Autobase: Earth]] and rushed him to the medical bay. When the others returned from Alaska sans ''their'' Optimus Prime, they worked together to save this Prime's life and find out what had happened to ''their'' Optimus Prime. Sadly, despite their best efforts, this Prime awakened only momentarily to deliver a cryptic warning about the walls of reality crumbling and the coming chaos before dying. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}}

When the Decepticons detected the Autobots searching the [[multiverse]] for Optimus Prime, [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] launched an attack on Autobase: Earth, seizing the opportunity to hit the Autobots while their biggest guns were missing. During the battle, Smokescreen and Scavenger were the front-line defense sent to buy time. Scavenger, despite being a bulldozer, swerved out of the way of the approaching tank-mode [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] and fell down a hill. This apparently knocked him out.

Really. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}}

He survived the battle, but Smokescreen was seriously damaged by Megatron. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} {{Storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}} Scavenger and the others took Smokescreen to the Autobase on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] for extensive repairs, though there was a fear he might never recover. During the final battle against [[Unicron]], Scavenger, Hot Shot, and Red Alert ambushed and blasted Megatron into the Chaos Bringer's depths to avenge Smokescreen. {{storylink|The End (Armada)|The End}}

====''Energon'' comic====
During the peaceful times that followed Unicron's defeat, Scavenger was seen driving around in [[Cyber City]]. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}} The peace didn't last, however, and Scavenger soon returned to Earth to defend it from the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]]. He was either assigned to [[Prowl (Energon)|Prowl]]'s unit in [[Tokyo]] or [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]]'s unit in [[Moscow]]. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}}
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===Cartoon continuity===
====''Linkage''====
[[File:Scavenger Linkage-4.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Now I'm not one to shoot from the hip...or maybe I am."]]
Shortly after arriving on Earth, Scavenger returned to [[Scavenger's ship|his ship]] to find the [[Super Stunt Team]] and [[Speed Chaser Team]] fighting outside. On the request of [[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]], he Powerlinxed with the Mini-Con and joined the battle on the free Mini-Cons' side, destroying the Speed Chaser Team's [[Fixer Bug]]s and sending them fleeing. Having no use for his ship anymore, he let the Super Stunt Team have his ship on the condition they'd tell no one about him. {{storylink|Linkage Part 4}} Scavenger then drove off with Rollbar, whose decision to link up with Scavenger had activated his [[Servility Program]] and made him loyal to the [[Bulk]]. {{storylink|Linkage Part 5}}

====''Armada'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Ward Perry]] (English), [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese)|[[Staffan Lindberg]] (Swedish), [[Raine Heiskanen]] (Finnish), [[Michel Dodane]] (French), [[Luiz Feier Motta]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Ole Pfennig]] (German), [[Paolo Buglioni]] (Italian), [[Rubén León]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Jo-ho Park]] (Korean)}}

[[File:Pre-arm-scavenger.JPG|left|thumb|upright=1.4|GAME OVER, MAN!]]
[[MYA|Millions of years ago]], a young [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] fought with the great Decepticon warrior. So frequent were their clashes, and so familiar were they to each other, the pair eventually became friends, and Scavenger signed up with the Autobots. Seeing great potential in the young [[Autobot]], Scavenger taught Optimus Prime how to fight in hand-to-hand combat. {{storylink|Trust (Armada)|Trust}}

Scavenger was hired by [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Megatron]] for his skills as a mercenary and a bounty hunter for [[Mini-Con]]s, due to the troubles Megatron was having with the troops under his command. Scavenger claimed that at first he did not know whether to accept the contract or not, until he saw the sorry state of the Decepticons after their defeat at the hands of Hot Shot and the Star Saber. His mocking lack of respect or fear for Megatron intimidated the other Decepticons, as well as earning [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream's]] hatred.

[[File:Overmatch Scavengermysterious.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Lockdown (Animated)|Green mercenary with a gray face wearing a poncho]]? I was first, buddy.]]
His first appearance on Earth was during an observation of a battle between Starscream and [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]]. Noting that Hot Shot only won because the Star Saber sensed its wielder's inexperience, Scavenger challenged the younger Autobot and soundly beat him, despite suffering a serious wound. {{storylink|Overmatch}}

Scavenger got stuck with digging duty to unearth the next Mini-Con. In exchange for doing "all the work," as Scavenger put it, Megatron promised to let him keep the Mini-Con he dug out. But his need to settle scores with Hot Shot won out, and he ditched his post when he heard the Autobots were approaching. Hot Shot used a bit more ingenuity in their next bout, and though Scavenger was defeated, he still ridiculed Hot Shot, claiming the sword was wasted in his hands. {{storylink|Gale}} On their next bout with the Autobots, Scavenger opted to watch from a distance instead of actively participating. When Hot Shot and Sideways were warped back to the Decepticons' moonbase alongside his retreating teammates, Scavenger waited a while before warping back himself. He got there in time to see Hot Shot get beaten up after Sideways had betrayed him and handed the Star Saber to Starscream. He convinced the others to leave Hot Shot alive and dump him back at the Autobots' base, instead of executing him. {{storylink|Credulous}}

[[File:Overmatch Scavenger-HotShotbeatdown.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|DOOOOOOOODGE!!!]]
Scavenger continued to criticize Hot Shot on the battlefield whenever they encountered one another, though his words became increasingly useful tips for Hot Shot to steel himself on the battlefield... Scavenger also got himself his own Mini-Con, [[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]], before telling Megatron that he felt he had fulfilled his contract; the Decepticons had gained the advantage over the Autobots, and so his services were no longer needed. Taking Rollbar, Scavenger left the Decepticons... and headed straight for the Autobots' headquarters. Optimus allowed him passage inside the base, and revealed to his troops that Scavenger had in fact been his spy and double agent all along. {{storylink|Conspiracy}}

Now that his true allegiance had been revealed, Scavenger took to training Hot Shot, though he seemed to nap on the job an awful lot. This didn't help instill any trust in him, especially for Smokescreen and the kids, who were worried of being betrayed as they had been with Sideways. Their suspicions were apparently confirmed when Scavenger seemed to disappear during their next mission. In truth, Scavenger was simply fighting smarter, and used a sneak attack to take Megatron out of the fight. This allowed the Autobots to secure their first Mini-Con in a long while. Smokescreen and the kids apologized for doubting Scavenger, and he accepted their apologies without making a fuss out of it. {{storylink|Trust (Armada)|Trust}}

[[File:Trust-Scavenger sleeping.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5]]
Scavenger and Hot Shot planned to stay behind at the base and train while Smokescreen and Red Alert took the kids on a camping trip, but they were called into action when a flash flood endangered their allies. Scavenger's alternate mode came in handy digging Red Alert out of a mudslide while Carlos and [[Shaun|a younger boy]] were trapped inside him. Scavenger and Smokescreen got them to safety just as a torrent of water came bearing down on them. {{storylink|Vacation}}

Scavenger called in his old friend [[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] to help the Autobots, and though they secured [[Incinerator (Armada)|Incinerator]] thanks to his help, Blurr had trouble fitting in a team unit. Despite being the one who had invited him in, Scavenger didn't involve himself while Blurr clashed with Hot Shot. Then, the final member of the [[Skyboom (Armada)|Skyboom Shield]] trio, [[Downshift (Armada)|Downshift]], activated on his own and drove away from anyone who would approach him, leaving Scavenger to deal with the Decepticons while the speedier 'bots chased him down. Due to Hot Shot and Blurr's bickering, the Autobots lost Downshift to the Decepticons. {{storylink|Reinforcement}} Later, Megatron issued a challenge to the Autobots, asking them to meet him in battle and bring an end to their conflict once and for all. Despite their enemies wielding both the Star Saber and the Skyboom Shield, the Autobots agreed to the fight. Scavenger was unable to be of much help after he was injured by Cyclonus earlier in the battle. The clash ended with the Skyboom Shield in Autobot hands, and Scavenger heaped praise onto Smokescreen for his part in their victory. {{storylink|Decisive Battle}}

The Autobots began building strategies around the use of the Skyboom Shield, though Scavenger lamented that they were awfully complicated. Their tactics were preempted anyways when the bulk of the Autobot forces stepped into a Decepticon trap, which left them scattered all over the globe. Worse yet, they couldn't reconvene while their communication system was being scrambled. When they finally managed to get their transmissions sorted out, Scavenger and the others surrounded Megatron, rescued Optimus Prime, and forced the Decepticon leader to abandon several of his Mini-Cons into their custody. {{storylink|Vow}}

While Scavenger and the other Autobots were away, Alexis, Carlos, and Rad traveled into a digital realm and met with an [[Unicron|evil force]]. The Autobots returned to base and safely extricated the kids before said force could do them any harm though. {{storylink|Chase (episode)|Chase}}

[[File:Tactician ScavengerVehicleMode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2|]]
With the Skyboom Shield in their possession, the Autobots became more and more adept at using coordinated tactics to defeat the Decepticons. Scavenger was able to retrieve [[Prowl (Armada)|Prowl]]'s Mini-Con panel easily, but he began to worry as the other Autobots grew overconfident. His concern was quickly proven to be well-founded, as Optimus was nearly slain when [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]] joined the conflict on the Decepticons' side. Thankfully, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] joined the fight at a pivotal moment, restoring the balance of power. {{storylink|Tactician}} But Optimus needed time to recover, and Scavenger was left to contemplate how much the Decepticons' battle prowess had improved thanks to the new addition to their ranks. As Thrust unfolded another scheme of his, this time isolating Jetfire over the ocean where the other Autobots couldn't come to his aid, Scavenger prepared to warp out and give what little support he could from a nearby island. Before he could do so, Optimus stumbled out of the medical bay, and ordered him to warp him into the warzone instead. Scavenger complied, and Optimus displayed his ability to combine with Jetfire. Together, they saved the day once more. {{storylink|Linkup}}

In a rare moment of downtime, Scavenger was supposed to help Optimus, Hot Shot, and Red Alert fix up Autobot headquarters, but not knowing what to actually do, opted to rest his optics instead. Later, the Autobots squared off against the Decepticons on a beachfront {{storylink|Detection}} but Scavenger was unable to help out much once [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] arrived. He was forced to lay down cover fire for other players while they attempted to take on the colossal Decepticon. {{storylink|Awakening (Armada)|Awakening}} Tidal Wave, of course, shot back. Scavenger was further kept occupied by first Starscream, and then Demolishor, when Tidal Wave combined with Megatron so they could take down Optimus Prime together. The timely appearance of Space Mini-Con team, and their combination into the Requiem Blaster saved the day for the Autobots; with the weapon in Optimus's hands, the Decepticons were forced to retreat. {{storylink|Desperate}}

The Requiem Blaster was a source of argument for the Autobots, however. With this new weapon, several of them were eager to storm the Decepticon base in the hopes of ending the war. Scavenger held a neutral position in the debate. Before a decision could be reached, it was discovered that the Space Mini-Con Team had run off along with the kids. Most of the Autobots went out looking for them, though Scavenger and Jetfire stayed behind on monitor duty, since their vehicle modes stuck out too much while in public. {{storylink|Runaway}}

[[File:Regeneration ScavengerDefendsStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right|]]
When the Autobots were informed by a mysterious source to meet the Decepticons in battle within a forest, they opted to leave the Requiem Blaster behind. Soon, the Decepticons arrived to fight them, as promised... or rather, Starscream engaged the group alone. When it dawned on the Decepticon that he was outnumbered, as Scavenger and the others surrounded him while his back-up was nowhere to be seen, he took off. Unfortunately, Megatron had noticed the absence of the Requiem Blaster on the battlefield, and shifted his strategy accordingly. Scavenger and the others warped back to their base when they learned the Decepticons were infiltrating it in their absence. They were too late to assist Smokescreen, who had been left behind to guard the Mini-Cons. Smokescreen nearly died while Megatron retreated, Requiem Blaster in hand. {{storylink|Sacrifice}}

When Starscream defected to the Autobots, Scavenger argued in favor of accepting him, over Hot Shot's objections. Hot Shot argued that they couldn't trust someone who had betrayed his previous commander, but Scavenger put the younger bot in his place by pointing out that he himself had done much the same thing. Smokescreen was rebuilt into a new body, and the Autobots used data provided by Starscream to open a warp gate to the Moon in order to storm the Decepticon camp. {{storylink|Regeneration (Armada)|Regeneration}} The attack on the Decepticon moonbase begun with the Autobots besieging Megatron's throne room. During the conflict, Side Swipe utterly failed at taking on Tidal Wave, and Scavenger suggested the younger Autobot pick on someone more his size. The battle then spread throughout the Decepticons' base, until the Decepticon-held Mini-Cons were located. Scavenger helped cover the Mini-Cons' escape back to Autobot headquarters, and followed them shortly afterwards. {{storylink|Rescue}}

When the Autobots learned that a new Mini-Con had been detected on the planet [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], Carlos became excited over the prospect of traveling off-world, and asked Scavenger to come along with him on the mission. Scavenger responded that he wasn't going on the mission at all; as the only two flight-capable Autobots, Jetfire and Starscream were the only two who could make the trip. {{storylink|Mars (episode)|Mars}}

[[File:Remorse democracy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|Why...didn't...you...DOOOOODGE???]]
Scavenger helped his fellow Autobots in building a spaceship. Their labor was nearing its end when it was interrupted by a Decepticon attack on the Autobots' base. Unfortunately, as Scavengers and the others fought, Starscream snatched away both the Skyboom Shield and the Star Saber, and returned to the Decepticons. {{storylink|Crack (episode)|Crack}} Subsequently, the Autobots scrambled to come up with a plan to stop the Hydra Cannon. During their discussion, Hot Shot accused Optimus of being at fault for allowing Starscream into their ranks. Scavenger held Hot Shot back as Optimus walked off to think, telling the remorseful young 'bot to leave their leader be. Optimus and Jetfire then warped into orbit to ward off Earth's destruction. They succeeded, though it came at the cost of [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|Optimus Prime's life]]. {{storylink|Crisis (Armada)|Crisis}} Due to his earlier outburst, Hot Shot took this particularly hard, and so Scavenger took him to an abandoned highway to knock some sense into him. Hot Shot fled, but was intercepted by the other Autobots, who gave him a long pep talk. Scavenger eventually caught up and aimed a massive punch at Hot Shot; when Hot Shot didn't flinch, Scavenger decided he was now mature and brave enough to lead the Autobots. {{storylink|Remorse}} Scavenger accompanied Hot Shot as he addressed the Mini-Cons, telling them they were allowed to choose for themselves whether or not they would return to Cybertron with the Autobots. When the Mini-Cons later protested Hot Shot's decision to disallow the children from coming with them into space, Scavenger was by his side again. Hot Shot relented after the Mini-Cons' mini-mutiny, and the Autobots, Mini-Cons, and children all journeyed into space inside the newly completed ''[[Axalon (Armada)|Axalon]]''. {{storylink|Depart}}

The ''Axalon''{{'}}s path took the Autobots through an asteroid field. As they were about to emerge from this dangerous region, the Decepticons attacked them, having turned their own ship around to crush their pursuers. Scavenger grappled with Demolishor atop an asteroid, only to be blown back by a shot of the Requiem Blaster, wielded by Megatron. The Decepticon leader was about ot finish him off when Side Swipe came to his rescue. The Decepticons retreated when Optimus, revived by the Mini-Cons through the Matrix, pushed Megatron back with the power of his super mode. {{storylink|Miracle (episode)|Miracle}} No sooner had the Autobots welcomed their leader back than their ship was pulled through a worm hole to a dead planet, where they were menaced by a twisted clone of Optimus named [[Nemesis Prime (Armada)|Nemesis Prime]]. While Scavenger stayed on the Axalon with most of the Autobots, Prime ended his dark doppelgänger's threat. {{storylink|Puppet}}

[[File:Screenshot-arm-47-1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
By the time the Autobots had repaired the Axalon and arrived over Cybertron, the Decepticons had managed to take over the planet. On their homeworld's surface, Scavenger and Hoist (formerly Smokescreen) fought through Decepticons tank troops and rallied the surviving Autobots to help in the resistance. Meanwhile, a black hole appeared in the sky. The Mini-Con continued to display their mysterious powers, and helped keep the black hole at bay. {{storylink|Uprising (Armada)|Uprising}} Scavenger and the rest of Optimus's crew were forced to remain in orbit on the ''Axalon'' while Jetfire scouted Cybertron's surface for a safe landing zone. When Scavenger learned that Hot Shot went off on his own to meet Galvatron face-to-face, he agreed with Blurr that going after the young Autobot would be counter-productive. He was still unconvinced that Hot Shot would be able to persuade Galvatron to join his forces to the Autobots. The ''Axalon'' then received a transmission from Jetfire, pointing them towards a region where they could set themselves down. Thanks to the Mini-Cons providing them cover with illusory copies of their ship, the Autobots managed to bypass the Decepticons' defenses and make planetfall. {{storylink|Dash (episode)|Dash}} Scavenger then helped Hoist spread the word to the Autobot masses that they were being evacuated from the planet. Though they met with resistance, informing the Autobot generals that the order came directly from Optimus helped convince them to clear out. {{storylink|Drift (episode)|Drift}}

The Autobots put in action a plan to force Galvatron into a situation where Optimus would have the opportunity to reason with him. Scavenger and the other Autobots forestalled the Decepticons while Optimus drew their leader away from the battleground. The Autobots' and Decepticons' firefight was interrupted by an energy discharge from Unicron, and soon thereafter Galvatron was swayed by Starscream's death to unite his forces with Optimus's. {{storylink|Cramp}} Scavenger attended a formal ceremony where Prime and Galvatron shook hands, uniting the Autobots and Decepticons into an armada that struck at Unicron together. {{storylink|Alliance}} All attempts to damage Unicron proved futile. Determining their best plan of attack laid in attacking Unicron from within, Optimus and Galvatron infiltrated their gargantuan foe's body. Meanwhile, Scavenger and the rest of the troops kept Unicron occupied with their ships, in the hopes of forestalling Cybertron's annihilation. {{storylink|Union}}

Thankfully, the team inside of Unicron succeeded in retrieving the Mini-Con weapons, de-powering the Chaos Bringer. Though Side Swipe was worried that Optimus wouldn't be able to extricate himself from the evil planet, Scavenger assured him their leader could take care of himself. The Transformers then scrambled to eliminate Unicron before he recovered, but this proved unnecessary; once Galvatron sacrificed himself, there was no longer enough hatred in the universe to sustain Unicron, and he vanished from existence. The Transformers' war now at an end, Scavenger and his fellow Cybertronians stood united as a race, and begun rebuilding their war-torn planet. {{storylink|Mortal Combat}}

====''Cloud''====
While looking through the [[South America]]n jungle for a [[Mini-Con]], Scavenger, [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]], and [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] came across [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]], who was soon joined by [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] and [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]. {{storylink|Return}}

====Force of Habit====
With the [[Unicron Singularity]] forcing the evacuation of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Scavenger and a number of Autobot leaders were summoned to the ''[[Iron Hope (Cybertron)|Iron Hope]]'', where [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)|Ultra Magnus]] dispatched them across the galaxy to locate the lost Autobot colony worlds. Scavenger was given command of the ''[[DieCast]]'' and sent to [[Zeta Persei]]. {{storylink|Force of Habit}}

===Panini ''Armada'' comic===
[[File:BetweenTwoWorlds ScavengerSmokescreenArrive.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|WHO FARTED?]]
Scavenger was stationed on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] when the Decepticons were discovered on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. Alongside [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]], he was sent to the Moon via [[space bridge]], a process which he did not enjoy. The two Autobots were greeted by [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] and [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], who outpowered them thanks to their [[Mini-Con]]s. Scavenger was forced to retreat until an Autobot probe awakened [[Rollbar (Armada)|Rollbar]], who Powerlinxed with him and allowed him to drive the 'cons away. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 6|Between Two Worlds!}}

Scavenger and Smokescreen later returned to the Moon (or maybe they were there all along) to infiltrate the Decepticons' new base. They made their way to the space bridge control room and linked the Decepticons' space bridge to the Autobot one on Earth. This allowed the Autobots to teleport two Decepticon missiles straight back into their base, which exploded behind Scavenger and Smokescreen as they drove off. {{storylink|Panini Armada issue 8|Earthshaker!}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Armada-Scavenger.jpg|thumb|400px|I'm essentially the only bot with First Strikes on all five of my numbers!]]
Armada Scavenger participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character who was available as a reward to ''20'' leagues in the "Armada: Episode 3: Between Two Worlds" event. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{ew-char
|name=Armada Scavenger
|image=[[File:Earth Wars Armada Scavenger.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.66]]
|faction=Autobot
|unit=Standard
|class=Warrior
|star=2
|behavior=Fires from the missile tube on his waist, then attacks with his fists.
|ability={{ew-ability
|ability=Seismic Retribution
|abilitydesc=Temporarily gains extra health and a damage reduction shield. During it, every 2% of his health lost will build up his special ability damage (limited to 10 stacks). He then rushes into a target a dealing damage in addition to the aforementioned special ability damage in an area. He also taunts defences upon reaching the target. (The ability cannot be used in rapid succession in order to ensure the special ability damage is put to use.)
|cost=3 ability points +2 for reuses.
|level11=Gains a damage reflection shield at the start as well.}}
|combats=Melee, Companion, Shield
|cores=*'''[[Aurex]] Armada Scavenger:''' Applies a cel-shaded look. Increases his special ability damage and any buildings hit by it will be covered in acid taking damage for a short period of time.
|date=[[February 12]], [[2025]]
|counterpart=[[Wheeljack (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Wheeljack]]
|notes=Armada Scavenger is based on his original [[#Armada|''Armada'' Max-Con toy]], albeit with several adjustments to his robot mode proportions and [[kibble]] to better suit the game's standard animation rig. Most notably the drum wheel and driver's cabin has been moved up to his back, whilst his leg armatures has been completely omitted when in robot mode.
}}

{{chargamestub|{{storylink|New Armada}} {{storylink|Second Armada}} onwards, Bio}}
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==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:ArmadaScavenger toy.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Walk like a maaan...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Scavenger with Rollbar''' (Max-Con Class, 2002)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Devastor'''
:*''Sonokong name'': '''Hyena'''
:*''Takara/Sonokong ID number'': '''MC-07'''
:*''Takara release date'': [[April 24]], 2003
:*''Accessories'': Missile
{{toydesigner|[[Aaron Archer]] (Hasbro), [[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: Released in the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Max-Cons, Scavenger transforms into a large green front-end loader equipped with a rear roller drum. Unusual for ''Transformers'' toys, Scavenger features fully-functional rubber caterpillar treads. In vehicle mode, pushing Scavenger forward will cause the large purple drum wheel at the back to rotate, making driving sounds, and as he rolls forward, his shovel blade will move up and down. He also has an opening driver's cabin designed mainly to accommodate his Mini-Con partner [[Rollbar (Armada)#Toys|Rollbar]] in robot mode; pressing down on the Mini-Con activates engine start up and revving sounds.

: In robot mode, Scavenger has no "useful" leg articulation whatsoever, as his legs are halves of the shovel blade pegged onto the purple drum wheel... but that doesn't matter. Pushing Scavenger forward in robot mode rotates the wheel, moving the leg-facades up and down in a simulation of walking. Each step is accompanied by a stomp sound effect. This is ''great.'' Moving the arms up and down activates a crashing metal sound effect. [[Powerlinx]]ing a Mini-Con to the active Powerlinx plug on his right hip then pulling it back fires spring-loaded missile, as well as activating a laser firing sound.

: In order to get him to stand upright when not activating the walking gimmick, one must lock one of his legs down using the flap on the armature; this brings it down far enough for the toe to touch the ground, keeping him upright instead of tilted forwards. In addition one can also unpeg the other leg from the drum and lock the flap on its armature allowing both feet to touch the ground, creating the illusion that he is standing in place. However, this results in one leg flopping around due to it not being connected.

: The [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] ''Legend of the Microns'' "Devastor" release and [[Sonokong]] ''Eunha Yeongung: Cybertron'' "Hyena" release both have only one notable difference from the Hasbro release, having a "separated" Autobot symbol on his chest rather than a solid block of red.

: This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Treadbolt#Toys|Treadbolt]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Autobot/ArmScavenger/scavenger.htm More information on Scavenger at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Scavenger with Rollbar''' (Max-Con Class, 2003)}}</ul>

: The complete [[Race_Mini-Con_Team#BonusMaxCon|Race Mini-Con Team]] was also included as bonus add-ons with several Max-Con Class toys, including Scavenger.

: Unfortunately, what retail chain offered these is unknown at this time.

==Merchandise==
===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF Scavenger.jpg|right|thumb|300px|He's really a big softie. No, literally.]]
* '''Devastor''' (Super Collection Figure, 2003)
**''Act'': '''10'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' Devastor is small, non-transforming PVC figure released during Act 10 (the second ''Legends of the Microns'' wave) of the line. Like all figures in the line, he was [[Blindpacking|blindpacked]] and was available in both normal colors and a metallic silver "pewter" version, at an equal ration of one each per case of twelve.

: Act 10 is notable for using ''much'' softer plastic than the preceding nine Acts, which can lead to balance and peg-tearing issues. Devastor is thankfully safe from the former, having a very simple flat-feet pose and large stompers as a base. However, there is a potential peg problem pertaining to pewter parts, as the pegs may have been painted before pushed into place. And with the softer plastic of Act 10, this makes a stuck peg even easier to tear off. This is mostly only a potential issue with Devastor's arms, and a light shaving of the socket walls with a thin hobby knife should solve the issue.

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==Notes==
* From a design standpoint, Scavenger is essentially an homage to the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. His coloring is the same distinctive green and purple of the Constructicons, his name, of course, is based off [[Scavenger (G1)|one of the Constructicons]] (while his Japanese name is the same as [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s), and his alternate form is that of a bulldozer, similar to [[Bonecrusher (G1)|another Constructicon]]. In addition, his Cybertronic robot mode, seen in the episode "[[Trust (Armada)|Trust]]", uses a rifle drawn to resemble Devastator's. The biggest obvious difference is, well, he's an Autobot.
*Scavenger's motivations, particularly as explained in the episode "Trust", are one of the most significant changes made by the English dub of the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon. As intended by the Japanese writers, and indeed supported by basically all of the preceding episodes, Scavenger was genuinely affiliated with the Decepticons, but disliked them, and only didn't switch sides sooner because he considered it cowardly to betray his allies on the battlefield—instead, he waited until a balanced point in the conflict to cut ties with the Decepticons.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=So I had a listen and red alert's explanation is reasonable for most of it: he's always trusted scavenger regardless of sides, and when scavenger was a deception he was putting all the energy he'd use to help his allies into fighting the autobots instead>|link=https://twitter.com/M0hairSam/status/1656656520904605698|name=@M0hairSam|site=Twitter|year=2023|month=05|day=11}}</ref><ref>{{citesocial|quote=And then in Japanese he says that he'd never do something as cowardly as betray his allies on the battlefield, implying that his specific motivation was waiting until a fair and neutral point in time to switch sides|link=https://twitter.com/M0hairSam/status/1656657265917849606|name=@M0hairSam|site=Twitter|year=2023|month=05|day=11}}</ref> The English dub reinterpreted the character as having been working as an undercover spy for the Autobots all along, whose efficacy and enthusiasm as a Decepticon was only an act to gain Megatron's trust—which was closer to the original intention of Hasbro designer [[Aaron Archer]]. Archer and the ''[[Legends of the Microns Year Book 2003]]'' concur that the more nuanced depiction in the anime was better-suited to the tastes of Japanese kids.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I remember we discussed that character being a mystery character, that looks evil—you know, he looks like an old Constructicon, right?—looks evil and dangerous and big, but ultimately is a good guy, and is going to come in mysteriously, and might be perceived as a villain... is what I remember, I don't really remember the nuance from like an American side where- I mean the undercover spy is kind of what we were going for, so I guess that was the American version, where I think the conflicted villain is a more nuanced Japanese-type character. I think we in the [West]- America anyway, I can't speak for other countries, or the whole country here- but we often have a more... a hero's a hero, a villain's a villain, and villains are villains for real. And a nuanced villain, like a Starscream, like a Dinobot, they're cool because they- Transformers gets away with it, whereas some brands don't. So in Japan that Scavenger could have definitely been more of that... "I'm a villain character and I'm aligned with these guys, but there's something changing in me, and I'm changing my motivations, or I'm willing to do different things." That's a little too cerebral, often, for what we thought of to do, anyway. It might have been in the editing, I'm just not really sure. Good question, I wish I had deeper information, but that's definitely what we remember. And that's why he has a villain color pattern, you know, people often ask me like, "Why'd you make an Autobot, you know, Devastator colors? Why wasn't he a Decepticon, or why didn't you use different colors?" Well that was again, early days, I didn't know you collectors all lived out here, and we're still paying attention but it was a callback for me, just like, oh you know, he's gonna look like the villains of the '80s but he's actually not. So the color was a big part of that mystery, right? At least in the development thought process.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSXaInBmtIk&t=1990s|name=Aaron Archer|site=''The Toy Armada''|title=Toy Armada Friday night LIVE: Toy Talk Q&A|year=2023|month=05|day=12}}</ref>
* Scavenger's design resembles [http://tfarchive.com/fandom/transtech/?dgallery_show=original/Scavenger02.jpg concepts for] a character of [[Scavenger (TransTech)|the same name]] from the aborted ''[[Transtech]]'' line. However, then-head designer [[Aaron Archer]] refutes the idea that the ''TransTech'' character influenced the ''Armada'' one.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=nope there might have been another TT construction vehicle but that had nothing to do with Trust development. / i mean scavenger|link=https://www.Instagram.com/p/BumdfrVHAjP/c/18041351797013930/r/17850255730371056/|name=Aaron Archer|site=Instagram|year=2019|month=03|day=05}}</ref>
*To compensate for his lack of any kind of firearm or built-in weapons (outside of his Powerlinx gimmick), the ''Armada'' cartoon ended up occasionally showing him spontaneously firing lasers from his fingers or random spots around them during firefights.
* ''Energon'' [[Treadbolt]] likely began life as a Powerlinx version of ''Armada'' Scavenger, alongside similar ''Energon'' releases [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Rapid Run (Energon)|Rapid Run]].
*When Hasbro designer [[Joe Kyde]] set out to include a construction vehicle in the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Thrilling 30 (2013–2014)|Thrilling 30]]'' line, he narrowed down the choices to ''Armada'' Scavenger and Generation 1 [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]]. Scavenger would've been harder to do justice as a Deluxe Class toy, and Kyde preferred the idea of an orange toy, so Scoop won out!<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96685-post-pictures-of-your-delicious-braaaaaainnnnns/page-119#entry2484147|name=Joe Kyde|site=The Allspark forums|year=2014|month=01|day=30|defunct=yes}}</ref>
*Scavenger made cameo appearances in [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|''Lost Light'' #2]] and ''[[Open Comms|Valentine's Day Special]]''.
*According to Aaron Archer at a TFcon Toronto Panel, had the name “Scavenger” not been an available trademark, the second and third choice names they would have considered for the character were “Ironhide” and “Grimlock” respectively.<ref>[https://youtu.be/-eb7DrK1KqQ How to Name a Transformer - Toy Trademarks with Designer Aaron Archer]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Devastor''' (デバスター ''Debasutā'')<ref>This is a reuse of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s Japanese name.</ref>
*''Hungarian:'' '''Dögevő''' ("Scavenger", literally "Corpse-eater")
*''Korean:'' '''Hyena''' (하이에나 ''Haiena'')
*''Polish:'' '''Grabarz''' ("Gravedigger")
*''Russian:'' '''Musorshchik''' (Мусорщик, "Garbageman")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Armada Autobots]]
[[Category:Cloud Autobots]]
[[Category:Cybertron Autobots]]
[[Category:Double agents]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Earthforce]]
[[Category:Energon Autobots]]
[[Category:Turncoats]]

Gears (G1)

2026-05-14T11:10:17Z

PBChew18: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

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{{disambig3|Gears}}
:''Gears is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Gearsg1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Gears, ironically, hates [[Neon|bright colors]].]]
'''Gears''' hates [[Earth]], a lush, green planet practically as unlike his cozy, gray, metallic [[Cybertron (planet)|homeworld]] as possible. He grumbles and complains about being shipwrecked on it—complains and grumbles to a ridiculous extent, until he becomes a source of amusement, rather than negativity. This is usually his intent—unlike his fellow [[Mini Vehicle]] [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]], Gears has a desire to help his fellow Autobots see good in a bad situation. Still, he does get depressed from time to time.

Gears is strong and tough, not so much in lifting but in endurance, and carrying heavy loads with little effort, be they energon cubes, disabled Autobots, or potatoes for the farmers' market. He is fitted with infrared vision sensors.

In [[robot mode]], Gears can release controlled bursts of compressed air from his feet, launching himself to altitudes over 100,000 feet, and floating back down. In doing so, he must be careful not to lose air pressure before coming close enough to the ground for a safe landing.

{{bigquote|What did you do to Gears, you monster? You turned him...''nice!''|[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]|"[[Changing Gears]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Gearsg1firstappearance.jpg|left|upright=1.5|thumb|Wish we saw more of the design on the right. Yikes!]]
{{quote|The only thing '''Gears''' wants to learn about this planet is how to get off it. I hate this place already. I just know you're going to use me as a mobile transport unit again, once we have to set up. Nuts. Let's go home.|The worst words out of his mouth.}}

''Gears was one of Cybertron's great warriors and fought alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] during [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]'s assault on [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], placing [[shatter bomb]]s on the support struts of the last bridge into the [[Polities of Cybertron|city-state]].'' {{storylink|And There Shall Come...a Leader!}} Later, he was chosen to join the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] mission to save Cybertron from an asteroid belt—a mission that saw him stranded on [[Earth]] for four million years. Once he woke up in [[1984]] and was rebuilt as an Earthen truck, he immediately began complaining. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

[[File:Spider-man.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Spider-Man's amazing friend.]]
Gears participated in the battle outside of [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]'s house and while driving away from the battle scared a cop by yelling at him to get out of his way, leaving the man stunned. Shortly after, Gears teamed up with [[Spider-Man]], using his ability to launch himself upward using compressed air and fly alongside the superhero in an attempt to reach the mountaintop [[Decepticon]] fortress. When Gears ran low on power, he began to fall before Spidey caught him in webbing. Although Spider-Man's webbing was extremely strong, the Autobot's weight threatened to break it. Thankfully they had little left to climb, and Spider-Man completed Gears' ascent using the webbing for assistance. After a fight with [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], blind-siding [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], and knocking out [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]], they came face to face with Megatron, who blasted a hole under Gears, causing him (and human [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]) to fall from the fortress. Although Spidey was able to rescue Sparkplug, and attempted to catch Gears as he had done before, the added momentum of the fall proved too much strain on the webbing, and Gears crashed to the ground. Gears was quickly patched up enough to tell the Autobots that Megatron had gotten what he wanted (a fuel conversion process) from Sparkplug. {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}} His complete restoration was seemingly interrupted when, following recriminations, [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] needed to drive Sparkplug to the hospital to treat his sudden heart attack. {{storylink|The Last Stand}}

''Nonetheless back on his feet soon afterwards, Gears helped restrain [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] after his teammate had gone haywire, following him suffering an electrical feedback while repairing the Ark. But the mighty Brawn escaped from his grasp, and began rampaging in a nearby town. Gears and the others quickly caught up to the renegade Autobot, and returned him to his senses with another electrical shock.'' {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}} ''Soon afterwards, the Decepticons launched a full-on siege on the Ark. Gears faced off against [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] during the scuffle, until the Ark's computer, [[Aunty|Auntie]], was awakened by Optimus Prime. Deranged due to a circuit malfunction, Auntie put an end to the clash by magnetizing all combatants onto the Ark's walls. While Gears was so incapacitated, Auntie was deactivated once more thanks to the efforts of [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] and Ravage. The Decepticons retreated afterwards, and Gears was happy for the victory, but Optimus warned him they had gained only a brief reprieve, as the Decepticons had sworn to return and take vengeance.'' {{storylink|Raiders of the Last Ark}}

[[File:Buzzsawyikes2.jpg|left|upright=0.8|thumb|Ow ow ow.]]
During the Decepticons' next assault on the Ark, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] managed to incapacitate nearly all of the Autobots. Gears' deactivated form was strung up from the Ark's ceiling, alongside most of his teammates. {{storylink|The New Order}} {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}} By teaming up with the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], Ratchet managed to retake control of the Ark, and went about putting his comrades back in working order. Subsequently, to make sure all of the Autobots were back in fighting shape, Ratchet had Gears and the others go on a diagnostics run through the open plains. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}}

When the Autobots overheard Shockwave's plans to dispose of the captured head of their leader, Optimus Prime, Gears accompanied a convoy out to rescue him. {{storylink|Brainstorm!}} He and the others arrived at a nearby swamp, where the Decepticons had dumped the head, with Optimus's body in tow. However, the head was actually a decoy head, which, when attached to the body, caused it to go on a murderous rampage. Several Decepticons then arrived to help the false Prime batter the Autobots, and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] shot Gears right in the face! {{storylink|Prime Time!}}

''Though in time Optimus was restored and retook command of the Autobots, he had been left troubled by his ordeal. At this time, [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] suggested the Autobots use the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to create a breed of Autobot [[Ultimate Autobot|super warriors]], which could swiftly end the war for them. Gears was among the Autobots who argued against this course of action, seeing it as a perversion of the Matrix's purpose. Following an encounter with Ravage, Bumblebee shortly thereafter went missing. Upon detecting his signal returning towards the Ark, Gears ran out to welcome the scout, only to be met with Bumblebee's severed arm; the Decepticons had challenged Optimus Prime to retrieve their prisoner alone. The ensuing rescue only served to snap Prime out of a funk however, and he returned to announce his decision against building the "Ultimate Autobots."'' {{storylink|Crisis of Command!}}

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''Gears joined [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] and Windcharger in searching for [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] during the Dinobot Hunt. Their mission was suddenly cut short by the arrival of Soundwave and the Decepticons, who shot the Minibots in the back and took them prisoner. [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] soon rescued his disabled comrades from the captured [[Ark shuttlecraft]].'' {{storylink|Dinobot Hunt!}} However, the injuries Gears suffered were grave. Alongside many other Autobots, he was brought to Ratchet's repair bay to be patched up. Due to a lack of supplies, Ratchet only had faint hopes of reviving all of the damaged troops. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

''Gears was witness to Optimus, Ratchet, and Prowl suddenly de-materializing within the Ark. Though at the time they had assumed that the Decepticons had somehow managed to slay the trio, the Autobots soon learned otherwise. Optimus and the others had been transported to [[Limbo|another dimension]] as part of a [[Mass substitution|mass displacement]] effect, triggered by [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] traveling to their present from twenty years in the future. A first strike against the time-traveling tyrant and his cronies ended in [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]]'s capture, and Gears participated in the subsequent effort to free his fellow Autobot but the future-Decepticons wielded unimaginable power, and Gears was brought low by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]].'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}}

''Gears was repaired in time to help his fellow Autobots gather up what they believed were Optimus Prime's remains; the Autobot leader had apparently been slain in combat against the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]. Little did they know that the body they had found was a [[facsimile construct]], planted by Prime to fake his own death.'' {{storylink|...The Harder They Die!}}

[[File:Newyorkunderbase.jpg|upright=0.7|thumb|left|Barely snuck into the margins during his own death scene.]]
Though Gears was left inoperative ''once more'', Ratchet began gathering the necessary parts to fix him and the other severely damaged Autobots. {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}}

He was back on his feet by the time the Ark was launched into the Earth's orbit. At this time, Optimus was gone and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] had taken control of the Autobot forces, though his leadership proved unpopular among the troops. Gears begged the deserter [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] to usurp the Dinobot alongside the bulk of the Autobot forces. {{storylink|Spacehikers!}} This led into Gears witnessing a battle between Grimlock and Blaster for Autobot leadership on [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. While Autobots around him cheered vehemently for either combatant, Gears chose to watch in stoic silence. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

Gears was among the Autobots who answered Buster Witwicky's distress call from just outside the Decepticons' [[Club Con|headquarters]] in the Arctic. Shortly thereafter, when an [[Underbase]]-powered [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] announced that he would "destroy the cities of [[New York City|New York]], [[Tokyo]], and [[Buenos Aires]]", Gears was among the allied Autobot/Decepticon teams sent ahead to New York City. As Starscream approached, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug]] led a team of Autobots which included Gears, and the entire team was destroyed with a "single wave of <s>[[To sell toys|a market executive]]'s</s> Starscream's hand"! Oops. {{storylink|Dark Star}}

Gears' torso, head, and right arm were shown in the midst of attempted repairs while Optimus Prime explained the bleak condition of their fallen to [[Cloudburst]] and [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]]. {{storylink|Guess Who the Mecannibals Are Having for Dinner?}}

====''Transformers '84''====
Gears was among the Autobots preparing to leave Cybertron aboard the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Transformers '84 issue 0|'84 #0}} He was thrown by an explosion when the Decepticons boarded the ''Ark'' in flight. {{storylink|Secrets & Lies issue 2}}
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===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Don Messick]] (English), [[Toshiro Ishii]] (Japanese), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese, "Transport to Oblivion", "Fire in the Sky")|[[Yao Huang]] (Chinese), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin American), [[Peter Bertram]] (German, "Transport To Oblivion"), [[Henry Djanik]] (European French), [[Jacques Ferrière]] (European French, "Fire in the Sky"), [[Serge Lhorca]] (European French, "The Core"), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "B.O.T."), [[Francesco De Santis]] (Italian, ''40th Anniversary Event'' dub), [[Nelson Batista]] (Portuguese), [[Orlando Prado]] (Portuguese, "The Core"), [[Přemysl Přichystal]] (Czech)}}
[[File:Hufferg1animated.jpg|left|upright=1.34|thumb|A competition of who complains the most!]]

Gears was one of the original crew of Autobots on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] spaceship when it crash-landed on Earth millions of years ago. When he awoke in 1984, he was reformatted by [[Teletraan I]] so that his [[alternate mode]] was an Earth-based pickup truck. Not a true combatant by nature, he didn't participate in many of the Autobots' more famous battles against the Decepticons, but he did his part despite his complaints. Gears first saw action on Earth at an off-shore oil rig, fighting one of the Seekers with his partner, [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} Gears' infrared sensors were useful in capturing [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] when the Decepticon was caught trespassing at the Autobot headquarters. By modifying his searchlight wavelength, Gears could illuminate Ravage's heat traces and neutralize the jaguar's ability to hide in shadows. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} When Prime was injured in an explosion outside the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]], Gears discarded the complaining facade he often wore, in order to encourage [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] to push himself into returning to [[robot mode]]. He later donned a lab coat to help sell [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s holographic rocket base idea, although it didn't do much good. In the final battle to stop the launch of the Decepticon space cruiser, Gears and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] were engaged in battling [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] until [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] called for a retreat. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

[[File:FireintheSky Gears crashes through ice.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"The animators can't even decide what to do with my headlights!"]]

Gears was part of the Team of Autobots who fought the Decepticons at a hydroelectric dam, though a thrown piece of equipment blew up the Decepticons Energon cache and had to retreat. {{storylink|Roll for It}} Gears assembled for battle when the Decepticons returned to attack a solar power plant, and chastised [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] for missing roll call. At the plant, Gears and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] attempted to stop the Seekers from taking off with the energon cubes, but [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] knocked them aside with a concussion blast. Later, after Bumblebee led the Autobots to the supposed site of the new [[space bridge]], only to find a deserted cave, Gears offered to electrocute Bumblebee in order to juice up his memory circuits. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}} When Optimus Prime was heavily damaged in battle, Gears returned from patrol with [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] and Windcharger to check on his condition. None of them, however, was sharp-eyed enough to spot [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]] swoop down and land on Brawn's shoulder as they entered the base. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

After it started snowing, in July, in the middle of the desert, Optimus Prime got suspicious and consulted Teletraan I for a weather report. Gears, who was performing reconnaissance scans on the now-frozen tropical region of the planet, concurred with Teletraan I's conclusions, that Megatron and the Decepticons must somehow be draining heat energy right out of the [[Earth's core]]. In the Arctic, as the Autobots prepared to enter the Decepticons' cavernous base of operations, Gears stalled outside the entrance on the sneaking suspicion the Autobots were falling into a trap. Talk about a self-fulfilling prophecy—by lingering too long on the ice, the combined weight of Gears, Hound, [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] caused the tunnel to collapse beneath them. Gears and his buddies were briefly captured by the Decepticons, but escaped thanks to Hound's holograms. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}

[[File:SOSDinobots Soundwave shoots Gears.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Hey! Being shot in the face plays havoc with my sinuses."]]
Gears attended the unveiling of [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]]'s latest science project, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], and managed to stay out of the way after they ran amok. He joined Optimus Prime and the other Autobots on a mission to the [[Great Falls]]. Being one of the few Autobots who can fly (usually), Gears took to the air to fight [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] face-to-face, but was quickly shot down by the more experienced Decepticon. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} On one mission, Gears travelled to Peru to help the Autobots remove the [[Crystal of Power]] from Megatron's control. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}} He was also involved in the dino-design project that created [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] and [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

Following a Decepticon attack on the Ark, Gears was briefly seen cleaning up the deadly fire extinguisher foam which drove them away. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} In the aftermath of Cybertron's orbit around Earth, Gears worked on the massive repairs necessary to rebuild human society. He also participated in the raid on [[Doctor Arkeville]]'s laboratory. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

[[File:ChangingGears Gears Bee acrobatics.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Bumblebee and Gears - [[Powerlinx]]!!]]
During an Autobot Alert, the Ark's crew all leapt into action at high speed...well, except for Gears. The alarm interrupted his plan to "lube his cables", making the cranky Gears slow to respond to the call of duty. He might have trudged even slower if he knew the entire alert was a ruse by Megatron, designed solely for the purpose of capturing Gears. It seemed that Megatron's newest toy, the [[Solar Needle]], required a specific circuit board in order to be properly completed, and Gears contained just such a circuit board in his chest. A curious side effect of removing the circuit board was that it negated Gears' inclination towards squawking and complaining. He was now a compulsively good-natured people-pleaser, unable to refuse requests by anyone, even Megatron. With the solar needle activated, the Decepticons put Gears to work harvesting energon cubes, filled by the sun's mighty power.

Despite the alterations to his personality, Gears tried to remain true to himself. Even while helping Megatron's energy pilfering, he still managed to toss an insult or two at the Decepticon leader. In a good-natured way, of course. And, after the Autobots arrived to destroy the solar needle and drew the Decepticons' attention, Gears made a break for the control panel to retrieve his circuit board and restore his real personality. He was interrupted by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], who had been looking for an excuse to blast Gears all day, but Bumblebee knocked the Seeker aside before he could eliminate the tiny Autobot. Also, when Megatron hurled Prime out of control into the solar needle's incinerating energy grid, Gears used the holdout blaster in his sleeve to disrupt the grid and save Optimus. Still, once Megatron got the drop on the Autobots, he was able to exploit Gears' new personality glitch to make him repair the solar needle while the Decepticons held his teammates at gunpoint. Megatron gloated too much about the nature of Gears' problem, though, allowing Optimus Prime to circumvent his control over Gears. Tricking Megatron into agreeing to honor his last request "as a condemned mechanism", Prime turned the tables on Megatron by asking Gears for a favor of his own. Gears was all too happy to oblige...and destroy the solar needle for Optimus.

[[File:ChangingGears got a bang out of that.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.55|In the uncut version, Gears farts.]]
With the fight back on, Gears happily got in on the action and tossed Starscream for a loop. The Decepticons abandoned the field of battle, leaving the Autobots behind to clean up the mess caused by their solar needle. As the needle was being dismantled, Prime was ready to return Gears' circuit board to him when [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] stepped in. Seems the Autobots took a vote, and they would rather not restore Gears' talent for complaining, and whining, and hypochondria, and...well. After a quick joke, though, they did return the circuit board, and Gears showed his gratitude by going "whine, whine, whine" all the way home. {{storylink|Changing Gears}}

Gears was seen awaiting his turn at the [[recharging chamber]]s, but did not appear later on rampaging with the other Autobots afflicted by the [[personality destabilizer device]]. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots}} He attended Wheeljack's demonstration of the [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]]. When the Decepticons got their metal mitts on the device, Gears was trapped in mid-transformation by the device's rays. He was restored to normal after [[Carly (G1)|Carly]] fiddled with the controls to reverse its effects. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

[[File:AutobotRun Gears lifts ground.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Stupid Mother Earth!!!]]
Like most of the Autobots, Gears was temporarily trapped in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] after Megatron unleashed his [[Transfixatron]] on them during a car rally for charity. Wheeljack came up with an [[anti-transfixation grenade]] to reverse the process (even his cures explode!), but that only revived the Autobots in time to deal with Plan B: [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. While he isn't in Brawn or Prime's class, Gears is still one strong little Autobot, and demonstrated his strength by ripping out huge chunks of rock to hurl at the massive Decepticon. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}} Sometime later, Gears helped install [[detection plate]]s around the Ark as an early warning system against any intruders. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}} He was also briefly seen gawking at the two Optimus Primes who showed up in the dirt. After a sharpshooting contest and car race failed to uncover the imposter, the Autobots rode into battle anyway with both Primes at their side. Gears didn't have much fun in the following melee: first he got sent face-first into the dirt by one of the opening salvos, and was later overmatched in single combat against [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]. He was saved only by the continuation of Megatron and Starscream's cockeyed, overly-elaborate scheme of clones killing clones. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}

Gears was on patrol with the team when they suddenly came across an empty riverbed. After a quick mud massage from Jazz's spinning tires, Gears and the others decided to follow the river's trail to see where it had been diverted. What they found was trouble: [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. The Autobots barely escaped battle with Devastator to report on Megatron's activities to Prime. {{storylink|The Core}}

Gears attended Wheeljack's demonstration of how he had taught [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] "finesse". The resulting chaos and destruction was predictable, but memorable. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Despite not being seen in the battle at all, Gears was injured fighting Megatron and the [[Heart of Cybertron]] in [[South America]]. All the repairs and none of the glory. Boy, he must have been ''craaaanky''... {{storylink|Microbots}}

[[File:MMP2 Seaspray and Gears shooting.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Gears and many of his fellow Autobots showed up in [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]] for the Autobot Day parade and celebration. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} The city soon turned on the Autobots, thanks to Megatron's machinations, but they returned to help drive the Decepticons away once the humans were temporarily enslaved. Gears was seen among the horde of Autobots that overwhelmed the Decepticon slave-drivers. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}} He was also one of the Autobots cheering for the Dinobots when they returned from Cybertron with a fresh supply of [[cybertonium]]. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} Gears was part of the third wave of Autobots to confront the invulnerable Decepticons, but fared no better than his predecessors against their [[electrum]] coating. {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}} Gears stood by as [[Chip Chase]] and Teletraan I tried to locate the Autobots lost aboard the Space Bridge. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}} He was also seen applying [[Corrostop]] to the Statue of Liberty. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

When Megatron and the Decepticons attacked the Ark looking for the [[Combaticon (G1)|renegade Decepticons]], Gears joined Optimus Prime in fending off their assault. Megatron soon retreated once he realized Prime had no slaggin' idea what he was talking about. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

Gears, Ironhide and Bumblebee responded to an S.O.S. from [[Benjamin Franklin Pierce High School]] and found themselves chasing [[B.O.T. (G1)|B.O.T.]] around the city. They were beaten to it by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], who needed to get back [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]'s personality component, and Gears later found himself defending Autobot Headquarters from [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}
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====''Legends'' comic====
[[File:Legends Jumpstarters Chapter Gears annoyed.jpg|thumb]]
Gears watched Megatron depart in the wake of the battle over the [[Transform Super Cog]]. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}} Like most Autobots, he was annoyed by [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]] and [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]'s antics, commenting that the two were hopeless. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter}}

====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic====
Gears was amongst the Autobots who defended [[Ark (G1)|Autobot headquarters]] in [[Arizona]] from a Decepticon attack. Although the Autobots won the day, the attack was actually just a distraction so that [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] could go do evil in Japan or something unspecified. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
Gears accompanied the massive Autobot reinforcements called in to counter Megatron's nefarious [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
To alleviate the Transformers' energy woes, a team of Autobots including Gears was formed to crew the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], which soon departed. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

====''Cloud''====
The Gears of "OG001 Spacetime" was caught up in the tussle between the [[Optimus Prime (Cloud)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Cloud)|Megatron]] of [[Cloud World]] when they came to his spacetime. {{storylink|TFC-A01}}

===Sticker Adventures books===
In the aftermath of a battle with the Decepticons, the Autobots found that Decepticon activities had seemingly stopped altogether. Taking advantage of the situation, Optimus went on a trip. Once he had left, Gears found out, to his horror, that the Autobots’ entire fuel supply had been stolen. Gears and the others tried to fend off the Decepticons nonetheless when they attacked once more. Thankfully, Optimus returned just in time with a new shipment of fuel. Re-energized, the Autobots forced the Decepticons to flee once again. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons}}
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===Marvel Storybooks continuity===
Gears was one of the thirty-five active Autobots stationed on Earth. He participated in the battle against the Decepticons that ensued after Megatron put into motion his plan to take hostage millions of humans to gain the Earth's unconditional surrender. After the Autobots had emerged victorious from the conflict, Gears drove away with the rest of his comrades back to Autobot headquarters. {{storylink|Battle for Earth}}

Gears was present when the Decepticons sent a communication to Autobot headquarters, informing them that not only was [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] their captive hostage, but that the rescue party that tried to liberate him had been captured as well. Gears was shaken by the message, and the Autobots questioned their next move. Thankfully, Optimus Prime renewed morale by coming up with a clever plan to trick the Decepticons. The Autobots hid within a false peace-offering, a life-size statue of Devastator. When the Decepticons approached the statue with their guard down, the Autobots burst forth, taking them by surprise. The Autobots were ultimately victorious that day. {{storylink|The Autobots' Secret Weapon}}
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===Marvel coloring books===
[[File:G1 GearsPotatoes AutobotSmasher.jpg|upright=0.95|thumb|Steve Ditko is noted for his superb use of shading, his handling of facial expressions, and his ability to do cosmic vistas of mystery. Here he was asked to do a line drawing of a truck carrying potatoes.]]
Gears and Optimus were attacked by Rumble, who used his Earthquake-inducing abilities to bury the two Autobots in a landslide. Though they managed to dig their way out of the rubble, Gears was ws rendered immobile when Soundwave snuck up on him and unplugged a cable inside his back. Gears was brought to Megatron's newly constructed prison and incarcerated within. Thankfully, Bumblebee had evaded capture, and managed to free the rest of his teammates. Upon release, Gears and the other Autobots gave Bumblebee three cheers! {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue!}}

Gears was one of the many Autobots who stopped the Decepticons from harming Sparkplug and Buster Witwicky. Later, he helped the Autobots in protecting Hoover Dam from the evil robots. {{storylink|The Deadly Fuel Shortage}} On a rainy day, Gears read a book inside the Ark. {{storylink|A Message From Outer Space}} Gears was counting how many gasoline barrels the Autobots had in storage when Bumblebee asked if he could help. When Bumblebee admitted he couldn't reach the higher stacks of barrels, Gears dismissed him and grumbled he'd do the job himself. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Dangerous Mission}}

Gears was hauling a load of potatoes, with plans to sell them for oil and gas money. (Really.) He was tricked by the Decepticons into taking a detour, which led him to their "[[Autobot Rest Stop]]"—a car crusher disguised with pillows and a set of curtains. Gears rolled into the Rest Stop and was enjoying himself when [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] activated the machine, crushing Gears flat.

Gears was later restored by [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], with no ill effects. {{storylink|The Autobot Smasher!}}

When the Autobots on Earth received word from [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] that the Decepticons were razing a human village to build a fuel plant in its place, they assumed their vehicle forms to sneak upon their enemies as they were working. Once they were in close enough proximity to the Decepticons, the Autobots transformed and launched a surprise attack. Cosmos continued to observe the battlefield from his post in orbit, and warned Gears and [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] when [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] and [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] attempted to flank the Autobots to attack them from behind. Gears restrained Kickback, spoiling the bug's attempt to catch [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] and [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] off-guard. The Autobots then beat up the rest of the Decepticons, shoved them down a pit, and covered them with quick-drying cement to keep them out of further trouble. {{storylink|The Autobot Spy in the Sky}}

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===Big Looker storybooks continuity===
When the Cybertronian civil war had yet to leave the planet, Optimus asked his Autobots to join him in leaving their home world behind and travel out into space. When Bumblebee volunteered to join Optimus, Gears and the rest of the Autobots jumped in as well. After crash-landing on Earth and being offline for about 65 million years, Gears and the rest of the Autobots met Sparkplug and his son Spike. With the Decepticons still not in the know of what forms the Autobots had taken, Gears was one of the troops that Optimus led into the desert in order to ambush their enemies. Though they successfully took by surprise a squadron of Decepticons, the Autobots had not anticipated a second group flying in from the opposite direction. Thanks to a warning from Spike and Sparkplug, the Autobots managed to fend off the Decepticons, and came to accept Earth as their new home. {{storylink|Battle for Cybertron}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:Miscolored minibots.jpg|thumb|left|Crazy [[Estrela]] colors?]]
When Optimus Prime hoped to harness the power of lightning as an energy source, [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] was commissioned to do the design. Huffer requested Gears to assist him with the work, and together the pair worked diligently while trying to out-complain each other. {{storylink|Autobots' Lightning Strike}}

Gears assisted his fellow Autobots in the construction of their space cruiser. {{storylink|Megatron's Fight for Power}}

===The Battle for Planet Earth===
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Marinker]] (English)}}
Gears was one of a group of Autobots who traveled to [[South America]] in search of energy. When they spotted [[Mount Sheelah]], Gears was put to work clearing rocks so they could ascend it for a closer look, though he grumbled almost as much as [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] while doing so. He helped repel a subsequent Decepticon attack and retreated before the volcano erupted. {{storylink|Terror of Mount Sheelah}} After a hard day spent making repairs on the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] he and the other Autobots relaxed by watching [[television]], and were alerted by a news bulletin to the fact that the Decepticons were kidnapping humans. {{storylink|Bumblebee to the Rescue (G1)|Bumblebee to the Rescue}} After [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] pretended to defect and the Autobots tricked him, allowing them to destroy the Decepticon base, Gears wondered if they were going to keep Starscream prisoner indefinitely. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus]] opted to let Starscream go. {{storylink|Espionage!!!!!}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Prowldarkagesvehicle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|right]]
When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] vanished in a space bridge during the war on Cybertron, their respective factions were split into several smaller groups. Gears remained in the main Autobot faction, now under the command of [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]. {{storylink|Fragmentation (G1)|Fragmentation}} He was part of a team who scouted out the [[Praetorus Wharf]] in search of the Decepticons' new mobile command base. Unfortunately, it was a bit [[Trypticon (G1)|''too'' mobile]] for them to handle. {{storylink|Devastation (issue)|Devastation}} Trypticon proceeded to shrug off everything the Autobots threw at it, forcing the Autobots to try and outrun it instead. This too proved ineffectual. Even assistance from the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dynobots]] helped little against the giant Decepticon. In the end, the Autobots were spared when their target just left in response to other orders it received. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}} Later, when [[The Fallen]] broke into [[Autobase]], Gears was eager to get out there and do something about it. Prowl opted for trying to contain the villain instead, but he turned out to be unstoppable anyway. {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

Gears was part of the Ark's original crew, crash-landing on Earth four million years ago and awakening in 1984. Like all the Transformers of Earth, he was believed dead for many years after the mid-air explosion of the ''[[Ark II]]''. In fact, Gears was one of many robots who were salvaged by the mercenary known as [[Lazarus]], who began the time-consuming process of installing remote control programming into his inert Cybertronian captives. Lazarus was doomed to failure, however, for Megatron regained control of his own body shortly after the human reactivated him. With the Decepticons back in action thanks to Megatron, Gears and the other Autobots held captive by Lazarus were left at their mercy. Although a small group of Autobots were free under Optimus Prime's command to combat the Decepticons, most of the 'bots recovered by Lazarus (including Gears) were too badly damaged to be reactivated for that first battle. {{storylink|Prime Directive issue 3|Prime Directive #3}}

[[File:PassiveAggression GearsGrumble.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|left]]
Gears and the other deactivated Autobots were recovered, though, and were back to full functionality by the time [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arrived from Cybertron, denouncing all Earthbound Transformers as war criminals. {{storylink|New World Order}} As the Autobot forces split in two, Gears went with Optimus Prime and his contingent back to Cybertron aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], peacefully surrendering to Magnus, while another secret team would be left to move freely and uncover the truth behind this turn of events. Despite them being treated as prisoners on the trip home, Gears remained optimistic that the war was finally over, and they could say goodbye to Earth permanently. {{storylink|Brothers' Burden}} But the Autobots were treated no better on Cybertron. Gears and the rest of his group were locked up in cages, while footage of the Autobots and Decepticons' battles on Earth were broadcast around the planet to turn public opinion against them. Thankfully, there were dissidents in Shockwave's regime, and the Autobots were sprung from their cells. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} While [[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]] took Prime through the [[Old Slave Trails]] to see [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]'s rebel team, Gears and the others were taken by Broadside to meet with the Autobots rebels [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] was aligned with. En route, Bluestreak tried to have Gears fess up that it had been foolish to trust Shockwave in the first place. Bitter over where events had taken them, Gears replied that Bluestreak should "blow it out of [his] waste regulator!" {{storylink|Passive Aggression}} Afterwards, Gears participated in the insurrection by Autobot dissidents against the rule of Shockwave. After an Autobot victory, Gears cuffed several Decepticons, and led them away from the battlefield. {{storylink|Revelation (War and Peace)|Revelation}}

Much to his dismay, Gears was soon put in the position of having to return to Earth. {{storylink|Original Sin}} With Prime temporarily out of action due to injuries, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] had assumed command of the Ark's crew on Cybertron, and made the decision that a new base of operations needed to be constructed on Earth, to fortify Autobot interests there. Gears griped throughout the meeting discussing this, {{storylink|Atonement}} but eventually agreed to leave his beloved homeworld behind to return to Earth. His mood wasn't much improved by A) having to work with Bluestreak and B) Bluestreak dropping boxes on his feet during the loading of the shuttle. {{storylink|Lost and Found (issue)|Lost and Found}} Once they arrived, Gears and the others began work on the construction of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|The Route of All Evil}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoevsTF4 Gears Brawn FlightPods.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Cobra Commander finds out about the "Trouble" part of the "Trouble Bubble"]]
Gears was among the dormant Transformers found by the terrorist organization [[Cobra]] and reprogrammed to be under the humans' control. In the process, he and [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] were rebuilt to transform into Cobra [[Flight Pod]]s. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}} The two may have participated in an attack on the [[SPS Research Facility]], or it may have just been two regular Flight Pods. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #3}} When [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] hacked Cobra's computers and undid his comrades' reprogramming, Gears and Brawn hunted down [[Cobra Commander]] and blew up the ship he was going to escape from [[Cobra Island]] with. However, before the Autobots could capture the commander, they were taken out by [[Storm Shadow]]'s [[S.N.A.K.E.]] mech. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #4}}

Gears didn't give up so easily, however, as he joined several other Autobots and located Cobra Commander and his S.N.A.K.E. guards again. Storm Shadow fought back and killed [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]], sending Gears and the others into a berserker rage as they ripped his S.N.A.K.E. apart. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 5|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #5}}

===''The Beast Within''===
After a brutal battle during which [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]], a monstrous gestalt of unimaginable power, was released, Gears's butchered form lay smoldering in a mass grave of both Autobot and Decepticon corpses. {{storylink|The Beast Within Part 2, Consequences}}

===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
Gears stood behind Optimus Prime with his fellow Autobots, ready to fight. {{storylink|Visualize Shot 1}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Megatron Origin issue 3|''Megatron Origin'' #3]]}}

Gears was [[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|constructed cold]] during the first wave, presumably as part of the [[Silver Harvest]]. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}} Millions of years ago, Gears was one of several mourners seen at the funeral of [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]], after [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] killed them. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}}

[[File:WokenFuries GearsIsHurt.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|"There will be only half as much complaining if we leave him behind!"]]
At some point after [[Surge (event)|a widespread Decepticon attack]], Gears made it to Earth, where he was captured by [[Skywatch]], along with [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]] and later, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]]. {{storylink|...For All Mankind}} He was eventually released once Skywatch realized their misgivings in regards to the Autobots. After a Decepticon attack on their base, Gears and the other Autobots tried to flee and regroup at [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], but were attacked by armed civilians with a grudge against the Transformers. Gears was injured and had to be carried inside [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s trailer. Before they could reach safety, the Autobots were attacked again, this time by Megatron. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}}

The Decepticon leader scattered the Autobots with extreme firepower, then left them beaten and bruised on a school playground inside Albuquerque city limits. Gears and his comrades were held hostage by two humans carrying Megatron-based handguns, unable to fight back or defend themselves without risking human lives. The dilemma was ultimately taken out of their hands by [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], whose special ops training kicked in and led to him blasting one of the humans. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}} {{storylink|Earthfall Part 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

Like most Autobots, Gears left Earth a few months later, intending to return to Cybertron. On board Omega Supreme's rocket mode, he gathered with a few others who sought to witness a conversation between Optimus Prime and Megatron. {{storylink|Chaos Theory Part 1}} Once the Autobots arrived at Cybertron, they battled [[Galvatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Galvatron]]'s [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] army. {{storylink|Chaos Part Two: Numbers|Numbers}}

[[File:FecundMoon-Impressive.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He's the red and blue guy who's basically Swerve.]]
After the Chaos War ended, Gears joined [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] and the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' in their search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} He was one of the crew members invited to [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]]'s first story session meant to cure [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} and later watched ships land in Shuttle Bay 3. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} When [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] was let loose on the ship, Gears rushed into action only to be beaten down. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}} After recovering, he and many others gathered on the observation deck to witness the discovery of a mysterious portal just hanging in space. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} Gears battled the [[Legislator]]s alongside [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] and [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] when they suddenly teleported on board. {{storylink|Remain in Light 2 of 5: House of Ambus|House of Ambus}} After the Legislators were defeated, he was one of a group of Autobots who helped repair [[Swerve's]]. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} When the ''Lost Light'' finally returned to Cybertron, Gears participated in the celebrations. {{storylink|The Becoming: Dark Cybertron Chapter 10|The Becoming}}

Gears continued to serve aboard the ''Lost Light'' as it searched for the Knights of Cybertron, and was present on the [[Rodpod]] when the quantum duplicates of the ship and its crew began to cancel out. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

Gears and many other members of the ''Lost Light'' crew were present when Rodimus gave his speech about [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]]'s pre-wake. {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}}

Gears was willingly complicit in [[Getaway]]'s mutiny against the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s command team. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 2): Filling in the Blanks|Filling in the Blanks}} He was seen socializing with Siren (...perhaps unwillingly) at [["Visages"]] once the search was underway again under Getaway. {{storylink|The Plotters' Club (Part 1): Full Circle|Full Circle}} When Cyberutopia turned out to be a hoax, Getaway sold out his crew to the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], turning them into [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeaters]]. Gears was subjected to concussive medicine by [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], apparently clearing him of the Sparkeater virus. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} Gears later attended the ''Lost Light'' farewell party. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}
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===''Hearts of Steel''===
[[File:GearsVictorianEra-HOS4.jpg|thumb|left]]
Gears and his fellow Autobots battled the Decepticons in Earth's distant past, until an ice age came around and forced them to go underground and wait it out. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 1|Hearts of Steel #1}} They eventually woke up in the mid-19th century, and learned that the Decepticons were up and going as well. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2|Hearts of Steel #2}} In order to pursue the [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], Gears took on the form of what appeared to be a coal car and linked up with his friends to form an Autobot train. During the chase, much of the train was trapped when the Decepticons collapsed a tunnel on it, although Gears made it out safe and sound. He was hammered by Decepticon fire as he helped clear away rubble, but survived and went back to sleep underground after the Decepticons were defeated. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4|Hearts of Steel #4}}

{{IDW HOS}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
During the final showdown between the Autobot/[[G.I. Joe (team)|Joe]] and Decepticon/[[Cobra]] alliances, [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] punched into [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s chest and unleashed several soldiers into the Decepticon base's interior, Gears among them. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}
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===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The World In Your Eyes Part Two|''Transformers'' #2]]}}

[[File:TheChangeInYourNaturePartFive-Gears.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]

Gears was forged in the years leading up to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] and worked with his [[mentor]] [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] on the [[Tether]], the great space elevator that linked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to the [[Winged Moon]]. While most other newly forged Cybertronians found their calling and went their own ways a little more than two kilocycles after their creation, Gears chose to stay with his mentor longer than was usual—more than ten thousand cycles. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}} Overenthusiastic, and more than a little accident-prone, Gears would frequently lose his footing on the Tether and drift off into space, necessitating frequent rescues from Chief of Space Security [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]. {{storylink|Open Comms}} {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}} During one workshift on the Tether, Gears spent some time helping another new Cybertronian, [[Rubble]], understand the basics of engineering alongside Wheeljack. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Two}} At the end of Rubble's second trial shift, one of Gears' coworkers sprayed him with a hose. {{storylink|The World In Your Eyes Part Five}}

Wheeljack brought Gears with him when he and his engineering team investigated the Winged Moon for signs of sabotage, and discovered that a member of [[The Rise]] had planted an [[energon siphon]] on the moon with the intent of redirecting it to their former headquarters underneath the [[Memorial Crater]] outside of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Gears unsuccessful attempted to dismantle the device; the resulting explosion knocked him into space again and necessitated another impromptu rescue from Wheeljack. When the rogue Titan [[Vigilem]] attacked the Tether, Gears fled with the other workers into the deepest parts of the Winged Moon, where they remained even after Vigilem severed the Tether itself. {{storylink|The Change In Your Nature Part Five}}

[[File:WheeljackOrbitalDecay-WheeljackGears.jpg|thumb|left|200px|I am effectively the 23 year-old guy still living in his parent's basement.]]

Ripped free from its orbit, the Winged Moon's new trajectory put it on a direct path towarsd Cybertron's sun; while most of the other workers evacuated the moon, Gears stayed behind with his mentor and a small team of engineers to see if they could save the moon within seven cycles before it plummeted into the sun. After first attempting to overpressurize the moon's [[energon]] reserves, then unsuccessfully trying to manually reactivate the moon's rotational jets, the team had to take shelter as the moon drifted through the [[Croaton (G1)|Croaton]] cloud, then discovered and interrogated [[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]], the culprit responsible for sabotaging the moon in the first place. Finally, however, the team hit upon a last-ditch solution to manually detonate the moon's wings, giving them enough delta-vee to push them out onto a wider orbit—while Cosmos carried out the actual demolitions work, Wheeljack taught Gears how to manually keep the moon's panels correctly aligned and later laid into Huffer when he suggested that Wheeljack was too nice to his mentee. The plan went off without a hitch, and the team celebrated their victory... only for a [[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]] and her team of Decepticons to invade the moon at that moment. {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}}

While Wheeljack went to get help, Gears and the other stayed behind on the moon and did what they could to make the central control room inaccessible to the invaders, including rigging the corridors with booby-traps and other annoyances. The team successfully kept the Decepticons out long enough for [[Firestar (G1)|Novastar]] and her Autobots to rescue them, and the engineers made the desperate decision to keep the Winged Moon and its energon stores out of Decepticon hands by creating a miniature singularity that destroyed most of the moon's energon reserves. With the moon now all but lost, Gears and the other engineers returned to Cybertron aboard [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]. {{storylink|War World: Moon|Moon}}

[[File:EscapePartFive-WheeljackGears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|right]]
Gears joined up with a refugee convoy made up of organic aliens and neutral Cybertronians, and reunited with his mentor, who had helped organize the exodus from Iacon, soon after they arrived at the city of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}} Later, [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] tried to keep him entertained by showing him some of the flora and fauna they'd recovered from Iacon's destroyed [[A'ovan habitat]], but Gears eventually ran off to see if he could help [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] repair [[Leviathan (G1)|Leviathan]]. {{storylink|Escape Part Four}} When a swarm of [[Insecticon clone]]s invaded the city, Wheeljack and Gears used some jury-rigged alien technology to rescue a fallen Leviathan from the monsters, but over-energized their weapons and collapsed from fuel depletion. The pair awoke just in time to see an exploding ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''-class ship take out the majority of the swarm. {{storylink|Escape Part Five}}

Gears remained at Darkmount, helping to defend against the frequent Insecticlone raids. {{storylink|The Landscape of Fear}} Eventually, he joined the rest of the Autobots aboard the last ''Ark'' as they left Cybertron behind. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers vs. The Terminator''===
In a post-apocalyptic [[2029]] where [[Skynet]] waged war against the [[Decepticon]]s, Gears's shattered remains lay in a ruined [[Los Angeles]] overpass alongside many other Cybertronian casualties. {{storylink|Enemy of My Enemy Part One}}
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==Games==
===''Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons''===
Gears, along with several other Autobots, was abducted and held captive by the Decepticons. Optimus Prime undertook a rescue operation to free his friends from Megatron's clutches, entering the Decepticons' labyrinthine base in order to do so. {{storylink|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons|Adventure Game: Defeat the Decepticons packaging blurb and game}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Bumblebee recruited Gears to join the [[Bee Team (G1)|Bee Team]], a secret strike force. {{storylink|The Bee Team}} [[Bluestreak (G1)|Silverstreak]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]], and Gears were sent to [[South America]] where the Decepticons were attempting to build a cannon to harness the energy of the [[Crystal of Power]]. Even joined by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], the Autobots were unable to prevent the cannon's completion, but later destroyed it and capped the shaft on which the crystal had stood. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (Legends)|Fire on the Mountain}} After [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] was inflicted on the Autobots, Gears and Beachcomber managed to sneak past the Decepticons and get a sample of [[corrostop]] from the [[Statue of Liberty]]. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (Legends)|Cosmic Rust}}
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsGears.jpg|thumb|I'm just a starter character that everyone soon forgets. ''grumble'']]
Gears participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Common character that could be recruited for 8 units of Cybermetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{ew-char
|name=Gears
|image=[[File:Earth Wars Gears.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.6|He's just gonna grumble while staring into your soul.]]
|faction=Autobot
|unit=Standard
|class=Gunner
|star=2
|behavior=Uses a [[Grenade launcher|grenade launcher]] against targets.
|ability={{ew-ability
|ability=Glass Gas Devastation
|abilitydesc=From medium distance, four rockets are fired applying the [[Glass gas|Glass Gas]] effect on targets causing them to take increased damage for 10 seconds. He then transforms and fires missiles that deals damage in a small area for 10 seconds.
|cost=4 ability points +2 for reuses. (Formerly 5 ability points +2 for reuses.)
|level11=The area in which the missiles deals damage to is increased.}}
|passive=Throws a grenade that deals acid damage to targets in an area periodically.
|combats=Ranged, Companion
|cores=*'''G1 Gears:''' Applies a cel-shaded look. Increases his ability damage in addition to his missiles now setting targets on fire dealing a percentage of his damage for 6 seconds.
|date=[[February 27]], [[2025]]
|counterpart=[[Quake (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Quake]]
|notes=Gears' in-game appearance is based on his [[#Legacy|''Legacy: United'' Deluxe class figure]], although amusingly his shoulder wheels uses the actual front wheels of his truck mode over the faux-wheels the actual toy spots. His ability or more specifically his use of glass gas does not appear to be based on anything he's done in-fiction, whereas the missiles are a byproduct of symmetry with his counterpart's tank mode, which is why his weapon (C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots included) appears on the roof of his truck mode. During [[Peacemaker#Transformers: Earth Wars|Peacemaker]]'s release, his G1 Core was updated to where Gears could convert his missiles to deal fire damage due to symmetry with their counterpart Quake and [[Tiptop#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tiptop]], but this has been changed to Gears' missiles dealing fire damage instead.
}}
{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Tabula Rasa}} onwards}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1-toy Gears.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Grumble... I suppose they want me to supply my own penny..." (''Rubsign variant not pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Gears''' (Mini Vehicle, [[1984]]/[[1985]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Masaki Maruyama]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Mark Watts]] (packaging artist)}}

: Gears was part of the first assortment of ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Autobot [[Mini Vehicle]]s released in 1984, transforming into a red and blue pickup truck of indeterminable model (though some details resemble an old Dodge Power Wagon or Kaiser Jeep M715), with some likewise indeterminable ''stuff'' in the truck bed.

: In 1984, Gears and the other Mini Vehicles came packaged in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. In 1985, they were switched to come in [[robot mode]], a change preceded by the addition of a picture of their vehicle modes to the front of their cards. The same year, the Autobot [[insignia]] on Gears's hood was replaced with a heat-activated [[rubsign]] placed on his roof, plus the re-released first-year Mini-Vehicles came packaged with [[Mini-spy#Toys|Mini-spies]]: Gears (and [[Brawn (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Brawn]]) always came with a yellow one.

: For reasons unknown, Gears was the only Mini Vehicle not made available as part of Takara's original retail line in any capacity (while [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] were not available at normal retail, both were offered as mail-away toys).

: The mold was first released in 1983 as part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Micro Change]]'' line with a slightly darker blue coloration as the "Micro Robot 04 4WD Off-Road," but evidence exists to suggest it was originally designed by defunct American toy company Knickerbocker for the cancelled toyline, ''[[Mysterians]]''.

: This mold was used to make the [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] [[Pick-Up (Malignus)#Toys|Pick-Up]], the Autobot [[Small Foot#Toys|Small Foot]] and was [[retool]]ed to make [[Swerve (G1)#Toys|Swerve]] (except in Mexico, where Swerve was a straight redeco of Gears).

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-mini-vehicles-gears/47/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Gears at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Autobot/Gears/gears.htm More information on G1 Gears at TFU.info]''
{{G1GearsMold}}

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[[File:Estrela-RobocarPickUp.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Ohhh, so I came first but of course that everyone calls *[[Small Foot|her]]* the 'orange Gears' instead. Always the same with you people..." (''Stickers missing in orange version'')]]
{{anchor|Estrela}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Pick-Up''' (Robocar, 1985)}}</ul>

: Released by [[Estrela]] in Brazil, "Pick-Up" was available in two different colorations: the original toy's blue-and-red, or orange-and-lighter-orange.

: This release lacks the Autobot symbols, instead having a variation of the original ''Micro Change'' groin-sticker in robot mode. This sticker is of considerably cheaper quality and is rarely left on loose samples, and unfortunately; since repro sticker manufacturers usually do not feature these decals on their Mini-Vehicle sheets, finding a replacement isn't easy.

: Oddly, Pick-Up would also be clumsily repackaged and re-released by an unknown distributor across [[Argentina|Argentinian]] toy stores in 1985 under new packaging featuring the logo "[[Invasion Galactica]]" and art of a UFO blasting his cut-out Estrela bubble. Little to no information exists on these releases, with the most commonly-accepted explanation being that the repackaging was done to try and pass off the imported toys as nationally-made products to avoid protectionist taxation.

: Whether or not he is the same character as either the [[Bat-Robô]] [[Pick-Up (Bat-Robô)|Pick-Up]] or the [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] [[Pick-Up (Malignus)#Toys|Pick-Up]] is unknown.

{{-}}{{anchor|Lynsa}}
[[File:Lynsa-Gears.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Look, they can't even decide what my colors are!" (''Orange/yellow and blue/yellow versions pictured'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Gears''' (Mini Vehicle, 1986)}}</ul>

: Manufactured by [[Peru|Peruvian]] company [[Lynsa]] and sold in Peru and [[Chile]], these releases of Gears lacked paint, stickers or [[vacuum metallizing|chrome]]. Yes, plural releases. So far, three different colorations have been confirmed: the original blue-and-red, dark-blue-and-yellow, and orange-and-yellow. It is claimed that there may be ''six'' different versions of Peruvian Gears all told, with the three others being unique to that market, but no-one has been able to find and confirm the others so far.

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

{{note|Peruvian company BASA (which eventually changed to HUDE) apparently also (briefly) sold ''Transformers'' in Peru, but these were straight imports of Hasbro Mini Vehicles with a company sticker applied to the packaging.}}
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
[[File:G1Gears toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"20 years without a new toy... ''grumble.''"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Minibots Team''' (Multi-pack, [[2004]])}}</ul>
:*''Set ID number'': '''12'''
:*''Individual ID number'': '''85'''
{{toydesigner|[[Pat Lee]] (packaging artist)}}

: Gears was ''finally'' put out at Japanese retail in 2004, as part of ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' "Minibots Team" set. Despite looking identical to his original release, this version is an entirely new tooling, distinguishable by a few minor traits like his upper leg detailing being thicker and the ridges on his chest being more pronounced. His truck mode has ''both'' the Autobot sigil sticker on his hood and the [[rubsign]] sticker on top of his roof.

: This set also includes a retooled [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Bumble]], [[Cosmos (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Adams]], [[Huffer (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Drag]], [[Powerglide (G1)/toys#The Transformers Collection|Powerglide]], and [[Warpath (G1)#The Transformers Collection|Warpath]].

: This set was later [[redeco]]ed to make the [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] [[G1 GoBots]] team.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Cybertron/ReGears/gears.htm More information on ''The Transformers Collection'' Gears at TFU.info]''
{{G1GearsMold}}
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===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Gears with Eclipse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Oh sure, I should be 'happy' that I'm getting my first new toy in 30 years, even though Swerve used to be ''my'' retool... ''grumble.''"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Gears & Autobot Eclipse''' (Legends, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''Series / Number'': '''02 / #010'''
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Gears is a retool of ''Generations Thrilling 30'' [[Swerve (G1)#Thrilling 30|Swerve]] with a new head based on his fictional appearances rather than his original faceless toy. He transforms into a modernized 4-wheel-drive pickup truck of a made-up model and comes with [[Eagle Eye (G1)#Generations|Eclipse]], who transforms into either a jet or a weapon for Gears to wield via its 5mm handle.

:Gears and Eclipse's [[Hasbro]] product number, A6686, was originally occupied by a '[[Brawn (G1)/toys|Brawn]] & [[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]]' pack, leading [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] to erroneously list them under those names.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160329075047/http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service database 'leak' on The Allspark (via the Internet Archive)]</ref>

:The original version of this mold was redecoed and given a shell to make [[BotCon 2015]] [[Oilmaster#Timelines|Oilmaster]]. It also served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' incarnation of [[Swerve (SG)|Swerve]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenGears/gears.htm More information on ''Generations'' Gears at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Gears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I'm still going to end up amidst a debris field of building blocks anyway."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Gears''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Collection'': '''''Age of Extinction'' Collection 2'''
:*''Accessories'': Logo brick, blaster

: Part of the sixth regular assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]]s, Gears can be rebuilt into a teeny pickup truck. He sports [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Mirage]]'s helmet.

:Unlike prior Micro-Changer assortments, this series does not have any sort identification code for the bags' actual contents, meaning you'd best be good at the feel-though-the-bag method.

:This assortment was originally slated to be a [[Toys"R"Us]] [[exclusive]], but US stores dropped the line before its release. It was still available in Canada, Australia and Chinese/Asian markets. In 2015, the Collection appeared in US Dollar Tree stores, with a price tag of a whopping $1 a pop. They didn't last long.

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[[File:Kreon-Class-of-1984-Gears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"And I'm still going to be trapped in a display case, never to be free."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)}}</ul>
:*''Set number'': '''B0090'''
:*''Voted'': Class Grouch
:*''Accessories'': Double-barreled pistol

: This version of Gears has more extensive [[tampograph]]s than his prior version, including a masked-and-visored face, and silver paint on his helmet.

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/SDCCKre-OGears/gears.htm More information on Class of 1984 Gears at TFU.info]''
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===''Vintage G1''===
[[File:VG1-toy Gears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Second again... ''grumble''"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Gears''' ("Legion Class" reissue, 2019)}}</ul>

:Part of the second wave "Legion Class" figures in the ''[[Vintage|Vintage G1]]'' line, Gears is a reissue of his [[#Generation 1|Generation 1 figure]]. Like his prior ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' release, he has both a [[rubsign]] and a normal foil Autobot insignia sticker in vehicle mode. The rubsign is an all-new type used on all of the ''Vintage G1'' toys; the insignia only turns red rather than the mood-ring multicolor of older rubsigns, plus the silver border is mirror-level reflective. This version also has production information tampographed onto his inner right foot.

:Like all ''Vintage G1'' figures, Gears was [[exclusive]] to [[Walmart]] in the United States and Canada.

{{G1GearsMold}}
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-G1-Universe-Autobot-Gears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"Took ''how many years'' for Hasbro to remember me? Grumble..."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''G1 Universe Autobot Gears''' (Deluxe Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-75'''
:*''Accessories:'' Blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[March 21]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPkQZZ4zasE Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 21, 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]] and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>

:Released in the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Deluxe Class toys, "G1 Universe Autobot Gears" is an animation-accurate version of the character, turning into a pick-up truck in 12 steps. His only accessory is a blaster pistol.

:As an homage to "[[Changing Gears]]", his chest can be opened to reveal inner machinery. Gears' entire chest plate is detached from his body in the packaging, included inside alongside the blaster—a move likely done to prevent theft from the exposed, plastic-free packaging. The Japanese release of the toy, however, has his chest plate attached by default. The instructions were not reprinted to reflect this.

:The back of his head also features a large molded "M"—a subtle homage to ''[[Mysterians]],'' the toyline from which Gears' original toy originated.

: This figure was officially revealed by EB Games Australia.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' Go-Bots Guardians [[Small Foot]] and retooled into ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' [[Swerve (G1)#Age of the Primes|Swerve]].

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/C5UfnVzMSBW/ Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' Gears from Mark Maher on Instagram]''
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===''Transformers Retro''===
[[File:RetroG1Gears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"They wheel me out again instead of the Swerve we all know is coming? Typical, I tell you..."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Gears''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' blaster

:In a shift for the [[Transformers Retro|''Transformers Retro'']] line, this Gears is not a reissue of his original toy, but a retool of his ''Legacy'' figure in G1-toy accurate colours, with a new face to match! He is now packaged on a cardback depicting his original toy's boxart (and, of course, replacing the alt-mode stock photo of that toy with one of this one).

:Hilariously, Gears's chest plate is ''still'' detached as a separate accessory in the bubble.

:The figure went up for pre-order on the Walmart website on [[October 10]], [[2024]], and released in March 2025.

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==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
*'''Gears''' (St. Louis McDonald's promotion, 1985)
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W5AutobotGears.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Autobot Gears, Transport & Reconnaissance''' (2020)
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T02/T46'''
**''Stars: ''7

:Autobot Gears, Transport & Reconnaissance is one of forty-six double-sided character cards released as part of Wave 5 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], Titan Masters Attack.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''Generations'' Legends-class Gears toy, with line-art by [[Sara Pitre-Durocher]] and colors by [[Alex Tarca]] for both modes.

:This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to May 29, 2020.
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===Blokees===
====Blokees Wheels====
[[File:Blokees-Wheels-TF-C01-Gears.jpg|thumb|250px|What's the point of having a driver's seat if they can't ride inside me?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Gears''' (Blokees Wheels, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Blokees Wheels Transformers 01 - Roll Out!'''
:*''Pull rate:'' 1/12
:*''Accessories'': Blast effect

:Part of the first wave of the [[Blokees]] Wheels series of blind-boxed 1/64-scale vehicles, this Gears model kit is a retool of the [[Swerve (G1)#Blokees Wheels|Swerve]] kit from the same wave. His rear bumper can be removed and replaced with his engine exhaust, and he also differs in that he has a different roll cage and spare tire at the rear. While everything else is molded in ABS plastic, the rear vehicle shell is made out of "2.5x density" Solidex to evoke the feeling of die-cast cars like [[Hot Wheels]], and he uses the same universal Chassis Connector as the rest of the lineup. While the windshield can pivot up backwards to reveal a driver's seat, it's not possible for the Blokees Driver figures to mount into it.

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==Notes==
[[File:TFTM-MaybeGears.jpg|thumb|I sign on to a major movie, and all I get is a lousy cameo appearance?!]]

*Early bio material gives his (unused) nicknames as '''Ox''' and '''Sourball'''.<ref>Nicknames found in early ''[[The Transformers Universe|Universe]]''-style profiles published in [[The Transformers Comics Magazine]]</ref>
*In his first Marvel Comics appearance, Gears sported a more humanoid [[character model]] that looked less like his toy than his final animation model. He would also use this model in the UK annual story "[[And There Shall Come...a Leader!]]", while ''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]'' was inexplicably drawn with this model in the earlier UK story "[[The Enemy Within!]]".
*The dialogue script for ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' reveals that Gears was supposed to appear in the film during the [[Battle of Autobot City]], speaking a single line in horrified reaction to the formation of Devastator ("We're finished! Aaaaahh!"). He was cut from the finished feature, but actor Don Messick recorded the line and remains listed in the film's credits as Gears (but not, oddly enough, as [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]], who ''does'' speak). A 'bot with Gears's color scheme appears on Moonbase One, but is probably not supposed to be him.
**The script provides no context for Gears's scream, so it might be intended to imply that Devastator proceeded to kill him in some fashion. This would fit with the earliest draft of the film, which also saw Gears killed off, albeit in a different way: blown to pieces in a carpet-bombing run by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] during [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]'s attack on the city.<ref>http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/heritaage-auctions-transformers-movie.html</ref>
*Gears appeared in a [[:File:PulseCon-Kingdom-promo-art.jpg|concept poster]] for ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom]]'', suggesting a new toy of him was considered for inclusion in the toyline, but such toy never materialized. Three years later, Gears would ultimately receive a [[Gears (G1)#Legacy|new ''Generations''-styled toy]] in the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' line.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Gears''' (ギアーズ ''Giāzu'')
*''Czech:'' '''Převodovka'''
*''French:'' '''Rollo''' (Canada)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Fuvaros''' ("Hauler")
*''Italian:'' '''Mulo'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Biànsùxiāng''' (变速箱, "Transmission")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Mecano''' (Portugal comics), '''Engrenagem''' (Brazil comics), '''Pick-Up''' (Brazil toys)
*''Russian:'' '''Privod''' (Привод, "Drive")
*''South American:'' '''Pick-Up'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cloud Autobots]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Earthforce]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Kre-O Autobots]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legacy Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Lost Light crew]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Mini Vehicles]]
[[Category:Reconnaissance specialists]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

2026-05-14T10:50:03Z

PBChew18: /* 2026 */ Season 54's live

{{disambig2|the long-running mobile game|the titular... wars|Earth Wars (conflict)}}
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[[File:TransformersEarthWars logo.png|center|400px]]
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{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=''"...fuel cells!"''
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]] ([[2016]]-[[2026]]) [[Yodo1]] (2026-present)
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]] (2016-[[2019]]) Space Ape Games (2019-[[2025]]) Yodo1 ([[2017]]-present China,<ref>[https://www.yodo1.cn/game_portfolio/transformersearthwars/ ''Earth Wars'' at Yodo1's Chinese website.]</ref> 2025-present global)
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game developed by [[Space Ape Games]] and (initially) published by [[Hasbro]] subsidiary [[Backflip Studios]] with a long-running weekly storyline overseen by brand founding father [[Simon Furman]], which means [[Furmanism|FURMANISMS BEYOND MEASURE!]] The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''{{w|Clash of Clans}}'', without Hog Riders. Going with a formula that ain't broke evidently paid off, as somewhere along the way ''Earth Wars'' became second only to a [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|licensed spinoff]] of industry titan ''{{w|Angry Birds}}'' for the crown of longest-lived video game in the history of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]].

The setting is for the most part straightforwardly [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] based, though as has been [[2005 IDW continuity|known to happen]] for projects this long in the tooth, characters from places like the [[Beast Era]], [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]], [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|''Shattered Glass'']], [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]], [[Aligned continuity family|''Prime'']] and even the odd [[Sentius Magnus|wholly new faces]] have crept in over time.

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==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. At launch, Furman promised that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
One part tutorial, one part single player campaign, these missions establish the gameplay mechanics and the basics of the setting:

*'''[[Get Optimus! / Get Megatron!]]''' (present at launch)
**[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] arrive through their [[Space bridge|Space Bridge]]s, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Crystal (Earth Wars)|crystal]] powerful enough to power their Space Bridges and bring their leaders to Earth.

*'''[[The Lost Map]]''' (present at launch)
**With the arrival of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], respectively.

*'''[[Power Play (Earth Wars)|Power Play]]''' (present at launch)
**After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.

*'''[[The Codex Showdown]]''' (present at launch)
**With the help of the recently recruited medics [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Hook (G1)|Hook]], both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].

Later campaigns introduced newly layered mechanics while interweaving with the ongoing weekly narrative:

*'''[[Combiner Wars (Earth Wars)|Combiner Wars]]''' (Added [[November]] [[2016]])
**With the [[Enigma of Combination]], the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of [[Combiner]]s. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require [[Ore-13]] and high-ranking bots to be useful.

*'''[[Secrets of Nebulos]]''' (added [[October]] [[2017]])
**Some weird pieces of [[Nebulos]] technology called '''"[[#Power Cores|Power Cores]]"''' have landed on Earth. Starscream and Optimus gather some troops, and both Starscream and Optimus Prime fight over the Power Cores. The power cores gathered, however, have been rigged to explode, and so both sides have to start from scratch with building up their power core stocks.

*'''[[Return to Cybertron (Earth Wars)|Return to Cybertron]]''' (Added [[December]] [[2018]])
**A power play involving Starscream, [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Unicronus]] results in the Autobots and Decepticons teaming up to assault Cybertron-based fortresses with overpowered defenses in the finale of the conflict over the mystical [[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Core]]s.

*'''[[War for Cybertron (Earth Wars)|War for Cybertron]]''' (Added [[July]] [[2020]])
**Flashbacks to the struggle for the [[AllSpark]] in Cybertron's ancient past introduce the [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] combiners to the present day, along with the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' cosmetic skin cores.

*'''[[Regenesis (Earth Wars)|Regenesis]]''' (Added [[September]] [[2020]])
**Autobots and Decepticons team up once more to retrieve the mysterious [[Regenesis#Transformers: Earth Wars|Project: Regenesis]].

*'''[[Titans on Earth]]''' (Added [[October]] [[2021]])
**The [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] & [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] are summoned to Earth to help their allies.

*'''[[Prime Relics]]''' (Added [[September]] [[2025]])
**An exercise in competitive archeology digs up a way to unseal the [[Thirteen|original Thirteen Primes]] themselves from beyond space and time as the consequences of the gang's dabbling in primordial forces begin to come home to roost.

In practice, the game's story mode declines to present the campaigns in release order, prioritizing the "tutorial" aspect over narrative intelligibility to introduce new players to mechanics in order of increasing intricacy. As of this writing, the "production order" is:

{{collist|4|
#[[Get Optimus! / Get Megatron!]]
#[[The Lost Map]]
#[[Power Play (Earth Wars)|Power Play]]
#[[The Codex Showdown]]
#[[Secrets of Nebulos]]
#[[Combiner Wars (Earth Wars)|Combiner Wars]]
#[[Prime Relics]]
#[[Return to Cybertron (Earth Wars)|Return to Cybertron]]
#[[War for Cybertron (Earth Wars)|War for Cybertron]]
#[[Regenesis (Earth Wars)|Regenesis]]
#[[Titans on Earth]]
}}

===Events===
{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}
Every weekend, for three days, events are held to give players a shot at a regular supply of various resources. They usually alternate between solo and [[#Alliances|Alliance]] (read: guild) modes each week.

Events are frequently accompanied by "transmissions" of cutscenes providing context for the gameplay goings-on. New character additions in particular are introduced with stories strewn across two-to-eight week "sagas" (occasionally "seasons" when Space Ape slips into {{w|live-service game|live-service}} industry jargon on main).

These arcs are additionally serialized between ''each other'', and form an ongoing narrative that constitutes the bulk of the game's story content, if only by sheer volume.

A complete-ish accounting of story relevant events is given below, with the multi-part "sagas" given in bold:

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|title=''Earth Wars'' sagas and story events
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|content=
<div class="list-header">2016:</div>
*[[Decoy Dash]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga">"One-shot" character introductions, largely predating the longform "saga" format.</ref>
*[[Charging In]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*[[Operation Snakebite]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*[[Strafe vs. Scourge]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*[[Till All Are One (Earth Wars)|Till All Are One]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*[[Light Our Darkest Hour]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*[[Rumble in the Jungle (Earth Wars)|Rumble in the Jungle]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*'''[[Sharkticon Saga|Sharkticon]]'''
*[[Some Assembly Required]]<ref group="saga">Epilogue to "[[Combiner Wars (Earth Wars)|Combiner Wars]]" campaign.</ref>
*[[War Games]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*'''[[Arctic Saga|Arctic]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2017:</div>
*[[Race Day Mayhem]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*'''[[Optimus Maximus & Bruticus Saga|Optimus Maximus & Bruticus]]'''
*'''[[Perceptor & Lockdown Saga|Perceptor & Lockdown]]'''
*'''[[Project Supernova (saga)|Project Supernova]]'''
*'''[[Beast Wars Saga|Beast Wars]]'''
*'''[[Polyhex Saga|Polyhex]]'''
*'''[[Kup & Dead End Saga|Kup & Dead End]]'''
*'''[[Multiverse Saga|Multiverse]]'''
*'''[[Quintesson Saga|Quintesson]]'''
*'''[[Kremzeek Saga|Kremzeek]]'''
*'''[[Web of Lies]]'''
*'''[[Volcanicus vs Predaking (saga)|Volcanicus vs Predaking]]'''
*[[Unknown Powers]]<ref group="saga" name="nebulos">Prologue to "[[Secrets of Nebulos]]" campaign.</ref>
*[[Countdown to Nebulos]]<ref group="saga" name="nebulos"/>
*'''[[Springer & Astrotrain Saga|Springer & Astrotrain]]'''
*'''[[Cosmos & Mindwipe Saga|Cosmos & Mindwipe]]'''
*'''[[Rodimus Prime & Motormaster Saga|Rodimus Prime & Motormaster]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2018:</div>
*'''[[Sky Lynx & Blitzwing Saga|Sky Lynx & Blitzwing]]'''
*'''[[Warpath & Skullsmasher Saga|Warpath & Skullsmasher]]'''
*'''[[Elita & Lugnut Saga|Elita & Lugnut]]'''
*[[New Core: Alchemist Prime|Alchemist Prime]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*'''[[Victorion & Menasor Saga|Victorion & Menasor]]'''
*'''[[Tracks & Cutthroat Saga|Tracks & Cutthroat]]'''
*'''[[Inferno & Rodimus Unicronus Saga|Inferno & Rodimus Unicronus]]'''
*'''[[Tigerhawk & Waspinator Saga|Tigerhawk & Waspinator]]'''
*'''[[Sentius Magnus & Sentius Malus Saga|Sentius Magnus & Sentius Malus]]'''
*[[Amalgamous Prime (Earth Wars)|Amalgamous Prime]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*'''[[Slash & Rippersnapper Saga|Slash & Rippersnapper]]'''
*'''[[Sandstorm & Octone Saga|Sandstorm & Octone]]'''
*'''[[Back in Time]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2019:</div>
*[[Nexus Prime (Earth Wars)|Nexus Prime]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*'''[[New Recruits]]'''
*'''[[New Form]]'''
*'''[[License to Kill]]'''
*'''[[Aerial Support]]'''
*'''[[Dirty Monster]]'''
*'''[[Jungle Friends]]'''
*[[The Golden Lagoon (Earth Wars)|The Golden Lagoon]]
*'''[[Abominable Defences]]'''
*'''[[Two-Face]]'''
*'''[[Human Reinforcements]]'''
*'''[[Right Hand]]'''
*'''[[Command and Conquer]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2020:</div>
*'''[[Safe and Trustworthy]]'''
*'''[[Now and Then (Earth Wars)|Now and Then]]'''
*'''[[Searching and Mining]]'''
*'''[[Metafictional Bombing]]'''
*'''[[Heavy Artillery (saga)|Heavy Artillery]]'''
*'''[[Weak Signal (saga)|Weak Signal]]'''
*'''[[Speed Delight]]'''
*'''[[Two for One]]'''
*'''[[Two Hot Wheels]]'''
*'''[[End with a Bang]]'''
*'''[[Last Remaining Piece]]'''
*'''[[Double Protection]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2021:</div>
*'''[[Dish the Dirt]]'''
*'''[[Snappy Snap]]'''
*'''[[On the Prowl]]'''
*'''[[In Flying Form]]'''
*'''[[Optimal Drive Disk]]'''
*'''[[Stomping Earth]]'''
*'''[[Flying Ape]]'''
*'''[[Fast and Furious]]'''<ref group="saga">The "[[Titans on Earth]]" campaign is part of this saga.</ref>
*'''[[Spin and Go]]'''
*'''[[Broken Legacy]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2022:</div>
*'''[[Colour Burst]]'''
*'''[[Nip & Tuck]]'''
*'''[[Pick and Choose]]'''
*'''[[Always Green]]'''
*'''[[Big Fish]]'''
*'''[[Smashing Heads]]'''
*'''[[Speed Masters]]'''
*'''[[Spinning Growl]]'''
*'''[[Green Heroes]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2023:</div>
*'''[[Muscle Bender]]'''
*'''[[Gone Fishing (saga)|Gone Fishing]]'''
*'''[[Tarnation]]'''
*'''[[Double Trouble]]'''
*'''[[Blue Thunder]]'''
*'''[[The Roar]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2024:</div>
*'''[[Rain and Waves]]'''
*'''[[Steel Explosion]]'''
*'''[[Wild Things]]'''
*'''[[New Beginnings]]'''
*'''[[Timeless Champions]]'''
*'''[[The Reckoning]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2025:</div>
*'''[[Tabula Rasa]]'''
*'''[[New Armada]]'''
*'''[[Second Armada]]'''
*'''[[Third Armada (Part 1)]]'''<ref group="saga">The "[[Prime Relics]]" campaign is part of this saga.</ref>
*'''[[Third Armada (Part 2)]]
*'''[[All on Tape]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2026:</div>
*'''[[Behind the Veil]]'''
*'''[[Follow the Leader (saga)|Follow the Leader]]'''
}}

<references group="saga"/>

===Character profiles===
The third major story element of ''Earth Wars'' comes packaged with each individual character. Upon unlocking a new unit, the player is presented with a short, replayable (but only for standard Bots) cutscene referred to as a "character story" illustrating their personality, along with a prose [[bio]] in the classical back-of-box style squirreled away in their profile with their stats, equipped Power Cores, etc.

Character stories frequently tie into that character's corresponding saga, which, while delightfully immersive for veterans present during their initial rollout, has a way of producing gibberish full of unfamiliar characters for later players acquiring the unit via the game's normal "slot machine" mechanic. Accordingly, summaries of character stories can be found in the articles for their respective sagas.

===Dispatch Missions===
{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Dispatch Missions}}

Another minor source of story information comes attached to "[[#Gameplay|Dispatch Missions]]," a mechanic wherein you can train up a handful of units you aren't using by sending them off on "away missions" where they gather experience points on their own. Each of these mission descriptions features a few paragraphs of prose describing the adventure upon which your bots are embarking.

===Comic===
{{main|Quantum Beast Leap}}

''Earth Wars''' plot has one last noteworthy component— kind of. As part of a community event tying into the [[2017]] "[[Beast Wars Saga]]" arc, Space Ape celebrated the game's escape from the boilerplate Generation 1 milieu with a comic produced in conjunction with various prominent ''Transformers'' fan forums elaborating on the arrival of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]] to the [[Earth Wars (conflict)|Earth Wars]]. There's just one catch: Space Ape emphatically stressed that due to the terms of their license with Hasbro not extending beyond the game itself, the comic remained [[pseudocanon|apocryphal]], informing but not overtly supplementing the narrative of the game proper.

==Characters and chronology==
Given the live-service nature of ''Earth Wars''' enormous and ever-growing cast, we've opted to break with our usual formatting a little and divide them by year introduced to illustrate the evolution of the game over time.

===Launch===
The game's initial cast featured all the old 1984 standards plus a suspicious number of [[combiner|combiner team]] characters from the then-recent ''[[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]]'' franchise.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blaster]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers: Earth Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers: Earth Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Huffer]]
}}
|c2=
{{collist|2|
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Soundwave]] (Frank Welker)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bombshell]]
}}
|h5=Support characters|c5=
;[[Autobot Mini-Cassette]]s
*[[Eject (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Eject]]
*[[Steeljaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Steeljaw]]
*[[Rewind (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rewind]]
*[[Ramhorn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ramhorn]]
;[[Decepticon Mini-Cassette]]s
*[[Rumble (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rumble]]
*[[Laserbeak (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Laserbeak]]
*[[Frenzy (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Frenzy]]
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Buzzsaw]]

|h6=Non-playable characters|c6=
;[[Human]]s
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

===2016===
Late 2016 saw the debut of the hotly anticipated "[[#Combiners|Combiner]]" character class in the finale of the opening arc of the game's story.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slug]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Swoop]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Star Saber]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Superion]]

|c2=
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Viper (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Viper]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Offroad (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Deathsaurus]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Devastator]]

|h3=Trans-factional|c3=
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gnaw]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
*[[Sharkticon (species)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sharkticons]]
}}

===2017===
2017 was themed around the introduction of non-[[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] characters, including time travelers from the [[Beast Era]] and refugees from around the [[multiverse]].

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hound]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sludge]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Laser Optimus]]<ref group="2017">Most unusually, this Optimus Prime using a character model based on the famous ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|"Laser Prime" toy]] is eventually revealed to be from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|same dimension]] as his wavemate ''Armada'' Megatron in [[Second Armada|later ''Armada''-centric arcs.]] (Then again, the two designs ''are'' very similar in terms of transformation and kibble arrangement...)</ref>
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Springer]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cosmos]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Volcanicus (POTP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Volcanicus]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Brake-Neck (G1)|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Beast Wars Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (IDW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Astrotrain]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Mindwipe]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Predaking]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
*[[Kremzeek#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kremzeek]]s

;[[Drone]]s
*[[Medibot (Earth Wars)|Medibot]]s

|h6=Non-playable characters|c6=
*[[Quintesson#Transformers: Earth Wars|Quintesson]]s
}}
 
<references group="2017"/>

===2018===
2018 tied into the contemporary ''[[Power of the Primes (franchise)|Power of the Primes]]'' franchise with a spin on the [[Prime Master]] concept in the form of "[[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Cores]]," the mystical remains of the [[Thirteen|original Thirteen Primes]] with minds of their own, built out of the extant "[[#Power Cores|Power Core]]" mechanic. The storyline also featured the introduction of the [[Sentius Nobilius|Sentius twins]], keepers of the Prime Cores and ''Earth Wars''' first original characters, give or take a human.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#TFEWPrime|Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sky Lynx]]
*[[Warpath (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Warpath]]
*[[Elita One (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Elita-1]]
*[[Tracks (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tracks]]
*[[Inferno (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Inferno]]
*[[Tigerhawk#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tigerhawk]]
*[[Sentius Magnus#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sentius Magnus]]
*[[Slash (POTP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slash]]
*[[Sandstorm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sandstorm]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Victorion#Transformers: Earth Wars|Victorion]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Motormaster]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blitzwing]]
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skullsmasher]]
*[[Lugnut (TF 2010)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lugnut]]
*[[Cutthroat (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cutthroat]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#TFEWUnicronus|Rodimus Unicronus]]
*[[Waspinator (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Waspinator]]
*[[Sentius Malus#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sentius Malus]]
*[[Rippersnapper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rippersnapper]]
*[[Octane#Transformers: Earth Wars|Octone]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Menasor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Menasor]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
;[[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Cores]]
*[[Liege Maximo#Transformers: Earth Wars|Liege Maximo]]
*[[Micronus Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Micronus]]
*[[The Fallen#Transformers: Earth Wars|Megatronus]]
*[[Maccadam#Transformers: Earth Wars|Alchemist Prime]]
*[[Vector Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Vector Prime]]
*[[Alpha Trion#Transformers: Earth Wars|Alpha Trion]]
*[[Solus Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Solus Prime]]
*[[Onyx Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Onyx Prime]]
*[[Amalgamous Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Amalgamous Prime]]
*[[Quintus Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Quintus Prime]]
}}

===2019===
2019 was themed around an extended crossover with ''Transformers''' sister ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' franchise.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#TFEWGoldfire|Goldfire]]
*[[Streetwise (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Streetwise]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)#TFEWCybertron|Cybertron Jetfire]]
*[[Blades (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blades]]
*[[Rook (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rook]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rhinox]]
*[[Punch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Punch]]
*[[Hound (G1)#TFEWGIJoe|Hound V.A.M.P.]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)#TFEWGIJoe|Jetfire Skystriker]]
*[[Red Alert (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Red Alert]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Defensor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Defensor]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Ramjet (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ramjet]]
*[[Sinnertwin (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sinnertwin]]
*[[Starscream (G1)#TFEWCybertron|Cybertron Starscream]]
*[[Dirge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dirge]]
*[[Blot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blot]]
*[[Tarantulas (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tarantulas]]
*[[Punch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Counterpunch]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#TFEWGIJoe|Soundwave H.I.S.S.]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#TFEWGIJoe|Skywarp Nightraven]]
*[[Runamuck (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Runamuck]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Abominus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Abominus]]

|h3=Trans-factional|c3=
*[[Impactor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Impactor]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
;[[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Cores]]
*[[Nexus Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nexus Prime]]
*[[Prima#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prima]]

|h6=Non-playable characters|c6=
*[[Harmony Keen]]

;[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]
*[[Duke (G.I. Joe)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Duke]]
*[[Scarlett#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scarlett]]
*[[Snake-Eyes#Transformers: Earth Wars|Snake-Eyes]]
;[[Cobra]]
*[[Cobra Commander#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cobra Commander]]
*[[Baroness#Transformers: Earth Wars|Baroness]]
*[[Storm Shadow#Transformers: Earth Wars|Storm Shadow]]
}}

===2020===
2020 saw a major shakeup to the game's mechanics as an extensive crossover with the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' franchise introduced a new "[[#C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots|C.O.M.B.A.T Bot]]" character class broadly based on the [[Battle Master]] concept and built off a major expansion of the Power Core system, as well as the introduction of alternate skins for existing units.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Strafe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Dinobot (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dinobot]]
*[[Nosecone (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nosecone]]
*[[Brainstorm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Brainstorm]]
*[[Six-Gun#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sixgun]]
*[[Chromia (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Chromia]]
*[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lightspeed]]
*[[Afterburner (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Afterbreaker]]
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trailbreaker]]
*[[Scattershot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scattershot]]

;[[Guardian robot|Guardians]]<ref group= "2020" name = "Special Boy">Omega Supreme and Overlord are mechanically identical to normal [[#Combiners|Combiner units]] in game, and are only given unique titles denoting their in-fiction not-combiner-ness in supporting documentation.</ref>
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Omega Supreme]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Thrust (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Thrust]]
*[[Dinobot II#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dinobot II]]
*[[Drillhorn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Drillhorn]]
*[[Guyhawk#Transformers: Earth Wars|Guyhawk]]
*[[Triggerhappy (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Triggerhappy]]
*[[Hellbat (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fellbat]]
*[[Killbison#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ironbison]]
*[[Flamewar (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Flamewar]]
*[[Exhaust#Transformers: Earth Wars|Exhaust]]
*[[Leozack#Transformers: Earth Wars|Leozack]]

;[[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmasters]]<ref group="2020" name = "Special Boy"/>
*[[Overlord (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Overlord]]

|nonumbering=true
|h3=Trans-factional|c3=
;[[Mercenary|Mercenaries]]
*[[Doubledealer#Transformers: Earth Wars|Doubledealer]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T.]] Autobots
*[[Nightstalker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightstalker]]
*[[Firebolt (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Firedrive]]
*[[Flak (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Flak]]
*[[Pteraxadon#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pteraxadon]]
*[[Lionizer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lionizer]]
*[[Big Shot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Topshot]]
*[[Trenchfoot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trenchfoot]]
*[[Rung (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rung]]
*[[Dile#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dile]]
*[[Smashdown#Transformers: Earth Wars|Smashdown]]
*[[Glitch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Glitch]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T. Decepticons
*[[Ravage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ravage]]
*[[Blowpipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blowpipe]]
*[[Cratermaker#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cratermaker]]
*[[Terror-Daxtyl#Transformers: Earth Wars|Terror-Daxtyl]]
*[[Catgut#Transformers: Earth Wars|Catgut]]
*[[Fireline#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fireline]]
*[[Caliburst (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Caliburst]]
*[[Hairsplitter#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shrute]]
*[[Overkill (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Overkill]]
*[[Razor-Sharp#Transformers: Earth Wars|Razor-Sharp]]
*[[Gatoraider#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gatorface]]

{{!}}}

|h4=Skins|c4=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Autobots
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Arcee]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Blaster]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Bumblebee]]
*[[Chromia (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Chromia]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Cliffjumper]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Cybertron Jetfire]]
*[[Doubledealer#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Doubledealer]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Drift]]
*[[Elita One (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Elita-1]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Hound]]
*[[Impactor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Impactor]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
 
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Ironhide]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Mirage]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Optimus Prime]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Prowl]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Ratchet]]
*[[Red Alert (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Red Alert]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Skydive]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Sky Lynx]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Sideswipe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Wheeljack]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Decepticons
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Nightbird]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Soundwave]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Skrapnel]]
*[[Dirge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Dirge]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Kickback]]
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Cybertron Starscream]]
*[[Doubledealer#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Doubledealer]]
*[[Barricade (IDW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Barricade]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Reflector]]
*[[Impactor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Impactor]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Bludgeon]]

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*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Breakdown]]
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Megatron]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Hook]]
*[[Runamuck (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Runamuck]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Skywarp]]
*[[Offroad (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Offroad]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Thundercracker]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Astrotrain]]
*[[Thrust (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Thrust]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Galvatron]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Shockwave]]

{{!}}}
}}
 
<references group="2020"/>

===2021===
2021 introduced the "[[#Titans|Titan]]" character class.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Hoist (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hoist]]
*[[Grapple (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Grapple]]
*[[Prowl (Magnaboss)#Transformers: Earth Wars|BW Prowl]]
*[[Silverbolt (Magnaboss)#Transformers: Earth Wars|BW Silverbolt]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#TFEWOptimal|Optimal Optimus]]
*[[Ironhide (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|BW Ironhide]]
*[[Broadside (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Broadside]]
*[[Blurr (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blurr]]
*[[Rotorstorm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rotorstorm]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Computron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Computron]]
*[[Magnaboss (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Magnaboss]]

;[[Titan (group)|Titans]]
*[[Metroplex (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Metroplex]]<ref group= "2021" name="Raid Titan">First debuted in the game as non-playable "bosses" in [[#Gameplay|Alliance Raids]] in 2019, only to be then made playable.</ref>

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Crankcase (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Crankcase]]
*[[Dirtbag#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dirtbag]]
*[[Ram Horn#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ram Horn]]
*[[Cicadacon#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cicadacon]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#TFEWTM2|Transmetal 2 Megatron]]
*[[Sea Clamp#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sea Clamp]]
*[[Apeface#Transformers: Earth Wars|Apeface]]
*[[Runabout (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Runabout]]
*[[Spinister (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Spinister]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Liokaiser#Transformers: Earth Wars|Liokaiser]]
*[[Tripredacus#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tripredacus]]

;Titans
*[[Trypticon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trypticon]]<ref group="2021" name="Raid Titan"/>

|h3=Trans-factional|c3=
;[[Mercenary|Mercenaries]]
*[[Snapdragon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Snapdragon]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T.]] Autobots / Maximals
*[[Soundbarrier#Transformers: Earth Wars|Soundbarrier]]
*[[Stripes#Transformers: Earth Wars|Stripes]]
*[[Top-Heavy#Transformers: Earth Wars|Top-Heavy]]
*[[Red Hot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Red Heat]]
*[[Spoilsport#Transformers: Earth Wars|Spoilsport]]
*[[Rattrap (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rattrap]]
*[[Airazor (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Airazor]]
*[[Sheeldron#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sheeldron]]
*[[Dazzlestrike#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dazzlestrike]]
*[[Roadburner#Transformers: Earth Wars|Roadburner]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T. Decepticons / Predacons
*[[Doublecrosser (Earthrise)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Doublecrosser]]
*[[Glit (KP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Glit]]
*[[Sights (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sights]]
*[[Bombshock (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bombshock]]
*[[Aimless#Transformers: Earth Wars|Aimless]]
*[[Vertebreak (Kingdom)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Vertebreak]]
*[[Tonbot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tonbot]]
*[[Fangtron#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fangtron]]
*[[Giza (POTP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Giza]]
*[[Power Punch#Transformers: Earth Wars|Power Punch]]

{{!}}}

|h4=Skins<ref group="2021">These alternate skins can only be accessed through gold or [[G-Metal|Gmetal]] bot-specific "Transmetal" cores of their respective bots (their equivalent of other characters' G1 cores), which, as its name suggests, changes their color scheme reminiscent of their Transmetal forms in addition to the bonus effects provided, whereas silver "Transmetal" cores changes the bot to sport a metallic coating instead.</ref>|c4=
;Maximals
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Cheetor]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Rhinox]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Optimus Primal]]

;Predacons
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Blackarachnia]]
*[[Tarantulas (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Tarantulas]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Beast Wars Megatron]]
}}
 
<references group="2021"/>

===2022===
2022 featured a tie-in to the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' franchise, in no small part to introduce the concept of pay-to-play character skins via the game's new "[[#Cyber Pass|Cyber Pass]]" subscription service. Notably, the bulk of the game's ''Shattered Glass'' cast occupies a peculiar state of "quasi-playable," fully present as distinct individuals in story segments but only mechanically represented with cosmetics for existing characters.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Minerva (G1 robot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Minerva]]
*[[Whirl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Whirl]]
*[[Slingshot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slingshot]]
*[[Twin Twist (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Twin Twist]]
*[[Bulkhead (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bulkhead]]
*[[Skids (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skids]]
*[[Topspin (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Topspin]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Sky Reign#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sky Reign]]

;[[Titan (group)|Titans]]
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fortress Maximus]]<ref group= "2022" name="Raid Titan pt 2">First debuted in the game as non-playable "bosses" in Alliance Raids in 2021, only to be then made playable.</ref>

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Flatline (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Flatline]]
*[[Sea Phantom#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sea Phantom]]
*[[Acid Storm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Acid Storm]]
*[[Coelagon#Transformers: Earth Wars|Coelagon]]
*[[Breakdown (IDW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Breakdown Prime]]
*[[Knock Out (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Knock Out]]
*[[Terrormander#Transformers: Earth Wars|Terrormander]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Galvatronus (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Galvatronus]]

;Titans
*[[Scorponok (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scorponok]]<ref group="2022" name="Raid Titan pt 2"/>

|h3=Negative universe|c3=
;Evil Autobots
*[[Goldbug (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Goldbug]]
*[[Jetfire (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Jetfire]]
;Heroic Decepticons
*[[Shockwave (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Shockwave]]
*[[Thundercracker (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Thundercracker]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T.]] Autobots
*[[Pinpointer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pinpointer]]
*[[Steeljaw (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Steeljaw]]
*[[Zaur (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Zaur]]
*[[Tricerashot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tricerashot]]
*[[Windstrike (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Windstrike]]
*[[Trip-Up#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trip-Up]]
*[[Sawtooth (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sawtooth]]
*[[Nightstick (Headmasters)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightstick]]
*[[Sidetrack (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sidetrack]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T. Decepticons
*[[Singe#Transformers: Earth Wars|Singe]]
*[[Ravage (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Ravage]]
*[[Slugfest (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slugfest]]
*[[Heartburn#Transformers: Earth Wars|Heartburn]]
*[[Baru (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Baru]]
*[[Roller Force#Transformers: Earth Wars|Roller Force]]
*[[Zori (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Zori]]
*[[Fracas#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fracas]]
*[[Growl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Growl]]

{{!}}}

|h4=Skins|c4=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Autobots
*[[Optimus Prime (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Optimus Prime]]
*[[Blurr (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Blurr]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Grimlock]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Silverbolt]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Mirage]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Snarl]]
*[[Blades (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Blades]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Ironhide]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Holiday 2022 Optimus Prime]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Decepticons
*[[Megatron (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Starscream]]
*[[Divebomb (Energon)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Energon Divebomb]]
*[[Ramjet (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Ramjet]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Breakdown]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Swindle]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Brawl]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Scrapper]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|RF Galvatron]]
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Holiday 2022 Megatron]]

{{!}}}

|h6=Non-playable characters|c6=
;[[Human]]s
*[[Melody Keen (SG)|SG Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca (SG)|SG Luca]]
}}
 
<references group="2022"/>

===2023===
2023 introduced the "[[#Weapons|Weapon]]" character class.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Roadbuster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Roadbuster]]
*[[Brawn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Brawn]]
*[[Ariel#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ariel]]
*[[Alpha Trion#TFEWBot|Alpha Trion]]
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wreck Gar]]
*[[Bluestreak (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bluestreak]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Ruination (G1)|Ruination]]

;[[Titan (group)|Titans]]
*[[Ark (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Autobot Ark]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Halfshell#Transformers: Earth Wars|Halfshell]]
*[[Full-Tilt (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Full-Tilt]]
*[[Scylla (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scylla]]
*[[Tarn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tarn]]
*[[Junkyard (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Junkheap]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wildrider]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[God Neptune#Transformers: Earth Wars|God Neptune]]

;Titans
*[[Nemesis (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Decepticon Nemesis]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[Weapon]]s
*[[Sword of Balance]]
*[[Cosmic Rust Blaster]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T.]] Autobots
*[[Bashbreaker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bashbreaker]]
*[[Big Daddy (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Big Daddy]]
*[[Kunai#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kunai]]
*[[Victory Leo#Transformers: Earth Wars|Victory Leo]]
*[[Buzzstrike (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Buzzstrike]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T. Decepticons
*[[Gabu (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gabu]]
*[[Ground Hog#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ground Hog]]
*[[Bido (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bido]]
*[[Tigerbreast#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tigerchest]]
*[[Lancelon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lancelon]]

{{!}}}

|h4=Skins|c4=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Autobots / Maximals
*[[Blaster (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Blaster]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Air Raid]]
*[[Wheeljack (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Wheeljack]]
*[[Cheetor (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Cheetor]]
*[[Slingshot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Slingshot]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Speedia Cosmos]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Powerglide]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Skydive]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 First Aid]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Hot Spot]]
*[[Alpha Trion#TFEWBot|Ghost Alpha Trion]]
*[[Rook (G2)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Rook]]
*[[Sentius Magnus|Winter Sentius Magnus]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Decepticons / Predacons
*[[Soundwave (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Soundwave]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Blast Off]]
*[[Flamewar (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Flamewar]]
*[[T-Wrecks#Transformers: Earth Wars|Maximal T-Wrecks]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Hook]]
*[[Convobat#Transformers: Earth Wars|Convobat]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Long Haul]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Bonecrusher]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Scavenger]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Onslaught]]
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ghost Starscream]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Vortex]]
*[[Sentius Malus|Winter Sentius Malus]]

{{!}}}

}}

===2024===
2024 featured a time-travel plot (plus a couple overt skins) as a tie in to the origin-themed ''[[Transformers One (franchise)|Transformers One]]'' franchise, plus the return of the [[Thirteen]] as fully fledged Bots and several [[Artifacts of the Primes]] in the tail end of the year as part of the run-up to the Thirteen-centric ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]''.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Lio Convoy (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Leo Prime]]
*[[Beachcomber (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Beachcomber]]
*[[Metalhawk (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Metalhawk]]
*[[Tasmania Kid (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tasmania Kid]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#TFEWOrion|Orion Pax]]
*[[Vector Prime#TFEWBot|Vector Prime]]
*[[Wing Saber (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wing Saber]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Raiden#Transformers: Earth Wars|Raiden]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Inferno (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Predacon Inferno]]
*[[Deluge (G2)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Deluge]]
*[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bomb-Burst]]
*[[Antagony (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Antagony]]
*[[Megatron (G1)#TFEWD-16|D-16]]
*[[Nova Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nova Prime]]
*[[Dreadwing (G2)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dreadwing]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Dinoking#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dinoking]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Undead]]

;[[Weapon]]s
*[[Star Saber (Thirteen)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prima's Star Saber]]
*[[Dark Star Saber#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dark Star Saber]]
*[[Forge of Solus Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Forge of Solus Prime]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T.]] Autobots
*[[Enerax#Transformers: Earth Wars|Enerax]]
*[[Jaze (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jaze]]
*[[C.L. (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|C.L.]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Squad Busters)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SB Optimus Prime]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T. Decepticons
*[[Fireglide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fireglide]]
*[[Baro (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Baro]]
*[[Ozu (Earth Wars)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ozu]]
*[[Megatron (Squad Busters)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SB Megatron]]

{{!}}}

|h6=Non-playable characters|c6=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[Trainbot]]s
*[[Shouki#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shouki]]
*[[Getsuei#Transformers: Earth Wars|Getsuei]]
*[[Yukikaze (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Yukikaze]]
*[[Suiken#Transformers: Earth Wars|Suiken]]
*[[Seizan#Transformers: Earth Wars|Seizan]]
*[[Kaen#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kaen]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[Dinoforce]]
*[[Goryu (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Goryu]]
*[[Kakuryu (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kakuryu]]
*[[Gairyu#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gairyu]]
*[[Yokuryu#Transformers: Earth Wars|Yokuryu]]
*[[Rairyu#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rairyu]]
*[[Doryu (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Doryu]]
{{!}}}

|h4=Skins|c4=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Cyber Pass Autobots / Maximals
*[[Streetwise (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Streetwise]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Jazz]]
*[[Warpath (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Warpath]]
*[[Red Alert (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Powerlinx Red Alert]]
*[[Tracks (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Tracks]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Kingdom Pipes]]
*[[Jetfire (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Energon Jetfire]]
*[[Ratchet (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Ratchet]]
*[[Elita One (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Timelines Elita-1]]
*[[Optimus Prime (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Enhanced Orion Pax]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Evolution G2 Grimlock]]<ref group="2024">This is notably Grimlock's second, unreleased [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Notes|"tiger stripe" ''Generation 2'' deco]], its name referencing the ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Legacy: Evolution|Legacy: Evolution]]'' line, which this deco was a part of when it finally saw its appearance on store shelves via the "Toxitron Collection" capsule.</ref>
*[[Skids (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Quantum Operative Skids]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Holidays 2024 Optimal Optimus]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Cyber Pass Decepticons / Predacons
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Dead End]]<ref group="2024">This skin core was intended to belong to Brake-Neck as it matched Wildrider's G2 deco (or, more specifically, the one he had in [[Menasor (G1)#CWG2|the ''Combiner Wars'' G2 Stunticon set]]), but in-game, it was erroneously labeled as G2 Dead End and assigned to Dead End himself rather than the intended bot.</ref>
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Mixmaster]]
*[[Coelagon#Transformers: Earth Wars|Redeco Coelagon]]<ref group="2024">Was called "BW2 Coelagon" in the related newsletter and in-game Cyber Pass. However the skin core itself is actually called "Redeco Coelagon" instead.</ref>
*[[Starscream (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Legacy Voyager Armada Starscream]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|MW Thundercracker]]
*[[Runamuck (Cybertron)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cybertron Runamuck]]
*[[Lugnut (TF 2010)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Reveal the Shield Lugnut]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Senator Shockwave]]
*[[Octopunch (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Octopunch]]
*[[Megatron (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Enhanced D-16]]
*[[Blight (Prime)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Blight Blot]]
*[[Dirge (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Dirge]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Holidays 2024 Transmetal 2 Megatron]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;''[[Transformers One (franchise)|One]]'' Autobots<ref group="2024" name="One">Released for free as a promotion for the film.</ref>
*[[Optimus Prime (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|One Orion Pax]]
*[[Bumblebee (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|One B-127]]
*[[Elita-1 (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|One Elita-1]]

;''[[Transformers One (franchise)|One]]'' Decepticons<ref group="2024" name="One">Free as a promotion for the film.</ref>
*[[Megatron (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|One D-16]]

{{!}}}
}}
 
<references group = "2024"/>

===2025===
2025 featured an emphasis on the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' franchise, presumably spinning out of its heavy representation in the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' toyline, as well as the introduction of the "[[#Primes|Primes]]," a whole entire character class devoted to the Thirteen as the game's ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' synergy kicked into high gear.

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*[[Gears (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gears]]
*[[Scavenger (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Scavenger]]
*[[Overload (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Overload]]

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*[[Quake (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Quake]]
*[[Wheeljack (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Wheeljack]]
*[[Demolishor (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Demolishor]]

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;[[Thirteen|Primes]]
*[[The Fallen#TFEWPrime|Megatronus Prime]]
*[[Solus Prime#TFEWPrime|Solus Prime]]

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;[[Artifacts of the Primes|Artifacts]]
*[[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Requiem Blaster]]
*[[Forge of Solus Prime#TFEWArtifact|Forge of Solus Prime]]

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;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T.]] Autobots
*[[Stylor#Transformers: Earth Wars|Stylor]]
*[[Peacemaker#Transformers: Earth Wars|Peacemaker]]
*[[Star Saber (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Star Saber]] ([[Jetstorm (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jetstorm]], [[Runway (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Runway]], and [[Sonar (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sonar]])

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;C.O.M.B.A.T. Decepticons
*[[Sunbeam (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sunbeam]]
*[[Tiptop#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tiptop]]
*[[Vorpal Saber#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Dark Saber]] ([[Jackknife#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jacknife]], [[Maverick (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Maverick]], and [[Skull Buster#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skull Buster]])
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;Trans-factional C.O.M.B.A.T.s
*[[Skyboom (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skyboom]] ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Downshift]], and [[Mirage (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Mirage]])

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*[[Impactor (Prime)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Impactor]]
*[[Drift (RID)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Robots in Disguise Drift]]
*[[Side Swipe (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Side Swipe]]
*[[Rhinox (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Rhinox]]
*[[Windblade (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Windblade]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|RID Optimus Primal]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Optimus Prime]]<ref group="2025" name="Cyberstore skin">Initially, these skins were only available through the game's web store, independent of the "Cyber Pass" program. Later, the "Shadow" skins were also made possible to obtain via special crystals from the "[[Trick or Transform]]" event.</ref>
*[[Topspin (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wreck 'n Doom Topspin]]
*[[Whirl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Classic Whirl]]
*[[Tracks (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shadow Tracks]]<ref group="2025" name="Cyberstore skin"/>
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shadow Powerglide]]<ref group="2025" name="Cyberstore skin"/>
*[[Perceptor (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Perceptor]]
*[[Alpha Trion#TFEWBot|Power of the Primes Alpha Trion]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Draconic Sky Lynx]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Machine Wars Prowl]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Holiday 2025 Laser Optimus]]

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;Decepticons / Predacons
*[[Impactor (Prime)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Impactor]]
*[[Barricade (Energon)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Energon Barricade]]
*[[Thrust (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Thrust]]
*[[Starscream (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Star Scream Super Mode]]
*[[Bombshell (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Bombshell]]
*[[Tarantulas (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Legacy United Tarantulas]]
*[[Spinister (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wreck 'n Doom Spinister]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Wars Bludgeon]]
*[[Cutthroat (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shadow Cutthroat]]<ref group="2025" name="Cyberstore skin"/>
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shadow Cyclonus]]<ref group="2025" name="Cyberstore skin"/>
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Platinum Blitzwing]]
*[[Junkyard (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Generations Junkheap]]
*[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Vampire Bomb-Burst]]
*[[Barricade (IDW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Siege Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Holiday 2025 Armada Megatron]]

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<references group="2025"/>

===2026===
2026 thus far continues to see a heavy focus on the Thirteen alongside the still-ongoing ''Age of the Primes'' toyline.

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*[[Wheelie (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wheelie]]{{dag|red}}
;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Landcross (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Landcross]]{{dag|red}}

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*[[Crasher (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Crasher]]{{dag|red}}
;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Monstructor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Monstructor]]{{dag|red}}

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*[[Sideways (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sideways]]

;[[Thirteen|Primes]]
*[[Prima#TFEWPrime|Prima Prime]]
*[[Maccadam#TFEWPrime|Alchemist Prime]]{{dag|red}}

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;[[Artifacts of the Primes|Artifacts]]
*[[Star Saber (Thirteen)#TFEWArtifact|Star Saber]]

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;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T.]] Autobots
*[[Sundor#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sundor]]
*[[Tyrannitron#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tyrannitron]]

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;C.O.M.B.A.T. Decepticons
*[[Ratbat (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ratbat]]
*[[Scorpulator#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scorpulator]]

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*[[Minerva (G1 robot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Night-Beat Minerva]]
*[[Chromia (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Combiner Wars Chromia]]
*[[Beachcomber (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Beachcomber]]
*[[Afterburner (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Combiner Wars Afterbreaker]]
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Age of the Primes Smokescreen]]
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;Decepticons
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Combiner Wars Deathsaurus]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Combiner Wars G2 Shockwave]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Legacy Evolution Breakdown]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Combiner Wars Cyclonus]]
*[[Runamuck (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC: Earthrise Runamuck]]
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{{dag|red}} Upcoming characters

==Gameplay==
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733733172767-Game-Modes Game Modes at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Although the primary gameplay loop is as mentioned above, multiple different game modes has spun from it each with their own unique properties. All game modes involve choosing a battle zone depending your team's total squad power, which in turn gauges the difficulty of said battle zone, ranging from easy to very hard. You start out with two battle zones, with stronger zones unlocked by upgrading your [[#Utility|Scanner]]. Each battle zone has a maximum limit in regards to the amount of rewards and XP you can obtain. Battles are completed by either destroying every building and defense on the base (discounting outposts, stasis mines, and walls) or, more commonly, destroying the headquarters, which triggers the explosive destruction of everything else (and death of any still-living and deployed outpost bots). The resources (or event points) earned from a battle depend on how much of the base is destroyed before the HQ is destroyed, while XP is distributed as evenly as possible among every bot who was deployed.
*'''Attack a Rival Player''': The game's main PVP mode, this is primarily used for raiding other player's bases for alloy, Energon, medals ([[#Resources|see below]]), and (if possible) Titan XP.
*'''Campaign''': see [[#Campaigns|above]].
*'''Events''': see [[#Events|above]].
*'''[[#War Leagues & Rankings|Alliance War]]''': A larger-scale PVP mode that pits your [[#Alliances|Alliance]] against another Alliance for 24 hours. The bases of four players and the opposing Alliance's Commander are chosen to set up a campaign-style "map" to progress through by beating each; the Commander's base is always the last one to defeat. Each battle gains points for your Alliance. However, you can only lose up to three attack across all five bases. The Alliance with the highest points wins and gets to progress their War League position, allowing them to take on higher-ranked Alliances. In addition, special war effects are active, which provides boosts to the buildings of defending bases. Alliance Wars can only be initiated by the Commander and Officers, at whatever time they want.
*'''Raid''': Raid battles do not involve attacking another player's base, but rather multiple larger and much more difficult bases on [[Cybertron (planet)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cybertron]] (with the names being sourced from known cities like [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and [[Uraya]]) that requires the cooperation of your Alliance to clear. 700 special energy cells are provided, allowing players to take on bases for 100 cells per attack. On top of that, the bases feature enhanced versions of the game's defenses in addition to their normal versions, and the final two raid bases are also defended by a Titan in their base mode and robot mode respectively. The rewards from this mode are Shanix and [[#Battle Boosts|two Titan-related battle boosts]], with the event-style reward track alternating between the two; the reward system functions like an alliance totaliser event, where the points from every Alliance member's attacks all add up. There are three different difficulties, which are selected by the Commander or Officer, each with different total reward amounts. Raid battles occur on an alternating middle-of-the-week (Tuesday morning through Thursday morning) basis, but it started off as occurring on weekly basis when it first began.
*'''Elimination Mode''': Mainly used for farming Z-Energon, this special PVP mode, as its name suggests, involves only being able to use your Bots once per battle regardless of whether you win or lose. Not only that, but Titans cannot be used in this game mode, and although Combiners can be brought into these battles, they cannot deal damage to your opponent's HQ. This mode will reset in tandem with the ending of the weekend event so you won't outright run out of Bots to use. Bots that have been used in other PVP modes will not be affected in this mode, and vice versa.
*'''Titan Assault''': Instead of using regular ol' Bots, this mode instead pits your Titan against another player's base, as well as a sole Titan after every two bases, making for a total of 15 attacks for each Titan you own. Much like Alliance Wars, however, you can only fail an attack up to three times across all 15 bases. This mode is the main way of obtaining Titan Spark for each of your Titans, and much like elimination mode, it resets at the same time as an event coming to an end.
*'''Dispatch Missions''': A completely different mode that ''doesn't'' involve PVP, this takes your Bots that may rarely see much action in battles and puts them to use in a different way by sending them off on away missions. While on these missions, the Bot cannot be used in any of the other game modes. Each mission will have different specifications for its squad, such as certain number of Bots of a specific class; every squad also a minimum power requirement. The missions have their own special names and blurbs explaining what the mission is about. This mode can be accessed through the Scanner once you reach HQ level 9. Upon first access, you start out with two mission slots, while another two slots can be purchased with 1000 Cyber Coins each for a total of four mission slots. You can also refresh missions for 200 Cyber Coins if you're not satisfied with the missions available at the time.

It should be noted, that with the exception of campaigns, Alliance Wars, raids, and Titan Assault, you are able to use alternate-faction Bots in these game modes once you unlock them ([[#Alternative Faction|see below]]).

===Bots===
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/4733772524063-Characters Characters at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
"'''Bots'''" are the standard units of combat in ''Earth Wars'', as well as the occupants of the "{{w|gacha game|anime girl PNG file}}" ecological niche in its gambling mechanics. As of this writing, they are divided into six fundamental types, each with their own forest of menus: '''"standard" Bots''', '''Combiners''', '''C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots''', '''Titans''', '''Weapons''', and '''Primes'''.

As is somewhat industry standard for such things, most classes of Bot can be drawn with a star rating from one to five, with rarity, stats, and pay-to-play price tag scaling accordingly.

====Standard Bots====
(present at launch)
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733777488799-Bots-NPCs Bots & NPCs at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
The game's main bread and butter, '''standard "Bots"''' (sometimes known as '''Troops''' as well) are your primary means of attacking players, and they are obtained using "[[Crystal (Earth Wars)|Crystals]]".

In order to use them in attacks, they must first be added into a squad (which can be done in the [[#Main|Shuttle]]. While you're not limited to who you can bring in a squad, it should be noted that the same character but of different star ratings cannot be used in the same squad.

For use in battle, they first have to be deployed in the area around the shuttle. Once deployed, they will automatically attack the building (or wall) nearest to them, whilst doing so, you can use their "Special Ability" that either deals extra damage against enemies or provides support for other Bots in battle. Using these abilities spends "Ability Points", a set amount is given to at the start of the battle (the amount is determined by your HQ level), but you collect more throughout the battle by destroying buildings.

For every 10 levels your Bot reaches, they will no longer receive XP in battles and need to be researched using the [[#Utility|relevant lab]]. Besides that, you can also upgrade their abilities using [[#Resources|Energon and Spark]], abilities can be upgraded to a total of 10 levels, although some Bots can have their abilities be taken to level 11 which provides and extra effect.

Unlocking new Bots will also contributes towards your "Collections", with some but having special collection groups based on subgroups such as [[Special Teams|combiner teams]] or the [[Wreckers]]. A leaderboard rank system is also found in collection which primarily serves as bragging rights.

=====Classes=====
Given they originally constituted the entire game, it should be unsurprising that standard Bots are significantly more complicated than subsequent breeds, and include a variety of sub-types:

*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial (or Air)''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers. This class would later be divided based on their attack range.
*'''Triple Changers''' come with two special abilities making them highly versatile in battle. Triple Changers have speeds from 2.1 to 2.4.

Prior to the game's launch, they were three more classes that would be folded into the Special class, these would be:
*'''Deployer''': Reserved for Blaster and Soundwave.
*'''Leader''': Reserved for Optimus and Megatron.
*'''Scouts''': Smaller bots that stuns targets with their basic attacks and dodges Auto Cannon and Mortar fire. This class would become a sort of "sub-class" within the Special class following the game's launch.

=====Elemental Damage and Status Effects=====
As standard for games with multiple units with unique abilities, some bots can either receive special damage types (sometimes known as "Elements") or can apply status effects that can affect the properties of enemies for that is applied for a short period of time. The full list of the more uniques effects is as follows:
*'''Fire Damage''': Sets targets ablaze and deals damage overtime, increases Acid damage by 20%.
*'''Acid Damage''': Covers targets in acid that deals damage overtime, also denies the target from being healed (excluding lifesteal abilities), increases Fire damage by 20%.
*'''Electric Damage''': Shocks enemies dealing damage overtime, increases Cryo damage by 20%.
*'''Disable''': Completely renders the target unable to move, attack or use their abilities, is typically paired together with Electric damage abilities.
*'''Cryo Damage''': Encases the target in "Cryo-fire" dealing damage overtime and slows down targets, increases Electric damage by 20%.
*'''Smash Damage''': Exclusive to Warriors, deals extra damage against walls.
*'''Healing''': Exclusice to Medics, restores health of allies unless under any healing preventing effects. Also restores 2% of their health for every 5 seconds.
*'''Hack''': Causes the target to turn against their own allies.
*'''Taunt''': Exclusive to Warriors, forces defenses to attack them instead.
*'''Stealth''': Bots under this effect cannot be targeted by defenses.
*'''[[Glass gas|Glass Gas]]''': Causes the target to take increased damage.

The following are functionally considered as regular damage, however they can be influenced by effects from other units:
*'''Normal Damage'''
*'''Beam Ability Damage'''
*'''Aerial Ability Damage'''

The following effects has since been replaced by other effects following a balance patch in 2025:
*'''Frozen''': Freezes targets dealing damage overtime and slowing them down, when the affected target is destroyed, it shatters damaging nearby targets. Has been replaced by Cryo damage and Cryo Fusion Bomb.
*'''Stun''': Deals electric damage and renders the target unable to move attack or use their abilities and extents Water damage,. Has been replaced by Electric damage and Disable respectively.
*'''Water Damage''': Reduces the attack and defense of targets and extends Stun. Although removed, it's synergy with Electric damage would be carried over to Cryo damage.

=====Alternative Faction=====
(Added Spring [[2017]])

Available upon reaching HQ level 8, you're granted the ability to use bots from the opposite faction. While functionally the same as using bots from your main faction, it should be noted that you do not get access to neither Combiners nor Titans of the opposite faction. Another thing to note is that you cannot use a squad of mixed faction bots, meaning you can only use a squad consisting of strictly Autobots or Decepticons.

=====Military Ranks=====
(Added Winter [[2022]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733813866911-5-Star-Conversion-Rate Ranks & 5-Star Conversion Rate at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Not long after the announcement of HQ level 18, a new rank-up system for standard Bots was introduced. Based on the [[Cybertronian military insignia#Transformers: Earth Wars|military insignia system]] from the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' toyline, these serve as an extra layer to upgrading your bots outside of levelling them up as your Bots' rank is applied to all rarities of the same character. This is done through the use of Character Shards and Class Shards (see below) or alternatively 5-star shards can be used in place of Character Shards instead. Moreover, special Rank Skip Upgrade items could be obtained through Events or part of the [[#Cyber Pass|Premium Cyber Pass]] rewards which allows you to completely bypass the need for both shards and rank up your Bot to the appropriate rank the item is meant for.
*'''Private''': Default rank all Bots start at.
*'''Corporal''': Increases your Bots' health, DPS/Healing, and ability damage by 5%, requires 5000 character shards (or about 750 5-star shards) and 15000 class shards to reach this rank.
*'''Sergeant''': Increases your Bots' health, DPS/Healing, and ability damage by 10%, requires 15000 character shards (or about 2250 5-star shards) and 45000 class shards to reach this rank.
*'''Captain''': Increases your Bots' health, DPS/Healing, and ability damage by 15%, requires 25000 character shards (or about 3750 5-star shards) and 75000 class shards to reach this rank.
*'''Major''': Increases your Bots' health, DPS/Healing, and ability damage by 20%, requires 50000 character shards (or about 7500 5-star shards) and 150000 class shards to reach this rank.
*'''General''': Adds a new battle effect to your Bot depending on the class, requires 100000 character shards (or about 15000 5-star shards) and 300000 class shards to reach this rank. The effects provided are as follows:
**Warrior: Reflects 5% damage back at attackers.
**Aerial: Heals every second by a percentage when using their ability for up to 4 seconds.
**Gunner: Reduces enemy attack speed when hit by Bots' normal attack by 10%.
**Medic: Heals allies in close proximity by x1 DPS for every 4 seconds.
**Special: Gains 30% damage reduction shield when below half health.
**Triple Changer: TBA

====Combiners====
(Added Fall [[2016]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/4733772524063-Characters Combiners at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Accessible through completing the "Combiner Wars" campaign. Much like the toylines, '''Combiners''' are unlocked via assembling all of their component standard Bots, provided said components meet a minimum 3-star rating (and the player has 700000 Energon). Once the player has unlocked all of the components with a higher star rating (that is, any higher rating; a mixture of 4-stars and 5-stars will still unlock a 4-star) and an extra 3000000 Energon, that combiner is upgraded to a 4-star, and their third ability is unlocked. Their fourth ability is unlocked when they are upgraded to a 5-star, which requires all of their component bots at a 5-star rating, 300000 [[Energon Z#Transformers: Earth Wars|Z-Energon]], and 2500 5-star shards.

Omega Supreme and Raiden or Overlord and Dinoking (depending on your chosen faction) slightly differs from the fact that instead of obtaining their standard Bot components, they instead require "Parts" to be unlocked. Parts effectively serve the same function as standard Bot components with the distinction of being able to directly acquire them instead of being at the mercy of the game gambling mechanics. Another difference is that they require 7000000 Energon in place of the 2500 5-star shards you would need to upgrade them to a 5-star (you will still need the aforementioned amount of Z-Energon however). Omega Supreme or Overlord's 2-star part is obtained upon completing the "War for Cybertron" campaign, whilst their 3-star and 4-star parts can be purchased via [[#Resources|Shanix]] (for 5000 and 50000 respectively) and both '''must''' be obtained to upgrade them to their respective star-ratings, their 5-star part however will require 15000 5-star shards. Raiden or Dinoking's parts follows a somewhat more traditional method of requiring their six respective component bots to unlock them with the exception of the fact they're all non-playable. As of writing this, you can only obtain the Trainbots or Dinoforce members through events and there has been no available means of obtaining them outside of these events.

Combiners can be leveled up in the Combiner Lab (see below) with [[Ore-13#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ore-13]] and Combiner Spark.

To deploy them in combat, you must first select one of them from the Combiner Lab's menu and spend 10 Ore-13 on its activation. In battle, they must be summoned individually in a special phase that temporarily clears the field of standard Bots. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their four abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times. Once you reach HQ level 16, you unlock the Combiner Beacon, which allows you to put one on guard duty for your base in the same vein as an outpost. Unlike a normal outpost, however, they are only on guard for a limited amount of time, and it costs Ore-13 to both initially assign one and extend their time. Combiners on defense can only use one ability upon deployment, which can be selected in the Combiner Lab.

====C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots====
(Added Spring [[2020]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733786152479-COMBATs COMBATs at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Introduced as a way to promote the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' toyline, '''C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots''' are based on the Battle Masters under the toyline's C.O.M.B.A.T. System [[Play pattern|play pattern]]. They function as an expansion to the [[#Power Core|Power Core]] system meaning they both share the same unlock criteria and are managed using the Power Core Lab, however they instead take up a different slot within standard Bots allowing you some degree of customization within your Bots' loadout (with some even having synergy between the three). C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots can be obtained using "[[Crystal (Earth Wars)#Chips|Chips]]" similar to Power Cores but instead fusing other cores to level them up, they instead use [[#Resources|C.O.M.B.A.T. Spark]].

Much like their larger counterparts, C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots can also be drawn with a star-rating of two to five, this however does not affect bringing the same C.O.M.B.A.T. Bot but of different star-ratings into the same squad.

=====Classes=====
Much like standard Bots, C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots are divided into different classes, with a certain classes of C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots being strictly exclusive to certain classes of standard Bots, though with some exceptions which are listed in their individual pages.
*'''Melee''': As its name suggests, this class of C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots is reserved to Bots that use melee for their basic attack which usually applies to Warriors and melee-ranged Special class Bots. Abilities of these C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots besides increasing the Bots' damage can range from allowing your Bots to apply certain effects to targets upon dealing damage to providing them with a projectile that is fired periodically. Some C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots can also transform can carry on attacking once their user falls.
*'''Companion''': Compatible with all classes of Bots, this class of C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots acts as extra units during attacks each with their own unique properties. Notably, this class features several [[Mini-Cassette|mini-cassette]] characters however they do not strictly comprise of them.
*'''Range''': Similar to Melee class C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots, this class is mainly reserved to Bots with ranged attacks, meaning Gunners, Air, ranged Special class and even Triple Changers. Abilities of these C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots range from allowing the user to fire a special projectile or outright changing the properties of the Bots' regular attack in addition to increasing the user's damage. This class also includes a sub-class of C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots which are dedicated to the Medic class of Bots, which provide effects in addition to increasing the Bots' healing output.
*'''Shield''': Primarily exclusive to Warrior class Bots, these C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots provides extra damage resistance and an ability that can help with the longevity of their users in battles.

====Titans====
(added Fall [[2021]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733800149535-Titans Titans at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Vastly different from any other Bots, the '''Titans''' act as both an extra means of both defense and offense. They are unlocked at HQ level 17 by completing the "Titans on Earth" campaign to unlock the Titan Lab (see below). This building is used to both manage which Titan you choose to be active in battles and defenses but also manage the Titan Tech Tree which unlocks perks for defenses, battles or the Titans themselves. Similar to Combiners, Titans require their own character-specific spark in order to be leveled up.

Upon first access to access to them, you start out with Metroplex or Trypticon at a 2-star rating depending on your chosen faction, with other Titans requiring 10000 3-star shards shards each to unlock them at the same rating. To upgrade them to a 3-star, another 30000 3-star shards (20000 for Metroplex or Trypticon) are required to unlock their required part. The same is applied to the 4-star and 5-star ratings requiring 40000 4-star shards each (300000 for Metroplex or Trypticon) and 25000 5-star shards each respectively.

For use in combat, whichever Titan is active at your Titan Lab will be the one you bring along for battle or be on standby for defense. When attacking, they will stand behind and provide fire for your Bots on the battlefield if your opponent's base lack a Titan. However, should you get matched against an opponent who has a Titan, your Titan will then walk up to the enemy Titan and engage them in combat, and if your Titan successfully defeats their Titan they will remain where they were and continue providing fire and even activate the Titan Inspire ability if they have it. They will only engage the moment your Bots are deployed into combat, and will stop once all Bots in your squad has fallen, they will also continue attacking when a Combiner is deployed. It should be noted that Titans can only be used in standard PVP and Alliance Wars.

Titans abilities are split into five different categories, all them can be managed via the Titan Lab:
*'''Titan Techniques''': Functions like your typical Bot ability, and similar to Combiners, they have cooldown times instead of using ability points. Each star rating has their own unique technique ability that is unlocked upon upgrading to it's respective star rating, and you can only employ one ability in battles.
*'''Titan Attacks''': These abilities functions as extra alternate attacks that your Titan does. Only two attack abilities can be active on a Titan however you start out with only being able to use one.
*'''Titan Passive Effects''': These abilities serve as extra effects in battle, ranging from your Titan gaining damage resistance to providing passive healing to standard Bots or defenses. Only two passive abilities can be active on a Titan however you start out with only being able to use one.
*'''Titan Inspire''': These abilities will only activate when the opponent's Titan is defeated, and will provide effects to attacking or defenses. Only one inspire ability can be active on a Titan and this will only be unlocked through the Titan Tech Tree (see below).
*'''Titan Base Effect''': Unlocked at HQ level 18, these effects as its name suggest only applies to bases. With each Titan providing their own unique effects.
=====Titan Tech Tree=====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733775050527-Titan-Lab-Titan-Tech-Tree Titan Lab: Titan Tech Tree at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
The Titan Tech Tree serves as an extra means of improving your defenses and Bots. It has its own levelling system with each level providing 1-3 points upon each level up, this is done with its own bespoke Titan XP which is obtained through PVP and Alliance Wars ([[#Gameplay|see above]]). These "points" are your means of unlocking perks, with most perks requiring one point to unlock and one per level. Each perks have a total of five levels but certain more game-changing perks only has one level but requires five points to unlock. The points you spend on perks will grant you access to more perks locked behind "tiers" that require spending a certain amount of perks.

These perks are split into three different categories:
*'''Attack Perks''': Perks that affect your attacking Bots ranging improving your Combiner's damage, increasing the health of Companion class C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots, or even giving Warrior class Bots immunity to being disabled.
*'''Defense Perks''': Perks that affect your defending buildings, these can include increasing the health of outpost Bots, increasing the range of Mortars, and even making Shock Towers immune to being hacked.
*'''Titan Perks''': Perks that affect your Titan, from increasing damage towards certain buildings or Bots to allowing Titans one extra ability slot. There are also perks exclusive to certain Titans that correlates to their abilities such as making Fortress Maximus or Scorponok's deployable hologram explode upon expiration.

====Weapons====
(added Fall [[2023]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733800208927-Weapons Weapons at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
'''Weapons''' are [[Artifacts of the Primes|usually-mystical]] doohickies mechanically identical to C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots, with the primary distinction being that they talk less. Meaning they also do not appear wandering around your base as would a C.O.M.B.A.T. Bot, however they do still appear as a static display piece when viewed though the showcase room via the Bot the Weapon is equipped to.

Unlike the trans-factional standard Bots in which you can own both an Autobot and a Decepticon version of the same Bot per star rating, you can only own one version of a trans-factional Weapon per star rating as it can a be equipped by both factions. Due to this, trans-factional Weapons will end up using the Autobot red background in their icons regardless of the player's chosen faction. (It should be noted that this also applies to the Skyboom C.O.M.B.A.T. Bot but is mentioned here as Weapons preceded the Skyboom's introduction to the game.)

Although they share a prize pool with C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots through [[Crystal (Earth Wars)#Chips|C.O.M.B.A.T. chips]], their 5-star versions are separated into their own batch of "5 Star Chips".

====Primes====
(added Fall [[2025]])

Initially released to promote the first year of ''Age of the Primes'' toyline, the '''Primes''' are functionally a mixture of Bots and Combiners. They can be unlocked at HQ level 8 by completing the "Prime Relics" campaign to unlock the [[#Utility|Prime Lab]], which is where they and their Artifacts can be managed. In addition to [[#Resources|universal Prime Spark]], each Prime also has character-specific spark (which requires 300 of to unlock a Prime). Either spark can be used to rank them up, though it costs less specific spark to do so than it does universal spark. The maximum rank is 10, and, with each rank-up, their passive ability and total HP increase. (Their passive ability gains new effects at ranks 5 and 10.) Like standard Bots, Primes can be maxed out, though this happens every 30 levels as opposed to every 10. XP level-ups have a minor effect on their DPS.

In terms of combat, Primes can be equipped to a special slot for them on any squad, so long as they're your chosen faction. They do not need to be activated like Combiners, nor do they have cooldown times like Bots; however, there is only one Prime slot per team. In combat, Primes are deployed once you gain a certain amount of ability point (30% of the total amount on the base), which you can then spend to send them into battle. They will land in combat within the range of whichever Bot you choose to deploy them near, dealing damage to all buildings or outpost Bots within a certain radius. Throughout the battle, they will have a passive ability going as well as a passive buff for the entire squad. If they have their Artifact equipped, they will periodically make use of their special ability as well. It should be noted that neither ability can be manually activated by the player. Primes lack a time limit, die when they lose all their health points, and fall back along with the other Bots if a Combiner is summoned. They cannot be healed or knocked back, and they are unaffected by hacking. Obviously, they also cannot be assigned to outposts. They can be taken into elimination mode, and are limited to once per week the same as normal Bots.

Prime character models are roughly the same height as Combiners, standing at double the size of your average Bot. They can also walk around the base with regular and C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots.

=====Artifacts=====
Unlocked with 300 of their specific shards, Artifacts function similarly to Weapons. However, they cannot be viewed in the Power Core Lab, only the Prime Lab, where they can be equipped onto their assigned Prime - and ''only'' their assigned Prime - to give them access to their special ability, or upgraded using a mix of regular and Cybertronian alloy (more of the normal kind is required than its foreign, golden cousin). Similar to when a Bot's special ability reaches level 11, Artifact abilities gain new effects at levels 6, 11, and 16 which then requires their specific shards in place of Cybertronian alloy to upgrade. When leveled up, Artifacts also increase their wielder's major DPS.

=====Total Prime Power=====
{{comingsoon}}

===Bases and buildings===
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733780211871-Buildings Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}

''Earth Wars'' being a strategy game, your base is the bedrock of your gameplay experience. It is composed of a litany of individual building units. You are given the ability to edit the layout of your base through "Edit Mode", allowing you to completely redesign your base layout from scratch or just move around certain buildings. Should you end up with a base layout you are satisfied with, you are able to save up to three layouts (the third save requires 500 Cyber Coins to unlock) which you can then load with the base layout already done with the buildings in the exact placements you made. In addition, a "Base Trials" game mode is available which allows you to test how well your defenses are from being attacked by other players. A similar game mode is also available if you wish to battle your fellow Alliance members.

====Main====
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

====Defense====
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals increased damage to flying units.
*'''[[Mortar cannon|Mortar]]''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away in an arcing pattern.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Decepticon with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base. Triggers when enemy troops enter radius of them, though they do not deploy anything when undergoing upgrading.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser, dealing very high damage to a single target.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects (except for [[Star Saber (G1)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (G1)|fire]])!
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2–5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.
*'''Combiner Beacon (Formerly Combiner Outpost)''' - Originally unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost that deploys a defensive Combiner of the player's choice.
*'''Shield Generator''' - When charged, shields HQ from all damage and absorbs ability damage for adjacent buildings. It costs Alloy to charge it for 24 hours, blanketing the HQ in a yellow cone when active.
*'''Multi-Defense System''' - Switch between three different attachments and adapt to your foes! Immune to EMP and hack effects. The different attachments are as follows:
**'''Plasma Cannon''' - Fires plasma shots that sets ground and sir units on fire
**'''Laser Gun''' - Fires a beam that chains up to 3 units and deals increased damage against units with shields.
**'''Minigun''' - Fires in a cone applying the Glass Gas effect on units.
*'''Spider Mine''' - Releases explosive spiders rushing onto enemies.

====Utility====
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Space bridge|Space Bridge]]''' - The Space Bridge is used to activate [[Crystal (Earth Wars)|Crystals]] to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark. Unlocked upon completing the "Combiner Wars" campaign.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings that can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s or 5000 [[Shanix]] each. Until a later update, the build bots can now be upgraded & can be equipped with a power core.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones. In a later update, dispatch missions were introduced and can be accessed through the Scanner.
*'''Power Core Lab''' - Equip, manage & fuse your power cores for your bots & buildings. Unlocked upon completing the "Secrets of Nebulos" campaign.
*'''Helio-Harvester''' - Can be obtained by completing the "Regenesis" campaign. When charged, increases the production of all Energon Harvesters by 100%.
*'''[[Primal Basilica#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Lab]]''' - Used to upgrade Primes and their Artifacts. Unlocked upon completing the "Prime Relics" campaign.
*'''Titan Lab''' - Used to upgrade Titans using their respectively named Titan Spark and also access the Titan Tech Tree. Unlike your typical buildings, the Titan Lab does not require any resources to build it nor does it take up time for it to be built. In addition it cannot be destroyed when being attacked as it serves as a pseudo-outpost for the defender's active Titan. Can be accessed upon completing the "Titans on Earth" campaign.

===Power Cores===
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/4733779875615-Power-Cores Power Cores at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Power Cores are pieces of Nebulan Technology that are used to enhance bots and buildings, that can be obtained from ‘’’Power Chips’’’ or from Bot duplicates. Unused cores can be "fused" to active ones, increasing the effectiveness of the latter, but annihilating the former. They are unlocked once the "Secret of Nebulos" campaign is completed, are managed via the Power Core Lab (see above).

Power Cores are divided into three different rarities, Silver, Gold, and [[G-Metal|Gmetal]]. During it's introduction a Bronze rarity was also included however this has since been made unobtainable unless you kept them after they were phased out. Each rarity has an increased level cap by increments of five levels meaning Silver Power Cores will have a maximum level of 10 whereas Gmetal Power Cores has a maximum level of 20. Should you have a surplus of lower rarity cores, you can also convert them into a higher rarity through the Power Core Lab. You can either choose convert 5 cores of any type into a Power Chip or 10 cores of the same type into a higher rarity version of that specific core, do note that they are divided into their Bot and Building cores categories respectively. Gmetal Power Cores can also be obtained from dedicated "Gmetal Power Chips" with 2500 Prime Core Shards, this is usually reserved for players who has already obtained all Prime Cores however.

====Bot Cores====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733800365983-Bot-Power-Cores Bot Power Cores at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
*'''Universal Bot Cores:'''
**'''Attack''': Boosts damage of regular attacks.
**'''Vitality''': Increases bot's health.
**'''Rejuvenate''': Heals bot every 5 seconds.
**'''Tactician''': The bot prioritizes defenses for a period immediately after deployment.
**'''Wallbuster''': Damage to walls increased.

*'''Warrior Bot Cores:'''
**'''[[Trithyllium]] Plating''': Partial protection from Auto Cannons.
**'''Death Pulse''': On 0 health, the warrior creates an EMP explosion, stunning targets in a large area.

*'''Air Bot Cores:'''
**'''Reflective Coating''': Partial protection from Laser Turrets and Beam Lasers.
**'''Enhanced Ordnance''': Increases special ability damage.

*'''Gunner Cores:'''
**'''Flak Jacket''': Partial protection from Mortars and Missile Launchers.
**'''Volatile Mixture''': Increases special ability damage.

*'''Medic Cores:'''
**'''Ray Boosters''': Increases power of healing done.

*'''Bot Specific Cores:'''
::Certain bots have bot-specific cores that can only be equipped to one particular bot. Their effects are unique, and they also modify the visual appearance of the bot on which they're equipped - for instance, Optimus Prime and Rodimus Prime each have "Matrix" cores, which cause the Matrix to appear on their chests.

:*'''G1 Cores:''' A more standardized iteration of Bot Specific Cores came with the introduction of "G1 Cores." Again, these can be equipped to specific bots, modifying or upgrading their abilities and modifying the visual appearance of the bots. But in the case of the G1 cores, the visual modification (usually) takes the form of a thicker black outline around the edges of each bot and cel-shaded panels, approximating the appearance of the classic animated series. Some non-G1 Bot Specific Cores also give the same shading effect to their wearers; for instance, the "Aurex" cores for ''Armada'' characters introduced in 2025 or later (named after the [[universal stream]] designation for the Unicron Trilogy).

:*'''Transmetal Cores:''' Instead of G1 cores, a smattering of the early waves of ''Beast Wars'' characters in this game have [[Transmetal]] cores, which also give them character-specific boosts. In terms of visual modifications, the silver versions of these cores give them a shiny, metallic appearance, while the gold and Gmetal versions change their color schemes to those of their [[1998]] Transmetal toys.

*'''Limited Time Cores:'''
::Temporary cores that provide an XP boost for a specific period after being equipped. Once the period is completed, they are automatically destroyed.

*'''Squad Cores:'''
::Faction- and class-specific cores that confer two buffs - one to the bot on whom it is equipped, and another on any bots of the same class in the same squad.

*'''Skin Cores:'''
::Cores that will give your bots a different appearance, are equipped separately from other cores.

====Building Cores====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733775175839-Building-Power-Cores Building Power Cores at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
*'''Universal Building Cores:'''
**'''Attack''': Increases attack.
**'''Defense''': Increases initial building health.
**'''Repair''': Restores building health periodically after receiving damage.
**'''Death Pulse''': Releases an EMP explosion when building is destroyed.

*'''Auto Cannon Cores:'''
**'''Explosive Shells''': Deals a reduced amount of damage to all targets in a small area, and eliminates knockback.
**'''High Velocity Shells''': Fires a reduced amount of damage through everything in a straight line and beyond.

*'''Mortar Cores:'''
**'''Incendiary''': Fiery explosions deal increased damage over 6 seconds, and eliminate knockback.
**'''Target Protocol''': Prioritizes gunners and medics, while increasing range and decreasing damage.

*'''Missile Launcher Cores:'''
**'''Guided Missiles''': Laser-guided single target missiles, dealing a reduced amount of damage.

*'''Laser Turret Cores:'''
**'''Anti-Air Laser''': Increases range and damage but reduces damage against grounded targets.
**'''Laser Ricochet''': Increases damage and bounces to another target dealing half the damage.

*'''HQ Cores:'''
**'''Adaptive Shielding''': Partial protection from Combiner damage and Special Ability damage.
**'''Omni-Flamer''': Torches all nearby enemies.
**'''Point Defense Beam''': Deals damage to a single nearby target. Can target airborne attackers, and prioritizes gunners.
**'''EMP Defense Bolt''': Deals electrical damage and stuns the target. Cannot hit at close range.

*'''Beam Laser Cores:'''
**'''Cybertronian Charge''': Increases range & deals more damage the longer the beam stays on target.
**'''Slowdown Photon''': Fires a beam that slows the target.

*'''Shock Tower Cores:'''
**'''Thunderstorm''': Increases range but deals a reduced amount of damage.
**'''EMP Shock''': Deals a reduced amount of damage & stuns targets temporarily.

*'''Stasis Mine Cores:'''
**'''[[Glass gas|Glass Gas]] Mine''': Affected targets take more damage when triggered.
**'''Flare Mine''': Nearby defences focus their attacks on a single target when triggered. Can detect bots in stealth mode.
**'''Motion Sensing Mine''': Prevents a bot from using their ability temporarily.

*'''Building Bot Cores:'''
**'''Force Field Disruptor''': Disables nearby enemy ability shields & dissipates zone damage cloaking.
**'''Anti Electric Zone''': Gains Electric damage resistance and provides nearby buildings resistance to Electric damage.
***'''(Formerly) Lightning Rod''': Shields nearby building from EMP effect. Build Bot is immune to Electrical damage.
**'''Zone Heal''': Restores health of nearby buildings every couple of seconds.
**'''Ray Blockers''': Blocks healing of invaders. Does not affect bots equipped with health regeneration core.
**'''High Frequency Suppressor''': Protects nearby buildings from getting hacked.
**'''Anti Fire Zone''': Gains Fire damage resistance and provides nearby buildings resistance to Fire damage.
***'''(Formerly) Fireproof Dome''': Shields nearby building from Fire damage. Build Bot is immune to Fire damage.
**'''Anti Acid Zone''': Gains Acid damage resistance and provides nearby buildings resistance to acid damage.
***'''(Formerly) Anti-Dote Zone''': Shields nearby building from Acid damage. Build Bot is immune to Acid damage.
**'''Anti Cryo Zone''': Gains Cryo damage resistance and provides nearby buildings resistance to Cryo damage.
***'''(Formerly) Waterproof Dome''': Shields nearby building from Water damage. Build Bot is immune to Water damage.

====Prime Cores====
{{see|Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars}}
Introduced to promote the ''Power of the Primes'' toyline, '''Prime Cores''' are functionally an extension of the Power Core system. These cores provide unique passive effects based on their respective Prime's characterization. Prime Cores are not obtainable from bot duplicates or standard core chips, and can be obtained only through the collection of Prime Core shards (typically special rewards from weekend events) via a "Prime Core Chip". One of the 12 will randomly be selected to be given to you upon opening them in the Space Bridge. Each one can only be obtained once, meaning the pool of Prime Cores you don't have will dwindle until you've obtained all 12 (akin to how 5-star Crystal batches work). It should be noted that Bot Prime Cores and Building Prime Cores are separated into their respective chips, and they cannot be used to level up regular Power Cores. Prime Cores are also treated of equal rarity to that of Gmetal Power Cores.

=====Bot Prime Cores=====
(added Spring [[2018]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733780017183-Prime-Cores-Bot Bot Prime Cores at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
12 unique cores (each corresponding to one of the ancient [[Thirteen|Primes]]) that provide particularly potent abilities, and in some cases alter the physical appearance of each bot. They require 5000 Prime Core shards each to obtain.

=====Building Prime Cores=====
(added Winter [[2022]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733775175839-Building-Power-Cores Building Prime Cores at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
As of writing this, 11 out of the 12 Prime Cores also gained Building Core versions which provides similar abilities to their Bot Power Core counterparts. These Prime cores can only be equipped on defense buildings excluding Stasis Mines and Spider Mines. You can only access them once you've completed collecting all of 12 of the Bot Prime Cores and they also cost more needing 7500 Prime Core shards instead.

===Resources===
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733776888607-Currencies Currencies at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
*'''Alloy''' - A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls. It is obtained through battles, events, duplicates from [[Crystal (Earth Wars)|crystals and chips]], and the Cyber Pass rewards system (see below).
*'''Cybertronian Alloy''' - Used to upgrade [[#Artifacts|Artifacts]], obtained through events.
*'''[[Energon]]''' - Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger. It is obtained through the same methods as alloy.
*'''[[Ore-13#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ore-13]]''' - A potent substance used to activate Combiners. It is only obtained via either an Ore-13 Harvester in your base or events and the Cyber Pass.
*'''[[Energon Z#Transformers: Earth Wars|Z-Energon]]''' - This higher grade, more-annoying-to-acquire (it’s obtainable through dispatch missions and pesky elimination mode battles) variant of energon is necessary to upgrade level 60 and above Bots and buildings. It's red!
*'''[[Binary bonding|Binary Bonding]] Element''' - Used to upgrade a C.O.M.B.A.T. bot to level 11, obtained through events and bundles.
*'''[[Spark#Transformers: Earth Wars|Spark]]''' - Obtained from duplicate bots in the Space Bridge and event rewards, Spark is used along with Energon to upgrade Bots' abilities.
**'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners, and is obtained when you get a duplicate of a combiner component, in place of normal spark.
***Prior to 2019, each combiner had their own specific spark, with Universal Combiner Spark being able to upgrade all combiners. This was changed to a singular Combiner Spark.
**'''C.O.M.B.A.T. Spark''' - Obtained when you get a duplicate C.O.M.B.A.T. bot, it is used to upgrade them.
**'''Titan Spark''' - Obtained from the Titan Assault game mode, and is used to upgrade the corresponding titan.
**'''Prime Spark''' - This type of spark is used to unlock and increase the rank of the corresponding Prime, and is obtained through events and bundles.
***'''Universal Prime Spark''' - Can be used in place of any Prime's specific spark to increase their rank.
*'''[[Crystal (Earth Wars)|Crystal Shards]]''' - Also the result of holographic summons and events, shards are used to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''Character Shards''' - Obtained from duplicate bots (C.O.M.B.A.T.s and Weapons included) in the Space Bridge, these serve as an alternate means to obtain Bots, costing 100, 1500, and 7500 shards for 2, 3, and 4-stars respectively (only the 4-star rating of C.O.M.B.A.T.s and Weapons are available through this method). Alternatively, these can also be used to upgrade your Bots' military rank in tandem with another currency.
**'''Class Shards''' - Used in tandem with the aforementioned character shards to upgrade you Bots' military rank, obtained from duplicate bots in the Space Bridge. The type of class shards received depends on the class of the corresponding duplicate bot.
**'''Artifact Shards''' - Used to unlock and upgrade [[#Artifacts|Artifacts]] at specific levels, obtained through events.
*'''[[Cybercoin|Cyber Coin]]''' - Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and crystals, only obtainable through the shop and achievements.
*'''[[Shanix]]''' - Another form of currency, but more easy to get on account of them being given as rewards for the Alliance raids that happen every other week. These are exclusively used in the [https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733746427679-Shanix-Store Shanix Store] which contains items like special Power Chips, Z-Energon or even the 5-star versions of Optimus Primal and Beast Wars Megatron.
*'''Fuel Cells''' - Used to enter battles, refills over time.
*'''Energy Cells''' - Used to attack in raids, given a set amount at the start of the raid.
*'''Medals''' - Given (or lost) for PVP battles.
*'''Alliance Loyalty''' - see [[#Alliance Headquarters|Alliance Headquarters]]
*'''Cyber Pass Points''' - see [[#Cyber Passes|Cyber Pass]]
*'''Loyalty Points''' - see [[#Loyalty Program|Loyalty Program]]

===Battle Boosts===
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733797189535-Game-Basics-Battle-Boosts Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 80% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, III, and IV''': Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, 40, and 60, respectively) to attack a target. '''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Cryo (formerly Nanofrost) MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Freeze a building for 8-15 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb.
*'''[[Kremzeek#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kremzeek]]''': Coming in 6 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things. However all of them share the same trait of jumping to a different building for up to 4 times so long as the target building they're deployed on are destroyed.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 306 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second when they jump to a different building.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 153 damage over 15 seconds.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
**The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
**The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage by applying the Glass Gas effect.
**Green Kremzeeks rains acid on buildings dealing 47 damage per second for 15 seconds.
*'''Titan Beam MK. I, II, and III''': Summon a Titan-powered beam that deals massive damage in a large area.
*'''Titan Smite MK. I, II, and III''': Smites buildings dealing damage overtime for 8-12 seconds.
*'''Fury Surge MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Increases your bots' DPS and speed in a small area.

===Alliances===
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733772455583-Alliances Alliances at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}

Like many mobile games of its type, ''Earth Wars'' features a descendant of the {{w|Clan (video games)|MMO guild}}, here referred to as '''Alliances''', featuring up to 40 players. Alliances can be divided into two types, Alliances that are open to anyone and Alliances that manually accepts new members. Originally, you are only allowed to join Alliances of your chosen faction, but from 2023 onwards, you are allowed to join any Alliance regardless of your selected faction.

Membership in an Alliance opens up access to a variety of Alliance-exclusive Event types as well as king-size PVP battles known as "Alliance Wars." In addition, Alliance members will also get access to their own dedicated Alliance chats.

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and founding an Alliance from scratch costs 15000 Alloy.

====Alliance roles====
*'''Commanders''': Typically assigned to whoever created an Alliance, Commanders have complete access to editing how their Alliance appears, from their Alliance emblem, description, and type. They also can create a "Message of the Day" which is a pinned message that appears at the top of the Alliance chat. Commanders are also in charge of adding or removing players, assigning alliance roles, and starting Alliance Wars and Raids.
*'''Officers''': Assigned by Commanders, Officers can also manage the number of members, starting Alliance Wars and Raids, and create a "Message of the Day", effectively serving as the second in command in the Alliance. Up to three Officers can be assigned per Alliance.
*'''Defenders''': Available upon unlocking the Defensive Operations, members who are assigned as Defenders gains health and damage bonuses to their own base on defense in Alliance Wars. Up to three Defenders can be assigned per Alliance but this requires levelling up the Defensive Operations to obtain all three Defender slots.
*'''Strikers''': Available upon unlocking the Strikers' Outpost, members who are assigned as Strikers gains health and damage bonuses to their Bots on attack in Alliance Wars. Up to three Strikers can be assigned per Alliance but this requires levelling up the Strikers' Outpost to obtain all three Striker slots.
*'''Rookies''': Available upon unlocking the Rookie Academy, members who are assigned as Rookies will have their base barred from being selected to be on the defending side of Alliance Wars, this is typically done to allow players with stronger bases to be selected instead ensuring the opposing Alliance will have to face more challenging bases leading up to the Commander. Up to five Rookies can be assigned per Alliance but this requires levelling up the Rookie Academy to obtain all five Rookie slots.

====War Leagues & Rankings====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733809817887-Alliance-War Alliance War at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Serving as the game's more "competitive" side, for every victory your Alliance gains through [[#Gameplay|Alliance Wars]], your Alliance will progress in "League". Leagues affect the rewards you can obtain from winning Alliance Wars and also the minimum number of members needed to start an Alliance War. There are a total of 10 leagues with the final two leagues having a special "Hard Mode" in which players can score higher points than usual and special "War Effects" that are cycled periodically. It should be noted that losing Alliance Wars will also cause your Alliance to drop in league as well.

As with most games with these kinds of competitive modes, a leaderboard can be viewed showing all Alliances' full history of Alliance Wars and what league the Alliance is in.

====Alliance Headquarters====
(added Summer [[2023]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733825816095-Alliance-HQ Alliance HQ at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Alliances feature a larger analogue of players' individual bases, including their own building-ish things that impart various boosting modifiers on the gameplay of Alliance members. Each building has 5 levels, which each level increasing the percentage of their respective boosts, and they can only be levelled up via donations done by Alliance members. These range from [[#Resources|resources]] like Energon and Alloy to Spark, Shanix and even Z-Energon, members can only donate once per building followed by a 16 hour cooldown period before the next donation can be made. Alliance Loyalty points are rewarded upon making donation, these points merely serves no purpose besides gauging player activity as these loyalty points carries over into other Alliances you've joined. It should also be noted that certain buildings will require other buildings to reach a certain level in order for that specific building can be levelled up.

*'''Mining Station''': Increases the production rate of [[#Utility|Alloy and Energon Harvesters]].
*'''Intel Room''': Increases the amount of Alloy and Energon taken when attacking a rival player.
*'''Rookie Academy''': Unlocks the Rookies role. More slots in the Rookies role are unlocked with each level.
*'''Research Center''': Decreases the research time taken in the Research Lab.
*'''Training Center''': Receive bonus XP during battles, a separate donation of Alloy and Energon must be made in order the "charge" the building. Once charged, Commanders or Officers can activate the XP bonus at any time whenever they see fit.
*'''Defensive Operations''': Unlocks the Defenders role. More slots in the Defenders role are unlocked with each level in addition to the increasing percentage of health and damage bonuses.
*'''Strikers' Outpost''': Unlocks the Strikers role. More slots in the Strikers role are unlocked with each level in addition to the increasing percentage of health and damage bonuses.

===Monetization===
====Bundles====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733746322847-Bundles Bundles at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Owing to its nature as a {{w|free-to-play}} mobile game, it shouldn't come as a surprise that the game would have its own slew of incentives to entice players into spending money in the game. The most notable of these are the "Bundles", these bundles mainly comprise of [[#Resources|crystals]] or other various items which can give players a head start with the progression of game, from full-fledged Combiners or even owning certain 5-star rating Bots ahead of time.

In 2023, the game would introduce its own [https://store.transformersearthwars.com web store] known as the "Cyber Store" which not only gives out free items periodically but would also have its own exclusive bundles such as exclusives alternate skins.

{{anchor|Cyber Pass}}

====Cyber Passes====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733772439967-Cyber-Pass Cyber Pass at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Beginning [[Mirror, Mirror|around the middle of February 2022]], Space Ape introduced a {{w|battle pass}}-adjacent "Cyber Pass" feature that, for 10 real American United States dollars, gives the player access to a whole second lane of fancier event rewards , a shot at exclusive character skins, and the ability to skip the resource costs associated with a limited number of upgrades for characters, buildings, etc once or twice over the course of each saga in addition to the first lane that's available for free. It should be noted that the Cyber Pass-exclusive character skins are periodically put back up for sale, so players need not necessarily hurt themselves forking out cash lest a skin be lost forever. After purchasing the "Premium Cyber Pass", players are also given the ability to purchase a "Premium Cyber Pass Gift" bundle which effectively lets players purchase another pass Premium Cyber Pass that is then given to another player allowing them to experience the same luxury as well.

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*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 1|Season 1]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 2|Season 2]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 3|Season 3]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 4|Season 4]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 5|Season 5]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 6|Season 6]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 7|Season 7]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 8|Season 8]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 9|Season 9]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 10|Season 10]]

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*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 11|Season 11]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 12|Season 12]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 13|Season 13]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 14|Season 14]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 15|Season 15]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 16|Season 16]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 17|Season 17]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 18|Season 18]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 19|Season 19]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 20|Season 20]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 21|Season 21]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 22|Season 22]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 23|Season 23]]

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*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 24|Season 24]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 25|Season 25]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 26|Season 26]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 27|Season 27]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 28|Season 28]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 29|Season 29]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 30|Season 30]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 31|Season 31]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 32|Season 32]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 33|Season 33]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 34|Season 34]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 35|Season 35]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 36|Season 36]]

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*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 37|Season 37]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 38|Season 38]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 39|Season 39]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 40|Season 40]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 41|Season 41]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 42|Season 42]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 43|Season 43]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 44|Season 44]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 45|Season 45]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 46|Season 46]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 47|Season 47]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 48|Season 48]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 49|Season 49]]

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*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 50|Season 50]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 51|Season 51]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 52|Season 52]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 53|Season 53]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 54|Season 54]]
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====Loyalty Program====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733826508575-Loyal-Player-Program Loyal Player Program at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Serving as the game's subscription service of sorts, the game would have its own "VIP Program" which would rewards players that spend money a slew of resources on a monthly basis. Throughout the game's lifespan, this program would see three different iterations be implemented.

Introduced not long after the game's launch, the first iteration of the program introduced was done through an application forum in which players that spend a certain amount of money could manually apply for it every 6 months. The forum is then manually reviewed by the development team to decide whether the player is eligible for the program. A revamped version of this iteration was made in 2023 in order to be transparent to players about its existence due to its confidential nature previously. Instead of an application forum, players can use the game's support contact feature to apply for the program. The criteria for applying was either when a player is at HQ level 17 and has played for over 1460 days or has spent a total of $500.<ref>[https://mailchi.mp/transformersearthwars/highstakes?e=f3ec2a2b1f Newsletter for the 2023 event High Stakes]</ref>

The second iteration of the program introduced in 2023 as well functioned more similarly to your typical subscription service in which players would need to spend a certain amount of money on a monthly basis in order to access the program.

The third and current iteration of the program introduced in 2024, now rebranded as the "Loyalty Program" is available to all players regardless of whether they spend money or not. The biggest change is the inclusion of a separate levelling system in which players would claim "Loyalty XP" every 24 hours to progress their levels, each level includes their perks which could either boosts the harvest rate of resources to increasing the amount of XP your Bots obtain in battle, each level also includes a "chest" which can be claimed every 24 hours as well that gives you certain resources. Whilst the monthly rewards would still retain, players could also spend "Loyalty Points" which are obtained in tandem with Loyalty XP to purchase chests that contain more rewards. The accumulation of Loyalty XP and points can also be done through the purchase of bundles to speed up the levelling process.

===Miscellaneous===
====Player Rank====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733772517023-Player-Rank-Rank-Rewards-Starting-Ability-Points Player Rank, Rank Rewards & Starting Ability Points at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
As all buildings requires certain criteria to be met in order to be levelled up, the same applies to your Headquarters. The Player Rank is what allows your Headquarters to be upgraded to higher levels, this done through "Player XP" which can be obtained through building new buildings, upgrading your preexisting buildings and researching Bots. For every rank up, you are given [[#Resources|Cyber Coins and Crystal Shards]].

====Achievements====
{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Achievements}}
As with most games, completing various goals and tasks will reward you with these achievements. Initially this would've applied you mobile's meta-game system however the number of in-games achievements would soon exceed the ones shown in {{w|Game Center}} and {{w|Google Play}}.

====Shield====
As your base is also subject to being attacked by other players, the shield prevents your base for being frequently attacked that way your resources aren't completely gone when you start up the game. The shield lasts for varying hours depending on how often you play the game and unlike other game with a similar mechanic, you do not lose your shield the when you choose to attack another player. The shield is only applicable in the main PVP game mode and Elimination Mode as you do not gain resources from attacks in Alliance Wars and Events.

====Inventory====
This where your Battle Boosts, Skip items and Resource items you gained from Events and the Cyber Pass goes. As these resources will not go into your storage buildings until you manually use them in the inventory, the same applies to XP items from events which you can then choose which Bot should gain that amount of XP.

==Content Creator Program==
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733814258591-Content-Creators Content Creators at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
It should come as no surprise that media centered around this game can be found across the [[internet]], be it livestreams or videos, and it's also no surprise that the developers would take full advantage of it as a means of marketing their game. Starting out as somewhat of an extension of their {{w|playtest}} program, the '''Content Creator Program''' became its own thing as a byproduct of content creators usually being one of the playtesters, usually reviewing new features before they were implemented into the official servers. Content creators involved in this program are sanctioned by the game's dev team when it comes to showcasing new content ahead of its release. Back then, content creators also carried out special giveaways, with the reward taking the form of a chest that contained randomly-selected [[#Resources|resources]].

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW continuity]] as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the ''Ark'' in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Thrilling 30]]'' to ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, 'original' ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]], and a bit of ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' in the mix.
*Additionally, from [[2020]] onwards, the poses of the robot modes in many of the stock renders released for Bots, C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots, and skins appear to be [[Circular reporting|based on whatever their mainpic was at the time of their release]]. For instance, [[Leozack]], [[Dile]], and "[[Deathsaurus (G1)|Combiner Wars Deathsaurus]]" are all posed like their G1 boxarts, which were their respective pages' mainpics at the time they were added to the game; [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] is posed like the clean cover art for [[Transformers (2019 comic)|''Transformers'' (2019)]] [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five|issue 11]], which was ''his'' page's mainpic when he was added.
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Soundwave still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based on these [[IP infringement|third party]] toys.
**The Predacons aren't the only ones guilty of this either! Motormaster had his in-game model based on TransForm Mission's toy based on the Stunticon leader!
**Did we also mention that Menasor's model takes cues off of the "Perfect Effect" third party add on kit, along with the aforementioned Transform Mission toy?
**On the bot side, Defensor is an interesting case, as rather than reuse the limb-mode rigs of Vortex, Ironhide and Brakeneck, Blades, First Aid and Streetwise use brand new frames for their limb modes. Don't even mention that Rook is combined upside down. The head, thighs and parts of the shoulders are the only bits of Hot Spot with any resemblane to the ''Combiner Wars'' toy, as everything else is based on the C+ Customs add-on kit for Defensor instead of retooling from Victorion (though the backpack kibble is shrunken down).
**Abominus: Torso: ''Power of the Primes''/Unique Toys. Legs: ''Power of the Primes''. Arms: ''Power of the Primes''/Unique Toys. Thighs: Unique Toys. Head: Unique Toys. Hands and feet: Unique Toys. Gun: Unique Toys (shared with Defensor).
**Dinoking is entirely based on Fansproject's "Saurus Ryu-Oh", down to the incorrect limb arrangement (To add salt to the wound, Doryu and Rairyu have their names assigned to the wrong model!)
* The Furmanisms are baked into the bones of regular gameplay before we even get to story content via two voice lines: "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).
* [[FIRRIB|Rumble is blue, Frenzy is red.]]
* As it turns out, Tracks' bot mode is based on his ''Masterpiece'' toy, but his alt-mode is entirely based on his ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toy.
*Sky-Lynx is classified as a Triple-Changer now, this also marks the first time in a while that his dual mode Tiger and Dragon modes have been used.
* While the soundtrack is normally unique music made for the game itself, by default, you also have the choice of a Generation 1 soundtrack, using original [[Johnny Douglas]] tracks from the 1984 cartoon.
* Up until Defensor's debut, Superion was the only original ''G1'' combiner for the Autobots.
* How do you know a combiner is coming? If all the bots of a known combiner group are available.
* Soundwave's H.I.S.S. tank model is the first instance of the character having a vehicle mode in the game. It draws from the [[H.I.S.S. tank#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Soundwave-themed HISS redeco]].
* Hound's VAMP model draws inspiration from his ''Universe'' toy and from the Hound-themed [[VAMP]] redeco.
* Jetfire's Skystriker model draws inspiration from the Jetfire-themed [[Skystriker (G.I. Joe)|Skystriker]] redeco. Skywarp, however, is the nutball in the group.
* Swoop was known as Strafe before the Technobot of the same name was added to the game.
* Making for a nice easter egg, transforming Blaster in the character viewer will result in him playing "[[The Touch]]." This also applies to Soundwave.
* The [[Cybertronian language|symbols]] on Drift's sword in his right hand translates to "penance" and "vengeance" whereas the sword in his left hand translates to "forgive" and "forget". Strangely enough, the symbols are in the ''Decepticon'' variant except for the first one which uses the Autobot variant.
*It is possible to bring both a combiner and its components into the same battle, though as normal troops vanish when a combiner is deployed, there will never be two of the same bot on the field.
*The game's matchmaking will occasionally pit you against a member of your own faction, in which case the enemy base and guardians will be reskinned into their opposing-faction counterparts. This feature was added to make up for the smaller amount of Decepticon-aligned players compared to those who sided with the Autobots.
*The Breastforce cannot activate their Breast Partner in the traditional way (gun, handgun, and animal) with Guyhawk being the exception. Either they are used as decoration, or don't appear at all.
*Other gimmicks that certain Transformers or Special Teams may have usually don't make it into the game (i.e. Skywarp's teleportation capabilities).
*A glitch in the game caused several bits of developer placeholder text to be seen accidentally, revealing some rather silly messages with questionable grammar like "This is an Ability description I have to make sure that it is really long because wer are doing huge descriptions nowdays".

===Errors===
* You can count on pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an Aerialbot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.
*Sometimes Blast Off has his combination process [[Animation error|distorted]].
*''Beast Wars'' Megatron's weapons sometimes don't properly align with the hand models.
*Sharkticons just don't know when to stop fighting. The animations for the fighting will still appear, and they still run to buildings, but they don't actually deal damage. Does not translate to Gnaw.
*Sometimes (although this is very rare), amalgamations will randomly appear, where parts of the robot mode and vehicle mode appear on the opposite modes. Examples include Blast Off becoming a [[Seeker (body-type)|Conehead]], Ironhide gaining his [[Ironhide (Movie)|movieverse]] look, and Optimus Prime having [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|two truck cabs]].
*Characters collision hitboxes will sometimes get caught on each other or on wall hitboxes and they will stay stuck in place for a good while. The bug where they get stuck on the Wall hitboxes can be fixed by letting the character walk in place, letting them get uncaught or destroying the wall. The bug where they get stuck in the collision hitboxes of each other can be fixed by activating the bot's ability. This most commonly happens with Medics and Gunners, and especially if you deploy your units in an extremely short fashion.
*Sometimes, when viewing your bots, after the bot transforms into their alternate mode, they won't transform into their robot mode, and remain [[Transformation paralysis|stuck in alternate mode.]] This is fixed by restarting the game.
*There are so many issues with the hands, especially characters with aerial capabilities or alt modes, especially the helicopters. When they transform, more often then not, their hands slide into their arms and then randomly reappear in alt mode. This usually applies to jets, but Laser (G2) Optimus Prime has his hands visible in vehicle mode.
*Brainstorm's character model duplicates his shield kibble on his arm and on his back and his arm cannon just disappears when he transforms.
*Although Blaster and Soundwave eventually received alt-modes in an update, this came at a price. Both of their robot mode character models have extremely distorted upper arms that just levitate next to their lower arms.
*Mixmaster, when equipped with his G1 Core, will sometimes adopt a Transmetal texture in bot form. In ''alternate form'', however, he'll switch back to the regular G1 look. It is unknown if this applies to other bots, and if the G1 core matters. This has since been fixed.
*Upon their introduction, Overlord and Omega Supreme were sometimes static while deployed, lacking their animations (though they'd return occasionally). This has since been fixed.
*Sometimes during dialogues, Inferno and Predacon Inferno get mixed up, leading to the Autobot Inferno hilariously talking like the Predacon Inferno.
*A few Decepticons use the Autobot dialogue box.
*Most bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved within a given time, and patch notes detailing what is currently being fixed are always released to the public.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Original Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki / player guide] (supported circa launch to 2022)
* [http://transformersearthwarsjapan.wikidot.com/ Official Japanese Transformers Earth Wars Wiki / player guide]
* [https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us Current Official Earth Wars Wiki]
* [https://www.youtube.com/@TransformersEarthWars Official Transformers: Earth Wars YouTube channel]

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Megastorm (BW)

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:''Megastorm is the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Emperor of Destruction|Duke of Destruction]] from the [[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars II|Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:MegastormModel.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|You can't see his eyeliner very well here.]]
'''Megastorm''' (メガストーム ''Megasutōmu'') is the Duke of Destruction and [[Relatives|younger brother]] to [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]], the [[Emperor of Destruction]]. In front of his troops he puts on the facade of a tough guy, but when he's in the presence of his big brother, he quickly calms down.

Megastorm secretly wishes to be stronger than Galvatron, but ultimately his goals are far more modest and conservative than his brother's. In his view, Galvatron's ostentatious schemes are not only too risky, they're downright frightening. This further cements his belief that he could do a better job, endlessly plotting to usurp him as Emperor just to satisfy his own ego. Galvatron in return is aware of his younger sibling's attempts at treachery, but looks the other way purely out of brotherly love.

Megastorm transforms into a tank and is armed with the devastating Mega-Cannon (that unfortunately takes ''forever'' to charge). He was later upgraded by [[Angolmois Energy|Evil Angolmois Energy]] into '''Gigastorm''' (ギガストーム ''Gigasutōmu''), a giant mechanical ''Ceratosaurus''-like dinosaur, which gave him a "Huge Base Mode" (巨大な基地モード ''Kyodaina Kichi Mōdo'') and an "Attack Fortress Mode" (攻撃要塞モード ''Kōgeki Yōsai Mōdo''), along with a [[Gigascouter]] drone. The upgrade included an enlarged title as Arch-Duke of Destruction; a hollow gesture considering he's still stuck as second-in-command.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Legends'' comic====
Galvatron, Megastorm, and Starscream were examples of those whom [[Blue Big Convoy]] thought would rise up against the inequality promoted by the [[Great Convoy]]s. {{storylink|LG-EX Blue Big Convoy}}

====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Takashi Matsuyama]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Megastorm1.jpg|left|thumb|My Stormin' Norman commemorative plates have been stolen! …again.]]

Megastorm, the Predacon Duke of Destruction, accompanied his Emperor and older brother [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] aboard the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' as they traveled to planet [[Gaia]] in search of [[Angolmois Energy]]. Megastorm was frequently chastised by his older brother for his immaturity, such as constantly repeating Galvatron's orders to their troops, or gloating disrespectfully when their Maximal enemies were captured. A mysterious white lion freed the captured Maximals before the Combatrons could dispose of them, allowing the opposition to escape. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}}

Megastorm and Galvatron uncovered a lost civilization in the underground ruins of Gaia, including a powerful [[Mother Computer]]. Galvatron overreached temporarily by assuming the two most powerful forms in the super-computer's databanks as his combat modes, and fell into a deep sleep. Once he realized his elder brother was incapacitated, Megastorm saw the opportunity for advancement, and named himself the new Emperor of Destruction. Megastorm arranged for the [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]]s and [[Autoroller (BW)|Autoroller]]s to assume combat modes from the Mother Computer as well, then dispatched them on independent missions. While the Autorollers began clearing away the forests to harvest Angolmois Energy, the Combatrons were ordered to retrieve the white lion who helped the Maximals. When [[BB (BW)|BB]] and [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] returned with the lion, however, Megastorm was surprised to learn it was the Maximal commander [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]]...a robot in disguise! Lio Convoy's sudden appearance drove Megastorm and his forces into retreat. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}}

Hoping to score credit with his elder brother when he reawakened, Megastorm instructed the Combatrons to find Lio Convoy and then alert him to the Maximal commander's location so he, Megastorm, could finish him off. Impatient for results, he eventually left the ship himself and ran into the Maximal [[Diver (BW)|Diver]]. He chased the frog into a rendez-vous with other Maximals, but there was still no sign of Lio Convoy. A sneering Megastorm intended to eliminate [[Bighorn (BW)|Bighorn]], who stood in his way, by unleashing the full power of his tank cannon. Unfortunately, the cannon took waaaaaay too long to power up, and Bighorn rushed behind Megastorm's guard in tank mode, pummeling him repeatedly while the helpless Predacon waited for his cannon to reach full power. He finally unleashed his ultimate blast, which of course went right past Bighorn since the buffalo was already behind the cannon's barrel. Even when Lio Convoy arrived on the scene, he left it to Bighorn to continue beating on Megastorm until the Duke of Destruction finally retreated. {{storylink|Bighorn's Rage}} Megastorm also oversaw a lake trap engineered by Starscream to capture and destroy the Maximals, but it ultimately proved fruitless. {{storylink|The Lake Trap}}

Still, with Galvatron out of the way, Megastorm developed a taste for leadership. He eventually decided to dispose of his brother so that he could take Galvatron's throne for good. Hauling the unconscious Galvatron off the ship, Megastorm dropped his slumbering sibling into a well of Angolmois Energy, thinking it would destroy him... only for Galvatron to be re-energized and rudely awakened! Exploiting his brother's slightly disoriented state, Megastorm claimed that it was the Maximals who had thrown him in the well, and Galvatron promptly set off to eliminate Lio Convoy and his team. Megastorm observed the ensuing the battle between Galvatron and the Maximals from afar, and he emulated their strategy with great aplomb, sending his brother sinking into the molten lava below. {{storylink|Galvatron Revived}}

Megastorm didn't realize that Starscream had also been watching the fight and had quickly recovered Galvatron from the volcano, bringing him back to the ''Galvaburg II'', unconscious once more and sealed in a coffin of solidified lava. Megastorm was not happy about this, fearing it would conflict with his aspirations for leadership. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

After Dirge and Thrust were outmatched by the Insectrons [[Bigmos]] and [[Tonbot]], Megastorm authorized Starscream to enact a scheme that would turn the Insectrons and Maximals against each other. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}} When Starscream successfully got a group of Insectrons to battle the Maximals, Megastorm dispatched Dirge and Thrust to help Starscream eliminate the winners, although they ultimately failed. {{storylink|Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos}}

As Galvatron began moaning in his sleep, Megastorm grew concerned his brother would awaken soon and reclaim leadership of the Predacons, and worse, see how little he'd accomplished in The Emperor's absence. Megastorm ordered Starscream to wrap-up his scheming and eliminate the Insectrons once and for all. Unfortunately, Starscream's efforts to get the Insectrons to fight amongst themselves with spiked oil failed spectacularly. Not only did the Maximals calm the fighting Insectrons, but Galvatron reawakened on the ship and got drunk on the special oil before the Predacons could stop him, leading Megastorm and his troops to flee from the tipsy dragon. Megastorm cheered in victory when the Maximals and Insectrons teamed up to defeat the rampaging Galvatron, although he quickly covered his excitement by feigning concern for his brother in front of his troops.
{{storylink|The Strongest Tag Team?}}

With Starscream's plans an absolute failure, Megastorm accepted an offer from [[Autostinger]] and the Autorollers to take over command of the anti-Insectron operations. {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}} When the Autorollers captured [[Scissor Boy]] and [[Tasmania Kid (BW)|Tasmania Kid]] and brought them to the ''Galvaburg II'', Megastorm was impressed. Unfortunately, the other Maximals and Insectrons arrived to rescue their comrades while the Combatrons were all out on patrol. Megastorm was overwhelmed, and was reluctantly forced to move their base before the mass of enemies defeated him. {{storylink|Danger! Scissor Boy}}

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Megastorm was vexed by the temporary return of his brother, Galvatron, rampaging over the Southern continent. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}} He unleashed the Combatrons and Autorollers for a major offensive in the south, but his efforts were opposed by the Maximals and Insectrons. Galvatron was soon back in the Predacon sick bay after his rampage ended, and Megastorm fretted that his older brother would permanently reawaken before he could truly consolidate his power. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}}

Despite all his planning, however, his fears were realized when Galvatron awakened and regained his faculties, and Megastorm soon found himself back under his older brother's thumb. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}} He began openly jousting with Starscream for Galvatron's favor, as Starscream continued to subtly undermine Megastorm while lavishing favor on Galvatron. {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}} Perhaps because of Megastorm's lack of accomplishments as leader, Galvatron also seemed less tolerant of his younger brother. He became annoyed at Megastorm for repeating his orders back to the troops, and struck him on the head several times to be quiet. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}

The Predacons were unable to come up with a combination scheme equal to [[Tripledacus]] on their own. Galvatron and Megastorm ordered the Combatrons to bring them the [[Jointron]]s for study, in hopes of copying their abilities. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}} When the Autorollers discovered a [[Copy Machine]] in the ruins on Gaia, Starscream gave Galvatron and Megastorm a demonstration by using it on BB to create [[Copy BB]]. After a struggle on the bridge between BB and his diametrically opposed counterpart, Megastorm was ready to destroy the infernal machine, but Galvatron stopped him. Instead, they initiated a plan to create evil copies of the Maximals. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

When [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] compared the strength of the Maximals and Predacons, the Duke of Destruction Megastorm was sized up next to Lio Convoy's lieutenant, [[Apache (BW)|Apache]]. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

Sensing a growing threat to his position from Starscream, Megastorm held back Starscream and BB from a scouting mission in favor of allowing Dirge and Thrust to improve their own standing. Despite their successful surveillance of the newly arrived [[Seacon (BW)|Space Pirate Seacons]], though, at Starscream's insistence Galvatron allowed him and BB to make the next run over Megastorm's objections. {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}}

Megastorm represented the Predacons in negotiations with [[Halfshell]] of the Seacons. Galvatron wished to hire the Seacons to eliminate the Maximals in exchange for a share of Angolmois Energy. Megastorm opened negotiations with an offer of 1/10th the Predacons' Angolmois Energy reserves for each Maximals successfully eliminated. Halfshell countered with a demand of 1/8th share per Maximal, and also coerced Megastorm into agreeing Lio Convoy was worth 3 times a normal Maximal. Megastorm returned to the ''Galvaburg II'' with news of his successful negotiations, but Starscream was there to point out the math: five Maximals at one-eighth price and Lio Convoy at three-eighths meant that if the Seacons were victorious, the Predacons would have to give up ALL the Angolmois Energy in their possession. An embarrassed Megastorm quickly made excuses, and claimed he had a plan to prevent that.

Working with Dirge and Thrust, Megastorm constructed [[Decoy energy transmitter|transmitters]] for the Seacons to lure the Maximals to six different locations so they could be beaten individually. The comedy duo inadvertently gave Megastorm the idea to install bombs in the transmitters too, hopefully to destroy the Seacons AND the Maximals at each site, and relieve them of the need to pay. Unfortunately for the plan, Dirge and Thrust were idiots. While placing the last transmitter, they were shocked by Lio Convoy's arrival and dropped the detonator. The damaged trigger ended up setting off the bomb directly under Megastorm as he watched the fight between Halfshell and [[Scuba (BW)|Scuba]]. Blown clear of the ocean, the dazed Megastorm crashed on the beach where [[Terrormander]] battled Apache. Rushing into the fray to prevent Apache from being killed by a Seacon, Megastorm stepped on a second bomb just as it detonated, launching him skyward again. As he stumbled out of the forest, Megastorm walked into Bighorn and [[Coelagon]]...and their bomb. One explosion later, an increasingly disheveled Megastorm crawled into the clearing where [[Scylla (BW)|Scylla]] tormented Tasmania Kid and caught yet ''another'' explosion in the face. Blasted back to the beach, Megastorm could barely stand when [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] came rushing through being chased by [[Sea Phantom]]...who had the last bomb hooked around his fin.

So, on the one hand, Megastorm's plan failed spectacularly and none of the Maximals were eliminated. On the other hand, no payments of Angolmois Energy had to be made and the Seacons didn't care about Megastorm's treachery, since he'd done so much damage to himself in the process. {{storylink|Megastorm's Reckoning}}

Megastorm stoically watched as Galvatron manipulated the Seacons into attacking the Maximals for no pay whatsoever. {{storylink|Showdown in the Sea}} When Starscream noticed the damage to the Seacons' [[Photon sailer]], he offered to negotiate a new, cheaper bounty for repair materials with the Seacons. When Galvatron told Starscream not to screw up the way Megastorm did, Megastorm knew he was on thin ice. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}}

As the Seacons prepared to leave Gaia behind, Halfshell challenged Lio Convoy to a duel for the energy necessary to depart. Galvatron sent Megastorm, Starscream and BB to monitor the fight, and hopefully eliminate a weakened Lio Convoy if Halfshell did not claim victory himself. Things looked bad for Lio Convoy when the one-on-one duel turned out to be against God Neptune. Through acrobatics and warrior skill, however, he seemingly defeated God Neptune and buried the Seacon combiner under a rockslide. Although the fight was not clearly finished, Megastorm jumped the gun and prepared to fire on the injured Lio Convoy. His cannon blast went wide instead, and caused a chain reaction in the Angolmois Energy under the ground. Lio Convoy and God Neptune were forced to abandon their bout due to the chaos that followed. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}

Megastorm was overseeing an Autoroller drilling operation when the Angolmois Energy began erupting out of control. Megastorm panicked and ordered an evacuation, but his older brother laughed and told him to calm himself. The Angolmois Energy was reacting to the artificial planet [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] that Galvatron had summoned to the solar system. Galvatron calmly entered the Angolmois Energy geysers and absorbed more energy to become even more powerful. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}}

However, Galvatron's power was not great enough to prevent him from suffering serious injuries in battle with [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]], the new Maximal combiner centered around [[Lio Junior (BW)|Lio Junior]], another wielder of Angolmois Energy. As Megastorm once again seized control of the Predacons, Starscream responded to a comment he made about Galvatron's power. Starscream claimed to have performed many experiments that indicated Megastorm could safely expose himself to Angolmois Energy to become even more powerful like his brother. Secretly, however, Starscream expected Megastorm to die in the attempt.

Megastorm began to have second thoughts about the process as he dangled over a pit of Angolmois Energy from inside a fragile cage, but Starscream dropped the Duke of Destruction into the maw anyway. As he soaked up Angolmois Energy, fearing his imminent death, Megastorm reflected upon his relationship with his elder brother. He thought on how he wanted to succeed his brother as Emperor of Destruction, and acquire a mode as powerful as his dragon mode, or like the dinosaurs that once roamed on this planet. Megastorm did indeed emerge from the pit, despite Starscream's expectations, far larger and possessing awesome power in a new dinosaurian body as "Gigastorm". As a towering ''Ceratosaurus'', Gigastorm did battle with the Maximals until they upset his footing, sending him back into the flow of Angolmois Energy. This did nothing to deter him, however, for Gigastorm was now nearly unstoppable. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}}

By means of the [[elementary particle control beam]], Gigastorm was capable of entering the ''Galvaburg II'' to address his troops. He congratulated Starscream on a job well done on his upgrade, still unaware of his lieutenant's true intentions. Although he was significantly larger and stronger, Gigastorm was no smarter than Megastorm. After being taunted by the Maximals into giving chase, he was lured into a ravine and then flanked on both sides by his foes. The unsuspecting Gigastorm was soon buried in rocks as the ground gave way under their firepower. What's more, the Maximals had arranged their ambush atop a vein of natural gas, letting the explosive vapor build up around the trapped Gigastorm before finally detonating it all at once around him. Unfortunately for the Maximals, Gigastorm's Angolmois Energy-enhanced armor allowed him to laugh off even this firestorm of an explosion. He was eventually pulled free with the assistance of the ''Galvaburg II'', but retreated after being outmaneuvered by Scuba's new weapon, the [[Tako Tank]]. {{storylink|The New Weapon, Tako Tank}}

Fearing his older brother would once again awaken and take the reins of power from him, Gigastorm tried to forcibly dismantle Galvatron with a chainsaw, but was stopped by Starscream and BB. He then made the same mistake he had made previously and tried to overload Galvatron with Angolmois Energy, only for it to fully restore Galvatron as it had in the past. Starscream reported Gigastorm's treachery to Galvatron, but the Emperor of Destruction wouldn't believe it at first. When Gigastorm fired on Galvatron in the midst of a battle with the Maximals, however, Galvatron recognized his younger brother's treachery for what it was. Gigastorm fought his elder brother in his powerful dragon mode, until Galvatron outsmarted his sibling by activating the elementary particle control beam of the ''Galvaburg II'' to reduce Gigastorm to a more controllable size. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}}

Dirge and Thrust managed to catch Starscream on video admitting he intended to kill Megastorm with the Angolmois Energy bath, prompting Gigastorm to seek his revenge. He planned to send Starscream and BB on a mission to an isolated Angolmois Energy-rich area, allegedly because the Maximals were nearby, then blow them up with concealed explosives. By sheer happenstance, all the Maximals actually ''were'' in the area, prompting Gigastorm to keep his head down and see how the Combatrons fared against their foes. When Starscream and BB exhausted all their firepower and prepared to surrender, Gigastorm saw his chance and blew the explosives, sending his rivals into the pit of Angolmois Energy below. Miraculously (and in no way exactly like ''every other time'' Gigastorm tried to kill someone with Angolmois Energy), Starscream and BB emerged from the pit more powerful than ever, having becoming [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] and [[BB (BW)|Max-B]]. Recognizing Gigastorm's hand in this, they prepared to square off against him before Galvatron arrived, forcing all his subordinates back firmly under his control. {{storylink|The End of Starscream}}

After Hellscream and Max-B's impressive upgrade, Dirge and Thrust felt even more outclassed than before. After several slapstick failures to redeem their image by eliminating Lio Convoy, Gigastorm took pity on his loyal soldiers and offered them an upgrade. Converting into his "Attack Fortress Mode", Gigastorm arranged to pump the Combatrons full of Angolmois Energy from his own system, and successfully transformed them into the Cyborg Beasts [[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrustor]]. {{storylink|The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot}}

[[File:Gigastorm1.jpg|thumb|left|"He said it was just a name!" "What he meant is that Monster Island is actually a peninsula!"]]

When a mysterious teleport gate fell to Gaia, the Predacons seized control of the device. Gigastorm and Hellscream determined it was capable of reaching through time and space to locate any being of their choosing. Galvatron hoped to add the power of the mighty [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] to his conquest of Gaia. However, Gigastorm screwed up the space-time coordinates (apparently through legitimate incompetence rather than deceit), pulling an unknown entity through the gate. Despite Gigastorm's bungling, Galvatron was pleased with his new arrival, the colossal and terrifying [[Majin Zarak]]. In all-terrain aircraft carrier mode, Majin Zarak was a juggernaut in Galvatron's command. While Gigastorm and the other Predacons were beaten by the Maximals, Majin Zarak's massive power allowed Galvatron to overpower Lio Convoy's crew. Unfortunately, the beast was eventually upended by Magnaboss, casting Galvatron out of the command deck. Gigastorm arrived in his flying "Attack Fortress Mode" to catch his brother, and the Predacons fled into the night. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

With the artificial planet Nemesis creeping ever closer to Gaia, its influence on the Angolmois Energy was ever more keenly felt. Lio Convoy and the Maximals tried using freeze devices to cool the unstable Angolmois Energy before it upset the planet's core. Gigastorm wanted to rush out and strike at the Maximals, but Galvatron told him to relax and merely increased power to Nemesis, undoing the Maximals' efforts. Gigastorm and the Cyborg Beasts soon confronted the Maximals anyway, but Gigastorm got caught in the freezing blasts of the Maximals' invention, leaving him helpless and hopeless on the field of battle. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}}

Lio Convoy's next plot caused more concern to Galvatron. The Maximals were in possession of the [[Niagara Cannon]], an Angolmois Energy-fueled artillery cannon, which could be used to shoot down Nemesis before it ever reached Gaia. Once he finally understood the danger, Gigastorm again tried to race into battle, but Galvatron told him to hold. Quoting Sun Tzu, Galvatron noted Lio Convoy was too cunning a tactician to show his entire hand like this. Sure enough, Hellscream and Max-B soon located a second cannon being moved underwater by Scuba. When both these cannons were destroyed and revealed as decoys by the Predacons, Galvatron and Gigastorm were still available to intercept Magnaboss and the real, third cannon as they reached the Angolmois Energy volcano.

The Maximal combiner separated, letting [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] and [[Santon]] hold the Predacons back while a determined Lio Junior readied the cannon and fired. Fortunately for the Predacons, the cannon was not powerful enough to affect Nemesis. With the cannon destroyed and useless, Galvatron ordered a retreat as there was no more reason to fight that day. Gigastorm was yelling empty threats back at the Maximals when he tripped and fell into a gorge, requiring his compatriots to use the ''Galvaburg II'' to fish him out. Having seen Lio Junior on the battlefield that day, Galvatron reflected on how Lio Convoy seemed to be raising a much better successor than he was. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}} Galvatron soon attempted to brainwash Lio Junior with evil Angolmois Energy, planning to replace Gigastorm as his second in command if he was successful. The plan failed, and Gigastorm didn't appear to understand the true intentions behind Galvatron's plot either. {{storylink|Lio Junior's Revolt!?}}

Gigastorm continued to be woefully unimpressive in the eyes of his older brother. An emissary robot arrived from Mars and told the Maximals it had the power to take control of the Angolmois Energy once placed inside the mother computer of the Gaian ruins. When Hellscream reported this development to the ''Galvaburg II'', Gigastorm didn't understand the significance of it, severely trying Galvatron's patience. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} After it was revealed that the robot intended to "control" the Angolmois Energy by destroying Gaia and everyone on it, the Maximals raced to the mother computer to stop it. Gigastorm, however, was myopically focused on defeating the Maximals, and sent the Cyborg Beasts into battle to delay the heroes merely because he could. Galvatron was forced to personally appear on the battlefield and rebuke Gigastorm for not seeing the bigger picture. He ordered his troops back to the ship so that the Maximals could return to their efforts to save the entire planet, the Predacons included. {{storylink|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

When Dirgegun and Thrustor supposedly discovered the Maximals' hidden base, Gigastorm was thrilled at the success of his favorite subordinates. He rushed out to join them in the attack, despite Galvatron's commentary that the Maximals were inconsequential in the face of Nemesis's arrival. Even with Hellscream's suspicions voiced, Gigastorm remained blind to the Maximals true intentions, as they diverted him away from their true location long enough to launch an intercept ship intending to reach and defeat Nemesis. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}} A sullen Gigastorm watched on as Galvatron dispatched his brainwashed Seacons to stop the Maximal ship, showing he had planned for every eventuality while Gigastorm still fell for every trick. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}

As Nemesis shot down the Maximal ship on approach, Galvatron dispatched Gigastorm and the Cyborg Beasts to survey the wreckage. The flying Beasts had difficulty supporting Gigastorm's vast bulk, and so they dropped him rather unceremoniously over the ground. Too large to enter the ship himself to check for survivors, Gigastorm ordered his troops to reconnoiter it for him. When they discovered the ship empty and a self-destruct sequence activated, Hellscream and the other fled the oncoming explosion at top speed...and without bothering to warn Gigastorm. Gigastorm was ignominiously covered in soot and ash, but otherwise unharmed. He and the Cyborg Beasts found the Maximals trying to infiltrate Nemesis's inner regions and engaged them in battle. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}}

When the full power of Gaia's Angolmois Energy flowed from the planet to Nemesis, Galvatron emerged from the depths and reported the deaths of Lio Convoy and Lio Junior in the rush of energy. Gigastorm gloated cruelly over the crestfallen Maximals, but Galvatron ordered him to be silent and show respect for such worthy fallen opponents. Galvatron's respect for Lio Junior in particular shamed Gigastorm, who couldn't understand why his elder brother thought the cub was such a better successor than he was. In response, Galvatron told Gigastorm to look him in the eye and swear he would die for his elder, just as Lio Junior voluntarily died for Lio Convoy. Gigastorm tried, but he could not meet his brother's gaze.

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The Maximals weren't finished, however, for soon a glowing green Lion Warrior emerged from the depths of Nemesis. Galvatron turned his back on this new threat, and told Gigastorm to show his love for his Emperor. Recognizing the opportunity his elder brother was providing him to get back in his good graces, Gigastorm turned his full fury on the Green Lion—Angolmois Burn, Tail Storm, Head Missiles, and Storm Cannons blazed against the legendary beast, but to no avail. The Green Warrior absorbed everything Gigastorm threw at him before using its own Matrix Typhoon attack to draw the Angolmois Energy out of Gigastorm, draining his power. {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}}

On the verge of systems shutdown, Gigastorm apologized to his brother for failing him. Instead of chastising him as he expected, however, Galvatron instead reached out to his little brother and told him he had performed admirably. Gigastorm then fell inactive until a current of Angolmois Energy "lava" shocked him awake again. He was last seen being dragged out into space by the Cyborg Beasts as they fought to escape the exploding Nemesis. {{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}
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====The Maximal Brainwashing Operation====
Megastorm was a big supporter of Starscream's latest scheme; the Predacon jet had devised a means to brainwash Maximals into Predacons, and managed to capture Tasmania Kid and Diver. After subjecting them to the brainwashing process, the pair were set loose against their former allies. The bulk of the Predacon forces followed them into a massive assault against the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew. Megastorm watched the whole drama unfold from a distance, readying a powerful blast to take out both the Maximals and his older brother. Just as he finished charging his canon and prepared to unleash its power, the terrain beneath Megastorm's treads collapsed! Scuba had been hiding in an underground river, and popped up at just the right moment to spoil Megastorm's shot. Megastorm's stray blast wound up badly injuring the Predacons, forcing them to retreat. Megastorm himself was swept up in the current of the underground river and carried away by the water. {{storylink|The Maximal Brainwashing Operation}}

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====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Gigastorm returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he helped with reconstruction. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
In the [[Precursor World]], [[Primus]] remarked upon the power of [[Angolmois Energy]] and how it could change beings and give them the power to change others. One example was turning Megastorm into Gigastorm, and in turn giving him the power to transform Dirge and Thrust. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

====''End of G1 Universe''====
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===''Beast Wars II'' comic===
Megastorm joined [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] and his [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] on [[Gaia]]in their quest for [[Angolmois Energy]]. After Galvatron absorbed Angolmois Energy and fell into a deep sleep, Megastorm hooked him up to the [[Galvatron Dekazura Tank]], using Galvatron's energies to power it. With it, he set out to attack [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]]'s [[Maximal]]s on a rainy day. The Maximals managed to lure the tank into a river and used underwater charges to exploit the tank's weak bottom shielding and sink it. After Lio Convoy broke into the tank, Megastorm took a shot at the Maximal, but it was deflected and Lio punched Megastorm, causing him to accidentally press the self-destruct button, blowing up the tank with him inside. Megastorm was left answering Galvatron's queries as to what happened while he was sleeping. {{Storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

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===3H comics===
Megastorm took part in the battle against the [[Quintesson]] forces one week after the reformatting of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a [[technorganic]] world. He aided [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] in destroying hordes of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] by tricking them into swarming what appeared to be an undefended canyon. In reality, it was to be the foundation of a new [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], built upon the smelted remains of the invaders. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
While endlessly loyal to his brother from the moment he came online, Megastorm also tried to be a moderating influence to Galvatron's impractical schemes. However, as time went on he began to question his sibling's sanity, and when the quest for [[Angolmois Energy]] began Megastorm came to the realization he would eventually have to overthrow him for the good of all Predacons.

After Megastorm was exposed to Angolmois Energy, his form mutated into a bipedal robotic dinosaur known as Gigastorm. With a new body came newfound confidence, so Gigastorm declared himself the leader of a [[Combatron (BW)|subfaction]] within the [[Destron (BW)|Destrons]]. With his power, he created the recon drone [[Gigascouter]].

Gigastorm set out to increase the power of his troops, exposing them to Angolmois Energy just as he was. His efforts created the [[Combatron (BW)|Cyber Beasts]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 2}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
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Gigastorm was part of [[Bludgeon (G1)#Kre-O online manga|Bludgeon]]'s troops when they uncovered the ancient [[Red Bucket]]. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!|Treasure Competition!}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Gigastorm was a resident of [[Trypticon (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Dinosaur City]] on [[Metascan Omega]] one decade after the end of the [[Grand Uprising]]. When the [[Vok]] declared the planet was not for them, governor [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] requested the presence of anyone who could help with this crisis, including Gigastorm. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

===Legends World===
The [[Legends World]], where the rest of the ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]] existed as fiction, had its [[Megastorm (Legends)|own version of Megastorm]].

When the Legends World citizens were under attack by [[Galvatron II]]'s forces on the [[G1 World]] version of the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Leo Prime]] made use of [[Transformers sickness]] to awaken the power of their spiritual ancestors; Megastorm took on the form of ''this'' Megastorm. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}}

==Games==
===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
A portal to the realm of the super-powerful [[Energon Quartz]] was discovered on [[Gaia]], and Megastorm intended to obtain the treasure for himself. So did several other Predacons and Maximals however, leading to a series of one-on-one battles.

Megastorm could also partake in various other tasks, such as a mission to break a boulder to reveal an energon crystal hidden within before sundown, using a block in a mission to defend himself against various incoming projectiles, and missions to travel across a pit-riddled field, sometimes involving hideously large bacteria he had to fend off.

After defeating his final opponent, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], Megastorm gloated that using the Quartz's power, he would finally be capable of overthrowing his older brother, [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]. But his plans never became reality, as Galvatron stole the Quartz from under Megastorm's nose. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}

{{BW fighter ending|Megastorm|GBC}}

====Move list====
{{note|This move list presumes the player is facing right; when facing left, reverse the left and right inputs.}}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|'''Robot Mode'''
!colspan=2|'''Vehicle Mode'''
|-
|F. Mine||↓→B
|Maximum Shoot||↓→B
|-
|Critical Hammer||↓←B
|Sting Mine||↓←A
|-
|Spark Cannon||←↓→B
|Cyclone Cannon||←↓→B
|-
|Knuckle Bazooka||→↓→B
|Storm Pass||←↓→A
|-
|Megaton Bomb (super)||↓→↓← B
|Assault Ray (super)||↓→↓← B
|-
|Final Operation (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|Final Operation (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Megastorm was an example of Cybertronian nobility. {{storylink|Field Guide to Action and Adventure}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW2-toy Megastorm.jpg|thumb|300px|right]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Megastorm''' ([[1998]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-12'''
:*''Release date'': [[March]] ??, 1998
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles, sight
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: A roughly Ultra-sized figure released in the first wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWII|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Megastorm is a [[redeco]] of the first ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Megatron]] toy (which had not been released in Japan previously), transforming into a large combat tank. In both modes, his main cannon stocks up to four missiles (the insides of his legs hold the other two missiles), and gravity slides the next missile into place when one is fired. Megastorm lacks the electronics present in the ''Generation 2'' toy, however, and the battery compartment has been covered with a large green sticker to hide it. The robot mode has also been negligibly [[retool]]ed to accommodate a Predacon [[rubsign]] just below the chest tank section.

: The biggest visual difference between Megatron and Megastorm is that the purple camo pattern of the former has been switched to olive on the latter. The pattern borders are also now much less defined. A new black deco surrounds Megastorm's eyes and most of the upper face. The shoulder [[insignia]] decals have been updated to show the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] symbol and the text "Destron", though still on the [[Neon|bright orange]] background of the originals. Like his predecessor, he includes a "Big Stick" decal that wraps around the fume extractor of his main cannon, though instead of "Eat this, Autobots!", the other side carries Megatron's original motto, "Peace through tyranny". Lastly, the green plastic is slightly darker and the handgun is now cast in black plastic.

: [[Sonokong]] also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline under the same name. Aside from the difference in packaging, the Korean release of the figure is identical to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases. In place of the bio cards of the Takara releases, Megastorm comes with two "[[rock paper scissors]]" cards. One has an image [[:File:D-12 Megastorm Sonokong.jpg|reflecting the one on the box]], with rock and the number five die roll, and the other with scissors and the number two die roll, with a desert background.

: ''Beast-War'' Megastorm was later reissued in the Korean ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)#Car Bot|Car Bot]]'' packaging, re-assigned as an Autobot and renamed [[Armored Corps]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Megastorm/megastorm.htm More information on Megastorm at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Taihō no Taiketsu: Apache vs Megastorm''' (Vs pack, 1998)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''VS-12'''
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles, sight

: Megastorm was also available in a "Cannon Showdown" (大砲の対決) two-pack with the Maximal [[Apache (BW)#Toys|Apache]], also released in the first wave of ''Beast Wars II''.

: Both of the toys in this set are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:BWPerfectBook-BWIIGigastorm.jpg|thumb|300px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Gigastorm''' (1998)}}</ul>
:*''Sonokong name'': '''Giga Storm''' {{sic}}
:*''Release date'': [[October]] ??, 1998
:*''ID number'': '''D-22'''
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: Part of the ninth wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' toyline, Gigastorm is a redeco and partial [[retool]]ing of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' line]]'s [[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Trypticon]], giving him a new dino-mode nose-horn as well as removing the metal ball-bearings from the outsides of the legs. He transforms from a ''{{w|Ceratosaurus}}''-like [[robot mode]] (dubbed his "Destruction Dinosaur Mode" ), to his "Huge Base Mode" (the name of his battle station mode), to his "Attack Fortress Mode" (the name of his city mode). In Attack Fortress Mode, he has a lifting mechanism that can send smaller vehicles rolling down his ramp.

: Gigastorm can still [[battery-powered motor|walk]] but lacks virtually all of Trypticon's accessories, only coming with "[[Gigascouter#Toys|Gigascouter]]" ("Gigascooter" in Korea), a redeco of [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Toys|Full-Tilt]]. Gigastorm also features one minor piece of ''intentional'' [[misassembly]]: the panels which flip out from the sides of his Attack Fortress Mode are assembled backwards, so that the round, molded details are showing when the panels are flipped out, as opposed to the blank indents where the "HELIPAD" [[sticker]]s would've been. As Gigastorm no longer has any of Trypticon's stickers, it would appear this was done to compensate. This detail also made its way into his cartoon [[character model]].

: Sonokong also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline as "Giga Storm". This [[South Korea|Korea]]n release of the figure has a sticker over the battery cover. In place of the bio cards of the Takara release, Giga Storm comes with two "[[rock paper scissors]]" cards. One has an image [[:File:D-22 Giga Storm Sonokong.jpg|reflecting the one on the box]], with paper and the number two die roll, and the other with scissors and the number five die roll, with a rocky desert background.

: This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as the [[Gigastorm Armor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Gigastorm/gigastorm.htm More information on Gigastorm at TFU.info]''
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===''New Legends''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Gigastorm''' (2026(?))}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''NL-06'''

:''[[Transformers New Legends|New Legends]]'' Gigastorm is a redeco of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Trypticon_(G1)#Titans_Return|Trypticon]], with the head [[retool]]ed to include the horns. As a carryover from the original mold, he features the ability to "eat" Titan Master/Headmaster figures, who fall down his throat into his stomach, which can be opened to retrieve them. His "Attack Fortress" mode unfolds to around three feet wide, and his forward bay can fit one Deluxe-Class-sized figure.

: Gigastorm comes with his Deluxe-sized [[Gigascouter#New Legends|Gigascouter]] (redecoed from [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Titans Return|Full-Tilt]]), complete with Headmaster unit, which now has a new Megastorm-based mini-robot head and head-mode faceplate.

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==Merchandise==
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*'''Beast Collection Special 10''' (PVC set, 1998)

: A clear-blue super-deformed PVC of robot-mode Megastorm, based on his animation model, was included as part of a ten-piece set of PVCs. His cannon is actually a separate piece that pegs onto his shoulder; curiously, his left forearm also has a peg to mount the cannon.

: This set was also marked as a "Clear Version Special Set", but it's unknown if an opaque set was ever released.

: This set also includes PVCs of [[Lio Convoy (BW)#bluePVC|Lio Convoy]] in both robot and beast modes, [[Galvatron (BW)#bluePVC|Galvatron]] in both robot and dragon modes, [[Apache (BW)#bluePVC|Apache]], [[Bighorn (BW)#bluePVC|Bighorn]], [[Scuba (BW)#bluePVC|Scuba]], [[Tasmania Kid (BW)#bluePVC|Tasmania Kid]], and [[Starscream (BW)#bluePVC|Starscream]].

===''Beast Wars Gum''===
*'''Megastorm''' (candy toy, 1997)
**''Accessories'': Rifle
:A snap together model kit of Megastorm was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Gum|Beast Wars Gum]]'', sculpted from purple and gold plastic. He could transform from robot to vehicle mode by being broken down into its component parts, then rebuilt into a new mode. It came with a stick of gum.

===''Beast Fighters''===
*'''Megastorm''' (candy toy, 1997)
:Kabaya's ''[[Beast Fighters]]'' Megastorm was a small, [[super deformed]] PVC model which was hollow inside, designed to be used as a finger-puppet. It was available in a [[Blindpacking|blindpack]] with fizzy "Ramune" candy.

===''Seal Retsuden''===
*'''Megastorm''' #043 (sticker, 1998)
*'''Megastorm''' #044 (sticker, 1998)
*'''Megastorm''' #096 (sticker, 1998)
:As part of their larger ''Seal Retsuden'' offering, [[Amada]] produced the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers Seal Retsuden]]'' set of 102 stickers. Of these, two normal ones (#043 and #044) and one gold one (#096) concern Megastorm.
:*[[Source:Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers Seal Retsuden#Megastorm|''Seal Retsuden'' Megastorm bio translation]]

===''Hikuzohkun PP Card''===
*'''Megastorm''' #08 (card, 1998)
*'''Megastorm''' #24 (card, 1998)
*'''Destron''' #30 (card, 1998)
*'''Apache VS Megastorm''' #33 (card, 1998)
*'''Destron''' #S3 (card, 1998)
:[[Amada]] produced a ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers Hikuzohkun PP Card]]'' set of 42 cards. Of these, two are dedicated to Megastorm (#08 and #24), one is a Predacon groupshot (#30), one is a vs. card of Megastorm and [[Apache (BW)|Apache]] (#33), and Megastorm is mostly depicted in the upper right corner of the prism card tableau (#S3).
:*[[Source:Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers Hikuzohkun PP Card|''Hikuzohkun PP Card'' Megastorm bio translation]]

===''Beast Change Kit''===
*'''Megastorm''' (1998)
**''Accessories'': Rifle
:Released by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], ''[[Beast Change Kit]]'' Megastorm is another snap together model kit of the character, this time in a [[super deformed]] style. The model can assume both robot and tank modes via disassembly and includes stickers for added detail. The kit is made from thick PVC plastic, making it more robust and able to withstand being assembled and disassembled multiple times.

===''Blokees''===
[[File:Blokees Defender 07 Gigastorm.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Gigastorm''' (2026)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 07 - Power Of The Beast'''
:*''Pull rate'': 1/12

:Sold as part of [[Blokees]]' 7th wave of Defender Version blind-boxed kits, this Gigastorm is a 2.2-inch (5.5 cm) figure, a few inches smaller than the ''Galaxy/Shining'' Version kits, but still articulated. In terms of construction, Gigastorm is basically a simplified version of the Galaxy Version Trypticon kit. The Gigascouter-like front torso piece can be removed to reveal a Predacon symbol. His twin cannons can pivot up or down, and is only compatible with any blast effect with a 3.4mm peg (providing if they have any).

:This wave (the global version) was first released on Korea's official Blokees Store before becoming available in China and globally.

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==Notes==
* According to [[Ben Yee]], who wrote his [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] profile, he envisioned Megastorm as having Trypticon's design specs in his database and using those as the basis of his upgraded form when empowered by Angolmois Energy.
* Like all non-toy Kreons (particularly in the [[Hayato Sakamoto]] comics), ''Kre-O'' Gigastorm is made from existing Kre-O parts. He uses the generic [[Tantrum (G1)|Torox]] helmet (with the side-holes being cleverly obstructed by the panel line), a horn piece, and a deco that matches his original counterpart's toy.
* Despite becoming a "[[Triple Changer]]" of sorts as Gigastorm, he never once uses the toys' "Huge Base Mode" (Gigastorm's equivalent to [[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Trypticon]]'s battle station mode) in the cartoon, just his "Attack Fortress Mode" (Gigastorm's equivalent to Trypticon's city mode).
** It also appears, from the [[character model|model sheet]]s surfaced online and the guidebooks that have included his models, such as the ''[[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers Film Book]]'', the "Huge Base Mode" never had a model sheet designed for it either, which is why it was never utilized on-screen. To be fair, without the use of the Trypticon toys' extra weapon accessories—''specifically'' the large cannon that forms part of [[Brunt (G1)|Brunt]]—the mode is pretty lackluster.
** Gigastorm's "Attack Fortress Mode" is also capable of flying, as seen in "[[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!]]", and his head is shown to be fully operable on the back of it… talking away to his brother back there… it's kinda weird.

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Megastorm''' (메가스톰 ''Megaseutom''), '''Giga Storm''' {{sic}} (기가스톰 ''Giga Seutom'')

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:''Megastorm is the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Emperor of Destruction|Duke of Destruction]] from the [[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars II|Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:MegastormModel.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|You can't see his eyeliner very well here.]]
'''Megastorm''' (メガストーム ''Megasutōmu'') is the Duke of Destruction and [[Relatives|younger brother]] to [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]], the [[Emperor of Destruction]]. In front of his troops he puts on the facade of a tough guy, but when he's in the presence of his big brother, he quickly calms down.

Megastorm secretly wishes to be stronger than Galvatron, but ultimately his goals are far more modest and conservative than his brother's. In his view, Galvatron's ostentatious schemes are not only too risky, they're downright frightening. This further cements his belief that he could do a better job, endlessly plotting to usurp him as Emperor just to satisfy his own ego. Galvatron in return is aware of his younger sibling's attempts at treachery, but looks the other way purely out of brotherly love.

Megastorm transforms into a tank and is armed with the devastating Mega-Cannon (that unfortunately takes ''forever'' to charge). He was later upgraded by [[Angolmois Energy|Evil Angolmois Energy]] into '''Gigastorm''' (ギガストーム ''Gigasutōmu''), a giant mechanical ''Ceratosaurus''-like dinosaur, which gave him a "Huge Base Mode" (巨大な基地モード ''Kyodaina Kichi Mōdo'') and an "Attack Fortress Mode" (攻撃要塞モード ''Kōgeki Yōsai Mōdo''), along with a [[Gigascouter]] drone. The upgrade included an enlarged title as Arch-Duke of Destruction; a hollow gesture considering he's still stuck as second-in-command.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Legends'' comic====
Galvatron, Megastorm, and Starscream were examples of those whom [[Blue Big Convoy]] thought would rise up against the inequality promoted by the [[Great Convoy]]s. {{storylink|LG-EX Blue Big Convoy}}

====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Takashi Matsuyama]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Megastorm1.jpg|left|thumb|My Stormin' Norman commemorative plates have been stolen! …again.]]

Megastorm, the Predacon Duke of Destruction, accompanied his Emperor and older brother [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] aboard the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' as they traveled to planet [[Gaia]] in search of [[Angolmois Energy]]. Megastorm was frequently chastised by his older brother for his immaturity, such as constantly repeating Galvatron's orders to their troops, or gloating disrespectfully when their Maximal enemies were captured. A mysterious white lion freed the captured Maximals before the Combatrons could dispose of them, allowing the opposition to escape. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}}

Megastorm and Galvatron uncovered a lost civilization in the underground ruins of Gaia, including a powerful [[Mother Computer]]. Galvatron overreached temporarily by assuming the two most powerful forms in the super-computer's databanks as his combat modes, and fell into a deep sleep. Once he realized his elder brother was incapacitated, Megastorm saw the opportunity for advancement, and named himself the new Emperor of Destruction. Megastorm arranged for the [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]]s and [[Autoroller (BW)|Autoroller]]s to assume combat modes from the Mother Computer as well, then dispatched them on independent missions. While the Autorollers began clearing away the forests to harvest Angolmois Energy, the Combatrons were ordered to retrieve the white lion who helped the Maximals. When [[BB (BW)|BB]] and [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] returned with the lion, however, Megastorm was surprised to learn it was the Maximal commander [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]]...a robot in disguise! Lio Convoy's sudden appearance drove Megastorm and his forces into retreat. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}}

Hoping to score credit with his elder brother when he reawakened, Megastorm instructed the Combatrons to find Lio Convoy and then alert him to the Maximal commander's location so he, Megastorm, could finish him off. Impatient for results, he eventually left the ship himself and ran into the Maximal [[Diver (BW)|Diver]]. He chased the frog into a rendez-vous with other Maximals, but there was still no sign of Lio Convoy. A sneering Megastorm intended to eliminate [[Bighorn (BW)|Bighorn]], who stood in his way, by unleashing the full power of his tank cannon. Unfortunately, the cannon took waaaaaay too long to power up, and Bighorn rushed behind Megastorm's guard in tank mode, pummeling him repeatedly while the helpless Predacon waited for his cannon to reach full power. He finally unleashed his ultimate blast, which of course went right past Bighorn since the buffalo was already behind the cannon's barrel. Even when Lio Convoy arrived on the scene, he left it to Bighorn to continue beating on Megastorm until the Duke of Destruction finally retreated. {{storylink|Bighorn's Rage}} Megastorm also oversaw a lake trap engineered by Starscream to capture and destroy the Maximals, but it ultimately proved fruitless. {{storylink|The Lake Trap}}

Still, with Galvatron out of the way, Megastorm developed a taste for leadership. He eventually decided to dispose of his brother so that he could take Galvatron's throne for good. Hauling the unconscious Galvatron off the ship, Megastorm dropped his slumbering sibling into a well of Angolmois Energy, thinking it would destroy him... only for Galvatron to be re-energized and rudely awakened! Exploiting his brother's slightly disoriented state, Megastorm claimed that it was the Maximals who had thrown him in the well, and Galvatron promptly set off to eliminate Lio Convoy and his team. Megastorm observed the ensuing the battle between Galvatron and the Maximals from afar, and he emulated their strategy with great aplomb, sending his brother sinking into the molten lava below. {{storylink|Galvatron Revived}}

Megastorm didn't realize that Starscream had also been watching the fight and had quickly recovered Galvatron from the volcano, bringing him back to the ''Galvaburg II'', unconscious once more and sealed in a coffin of solidified lava. Megastorm was not happy about this, fearing it would conflict with his aspirations for leadership. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

After Dirge and Thrust were outmatched by the Insectrons [[Bigmos]] and [[Tonbot]], Megastorm authorized Starscream to enact a scheme that would turn the Insectrons and Maximals against each other. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}} When Starscream successfully got a group of Insectrons to battle the Maximals, Megastorm dispatched Dirge and Thrust to help Starscream eliminate the winners, although they ultimately failed. {{storylink|Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos}}

As Galvatron began moaning in his sleep, Megastorm grew concerned his brother would awaken soon and reclaim leadership of the Predacons, and worse, see how little he'd accomplished in The Emperor's absence. Megastorm ordered Starscream to wrap-up his scheming and eliminate the Insectrons once and for all. Unfortunately, Starscream's efforts to get the Insectrons to fight amongst themselves with spiked oil failed spectacularly. Not only did the Maximals calm the fighting Insectrons, but Galvatron reawakened on the ship and got drunk on the special oil before the Predacons could stop him, leading Megastorm and his troops to flee from the tipsy dragon. Megastorm cheered in victory when the Maximals and Insectrons teamed up to defeat the rampaging Galvatron, although he quickly covered his excitement by feigning concern for his brother in front of his troops.
{{storylink|The Strongest Tag Team?}}

With Starscream's plans an absolute failure, Megastorm accepted an offer from [[Autostinger]] and the Autorollers to take over command of the anti-Insectron operations. {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}} When the Autorollers captured [[Scissor Boy]] and [[Tasmania Kid (BW)|Tasmania Kid]] and brought them to the ''Galvaburg II'', Megastorm was impressed. Unfortunately, the other Maximals and Insectrons arrived to rescue their comrades while the Combatrons were all out on patrol. Megastorm was overwhelmed, and was reluctantly forced to move their base before the mass of enemies defeated him. {{storylink|Danger! Scissor Boy}}

[[File:MegastormRage.JPG|thumb|ogbnorshnboihqpidhwnFIONOIAB!!!]]
Megastorm was vexed by the temporary return of his brother, Galvatron, rampaging over the Southern continent. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}} He unleashed the Combatrons and Autorollers for a major offensive in the south, but his efforts were opposed by the Maximals and Insectrons. Galvatron was soon back in the Predacon sick bay after his rampage ended, and Megastorm fretted that his older brother would permanently reawaken before he could truly consolidate his power. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}}

Despite all his planning, however, his fears were realized when Galvatron awakened and regained his faculties, and Megastorm soon found himself back under his older brother's thumb. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}} He began openly jousting with Starscream for Galvatron's favor, as Starscream continued to subtly undermine Megastorm while lavishing favor on Galvatron. {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}} Perhaps because of Megastorm's lack of accomplishments as leader, Galvatron also seemed less tolerant of his younger brother. He became annoyed at Megastorm for repeating his orders back to the troops, and struck him on the head several times to be quiet. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}

The Predacons were unable to come up with a combination scheme equal to [[Tripledacus]] on their own. Galvatron and Megastorm ordered the Combatrons to bring them the [[Jointron]]s for study, in hopes of copying their abilities. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}} When the Autorollers discovered a [[Copy Machine]] in the ruins on Gaia, Starscream gave Galvatron and Megastorm a demonstration by using it on BB to create [[Copy BB]]. After a struggle on the bridge between BB and his diametrically opposed counterpart, Megastorm was ready to destroy the infernal machine, but Galvatron stopped him. Instead, they initiated a plan to create evil copies of the Maximals. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

When [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] compared the strength of the Maximals and Predacons, the Duke of Destruction Megastorm was sized up next to Lio Convoy's lieutenant, [[Apache (BW)|Apache]]. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

Sensing a growing threat to his position from Starscream, Megastorm held back Starscream and BB from a scouting mission in favor of allowing Dirge and Thrust to improve their own standing. Despite their successful surveillance of the newly arrived [[Seacon (BW)|Space Pirate Seacons]], though, at Starscream's insistence Galvatron allowed him and BB to make the next run over Megastorm's objections. {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}}

Megastorm represented the Predacons in negotiations with [[Halfshell]] of the Seacons. Galvatron wished to hire the Seacons to eliminate the Maximals in exchange for a share of Angolmois Energy. Megastorm opened negotiations with an offer of 1/10th the Predacons' Angolmois Energy reserves for each Maximals successfully eliminated. Halfshell countered with a demand of 1/8th share per Maximal, and also coerced Megastorm into agreeing Lio Convoy was worth 3 times a normal Maximal. Megastorm returned to the ''Galvaburg II'' with news of his successful negotiations, but Starscream was there to point out the math: five Maximals at one-eighth price and Lio Convoy at three-eighths meant that if the Seacons were victorious, the Predacons would have to give up ALL the Angolmois Energy in their possession. An embarrassed Megastorm quickly made excuses, and claimed he had a plan to prevent that.

Working with Dirge and Thrust, Megastorm constructed [[Decoy energy transmitter|transmitters]] for the Seacons to lure the Maximals to six different locations so they could be beaten individually. The comedy duo inadvertently gave Megastorm the idea to install bombs in the transmitters too, hopefully to destroy the Seacons AND the Maximals at each site, and relieve them of the need to pay. Unfortunately for the plan, Dirge and Thrust were idiots. While placing the last transmitter, they were shocked by Lio Convoy's arrival and dropped the detonator. The damaged trigger ended up setting off the bomb directly under Megastorm as he watched the fight between Halfshell and [[Scuba (BW)|Scuba]]. Blown clear of the ocean, the dazed Megastorm crashed on the beach where [[Terrormander]] battled Apache. Rushing into the fray to prevent Apache from being killed by a Seacon, Megastorm stepped on a second bomb just as it detonated, launching him skyward again. As he stumbled out of the forest, Megastorm walked into Bighorn and [[Coelagon]]...and their bomb. One explosion later, an increasingly disheveled Megastorm crawled into the clearing where [[Scylla (BW)|Scylla]] tormented Tasmania Kid and caught yet ''another'' explosion in the face. Blasted back to the beach, Megastorm could barely stand when [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] came rushing through being chased by [[Sea Phantom]]...who had the last bomb hooked around his fin.

So, on the one hand, Megastorm's plan failed spectacularly and none of the Maximals were eliminated. On the other hand, no payments of Angolmois Energy had to be made and the Seacons didn't care about Megastorm's treachery, since he'd done so much damage to himself in the process. {{storylink|Megastorm's Reckoning}}

Megastorm stoically watched as Galvatron manipulated the Seacons into attacking the Maximals for no pay whatsoever. {{storylink|Showdown in the Sea}} When Starscream noticed the damage to the Seacons' [[Photon sailer]], he offered to negotiate a new, cheaper bounty for repair materials with the Seacons. When Galvatron told Starscream not to screw up the way Megastorm did, Megastorm knew he was on thin ice. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}}

As the Seacons prepared to leave Gaia behind, Halfshell challenged Lio Convoy to a duel for the energy necessary to depart. Galvatron sent Megastorm, Starscream and BB to monitor the fight, and hopefully eliminate a weakened Lio Convoy if Halfshell did not claim victory himself. Things looked bad for Lio Convoy when the one-on-one duel turned out to be against God Neptune. Through acrobatics and warrior skill, however, he seemingly defeated God Neptune and buried the Seacon combiner under a rockslide. Although the fight was not clearly finished, Megastorm jumped the gun and prepared to fire on the injured Lio Convoy. His cannon blast went wide instead, and caused a chain reaction in the Angolmois Energy under the ground. Lio Convoy and God Neptune were forced to abandon their bout due to the chaos that followed. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}

Megastorm was overseeing an Autoroller drilling operation when the Angolmois Energy began erupting out of control. Megastorm panicked and ordered an evacuation, but his older brother laughed and told him to calm himself. The Angolmois Energy was reacting to the artificial planet [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] that Galvatron had summoned to the solar system. Galvatron calmly entered the Angolmois Energy geysers and absorbed more energy to become even more powerful. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}}

However, Galvatron's power was not great enough to prevent him from suffering serious injuries in battle with [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]], the new Maximal combiner centered around [[Lio Junior (BW)|Lio Junior]], another wielder of Angolmois Energy. As Megastorm once again seized control of the Predacons, Starscream responded to a comment he made about Galvatron's power. Starscream claimed to have performed many experiments that indicated Megastorm could safely expose himself to Angolmois Energy to become even more powerful like his brother. Secretly, however, Starscream expected Megastorm to die in the attempt.

Megastorm began to have second thoughts about the process as he dangled over a pit of Angolmois Energy from inside a fragile cage, but Starscream dropped the Duke of Destruction into the maw anyway. As he soaked up Angolmois Energy, fearing his imminent death, Megastorm reflected upon his relationship with his elder brother. He thought on how he wanted to succeed his brother as Emperor of Destruction, and acquire a mode as powerful as his dragon mode, or like the dinosaurs that once roamed on this planet. Megastorm did indeed emerge from the pit, despite Starscream's expectations, far larger and possessing awesome power in a new dinosaurian body as "Gigastorm". As a towering ''Ceratosaurus'', Gigastorm did battle with the Maximals until they upset his footing, sending him back into the flow of Angolmois Energy. This did nothing to deter him, however, for Gigastorm was now nearly unstoppable. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}}

By means of the [[elementary particle control beam]], Gigastorm was capable of entering the ''Galvaburg II'' to address his troops. He congratulated Starscream on a job well done on his upgrade, still unaware of his lieutenant's true intentions. Although he was significantly larger and stronger, Gigastorm was no smarter than Megastorm. After being taunted by the Maximals into giving chase, he was lured into a ravine and then flanked on both sides by his foes. The unsuspecting Gigastorm was soon buried in rocks as the ground gave way under their firepower. What's more, the Maximals had arranged their ambush atop a vein of natural gas, letting the explosive vapor build up around the trapped Gigastorm before finally detonating it all at once around him. Unfortunately for the Maximals, Gigastorm's Angolmois Energy-enhanced armor allowed him to laugh off even this firestorm of an explosion. He was eventually pulled free with the assistance of the ''Galvaburg II'', but retreated after being outmaneuvered by Scuba's new weapon, the [[Tako Tank]]. {{storylink|The New Weapon, Tako Tank}}

Fearing his older brother would once again awaken and take the reins of power from him, Gigastorm tried to forcibly dismantle Galvatron with a chainsaw, but was stopped by Starscream and BB. He then made the same mistake he had made previously and tried to overload Galvatron with Angolmois Energy, only for it to fully restore Galvatron as it had in the past. Starscream reported Gigastorm's treachery to Galvatron, but the Emperor of Destruction wouldn't believe it at first. When Gigastorm fired on Galvatron in the midst of a battle with the Maximals, however, Galvatron recognized his younger brother's treachery for what it was. Gigastorm fought his elder brother in his powerful dragon mode, until Galvatron outsmarted his sibling by activating the elementary particle control beam of the ''Galvaburg II'' to reduce Gigastorm to a more controllable size. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}}

Dirge and Thrust managed to catch Starscream on video admitting he intended to kill Megastorm with the Angolmois Energy bath, prompting Gigastorm to seek his revenge. He planned to send Starscream and BB on a mission to an isolated Angolmois Energy-rich area, allegedly because the Maximals were nearby, then blow them up with concealed explosives. By sheer happenstance, all the Maximals actually ''were'' in the area, prompting Gigastorm to keep his head down and see how the Combatrons fared against their foes. When Starscream and BB exhausted all their firepower and prepared to surrender, Gigastorm saw his chance and blew the explosives, sending his rivals into the pit of Angolmois Energy below. Miraculously (and in no way exactly like ''every other time'' Gigastorm tried to kill someone with Angolmois Energy), Starscream and BB emerged from the pit more powerful than ever, having becoming [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] and [[BB (BW)|Max-B]]. Recognizing Gigastorm's hand in this, they prepared to square off against him before Galvatron arrived, forcing all his subordinates back firmly under his control. {{storylink|The End of Starscream}}

After Hellscream and Max-B's impressive upgrade, Dirge and Thrust felt even more outclassed than before. After several slapstick failures to redeem their image by eliminating Lio Convoy, Gigastorm took pity on his loyal soldiers and offered them an upgrade. Converting into his "Attack Fortress Mode", Gigastorm arranged to pump the Combatrons full of Angolmois Energy from his own system, and successfully transformed them into the Cyborg Beasts [[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrustor]]. {{storylink|The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot}}

[[File:Gigastorm1.jpg|thumb|left|"He said it was just a name!" "What he meant is that Monster Island is actually a peninsula!"]]

When a mysterious teleport gate fell to Gaia, the Predacons seized control of the device. Gigastorm and Hellscream determined it was capable of reaching through time and space to locate any being of their choosing. Galvatron hoped to add the power of the mighty [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] to his conquest of Gaia. However, Gigastorm screwed up the space-time coordinates (apparently through legitimate incompetence rather than deceit), pulling an unknown entity through the gate. Despite Gigastorm's bungling, Galvatron was pleased with his new arrival, the colossal and terrifying [[Majin Zarak]]. In all-terrain aircraft carrier mode, Majin Zarak was a juggernaut in Galvatron's command. While Gigastorm and the other Predacons were beaten by the Maximals, Majin Zarak's massive power allowed Galvatron to overpower Lio Convoy's crew. Unfortunately, the beast was eventually upended by Magnaboss, casting Galvatron out of the command deck. Gigastorm arrived in his flying "Attack Fortress Mode" to catch his brother, and the Predacons fled into the night. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

With the artificial planet Nemesis creeping ever closer to Gaia, its influence on the Angolmois Energy was ever more keenly felt. Lio Convoy and the Maximals tried using freeze devices to cool the unstable Angolmois Energy before it upset the planet's core. Gigastorm wanted to rush out and strike at the Maximals, but Galvatron told him to relax and merely increased power to Nemesis, undoing the Maximals' efforts. Gigastorm and the Cyborg Beasts soon confronted the Maximals anyway, but Gigastorm got caught in the freezing blasts of the Maximals' invention, leaving him helpless and hopeless on the field of battle. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}}

Lio Convoy's next plot caused more concern to Galvatron. The Maximals were in possession of the [[Niagara Cannon]], an Angolmois Energy-fueled artillery cannon, which could be used to shoot down Nemesis before it ever reached Gaia. Once he finally understood the danger, Gigastorm again tried to race into battle, but Galvatron told him to hold. Quoting Sun Tzu, Galvatron noted Lio Convoy was too cunning a tactician to show his entire hand like this. Sure enough, Hellscream and Max-B soon located a second cannon being moved underwater by Scuba. When both these cannons were destroyed and revealed as decoys by the Predacons, Galvatron and Gigastorm were still available to intercept Magnaboss and the real, third cannon as they reached the Angolmois Energy volcano.

The Maximal combiner separated, letting [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] and [[Santon]] hold the Predacons back while a determined Lio Junior readied the cannon and fired. Fortunately for the Predacons, the cannon was not powerful enough to affect Nemesis. With the cannon destroyed and useless, Galvatron ordered a retreat as there was no more reason to fight that day. Gigastorm was yelling empty threats back at the Maximals when he tripped and fell into a gorge, requiring his compatriots to use the ''Galvaburg II'' to fish him out. Having seen Lio Junior on the battlefield that day, Galvatron reflected on how Lio Convoy seemed to be raising a much better successor than he was. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}} Galvatron soon attempted to brainwash Lio Junior with evil Angolmois Energy, planning to replace Gigastorm as his second in command if he was successful. The plan failed, and Gigastorm didn't appear to understand the true intentions behind Galvatron's plot either. {{storylink|Lio Junior's Revolt!?}}

Gigastorm continued to be woefully unimpressive in the eyes of his older brother. An emissary robot arrived from Mars and told the Maximals it had the power to take control of the Angolmois Energy once placed inside the mother computer of the Gaian ruins. When Hellscream reported this development to the ''Galvaburg II'', Gigastorm didn't understand the significance of it, severely trying Galvatron's patience. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} After it was revealed that the robot intended to "control" the Angolmois Energy by destroying Gaia and everyone on it, the Maximals raced to the mother computer to stop it. Gigastorm, however, was myopically focused on defeating the Maximals, and sent the Cyborg Beasts into battle to delay the heroes merely because he could. Galvatron was forced to personally appear on the battlefield and rebuke Gigastorm for not seeing the bigger picture. He ordered his troops back to the ship so that the Maximals could return to their efforts to save the entire planet, the Predacons included. {{storylink|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

When Dirgegun and Thrustor supposedly discovered the Maximals' hidden base, Gigastorm was thrilled at the success of his favorite subordinates. He rushed out to join them in the attack, despite Galvatron's commentary that the Maximals were inconsequential in the face of Nemesis's arrival. Even with Hellscream's suspicions voiced, Gigastorm remained blind to the Maximals true intentions, as they diverted him away from their true location long enough to launch an intercept ship intending to reach and defeat Nemesis. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}} A sullen Gigastorm watched on as Galvatron dispatched his brainwashed Seacons to stop the Maximal ship, showing he had planned for every eventuality while Gigastorm still fell for every trick. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}

As Nemesis shot down the Maximal ship on approach, Galvatron dispatched Gigastorm and the Cyborg Beasts to survey the wreckage. The flying Beasts had difficulty supporting Gigastorm's vast bulk, and so they dropped him rather unceremoniously over the ground. Too large to enter the ship himself to check for survivors, Gigastorm ordered his troops to reconnoiter it for him. When they discovered the ship empty and a self-destruct sequence activated, Hellscream and the other fled the oncoming explosion at top speed...and without bothering to warn Gigastorm. Gigastorm was ignominiously covered in soot and ash, but otherwise unharmed. He and the Cyborg Beasts found the Maximals trying to infiltrate Nemesis's inner regions and engaged them in battle. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}}

When the full power of Gaia's Angolmois Energy flowed from the planet to Nemesis, Galvatron emerged from the depths and reported the deaths of Lio Convoy and Lio Junior in the rush of energy. Gigastorm gloated cruelly over the crestfallen Maximals, but Galvatron ordered him to be silent and show respect for such worthy fallen opponents. Galvatron's respect for Lio Junior in particular shamed Gigastorm, who couldn't understand why his elder brother thought the cub was such a better successor than he was. In response, Galvatron told Gigastorm to look him in the eye and swear he would die for his elder, just as Lio Junior voluntarily died for Lio Convoy. Gigastorm tried, but he could not meet his brother's gaze.

[[File:BW II ep43 Galva Giga Moment.jpg|thumb]]
The Maximals weren't finished, however, for soon a glowing green Lion Warrior emerged from the depths of Nemesis. Galvatron turned his back on this new threat, and told Gigastorm to show his love for his Emperor. Recognizing the opportunity his elder brother was providing him to get back in his good graces, Gigastorm turned his full fury on the Green Lion—Angolmois Burn, Tail Storm, Head Missiles, and Storm Cannons blazed against the legendary beast, but to no avail. The Green Warrior absorbed everything Gigastorm threw at him before using its own Matrix Typhoon attack to draw the Angolmois Energy out of Gigastorm, draining his power. {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}}

On the verge of systems shutdown, Gigastorm apologized to his brother for failing him. Instead of chastising him as he expected, however, Galvatron instead reached out to his little brother and told him he had performed admirably. Gigastorm then fell inactive until a current of Angolmois Energy "lava" shocked him awake again. He was last seen being dragged out into space by the Cyborg Beasts as they fought to escape the exploding Nemesis. {{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}
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====The Maximal Brainwashing Operation====
Megastorm was a big supporter of Starscream's latest scheme; the Predacon jet had devised a means to brainwash Maximals into Predacons, and managed to capture Tasmania Kid and Diver. After subjecting them to the brainwashing process, the pair were set loose against their former allies. The bulk of the Predacon forces followed them into a massive assault against the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew. Megastorm watched the whole drama unfold from a distance, readying a powerful blast to take out both the Maximals and his older brother. Just as he finished charging his canon and prepared to unleash its power, the terrain beneath Megastorm's treads collapsed! Scuba had been hiding in an underground river, and popped up at just the right moment to spoil Megastorm's shot. Megastorm's stray blast wound up badly injuring the Predacons, forcing them to retreat. Megastorm himself was swept up in the current of the underground river and carried away by the water. {{storylink|The Maximal Brainwashing Operation}}

====''Cloud''====
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====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Gigastorm returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he helped with reconstruction. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
In the [[Precursor World]], [[Primus]] remarked upon the power of [[Angolmois Energy]] and how it could change beings and give them the power to change others. One example was turning Megastorm into Gigastorm, and in turn giving him the power to transform Dirge and Thrust. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

====''End of G1 Universe''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)|Age of Primes}}}}

===''Beast Wars II'' comic===
Megastorm joined [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] and his [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] on [[Gaia]]in their quest for [[Angolmois Energy]]. After Galvatron absorbed Angolmois Energy and fell into a deep sleep, Megastorm hooked him up to the [[Galvatron Dekazura Tank]], using Galvatron's energies to power it. With it, he set out to attack [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]]'s [[Maximal]]s on a rainy day. The Maximals managed to lure the tank into a river and used underwater charges to exploit the tank's weak bottom shielding and sink it. After Lio Convoy broke into the tank, Megastorm took a shot at the Maximal, but it was deflected and Lio punched Megastorm, causing him to accidentally press the self-destruct button, blowing up the tank with him inside. Megastorm was left answering Galvatron's queries as to what happened while he was sleeping. {{Storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Infiltrate the Mystery Island!}} {{storylink|Realize the Forbidden Love!}} {{Storylink|Make a Surprise Attack on the Super Weapon Base!}}}}
[[File:MangaGigastormRecliner.jpg|left|thumb|I say, this is a delightful brew, chappies.]]
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Recover the Bonds Lost!}} {{storylink|All Hands, Make a Special Attack on the Evil Planet!}} {{storylink|Win the Battle of Light and Darkness!}}}}
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===3H comics===
Megastorm took part in the battle against the [[Quintesson]] forces one week after the reformatting of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a [[technorganic]] world. He aided [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] in destroying hordes of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] by tricking them into swarming what appeared to be an undefended canyon. In reality, it was to be the foundation of a new [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], built upon the smelted remains of the invaders. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
While endlessly loyal to his brother from the moment he came online, Megastorm also tried to be a moderating influence to Galvatron's impractical schemes. However, as time went on he began to question his sibling's sanity, and when the quest for [[Angolmois Energy]] began Megastorm came to the realization he would eventually have to overthrow him for the good of all Predacons.

After Megastorm was exposed to Angolmois Energy, his form mutated into a bipedal robotic dinosaur known as Gigastorm. With a new body came newfound confidence, so Gigastorm declared himself the leader of a [[Combatron (BW)|subfaction]] within the [[Destron (BW)|Destrons]]. With his power, he created the recon drone [[Gigascouter]].

Gigastorm set out to increase the power of his troops, exposing them to Angolmois Energy just as he was. His efforts created the [[Combatron (BW)|Cyber Beasts]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 2}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:Gigastorm_Kre-O_Character_Image.jpg|75px|thumb]]
Gigastorm was part of [[Bludgeon (G1)#Kre-O online manga|Bludgeon]]'s troops when they uncovered the ancient [[Red Bucket]]. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!|Treasure Competition!}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Gigastorm was a resident of [[Trypticon (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Dinosaur City]] on [[Metascan Omega]] one decade after the end of the [[Grand Uprising]]. When the [[Vok]] declared the planet was not for them, governor [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] requested the presence of anyone who could help with this crisis, including Gigastorm. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

===Legends World===
The [[Legends World]], where the rest of the ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]] existed as fiction, had its [[Megastorm (Legends)|own version of Megastorm]].

When the Legends World citizens were under attack by [[Galvatron II]]'s forces on the [[G1 World]] version of the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Leo Prime]] made use of [[Transformers sickness]] to awaken the power of their spiritual ancestors; Megastorm took on the form of ''this'' Megastorm. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}}

==Games==
===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
A portal to the realm of the super-powerful [[Energon Quartz]] was discovered on [[Gaia]], and Megastorm intended to obtain the treasure for himself. So did several other Predacons and Maximals however, leading to a series of one-on-one battles.

Megastorm could also partake in various other tasks, such as a mission to break a boulder to reveal an energon crystal hidden within before sundown, using a block in a mission to defend himself against various incoming projectiles, and missions to travel across a pit-riddled field, sometimes involving hideously large bacteria he had to fend off.

After defeating his final opponent, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], Megastorm gloated that using the Quartz's power, he would finally be capable of overthrowing his older brother, [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]. But his plans never became reality, as Galvatron stole the Quartz from under Megastorm's nose. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}

{{BW fighter ending|Megastorm|GBC}}

====Move list====
{{note|This move list presumes the player is facing right; when facing left, reverse the left and right inputs.}}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|'''Robot Mode'''
!colspan=2|'''Vehicle Mode'''
|-
|F. Mine||↓→B
|Maximum Shoot||↓→B
|-
|Critical Hammer||↓←B
|Sting Mine||↓←A
|-
|Spark Cannon||←↓→B
|Cyclone Cannon||←↓→B
|-
|Knuckle Bazooka||→↓→B
|Storm Pass||←↓→A
|-
|Megaton Bomb (super)||↓→↓← B
|Assault Ray (super)||↓→↓← B
|-
|Final Operation (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|Final Operation (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Megastorm was an example of Cybertronian nobility. {{storylink|Field Guide to Action and Adventure}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW2-toy Megastorm.jpg|thumb|300px|right]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Megastorm''' ([[1998]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-12'''
:*''Release date'': [[March]] ??, 1998
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles, sight
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: A roughly Ultra-sized figure released in the first wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWII|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Megastorm is a [[redeco]] of the first ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Megatron]] toy (which had not been released in Japan previously), transforming into a large combat tank. In both modes, his main cannon stocks up to four missiles (the insides of his legs hold the other two missiles), and gravity slides the next missile into place when one is fired. Megastorm lacks the electronics present in the ''Generation 2'' toy, however, and the battery compartment has been covered with a large green sticker to hide it. The robot mode has also been negligibly [[retool]]ed to accommodate a Predacon [[rubsign]] just below the chest tank section.

: The biggest visual difference between Megatron and Megastorm is that the purple camo pattern of the former has been switched to olive on the latter. The pattern borders are also now much less defined. A new black deco surrounds Megastorm's eyes and most of the upper face. The shoulder [[insignia]] decals have been updated to show the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] symbol and the text "Destron", though still on the [[Neon|bright orange]] background of the originals. Like his predecessor, he includes a "Big Stick" decal that wraps around the fume extractor of his main cannon, though instead of "Eat this, Autobots!", the other side carries Megatron's original motto, "Peace through tyranny". Lastly, the green plastic is slightly darker and the handgun is now cast in black plastic.

: [[Sonokong]] also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline under the same name. Aside from the difference in packaging, the Korean release of the figure is identical to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases. In place of the bio cards of the Takara releases, Megastorm comes with two "[[rock paper scissors]]" cards. One has an image [[:File:D-12 Megastorm Sonokong.jpg|reflecting the one on the box]], with rock and the number five die roll, and the other with scissors and the number two die roll, with a desert background.

: ''Beast-War'' Megastorm was later reissued in the Korean ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)#Car Bot|Car Bot]]'' packaging, re-assigned as an Autobot and renamed [[Armored Corps]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Megastorm/megastorm.htm More information on Megastorm at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Taihō no Taiketsu: Apache vs Megastorm''' (Vs pack, 1998)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''VS-12'''
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles, sight

: Megastorm was also available in a "Cannon Showdown" (大砲の対決) two-pack with the Maximal [[Apache (BW)#Toys|Apache]], also released in the first wave of ''Beast Wars II''.

: Both of the toys in this set are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:BWPerfectBook-BWIIGigastorm.jpg|thumb|300px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Gigastorm''' (1998)}}</ul>
:*''Sonokong name'': '''Giga Storm''' {{sic}}
:*''Release date'': [[October]] ??, 1998
:*''ID number'': '''D-22'''
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: Part of the ninth wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' toyline, Gigastorm is a redeco and partial [[retool]]ing of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' line]]'s [[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Trypticon]], giving him a new dino-mode nose-horn as well as removing the metal ball-bearings from the outsides of the legs. He transforms from a ''{{w|Ceratosaurus}}''-like [[robot mode]] (dubbed his "Destruction Dinosaur Mode" ), to his "Huge Base Mode" (the name of his battle station mode), to his "Attack Fortress Mode" (the name of his city mode). In Attack Fortress Mode, he has a lifting mechanism that can send smaller vehicles rolling down his ramp.

: Gigastorm can still [[battery-powered motor|walk]] but lacks virtually all of Trypticon's accessories, only coming with "[[Gigascouter#Toys|Gigascouter]]" ("Gigascooter" in Korea), a redeco of [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Toys|Full-Tilt]]. Gigastorm also features one minor piece of ''intentional'' [[misassembly]]: the panels which flip out from the sides of his Attack Fortress Mode are assembled backwards, so that the round, molded details are showing when the panels are flipped out, as opposed to the blank indents where the "HELIPAD" [[sticker]]s would've been. As Gigastorm no longer has any of Trypticon's stickers, it would appear this was done to compensate. This detail also made its way into his cartoon [[character model]].

: Sonokong also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline as "Giga Storm". This [[South Korea|Korea]]n release of the figure has a sticker over the battery cover. In place of the bio cards of the Takara release, Giga Storm comes with two "[[rock paper scissors]]" cards. One has an image [[:File:D-22 Giga Storm Sonokong.jpg|reflecting the one on the box]], with paper and the number two die roll, and the other with scissors and the number five die roll, with a rocky desert background.

: This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as the [[Gigastorm Armor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Gigastorm/gigastorm.htm More information on Gigastorm at TFU.info]''
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===''New Legends''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Gigastorm'''}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''NL-06'''

:''[[Transformers New Legends|New Legends]]'' Gigastorm is a redeco of ''Titans Return'' [[Trypticon_(G1)#Titans_Return|Trypticon]], with the head retooled to include the horns, and he stands at 20 inches tall. As a carryover from the original mold, he features the ability to "eat" Titan Master/Headmaster figures, who fall down his throat into his stomach, which can be opened to retrieve them. His "Attack Fortress" mode unfolds to around three feet wide, and his forward bay can fit one Deluxe Class figure. Gigastorm comes with his Deluxe-sized [[Gigascouter]] (complete with Headmaster) drone redecoed from [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Titans Return|Full-Tilt]], with the Titan Master sporting a new head and face plate.

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==Merchandise==
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*'''Beast Collection Special 10''' (PVC set, 1998)

: A clear-blue super-deformed PVC of robot-mode Megastorm, based on his animation model, was included as part of a ten-piece set of PVCs. His cannon is actually a separate piece that pegs onto his shoulder; curiously, his left forearm also has a peg to mount the cannon.

: This set was also marked as a "Clear Version Special Set", but it's unknown if an opaque set was ever released.

: This set also includes PVCs of [[Lio Convoy (BW)#bluePVC|Lio Convoy]] in both robot and beast modes, [[Galvatron (BW)#bluePVC|Galvatron]] in both robot and dragon modes, [[Apache (BW)#bluePVC|Apache]], [[Bighorn (BW)#bluePVC|Bighorn]], [[Scuba (BW)#bluePVC|Scuba]], [[Tasmania Kid (BW)#bluePVC|Tasmania Kid]], and [[Starscream (BW)#bluePVC|Starscream]].

===''Beast Wars Gum''===
*'''Megastorm''' (candy toy, 1997)
**''Accessories'': Rifle
:A snap together model kit of Megastorm was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Gum|Beast Wars Gum]]'', sculpted from purple and gold plastic. He could transform from robot to vehicle mode by being broken down into its component parts, then rebuilt into a new mode. It came with a stick of gum.

===''Beast Fighters''===
*'''Megastorm''' (candy toy, 1997)
:Kabaya's ''[[Beast Fighters]]'' Megastorm was a small, [[super deformed]] PVC model which was hollow inside, designed to be used as a finger-puppet. It was available in a [[Blindpacking|blindpack]] with fizzy "Ramune" candy.

===''Seal Retsuden''===
*'''Megastorm''' #043 (sticker, 1998)
*'''Megastorm''' #044 (sticker, 1998)
*'''Megastorm''' #096 (sticker, 1998)
:As part of their larger ''Seal Retsuden'' offering, [[Amada]] produced the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers Seal Retsuden]]'' set of 102 stickers. Of these, two normal ones (#043 and #044) and one gold one (#096) concern Megastorm.
:*[[Source:Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers Seal Retsuden#Megastorm|''Seal Retsuden'' Megastorm bio translation]]

===''Hikuzohkun PP Card''===
*'''Megastorm''' #08 (card, 1998)
*'''Megastorm''' #24 (card, 1998)
*'''Destron''' #30 (card, 1998)
*'''Apache VS Megastorm''' #33 (card, 1998)
*'''Destron''' #S3 (card, 1998)
:[[Amada]] produced a ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers Hikuzohkun PP Card]]'' set of 42 cards. Of these, two are dedicated to Megastorm (#08 and #24), one is a Predacon groupshot (#30), one is a vs. card of Megastorm and [[Apache (BW)|Apache]] (#33), and Megastorm is mostly depicted in the upper right corner of the prism card tableau (#S3).
:*[[Source:Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers Hikuzohkun PP Card|''Hikuzohkun PP Card'' Megastorm bio translation]]

===''Beast Change Kit''===
*'''Megastorm''' (1998)
**''Accessories'': Rifle
:Released by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], ''[[Beast Change Kit]]'' Megastorm is another snap together model kit of the character, this time in a [[super deformed]] style. The model can assume both robot and tank modes via disassembly and includes stickers for added detail. The kit is made from thick PVC plastic, making it more robust and able to withstand being assembled and disassembled multiple times.

===''Blokees''===
[[File:Blokees Defender 07 Gigastorm.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Gigastorm''' (2026)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 07 - Power Of The Beast'''
:*''Pull rate'': 1/12

:Sold as part of [[Blokees]]' 7th wave of Defender Version blind-boxed kits, this Gigastorm is a 2.2-inch (5.5 cm) figure, a few inches smaller than the ''Galaxy/Shining'' Version kits, but still articulated. In terms of construction, Gigastorm is basically a simplified version of the Galaxy Version Trypticon kit. The Gigascouter-like front torso piece can be removed to reveal a Predacon symbol. His twin cannons can pivot up or down, and is only compatible with any blast effect with a 3.4mm peg (providing if they have any).

:This wave (the global version) was first released on Korea's official Blokees Store before becoming available in China and globally.

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==Notes==
* According to [[Ben Yee]], who wrote his [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] profile, he envisioned Megastorm as having Trypticon's design specs in his database and using those as the basis of his upgraded form when empowered by Angolmois Energy.
* Like all non-toy Kreons (particularly in the [[Hayato Sakamoto]] comics), ''Kre-O'' Gigastorm is made from existing Kre-O parts. He uses the generic [[Tantrum (G1)|Torox]] helmet (with the side-holes being cleverly obstructed by the panel line), a horn piece, and a deco that matches his original counterpart's toy.
* Despite becoming a "[[Triple Changer]]" of sorts as Gigastorm, he never once uses the toys' "Huge Base Mode" (Gigastorm's equivalent to [[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Trypticon]]'s battle station mode) in the cartoon, just his "Attack Fortress Mode" (Gigastorm's equivalent to Trypticon's city mode).
** It also appears, from the [[character model|model sheet]]s surfaced online and the guidebooks that have included his models, such as the ''[[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers Film Book]]'', the "Huge Base Mode" never had a model sheet designed for it either, which is why it was never utilized on-screen. To be fair, without the use of the Trypticon toys' extra weapon accessories—''specifically'' the large cannon that forms part of [[Brunt (G1)|Brunt]]—the mode is pretty lackluster.
** Gigastorm's "Attack Fortress Mode" is also capable of flying, as seen in "[[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!]]", and his head is shown to be fully operable on the back of it… talking away to his brother back there… it's kinda weird.

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Megastorm''' (메가스톰 ''Megaseutom''), '''Giga Storm''' {{sic}} (기가스톰 ''Giga Seutom'')

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Skywarp (G1)/toys

2026-05-13T08:44:17Z

PBChew18: Undo revision 1915665 by Cosmic persimmon (talk) Pretty sure this falls under low-hanging fruit captions

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[[File:G1Skywarp package art.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]

'''[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]''' has always looked and will always look a lot like [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. There are many [[Starscream (G1)/toys|toys of Starscream]] and where there is a Starscream toy, a Skywarp toy soon follows.

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1toy skywarp.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|"He's a Starscream redeco, [[Thew Adams|Thew]], there's a hundred million just like him!" "Not to me there's not."]]
[[File:G1catalog84-DecepticonPlanes-Redeco.jpg|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Skywarp''' (Decepticon Plane, 1984/1985)}}</ul>
:*''Takara ID number'': '''23'''
:*''Accessories'': Left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles, 2 "Machine Guns", left & right wings, left & right rudders, left & right tail fins, landing gear
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Jeffrey Mangiat]] (packaging artist)}}

: Released in the first year of ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'', Skywarp transforms into an {{w|F-15 Eagle}} fighter jet, by a process which essentially involves removing and reattaching most of his plane parts. Though it is possible to do so without removing all of them, this rather piecemeal design and the fact that neither mode uses all his parts means it can be quite difficult to find a complete original Skywarp on the secondary market. He began life as a ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Jet Robo", but unlike team-mates [[Starscream (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Thundercracker]], with whom he shares his mold, his distinctive black-and-purple deco did ''not'' originate in that line.

: Skywarp is armed with a pair of missile launchers that mount on his arms in robot mode, and under his wings in jet mode, with a pair of specialized projectiles for each. In jet mode, two short rockets are fitted into the launchers to make them resemble the drop tanks a real F-15 carries, while in robot mode, they are replaced with the long barrels of Skywarp's machine guns. The original ''Diaclone'' version of the mold featured spring-loaded firing mechanisms in these launchers; while this feature was removed for the [[Hasbro]] release of the toy, it was left intact for the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] version, and all subsequent reissues.

: While the earliest releases of Skywarp were basically identical to the ''Diaclone'' mold, some small modifications were soon made to the figure which became the standard for all subsequent reissues of the mold. These included the hollowing out of the inner edges of his wings and the tips of his tail-wings, the lengthening of the pegs on his wings to make them fit more securely, and the addition of extra clips on the inner sides of his fist-gauntlets, allowing them to grip his arms better. Like all his 1984 brethren, Skywarp gained a factory-applied [[rubsign]] in 1985, which was added to the left side of his fuselage.

: Presumably by mistake, the stats on Skywarp, Starscream and Thundercracker's [[Tech Spec]]s were switched around. Skywarp's box was given Starscream's numbers, giving him a high intelligence and rank that stood in contrast to the bio printed next to them.

: Early Hasbro stock photos of Skywarp used for his [[instructions]], his packaging and the 1984 pack-in [[catalog]] (right) show him with a purple plastic nosecone. This was changed to a soft, black rubber nosecone when the toy was actually released. The same stock photos also show him with purple launchers with black triggers and muzzle rings, black feet, black shins, black outer arm panels, purple horizontal stabilizers, and both sets of missiles in purple rather than black. These stock photos were also later used to promote Takara's 2001 reissue (see below).

: The [http://tfarchive.com/toys/articles/toypics/mex_skywarp.jpg Mexican version] by [[IGA|Plasticos IGA]] retained the purple plastic nosecone, which was made out of solid plastic in this version (and had a slightly rounded off tip). Additionally, the front landing gear was made out of plastic as opposed to the [[die-cast]] metal version found on the Hasbro release.

: The Italian release of Skywarp (as "Corvo") by [[GiG]] put him in a generic "Distructor Planes" box, featuring names and tech specs for all three planes in the assortment.

: This mold was [[redeco]]ed into [[Sunstorm (G1)#Toys|Sunstorm]] and retooled to make [[Dirge (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Dirge]], [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ramjet]], and [[Thrust (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Thrust]].

::*''[http://www.transformerland.com/wiki/toy-info/transformers-g1-decepticon-jets-skywarp/339/ Patent info, price guide, and further reading on Skywarp at Transformerland.com]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Skywarp/skywarp.htm More information on Generation 1 Skywarp at TFU.info]''
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===''Machine Wars''===
[[File:MW-toy Skywarp.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|After his near-fatal encounter with the Invert Colors function.]]
*'''Skywarp''' (Basic, 1997)
**''Accessories:'' 2-part rifle
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Sharing a mold once again with [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Thundercracker]], Skywarp transforms into a white {{w|Rafale|Dassault Rafale}} fighter jet with spring-loaded one-step transformation from jet to robot. The two halves of his rifle store in his lower legs. Like all ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' toys, Skywarp was an [[exclusive]] to [[KB Toys]] stores and related stores like Toy Liquidators.

: This toy is [[gang-molding|gang-molded]] with the other three Basic molds in the line. Specifically, his head and inner robot parts share plastic with [[Hubcap (MW)#Toys|Hubcap]], and his jet parts share plastic with [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Mirage]], plus he shares the pearlescent-gray canopy plastic with, well, everyone.

: Curiously, Skywarp is the only Basic Decepticon to have a Decepticon symbol on him... and it's the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' Decepticon symbol at that. Which is appropriate, given this mold was originally developed for ''Generation 2'' as [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Thundercracker]].

: The toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the [[Skywarp drone]]s.

::*[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Decepticon/Skywarp/skywarp.htm ''More information on ''Machine Wars'' Skywarp at TFU.info'']
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===''Collector's Edition''===
{{anchor|collectorsedition}}[[File:G1toy reissue skywarp.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Skywarp''' (reissue, 2001)
**''ID number:'' '''Set C'''
**''Accessories:'' Left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles, 2 "Machine Guns", left & right wings, left & right rudders, left & right tail fins, landing gear

:The original Skywarp toy was reissued for the first time in 2001 as part of Takara's small "[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]" series, which made several Generation 1 toys available as convention [[exclusive]]s. Sold in new open-faced packaging with no notable changes from the original figure, Skywarp was an exclusive at the Japanese science fiction convention "Super Festival 21", available only in a set with Thundercracker and limited to 1000 pieces. The pair are often mistakenly identified as [[e-HOBBY]] exclusives.

::*''[http://shmax.com/part_details/3487 More information on Collector's Edition Skywarp at Shmax.com]''
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===''Commemorative Series''===
[[File:G1-toy SkywarpCommSeries.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|The Commemorative Series retooled Skywarp. Robot mode... that's okay. Jet? Not so much.]]
*'''Skywarp''' (reissue, 2003)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles, 2 "Machine Guns", left & right wings, left & right rudders, left & right tail fins, landing gear

:The original Skywarp toy was made available again as part of Hasbro's line of [[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]] reissues. Released in the fourth wave of the series, it featured functional missile launchers for the first time on a Hasbro version of the toy, but because the launchers now worked, both sets of missiles had to be lengthened [[for safety reasons]]. His machine guns didn't turn out ''too'' bad; the missiles didn't fare so well. Rather than correct the erroneous Tech Spec numbers from Skywarp's original release, this reissue retained them and instead features a slightly re-written bio to remove the contradictions.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/CSSkywarp/skywarp.htm More information on Commemorative Series Skywarp TFU.info]''
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:TFU03-toy Skywarp.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Like [[Mirage (BM)|Mirage]], except he can fly.]]
*'''Skywarp''' (Deluxe, 2003)
**''Accessories:'' 2 missiles

:''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' Skywarp is a redeco of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]] in his Generation 1 colors. He transforms into a Cybertronic fighter jet, armed with two spring-loaded projectile launchers that can fire orange "energon" bolts. These launchers end up in his arms in robot mode. He has a third robot mode that collapses the legs around the cockpit (oh hush), with flip-out panels revealing an extra pair of thrusters. His [[spark crystal]] is revealed by flipping the purple hatch on his back. The crystal is molded with the ''[[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]]'' design (by that point this was the only style being manufactured anymore) with a Decepticon [[insignia]] [[tampograph]]ed on top of it, oddly facing the opposite direction from the design molded into the crystal.

:Although most previous versions of the mold have the wingtips swept forward in vehicle mode, Skywarp was packaged and depicted in his instructions with the wingtips swept back. His fictional appearances, however, use the conventional arrangement shown here.

:Skywarp was also used to make ''Beast Machines'' [[Aero Drone|Sonic Attack Jet]], ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Storm Jet (RID)|Storm Jet]], and ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Jhiaxus (RID)|Jhiaxus]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Decepticon/Skywarp/skywarp.htm More information on Universe Skywarp at TFU.info]''
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===''Smallest Transforming Transformers''===
[[File:Smallest transforming skywarp.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Skywarp''' (2003)
**''ID number:'' '''GTF X-1'''
**''Accessories:'' Left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, left & right wings, left & right tailfins, landing gear

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' product, Skywarp is, of course, a redeco of this line's Starscream. Like all toys in the series, he is a tiny, simplified version of the original Generation 1 toy, transforming into an F-15 fighter jet, with most of the accessories from the original toy faithfully translated save for his machine guns. As with all previous waves of ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'', these figures were sold [[blindpacking|blindpacked]], with Skywarp as one of the wave's two rare [[chase figure]]s

: This mold was redecoed into ''Smallest Transforming'' Thundercracker, and retooled to make Thrust.

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/SmallestSkywarp/skywarp.htm ''More information on Smallest Transforming Transformers Skywarp at TFU.info'']
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===''Robotmasters''===
[[File:RM-toy Skywarp.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Now with the proper articulation for down-stair-pushing.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Skywarp & Thundercracker''' (Multi-pack, 2005)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[August 11]], 2005
:*''Accessories'': 2 rifles, 2 missile pods

: ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' Skywarp is a redeco of [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Robotmasters|Starscream]] from the same series, a re-imagining of the original ''The Transformers'' figure retaining its basic [[Transformation|transformation scheme]], but designed to be closer to the animation model, with longer legs, greater articulation, and integrated parts that do not require detachment during transformation. The only pieces that now need to be removed are Skywarp's rifles, which move from his wings to his arms. He has peg-holes on each outer bicep, top of the tricep, and one on the inner right fist, allowing the rifles to be mounted in multiple positions. These holes are also compatible with the various other weapons used throughout the ''Robotmasters'' line.

: Skywarp also came with two "missile pods" based on weapons Starscream used but once, in the original cartoon episode "[[Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain]]". These chromed accessories plug into the square holes in his chest, and feature opening covers that reveal (non-firing) missiles within.

: He was available only in a two-pack with [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Robotmasters|Thundercracker]], which also came with a Decepticon sigil pin. This set was the very last product released in the ''Robotmasters'' line, and wasn't even strictly sold in a box from that series; instead, it used an [[e-HOBBY]] reissue box (most likely the one used by [[Magnificus (G1)#Toys|Magnificus]]), with unique stickers applied to add the ''Robotmasters'' branding, Skywarp and Thundercracker's names, and advertizing the pin.

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Destron/Skywarp/skywarp.htm ''More information on Robotmasters Skywarp at TFU.info'']
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===''Classics''===
{{anchor|Classics (2006)}}
[[File:Class06-toy Skywarp.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|"TARGET acquired, lol".]]
*'''Ultra Magnus vs Skywarp: Battle For Autobot City''' (Multi-pack, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right missile launchers, 2 missiles

: ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Skywarp is a redeco and slight retool of ''Classics'' Deluxe Class [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Classics|Starscream]], transforming into an [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|F-15 Eagle fighter jet]], though with a canopy like that of an [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|F-14 Tomcat]]. Unlike previous (and future) figures, the shade of purple used for this figure has a more reddish tint to it. He comes with a pair of spring-loaded missile launchers that can be mounted on his biceps or used as hand-held weapons in robot mode and can attach under his wings in vehicle mode. As with most ''Classics'' toys, he also features a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]].

: Skywarp was slightly [[retool]]ed from the earlier Starscream figures. The retool is present in the jet intake area. The slope of his shoulders was decreased from Starscream's, and a fifth rectangle was added to the vertical area. This retooled version was used for all subsequent releases of the mold, and was also used as a [[Variant#Running change|running change]] on Starscream.

: Skywarp was only available as part of a two-pack with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/toys#Classics|Ultra Magnus]] [[exclusive]] to [[Target]] in the United States. The set's price was $19.99, despite including both a Voyager Class and Deluxe Class mold in it, which would be approximately $30 worth of toys if they had been sold separately. The pack was also available in Woolworth stores throughout the United Kingdom.

: [[Stock photography]] of ''Classics'' Skywarp showed [[:File:Classics Skywarp toy.jpg|a more detailed color scheme]] than the actual released figure. Much like ''Classics'' Ultra Magnus, the changes were most likely due to an overabundance of [[paint operation]]s. This more detailed version was shown at [[BotCon 2006]], and at least one sample found its way to a collector's hands. The sample also used the original Starscream mold, and not the retooled version mentioned above.
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::*[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Decepticon/ClassicsSkywarp/skywarp.htm ''More information on Classics Skywarp at TFU.info'']
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===''Masterpiece''===
{{anchor|MP6}}
[[File:MP-6 Skywarp.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Takara finally remembered what colors the Seekers are supposed to be.]]
*'''Skywarp''' ([[September 1]], [[2007]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-6'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "Machine Guns", 2 AIM missile racks, [[Doctor Arkeville#MP6|Doctor Arkeville]] pilot, Megatron Gun clasp, display stand

: ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Skywarp was released in Japan in September of 2007. He is a redeco of the ''Masterpiece'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|MP-3 Starscream]] mold in black, gray, silver, and purple, though the purple and silver are more minimal than usual. Skywarp is able to switch between a minimally retooled stoic face and a new snarly face, retooled from Starscream's previous smirk. The tiny [[Doctor Arkeville]] [[Slug figure|pilot figurine]] (this time molded black) is also included, as well as a clasp for jet mode Skywarp to hold the gun mode Megatron that came with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|Masterpiece MP-1 Convoy/20th Anniversary Optimus Prime]].

[[File:MPSkywarp stickers.jpg|upright=1.1|left|thumb|He ''admits'' to being Cyclonus? Haha, what a prankster!]]
: The sticker sheet includes Skywarp-esque stripes, as well as several whimsical squadron markings.

:The second pressing of ''Masterpiece'' Skywarp (released in October 2008) features an assembly error: his left and right pectorals are flipped. This misassembly does not affect transformation at all, and is really only noticeable when compared to prior ''Masterpiece'' Seekers. The September 2007 pressing of ''Masterpiece'' Skywarp is assembled correctly. ''Masterpiece'' Thundercracker is misassembled as well.

:It is a common misconception that the stoic face on Takara's ''Masterpiece'' Starscream, Skywarp, and Thundercracker are the same, when all of them are in fact different sculpts.

:This mold was later used for the ''Masterpiece'' version of [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Thundercracker]]. It was also redecoed and retooled to create the eleventh ''Masterpiece'' figure, [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP11|Starscream]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/MPSkywarp/skywarp.htm More information on Masterpiece Skywarp at TFU.info]''
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[[File:MP-11SW Skywarp.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Just to fool you into thinking that there isn't a third Masterpiece Seeker mold being developed.]]
*'''Skywarp''' ([[January 5]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-11SW'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP11SW|Megatron Gun]], [[Doctor Arkeville#MP11SW|Doctor Arkeville]] pilot

:A redeco of the newer ''Masterpiece'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP11|MP-11 Starscream]] mold, Skywarp features some extensive retooling to wind the ''Masterpiece'' Seeker design back into the more Generation 1-accurate look, with most of the robot mode being newly tooled parts, including chunkier legs that now incorporate his tail-fins, [[retool]]ed shoulders and wingtips that no longer curve into one another, a new head (with collapsible head fins), new heel spurs that flip out for added support in robot mode, and re-engineered Machine Guns attached to extending armatures that mean they no longer have to be [[Partformer|removed]] for transformation.

:The figure features flip-up missile racks built into his pectorals. He comes with the original version of the [[Megatron (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|Megatron gun]] that first came with ''Masterpiece'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary/Masterpiece|MP-1 Convoy]]. He also comes with a [[Doctor Arkeville#MP11SW|Doctor Arkeville]] pilot figure identical to the previous MP-6 release.

:Skywarp's deco is heavily based on his cartoon appearance and features the rarely reproduced in toy form entirely purple shoulders and arm cannons. Despite the focus on cartoon accuracy in his deco, he carries over the striping on his forearms, shoulders, and pectorals similar to his original MP-6 Masterpiece release.

:As a redeco of the MP-11 release, Skywarp is ''likely'' to be plagued with the same quality control issues.

:Skywarp was only released in China via Hasbro Asia under the TakaraTomy label; marking the second time an original TakaraTomy Masterpiece toy wasn't released for the Japanese market ([[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP5G|''Masterpiece'' Megatron Gold Version]] was the first).

:On [[November 30]], [[2016]] MP-11SW Skywarp was released in Japan for the first time as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive. There are notable differences between this release and the original almost two years prior. The shade of purple used on the later release is more warm and less cool in tone. His biceps and knee flaps are now molded in black plastic rather than in purple plastic painted a glossy black. The inner portion of his upper chest is no longer painted silver, but molded in silver plastic. Many of the paint operations are also slightly different in color from the earlier Hasbro Asia release. Hasbro Asia also re-released the figure to coincide with the Japanese release.

:When purchased from a seller supplied by Hasbro Asia, Skywarp comes with a collector coin, mounted on a card resembling his wings, complete with his signature wing stripes. The coin was reissued in 2016, without change, alongside the figure.
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[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-52-Skywarp.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Back in Black (and purple)!]]
*'''Skywarp Ver. 2.0''' ([[December 25]], [[2021]])
**''ID number:'' '''MP-52+SW'''
**''Accessories'': 3 alternate faces, 5 effect parts, 2 null rays, 2-part display base, [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP52Plus|Megatron]] gun
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref name = Gen24>[https://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/techspecs/interviewkojinono6.html Interview on the 40th Anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand] with [[Kōjin Ōno]] in ''[[Transformers Generations 2024]]'', translated at Soundwaves Oblivion</ref>

:A redeco of ''Masterpiece'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP52|Starscream Ver. 2.0]], the second version of ''Masterpiece'' Skywarp was first announced by TakaraTomy as part of a competition—those who purchase all three Ver.2.0 Seekers will receive an add-on kit for [[Starscream (G1)/toys#MP52|Starscream]]; giving him his iconic crown and cape from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. The toy's stock photography was unveiled a few months after the competition was announced.

:Skywarp comes with many accessories, including 3 alternate faces, 5 effect parts, a stand for his jet mode, a pair of null rays, and a non-transforming figure of [[Megatron (G1)/toys#MP52Plus|Megatron]] in his gun mode. His jet mode can half-transform into a Gerwalk-styled "Alternate Transformation" which is based on the episode ''[[Dinobot Island, Part 2]]'', as seen in the figure's stock photography. Skywarp is colored in a cartoon-accurate lilac color, as opposed to the neon purple found on most of his toy releases.

:Like Thundercracker, Skywarp was released as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive to Japan.

:This mold was also used to make [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#MP52|Thundercracker]].
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium-toy WWSkywarp.JPG|right|upright=1.67|thumb]]
*'''War Within Skywarp''' ([[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2008 exclusive)

: [[Titanium Series]] ''[[War Within (toyline)|War Within]]'' Skywarp is a redeco of [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Thundercracker]], transforming into a Cybertronian "tetrajet" as reimagined by [[Don Figueroa]]. As with all 6-inch Titanium Cybertron Heroes, he is constructed mostly of fully painted die-cast metal. He was available only at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] after the Titanium line had already been cancelled, and also Hasbro Toy Shop's booth at {{w|San Diego Comic-Con}} 2008.

: This mold was also used to make ''War Within'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Starscream]], [[Sunstorm (G1)#Titanium Series|Sunstorm]], and [[Thrust_(G1)/toys#Titanium_Series|Thrust]].

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/SDCCSkywarp/skywarp.htm ''More information on Titanium Skywarp at TFU.info'']
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===''Henkei! Henkei!''===
[[File:Henkei Skywarp.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Good luck finding me.]]
*'''Skywarp''' (September 2008)
**''Accessories:'' 2 missile launchers (left and right), 2 missiles

: ''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]'' Skywarp is a [[Toy Hobby Market]] exclusive redeco of ''Henkei! Henkei!'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Starscream]]. Skywarp and his fellow [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Henkei! Henkei!|Thundercracker]] were opened for pre-order on [[May 22]] through [[June 20]], and mailed out in September 2008.

:Soon after release, there were numerous complaints from both Japanese and foreign collectors about the poor quality control for both Thundercracker and Skywarp. Skywarp's most common fault was missing paint for one of his shoulders. Some reported both toys suffering misassembly issues such as having two left or two right thighs.

:Several minor changes were made to this mold for this release. The holes for his missile launchers in his arms were widened, as were the launcher's insertion pegs. The wing's missile launcher insertion points were lengthened and are now curved at the end. The last rectangle on his air intakes was further modified from the [[Transformers: Classics|Classics]] version, this time the bottom most rectangle goes completely across the air intake's surface rather than just the center. ''Henkei! Henkei!'' Thundercracker and ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' Starscream also saw most of these changes.
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008-toy MasterpieceSkywarp.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|What is weirder than a Hasbro release having more accurate colors than its Takara original? Why, that [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Classics|this is the second time it happened with this exact same mold!]]]]
*'''Masterpiece Skywarp''' (2009)
**''Accessories:'' 2 "Machine Guns", 2 missile racks, Doctor Arkeville pilot figurine, gun clip, two-piece display stand

: A [[Walmart]] exclusive redeco of the original ''Masterpiece'' Starscream mold. Just like Starscream, Skywarp is able to switch between two different faces. This release uses the Starscream's stoic and smirking alternate faces rather than the Takara ''Masterpiece'' Skywarp's newly-tooled stoic and snarling faces. Hasbro designer [[Joe Kyde]] felt the alternate snarling face did not fit Skywarp's prankster personality, so he went with the Starscream smirk face instead when designing the deco for Hasbro's release. As a result of gang molding, Skywarp also uses Starscream's stoic face, the decision being the difference between Skywarp and Starscream's stoic face was negligible enough not to make a significant difference. The toy also features a more G1 toy styled deco rather than cartoon-based, particularly in the yellow eye color and wing stripes. His purple more closely matches that of the original toy than the purple used on the Takara version, and features a lighter flat black, like the original toy, instead of Takara's darker glossy black. The Hasbro version replaces some of the dark gray of the Takara version with a dark silver, removes the arm and chest striping, but adds additional red detailing, while removing some as well. Much like Hasbro's Starscream, he does not feature any of the warning or slogan tampographs, but features tampographed striping, Decepticon symbols, and some additional paint details not present on the Takara version. The nosecone features black paint over purple plastic, allowing for easy customization of "Mexican Masterpiece Skywarp".
: The tiny Doctor Arkeville pilot figurine (molded in black with no paint applications) is also included, as well as a clasp for jet mode Skywarp to hold the gun mode Megatron that came with ''Masterpiece'' Convoy/20th Anniversary Optimus Prime and a stand (featuring Skywarp's name) with a support beam for jet or robot mode.
: Masterpiece Skywarp was also available as an Argos exclusive in the [[United Kingdom]].

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/MPSkywarp/skywarp.htm ''More information on Masterpiece Skywarp at TFU.info'']
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===''Encore''===
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[[File:G1toy encore skywarp thundercracker.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Skywarp & Thundercracker''' (reissue multi-pack, 2008)
**''ID number'' '''11'''
**''Accessories:'' Left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, 2 missiles, 2 "Machine Guns", left & right wings, left & right rudders, left & right tail fins, landing gear

:Skywarp's original toy was reissued again as part of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' series, this time in a two-pack with his erstwhile partner, Thundercracker. This release of the figure replaced his Decepticon symbol stickers with [[tampograph]]s, and changed his purple stickers to a much bluer shade. Curiously, although Thundercracker's wing stripes were replaced with tampographs, Skywarp's remained factory-applied stickers.
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===''Alternity''===
[[File:Alternity skywarp toy.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Mortal minds cannot even comprehend the four-dimensional hyperstairs he can push you down.]]
*'''Skywarp [Witch Purple Pearl]''' ([[May 29]], [[2010]])
**''ID number:'' '''A-04'''

:Skywarp is a [[retool]] of the simultaneously released ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Alternity|Starscream]] with a different head, transforming into a licensed 1:32 scale {{w|Mitsuoka Orochi}}. Like the other toys in the line, he features [[die-cast]] metal parts and rubber tires, as well as an opening hood, trunk and doors. This is also currently the only ''Alternity'' mold to feature [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|a fake kibble chest]].

:In car mode, small wings are ''supposed to'' be able to flip out from under Skywarp's rear wheels, giving him the appearance of a flying car. Unfortunately, this [[gimmick]] suffers from a rather nasty [[design flaw]]: there is simply not enough clearance under the car for the wheels to be able to pass and hinge through, and attempting to do so will result in the plastic reinforcement struts underneath ''deforming the rims and chipping the tires''. His door panels also tend to detach from their [[ball joint]]s ''very easily''.

:This mold, with Skywarp's head, was also used to make [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Alternity|Thundercracker]] and [[Banzai-Tron (G1)#Alternity|Banzai Tron]].

::*[http://www.tfu.info/2010/Destron/Skywarp/skywarp.htm ''More information on Alternity Skywarp at TFU.info'']
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===''Chronicle''===
[[File:EZCollectionSkywarpToy.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|Teleports right out of your pocket.]]
*'''Skywarp''' (EZ Collection, 2011)

:''[[Transformers Chronicle (toyline)|Chronicle]]'' Skywarp is a redeco of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Reveal the Shield]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Transformers .282010.29|Starscream]]. He transforms into an F-15 with many fuselage details borrowed from the ''Masterpiece'' version. This is also the first Seeker mold in many years to attempt an entirely new transformation, with the arms now forming the rear of the jet and the legs folding under the wings. Skywarp was available only in Japan, and like many Japanese "EZ Collection" toys, was [[blindpacking|blindpacked]].

:This toy was also '''EXCEEDINGLY''' rare to find. Think other toys have a high aftermarket price? This one has '''NO''' aftermarket price.

:This mold was also used to make ''Chronicle'' Thundercracker.
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreOtoy_KreonSkywarp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
* '''Optimus Prime''' (2011)
**''Set number'': '''30689'''
** ''Pieces'': '''542'''
** ''Kreons'': [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Bluestreak]], Skywarp, 2 [[Stunt Driver]]s
** ''Accessories'': 2 clip-on blasters

: The [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Optimus Prime]] construction set comes with a Skywarp Kreon. He has a helmet, wing back that attaches around his neck, and two blasters that clip onto his arms. These same Kreon accessories were also used for [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Thundercracker]].

: A variation of Skywarp exists where initial versions of the figure feature chrome purple toes. Later versions omitted this detail. The [[stock photography]], by the way, shows him with purple-plastic legs rather than black.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/Kre-OSkywarp/skywarp.htm More information on Skywarp at TFU.info]''

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* '''Kreon Ultimate Collection 2''' (2013)
** ''Accessories'': 2 clip-on blasters

:Skywarp was later made available as the "Mystery Figure" figure packed with [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Bumblebee]], [[Red Alert (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Red Alert]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Mirage]], and [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Jazz]]. The identity of Skywarp is kept secret in the packaging, but his inclusion is consistent.

:This version of Skywarp does not feature the purple chromed toes of the original release.

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[[File:KreO-Toy SkywarpC84.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''B0090'''
**''Voted'': Most Punctual
**''Accessories'': 2 clip-on blasters

: This version of Skywarp has much more extensive, toy-based [[tampograph]]s than his prior version. Oddly, his limbs, wings and blasters are different shades of purple plastic, rather than a more accurate-to-anything black plastic with purple detailing.

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/SDCCKre-OSkywarp/skywarp.htm More information on Class of 1984 Skywarp at TFU.info]''
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:Bot Shots Skywarp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Confused by [[rock paper scissors]].]]
*'''Skywarp''' (2012)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''B016'''
***''Fist strength'': '''620'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''160'''
***''Sword strength'': '''830'''

: Part of the fifth wave of ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' Series 1 single-packs, Skywarp is a [[redeco]]/[[retool]] of the [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Starscream]] mold, being cast in black and purple in [[homage]] to Generation 1 Skywarp, and featuring a new chest and scowling head. He transforms into a tiny [[super deformed]] jet fighter resembling [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#F-22 Raptor|F-22 Raptor]], and [[Autotransformation|autotransforms]] into robot mode when his nosecone is pressed. He has a "spinner" in his chest that shows his three attack types and power levels.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/BSSkywarp/skywarp.htm More information on Bot Shots Skywarp at TFU.info]''

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[[File:BStoy-SuperBotSkywarp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And he's still scowling.]]
*'''Skywarp''' (2013)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': ''' Super Bot 003'''
***''Fist strength'': '''510'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''180'''
***''Sword strength'': '''925'''

: Part of the third wave of ''Bot Shots'' Series 2 single-packs, Super Bot Skywarp transforms into a futuristic forward-swept wing fighter jet with two blasters at the front. As a Flip Shot, an impact to the front of his vehicle mode causes him to flip up when autotransforming. As a Super Bot, he has more lopsided stats, and is cast in translucent purplish-black plastic.

:He was going to be redecoed into the unreleased [[Starscream (G1)/toys#FlipShotLauncher|Flip Shot Starscream Launcher]]. Yup, Skywarp <s>came first</s> owns this mold.
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===''United''===
[[File:United Skywarp toy.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Close but no cigar.]]
*'''Seekers: Aces''' ([[December 21]], [[2012]])
**''Accessories:'' Left & right launchers, 2 missiles
:''[[Transformers United|United]]'' Skywarp is a third redeco of the ''Classics'' Starscream mold, and the first time he is offered with both of his wing mates [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys|Thundercracker]].
: This version of Skywarp is heavily based on his cartoon appearance. He features a glossy black, a medium warm purple, shiny metallic purple paint on most of his purple plastic, and an amber cockpit. Paint operations found on the Henkei! Henkei! release were shuffled around for the sake of cartoon accuracy, up to and including purple shoulders.
: Original photos of Skywarp showed him with show-accurate all purple arm cannons, but due to gang molding (and lack of additional paint operations) only the upper most portion of his arm cannons ended up purple.
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===''Generations''===
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[[File:Generationstoy-Thrilling30Skywarp.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Will use his guns to give you cold dead hands.]]
*'''Skywarp''' (Deluxe Class, 2014)
**''Series / Number'': '''02 / #012'''
**''Accessories'': Two assault cannons, tail-fin

:Part of the eighth wave of [[2012]]-onwards ''Generations'' Deluxe Class toys, ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' Skywarp is a redeco of ''Generations: [[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' [[Starscream (WFC)/toys#Generations|Starscream]], and transforms into a Cybertronian jet fighter. He comes with two spinning, triple-barreled cannons which can combine to form a larger hand-held weapon that is geared to spin its two triple-barrels together, and resembles the [[Neutron assault rifle]] from ''Fall of Cybertron''. Each of the weapon halves features two [[5 mm post]]s, as well as a peg-hole on their hollow sides, while the combined form features another peg-hole at the top, but makes the peg-holes on the hollow sides inaccessible. Skywarp features numerous 5 mm peg-holes, such as his hands, forearms, lower legs, and wing undersides.

:Skywarp's tail-fin is attached via a 5mm post on its underside, and can be detached to reveal three additional peg-holes, with two of these peg-holes being just the right distance to accommodate the combined assault cannons/rifle, with the tail-fin pegging on the rifle's top peg-hole. This allows the weapon to mount on top of the vehicle mode, and store on his back in robot mode.

:Skywarp is minimally mis-transformed in-package: his jet mode nosecone is extended, rather than folded in as it should be in robot mode. He comes packaged with a copy of [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|''Robots in Disguise'' #23]].

:Despite using a mold matching [[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]]'s appearance in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'', this toy ''technically'' represents G1 Skywarp, thanks to his [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] pack-in fiction. Consequently, the toy is listed in the former's page as a [[repurposing]]. This mold was also used for TakaraTomy's ''Fall of Cybertron'' Skywarp, itself repurposed as ''Cloud'' [[Hellwarp|Skywarp]], and as ''Generations Thrilling 30'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Thundercracker]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/GenSkywarp/skywarp.htm More information on ''Generations'' Skywarp at TFU.info]''
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===''Hero Mashers''===
[[File:HM-toy Megatron.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The most easily-lost Skywarp hand since 1984.]]
*'''Megatron''' (Battle Upgrade, 2014)
**''Pieces'': '''18'''
**''Accessories'': Backpack, spring-loaded cannon, missile, blaster, energy flail, 2 blaster-pods, "Skywarp" right forearm

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

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/HMMegatron/megatron.htm More information on Megatron at TFU.info]''
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===''Combiner Wars''===
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[[File:CombinerWarsLegendsSkywarp.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Skywarp''' (Legends Class, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' 2 cannons
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:A redeco of ''Thrilling 30'' Legends Class [[Starscream (G1)/toys#GenLegends|Starscream]], ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Skywarp is roughly the same size as a ''[[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class toy. Based on a [[Guido Guidi]] [[Seeker (body-type)|seeker]] concept for the [[The Transformers (IDW)|first IDW ongoing series]], he transforms from a hybrid F-15/F-22 style jet. He features a fold out front landing gear, [[5 mm post|5 mm-compatible]] hands, and back/wings, and has [[C joint|3 mm-compatible]] upper arm ports. He comes with two removable cannons that have [[5 mm post#Multiple posts and double posting|both 5 mm and 3 mm pegs]]. As with Thundercracker his current stock photo is mistransformed: his wing assembly has not been folded up to the body.

: This figure was also used to make ''Thrilling 30'' [[Acid Storm (G1)#Generations|Acid Storm]] and ''Combiner Wars'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#CWLegends|Thundercracker]].

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[[File:CWLeaderSkywarp.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2.2|And Warper Makes Three.]]
*'''Skywarp''' (Leader Class, 2016)
**''Accessories:'' Missile launcher, missile, 2 arm cannons, 2 leg cannons, 2 "Seeker guns"

:Skywarp is a redeco of ''Generations Combiner Wars'' Leader [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#CWLeader|Thundercracker]]. He transforms from a robot into a jet fighter, and includes a missile launcher and four limb-mounted weapons, plus two guns based on the traditional Seeker arm rifles. He also features a faux cockpit. Skywarp does not include the original Jetfire mold's "Turbo Thruster" booster pack accessory, nor does he include Starscream's crown, but is still compatible with both.

: Skywarp unfortunately became a massive shelfwarmer, prominently seen at U.S. Target stores in bulk among the ''Titans Return'' toyline.

: The original version of this mold was used to make ''Generations'' [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Generations|Jetfire]], and was redecoed into ''Combiner Wars'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#CWLeader|Starscream]].
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===''Transformers'' (2014)===
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[[File:Transformers-2014-legion-skywarp.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Skywarp''' (Legion Class, 2015)

:Legion Class Skywarp is yet another redeco of ''Reveal the Shield'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Starscream, which features the retooled wings and hands originally created for [[Transformers: Generations#Asian market exclusives ("GDO")|''Generations'' GDO]] Legends Class [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Legends|Thundercracker]]. Aside from that, the figure's deco is mostly identical to [[#Chronicle|the ''Chronicle EZ Collection'' figure]] listed above, although the purple [[paint operation]]s sport a more blue hue, the purple paint operations on his shins are omitted entirely, and the [[tampograph]]ed Decepticon insignias on the wings are purple with silver outlines rather than completely silver.<ref name="2014legion">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-feedback/1040836-classic-legion-skywarp.html Review of 2014 Legion Class Skywarp] at TFW2005, including a comparison with ''EZ Collection'' Skywarp.</ref>

:Skywarp comes in packaging that is based on the packaging design for the concurrently released ''Combiner Wars''-era ''Generations'' figures, but replaces the name ''Generations'' with "Authentic Transformers". Since Skywarp and his [[wave]]-mates ship with three figures previously released under what we consider a generic [[Transformers (2014 toyline)|''Transformers'' (2014) toy line]], all of them now in the new packaging style, we consider Skywarp to be part of that line as well. The wave that contains Skywarp has thus far been found at Fred's, Gordmans, Dollar General and Family Dollar stores in the United States, but was available at general retail in Hong Kong and from Australian Target stores.
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===''Q-Transformers''===
[[File:QTransformers Skywarp.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|Fatwarp]]
*'''Skywarp''' ([[September 19]], 2015)
**''ID number:'' '''QT-30'''

:A redeco and minor retool of ''[[Q-Transformers]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Starscream]], Skywarp transforms from a [[super deformed]] F-15 to a cute chubby little robot. His facial expression has been changed from Starscream's smirk into a crazy grin.

:This mold was also retooled into ''Q-Transformers'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Thundercracker]] and [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Jetfire]].

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*'''Decepticons 3-Figure Set''' (2016)
**''ID number:'' '''QTFS-03'''

:During the second ''Q-Transformers'' series, the Skywarp toy was available in a three-pack alongside [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Q-Transformers|Thundercracker]]. He is identical to the original ''Q-Transformers'' toy.
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===''Alt-Modes''===
[[File:Alt-Modes Skywarp.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]
*'''Skywarp''' (Alt-Modes, 2016)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Collection'': '''1, 2'''

:A redeco of ''[[Alt-Modes]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Alt-Modes|Starscream]], Skywarp is a super deformed toy whose body transforms into a jet when the Decepticon faction symbol on his head is flipped. He was [[Blindpacking|blind-boxed]] and available in the first two cases of the toyline.

:This mold was also used to make ''Alt-Modes'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Alt-Modes|Thundercracker]], [[Acid Storm (G1)#Alt-Modes|Acid Storm]] and [[Sunstorm (G1)#Alt-Modes|Sunstorm]], and would have been retooled into [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Alt-Modes|Dirge]].
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===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:SiegeWFCSkywarp.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.66|The fourth ''Siege'' Seeker to be revealed!? He's losing ground!]]
*'''Decepticon Phantomstrike Squadron''' (Multi-pack, [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''WFC-S27'''
**''TakaraTomy ID Number:'' '''SG-EX'''
**''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[January 20]], [[2021]]
**''Hidden message code'': '''TELEPORT'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 "HPI [[Null-ray|Null-Ray]] Laser Launchers", [[Battle Master]]s [[Fracas]], [[Hairsplitter|Shrute]], and [[Terror-Daxtyl]], 5 fire blasts

:This ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' four-pack version of Skywarp is a retool of Voyager Class [[Starscream (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Starscream]] from the same line with a new slightly sneering face, transforming from a heavily Generation 1-inspired robot to a Cybertronian "tetrajet" based on the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]]' appearance in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]" and back; although the jet mode has the robot legs sticking out from the undercarriage. In an unusual move, Skywarp's plastic is molded in a light charcoal gray rather than his traditional black. He includes two "HPI Null-Ray Laser Launchers," which can mount on his upper arms, or under the wings in jet mode, and three Battle Master figures, Fracas, Shrute, and Terror-Daxtyl, respectively redecoed from [[Firebolt (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Firedrive]], [[Aimless#War for Cybertron: Siege|Aimless]], and [[Pteraxadon#Toys|Pteraxadon]], each with their respective Fire Blasts.

:This set was an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] exclusive for North America, which also labelled the set as "Final Strike Figure Series: Part 2", and a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive in Japan. In an uncharacteristic irony, Skywarp's face features a sneer, but with the help of [[customizing]], you can swap his head for Thundercracker or Red Wing's to patch things up a bit.

:The set was reissued in 2025, now no longer an Amazon exclusive. While most of the set remains unchanged, the transparent red paint on Skywarp’s eyes is significantly thinner than on the original, causing his eyes to appear orange instead of red.
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===''War for Cybertron: Earthrise''===
[[File:SiegeERSkywarp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Teleporting directly to [[eBay]].]]
*'''Skywarp & Thundercracker''' (Multi-pack, [[2020]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-E29'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''ER EX-16'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[January 20]], [[2021]]
**''Accessories:'' 2 "[[Null-ray|Null-Ray]] blasters"

:''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' Skywarp is a [[redeco]] and very slight [[retool]]ing of Voyager Class [[Starscream (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Starscream]] from the same line, transforming into an F-15 jet based on his traditional alternate mode, and features a pair of G1-accurate null-rays in cartoon-accurate purple. His design and transformation scheme is heavily based on his [[#Classics|2006 ''Classics'' figure]] while adding points of articulation the earlier figure did not have such as pivoting ankles, a more expressive ball-jointed head, and hinges that allow the wings to fold backward in robot mode. He uses Starscream's pre-tooled alternate head. His head and chest are susceptible to paint chipping due to the transformation scheme. While the null-rays can be wielded by his pair of hands, it's almost impossible for him to properly hold them due to the size of his forearms.

: Skywarp was packaged with [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Thundercracker]] as part of a ''Cybertronian Villains'' set exclusive to [[Target]] in the United States, and [[Toys"R"Us]] in Canada. It was also available at general retail in Hong Kong. In Japan, the set was released as a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive.

:Initial samples provided by TakaraTomy depict Skywarp's head being replaced with the same piece used for Thundercracker,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=＼追加情報！／先日予約が始まりました ■ ER EX-16 スカイワープ＆サンダークラッカーの写真をいくつか撮ってみました！ ER EX-15 ダブルクロッサーとセットでのご購入でポイント20倍でお得です！ご予約はこちら！⇒https://t.co/TmuulWWdPt #トランスフォーマー #Transformers https://t.co/AkhzDnu9fa|link=https://twitter.com/TF_pr/status/1294811727452762113|name=TF_pr|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=08|day=16|(defunct=)}}</ref> though this was likely to be a production error as a later sample shows that he retains the original head.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=＼追加情報！／先日予約が始まりました ■ ER EX-16 スカイワープ＆サンダークラッカーの最新サンプルが届きました！ 2人の顔は写真のようになります！ご予約はこちら！⇒https://t.co/TmuulWWdPt #トランスフォーマー #Transformers https://t.co/DYIRY5LmPR|link=https://twitter.com/TF_pr/status/1295521667104440320|name=TF_pr|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=08|day=18|(defunct=)}}</ref>

:Like many of the toys since the ''War for Cybertron trilogy'' line, Skywarp suffers from a case of [[photodegradation]], as his unpaintable purple pieces discolors to a maroon shade.

:Like all ''Earthrise'' toys, the inside of the back of the Seeker two-pack package includes an exclusive clip-and-save piece of a larger star map. Also in the box is a thin red piece of transparent plastic with which to read the star map. The two-pack contains the unlabelled location of [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]].

:Like all other uses of the mold, Skywarp has a missing molded panel-line detail on the right wing hinge that is supposed to curve in towards the body of the jet. The reason for this missing detail is likely due to it missing from the metal mold itself.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Class-Skywarp.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hit the beat! Keep your beat!]]
[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-first-wave-Sword.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Skywarp''' (Core Class, March [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessory'': "Energon Warp Fork"
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Core Class toys, Skywarp is a redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Starscream]]. Frankly, we're surprised he didn't come ''sooner''.

: A roughly Legends-sized toy that can interact with Titan Class figures, ''Legacy'' Skywarp's sculpting is heavily inspired by his larger ''Earthrise'' counterpart, though featuring a black pelvis instead of a silver one. Instead of coming with a redeco of Starscream's Null Ray accessories, Skywarp comes with a... some kind of a tuning fork-like weapon called the "Energon Warp Fork", which can be plugged into the underside of his nose cone while in vehicle mode.

: Skywarp retains the hexagonal peg holes molded into Starscream's shoulders, so the figure can still support Starscream's Null Ray ''arm''aments. However, the Null Rays are prone to popping off when inserted into the peg holes due to their hexagonal shape. The stock render seen in the character bio (unlocked by scanning the QR code) also depicts him with both the Null Rays and the Warp Fork, with the former being removed for budget reasons. It should be noted that the Warp Fork was likely meant to have extra grey paint operations on the red paint details.

: Skywarp's head is molded in black, greatly reducing the risk of paint chipping and scratching suffered from ''Kingdom'' Starscream.

: As seen on ''Kingdom'' [[Hot_Rod_(G1)/toys#K43|Hot Rod's]] card illustration and Skywarp's instructions, the Energon Warp Fork is one of the three components of a combined sword. The horizontal 3mm post on the fork also prevents it from being adequately positioned when attached. This can be amended by slightly trimming off the post, though this method prevents the accessory from attaching to Skywarp's nose cone.

:For Japanese collectors, 2 out of the 3 components of the combined sword were not domestically available in Japan, as TakaraTomy did not release Iguanus and Skywarp, requiring those figures to be imported in order to complete the weapon.

: This mold was also redecoed into Core Class [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Legacy|Thundercracker]].

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[[File:TF-Legacy-Nemesis-Skywarp-figure.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Nemesis''' (Titan Class, [[2023]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro), [[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Emiliano Santalucia]] (concept artist)<ref>[[April 4]], [[2023]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qv8dh66d48 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Sam Smith]], [[Shogo Hasui]], and [[Delaney Norris]]</ref> <ref>Sam Smith's [https://www.instagram.com/p/CrzuqU8MUtc/ Instagram] [https://www.instagram.com/p/Crzu54Qs1Tk/ posts] [https://www.instagram.com/p/CrzvOrbMY2X/ about] ''Legacy'' Decepticon Nemesis</ref>}}

: A tiny [[slug figure]] of Skywarp in his ''Siege'' Cybertronian "tetrajet" mode was included with Titan Class [[Nemesis (G1)#Legacy 2|Nemesis]]. Though the [[package art]] depicting this piece was actually based on the [[IP infringement|unlicensed "Prankstor" figure]] -- whoopsie!

:* ''Designer commentary on ''Legacy'' Nemesis from Sam Smith on Instagram:''
:** ''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CrzuqU8MUtc/ Part I]''
:** ''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Crzu54Qs1Tk/ Part II - Robot Mode]''
:** ''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CrzvOrbMY2X/ Part III - Ship Mode]''
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===''Transformers Retro''===
[[File:Retro-toy Skywarp.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZJ7AAoDhu4| Ayo, the pizza here!]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Skywarp''' ([[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Left & right fists, 2 missile launchers, 2 null-rays, 2 cluster bombs, left & right wings, left & right tail fins, left & right tail wings, landing gear, two-piece gun mode Megatron

: [[Walmart]] once again reissued the original Skywarp toy (or is it a recolor of Starscream from the same line?) in 2023 under the ''[[Transformers Retro]]'' label. Unlike the ''Vintage G1'' release, however, ''Retro'' Skywarp has been redecoed to match his appearance in the original ''Transformers'' animated series, more specifically ''The Transformers: The Movie''. He remains a mash-up of Starscream's ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' and ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' reissues, with the former's elongated null rays and cluster bombs (which, due to their new length, can be fired from the now-functional spring-loaded missile launchers) and the latter's gun mode Megatron accessory. Said gun splits at the handle to fit in the [[retool]]ed fists, and can be "stored" underneath Skywarp's jet mode by slotting a squared bracket on the handle into one of the square holes in his chest.

: The box features new art of Skywarp with ''Earthrise''-inspired detailing in robot and vehicle mode laid over a scene of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]].

:''Transformers Retro'' Skywarp was officially revealed on Walmart's website<ref>https://www.walmart.com/ip/Transformers-Toys-Retro-G1-Skywarp-Converting-Action-Figure-5-5/3668943002</ref> on [[July 12]], 2023.
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===''Dramatic Capture Series''===
[[File:DCSSkywarp.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{bp-d1|'''Decepticons Part 2''' (Multi-pack, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': February 26, 2026
:*''Accessories'': 2 arm cannons, 2 large Energon cubes
{{toydesigner|[[Yūkiya Amano]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:The ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'' representation of Skywarp is a redeco of the ''[[#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' version above but now uses the stoic head first seen with ''[[Starscream (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Starscream]]'', replacing the silver paint with a more matte grey, the black with charcoal gray, and a lighter cooler purple. Several additional paint operations and color changes have also occurred. Skywarp came in a set with [[Shrapnel (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Shrapnel]], [[Kickback (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Kickback]], and [[Bombshell (G1)#Dramatic Capture Series|Bombshell]], as well as handheld accessory versions of [[Megatron (G1)/toys#DCSpart2|Megatron]], [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#DCSpart2|Shockwave]], [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#DCSpart2|Soundwave]], and [[Reflector (G1)#DCSpart2|Reflector]], and 8 [[Energon cube#Dramatic Capture Series|Energon cubes]] (2 larger cubes for Skywarp and 6 smaller ones for the Insecticons).

:Unlike the previously released ''Dramatic Capture Series'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Starscream]] and [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Dramatic Capture Series|Thundercracker]], Skywarp lacks any stripes on his tail fins. This is done to match his animation model.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-SS-TFTM-Voyager-Skywarp.jpg|thumb|300px|There's only one explanation for that face.. somebody called Skywarp a clod.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Skywarp''' (Voyager Class, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories:'' 2 "[[Null-ray|Null-Ray]] blasters"
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[[July 25]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T18IQaMuGVk Transformers Brand Panel Recap | SDCC 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>

: Part of the thirty-first wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Voyager-class toys (the second wave released in 2026), Skywarp is a redeco of that line's [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Thundercracker]], transforming from highly cartoon-accurate robot to F-15 Eagle-esque jet and back, with his robot mode proportions hewing very closely to his [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#MP52|third ''Masterpiece'' iteration]]. He includes two Null-Rays which can mount on his biceps, or underneath his wings in jet mode. The stabilizer fins on his legs are attached using a standard 5mm connection, but can optionally be removed and attached to his back for a cleaner silhouette.

: Unfortunately, his shoulders are black instead of the cartoon-accurate purple, thanks to Thundercracker and the inevitable Starscream needing their shoulders' color to match their biceps.
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==Merchandise==
===Decoy===
[[File:Decoy skywarp.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.2|Mini-wave in celebration of me! WooOOoo!]]
*'''Destron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)

:Skywarp was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" ''keshigomu'' figurines. Like all the Decepticons in the series, Skywarp was molded in soft purple rubber, and featured a number sculpted into his back that was the sum total of his [[Tech Spec]]s, for use in the various games that could be played with the figurines. He is, surprisingly enough, ''not'' identical to either Starscream or Thundercracker: the stance of his legs and the position of his Decepticon symbols differ, but he is, of course, most prominently distinguished by his raised arms.

:Skywarp was available as part of a 22-piece box set of Decepticon figures, in a peach coloration randomly packed in several box sets and with other products produced by Takara subsidiary [[Seven]], and in a wide variety of colours in "gachapon" capsule machines.

*'''Skywarp''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''33'''

: The Skywarp figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number (33, in Skywarp's case). Like all Decepticon Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]], and was, very early on in the promotion, available in an alternate red coloration that was only packed in with the Throttlebots. Unsurprisingly, this red figurine is much rarer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Decoys/Skywarp/skywarp.htm More information on Decoy Skywarp at TFU.info]''
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===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF skywarp.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.2]]
*'''Skywarp''' (Lucky Draw figure, 2001)

: ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)#Super Collection Figure|Super Collection Figure]]'' Skywarp is a non-transforming three-inch tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine, [[redeco]]ed from ''SCF'' [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Super Collection Figure|Starscream]]. Limited to 200 pieces, he was only available as the second place prize in a [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] contest held in conjunction with the first edition of ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]'' (with the "[[Starscream (G1)/toys#SecretStarscream|Secret Starscream]]" toy as the first place prize).

: However, due to the bankruptcy of the ''Transformers: Generations'' publisher, [[Keibunsha]], it is unknown whether this Skywarp was ever actually sent out or not.

: This mold was also used to make ''Super Collection Figure'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Thundercracker]] and ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Heroes of Cybertron]]'' (see below) Starscream, Thundercracker, [[Sunstorm (G1)#Heroes of Cybertron|Sunstorm]] and the [[Air Warrior#Merchandise|Air Warriors]]. This mold was [[retool]]ed to make ''SCF'' [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Ramjet]], [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Thrust]], and [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Dirge]].
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===''Heroes of Cybertron''===
[[File:HOC Skywarp.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Skywarp''' (2002)

: When the ''Super Collection Figure'' line was brought to the US as ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'', Skywarp was widely released as part of the first wave. As was the standard for the line, Skywarp was made from translucent red plastic that was mostly painted over, giving him [[light-piping|light-piped]] eyes. In addition, he is distinguished from his ''Super Collection Figure'' counterpart by grey knee-vents and black foot-panels, versus the respective purple and grey applications on the original (though several samples of the figure were missing the foot-panel paint, including the one shown at the TFU link below).
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Decepticon/HoCSkywarp/skywarp.htm More information on Heroes of Cybertron Skywarp at TFU.info]''

*'''Decepticon Air Cavalry Troop Builder Set''' (2003)

: The original Skywarp figurine was re-released again in this six-pack of figures available exclusively at [[OTFCC 2003]]. He came packaged with ''Heroes of Cybertron'' versions of [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Heroes of Cybertron|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Heroes of Cybertron|Thundercracker]], and three [[Air Warrior#Heroes of Cybertron|Air Warriors]].

: While the three named Seekers in the set were originally intended to have a sparkly paint job to differentiate them from the normal retail versions, that ended up not happening and they ended up basically the same.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/OTFCCSkywarp/skywarp.htm More information on 3H's Heroes of Cybertron Skywarp at TFU.info]''
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===''Legends of Cybertron''===
[[File:OTFCCSkywarp.jpg|thumb|Doesn't so much teleport as not exist in the first place.]]
*'''Skywarp''' (2004, unreleased)

: A redeco of ''Mega Super Figure Collection'' G1 Starscream (minus the extra coronation accessories), Skywarp was to be among the first of the fan club exclusives offered by [[BotCon#BotCon history|OTFCC]] as well as the first in their ''Legends of Cybertron'' line. The figure was delayed and never saw a full release due to [[3H Productions|3H Enterprises]] losing the license to run the official Transformers fan club. At least a couple of sample versions were produced, of those most (but not all) had the open-palm hands and the hand wielding Megatron in gun mode painted blue rather than the correct purple.

{{canceledtoy}}
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===Palisades===
[[File:PalisadesSkywarp.jpg|thumb|Decepticon on a stick! Get yer Decepticon on a stick!]]
*'''Skywarp''' (Palisades, 2005)

:A ''SmallBluePlanet''-exclusive redeco of the Starscream statue, Skywarp is a six inch tall polystone statue with articulated head and arms. He can stand normally or use a stand to take on a "hovering" pose. Skywarp was limited to 300 pieces, and sculpted by [[3L Creation Group]] from a design by [[George Tremarco]].

: This mold was also used to make Thundercracker and the Ghost of Starscream.
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===''Attacktix''===
[[File:G1Skywarp-atx.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
*'''Skywarp''' (Booster, <s>2007</s>)

: Skywarp was among the planned ''Transformers [[Attacktix]]'' game pieces that were showed at some conventions, but went unreleased as the line was canceled. He was to be a [[retool]] of sorts of the similarly unreleased ''[[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]]'' [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], using the same weapon and base but a brand new jet mold. Skywarp would've been able to detach from his base and fly on a string, enabling him to get better shots at opposing pieces. Any other details about his role in the game are unknown.

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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium cancelled figure checklist.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Skywarp''' (unreleased)
:*''Accessories:'' Decepticon stand?
:The final ''[[Titanium Series]]'' catalogue listed a number of "Micro Figures" intended for release, though many of them never saw the light of day. Among those listed was a 3" Robot Masters Skywarp, which was probably a redeco of [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Titanium Series|Starscream]], complete with Decepticon badge display stand.
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===''Robot Heroes''===
[[File:Robot Hero Skywarp.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|Clearly just after shoving Starscream down a flight of stairs.]]
*'''Decepticon Sneak Attack''' (Multi-pack, 2007)

: Skywarp is -of course- a [[redeco]] of ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Robot Heroes|Starscream]], with swivel articulation at the neck and shoulders.

: He was only available in a [[Walmart]] exclusive multi-pack, along with [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Cliffjumper]], [[Mirage (G1)/toys#RH5pack|Hologram Mirage]], and "Supermetal Finish" versions of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#RH5pack|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#RH5pack|Megatron]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Thundercracker]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/RHWMSkywarp/skywarp.htm More information on Robot Heroes Skywarp at TFU.info]''

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

: In some countries outside of North America, Skywarp was released individually in a blindpack with no notable changes.
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===''3D Battle-Card Game''===
[[File:3DBattleCard Skywarp.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
*'''Skywarp''' (2007)

: A 25-point "uncommon" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Skywarp "transforms" into a black and purple jet. He uses the same parts layout as [[Transformers (film)|Movie]] [[Starscream (Movie)/toys|Starscream]], [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]], [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] and [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], along with [[Starscream (G1)/toys|Classic Starscream]] and [[Ramjet (G1)/toys|Ramjet]]. In addition to his standard abilities such as teleportation, one of Skywarp's weapons is the obscure [[bouncer bomb]], which he used only once in the cartoon episode "[[The Immobilizer]]".
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===Transformers Mini-Busts===
[[File:DST08 SkywarpBust.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Skywarp''' (San Diego Comic-Con exclusive, 2008)

:Retooled and redecoed from [[Art Asylum]]'s Starscream mini-bust, this statue depicts Skywarp in mid-teleport via translucent purple extremities. He was offered exclusively by [[Diamond Select Toys]] through the Action Figure Xpress booth at San Diego Comic-Con 2008, limited to 400 pieces.
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===The Loyal Subjects===
[[File:TLS skywarp.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Skywarp''' (2014)
**''Accessories:'' Gun

:Skywarp was one of the chase figures in the second wave of 3-inch tall [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] vinyl figurines produced by [[The Loyal Subjects]]. Featuring eight ball-jointed points of articulation. Unlike the other [[1984]] style Seekers, a Skywarp is not a redeco of the Starscream and Thundercracker figurine from the first wave (who were later redecoed to create the [[Rainmaker]] trio and [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]), but an all new mold with different construction and parts than his predecessors. He is slightly larger than the other '84 Seekers and features more moving parts. He does share some parts with the simultaneously released [[Ramjet (G1)/toys|Ramjet]], [[Thrust (G1)/toys|Thrust]], and fellow chase figure [[Dirge (G1)/toys|Dirge]]. For every 96 figures from wave 2 of The Loyal Subjects, there is 1 Skywarp.
::*''[https://www.theloyalsubjects.com/store/transformers-series-2-bundle-8 More information on Skywarp and the rest of wave 2 at TheLoyalSubjects.com]
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===''D-Style''===
[[File:SkywarpDstyle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Skywarp''' (09-2015)
**''ID number:'' 48
**''Accessories:'' Scowling face, smirking face, shouting face, open hand, closed hands, mini F-15 jet

:A super deformed Skywarp model kit produced by [[Kotobukiya]] as part of their franchise-spanning ''[[D-Style]]'' line. Like [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#D-Style|Megatron]] he comes with three different faces and in line with the rest of the line, comes with a mini alt mode figure, in this case an F-15 jet. He also contains a replaceable open hand. His chest contains flip-up panels in his chest that reveal missile racks based on the weapons seen in the Generation 1 episode "Fire on the Mountain". The null rays can be removed and wielded as guns, and he can also hold Megatron's gun.

:In order to get the figure looking like the promotional photos, required paint applications include coloring the screaming mouth, chest fans and panel lines, missile rack surrounds, null ray panel lines, and knee vents all in black. Eyes and cockpit come in translucent colored plastic and can also be painted to improve their look. Finally, the mini F-15 jet comes as a single black piece and is missing all coloring.

:He comes in a two pack along with [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#D-Style|Thundercracker]].

:This mold was also used to make ''D-Style'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#D-Style|Starscream]].
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===Mecha Nations===
[[File:Mn09-skywarp.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Skywarp''' (2015)
**''ID Number:'' '''MN09'''
**''Accessories:'' alternate hands, display stand.

:Created by [[Kids Logic]], this [[super deformed]] G1 Skywarp is a redeco of Mecha Nations [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Mecha Nations|Starscream]] with a new face. He stands 6" tall and is articulated, featuring a shiny metallic color scheme, removable armor and replacement hands. He also features LED light up eyes, Decepticon insignias on his wings, null rays and thrusters in his feet, for use when he's "hovering", mounted on the included display stand.

:This figure was also redecoed with a different new face into Mecha Nations [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Mecha Nations|Thundercracker]], with whom he was a 2015 Toy Soul exhibition exclusive.
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===Bitfig===
[[File:Bitfig-Skywarp.jpg|thumb|]]
*'''Skywarp''' (06-2017)

:Part of the second wave of Transformers Bitfig capsule toys by [[TakaraTomy A.R.T.S.]], Skywarp's is a redco of the previously released Starscream toy whose design is inspired by his appearance in the G1 cartoon. Skywarp is articulated at the neck and shoulders. Bitfig toys were packaged in capsules color coded to the toy they contained.

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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W1Skywarp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Skywarp, Sneaky Prankster''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T35/T40'''
**''Stars: ''6
:Skywarp Sneaky Prankster is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]].

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

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[[File:W2Skywarp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Skywarp, Teleporting Seeker''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T40/T46'''
**''Stars: ''10
:Skywarp, Teleporting Seeker is one of forty-six character cards released in Wave 2 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], Rise of the Combiners.

:The artwork for Bot Mode is reused from the ''[[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]]'' Leader-class Skywarp toy's packaging art, while the Alt Mode artwork is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game

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[[File:W3SergeantSkywarp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Sergeant Skywarp, Black Ops-Seeker''' (2019)
**'''Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T45/T48'''
**''Stars: ''8
:Sergeant Skywarp, Black Ops-Seeker is one of forty-eight double-sided character cards available in Wave 3 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege I.

:The card uses reused line-art from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game, with new colors to match the aesthetic of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' toyline's packaging art.
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===Flame Toys===
[[File:FlameToysSkywarp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Cue the inevitable <s>Bandai Hobby Online Shop</s> <s>Selects</s> Event exclusive "Invisible Mode" transluent redeco.]]
*'''Skywarp''' (December 2019)
**''Number:'' '''09'''
**''Additional parts/accessories'': 1 pair of Trigger-finger hands, 1 pair of open-palm hands

:Released as part of the ''Furai Model'' line by [[Flame Toys]], This Skywarp is an articulated, non-transforming, Voyager Class-sized {{w|Gunpla}}-style model kit, redecoed from the [[Starscream_(G1)/merchandise#Flame_Toys|Starscream]] mold. Skywarp is molded in primarily black, purple, and silver-ish gray ABS plastic. His translucent yellow plastic still remains. Like Starscream, his Null-rays can be detached for use as handheld blasters.

:For straight-assembly builders, Skywarp features a sheet of foil stickers for detail (notably the wings), though the kit can be panel-lined and touched-up with several panel-lining and paint markers (water/acrylic-based markers are recommended, as alcohol-based markers like ''Gundam Markers'' can potentially damage the ABS plastic). If one desires; the kit's pieces, aside from the translucent parts, can be fully coated with spray paints to recreate the finished sample seen in the stock photos.
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===''Zōteki''===
[[File:ZOTEKI-030-Skywarp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Skywarp''' ([[2021]])
**''ID number'': '''030'''

:A collaboration between [[Hasbro]] and statue/replica brand [[Jazware]], ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|The Transformers]]'' was added as a part of the ''[[Zōteki]]'' line alongside other iconic brands such as [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]], to recreate some of the main "Generation 1" characters. The 30th figure of the ''Zōteki'' line is Skywarp, whose base figure is just a simple repaint of the previously released [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Zōteki|Starscream]].

:Skywarp was released as a "chase variant" and was only exclusive to [[Target]].

:Each statue of the line features a connection point for it to be connected to the others, in order to form a battle scene.
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===Eaglemoss===
* '''Transformers Gen-1 Chess Set''' (<s>2021</s>)
:In the planned [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Chess Set]] by [[Eaglemoss]], a relatively large and very well detailed statue of Skywarp was slated to be one of the Bishop pieces on the Decepticon side.

:A Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds for this project was launched, but failed to meet its goal by September 24, 2021 and the whole thing was canceled.
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===Jada Toys===
[[File:JadaNanoMetalfigsG1-18pack.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Series 1 18-pack''' (4cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], ''Nano Metalfigs'' Series 1 Skywarp is an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded doing an action pose. He has a little base attached to his feet for balancing reasons.

:He comes in an impressive multipack with [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen other figurines]]. This mold was later used to make Series 2 [[Red Wing (G1)#Jada Toys|Redwing]] and Series 3 [[Bitstream (G1)#Jada Toys|Bitstream]].
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===Imaginarium Art===
*'''Skywarp''' (2022)

:[[Imaginarium Art]]'s "Legacy of Cybertron" Skywarp is a 20-inch-tall statue, posed on a Decepticon insignia base that can be linked up with other statues in this series to form a larger battle scene. Only 200 pieces were produced.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card G1 Optimus and Megatron.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Convoy & Megatron Set''' ([[January 25]], [[2022]])
**''ID number:'' '''01 & 02'''
{{toydesigner|[[Shin Sasaki]] (illustration)}}

:Released as part of the first wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (with [[Roller (G1)|Roller]]) and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (with [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and Skywarp) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#02 |Translation of G1 Megatron's Transformers Character Card]]''
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{{anchor|TCC Full Size}}
[[File:Transformers Character Card Skywarp and Thundercracker.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Thundercracker & Skywarp Set''' ([[August 14]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''57 & 58'''

:Released as part of the eighth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] and Skywarp along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#58|Translation of Skywarp's Transformers Character Card]]''

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===Yolopark===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Skywarp''' (AMK Mini Series, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 additional pairs of hands (Splayed, Pointing)

:Released exclusively for the blind box lineup, this ''AMK Mini Series'' kit of Sunstorm is a redeco of the same line's [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#AMK Mini Series|Starscream]], and can be only completed by snapping the pre-painted pieces together. He also utilizes the identical hand parts used for most of the ''AMK Mini''s.

:The lineup had a 1/30 probability of getting Skywarp, which is 30 less than the same line's Nemesis. However, Skywarp has also been released individually in a single box, with initial sightings in the Filipino market in July 2025.

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===Blokees===
====Galaxy Version====
[[File:Blokees-TF-GV-01-Skywarp.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Skywarp''' (2023)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 01 - Roll Out'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (Weapon-holding/fists, open-palm), spare peg-and-ball piece, spare ball-and-ball piece, black stand, 1 pair of Autobot/Decepticon symbols

:Released in the first wave of ''[[Blokees]]''' Galaxy Version line of blind boxes along with his mold-mate Thundercracker, this Skywarp is a four-inch-tall, articulated, and non-transforming snap-on model kit of the Decepticon Seeker. Like many other ''Blokees'' figures, Skywrp uses a "Standard Body" as a skeleton, in which pieces are attached to make it look like different characters. Skywarp also has a figure stand with either four studs (China release/Chinese logo) or two studs (Global release/English logo) on top, which he can plug into and connect to similar stands.
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====Defender Version====
{{Note|Every case before Wave 5 comes with a random Commemorative Card, with 10 Common, 1 Gold, and 1 Silver for each out of every 12 cards.}}
[[File:Blokees-TF-GV-Defender-03-Skywarp.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Skywarp''' (Defender Version, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 03 - Heavy Metal War'''

:Released as part of the second wave of the ''Galaxy Version Defender'' line of blind boxes, this Skywarp is a 2.2-inch (5.5cm) figure redecoed from the first entry's [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Defender Version|Thundercracker]], and he's a few inches smaller than the ''Galaxy Version'' kits, but still articulated. As with all robot mode kits from this line, Skywarp features color-coded eye parts that also serve as the neck's socket joint.
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====X Yearly Version====
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Exclusive Yearly Version - Dinobot Desertion''' (2026)}}</ul>

:Released as part of the Dinobot-themed 2026 Yearly Box Set, this kit of Skywarp is a redeco of the individual ''Defender Version'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#DefenderVehicle|Thundercracker Vehicle mode]] kit in shiny gold and silver paint and plastic, loosely inspired by the iconic color scheme of the Dinobots. This differs from previous ''X Yearly Version'' sets that were all-gold redecoes of exclusively ''Galaxy Version'' kits.

:In addition to the gold and silver, the printed details are rendered in black and white, with his Null-Ray's tips featuring an orange fade.

:Skywarp also comes with redecoes of ''Galaxy Version'' beast mode [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Grimlock]], [[Slag (G1)#Exclusive Yearly Version|Slug]], [[Sludge (G1)#Exclusive Yearly Version|Sludge]], [[Snarl (G1)#Exclusive Yearly Version|Snarl]], and [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Swoop]], as well as ''Defender Version'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#2026 Yearly Version|Optimus Prime]] and [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Exclusive Yearly Version|Wheeljack]]. The combination of differently sized kits is presumably to represent the Dinobots' typically large sizes.

:While solicited as Skywarp, due to the nature of the deco, you could repurpose it as any of the Seekers, if you so wished.

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===Threezero===
*'''Skywarp''' (MDLX, 2024)
**''Known designers:'' Kelvin Sau
**''Accessories:'' wing assembly, two null-ray cannons, more TBA
A redeco of [[Threezero]]'s MDLX Starscream, Skywarp is an original design inspired by the original cartoon but with aesthetics in the vein of the live-action movies. Skywarp is a smaller-scale, non-transforming action figure in the vein of contemporary collector-oriented lines like Figma and S.H. Figuarts. Like those lines, the figure is extremely well-articulated and detailed, with interchangeable hands, faces, and accessories. He features his ever-present null-ray cannons and two dagger-like blades.

:He and [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Threezero|Thundercracker]] were revealed in a [https://www.instagram.com/p/CuIrGnDSVoP/ teaser posted to Threezero's Instagram account] showcasing Starscream.

:Skywarp retains Starscream's functionality with the MDLX Optimus Prime mold, specifically the detachable wings and swappable heads.

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===Kotobukiya Bishoujo Series===
[[File:Bishoujo Skywarp.jpg|thumb|"What up, Seeker Nation? In today's video, we're looking at the effects of gravity on this chump and this staircase!"]]
*'''Bishoujo Series Transformers Skywarp''' (July 2024)
**''Known designers:'' [[Shunya Yamashita]] (artist)

:''[[Kotobukiya]] [[Bishoujo Series]]'' Skywarp is a repaint and slight retool of [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Kotobukiya Bishoujo Series|Starscream]] from the same line of PVC figures. In addition to being recolored in Skywarp's usual black and purple, the statue has received some minor resculpts, tweaking the face slightly and filling in her navel so she appears to be wearing a black skintight suit beneath her clothing.

:Like Starscream, Skywarp is attached to a purple display base designed after the Decepticon insignia, but she does not include any alternate headpieces like her fellow seeker.
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==Auldey==
[[File:Auldey-TF-AAE-Skywarp.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Skywarp''' (Alpha Action Elite, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Attack on Earth'''
:*''ID Number'': '''AAE-014'''
:*''Accessories:'' 4 pairs of hands, 1 pair of Null-rays
{{toydesigner|[[Lam Ahtek]]}}

:Sold as part of [[Auldey]]'s "Alpha Action Elite (AAE)" series of blindboxes, this Skywarp is a 5-inch non-transforming but highly articulated action figure.

:Skywarp comes with multiple pairs of hairs and his trading card. As advertised in the box, the lineup had an 12/72 probability of getting him. This mold was also used to make the [[Starscream_(G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Starscream]] and [[Sunstorm (G1)#Auldey|Sunstorm]] chase figure. As such, he is compatible with the [[Starscream_(G1)/merchandise#auldeycoronation|Starscream Coronation Set]], but more fittingly, also [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Auldey|Nemesis Prime]]'s black set
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==Notes==
[[File:Skywarpatron.jpg|right|upright=0.9|thumb]]
*During the development of the [[Conehead]]s, [[Dirge (G1)/toys|Dirge]] was initially planned as new wing tooling attached to an unchanged Skywarp body. This plan lasted long enough to receive [[package art]], which was published decades later in ''[[Legacy: The Art of Transformers Packaging]]''.
*In a possible fit of madness, a triple changer was proposed that would switch between Skywarp (possibly mistaken for Starscream), [[Megatron (G1)/toys|Megatron]], and Skywarp's jet mode.
*In modern times, Skywarp is often the last of the three primary Decepticon Seekers to see the use of a toyline's respective Seeker mold. Consequently, his figures may become prominent [[shelfwarmer]]s at the tail end of a line's run, as notoriously seen worldwide with [[#CWLeader|''Combiner Wars'' Leader Class Skywarp]].
*Short of the Super Bot Shot, Skywarp has always been a redeco, a retool, or a simultaneous release of a Seeker mold and not the first use; Starscream typically gets the first use, with Thundercracker occasionally taking that honor.

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Gold (disambiguation)

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The name '''Gold''' or '''Golden''' can apply to a number of different characters within ''Transformers'':
{{disamb|y=[[1986]]|The [[Golden One]], a sorcerer from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Sunbow Generation 1 cartoon]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[1986]]|The [[Golden One's pupil]], a student of the Golden One from the Sunbow Generation 1 cartoon.}}
{{disamb|y=[[1987]]|[[Golder]], the [[Beastformer (species)|Beastformer]] from ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (franchise)|The Headmasters]]''}}.
{{disamb|y=[[2004]]|The [[Gold Mini-Con Team]] from the ''[[Transformers (Armada PS2)|Transformers]]'' PS2 video game.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|The [[Gold Stunticon Scout 2]] from the ''[[Battle for the Allspark v2]]'' [[online game]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|The [[Omni Warrior Gold]] from the ''Battle for the Allspark v2 online game''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Goldbrick]], an [[Energonicon]] from ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|[[Goldslam]], another [[Energonicon]] from ''Angry Birds Transformers''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2019]]|[[Goldpan Pete]] a holographic [[human]] from the ''[[Transformers:_Rescue_Bots_Academy_(cartoon)|Rescue Bots Academy cartoon]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2021]]|[[Megatron_(G1)/Generation_1_cartoon_continuity#Generations_Selects_Special_Comic_.281.29|Gold Megatron]], a powered up form taken by Megatron in the ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2021]]|[[Optimus_Prime_(G1)/Generation_1_cartoon_continuity#Generations_Selects_Special_Comic_.282.29|Gold Primus Convoy]], a powered up form granted to Star Convoy in the ''Generations Selects Special Comic''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2024]]|The [[Tracker|Elite Golden Trackers]] from ''[[Transformers One (film)|Transformers One]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2026]]|[[Goldrush]], the [[San Francisco]] 49ers-themed Autobot from ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]''}}

Media with "Gold" in the title:

{{disamb|y=[[1985]]|"[[The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon]]", an episode of the Sunbow Generation 1 cartoon.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2013]]|"[[The Golden Lagoon (Legends)|The Golden Lagoon]]", an event from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|"[[Theft of the Golden Disk]]", a video done by [[Fun Publications]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|"[[Transformers_Comic_issue_3.2|Gold and Blood]]", a story from the [[Titan Books|Titan movie comics]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2014]]|"[[The Golden Boys]]", an issue of [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2017]]|"[[The Golden Knight]]", an episode of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]''}}
{{disamb|y=[[2018]]|"[[Transformers: Bumblebee - Go For the Gold]]", a one-shot comic from IDW Publishing.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2018]]|"[[The Man with the Golden Car]]", an issue of the [[Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel]] comic series.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2018]]|"[[A Golden Present]]", an event in ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars|Earth Wars]]'' mobile game.}}}
{{disamb|y=[[2019]]|"[[The Golden Lagoon (Earth Wars)|The Golden Lagoon]]", an event from the ''Earth Wars'' mobile game.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2021]]|"[[Goldrush Games (Mad Libs)|Goldrush Games]]", the final story in ''[[Transformers BotBots Mad Libs]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2022]]|"[[The Goldrush Games - Part the First]]", an episode of the ''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|BotBots]] cartoon.''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2022]]|"[[The Goldrush Games - Part the Second]]", an episode of the ''BotBots'' cartoon.}}

Real humans called Gold:
*[[Michael Golden]], a comic book artist.

See also:
* The metal [[gold]]
* The [[Blackrock Gold Priority Card]]
* [[Gold Gate Axe]]
* [[Gold Matrix]]
* [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]]
* The [[Gold-Crested Woodpecker]]
* Characters called [[Goldbug (disambiguation)|Goldbug]]
* Time periods called the [[Golden Age (disambiguation)|Golden Age]]
* Items called the [[Golden Disk (disambiguation)|Golden Disk]]
* [[Golden Gate Bridge]]
* [[Golden Nebula]]
* [[Golden Noah]]
* [[Golden Nugget]]
* [[Golden Power]]
* [[The Transformers Golden Lagoon]] toyline
* Any of the 35 golden members of the [[Winner's Circle]] BotBot squad

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Goldbug (disambiguation)

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The name '''Goldbug''' can refer to several different characters:

{{disamb|y=[[1987]]|Goldbug, the new name for the [[Autobot]] [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] when he was rebuilt into a [[Throttlebot]] in [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]], the evil Autobot from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2009]]|[[Goldbug (IDW)|Goldbug]], the Throttlebot who was never Bumblebee from the [[2005 IDW continuity]].}}

Goldbug should not be confused with
*The other instances of the word "[[Gold (disambiguation)|Gold]]".
*[[Golder]], the [[Beastformer (species)|Beastformer]] from ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (franchise)|The Headmasters]]''.
*Goldberg, the deceased auto racer from ''Car Robots'' known as [[Auggie Cahnay (RID)|Auggie Cahnay]] in ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]''.
*Goldfire, the new name for the Autobot [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] when he was rebuilt in the 2005 IDW continuity.
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Goldrush (disambiguation)

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The name '''Goldrush''' can refer to a few different things.

{{disamb|y=[[2020]]| The [[Goldrush Games (event)|Goldrush Games]], a competition hosted by the [[Transformers: BotBots (franchise)|BotBots]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2021]]|"[[Goldrush Games (Mad Libs)|Goldrush Games]]", the final story in ''[[Transformers BotBots Mad Libs]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2022]]|"[[The Goldrush Games - Part the First]]", an episode of the ''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|BotBots]] cartoon.''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2022]]|"[[The Goldrush Games - Part the Second]]", an episode of the ''BotBots'' cartoon.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2026]]|[[Goldrush]], the [[San Francisco]] 49ers-themed Autobot from ''[[Transformers Collaborative|Collaborative]]''}}
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"Goldrush" is not to be confused with:
*The other instances of the word "[[Gold (disambiguation)|Gold]]".
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Stylor

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{{factions|autobot}}
:''Mister Stylor Man is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Nebulan]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Stylor armor.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Chicks dig the man with the low armor class, oh yeah.]]
'''Stylor''' is gorgeous. Always impeccably dressed and groomed and always in the latest style. He spends most of his time primping and polishing either Chromedome or himself, and is renowned on [[Nebulos]] for his exquisite taste and dashing good looks. Though he loves the ladies, he surprisingly doesn't have the greatest luck there, since few want to spend much time with a man who's so focused on being prettier than they are. It is suspected that Stylor volunteered for the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] process simply because it was trendy at the time.

His [[Autobot]] partner [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], being an inveterate academic and computer nerd, is something of a frustration to Stylor, but he does his best to bring out the big guy's cooler, more social side (which he figures MUST be in there somewhere). Chromedome in return tries to get Stylor to be a little less superficial.

Stylor's nature varies. In some universes he is an organic Nebulan; in others he is a robotic Cybertronian.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:Countstylorin.jpg|left|upright=0.95|thumb|Believe it or not, Stylor's the manliest-dressed in the room.]]
''When the Decepticons attacked [[Koraja]]'s outer walls, Stylor fled into the interior of the city, while fearing that Nebulos was coming to an end. He admired the familiar [[Central City Park]] as he passed through. It was then that he saw [[Galen|Kord]] and [[Duros]] also running through the park. He followed them out of curiosity, eavesdropped on their conversation with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s head, and watched their failed experiment to control the Autobots' bodies by remote control. [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] then suggested integrating the Nebulans and Transformers. Stylor thought the idea was hopelessly crazy and left.'' Arcana, Brainstorm, and Fortress Maximus, however judged the procedure to be theoretically possible.

''The Decepticons then shelled the park and destroyed it. Stylor's thoughts brought him to the designer of the park, [[Arcana]]. He figured Arcana was just the kind of weird genius type that could get the idea of Branstorm's to work. Stylor headed to Arcana's labs to find out that the process was well on the way, though they needed Nebulan volunteers.'' Stylor did so even though he still thought the whole situation was ridiculous. Duros thought he was too much of a dandy, but Galen vouched for him. After some discussion, he was accepted as the third candidate for the [[binary bonding]] process, and underwent the uncomfortable bio-engineering that turned him into a Headmaster. It was only after the process was done that he found out the full implications of the process meant that he was able to transform into the head of [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and be in charge of controlling Chromedome's body. ''Upon connecting to Chromedome's body, Stylor became aware of Chromedome's entire life history, and that they could speak internally to each other.''

The five Autobot Headmasters then attacked the Decepticons outside the city walls. Since two heads are better than one, the Autobots were able rout the Decepticons from the city walls. They went back into the city and transformed back into Nebulans to reassure the crowds. Stylor was enthusiastically greeted by Nebulan women he liked to party with. ''Stylor would later recount these events as he pitched metal-armored suits as his newest fashion statement.'' {{storylink|Broken Glass!}} {{storylink|Stylor's Story}}

[[File:Macro-restraining harness.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|This is why Stylor never buys "off the rack".]]
Stylor was with the others working on upgrading the Transformers' weapons when a group of [[Council of Peers|council]] delegates arrived to observe them. Stylor mistakenly believed they were there to observe him, since he has been away from the Korajan social scene, but Gort corrected him on the matter. The Headmasters then received a communication from [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] requesting help, and Stylor went with the others to rescue him from Scorponok and his stooges. But it was a trap! Zarak and his entourage had become Decepticon Headmasters and lured their heroic counterparts into an ambush. Despite Stylor and Chromedome's combined efforts to gun down their opponents, the Decepticons managed to distract the Autobots by endangering Council delegates who had followed them to the battlefield. While the Autobots were preoccupied with rescuing the civilians, the Decepticons outflanked them and cut them down with a barrage of lasers. Stylor was captured alongside his teammates. {{storylink|Love and Steel!}}

The Autobot Headmasters were held captive until Zarak, in a moment of lucidity while separated from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], freed them in order to save Nebulos from Decepticon tyranny. After a brief encounter with the newly minted Decepticon [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]], the Headmasters fled and rejoined forces with the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

''The Autobot [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] were later captured, forcing Chromedome, [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]], [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], and Brainstorm to rescue them. After winning a battle against their Decepticon counterparts, Highbrow and Chromedome were taking too long to decide what to do next, so [[Gort]] and Stylor disconnected themselves in order to discuss the matter on themselves. They decided to immediately continue with the rescue operation, despite their initial victory coming about with a suspicious ease. It turned out to be a trap after all, with the team being lured into an ambush helmed by Scoropnok. By reminding themselves that their shared ideals strengthened their bonds, the Autobots and their Nebulan teammates they were able to overpower their enemies nonetheless.'' {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}}

''Stylor and Chromedome witnessed a duel between Fortress Maximus and Scorponok, with overall victory between the two factions at stake. However, the clash turned out to be a distraction set-up by the Decepticons to steal a fuel convertor. With it in hand, the Decepticons blasted off towards Earth, forcing the Autobots to follow.'' {{storylink|The Final Conflict}}

{{note|The events in this UK story differ in significant ways to the [[The Transformers: Headmasters|Headmasters]] mini-series.}}

Stylor left offworld with the rest of the Autobots, and as they had hoped, the Decepticons pursued them across the interstellar void. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}} On their way to Earth, Stylor assisted Arcana in homing in on [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Goldbug's]] distress signal. {{storylink|Trial by Fire!}}

{{note|Chromedome appeared several times after this, but Stylor was not mentioned or featured, though any appearance of Chromedome is technically an appearance of Stylor. For the further merely-as-a-head adventures of Stylor, see [[Chromedome (G1)#Marvel Comics continuity|Chromedome's article]].}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{NoteRG1}}
[[File:Chromedome stylor project lazarus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.75]]
After Scorponok and Zarak's research was made available and success was had recombining the original Headmaster Autobots' heads with new bodies, Chromedome and Stylor took advantage of the situation and Stylor was reverse-engineered back into a regular Nebulan, and began to reintegrate back into Nebulan society. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 1}} Chromedome had his original head reattached, and he and Stylor became the only Headmaster partners to peacefully part ways.

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Milt Jamin]] (English), [[Ken Narita]] (Japanese)|[[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German)}}
[[File:Rebirth2 Chromedome Stylor.jpg|thumb|upright=0.95|Just try to find two scenes where I'm drawn the same way!]]
Stylor was one of the strategists participating in the rebellion against the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} When the rebels allied themselves with a group of Autobots, Stylor selected Chromedome to be his partner. He chose third from amongst the Autobot volunteers, and unlike [[Duros]] and [[Arcana]] before him did not state a reason for his choice. However, the fact that the only remaining alternative would been to bond with [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] may have had something to do with it. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}}

Like the rest of the Headmasters, Stylor and Chromedome returned to Cybertron from Nebulos to recover the Key to the Plasma Energy Chamber from the Hive Headmasters who joined the Decepticons. When the plasma energy was unleashed on Cybertron, Stylor and the organic Nebulans were unaffected by it, allowing them to fight on while their partners were incapacitated. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====''Legends'' comic====
Stylor, Duros, and Arcana followed Zarak to the [[Legends World]], where they targeted the local versions of Chromedome, Hardhead, and Brainstorm, who relied on unliving [[transtector]]s to be Headmasters. Since their own form of Headmasters relied on the bodies being controlled separately, Stylor and the others locked the Autobots in their transtectors and convinced them to pilot the bodies while the Nebulans formed the heads. The combination of two different types of Headmaster was powerful enough to defeat Scorponok, and the three Nebulans returned to their own universe. {{storylink|LGEX Headmaster Set Chapter}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
[[File:Stylorwithgeosensor-ASO.jpg|thumb|left]]
During a period when the Autobots on Nebulos were low on lubricant, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] dispatched [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and Chromedome to search for a legendary lost lake of oil. They searched a possible valley with their Headmaster partners, but Stylor reported back with no luck. Stylor didn't appreciate the dust and dings his finish suffered during the search, but he mostly kept it to himself. When [[Duros]] returned with a clear signal on his geo-sensors, the Headmasters traced the spot. Hardhead used sonic shells as a non-inflammatory means of drilling down to the reservoir. Duros and Stylor entered the tunnel and found a vast source of oil for the Autobots to claim. {{storylink|Autobots Strike Oil}}

===Toy pack-in material===
When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] became stranded on Cybertron's hemisphere of darkness with his memory damaged, Stylor joined a small strike force of Autobots called H.O.P.E. ([[Help Optimus Prime Escape]]) to retrieve him. {{Storylink|Optimus Prime Is Back}}

===INSIRT continuity===
[[File:Timeless-EjectChromedomeStylor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Pacho, you can't talk because you lost your tongue in that cider press accident, remember?"]]
In a strange universe which orbited and occasionally leeched from [[Primax 1005.19 Gamma]], Stylor was a third wheel in Chromedome and [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]'s relationship. He accompanied them on a likely off-the-record mission to recover and/or steal the memories of half a million Decepticons from the [[Vestigial Cortical Complex]] on Cybertron. To make this raid a smooth one, the trio enlisted the talents of [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] and [[Catgut]], who "created" a door for them in the walls of the warehouse, though nearly killing them in the process. Stylor called the Decepticon a jerk once he was out of earshot. {{storylink|Timeless}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
An ancient [[Titan Master]], Stylor granted his partner the ability of [[mnemosurgery]]. {{storylink|#Generations|''Titans Return'' Stylor and Chromedome toy bio}} Stylor, as Chromedome's head, was seen defending Cybertron from Soundwave's all-out attack. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
When the Autobot-[[World Watcher]] alliance acquired Headmaster technology to counter the Decepticons' innovation, Stylor was one of many World Watchers who proceeded to form the head of an Autobot officer on [[Nebulos]]. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}

==Commercial appearances==
*After several Transformers blasted their way to the planet [[Nebulos|Nebulon]], they were forced to surrender to the locals. Stylor was one of several Nebulons who fused with a Cybertronian partner, so that the war between Autobots and Decepticons could resume on their world. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}
*After [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] broadcast a Decepticon alert, Stylor boarded [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]. They sped off together to battle against the Decepticon Headmasters who were invading a Nebulan city. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmasters|Headmasters commercial}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Stylor was a superficial socialite who was usually more concerned with his appearance than fighting. However, he would sometimes persuade his Headmaster partner Chromedome to be more social. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}} The two conducted research into enhancing their shared processing power, and used their findings to develop a wide range of battlefield tactics. {{storylink|Transformers Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook|Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{ew-char
|name=Stylor
|image=[[File:EW-Stylor.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.66|Well it's not like [[Chromedome (G1)|he]]'s gonna function like a Headmaster anyways if he ever does show up.]]
|link=[https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733747765919-Stylor-Sunbeam#toc1 Stylor at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
|faction=Autobot
|unit=C.O.M.B.A.T.
|star=2
|class=Range
|ability=Increases the user's base DPS and makes them attack from a long range. Every few seconds a shot is fired in a medium area damaging enemies for a percentage of the user's DPS and blinds them, reducing their attack range.
|date=[[January 30]], [[2025]]
|counterpart=[[Sunbeam (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sunbeam]]
|notes=Although Stylor's in-game appearance is meant to be based on his [[#Timelines|''Timelines'' figure]] that came with Chromedome, the noticeable lack of red save for the ends of the prods, the ankle highlights and the use of <strike>white</strike> a lighter shade of gray makes him bear more of a resemblance to [[S.S.]] besides the face color and black circle on his chest. His ability is functionally based on the [[light burst discharger]] which his counterpart transforms into.
}}
{{chargamestub|{{storylink|Tabula Rasa}}}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1toy Stylor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Chromedome''' (Headmaster, [[1987]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Richard Marcej]] (packaging)}}

: Released in the fourth year of Hasbro's US ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' toyline (third year in Europe and in Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' line), Headmaster Stylor transforms from a tiny man in high-tech armor into [[Chromedome (G1)#Toys|Chromedome]]'s head. He can also be used as the head of any other Headmaster toy: inserting him into a Headmaster's neck socket causes a small [[Tech Spec]] meter on the larger toy's chest to display ratings for Speed, Strength and Intelligence.

: When Chromedome is in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], Stylor fits in his cockpit.

: A [[redeco]] of Chromedome as [[Arcee (G1)/toys|Arcee]] was proposed during Generation 1, but never produced. Presumably, the identity of Stylor's redeco would have been [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1987/Autobot/Stylor/stylor.htm More information on Stylor at TFU.info]''
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:Timelinestoy-Stylor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Stylor has seen things.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Chromedome w/ Stylor''' (Deluxe, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:*''TFSS2 number'': 5

:''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Stylor is a [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' [[Arms Micron]] [[S.S.#Toys|S.S.]] (albeit preassembled), transforming from humanoid robot to a crossbow-styled blaster. His calves and arms are assembled incorrectly, but it's simple to yank them off and swap them. As a redeco of an Arms Micron, Stylor features two 5mm posts and a single peg-hole as part of the Arms Micron gimmick, allowing him to combine with other Microns to form bigger and more ridiculous "Combo Weapons" and "Super Combo Weapons".

: He was only available with his larger Deluxe-sized partner [[Chromedome (G1)#Timelines|Chromedome]] as part of the second-year [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service#Series 2.0 (2014)|Transformers Figure Subscription Service]].

: This mold was also used to make [[Jin (Go!)#Toys|Jin]] and [[Burn#Toys|Burn]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2014/Autobot/TFSSStylor/stylor.htm More information on ''Timelines'' Stylor at TFU.info]''
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Stylor.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|A rare case of "Extreme Blush Syndrome"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Stylor & Chromedome''' (Deluxe Class, [[2016]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Deluxes, Stylor once again transforms from a tiny man in robot armor into Chromedome's head, and can also be used as the head of any other ''Titans Return'' Deluxe-or-larger toy. When Chromedome is in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]], Stylor fits in his cockpit.

: Stylor was changed slightly from his earlier renders, as the final product has a red head instead of a brown one.

: In 2017, multiple specimens were found at US retail with the TakaraTomy ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' counterpart's "Headmaster" figure (see below), complete with the different [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] Chromedome face sculpt, additional paint operations for the Titan Master figure itself and a black screw otherwise unique to the TakaraTomy versions.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/03/03/titans-return-chromedome-variant-features-takara-titan-master-334923 "TFW2005 Titans Return Chromedome Variant Features Takara Titan Master"]</ref>

::*''[http://tfu.info/2016/Autobot/TRChromedome/chromedome.htm More information on ''Titans Return'' (with Chromedome) Stylor at TFU.info]''
{{TRHyperfireMold}}
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===''Legends''===
{{anchor|HeadmasterSet}}
[[File:TF-Legends-LG-EX-Headmaster-Set-Chromedome.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"I love you, Rewind-chan."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Headmaster Set''' (Multipack, [[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[February 19]], 2017
:*''ID Number'': '''LG-EX'''

: Released as a [[Wonder Festival]] 2017 [Winter] exclusive, this Chromedome is a redeco of the aforementioned Hasbro ''Titans Return'' head tooling, featuring more extensive paint applications color-matched to the TakaraTomy [[Chromedome (G1)#Legends|''Legends'' Chromedome]]. The [[LGEX Headmaster Set Chapter|pack-in mini-manga]] depicts this toy as Stylor from "The Rebirth".

: The set also came with [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Legends|Grimlock]], [[Brawn (G1)/toys#Legends|Gong]], [[Duros#Legends|Hardhead]], [[Flywheels#Legends|Flywheel]], and [[Arcana#Legends|Brainstorm]], all similarly-extra-deco'd versions of Hasbro Titan Masters which were not otherwise released in Japan.
{{TRHyperfireMold}}
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===''Retro Headmasters''===
[[File:TF_generations_retro_headmasters_stylor.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Retro cherry flavour]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Chromedome''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[AJ Piejko-Brown]] (packaging)}}

: Released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Retro Headmasters|Retro Headmasters]]'' line, Stylor is a redeco of the ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Chromedome (G1)#Legends|Chromedome]] head (itself a retool of ''Titans Return'' Stylor), using that release's original-toy/anime-accurate faceplate. While the bigger toys in this series are decoed to better resemble their original toys (in theory, at least), Stylor himself ends up ''less'' accurate to his original iteration, with a tan body and dark red limbs thanks to [[gang-molding]].

: Along with the rest of the ''Retro Headmasters'' toys, Chromedome is a [[Walmart]] exclusive in Canada and the US, and was also sold exclusively at The Warehouse and Toyworld in New Zealand.
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W5AutobotStylor.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Autobot Stylor''' (2020)
**'''Wave 5: Titan Masters Attack'''
**''Rarity: '''''UT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T05/T46'''
**''Stars: ''2

:Autobot Stylor is one of forty-six double sided character cards included in Wave 5 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], Titan Masters Attack. As a [[Titan Master]], Stylor begins play in head mode on a character with a body mode. When that character is KO'd, Stylor is deployed in bot mode. In order to represent Stylor's size as a Titan Master, the card is the size of a battle card, about half the size of a normal character card.

:The card's art is based on the Stylor Titan Master included with the ''Titans Return'' Chromedome toy. The head mode artwork is reused from said toy's packaging artwork.

:This card's set was originally set for an April 2020 release, however due to the global COVID-19 pandemic the release was pushed back to May 29, 2020.

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Stylor''' (スタイラー ''Sutairā'')

==References==
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Terrorcon (Energon)

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{{factions|quintesson|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Terrorcon}}
[[File:Terrorcons what lies beneath.jpg|thumb|upright=2.1|Your country did not prepare you for the level of violence you will meet on my battlefield!]]
The '''Terrorcons''' are a special class of [[Decepticon]]s. Though some are fully sentient Transformers, the majority are little more than expendable, mass-produced drones. Terrorcon altmodes generally take the form of robotic beasts.

The Terrorcons of the Energon Battles have an unusual ability, shared with the [[Omnicon]]s, to handle and process raw [[energon]], from which they can create [[energon weapon]]s or power-booster cells known as [[Energon star]]s.

The Terrorcon breeds include:
{{collist|2|
*[[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] (leader)
*[[Battle Ravage]]
*[[Blackout (Terrorcon)|Blackout]]
*[[Command Ravage]]
*[[Command Jaguar (Alpha Q Color)|Command Jaguar]]
*[[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]]
*"[[Shadowhawk Desert Type|Shadowhawk]]"
*[[Cruellock]]
*[[Dinobot Magma Type|Dinobot]]
*[[Doom-Lock (Energon)|Doom-Lock]]
*[[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticon]]
*[[Chromhorn|Chromhorn]]
*[[Seacon (G1)#Timelines|Piranhacon]]}}

==Fiction==
===''Energon'' comic===
Following the end of the Autobot/Decepticon war, [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] organized the Terrorcons as a neo-Decepticon faction bent on restarting the great war. Scorponok made a deal with [[Alpha Quintesson]], in which the group would help the Quintesson to achieve its ends in exchange for [[Super Mode|Hyper Power]] abilities drawn from [[Unicron]] himself. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}} The Terrorcons were sent to Earth, to plunder its reserves of energon, but Scorponok decided to take the energon for himself and give Unicron the leftovers. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Two}} The Terrorcons initially dominated their fight with the Autobots who came to stop them, until sabotage from [[Rad White|Rad]] made Scorponok break off in a panic. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}} In their second fight, the Terrorcons were overwhelmed by the [[Omnicon]]s and their energon manipulating powers, only being saved from defeat by Alpha Quintesson and the Four Horsemen forcibly retrieving them. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Four}}

After Tidal Wave was sent by Scorponok to retrieve a [[Seismic-shock warhead]] and failed, {{storylink|Aftershock (issue)|Aftershock}} he was viciously beaten by the Terrorcon leader and cast out. However, he was approached by Alpha Quintesson, who had already been aware of Scorponok's self-serving nature, and reformatted into Mirage. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 2}}

[[Battle Ravage]], [[Cruellock]], [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]], and [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticon]] were later used as the basis for a massive army of clones, a million strong, which Alpha Quintesson unleashed on Earth as a warning against allying with the Autobots. {{storylink|Multiplicity}} A small force of Autobots (and [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]]) attempted to fight the clones, but the sheer number began to wear on their fuel reserves. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}} Salvation came in the form of a newly restored Megatron, venting his rage at spending ten years imprisoned inside Unicron on the clones. Faced with this, they opted to retreat. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}}

'''Known Members:'''
{{collist|3|
*[[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]] (leader)
*[[Battle Ravage]]
*[[Cruellock]]
*[[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]]
*[[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticon]]
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]]
}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Energon'' cartoon====
The Terrorcons were created out of Unicron's body by Alpha Q; they were the reconstituted form of Planet Q's soldier army, consumed by Unicron. They served as his near-mindless agents of energon collection, gathering more of the magical substance to help repair Unicron. Their natural instinct was to rush headlong, ''en masse'', toward any source of the substance (the human Kicker once used the Terrorcons' energon-sensing capabilities to help locate an energon vein in a mine.) In the early stages of the energon war, the Terrorcons consisted of bird and puma types. Alpha Q eventually devised two additional breeds, the dinosaur and beetle versions.

Scorponok displayed an unusual affinity for the Terrorcons, and generally served as their leader. When he was reprogrammed to serve Megatron, many of the Terrorcons likewise came with him. On at least one occasion, they displayed their loyalty by defending and healing their injured leader.

A handful of Terrorcons displayed the ability to speak.<ref>The Terrorcons' speech abilities are a strange artifact of ''Energon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s dubbing. In ''Super Link'', none of them ever speak.</ref> {{storylink|Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|''Energon'' cartoon}}
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====Ask Vector Prime====
[[Vector Prime]] noted that the Terrorcons of [[Aurex 802.23 Alpha]] were semi-sparked minions of [[Quintesson]]s, similar to the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s and [[Allicon]]s of the [[Primax]] cluster. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/04}}

====''End of G1 Universe''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Star of the Dark God, Part One}} }}

===Toy bios===
[[Scrapmetal (race)|Scrapmetal]] were born from Terrorcon vermin in the depths of Cybertron that were mutated by the [[Unicron Singularity|black hole]] threatening the planet. {{storylink|Scrapmetal (Cybertron individual)#Cybertron|Scrapmetal bio}}

===Toy pack-in comics===
The end result of [[Predacon (Armada)|Predacon]]'s experiments with merging techno-organic matter with Mini-Cons, the animalistic Terrorcons broke free from their creator and escaped into the wild. {{storylink|Armada Volume 5}}

==Toys==
===''Energon''===
[[File:En-toy BattleRavage.jpg|thumb|Battle Ravage]]
[[File:Energon Scorponok toy.jpg|thumb|Scorponok]]
*'''Terrorcons''' (2003-2004)
**[[Battle Ravage]]
**[[Command Ravage]] (Battle Ravage redeco)
**[[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]]
**[[Blackout (Terrorcon)|Shadowhawk Cosmo Type]] (Divebomb redeco)
**[[Cruellock]]
**[[Doom-Lock (Energon)|Doom-Lock]] (Cruellock redeco)
**[[Dinobot Magma Type]] (Cruellock redeco)
**[[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticon]]
**[[Chromhorn|Chromhorn Forest Type]] (Insecticon redeco)

:Like their counterparts the [[Omnicon]]s, the Terrorcons were sold carded at the $7 price point. They transform into mechanical beasts, following an angular, blocky aesthetic more rooted in the style of Generation 1's beasts than the organic styles of more recent toylines. Each comes with an "Energon weapon" made of colored translucent plastic, which uses a standardized peg and hole system to allow multiple attachments and configurations.

*'''Scorponok''' (2003)

:A much larger toy than the other Terrorcons, sold boxed.

===''Built to Rule!''===
*Scorponok

===''Cybertron''===
*'''Dark Scorponok'''

:A redeco of the Scorponok mold.
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===''Generations''===
[[File:2025-ArmadaNemesisPrime.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb]]
{{anchor|NYCC 2025}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Armada Nemesis Prime / [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Generations|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]]''' (Multi-pack, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Nemesis Prime & Mini-Con Team''' (ネメシスプライム&ミニコンチーム)
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': February 2026
:*''Accessories'': Ion blaster, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Legacy|Matrix]], insignia plate, left and right smokestack guns
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[[July 25]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T18IQaMuGVk Transformers Brand Panel Recap | SDCC 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>, [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/DPpXnX6EoKk/ Marcelo Matere's Instagram]</ref>}}
{{repurposed|as=Terrorcons|by="[[Star of the Dark God, Part One]]"|year=[[2026]]}}

:''Generations'' ''Armada'' Nemesis Prime is a new-head retool of Commander Class [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Armada Universe Optimus Prime]]; representing his "regenerating" face from the ''Armada'' cartoon. Specifically, the exact frame we have pictured above. His coloration is based on his cartoon appearance, as opposed to his Hasbro toy, lacking any of that swaggy off-white bone tan it had. He also doesn't feature a Decepticon insignia, with the plate on the top of his truck mode also being retooled to now be smooth and blank.

:Nemesis Prime entirely omits Optimus' combiner trailer, (which he can still combine with, showing off a brand new Super Mode not mentioned in his instructions) but rather includes the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Generations|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]]. They combine into the [[Star Saber (Armada)#Generations|Star Saber]] for him to wield. Nemesis retains Optimus' large ion blaster and smokestack guns, which serve as additional weapons for him to use. If desired, the ion blaster can store in his truck bed via the 5 mm ports back there which totally aren't hands.

:Nemesis' chest panel can be opened up to reveal his dark copy of the [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Legacy|Matrix]]. Painted gold but with a red core, you could say it represents the [[Doomstone]].

:This set was revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2025 as an exclusive for the fall 2025 editions of [[New York Comic Con]] and ''MCM London'' in the west, and was a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive in Japan. On the first day of NYCC, the set was also made available to pre-order for [[Hasbro Pulse]] Premium members only, opening for non-premium members on [[November 3]]. Initially announced at US$74.99, the set would cost US$89.99 upon release.

==Merchandise==
===''Attacktix''===
[[File:Cybertron Attacktix DarkScroponok.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Dark Scorponok]]
*Battle Ravage (Booster, 2006)
*Insecticon (Booster, 2006)
*Scorponok (Booster, 2006)
*Dark Scorponok (Boooster, 2007) - unreleased

===''Titaniums''===
*Scorponok (Robot Master, 2006)

===''3-D Battle Card Game''===
*Cruellock (2007)

==Notes==
*According to [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]], the original idea for the [[Omnicon]]s and Terrorcons by the design departments of both Hasbro and Takara was for them to be evolved [[Mini-Con]]s. This was completely ignored by Takara's marketing department, who were the only people from Takara ever directly talking to [[We've]], so this idea never made it into the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|''Super Link''/''Energon'']] cartoon, and when Ichikawa found out about that, he never bothered trying to link his [[Linkage (comic)|''Linkage'' comic]] and the ''Super Link'' cartoon.<ref name="ichikawa">[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/43847f79db724831 "Wing Saber vs. Mega-Dinobot: A Lesson"], Hirofumi Ichikawa at alt.toys.transformers</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Terrorcon''' (テラーコン ''Terākon'')
*''French:'' '''Terrican''' (France, episode 1) and '''Terrorcon''' (France, cartoon dub), '''Terromodus''' (Canada toys)
*''Spanish:'' '''Terromodus'''
{{groupstub}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cybertron subgroups]]
[[Category:Decepticon subgroups]]
[[Category:Energon subgroups]]
[[Category:Energon Terrorcons| ]]
[[Category:Mass-produced Transformers]]
[[Category:Quintesson servant races]]
[[Category:Unicron-related groups]]

Nemesis Prime (Armada)

2026-05-13T05:06:39Z

PBChew18: /* Generations */

{{factions|decepticon|unicron}}
{{disambig3|Nemesis Prime}}
:''Nemesis Prime is a [[Unicron]]-affiliated [[Decepticon]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[Image:Nemesisprimeut.jpg|right|250px|thumb|50% Optimus Prime + 50% Decepticon = 100% Wha???]]
'''Nemesis Prime''' is a monstrous Transformer sent to kill [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] alike. He scanned the minds of the Transformers and took the form of [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], as he was the most powerful and respected in all their minds. As a duplicate of Optimus Prime, Nemesis has all of Prime's strength and power, in addition to his own ability to reconstruct himself.

Nemesis Prime wields the [[Vorpal Saber]], a twisted clone of the [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]], and has a [[Mini-Con]] partner named [[Run-Over (Armada)|Run-Over]].

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Linkage''====
[[Image:NemPrimeUT-Linkage.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Basically, he's not a nice guy. Nice effects, though.]]
Nemesis Prime was granted the [[Doomstone]] and was sent to ravage, devastate and destroy any world he came across, accompanied by [[Run-Over (Armada)|Run-Over]] and the [[Aerial Extermination Mini-Con Team]]. The death-agonies and negative psychic energies of the beings he destroyed were stored inside the Doomstone, which was at some point taken from him and later transferred into [[Ravenus]]. {{storylink|Linkage Part 11}}

====''Armada'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Paul Dobson]] (English), [[Tōru Ōkawa]] (Japanese)|[[Pekka Lehtosaari]] (Finnish), [[Juan Guzmán]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Anders Byström]] (Swedish), [[Ronaldo Júlio]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Michel Dodane]] (French)}}

[[Image:Puppet.jpg|left|200px|thumb| Oh my god, what happened to your faaaaace?!]]

Nemesis Prime was encountered by a party of Transformers on [[Salt planet|a strange planet]] composed of salt and technorganic materials, after they fell into a worm hole that had taken shape due to Unicron's lack of a physical body. Nemesis Prime was a [[Unicron]]-created being that was very savage and feral in nature, using his [[Vorpal Saber]] nearly to destroy several of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s. Although he was beastly and insane, his exact motives and personality were unknown, as he was simply a puppet of [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]]. Nemesis Prime was eventually destroyed by a combined blast from [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] using the [[Requiem Blaster (Armada)|Requiem Blaster]] and [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] using his new [[Overload (Armada)|Overload]] power unit. Sideways was seen fleeing the scene in [[trans-phase mode]], while Nemesis Prime's remains were scattered about the area. Mysteriously, the planet immediately began to break down and was destroyed afterwards. {{storylink|Puppet|Puppet}}

===Ask Sideways===
After hijacking [[Vector Prime]]'s [[Axiom Nexus News]] column, known liar [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] agreed that Nemesis Primes and [[Grand Scourge]] were the same being. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Sideways, 2015/06/28}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Nemesis-Prime-Armada.jpg|thumb|400px|<choose><option>Welcome oblivion!</option><option>Come, open your heart!</option><option>Behold, the endless abyss!</option><option>Do not deny your fear!</option></choose>]]
Nemesis Prime Armada participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Epic character who first appeared in the "Armada: Episode IV: Land Military Team" event, and could be recruited by collecting 650 units of Cybermetal, 350 units of Transmetal, 150 exclusive cores, and 50 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Armada''===
[[File:Arm-toy NemesisPrime.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I am darkness, I am the night. (''Hasbro version shown'')]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Nemesis Prime with Run-Over''' (Super-Con, 2003)}}</ul>
:*''Takara name'': '''Scourge'''
:*''Accessories'': Left & right arm-pipes
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist, Takara only)}}<ref name ="Kyde">{{citesocial|quote=For what it's worth, Armada Nemesis Prime was created as an accident. Aaron Archer asked Joe Kyde to try slapping RID Scourge's colors on Armada Optimus Prime as a lark. Kyde only got about halfway through it but sent it in anyway (since it wasn't intended to be used for anything). But somehow this half-finished "Armada Scourge" deco sheet made its way to Dreamwave alongside all the other Hasbro ref they were sent, and they prominently included him on the Armada pull-out posters included with their first G1 miniseries. Which were the top-selling comics in North America in the months they came out. / So suddenly: oops, I guess we have to make a black Armada Optimus Prime now. / [I heard this] Mostly from Kyde. Which is why he's credited as the deco artist for Micron Legend Scourge (because Takara used his unfinished deco sheet as their starting point) and not Nemesis Prime (because someone else took the idea and finalized it in their own way, but I don't know who). / This did all happen early enough in development that they were able to jam Scourge/Nemesis into the Armada cartoon, but it's why he only shows up for one episode.|link=https://discord.com/channels/656241088826441729/656248887534944265/1069764138944958494|name=Matthew Karpowich|site=the TFWiki Discord server|year=2023|month=01|day=30}}</ref>

: Part of the eighth and final wave of Hasbro's ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' Super-Cons, Nemesis Prime is a [[redeco]] of the Super-Con [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Super-Con|Optimus Prime]] toy, transforming into a longnosed truck cab of made-up model. In truck mode, his trailer hitch allows him to pull the various trailers available to the [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Armada|Super Base Optimus Prime mold]]. Plugging a [[Mini-Con]] onto the [[Powerlinx]] plug on his robot mode back unlocks a "punching" action that moves his arms back and forth when the plugged-in Mini-Con is pushed up and down. While his arm-mounted exhaust pipes can be easily removed, there's not really anything you can ''do'' with them, as they cannot combine into a handgun like the Super Base Optimus's arm-pipes.

[[File:LOTM Scourge.jpg|upright=1|left|thumb|(''Takara version shown'')]]

: He came with his Mini-Con partner [[Run-Over (Armada)#Toys|Run-Over]], who can also become a handgun Nemesis Prime (or any toy with [[5 mm post]]-compatible points) can hold.

: In Japan, he was only available as a mail-away item from ''[[TV Magazine]]'' (limited to 5000 pieces) under the name '''Scourge''', a nod to [[Hasbro]]'s [[Scourge (RID)|''Robots in Disguise'' Scourge]]. There are a number of small but significant differences between Hasbro and [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s versions of the toys; the Hasbro version is cast in midnight-blue and sandy-tan plastics, where the Takara version is more brownish-black and neutral light gray. (Scourge's Mini-Con, "Sweep", shares the change in plastic colors.) The Takara version also appears to have a smaller number of [[Paint operation|paint application]]s with less color variety.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/NemesisPrime/nemesisprime.htm More information on Nemesis Prime at TFU.info]''
{{ArmadaSuperConOptimusPrimeMold}}
{{-}}

===''Generations''===
[[File:2025-ArmadaNemesisPrime.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Nemesis kneels before the [[Unicron|Monster Mash]] and pledges his loyalty to the graveyard smash.]]
{{anchor|NYCC 2025}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Armada Nemesis Prime / [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Generations|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]]''' (Multi-pack, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Nemesis Prime & Mini-Con Team''' (ネメシスプライム&ミニコンチーム)
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': February 2026
:*''Accessories'': Ion blaster, [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Legacy|Matrix]], insignia plate, left and right smokestack guns
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Tomoki Tatsumi]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[[July 25]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T18IQaMuGVk Transformers Brand Panel Recap | SDCC 2025 | Hasbro Pulse] on YouTube, with [[Mark Maher]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>, [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/DPpXnX6EoKk/ Marcelo Matere's Instagram]</ref>}}
:''Generations'' ''Armada'' Nemesis Prime is a new-head retool of Commander Class [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Legacy|Armada Universe Optimus Prime]]; representing his "regenerating" face from the ''Armada'' cartoon. Specifically, the exact frame we have pictured above. His coloration is based on his cartoon appearance, as opposed to his Hasbro toy, lacking any of that swaggy off-white bone tan it had. He also doesn't feature a Decepticon insignia, with the plate on the top of his truck mode also being retooled to now be smooth and blank.

:Nemesis Prime entirely omits Optimus' combiner trailer, (which he can still combine with, showing off a brand new Super Mode not mentioned in his instructions) but rather includes the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)#Generations|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]]. They combine into the [[Star Saber (Armada)#Generations|Star Saber]] for him to wield. Nemesis retains Optimus' large ion blaster and smokestack guns, which serve as additional weapons for him to use. If desired, the ion blaster can store in his truck bed via the 5 mm ports back there which totally aren't hands.

:Nemesis' chest panel can be opened up to reveal his dark copy of the [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Legacy|Matrix]]. Painted gold but with a red core, you could say it represents the [[Doomstone]].

:This set was revealed at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2025 as an exclusive for the fall 2025 editions of [[New York Comic Con]] and ''MCM London'' in the west, and was a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive in Japan. On the first day of NYCC, the set was also made available to pre-order for [[Hasbro Pulse]] Premium members only, opening for non-premium members on [[November 3]]. Initially announced at US$74.99, the set would cost US$89.99 upon release.

==Notes==
[[File:Armada poster G1 issue 5.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.75|Oh, this guy's gonna be a huge deal, totally.]]
*In ''Legends of the Microns'', Nemesis Prime never actually speaks, only roaring the whole time.
*According to [[Joe Kyde]], he created ''Armada'' Nemesis Prime at the half-serious suggestion of [[Aaron Archer]]. The unfinished deco sheet somehow made it to [[Dreamwave Productions]], who prominently featured him on a pull-out poster included with the (nearly-chart-topping) [[Prime Directive issue 5|fifth issue]] of [[Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave)|their first G1 miniseries]]—leading the Hasbro team to actually produce the figure. Kyde's preliminary deco served as the starting point for Takara's, while the Hasbro version ended up being produced independently.<ref name ="Kyde"/>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Scourge''' (スカージ ''Sukāji''), '''Nemesis Prime''' (ネメシスプライム ''Nemeshisu Puraimu'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Nemezisz Prájm'''

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Armada Decepticons]]
[[Category:Evil clones]]
[[Category:Mail order exclusives]]
[[Category:Unicron-related characters]]

Mystery of the Speedia 500

2026-05-13T03:38:47Z

PBChew18: /* Featured characters */

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers New Legends]]''
|prev=Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)
|next=Star of the Dark God, Part One
|seriesissue2= ''[[The Transformers: End of G1 Universe|The Transformers: End of G1 Universe]]'' Chapter Three
|prev2=
|next2=
|image=End of G1 Universe 03.jpg
|caption=
|title="Mystery of the Speedia 500"
|japanese=スピーディア500の謎
|romaji=Speedia 500 no Nazo
|publisher=[[TakaraTomy]]
|story by=
|art by=
|packaged with=
|date=[[2026]] [[April 14]]
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]] and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Galaxy Force]]'' cartoon continuity
|manga=[[Hayato Sakamoto]]
|color=[[Tai Koshii]] (1, 2, 3, 8, 18p), [[Gufu Kandagawa]] (4, 5, 6p), [[Tasuku Tajima]] (7p), [[Lebanon Sugi]] (9, 10, 21p), [[Usakomu]] (11, 12, 13p), [[Rakurai Tsunetaka]] (1, 14, 15, 16, 23p) [[Ricken]] (17, 18p), [[Yuki Ohshima]] (19, 20p), [[DAI-XT]] (24p)
|editor=[[Kouji Nimura]]
|chronology=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon timeline#100,000+ years from now|The End]] (G1), [[Unicron Trilogy cartoon timeline#After the completion of the space bridge initiative|Some time after 2021]] (Galaxy Force)
}}

'''Seeking a power source to save their universe, the Stunticons end up in a multiversal race.'''

==Synopsis==
Aboard [[Untite]]'s [[Orcanoch|ship]], [[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]] explains to [[Dark Amber Leo Prime]] that [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]]'s green color and his dark amber color is the result of exposure to righteous [[Angolmois Energy]] and malevolent Angolmois Energy, respectively, examples of the [[color changing]] phenomenon. Such color changes can come from all sorts of power ups, including those induced by [[Energon Matrix|Energon Matrices]] and [[forestonite]] during the G2 era. Forestonite has the same power as Energon Matrices, and this is why the veteran [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] have embarked on a journey to find more forestonite.

In the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', the Stunticons find a [[black hole (phenomenon)|black hole]], intending to go through to the other side. [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], ever pessimistic, doesn't mind the risk, what with the universe ending and all, while [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] relishes the thrill. [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], on the other end, is terrified and not very good at hiding it. [[Drag Strip (G1)|Dragstrip]], on the other hand, is frustrated because this kind of space exploration isn't for him. He was built to be number one in racing, and none of this stuff interests him. After he crosses the line in insulting the other Stunticons, [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] shuts down the whining, pointing out that they got this important job thanks to their record as a former scout squad, but get violent when the dismissive F-1 racer brings up his leader's rivalry with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Crossing into the black hole, the Stunticons and the ship are affected by the dimension's forestonite particles, inducing a G2-style color change in their bodies. In [[2010]], [[The Killing Jar (episode)|four Transformers had went into a black hole and experienced similar changes]], but did not investigate why then. Now it is realized that it was the result of the presence of forestonite. The Stunticons spot a rift that's pulling them in, and they willingly decide to enter.

On the other side, they find the planet [[Velocitron]] during one of its many races. In the race, the [[New Decepticon Army|New Decepticon Trio]] attempt to use their [[Rocket Car]] to interfere with the racing [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], but he manages to escape their clutches with [[Cyber Key]] power, and the three malicious doofuses end up crashing and arrested by [[Gasket Patrol Type|police]]. The scenario speaks to Dragstrip's inner soul as a racer. The Stunticons are brought before [[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]], who explains that Velocitron is now a destination of [[multiverse|multiversal]] travel since the denizens of this universe began the [[Space Bridge Project|Multiverse Space Bridge Project]]. Looking up their origin, Flatline determines the Stunticons to be from the [[G1 World]] during the G2 era and, despite Motormaster's protestations, impresses them into racers to help generate energy for the planet and marks them with the G2 Decepticon insginia. The doctor also gives them new livery to reflect their forestonite-granted abilities. When they're let go, Motormaster ignores the entire racing thing, wanting to get back to their actual goal, which upsets Dragstrip, who swears off the other Stunticons to race to his heart's content. Motormaster doesn't appreciate the insubordination and walks off on his own to complete their mission to save their universe. Dragstrip runs into Hot Shot, and the two gas each other up for the next race.

In the next [[Speedia 500]] race, many Transformers from different universes participate: [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] and [[Wasp]] from the [[Animated World]]; [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] from the [[Prime World]]; [[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|Lockdown]] and [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] from the [[Cyberverse World]]; champion and leader of Velocitron, Hot Shot; and Dragstrip from the G1 World. The other three Stunticons survey the race's spectators, figuring that they're all from worlds in their post-war era and decide to join the race. Elsewhere, Motormaster, figuring he should learn about this universe's history, runs into the [[Mini-Con]] [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]], who offers to serve as Motormaster's guide.

The race begins and Breakdown manages to take out both Knock Out and the other Breakdown with his oil-leaking. Wildrider's swerving causes Wasp to peter out, and Prowl jumps on the reckless Stunticon, forcing both off the racetrack—Wildrider activates his anti-grav gear and the two career off into the sky. Dead End uses his fireball charge to rush through the Cyberverse racers, and Shadow Striker is forced to take care of a disassembled Lockdown.

In the "Shrine of Speedia", Jolt explains to Motormaster about his universe: after stopping the [[Unicron Singularity|Grand Black Hole]] that threatened their world, they began the [[Space Bridge Project|New Space Bridge Project]] to connect the scattered Transformer colonies. Motormaster, realizing that if this universe's denizens could save their world from destruction, the same could happen for the G1 World, is elated with hope. Jolt continues that the Space Bridge project developed into multiversal travel so that they could connect and collaborate with other universes. Motormaster speculates that his world could perhaps evacuate its population to those other worlds if needed. Spotting a display of the [[Ancient]]s who began the original [[Space Bridge Project]], Motormaster recognizes one of them as his rival on the road, [[Autobot]] [[Supreme Commander]] Optimus Prime!

In the race, Dead End continues careening out of control as a fireball. He muses that perhaps it's finally his time to go and thinks back to his good times with the other Stunticons before he's rescued by Breakdown. Their tearful conversation elicits applause from the crowd, and the two sit out the rest of the race. It's down to the final two racers—Hot Shot and Dragstrip—as they enter a tunnel. Hot Shot uses his Cyber Key power to speed ahead, but Dragstrip has a trick up his sleeve; using his G2 power of Shadowstrip of moving instantaneously in darkness, the Stunticon slips ahead of his opponent and wins the race. But just before he crosses the finish line, Wildrider and Prowl crash into Dragstrip from the sky. Hot Shot rushes to help the hurt racer. Dragstrip doesn't appreciate the Autobot stopping the race just to help a fallen opponent, but Hot Shot points out that he did cross the goal already, even if his run ended in an accident. Hot Shot explains to Dragstrip that he had previously spurred help to win races, but that he was able to gain his first win with the help of his friends, just as Dragstrip had with his Stunticon comrades taking out the other racers (even if it's against the rules...).

Celebrations are interrupted when the ''Nemesis'' goes out of control and [[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] is called in to handle the wayward ship. To defend their ride, Motormaster transforms into [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] by himself prompting Dragstrip to declare that it's their duty to help their leader. The four Stunticons combine, finishing up G2 Menasor and allowing him access to all of their superpowers. With a ruby as lens, Menasor fells Metroplex with the Container Laser Cannon. Before the battle can continue, Jolt rushes to stop the commotion, explaining to the giant Autobot the Stunticons' purpose in this universe. He has talked with their [[Primus]], who has explained that such color changes have occurred both in the unvierse that existed "before this one was created," and also in the past of this universe, where they were brought on a dark fog generated by the power of [[Unicron#Unicron Trilogy|Unicron]], the dark god who was destroyed in the previous universe. The Stunticons recognize this Unicron as different from [[Unicron/Generation 1|the one they know]] and suppose that the dark fog must be a form of [[Angolmois Energy]]. The ''Nemesis'', revealing its erratic behavior as the result of the strange fog, crashes and a figure emerges from the spaceship. It reveals itself as Nemesis Prime! Looking from afar, [[Shockblast|a cycloptic figure]] is satisfied with this turn of events, noting that a giant [[energon star]] will reset this universe...

==Featured characters==
''Italics indicates characters who appear only in flashback.''

{{featuredcharacters|
|h1=[[Maximal]]s/[[Autobot]]s|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]] (1)
*[[Dark Amber Leo Prime]] (2)
*[[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]] (3)
*''[[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]]'' (4)
*''[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]]'' (5)
*''[[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]]'' (6)
*''[[X-Brawn]]'' (7)
*''[[Superion (G1)|Superion]]'' (9)
*''[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (10)
*''[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]'' (18)
*''[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'' (19)
*[[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] (21)
*[[Clocker (Cybertron)|Clocker]] (23)
*[[Blurr (Cybertron)|Blurr]] (25)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (35)
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (36)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (37)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (39)
*[[Chase (RB)|Chase]] (44)
*[[Heatwave (RB)|Heatwave]] (45)
*[[Blurr (G1)#2005 IDW continuity|Blurr]] (48)
*[[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] (50)
*[[Signal Lancer (Cybertron)|Signal Lancer]] (51)
*[[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] (52)
*''[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]]'' (53)
*''[[Scourge (Cybertron)|Scourge]]'' (54)
*''[[Override (Cybertron)|Override]]'' (55)
*''[[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]]'' (56)
*''[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]]'' (57)
*''[[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]'' (59)
*''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'' (60)
*''[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'' (61)
*''[[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]] (64)
*''[[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]]'' (65)
*''[[Ancient]]s'' (66-69)
*[[Metroplex (Cybertron)|Metroplex]] (70)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (71)
*[[Longrack (Cybertron)|Longrack]] (73)
}}

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s/[[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]|c2=
{{collist|2|
*''[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]'' (8)
*[[Untite]] (11)
*''[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]'' (20)
*[[Runamuck (Cybertron)|Runamuck]] (22)
*"[[Runabout (Cybertron)|Runabout]]" (24)
*[[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]] (26)
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] (27)
*[[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Dark Crumplezone]] (28)
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] (29)
*[[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] (33)
*[[Wasp]] (38)
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (40)
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] (41)
*[[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] (42)
*[[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|Lockdown]] (43)
*[[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] (46)
*[[Skyquake (Prime)|Skyquake]] (47)
*[[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]] (49)
*''[[Tarn (G1)|Tarn]]'' (58)
*''[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (62)
*''[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'' (62)
*''[[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]]'' (63)
*[[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]] (72)
*[[Shockblast|Shockwave]] (75)}}

|h3=[[Stunticon (G1)|Stuncticon]] expedition (Maximals-framed-Decepticons)|c3=
*[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis/Nemesis Prime]] (12)
*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (13)
*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (14)
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Dragstrip]] (15)
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (16)
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (17)
*[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (74)

|c4=
*"[[Gasket Patrol Type|Gasket Patrol Type]]" officers (30)
*[[Relay Transformer]]s (31)
*"[[Chromia (Cybertron)|Chromia White Version]]" medic (32)
*[[Pit Transformer]] (34)
}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*This story makes extensive reference to the [[spontaneous recoloration|recurring phenomenon]] in ''Transformers'' stories that sees robots spontaneously change colour when they undergo a power-up. Examples Bluebolt gives are Lio Convoy's "Legendary Green Lion" transformation, originally acheived by uniting the power of his [[Energon Matrix]] with another in the ''[[Beast Wars II]]'' and ''[[Beast Wars Neo]]'' cartoons, but later acheived by using Angolmois Energy in the [[Generations Selects Special Comic Finale]]; the [[Autobot Brothers|Car Robo Brothers]] acquiring their super modes from [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]]'s Energon Matrix, as seen in the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|Car Robots]]'' episode "[[Power to Burn!|Activate! Double Matrix]]"; and the various recolours that Transformers underwent during ''Generation 2'', which are here attributed to the power of [[forestonite]]. Though created for Japanese media—specifically the one-shot ''Generation 2'' manga "[[The New Battle!!]]—forestonite was never linked to recolouration or special powers in Japanese stories; that idea was a creation of the [[BotCon]] story "[[Generation 2: Redux]]."
*The [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] were shown to start their journey to find new energy sources in [[Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)|the previous chapter]]. That story also features the mentioned unification of the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] population under the "Maximal" banner and the abolishment of the [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]] system.
*A running gag throughout this story is the idea of Breakdown repeatedly leaking [[oil]], played as [[Humanization#Urination|a Transformer equivalent of pissing himself]]. This seems to be a callback to/misinterpretation of a scene in the Generation 1 episode "[[Masquerade]]," in which Breakdown sprang a leak while fleeing from the Autobots. But in the cartoon, Breakdown wasn't meant to be leaking ''oil''; he was meant to be leaking ''gasoline'', the result of a leaky fuel pump that he suffers from, mentioned in his original [[Bob Budiansky]]-written [[profile]]. But it's easy to see why Sakamoto would misinterpret the scene, as the episode gives no context for why or what Breakdown is leaking.
*The black hole encountered by the Stunticons is either based on, or is the same one featured in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]] episode "[[The Killing Jar (episode)|The Killing Jar]]." In that episode, the characters who travelled inside the black hole gained inverted colour schemes, which was indicated to be because the interior of the hole was a "negative universe," but here, it's explained that the effect was scaused by forestonite particles saturating the negaverse. Motormaster notes that the Transformers in "The Killing Jar" initially thought they were simply experiencing a malfunction in their "colour perceptors," directly referecing a line of dialogue from [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] in the episode.
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] mentions the Stunticons participating in demolition derbies, as seen in the episode "[[Starscream's Brigade]]". Dragstrip notes he doesn't take part in races like that; "Starscream's Brigade" did indeed show him not joining his team-mates in the carnage, staying in robot mode and handling communications with the other Decepticons while his buddies tore up the road. This dynamic would also be seen in the ''[[Unite Warriors Offshot]]'' [[Today Is Us Stunticons' Annual Holiday Demolition Race!|chapter for Menasor]].
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Dragstrip]] runs down the origins of the vehicles from which the Stunticons were built, as seen in the "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1]]", bragging about how he was the car driven by the racer known as [[Mueller]], and how Dead End was a getaway car beglonging to a pair of bank robbers. The episode did not show where the cars that became Wildrider or Breakdown came from; it is here revealed for the first time that Wildrider belonged to a gang of dangerous-driving delinquents, and that Breakdown was a "leaky jalopy that only looked good on the outside."
*Dragstrip notes that he's changed his name; his original [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] name was "Drag Stripe" (ドラッグストライプ). It's been changed to "Dragstrip" (ドラッグストリップ) to align with Hasbro nomenclature and the name the [[Drag Strip (G1)#Legacy|''Legacy'' toy]] is sold under in Japan. Menasor's name also changes in spelling (メナゾール to メナソー), but this goes unmentioned.
*The rift the Stunticons encounter in the black hole is based on the [[rift]] featured in the [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|the ''Energon'' cartoon]], in which it linked the regular universe to [[Alpha Q's universe|Alpha Q's pocket universe]], introduced in "[[Ripped Up Space]]."
*The Stunticons emerge from the rift in the universe of the [[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|''Transformers: Cybertron'' cartoon]], on the planet [[Velocitron]], in an era some time after the end of the that series. [[Hot Shot (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Hot Shot]] is now the planet's leader, after winning the [[Speedia 500]] in "[[Beginning]]", the final episode of the series; he's been reformatted since then from his [[Cybertron Defense Team (Cybertron)|Cybertron Defense Team]] body into his [[Hot Shot (Armada)/toys#LegacyCybertron|''Legacy United'' toy form]]. Also present are the planet's flying "[[Relay Transformer]]s" and a scanning [[Pit Transformer]] from "[[Race]]".
*The [[New Decepticon Army]] makes a reappearance, sans [[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], whose heart was never in the new group.
*Hot Shot uses his [[Cyber Key]], a power-up gimmick established in the ''Cybertron'' franchise.
*[[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] states that the new Space Bridge project set up in "Beginning" developed into a multiversal effort connecting different worlds, explaining the crossover of various characters in the previous "[[Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 1|Velocitron Speedia 500]]" comics, which are indicated to be set after the events of this story.
*[[Prowl (Animated)|''Animated'' Prowl]] is shown with an [[AllSpark]] fragment in his chest, explaining why he's alive when he died in in [[Endgame, Part II|the finale]] of ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]''. (Sakamoto previously did a similar thing for [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] in the [[Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|''Legends'' epilogue]].) [[Wasp]] is shown reverted to his original non-[[technorganic]] vehicular self and noted to be found innocent of his presumed crime, having been framed by [[Shockwave (Animated)|''Animated'' Shockwave]] in "[[Autoboot Camp]]". Wasp still has hard feelings towards [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] for believing the ruse.
*Following his death in the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]] episode "[[Armada (episode)|Crossfire]]", [[Breakdown (WFC)|''Prime'' Breakdown]] was resurrected by [[Unicron]] and reunited with [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] during the ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' storyline. The pair are depicted as a couple, a common take on their relationship in the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Prime'' cartoon]].
*Wildrider and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] are portrayed as friends, in reference to their appearance together in "[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]". The narration added to the Japanese dub of that episode erroneously claimed the two characters featured in the scene were the [[Battlecharger]]s, a mistake that is here, pretty bizarrely, patched over by having Wildrider state that he and Dead End once "switched bodies" with the Battlechargers.
*When Breakdown's oil slick sends Knock Out skidding off the road, he bemoans being "defeated like this again," referring to a similar experience he had in "[[Speed Metal]]".
*Though the ability was not mentioned again after its introduction, "The Key to Vector Sigma," Part 1, presented the Stunticons as being equipped with "anti-gravity generators" that allowed them to perform great leaps in vehicle mode. Wildrider's forestonite superpower is an enhanced version of this ability, allowing him to literally fly in vehicle mode. With this in mind, perhaps Dead End's new forestonite-endowed power to surround himself with a flaming aura could be seen as an enhanced version of the Stunticons' ''other'' power introduced in that episode and never mentioned again: automatic force fields that make their hulls impenetrable.
*The presentation that [[Jolt (Cybertron)|Jolt]] shows Motormaster is the documentary he and Bud were shown recording in "Beginning". The images on the screens are direct recreations of "talking head" interview segments seen in the episode, and show Override, Scourge, Leobreaker, Jetfire, and Thundercracker (hefting a girder, with a lopsided Autobot symbol pasted onto his chest). Jolt mentions that Bud is now "famous"; the closing credits of "Beginning" established that he'd grow up to be an award-winning director.
*The [[Ancient|originators of the first Space Bridge project]] from the ''Cybertron'' episode "[[Balance]]" are shown; they were visually based on [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]. [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] assumes that the "Optimus Prime" he sees is the same as the one he knows, but whether he's right is left unconfirmed.
*Upon recognising Optimus, Motormaster vows to show his old rival that he's "king of the road," a turn of phrase lifted directly from Motormaster's original Budiansky profile, and used in "Masquerade."
*The ruby that [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] pulls out is the same one (or one very like the one) that Motormaster stole in "Masquerade," in which was a key component needed for that episode's new Decepticon superweapon. Menasor specifically notes he's combining it with the "lens" in his cannon; an experimental laser lens was also a component of the weapon in "Masquerade".
*Jolt mentions talking to "Lord [[Primus]]", who was a centerpiece character of ''Cybertron'' and possessed Jolt himself in that cartoon to serve some exposition.
*The information Jolt has acquired from Primus regards the continuity issues of the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]] universe. Put briefly, the three installments of the trilogy, ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'', ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'' were ''meant'' by Hasbro and Takara toy designers to all be set in one connected universe, but in Japan, ''Galaxy Force'' wound up being produced by its TV staff as a new storyline, unconnected to the other two. English expanded universe media would try to retcon it back into continuity as best it could; Japanese sources have dithered on the matter. In this story, it is strongly intimated that the "universe that existed before" the world of ''Galaxy Force'' is the one in which ''Legends of the Microns'' and ''Super Link'' took place, and that that world "ended" or was "reset" somehow, creating the ''Galaxy Force'' universe.
*To wit: the "power that could change one's colour" in the previous universe was displayed various times, such as when the [[Mini-Con]]s powered-up several Transformers into their "Powerlinx" forms in the ''Armada'' episode "[[Puppet]]"; when the energy of Primus recoloured several Autobots in the ''Energon'' episode "[[Optimus Supreme]]"; or when [[Super Energon]] achieved the same effect on [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] in "[[Wishes]]."
*The "dark fog" incident took place in the ''Cybertron'' episode "[[Darkness (episode)|Darkness]]", in which a mysterious black fog saved Megatron from death, and was used to achieve various effects, including recolouring and powering-up Crumplezone into "Dark Crumplezone". The original Japanese version of this episode didn't connect the fog to Unicron (a result of the dark god's importance to the story of ''Cybertron'' being greatly minimized as part of the continuity split), but it would be mentioned in the booklet included with the tenth Japanese DVD of the series, and in the episode's English dub. A similar black foggy effect was also seen in the later episode "[[Fury (Cybertron)|Fury]]", when Megatron was recolour-power-upped into Galvatron; that wasn't explicitly a Unicron thing in either version, but it might be being lumped in with it here.
*That's probably a ''Cybertron''-universe incarnation of ''Energon'' [[Shockblast]] at the end of the story. (Shockblast was crushed to death by Unicron in the ''Energon'' episode "[[The Power of Unicron]]".) He notes that soon, "a giant Energon Star will reset this universe," which seems to call back to the formation of the [[Energon Sun]] in "[[The Sun]]", the final episode of ''Energon'', and suggests it may have been involved in the events that ended the ''Legends of the Microns''/''Super Link'' universe and created the ''Galaxy Force'' universe. The sun was also key to the approach English-language media took to its handling of the continuity discrepancies of the trilogy; there, stories from the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] established that the sun collapsed into a black hole that warped reality itself, creating the disparities between series.

===Transformers references===
*The first shot of the Stunticons on the bridge of the ''Nemesis'' (page 2, panel 2) is an homage to a 1985 illustration of the original ''Nemesis'' crew by [[Asao Takahashi]], published in [[Kodansha]]'s ''[[Transformers Super Encyclopedia]]''. The captain's chair has notably been updated from the original design seen in Takahashi's drawing to properly match the chair seen in [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|the first episode of the cartoon]].
*A white "virtual redeco" of [[Runamuck (Cybertron)|''Cybertron'' Runamuck]] is shown, completing the pair of [[Battlecharger]] homages.
*Velocitron's police force is made up of [[Gasket Patrol Type|officers]] based on Ransack's "[[Ransack (Cybertron)#Police|Gasket Patrol Type]]" toy exclusively released at [[Toys"R"Us]] Japan.
*Flatline's nurse assistant is based on Thunderblast's "[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)#Minerva|Chromia White Version]]" toy exclusive to the first printing of the ninth volume of [[Victor Entertainment]]'s ''Galaxy Force'' DVDs. Her status as a nurse is due to the fact that the deco was based on ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce|Super-God Masterforce]]'' medic [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]]. This deco was previously used by Fun Publications for the new "[[Chromia (Cybertron)|Chromia]]" character and so we've elected to document the nurse on that page for simplicity.
*[[Flatline (G1)|Flatline]] compliments the [[Legends World]]'s system of labeling universes as simple and understandable by kids, a soft rib against the complex [[universal stream]] terminology established by [[Fun Publications]]' ''[[Transformers: TransTech|TransTech]]'' stories (and later utilized in ''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]'').
*''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' "[[Blurr (G1)|Comic Universe Blurr]]" is shown serving [[energon]] to ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Blurr (Cybertron)|Blurr]] from a [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] booth. In the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005-2018 IDW comic continuity]], Blurr was shown taking over the bar in [[A Better Tomorrow|''Robots in Disguise'' #5]]. The wrist-mounted "welder" accessory that came with the ''Legacy'' toy, based on a tool used by Blurr in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', is repurposed here as a drink-dispensing nozzle.
*The displays in Velocitron's shrine include views into other universes represented by then-recent toys: an [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW-esque]] universe, in which [[Tarn (G1)#Legacy|''Legacy'' Tarn]] faces off against [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Adamas Machina|''Adamas Machina'' Rodimus]], with a [[Cybertronian remembrance flower|spark flower]] visible between them; a ''[[Hearts of Steel]]''-style universe, where the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Timelines|Timelines]]'' toys based on that comic fight; and a ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' universe where [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]] (based on his 2013 [[Soundwave (SG)#SGSoundwave|''Shattered Glass'' "VSE" toy]]) confronts [[Optimus Prime (SG)#MPG|''MPG'' Optimus Prime]] and [[Jetfire (SG)#MPG|''MPG'' Jetfire]].
*Dragstrip's forestonite-granted power is called "[[Shadowstrip]]", the name given to Hasbro's 2022 ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' toy based on his ''Generation 2'' colouration.
*''[[Missing Link]]'' "Nemesis Prime" emerges from the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]''. Indeed, that toy's bio mentions that Nemesis Prime (not called "Black Convoy") is an incarnation of the ship's AI.
*It's hard to tell from him wearing a cloak, but (the person who seems to be) Shockblast may be drawn as a virtual redeco of the upcoming ''[[Studio Series]]'' toy of G1 [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Studio Series|Shockwave]].

===Real-world references===
*The group of [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]], and [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] behave according to the trope established by the villainous Marjo's Gang trio in ''{{w|Time Bokan}}'', which went on to inspire many similar trios in later Japanese media.

===Other notes===
*Not an error per se, but in "The Killing Jar", both [[Marissa Faireborn]] and a [[Quintesson Scientist]] also had their colors inverted by the negative universe. How this squares away with the others is unaddressed.
*''Cyberverse'' Shadow Striker has a verbal tic where she says "Shado" (シャド) while speaking, but this quirk does not appear to be present in the Japanese dub of ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]''.

==References==
*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_nl/nl-02-web-comic "Mystery of the Speedia 500" at the TakaraTomy ''New Legends'' website]
*[[Source:Chapter Three: Mystery of the Speedia 500|"Mystery of the Speedia 500" script translation]]

[[Category:End of G1 Universe issues]]
[[Category:New Legends issues]]

Transformers New Legends

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[[File:New Legends logo.png|center|400px|]]

'''''Transformers New Legends''''' (トランスフォーマーニューレジェンズ ''Toransufōmā Nyū Rejenzu'') is a [[2026]] [[TakaraTomy]] toyline.

The line is styled as a 10-plus years later nostalgia play after the fan-favorite ([[Transformers Legends (comic)#Reception|in Japan anyway]]) [[2014]]-[[2019]] ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Transformers Legends]]'' franchise, though whether ''New Legends'' will live up to the mammoth size of its namesake or maintain the more conservative scope of its immediate contemporaries like ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'' remains to be seen.

==Fiction==
{{main|The Transformers: End of G1 Universe}}

The primary accompanying fiction for ''New Legends'' thus far is the continuation of ''[[The Transformers: End of G1 Universe|End of G1 Universe]]'', an online comic that had debuted way back in [[2022]] to promote the release of a single ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' toy before lying dormant for years. Fittingly, ''End of G1 Universe'' is written and drawn by [[Hayato Sakamoto]], lead creative of the original ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends]]'' comic, and continues his long run of connected stories across series like ''Legends'', ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' and ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic|Generations Selects]]'' which dig into the minutiae of the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]] to connect dots and explain the unexplained.

Additionally, the day before the first new ''End of G1 Universe'' issue, TakaraTomy released a bonus one-page Sakamoto gag comic via social media, which checks back in with the [[Transformers Legends (comic)#Cast|chibi critter protagonists]] of the original ''Legends'' comic:

*"[[We're Back!]]"

==Toys==
===General retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (July [[2026]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|NL-01 [[Lio Convoy (BW)#New Legends|Lio Convoy Legendary Green Lion Ver.]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (September 2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|NL-02 [[Menasor (G1)#New Legends|Menasor G2 Color Ver.]]}}
:{{Bp-d2|[[Drag Strip (G1)#New Legends|Drag Strip]]}}
:{{Bp-d2|[[Breakdown (G1)#New Legends|Breakdown]]}}
:{{Bp-d2|[[Motormaster (G1)#New Legends|Motormaster]]}}
:{{Bp-d2|[[Wildrider (G1)#New Legends|Wildrider]]}}
:{{Bp-d2|[[Dead End (G1)#New Legends|Dead End]]}}
</ul>
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|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|NL-03 [[Nemesis (G1)#New Legends|Nemesis Star Convoy]] (w/ [[Shockblast#New Legends|Shockwave]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|

|
|width="20%" valign="top"|

|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-New-Legends-Legendary-Green-Lio-Convoy.jpg|thumb|300px|NL-01 Lio Convoy]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|

|}

{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==

==External links==
*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_nl TakaraTomy product website]
*[https://x.com/TF_pr/status/2008376727526142440 Announcement tweet by TakaraTomy]

{{DEFAULTSORT:New Legends}}
[[Category:Japanese toylines]]
[[Category:New Legends| ]]

Transformers New Legends

2026-05-12T15:57:59Z

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[[File:New Legends logo.png|center|400px|]]

'''''Transformers New Legends''''' (トランスフォーマーニューレジェンズ ''Toransufōmā Nyū Rejenzu'') is a [[2026]] [[TakaraTomy]] toyline.

The line is styled as a 10-plus years later nostalgia play after the fan-favorite ([[Transformers Legends (comic)#Reception|in Japan anyway]]) [[2014]]-[[2019]] ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Transformers Legends]]'' franchise, though whether ''New Legends'' will live up to the mammoth size of its namesake or maintain the more conservative scope of its immediate contemporaries like ''[[Dramatic Capture Series]]'' remains to be seen.

==Fiction==
{{main|The Transformers: End of G1 Universe}}

The primary accompanying fiction for ''New Legends'' thus far is the continuation of ''[[The Transformers: End of G1 Universe|End of G1 Universe]]'', an online comic that had debuted way back in [[2022]] to promote the release of a single ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' toy before lying dormant for years. Fittingly, ''End of G1 Universe'' is written and drawn by [[Hayato Sakamoto]], lead creative of the original ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Transformers Legends]]'' comic, and continues his long run of connected stories across series like ''Legends'', ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' and ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic|Generations Selects]]'' which dig into the minutiae of the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]] to connect dots and explain the unexplained.

Additionally, the day before the first new ''End of G1 Universe'' issue, TakaraTomy released a bonus one-page Sakamoto gag comic via social media, which checks back in with the [[Transformers Legends (comic)#Cast|chibi critter protagonists]] of the original ''Legends'' comic:

*"[[We're Back!]]"

==Toys==
===General retail===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' (July [[2026]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-m1|NL-01 [[Lio Convoy (BW)#New Legends|Lio Convoy Legendary Green Lion Ver.]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' (September 2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d2|NL-02 [[Menasor (G1)#New Legends|Menasor G2 Color Ver.]]}}
:{{Bp-d2|[[Drag Strip (G1)#New Legends|Drag Strip]]}}
:{{Bp-d2|[[Breakdown (G1)#New Legends|Breakdown]]}}
:{{Bp-d2|[[Motormaster (G1)#New Legends|Motormaster]]}}
:{{Bp-d2|[[Wildrider (G1)#New Legends|Wildrider]]}}
:{{Bp-d2|[[Dead End (G1)#New Legends|Dead End]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' (2026)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|NL-03 [[Nemesis (G1)#New Legends|Nemesis Star Convoy]] (w/ [[Shockblast|Shockwave]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|

|
|width="20%" valign="top"|

|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-New-Legends-Legendary-Green-Lio-Convoy.jpg|thumb|300px|NL-01 Lio Convoy]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|

|}

{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==

==External links==
*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products/tf_nl TakaraTomy product website]
*[https://x.com/TF_pr/status/2008376727526142440 Announcement tweet by TakaraTomy]

{{DEFAULTSORT:New Legends}}
[[Category:Japanese toylines]]
[[Category:New Legends| ]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

2026-05-12T15:05:30Z

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{{disambig2|the long-running mobile game|the titular... wars|Earth Wars (conflict)}}
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[[File:TransformersEarthWars logo.png|center|400px]]
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{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=''"...fuel cells!"''
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]] ([[2016]]-[[2026]]) [[Yodo1]] (2026-present)
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]] (2016-[[2019]]) Space Ape Games (2019-[[2025]]) Yodo1 ([[2017]]-present China,<ref>[https://www.yodo1.cn/game_portfolio/transformersearthwars/ ''Earth Wars'' at Yodo1's Chinese website.]</ref> 2025-present global)
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game developed by [[Space Ape Games]] and (initially) published by [[Hasbro]] subsidiary [[Backflip Studios]] with a long-running weekly storyline overseen by brand founding father [[Simon Furman]], which means [[Furmanism|FURMANISMS BEYOND MEASURE!]] The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''{{w|Clash of Clans}}'', without Hog Riders. Going with a formula that ain't broke evidently paid off, as somewhere along the way ''Earth Wars'' became second only to a [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|licensed spinoff]] of industry titan ''{{w|Angry Birds}}'' for the crown of longest-lived video game in the history of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]].

The setting is for the most part straightforwardly [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] based, though as has been [[2005 IDW continuity|known to happen]] for projects this long in the tooth, characters from places like the [[Beast Era]], [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]], [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|''Shattered Glass'']], [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]], [[Aligned continuity family|''Prime'']] and even the odd [[Sentius Magnus|wholly new faces]] have crept in over time.

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==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. At launch, Furman promised that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
One part tutorial, one part single player campaign, these missions establish the gameplay mechanics and the basics of the setting:

*'''[[Get Optimus! / Get Megatron!]]''' (present at launch)
**[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] arrive through their [[Space bridge|Space Bridge]]s, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Crystal (Earth Wars)|crystal]] powerful enough to power their Space Bridges and bring their leaders to Earth.

*'''[[The Lost Map]]''' (present at launch)
**With the arrival of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], respectively.

*'''[[Power Play (Earth Wars)|Power Play]]''' (present at launch)
**After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.

*'''[[The Codex Showdown]]''' (present at launch)
**With the help of the recently recruited medics [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Hook (G1)|Hook]], both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].

Later campaigns introduced newly layered mechanics while interweaving with the ongoing weekly narrative:

*'''[[Combiner Wars (Earth Wars)|Combiner Wars]]''' (Added [[November]] [[2016]])
**With the [[Enigma of Combination]], the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of [[Combiner]]s. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require [[Ore-13]] and high-ranking bots to be useful.

*'''[[Secrets of Nebulos]]''' (added [[October]] [[2017]])
**Some weird pieces of [[Nebulos]] technology called '''"[[#Power Cores|Power Cores]]"''' have landed on Earth. Starscream and Optimus gather some troops, and both Starscream and Optimus Prime fight over the Power Cores. The power cores gathered, however, have been rigged to explode, and so both sides have to start from scratch with building up their power core stocks.

*'''[[Return to Cybertron (Earth Wars)|Return to Cybertron]]''' (Added [[December]] [[2018]])
**A power play involving Starscream, [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Unicronus]] results in the Autobots and Decepticons teaming up to assault Cybertron-based fortresses with overpowered defenses in the finale of the conflict over the mystical [[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Core]]s.

*'''[[War for Cybertron (Earth Wars)|War for Cybertron]]''' (Added [[July]] [[2020]])
**Flashbacks to the struggle for the [[AllSpark]] in Cybertron's ancient past introduce the [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] combiners to the present day, along with the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' cosmetic skin cores.

*'''[[Regenesis (Earth Wars)|Regenesis]]''' (Added [[September]] [[2020]])
**Autobots and Decepticons team up once more to retrieve the mysterious [[Regenesis#Transformers: Earth Wars|Project: Regenesis]].

*'''[[Titans on Earth]]''' (Added [[October]] [[2021]])
**The [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] & [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] are summoned to Earth to help their allies.

*'''[[Prime Relics]]''' (Added [[September]] [[2025]])
**An exercise in competitive archeology digs up a way to unseal the [[Thirteen|original Thirteen Primes]] themselves from beyond space and time as the consequences of the gang's dabbling in primordial forces begin to come home to roost.

In practice, the game's story mode declines to present the campaigns in release order, prioritizing the "tutorial" aspect over narrative intelligibility to introduce new players to mechanics in order of increasing intricacy. As of this writing, the "production order" is:

{{collist|4|
#[[Get Optimus! / Get Megatron!]]
#[[The Lost Map]]
#[[Power Play (Earth Wars)|Power Play]]
#[[The Codex Showdown]]
#[[Secrets of Nebulos]]
#[[Combiner Wars (Earth Wars)|Combiner Wars]]
#[[Prime Relics]]
#[[Return to Cybertron (Earth Wars)|Return to Cybertron]]
#[[War for Cybertron (Earth Wars)|War for Cybertron]]
#[[Regenesis (Earth Wars)|Regenesis]]
#[[Titans on Earth]]
}}

===Events===
{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}
Every weekend, for three days, events are held to give players a shot at a regular supply of various resources. They usually alternate between solo and [[#Alliances|Alliance]] (read: guild) modes each week.

Events are frequently accompanied by "transmissions" of cutscenes providing context for the gameplay goings-on. New character additions in particular are introduced with stories strewn across two-to-eight week "sagas" (occasionally "seasons" when Space Ape slips into {{w|live-service game|live-service}} industry jargon on main).

These arcs are additionally serialized between ''each other'', and form an ongoing narrative that constitutes the bulk of the game's story content, if only by sheer volume.

A complete-ish accounting of story relevant events is given below, with the multi-part "sagas" given in bold:

{{chapters
|title=''Earth Wars'' sagas and story events
|align=left
|content=
<div class="list-header">2016:</div>
*[[Decoy Dash]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga">"One-shot" character introductions, largely predating the longform "saga" format.</ref>
*[[Charging In]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*[[Operation Snakebite]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*[[Strafe vs. Scourge]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*[[Till All Are One (Earth Wars)|Till All Are One]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*[[Light Our Darkest Hour]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*[[Rumble in the Jungle (Earth Wars)|Rumble in the Jungle]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*'''[[Sharkticon Saga|Sharkticon]]'''
*[[Some Assembly Required]]<ref group="saga">Epilogue to "[[Combiner Wars (Earth Wars)|Combiner Wars]]" campaign.</ref>
*[[War Games]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*'''[[Arctic Saga|Arctic]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2017:</div>
*[[Race Day Mayhem]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*'''[[Optimus Maximus & Bruticus Saga|Optimus Maximus & Bruticus]]'''
*'''[[Perceptor & Lockdown Saga|Perceptor & Lockdown]]'''
*'''[[Project Supernova (saga)|Project Supernova]]'''
*'''[[Beast Wars Saga|Beast Wars]]'''
*'''[[Polyhex Saga|Polyhex]]'''
*'''[[Kup & Dead End Saga|Kup & Dead End]]'''
*'''[[Multiverse Saga|Multiverse]]'''
*'''[[Quintesson Saga|Quintesson]]'''
*'''[[Kremzeek Saga|Kremzeek]]'''
*'''[[Web of Lies]]'''
*'''[[Volcanicus vs Predaking (saga)|Volcanicus vs Predaking]]'''
*[[Unknown Powers]]<ref group="saga" name="nebulos">Prologue to "[[Secrets of Nebulos]]" campaign.</ref>
*[[Countdown to Nebulos]]<ref group="saga" name="nebulos"/>
*'''[[Springer & Astrotrain Saga|Springer & Astrotrain]]'''
*'''[[Cosmos & Mindwipe Saga|Cosmos & Mindwipe]]'''
*'''[[Rodimus Prime & Motormaster Saga|Rodimus Prime & Motormaster]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2018:</div>
*'''[[Sky Lynx & Blitzwing Saga|Sky Lynx & Blitzwing]]'''
*'''[[Warpath & Skullsmasher Saga|Warpath & Skullsmasher]]'''
*'''[[Elita & Lugnut Saga|Elita & Lugnut]]'''
*[[New Core: Alchemist Prime|Alchemist Prime]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*'''[[Victorion & Menasor Saga|Victorion & Menasor]]'''
*'''[[Tracks & Cutthroat Saga|Tracks & Cutthroat]]'''
*'''[[Inferno & Rodimus Unicronus Saga|Inferno & Rodimus Unicronus]]'''
*'''[[Tigerhawk & Waspinator Saga|Tigerhawk & Waspinator]]'''
*'''[[Sentius Magnus & Sentius Malus Saga|Sentius Magnus & Sentius Malus]]'''
*[[Amalgamous Prime (Earth Wars)|Amalgamous Prime]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*'''[[Slash & Rippersnapper Saga|Slash & Rippersnapper]]'''
*'''[[Sandstorm & Octone Saga|Sandstorm & Octone]]'''
*'''[[Back in Time]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2019:</div>
*[[Nexus Prime (Earth Wars)|Nexus Prime]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*'''[[New Recruits]]'''
*'''[[New Form]]'''
*'''[[License to Kill]]'''
*'''[[Aerial Support]]'''
*'''[[Dirty Monster]]'''
*'''[[Jungle Friends]]'''
*[[The Golden Lagoon (Earth Wars)|The Golden Lagoon]]
*'''[[Abominable Defences]]'''
*'''[[Two-Face]]'''
*'''[[Human Reinforcements]]'''
*'''[[Right Hand]]'''
*'''[[Command and Conquer]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2020:</div>
*'''[[Safe and Trustworthy]]'''
*'''[[Now and Then (Earth Wars)|Now and Then]]'''
*'''[[Searching and Mining]]'''
*'''[[Metafictional Bombing]]'''
*'''[[Heavy Artillery (saga)|Heavy Artillery]]'''
*'''[[Weak Signal (saga)|Weak Signal]]'''
*'''[[Speed Delight]]'''
*'''[[Two for One]]'''
*'''[[Two Hot Wheels]]'''
*'''[[End with a Bang]]'''
*'''[[Last Remaining Piece]]'''
*'''[[Double Protection]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2021:</div>
*'''[[Dish the Dirt]]'''
*'''[[Snappy Snap]]'''
*'''[[On the Prowl]]'''
*'''[[In Flying Form]]'''
*'''[[Optimal Drive Disk]]'''
*'''[[Stomping Earth]]'''
*'''[[Flying Ape]]'''
*'''[[Fast and Furious]]'''<ref group="saga">The "[[Titans on Earth]]" campaign is part of this saga.</ref>
*'''[[Spin and Go]]'''
*'''[[Broken Legacy]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2022:</div>
*'''[[Colour Burst]]'''
*'''[[Nip & Tuck]]'''
*'''[[Pick and Choose]]'''
*'''[[Always Green]]'''
*'''[[Big Fish]]'''
*'''[[Smashing Heads]]'''
*'''[[Speed Masters]]'''
*'''[[Spinning Growl]]'''
*'''[[Green Heroes]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2023:</div>
*'''[[Muscle Bender]]'''
*'''[[Gone Fishing (saga)|Gone Fishing]]'''
*'''[[Tarnation]]'''
*'''[[Double Trouble]]'''
*'''[[Blue Thunder]]'''
*'''[[The Roar]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2024:</div>
*'''[[Rain and Waves]]'''
*'''[[Steel Explosion]]'''
*'''[[Wild Things]]'''
*'''[[New Beginnings]]'''
*'''[[Timeless Champions]]'''
*'''[[The Reckoning]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2025:</div>
*'''[[Tabula Rasa]]'''
*'''[[New Armada]]'''
*'''[[Second Armada]]'''
*'''[[Third Armada (Part 1)]]'''<ref group="saga">The "[[Prime Relics]]" campaign is part of this saga.</ref>
*'''[[Third Armada (Part 2)]]
*'''[[All on Tape]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2026:</div>
*'''[[Behind the Veil]]'''
*'''[[Follow the Leader (saga)|Follow the Leader]]'''
}}

<references group="saga"/>

===Character profiles===
The third major story element of ''Earth Wars'' comes packaged with each individual character. Upon unlocking a new unit, the player is presented with a short, replayable (but only for standard Bots) cutscene referred to as a "character story" illustrating their personality, along with a prose [[bio]] in the classical back-of-box style squirreled away in their profile with their stats, equipped Power Cores, etc.

Character stories frequently tie into that character's corresponding saga, which, while delightfully immersive for veterans present during their initial rollout, has a way of producing gibberish full of unfamiliar characters for later players acquiring the unit via the game's normal "slot machine" mechanic. Accordingly, summaries of character stories can be found in the articles for their respective sagas.

===Dispatch Missions===
{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Dispatch Missions}}

Another minor source of story information comes attached to "[[#Gameplay|Dispatch Missions]]," a mechanic wherein you can train up a handful of units you aren't using by sending them off on "away missions" where they gather experience points on their own. Each of these mission descriptions features a few paragraphs of prose describing the adventure upon which your bots are embarking.

===Comic===
{{main|Quantum Beast Leap}}

''Earth Wars''' plot has one last noteworthy component— kind of. As part of a community event tying into the [[2017]] "[[Beast Wars Saga]]" arc, Space Ape celebrated the game's escape from the boilerplate Generation 1 milieu with a comic produced in conjunction with various prominent ''Transformers'' fan forums elaborating on the arrival of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]] to the [[Earth Wars (conflict)|Earth Wars]]. There's just one catch: Space Ape emphatically stressed that due to the terms of their license with Hasbro not extending beyond the game itself, the comic remained [[pseudocanon|apocryphal]], informing but not overtly supplementing the narrative of the game proper.

==Characters and chronology==
Given the live-service nature of ''Earth Wars''' enormous and ever-growing cast, we've opted to break with our usual formatting a little and divide them by year introduced to illustrate the evolution of the game over time.

===Launch===
The game's initial cast featured all the old 1984 standards plus a suspicious number of [[combiner|combiner team]] characters from the then-recent ''[[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]]'' franchise.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blaster]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers: Earth Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers: Earth Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Huffer]]
}}
|c2=
{{collist|2|
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Soundwave]] (Frank Welker)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bombshell]]
}}
|h5=Support characters|c5=
;[[Autobot Mini-Cassette]]s
*[[Eject (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Eject]]
*[[Steeljaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Steeljaw]]
*[[Rewind (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rewind]]
*[[Ramhorn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ramhorn]]
;[[Decepticon Mini-Cassette]]s
*[[Rumble (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rumble]]
*[[Laserbeak (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Laserbeak]]
*[[Frenzy (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Frenzy]]
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Buzzsaw]]

|h6=Non-playable characters|c6=
;[[Human]]s
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

===2016===
Late 2016 saw the debut of the hotly anticipated "[[#Combiners|Combiner]]" character class in the finale of the opening arc of the game's story.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slug]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Swoop]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Star Saber]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Superion]]

|c2=
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Viper (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Viper]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Offroad (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Deathsaurus]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Devastator]]

|h3=Trans-factional|c3=
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gnaw]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
*[[Sharkticon (species)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sharkticons]]
}}

===2017===
2017 was themed around the introduction of non-[[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] characters, including time travelers from the [[Beast Era]] and refugees from around the [[multiverse]].

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hound]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sludge]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Laser Optimus]]<ref group="2017">Most unusually, this Optimus Prime using a character model based on the famous ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|"Laser Prime" toy]] is eventually revealed to be from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|same dimension]] as his wavemate ''Armada'' Megatron in [[Second Armada|later ''Armada''-centric arcs.]] (Then again, the two designs ''are'' very similar in terms of transformation and kibble arrangement...)</ref>
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Springer]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cosmos]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Volcanicus (POTP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Volcanicus]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Brake-Neck (G1)|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Beast Wars Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (IDW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Astrotrain]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Mindwipe]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Predaking]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
*[[Kremzeek#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kremzeek]]s

;[[Drone]]s
*[[Medibot (Earth Wars)|Medibot]]s

|h6=Non-playable characters|c6=
*[[Quintesson#Transformers: Earth Wars|Quintesson]]s
}}
 
<references group="2017"/>

===2018===
2018 tied into the contemporary ''[[Power of the Primes (franchise)|Power of the Primes]]'' franchise with a spin on the [[Prime Master]] concept in the form of "[[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Cores]]," the mystical remains of the [[Thirteen|original Thirteen Primes]] with minds of their own, built out of the extant "[[#Power Cores|Power Core]]" mechanic. The storyline also featured the introduction of the [[Sentius Nobilius|Sentius twins]], keepers of the Prime Cores and ''Earth Wars''' first original characters, give or take a human.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#TFEWPrime|Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sky Lynx]]
*[[Warpath (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Warpath]]
*[[Elita One (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Elita-1]]
*[[Tracks (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tracks]]
*[[Inferno (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Inferno]]
*[[Tigerhawk#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tigerhawk]]
*[[Sentius Magnus#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sentius Magnus]]
*[[Slash (POTP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slash]]
*[[Sandstorm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sandstorm]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Victorion#Transformers: Earth Wars|Victorion]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Motormaster]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blitzwing]]
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skullsmasher]]
*[[Lugnut (TF 2010)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lugnut]]
*[[Cutthroat (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cutthroat]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#TFEWUnicronus|Rodimus Unicronus]]
*[[Waspinator (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Waspinator]]
*[[Sentius Malus#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sentius Malus]]
*[[Rippersnapper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rippersnapper]]
*[[Octane#Transformers: Earth Wars|Octone]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Menasor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Menasor]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
;[[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Cores]]
*[[Liege Maximo#Transformers: Earth Wars|Liege Maximo]]
*[[Micronus Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Micronus]]
*[[The Fallen#Transformers: Earth Wars|Megatronus]]
*[[Maccadam#Transformers: Earth Wars|Alchemist Prime]]
*[[Vector Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Vector Prime]]
*[[Alpha Trion#Transformers: Earth Wars|Alpha Trion]]
*[[Solus Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Solus Prime]]
*[[Onyx Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Onyx Prime]]
*[[Amalgamous Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Amalgamous Prime]]
*[[Quintus Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Quintus Prime]]
}}

===2019===
2019 was themed around an extended crossover with ''Transformers''' sister ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' franchise.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#TFEWGoldfire|Goldfire]]
*[[Streetwise (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Streetwise]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)#TFEWCybertron|Cybertron Jetfire]]
*[[Blades (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blades]]
*[[Rook (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rook]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rhinox]]
*[[Punch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Punch]]
*[[Hound (G1)#TFEWGIJoe|Hound V.A.M.P.]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)#TFEWGIJoe|Jetfire Skystriker]]
*[[Red Alert (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Red Alert]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Defensor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Defensor]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Ramjet (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ramjet]]
*[[Sinnertwin (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sinnertwin]]
*[[Starscream (G1)#TFEWCybertron|Cybertron Starscream]]
*[[Dirge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dirge]]
*[[Blot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blot]]
*[[Tarantulas (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tarantulas]]
*[[Punch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Counterpunch]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#TFEWGIJoe|Soundwave H.I.S.S.]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#TFEWGIJoe|Skywarp Nightraven]]
*[[Runamuck (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Runamuck]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Abominus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Abominus]]

|h3=Trans-factional|c3=
*[[Impactor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Impactor]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
;[[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Cores]]
*[[Nexus Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nexus Prime]]
*[[Prima#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prima]]

|h6=Non-playable characters|c6=
*[[Harmony Keen]]

;[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]
*[[Duke (G.I. Joe)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Duke]]
*[[Scarlett#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scarlett]]
*[[Snake-Eyes#Transformers: Earth Wars|Snake-Eyes]]
;[[Cobra]]
*[[Cobra Commander#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cobra Commander]]
*[[Baroness#Transformers: Earth Wars|Baroness]]
*[[Storm Shadow#Transformers: Earth Wars|Storm Shadow]]
}}

===2020===
2020 saw a major shakeup to the game's mechanics as an extensive crossover with the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' franchise introduced a new "[[#C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots|C.O.M.B.A.T Bot]]" character class broadly based on the [[Battle Master]] concept and built off a major expansion of the Power Core system, as well as the introduction of alternate skins for existing units.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Strafe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Dinobot (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dinobot]]
*[[Nosecone (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nosecone]]
*[[Brainstorm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Brainstorm]]
*[[Six-Gun#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sixgun]]
*[[Chromia (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Chromia]]
*[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lightspeed]]
*[[Afterburner (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Afterbreaker]]
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trailbreaker]]
*[[Scattershot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scattershot]]

;[[Guardian robot|Guardians]]<ref group= "2020" name = "Special Boy">Omega Supreme and Overlord are mechanically identical to normal [[#Combiners|Combiner units]] in game, and are only given unique titles denoting their in-fiction not-combiner-ness in supporting documentation.</ref>
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Omega Supreme]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Thrust (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Thrust]]
*[[Dinobot II#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dinobot II]]
*[[Drillhorn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Drillhorn]]
*[[Guyhawk#Transformers: Earth Wars|Guyhawk]]
*[[Triggerhappy (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Triggerhappy]]
*[[Hellbat (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fellbat]]
*[[Killbison#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ironbison]]
*[[Flamewar (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Flamewar]]
*[[Exhaust#Transformers: Earth Wars|Exhaust]]
*[[Leozack#Transformers: Earth Wars|Leozack]]

;[[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmasters]]<ref group="2020" name = "Special Boy"/>
*[[Overlord (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Overlord]]

|nonumbering=true
|h3=Trans-factional|c3=
;[[Mercenary|Mercenaries]]
*[[Doubledealer#Transformers: Earth Wars|Doubledealer]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T.]] Autobots
*[[Nightstalker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightstalker]]
*[[Firebolt (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Firedrive]]
*[[Flak (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Flak]]
*[[Pteraxadon#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pteraxadon]]
*[[Lionizer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lionizer]]
*[[Big Shot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Topshot]]
*[[Trenchfoot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trenchfoot]]
*[[Rung (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rung]]
*[[Dile#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dile]]
*[[Smashdown#Transformers: Earth Wars|Smashdown]]
*[[Glitch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Glitch]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T. Decepticons
*[[Ravage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ravage]]
*[[Blowpipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blowpipe]]
*[[Cratermaker#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cratermaker]]
*[[Terror-Daxtyl#Transformers: Earth Wars|Terror-Daxtyl]]
*[[Catgut#Transformers: Earth Wars|Catgut]]
*[[Fireline#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fireline]]
*[[Caliburst (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Caliburst]]
*[[Hairsplitter#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shrute]]
*[[Overkill (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Overkill]]
*[[Razor-Sharp#Transformers: Earth Wars|Razor-Sharp]]
*[[Gatoraider#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gatorface]]

{{!}}}

|h4=Skins|c4=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Autobots
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Arcee]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Blaster]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Bumblebee]]
*[[Chromia (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Chromia]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Cliffjumper]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Cybertron Jetfire]]
*[[Doubledealer#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Doubledealer]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Drift]]
*[[Elita One (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Elita-1]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Hound]]
*[[Impactor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Impactor]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
 
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Ironhide]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Mirage]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Optimus Prime]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Prowl]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Ratchet]]
*[[Red Alert (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Red Alert]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Skydive]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Sky Lynx]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Sideswipe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Wheeljack]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Decepticons
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Nightbird]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Soundwave]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Skrapnel]]
*[[Dirge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Dirge]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Kickback]]
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Cybertron Starscream]]
*[[Doubledealer#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Doubledealer]]
*[[Barricade (IDW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Barricade]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Reflector]]
*[[Impactor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Impactor]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Bludgeon]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
 
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Breakdown]]
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Megatron]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Hook]]
*[[Runamuck (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Runamuck]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Skywarp]]
*[[Offroad (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Offroad]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Thundercracker]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Astrotrain]]
*[[Thrust (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Thrust]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Galvatron]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Shockwave]]

{{!}}}
}}
 
<references group="2020"/>

===2021===
2021 introduced the "[[#Titans|Titan]]" character class.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Hoist (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hoist]]
*[[Grapple (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Grapple]]
*[[Prowl (Magnaboss)#Transformers: Earth Wars|BW Prowl]]
*[[Silverbolt (Magnaboss)#Transformers: Earth Wars|BW Silverbolt]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#TFEWOptimal|Optimal Optimus]]
*[[Ironhide (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|BW Ironhide]]
*[[Broadside (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Broadside]]
*[[Blurr (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blurr]]
*[[Rotorstorm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rotorstorm]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Computron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Computron]]
*[[Magnaboss (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Magnaboss]]

;[[Titan (group)|Titans]]
*[[Metroplex (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Metroplex]]<ref group= "2021" name="Raid Titan">First debuted in the game as non-playable "bosses" in [[#Gameplay|Alliance Raids]] in 2019, only to be then made playable.</ref>

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Crankcase (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Crankcase]]
*[[Dirtbag#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dirtbag]]
*[[Ram Horn#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ram Horn]]
*[[Cicadacon#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cicadacon]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#TFEWTM2|Transmetal 2 Megatron]]
*[[Sea Clamp#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sea Clamp]]
*[[Apeface#Transformers: Earth Wars|Apeface]]
*[[Runabout (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Runabout]]
*[[Spinister (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Spinister]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Liokaiser#Transformers: Earth Wars|Liokaiser]]
*[[Tripredacus#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tripredacus]]

;Titans
*[[Trypticon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trypticon]]<ref group="2021" name="Raid Titan"/>

|h3=Trans-factional|c3=
;[[Mercenary|Mercenaries]]
*[[Snapdragon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Snapdragon]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T.]] Autobots / Maximals
*[[Soundbarrier#Transformers: Earth Wars|Soundbarrier]]
*[[Stripes#Transformers: Earth Wars|Stripes]]
*[[Top-Heavy#Transformers: Earth Wars|Top-Heavy]]
*[[Red Hot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Red Heat]]
*[[Spoilsport#Transformers: Earth Wars|Spoilsport]]
*[[Rattrap (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rattrap]]
*[[Airazor (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Airazor]]
*[[Sheeldron#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sheeldron]]
*[[Dazzlestrike#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dazzlestrike]]
*[[Roadburner#Transformers: Earth Wars|Roadburner]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T. Decepticons / Predacons
*[[Doublecrosser (Earthrise)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Doublecrosser]]
*[[Glit (KP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Glit]]
*[[Sights (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sights]]
*[[Bombshock (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bombshock]]
*[[Aimless#Transformers: Earth Wars|Aimless]]
*[[Vertebreak (Kingdom)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Vertebreak]]
*[[Tonbot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tonbot]]
*[[Fangtron#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fangtron]]
*[[Giza (POTP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Giza]]
*[[Power Punch#Transformers: Earth Wars|Power Punch]]

{{!}}}

|h4=Skins<ref group="2021">These alternate skins can only be accessed through gold or [[G-Metal|Gmetal]] bot-specific "Transmetal" cores of their respective bots (their equivalent of other characters' G1 cores), which, as its name suggests, changes their color scheme reminiscent of their Transmetal forms in addition to the bonus effects provided, whereas silver "Transmetal" cores changes the bot to sport a metallic coating instead.</ref>|c4=
;Maximals
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Cheetor]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Rhinox]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Optimus Primal]]

;Predacons
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Blackarachnia]]
*[[Tarantulas (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Tarantulas]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Beast Wars Megatron]]
}}
 
<references group="2021"/>

===2022===
2022 featured a tie-in to the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' franchise, in no small part to introduce the concept of pay-to-play character skins via the game's new "[[#Cyber Pass|Cyber Pass]]" subscription service. Notably, the bulk of the game's ''Shattered Glass'' cast occupies a peculiar state of "quasi-playable," fully present as distinct individuals in story segments but only mechanically represented with cosmetics for existing characters.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Minerva (G1 robot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Minerva]]
*[[Whirl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Whirl]]
*[[Slingshot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slingshot]]
*[[Twin Twist (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Twin Twist]]
*[[Bulkhead (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bulkhead]]
*[[Skids (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skids]]
*[[Topspin (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Topspin]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Sky Reign#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sky Reign]]

;[[Titan (group)|Titans]]
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fortress Maximus]]<ref group= "2022" name="Raid Titan pt 2">First debuted in the game as non-playable "bosses" in Alliance Raids in 2021, only to be then made playable.</ref>

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Flatline (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Flatline]]
*[[Sea Phantom#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sea Phantom]]
*[[Acid Storm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Acid Storm]]
*[[Coelagon#Transformers: Earth Wars|Coelagon]]
*[[Breakdown (IDW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Breakdown Prime]]
*[[Knock Out (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Knock Out]]
*[[Terrormander#Transformers: Earth Wars|Terrormander]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Galvatronus (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Galvatronus]]

;Titans
*[[Scorponok (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scorponok]]<ref group="2022" name="Raid Titan pt 2"/>

|h3=Negative universe|c3=
;Evil Autobots
*[[Goldbug (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Goldbug]]
*[[Jetfire (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Jetfire]]
;Heroic Decepticons
*[[Shockwave (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Shockwave]]
*[[Thundercracker (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Thundercracker]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T.]] Autobots
*[[Pinpointer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pinpointer]]
*[[Steeljaw (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Steeljaw]]
*[[Zaur (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Zaur]]
*[[Tricerashot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tricerashot]]
*[[Windstrike (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Windstrike]]
*[[Trip-Up#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trip-Up]]
*[[Sawtooth (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sawtooth]]
*[[Nightstick (Headmasters)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightstick]]
*[[Sidetrack (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sidetrack]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T. Decepticons
*[[Singe#Transformers: Earth Wars|Singe]]
*[[Ravage (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Ravage]]
*[[Slugfest (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slugfest]]
*[[Heartburn#Transformers: Earth Wars|Heartburn]]
*[[Baru (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Baru]]
*[[Roller Force#Transformers: Earth Wars|Roller Force]]
*[[Zori (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Zori]]
*[[Fracas#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fracas]]
*[[Growl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Growl]]

{{!}}}

|h4=Skins|c4=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Autobots
*[[Optimus Prime (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Optimus Prime]]
*[[Blurr (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Blurr]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Grimlock]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Silverbolt]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Mirage]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Snarl]]
*[[Blades (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Blades]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Ironhide]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Holiday 2022 Optimus Prime]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Decepticons
*[[Megatron (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Starscream]]
*[[Divebomb (Energon)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Energon Divebomb]]
*[[Ramjet (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Ramjet]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Breakdown]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Swindle]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Brawl]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Scrapper]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|RF Galvatron]]
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Holiday 2022 Megatron]]

{{!}}}

|h6=Non-playable characters|c6=
;[[Human]]s
*[[Melody Keen (SG)|SG Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca (SG)|SG Luca]]
}}
 
<references group="2022"/>

===2023===
2023 introduced the "[[#Weapons|Weapon]]" character class.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Roadbuster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Roadbuster]]
*[[Brawn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Brawn]]
*[[Ariel#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ariel]]
*[[Alpha Trion#TFEWBot|Alpha Trion]]
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wreck Gar]]
*[[Bluestreak (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bluestreak]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Ruination (G1)|Ruination]]

;[[Titan (group)|Titans]]
*[[Ark (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Autobot Ark]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Halfshell#Transformers: Earth Wars|Halfshell]]
*[[Full-Tilt (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Full-Tilt]]
*[[Scylla (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scylla]]
*[[Tarn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tarn]]
*[[Junkyard (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Junkheap]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wildrider]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[God Neptune#Transformers: Earth Wars|God Neptune]]

;Titans
*[[Nemesis (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Decepticon Nemesis]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[Weapon]]s
*[[Sword of Balance]]
*[[Cosmic Rust Blaster]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T.]] Autobots
*[[Bashbreaker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bashbreaker]]
*[[Big Daddy (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Big Daddy]]
*[[Kunai#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kunai]]
*[[Victory Leo#Transformers: Earth Wars|Victory Leo]]
*[[Buzzstrike (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Buzzstrike]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T. Decepticons
*[[Gabu (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gabu]]
*[[Ground Hog#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ground Hog]]
*[[Bido (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bido]]
*[[Tigerbreast#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tigerchest]]
*[[Lancelon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lancelon]]

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{{!}}-
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;Autobots / Maximals
*[[Blaster (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Blaster]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Air Raid]]
*[[Wheeljack (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Wheeljack]]
*[[Cheetor (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Cheetor]]
*[[Slingshot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Slingshot]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Speedia Cosmos]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Powerglide]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Skydive]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 First Aid]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Hot Spot]]
*[[Alpha Trion#TFEWBot|Ghost Alpha Trion]]
*[[Rook (G2)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Rook]]
*[[Sentius Magnus|Winter Sentius Magnus]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Decepticons / Predacons
*[[Soundwave (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Soundwave]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Blast Off]]
*[[Flamewar (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Flamewar]]
*[[T-Wrecks#Transformers: Earth Wars|Maximal T-Wrecks]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Hook]]
*[[Convobat#Transformers: Earth Wars|Convobat]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Long Haul]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Bonecrusher]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Scavenger]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Onslaught]]
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ghost Starscream]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Vortex]]
*[[Sentius Malus|Winter Sentius Malus]]

{{!}}}

}}

===2024===
2024 featured a time-travel plot (plus a couple overt skins) as a tie in to the origin-themed ''[[Transformers One (franchise)|Transformers One]]'' franchise, plus the return of the [[Thirteen]] as fully fledged Bots and several [[Artifacts of the Primes]] in the tail end of the year as part of the run-up to the Thirteen-centric ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]''.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Lio Convoy (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Leo Prime]]
*[[Beachcomber (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Beachcomber]]
*[[Metalhawk (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Metalhawk]]
*[[Tasmania Kid (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tasmania Kid]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#TFEWOrion|Orion Pax]]
*[[Vector Prime#TFEWBot|Vector Prime]]
*[[Wing Saber (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wing Saber]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Raiden#Transformers: Earth Wars|Raiden]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Inferno (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Predacon Inferno]]
*[[Deluge (G2)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Deluge]]
*[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bomb-Burst]]
*[[Antagony (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Antagony]]
*[[Megatron (G1)#TFEWD-16|D-16]]
*[[Nova Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nova Prime]]
*[[Dreadwing (G2)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dreadwing]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Dinoking#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dinoking]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Undead]]

;[[Weapon]]s
*[[Star Saber (Thirteen)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prima's Star Saber]]
*[[Dark Star Saber#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dark Star Saber]]
*[[Forge of Solus Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Forge of Solus Prime]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T.]] Autobots
*[[Enerax#Transformers: Earth Wars|Enerax]]
*[[Jaze (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jaze]]
*[[C.L. (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|C.L.]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Squad Busters)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SB Optimus Prime]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T. Decepticons
*[[Fireglide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fireglide]]
*[[Baro (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Baro]]
*[[Ozu (Earth Wars)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ozu]]
*[[Megatron (Squad Busters)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SB Megatron]]

{{!}}}

|h6=Non-playable characters|c6=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[Trainbot]]s
*[[Shouki#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shouki]]
*[[Getsuei#Transformers: Earth Wars|Getsuei]]
*[[Yukikaze (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Yukikaze]]
*[[Suiken#Transformers: Earth Wars|Suiken]]
*[[Seizan#Transformers: Earth Wars|Seizan]]
*[[Kaen#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kaen]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[Dinoforce]]
*[[Goryu (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Goryu]]
*[[Kakuryu (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kakuryu]]
*[[Gairyu#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gairyu]]
*[[Yokuryu#Transformers: Earth Wars|Yokuryu]]
*[[Rairyu#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rairyu]]
*[[Doryu (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Doryu]]
{{!}}}

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;Cyber Pass Autobots / Maximals
*[[Streetwise (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Streetwise]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Jazz]]
*[[Warpath (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Warpath]]
*[[Red Alert (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Powerlinx Red Alert]]
*[[Tracks (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Tracks]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Kingdom Pipes]]
*[[Jetfire (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Energon Jetfire]]
*[[Ratchet (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Ratchet]]
*[[Elita One (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Timelines Elita-1]]
*[[Optimus Prime (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Enhanced Orion Pax]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Evolution G2 Grimlock]]<ref group="2024">This is notably Grimlock's second, unreleased [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Notes|"tiger stripe" ''Generation 2'' deco]], its name referencing the ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Legacy: Evolution|Legacy: Evolution]]'' line, which this deco was a part of when it finally saw its appearance on store shelves via the "Toxitron Collection" capsule.</ref>
*[[Skids (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Quantum Operative Skids]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Holidays 2024 Optimal Optimus]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Cyber Pass Decepticons / Predacons
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Dead End]]<ref group="2024">This skin core was intended to belong to Brake-Neck as it matched Wildrider's G2 deco (or, more specifically, the one he had in [[Menasor (G1)#CWG2|the ''Combiner Wars'' G2 Stunticon set]]), but in-game, it was erroneously labeled as G2 Dead End and assigned to Dead End himself rather than the intended bot.</ref>
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Mixmaster]]
*[[Coelagon#Transformers: Earth Wars|Redeco Coelagon]]<ref group="2024">Was called "BW2 Coelagon" in the related newsletter and in-game Cyber Pass. However the skin core itself is actually called "Redeco Coelagon" instead.</ref>
*[[Starscream (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Legacy Voyager Armada Starscream]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|MW Thundercracker]]
*[[Runamuck (Cybertron)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cybertron Runamuck]]
*[[Lugnut (TF 2010)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Reveal the Shield Lugnut]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Senator Shockwave]]
*[[Octopunch (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Octopunch]]
*[[Megatron (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Enhanced D-16]]
*[[Blight (Prime)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Blight Blot]]
*[[Dirge (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Dirge]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Holidays 2024 Transmetal 2 Megatron]]

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;''[[Transformers One (franchise)|One]]'' Autobots<ref group="2024" name="One">Released for free as a promotion for the film.</ref>
*[[Optimus Prime (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|One Orion Pax]]
*[[Bumblebee (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|One B-127]]
*[[Elita-1 (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|One Elita-1]]

;''[[Transformers One (franchise)|One]]'' Decepticons<ref group="2024" name="One">Free as a promotion for the film.</ref>
*[[Megatron (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|One D-16]]

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}}
 
<references group = "2024"/>

===2025===
2025 featured an emphasis on the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' franchise, presumably spinning out of its heavy representation in the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' toyline, as well as the introduction of the "[[#Primes|Primes]]," a whole entire character class devoted to the Thirteen as the game's ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' synergy kicked into high gear.

{{featuredcharacters
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|c1=
*[[Gears (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gears]]
*[[Scavenger (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Scavenger]]
*[[Overload (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Overload]]

|c2=
*[[Quake (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Quake]]
*[[Wheeljack (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Wheeljack]]
*[[Demolishor (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Demolishor]]

|h3=Trans-factional|c3=
;[[Thirteen|Primes]]
*[[The Fallen#TFEWPrime|Megatronus Prime]]
*[[Solus Prime#TFEWPrime|Solus Prime]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
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{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[Artifacts of the Primes|Artifacts]]
*[[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Requiem Blaster]]
*[[Forge of Solus Prime#TFEWArtifact|Forge of Solus Prime]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T.]] Autobots
*[[Stylor#Transformers: Earth Wars|Stylor]]
*[[Peacemaker#Transformers: Earth Wars|Peacemaker]]
*[[Star Saber (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Star Saber]] ([[Jetstorm (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jetstorm]], [[Runway (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Runway]], and [[Sonar (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sonar]])

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T. Decepticons
*[[Sunbeam (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sunbeam]]
*[[Tiptop#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tiptop]]
*[[Vorpal Saber#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Dark Saber]] ([[Jackknife#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jacknife]], [[Maverick (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Maverick]], and [[Skull Buster#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skull Buster]])
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Trans-factional C.O.M.B.A.T.s
*[[Skyboom (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skyboom]] ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Downshift]], and [[Mirage (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Mirage]])

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|h4=Skins|c4=
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;Autobots / Maximals
*[[Impactor (Prime)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Impactor]]
*[[Drift (RID)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Robots in Disguise Drift]]
*[[Side Swipe (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Side Swipe]]
*[[Rhinox (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Rhinox]]
*[[Windblade (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Windblade]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|RID Optimus Primal]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Optimus Prime]]<ref group="2025" name="Cyberstore skin">Initially, these skins were only available through the game's web store, independent of the "Cyber Pass" program. Later, the "Shadow" skins were also made possible to obtain via special crystals from the "[[Trick or Transform]]" event.</ref>
*[[Topspin (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wreck 'n Doom Topspin]]
*[[Whirl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Classic Whirl]]
*[[Tracks (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shadow Tracks]]<ref group="2025" name="Cyberstore skin"/>
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shadow Powerglide]]<ref group="2025" name="Cyberstore skin"/>
*[[Perceptor (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Perceptor]]
*[[Alpha Trion#TFEWBot|Power of the Primes Alpha Trion]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Draconic Sky Lynx]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Machine Wars Prowl]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Holiday 2025 Laser Optimus]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Decepticons / Predacons
*[[Impactor (Prime)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Impactor]]
*[[Barricade (Energon)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Energon Barricade]]
*[[Thrust (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Thrust]]
*[[Starscream (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Star Scream Super Mode]]
*[[Bombshell (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Bombshell]]
*[[Tarantulas (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Legacy United Tarantulas]]
*[[Spinister (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wreck 'n Doom Spinister]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Wars Bludgeon]]
*[[Cutthroat (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shadow Cutthroat]]<ref group="2025" name="Cyberstore skin"/>
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shadow Cyclonus]]<ref group="2025" name="Cyberstore skin"/>
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Platinum Blitzwing]]
*[[Junkyard (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Generations Junkheap]]
*[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Vampire Bomb-Burst]]
*[[Barricade (IDW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Siege Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Holiday 2025 Armada Megatron]]

{{!}}}
}}
 
<references group="2025"/>

===2026===
2026 thus far continues to see a heavy focus on the Thirteen alongside the still-ongoing ''Age of the Primes'' toyline.

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|c1=
*[[Wheelie (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wheelie]]{{dag|red}}
;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Landcross (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Landcross]]{{dag|red}}

|c2=
*[[Crasher (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Crasher]]{{dag|red}}
;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Monstructor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Monstructor]]{{dag|red}}

|h3=Trans-factional|c3=
*[[Sideways (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sideways]]

;[[Thirteen|Primes]]
*[[Prima#TFEWPrime|Prima Prime]]
*[[Maccadam#TFEWPrime|Alchemist Prime]]{{dag|red}}

|h5=Support characters|c5=
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;[[Artifacts of the Primes|Artifacts]]
*[[Star Saber (Thirteen)#TFEWArtifact|Star Saber]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T.]] Autobots
*[[Sundor#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sundor]]
*[[Tyrannitron#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tyrannitron]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T. Decepticons
*[[Ratbat (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ratbat]]
*[[Scorpulator#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scorpulator]]

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;Autobots
*[[Minerva (G1 robot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Night-Beat Minerva]]
*[[Chromia (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Combiner Wars Chromia]]
*[[Beachcomber (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Beachcomber]]
*[[Afterburner (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Combiner Wars Afterbreaker]]
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Age of the Primes Smokescreen]]{{dag|red}}
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Decepticons
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Combiner Wars Deathsaurus]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Combiner Wars G2 Shockwave]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Legacy Evolution Breakdown]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Combiner Wars Cyclonus]]
*[[Runamuck (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC: Earthrise Runamuck]]{{dag|red}}
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}}
{{dag|red}} Upcoming characters

==Gameplay==
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733733172767-Game-Modes Game Modes at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Although the primary gameplay loop is as mentioned above, multiple different game modes has spun from it each with their own unique properties. All game modes involve choosing a battle zone depending your team's total squad power, which in turn gauges the difficulty of said battle zone, ranging from easy to very hard. You start out with two battle zones, with stronger zones unlocked by upgrading your [[#Utility|Scanner]]. Each battle zone has a maximum limit in regards to the amount of rewards and XP you can obtain. Battles are completed by either destroying every building and defense on the base (discounting outposts, stasis mines, and walls) or, more commonly, destroying the headquarters, which triggers the explosive destruction of everything else (and death of any still-living and deployed outpost bots). The resources (or event points) earned from a battle depend on how much of the base is destroyed before the HQ is destroyed, while XP is distributed as evenly as possible among every bot who was deployed.
*'''Attack a Rival Player''': The game's main PVP mode, this is primarily used for raiding other player's bases for alloy, Energon, medals ([[#Resources|see below]]), and (if possible) Titan XP.
*'''Campaign''': see [[#Campaigns|above]].
*'''Events''': see [[#Events|above]].
*'''[[#War Leagues & Rankings|Alliance War]]''': A larger-scale PVP mode that pits your [[#Alliances|Alliance]] against another Alliance for 24 hours. The bases of four players and the opposing Alliance's Commander are chosen to set up a campaign-style "map" to progress through by beating each; the Commander's base is always the last one to defeat. Each battle gains points for your Alliance. However, you can only lose up to three attack across all five bases. The Alliance with the highest points wins and gets to progress their War League position, allowing them to take on higher-ranked Alliances. In addition, special war effects are active, which provides boosts to the buildings of defending bases. Alliance Wars can only be initiated by the Commander and Officers, at whatever time they want.
*'''Raid''': Raid battles do not involve attacking another player's base, but rather multiple larger and much more difficult bases on [[Cybertron (planet)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cybertron]] (with the names being sourced from known cities like [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and [[Uraya]]) that requires the cooperation of your Alliance to clear. 700 special energy cells are provided, allowing players to take on bases for 100 cells per attack. On top of that, the bases feature enhanced versions of the game's defenses in addition to their normal versions, and the final two raid bases are also defended by a Titan in their base mode and robot mode respectively. The rewards from this mode are Shanix and [[#Battle Boosts|two Titan-related battle boosts]], with the event-style reward track alternating between the two; the reward system functions like an alliance totaliser event, where the points from every Alliance member's attacks all add up. There are three different difficulties, which are selected by the Commander or Officer, each with different total reward amounts. Raid battles occur on an alternating middle-of-the-week (Tuesday morning through Thursday morning) basis, but it started off as occurring on weekly basis when it first began.
*'''Elimination Mode''': Mainly used for farming Z-Energon, this special PVP mode, as its name suggests, involves only being able to use your Bots once per battle regardless of whether you win or lose. Not only that, but Titans cannot be used in this game mode, and although Combiners can be brought into these battles, they cannot deal damage to your opponent's HQ. This mode will reset in tandem with the ending of the weekend event so you won't outright run out of Bots to use. Bots that have been used in other PVP modes will not be affected in this mode, and vice versa.
*'''Titan Assault''': Instead of using regular ol' Bots, this mode instead pits your Titan against another player's base, as well as a sole Titan after every two bases, making for a total of 15 attacks for each Titan you own. Much like Alliance Wars, however, you can only fail an attack up to three times across all 15 bases. This mode is the main way of obtaining Titan Spark for each of your Titans, and much like elimination mode, it resets at the same time as an event coming to an end.
*'''Dispatch Missions''': A completely different mode that ''doesn't'' involve PVP, this takes your Bots that may rarely see much action in battles and puts them to use in a different way by sending them off on away missions. While on these missions, the Bot cannot be used in any of the other game modes. Each mission will have different specifications for its squad, such as certain number of Bots of a specific class; every squad also a minimum power requirement. The missions have their own special names and blurbs explaining what the mission is about. This mode can be accessed through the Scanner once you reach HQ level 9. Upon first access, you start out with two mission slots, while another two slots can be purchased with 1000 Cyber Coins each for a total of four mission slots. You can also refresh missions for 200 Cyber Coins if you're not satisfied with the missions available at the time.

It should be noted, that with the exception of campaigns, Alliance Wars, raids, and Titan Assault, you are able to use alternate-faction Bots in these game modes once you unlock them ([[#Alternative Faction|see below]]).

===Bots===
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/4733772524063-Characters Characters at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
"'''Bots'''" are the standard units of combat in ''Earth Wars'', as well as the occupants of the "{{w|gacha game|anime girl PNG file}}" ecological niche in its gambling mechanics. As of this writing, they are divided into six fundamental types, each with their own forest of menus: '''"standard" Bots''', '''Combiners''', '''C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots''', '''Titans''', '''Weapons''', and '''Primes'''.

As is somewhat industry standard for such things, most classes of Bot can be drawn with a star rating from one to five, with rarity, stats, and pay-to-play price tag scaling accordingly.

====Standard Bots====
(present at launch)
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733777488799-Bots-NPCs Bots & NPCs at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
The game's main bread and butter, '''standard "Bots"''' (sometimes known as '''Troops''' as well) are your primary means of attacking players, and they are obtained using "[[Crystal (Earth Wars)|Crystals]]".

In order to use them in attacks, they must first be added into a squad (which can be done in the [[#Main|Shuttle]]. While you're not limited to who you can bring in a squad, it should be noted that the same character but of different star ratings cannot be used in the same squad.

For use in battle, they first have to be deployed in the area around the shuttle. Once deployed, they will automatically attack the building (or wall) nearest to them, whilst doing so, you can use their "Special Ability" that either deals extra damage against enemies or provides support for other Bots in battle. Using these abilities spends "Ability Points", a set amount is given to at the start of the battle (the amount is determined by your HQ level), but you collect more throughout the battle by destroying buildings.

For every 10 levels your Bot reaches, they will no longer receive XP in battles and need to be researched using the [[#Utility|relevant lab]]. Besides that, you can also upgrade their abilities using [[#Resources|Energon and Spark]], abilities can be upgraded to a total of 10 levels, although some Bots can have their abilities be taken to level 11 which provides and extra effect.

Unlocking new Bots will also contributes towards your "Collections", with some but having special collection groups based on subgroups such as [[Special Teams|combiner teams]] or the [[Wreckers]]. A leaderboard rank system is also found in collection which primarily serves as bragging rights.

=====Classes=====
Given they originally constituted the entire game, it should be unsurprising that standard Bots are significantly more complicated than subsequent breeds, and include a variety of sub-types:

*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial (or Air)''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers. This class would later be divided based on their attack range.
*'''Triple Changers''' come with two special abilities making them highly versatile in battle. Triple Changers have speeds from 2.1 to 2.4.

Prior to the game's launch, they were three more classes that would be folded into the Special class, these would be:
*'''Deployer''': Reserved for Blaster and Soundwave.
*'''Leader''': Reserved for Optimus and Megatron.
*'''Scouts''': Smaller bots that stuns targets with their basic attacks and dodges Auto Cannon and Mortar fire. This class would become a sort of "sub-class" within the Special class following the game's launch.

=====Elemental Damage and Status Effects=====
As standard for games with multiple units with unique abilities, some bots can either receive special damage types (sometimes known as "Elements") or can apply status effects that can affect the properties of enemies for that is applied for a short period of time. The full list of the more uniques effects is as follows:
*'''Fire Damage''': Sets targets ablaze and deals damage overtime, increases Acid damage by 20%.
*'''Acid Damage''': Covers targets in acid that deals damage overtime, also denies the target from being healed (excluding lifesteal abilities), increases Fire damage by 20%.
*'''Electric Damage''': Shocks enemies dealing damage overtime, increases Cryo damage by 20%.
*'''Disable''': Completely renders the target unable to move, attack or use their abilities, is typically paired together with Electric damage abilities.
*'''Cryo Damage''': Encases the target in "Cryo-fire" dealing damage overtime and slows down targets, increases Electric damage by 20%.
*'''Smash Damage''': Exclusive to Warriors, deals extra damage against walls.
*'''Healing''': Exclusice to Medics, restores health of allies unless under any healing preventing effects. Also restores 2% of their health for every 5 seconds.
*'''Hack''': Causes the target to turn against their own allies.
*'''Taunt''': Exclusive to Warriors, forces defenses to attack them instead.
*'''Stealth''': Bots under this effect cannot be targeted by defenses.
*'''[[Glass gas|Glass Gas]]''': Causes the target to take increased damage.

The following are functionally considered as regular damage, however they can be influenced by effects from other units:
*'''Normal Damage'''
*'''Beam Ability Damage'''
*'''Aerial Ability Damage'''

The following effects has since been replaced by other effects following a balance patch in 2025:
*'''Frozen''': Freezes targets dealing damage overtime and slowing them down, when the affected target is destroyed, it shatters damaging nearby targets. Has been replaced by Cryo damage and Cryo Fusion Bomb.
*'''Stun''': Deals electric damage and renders the target unable to move attack or use their abilities and extents Water damage,. Has been replaced by Electric damage and Disable respectively.
*'''Water Damage''': Reduces the attack and defense of targets and extends Stun. Although removed, it's synergy with Electric damage would be carried over to Cryo damage.

=====Alternative Faction=====
(Added Spring [[2017]])

Available upon reaching HQ level 8, you're granted the ability to use bots from the opposite faction. While functionally the same as using bots from your main faction, it should be noted that you do not get access to neither Combiners nor Titans of the opposite faction. Another thing to note is that you cannot use a squad of mixed faction bots, meaning you can only use a squad consisting of strictly Autobots or Decepticons.

=====Military Ranks=====
(Added Winter [[2022]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733813866911-5-Star-Conversion-Rate Ranks & 5-Star Conversion Rate at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Not long after the announcement of HQ level 18, a new rank-up system for standard Bots was introduced. Based on the [[Cybertronian military insignia#Transformers: Earth Wars|military insignia system]] from the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' toyline, these serve as an extra layer to upgrading your bots outside of levelling them up as your Bots' rank is applied to all rarities of the same character. This is done through the use of Character Shards and Class Shards (see below) or alternatively 5-star shards can be used in place of Character Shards instead. Moreover, special Rank Skip Upgrade items could be obtained through Events or part of the [[#Cyber Pass|Premium Cyber Pass]] rewards which allows you to completely bypass the need for both shards and rank up your Bot to the appropriate rank the item is meant for.
*'''Private''': Default rank all Bots start at.
*'''Corporal''': Increases your Bots' health, DPS/Healing, and ability damage by 5%, requires 5000 character shards (or about 750 5-star shards) and 15000 class shards to reach this rank.
*'''Sergeant''': Increases your Bots' health, DPS/Healing, and ability damage by 10%, requires 15000 character shards (or about 2250 5-star shards) and 45000 class shards to reach this rank.
*'''Captain''': Increases your Bots' health, DPS/Healing, and ability damage by 15%, requires 25000 character shards (or about 3750 5-star shards) and 75000 class shards to reach this rank.
*'''Major''': Increases your Bots' health, DPS/Healing, and ability damage by 20%, requires 50000 character shards (or about 7500 5-star shards) and 150000 class shards to reach this rank.
*'''General''': Adds a new battle effect to your Bot depending on the class, requires 100000 character shards (or about 15000 5-star shards) and 300000 class shards to reach this rank. The effects provided are as follows:
**Warrior: Reflects 5% damage back at attackers.
**Aerial: Heals every second by a percentage when using their ability for up to 4 seconds.
**Gunner: Reduces enemy attack speed when hit by Bots' normal attack by 10%.
**Medic: Heals allies in close proximity by x1 DPS for every 4 seconds.
**Special: Gains 30% damage reduction shield when below half health.
**Triple Changer: TBA

====Combiners====
(Added Fall [[2016]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/4733772524063-Characters Combiners at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Accessible through completing the "Combiner Wars" campaign. Much like the toylines, '''Combiners''' are unlocked via assembling all of their component standard Bots, provided said components meet a minimum 3-star rating (and the player has 700000 Energon). Once the player has unlocked all of the components with a higher star rating (that is, any higher rating; a mixture of 4-stars and 5-stars will still unlock a 4-star) and an extra 3000000 Energon, that combiner is upgraded to a 4-star, and their third ability is unlocked. Their fourth ability is unlocked when they are upgraded to a 5-star, which requires all of their component bots at a 5-star rating, 300000 [[Energon Z#Transformers: Earth Wars|Z-Energon]], and 2500 5-star shards.

Omega Supreme and Raiden or Overlord and Dinoking (depending on your chosen faction) slightly differs from the fact that instead of obtaining their standard Bot components, they instead require "Parts" to be unlocked. Parts effectively serve the same function as standard Bot components with the distinction of being able to directly acquire them instead of being at the mercy of the game gambling mechanics. Another difference is that they require 7000000 Energon in place of the 2500 5-star shards you would need to upgrade them to a 5-star (you will still need the aforementioned amount of Z-Energon however). Omega Supreme or Overlord's 2-star part is obtained upon completing the "War for Cybertron" campaign, whilst their 3-star and 4-star parts can be purchased via [[#Resources|Shanix]] (for 5000 and 50000 respectively) and both '''must''' be obtained to upgrade them to their respective star-ratings, their 5-star part however will require 15000 5-star shards. Raiden or Dinoking's parts follows a somewhat more traditional method of requiring their six respective component bots to unlock them with the exception of the fact they're all non-playable. As of writing this, you can only obtain the Trainbots or Dinoforce members through events and there has been no available means of obtaining them outside of these events.

Combiners can be leveled up in the Combiner Lab (see below) with [[Ore-13#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ore-13]] and Combiner Spark.

To deploy them in combat, you must first select one of them from the Combiner Lab's menu and spend 10 Ore-13 on its activation. In battle, they must be summoned individually in a special phase that temporarily clears the field of standard Bots. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their four abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times. Once you reach HQ level 16, you unlock the Combiner Beacon, which allows you to put one on guard duty for your base in the same vein as an outpost. Unlike a normal outpost, however, they are only on guard for a limited amount of time, and it costs Ore-13 to both initially assign one and extend their time. Combiners on defense can only use one ability upon deployment, which can be selected in the Combiner Lab.

====C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots====
(Added Spring [[2020]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733786152479-COMBATs COMBATs at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Introduced as a way to promote the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' toyline, '''C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots''' are based on the Battle Masters under the toyline's C.O.M.B.A.T. System [[Play pattern|play pattern]]. They function as an expansion to the [[#Power Core|Power Core]] system meaning they both share the same unlock criteria and are managed using the Power Core Lab, however they instead take up a different slot within standard Bots allowing you some degree of customization within your Bots' loadout (with some even having synergy between the three). C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots can be obtained using "[[Crystal (Earth Wars)#Chips|Chips]]" similar to Power Cores but instead fusing other cores to level them up, they instead use [[#Resources|C.O.M.B.A.T. Spark]].

Much like their larger counterparts, C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots can also be drawn with a star-rating of two to five, this however does not affect bringing the same C.O.M.B.A.T. Bot but of different star-ratings into the same squad.

=====Classes=====
Much like standard Bots, C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots are divided into different classes, with a certain classes of C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots being strictly exclusive to certain classes of standard Bots, though with some exceptions which are listed in their individual pages.
*'''Melee''': As its name suggests, this class of C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots is reserved to Bots that use melee for their basic attack which usually applies to Warriors and melee-ranged Special class Bots. Abilities of these C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots besides increasing the Bots' damage can range from allowing your Bots to apply certain effects to targets upon dealing damage to providing them with a projectile that is fired periodically. Some C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots can also transform can carry on attacking once their user falls.
*'''Companion''': Compatible with all classes of Bots, this class of C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots acts as extra units during attacks each with their own unique properties. Notably, this class features several [[Mini-Cassette|mini-cassette]] characters however they do not strictly comprise of them.
*'''Range''': Similar to Melee class C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots, this class is mainly reserved to Bots with ranged attacks, meaning Gunners, Air, ranged Special class and even Triple Changers. Abilities of these C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots range from allowing the user to fire a special projectile or outright changing the properties of the Bots' regular attack in addition to increasing the user's damage. This class also includes a sub-class of C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots which are dedicated to the Medic class of Bots, which provide effects in addition to increasing the Bots' healing output.
*'''Shield''': Primarily exclusive to Warrior class Bots, these C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots provides extra damage resistance and an ability that can help with the longevity of their users in battles.

====Titans====
(added Fall [[2021]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733800149535-Titans Titans at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Vastly different from any other Bots, the '''Titans''' act as both an extra means of both defense and offense. They are unlocked at HQ level 17 by completing the "Titans on Earth" campaign to unlock the Titan Lab (see below). This building is used to both manage which Titan you choose to be active in battles and defenses but also manage the Titan Tech Tree which unlocks perks for defenses, battles or the Titans themselves. Similar to Combiners, Titans require their own character-specific spark in order to be leveled up.

Upon first access to access to them, you start out with Metroplex or Trypticon at a 2-star rating depending on your chosen faction, with other Titans requiring 10000 3-star shards shards each to unlock them at the same rating. To upgrade them to a 3-star, another 30000 3-star shards (20000 for Metroplex or Trypticon) are required to unlock their required part. The same is applied to the 4-star and 5-star ratings requiring 40000 4-star shards each (300000 for Metroplex or Trypticon) and 25000 5-star shards each respectively.

For use in combat, whichever Titan is active at your Titan Lab will be the one you bring along for battle or be on standby for defense. When attacking, they will stand behind and provide fire for your Bots on the battlefield if your opponent's base lack a Titan. However, should you get matched against an opponent who has a Titan, your Titan will then walk up to the enemy Titan and engage them in combat, and if your Titan successfully defeats their Titan they will remain where they were and continue providing fire and even activate the Titan Inspire ability if they have it. They will only engage the moment your Bots are deployed into combat, and will stop once all Bots in your squad has fallen, they will also continue attacking when a Combiner is deployed. It should be noted that Titans can only be used in standard PVP and Alliance Wars.

Titans abilities are split into five different categories, all them can be managed via the Titan Lab:
*'''Titan Techniques''': Functions like your typical Bot ability, and similar to Combiners, they have cooldown times instead of using ability points. Each star rating has their own unique technique ability that is unlocked upon upgrading to it's respective star rating, and you can only employ one ability in battles.
*'''Titan Attacks''': These abilities functions as extra alternate attacks that your Titan does. Only two attack abilities can be active on a Titan however you start out with only being able to use one.
*'''Titan Passive Effects''': These abilities serve as extra effects in battle, ranging from your Titan gaining damage resistance to providing passive healing to standard Bots or defenses. Only two passive abilities can be active on a Titan however you start out with only being able to use one.
*'''Titan Inspire''': These abilities will only activate when the opponent's Titan is defeated, and will provide effects to attacking or defenses. Only one inspire ability can be active on a Titan and this will only be unlocked through the Titan Tech Tree (see below).
*'''Titan Base Effect''': Unlocked at HQ level 18, these effects as its name suggest only applies to bases. With each Titan providing their own unique effects.
=====Titan Tech Tree=====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733775050527-Titan-Lab-Titan-Tech-Tree Titan Lab: Titan Tech Tree at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
The Titan Tech Tree serves as an extra means of improving your defenses and Bots. It has its own levelling system with each level providing 1-3 points upon each level up, this is done with its own bespoke Titan XP which is obtained through PVP and Alliance Wars ([[#Gameplay|see above]]). These "points" are your means of unlocking perks, with most perks requiring one point to unlock and one per level. Each perks have a total of five levels but certain more game-changing perks only has one level but requires five points to unlock. The points you spend on perks will grant you access to more perks locked behind "tiers" that require spending a certain amount of perks.

These perks are split into three different categories:
*'''Attack Perks''': Perks that affect your attacking Bots ranging improving your Combiner's damage, increasing the health of Companion class C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots, or even giving Warrior class Bots immunity to being disabled.
*'''Defense Perks''': Perks that affect your defending buildings, these can include increasing the health of outpost Bots, increasing the range of Mortars, and even making Shock Towers immune to being hacked.
*'''Titan Perks''': Perks that affect your Titan, from increasing damage towards certain buildings or Bots to allowing Titans one extra ability slot. There are also perks exclusive to certain Titans that correlates to their abilities such as making Fortress Maximus or Scorponok's deployable hologram explode upon expiration.

====Weapons====
(added Fall [[2023]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733800208927-Weapons Weapons at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
'''Weapons''' are [[Artifacts of the Primes|usually-mystical]] doohickies mechanically identical to C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots, with the primary distinction being that they talk less. Meaning they also do not appear wandering around your base as would a C.O.M.B.A.T. Bot, however they do still appear as a static display piece when viewed though the showcase room via the Bot the Weapon is equipped to.

Unlike the trans-factional standard Bots in which you can own both an Autobot and a Decepticon version of the same Bot per star rating, you can only own one version of a trans-factional Weapon per star rating as it can a be equipped by both factions. Due to this, trans-factional Weapons will end up using the Autobot red background in their icons regardless of the player's chosen faction. (It should be noted that this also applies to the Skyboom C.O.M.B.A.T. Bot but is mentioned here as Weapons preceded the Skyboom's introduction to the game.)

Although they share a prize pool with C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots through [[Crystal (Earth Wars)#Chips|C.O.M.B.A.T. chips]], their 5-star versions are separated into their own batch of "5 Star Chips".

====Primes====
(added Fall [[2025]])

Initially released to promote the first year of ''Age of the Primes'' toyline, the '''Primes''' are functionally a mixture of Bots and Combiners. They can be unlocked at HQ level 8 by completing the "Prime Relics" campaign to unlock the [[#Utility|Prime Lab]], which is where they and their Artifacts can be managed. In addition to [[#Resources|universal Prime Spark]], each Prime also has character-specific spark (which requires 300 of to unlock a Prime). Either spark can be used to rank them up, though it costs less specific spark to do so than it does universal spark. The maximum rank is 10, and, with each rank-up, their passive ability and total HP increase. (Their passive ability gains new effects at ranks 5 and 10.) Like standard Bots, Primes can be maxed out, though this happens every 30 levels as opposed to every 10. XP level-ups have a minor effect on their DPS.

In terms of combat, Primes can be equipped to a special slot for them on any squad, so long as they're your chosen faction. They do not need to be activated like Combiners, nor do they have cooldown times like Bots; however, there is only one Prime slot per team. In combat, Primes are deployed once you gain a certain amount of ability point (30% of the total amount on the base), which you can then spend to send them into battle. They will land in combat within the range of whichever Bot you choose to deploy them near, dealing damage to all buildings or outpost Bots within a certain radius. Throughout the battle, they will have a passive ability going as well as a passive buff for the entire squad. If they have their Artifact equipped, they will periodically make use of their special ability as well. It should be noted that neither ability can be manually activated by the player. Primes lack a time limit, die when they lose all their health points, and fall back along with the other Bots if a Combiner is summoned. They cannot be healed or knocked back, and they are unaffected by hacking. Obviously, they also cannot be assigned to outposts. They can be taken into elimination mode, and are limited to once per week the same as normal Bots.

Prime character models are roughly the same height as Combiners, standing at double the size of your average Bot. They can also walk around the base with regular and C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots.

=====Artifacts=====
Unlocked with 300 of their specific shards, Artifacts function similarly to Weapons. However, they cannot be viewed in the Power Core Lab, only the Prime Lab, where they can be equipped onto their assigned Prime - and ''only'' their assigned Prime - to give them access to their special ability, or upgraded using a mix of regular and Cybertronian alloy (more of the normal kind is required than its foreign, golden cousin). Similar to when a Bot's special ability reaches level 11, Artifact abilities gain new effects at levels 6, 11, and 16 which then requires their specific shards in place of Cybertronian alloy to upgrade. When leveled up, Artifacts also increase their wielder's major DPS.

=====Total Prime Power=====
{{comingsoon}}

===Bases and buildings===
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733780211871-Buildings Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}

''Earth Wars'' being a strategy game, your base is the bedrock of your gameplay experience. It is composed of a litany of individual building units. You are given the ability to edit the layout of your base through "Edit Mode", allowing you to completely redesign your base layout from scratch or just move around certain buildings. Should you end up with a base layout you are satisfied with, you are able to save up to three layouts (the third save requires 500 Cyber Coins to unlock) which you can then load with the base layout already done with the buildings in the exact placements you made. In addition, a "Base Trials" game mode is available which allows you to test how well your defenses are from being attacked by other players. A similar game mode is also available if you wish to battle your fellow Alliance members.

====Main====
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

====Defense====
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals increased damage to flying units.
*'''[[Mortar cannon|Mortar]]''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away in an arcing pattern.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Decepticon with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base. Triggers when enemy troops enter radius of them, though they do not deploy anything when undergoing upgrading.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser, dealing very high damage to a single target.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects (except for [[Star Saber (G1)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (G1)|fire]])!
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2–5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.
*'''Combiner Beacon (Formerly Combiner Outpost)''' - Originally unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost that deploys a defensive Combiner of the player's choice.
*'''Shield Generator''' - When charged, shields HQ from all damage and absorbs ability damage for adjacent buildings. It costs Alloy to charge it for 24 hours, blanketing the HQ in a yellow cone when active.
*'''Multi-Defense System''' - Switch between three different attachments and adapt to your foes! Immune to EMP and hack effects. The different attachments are as follows:
**'''Plasma Cannon''' - Fires plasma shots that sets ground and sir units on fire
**'''Laser Gun''' - Fires a beam that chains up to 3 units and deals increased damage against units with shields.
**'''Minigun''' - Fires in a cone applying the Glass Gas effect on units.
*'''Spider Mine''' - Releases explosive spiders rushing onto enemies.

====Utility====
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Space bridge|Space Bridge]]''' - The Space Bridge is used to activate [[Crystal (Earth Wars)|Crystals]] to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark. Unlocked upon completing the "Combiner Wars" campaign.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings that can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s or 5000 [[Shanix]] each. Until a later update, the build bots can now be upgraded & can be equipped with a power core.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones. In a later update, dispatch missions were introduced and can be accessed through the Scanner.
*'''Power Core Lab''' - Equip, manage & fuse your power cores for your bots & buildings. Unlocked upon completing the "Secrets of Nebulos" campaign.
*'''Helio-Harvester''' - Can be obtained by completing the "Regenesis" campaign. When charged, increases the production of all Energon Harvesters by 100%.
*'''[[Primal Basilica#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Lab]]''' - Used to upgrade Primes and their Artifacts. Unlocked upon completing the "Prime Relics" campaign.
*'''Titan Lab''' - Used to upgrade Titans using their respectively named Titan Spark and also access the Titan Tech Tree. Unlike your typical buildings, the Titan Lab does not require any resources to build it nor does it take up time for it to be built. In addition it cannot be destroyed when being attacked as it serves as a pseudo-outpost for the defender's active Titan. Can be accessed upon completing the "Titans on Earth" campaign.

===Power Cores===
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/4733779875615-Power-Cores Power Cores at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Power Cores are pieces of Nebulan Technology that are used to enhance bots and buildings, that can be obtained from ‘’’Power Chips’’’ or from Bot duplicates. Unused cores can be "fused" to active ones, increasing the effectiveness of the latter, but annihilating the former. They are unlocked once the "Secret of Nebulos" campaign is completed, are managed via the Power Core Lab (see above).

Power Cores are divided into three different rarities, Silver, Gold, and [[G-Metal|Gmetal]]. During it's introduction a Bronze rarity was also included however this has since been made unobtainable unless you kept them after they were phased out. Each rarity has an increased level cap by increments of five levels meaning Silver Power Cores will have a maximum level of 10 whereas Gmetal Power Cores has a maximum level of 20. Should you have a surplus of lower rarity cores, you can also convert them into a higher rarity through the Power Core Lab. You can either choose convert 5 cores of any type into a Power Chip or 10 cores of the same type into a higher rarity version of that specific core, do note that they are divided into their Bot and Building cores categories respectively. Gmetal Power Cores can also be obtained from dedicated "Gmetal Power Chips" with 2500 Prime Core Shards, this is usually reserved for players who has already obtained all Prime Cores however.

====Bot Cores====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733800365983-Bot-Power-Cores Bot Power Cores at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
*'''Universal Bot Cores:'''
**'''Attack''': Boosts damage of regular attacks.
**'''Vitality''': Increases bot's health.
**'''Rejuvenate''': Heals bot every 5 seconds.
**'''Tactician''': The bot prioritizes defenses for a period immediately after deployment.
**'''Wallbuster''': Damage to walls increased.

*'''Warrior Bot Cores:'''
**'''[[Trithyllium]] Plating''': Partial protection from Auto Cannons.
**'''Death Pulse''': On 0 health, the warrior creates an EMP explosion, stunning targets in a large area.

*'''Air Bot Cores:'''
**'''Reflective Coating''': Partial protection from Laser Turrets and Beam Lasers.
**'''Enhanced Ordnance''': Increases special ability damage.

*'''Gunner Cores:'''
**'''Flak Jacket''': Partial protection from Mortars and Missile Launchers.
**'''Volatile Mixture''': Increases special ability damage.

*'''Medic Cores:'''
**'''Ray Boosters''': Increases power of healing done.

*'''Bot Specific Cores:'''
::Certain bots have bot-specific cores that can only be equipped to one particular bot. Their effects are unique, and they also modify the visual appearance of the bot on which they're equipped - for instance, Optimus Prime and Rodimus Prime each have "Matrix" cores, which cause the Matrix to appear on their chests.

:*'''G1 Cores:''' A more standardized iteration of Bot Specific Cores came with the introduction of "G1 Cores." Again, these can be equipped to specific bots, modifying or upgrading their abilities and modifying the visual appearance of the bots. But in the case of the G1 cores, the visual modification (usually) takes the form of a thicker black outline around the edges of each bot and cel-shaded panels, approximating the appearance of the classic animated series. Some non-G1 Bot Specific Cores also give the same shading effect to their wearers; for instance, the "Aurex" cores for ''Armada'' characters introduced in 2025 or later (named after the [[universal stream]] designation for the Unicron Trilogy).

:*'''Transmetal Cores:''' Instead of G1 cores, a smattering of the early waves of ''Beast Wars'' characters in this game have [[Transmetal]] cores, which also give them character-specific boosts. In terms of visual modifications, the silver versions of these cores give them a shiny, metallic appearance, while the gold and Gmetal versions change their color schemes to those of their [[1998]] Transmetal toys.

*'''Limited Time Cores:'''
::Temporary cores that provide an XP boost for a specific period after being equipped. Once the period is completed, they are automatically destroyed.

*'''Squad Cores:'''
::Faction- and class-specific cores that confer two buffs - one to the bot on whom it is equipped, and another on any bots of the same class in the same squad.

*'''Skin Cores:'''
::Cores that will give your bots a different appearance, are equipped separately from other cores.

====Building Cores====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733775175839-Building-Power-Cores Building Power Cores at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
*'''Universal Building Cores:'''
**'''Attack''': Increases attack.
**'''Defense''': Increases initial building health.
**'''Repair''': Restores building health periodically after receiving damage.
**'''Death Pulse''': Releases an EMP explosion when building is destroyed.

*'''Auto Cannon Cores:'''
**'''Explosive Shells''': Deals a reduced amount of damage to all targets in a small area, and eliminates knockback.
**'''High Velocity Shells''': Fires a reduced amount of damage through everything in a straight line and beyond.

*'''Mortar Cores:'''
**'''Incendiary''': Fiery explosions deal increased damage over 6 seconds, and eliminate knockback.
**'''Target Protocol''': Prioritizes gunners and medics, while increasing range and decreasing damage.

*'''Missile Launcher Cores:'''
**'''Guided Missiles''': Laser-guided single target missiles, dealing a reduced amount of damage.

*'''Laser Turret Cores:'''
**'''Anti-Air Laser''': Increases range and damage but reduces damage against grounded targets.
**'''Laser Ricochet''': Increases damage and bounces to another target dealing half the damage.

*'''HQ Cores:'''
**'''Adaptive Shielding''': Partial protection from Combiner damage and Special Ability damage.
**'''Omni-Flamer''': Torches all nearby enemies.
**'''Point Defense Beam''': Deals damage to a single nearby target. Can target airborne attackers, and prioritizes gunners.
**'''EMP Defense Bolt''': Deals electrical damage and stuns the target. Cannot hit at close range.

*'''Beam Laser Cores:'''
**'''Cybertronian Charge''': Increases range & deals more damage the longer the beam stays on target.
**'''Slowdown Photon''': Fires a beam that slows the target.

*'''Shock Tower Cores:'''
**'''Thunderstorm''': Increases range but deals a reduced amount of damage.
**'''EMP Shock''': Deals a reduced amount of damage & stuns targets temporarily.

*'''Stasis Mine Cores:'''
**'''[[Glass gas|Glass Gas]] Mine''': Affected targets take more damage when triggered.
**'''Flare Mine''': Nearby defences focus their attacks on a single target when triggered. Can detect bots in stealth mode.
**'''Motion Sensing Mine''': Prevents a bot from using their ability temporarily.

*'''Building Bot Cores:'''
**'''Force Field Disruptor''': Disables nearby enemy ability shields & dissipates zone damage cloaking.
**'''Anti Electric Zone''': Gains Electric damage resistance and provides nearby buildings resistance to Electric damage.
***'''(Formerly) Lightning Rod''': Shields nearby building from EMP effect. Build Bot is immune to Electrical damage.
**'''Zone Heal''': Restores health of nearby buildings every couple of seconds.
**'''Ray Blockers''': Blocks healing of invaders. Does not affect bots equipped with health regeneration core.
**'''High Frequency Suppressor''': Protects nearby buildings from getting hacked.
**'''Anti Fire Zone''': Gains Fire damage resistance and provides nearby buildings resistance to Fire damage.
***'''(Formerly) Fireproof Dome''': Shields nearby building from Fire damage. Build Bot is immune to Fire damage.
**'''Anti Acid Zone''': Gains Acid damage resistance and provides nearby buildings resistance to acid damage.
***'''(Formerly) Anti-Dote Zone''': Shields nearby building from Acid damage. Build Bot is immune to Acid damage.
**'''Anti Cryo Zone''': Gains Cryo damage resistance and provides nearby buildings resistance to Cryo damage.
***'''(Formerly) Waterproof Dome''': Shields nearby building from Water damage. Build Bot is immune to Water damage.

====Prime Cores====
{{see|Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars}}
Introduced to promote the ''Power of the Primes'' toyline, '''Prime Cores''' are functionally an extension of the Power Core system. These cores provide unique passive effects based on their respective Prime's characterization. Prime Cores are not obtainable from bot duplicates or standard core chips, and can be obtained only through the collection of Prime Core shards (typically special rewards from weekend events) via a "Prime Core Chip". One of the 12 will randomly be selected to be given to you upon opening them in the Space Bridge. Each one can only be obtained once, meaning the pool of Prime Cores you don't have will dwindle until you've obtained all 12 (akin to how 5-star Crystal batches work). It should be noted that Bot Prime Cores and Building Prime Cores are separated into their respective chips, and they cannot be used to level up regular Power Cores. Prime Cores are also treated of equal rarity to that of Gmetal Power Cores.

=====Bot Prime Cores=====
(added Spring [[2018]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733780017183-Prime-Cores-Bot Bot Prime Cores at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
12 unique cores (each corresponding to one of the ancient [[Thirteen|Primes]]) that provide particularly potent abilities, and in some cases alter the physical appearance of each bot. They require 5000 Prime Core shards each to obtain.

=====Building Prime Cores=====
(added Winter [[2022]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733775175839-Building-Power-Cores Building Prime Cores at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
As of writing this, 11 out of the 12 Prime Cores also gained Building Core versions which provides similar abilities to their Bot Power Core counterparts. These Prime cores can only be equipped on defense buildings excluding Stasis Mines and Spider Mines. You can only access them once you've completed collecting all of 12 of the Bot Prime Cores and they also cost more needing 7500 Prime Core shards instead.

===Resources===
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733776888607-Currencies Currencies at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
*'''Alloy''' - A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls. It is obtained through battles, events, duplicates from [[Crystal (Earth Wars)|crystals and chips]], and the Cyber Pass rewards system (see below).
*'''Cybertronian Alloy''' - Used to upgrade [[#Artifacts|Artifacts]], obtained through events.
*'''[[Energon]]''' - Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger. It is obtained through the same methods as alloy.
*'''[[Ore-13#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ore-13]]''' - A potent substance used to activate Combiners. It is only obtained via either an Ore-13 Harvester in your base or events and the Cyber Pass.
*'''[[Energon Z#Transformers: Earth Wars|Z-Energon]]''' - This higher grade, more-annoying-to-acquire (it’s obtainable through dispatch missions and pesky elimination mode battles) variant of energon is necessary to upgrade level 60 and above Bots and buildings. It's red!
*'''[[Binary bonding|Binary Bonding]] Element''' - Used to upgrade a C.O.M.B.A.T. bot to level 11, obtained through events and bundles.
*'''[[Spark#Transformers: Earth Wars|Spark]]''' - Obtained from duplicate bots in the Space Bridge and event rewards, Spark is used along with Energon to upgrade Bots' abilities.
**'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners, and is obtained when you get a duplicate of a combiner component, in place of normal spark.
***Prior to 2019, each combiner had their own specific spark, with Universal Combiner Spark being able to upgrade all combiners. This was changed to a singular Combiner Spark.
**'''C.O.M.B.A.T. Spark''' - Obtained when you get a duplicate C.O.M.B.A.T. bot, it is used to upgrade them.
**'''Titan Spark''' - Obtained from the Titan Assault game mode, and is used to upgrade the corresponding titan.
**'''Prime Spark''' - This type of spark is used to unlock and increase the rank of the corresponding Prime, and is obtained through events and bundles.
***'''Universal Prime Spark''' - Can be used in place of any Prime's specific spark to increase their rank.
*'''[[Crystal (Earth Wars)|Crystal Shards]]''' - Also the result of holographic summons and events, shards are used to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''Character Shards''' - Obtained from duplicate bots (C.O.M.B.A.T.s and Weapons included) in the Space Bridge, these serve as an alternate means to obtain Bots, costing 100, 1500, and 7500 shards for 2, 3, and 4-stars respectively (only the 4-star rating of C.O.M.B.A.T.s and Weapons are available through this method). Alternatively, these can also be used to upgrade your Bots' military rank in tandem with another currency.
**'''Class Shards''' - Used in tandem with the aforementioned character shards to upgrade you Bots' military rank, obtained from duplicate bots in the Space Bridge. The type of class shards received depends on the class of the corresponding duplicate bot.
**'''Artifact Shards''' - Used to unlock and upgrade [[#Artifacts|Artifacts]] at specific levels, obtained through events.
*'''[[Cybercoin|Cyber Coin]]''' - Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and crystals, only obtainable through the shop and achievements.
*'''[[Shanix]]''' - Another form of currency, but more easy to get on account of them being given as rewards for the Alliance raids that happen every other week. These are exclusively used in the [https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733746427679-Shanix-Store Shanix Store] which contains items like special Power Chips, Z-Energon or even the 5-star versions of Optimus Primal and Beast Wars Megatron.
*'''Fuel Cells''' - Used to enter battles, refills over time.
*'''Energy Cells''' - Used to attack in raids, given a set amount at the start of the raid.
*'''Medals''' - Given (or lost) for PVP battles.
*'''Alliance Loyalty''' - see [[#Alliance Headquarters|Alliance Headquarters]]
*'''Cyber Pass Points''' - see [[#Cyber Passes|Cyber Pass]]
*'''Loyalty Points''' - see [[#Loyalty Program|Loyalty Program]]

===Battle Boosts===
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733797189535-Game-Basics-Battle-Boosts Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 80% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, III, and IV''': Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, 40, and 60, respectively) to attack a target. '''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Cryo (formerly Nanofrost) MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Freeze a building for 8-15 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb.
*'''[[Kremzeek#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kremzeek]]''': Coming in 6 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things. However all of them share the same trait of jumping to a different building for up to 4 times so long as the target building they're deployed on are destroyed.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 306 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second when they jump to a different building.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 153 damage over 15 seconds.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
**The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
**The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage by applying the Glass Gas effect.
**Green Kremzeeks rains acid on buildings dealing 47 damage per second for 15 seconds.
*'''Titan Beam MK. I, II, and III''': Summon a Titan-powered beam that deals massive damage in a large area.
*'''Titan Smite MK. I, II, and III''': Smites buildings dealing damage overtime for 8-12 seconds.
*'''Fury Surge MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Increases your bots' DPS and speed in a small area.

===Alliances===
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733772455583-Alliances Alliances at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}

Like many mobile games of its type, ''Earth Wars'' features a descendant of the {{w|Clan (video games)|MMO guild}}, here referred to as '''Alliances''', featuring up to 40 players. Alliances can be divided into two types, Alliances that are open to anyone and Alliances that manually accepts new members. Originally, you are only allowed to join Alliances of your chosen faction, but from 2023 onwards, you are allowed to join any Alliance regardless of your selected faction.

Membership in an Alliance opens up access to a variety of Alliance-exclusive Event types as well as king-size PVP battles known as "Alliance Wars." In addition, Alliance members will also get access to their own dedicated Alliance chats.

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and founding an Alliance from scratch costs 15000 Alloy.

====Alliance roles====
*'''Commanders''': Typically assigned to whoever created an Alliance, Commanders have complete access to editing how their Alliance appears, from their Alliance emblem, description, and type. They also can create a "Message of the Day" which is a pinned message that appears at the top of the Alliance chat. Commanders are also in charge of adding or removing players, assigning alliance roles, and starting Alliance Wars and Raids.
*'''Officers''': Assigned by Commanders, Officers can also manage the number of members, starting Alliance Wars and Raids, and create a "Message of the Day", effectively serving as the second in command in the Alliance. Up to three Officers can be assigned per Alliance.
*'''Defenders''': Available upon unlocking the Defensive Operations, members who are assigned as Defenders gains health and damage bonuses to their own base on defense in Alliance Wars. Up to three Defenders can be assigned per Alliance but this requires levelling up the Defensive Operations to obtain all three Defender slots.
*'''Strikers''': Available upon unlocking the Strikers' Outpost, members who are assigned as Strikers gains health and damage bonuses to their Bots on attack in Alliance Wars. Up to three Strikers can be assigned per Alliance but this requires levelling up the Strikers' Outpost to obtain all three Striker slots.
*'''Rookies''': Available upon unlocking the Rookie Academy, members who are assigned as Rookies will have their base barred from being selected to be on the defending side of Alliance Wars, this is typically done to allow players with stronger bases to be selected instead ensuring the opposing Alliance will have to face more challenging bases leading up to the Commander. Up to five Rookies can be assigned per Alliance but this requires levelling up the Rookie Academy to obtain all five Rookie slots.

====War Leagues & Rankings====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733809817887-Alliance-War Alliance War at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Serving as the game's more "competitive" side, for every victory your Alliance gains through [[#Gameplay|Alliance Wars]], your Alliance will progress in "League". Leagues affect the rewards you can obtain from winning Alliance Wars and also the minimum number of members needed to start an Alliance War. There are a total of 10 leagues with the final two leagues having a special "Hard Mode" in which players can score higher points than usual and special "War Effects" that are cycled periodically. It should be noted that losing Alliance Wars will also cause your Alliance to drop in league as well.

As with most games with these kinds of competitive modes, a leaderboard can be viewed showing all Alliances' full history of Alliance Wars and what league the Alliance is in.

====Alliance Headquarters====
(added Summer [[2023]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733825816095-Alliance-HQ Alliance HQ at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Alliances feature a larger analogue of players' individual bases, including their own building-ish things that impart various boosting modifiers on the gameplay of Alliance members. Each building has 5 levels, which each level increasing the percentage of their respective boosts, and they can only be levelled up via donations done by Alliance members. These range from [[#Resources|resources]] like Energon and Alloy to Spark, Shanix and even Z-Energon, members can only donate once per building followed by a 16 hour cooldown period before the next donation can be made. Alliance Loyalty points are rewarded upon making donation, these points merely serves no purpose besides gauging player activity as these loyalty points carries over into other Alliances you've joined. It should also be noted that certain buildings will require other buildings to reach a certain level in order for that specific building can be levelled up.

*'''Mining Station''': Increases the production rate of [[#Utility|Alloy and Energon Harvesters]].
*'''Intel Room''': Increases the amount of Alloy and Energon taken when attacking a rival player.
*'''Rookie Academy''': Unlocks the Rookies role. More slots in the Rookies role are unlocked with each level.
*'''Research Center''': Decreases the research time taken in the Research Lab.
*'''Training Center''': Receive bonus XP during battles, a separate donation of Alloy and Energon must be made in order the "charge" the building. Once charged, Commanders or Officers can activate the XP bonus at any time whenever they see fit.
*'''Defensive Operations''': Unlocks the Defenders role. More slots in the Defenders role are unlocked with each level in addition to the increasing percentage of health and damage bonuses.
*'''Strikers' Outpost''': Unlocks the Strikers role. More slots in the Strikers role are unlocked with each level in addition to the increasing percentage of health and damage bonuses.

===Monetization===
====Bundles====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733746322847-Bundles Bundles at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Owing to its nature as a {{w|free-to-play}} mobile game, it shouldn't come as a surprise that the game would have its own slew of incentives to entice players into spending money in the game. The most notable of these are the "Bundles", these bundles mainly comprise of [[#Resources|crystals]] or other various items which can give players a head start with the progression of game, from full-fledged Combiners or even owning certain 5-star rating Bots ahead of time.

In 2023, the game would introduce its own [https://store.transformersearthwars.com web store] known as the "Cyber Store" which not only gives out free items periodically but would also have its own exclusive bundles such as exclusives alternate skins.

{{anchor|Cyber Pass}}

====Cyber Passes====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733772439967-Cyber-Pass Cyber Pass at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Beginning [[Mirror, Mirror|around the middle of February 2022]], Space Ape introduced a {{w|battle pass}}-adjacent "Cyber Pass" feature that, for 10 real American United States dollars, gives the player access to a whole second lane of fancier event rewards , a shot at exclusive character skins, and the ability to skip the resource costs associated with a limited number of upgrades for characters, buildings, etc once or twice over the course of each saga in addition to the first lane that's available for free. It should be noted that the Cyber Pass-exclusive character skins are periodically put back up for sale, so players need not necessarily hurt themselves forking out cash lest a skin be lost forever. After purchasing the "Premium Cyber Pass", players are also given the ability to purchase a "Premium Cyber Pass Gift" bundle which effectively lets players purchase another pass Premium Cyber Pass that is then given to another player allowing them to experience the same luxury as well.

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*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 1|Season 1]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 2|Season 2]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 3|Season 3]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 4|Season 4]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 5|Season 5]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 6|Season 6]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 7|Season 7]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 8|Season 8]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 9|Season 9]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 10|Season 10]]

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*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 11|Season 11]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 12|Season 12]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 13|Season 13]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 14|Season 14]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 15|Season 15]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 16|Season 16]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 17|Season 17]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 18|Season 18]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 19|Season 19]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 20|Season 20]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 21|Season 21]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 22|Season 22]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 23|Season 23]]

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*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 24|Season 24]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 25|Season 25]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 26|Season 26]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 27|Season 27]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 28|Season 28]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 29|Season 29]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 30|Season 30]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 31|Season 31]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 32|Season 32]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 33|Season 33]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 34|Season 34]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 35|Season 35]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 36|Season 36]]

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*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 37|Season 37]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 38|Season 38]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 39|Season 39]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 40|Season 40]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 41|Season 41]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 42|Season 42]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 43|Season 43]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 44|Season 44]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 45|Season 45]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 46|Season 46]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 47|Season 47]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 48|Season 48]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 49|Season 49]]

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*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 50|Season 50]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 51|Season 51]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 52|Season 52]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 53|Season 53]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 54|Season 54]]
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====Loyalty Program====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733826508575-Loyal-Player-Program Loyal Player Program at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Serving as the game's subscription service of sorts, the game would have its own "VIP Program" which would rewards players that spend money a slew of resources on a monthly basis. Throughout the game's lifespan, this program would see three different iterations be implemented.

Introduced not long after the game's launch, the first iteration of the program introduced was done through an application forum in which players that spend a certain amount of money could manually apply for it every 6 months. The forum is then manually reviewed by the development team to decide whether the player is eligible for the program. A revamped version of this iteration was made in 2023 in order to be transparent to players about its existence due to its confidential nature previously. Instead of an application forum, players can use the game's support contact feature to apply for the program. The criteria for applying was either when a player is at HQ level 17 and has played for over 1460 days or has spent a total of $500.<ref>[https://mailchi.mp/transformersearthwars/highstakes?e=f3ec2a2b1f Newsletter for the 2023 event High Stakes]</ref>

The second iteration of the program introduced in 2023 as well functioned more similarly to your typical subscription service in which players would need to spend a certain amount of money on a monthly basis in order to access the program.

The third and current iteration of the program introduced in 2024, now rebranded as the "Loyalty Program" is available to all players regardless of whether they spend money or not. The biggest change is the inclusion of a separate levelling system in which players would claim "Loyalty XP" every 24 hours to progress their levels, each level includes their perks which could either boosts the harvest rate of resources to increasing the amount of XP your Bots obtain in battle, each level also includes a "chest" which can be claimed every 24 hours as well that gives you certain resources. Whilst the monthly rewards would still retain, players could also spend "Loyalty Points" which are obtained in tandem with Loyalty XP to purchase chests that contain more rewards. The accumulation of Loyalty XP and points can also be done through the purchase of bundles to speed up the levelling process.

===Miscellaneous===
====Player Rank====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733772517023-Player-Rank-Rank-Rewards-Starting-Ability-Points Player Rank, Rank Rewards & Starting Ability Points at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
As all buildings requires certain criteria to be met in order to be levelled up, the same applies to your Headquarters. The Player Rank is what allows your Headquarters to be upgraded to higher levels, this done through "Player XP" which can be obtained through building new buildings, upgrading your preexisting buildings and researching Bots. For every rank up, you are given [[#Resources|Cyber Coins and Crystal Shards]].

====Achievements====
{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Achievements}}
As with most games, completing various goals and tasks will reward you with these achievements. Initially this would've applied you mobile's meta-game system however the number of in-games achievements would soon exceed the ones shown in {{w|Game Center}} and {{w|Google Play}}.

====Shield====
As your base is also subject to being attacked by other players, the shield prevents your base for being frequently attacked that way your resources aren't completely gone when you start up the game. The shield lasts for varying hours depending on how often you play the game and unlike other game with a similar mechanic, you do not lose your shield the when you choose to attack another player. The shield is only applicable in the main PVP game mode and Elimination Mode as you do not gain resources from attacks in Alliance Wars and Events.

====Inventory====
This where your Battle Boosts, Skip items and Resource items you gained from Events and the Cyber Pass goes. As these resources will not go into your storage buildings until you manually use them in the inventory, the same applies to XP items from events which you can then choose which Bot should gain that amount of XP.

==Content Creator Program==
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733814258591-Content-Creators Content Creators at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
It should come as no surprise that media centered around this game can be found across the [[internet]], be it livestreams or videos, and it's also no surprise that the developers would take full advantage of it as a means of marketing their game. Starting out as somewhat of an extension of their {{w|playtest}} program, the '''Content Creator Program''' became its own thing as a byproduct of content creators usually being one of the playtesters, usually reviewing new features before they were implemented into the official servers. Content creators involved in this program are sanctioned by the game's dev team when it comes to showcasing new content ahead of its release. Back then, content creators also carried out special giveaways, with the reward taking the form of a chest that contained randomly-selected [[#Resources|resources]].

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW continuity]] as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the ''Ark'' in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Thrilling 30]]'' to ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, 'original' ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]], and a bit of ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' in the mix.
*Additionally, from [[2020]] onwards, the poses of the robot modes in many of the stock renders released for Bots, C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots, and skins appear to be [[Circular reporting|based on whatever their mainpic was at the time of their release]]. For instance, [[Leozack]], [[Dile]], and "[[Deathsaurus (G1)|Combiner Wars Deathsaurus]]" are all posed like their G1 boxarts, which were their respective pages' mainpics at the time they were added to the game; [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] is posed like the clean cover art for [[Transformers (2019 comic)|''Transformers'' (2019)]] [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five|issue 11]], which was ''his'' page's mainpic when he was added.
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Soundwave still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based on these [[IP infringement|third party]] toys.
**The Predacons aren't the only ones guilty of this either! Motormaster had his in-game model based on TransForm Mission's toy based on the Stunticon leader!
**Did we also mention that Menasor's model takes cues off of the "Perfect Effect" third party add on kit, along with the aforementioned Transform Mission toy?
**On the bot side, Defensor is an interesting case, as rather than reuse the limb-mode rigs of Vortex, Ironhide and Brakeneck, Blades, First Aid and Streetwise use brand new frames for their limb modes. Don't even mention that Rook is combined upside down. The head, thighs and parts of the shoulders are the only bits of Hot Spot with any resemblane to the ''Combiner Wars'' toy, as everything else is based on the C+ Customs add-on kit for Defensor instead of retooling from Victorion (though the backpack kibble is shrunken down).
**Abominus: Torso: ''Power of the Primes''/Unique Toys. Legs: ''Power of the Primes''. Arms: ''Power of the Primes''/Unique Toys. Thighs: Unique Toys. Head: Unique Toys. Hands and feet: Unique Toys. Gun: Unique Toys (shared with Defensor).
**Dinoking is entirely based on Fansproject's "Saurus Ryu-Oh", down to the incorrect limb arrangement (To add salt to the wound, Doryu and Rairyu have their names assigned to the wrong model!)
* The Furmanisms are baked into the bones of regular gameplay before we even get to story content via two voice lines: "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).
* [[FIRRIB|Rumble is blue, Frenzy is red.]]
* As it turns out, Tracks' bot mode is based on his ''Masterpiece'' toy, but his alt-mode is entirely based on his ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toy.
*Sky-Lynx is classified as a Triple-Changer now, this also marks the first time in a while that his dual mode Tiger and Dragon modes have been used.
* While the soundtrack is normally unique music made for the game itself, by default, you also have the choice of a Generation 1 soundtrack, using original [[Johnny Douglas]] tracks from the 1984 cartoon.
* Up until Defensor's debut, Superion was the only original ''G1'' combiner for the Autobots.
* How do you know a combiner is coming? If all the bots of a known combiner group are available.
* Soundwave's H.I.S.S. tank model is the first instance of the character having a vehicle mode in the game. It draws from the [[H.I.S.S. tank#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Soundwave-themed HISS redeco]].
* Hound's VAMP model draws inspiration from his ''Universe'' toy and from the Hound-themed [[VAMP]] redeco.
* Jetfire's Skystriker model draws inspiration from the Jetfire-themed [[Skystriker (G.I. Joe)|Skystriker]] redeco. Skywarp, however, is the nutball in the group.
* Swoop was known as Strafe before the Technobot of the same name was added to the game.
* Making for a nice easter egg, transforming Blaster in the character viewer will result in him playing "[[The Touch]]." This also applies to Soundwave.
* The [[Cybertronian language|symbols]] on Drift's sword in his right hand translates to "penance" and "vengeance" whereas the sword in his left hand translates to "forgive" and "forget". Strangely enough, the symbols are in the ''Decepticon'' variant except for the first one which uses the Autobot variant.
*It is possible to bring both a combiner and its components into the same battle, though as normal troops vanish when a combiner is deployed, there will never be two of the same bot on the field.
*The game's matchmaking will occasionally pit you against a member of your own faction, in which case the enemy base and guardians will be reskinned into their opposing-faction counterparts. This feature was added to make up for the smaller amount of Decepticon-aligned players compared to those who sided with the Autobots.
*The Breastforce cannot activate their Breast Partner in the traditional way (gun, handgun, and animal) with Guyhawk being the exception. Either they are used as decoration, or don't appear at all.
*Other gimmicks that certain Transformers or Special Teams may have usually don't make it into the game (i.e. Skywarp's teleportation capabilities).
*A glitch in the game caused several bits of developer placeholder text to be seen accidentally, revealing some rather silly messages with questionable grammar like "This is an Ability description I have to make sure that it is really long because wer are doing huge descriptions nowdays".

===Errors===
* You can count on pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an Aerialbot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.
*Sometimes Blast Off has his combination process [[Animation error|distorted]].
*''Beast Wars'' Megatron's weapons sometimes don't properly align with the hand models.
*Sharkticons just don't know when to stop fighting. The animations for the fighting will still appear, and they still run to buildings, but they don't actually deal damage. Does not translate to Gnaw.
*Sometimes (although this is very rare), amalgamations will randomly appear, where parts of the robot mode and vehicle mode appear on the opposite modes. Examples include Blast Off becoming a [[Seeker (body-type)|Conehead]], Ironhide gaining his [[Ironhide (Movie)|movieverse]] look, and Optimus Prime having [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|two truck cabs]].
*Characters collision hitboxes will sometimes get caught on each other or on wall hitboxes and they will stay stuck in place for a good while. The bug where they get stuck on the Wall hitboxes can be fixed by letting the character walk in place, letting them get uncaught or destroying the wall. The bug where they get stuck in the collision hitboxes of each other can be fixed by activating the bot's ability. This most commonly happens with Medics and Gunners, and especially if you deploy your units in an extremely short fashion.
*Sometimes, when viewing your bots, after the bot transforms into their alternate mode, they won't transform into their robot mode, and remain [[Transformation paralysis|stuck in alternate mode.]] This is fixed by restarting the game.
*There are so many issues with the hands, especially characters with aerial capabilities or alt modes, especially the helicopters. When they transform, more often then not, their hands slide into their arms and then randomly reappear in alt mode. This usually applies to jets, but Laser (G2) Optimus Prime has his hands visible in vehicle mode.
*Brainstorm's character model duplicates his shield kibble on his arm and on his back and his arm cannon just disappears when he transforms.
*Although Blaster and Soundwave eventually received alt-modes in an update, this came at a price. Both of their robot mode character models have extremely distorted upper arms that just levitate next to their lower arms.
*Mixmaster, when equipped with his G1 Core, will sometimes adopt a Transmetal texture in bot form. In ''alternate form'', however, he'll switch back to the regular G1 look. It is unknown if this applies to other bots, and if the G1 core matters. This has since been fixed.
*Upon their introduction, Overlord and Omega Supreme were sometimes static while deployed, lacking their animations (though they'd return occasionally). This has since been fixed.
*Sometimes during dialogues, Inferno and Predacon Inferno get mixed up, leading to the Autobot Inferno hilariously talking like the Predacon Inferno.
*A few Decepticons use the Autobot dialogue box.
*Most bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved within a given time, and patch notes detailing what is currently being fixed are always released to the public.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Original Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki / player guide] (supported circa launch to 2022)
* [http://transformersearthwarsjapan.wikidot.com/ Official Japanese Transformers Earth Wars Wiki / player guide]
* [https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us Current Official Earth Wars Wiki]
* [https://www.youtube.com/@TransformersEarthWars Official Transformers: Earth Wars YouTube channel]

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Forge of Solus Prime

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[[File:OperationBumblebee2-Forge.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Apparently not pulled out of [[subspace storage pocket|subspace]].]]
The '''Forge of Solus Prime''' (aka '''Staff of Solus''') is the symbol of office of [[Solus Prime|the master-artificer]] of the [[Thirteen]]. It is not actually a forge in the classic sense, but rather a [[Hammer (weapon)|hammer]] the size of which suggests that Solus Prime and her brothers towered over modern [[Transformer|Cybertronian]]s.

Utilizing the power of a miniature neutron star at its very heart,<ref name="BHInstructions">According to "Beast Hunters" Ultra Magnus's [[instructions]].</ref> the Forge operates through the convergence of [[magic]] and science.<ref>According to [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] in the episode "[[Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration]]".</ref> It is not known just how powerful the Forge is,<ref name="BHInstructions" /> but it is believed that it can be used to make anything out of anything,<ref>"[[Alpha/Omega]]"</ref> with the possibilities only being limited by the skill and knowledge of the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] wielding it.<ref>[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] did not have the expertise to forge [[Omega Key]]s in the episode "[[Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration]]".</ref> The Forge was used to craft many of the other artifacts of the Thirteen, and is noted to be one of the few things that could craft the core components of a Cybertronian body from scratch. On its own, the Forge is a capable tool, but only Solus Prime's integrated [[Creation Lathe]] allowed the Forge to reach its full potential and create weapons and artifacts of supernatural power.<ref>''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]''</ref> On the bright side, its sheer mass can certainly be used to pack a ''slagging huge'' whallop that's second only to the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]].<ref name="BHInstructions" /> The thing is so heavy that only a select few have the strength to carry it without any difficulty.

==Fiction==
===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
[[File:TheForgeofSolusPrime-CovenantofPrimus.jpg|left|thumb]]
The Forge was Solus Prime's personal artifact alongside the Creation Lathe. Solus used the Forge over many days and nights, crafting other [[Artifacts of the Primes|artifacts]] such as the [[Cyber Caliber]] and [[Dark Energon Skins]]. Eventually, the Forge was taken into battle against [[Unicron]]. When Solus' body was discovered after being killed by [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], the Forge could be seen lying on the ground near her hand.
Many cycles after the [[Age of Primes]], Alpha Trion recounted how Megatron took control of the Forge by attaching the arm of [[Liege Maximo]] to his body. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[File:OneShallRise1-SolusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|Move over Thor, there's a new hammer in town!]]
Solus Prime wielded the Forge as the Thirteen battled [[Unicron#Aligned continuity family|Unicron]]. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

Before the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], the Forge of Solus Prime was kept in the [[Vaults]] of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], but was launched into space to planet [[Earth]] where [[Alpha Trion]] hoped it would find its way to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}} Millions of years later, its location was decoded by the amnesiac Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] later sent [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] and [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] to retrieve it. Breakdown managed to mostly unearth the titanic hammer, but [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] managed to take it before he could, using it to both incapacitate Knock Out and Breakdown and destroy the former's [[force field generator]]. Megatron's timely arrival via [[GroundBridge]] wrested the Forge from Bulkhead's servos, but upon returning to the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', the Decepticon leader found that the hammer was nothing but a cudgel unless held by a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. Nonetheless, Megatron considered it a victory, if only because the Forge was now far out of the reach of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

After Optimus got hold of the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]], Megatron sought a means to counter the powerful weapon. After [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] reminded him of the Forge in their possession, Megatron's response was that the hammer would only work in "the hand of a Prime", giving him an idea. Returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron stole the arm of a [[Liege Maximo|deceased Prime]] and had it grafted to himself, the borrowed limb allowing him to use the Forge. Megatron then used the Forge to create the [[Dark Star Saber]] from a piece of [[Dark Energon]], the new sword proving able to shatter its inspiration. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

[[File:ForgeBreak-Evolution.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Oh yes I CAN touch ''this!'']]
After learning what fate had befallen his brother, Dreadwing took the Forge and presented it back to the Autobots to spite Megatron. Optimus was able to use it to turn the GroundBridge into a fully-fledged Space Bridge, and to reforge the Star Saber. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} The Forge was still present in the Autobot base when it was later destroyed by the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

The Forge was pulled from the base's remains by the Decepticons, {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} and stored aboard the ''Nemesis''. Hoping to repair the destroyed [[Omega Lock]], the fatally damaged Optimus sent [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] to retrieve it with the [[phase shifter]]. Once Smokescreen returned with the hammer, Optimus explained both his intentions for it and the hammer's decreasing power, nominating Smokescreen as his successor. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}} After Optimus passed from his wounds, Smokescreen went against his leader's wishes, placing the Forge into Optimus's hand and restoring Optimus to life with a new body. The action resulted in the Forge's power being drained completely. Smokescreen brought the Forge with him to [[Hangar E]], confirming to [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] that it had been drained of power, only for the medic to praise the youth's actions. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

The Forge was still useful as a weapon, and [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] took it with him to [[Scotland]] to investigate Decepticon activity. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} Ultra Magnus put the hammer to good use, pounding Vehicons into walls and even landing a few good hits on [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]]. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}} Magnus again employed the Forge in battle against Predaking after destroying the Predacon cloning lab. Though he landed several blows, Predaking gained the upper hand during the battle. The Predacon managed to take possession of the hammer and shattered its handle. {{storylink|Evolution}}
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====IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic====
The Forge was, at some point, repaired. Ultra Magnus brought it with him when he visited Bumblebee's team on Earth. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 2|Robots in Disguise #2}}

===Fun Publication comics===
To keep [[Prima]]'s mighty [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]] out of the hands of [[The Fallen]], Solus Prime lifted her Forge and shattered the blade into five pieces, which [[Nexus Prime]] hid throughout the [[multiverse]]. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}} {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Windblade 1 solus prime.jpg|thumb|Rosie the Riveter.]]
[[Caminus (planet)|Camien]] mythology held that the Forge of Solus Prime created the Star Saber. The religious order of [[Torchbearer]]s held that they were the light of the Forge made manifest. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}}

Battling against the mad [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Vigilem]] within their minds, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] used a mental replica of the Forge to "shape" the [[Spark]] of [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] into the true form it was intended to have, granting Starscream the power to defeat Vigilem. {{storylink|Your First Mistake}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
Solus Prime created many tools with the Forge to help defend against [[Unicron]], including the [[Enigma of Combination]] and the [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)|Requiem Blaster]]. {{storylink|The Swamp}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Solus was seen with her Forge when [[Solomus]] met her and Alchemist Prime during the [[Age of the Firstforged]]. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}} When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] bonded with the [[Matrix of Leadership]], its [[Mediator]] software showed him a vision of Solus Prime using her Forge to create the talisman. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

===''War for Cybertron'' cartoons===
[[File:WFC-Earthrise-Ep5-Alpha-Trion-threatens-Sky-Lynx.jpg|thumb]]

Alpha Trion used the Staff of Solus to banish the arrogant [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}}

===''One'' film===
When the [[Thirteen]] were ambushed by [[Quintesson Soldier]]s, Solus wielded her hammer against the attackers only to lose her grip on her weapon when shot by [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel]]. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|Transformers One}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Devastation''===
The Forge of Solus Prime was one of the melee weapons that the Autobots could find in their quest to stop Megatron. Only [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] were strong enough to wield it. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
The Forge of Solus Prime was powered by the "Flame of Solus Prime", a supernatural force of energy equivalent to a collapsing neutron star. Some Cybertronians believed that Solus Prime used her Forge to smith the various artifacts of the [[Thirteen]], including the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and the [[Enigma of Combination]], while others believed she wielded it as a weapon in the battle against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
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|faction=Trans-factional
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|ability=Deals an increased percentage of the user's damage to enemy Bots and Combiners, the equipped Bot is also immune to being hacked. For every 12 seconds, it slams down in an area dealing 1.5x of the user's DPS and disables targets for 2 seconds, and heals the user for a percentage of the damage dealt. If the user is near death, they are revived with 60% of their health, this can only occur once per battle.
|usedby=Warriors, [[Triple Changer#Transformers: Earth Wars|Triple Changers]] (specifically [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sky Lynx]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blitzwing]] only) and Melee Special (excluding [[Beachcomber (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Beachcomber]] and [[Deluge (G2)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Deluge]]) classes
|date=[[November 7]], [[2024]]
|notes=The Forge of Solus Prime's in-game appearance is directly based on its appearance in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''.
}}

{{stub|{{Storylink|The Reckoning}}, {{Storylink|Third Armada (Part 2)}}}}

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|usedby=[[Solus Prime#TFEWPrime|Solus Prime]]
|date=[[December 18]], [[2025]]
|notes=The Forge's in-game appearance is based directly on the [[#Age of the Primes|''Age of the Primes'' accessory that came with Solus]].
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==Toys==
===''Prime''===
[[File:BHtoy Voyager Ultra Magnus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"You won't believe the quest that I had to go through to get this."]]
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ultra Magnus''' (Voyager Class, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:* ''Series / Number'': '''2 / 005'''

: Included with ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' Voyager Class [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Ultra Magnus]], the "Forge of Solus battle hammer" features a [[5 mm post|5 mm handle]], as well as a 5 mm peg near its hammerhead, and can be stored on his winged backpack in both modes. It is possible to recreate Predaking breaking the Forge due to the fact that the hammer's head is removable.

::* ''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/UltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm More information on the ''Beast Hunters'' Forge of Solus at TFU.info]''
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[[File:PlatinumEditiontoy-T30UltraMagnus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ultra Magnus''' (Weaponizer, 2013)}}</ul>
:* '''03 OF 30'''

:''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' '[[Thrilling 30]]' [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Platinum Edition|Ultra Magnus]] comes with a different and much larger version of the "Forge of Solus Battle Hammer", which can only be held via two smaller 5 mm handles on either end of the haft. The Forge can mount onto the rear of his truck mode, or store in [[robot mode]] by clipping tightly onto the grille on his back. As the ''entire'' grille is painted, clipping the Forge onto it will inevitably result in paint chipping.
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{{anchor|BHCyberverse}}
[[File:Cyberverse-2014-beast-hunters-ultra-magnus.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ultra Magnus''' (Cyberverse Commander, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:* ''Series / Number:'' '''3 / 011'''

: ''Prime: Beast Hunters [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#BHCyberverse|Ultra Magnus]] comes with a smaller-scale Forge, which can be held by his hands, or store/mount onto numerous [[C joint|3 mm port]]s on his person. Additionally, the Forge features a 5 mm post near its hammerhead, allowing it to store on his trailer hitch port.
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===''Adventure''===
{{anchor|TransformersAdventure}}
[[File:Takaratomy-tav-14-TFP-BH-Ultra-Magnus.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ultra Magnus''' ([[2015]] [[April 25]])}}</ul>
:* ''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TAV14'''

:[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Adventure Series|''Adventure'']] [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Adventure 2|Ultra Magnus]] features a show-accurate redeco of the hammer.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP Forge of Solus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-pr4|'''The Thirteen Solus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''AOTP-02'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[June 28]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref name="DesignNotes">[[December 12]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.instagram.com/p/DDQUfxzPWXQ/ Mark Maher's designer commentary] on Instagram. </ref>

:Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class toys, this incarnation of [[Solus Prime#Age of the Primes|Solus Prime]] and her Forge are inspired primarily by their appearance in the ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]]'' series.

:The head, shaft, and pommel components are all separate, detachable parts; for Solus to hold the hammer, the head first has to be detached, and then the shaft slid into her hand. The hammer head is branded with her personal insignia, while the pommel can be wielded as a separate grenade accessory<ref name=DesignNotes/> (designed after the [[neutron bomb]] seen in "[[Tanker Hijack Operation]]").<ref>A Mark Maher Instagram Story, archived via [https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/solus-prime-bts.1271190/page-29#post-23325751 TFW2005.]</ref> The whole accessory can be stored in a 5 mm port due to a flip out post in the head.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DDQUfxzPWXQ/?img_index=10 Designer commentary on Solus Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram'']''
::*''[[Source:Transformers Age of the Primes bios#AOTP02|Machine translation of Solus Prime's TakaraTomy bio]]''
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==Notes==
*Stars are capable of forging any raw element (up to iron; anything heavier requires a supernova) under the right conditions, so it's fitting that the star-powered Forge of Solus Prime can forge anything ''from'' raw elements under the right conditions (Primehood).

===Foreign names===
* ''Japanese:'' '''Solus Prime Hammer''' (ソラスプライムハンマー ''Sorasu Puraimu Hanmā'')
* ''Mandarin:'' '''Tiānjiāo zhī Chuí''' (China, 天骄之锤, "Hammer of the Proud of Heaven")
* ''Portuguese:'' '''Molde de Solus Prime''' (Brazil, "Mold of Solus Prime")
* ''Russian:'' '''Molot Solus Prime''' (Молот Солус Прайм, "Hammer of Solus Prime")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
*The [[Forgehammer]], the Forge's effigy and a holy relic in its own right in the [[Way of Flame]].
*The [[Forge Fire Amulet]], another of Solus' artefacts, and the opposite of the Forge itself.

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Solus Prime

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[[File:Solusprime covenant profile.jpg|thumb|right|263px|Rosie the riveted.]]

Among the legendary [[Thirteen|original Thirteen Primes]], the smith '''Solus Prime''' is the Maker and creator. Known in legend as the first daughter of [[Primus]] (and thus the first [[female Transformer]] in Cybertronian history), she is beloved amongst her fellow Primes and her followers as much for her quick wit and caring personality as her seemingly limitless ability to forge objects to fit any need. If she has any flaw, it is that she is quick to anger, her righteous fury eager to spark at any perceived sign of injustice. She finds fulfillment in her arts, which is why she's particularly close to her siblings [[Nexus Prime|Nexus]], [[Micronus Prime|Micronus]], and [[Onyx Prime]], each creators in their own ways. Her closest relationship, however, is to [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], mightiest of the Primes. The two are bound by a burning passion unique among the Thirteen, and spend much of their time in each other's company. Granted it's a bit of a red flag the big lug is as hot-heated as she is without the brains to balance it, but we're sure those crazy kids will work it out.

Much of the [[Artifacts of the Primes|arsenal of heaven-rattling weaponry and reality shaping artifacts]] wielded by the rest of her pantheon are her handiwork, created via an icon of her own, the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], aided by her unique cognitive systems needed to wield it (made manifest in the in-built holographic simulations known as her [[Creation Lathe]]) as well as her adorable helper, [[Malleus Minotaurus]]. And with the power of the [[Forge Fire Amulet]], she can undo any mistakes.

Her known surviving creations include:

{{collist|2|* The [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]]
* The [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)|Requiem Blaster]]
* The [[Chimera Stone]]
* The [[Apex Armor (Thirteen)|Apex Armor]]
* The [[Infinite Combinatoric]]
* The [[Chaos Edge]]
* The [[Cyber Caliber]]
* The [[Quill]]
* The [[Zeonomicon]]
* The [[Terminus Blade]]
* The [[Enigma of Combination]]
*[[Vector Sigma]] (with [[Micronus Prime]])
}}

That said, Solus Prime's influence extends far beyond the products of her own hands. The patron saint of the influential [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] colony world of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], she inspires perhaps the fiercest devotion of any of the gods, with the adherents of her [[Way of Flame]] occupying a [[Mistress of Flame|powerful place]] in Transformer society well into the present day.

Unknown to even her most ardent of acolytes, Solus hid one final weapon: Life itself, in the form of a [[Orthia|mighty warrior]] imbued with a fragment of her own power of creation. Sealed within a [[Female Autobots|select group]] of unsuspecting mortals of her choosing, this weaponer's weaponer is only to be unleashed in the face of an existential threat to Cybertronian kind. She can only pray her last Shield is never needed.

==Fiction==
===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
Solus Prime was the fourth Prime created by [[Primus]] to defeat [[Unicron#Aligned continuity family|Unicron]]. The builder and creator of the Thirteen, Solus opted to remain a free agent as the newborn Primes strategized for their upcoming battle against the chaos-bringer. As part of their training, Solus created a holo-suite, which contained a virtual copy of Unicron for the Primes to train against. The Primes quickly learned that their enemy was more than capable of trouncing them in direct combat.

Solus Prime befriended the conflicted Megatronus, building for him the first set of [[Dark Energon]] [[Dark Energon skin|skin]]s. At Megatronus's urging, she constructed the Requiem Blaster, a weapon that she considered virtually unstoppable. Doubtful at what she had created, the Requiem Blaster led to a heated debate amongst the Thirteen, with [[Liege Maximo]] pointing out that the moody Megatronus could easily turn on his brothers and become unstoppable. Solus Prime defended Megatronus, arguing that Megatronus- who had successfully resisted the temptation of his inner demons- was perhaps best suited to carrying the destructive weapon. Megatronus was proud of her speech, and Solus Prime continued to churn out new weapons and artifacts for her brothers, working closely with them in order to mimic some of their innate powers. Continuing their training, Solus worked with [[Quintus Prime|Quintus]], [[Micronus Prime]], and [[Alpha Trion]] to build a [[Vector Sigma|computer]] capable of predicting all of Unicron's potential moves.

Eventually, the time came to launch an assault on Unicron himself. Wielding her Forge and a sword, Solus led the charge through [[Vector Prime]]'s [[space bridge]] and onto Unicron himself. After [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] shut down Unicron from the inside, the weary but triumphant Primes headed back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Unbeknownst to them all, Unicron's presence had left them all a little more susceptible to their inner darkness.

[[File:COP-Megatronusshootssolus.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Yeah, we're not fond of this scene either.]]

In the era that followed, Solus continued to work at her Forge, building useful items for the burgeoning settlement of the Primes. She and Megatronus remained close to each other. Tensions between the Primes began to grow on the day that Solus refused to make a suit of armor for Liege Maximo, who claimed that he was building some robotic creatures for company. As a gift, Liege Maximo gave her one of the creatures, whom she adopted as a pet. After some wheedling from Maximo, Solus decided to forge the armor in question.

[[Prima]] and some of the other Primes got word of the "farm", and called a vote to decide its future. Solus voted against the continuation of the project, but not without a defiant remark aimed at Prima, who had cast aspersions on Megatronus's character.

Megatronus confronted Solus Prime over Maximo's suit of armor, which had been completed long ago but had never been delivered to its intended recipient. Their disagreement eventually grew into a full-fledged fight after Megatronus killed her pet, which had secretly been recording Solus Prime's actions. In the chaos, Megatronus fired the Requiem Blaster without thinking, fatally wounding Solus Prime. Before Solus passed away, however, she professed her love for him. Solus's body returned to the core of Cybertron and [[Primus]], and the passage it left behind became the [[Well of All Sparks]].

Following the death of Liege Maximo, the surviving Primes built a tomb in her memory, far away from Cybertron. There, they held a funeral for their fallen comrade. A repentant Megatronus attended the celebration, where he mused that Solus Prime had seen something good in him and that he would find a way to live up to that.

Following the beginning of Cybertronian civilization, one-thirteenth of Cybertron's population considered themselves descendants of Solus Prime, and possessed a very similar neural structure to their progenitor. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====Aligned novels====
Near the dawn of time, while the Thirteen were struggling with the threat of [[Unicron#Aligned continuity family|Unicron]], [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] commissioned Solus Prime to create a weapon of incredible destruction to use against the Chaos Bringer. Solus Prime had strong reservations, but after a long period of time managed to create the Requiem Blaster. She gathered the interested members of the Thirteen to witness a test of its powers, and leveled a mountain. She pointed out that power corrupts and worried that the existence of such a weapon could possibly lead to their own downfall. Ultimately, the Thirteen voted seven to six to keep the Requiem Blaster and not destroy it.

It was Solus Prime's sudden murder at the hands of the enraged Megatronus that caused the first major schism in the Thirteen. After Megatronus became The Fallen and was defeated by the remnants of the Thirteen, a tomb was fashioned for Solus Prime out of a meteor and set adrift in the stars, reachable only by a series of [[space bridge]]s.

Countless years later, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] came across Solus Prime's tomb while searching for a mystical artifact. A semi-sentient hologram of Solus Prime appeared and warned Optimus and his Autobots to leave. Solus Prime directed them towards a Space Bridge which would take them to the location of the lost Requiem Blaster.
{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[Image:OneShallRise1-SolusPrime.jpg|left|thumb|I'm a godly being from the dawn of creation... but I'm not [[Override Prime|the first female Prime]]?!]]
According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron#Aligned continuity family|Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}} At some point statues of Solus Prime and the Thirteen were created and placed in the high council chamber. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} In more recent times, her forge was among the artifacts sealed the [[Vaults]] of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], and was later sent to Earth by Alpha Trion, where it was found and used by Optimus Prime and the Autobots. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
In the distant past, Megatronus destroyed Solus Prime. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] occasionally swore by Solus Prime, {{storylink|True Colors}} as did [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} {{storylink|Combine and Conquer}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Crucible|''Robots in Disguise'' #34]] (mentioned); [[The Sum and Its Parts|''Windblade'' #1]] (depicted)}}

[[File:Windblade 1 solus prime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Rosie the Riveter. Wait, we already made that joke. Ah, crap.]]

In the age following the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]], Solus Prime was one of the many Primes that arose on prehistoric Cybertron, tribal leaders who gathered like-minded followers. {{storylink|Heavy}} Approximately twelve million years ago, Solus and her tribe joined a coalition of like-minded Primes—[[Nexus Prime|Nexus]], [[Vector Prime|Vector]], [[Maccadam|Alchemist Prime]], and [[Alpha Trion]]—and founded the village that would eventually become the [[Crystal City]].

One evening, Vector brought news that [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and his [[Darklands|Darklander]]s had invaded the neighboring city of [[Protihex|Protohex]] and slain [[Septimus Prime]]. Solus was unmoved, but when [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] and [[Liege Maximo]] arrived to confirm Vector's warnings, they agreed to join forces. The next morning, the Primes watched as Onyx's army of beasts battled the Darklanders until a trio of [[Titan (group)|Titans]] emerged from the ground and gave Onyx the opportunity to reach Megatronus and call for a truce. The eight Primes then agreed to an alliance, and were joined shortly afterwards by [[Prima]] and his northern alliance. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

Over the next two million years, the Primes ruled benevolently; Solus Prime became known for her friendship with Megatronus {{storylink|Heavy}} and her endless creativity, using her [[Creation Lathe]] to build the collection of weapons, artworks, and scientific devices that comprised the "Artifacts of the Primes." {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Solus even commanded the loyalty of a Titan, [[Caminus (Titan)|Caminus]]. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} In time, however, some of the Primes grew arrogant, and sought to preserve their hold on power by claiming that they were functionally immortal: it was falsely claimed that only a Prime could kill a Prime. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

Unbeknownst to the other Primes, however, "Onyx Prime" was not who he appeared to be—in reality, "Onyx" was a convenient identity assumed by a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], who sought to guide history along its preordained course while analyzing the variables that inevitably led his race to fall to civil war. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Solus eventually forged a powerful sword for Prima that incorporated the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and dubbed it the "[[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]]" {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} causing "Onyx" to realize that—in order to maintain the timeline and ensure that the Matrix of Leadership would one day find its way to [[Nova Prime|its next bearer]]—he would have to engineer the fall of the Primes as history dictated.
[[File:TheFirstWhoWasNamed-MegatronusKillsSolus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.65|left|Alex {{w|Women in refrigerators|the refrigerator'd.}}]]

Following a disastrous offworld expedition, Prima blamed Megatronus for this failure; though Megatronus tried to convince Solus Prime that he had been in the right, she rejected his explanations, arguing that the Primes needed to use their powers to "light the way," not destroy indiscriminately. This rejection pushed him towards the more receptive [[Liege Maximo]], a betrayal that led to the two hatching a plan to stage a coup against Prima. When this treachery was revealed, Solus was able to defend Prima from the traitors, but at the cost of her own life—she was slain by her former friend Megatronus and impaled on her own Star Sabre. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} The fallout from this act would, in turn, spark the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], {{storylink|The Crucible}} and prompt some of Liege Maximo's own followers to turn against him; {{storylink|Heavy}} none of the Primes or their followers would ever learn that "Onyx" had deliberately orchestrated this entire sequence of events from the shadows. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

At some point before the [[Golden Age]], Caminus would leave Cybertron and colonize [[Caminus (planet)|a distant moon]] that he named after himself, founding a new Transformer civilization. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} This Transformer colony would develop a religion known as the [[Way of Flame]]. Based off the teachings and philosophies of Solus Prime, the religion deified the Thirteen as gods and venerated Solus Prime as the greatest among this pantheon, beliving that every Camien's [[spark]] contained a fragment of Solus's essence. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} On death, the devout held that all sparks returned to Solus Prime's forge, where it would be reincarnated as a new Cybertronian. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}} The religious organization known as the [[Torchbearer]]s considered themselves servants of Solus Prime and organized themselves into groups of six to commemorate Solus Prime's Creation Lathe. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}}

===Fun Publications===
[[File:HephaestusSolusPrimeAVP.jpg|thumb|''Trust is not given, it’s forged'' ''Why should I lend him my support?'' ''He sacrificed his own cohorts!'']]
[[Vector Prime]] shared many happy memories with his sister. When the Thirteen spent time in ancient Greece of some [[universal stream]]s, the male holomatter avatar Solus used inspired/co-opted the myth of Hephaestus, blacksmith of the gods. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/20}} During this time, (s)he crafted the Aegis of [[Alpha Trion|Athena]] and the trident of [[Adaptus|Poseidon]], and was "bonded" to Liege Maximo (who manifested as the female Venus) by [[Prima]] in hopes of quelling the animosity that had flared up between them. It didn't go so well; "Interesting times," Vector Prime recalls. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}} Vector also noted that there were [[universal stream]]s where she was known as Solus [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/24}}

As the original Cybertronian master forger, Solus created the [[Zeonomicon]] for [[Logos Prime]] {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}} and the [[Terminus Blade]] for her siblings to cross dimensions in their campaign against Unicron, though the latter was soon rendered obsolete by technological advancement and carelessly discarded. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

As [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] began acting for evil causes, his siblings among the Thirteen resolved to keep the all-powerful [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]] out of his hands. To this end, Solus Prime used her [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]] to split the mighty blade into five pieces. [[Nexus Prime]] volunteered to split himself into five pieces to hide the five fragments across the multiverse. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18}} {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}} The [[Origin Matrix]], the most powerful fragment, was hidden on prehistoric [[Earth]] of [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]] and time-locked by [[Vector Prime]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18}}

Vector Prime stated that Solus went on to be the first of the Thirteen to perish. However, this was at a time after the opening of the [[Uniend|Uniend Cluster]] and soon before the [[Shroud]], so it is uncertain whether Vector was referring to the Uniend or non-Uniend version(s) of Solus. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}}

After escaping from the clutches of [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] in [[Axiom Nexus]], [[Vector Prime]] (deliberately playing up to the public image of himself as a doddering old fool) pretended to momentarily mistake his [[Axiom Nexus News]] colleague [[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]] for his sister Solus Prime. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/07/08}}

When [[Nexus Prime]] united the [[Terminus Blade]] and the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]], the other [[Thirteen]] were drawn to the event—including an expression of Solus's singularity that existed from a time before she had perished. Time and space were rewritten that day, as the walls between the multiverse grew stronger and less permeable. A consequence of strengthening the multiverse was that Solus Prime and the original Thirteen could no longer continue to exist as multiversal singularities, and so they were splintered and scattered throughout the multiverse. And so the one became many, sentient reoccurring themes each appearing in their own way, if at all, in all the worlds of the multiverse. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

===''Power of the Primes'' marketing material===
Solus Prime's [[Spark]] passed into the possession of one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s; hidden within a suit of decoy armor, they safeguarded the abilities of the Primes until the present day. By uniting with a larger Transformer, the Prime Master could channel the powers of Solus's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|#Power of the Primes|Octopunch / Solus Prime online bio}}

{{note|For a list of every permutation of Solus Prime's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Jaime King]] (English)}}
[[File:Machinima-POTP-Solus.jpg|thumb|left|Well, I'm sure this heavy red filter on the scene doesn't bode poorly for me in the slightest!]]
Solus Prime created many tools to help defend against [[Unicron]], including the [[Enigma of Combination]] and the [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)|Requiem Blaster]]. After her lover Megatronus used the Blaster to vanquish Unicron, she welcomed him back to her forge. Its purpose now served, Solus believed the weapon should be destroyed to prevent its misuse, though Megatronus believed it was safer in his care. {{storylink|The Swamp}} The two began fighting over the weapon, inadvertently causing it to fire and mortally wound Solus. Dying in Megatronus's arms, her life force was released into the air before forming the Well of Sparks. {{storylink|Without Warning}} {{storylink|Consequences}} Because of her death, the other members of the [[Thirteen]] sealed the Blaster away and Megatronus began brainstorming a plan to reunite with Solus. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}}

Ultimately, Megatronus obtained the Enigma, Blaster and [[Matrix of Leadership]], combining their powers to siphon life energy from Transformers everywhere into the Well. As his team arrived and subdued Megatronus, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] watched as the energy coalesced and Solus began to reform. Confused by her circumstances, she asked Megatron what was happening to her, which he explained. She proceeded to only stand and observe as Megatronus eliminated each of his foes. {{storylink|Collision Course}} Horrified by what she witnessed, Solus repeatedly begged Megatronus to stop, directing the others to destroy the machine tethering her to the Well. The machine eventually released the relics, causing Solus to begin to fade away. {{storylink|Megatronus Unleashed}} Still begging for help and for Megatronus to stop, Solus took matters into her own hands and used the energy of the sparks to grow in size and grabbed Megatronus. Calling him out on the many atrocities he had committed, including causing her death, she pulled him down into the Well, killing them both and releasing all the accumulated sparks. {{storylink|Saga's End}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
Solus Prime was one of the [[Thirteen]], {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}} later generations sometimes invoking her name as a form of swearing. {{storylink|Shadowstriker (episode)|Shadowstriker}}

After gaining control of the [[AllSpark|Allspark]], [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] believed he had pulled Solus Prime's spark back to the world of the living and implanted it into one of his "[[scraplet|children]]", though some questioned the legitimacy of his claims. {{storylink|Parley}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:ADustOfCrystals-AgeOfTheFirstforged.jpg|thumb]]

One of the Thirteen Primes, {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} Solus Prime forged the [[Matrix of Leadership]] during the [[Age of Primes]], an act that was said to be guided by Primus himself. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

She survived the end of the Age of Primes, living into the [[Age of the Firstforged]] where her own Ur-Forge brought forth new life on Cybertron. {{storylink|End of Time}} In that age, Solus Prime was once visited by a supplicant named [[Solomus]], who shared his vision for [[Crystal City]]. Solus and [[Maccadam|Alchemist Prime]] helped Solomus bring his dream to fruition. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}}

===''Legacy'' marketing material===
[[Malleus Minotaurus]] was originally Solus Prime's blacksmith assistant.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.youtube.com/live/3Pkz6oTI7W4?feature=shared&t=2104|name=Mark Maher|site=YouTube|title=Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 7, 2024|year=2024|day=07|month=03}}</ref>

===''One'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[María José Guerrero]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
Solus Prime was one of the original thirteen Primes created by Primus. When the Quintessons invaded Cybertron, Solus fought with her fellow Primes against them. She would join the Primes in a secret meeting with the Primes' aide [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel]], unaware that it was a trap. As the Primes held their own, Sentinel enacted his plan and shot Solus with the deceased Nexus Prime's weapon. The force of the blast sent her flying into a pile of fallen [[Quintesson Soldier]]s, impaling her one of their blades. Solus and her kin laid there for fifty cycles until miners [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita]], and [[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]] discovered their bodies with Alpha Trion's message for help.

A vision of Solus Prime and the other Primes later appeared as Alpha Trion declared a damaged Orion Pax to be the next wielder of the Matrix of Leadership, Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}

===Energon Universe===
After Optimus Prime found himself in the [[Hall of the Primes]], he saw a statue of Solus Prime among the others. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 22|Transformers #22}}

===''Age of the Primes'' marketing material===
[[Micronus Prime]] worked with Solus Prime to create the system that would evolve into the supercomputer [[Vector Sigma]] during the [[Thirteen]]'s [[Expulsion of Unicron|ancient battles]] with [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Micronus Prime#Age of the Primes|''Age of the Primes'' Micronus Prime bio}}

===''End of G1 Universe''===
Solus Prime was one of thirteen elected to become [[Prime Leader]]s to lead the unified Maximal population of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. She was part of the [[Prime Council]] that berated [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Leo Prime]] for allowing [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] to invade [[G1 World|their world]] from another universe. Solus later joined fellow Prime [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] in his plan to use the concentrated energy of the [[Allspark]] to bring them over to the next universe, but was defeated by the former Leo Prime in battle. {{storylink|Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)|Age of Primes}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
In a [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|negative polarity universe]], the noble Megatronus sacrificed his life to protect Solus' own. His heroics would later be recounted by a heroic [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] to his [[Megatron (Movie)|evil doppelganger]]. {{storylink|Shattered Bridges}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
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|link=[https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733780017183-Prime-Cores-Bot Bot Prime Cores at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki] [https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733786689311-Prime-Cores-Building Building Prime Cores at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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|date=[[June 28]], [[2018]] (Bot Core) [[May 30]], [[2024]] (Building Core)
}}

;'''Solus Prime Core'''
Solus Prime's [[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Core]] (her "heart" as one of the primordial [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]]) fell to Earth under mysterious circumstances along with those of her siblings to become a hotly contested resource in the [[Earth Wars (conflict)|Earth Wars]]. {{storylink|Power of the Primes (Earth Wars)|Power of the Primes}}

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;'''Solus Prime'''
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|image=[[File:Earth Wars Solus Prime.jpg|thumb|center|upright=1.66|]]
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|behavior=Attacks with either her fists, or the Forge, if equipped.
|special={{ew-ability
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|abilitydesc=Heals in a small area on entrance.}}
|passive={{ew-ability
|ability=Primordial Tech
|abilitydesc=Increases maximum health of herself by a percent, and nearby friendly bots and minions by a lesser percent.
|rank5=Increases the damage and healing of nearby constructs and summoned troops by a percent.
|rank10=Provides a damage reduction shield to nearby constructs and summoned troops.}}
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|abilitydesc=Heals in a small area on entrance. Creates a drone that follows her, giving a damage reduction shield to her, nearby bots and minions in a large area for a short period of time.
|artifact6=Drone increases attack and move speed by a percent.
|artifact11=Increases Solus' DPS.
|artifact16=Drone creates a healing explosion upon expiry.}}
|date= [[November 28]], [[2025]]
|notes=Solus' in-game design is based on her [[#Age of the Primes|''Age of the Primes'' Deluxe class toy]].
}}

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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Solus Prime was the first female Transformer, and the ‘bot responsible for forging the various artifacts of the Primes. She was close to Megatronus, and in many accounts of the Thirteen her death led to the fall of the Primes. On Earth, some humans knew her as the god {{w|Hephaestus}}. {{storylink|Transformers One Sourcebook}} Some Cybertronians believed that Solus Prime crafted the [[Enigma of Combination]] using her supernatural [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]]. The Torchbearers of Caminus venerated Solus Prime, and organized themselves into six in tribute to her [[Creation Lathe]]. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:POTP-Prime-Master-Solus-Octopunch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-d1| '''Solus Prime''' (Prime Master, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:* ''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-28'''
:* ''TakaraTomy release date'': [[September 29]], 2018
:* ''Accessories'': [[Octopunch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Octopunch]] decoy armor, tentacle device
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Released in the third (and final) wave of ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[Prime Master]]s, Solus Prime came inside an [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] "decoy armor", visually based on the original [[Pretender]]'s inner robot and shell.

: This toy has identical features to the other Prime Masters in the line. The decoy armor has a weapon piece which can fold out to create a weapon mode, or detach and be held in the armor's 3 mm-compatible hand. The [[Titan Master]]-like robot can store inside the decoy armor or ride [[Size class|Legends Class]] figures in vehicle mode, and is fully compatible with toys from the previous ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line. The "Power Swap" gimmick means its [[spark]] form can plug onto any decoy armor's weapon form (which has a [[5 mm post]] to be held by larger figures), Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, Leader Class figures' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] (in place of their Matrix core), [[combiner]]s' torsos (in place of their [[Enigma of Combination]]), or the [[Scepter of Sparks]]. With the power of [[You|your]] imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.

: Solus Prime was retooled with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil as [[Prima#Power of the Primes|Prima Prime]].
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Special-Edition-Prime-Master-Solus-Prime.jpg|200px|thumb|Refrigerator not included.]]
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Repugnus''' (Special Edition, 2018)}}</ul>

: Available only with ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Deluxe Class [[Repugnus (G1)#PWTSE|Repugnus]] and [[Hedgehog#Titans Return|Dastard]], this version of Solus Prime is a [[redeco]] of the above Prime Master featuring translucent parts, and lacking the decoy armor. This "Special Edition" set celebrates the ''Titans Return'' portion of the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]''.

: This set was an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon.com]] online [[exclusive]].
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-Age of the Primes-Solus Prime.jpg|thumb|300px|The legendary hammertruck.]]
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-pr4|'''The Thirteen Solus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Solus Prime''' (ソラスプライム)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''AOTP-02'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[June 28]]
:*''Accessories:'' [[Forge of Solus Prime#Age of the Primes|Forge of Solus Prime]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref name=AOTPnotes>[[December 12]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.instagram.com/p/DDQUfxzPWXQ/ Mark Maher's designer commentary] on Instagram. </ref>

:Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Solus Prime is inspired primarily by the character’s appearance in the ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]]'' series. She transforms into a Cybertronian armored mini-truck.

:Her Forge hammer splits into its head, shaft, and pommel components; for Solus to hold the hammer, the head first has to be detached, and then the shaft slid into her hand. The hammer head is branded with her personal insignia, while the pommel can be wielded as a separate grenade accessory<ref name=AOTPnotes/> (designed after the [[neutron bomb]] seen in "[[Tanker Hijack Operation]]").<ref>A Mark Maher Instagram Story, archived via [https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/solus-prime-bts.1271190/page-29#post-23325751 TFW2005.]</ref> The whole accessory can be stored in a 5 mm port due to a flip out post in the head.

:Solus' arm flaps and the mushroom pegs for her feet swivels are notoriously prone to popping out with minimal force. Luckily, they are easy to re-attach to her without issue.

:While her box art and 3D renders depict her as having pink eyes like her appearance in the Prime Wars Trilogy, the final toy has green eyes.

:Solus Prime was revealed at [[Cybertron Con 2024]], and went up for preorder on [[December 10]].

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DDQUfxzPWXQ/?img_index=10 Designer commentary on Solus Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram'']''
::*''[[Source:Transformers Age of the Primes bios#AOTP02|Machine translation of Solus Prime's TakaraTomy bio]]''

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==Notes==
*''Solus'' is [[Latin language|Latin]] for "only". It is in the masculine form.
*Solus, like other members of the Thirteen, was once a [[multiversal singularity]] who existed as one being throughout all of space and time, but that is [[Shroud|no longer the case]].
*An alternate name that crops up often in the [[Binder of Revelation]] is '''Pandora Prime,''' after the Greek myth of {{w|Pandora's box}}. Apparently Hasbro viewed her (or at least, her death) as the root of all evil in the Transformers universe. However, this name never showed up in any published media.
*In certain [[Transformers: Classics#Fiction|very rare circumstances]], her "first girl" title is superseded by [[Gaea|an aunt]].
*The origins of Solus's gender situation as the "first female Transformer" are explicated at length in a somewhat ill-advised attempt to provide an in-universe explanation for why there are so many fewer girl robots than boy ones in the Thirteen-centric [[2013]] [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] novel ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus]]''. In this story, written in-character from the perspective of her brother [[Alpha Trion]], it is exposited that Cybertronians do not come by the concept of "gender" naturally, with Trion going so far as to explicitly stress that the [[Cybertronian language]] originally contained a single pronoun before the Transformers made contact with the wider universe. HOWEVER. Solus and her daughters are revealed to possess a unique "processing architecture" separating them from the other 12/13ths of Transformer-kind that her brothers postulated was necessary to perform the elaborate {{w|parallel computing|parallel processing}} involved in generating and operating her Creation Lathe. It is this particular physiological distinction that the Transformers seized on in an attempt to illustrate their own variation to gendered races as some kind of diplomatic exercise.
**The book goes on to depict the Transformers' [[Age of Wrath|first contact with an extraterrestrial species]] quite some time after Solus Prime's death, producing the implication that the alien concept of gender was retroactively imposed on her based on contemporary Cybertronian social mores. Uncomfortable {{w|gender essentialism}}? Inadvertent reproduction of the scholarly debates around {{w|LGBTQ history|LGBTQ historical figures}}? Both? Neither? You decide!
**This exposition failed to recur in Solus Prime's subsequent decade of appearances, possibly because someone realized that "the girl robots are defined by their ability to multitask" was both dodgy and naff, but probably just because it's an unwieldy level of world-building detail for your average children's cartoon.
**Meanwhile, contributions by brand ur-loremaster [[Jim Sorenson]] (the man responsible for much of the Thirteen's multiversal escapades) have taken the topic in a very different direction, going so far as to suggest the Thirteen exhibit the kind of lackadaisical relation to gender typified in real-life classical mythology, with Solus in particular incarnating as the male smith-god {{w|Hephaestus}} on the Thirteen's historical excursions to [[Earth]] in the long running in-universe advice column ''[[Ask Vector Prime]]'' and the ''[[Transformers Roleplaying Game]]''.

===Foreign names===
* ''Japanese:'' '''Solus Prime''' (ソラスプライム ''Sorasu Puraimu'')
* ''Mandarin:'' '''Sài Tiān Jiāo''' (赛天骄, "Race the Proud of Heaven")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
PowerOfThePrimes-OctopunchSolusPrime-CardArt.jpg|''Power of the Primes'' packaging art.
Potp-Solus-Prime-Concept.JPG|''Power of the Primes'' cartoon concept art.
SolusPrime-PowerofthePrimes.jpg|''Power of the Primes'' cartoon render.
One-Solus-Prime.jpg|''One'' film.
AOTP Solus Prime concept art.jpg|''Age of the Primes'' concept art.
File:Age Of The Primes Solus package Art.jpg|''Age of the Primes'' packaging art.
AOTP Solus Prime Hasbro China promo art.jpg|''Age of the Primes'' promotional art.
</gallery>

==References==
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Forge of Solus Prime

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{{disambig3|Forge}}
[[File:OperationBumblebee2-Forge.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Apparently not pulled out of [[subspace storage pocket|subspace]].]]
The '''Forge of Solus Prime''' (aka '''Staff of Solus''') is the symbol of office of [[Solus Prime|the master-artificer]] of the [[Thirteen]]. It is not actually a forge in the classic sense, but rather a [[Hammer (weapon)|hammer]] the size of which suggests that Solus Prime and her brothers towered over modern [[Transformer|Cybertronian]]s.

Utilizing the power of a miniature neutron star at its very heart,<ref name="BHInstructions">According to "Beast Hunters" Ultra Magnus's [[instructions]].</ref> the Forge operates through the convergence of [[magic]] and science.<ref>According to [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] in the episode "[[Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration]]".</ref> It is not known just how powerful the Forge is,<ref name="BHInstructions" /> but it is believed that it can be used to make anything out of anything,<ref>"[[Alpha/Omega]]"</ref> with the possibilities only being limited by the skill and knowledge of the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] wielding it.<ref>[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] did not have the expertise to forge [[Omega Key]]s in the episode "[[Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration]]".</ref> The Forge was used to craft many of the other artifacts of the Thirteen, and is noted to be one of the few things that could craft the core components of a Cybertronian body from scratch. On its own, the Forge is a capable tool, but only Solus Prime's integrated [[Creation Lathe]] allowed the Forge to reach its full potential and create weapons and artifacts of supernatural power.<ref>''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]''</ref> On the bright side, its sheer mass can certainly be used to pack a ''slagging huge'' whallop that's second only to the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]].<ref name="BHInstructions" /> The thing is so heavy that only a select few have the strength to carry it without any difficulty.

==Fiction==
===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
[[File:TheForgeofSolusPrime-CovenantofPrimus.jpg|left|thumb]]
The Forge was Solus Prime's personal artifact alongside the Creation Lathe. Solus used the Forge over many days and nights, crafting other [[Artifacts of the Primes|artifacts]] such as the [[Cyber Caliber]] and [[Dark Energon Skins]]. Eventually, the Forge was taken into battle against [[Unicron]]. When Solus' body was discovered after being killed by [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], the Forge could be seen lying on the ground near her hand.
Many cycles after the [[Age of Primes]], Alpha Trion recounted how Megatron took control of the Forge by attaching the arm of [[Liege Maximo]] to his body. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[File:OneShallRise1-SolusPrime.jpg|thumb|right|Move over Thor, there's a new hammer in town!]]
Solus Prime wielded the Forge as the Thirteen battled [[Unicron#Aligned continuity family|Unicron]]. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}}

Before the [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]], the Forge of Solus Prime was kept in the [[Vaults]] of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], but was launched into space to planet [[Earth]] where [[Alpha Trion]] hoped it would find its way to [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}} Millions of years later, its location was decoded by the amnesiac Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] later sent [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] and [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] to retrieve it. Breakdown managed to mostly unearth the titanic hammer, but [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] managed to take it before he could, using it to both incapacitate Knock Out and Breakdown and destroy the former's [[force field generator]]. Megatron's timely arrival via [[GroundBridge]] wrested the Forge from Bulkhead's servos, but upon returning to the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', the Decepticon leader found that the hammer was nothing but a cudgel unless held by a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]]. Nonetheless, Megatron considered it a victory, if only because the Forge was now far out of the reach of Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

After Optimus got hold of the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]], Megatron sought a means to counter the powerful weapon. After [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] reminded him of the Forge in their possession, Megatron's response was that the hammer would only work in "the hand of a Prime", giving him an idea. Returning to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Megatron stole the arm of a [[Liege Maximo|deceased Prime]] and had it grafted to himself, the borrowed limb allowing him to use the Forge. Megatron then used the Forge to create the [[Dark Star Saber]] from a piece of [[Dark Energon]], the new sword proving able to shatter its inspiration. {{storylink|Alpha/Omega}}

[[File:ForgeBreak-Evolution.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Oh yes I CAN touch ''this!'']]
After learning what fate had befallen his brother, Dreadwing took the Forge and presented it back to the Autobots to spite Megatron. Optimus was able to use it to turn the GroundBridge into a fully-fledged Space Bridge, and to reforge the Star Saber. {{storylink|Regeneration (Prime)|Regeneration}} The Forge was still present in the Autobot base when it was later destroyed by the ''Nemesis''. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (episode)|Darkest Hour}}

The Forge was pulled from the base's remains by the Decepticons, {{storylink|Darkmount, NV}} and stored aboard the ''Nemesis''. Hoping to repair the destroyed [[Omega Lock]], the fatally damaged Optimus sent [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] to retrieve it with the [[phase shifter]]. Once Smokescreen returned with the hammer, Optimus explained both his intentions for it and the hammer's decreasing power, nominating Smokescreen as his successor. {{storylink|Prey (episode)|Prey}} After Optimus passed from his wounds, Smokescreen went against his leader's wishes, placing the Forge into Optimus's hand and restoring Optimus to life with a new body. The action resulted in the Forge's power being drained completely. Smokescreen brought the Forge with him to [[Hangar E]], confirming to [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] that it had been drained of power, only for the medic to praise the youth's actions. {{storylink|Rebellion (Prime)|Rebellion}}

The Forge was still useful as a weapon, and [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] took it with him to [[Scotland]] to investigate Decepticon activity. {{storylink|Project Predacon}} Ultra Magnus put the hammer to good use, pounding Vehicons into walls and even landing a few good hits on [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]]. {{storylink|Chain of Command (Prime)|Chain of Command}} Magnus again employed the Forge in battle against Predaking after destroying the Predacon cloning lab. Though he landed several blows, Predaking gained the upper hand during the battle. The Predacon managed to take possession of the hammer and shattered its handle. {{storylink|Evolution}}
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====IDW ''Robots in Disguise'' comic====
The Forge was, at some point, repaired. Ultra Magnus brought it with him when he visited Bumblebee's team on Earth. {{storylink|Robots in Disguise issue 2|Robots in Disguise #2}}

===Fun Publication comics===
To keep [[Prima]]'s mighty [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]] out of the hands of [[The Fallen]], Solus Prime lifted her Forge and shattered the blade into five pieces, which [[Nexus Prime]] hid throughout the [[multiverse]]. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}} {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Windblade 1 solus prime.jpg|thumb|Rosie the Riveter.]]
[[Caminus (planet)|Camien]] mythology held that the Forge of Solus Prime created the Star Saber. The religious order of [[Torchbearer]]s held that they were the light of the Forge made manifest. {{storylink|Ghost Stories}}

Battling against the mad [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Vigilem]] within their minds, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] used a mental replica of the Forge to "shape" the [[Spark]] of [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] into the true form it was intended to have, granting Starscream the power to defeat Vigilem. {{storylink|Your First Mistake}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
Solus Prime created many tools with the Forge to help defend against [[Unicron]], including the [[Enigma of Combination]] and the [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)|Requiem Blaster]]. {{storylink|The Swamp}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
Solus was seen with her Forge when [[Solomus]] met her and Alchemist Prime during the [[Age of the Firstforged]]. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}} When [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Orion Pax]] bonded with the [[Matrix of Leadership]], its [[Mediator]] software showed him a vision of Solus Prime using her Forge to create the talisman. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

===''War for Cybertron'' cartoons===
[[File:WFC-Earthrise-Ep5-Alpha-Trion-threatens-Sky-Lynx.jpg|thumb]]

Alpha Trion used the Staff of Solus to banish the arrogant [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to the [[Dead Universe]]. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 5}}

===''One'' film===
When the [[Thirteen]] were ambushed by [[Quintesson Soldier]]s, Solus wielded her hammer against the attackers only to lose her grip on her weapon when shot by [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel]]. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|Transformers One}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Devastation''===
The Forge of Solus Prime was one of the melee weapons that the Autobots could find in their quest to stop Megatron. Only [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] were strong enough to wield it. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
The Forge of Solus Prime was powered by the "Flame of Solus Prime", a supernatural force of energy equivalent to a collapsing neutron star. Some Cybertronians believed that Solus Prime used her Forge to smith the various artifacts of the [[Thirteen]], including the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and the [[Enigma of Combination]], while others believed she wielded it as a weapon in the battle against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
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|name=The Forge of Solus Prime
|image=[[File:Earth Wars Forge of Solus Prime.jpg|thumb|150px|center]]
|faction=Trans-factional
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|star=2
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|ability=Deals an increased percentage of the user's damage to enemy Bots and Combiners, the equipped Bot is also immune to being hacked. For every 12 seconds, it slams down in an area dealing 1.5x of the user's DPS and disables targets for 2 seconds, and heals the user for a percentage of the damage dealt. If the user is near death, they are revived with 60% of their health, this can only occur once per battle.
|usedby=Warriors, [[Triple Changer#Transformers: Earth Wars|Triple Changers]] (specifically [[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sky Lynx]] and [[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blitzwing]] only) and Melee Special (excluding [[Beachcomber (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Beachcomber]] and [[Deluge (G2)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Deluge]]) classes
|date=[[November 7]], [[2024]]
|notes=The Forge of Solus Prime's in-game appearance is directly based on its appearance in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]''.
}}

{{stub|{{Storylink|The Reckoning}}, {{Storylink|Third Armada (Part 2)}}}}

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|artifact11=Increases Solus' DPS.
|artifact16=Drone creates a healing explosion upon expiry.}}
|usedby=[[Solus Prime#TFEWPrime|Solus Prime]]
|date=[[December 18]], [[2025]]
|notes=The Forge's in-game appearance is based directly on the [[#Age of the Primes|''Age of the Primes'' accessory that came with Solus]].
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==Toys==
===''Prime''===
[[File:BHtoy Voyager Ultra Magnus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"You won't believe the quest that I had to go through to get this."]]
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ultra Magnus''' (Voyager Class, [[2013]])}}</ul>
:* ''Series / Number'': '''2 / 005'''

: Included with ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#Beast Hunters (2013)|Prime: Beast Hunters]]'' Voyager Class [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Beast Hunters|Ultra Magnus]], the "Forge of Solus battle hammer" features a [[5 mm post|5 mm handle]], as well as a 5 mm peg near its hammerhead, and can be stored on his winged backpack in both modes. It is possible to recreate Predaking breaking the Forge due to the fact that the hammer's head is removable.

::* ''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/UltraMagnus/ultramagnus.htm More information on the ''Beast Hunters'' Forge of Solus at TFU.info]''
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[[File:PlatinumEditiontoy-T30UltraMagnus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ultra Magnus''' (Weaponizer, 2013)}}</ul>
:* '''03 OF 30'''

:''[[Transformers: Platinum Edition|Platinum Edition]]'' '[[Thrilling 30]]' [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Platinum Edition|Ultra Magnus]] comes with a different and much larger version of the "Forge of Solus Battle Hammer", which can only be held via two smaller 5 mm handles on either end of the haft. The Forge can mount onto the rear of his truck mode, or store in [[robot mode]] by clipping tightly onto the grille on his back. As the ''entire'' grille is painted, clipping the Forge onto it will inevitably result in paint chipping.
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{{anchor|BHCyberverse}}
[[File:Cyberverse-2014-beast-hunters-ultra-magnus.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ultra Magnus''' (Cyberverse Commander, [[2014]])}}</ul>
:* ''Series / Number:'' '''3 / 011'''

: ''Prime: Beast Hunters [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Commander Class [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#BHCyberverse|Ultra Magnus]] comes with a smaller-scale Forge, which can be held by his hands, or store/mount onto numerous [[C joint|3 mm port]]s on his person. Additionally, the Forge features a 5 mm post near its hammerhead, allowing it to store on his trailer hitch port.
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===''Adventure''===
{{anchor|TransformersAdventure}}
[[File:Takaratomy-tav-14-TFP-BH-Ultra-Magnus.jpg|right|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ultra Magnus''' ([[2015]] [[April 25]])}}</ul>
:* ''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TAV14'''

:[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)#Adventure Series|''Adventure'']] [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Adventure 2|Ultra Magnus]] features a show-accurate redeco of the hammer.
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP Forge of Solus Prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-pr4|'''The Thirteen Solus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''AOTP-02'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[June 28]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref name="DesignNotes">[[December 12]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.instagram.com/p/DDQUfxzPWXQ/ Mark Maher's designer commentary] on Instagram. </ref>

:Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class toys, this incarnation of [[Solus Prime#Age of the Primes|Solus Prime]] and her Forge are inspired primarily by their appearance in the ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]]'' series.

:The head, shaft, and pommel components are all separate, detachable parts; for Solus to hold the hammer, the head first has to be detached, and then the shaft slid into her hand. The hammer head is branded with her personal insignia, while the pommel can be wielded as a separate grenade accessory<ref name=DesignNotes/> (designed after the [[neutron bomb]] seen in "[[Tanker Hijack Operation]]").<ref>A Mark Maher Instagram Story, archived via [https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/solus-prime-bts.1271190/page-29#post-23325751 TFW2005.]</ref> The whole accessory can be stored in a 5 mm port due to a flip out post in the head.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DDQUfxzPWXQ/?img_index=10 Designer commentary on Solus Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram'']''
::*''[[Source:Transformers Age of the Primes bios#AOTP02|Machine translation of Solus Prime's TakaraTomy bio]]''
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==Notes==
*Stars are capable of forging any raw element (up to iron; anything heavier requires a supernova) under the right conditions, so it's fitting that the star-powered Forge of Solus Prime can forge anything ''from'' raw elements under the right conditions (Primehood).

===Foreign names===
* ''Japanese:'' '''Solus Prime Hammer''' (ソラスプライムハンマー ''Sorasu Puraimu Hanmā'')
* ''Mandarin:'' '''Tiānjiāo zhī Chuí''' (China, 天骄之锤, "Hammer of the Proud of Heaven")
* ''Portuguese:'' '''Molde de Solus Prime''' (Brazil, "Mold of Solus Prime")
* ''Russian:'' '''Molot Solus Prime''' (Молот Солус Прайм, "Hammer of Solus Prime")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
*The [[Forgehammer]], the Forge's effigy and a holy relic in its own right in the [[Way of Flame]].
*The [[Forge Fire Amulet]], another of Solus' artefacts, and the opposite of the Forge itself.

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[[Category:Iacon relics]]

Solus Prime

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[[File:Solusprime covenant profile.jpg|thumb|right|263px|Rosie the riveted.]]

Among the legendary [[Thirteen|original Thirteen Primes]], the smith '''Solus Prime''' is the Maker and creator. Known in legend as the first daughter of [[Primus]] (and thus the first [[female Transformer]] in Cybertronian history), she is beloved amongst her fellow Primes and her followers as much for her quick wit and caring personality as her seemingly limitless ability to forge objects to fit any need. If she has any flaw, it is that she is quick to anger, her righteous fury eager to spark at any perceived sign of injustice. She finds fulfillment in her arts, which is why she's particularly close to her siblings [[Nexus Prime|Nexus]], [[Micronus Prime|Micronus]], and [[Onyx Prime]], each creators in their own ways. Her closest relationship, however, is to [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], mightiest of the Primes. The two are bound by a burning passion unique among the Thirteen, and spend much of their time in each other's company. Granted it's a bit of a red flag the big lug is as hot-heated as she is without the brains to balance it, but we're sure those crazy kids will work it out.

Much of the [[Artifacts of the Primes|arsenal of heaven-rattling weaponry and reality shaping artifacts]] wielded by the rest of her pantheon are her handiwork, created via an icon of her own, the [[Forge of Solus Prime]], aided by her unique cognitive systems needed to wield it (made manifest in the in-built holographic simulations known as her [[Creation Lathe]]) as well as her adorable helper, [[Malleus Minotaurus]]. And with the power of the [[Forge Fire Amulet]], she can undo any mistakes.

Her known surviving creations include:

{{collist|2|* The [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]]
* The [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)|Requiem Blaster]]
* The [[Chimera Stone]]
* The [[Apex Armor (Thirteen)|Apex Armor]]
* The [[Infinite Combinatoric]]
* The [[Chaos Edge]]
* The [[Cyber Caliber]]
* The [[Quill]]
* The [[Zeonomicon]]
* The [[Terminus Blade]]
* The [[Enigma of Combination]]
*[[Vector Sigma]] (with [[Micronus Prime]])
}}

That said, Solus Prime's influence extends far beyond the products of her own hands. The patron saint of the influential [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] colony world of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], she inspires perhaps the fiercest devotion of any of the gods, with the adherents of her [[Way of Flame]] occupying a [[Mistress of Flame|powerful place]] in Transformer society well into the present day.

Unknown to even her most ardent of acolytes, Solus hid one final weapon: Life itself, in the form of a [[Orthia|mighty warrior]] imbued with a fragment of her own power of creation. Sealed within a [[Female Autobots|select group]] of unsuspecting mortals of her choosing, this weaponer's weaponer is only to be unleashed in the face of an existential threat to Cybertronian kind. She can only pray her last Shield is never needed.

==Fiction==
===Aligned continuity family===
====''The Covenant of Primus''====
Solus Prime was the fourth Prime created by [[Primus]] to defeat [[Unicron#Aligned continuity family|Unicron]]. The builder and creator of the Thirteen, Solus opted to remain a free agent as the newborn Primes strategized for their upcoming battle against the chaos-bringer. As part of their training, Solus created a holo-suite, which contained a virtual copy of Unicron for the Primes to train against. The Primes quickly learned that their enemy was more than capable of trouncing them in direct combat.

Solus Prime befriended the conflicted Megatronus, building for him the first set of [[Dark Energon]] [[Dark Energon skin|skin]]s. At Megatronus's urging, she constructed the Requiem Blaster, a weapon that she considered virtually unstoppable. Doubtful at what she had created, the Requiem Blaster led to a heated debate amongst the Thirteen, with [[Liege Maximo]] pointing out that the moody Megatronus could easily turn on his brothers and become unstoppable. Solus Prime defended Megatronus, arguing that Megatronus- who had successfully resisted the temptation of his inner demons- was perhaps best suited to carrying the destructive weapon. Megatronus was proud of her speech, and Solus Prime continued to churn out new weapons and artifacts for her brothers, working closely with them in order to mimic some of their innate powers. Continuing their training, Solus worked with [[Quintus Prime|Quintus]], [[Micronus Prime]], and [[Alpha Trion]] to build a [[Vector Sigma|computer]] capable of predicting all of Unicron's potential moves.

Eventually, the time came to launch an assault on Unicron himself. Wielding her Forge and a sword, Solus led the charge through [[Vector Prime]]'s [[space bridge]] and onto Unicron himself. After [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] shut down Unicron from the inside, the weary but triumphant Primes headed back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. Unbeknownst to them all, Unicron's presence had left them all a little more susceptible to their inner darkness.

[[File:COP-Megatronusshootssolus.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Yeah, we're not fond of this scene either.]]

In the era that followed, Solus continued to work at her Forge, building useful items for the burgeoning settlement of the Primes. She and Megatronus remained close to each other. Tensions between the Primes began to grow on the day that Solus refused to make a suit of armor for Liege Maximo, who claimed that he was building some robotic creatures for company. As a gift, Liege Maximo gave her one of the creatures, whom she adopted as a pet. After some wheedling from Maximo, Solus decided to forge the armor in question.

[[Prima]] and some of the other Primes got word of the "farm", and called a vote to decide its future. Solus voted against the continuation of the project, but not without a defiant remark aimed at Prima, who had cast aspersions on Megatronus's character.

Megatronus confronted Solus Prime over Maximo's suit of armor, which had been completed long ago but had never been delivered to its intended recipient. Their disagreement eventually grew into a full-fledged fight after Megatronus killed her pet, which had secretly been recording Solus Prime's actions. In the chaos, Megatronus fired the Requiem Blaster without thinking, fatally wounding Solus Prime. Before Solus passed away, however, she professed her love for him. Solus's body returned to the core of Cybertron and [[Primus]], and the passage it left behind became the [[Well of All Sparks]].

Following the death of Liege Maximo, the surviving Primes built a tomb in her memory, far away from Cybertron. There, they held a funeral for their fallen comrade. A repentant Megatronus attended the celebration, where he mused that Solus Prime had seen something good in him and that he would find a way to live up to that.

Following the beginning of Cybertronian civilization, one-thirteenth of Cybertron's population considered themselves descendants of Solus Prime, and possessed a very similar neural structure to their progenitor. {{storylink|Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus}}

====Aligned novels====
Near the dawn of time, while the Thirteen were struggling with the threat of [[Unicron#Aligned continuity family|Unicron]], [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] commissioned Solus Prime to create a weapon of incredible destruction to use against the Chaos Bringer. Solus Prime had strong reservations, but after a long period of time managed to create the Requiem Blaster. She gathered the interested members of the Thirteen to witness a test of its powers, and leveled a mountain. She pointed out that power corrupts and worried that the existence of such a weapon could possibly lead to their own downfall. Ultimately, the Thirteen voted seven to six to keep the Requiem Blaster and not destroy it.

It was Solus Prime's sudden murder at the hands of the enraged Megatronus that caused the first major schism in the Thirteen. After Megatronus became The Fallen and was defeated by the remnants of the Thirteen, a tomb was fashioned for Solus Prime out of a meteor and set adrift in the stars, reachable only by a series of [[space bridge]]s.

Countless years later, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] came across Solus Prime's tomb while searching for a mystical artifact. A semi-sentient hologram of Solus Prime appeared and warned Optimus and his Autobots to leave. Solus Prime directed them towards a Space Bridge which would take them to the location of the lost Requiem Blaster.
{{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
[[Image:OneShallRise1-SolusPrime.jpg|left|thumb|I'm a godly being from the dawn of creation... but I'm not [[Override Prime|the first female Prime]]?!]]
According to legend, at the beginning of time, [[Unicron#Aligned continuity family|Unicron]] and [[Primus]] battled each other for eons, with neither side remaining victorious for long. Till, that is, Primus created the [[Thirteen]]. These Thirteen defeated Unicron and cast him into space. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 1}} At some point statues of Solus Prime and the Thirteen were created and placed in the high council chamber. {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}} In more recent times, her forge was among the artifacts sealed the [[Vaults]] of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], and was later sent to Earth by Alpha Trion, where it was found and used by Optimus Prime and the Autobots. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

====2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
In the distant past, Megatronus destroyed Solus Prime. {{storylink|Battlegrounds, Part 2}}

[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] occasionally swore by Solus Prime, {{storylink|True Colors}} as did [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 1)}} {{storylink|Combine and Conquer}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[The Crucible|''Robots in Disguise'' #34]] (mentioned); [[The Sum and Its Parts|''Windblade'' #1]] (depicted)}}

[[File:Windblade 1 solus prime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Rosie the Riveter. Wait, we already made that joke. Ah, crap.]]

In the age following the departure of the [[Knights of Cybertron]], Solus Prime was one of the many Primes that arose on prehistoric Cybertron, tribal leaders who gathered like-minded followers. {{storylink|Heavy}} Approximately twelve million years ago, Solus and her tribe joined a coalition of like-minded Primes—[[Nexus Prime|Nexus]], [[Vector Prime|Vector]], [[Maccadam|Alchemist Prime]], and [[Alpha Trion]]—and founded the village that would eventually become the [[Crystal City]].

One evening, Vector brought news that [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and his [[Darklands|Darklander]]s had invaded the neighboring city of [[Protihex|Protohex]] and slain [[Septimus Prime]]. Solus was unmoved, but when [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]] and [[Liege Maximo]] arrived to confirm Vector's warnings, they agreed to join forces. The next morning, the Primes watched as Onyx's army of beasts battled the Darklanders until a trio of [[Titan (group)|Titans]] emerged from the ground and gave Onyx the opportunity to reach Megatronus and call for a truce. The eight Primes then agreed to an alliance, and were joined shortly afterwards by [[Prima]] and his northern alliance. {{storylink|Origin Myths}}

Over the next two million years, the Primes ruled benevolently; Solus Prime became known for her friendship with Megatronus {{storylink|Heavy}} and her endless creativity, using her [[Creation Lathe]] to build the collection of weapons, artworks, and scientific devices that comprised the "Artifacts of the Primes." {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}} Solus even commanded the loyalty of a Titan, [[Caminus (Titan)|Caminus]]. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} In time, however, some of the Primes grew arrogant, and sought to preserve their hold on power by claiming that they were functionally immortal: it was falsely claimed that only a Prime could kill a Prime. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

Unbeknownst to the other Primes, however, "Onyx Prime" was not who he appeared to be—in reality, "Onyx" was a convenient identity assumed by a time-travelling [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Shockwave]], who sought to guide history along its preordained course while analyzing the variables that inevitably led his race to fall to civil war. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} Solus eventually forged a powerful sword for Prima that incorporated the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and dubbed it the "[[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]]" {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} causing "Onyx" to realize that—in order to maintain the timeline and ensure that the Matrix of Leadership would one day find its way to [[Nova Prime|its next bearer]]—he would have to engineer the fall of the Primes as history dictated.
[[File:TheFirstWhoWasNamed-MegatronusKillsSolus.jpg|thumb|upright=1.65|left|Alex {{w|Women in refrigerators|the refrigerator'd.}}]]

Following a disastrous offworld expedition, Prima blamed Megatronus for this failure; though Megatronus tried to convince Solus Prime that he had been in the right, she rejected his explanations, arguing that the Primes needed to use their powers to "light the way," not destroy indiscriminately. This rejection pushed him towards the more receptive [[Liege Maximo]], a betrayal that led to the two hatching a plan to stage a coup against Prima. When this treachery was revealed, Solus was able to defend Prima from the traitors, but at the cost of her own life—she was slain by her former friend Megatronus and impaled on her own Star Sabre. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}} The fallout from this act would, in turn, spark the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]], {{storylink|The Crucible}} and prompt some of Liege Maximo's own followers to turn against him; {{storylink|Heavy}} none of the Primes or their followers would ever learn that "Onyx" had deliberately orchestrated this entire sequence of events from the shadows. {{storylink|The Falling, Interlude: The First Who Was Named|The First Who Was Named}}

At some point before the [[Golden Age]], Caminus would leave Cybertron and colonize [[Caminus (planet)|a distant moon]] that he named after himself, founding a new Transformer civilization. {{storylink|A 'Bot and Her City}} This Transformer colony would develop a religion known as the [[Way of Flame]]. Based off the teachings and philosophies of Solus Prime, the religion deified the Thirteen as gods and venerated Solus Prime as the greatest among this pantheon, beliving that every Camien's [[spark]] contained a fragment of Solus's essence. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} On death, the devout held that all sparks returned to Solus Prime's forge, where it would be reincarnated as a new Cybertronian. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}} The religious organization known as the [[Torchbearer]]s considered themselves servants of Solus Prime and organized themselves into groups of six to commemorate Solus Prime's Creation Lathe. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|Aphelion}}

===Fun Publications===
[[File:HephaestusSolusPrimeAVP.jpg|thumb|''Trust is not given, it’s forged'' ''Why should I lend him my support?'' ''He sacrificed his own cohorts!'']]
[[Vector Prime]] shared many happy memories with his sister. When the Thirteen spent time in ancient Greece of some [[universal stream]]s, the male holomatter avatar Solus used inspired/co-opted the myth of Hephaestus, blacksmith of the gods. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/20}} During this time, (s)he crafted the Aegis of [[Alpha Trion|Athena]] and the trident of [[Adaptus|Poseidon]], and was "bonded" to Liege Maximo (who manifested as the female Venus) by [[Prima]] in hopes of quelling the animosity that had flared up between them. It didn't go so well; "Interesting times," Vector Prime recalls. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}} Vector also noted that there were [[universal stream]]s where she was known as Solus [[Convoy (rank)|Convoy]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/24}}

As the original Cybertronian master forger, Solus created the [[Zeonomicon]] for [[Logos Prime]] {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}} and the [[Terminus Blade]] for her siblings to cross dimensions in their campaign against Unicron, though the latter was soon rendered obsolete by technological advancement and carelessly discarded. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

As [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] began acting for evil causes, his siblings among the Thirteen resolved to keep the all-powerful [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]] out of his hands. To this end, Solus Prime used her [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]] to split the mighty blade into five pieces. [[Nexus Prime]] volunteered to split himself into five pieces to hide the five fragments across the multiverse. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18}} {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}} The [[Origin Matrix]], the most powerful fragment, was hidden on prehistoric [[Earth]] of [[Primax -408.24 Epsilon]] and time-locked by [[Vector Prime]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/18}}

Vector Prime stated that Solus went on to be the first of the Thirteen to perish. However, this was at a time after the opening of the [[Uniend|Uniend Cluster]] and soon before the [[Shroud]], so it is uncertain whether Vector was referring to the Uniend or non-Uniend version(s) of Solus. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/14}}

After escaping from the clutches of [[Sideways (Armada)|Sideways]] in [[Axiom Nexus]], [[Vector Prime]] (deliberately playing up to the public image of himself as a doddering old fool) pretended to momentarily mistake his [[Axiom Nexus News]] colleague [[Andromeda (TransTech)|Andromeda]] for his sister Solus Prime. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/07/08}}

When [[Nexus Prime]] united the [[Terminus Blade]] and the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]], the other [[Thirteen]] were drawn to the event—including an expression of Solus's singularity that existed from a time before she had perished. Time and space were rewritten that day, as the walls between the multiverse grew stronger and less permeable. A consequence of strengthening the multiverse was that Solus Prime and the original Thirteen could no longer continue to exist as multiversal singularities, and so they were splintered and scattered throughout the multiverse. And so the one became many, sentient reoccurring themes each appearing in their own way, if at all, in all the worlds of the multiverse. {{storylink|Out of the One, Many}}

===''Power of the Primes'' marketing material===
Solus Prime's [[Spark]] passed into the possession of one of the twelve [[Prime Master]]s; hidden within a suit of decoy armor, they safeguarded the abilities of the Primes until the present day. By uniting with a larger Transformer, the Prime Master could channel the powers of Solus's Spark and grant them unique abilities that varied with each new partner. {{storylink|#Power of the Primes|Octopunch / Solus Prime online bio}}

{{note|For a list of every permutation of Solus Prime's abilities, see [[Prime Master/Combinations|this link]].}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Jaime King]] (English)}}
[[File:Machinima-POTP-Solus.jpg|thumb|left|Well, I'm sure this heavy red filter on the scene doesn't bode poorly for me in the slightest!]]
Solus Prime created many tools to help defend against [[Unicron]], including the [[Enigma of Combination]] and the [[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)|Requiem Blaster]]. After her lover Megatronus used the Blaster to vanquish Unicron, she welcomed him back to her forge. Its purpose now served, Solus believed the weapon should be destroyed to prevent its misuse, though Megatronus believed it was safer in his care. {{storylink|The Swamp}} The two began fighting over the weapon, inadvertently causing it to fire and mortally wound Solus. Dying in Megatronus's arms, her life force was released into the air before forming the Well of Sparks. {{storylink|Without Warning}} {{storylink|Consequences}} Because of her death, the other members of the [[Thirteen]] sealed the Blaster away and Megatronus began brainstorming a plan to reunite with Solus. {{storylink|Athenaeum Sanctorum (episode)|Athenaeum Sanctorum}}

Ultimately, Megatronus obtained the Enigma, Blaster and [[Matrix of Leadership]], combining their powers to siphon life energy from Transformers everywhere into the Well. As his team arrived and subdued Megatronus, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] watched as the energy coalesced and Solus began to reform. Confused by her circumstances, she asked Megatron what was happening to her, which he explained. She proceeded to only stand and observe as Megatronus eliminated each of his foes. {{storylink|Collision Course}} Horrified by what she witnessed, Solus repeatedly begged Megatronus to stop, directing the others to destroy the machine tethering her to the Well. The machine eventually released the relics, causing Solus to begin to fade away. {{storylink|Megatronus Unleashed}} Still begging for help and for Megatronus to stop, Solus took matters into her own hands and used the energy of the sparks to grow in size and grabbed Megatronus. Calling him out on the many atrocities he had committed, including causing her death, she pulled him down into the Well, killing them both and releasing all the accumulated sparks. {{storylink|Saga's End}}

===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
Solus Prime was one of the [[Thirteen]], {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}} {{storylink|Silent Strike}} {{storylink|The Other One}} later generations sometimes invoking her name as a form of swearing. {{storylink|Shadowstriker (episode)|Shadowstriker}}

After gaining control of the [[AllSpark|Allspark]], [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] believed he had pulled Solus Prime's spark back to the world of the living and implanted it into one of his "[[scraplet|children]]", though some questioned the legitimacy of his claims. {{storylink|Parley}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:ADustOfCrystals-AgeOfTheFirstforged.jpg|thumb]]

One of the Thirteen Primes, {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} Solus Prime forged the [[Matrix of Leadership]] during the [[Age of Primes]], an act that was said to be guided by Primus himself. {{storylink|War World: Prime|Prime}}

She survived the end of the Age of Primes, living into the [[Age of the Firstforged]] where her own Ur-Forge brought forth new life on Cybertron. {{storylink|End of Time}} In that age, Solus Prime was once visited by a supplicant named [[Solomus]], who shared his vision for [[Crystal City]]. Solus and [[Maccadam|Alchemist Prime]] helped Solomus bring his dream to fruition. {{storylink|A Dust of Crystals}}

===''Legacy'' marketing material===
[[Malleus Minotaurus]] was originally Solus Prime's blacksmith assistant.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://www.youtube.com/live/3Pkz6oTI7W4?feature=shared&t=2104|name=Mark Maher|site=YouTube|title=Hasbro Pulse | Transformers 40th Anniversary Fanstream | March 7, 2024|year=2024|day=07|month=03}}</ref>

===''One'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[María José Guerrero]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
Solus Prime was one of the original thirteen Primes created by Primus. When the Quintessons invaded Cybertron, Solus fought with her fellow Primes against them. She would join the Primes in a secret meeting with the Primes' aide [[Sentinel Prime (One)|Sentinel]], unaware that it was a trap. As the Primes held their own, Sentinel enacted his plan and shot Solus with the deceased Nexus Prime's weapon. The force of the blast sent her flying into a pile of fallen [[Quintesson Soldier]]s, impaling her one of their blades. Solus and her kin laid there for fifty cycles until miners [[Optimus Prime (One)|Orion Pax]], [[Megatron (One)|D-16]], [[Elita-1 (One)|Elita]], and [[Bumblebee (One)|B-127]] discovered their bodies with Alpha Trion's message for help.

A vision of Solus Prime and the other Primes later appeared as Alpha Trion declared a damaged Orion Pax to be the next wielder of the Matrix of Leadership, Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers One (film)|One}}

===Energon Universe===
After Optimus Prime found himself in the [[Hall of the Primes]], he saw a statue of Solus Prime among the others. {{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 22|Transformers #22}}

===''Age of the Primes'' marketing material===
[[Micronus Prime]] worked with Solus Prime to create the system that would evolve into the supercomputer [[Vector Sigma]] during the [[Thirteen]]'s [[Expulsion of Unicron|ancient battles]] with [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Micronus Prime#Age of the Primes|''Age of the Primes'' Micronus Prime bio}}

===''End of G1 Universe''===
Solus Prime was one of thirteen elected to become [[Prime Leader]]s to lead the unified Maximal population of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. She was part of the [[Prime Council]] that berated [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Leo Prime]] for allowing [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]] to invade [[G1 World|their world]] from another universe. Solus later joined fellow Prime [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] in his plan to use the concentrated energy of the [[Allspark]] to bring them over to the next universe, but was defeated by the former Leo Prime in battle. {{storylink|Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)|Age of Primes}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
In a [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|negative polarity universe]], the noble Megatronus sacrificed his life to protect Solus' own. His heroics would later be recounted by a heroic [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] to his [[Megatron (Movie)|evil doppelganger]]. {{storylink|Shattered Bridges}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
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|link=[https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733780017183-Prime-Cores-Bot Bot Prime Cores at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki] [https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733786689311-Prime-Cores-Building Building Prime Cores at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]
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|date=[[June 28]], [[2018]] (Bot Core) [[May 30]], [[2024]] (Building Core)
}}

;'''Solus Prime Core'''
Solus Prime's [[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Core]] (her "heart" as one of the primordial [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]]) fell to Earth under mysterious circumstances along with those of her siblings to become a hotly contested resource in the [[Earth Wars (conflict)|Earth Wars]]. {{storylink|Power of the Primes (Earth Wars)|Power of the Primes}}

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;'''Solus Prime'''
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|passive={{ew-ability
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|artifact6=Drone increases attack and move speed by a percent.
|artifact11=Increases Solus' DPS.
|artifact16=Drone creates a healing explosion upon expiry.}}
|date= [[November 28]], [[2025]]
|notes=Solus' in-game design is based on her [[#Age of the Primes|''Age of the Primes'' Deluxe class toy]].
}}

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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Solus Prime was the first female Transformer, and the ‘bot responsible for forging the various artifacts of the Primes. She was close to Megatronus, and in many accounts of the Thirteen her death led to the fall of the Primes. On Earth, some humans knew her as the god {{w|Hephaestus}}. {{storylink|Transformers One Sourcebook}} Some Cybertronians believed that Solus Prime crafted the [[Enigma of Combination]] using her supernatural [[Forge of Solus Prime|Forge]]. The Torchbearers of Caminus venerated Solus Prime, and organized themselves into six in tribute to her [[Creation Lathe]]. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''Power of the Primes''===
[[File:POTP-Prime-Master-Solus-Octopunch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-d1| '''Solus Prime''' (Prime Master, [[2018]])}}</ul>
:* ''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''PP-28'''
:* ''TakaraTomy release date'': [[September 29]], 2018
:* ''Accessories'': [[Octopunch (G1)#Power of the Primes|Octopunch]] decoy armor, tentacle device
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

: Released in the third (and final) wave of ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'' [[Prime Master]]s, Solus Prime came inside an [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] "decoy armor", visually based on the original [[Pretender]]'s inner robot and shell.

: This toy has identical features to the other Prime Masters in the line. The decoy armor has a weapon piece which can fold out to create a weapon mode, or detach and be held in the armor's 3 mm-compatible hand. The [[Titan Master]]-like robot can store inside the decoy armor or ride [[Size class|Legends Class]] figures in vehicle mode, and is fully compatible with toys from the previous ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' line. The "Power Swap" gimmick means its [[spark]] form can plug onto any decoy armor's weapon form (which has a [[5 mm post]] to be held by larger figures), Deluxe Class figures' chest armor, Voyager Class figures' bucklers, Leader Class figures' [[Matrix of Leadership/toys#Power of the Primes|Matrix]] (in place of their Matrix core), [[combiner]]s' torsos (in place of their [[Enigma of Combination]]), or the [[Scepter of Sparks]]. With the power of [[You|your]] imagination, this bestows the Prime Master's [[Prime Master/Combinations|unique power]] on the larger figure.

: Solus Prime was retooled with a new [[Prime Master]] sigil as [[Prima#Power of the Primes|Prima Prime]].
{{anchor|PWTSE}}{{anchor|SpecialEdition}}
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Special-Edition-Prime-Master-Solus-Prime.jpg|200px|thumb|Refrigerator not included.]]
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Repugnus''' (Special Edition, 2018)}}</ul>

: Available only with ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Deluxe Class [[Repugnus (G1)#PWTSE|Repugnus]] and [[Hedgehog#Titans Return|Dastard]], this version of Solus Prime is a [[redeco]] of the above Prime Master featuring translucent parts, and lacking the decoy armor. This "Special Edition" set celebrates the ''Titans Return'' portion of the ''[[Prime Wars Trilogy]]''.

: This set was an [[Amazon (website)|Amazon.com]] online [[exclusive]].
{{anchor|Transformers: Age of the Primes}}
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:TF-Age of the Primes-Solus Prime.jpg|thumb|300px|The legendary hammertruck.]]
<ul class = "iconlist">{{Bp-pr4|'''The Thirteen Solus Prime''' (Deluxe Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Solus Prime''' (ソラスプライム)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''AOTP-02'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[June 28]]
:*''Accessories:'' [[Forge of Solus Prime#Age of the Primes|Forge of Solus Prime]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref name=AOTPnotes>[[December 12]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.instagram.com/p/DDQUfxzPWXQ/ Mark Maher's designer commentary] on Instagram. </ref>

:Released in the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Solus Prime is inspired primarily by the character’s appearance in the ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]]'' series. She transforms into a Cybertronian armored mini-truck.

:Her Forge hammer splits into its head, shaft, and pommel components; for Solus to hold the hammer, the head first has to be detached, and then the shaft slid into her hand. The hammer head is branded with her personal insignia, while the pommel can be wielded as a separate grenade accessory<ref name=AOTPnotes/> (designed after the [[neutron bomb]] seen in "[[Tanker Hijack Operation]]").<ref>A Mark Maher Instagram Story, archived via [https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/solus-prime-bts.1271190/page-29#post-23325751 TFW2005.]</ref> The whole accessory can be stored in a 5 mm port due to a flip out post in the head.

:Solus' arm flaps and the mushroom pegs for her feet swivels are notoriously prone to popping out with minimal force. Luckily, they are easy to re-attach to her without issue.

:While her box art and 3D renders depict her as having pink eyes like her appearance in the Prime Wars Trilogy, the final toy has green eyes.

:Solus Prime was revealed at [[Cybertron Con 2024]], and went up for preorder on [[December 10]].

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/DDQUfxzPWXQ/?img_index=10 Designer commentary on Solus Prime from Mark Maher on Instagram'']''
::*''[[Source:Transformers Age of the Primes bios#AOTP02|Machine translation of Solus Prime's TakaraTomy bio]]''

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==Notes==
*''Solus'' is [[Latin language|Latin]] for "only". It is in the masculine form.
*Solus, like other members of the Thirteen, was once a [[multiversal singularity]] who existed as one being throughout all of space and time, but that is [[Shroud|no longer the case]].
*An alternate name that crops up often in the [[Binder of Revelation]] is '''Pandora Prime,''' after the Greek myth of {{w|Pandora's box}}. Apparently Hasbro viewed her (or at least, her death) as the root of all evil in the Transformers universe. However, this name never showed up in any published media.
*In certain [[Transformers: Classics#Fiction|very rare circumstances]], her "first girl" title is superseded by [[Gaea|an aunt]].
*The origins of Solus's gender situation as the "first female Transformer" are explicated at length in a somewhat ill-advised attempt to provide an in-universe explanation for why there are so many fewer girl robots than boy ones in the Thirteen-centric [[2013]] [[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]] novel ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus]]''. In this story, written in-character from the perspective of her brother [[Alpha Trion]], it is exposited that Cybertronians do not come by the concept of "gender" naturally, with Trion going so far as to explicitly stress that the [[Cybertronian language]] originally contained a single pronoun before the Transformers made contact with the wider universe. HOWEVER. Solus and her daughters are revealed to possess a unique "processing architecture" separating them from the other 12/13ths of Transformer-kind that her brothers postulated was necessary to perform the elaborate {{w|parallel computing|parallel processing}} involved in generating and operating her Creation Lathe. It is this particular physiological distinction that the Transformers seized on in an attempt to illustrate their own variation to gendered races as some kind of diplomatic exercise.
**The book goes on to depict the Transformers' [[Age of Wrath|first contact with an extraterrestrial species]] quite some time after Solus Prime's death, producing the implication that the alien concept of gender was retroactively imposed on her based on contemporary Cybertronian social mores. Uncomfortable {{w|gender essentialism}}? Inadvertent reproduction of the scholarly debates around {{w|LGBTQ history|LGBTQ historical figures}}? Both? Neither? You decide!
**This exposition failed to recur in Solus Prime's subsequent decade of appearances, possibly because someone realized that "the girl robots are defined by their ability to multitask" was both dodgy and naff, but probably just because it's an unwieldy level of world-building detail for your average children's cartoon.
**Meanwhile, contributions by brand ur-loremaster [[Jim Sorenson]] (the man responsible for much of the Thirteen's multiversal escapades) have taken the topic in a very different direction, going so far as to suggest the Thirteen exhibit the kind of lackadaisical relation to gender typified in real-life classical mythology, with Solus in particular incarnating as the male smith-god {{w|Hephaestus}} on the Thirteen's historical excursions to [[Earth]] in the long running in-universe advice column ''[[Ask Vector Prime]]'' and the ''[[Transformers Roleplaying Game]]''.

===Foreign names===
* ''Japanese:'' '''Solus Prime''' (ソラスプライム ''Sorasu Puraimu'')
* ''Mandarin:'' '''Sài Tiān Jiāo''' (赛天骄, "Race the Proud of Heaven")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
PowerOfThePrimes-OctopunchSolusPrime-CardArt.jpg|''Power of the Primes'' packaging art.
Potp-Solus-Prime-Concept.JPG|''Power of the Primes'' cartoon concept art.
SolusPrime-PowerofthePrimes.jpg|''Power of the Primes'' cartoon render.
One-Solus-Prime.jpg|''One'' film.
AOTP Solus Prime concept art.jpg|''Age of the Primes'' concept art.
File:Age Of The Primes Solus package Art.jpg|''Age of the Primes'' packaging art.
AOTP Solus Prime Hasbro China promo art.jpg|''Age of the Primes'' promotional art.
</gallery>

==References==
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Dinoking

2026-05-12T12:43:48Z

PBChew18: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */ Yea better to address the elephant in the room

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{featured}}
:''Dinoking is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combiner]] from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Dinoking.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|Dinosaur King is what you wanna be, yeah Dinosaur King is your destiny, yeah C'mon an' make your move!]]
'''Dinoking''' (ダイノキング ''Dainokingu'') is the combination of all six [[Dinoforce]] warriors. With the bodies and minds of all six members combined into one, he is the top Decepticon when it comes to mindless violence. He enhances the natural abilities of all the members of the force and adds a few of his own. His brain power, however, is about the same as any individual Dinoforce member, and he is somewhat insubordinate when it comes to taking orders and prefers to go about fighting in his own fashion.

Dinoking has a fierce rivalry with the [[Autobot]] [[Combiner]], [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]]. He will stop at nothing to destroy his enemy.

Dinoking is composed of:

*[[Goryu (G1)|Goryu]] (''Tyrannosaurus rex'', leader, left leg)
*[[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] (''Triceratops'', upper torso)
*[[Gairyu]] (''Ankylosaurus'', left arm)
*[[Yokuryu]] (''Pteranodon'', right arm)
*[[Rairyu]] (''Brontosaurus'', lower torso)
*[[Doryu (G1)|Doryu]] (''Stegosaurus'', right leg)

==Fiction==
===''Victory'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Daisuke Gōri]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:Starsaber vs dinoking.jpg|left|thumb|If your sword can't forgive evil, then why do you let me join the Autobots at the end of the series?]]
The [[Dinoforce]] used Dinoking for the first time when they battled the [[Brainmaster]]s. The Dinoforce got their butts kicked, until [[Goryu (G1)|Goryu]] gave the order to combine into Dinoking. Now they could easily take on the Brainmasters, though [[Holi]], watching them on the main screen at Galaxy Base, was unimpressed with the new gestalt. His appraisal was proven correct when [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] shortly arrived and slashed Dinoking, causing him to split into his components. {{storylink|Sneak Attack! Dinoking}}

In an attempt to please [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], [[Leozack]] took the Dinoforce to attack Star Saber at [[Jan Minakaze|Jan]]'s new school. The three Brainmasters arrived and angered Goryu with insults, prompting him to command another Dinoking fusion. The Brainmasters responded by combining into the mighty [[Road Caesar]] and were able to defeat the Dinoforce easily. {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}}

[[File:AttackLeozack Dinoking medium shot.jpg|thumb]]
When the Breastforce came up with a plan to capture a power plant, the Dinoforce was sent to carry it out. The [[Multiforce]] arrived to stop them, but Goryu ordered his team to combine. Dinoking fought them and weakened the Multiforce until [[Machtackle]] suggested they too combine. Leozack blocked their first attempt, then berated Dinoking over the amount of damage they were causing to the plant. After [[Drillhorn (G1)|Drillhorn]] also got on Dinoking's case, the Multiforce combined into [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]] and challenged Dinoking to a fight. This proved unwise, as Landcross was almost beaten to death by Dinoking, Leozack and Drillhorn until Star Saber arrived. Dinoking almost defeated Star Saber, but only because the Autobot leader was holding back until the civilians were evacuated. Once that was done, Star Saber trounced Dinoking easily, forcing the Dinoforce to separate and retreat. {{storylink|Unite!! Multiforce}}

Leozack then approached Dinoforce while they were relaxing on an island and ordered them to attack a children's amusement park. The Autobot Brainmasters and [[Rescue Patrol Team]] arrived to confront them, but Dinoking's battle with Road Caesar was cut short when Leozack abandoned the combiner. Dinoking retreated too, but the Dinoforce were still amused by Leozack's toadying to Deathsaurus. {{storylink|Move Out! Rescue Team}}

The Decepticon Breastforce took control of a mine and needed the Dinoforce to help take its energy. Angered when Star Saber's ran his V-Star into him, Goryu ordered his team to form Dinoking. However, one blow from Star Saber's sword again forced them back into their single robot modes. {{storylink|Infiltration... The Uranium Mine}}

[[File:RescueJean Dinoking stock pose.jpg|thumb|left]]

Due the arrival of [[Liokaiser]], the combined form of Breastforce, it would be some time before Dinoking would show himself again. In an attempt to calm Deathsaurus's growing anger, Drillhorn came up with a plan to steal a tanker full of energy. At the same time, the Dinoforce would plant a bomb in the city to keep the Autobots at bay. After battling Star Saber and the Brainmasters as a group, they merged into Dinoking to finish off the Autobots, but Star Saber kept Dinoking at bay till until [[Braver]] was able to find the bomb. Then [[Blacker]] and [[Laster]] joined the fight, and the Breastforce and Dinoforce retreated, the plan having ended in failure. {{storylink|Tanker Hijack Operation}}

Dinoking was needed again in [[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]]'s latest plan, which involved kidnapping Jan and Holi. [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] was unsure about the way Hellbat treated them, and Jan and Holi were able to fool Kakuryu and sneak out. Soon after, Star Saber and [[Galaxy Shuttle]] arrived. Dinoking battled Star Saber, but turned and ran when Galaxy Shuttle transformed. {{storylink|Rescue Jan!!}}

[[File:Victory36 dinokingmeteor.jpg|thumb|Look up in the sky. It's a bird. It's a plane, no it's... A METEOR!!!]]

Dinoking, Leozack and Hellbat attacked an energy stockpile in the middle of nowhere, but the raid was stopped by a new Autobot: the rebuilt God Ginrai, now called Victory Leo. After Leo easily defeated Leozack, Hellbat and their [[Breast Animal]]s, Dinoking attempted to stop the Autobot by tossing a massive energy container on him, but Leo shot the container and almost vaporised Dinoking. It was not pretty. {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}}

Dinoking reappeared a little bit later when the Decepticons attacked Jan's school again. This time, however, he was up against Star Saber and Victory Leo's new, combined form, Victory Saber. Despite Dinoking having a new weapon, the [[Dinoblaster cannon]], he was still defeated by the Autobot and forced back into his individual robot modes yet again. {{storylink|Jan - Defend the Campus!!}}

After Deathsaurus abandoned the Dinoforce, they continued to attack cities as Dinoking, unaware of the betrayal. They faced Victory Leo and Star Saber again, but when the two Autobots fled, he believed they were fleeing from him—until he turned around and saw the incoming meteor fired by Deathsaurus's fortress. Dinoking was blasted apart by the explosion, and a badly-damaged Goryu was rushed to Autobot Shuttle base for repairs. {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}}

===''Victory'' comic===
The Dinoforce were laying waste to a city, eventually combining into Dinoking for the kill. Their rampage was cut short when the [[Multiforce]] combiner, [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]], arrived. He declared his intentions to become the Decepticon's new rival, and the two squared off. Dinoking was defeated and forced into retreat. {{storylink|So Cool! Our Ally, Star Saber!}}

Much later, when Dinoking finally showed himself again, Star Saber was forced to battle [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], [[Liokaiser]] and Dinoking all at once. Before they could destroy him, a new Autobot warrior named Victory Leo arrived and struck back. Star Saber and Victory Leo combined into the powerful Autobot Victory Saber and were able to defeat their enemies with their "Flash Victory" attack. {{storylink|The Strongest Pair, the Combination of Victory!}}

===''Kre-O'' comic===
[[File:Dinoking microchanger combiner.JPG|thumb]]

Dinoking was with the Decepticons when they showed the "[[Metroplex (G1)|Metrotitan]]" form of their newly repainted Decepticon City. {{Storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{ew-char
|name=Dinoking
|image=[[File:EW-Dinoking.jpg|center|upright=1.66|thumb|If you wanna destroy the HQ you gotta go through me and this imaginary gun I'm holding.]]
|faction=Decepticon
|unit=Combiner
|star=3
|components=Goryu, Kakuryu, Gairyu, Yokuryu, Rairyu, Doryu
|abilities={{ew-ability
|ability=Shellmaster
|abilitydesc=Gains an acid aura and damage reduction shield before rushing into combat. This aura coats enemies in his path in acid that damages them overtime and decreases their attack and movement speed for 10 seconds. The acid deals double damage to Bots, C.O.M.B.A.T.s and Combiners.}}
{{ew-ability
|ability=Dino Blaster
|abilitydesc=Rapidly fires at a target for several seconds with the shots bouncing to another target but deals less damage with each bounce. When deployed via [[Transformers: Earth Wars#Defense|Combiner Beacon]] with this ability active, the ability deals double damage to Bots, C.O.M.B.A.T.s and Combiners. In addition, the ability damage increases whilst also gaining lifesteal whenever he takes damage while this ability is active.}}
{{ew-ability
|ability=Meteoric Rise
|abilitydesc='''(Unlocks at 4-star rating)''' Charges an energy orb for 10 seconds that explodes in a large area damaging targets, the damage of the explosion increases by a small percentage whenever he takes damage. When deployed via Combiner Beacon with this ability active, buildings gain Acid damage resistance for 30 seconds.}}
{{ew-ability
|ability=Acid Maw
|abilitydesc='''(Unlocks at 5-star rating)''' Fire an acid orb that that coats targets in a large area with acid damaging them for 10 seconds. Targets damaged by the orb but destroyed afterwards will explode dealing damage in a small area. Upon death, your squad is immune to heal blocking effects reduces enemy healing for 15 seconds.}}
|date=[[November 21]], [[2024]]
|counterpart=[[Raiden#Transformers: Earth Wars|Raiden]]
|notes=Dinoking's in-game appearance is based on the [[IP infringement|third party figure]] "Saurus Ryu-Oh" by Fansproject, who in turn based their figure's limb arrangement on the misarranged limb configuration [[circular reporting#Non-TFWiki misreporting|commonly seen on the internet]]. As you've noticed with his ability descriptions, Dinoking was designed with a greater emphasis on use in defense compared to other Combiner units. In fact, his ability "Meteoric Rise" used to apply a damage resistance to [[Transformers: Earth Wars#Elemental Damage and Status Effects|Water damage]] instead of Acid damage as a means of countering [[Ruination (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ruination]]'s dominant use of that specific elemental damage. But following the major balance patch in [[2025]] the ability would be changed to its current form as Water damage has since been retired.
}}
{{stub|{{storylink|The Yesterday War}}}}
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==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Victory}}
[[File:Victory-toy Dinoking.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Apologies: his legs are on the wrong sides. The blue limbs both go on his right, green both on his left. Sorry about that.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (''Dinoforce'' giftset, [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''D-328'''
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the ''Victory''-branded portion of the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Victory|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline, under the ''Dinoforce'' [[gimmick]]-based [[subline imprint]], Dinoking is formed by combining the six members of the Dinoforce, who were available both individually and as a giftset. He is a redeco of the [[Pretender Monster]] combiner [[Monstructor (G1)#Toys|Monstructor]]. Much like the earlier combiner teams, Dinoking requires the attachment of separate accessories—his head, waist, fists and feet—to complete his combined mode. However, unlike earlier combiners, the separate pieces can all be stored on the individual team members; they fit on the Dinoforce's shells. Dinoking wields the "Dino Blaster" which—if you bought the individual figures—comes with [[Kakuryu (G1)#Toys|Kakuryu]].

: As his individual components are not much larger than [[Micromaster]]s, Dinoking is the smallest of the Generation 1 combiners, standing about the same height as regular toys like [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Hot Rod]]… yes, even shorter than the [[Micromaster#Micromaster Six-Teams|Micromaster Six-Teams]]' combined forms.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Dinoking/dinoking.htm More information on Dinoking at TFU.info]''
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-toy Dinoking.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|AXtinction is forever.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (Gift set, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Decepticon Dinoking''' (ディセプティコンダイノキング)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-89'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 29]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': Multi-part halberd, multi-part cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] and [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging)<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Sludge and Slug] from Hasbro designer Evan Brooks on Instagram</ref>

: Finally achieving the form this mold set was clearly meant to be from the beginning, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Dinoking is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of the ''Legacy: Evolution'' Core Class Dinobot combiner [[Volcanicus (POTP)#Legacy|Volcanicus]], with his deco favoring the cartoon portrayal over the original toy's. Also unlike his original toy, his limbs are not designed to swap with each other.

: Aside from everyone in the set having a new-mold head, Dinoking comes with a slew of new parts. His new fist-parts give him wrist swivels and a bit more forearm structural integrity. A pair of large non-firing missile pods attach to the soles of his feet, giving him extra stability thanks to the broader, solid surface and addition of ankle tilts. Three new melee weapons combine with the single small sword accessory from the original [[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Snarl]] tooling to form his signature halberd from the cartoon; while stock photography shows him awkwardly holding the halberd by the tip of the lower handle (Goryu's club), the two-part shaft means you can slide the scythe part down into the fist far enough to peg the club in ''under'' Dinoking's fist for a much more natural grip. He also has a handgun based on the cannon from the original toy, though it also resembles the [[Dinoblaster cannon]] he used in the cartoon. Whew!

: He was originally only available in a [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] box set of six Dinoforce members: [[Doryu (G1)#Legacy|Doryu]], [[Gairyu#Legacy|Gairyu]], [[Goryu (G1)#Legacy|Goryu]], [[Kakuryu (G1)#Legacy|Kakuryu]], [[Rairyu#Legacy|Rairyu]], and [[Yokuryu#Legacy|Yokuryu]]. This set was later released in Japan under TakaraTomy's ''[[T-SPARK]]'' series.

: Dinoking was redecoed and retooled into ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' [[Monstructor (G1)#Age of the Primes|Monstructor]] for the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline.
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==Notes==
[[File:DefendTheCampus Dinoking's cannon.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|"Say hello to my little obligatory Scarface reference!"]]
*The ''Victory'' cartoon depicts the Dinoforce members as carrying melee weapons, rather than the blasters the toys actually came with and Dinoking uses a large halberd. He either fires energy beams from the spearhead or rings of energy from any of the blades. He also possesses the gargantuan "Dinoblaster Cannon", a large blaster amalgamated from his individual components' rarely-used guns. Aside from its usage as a firearm, it can also function as a makeshift club and was only seen in "[[Jan - Defend the Campus!!]]"
*Dinoforce's melee weapons and Dinoking's halberd appear to be based on an [[:File:Liokaiser Concept Scythe.jpg|abandoned set of combining weapons]] originally meant for [[Liokaiser]]. The weapon sketch was probably unintentionally included in the design materials sent to the cartoon staff.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Monstructor''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kōnglóng Wáng''' (China, 恐龙王, "Dinosaur King")
*''Russian:'' '''Monstructor''' (Монструктор ''Monstruktor'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Dinoforce]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]

File:EW-Dinoking.jpg

2026-05-12T12:32:18Z

PBChew18: PBChew18 uploaded a new version of "File:EW-Dinoking.jpg": Yokuryu's wings blends to the background a bit too much so switching to black background

[[Space Ape Games]] ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'' static render of playable Decepticon Combiner [[Dinoking]], released by official email newsletter [[November 20|20 November]] [[2024]] and made playable [[November 22|22 November]] 2024.

{{TFEarthWarsGamecap|type=combiner|year=2024}}

Dinoking

2026-05-12T12:23:17Z

PBChew18: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{featured}}
:''Dinoking is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combiner]] from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Dinoking.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|Dinosaur King is what you wanna be, yeah Dinosaur King is your destiny, yeah C'mon an' make your move!]]
'''Dinoking''' (ダイノキング ''Dainokingu'') is the combination of all six [[Dinoforce]] warriors. With the bodies and minds of all six members combined into one, he is the top Decepticon when it comes to mindless violence. He enhances the natural abilities of all the members of the force and adds a few of his own. His brain power, however, is about the same as any individual Dinoforce member, and he is somewhat insubordinate when it comes to taking orders and prefers to go about fighting in his own fashion.

Dinoking has a fierce rivalry with the [[Autobot]] [[Combiner]], [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]]. He will stop at nothing to destroy his enemy.

Dinoking is composed of:

*[[Goryu (G1)|Goryu]] (''Tyrannosaurus rex'', leader, left leg)
*[[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] (''Triceratops'', upper torso)
*[[Gairyu]] (''Ankylosaurus'', left arm)
*[[Yokuryu]] (''Pteranodon'', right arm)
*[[Rairyu]] (''Brontosaurus'', lower torso)
*[[Doryu (G1)|Doryu]] (''Stegosaurus'', right leg)

==Fiction==
===''Victory'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Daisuke Gōri]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:Starsaber vs dinoking.jpg|left|thumb|If your sword can't forgive evil, then why do you let me join the Autobots at the end of the series?]]
The [[Dinoforce]] used Dinoking for the first time when they battled the [[Brainmaster]]s. The Dinoforce got their butts kicked, until [[Goryu (G1)|Goryu]] gave the order to combine into Dinoking. Now they could easily take on the Brainmasters, though [[Holi]], watching them on the main screen at Galaxy Base, was unimpressed with the new gestalt. His appraisal was proven correct when [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] shortly arrived and slashed Dinoking, causing him to split into his components. {{storylink|Sneak Attack! Dinoking}}

In an attempt to please [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], [[Leozack]] took the Dinoforce to attack Star Saber at [[Jan Minakaze|Jan]]'s new school. The three Brainmasters arrived and angered Goryu with insults, prompting him to command another Dinoking fusion. The Brainmasters responded by combining into the mighty [[Road Caesar]] and were able to defeat the Dinoforce easily. {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}}

[[File:AttackLeozack Dinoking medium shot.jpg|thumb]]
When the Breastforce came up with a plan to capture a power plant, the Dinoforce was sent to carry it out. The [[Multiforce]] arrived to stop them, but Goryu ordered his team to combine. Dinoking fought them and weakened the Multiforce until [[Machtackle]] suggested they too combine. Leozack blocked their first attempt, then berated Dinoking over the amount of damage they were causing to the plant. After [[Drillhorn (G1)|Drillhorn]] also got on Dinoking's case, the Multiforce combined into [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]] and challenged Dinoking to a fight. This proved unwise, as Landcross was almost beaten to death by Dinoking, Leozack and Drillhorn until Star Saber arrived. Dinoking almost defeated Star Saber, but only because the Autobot leader was holding back until the civilians were evacuated. Once that was done, Star Saber trounced Dinoking easily, forcing the Dinoforce to separate and retreat. {{storylink|Unite!! Multiforce}}

Leozack then approached Dinoforce while they were relaxing on an island and ordered them to attack a children's amusement park. The Autobot Brainmasters and [[Rescue Patrol Team]] arrived to confront them, but Dinoking's battle with Road Caesar was cut short when Leozack abandoned the combiner. Dinoking retreated too, but the Dinoforce were still amused by Leozack's toadying to Deathsaurus. {{storylink|Move Out! Rescue Team}}

The Decepticon Breastforce took control of a mine and needed the Dinoforce to help take its energy. Angered when Star Saber's ran his V-Star into him, Goryu ordered his team to form Dinoking. However, one blow from Star Saber's sword again forced them back into their single robot modes. {{storylink|Infiltration... The Uranium Mine}}

[[File:RescueJean Dinoking stock pose.jpg|thumb|left]]

Due the arrival of [[Liokaiser]], the combined form of Breastforce, it would be some time before Dinoking would show himself again. In an attempt to calm Deathsaurus's growing anger, Drillhorn came up with a plan to steal a tanker full of energy. At the same time, the Dinoforce would plant a bomb in the city to keep the Autobots at bay. After battling Star Saber and the Brainmasters as a group, they merged into Dinoking to finish off the Autobots, but Star Saber kept Dinoking at bay till until [[Braver]] was able to find the bomb. Then [[Blacker]] and [[Laster]] joined the fight, and the Breastforce and Dinoforce retreated, the plan having ended in failure. {{storylink|Tanker Hijack Operation}}

Dinoking was needed again in [[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]]'s latest plan, which involved kidnapping Jan and Holi. [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] was unsure about the way Hellbat treated them, and Jan and Holi were able to fool Kakuryu and sneak out. Soon after, Star Saber and [[Galaxy Shuttle]] arrived. Dinoking battled Star Saber, but turned and ran when Galaxy Shuttle transformed. {{storylink|Rescue Jan!!}}

[[File:Victory36 dinokingmeteor.jpg|thumb|Look up in the sky. It's a bird. It's a plane, no it's... A METEOR!!!]]

Dinoking, Leozack and Hellbat attacked an energy stockpile in the middle of nowhere, but the raid was stopped by a new Autobot: the rebuilt God Ginrai, now called Victory Leo. After Leo easily defeated Leozack, Hellbat and their [[Breast Animal]]s, Dinoking attempted to stop the Autobot by tossing a massive energy container on him, but Leo shot the container and almost vaporised Dinoking. It was not pretty. {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}}

Dinoking reappeared a little bit later when the Decepticons attacked Jan's school again. This time, however, he was up against Star Saber and Victory Leo's new, combined form, Victory Saber. Despite Dinoking having a new weapon, the [[Dinoblaster cannon]], he was still defeated by the Autobot and forced back into his individual robot modes yet again. {{storylink|Jan - Defend the Campus!!}}

After Deathsaurus abandoned the Dinoforce, they continued to attack cities as Dinoking, unaware of the betrayal. They faced Victory Leo and Star Saber again, but when the two Autobots fled, he believed they were fleeing from him—until he turned around and saw the incoming meteor fired by Deathsaurus's fortress. Dinoking was blasted apart by the explosion, and a badly-damaged Goryu was rushed to Autobot Shuttle base for repairs. {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}}

===''Victory'' comic===
The Dinoforce were laying waste to a city, eventually combining into Dinoking for the kill. Their rampage was cut short when the [[Multiforce]] combiner, [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]], arrived. He declared his intentions to become the Decepticon's new rival, and the two squared off. Dinoking was defeated and forced into retreat. {{storylink|So Cool! Our Ally, Star Saber!}}

Much later, when Dinoking finally showed himself again, Star Saber was forced to battle [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], [[Liokaiser]] and Dinoking all at once. Before they could destroy him, a new Autobot warrior named Victory Leo arrived and struck back. Star Saber and Victory Leo combined into the powerful Autobot Victory Saber and were able to defeat their enemies with their "Flash Victory" attack. {{storylink|The Strongest Pair, the Combination of Victory!}}

===''Kre-O'' comic===
[[File:Dinoking microchanger combiner.JPG|thumb]]

Dinoking was with the Decepticons when they showed the "[[Metroplex (G1)|Metrotitan]]" form of their newly repainted Decepticon City. {{Storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{ew-char
|name=Dinoking
|image=[[File:EW-Dinoking.jpg|center|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
|faction=Decepticon
|unit=Combiner
|star=3
|components=Goryu, Kakuryu, Gairyu, Yokuryu, Rairyu, Doryu
|abilities={{ew-ability
|ability=Shellmaster
|abilitydesc=Gains an acid aura and damage reduction shield before rushing into combat. This aura coats enemies in his path in acid that damages them overtime and decreases their attack and movement speed for 10 seconds. The acid deals double damage to Bots, C.O.M.B.A.T.s and Combiners.}}
{{ew-ability
|ability=Dino Blaster
|abilitydesc=Rapidly fires at a target for several seconds with the shots bouncing to another target but deals less damage with each bounce. When deployed via [[Transformers: Earth Wars#Defense|Combiner Beacon]] with this ability active, the ability deals double damage to Bots, C.O.M.B.A.T.s and Combiners. In addition, the ability damage increases whilst also gaining lifesteal whenever he takes damage while this ability is active.}}
{{ew-ability
|ability=Meteoric Rise
|abilitydesc='''(Unlocks at 4-star rating)''' Charges an energy orb for 10 seconds that explodes in a large area damaging targets, the damage of the explosion increases by a small percentage whenever he takes damage. When deployed via Combiner Beacon with this ability active, buildings gain Acid damage resistance for 30 seconds.}}
{{ew-ability
|ability=Acid Maw
|abilitydesc='''(Unlocks at 5-star rating)''' Fire an acid orb that that coats targets in a large area with acid damaging them for 10 seconds. Targets damaged by the orb but destroyed afterwards will explode dealing damage in a small area. Upon death, your squad is immune to heal blocking effects reduces enemy healing for 15 seconds.}}
|date=[[November 21]], [[2024]]
|counterpart=[[Raiden#Transformers: Earth Wars|Raiden]]
|notes=Dinoking's in-game appearance is based on the [[IP infringement|third party figure]] "Saurus Ryu-Oh" by Fansproject, who in turn based their figure's limb arrangement on the misarranged limb configuration [[circular reporting#Non-TFWiki misreporting|commonly seen on the internet]]. As you've noticed with his ability descriptions, Dinoking was designed with a greater emphasis on use in defense compared to other Combiner units. In fact, his ability "Meteoric Rise" used to apply a damage resistance to [[Transformers: Earth Wars#Elemental Damage and Status Effects|Water damage]] instead of Acid damage as a means of countering [[Ruination (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ruination]]'s dominant use of that specific elemental damage. But following the major balance patch in [[2025]] the ability would be changed to its current form as Water damage has since been retired.
}}
{{stub|{{storylink|The Yesterday War}}}}
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==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Victory}}
[[File:Victory-toy Dinoking.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Apologies: his legs are on the wrong sides. The blue limbs both go on his right, green both on his left. Sorry about that.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (''Dinoforce'' giftset, [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''D-328'''
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the ''Victory''-branded portion of the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Victory|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline, under the ''Dinoforce'' [[gimmick]]-based [[subline imprint]], Dinoking is formed by combining the six members of the Dinoforce, who were available both individually and as a giftset. He is a redeco of the [[Pretender Monster]] combiner [[Monstructor (G1)#Toys|Monstructor]]. Much like the earlier combiner teams, Dinoking requires the attachment of separate accessories—his head, waist, fists and feet—to complete his combined mode. However, unlike earlier combiners, the separate pieces can all be stored on the individual team members; they fit on the Dinoforce's shells. Dinoking wields the "Dino Blaster" which—if you bought the individual figures—comes with [[Kakuryu (G1)#Toys|Kakuryu]].

: As his individual components are not much larger than [[Micromaster]]s, Dinoking is the smallest of the Generation 1 combiners, standing about the same height as regular toys like [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Hot Rod]]… yes, even shorter than the [[Micromaster#Micromaster Six-Teams|Micromaster Six-Teams]]' combined forms.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Dinoking/dinoking.htm More information on Dinoking at TFU.info]''
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-toy Dinoking.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|AXtinction is forever.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (Gift set, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Decepticon Dinoking''' (ディセプティコンダイノキング)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-89'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 29]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': Multi-part halberd, multi-part cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] and [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging)<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Sludge and Slug] from Hasbro designer Evan Brooks on Instagram</ref>

: Finally achieving the form this mold set was clearly meant to be from the beginning, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Dinoking is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of the ''Legacy: Evolution'' Core Class Dinobot combiner [[Volcanicus (POTP)#Legacy|Volcanicus]], with his deco favoring the cartoon portrayal over the original toy's. Also unlike his original toy, his limbs are not designed to swap with each other.

: Aside from everyone in the set having a new-mold head, Dinoking comes with a slew of new parts. His new fist-parts give him wrist swivels and a bit more forearm structural integrity. A pair of large non-firing missile pods attach to the soles of his feet, giving him extra stability thanks to the broader, solid surface and addition of ankle tilts. Three new melee weapons combine with the single small sword accessory from the original [[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Snarl]] tooling to form his signature halberd from the cartoon; while stock photography shows him awkwardly holding the halberd by the tip of the lower handle (Goryu's club), the two-part shaft means you can slide the scythe part down into the fist far enough to peg the club in ''under'' Dinoking's fist for a much more natural grip. He also has a handgun based on the cannon from the original toy, though it also resembles the [[Dinoblaster cannon]] he used in the cartoon. Whew!

: He was originally only available in a [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] box set of six Dinoforce members: [[Doryu (G1)#Legacy|Doryu]], [[Gairyu#Legacy|Gairyu]], [[Goryu (G1)#Legacy|Goryu]], [[Kakuryu (G1)#Legacy|Kakuryu]], [[Rairyu#Legacy|Rairyu]], and [[Yokuryu#Legacy|Yokuryu]]. This set was later released in Japan under TakaraTomy's ''[[T-SPARK]]'' series.

: Dinoking was redecoed and retooled into ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' [[Monstructor (G1)#Age of the Primes|Monstructor]] for the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline.
{{-}}

==Notes==
[[File:DefendTheCampus Dinoking's cannon.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|"Say hello to my little obligatory Scarface reference!"]]
*The ''Victory'' cartoon depicts the Dinoforce members as carrying melee weapons, rather than the blasters the toys actually came with and Dinoking uses a large halberd. He either fires energy beams from the spearhead or rings of energy from any of the blades. He also possesses the gargantuan "Dinoblaster Cannon", a large blaster amalgamated from his individual components' rarely-used guns. Aside from its usage as a firearm, it can also function as a makeshift club and was only seen in "[[Jan - Defend the Campus!!]]"
*Dinoforce's melee weapons and Dinoking's halberd appear to be based on an [[:File:Liokaiser Concept Scythe.jpg|abandoned set of combining weapons]] originally meant for [[Liokaiser]]. The weapon sketch was probably unintentionally included in the design materials sent to the cartoon staff.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Monstructor''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kōnglóng Wáng''' (China, 恐龙王, "Dinosaur King")
*''Russian:'' '''Monstructor''' (Монструктор ''Monstruktor'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Dinoforce]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]

Raiden

2026-05-12T12:22:39Z

PBChew18: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */ Updating this after consulting players that have him

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Raiden is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Raiden boxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|God of thunder! And rock and roll!]]
The main function of the [[Trainbot]]s is transport, but when an obstruction arises that prevents them from delivering their passengers, they won't hesitate to combine into the mighty '''Raiden''' (ライデン, like "Ry-den") to clear the tracks. And no obstacle is too big for Raiden's matchless ambition: he is, after all, the guy who maintains an active rivalry with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], and plans on challenging [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] next! Fittingly enough, his other great personality trait is his peerless punctuality. This is one Robot Train that always runs on time!

Raiden is the combined form of all six Trainbots:
*[[Shouki]] ({{w|Tokaido Shinkansen|Tōkaidō Shinkansen}} {{w|0 Series Shinkansen|0 Series}}, leader, torso)
*[[Getsuei]] ({{w|JNR Class EF65|Class EF65 electric locomotive}} {{w|Blue Train (Japan)|Blue Train}}, right leg)
*[[Yukikaze (G1)|Yukikaze]] ({{w|Tōhoku Shinkansen|Tōhoku}}-{{w|Jōetsu Shinkansen|Jōetsu}} {{w|200 Series Shinkansen|Shinkansen 200 Series}}, left leg)
*[[Suiken]] ({{w|Tōkaidō Main Line|Tōkai type}} {{w|153 series}} express train, left arm)
*[[Seizan]] ({{w|limited express|L-Limited Express}} {{w|485 series|435-300 series limited express train}}, right arm)
*[[Kaen]] ({{w|JNR Class DE10|diesel locomotive Class DE10}}, pelvis)

The core Trainbots have at least two elder siblings that can "tag in" to the big guy:
*[[Ginou]] ({{w|Doctor Yellow#For Tōkaidō and Sanyō Shinkansen|Class 922-10 set T2 Doctor Yellow}}, alternate torso)
*[[Yamabuki]] ({{w|Doctor Yellow#For Tōhoku, Jōetsu, Hokuriku, Yamagata, and Akita Shinkansen|Class 925-0 set S1 Doctor Yellow}}, alternate left leg)

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Generations'' toy bios====
The Trainbots were constructed on Earth, in Japan. Their creation was a collaboration by several Japanese companies utilizing technology developed in the [[Binaltech (technology)|''Binaltech Project'']]. {{storylink|Shouki#Generations (Japan)|''Generations'' Shouki bio}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
The Trainbots were built in the ''Raiden Initiative''. Their ability to combine was engineered by the mysterious [[Chifumi Takahashi|Doctor Takahashi]], who designed their Heavy Series-Linkage System. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 27, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/27}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
In 2011, [[Unicron]] attempted to reform himself out of the bodies of his disciples. Raiden was present with Autobot and Decepticon alike fighting to stop him. {{storylink|Super Megatron comic 1}} Unicron was defeated when Optimus Prime wielded the power of [[Primus|Oracle]] and sealed the Planet-Eater in the [[Triple Z Point]]. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Keiichi Noda]] (Japanese)}}
[[Image:Hmop_raiden.jpg|left|thumb|225px|I'm not a {{w|Raiden (series)|video game}}!]]
Raiden fought alongside [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] against the [[Decepticon]] combiners when the villains invaded [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in 2011. They were very nearly crushed to death when [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] collapsed a building on them with his [[sonic stun-gun]], but the tide of the fight was turned when the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] arrived to join the battle. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

Sometime later, the Trainbots formed Raiden in order to defend [[Japan]] against the marauding [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. Raiden and Sixshot fought fiercely until [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] crashed the party. The arrivals of [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s made it into a real brawl. During the fight, Raiden was swarmed by Sixshot and his hard-light doppelgangers in winged wolf modes. Raiden called for [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] to shoot at the Sixshots until he nailed the real one, even if Raiden was injured in the process. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

Raiden was formed to defend the [[Sol 1]] satellite against [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. He fought bravely against the bestial giant, and eventually sent the Decepticon fleeing with his tail(s?) between his legs. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} Soon thereafter, Raiden battled Predaking again, with a raging volcano as their backdrop. The Headmasters soon became involved in the skirmish and, when Raiden briefly gained the upper hand on Predaking, they offered to step in so that the Trainbots could rescue the innocent villagers trapped at the base of the volcano. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

[[Image:Hmep23_raiden_vs_galvatron.jpg|right|thumb|225px|Or a {{w|Raiden (Metal Gear)|cyborg ninja}}!]]

When [[San Francisco]] came under siege by [[buridanka|a carnivorous alien plant]], courtesy of the Decepticons, the Trainbots, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s, and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s responded to the emergency. The Trainbots combined into Raiden in order to engage Bruticus in an energy-sword duel, but as the battle went on, they switched opponents and started fist-fighting with [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] while the Autobot Headmasters dealt with the vicious vegetable. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} A little later, during a clash on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], Raiden helped [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] fend off a combined attack by the Decepticon Headmasters. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

After the Decepticons embarked on a quest into deep space to seek out new sources of energy, the Trainbots joined [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] in following their foes. Raiden was formed on the [[Twin Star]] planets and did battle with Predaking. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} He was also briefly seen on the planet [[Paradise]], {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}} and took on [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] himself on the [[Pirate Planet]]. {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}}

[[Image:Hmep35_raiden_vs_predaking.jpg|left|thumb|225px|Or a {{w|Raiden (Mortal Kombat)|thunder god}}!]]

Once the Autobots had returned to Earth, Raiden was next formed in defense of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] as it was being attacked by Sixshot and Trypticon. He was intercepted by [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]], however, and was unable to assist Ultra Magnus and [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] in their fight. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} Raiden was next seen battling Predaking on the [[Kamchatka Peninsula]], as the Decepticons attempted to exploit the [[Pacific Ring of Fire]]. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} That battle concluded with the expulsion of the Decepticons from Earth, and soon after, Raiden helped eradicate any traces of the villains that remained on Earth by joining Defensor and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] in demolishing their now-abandoned Earth base. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

When the Autobots learned that the Decepticons had withdrawn to the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], the Trainbots joined the Autobots in pursuing them. After bombs planted by [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] damaged Fortress's battleship during a battle on Master, Raiden and Defensor were seen helping to repair it. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

After the Transformers had all returned to Earth, the Trainbots formed Raiden for the final battle with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons at the North Pole. He warred with his counterpart, Predaking, and was nearly crushed by the Battleship Maximus when Scorponok battered it away. In the end, Raiden lent his strength to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]], feeding Fortress Maximus enough power to overcome the effects of the [[crysmagnetal]]. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Super-God Masterforce Master File''====
Due to the destruction of the [[space bridge]] network, [[Trainbot]]s were assigned to watch over the actions of a secret team of Autobot [[Pretender]]s on the Earth. {{storylink|The Headmasters Now!!}}
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
Archive footage of a battle in space involving Raiden was used to educate the future [[Headmaster Junior]]s about the [[Master Wars]]. {{storylink|Birth! Headmaster Jrs}}

====Train Wars====
[[File:Train Wars Raiden.jpg|thumb|Oof ouch my trains.]]
Raiden was destroyed in a battle with the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], and while the Trainbots survived, Shouki felt responsible for their injuries and had his ability to combine removed. {{storylink|Train Wars: Shouki & Daniel Chapter}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Train Wars: The Junction}}}}

While under attack by [[the Fallen]], Shouki flashed back to Raiden's final battle. When granted a god-vanquishing cannon mode by the power of [[Vector Sigma]] to explode the Trainbots' darkest hour, Shouki named his new form after the dearly departed combiner before blowing up the Fallen good. {{storylink|Train Wars 2}}

===''TV Magazine'' comic continuity===
====''The Headmasters'' comic====
[[Image:Hmmanga_raiden_claus.jpg|left|thumb|200px|HI ZEN BUMBA LAAYYYY!!!]]

Responding to a distress call from their [[Beastformer (species)|Beastformer]] allies on the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], the Trainbots merged into Raiden to deal with the Decepticons menacing the planet. Combining in mid-air, the united team allowed gravity to do the rest of the work as they delivered a shattering "JR Kick" straight to Predaking's face, taking him out of the fight. {{storylink|The Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!}}

Back on Earth, the Trainbots joined Daniel and the Autobot Headmasters in investigating a series of giant squid attacks. The Decepticons were laying in ambush with a giant robot squid, but the Headmasters responded by tying its tentacles in knots, and the Trainbots then formed Raiden to swing the swing the automaton architeuthis like a mace, flattening the other Decepticons. The merriment was soon interrupted by the arrival of the Decepticon Headmasters, but rather than join the battle, Raiden followed Chromedome's instruction to disengage and transport the hospital's patients to safety. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 3|The Headmasters #3}}

When [[Christmas]] rolled around, Raiden got into the spirit of the season when he joined the Autobot Headmasters in handing out gifts at a Japanese children's hospital, even going so far as to don a giant Santa hat and carry a huge sack. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 6|The Headmasters #6}}

====''The Headmasters'' story pages====
Upon their arrival to [[Athenia]], the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] set out to make themselves useful by offering their expertise to [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress's]] existing troops. While the Trainbots could assume their train modes in a flash, when it came time to combine into Raiden, the big guy failed to live up to his name. The Trainbots began taking speed transformation lessons from the Autobots' new resident "Speed Coach", [[Pointblank]], to get their super mode formation up to snuff. {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (story page)|''The Headmasters'' story pages}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic====
[[Image:Mfmanga_raiden_chromedome_scramble7.jpg|thumb|350px|I'm afraid of the night! That's why I don't sleep next to you!]]

Several years after the Decepticons' expulsion from Earth following the final battle at the North Pole, the Trainbots were dispatched to pick up the new Autobot [[Masterforce (technology)|Masterforce]] that had risen to prominence on Earth, and bring them to [[Athenia]] so Fortress could transfer his position of [[Supreme Commander]] to their leader, [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]. Naturally, the Decepticons attacked Athenia during Ginrai's stay, and the Trainbots formed Raiden to fight back, only for him to wind up being cut down alongside Chromedome by a powerful blast from the combined Decepticon [[Scramble 7]]. The quick thinking of Ginrai and the other Godmasters managed to repel the Decepticons with a combination attack, and a battered Raiden survived to fight another day. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The Earth-Space Alliance Army}}

The attack on Athenia had proven that the Decepticons on Earth had joined forces with the Decepticons in space, and so the Autobots elected to do the same to better fight their enemies. Soon after, when the leader of the space-based Decepticon forces, [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]], began heading for Earth, the Trainbots, the Autobot Headmasters and [[Grand Maximus]] gave chase. They were unable to stop him, but luckily, no sooner had he arrived than Ginrai tricked BlackZarak and the Earth Decepticon leader [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] into crashing into each other at speed, smashing each other up but good. Raiden and his allies cheered for Ginrai's success. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Divine Combination!}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:Raiden microchanger combiner.JPG|thumb|left]]

Raiden was at [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]'s hanami party. {{storylink|Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!}}
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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Go! Go! Shushupopo!! (part 2)|Shushupopo!! part 2}}}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TFPS2 raiden.jpg|right|thumb|"I must consult with the Elder Gods."]]
{{voiceactor|[[Russ Veillard]] (English)}}

Raiden was a member of the large Autobot force dispatched the planet [[Zel Samine]] to prevent the [[Decepticon]]s from obtaining the world's powerful [[Zel Quartz]]. As the Decepticons closed on the quart's resting place at the [[Enormous Laser Transmission Array]]. Raiden descended from the skies to bar their way. Unfortunately, he fell before the villains' combined assault and withdrew, though he could barely believe it himself. {{storylink|The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{ew-char
|name=Raiden
|image=[[File:EW-Raiden.jpg|center|upright=1.66|thumb|They see me rollin' They hatin' Patrollin' an' tryin' ta catch me Raiden dirty]]
|faction=Autobot
|unit=Combiner
|star=3
|components=Shouki, Getsuei, Yukikaze, Suiken, Seizan, Kaen
|abilities={{ew-ability
|ability=Break Zone
|abilitydesc=Gains an acid aura and damage reduction shield before rushing into combat. This aura coats enemies in his path in acid that damages them overtime and decreases their attack and movement speed for 10 seconds. The acid deals double damage to Bots, C.O.M.B.A.T.s and Combiners.}}
{{ew-ability
|ability=Bullet Train
|abilitydesc=Rapidly fires at a target for several seconds with the shots bouncing to another target but deals less damage with each bounce. When deployed via [[Transformers: Earth Wars#Defense|Combiner Beacon]] with this ability active, the ability deals double damage to Bots, C.O.M.B.A.T.s and Combiners. In addition, the ability damage increases whilst also gaining lifesteal whenever he takes damage while this ability is active.}}
{{ew-ability
|ability=Gauge Blast
|abilitydesc='''(Unlocks at 4-star rating)''' Charges an energy orb for 10 seconds that explodes in a large area damaging targets, the damage of the explosion increases by a small percentage whenever he takes damage. When deployed via Combiner Beacon with this ability active, buildings gain Acid damage resistance for 30 seconds.}}
{{ew-ability
|ability=Caustic Cargo
|abilitydesc='''(Unlocks at 5-star rating)''' Fire an acid orb that that coats targets in a large area with acid damaging them for 10 seconds. Targets damaged by the orb but destroyed afterwards will explode dealing damage in a small area. Upon death, your squad is immune to heal blocking effects reduces enemy healing for 15 seconds.}}
|date=[[November 21]], [[2024]]
|counterpart=[[Dinoking#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dinoking]]
|notes=Raiden's in-game appearance is based on his [[#MPG|''MPG'' figure]] but with his "Leg Beam" ankle winglets omitted. As you've noticed with his ability descriptions, Raiden was designed with a greater emphasis on use in defense compared to other Combiner units. In fact, his ability "Gauge Blast" used to apply a damage resistance to [[Transformers: Earth Wars#Elemental Damage and Status Effects|Water damage]] instead of Acid damage as a means of countering [[God Neptune#Transformers: Earth Wars|God Neptune]]'s dominant use of that specific elemental damage. But following the major balance patch in [[2025]] the ability would be changed to its current form as Water damage has since been retired.
}}
{{stub|{{storylink|The Yesterday War}}}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|The Headmasters}}
[[File:Raiden toy.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|His real name is Jack.]]
{|
|<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Shouki''' (Trainbot, [[1987]])}}
:*''ID number'': '''C-125'''
{{Bp-a1|'''Getsei''' (Trainbot, 1987)}}
:*''ID number'': '''C-126'''
{{Bp-a1|'''Yukikaze''' (Trainbot, 1987)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-127'''
|
|<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Suiken''' (Trainbot, 1987)}}
:*''ID number'': '''C-128'''
{{Bp-a1|'''Seizan''' (Trainbot, 1987)}}
:*''ID number'': '''C-129'''
{{Bp-a1|'''Kaen''' (Trainbot, 1987)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-130'''
|}
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Raiden is the combined robot form of the six Trainbots, released by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in the third year of their ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline, as part of the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1987 (The Headmasters)|Headmasters]]'' series. Originally part of the ''[[Diaclone]]: Car Robot'' line (and passed over by [[Hasbro]] for their [[The Transformers (toyline)|''Transformers'' toylines]]), each Trainbot transforms into a farcically-out-of-[[scale]]-for-the-line train engine.

: Each Trainbot has a (mostly) dedicated location in the combiner: [[Shouki#Toys|Shouki]] forms the upper torso, [[Kaen#Toys|Kaen]] the lower torso (and head), [[Getsuei#Toys|Getsuei]] and [[Yukikaze (G1)#Toys|Yukikaze]] can only form legs (though their nominal placements are as Raiden's right and left, respectively), and [[Suiken#Toys|Suiken]] and [[Seizan#Toys|Seizan]] form arms (nominally Raiden's left and right, respectively).

: The six Trainbots were most commonly sold individually.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Cybertron/Raiden/raiden.htm More information on Raiden at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Giftset}}
[[File:G1toy raiden giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Raiden''' (Gift set, [[1987]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-131'''
:*''Accessories'': Left & right fists, chestplate, waist armor, back armor, 2 "Leg Beams", 2 "Wing Lasers", "Train Bazooka" rifle, 6 individual Trainbot guns
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: The Trainbots were also made available in a big box set of six. All of the toys in this set are identical to their individual releases.

{{-}}{{anchor|Zone}}
[[File:Zonetoy shouki.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Shouki in ''Zone'' packaging.]]
{|
|<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Shouki''' (Trainbot, [[1990]])}}
:*''ID number'': '''C-354'''
{{Bp-a1|'''Getsei''' (Trainbot, 1990)}}
:*''ID number'': '''C-355'''
{{Bp-a1|'''Yukikaze''' (Trainbot, 1990)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-356'''
|
|<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Suiken''' (Trainbot, 1990)}}
:*''ID number'': '''C-357'''
{{Bp-a1|'''Seizan''' (Trainbot, 1990)}}
:*''ID number'': '''C-358'''
{{Bp-a1|'''Kaen''' (Trainbot, 1990)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-359'''
|}

: The six Trainbots were re-released (without fanfare or acknowledgment in fiction) years later in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1990 (Zone)|Zone]]'' portion of Takara's ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' line. These releases are nearly identical to the original 1987 versions, except these lack [[rubsign]]s, which had been phased out of the toyline a few years prior.

: They were only sold in individual boxes this time around, with no complete-team box set.
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===''Transform Jr''===
[[File:Tfjr_raiden.jpg|right|thumb|Revenge with a vengeance...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Shouki / Seizan''' (Gift set, [[1987]])}}
:*''ID number'': '''Trainbot Set 1''' (トレインボットセット1)
{{Bp-a1|'''Yukikaze / Suiken''' (Gift set, 1987)}}
:*''ID number'': '''Trainbot Set 2''' (トレインボットセット2)
{{Bp-a1|'''Getsuei / Kaen''' (Gift set, 1987)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''Trainbot Set 3''' (トレインボットセット3)

: Smaller, simplified versions of the Trainbots were released under the ''[[Transform Jr]]'' subline in Japan, in three sets with two Trainbots apiece.

: Weirdly, Suiken ended up primarily dark blue and cream rather than his normal dark green; this happens to be the colors of the original toy's ''Diaclone'' alternate deco, but it's also possible this was simply a case of the necessities of gang-molding forcing the color change, as all of the other ''Trainbots'' have their original/Transformers colors.

::*''[http://www.vega.or.jp/~butto/tftcollejr-01.htm More information on Transform Jr Raiden at a Japanese fansite]

{{anchor|TFJrGiftset}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Raiden''' (Gift set, 1987)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Left & right fists, chestplate, "Train Bazooka" rifle
:*''ID number'': '''C-131'''

: Once again, the complete ''Transform Jr'' Trainbot team was also sold in a complete set of six, each toy identical to the sold-as-pairs releases.

: This set also includes an Autobot [[insignia]] pocket-clip included with many ''Transform Jr'' figures.
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===''MPG''===
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MPG-Raiden.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I am lightning... The Train Transformed.]]
[[File:TF-MPG-Trainbot-Kaen-Raiden-Box-Set.jpg|thumb|Gift set comes with everything you see here, plus Kaen! ...But not anybody else!]]
[[File:Transformers-MPG-Ginou-Raiden.jpg|thumb|With Ginou]]
[[File:Transformers-MPG-Shiden.jpg|thumb|With Ginou and Yamabuki]]
{|
|<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''[[Shouki#MPG|Trainbot Shouki]]''' ([[June 25]], [[2022]])}}
:*''ID number'': '''MPG-01'''
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Getsuei#MPG|Trainbot Getsuei]]''' ([[September 24]], 2022)}}
:*''ID number'': '''MPG-02'''
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Yukikaze (G1)#MPG|Trainbot Yukikaze]]''' ([[February 25]], [[2023]])}}
:*''ID number'': '''MPG-03'''
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Suiken#MPG|Trainbot Suiken]]''' ([[June 24]], 2023)}}
:*''ID number'': '''MPG-04'''
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Seizan#MPG|Trainbot Seizan]]''' ([[September 30]], 2023)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MPG-05'''
|valign=top|<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''[[Kaen#MPG|Trainbot Kaen]]''' ([[February 24]], [[2024]])}}
:*''ID number:'' '''MPG-06'''
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Kaen#MPGRaidenset|Trainbot Raiden]]''' (February 24, 2024)}}
:*''ID number'': '''MPG-06S'''
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Ginou#MPG|Trainbot Ginou]]''' ([[September 28]], 2024)}}
:*''ID number:'' '''MPG-07'''
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Yamabuki#MPG|Trainbot Yamabuki]]''' ([[October 26]], 2024)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''MPG-08'''
|}
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Dai Ono]] ([[Tomytec]])|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

: Previously teased at the "A Railway Story In The Sky" exhibition on [[December 3]], [[2019]] and later confirmed in a magazine interview<ref>[https://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/techspecs/interviewkojinono.html Figure King 278: Interview with Kōjin Ōno] at Soundwave's Oblivion</ref> with designer [[Kōjin Ōno]] in the [[March]] [[2021]] issue of ''[[Figure Ō]]'', ''[[The Transformers: MPG|MPG]]'' Raiden is the combined form of the ''MPG'' Trainbots. Designed in collaboration with [[TOMIX]], the {{w|Rail transport modelling|train department}} of TakaraTomy's {{w|scale model}} oriented subsidiary [[Tomytec]], Raiden's train mode is made to HO [[scale]],<ref>[https://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/techspecs/interviewkojinono2.html Figure King 285: Interview With MPG-01 Raiden Development Team – English Translation] at Soundwaves Oblivion</ref> which—whether or not intentional—puts the individual Trainbots at the right scale in [[robot mode]] with the ''Masterpiece'' figures, but leaves Raiden incredibly short by comparison, as the combined mode is approximately the size of a ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' gestalt. Further to that Raiden is especially top-heavy due to the mass of the torso/Shouki overriding the capacity of the pin and bar joints in his ankles, Kaen's scant contribution to Raiden lacking buttressing to the thighs, and- ironically for a combiner created entirely out of trains-[https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/train-wheel-science/the slim areas of friction on the soles of his feet], all of which meaning Raiden struggles to keep himself upright unassisted.

: The ''MPG'' Trainbots include accessories for Raiden himself in the form of the "Train Bazooka" of his original toy, the "[[Kōken]]" (光剣, "Light Sword") broadsword pulled from its appearance in the [[Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears|fifteenth episode]] of the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''Headmasters'' cartoon]], and another lightsaber-esque weapon pulled from [[:File:HeadOn RaidenVsBruticus.JPG|its appearance]] in the [[Head On!! Fortress Maximus|thirteenth episode]] packed in with Suiken, Seizan, and Kaen respectively.

: Each Trainbot was individually released, one by one, for 20 months. Whoof.

: Optional Generation 1 toy-accurate stickers for Raiden's chest plate were released by TakaraTomy as a promotion in ''Figure Ō''{{'}}s [[July]] [[2022]] issue.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/06/27/figure-king-magazine-official-stickers-for-masterpiece-mpg-01-shouki-459472 Figure King Magazine Official Stickers For MPG-01 Shouki] at TFW2005</ref>

:The "Trainbot Raiden" release of Kaen comes with additional display stands for both Raiden and the individual Trainbots, a chromed version of Kōken, and a unique box with additional art of Raiden that allows storage of all six Trainbot's packaging in one box, as well as the display stands and chromed sword. The display stands are a desaturated orange compared to MP-57's much brighter orange.

: Beginning in late 2024, ''MPG'' began introducing all-new Trainbots beginning with [[Ginou#MPG|Ginou]], a {{w|Doctor Yellow}}-themed [[Retool|reshell]] of Shouki packed with a "doctor's bag" that converts into a waist extension for Raiden as well as a new chestplate referencing Raiden's preproduction character model as seen in [[:File:Diaclone Raiden art.jpg|''Diaclone'' catalog artwork]]. The Yukikaze retool [[Yamabuki]] soon followed, another Doctor Yellow based on the original ''Diaclone'' variant "Yellowliner" packed with a new faceplated head to convert Raiden into new combiner "[[Shiden|Raiden Special Formation Shiden]]" (ライデン特別編成シデン) and complete the catalog look.

:There are a few important notes for ''MPG'' Raiden owners. First is that when transforming Getsuei into leg mode as indicated in the instructions, attempting to bend the knee will result in any articulation being obstructed by the transformation sliders. TakaraTomy demonstrated how to articulate the knee properly in a video demonstrating ''MPG'' Raiden's articulation, by leaving the sliders uncompressed.<ref>[https://youtu.be/cKuC3Keeh7c?t=229 Finally completed Raiden! Transformers MPG series review! Introducing Trainbot Kaen! (Hobiko & Torako Review)] ''MPG'' Raiden demo video, featuring alternate Getsuei transformation.</ref> Secondly, Raiden is designed to lean forward in an S-stance, as opposed to an MP-1 styled A-stance. Both Getsuei and Yukikaze's combined forms have intended articulation to accommodate this. Kaen's instructions simply demonstrate attaching the limbs, and not taking the extra step to stabilise him.

:Another word of warning is necessary for the aspirant ''MPG'' Trainbot diorama builder: the set's adherence to vehicle mode accuracy proves something of a double-edged sword. While the ''MPG'' Trainbots adhere to a unified 1:87-ish {{w|HO scale|HO ''scale''}}, they do not adhere to a unified ''track width''. In accordance with their real-life inspirations, Shouki, Yukikaze, Ginou and Yamabuki utilize {{w|standard gauge}} ({{w|HO scale#Track|true HO}}) tracks while Getsuei, Suiken, Seizan and Kaen utilize {{w|metre gauge}} ({{w|HO scale#Track|HOm}}) tracks. It is thus necessary to split the team up accordingly if one is to actually roll the danged things.<ref>[[Source:The Transformers: MPG#MPG2|Vehicle mode section of Getsuei's ''MPG'' bio.]]</ref> The Trainbots also lack functional bogeys, leaving them unable to move around corners. Straight tracks only!

::*''[[Source:The Transformers: MPG|Machine translation of the ''MPG'' Trainbots' bios]]''
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Gum''===
[[Image:Tfgum_raiden.jpg|right|thumb|Revengeance.]]
*'''Raiden''' ([[1987]])
**''Accessories:'' Left & right fists, 2 "Leg Beams"

:Released as part of the seventh wave of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' series of snap-together [[candy toy]] model kits, this simplified version of Raiden is molded in white, blue and grey plastic. Being that he is a combiner, Raiden doesn't transform like most other ''Transformers Gum'' models; instead, his limbs can disconnect and transform into train-mode Yukikaze, Seizan, Suiken and Getsuei (his torso is not capable of transforming, so Kaen and Shouki get no such love). The figure features no paint applications, but came with stickers to add detail, and a terrible stick of gum.
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===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF Raiden.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Waiting for the ghost train(s).]]
*'''Raiden''' ([[2001]])
**''Act'': '''3'''
**''Accessories:'' Stand

: A three-inch tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Raiden was available in the third ''Headmasters''-centric "Act" of Takara's ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. Like all the figures in the wave, it was available in both standard full color figure and colorless clear plastic versions, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

: In two out of every ten cases, the colored version of Raiden came packaged with the head and sword pieces for the wave's collectible [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Fortress Maximus]] "build-a-figure". These parts could be in either full color or clear plastic, packed at an equal 1:1 ratio.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/Raiden/raiden.htm More information on ''Super Collection Figure'' Raiden at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/ClearRaiden/raiden.htm More information on clear Raiden at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*"Raiden" can be written as the kanji "雷電", meaning "Thunder and Lightning". It is an alternate name of {{w|Raijin}}, the Japanese god of thunder and lightning.
*Raiden had the preliminary name of '''Grandliner''' (グランドライナー). This name would later be used by Toei for another train combiner robot in the 1999 tokusatsu series ''{{w|Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive}}''.
*Raiden's on-package [[bio]] specifically notes that he dislikes Devastator, presumably a reference to the toys' shared origins as ''[[Diaclone]]'' combiners.
*Raiden's animation model is based on his ''Diaclone'' toy, rather than the ''Headmasters'' version of the figure, lacking as it does the orange armor plate added to the waist of the robot for his ''Transformers'' release.
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===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''The Robot Train''', '''Grimlock''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Léidiàn''' (雷电, "Thunder and Lightning")
*''Russian:'' '''Neustrashimiy''' (Неустрашимый, "Fearless")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Trainbots story page.jpg|[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] character model
</gallery>

==External links==
* [http://diaclone.net/orid/diatr/ ''Diaclone'' Raiden] at the Diaclone.net fansite (Japanese)

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File:EW-Raiden.jpg

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[[Space Ape Games]] ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'' static render of playable Autobot Combiner [[Raiden]], released by official email newsletter [[November 20|20 November]] [[2024]] and made playable [[November 22|22 November]] 2024.

{{TFEarthWarsGamecap|type=combiner|year=2024}}

Dinoking

2026-05-12T04:32:08Z

PBChew18: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */ Adding game info

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{featured}}
:''Dinoking is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combiner]] from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Dinoking.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|Dinosaur King is what you wanna be, yeah Dinosaur King is your destiny, yeah C'mon an' make your move!]]
'''Dinoking''' (ダイノキング ''Dainokingu'') is the combination of all six [[Dinoforce]] warriors. With the bodies and minds of all six members combined into one, he is the top Decepticon when it comes to mindless violence. He enhances the natural abilities of all the members of the force and adds a few of his own. His brain power, however, is about the same as any individual Dinoforce member, and he is somewhat insubordinate when it comes to taking orders and prefers to go about fighting in his own fashion.

Dinoking has a fierce rivalry with the [[Autobot]] [[Combiner]], [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]]. He will stop at nothing to destroy his enemy.

Dinoking is composed of:

*[[Goryu (G1)|Goryu]] (''Tyrannosaurus rex'', leader, left leg)
*[[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] (''Triceratops'', upper torso)
*[[Gairyu]] (''Ankylosaurus'', left arm)
*[[Yokuryu]] (''Pteranodon'', right arm)
*[[Rairyu]] (''Brontosaurus'', lower torso)
*[[Doryu (G1)|Doryu]] (''Stegosaurus'', right leg)

==Fiction==
===''Victory'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Daisuke Gōri]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:Starsaber vs dinoking.jpg|left|thumb|If your sword can't forgive evil, then why do you let me join the Autobots at the end of the series?]]
The [[Dinoforce]] used Dinoking for the first time when they battled the [[Brainmaster]]s. The Dinoforce got their butts kicked, until [[Goryu (G1)|Goryu]] gave the order to combine into Dinoking. Now they could easily take on the Brainmasters, though [[Holi]], watching them on the main screen at Galaxy Base, was unimpressed with the new gestalt. His appraisal was proven correct when [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] shortly arrived and slashed Dinoking, causing him to split into his components. {{storylink|Sneak Attack! Dinoking}}

In an attempt to please [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], [[Leozack]] took the Dinoforce to attack Star Saber at [[Jan Minakaze|Jan]]'s new school. The three Brainmasters arrived and angered Goryu with insults, prompting him to command another Dinoking fusion. The Brainmasters responded by combining into the mighty [[Road Caesar]] and were able to defeat the Dinoforce easily. {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}}

[[File:AttackLeozack Dinoking medium shot.jpg|thumb]]
When the Breastforce came up with a plan to capture a power plant, the Dinoforce was sent to carry it out. The [[Multiforce]] arrived to stop them, but Goryu ordered his team to combine. Dinoking fought them and weakened the Multiforce until [[Machtackle]] suggested they too combine. Leozack blocked their first attempt, then berated Dinoking over the amount of damage they were causing to the plant. After [[Drillhorn (G1)|Drillhorn]] also got on Dinoking's case, the Multiforce combined into [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]] and challenged Dinoking to a fight. This proved unwise, as Landcross was almost beaten to death by Dinoking, Leozack and Drillhorn until Star Saber arrived. Dinoking almost defeated Star Saber, but only because the Autobot leader was holding back until the civilians were evacuated. Once that was done, Star Saber trounced Dinoking easily, forcing the Dinoforce to separate and retreat. {{storylink|Unite!! Multiforce}}

Leozack then approached Dinoforce while they were relaxing on an island and ordered them to attack a children's amusement park. The Autobot Brainmasters and [[Rescue Patrol Team]] arrived to confront them, but Dinoking's battle with Road Caesar was cut short when Leozack abandoned the combiner. Dinoking retreated too, but the Dinoforce were still amused by Leozack's toadying to Deathsaurus. {{storylink|Move Out! Rescue Team}}

The Decepticon Breastforce took control of a mine and needed the Dinoforce to help take its energy. Angered when Star Saber's ran his V-Star into him, Goryu ordered his team to form Dinoking. However, one blow from Star Saber's sword again forced them back into their single robot modes. {{storylink|Infiltration... The Uranium Mine}}

[[File:RescueJean Dinoking stock pose.jpg|thumb|left]]

Due the arrival of [[Liokaiser]], the combined form of Breastforce, it would be some time before Dinoking would show himself again. In an attempt to calm Deathsaurus's growing anger, Drillhorn came up with a plan to steal a tanker full of energy. At the same time, the Dinoforce would plant a bomb in the city to keep the Autobots at bay. After battling Star Saber and the Brainmasters as a group, they merged into Dinoking to finish off the Autobots, but Star Saber kept Dinoking at bay till until [[Braver]] was able to find the bomb. Then [[Blacker]] and [[Laster]] joined the fight, and the Breastforce and Dinoforce retreated, the plan having ended in failure. {{storylink|Tanker Hijack Operation}}

Dinoking was needed again in [[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]]'s latest plan, which involved kidnapping Jan and Holi. [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] was unsure about the way Hellbat treated them, and Jan and Holi were able to fool Kakuryu and sneak out. Soon after, Star Saber and [[Galaxy Shuttle]] arrived. Dinoking battled Star Saber, but turned and ran when Galaxy Shuttle transformed. {{storylink|Rescue Jan!!}}

[[File:Victory36 dinokingmeteor.jpg|thumb|Look up in the sky. It's a bird. It's a plane, no it's... A METEOR!!!]]

Dinoking, Leozack and Hellbat attacked an energy stockpile in the middle of nowhere, but the raid was stopped by a new Autobot: the rebuilt God Ginrai, now called Victory Leo. After Leo easily defeated Leozack, Hellbat and their [[Breast Animal]]s, Dinoking attempted to stop the Autobot by tossing a massive energy container on him, but Leo shot the container and almost vaporised Dinoking. It was not pretty. {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}}

Dinoking reappeared a little bit later when the Decepticons attacked Jan's school again. This time, however, he was up against Star Saber and Victory Leo's new, combined form, Victory Saber. Despite Dinoking having a new weapon, the [[Dinoblaster cannon]], he was still defeated by the Autobot and forced back into his individual robot modes yet again. {{storylink|Jan - Defend the Campus!!}}

After Deathsaurus abandoned the Dinoforce, they continued to attack cities as Dinoking, unaware of the betrayal. They faced Victory Leo and Star Saber again, but when the two Autobots fled, he believed they were fleeing from him—until he turned around and saw the incoming meteor fired by Deathsaurus's fortress. Dinoking was blasted apart by the explosion, and a badly-damaged Goryu was rushed to Autobot Shuttle base for repairs. {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}}

===''Victory'' comic===
The Dinoforce were laying waste to a city, eventually combining into Dinoking for the kill. Their rampage was cut short when the [[Multiforce]] combiner, [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]], arrived. He declared his intentions to become the Decepticon's new rival, and the two squared off. Dinoking was defeated and forced into retreat. {{storylink|So Cool! Our Ally, Star Saber!}}

Much later, when Dinoking finally showed himself again, Star Saber was forced to battle [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], [[Liokaiser]] and Dinoking all at once. Before they could destroy him, a new Autobot warrior named Victory Leo arrived and struck back. Star Saber and Victory Leo combined into the powerful Autobot Victory Saber and were able to defeat their enemies with their "Flash Victory" attack. {{storylink|The Strongest Pair, the Combination of Victory!}}

===''Kre-O'' comic===
[[File:Dinoking microchanger combiner.JPG|thumb]]

Dinoking was with the Decepticons when they showed the "[[Metroplex (G1)|Metrotitan]]" form of their newly repainted Decepticon City. {{Storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{ew-char
|name=Dinoking
|image=[[File:EW-Dinoking.jpg|center|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
|faction=Decepticon
|unit=Combiner
|star=3
|components=Goryu, Kakuryu, Gairyu, Yokuryu, Rairyu, Doryu
|abilities={{ew-ability
|ability=Shellmaster
|abilitydesc=Gains an acid aura and damage reduction shield before rushing into combat. This aura coats enemies in his path in acid that damages them overtime and decreases their attack and movement speed for 10 seconds. The acid deals double damage to Bots, C.O.M.B.A.T.s and Combiners.}}
{{ew-ability
|ability=Dino Blaster
|abilitydesc=Rapidly fires at a target for several seconds with the shots bouncing to another target but deals less damage with each bounce. When deployed via [[Transformers: Earth Wars#Defense|Combiner Beacon]] with this ability active, the ability deals double damage to Bots, C.O.M.B.A.T.s and Combiners. In addition, the ability damage increases whilst also gaining lifesteal whenever he takes damage while this ability is active.}}
{{ew-ability
|ability=Meteoric Rise
|abilitydesc='''(Unlocks at 4-star rating)''' Charges an energy orb for 10 seconds that explodes in a large area damaging targets, the damage of the explosion increases by a small percentage whenever he takes damage. When deployed via Combiner Beacon with this ability active, buildings gain Acid damage resistance for 30 seconds upon deployment.}}
{{ew-ability
|ability=Acid Maw
|abilitydesc='''(Unlocks at 5-star rating)''' Fire an acid orb that that coats targets in a large area with acid damaging them for 10 seconds. Targets destroyed by the orb will explode damaging other targets in a small area. Upon death, your squad is immunity from heal blocking effects reduces enemy healing for 15 seconds.}}
|date=[[November 21]], [[2024]]
|counterpart=[[Raiden#Transformers: Earth Wars|Raiden]]
|notes=Dinoking's in-game appearance is based on the [[IP infringement|third party figure]] "Saurus Ryu-Oh" by Fansproject, who in turn based their figure's limb arrangement on the misarranged limb configuration [[circular reporting#Non-TFWiki misreporting|commonly seen on the internet]]. As you've noticed with his ability descriptions, Dinoking was designed with a greater emphasis on use in defense compared to other Combiner units. In fact, his ability "Meteoric Rise" used to apply a damage resistance to [[Transformers: Earth Wars#Elemental Damage and Status Effects|Water damage]] instead of Acid damage as a means of countering [[Ruination (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ruination]]'s dominant use of that specific elemental damage. But following the major balance patch in [[2025]] the ability would be changed to its current form as Water damage has since been retired.
}}
{{stub|{{storylink|The Yesterday War}}}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Victory}}
[[File:Victory-toy Dinoking.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Apologies: his legs are on the wrong sides. The blue limbs both go on his right, green both on his left. Sorry about that.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (''Dinoforce'' giftset, [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''D-328'''
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the ''Victory''-branded portion of the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Victory|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline, under the ''Dinoforce'' [[gimmick]]-based [[subline imprint]], Dinoking is formed by combining the six members of the Dinoforce, who were available both individually and as a giftset. He is a redeco of the [[Pretender Monster]] combiner [[Monstructor (G1)#Toys|Monstructor]]. Much like the earlier combiner teams, Dinoking requires the attachment of separate accessories—his head, waist, fists and feet—to complete his combined mode. However, unlike earlier combiners, the separate pieces can all be stored on the individual team members; they fit on the Dinoforce's shells. Dinoking wields the "Dino Blaster" which—if you bought the individual figures—comes with [[Kakuryu (G1)#Toys|Kakuryu]].

: As his individual components are not much larger than [[Micromaster]]s, Dinoking is the smallest of the Generation 1 combiners, standing about the same height as regular toys like [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Hot Rod]]… yes, even shorter than the [[Micromaster#Micromaster Six-Teams|Micromaster Six-Teams]]' combined forms.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Dinoking/dinoking.htm More information on Dinoking at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-toy Dinoking.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|AXtinction is forever.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (Gift set, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Decepticon Dinoking''' (ディセプティコンダイノキング)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-89'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 29]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': Multi-part halberd, multi-part cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] and [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging)<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Sludge and Slug] from Hasbro designer Evan Brooks on Instagram</ref>

: Finally achieving the form this mold set was clearly meant to be from the beginning, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Dinoking is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of the ''Legacy: Evolution'' Core Class Dinobot combiner [[Volcanicus (POTP)#Legacy|Volcanicus]], with his deco favoring the cartoon portrayal over the original toy's. Also unlike his original toy, his limbs are not designed to swap with each other.

: Aside from everyone in the set having a new-mold head, Dinoking comes with a slew of new parts. His new fist-parts give him wrist swivels and a bit more forearm structural integrity. A pair of large non-firing missile pods attach to the soles of his feet, giving him extra stability thanks to the broader, solid surface and addition of ankle tilts. Three new melee weapons combine with the single small sword accessory from the original [[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Snarl]] tooling to form his signature halberd from the cartoon; while stock photography shows him awkwardly holding the halberd by the tip of the lower handle (Goryu's club), the two-part shaft means you can slide the scythe part down into the fist far enough to peg the club in ''under'' Dinoking's fist for a much more natural grip. He also has a handgun based on the cannon from the original toy, though it also resembles the [[Dinoblaster cannon]] he used in the cartoon. Whew!

: He was originally only available in a [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] box set of six Dinoforce members: [[Doryu (G1)#Legacy|Doryu]], [[Gairyu#Legacy|Gairyu]], [[Goryu (G1)#Legacy|Goryu]], [[Kakuryu (G1)#Legacy|Kakuryu]], [[Rairyu#Legacy|Rairyu]], and [[Yokuryu#Legacy|Yokuryu]]. This set was later released in Japan under TakaraTomy's ''[[T-SPARK]]'' series.

: Dinoking was redecoed and retooled into ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' [[Monstructor (G1)#Age of the Primes|Monstructor]] for the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline.
{{-}}

==Notes==
[[File:DefendTheCampus Dinoking's cannon.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|"Say hello to my little obligatory Scarface reference!"]]
*The ''Victory'' cartoon depicts the Dinoforce members as carrying melee weapons, rather than the blasters the toys actually came with and Dinoking uses a large halberd. He either fires energy beams from the spearhead or rings of energy from any of the blades. He also possesses the gargantuan "Dinoblaster Cannon", a large blaster amalgamated from his individual components' rarely-used guns. Aside from its usage as a firearm, it can also function as a makeshift club and was only seen in "[[Jan - Defend the Campus!!]]"
*Dinoforce's melee weapons and Dinoking's halberd appear to be based on an [[:File:Liokaiser Concept Scythe.jpg|abandoned set of combining weapons]] originally meant for [[Liokaiser]]. The weapon sketch was probably unintentionally included in the design materials sent to the cartoon staff.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Monstructor''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kōnglóng Wáng''' (China, 恐龙王, "Dinosaur King")
*''Russian:'' '''Monstructor''' (Монструктор ''Monstruktor'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Dinoforce]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]

Dinoking

2026-05-12T04:21:13Z

PBChew18: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */ Adding game info

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{featured}}
:''Dinoking is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combiner]] from the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory|Victory]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:Dinoking.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|Dinosaur King is what you wanna be, yeah Dinosaur King is your destiny, yeah C'mon an' make your move!]]
'''Dinoking''' (ダイノキング ''Dainokingu'') is the combination of all six [[Dinoforce]] warriors. With the bodies and minds of all six members combined into one, he is the top Decepticon when it comes to mindless violence. He enhances the natural abilities of all the members of the force and adds a few of his own. His brain power, however, is about the same as any individual Dinoforce member, and he is somewhat insubordinate when it comes to taking orders and prefers to go about fighting in his own fashion.

Dinoking has a fierce rivalry with the [[Autobot]] [[Combiner]], [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]]. He will stop at nothing to destroy his enemy.

Dinoking is composed of:

*[[Goryu (G1)|Goryu]] (''Tyrannosaurus rex'', leader, left leg)
*[[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] (''Triceratops'', upper torso)
*[[Gairyu]] (''Ankylosaurus'', left arm)
*[[Yokuryu]] (''Pteranodon'', right arm)
*[[Rairyu]] (''Brontosaurus'', lower torso)
*[[Doryu (G1)|Doryu]] (''Stegosaurus'', right leg)

==Fiction==
===''Victory'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Daisuke Gōri]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:Starsaber vs dinoking.jpg|left|thumb|If your sword can't forgive evil, then why do you let me join the Autobots at the end of the series?]]
The [[Dinoforce]] used Dinoking for the first time when they battled the [[Brainmaster]]s. The Dinoforce got their butts kicked, until [[Goryu (G1)|Goryu]] gave the order to combine into Dinoking. Now they could easily take on the Brainmasters, though [[Holi]], watching them on the main screen at Galaxy Base, was unimpressed with the new gestalt. His appraisal was proven correct when [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] shortly arrived and slashed Dinoking, causing him to split into his components. {{storylink|Sneak Attack! Dinoking}}

In an attempt to please [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], [[Leozack]] took the Dinoforce to attack Star Saber at [[Jan Minakaze|Jan]]'s new school. The three Brainmasters arrived and angered Goryu with insults, prompting him to command another Dinoking fusion. The Brainmasters responded by combining into the mighty [[Road Caesar]] and were able to defeat the Dinoforce easily. {{storylink|Attack! Leozack}}

[[File:AttackLeozack Dinoking medium shot.jpg|thumb]]
When the Breastforce came up with a plan to capture a power plant, the Dinoforce was sent to carry it out. The [[Multiforce]] arrived to stop them, but Goryu ordered his team to combine. Dinoking fought them and weakened the Multiforce until [[Machtackle]] suggested they too combine. Leozack blocked their first attempt, then berated Dinoking over the amount of damage they were causing to the plant. After [[Drillhorn (G1)|Drillhorn]] also got on Dinoking's case, the Multiforce combined into [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]] and challenged Dinoking to a fight. This proved unwise, as Landcross was almost beaten to death by Dinoking, Leozack and Drillhorn until Star Saber arrived. Dinoking almost defeated Star Saber, but only because the Autobot leader was holding back until the civilians were evacuated. Once that was done, Star Saber trounced Dinoking easily, forcing the Dinoforce to separate and retreat. {{storylink|Unite!! Multiforce}}

Leozack then approached Dinoforce while they were relaxing on an island and ordered them to attack a children's amusement park. The Autobot Brainmasters and [[Rescue Patrol Team]] arrived to confront them, but Dinoking's battle with Road Caesar was cut short when Leozack abandoned the combiner. Dinoking retreated too, but the Dinoforce were still amused by Leozack's toadying to Deathsaurus. {{storylink|Move Out! Rescue Team}}

The Decepticon Breastforce took control of a mine and needed the Dinoforce to help take its energy. Angered when Star Saber's ran his V-Star into him, Goryu ordered his team to form Dinoking. However, one blow from Star Saber's sword again forced them back into their single robot modes. {{storylink|Infiltration... The Uranium Mine}}

[[File:RescueJean Dinoking stock pose.jpg|thumb|left]]

Due the arrival of [[Liokaiser]], the combined form of Breastforce, it would be some time before Dinoking would show himself again. In an attempt to calm Deathsaurus's growing anger, Drillhorn came up with a plan to steal a tanker full of energy. At the same time, the Dinoforce would plant a bomb in the city to keep the Autobots at bay. After battling Star Saber and the Brainmasters as a group, they merged into Dinoking to finish off the Autobots, but Star Saber kept Dinoking at bay till until [[Braver]] was able to find the bomb. Then [[Blacker]] and [[Laster]] joined the fight, and the Breastforce and Dinoforce retreated, the plan having ended in failure. {{storylink|Tanker Hijack Operation}}

Dinoking was needed again in [[Hellbat (G1)|Hellbat]]'s latest plan, which involved kidnapping Jan and Holi. [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]] was unsure about the way Hellbat treated them, and Jan and Holi were able to fool Kakuryu and sneak out. Soon after, Star Saber and [[Galaxy Shuttle]] arrived. Dinoking battled Star Saber, but turned and ran when Galaxy Shuttle transformed. {{storylink|Rescue Jan!!}}

[[File:Victory36 dinokingmeteor.jpg|thumb|Look up in the sky. It's a bird. It's a plane, no it's... A METEOR!!!]]

Dinoking, Leozack and Hellbat attacked an energy stockpile in the middle of nowhere, but the raid was stopped by a new Autobot: the rebuilt God Ginrai, now called Victory Leo. After Leo easily defeated Leozack, Hellbat and their [[Breast Animal]]s, Dinoking attempted to stop the Autobot by tossing a massive energy container on him, but Leo shot the container and almost vaporised Dinoking. It was not pretty. {{storylink|Fight!! Victory Leo}}

Dinoking reappeared a little bit later when the Decepticons attacked Jan's school again. This time, however, he was up against Star Saber and Victory Leo's new, combined form, Victory Saber. Despite Dinoking having a new weapon, the [[Dinoblaster cannon]], he was still defeated by the Autobot and forced back into his individual robot modes yet again. {{storylink|Jan - Defend the Campus!!}}

After Deathsaurus abandoned the Dinoforce, they continued to attack cities as Dinoking, unaware of the betrayal. They faced Victory Leo and Star Saber again, but when the two Autobots fled, he believed they were fleeing from him—until he turned around and saw the incoming meteor fired by Deathsaurus's fortress. Dinoking was blasted apart by the explosion, and a badly-damaged Goryu was rushed to Autobot Shuttle base for repairs. {{storylink|The Wrath of the Resurrected Giant Fortress!}}

===''Victory'' comic===
The Dinoforce were laying waste to a city, eventually combining into Dinoking for the kill. Their rampage was cut short when the [[Multiforce]] combiner, [[Landcross (G1)|Landcross]], arrived. He declared his intentions to become the Decepticon's new rival, and the two squared off. Dinoking was defeated and forced into retreat. {{storylink|So Cool! Our Ally, Star Saber!}}

Much later, when Dinoking finally showed himself again, Star Saber was forced to battle [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]], [[Liokaiser]] and Dinoking all at once. Before they could destroy him, a new Autobot warrior named Victory Leo arrived and struck back. Star Saber and Victory Leo combined into the powerful Autobot Victory Saber and were able to defeat their enemies with their "Flash Victory" attack. {{storylink|The Strongest Pair, the Combination of Victory!}}

===''Kre-O'' comic===
[[File:Dinoking microchanger combiner.JPG|thumb]]

Dinoking was with the Decepticons when they showed the "[[Metroplex (G1)|Metrotitan]]" form of their newly repainted Decepticon City. {{Storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{ew-char
|name=Dinoking
|image=[[File:EW-Dinoking.jpg|center|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
|faction=Decepticon
|unit=Combiner
|star=3
|components=Goryu, Kakuryu, Gairyu, Yokuryu, Rairyu, Doryu
|abilities={{ew-ability
|ability=Shellmaster
|abilitydesc=Gains an acid aura and damage reduction shield before rushing into combat. This aura coats enemies in his path in acid that damages them overtime and decreases their attack and movement speed for 10 seconds. The acid deals double damage to Bots, C.O.M.B.A.T.s and Combiners.}}
{{ew-ability
|ability=Dino Blaster
|abilitydesc=Rapidly fires at a target for several seconds with the shots bouncing to another target but deals less damage with each bounce. When deployed via [[Transformers: Earth Wars#Defense|Combiner Beacon]] with this ability active, the ability deals double damage to Bots, C.O.M.B.A.T.s and Combiners. In addition, the ability damage increases whilst also gaining lifesteal whenever he takes damage while this ability is active.}}
{{ew-ability
|ability=Meteoric Rise
|abilitydesc='''(Unlocks at 4-star rating)''' Charges an energy orb for 10 seconds that explodes in a large area damaging targets, the damage of the explosion increases by a small percentage whenever he takes damage. When deployed via Combiner Beacon with this ability active, buildings gain Acid damage resistance for 30 seconds upon deployment.}}
{{ew-ability
|ability=Acid Maw
|abilitydesc='''(Unlocks at 5-star rating)''' Fire an acid orb that that coats targets in a large area with acid damaging them for 10 seconds. Targets destroyed by the orb will explode damaging other targets in a small area. Upon death, your squad is immunity from heal blocking effects reduces enemy healing for 15 seconds.}}
|date=[[November 21]], [[2024]]
|counterpart=[[Raiden#Transformers: Earth Wars|Raiden]]
|notes=Dinoking's in-game appearance is based on the [[IP infringement|third party figure]] "Saurus Ryu-Oh" by Fansproject, who in turn based their figure's limb arrangement on the [[circular reporting|erroneous image]] of his original G1 toy seen below, hence the mismatched arrangement. As you've noticed with his ability descriptions, Dinoking was designed with a greater emphasis on use in defense compared to other Combiner units. In fact, his ability "Meteoric Rise" used to apply a damage resistance to [[Transformers: Earth Wars#Elemental Damage and Status Effects|Water damage]] instead of Acid damage as a means of countering [[Ruination (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ruination]]'s dominant use of that specific elemental damage. But following the major balance patch in [[2025]] the ability would be changed to its current form as Water damage has since been retired.
}}
{{stub|{{storylink|The Yesterday War}}}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Victory}}
[[File:Victory-toy Dinoking.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Apologies: his legs are on the wrong sides. The blue limbs both go on his right, green both on his left. Sorry about that.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (''Dinoforce'' giftset, [[1989]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''D-328'''
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the ''Victory''-branded portion of the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Victory|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline, under the ''Dinoforce'' [[gimmick]]-based [[subline imprint]], Dinoking is formed by combining the six members of the Dinoforce, who were available both individually and as a giftset. He is a redeco of the [[Pretender Monster]] combiner [[Monstructor (G1)#Toys|Monstructor]]. Much like the earlier combiner teams, Dinoking requires the attachment of separate accessories—his head, waist, fists and feet—to complete his combined mode. However, unlike earlier combiners, the separate pieces can all be stored on the individual team members; they fit on the Dinoforce's shells. Dinoking wields the "Dino Blaster" which—if you bought the individual figures—comes with [[Kakuryu (G1)#Toys|Kakuryu]].

: As his individual components are not much larger than [[Micromaster]]s, Dinoking is the smallest of the Generation 1 combiners, standing about the same height as regular toys like [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Hot Rod]]… yes, even shorter than the [[Micromaster#Micromaster Six-Teams|Micromaster Six-Teams]]' combined forms.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1989/Destron/Dinoking/dinoking.htm More information on Dinoking at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===''Legacy''===
[[File:Legacy-toy Dinoking.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|AXtinction is forever.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Dinoking''' (Gift set, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Decepticon Dinoking''' (ディセプティコンダイノキング)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-89'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 29]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': Multi-part halberd, multi-part cannon
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] and [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Amy Bence]] (packaging)<ref>[https://youtu.be/PdsHMGVDZFg?si=7IIIhq2AU8jwMnSx Interview] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Evan Brooks]] on the Triple Takeover podcast, from their YouTube channel</ref>}}<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CjNwidkuAN4/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Sludge and Slug] from Hasbro designer Evan Brooks on Instagram</ref>

: Finally achieving the form this mold set was clearly meant to be from the beginning, ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]'' Dinoking is a [[redeco]] and [[retool]]ing of the ''Legacy: Evolution'' Core Class Dinobot combiner [[Volcanicus (POTP)#Legacy|Volcanicus]], with his deco favoring the cartoon portrayal over the original toy's. Also unlike his original toy, his limbs are not designed to swap with each other.

: Aside from everyone in the set having a new-mold head, Dinoking comes with a slew of new parts. His new fist-parts give him wrist swivels and a bit more forearm structural integrity. A pair of large non-firing missile pods attach to the soles of his feet, giving him extra stability thanks to the broader, solid surface and addition of ankle tilts. Three new melee weapons combine with the single small sword accessory from the original [[Snarl (G1)#Legacy|Snarl]] tooling to form his signature halberd from the cartoon; while stock photography shows him awkwardly holding the halberd by the tip of the lower handle (Goryu's club), the two-part shaft means you can slide the scythe part down into the fist far enough to peg the club in ''under'' Dinoking's fist for a much more natural grip. He also has a handgun based on the cannon from the original toy, though it also resembles the [[Dinoblaster cannon]] he used in the cartoon. Whew!

: He was originally only available in a [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] box set of six Dinoforce members: [[Doryu (G1)#Legacy|Doryu]], [[Gairyu#Legacy|Gairyu]], [[Goryu (G1)#Legacy|Goryu]], [[Kakuryu (G1)#Legacy|Kakuryu]], [[Rairyu#Legacy|Rairyu]], and [[Yokuryu#Legacy|Yokuryu]]. This set was later released in Japan under TakaraTomy's ''[[T-SPARK]]'' series.

: Dinoking was redecoed and retooled into ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' [[Monstructor (G1)#Age of the Primes|Monstructor]] for the ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' toyline.
{{-}}

==Notes==
[[File:DefendTheCampus Dinoking's cannon.jpg|upright=1.33|thumb|"Say hello to my little obligatory Scarface reference!"]]
*The ''Victory'' cartoon depicts the Dinoforce members as carrying melee weapons, rather than the blasters the toys actually came with and Dinoking uses a large halberd. He either fires energy beams from the spearhead or rings of energy from any of the blades. He also possesses the gargantuan "Dinoblaster Cannon", a large blaster amalgamated from his individual components' rarely-used guns. Aside from its usage as a firearm, it can also function as a makeshift club and was only seen in "[[Jan - Defend the Campus!!]]"
*Dinoforce's melee weapons and Dinoking's halberd appear to be based on an [[:File:Liokaiser Concept Scythe.jpg|abandoned set of combining weapons]] originally meant for [[Liokaiser]]. The weapon sketch was probably unintentionally included in the design materials sent to the cartoon staff.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Monstructor''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kōnglóng Wáng''' (China, 恐龙王, "Dinosaur King")
*''Russian:'' '''Monstructor''' (Монструктор ''Monstruktor'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Dinoforce]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]

Raiden

2026-05-12T04:18:56Z

PBChew18: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Raiden is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Raiden boxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|God of thunder! And rock and roll!]]
The main function of the [[Trainbot]]s is transport, but when an obstruction arises that prevents them from delivering their passengers, they won't hesitate to combine into the mighty '''Raiden''' (ライデン, like "Ry-den") to clear the tracks. And no obstacle is too big for Raiden's matchless ambition: he is, after all, the guy who maintains an active rivalry with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], and plans on challenging [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] next! Fittingly enough, his other great personality trait is his peerless punctuality. This is one Robot Train that always runs on time!

Raiden is the combined form of all six Trainbots:
*[[Shouki]] ({{w|Tokaido Shinkansen|Tōkaidō Shinkansen}} {{w|0 Series Shinkansen|0 Series}}, leader, torso)
*[[Getsuei]] ({{w|JNR Class EF65|Class EF65 electric locomotive}} {{w|Blue Train (Japan)|Blue Train}}, right leg)
*[[Yukikaze (G1)|Yukikaze]] ({{w|Tōhoku Shinkansen|Tōhoku}}-{{w|Jōetsu Shinkansen|Jōetsu}} {{w|200 Series Shinkansen|Shinkansen 200 Series}}, left leg)
*[[Suiken]] ({{w|Tōkaidō Main Line|Tōkai type}} {{w|153 series}} express train, left arm)
*[[Seizan]] ({{w|limited express|L-Limited Express}} {{w|485 series|435-300 series limited express train}}, right arm)
*[[Kaen]] ({{w|JNR Class DE10|diesel locomotive Class DE10}}, pelvis)

The core Trainbots have at least two elder siblings that can "tag in" to the big guy:
*[[Ginou]] ({{w|Doctor Yellow#For Tōkaidō and Sanyō Shinkansen|Class 922-10 set T2 Doctor Yellow}}, alternate torso)
*[[Yamabuki]] ({{w|Doctor Yellow#For Tōhoku, Jōetsu, Hokuriku, Yamagata, and Akita Shinkansen|Class 925-0 set S1 Doctor Yellow}}, alternate left leg)

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Generations'' toy bios====
The Trainbots were constructed on Earth, in Japan. Their creation was a collaboration by several Japanese companies utilizing technology developed in the [[Binaltech (technology)|''Binaltech Project'']]. {{storylink|Shouki#Generations (Japan)|''Generations'' Shouki bio}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
The Trainbots were built in the ''Raiden Initiative''. Their ability to combine was engineered by the mysterious [[Chifumi Takahashi|Doctor Takahashi]], who designed their Heavy Series-Linkage System. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 27, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/27}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
In 2011, [[Unicron]] attempted to reform himself out of the bodies of his disciples. Raiden was present with Autobot and Decepticon alike fighting to stop him. {{storylink|Super Megatron comic 1}} Unicron was defeated when Optimus Prime wielded the power of [[Primus|Oracle]] and sealed the Planet-Eater in the [[Triple Z Point]]. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Keiichi Noda]] (Japanese)}}
[[Image:Hmop_raiden.jpg|left|thumb|225px|I'm not a {{w|Raiden (series)|video game}}!]]
Raiden fought alongside [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] against the [[Decepticon]] combiners when the villains invaded [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in 2011. They were very nearly crushed to death when [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] collapsed a building on them with his [[sonic stun-gun]], but the tide of the fight was turned when the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] arrived to join the battle. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

Sometime later, the Trainbots formed Raiden in order to defend [[Japan]] against the marauding [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. Raiden and Sixshot fought fiercely until [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] crashed the party. The arrivals of [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s made it into a real brawl. During the fight, Raiden was swarmed by Sixshot and his hard-light doppelgangers in winged wolf modes. Raiden called for [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] to shoot at the Sixshots until he nailed the real one, even if Raiden was injured in the process. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

Raiden was formed to defend the [[Sol 1]] satellite against [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. He fought bravely against the bestial giant, and eventually sent the Decepticon fleeing with his tail(s?) between his legs. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} Soon thereafter, Raiden battled Predaking again, with a raging volcano as their backdrop. The Headmasters soon became involved in the skirmish and, when Raiden briefly gained the upper hand on Predaking, they offered to step in so that the Trainbots could rescue the innocent villagers trapped at the base of the volcano. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

[[Image:Hmep23_raiden_vs_galvatron.jpg|right|thumb|225px|Or a {{w|Raiden (Metal Gear)|cyborg ninja}}!]]

When [[San Francisco]] came under siege by [[buridanka|a carnivorous alien plant]], courtesy of the Decepticons, the Trainbots, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s, and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s responded to the emergency. The Trainbots combined into Raiden in order to engage Bruticus in an energy-sword duel, but as the battle went on, they switched opponents and started fist-fighting with [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] while the Autobot Headmasters dealt with the vicious vegetable. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} A little later, during a clash on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], Raiden helped [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] fend off a combined attack by the Decepticon Headmasters. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

After the Decepticons embarked on a quest into deep space to seek out new sources of energy, the Trainbots joined [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] in following their foes. Raiden was formed on the [[Twin Star]] planets and did battle with Predaking. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} He was also briefly seen on the planet [[Paradise]], {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}} and took on [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] himself on the [[Pirate Planet]]. {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}}

[[Image:Hmep35_raiden_vs_predaking.jpg|left|thumb|225px|Or a {{w|Raiden (Mortal Kombat)|thunder god}}!]]

Once the Autobots had returned to Earth, Raiden was next formed in defense of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] as it was being attacked by Sixshot and Trypticon. He was intercepted by [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]], however, and was unable to assist Ultra Magnus and [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] in their fight. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} Raiden was next seen battling Predaking on the [[Kamchatka Peninsula]], as the Decepticons attempted to exploit the [[Pacific Ring of Fire]]. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} That battle concluded with the expulsion of the Decepticons from Earth, and soon after, Raiden helped eradicate any traces of the villains that remained on Earth by joining Defensor and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] in demolishing their now-abandoned Earth base. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

When the Autobots learned that the Decepticons had withdrawn to the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], the Trainbots joined the Autobots in pursuing them. After bombs planted by [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] damaged Fortress's battleship during a battle on Master, Raiden and Defensor were seen helping to repair it. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

After the Transformers had all returned to Earth, the Trainbots formed Raiden for the final battle with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons at the North Pole. He warred with his counterpart, Predaking, and was nearly crushed by the Battleship Maximus when Scorponok battered it away. In the end, Raiden lent his strength to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]], feeding Fortress Maximus enough power to overcome the effects of the [[crysmagnetal]]. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Super-God Masterforce Master File''====
Due to the destruction of the [[space bridge]] network, [[Trainbot]]s were assigned to watch over the actions of a secret team of Autobot [[Pretender]]s on the Earth. {{storylink|The Headmasters Now!!}}
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
Archive footage of a battle in space involving Raiden was used to educate the future [[Headmaster Junior]]s about the [[Master Wars]]. {{storylink|Birth! Headmaster Jrs}}

====Train Wars====
[[File:Train Wars Raiden.jpg|thumb|Oof ouch my trains.]]
Raiden was destroyed in a battle with the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], and while the Trainbots survived, Shouki felt responsible for their injuries and had his ability to combine removed. {{storylink|Train Wars: Shouki & Daniel Chapter}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Train Wars: The Junction}}}}

While under attack by [[the Fallen]], Shouki flashed back to Raiden's final battle. When granted a god-vanquishing cannon mode by the power of [[Vector Sigma]] to explode the Trainbots' darkest hour, Shouki named his new form after the dearly departed combiner before blowing up the Fallen good. {{storylink|Train Wars 2}}

===''TV Magazine'' comic continuity===
====''The Headmasters'' comic====
[[Image:Hmmanga_raiden_claus.jpg|left|thumb|200px|HI ZEN BUMBA LAAYYYY!!!]]

Responding to a distress call from their [[Beastformer (species)|Beastformer]] allies on the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], the Trainbots merged into Raiden to deal with the Decepticons menacing the planet. Combining in mid-air, the united team allowed gravity to do the rest of the work as they delivered a shattering "JR Kick" straight to Predaking's face, taking him out of the fight. {{storylink|The Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!}}

Back on Earth, the Trainbots joined Daniel and the Autobot Headmasters in investigating a series of giant squid attacks. The Decepticons were laying in ambush with a giant robot squid, but the Headmasters responded by tying its tentacles in knots, and the Trainbots then formed Raiden to swing the swing the automaton architeuthis like a mace, flattening the other Decepticons. The merriment was soon interrupted by the arrival of the Decepticon Headmasters, but rather than join the battle, Raiden followed Chromedome's instruction to disengage and transport the hospital's patients to safety. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 3|The Headmasters #3}}

When [[Christmas]] rolled around, Raiden got into the spirit of the season when he joined the Autobot Headmasters in handing out gifts at a Japanese children's hospital, even going so far as to don a giant Santa hat and carry a huge sack. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 6|The Headmasters #6}}

====''The Headmasters'' story pages====
Upon their arrival to [[Athenia]], the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] set out to make themselves useful by offering their expertise to [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress's]] existing troops. While the Trainbots could assume their train modes in a flash, when it came time to combine into Raiden, the big guy failed to live up to his name. The Trainbots began taking speed transformation lessons from the Autobots' new resident "Speed Coach", [[Pointblank]], to get their super mode formation up to snuff. {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (story page)|''The Headmasters'' story pages}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic====
[[Image:Mfmanga_raiden_chromedome_scramble7.jpg|thumb|350px|I'm afraid of the night! That's why I don't sleep next to you!]]

Several years after the Decepticons' expulsion from Earth following the final battle at the North Pole, the Trainbots were dispatched to pick up the new Autobot [[Masterforce (technology)|Masterforce]] that had risen to prominence on Earth, and bring them to [[Athenia]] so Fortress could transfer his position of [[Supreme Commander]] to their leader, [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]. Naturally, the Decepticons attacked Athenia during Ginrai's stay, and the Trainbots formed Raiden to fight back, only for him to wind up being cut down alongside Chromedome by a powerful blast from the combined Decepticon [[Scramble 7]]. The quick thinking of Ginrai and the other Godmasters managed to repel the Decepticons with a combination attack, and a battered Raiden survived to fight another day. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The Earth-Space Alliance Army}}

The attack on Athenia had proven that the Decepticons on Earth had joined forces with the Decepticons in space, and so the Autobots elected to do the same to better fight their enemies. Soon after, when the leader of the space-based Decepticon forces, [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]], began heading for Earth, the Trainbots, the Autobot Headmasters and [[Grand Maximus]] gave chase. They were unable to stop him, but luckily, no sooner had he arrived than Ginrai tricked BlackZarak and the Earth Decepticon leader [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] into crashing into each other at speed, smashing each other up but good. Raiden and his allies cheered for Ginrai's success. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Divine Combination!}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:Raiden microchanger combiner.JPG|thumb|left]]

Raiden was at [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]'s hanami party. {{storylink|Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!}}
{{--}}

===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Go! Go! Shushupopo!! (part 2)|Shushupopo!! part 2}}}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TFPS2 raiden.jpg|right|thumb|"I must consult with the Elder Gods."]]
{{voiceactor|[[Russ Veillard]] (English)}}

Raiden was a member of the large Autobot force dispatched the planet [[Zel Samine]] to prevent the [[Decepticon]]s from obtaining the world's powerful [[Zel Quartz]]. As the Decepticons closed on the quart's resting place at the [[Enormous Laser Transmission Array]]. Raiden descended from the skies to bar their way. Unfortunately, he fell before the villains' combined assault and withdrew, though he could barely believe it himself. {{storylink|The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers}}
{{--}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{ew-char
|name=Raiden
|image=[[File:EW-Raiden.jpg|center|upright=1.66|thumb|They see me rollin' They hatin' Patrollin' an' tryin' ta catch me Raiden dirty]]
|faction=Autobot
|unit=Combiner
|star=3
|components=Shouki, Getsuei, Yukikaze, Suiken, Seizan, Kaen
|abilities={{ew-ability
|ability=Break Zone
|abilitydesc=Gains an acid aura and damage reduction shield before rushing into combat. This aura coats enemies in his path in acid that damages them overtime and decreases their attack and movement speed for 10 seconds. The acid deals double damage to Bots, C.O.M.B.A.T.s and Combiners.}}
{{ew-ability
|ability=Bullet Train
|abilitydesc=Rapidly fires at a target for several seconds with the shots bouncing to another target but deals less damage with each bounce. When deployed via [[Transformers: Earth Wars#Defense|Combiner Beacon]] with this ability active, the ability deals double damage to Bots, C.O.M.B.A.T.s and Combiners. In addition, the ability damage increases whilst also gaining lifesteal whenever he takes damage while this ability is active.}}
{{ew-ability
|ability=Gauge Blast
|abilitydesc='''(Unlocks at 4-star rating)''' Charges an energy orb for 10 seconds that explodes in a large area damaging targets, the damage of the explosion increases by a small percentage whenever he takes damage. When deployed via Combiner Beacon with this ability active, buildings gain Acid damage resistance for 30 seconds upon deployment.}}
{{ew-ability
|ability=Caustic Cargo
|abilitydesc='''(Unlocks at 5-star rating)''' Fire an acid orb that that coats targets in a large area with acid damaging them for 10 seconds. Targets destroyed by the orb will explode damaging other targets in a small area. Upon death, your squad is immunity from heal blocking effects reduces enemy healing for 15 seconds.}}
|date=[[November 21]], [[2024]]
|counterpart=[[Dinoking#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dinoking]]
|notes=Raiden's in-game appearance is based on his [[#MPG|''MPG'' figure]] but with his "Leg Beam" ankle winglets omitted. As you've noticed with his ability descriptions, Raiden was designed with a greater emphasis on use in defense compared to other Combiner units. In fact, his ability "Gauge Blast" used to apply a damage resistance to [[Transformers: Earth Wars#Elemental Damage and Status Effects|Water damage]] instead of Acid damage as a means of countering [[God Neptune#Transformers: Earth Wars|God Neptune]]'s dominant use of that specific elemental damage. But following the major balance patch in [[2025]] the ability would be changed to its current form as Water damage has since been retired.
}}
{{stub|{{storylink|The Yesterday War}}}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|The Headmasters}}
[[File:Raiden toy.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|His real name is Jack.]]
{|
|<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Shouki''' (Trainbot, [[1987]])}}
:*''ID number'': '''C-125'''
{{Bp-a1|'''Getsei''' (Trainbot, 1987)}}
:*''ID number'': '''C-126'''
{{Bp-a1|'''Yukikaze''' (Trainbot, 1987)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-127'''
|
|<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Suiken''' (Trainbot, 1987)}}
:*''ID number'': '''C-128'''
{{Bp-a1|'''Seizan''' (Trainbot, 1987)}}
:*''ID number'': '''C-129'''
{{Bp-a1|'''Kaen''' (Trainbot, 1987)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-130'''
|}
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Raiden is the combined robot form of the six Trainbots, released by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in the third year of their ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline, as part of the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1987 (The Headmasters)|Headmasters]]'' series. Originally part of the ''[[Diaclone]]: Car Robot'' line (and passed over by [[Hasbro]] for their [[The Transformers (toyline)|''Transformers'' toylines]]), each Trainbot transforms into a farcically-out-of-[[scale]]-for-the-line train engine.

: Each Trainbot has a (mostly) dedicated location in the combiner: [[Shouki#Toys|Shouki]] forms the upper torso, [[Kaen#Toys|Kaen]] the lower torso (and head), [[Getsuei#Toys|Getsuei]] and [[Yukikaze (G1)#Toys|Yukikaze]] can only form legs (though their nominal placements are as Raiden's right and left, respectively), and [[Suiken#Toys|Suiken]] and [[Seizan#Toys|Seizan]] form arms (nominally Raiden's left and right, respectively).

: The six Trainbots were most commonly sold individually.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Cybertron/Raiden/raiden.htm More information on Raiden at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Giftset}}
[[File:G1toy raiden giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Raiden''' (Gift set, [[1987]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-131'''
:*''Accessories'': Left & right fists, chestplate, waist armor, back armor, 2 "Leg Beams", 2 "Wing Lasers", "Train Bazooka" rifle, 6 individual Trainbot guns
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: The Trainbots were also made available in a big box set of six. All of the toys in this set are identical to their individual releases.

{{-}}{{anchor|Zone}}
[[File:Zonetoy shouki.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Shouki in ''Zone'' packaging.]]
{|
|<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Shouki''' (Trainbot, [[1990]])}}
:*''ID number'': '''C-354'''
{{Bp-a1|'''Getsei''' (Trainbot, 1990)}}
:*''ID number'': '''C-355'''
{{Bp-a1|'''Yukikaze''' (Trainbot, 1990)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-356'''
|
|<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Suiken''' (Trainbot, 1990)}}
:*''ID number'': '''C-357'''
{{Bp-a1|'''Seizan''' (Trainbot, 1990)}}
:*''ID number'': '''C-358'''
{{Bp-a1|'''Kaen''' (Trainbot, 1990)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-359'''
|}

: The six Trainbots were re-released (without fanfare or acknowledgment in fiction) years later in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1990 (Zone)|Zone]]'' portion of Takara's ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' line. These releases are nearly identical to the original 1987 versions, except these lack [[rubsign]]s, which had been phased out of the toyline a few years prior.

: They were only sold in individual boxes this time around, with no complete-team box set.
{{--}}

===''Transform Jr''===
[[File:Tfjr_raiden.jpg|right|thumb|Revenge with a vengeance...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Shouki / Seizan''' (Gift set, [[1987]])}}
:*''ID number'': '''Trainbot Set 1''' (トレインボットセット1)
{{Bp-a1|'''Yukikaze / Suiken''' (Gift set, 1987)}}
:*''ID number'': '''Trainbot Set 2''' (トレインボットセット2)
{{Bp-a1|'''Getsuei / Kaen''' (Gift set, 1987)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''Trainbot Set 3''' (トレインボットセット3)

: Smaller, simplified versions of the Trainbots were released under the ''[[Transform Jr]]'' subline in Japan, in three sets with two Trainbots apiece.

: Weirdly, Suiken ended up primarily dark blue and cream rather than his normal dark green; this happens to be the colors of the original toy's ''Diaclone'' alternate deco, but it's also possible this was simply a case of the necessities of gang-molding forcing the color change, as all of the other ''Trainbots'' have their original/Transformers colors.

::*''[http://www.vega.or.jp/~butto/tftcollejr-01.htm More information on Transform Jr Raiden at a Japanese fansite]

{{anchor|TFJrGiftset}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Raiden''' (Gift set, 1987)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Left & right fists, chestplate, "Train Bazooka" rifle
:*''ID number'': '''C-131'''

: Once again, the complete ''Transform Jr'' Trainbot team was also sold in a complete set of six, each toy identical to the sold-as-pairs releases.

: This set also includes an Autobot [[insignia]] pocket-clip included with many ''Transform Jr'' figures.
{{--}}

===''MPG''===
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MPG-Raiden.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I am lightning... The Train Transformed.]]
[[File:TF-MPG-Trainbot-Kaen-Raiden-Box-Set.jpg|thumb|Gift set comes with everything you see here, plus Kaen! ...But not anybody else!]]
[[File:Transformers-MPG-Ginou-Raiden.jpg|thumb|With Ginou]]
[[File:Transformers-MPG-Shiden.jpg|thumb|With Ginou and Yamabuki]]
{|
|<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''[[Shouki#MPG|Trainbot Shouki]]''' ([[June 25]], [[2022]])}}
:*''ID number'': '''MPG-01'''
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Getsuei#MPG|Trainbot Getsuei]]''' ([[September 24]], 2022)}}
:*''ID number'': '''MPG-02'''
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Yukikaze (G1)#MPG|Trainbot Yukikaze]]''' ([[February 25]], [[2023]])}}
:*''ID number'': '''MPG-03'''
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Suiken#MPG|Trainbot Suiken]]''' ([[June 24]], 2023)}}
:*''ID number'': '''MPG-04'''
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Seizan#MPG|Trainbot Seizan]]''' ([[September 30]], 2023)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MPG-05'''
|valign=top|<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''[[Kaen#MPG|Trainbot Kaen]]''' ([[February 24]], [[2024]])}}
:*''ID number:'' '''MPG-06'''
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Kaen#MPGRaidenset|Trainbot Raiden]]''' (February 24, 2024)}}
:*''ID number'': '''MPG-06S'''
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Ginou#MPG|Trainbot Ginou]]''' ([[September 28]], 2024)}}
:*''ID number:'' '''MPG-07'''
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Yamabuki#MPG|Trainbot Yamabuki]]''' ([[October 26]], 2024)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''MPG-08'''
|}
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Dai Ono]] ([[Tomytec]])|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

: Previously teased at the "A Railway Story In The Sky" exhibition on [[December 3]], [[2019]] and later confirmed in a magazine interview<ref>[https://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/techspecs/interviewkojinono.html Figure King 278: Interview with Kōjin Ōno] at Soundwave's Oblivion</ref> with designer [[Kōjin Ōno]] in the [[March]] [[2021]] issue of ''[[Figure Ō]]'', ''[[The Transformers: MPG|MPG]]'' Raiden is the combined form of the ''MPG'' Trainbots. Designed in collaboration with [[TOMIX]], the {{w|Rail transport modelling|train department}} of TakaraTomy's {{w|scale model}} oriented subsidiary [[Tomytec]], Raiden's train mode is made to HO [[scale]],<ref>[https://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/techspecs/interviewkojinono2.html Figure King 285: Interview With MPG-01 Raiden Development Team – English Translation] at Soundwaves Oblivion</ref> which—whether or not intentional—puts the individual Trainbots at the right scale in [[robot mode]] with the ''Masterpiece'' figures, but leaves Raiden incredibly short by comparison, as the combined mode is approximately the size of a ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' gestalt. Further to that Raiden is especially top-heavy due to the mass of the torso/Shouki overriding the capacity of the pin and bar joints in his ankles, Kaen's scant contribution to Raiden lacking buttressing to the thighs, and- ironically for a combiner created entirely out of trains-[https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/train-wheel-science/the slim areas of friction on the soles of his feet], all of which meaning Raiden struggles to keep himself upright unassisted.

: The ''MPG'' Trainbots include accessories for Raiden himself in the form of the "Train Bazooka" of his original toy, the "[[Kōken]]" (光剣, "Light Sword") broadsword pulled from its appearance in the [[Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears|fifteenth episode]] of the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''Headmasters'' cartoon]], and another lightsaber-esque weapon pulled from [[:File:HeadOn RaidenVsBruticus.JPG|its appearance]] in the [[Head On!! Fortress Maximus|thirteenth episode]] packed in with Suiken, Seizan, and Kaen respectively.

: Each Trainbot was individually released, one by one, for 20 months. Whoof.

: Optional Generation 1 toy-accurate stickers for Raiden's chest plate were released by TakaraTomy as a promotion in ''Figure Ō''{{'}}s [[July]] [[2022]] issue.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/06/27/figure-king-magazine-official-stickers-for-masterpiece-mpg-01-shouki-459472 Figure King Magazine Official Stickers For MPG-01 Shouki] at TFW2005</ref>

:The "Trainbot Raiden" release of Kaen comes with additional display stands for both Raiden and the individual Trainbots, a chromed version of Kōken, and a unique box with additional art of Raiden that allows storage of all six Trainbot's packaging in one box, as well as the display stands and chromed sword. The display stands are a desaturated orange compared to MP-57's much brighter orange.

: Beginning in late 2024, ''MPG'' began introducing all-new Trainbots beginning with [[Ginou#MPG|Ginou]], a {{w|Doctor Yellow}}-themed [[Retool|reshell]] of Shouki packed with a "doctor's bag" that converts into a waist extension for Raiden as well as a new chestplate referencing Raiden's preproduction character model as seen in [[:File:Diaclone Raiden art.jpg|''Diaclone'' catalog artwork]]. The Yukikaze retool [[Yamabuki]] soon followed, another Doctor Yellow based on the original ''Diaclone'' variant "Yellowliner" packed with a new faceplated head to convert Raiden into new combiner "[[Shiden|Raiden Special Formation Shiden]]" (ライデン特別編成シデン) and complete the catalog look.

:There are a few important notes for ''MPG'' Raiden owners. First is that when transforming Getsuei into leg mode as indicated in the instructions, attempting to bend the knee will result in any articulation being obstructed by the transformation sliders. TakaraTomy demonstrated how to articulate the knee properly in a video demonstrating ''MPG'' Raiden's articulation, by leaving the sliders uncompressed.<ref>[https://youtu.be/cKuC3Keeh7c?t=229 Finally completed Raiden! Transformers MPG series review! Introducing Trainbot Kaen! (Hobiko & Torako Review)] ''MPG'' Raiden demo video, featuring alternate Getsuei transformation.</ref> Secondly, Raiden is designed to lean forward in an S-stance, as opposed to an MP-1 styled A-stance. Both Getsuei and Yukikaze's combined forms have intended articulation to accommodate this. Kaen's instructions simply demonstrate attaching the limbs, and not taking the extra step to stabilise him.

:Another word of warning is necessary for the aspirant ''MPG'' Trainbot diorama builder: the set's adherence to vehicle mode accuracy proves something of a double-edged sword. While the ''MPG'' Trainbots adhere to a unified 1:87-ish {{w|HO scale|HO ''scale''}}, they do not adhere to a unified ''track width''. In accordance with their real-life inspirations, Shouki, Yukikaze, Ginou and Yamabuki utilize {{w|standard gauge}} ({{w|HO scale#Track|true HO}}) tracks while Getsuei, Suiken, Seizan and Kaen utilize {{w|metre gauge}} ({{w|HO scale#Track|HOm}}) tracks. It is thus necessary to split the team up accordingly if one is to actually roll the danged things.<ref>[[Source:The Transformers: MPG#MPG2|Vehicle mode section of Getsuei's ''MPG'' bio.]]</ref> The Trainbots also lack functional bogeys, leaving them unable to move around corners. Straight tracks only!

::*''[[Source:The Transformers: MPG|Machine translation of the ''MPG'' Trainbots' bios]]''
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Gum''===
[[Image:Tfgum_raiden.jpg|right|thumb|Revengeance.]]
*'''Raiden''' ([[1987]])
**''Accessories:'' Left & right fists, 2 "Leg Beams"

:Released as part of the seventh wave of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' series of snap-together [[candy toy]] model kits, this simplified version of Raiden is molded in white, blue and grey plastic. Being that he is a combiner, Raiden doesn't transform like most other ''Transformers Gum'' models; instead, his limbs can disconnect and transform into train-mode Yukikaze, Seizan, Suiken and Getsuei (his torso is not capable of transforming, so Kaen and Shouki get no such love). The figure features no paint applications, but came with stickers to add detail, and a terrible stick of gum.
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===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF Raiden.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Waiting for the ghost train(s).]]
*'''Raiden''' ([[2001]])
**''Act'': '''3'''
**''Accessories:'' Stand

: A three-inch tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Raiden was available in the third ''Headmasters''-centric "Act" of Takara's ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. Like all the figures in the wave, it was available in both standard full color figure and colorless clear plastic versions, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

: In two out of every ten cases, the colored version of Raiden came packaged with the head and sword pieces for the wave's collectible [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Fortress Maximus]] "build-a-figure". These parts could be in either full color or clear plastic, packed at an equal 1:1 ratio.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/Raiden/raiden.htm More information on ''Super Collection Figure'' Raiden at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/ClearRaiden/raiden.htm More information on clear Raiden at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*"Raiden" can be written as the kanji "雷電", meaning "Thunder and Lightning". It is an alternate name of {{w|Raijin}}, the Japanese god of thunder and lightning.
*Raiden had the preliminary name of '''Grandliner''' (グランドライナー). This name would later be used by Toei for another train combiner robot in the 1999 tokusatsu series ''{{w|Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive}}''.
*Raiden's on-package [[bio]] specifically notes that he dislikes Devastator, presumably a reference to the toys' shared origins as ''[[Diaclone]]'' combiners.
*Raiden's animation model is based on his ''Diaclone'' toy, rather than the ''Headmasters'' version of the figure, lacking as it does the orange armor plate added to the waist of the robot for his ''Transformers'' release.
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===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''The Robot Train''', '''Grimlock''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Léidiàn''' (雷电, "Thunder and Lightning")
*''Russian:'' '''Neustrashimiy''' (Неустрашимый, "Fearless")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Trainbots story page.jpg|[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] character model
</gallery>

==External links==
* [http://diaclone.net/orid/diatr/ ''Diaclone'' Raiden] at the Diaclone.net fansite (Japanese)

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Raiden

2026-05-12T04:07:50Z

PBChew18: /* Transformers: Earth Wars */ Adding game info

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Raiden is an [[Autobot]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Raiden boxart.jpg|right|300px|thumb|God of thunder! And rock and roll!]]
The main function of the [[Trainbot]]s is transport, but when an obstruction arises that prevents them from delivering their passengers, they won't hesitate to combine into the mighty '''Raiden''' (ライデン, like "Ry-den") to clear the tracks. And no obstacle is too big for Raiden's matchless ambition: he is, after all, the guy who maintains an active rivalry with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], and plans on challenging [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] next! Fittingly enough, his other great personality trait is his peerless punctuality. This is one Robot Train that always runs on time!

Raiden is the combined form of all six Trainbots:
*[[Shouki]] ({{w|Tokaido Shinkansen|Tōkaidō Shinkansen}} {{w|0 Series Shinkansen|0 Series}}, leader, torso)
*[[Getsuei]] ({{w|JNR Class EF65|Class EF65 electric locomotive}} {{w|Blue Train (Japan)|Blue Train}}, right leg)
*[[Yukikaze (G1)|Yukikaze]] ({{w|Tōhoku Shinkansen|Tōhoku}}-{{w|Jōetsu Shinkansen|Jōetsu}} {{w|200 Series Shinkansen|Shinkansen 200 Series}}, left leg)
*[[Suiken]] ({{w|Tōkaidō Main Line|Tōkai type}} {{w|153 series}} express train, left arm)
*[[Seizan]] ({{w|limited express|L-Limited Express}} {{w|485 series|435-300 series limited express train}}, right arm)
*[[Kaen]] ({{w|JNR Class DE10|diesel locomotive Class DE10}}, pelvis)

The core Trainbots have at least two elder siblings that can "tag in" to the big guy:
*[[Ginou]] ({{w|Doctor Yellow#For Tōkaidō and Sanyō Shinkansen|Class 922-10 set T2 Doctor Yellow}}, alternate torso)
*[[Yamabuki]] ({{w|Doctor Yellow#For Tōhoku, Jōetsu, Hokuriku, Yamagata, and Akita Shinkansen|Class 925-0 set S1 Doctor Yellow}}, alternate left leg)

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Generations'' toy bios====
The Trainbots were constructed on Earth, in Japan. Their creation was a collaboration by several Japanese companies utilizing technology developed in the [[Binaltech (technology)|''Binaltech Project'']]. {{storylink|Shouki#Generations (Japan)|''Generations'' Shouki bio}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
The Trainbots were built in the ''Raiden Initiative''. Their ability to combine was engineered by the mysterious [[Chifumi Takahashi|Doctor Takahashi]], who designed their Heavy Series-Linkage System. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 27, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/27}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
In 2011, [[Unicron]] attempted to reform himself out of the bodies of his disciples. Raiden was present with Autobot and Decepticon alike fighting to stop him. {{storylink|Super Megatron comic 1}} Unicron was defeated when Optimus Prime wielded the power of [[Primus|Oracle]] and sealed the Planet-Eater in the [[Triple Z Point]]. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Keiichi Noda]] (Japanese)}}
[[Image:Hmop_raiden.jpg|left|thumb|225px|I'm not a {{w|Raiden (series)|video game}}!]]
Raiden fought alongside [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] against the [[Decepticon]] combiners when the villains invaded [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in 2011. They were very nearly crushed to death when [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] collapsed a building on them with his [[sonic stun-gun]], but the tide of the fight was turned when the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] arrived to join the battle. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

Sometime later, the Trainbots formed Raiden in order to defend [[Japan]] against the marauding [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]. Raiden and Sixshot fought fiercely until [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] crashed the party. The arrivals of [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], and the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s made it into a real brawl. During the fight, Raiden was swarmed by Sixshot and his hard-light doppelgangers in winged wolf modes. Raiden called for [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] to shoot at the Sixshots until he nailed the real one, even if Raiden was injured in the process. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

Raiden was formed to defend the [[Sol 1]] satellite against [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]. He fought bravely against the bestial giant, and eventually sent the Decepticon fleeing with his tail(s?) between his legs. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} Soon thereafter, Raiden battled Predaking again, with a raging volcano as their backdrop. The Headmasters soon became involved in the skirmish and, when Raiden briefly gained the upper hand on Predaking, they offered to step in so that the Trainbots could rescue the innocent villagers trapped at the base of the volcano. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}}

[[Image:Hmep23_raiden_vs_galvatron.jpg|right|thumb|225px|Or a {{w|Raiden (Metal Gear)|cyborg ninja}}!]]

When [[San Francisco]] came under siege by [[buridanka|a carnivorous alien plant]], courtesy of the Decepticons, the Trainbots, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s, and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s responded to the emergency. The Trainbots combined into Raiden in order to engage Bruticus in an energy-sword duel, but as the battle went on, they switched opponents and started fist-fighting with [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] while the Autobot Headmasters dealt with the vicious vegetable. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} A little later, during a clash on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], Raiden helped [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] fend off a combined attack by the Decepticon Headmasters. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

After the Decepticons embarked on a quest into deep space to seek out new sources of energy, the Trainbots joined [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] in following their foes. Raiden was formed on the [[Twin Star]] planets and did battle with Predaking. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} He was also briefly seen on the planet [[Paradise]], {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}} and took on [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] himself on the [[Pirate Planet]]. {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}}

[[Image:Hmep35_raiden_vs_predaking.jpg|left|thumb|225px|Or a {{w|Raiden (Mortal Kombat)|thunder god}}!]]

Once the Autobots had returned to Earth, Raiden was next formed in defense of [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] as it was being attacked by Sixshot and Trypticon. He was intercepted by [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]], however, and was unable to assist Ultra Magnus and [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] in their fight. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} Raiden was next seen battling Predaking on the [[Kamchatka Peninsula]], as the Decepticons attempted to exploit the [[Pacific Ring of Fire]]. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} That battle concluded with the expulsion of the Decepticons from Earth, and soon after, Raiden helped eradicate any traces of the villains that remained on Earth by joining Defensor and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] in demolishing their now-abandoned Earth base. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

When the Autobots learned that the Decepticons had withdrawn to the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], the Trainbots joined the Autobots in pursuing them. After bombs planted by [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] damaged Fortress's battleship during a battle on Master, Raiden and Defensor were seen helping to repair it. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

After the Transformers had all returned to Earth, the Trainbots formed Raiden for the final battle with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s Decepticons at the North Pole. He warred with his counterpart, Predaking, and was nearly crushed by the Battleship Maximus when Scorponok battered it away. In the end, Raiden lent his strength to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]], feeding Fortress Maximus enough power to overcome the effects of the [[crysmagnetal]]. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''Super-God Masterforce Master File''====
Due to the destruction of the [[space bridge]] network, [[Trainbot]]s were assigned to watch over the actions of a secret team of Autobot [[Pretender]]s on the Earth. {{storylink|The Headmasters Now!!}}
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
Archive footage of a battle in space involving Raiden was used to educate the future [[Headmaster Junior]]s about the [[Master Wars]]. {{storylink|Birth! Headmaster Jrs}}

====Train Wars====
[[File:Train Wars Raiden.jpg|thumb|Oof ouch my trains.]]
Raiden was destroyed in a battle with the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], and while the Trainbots survived, Shouki felt responsible for their injuries and had his ability to combine removed. {{storylink|Train Wars: Shouki & Daniel Chapter}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Train Wars: The Junction}}}}

While under attack by [[the Fallen]], Shouki flashed back to Raiden's final battle. When granted a god-vanquishing cannon mode by the power of [[Vector Sigma]] to explode the Trainbots' darkest hour, Shouki named his new form after the dearly departed combiner before blowing up the Fallen good. {{storylink|Train Wars 2}}

===''TV Magazine'' comic continuity===
====''The Headmasters'' comic====
[[Image:Hmmanga_raiden_claus.jpg|left|thumb|200px|HI ZEN BUMBA LAAYYYY!!!]]

Responding to a distress call from their [[Beastformer (species)|Beastformer]] allies on the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], the Trainbots merged into Raiden to deal with the Decepticons menacing the planet. Combining in mid-air, the united team allowed gravity to do the rest of the work as they delivered a shattering "JR Kick" straight to Predaking's face, taking him out of the fight. {{storylink|The Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!}}

Back on Earth, the Trainbots joined Daniel and the Autobot Headmasters in investigating a series of giant squid attacks. The Decepticons were laying in ambush with a giant robot squid, but the Headmasters responded by tying its tentacles in knots, and the Trainbots then formed Raiden to swing the swing the automaton architeuthis like a mace, flattening the other Decepticons. The merriment was soon interrupted by the arrival of the Decepticon Headmasters, but rather than join the battle, Raiden followed Chromedome's instruction to disengage and transport the hospital's patients to safety. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 3|The Headmasters #3}}

When [[Christmas]] rolled around, Raiden got into the spirit of the season when he joined the Autobot Headmasters in handing out gifts at a Japanese children's hospital, even going so far as to don a giant Santa hat and carry a huge sack. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 6|The Headmasters #6}}

====''The Headmasters'' story pages====
Upon their arrival to [[Athenia]], the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] set out to make themselves useful by offering their expertise to [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress's]] existing troops. While the Trainbots could assume their train modes in a flash, when it came time to combine into Raiden, the big guy failed to live up to his name. The Trainbots began taking speed transformation lessons from the Autobots' new resident "Speed Coach", [[Pointblank]], to get their super mode formation up to snuff. {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (story page)|''The Headmasters'' story pages}}

====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic====
[[Image:Mfmanga_raiden_chromedome_scramble7.jpg|thumb|350px|I'm afraid of the night! That's why I don't sleep next to you!]]

Several years after the Decepticons' expulsion from Earth following the final battle at the North Pole, the Trainbots were dispatched to pick up the new Autobot [[Masterforce (technology)|Masterforce]] that had risen to prominence on Earth, and bring them to [[Athenia]] so Fortress could transfer his position of [[Supreme Commander]] to their leader, [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]. Naturally, the Decepticons attacked Athenia during Ginrai's stay, and the Trainbots formed Raiden to fight back, only for him to wind up being cut down alongside Chromedome by a powerful blast from the combined Decepticon [[Scramble 7]]. The quick thinking of Ginrai and the other Godmasters managed to repel the Decepticons with a combination attack, and a battered Raiden survived to fight another day. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The Earth-Space Alliance Army}}

The attack on Athenia had proven that the Decepticons on Earth had joined forces with the Decepticons in space, and so the Autobots elected to do the same to better fight their enemies. Soon after, when the leader of the space-based Decepticon forces, [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]], began heading for Earth, the Trainbots, the Autobot Headmasters and [[Grand Maximus]] gave chase. They were unable to stop him, but luckily, no sooner had he arrived than Ginrai tricked BlackZarak and the Earth Decepticon leader [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] into crashing into each other at speed, smashing each other up but good. Raiden and his allies cheered for Ginrai's success. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Divine Combination!}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:Raiden microchanger combiner.JPG|thumb|left]]

Raiden was at [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]'s hanami party. {{storylink|Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!}}
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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Go! Go! Shushupopo!! (part 2)|Shushupopo!! part 2}}}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TFPS2 raiden.jpg|right|thumb|"I must consult with the Elder Gods."]]
{{voiceactor|[[Russ Veillard]] (English)}}

Raiden was a member of the large Autobot force dispatched the planet [[Zel Samine]] to prevent the [[Decepticon]]s from obtaining the world's powerful [[Zel Quartz]]. As the Decepticons closed on the quart's resting place at the [[Enormous Laser Transmission Array]]. Raiden descended from the skies to bar their way. Unfortunately, he fell before the villains' combined assault and withdrew, though he could barely believe it himself. {{storylink|The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers}}
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{ew-char
|name=Raiden
|image=[[File:EW-Raiden.jpg|center|upright=1.66|thumb|They see me rollin' They hatin' Patrollin' an' tryin' ta catch me Raiden dirty]]
|faction=Autobot
|unit=Combiner
|star=3
|components=Shouki, Getsuei, Yukikaze, Suiken, Seizan, Kaen
|abilities={{ew-ability
|ability=Break Zone
|abilitydesc=Gains an acid aura and damage reduction shield before rushing into combat. This aura coats enemies in his path in acid that damages them overtime and decreases their attack and movement speed for 10 seconds. The acid deals double damage to Bots, C.O.M.B.A.T.s and Combiners.}}
{{ew-ability
|ability=Bullet Train
|abilitydesc=Rapidly fires at a target for several seconds with the shots bouncing to another target but deals less damage with each bounce. When deployed via [[Transformers: Earth Wars#Defense|Combiner Beacon]] with this ability active, the ability deals double damage to Bots, C.O.M.B.A.T.s and Combiners. In addition, the ability damage increases whilst also gaining lifesteal whenever he takes damage while this ability is active.}}
{{ew-ability
|ability=Gauge Blast
|abilitydesc='''(Unlocks at 4-star rating)''' Charges an energy orb for 10 seconds that explodes in a large area damaging targets, the damage of the explosion increases by a small percentage whenever he takes damage. When deployed via Combiner Beacon with this ability active, buildings gain Acid damage resistance for 30 seconds upon deployment.}}
{{ew-ability
|ability=Caustic Cargo
|abilitydesc='''(Unlocks at 5-star rating)''' Fire an acid orb that that coats targets in a large area with acid damaging them for 10 seconds. Targets destroyed by the orb will explode damaging other targets in a small area. Upon death, your squad is immunity from heal blocking effects reduces enemy healing for 15 seconds.}}
|date=[[November 21]], [[2024]]
|counterpart=[[Dinoking#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dinoking]]
|notes=Raiden's in-game appearance is based on his [[#MPG|''MPG'' figure]] but with his "Leg Beam" ankle winglets omitted. As you noticed with his ability descriptions, Raiden was designed with a greater emphasis on use in defense compared to other Combiner units. In fact, his ability "Gauge Blast" used to apply a damage resistance to [[Transformers: Earth Wars#Elemental Damage and Status Effects|Water damage]] instead of Acid damage as a means of countering [[God Neptune#Transformers: Earth Wars|God Neptune]]'s dominant use of that specific elemental damage. But following the major balance patch in [[2025]] the ability would be changed to its current form as Water damage has since been retired.
}}
{{stub|{{storylink|The Yesterday War}}}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|The Headmasters}}
[[File:Raiden toy.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|His real name is Jack.]]
{|
|<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Shouki''' (Trainbot, [[1987]])}}
:*''ID number'': '''C-125'''
{{Bp-a1|'''Getsei''' (Trainbot, 1987)}}
:*''ID number'': '''C-126'''
{{Bp-a1|'''Yukikaze''' (Trainbot, 1987)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-127'''
|
|<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Suiken''' (Trainbot, 1987)}}
:*''ID number'': '''C-128'''
{{Bp-a1|'''Seizan''' (Trainbot, 1987)}}
:*''ID number'': '''C-129'''
{{Bp-a1|'''Kaen''' (Trainbot, 1987)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-130'''
|}
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Raiden is the combined robot form of the six Trainbots, released by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] in the third year of their ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' toyline, as part of the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1987 (The Headmasters)|Headmasters]]'' series. Originally part of the ''[[Diaclone]]: Car Robot'' line (and passed over by [[Hasbro]] for their [[The Transformers (toyline)|''Transformers'' toylines]]), each Trainbot transforms into a farcically-out-of-[[scale]]-for-the-line train engine.

: Each Trainbot has a (mostly) dedicated location in the combiner: [[Shouki#Toys|Shouki]] forms the upper torso, [[Kaen#Toys|Kaen]] the lower torso (and head), [[Getsuei#Toys|Getsuei]] and [[Yukikaze (G1)#Toys|Yukikaze]] can only form legs (though their nominal placements are as Raiden's right and left, respectively), and [[Suiken#Toys|Suiken]] and [[Seizan#Toys|Seizan]] form arms (nominally Raiden's left and right, respectively).

: The six Trainbots were most commonly sold individually.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Cybertron/Raiden/raiden.htm More information on Raiden at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Giftset}}
[[File:G1toy raiden giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Raiden''' (Gift set, [[1987]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-131'''
:*''Accessories'': Left & right fists, chestplate, waist armor, back armor, 2 "Leg Beams", 2 "Wing Lasers", "Train Bazooka" rifle, 6 individual Trainbot guns
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: The Trainbots were also made available in a big box set of six. All of the toys in this set are identical to their individual releases.

{{-}}{{anchor|Zone}}
[[File:Zonetoy shouki.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Shouki in ''Zone'' packaging.]]
{|
|<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Shouki''' (Trainbot, [[1990]])}}
:*''ID number'': '''C-354'''
{{Bp-a1|'''Getsei''' (Trainbot, 1990)}}
:*''ID number'': '''C-355'''
{{Bp-a1|'''Yukikaze''' (Trainbot, 1990)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-356'''
|
|<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Suiken''' (Trainbot, 1990)}}
:*''ID number'': '''C-357'''
{{Bp-a1|'''Seizan''' (Trainbot, 1990)}}
:*''ID number'': '''C-358'''
{{Bp-a1|'''Kaen''' (Trainbot, 1990)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-359'''
|}

: The six Trainbots were re-released (without fanfare or acknowledgment in fiction) years later in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1990 (Zone)|Zone]]'' portion of Takara's ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' line. These releases are nearly identical to the original 1987 versions, except these lack [[rubsign]]s, which had been phased out of the toyline a few years prior.

: They were only sold in individual boxes this time around, with no complete-team box set.
{{--}}

===''Transform Jr''===
[[File:Tfjr_raiden.jpg|right|thumb|Revenge with a vengeance...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Shouki / Seizan''' (Gift set, [[1987]])}}
:*''ID number'': '''Trainbot Set 1''' (トレインボットセット1)
{{Bp-a1|'''Yukikaze / Suiken''' (Gift set, 1987)}}
:*''ID number'': '''Trainbot Set 2''' (トレインボットセット2)
{{Bp-a1|'''Getsuei / Kaen''' (Gift set, 1987)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''Trainbot Set 3''' (トレインボットセット3)

: Smaller, simplified versions of the Trainbots were released under the ''[[Transform Jr]]'' subline in Japan, in three sets with two Trainbots apiece.

: Weirdly, Suiken ended up primarily dark blue and cream rather than his normal dark green; this happens to be the colors of the original toy's ''Diaclone'' alternate deco, but it's also possible this was simply a case of the necessities of gang-molding forcing the color change, as all of the other ''Trainbots'' have their original/Transformers colors.

::*''[http://www.vega.or.jp/~butto/tftcollejr-01.htm More information on Transform Jr Raiden at a Japanese fansite]

{{anchor|TFJrGiftset}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Raiden''' (Gift set, 1987)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Left & right fists, chestplate, "Train Bazooka" rifle
:*''ID number'': '''C-131'''

: Once again, the complete ''Transform Jr'' Trainbot team was also sold in a complete set of six, each toy identical to the sold-as-pairs releases.

: This set also includes an Autobot [[insignia]] pocket-clip included with many ''Transform Jr'' figures.
{{--}}

===''MPG''===
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MPG-Raiden.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I am lightning... The Train Transformed.]]
[[File:TF-MPG-Trainbot-Kaen-Raiden-Box-Set.jpg|thumb|Gift set comes with everything you see here, plus Kaen! ...But not anybody else!]]
[[File:Transformers-MPG-Ginou-Raiden.jpg|thumb|With Ginou]]
[[File:Transformers-MPG-Shiden.jpg|thumb|With Ginou and Yamabuki]]
{|
|<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''[[Shouki#MPG|Trainbot Shouki]]''' ([[June 25]], [[2022]])}}
:*''ID number'': '''MPG-01'''
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Getsuei#MPG|Trainbot Getsuei]]''' ([[September 24]], 2022)}}
:*''ID number'': '''MPG-02'''
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Yukikaze (G1)#MPG|Trainbot Yukikaze]]''' ([[February 25]], [[2023]])}}
:*''ID number'': '''MPG-03'''
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Suiken#MPG|Trainbot Suiken]]''' ([[June 24]], 2023)}}
:*''ID number'': '''MPG-04'''
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Seizan#MPG|Trainbot Seizan]]''' ([[September 30]], 2023)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MPG-05'''
|valign=top|<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''[[Kaen#MPG|Trainbot Kaen]]''' ([[February 24]], [[2024]])}}
:*''ID number:'' '''MPG-06'''
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Kaen#MPGRaidenset|Trainbot Raiden]]''' (February 24, 2024)}}
:*''ID number'': '''MPG-06S'''
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Ginou#MPG|Trainbot Ginou]]''' ([[September 28]], 2024)}}
:*''ID number:'' '''MPG-07'''
{{Bp-a1|'''[[Yamabuki#MPG|Trainbot Yamabuki]]''' ([[October 26]], 2024)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''MPG-08'''
|}
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy), [[Dai Ono]] ([[Tomytec]])|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

: Previously teased at the "A Railway Story In The Sky" exhibition on [[December 3]], [[2019]] and later confirmed in a magazine interview<ref>[https://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/techspecs/interviewkojinono.html Figure King 278: Interview with Kōjin Ōno] at Soundwave's Oblivion</ref> with designer [[Kōjin Ōno]] in the [[March]] [[2021]] issue of ''[[Figure Ō]]'', ''[[The Transformers: MPG|MPG]]'' Raiden is the combined form of the ''MPG'' Trainbots. Designed in collaboration with [[TOMIX]], the {{w|Rail transport modelling|train department}} of TakaraTomy's {{w|scale model}} oriented subsidiary [[Tomytec]], Raiden's train mode is made to HO [[scale]],<ref>[https://www.soundwavesoblivion.com/techspecs/interviewkojinono2.html Figure King 285: Interview With MPG-01 Raiden Development Team – English Translation] at Soundwaves Oblivion</ref> which—whether or not intentional—puts the individual Trainbots at the right scale in [[robot mode]] with the ''Masterpiece'' figures, but leaves Raiden incredibly short by comparison, as the combined mode is approximately the size of a ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' gestalt. Further to that Raiden is especially top-heavy due to the mass of the torso/Shouki overriding the capacity of the pin and bar joints in his ankles, Kaen's scant contribution to Raiden lacking buttressing to the thighs, and- ironically for a combiner created entirely out of trains-[https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/train-wheel-science/the slim areas of friction on the soles of his feet], all of which meaning Raiden struggles to keep himself upright unassisted.

: The ''MPG'' Trainbots include accessories for Raiden himself in the form of the "Train Bazooka" of his original toy, the "[[Kōken]]" (光剣, "Light Sword") broadsword pulled from its appearance in the [[Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears|fifteenth episode]] of the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''Headmasters'' cartoon]], and another lightsaber-esque weapon pulled from [[:File:HeadOn RaidenVsBruticus.JPG|its appearance]] in the [[Head On!! Fortress Maximus|thirteenth episode]] packed in with Suiken, Seizan, and Kaen respectively.

: Each Trainbot was individually released, one by one, for 20 months. Whoof.

: Optional Generation 1 toy-accurate stickers for Raiden's chest plate were released by TakaraTomy as a promotion in ''Figure Ō''{{'}}s [[July]] [[2022]] issue.<ref>[https://news.tfw2005.com/2022/06/27/figure-king-magazine-official-stickers-for-masterpiece-mpg-01-shouki-459472 Figure King Magazine Official Stickers For MPG-01 Shouki] at TFW2005</ref>

:The "Trainbot Raiden" release of Kaen comes with additional display stands for both Raiden and the individual Trainbots, a chromed version of Kōken, and a unique box with additional art of Raiden that allows storage of all six Trainbot's packaging in one box, as well as the display stands and chromed sword. The display stands are a desaturated orange compared to MP-57's much brighter orange.

: Beginning in late 2024, ''MPG'' began introducing all-new Trainbots beginning with [[Ginou#MPG|Ginou]], a {{w|Doctor Yellow}}-themed [[Retool|reshell]] of Shouki packed with a "doctor's bag" that converts into a waist extension for Raiden as well as a new chestplate referencing Raiden's preproduction character model as seen in [[:File:Diaclone Raiden art.jpg|''Diaclone'' catalog artwork]]. The Yukikaze retool [[Yamabuki]] soon followed, another Doctor Yellow based on the original ''Diaclone'' variant "Yellowliner" packed with a new faceplated head to convert Raiden into new combiner "[[Shiden|Raiden Special Formation Shiden]]" (ライデン特別編成シデン) and complete the catalog look.

:There are a few important notes for ''MPG'' Raiden owners. First is that when transforming Getsuei into leg mode as indicated in the instructions, attempting to bend the knee will result in any articulation being obstructed by the transformation sliders. TakaraTomy demonstrated how to articulate the knee properly in a video demonstrating ''MPG'' Raiden's articulation, by leaving the sliders uncompressed.<ref>[https://youtu.be/cKuC3Keeh7c?t=229 Finally completed Raiden! Transformers MPG series review! Introducing Trainbot Kaen! (Hobiko & Torako Review)] ''MPG'' Raiden demo video, featuring alternate Getsuei transformation.</ref> Secondly, Raiden is designed to lean forward in an S-stance, as opposed to an MP-1 styled A-stance. Both Getsuei and Yukikaze's combined forms have intended articulation to accommodate this. Kaen's instructions simply demonstrate attaching the limbs, and not taking the extra step to stabilise him.

:Another word of warning is necessary for the aspirant ''MPG'' Trainbot diorama builder: the set's adherence to vehicle mode accuracy proves something of a double-edged sword. While the ''MPG'' Trainbots adhere to a unified 1:87-ish {{w|HO scale|HO ''scale''}}, they do not adhere to a unified ''track width''. In accordance with their real-life inspirations, Shouki, Yukikaze, Ginou and Yamabuki utilize {{w|standard gauge}} ({{w|HO scale#Track|true HO}}) tracks while Getsuei, Suiken, Seizan and Kaen utilize {{w|metre gauge}} ({{w|HO scale#Track|HOm}}) tracks. It is thus necessary to split the team up accordingly if one is to actually roll the danged things.<ref>[[Source:The Transformers: MPG#MPG2|Vehicle mode section of Getsuei's ''MPG'' bio.]]</ref> The Trainbots also lack functional bogeys, leaving them unable to move around corners. Straight tracks only!

::*''[[Source:The Transformers: MPG|Machine translation of the ''MPG'' Trainbots' bios]]''
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Gum''===
[[Image:Tfgum_raiden.jpg|right|thumb|Revengeance.]]
*'''Raiden''' ([[1987]])
**''Accessories:'' Left & right fists, 2 "Leg Beams"

:Released as part of the seventh wave of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' series of snap-together [[candy toy]] model kits, this simplified version of Raiden is molded in white, blue and grey plastic. Being that he is a combiner, Raiden doesn't transform like most other ''Transformers Gum'' models; instead, his limbs can disconnect and transform into train-mode Yukikaze, Seizan, Suiken and Getsuei (his torso is not capable of transforming, so Kaen and Shouki get no such love). The figure features no paint applications, but came with stickers to add detail, and a terrible stick of gum.
{{--}}

===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF Raiden.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Waiting for the ghost train(s).]]
*'''Raiden''' ([[2001]])
**''Act'': '''3'''
**''Accessories:'' Stand

: A three-inch tall [[plastic|PVC]] figurine of Raiden was available in the third ''Headmasters''-centric "Act" of Takara's ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Super Collection Figure]]'' line. Like all the figures in the wave, it was available in both standard full color figure and colorless clear plastic versions, one of each of which was available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

: In two out of every ten cases, the colored version of Raiden came packaged with the head and sword pieces for the wave's collectible [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Fortress Maximus]] "build-a-figure". These parts could be in either full color or clear plastic, packed at an equal 1:1 ratio.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/Raiden/raiden.htm More information on ''Super Collection Figure'' Raiden at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/ClearRaiden/raiden.htm More information on clear Raiden at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
*"Raiden" can be written as the kanji "雷電", meaning "Thunder and Lightning". It is an alternate name of {{w|Raijin}}, the Japanese god of thunder and lightning.
*Raiden had the preliminary name of '''Grandliner''' (グランドライナー). This name would later be used by Toei for another train combiner robot in the 1999 tokusatsu series ''{{w|Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive}}''.
*Raiden's on-package [[bio]] specifically notes that he dislikes Devastator, presumably a reference to the toys' shared origins as ''[[Diaclone]]'' combiners.
*Raiden's animation model is based on his ''Diaclone'' toy, rather than the ''Headmasters'' version of the figure, lacking as it does the orange armor plate added to the waist of the robot for his ''Transformers'' release.
{{--}}

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''The Robot Train''', '''Grimlock''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Léidiàn''' (雷电, "Thunder and Lightning")
*''Russian:'' '''Neustrashimiy''' (Неустрашимый, "Fearless")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Trainbots story page.jpg|[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] character model
</gallery>

==External links==
* [http://diaclone.net/orid/diatr/ ''Diaclone'' Raiden] at the Diaclone.net fansite (Japanese)

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Transformers: Earth Wars

2026-05-12T03:49:47Z

PBChew18: /* Combiners */ Adding this in due to Raiden and Dinoking defense oriented functions

{{disambig2|the long-running mobile game|the titular... wars|Earth Wars (conflict)}}
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[[File:TransformersEarthWars logo.png|center|400px]]
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{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=''"...fuel cells!"''
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]] ([[2016]]-[[2026]]) [[Yodo1]] (2026-present)
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]] (2016-[[2019]]) Space Ape Games (2019-[[2025]]) Yodo1 ([[2017]]-present China,<ref>[https://www.yodo1.cn/game_portfolio/transformersearthwars/ ''Earth Wars'' at Yodo1's Chinese website.]</ref> 2025-present global)
|date=[[June 2]], 2016
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game developed by [[Space Ape Games]] and (initially) published by [[Hasbro]] subsidiary [[Backflip Studios]] with a long-running weekly storyline overseen by brand founding father [[Simon Furman]], which means [[Furmanism|FURMANISMS BEYOND MEASURE!]] The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''{{w|Clash of Clans}}'', without Hog Riders. Going with a formula that ain't broke evidently paid off, as somewhere along the way ''Earth Wars'' became second only to a [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|licensed spinoff]] of industry titan ''{{w|Angry Birds}}'' for the crown of longest-lived video game in the history of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]].

The setting is for the most part straightforwardly [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] based, though as has been [[2005 IDW continuity|known to happen]] for projects this long in the tooth, characters from places like the [[Beast Era]], [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]], [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|''Shattered Glass'']], [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]], [[Aligned continuity family|''Prime'']] and even the odd [[Sentius Magnus|wholly new faces]] have crept in over time.

{{TOC|limit=4}}

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. At launch, Furman promised that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
One part tutorial, one part single player campaign, these missions establish the gameplay mechanics and the basics of the setting:

*'''[[Get Optimus! / Get Megatron!]]''' (present at launch)
**[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] arrive through their [[Space bridge|Space Bridge]]s, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Crystal (Earth Wars)|crystal]] powerful enough to power their Space Bridges and bring their leaders to Earth.

*'''[[The Lost Map]]''' (present at launch)
**With the arrival of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], respectively.

*'''[[Power Play (Earth Wars)|Power Play]]''' (present at launch)
**After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.

*'''[[The Codex Showdown]]''' (present at launch)
**With the help of the recently recruited medics [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Hook (G1)|Hook]], both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].

Later campaigns introduced newly layered mechanics while interweaving with the ongoing weekly narrative:

*'''[[Combiner Wars (Earth Wars)|Combiner Wars]]''' (Added [[November]] [[2016]])
**With the [[Enigma of Combination]], the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of [[Combiner]]s. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require [[Ore-13]] and high-ranking bots to be useful.

*'''[[Secrets of Nebulos]]''' (added [[October]] [[2017]])
**Some weird pieces of [[Nebulos]] technology called '''"[[#Power Cores|Power Cores]]"''' have landed on Earth. Starscream and Optimus gather some troops, and both Starscream and Optimus Prime fight over the Power Cores. The power cores gathered, however, have been rigged to explode, and so both sides have to start from scratch with building up their power core stocks.

*'''[[Return to Cybertron (Earth Wars)|Return to Cybertron]]''' (Added [[December]] [[2018]])
**A power play involving Starscream, [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Unicronus]] results in the Autobots and Decepticons teaming up to assault Cybertron-based fortresses with overpowered defenses in the finale of the conflict over the mystical [[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Core]]s.

*'''[[War for Cybertron (Earth Wars)|War for Cybertron]]''' (Added [[July]] [[2020]])
**Flashbacks to the struggle for the [[AllSpark]] in Cybertron's ancient past introduce the [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] combiners to the present day, along with the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' cosmetic skin cores.

*'''[[Regenesis (Earth Wars)|Regenesis]]''' (Added [[September]] [[2020]])
**Autobots and Decepticons team up once more to retrieve the mysterious [[Regenesis#Transformers: Earth Wars|Project: Regenesis]].

*'''[[Titans on Earth]]''' (Added [[October]] [[2021]])
**The [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] & [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] are summoned to Earth to help their allies.

*'''[[Prime Relics]]''' (Added [[September]] [[2025]])
**An exercise in competitive archeology digs up a way to unseal the [[Thirteen|original Thirteen Primes]] themselves from beyond space and time as the consequences of the gang's dabbling in primordial forces begin to come home to roost.

In practice, the game's story mode declines to present the campaigns in release order, prioritizing the "tutorial" aspect over narrative intelligibility to introduce new players to mechanics in order of increasing intricacy. As of this writing, the "production order" is:

{{collist|4|
#[[Get Optimus! / Get Megatron!]]
#[[The Lost Map]]
#[[Power Play (Earth Wars)|Power Play]]
#[[The Codex Showdown]]
#[[Secrets of Nebulos]]
#[[Combiner Wars (Earth Wars)|Combiner Wars]]
#[[Prime Relics]]
#[[Return to Cybertron (Earth Wars)|Return to Cybertron]]
#[[War for Cybertron (Earth Wars)|War for Cybertron]]
#[[Regenesis (Earth Wars)|Regenesis]]
#[[Titans on Earth]]
}}

===Events===
{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}
Every weekend, for three days, events are held to give players a shot at a regular supply of various resources. They usually alternate between solo and [[#Alliances|Alliance]] (read: guild) modes each week.

Events are frequently accompanied by "transmissions" of cutscenes providing context for the gameplay goings-on. New character additions in particular are introduced with stories strewn across two-to-eight week "sagas" (occasionally "seasons" when Space Ape slips into {{w|live-service game|live-service}} industry jargon on main).

These arcs are additionally serialized between ''each other'', and form an ongoing narrative that constitutes the bulk of the game's story content, if only by sheer volume.

A complete-ish accounting of story relevant events is given below, with the multi-part "sagas" given in bold:

{{chapters
|title=''Earth Wars'' sagas and story events
|align=left
|content=
<div class="list-header">2016:</div>
*[[Decoy Dash]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga">"One-shot" character introductions, largely predating the longform "saga" format.</ref>
*[[Charging In]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*[[Operation Snakebite]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*[[Strafe vs. Scourge]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*[[Till All Are One (Earth Wars)|Till All Are One]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*[[Light Our Darkest Hour]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*[[Rumble in the Jungle (Earth Wars)|Rumble in the Jungle]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*'''[[Sharkticon Saga|Sharkticon]]'''
*[[Some Assembly Required]]<ref group="saga">Epilogue to "[[Combiner Wars (Earth Wars)|Combiner Wars]]" campaign.</ref>
*[[War Games]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*'''[[Arctic Saga|Arctic]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2017:</div>
*[[Race Day Mayhem]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*'''[[Optimus Maximus & Bruticus Saga|Optimus Maximus & Bruticus]]'''
*'''[[Perceptor & Lockdown Saga|Perceptor & Lockdown]]'''
*'''[[Project Supernova (saga)|Project Supernova]]'''
*'''[[Beast Wars Saga|Beast Wars]]'''
*'''[[Polyhex Saga|Polyhex]]'''
*'''[[Kup & Dead End Saga|Kup & Dead End]]'''
*'''[[Multiverse Saga|Multiverse]]'''
*'''[[Quintesson Saga|Quintesson]]'''
*'''[[Kremzeek Saga|Kremzeek]]'''
*'''[[Web of Lies]]'''
*'''[[Volcanicus vs Predaking (saga)|Volcanicus vs Predaking]]'''
*[[Unknown Powers]]<ref group="saga" name="nebulos">Prologue to "[[Secrets of Nebulos]]" campaign.</ref>
*[[Countdown to Nebulos]]<ref group="saga" name="nebulos"/>
*'''[[Springer & Astrotrain Saga|Springer & Astrotrain]]'''
*'''[[Cosmos & Mindwipe Saga|Cosmos & Mindwipe]]'''
*'''[[Rodimus Prime & Motormaster Saga|Rodimus Prime & Motormaster]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2018:</div>
*'''[[Sky Lynx & Blitzwing Saga|Sky Lynx & Blitzwing]]'''
*'''[[Warpath & Skullsmasher Saga|Warpath & Skullsmasher]]'''
*'''[[Elita & Lugnut Saga|Elita & Lugnut]]'''
*[[New Core: Alchemist Prime|Alchemist Prime]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*'''[[Victorion & Menasor Saga|Victorion & Menasor]]'''
*'''[[Tracks & Cutthroat Saga|Tracks & Cutthroat]]'''
*'''[[Inferno & Rodimus Unicronus Saga|Inferno & Rodimus Unicronus]]'''
*'''[[Tigerhawk & Waspinator Saga|Tigerhawk & Waspinator]]'''
*'''[[Sentius Magnus & Sentius Malus Saga|Sentius Magnus & Sentius Malus]]'''
*[[Amalgamous Prime (Earth Wars)|Amalgamous Prime]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*'''[[Slash & Rippersnapper Saga|Slash & Rippersnapper]]'''
*'''[[Sandstorm & Octone Saga|Sandstorm & Octone]]'''
*'''[[Back in Time]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2019:</div>
*[[Nexus Prime (Earth Wars)|Nexus Prime]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*'''[[New Recruits]]'''
*'''[[New Form]]'''
*'''[[License to Kill]]'''
*'''[[Aerial Support]]'''
*'''[[Dirty Monster]]'''
*'''[[Jungle Friends]]'''
*[[The Golden Lagoon (Earth Wars)|The Golden Lagoon]]
*'''[[Abominable Defences]]'''
*'''[[Two-Face]]'''
*'''[[Human Reinforcements]]'''
*'''[[Right Hand]]'''
*'''[[Command and Conquer]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2020:</div>
*'''[[Safe and Trustworthy]]'''
*'''[[Now and Then (Earth Wars)|Now and Then]]'''
*'''[[Searching and Mining]]'''
*'''[[Metafictional Bombing]]'''
*'''[[Heavy Artillery (saga)|Heavy Artillery]]'''
*'''[[Weak Signal (saga)|Weak Signal]]'''
*'''[[Speed Delight]]'''
*'''[[Two for One]]'''
*'''[[Two Hot Wheels]]'''
*'''[[End with a Bang]]'''
*'''[[Last Remaining Piece]]'''
*'''[[Double Protection]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2021:</div>
*'''[[Dish the Dirt]]'''
*'''[[Snappy Snap]]'''
*'''[[On the Prowl]]'''
*'''[[In Flying Form]]'''
*'''[[Optimal Drive Disk]]'''
*'''[[Stomping Earth]]'''
*'''[[Flying Ape]]'''
*'''[[Fast and Furious]]'''<ref group="saga">The "[[Titans on Earth]]" campaign is part of this saga.</ref>
*'''[[Spin and Go]]'''
*'''[[Broken Legacy]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2022:</div>
*'''[[Colour Burst]]'''
*'''[[Nip & Tuck]]'''
*'''[[Pick and Choose]]'''
*'''[[Always Green]]'''
*'''[[Big Fish]]'''
*'''[[Smashing Heads]]'''
*'''[[Speed Masters]]'''
*'''[[Spinning Growl]]'''
*'''[[Green Heroes]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2023:</div>
*'''[[Muscle Bender]]'''
*'''[[Gone Fishing (saga)|Gone Fishing]]'''
*'''[[Tarnation]]'''
*'''[[Double Trouble]]'''
*'''[[Blue Thunder]]'''
*'''[[The Roar]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2024:</div>
*'''[[Rain and Waves]]'''
*'''[[Steel Explosion]]'''
*'''[[Wild Things]]'''
*'''[[New Beginnings]]'''
*'''[[Timeless Champions]]'''
*'''[[The Reckoning]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2025:</div>
*'''[[Tabula Rasa]]'''
*'''[[New Armada]]'''
*'''[[Second Armada]]'''
*'''[[Third Armada (Part 1)]]'''<ref group="saga">The "[[Prime Relics]]" campaign is part of this saga.</ref>
*'''[[Third Armada (Part 2)]]
*'''[[All on Tape]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2026:</div>
*'''[[Behind the Veil]]'''
*'''[[Follow the Leader (saga)|Follow the Leader]]'''
}}

<references group="saga"/>

===Character profiles===
The third major story element of ''Earth Wars'' comes packaged with each individual character. Upon unlocking a new unit, the player is presented with a short, replayable (but only for standard Bots) cutscene referred to as a "character story" illustrating their personality, along with a prose [[bio]] in the classical back-of-box style squirreled away in their profile with their stats, equipped Power Cores, etc.

Character stories frequently tie into that character's corresponding saga, which, while delightfully immersive for veterans present during their initial rollout, has a way of producing gibberish full of unfamiliar characters for later players acquiring the unit via the game's normal "slot machine" mechanic. Accordingly, summaries of character stories can be found in the articles for their respective sagas.

===Dispatch Missions===
{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Dispatch Missions}}

Another minor source of story information comes attached to "[[#Gameplay|Dispatch Missions]]," a mechanic wherein you can train up a handful of units you aren't using by sending them off on "away missions" where they gather experience points on their own. Each of these mission descriptions features a few paragraphs of prose describing the adventure upon which your bots are embarking.

===Comic===
{{main|Quantum Beast Leap}}

''Earth Wars''' plot has one last noteworthy component— kind of. As part of a community event tying into the [[2017]] "[[Beast Wars Saga]]" arc, Space Ape celebrated the game's escape from the boilerplate Generation 1 milieu with a comic produced in conjunction with various prominent ''Transformers'' fan forums elaborating on the arrival of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]] to the [[Earth Wars (conflict)|Earth Wars]]. There's just one catch: Space Ape emphatically stressed that due to the terms of their license with Hasbro not extending beyond the game itself, the comic remained [[pseudocanon|apocryphal]], informing but not overtly supplementing the narrative of the game proper.

==Characters and chronology==
Given the live-service nature of ''Earth Wars''' enormous and ever-growing cast, we've opted to break with our usual formatting a little and divide them by year introduced to illustrate the evolution of the game over time.

===Launch===
The game's initial cast featured all the old 1984 standards plus a suspicious number of [[combiner|combiner team]] characters from the then-recent ''[[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]]'' franchise.

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{{collist|2|
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blaster]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers: Earth Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers: Earth Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Huffer]]
}}
|c2=
{{collist|2|
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Soundwave]] (Frank Welker)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bombshell]]
}}
|h5=Support characters|c5=
;[[Autobot Mini-Cassette]]s
*[[Eject (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Eject]]
*[[Steeljaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Steeljaw]]
*[[Rewind (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rewind]]
*[[Ramhorn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ramhorn]]
;[[Decepticon Mini-Cassette]]s
*[[Rumble (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rumble]]
*[[Laserbeak (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Laserbeak]]
*[[Frenzy (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Frenzy]]
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Buzzsaw]]

|h6=Non-playable characters|c6=
;[[Human]]s
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

===2016===
Late 2016 saw the debut of the hotly anticipated "[[#Combiners|Combiner]]" character class in the finale of the opening arc of the game's story.

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*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slug]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Swoop]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Star Saber]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Superion]]

|c2=
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Viper (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Viper]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Offroad (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Deathsaurus]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Devastator]]

|h3=Trans-factional|c3=
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gnaw]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
*[[Sharkticon (species)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sharkticons]]
}}

===2017===
2017 was themed around the introduction of non-[[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] characters, including time travelers from the [[Beast Era]] and refugees from around the [[multiverse]].

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|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hound]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sludge]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Laser Optimus]]<ref group="2017">Most unusually, this Optimus Prime using a character model based on the famous ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|"Laser Prime" toy]] is eventually revealed to be from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|same dimension]] as his wavemate ''Armada'' Megatron in [[Second Armada|later ''Armada''-centric arcs.]] (Then again, the two designs ''are'' very similar in terms of transformation and kibble arrangement...)</ref>
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Springer]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cosmos]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Volcanicus (POTP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Volcanicus]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Brake-Neck (G1)|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Beast Wars Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (IDW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Astrotrain]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Mindwipe]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Predaking]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
*[[Kremzeek#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kremzeek]]s

;[[Drone]]s
*[[Medibot (Earth Wars)|Medibot]]s

|h6=Non-playable characters|c6=
*[[Quintesson#Transformers: Earth Wars|Quintesson]]s
}}
 
<references group="2017"/>

===2018===
2018 tied into the contemporary ''[[Power of the Primes (franchise)|Power of the Primes]]'' franchise with a spin on the [[Prime Master]] concept in the form of "[[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Cores]]," the mystical remains of the [[Thirteen|original Thirteen Primes]] with minds of their own, built out of the extant "[[#Power Cores|Power Core]]" mechanic. The storyline also featured the introduction of the [[Sentius Nobilius|Sentius twins]], keepers of the Prime Cores and ''Earth Wars''' first original characters, give or take a human.

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|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#TFEWPrime|Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sky Lynx]]
*[[Warpath (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Warpath]]
*[[Elita One (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Elita-1]]
*[[Tracks (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tracks]]
*[[Inferno (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Inferno]]
*[[Tigerhawk#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tigerhawk]]
*[[Sentius Magnus#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sentius Magnus]]
*[[Slash (POTP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slash]]
*[[Sandstorm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sandstorm]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Victorion#Transformers: Earth Wars|Victorion]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Motormaster]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blitzwing]]
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skullsmasher]]
*[[Lugnut (TF 2010)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lugnut]]
*[[Cutthroat (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cutthroat]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#TFEWUnicronus|Rodimus Unicronus]]
*[[Waspinator (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Waspinator]]
*[[Sentius Malus#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sentius Malus]]
*[[Rippersnapper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rippersnapper]]
*[[Octane#Transformers: Earth Wars|Octone]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Menasor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Menasor]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
;[[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Cores]]
*[[Liege Maximo#Transformers: Earth Wars|Liege Maximo]]
*[[Micronus Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Micronus]]
*[[The Fallen#Transformers: Earth Wars|Megatronus]]
*[[Maccadam#Transformers: Earth Wars|Alchemist Prime]]
*[[Vector Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Vector Prime]]
*[[Alpha Trion#Transformers: Earth Wars|Alpha Trion]]
*[[Solus Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Solus Prime]]
*[[Onyx Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Onyx Prime]]
*[[Amalgamous Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Amalgamous Prime]]
*[[Quintus Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Quintus Prime]]
}}

===2019===
2019 was themed around an extended crossover with ''Transformers''' sister ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' franchise.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#TFEWGoldfire|Goldfire]]
*[[Streetwise (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Streetwise]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)#TFEWCybertron|Cybertron Jetfire]]
*[[Blades (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blades]]
*[[Rook (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rook]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rhinox]]
*[[Punch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Punch]]
*[[Hound (G1)#TFEWGIJoe|Hound V.A.M.P.]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)#TFEWGIJoe|Jetfire Skystriker]]
*[[Red Alert (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Red Alert]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Defensor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Defensor]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Ramjet (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ramjet]]
*[[Sinnertwin (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sinnertwin]]
*[[Starscream (G1)#TFEWCybertron|Cybertron Starscream]]
*[[Dirge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dirge]]
*[[Blot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blot]]
*[[Tarantulas (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tarantulas]]
*[[Punch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Counterpunch]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#TFEWGIJoe|Soundwave H.I.S.S.]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#TFEWGIJoe|Skywarp Nightraven]]
*[[Runamuck (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Runamuck]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Abominus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Abominus]]

|h3=Trans-factional|c3=
*[[Impactor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Impactor]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
;[[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Cores]]
*[[Nexus Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nexus Prime]]
*[[Prima#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prima]]

|h6=Non-playable characters|c6=
*[[Harmony Keen]]

;[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]
*[[Duke (G.I. Joe)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Duke]]
*[[Scarlett#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scarlett]]
*[[Snake-Eyes#Transformers: Earth Wars|Snake-Eyes]]
;[[Cobra]]
*[[Cobra Commander#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cobra Commander]]
*[[Baroness#Transformers: Earth Wars|Baroness]]
*[[Storm Shadow#Transformers: Earth Wars|Storm Shadow]]
}}

===2020===
2020 saw a major shakeup to the game's mechanics as an extensive crossover with the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' franchise introduced a new "[[#C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots|C.O.M.B.A.T Bot]]" character class broadly based on the [[Battle Master]] concept and built off a major expansion of the Power Core system, as well as the introduction of alternate skins for existing units.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Strafe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Dinobot (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dinobot]]
*[[Nosecone (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nosecone]]
*[[Brainstorm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Brainstorm]]
*[[Six-Gun#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sixgun]]
*[[Chromia (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Chromia]]
*[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lightspeed]]
*[[Afterburner (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Afterbreaker]]
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trailbreaker]]
*[[Scattershot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scattershot]]

;[[Guardian robot|Guardians]]<ref group= "2020" name = "Special Boy">Omega Supreme and Overlord are mechanically identical to normal [[#Combiners|Combiner units]] in game, and are only given unique titles denoting their in-fiction not-combiner-ness in supporting documentation.</ref>
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Omega Supreme]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Thrust (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Thrust]]
*[[Dinobot II#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dinobot II]]
*[[Drillhorn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Drillhorn]]
*[[Guyhawk#Transformers: Earth Wars|Guyhawk]]
*[[Triggerhappy (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Triggerhappy]]
*[[Hellbat (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fellbat]]
*[[Killbison#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ironbison]]
*[[Flamewar (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Flamewar]]
*[[Exhaust#Transformers: Earth Wars|Exhaust]]
*[[Leozack#Transformers: Earth Wars|Leozack]]

;[[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmasters]]<ref group="2020" name = "Special Boy"/>
*[[Overlord (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Overlord]]

|nonumbering=true
|h3=Trans-factional|c3=
;[[Mercenary|Mercenaries]]
*[[Doubledealer#Transformers: Earth Wars|Doubledealer]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T.]] Autobots
*[[Nightstalker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightstalker]]
*[[Firebolt (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Firedrive]]
*[[Flak (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Flak]]
*[[Pteraxadon#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pteraxadon]]
*[[Lionizer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lionizer]]
*[[Big Shot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Topshot]]
*[[Trenchfoot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trenchfoot]]
*[[Rung (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rung]]
*[[Dile#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dile]]
*[[Smashdown#Transformers: Earth Wars|Smashdown]]
*[[Glitch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Glitch]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T. Decepticons
*[[Ravage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ravage]]
*[[Blowpipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blowpipe]]
*[[Cratermaker#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cratermaker]]
*[[Terror-Daxtyl#Transformers: Earth Wars|Terror-Daxtyl]]
*[[Catgut#Transformers: Earth Wars|Catgut]]
*[[Fireline#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fireline]]
*[[Caliburst (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Caliburst]]
*[[Hairsplitter#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shrute]]
*[[Overkill (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Overkill]]
*[[Razor-Sharp#Transformers: Earth Wars|Razor-Sharp]]
*[[Gatoraider#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gatorface]]

{{!}}}

|h4=Skins|c4=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Autobots
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Arcee]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Blaster]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Bumblebee]]
*[[Chromia (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Chromia]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Cliffjumper]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Cybertron Jetfire]]
*[[Doubledealer#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Doubledealer]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Drift]]
*[[Elita One (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Elita-1]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Hound]]
*[[Impactor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Impactor]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
 
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Ironhide]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Mirage]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Optimus Prime]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Prowl]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Ratchet]]
*[[Red Alert (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Red Alert]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Skydive]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Sky Lynx]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Sideswipe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Wheeljack]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Decepticons
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Nightbird]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Soundwave]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Skrapnel]]
*[[Dirge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Dirge]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Kickback]]
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Cybertron Starscream]]
*[[Doubledealer#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Doubledealer]]
*[[Barricade (IDW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Barricade]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Reflector]]
*[[Impactor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Impactor]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Bludgeon]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
 
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Breakdown]]
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Megatron]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Hook]]
*[[Runamuck (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Runamuck]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Skywarp]]
*[[Offroad (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Offroad]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Thundercracker]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Astrotrain]]
*[[Thrust (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Thrust]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Galvatron]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Shockwave]]

{{!}}}
}}
 
<references group="2020"/>

===2021===
2021 introduced the "[[#Titans|Titan]]" character class.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Hoist (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hoist]]
*[[Grapple (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Grapple]]
*[[Prowl (Magnaboss)#Transformers: Earth Wars|BW Prowl]]
*[[Silverbolt (Magnaboss)#Transformers: Earth Wars|BW Silverbolt]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#TFEWOptimal|Optimal Optimus]]
*[[Ironhide (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|BW Ironhide]]
*[[Broadside (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Broadside]]
*[[Blurr (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blurr]]
*[[Rotorstorm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rotorstorm]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Computron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Computron]]
*[[Magnaboss (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Magnaboss]]

;[[Titan (group)|Titans]]
*[[Metroplex (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Metroplex]]<ref group= "2021" name="Raid Titan">First debuted in the game as non-playable "bosses" in [[#Gameplay|Alliance Raids]] in 2019, only to be then made playable.</ref>

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Crankcase (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Crankcase]]
*[[Dirtbag#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dirtbag]]
*[[Ram Horn#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ram Horn]]
*[[Cicadacon#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cicadacon]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#TFEWTM2|Transmetal 2 Megatron]]
*[[Sea Clamp#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sea Clamp]]
*[[Apeface#Transformers: Earth Wars|Apeface]]
*[[Runabout (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Runabout]]
*[[Spinister (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Spinister]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Liokaiser#Transformers: Earth Wars|Liokaiser]]
*[[Tripredacus#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tripredacus]]

;Titans
*[[Trypticon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trypticon]]<ref group="2021" name="Raid Titan"/>

|h3=Trans-factional|c3=
;[[Mercenary|Mercenaries]]
*[[Snapdragon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Snapdragon]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T.]] Autobots / Maximals
*[[Soundbarrier#Transformers: Earth Wars|Soundbarrier]]
*[[Stripes#Transformers: Earth Wars|Stripes]]
*[[Top-Heavy#Transformers: Earth Wars|Top-Heavy]]
*[[Red Hot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Red Heat]]
*[[Spoilsport#Transformers: Earth Wars|Spoilsport]]
*[[Rattrap (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rattrap]]
*[[Airazor (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Airazor]]
*[[Sheeldron#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sheeldron]]
*[[Dazzlestrike#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dazzlestrike]]
*[[Roadburner#Transformers: Earth Wars|Roadburner]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T. Decepticons / Predacons
*[[Doublecrosser (Earthrise)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Doublecrosser]]
*[[Glit (KP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Glit]]
*[[Sights (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sights]]
*[[Bombshock (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bombshock]]
*[[Aimless#Transformers: Earth Wars|Aimless]]
*[[Vertebreak (Kingdom)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Vertebreak]]
*[[Tonbot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tonbot]]
*[[Fangtron#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fangtron]]
*[[Giza (POTP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Giza]]
*[[Power Punch#Transformers: Earth Wars|Power Punch]]

{{!}}}

|h4=Skins<ref group="2021">These alternate skins can only be accessed through gold or [[G-Metal|Gmetal]] bot-specific "Transmetal" cores of their respective bots (their equivalent of other characters' G1 cores), which, as its name suggests, changes their color scheme reminiscent of their Transmetal forms in addition to the bonus effects provided, whereas silver "Transmetal" cores changes the bot to sport a metallic coating instead.</ref>|c4=
;Maximals
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Cheetor]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Rhinox]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Optimus Primal]]

;Predacons
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Blackarachnia]]
*[[Tarantulas (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Tarantulas]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Beast Wars Megatron]]
}}
 
<references group="2021"/>

===2022===
2022 featured a tie-in to the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' franchise, in no small part to introduce the concept of pay-to-play character skins via the game's new "[[#Cyber Pass|Cyber Pass]]" subscription service. Notably, the bulk of the game's ''Shattered Glass'' cast occupies a peculiar state of "quasi-playable," fully present as distinct individuals in story segments but only mechanically represented with cosmetics for existing characters.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Minerva (G1 robot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Minerva]]
*[[Whirl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Whirl]]
*[[Slingshot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slingshot]]
*[[Twin Twist (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Twin Twist]]
*[[Bulkhead (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bulkhead]]
*[[Skids (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skids]]
*[[Topspin (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Topspin]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Sky Reign#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sky Reign]]

;[[Titan (group)|Titans]]
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fortress Maximus]]<ref group= "2022" name="Raid Titan pt 2">First debuted in the game as non-playable "bosses" in Alliance Raids in 2021, only to be then made playable.</ref>

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Flatline (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Flatline]]
*[[Sea Phantom#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sea Phantom]]
*[[Acid Storm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Acid Storm]]
*[[Coelagon#Transformers: Earth Wars|Coelagon]]
*[[Breakdown (IDW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Breakdown Prime]]
*[[Knock Out (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Knock Out]]
*[[Terrormander#Transformers: Earth Wars|Terrormander]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Galvatronus (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Galvatronus]]

;Titans
*[[Scorponok (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scorponok]]<ref group="2022" name="Raid Titan pt 2"/>

|h3=Negative universe|c3=
;Evil Autobots
*[[Goldbug (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Goldbug]]
*[[Jetfire (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Jetfire]]
;Heroic Decepticons
*[[Shockwave (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Shockwave]]
*[[Thundercracker (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Thundercracker]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T.]] Autobots
*[[Pinpointer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pinpointer]]
*[[Steeljaw (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Steeljaw]]
*[[Zaur (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Zaur]]
*[[Tricerashot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tricerashot]]
*[[Windstrike (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Windstrike]]
*[[Trip-Up#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trip-Up]]
*[[Sawtooth (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sawtooth]]
*[[Nightstick (Headmasters)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightstick]]
*[[Sidetrack (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sidetrack]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T. Decepticons
*[[Singe#Transformers: Earth Wars|Singe]]
*[[Ravage (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Ravage]]
*[[Slugfest (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slugfest]]
*[[Heartburn#Transformers: Earth Wars|Heartburn]]
*[[Baru (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Baru]]
*[[Roller Force#Transformers: Earth Wars|Roller Force]]
*[[Zori (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Zori]]
*[[Fracas#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fracas]]
*[[Growl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Growl]]

{{!}}}

|h4=Skins|c4=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Autobots
*[[Optimus Prime (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Optimus Prime]]
*[[Blurr (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Blurr]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Grimlock]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Silverbolt]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Mirage]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Snarl]]
*[[Blades (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Blades]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Ironhide]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Holiday 2022 Optimus Prime]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Decepticons
*[[Megatron (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Starscream]]
*[[Divebomb (Energon)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Energon Divebomb]]
*[[Ramjet (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Ramjet]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Breakdown]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Swindle]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Brawl]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Scrapper]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|RF Galvatron]]
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Holiday 2022 Megatron]]

{{!}}}

|h6=Non-playable characters|c6=
;[[Human]]s
*[[Melody Keen (SG)|SG Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca (SG)|SG Luca]]
}}
 
<references group="2022"/>

===2023===
2023 introduced the "[[#Weapons|Weapon]]" character class.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Roadbuster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Roadbuster]]
*[[Brawn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Brawn]]
*[[Ariel#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ariel]]
*[[Alpha Trion#TFEWBot|Alpha Trion]]
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wreck Gar]]
*[[Bluestreak (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bluestreak]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Ruination (G1)|Ruination]]

;[[Titan (group)|Titans]]
*[[Ark (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Autobot Ark]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Halfshell#Transformers: Earth Wars|Halfshell]]
*[[Full-Tilt (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Full-Tilt]]
*[[Scylla#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scylla]]
*[[Tarn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tarn]]
*[[Junkyard (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Junkheap]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wildrider]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[God Neptune#Transformers: Earth Wars|God Neptune]]

;Titans
*[[Nemesis (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Decepticon Nemesis]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[Weapon]]s
*[[Sword of Balance]]
*[[Cosmic Rust Blaster]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T.]] Autobots
*[[Bashbreaker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bashbreaker]]
*[[Big Daddy (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Big Daddy]]
*[[Kunai#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kunai]]
*[[Victory Leo#Transformers: Earth Wars|Victory Leo]]
*[[Buzzstrike (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Buzzstrike]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T. Decepticons
*[[Gabu (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gabu]]
*[[Ground Hog#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ground Hog]]
*[[Bido (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bido]]
*[[Tigerbreast#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tigerchest]]
*[[Lancelon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lancelon]]

{{!}}}

|h4=Skins|c4=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Autobots / Maximals
*[[Blaster (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Blaster]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Air Raid]]
*[[Wheeljack (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Wheeljack]]
*[[Cheetor (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Cheetor]]
*[[Slingshot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Slingshot]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Speedia Cosmos]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Powerglide]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Skydive]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 First Aid]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Hot Spot]]
*[[Alpha Trion#TFEWBot|Ghost Alpha Trion]]
*[[Rook (G2)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Rook]]
*[[Sentius Magnus|Winter Sentius Magnus]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Decepticons / Predacons
*[[Soundwave (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Soundwave]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Blast Off]]
*[[Flamewar (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Flamewar]]
*[[T-Wrecks#Transformers: Earth Wars|Maximal T-Wrecks]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Hook]]
*[[Convobat#Transformers: Earth Wars|Convobat]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Long Haul]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Bonecrusher]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Scavenger]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Onslaught]]
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ghost Starscream]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Vortex]]
*[[Sentius Malus|Winter Sentius Malus]]

{{!}}}

}}

===2024===
2024 featured a time-travel plot (plus a couple overt skins) as a tie in to the origin-themed ''[[Transformers One (franchise)|Transformers One]]'' franchise, plus the return of the [[Thirteen]] as fully fledged Bots and several [[Artifacts of the Primes]] in the tail end of the year as part of the run-up to the Thirteen-centric ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]''.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Lio Convoy (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Leo Prime]]
*[[Beachcomber (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Beachcomber]]
*[[Metalhawk (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Metalhawk]]
*[[Tasmania Kid (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tasmania Kid]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#TFEWOrion|Orion Pax]]
*[[Vector Prime#TFEWBot|Vector Prime]]
*[[Wing Saber (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wing Saber]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Raiden#Transformers: Earth Wars|Raiden]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Inferno (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Predacon Inferno]]
*[[Deluge (G2)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Deluge]]
*[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bomb-Burst]]
*[[Antagony (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Antagony]]
*[[Megatron (G1)#TFEWD-16|D-16]]
*[[Nova Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nova Prime]]
*[[Dreadwing (G2)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dreadwing]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Dinoking#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dinoking]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Undead]]

;[[Weapon]]s
*[[Star Saber (Thirteen)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prima's Star Saber]]
*[[Dark Star Saber#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dark Star Saber]]
*[[Forge of Solus Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Forge of Solus Prime]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T.]] Autobots
*[[Enerax#Transformers: Earth Wars|Enerax]]
*[[Jaze (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jaze]]
*[[C.L. (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|C.L.]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Squad Busters)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SB Optimus Prime]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T. Decepticons
*[[Fireglide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fireglide]]
*[[Baro (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Baro]]
*[[Ozu (Earth Wars)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ozu]]
*[[Megatron (Squad Busters)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SB Megatron]]

{{!}}}

|h6=Non-playable characters|c6=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[Trainbot]]s
*[[Shouki#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shouki]]
*[[Getsuei#Transformers: Earth Wars|Getsuei]]
*[[Yukikaze (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Yukikaze]]
*[[Suiken#Transformers: Earth Wars|Suiken]]
*[[Seizan#Transformers: Earth Wars|Seizan]]
*[[Kaen#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kaen]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[Dinoforce]]
*[[Goryu (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Goryu]]
*[[Kakuryu (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kakuryu]]
*[[Gairyu#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gairyu]]
*[[Yokuryu#Transformers: Earth Wars|Yokuryu]]
*[[Rairyu#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rairyu]]
*[[Doryu (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Doryu]]
{{!}}}

|h4=Skins|c4=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Cyber Pass Autobots / Maximals
*[[Streetwise (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Streetwise]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Jazz]]
*[[Warpath (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Warpath]]
*[[Red Alert (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Powerlinx Red Alert]]
*[[Tracks (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Tracks]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Kingdom Pipes]]
*[[Jetfire (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Energon Jetfire]]
*[[Ratchet (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Ratchet]]
*[[Elita One (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Timelines Elita-1]]
*[[Optimus Prime (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Enhanced Orion Pax]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Evolution G2 Grimlock]]<ref group="2024">This is notably Grimlock's second, unreleased [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Notes|"tiger stripe" ''Generation 2'' deco]], its name referencing the ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Legacy: Evolution|Legacy: Evolution]]'' line, which this deco was a part of when it finally saw its appearance on store shelves via the "Toxitron Collection" capsule.</ref>
*[[Skids (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Quantum Operative Skids]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Holidays 2024 Optimal Optimus]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Cyber Pass Decepticons / Predacons
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Dead End]]<ref group="2024">This skin core was intended to belong to Brake-Neck as it matched Wildrider's G2 deco (or, more specifically, the one he had in [[Menasor (G1)#CWG2|the ''Combiner Wars'' G2 Stunticon set]]), but in-game, it was erroneously labeled as G2 Dead End and assigned to Dead End himself rather than the intended bot.</ref>
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Mixmaster]]
*[[Coelagon#Transformers: Earth Wars|Redeco Coelagon]]<ref group="2024">Was called "BW2 Coelagon" in the related newsletter and in-game Cyber Pass. However the skin core itself is actually called "Redeco Coelagon" instead.</ref>
*[[Starscream (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Legacy Voyager Armada Starscream]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|MW Thundercracker]]
*[[Runamuck (Cybertron)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cybertron Runamuck]]
*[[Lugnut (TF 2010)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Reveal the Shield Lugnut]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Senator Shockwave]]
*[[Octopunch (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Octopunch]]
*[[Megatron (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Enhanced D-16]]
*[[Blight (Prime)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Blight Blot]]
*[[Dirge (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Dirge]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Holidays 2024 Transmetal 2 Megatron]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;''[[Transformers One (franchise)|One]]'' Autobots<ref group="2024" name="One">Released for free as a promotion for the film.</ref>
*[[Optimus Prime (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|One Orion Pax]]
*[[Bumblebee (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|One B-127]]
*[[Elita-1 (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|One Elita-1]]

;''[[Transformers One (franchise)|One]]'' Decepticons<ref group="2024" name="One">Free as a promotion for the film.</ref>
*[[Megatron (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|One D-16]]

{{!}}}
}}
 
<references group = "2024"/>

===2025===
2025 featured an emphasis on the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' franchise, presumably spinning out of its heavy representation in the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' toyline, as well as the introduction of the "[[#Primes|Primes]]," a whole entire character class devoted to the Thirteen as the game's ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' synergy kicked into high gear.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Gears (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gears]]
*[[Scavenger (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Scavenger]]
*[[Overload (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Overload]]

|c2=
*[[Quake (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Quake]]
*[[Wheeljack (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Wheeljack]]
*[[Demolishor (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Demolishor]]

|h3=Trans-factional|c3=
;[[Thirteen|Primes]]
*[[The Fallen#TFEWPrime|Megatronus Prime]]
*[[Solus Prime#TFEWPrime|Solus Prime]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[Artifacts of the Primes|Artifacts]]
*[[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Requiem Blaster]]
*[[Forge of Solus Prime#TFEWArtifact|Forge of Solus Prime]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T.]] Autobots
*[[Stylor#Transformers: Earth Wars|Stylor]]
*[[Peacemaker#Transformers: Earth Wars|Peacemaker]]
*[[Star Saber (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Star Saber]] ([[Jetstorm (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jetstorm]], [[Runway (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Runway]], and [[Sonar (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sonar]])

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T. Decepticons
*[[Sunbeam (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sunbeam]]
*[[Tiptop#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tiptop]]
*[[Vorpal Saber#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Dark Saber]] ([[Jackknife#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jacknife]], [[Maverick (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Maverick]], and [[Skull Buster#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skull Buster]])
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Trans-factional C.O.M.B.A.T.s
*[[Skyboom (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skyboom]] ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Downshift]], and [[Mirage (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Mirage]])

{{!}}}

|h4=Skins|c4=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Autobots / Maximals
*[[Impactor (Prime)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Impactor]]
*[[Drift (RID)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Robots in Disguise Drift]]
*[[Side Swipe (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Side Swipe]]
*[[Rhinox (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Rhinox]]
*[[Windblade (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Windblade]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|RID Optimus Primal]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Optimus Prime]]<ref group="2025" name="Cyberstore skin">Initially, these skins were only available through the game's web store, independent of the "Cyber Pass" program. Later, the "Shadow" skins were also made possible to obtain via special crystals from the "[[Trick or Transform]]" event.</ref>
*[[Topspin (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wreck 'n Doom Topspin]]
*[[Whirl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Classic Whirl]]
*[[Tracks (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shadow Tracks]]<ref group="2025" name="Cyberstore skin"/>
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shadow Powerglide]]<ref group="2025" name="Cyberstore skin"/>
*[[Perceptor (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Perceptor]]
*[[Alpha Trion#TFEWBot|Power of the Primes Alpha Trion]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Draconic Sky Lynx]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Machine Wars Prowl]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Holiday 2025 Laser Optimus]]

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;Decepticons / Predacons
*[[Impactor (Prime)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Impactor]]
*[[Barricade (Energon)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Energon Barricade]]
*[[Thrust (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Thrust]]
*[[Starscream (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Star Scream Super Mode]]
*[[Bombshell (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Bombshell]]
*[[Tarantulas (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Legacy United Tarantulas]]
*[[Spinister (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wreck 'n Doom Spinister]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Wars Bludgeon]]
*[[Cutthroat (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shadow Cutthroat]]<ref group="2025" name="Cyberstore skin"/>
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shadow Cyclonus]]<ref group="2025" name="Cyberstore skin"/>
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Platinum Blitzwing]]
*[[Junkyard (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Generations Junkheap]]
*[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Vampire Bomb-Burst]]
*[[Barricade (IDW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Siege Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Holiday 2025 Armada Megatron]]

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===2026===
2026 thus far continues to see a heavy focus on the Thirteen alongside the still-ongoing ''Age of the Primes'' toyline.

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{{dag|red}} Upcoming characters

==Gameplay==
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733733172767-Game-Modes Game Modes at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Although the primary gameplay loop is as mentioned above, multiple different game modes has spun from it each with their own unique properties. All game modes involve choosing a battle zone depending your team's total squad power, which in turn gauges the difficulty of said battle zone, ranging from easy to very hard. You start out with two battle zones, with stronger zones unlocked by upgrading your [[#Utility|Scanner]]. Each battle zone has a maximum limit in regards to the amount of rewards and XP you can obtain. Battles are completed by either destroying every building and defense on the base (discounting outposts, stasis mines, and walls) or, more commonly, destroying the headquarters, which triggers the explosive destruction of everything else (and death of any still-living and deployed outpost bots). The resources (or event points) earned from a battle depend on how much of the base is destroyed before the HQ is destroyed, while XP is distributed as evenly as possible among every bot who was deployed.
*'''Attack a Rival Player''': The game's main PVP mode, this is primarily used for raiding other player's bases for alloy, Energon, medals ([[#Resources|see below]]), and (if possible) Titan XP.
*'''Campaign''': see [[#Campaigns|above]].
*'''Events''': see [[#Events|above]].
*'''[[#War Leagues & Rankings|Alliance War]]''': A larger-scale PVP mode that pits your [[#Alliances|Alliance]] against another Alliance for 24 hours. The bases of four players and the opposing Alliance's Commander are chosen to set up a campaign-style "map" to progress through by beating each; the Commander's base is always the last one to defeat. Each battle gains points for your Alliance. However, you can only lose up to three attack across all five bases. The Alliance with the highest points wins and gets to progress their War League position, allowing them to take on higher-ranked Alliances. In addition, special war effects are active, which provides boosts to the buildings of defending bases. Alliance Wars can only be initiated by the Commander and Officers, at whatever time they want.
*'''Raid''': Raid battles do not involve attacking another player's base, but rather multiple larger and much more difficult bases on [[Cybertron (planet)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cybertron]] (with the names being sourced from known cities like [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and [[Uraya]]) that requires the cooperation of your Alliance to clear. 700 special energy cells are provided, allowing players to take on bases for 100 cells per attack. On top of that, the bases feature enhanced versions of the game's defenses in addition to their normal versions, and the final two raid bases are also defended by a Titan in their base mode and robot mode respectively. The rewards from this mode are Shanix and [[#Battle Boosts|two Titan-related battle boosts]], with the event-style reward track alternating between the two; the reward system functions like an alliance totaliser event, where the points from every Alliance member's attacks all add up. There are three different difficulties, which are selected by the Commander or Officer, each with different total reward amounts. Raid battles occur on an alternating middle-of-the-week (Tuesday morning through Thursday morning) basis, but it started off as occurring on weekly basis when it first began.
*'''Elimination Mode''': Mainly used for farming Z-Energon, this special PVP mode, as its name suggests, involves only being able to use your Bots once per battle regardless of whether you win or lose. Not only that, but Titans cannot be used in this game mode, and although Combiners can be brought into these battles, they cannot deal damage to your opponent's HQ. This mode will reset in tandem with the ending of the weekend event so you won't outright run out of Bots to use. Bots that have been used in other PVP modes will not be affected in this mode, and vice versa.
*'''Titan Assault''': Instead of using regular ol' Bots, this mode instead pits your Titan against another player's base, as well as a sole Titan after every two bases, making for a total of 15 attacks for each Titan you own. Much like Alliance Wars, however, you can only fail an attack up to three times across all 15 bases. This mode is the main way of obtaining Titan Spark for each of your Titans, and much like elimination mode, it resets at the same time as an event coming to an end.
*'''Dispatch Missions''': A completely different mode that ''doesn't'' involve PVP, this takes your Bots that may rarely see much action in battles and puts them to use in a different way by sending them off on away missions. While on these missions, the Bot cannot be used in any of the other game modes. Each mission will have different specifications for its squad, such as certain number of Bots of a specific class; every squad also a minimum power requirement. The missions have their own special names and blurbs explaining what the mission is about. This mode can be accessed through the Scanner once you reach HQ level 9. Upon first access, you start out with two mission slots, while another two slots can be purchased with 1000 Cyber Coins each for a total of four mission slots. You can also refresh missions for 200 Cyber Coins if you're not satisfied with the missions available at the time.

It should be noted, that with the exception of campaigns, Alliance Wars, raids, and Titan Assault, you are able to use alternate-faction Bots in these game modes once you unlock them ([[#Alternative Faction|see below]]).

===Bots===
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/4733772524063-Characters Characters at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
"'''Bots'''" are the standard units of combat in ''Earth Wars'', as well as the occupants of the "{{w|gacha game|anime girl PNG file}}" ecological niche in its gambling mechanics. As of this writing, they are divided into six fundamental types, each with their own forest of menus: '''"standard" Bots''', '''Combiners''', '''C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots''', '''Titans''', '''Weapons''', and '''Primes'''.

As is somewhat industry standard for such things, most classes of Bot can be drawn with a star rating from one to five, with rarity, stats, and pay-to-play price tag scaling accordingly.

====Standard Bots====
(present at launch)
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733777488799-Bots-NPCs Bots & NPCs at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
The game's main bread and butter, '''standard "Bots"''' (sometimes known as '''Troops''' as well) are your primary means of attacking players, and they are obtained using "[[Crystal (Earth Wars)|Crystals]]".

In order to use them in attacks, they must first be added into a squad (which can be done in the [[#Main|Shuttle]]. While you're not limited to who you can bring in a squad, it should be noted that the same character but of different star ratings cannot be used in the same squad.

For use in battle, they first have to be deployed in the area around the shuttle. Once deployed, they will automatically attack the building (or wall) nearest to them, whilst doing so, you can use their "Special Ability" that either deals extra damage against enemies or provides support for other Bots in battle. Using these abilities spends "Ability Points", a set amount is given to at the start of the battle (the amount is determined by your HQ level), but you collect more throughout the battle by destroying buildings.

For every 10 levels your Bot reaches, they will no longer receive XP in battles and need to be researched using the [[#Utility|relevant lab]]. Besides that, you can also upgrade their abilities using [[#Resources|Energon and Spark]], abilities can be upgraded to a total of 10 levels, although some Bots can have their abilities be taken to level 11 which provides and extra effect.

Unlocking new Bots will also contributes towards your "Collections", with some but having special collection groups based on subgroups such as [[Special Teams|combiner teams]] or the [[Wreckers]]. A leaderboard rank system is also found in collection which primarily serves as bragging rights.

=====Classes=====
Given they originally constituted the entire game, it should be unsurprising that standard Bots are significantly more complicated than subsequent breeds, and include a variety of sub-types:

*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial (or Air)''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers. This class would later be divided based on their attack range.
*'''Triple Changers''' come with two special abilities making them highly versatile in battle. Triple Changers have speeds from 2.1 to 2.4.

Prior to the game's launch, they were three more classes that would be folded into the Special class, these would be:
*'''Deployer''': Reserved for Blaster and Soundwave.
*'''Leader''': Reserved for Optimus and Megatron.
*'''Scouts''': Smaller bots that stuns targets with their basic attacks and dodges Auto Cannon and Mortar fire. This class would become a sort of "sub-class" within the Special class following the game's launch.

=====Elemental Damage and Status Effects=====
As standard for games with multiple units with unique abilities, some bots can either receive special damage types (sometimes known as "Elements") or can apply status effects that can affect the properties of enemies for that is applied for a short period of time. The full list of the more uniques effects is as follows:
*'''Fire Damage''': Sets targets ablaze and deals damage overtime, increases Acid damage by 20%.
*'''Acid Damage''': Covers targets in acid that deals damage overtime, also denies the target from being healed (excluding lifesteal abilities), increases Fire damage by 20%.
*'''Electric Damage''': Shocks enemies dealing damage overtime, increases Cryo damage by 20%.
*'''Disable''': Completely renders the target unable to move, attack or use their abilities, is typically paired together with Electric damage abilities.
*'''Cryo Damage''': Encases the target in "Cryo-fire" dealing damage overtime and slows down targets, increases Electric damage by 20%.
*'''Smash Damage''': Exclusive to Warriors, deals extra damage against walls.
*'''Healing''': Exclusice to Medics, restores health of allies unless under any healing preventing effects. Also restores 2% of their health for every 5 seconds.
*'''Hack''': Causes the target to turn against their own allies.
*'''Taunt''': Exclusive to Warriors, forces defenses to attack them instead.
*'''Stealth''': Bots under this effect cannot be targeted by defenses.
*'''[[Glass gas|Glass Gas]]''': Causes the target to take increased damage.

The following are functionally considered as regular damage, however they can be influenced by effects from other units:
*'''Normal Damage'''
*'''Beam Ability Damage'''
*'''Aerial Ability Damage'''

The following effects has since been replaced by other effects following a balance patch in 2025:
*'''Frozen''': Freezes targets dealing damage overtime and slowing them down, when the affected target is destroyed, it shatters damaging nearby targets. Has been replaced by Cryo damage and Cryo Fusion Bomb.
*'''Stun''': Deals electric damage and renders the target unable to move attack or use their abilities and extents Water damage,. Has been replaced by Electric damage and Disable respectively.
*'''Water Damage''': Reduces the attack and defense of targets and extends Stun. Although removed, it's synergy with Electric damage would be carried over to Cryo damage.

=====Alternative Faction=====
(Added Spring [[2017]])

Available upon reaching HQ level 8, you're granted the ability to use bots from the opposite faction. While functionally the same as using bots from your main faction, it should be noted that you do not get access to neither Combiners nor Titans of the opposite faction. Another thing to note is that you cannot use a squad of mixed faction bots, meaning you can only use a squad consisting of strictly Autobots or Decepticons.

=====Military Ranks=====
(Added Winter [[2022]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733813866911-5-Star-Conversion-Rate Ranks & 5-Star Conversion Rate at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Not long after the announcement of HQ level 18, a new rank-up system for standard Bots was introduced. Based on the [[Cybertronian military insignia#Transformers: Earth Wars|military insignia system]] from the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' toyline, these serve as an extra layer to upgrading your bots outside of levelling them up as your Bots' rank is applied to all rarities of the same character. This is done through the use of Character Shards and Class Shards (see below) or alternatively 5-star shards can be used in place of Character Shards instead. Moreover, special Rank Skip Upgrade items could be obtained through Events or part of the [[#Cyber Pass|Premium Cyber Pass]] rewards which allows you to completely bypass the need for both shards and rank up your Bot to the appropriate rank the item is meant for.
*'''Private''': Default rank all Bots start at.
*'''Corporal''': Increases your Bots' health, DPS/Healing, and ability damage by 5%, requires 5000 character shards (or about 750 5-star shards) and 15000 class shards to reach this rank.
*'''Sergeant''': Increases your Bots' health, DPS/Healing, and ability damage by 10%, requires 15000 character shards (or about 2250 5-star shards) and 45000 class shards to reach this rank.
*'''Captain''': Increases your Bots' health, DPS/Healing, and ability damage by 15%, requires 25000 character shards (or about 3750 5-star shards) and 75000 class shards to reach this rank.
*'''Major''': Increases your Bots' health, DPS/Healing, and ability damage by 20%, requires 50000 character shards (or about 7500 5-star shards) and 150000 class shards to reach this rank.
*'''General''': Adds a new battle effect to your Bot depending on the class, requires 100000 character shards (or about 15000 5-star shards) and 300000 class shards to reach this rank. The effects provided are as follows:
**Warrior: Reflects 5% damage back at attackers.
**Aerial: Heals every second by a percentage when using their ability for up to 4 seconds.
**Gunner: Reduces enemy attack speed when hit by Bots' normal attack by 10%.
**Medic: Heals allies in close proximity by x1 DPS for every 4 seconds.
**Special: Gains 30% damage reduction shield when below half health.
**Triple Changer: TBA

====Combiners====
(Added Fall [[2016]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/4733772524063-Characters Combiners at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Accessible through completing the "Combiner Wars" campaign. Much like the toylines, '''Combiners''' are unlocked via assembling all of their component standard Bots, provided said components meet a minimum 3-star rating (and the player has 700000 Energon). Once the player has unlocked all of the components with a higher star rating (that is, any higher rating; a mixture of 4-stars and 5-stars will still unlock a 4-star) and an extra 3000000 Energon, that combiner is upgraded to a 4-star, and their third ability is unlocked. Their fourth ability is unlocked when they are upgraded to a 5-star, which requires all of their component bots at a 5-star rating, 300000 [[Energon Z#Transformers: Earth Wars|Z-Energon]], and 2500 5-star shards.

Omega Supreme and Raiden or Overlord and Dinoking (depending on your chosen faction) slightly differs from the fact that instead of obtaining their standard Bot components, they instead require "Parts" to be unlocked. Parts effectively serve the same function as standard Bot components with the distinction of being able to directly acquire them instead of being at the mercy of the game gambling mechanics. Another difference is that they require 7000000 Energon in place of the 2500 5-star shards you would need to upgrade them to a 5-star (you will still need the aforementioned amount of Z-Energon however). Omega Supreme or Overlord's 2-star part is obtained upon completing the "War for Cybertron" campaign, whilst their 3-star and 4-star parts can be purchased via [[#Resources|Shanix]] (for 5000 and 50000 respectively) and both '''must''' be obtained to upgrade them to their respective star-ratings, their 5-star part however will require 15000 5-star shards. Raiden or Dinoking's parts follows a somewhat more traditional method of requiring their six respective component bots to unlock them with the exception of the fact they're all non-playable. As of writing this, you can only obtain the Trainbots or Dinoforce members through events and there has been no available means of obtaining them outside of these events.

Combiners can be leveled up in the Combiner Lab (see below) with [[Ore-13#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ore-13]] and Combiner Spark.

To deploy them in combat, you must first select one of them from the Combiner Lab's menu and spend 10 Ore-13 on its activation. In battle, they must be summoned individually in a special phase that temporarily clears the field of standard Bots. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their four abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times. Once you reach HQ level 16, you unlock the Combiner Beacon, which allows you to put one on guard duty for your base in the same vein as an outpost. Unlike a normal outpost, however, they are only on guard for a limited amount of time, and it costs Ore-13 to both initially assign one and extend their time. Combiners on defense can only use one ability upon deployment which can be selected in the Combiner Lab.

====C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots====
(Added Spring [[2020]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733786152479-COMBATs COMBATs at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Introduced as a way to promote the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' toyline, '''C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots''' are based on the Battle Masters under the toyline's C.O.M.B.A.T. System [[Play pattern|play pattern]]. They function as an expansion to the [[#Power Core|Power Core]] system meaning they both share the same unlock criteria and are managed using the Power Core Lab, however they instead take up a different slot within standard Bots allowing you some degree of customization within your Bots' loadout (with some even having synergy between the three). C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots can be obtained using "[[Crystal (Earth Wars)#Chips|Chips]]" similar to Power Cores but instead fusing other cores to level them up, they instead use [[#Resources|C.O.M.B.A.T. Spark]].

Much like their larger counterparts, C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots can also be drawn with a star-rating of two to five, this however does not affect bringing the same C.O.M.B.A.T. Bot but of different star-ratings into the same squad.

=====Classes=====
Much like standard Bots, C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots are divided into different classes, with a certain classes of C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots being strictly exclusive to certain classes of standard Bots, though with some exceptions which are listed in their individual pages.
*'''Melee''': As its name suggests, this class of C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots is reserved to Bots that use melee for their basic attack which usually applies to Warriors and melee-ranged Special class Bots. Abilities of these C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots besides increasing the Bots' damage can range from allowing your Bots to apply certain effects to targets upon dealing damage to providing them with a projectile that is fired periodically. Some C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots can also transform can carry on attacking once their user falls.
*'''Companion''': Compatible with all classes of Bots, this class of C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots acts as extra units during attacks each with their own unique properties. Notably, this class features several [[Mini-Cassette|mini-cassette]] characters however they do not strictly comprise of them.
*'''Range''': Similar to Melee class C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots, this class is mainly reserved to Bots with ranged attacks, meaning Gunners, Air, ranged Special class and even Triple Changers. Abilities of these C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots range from allowing the user to fire a special projectile or outright changing the properties of the Bots' regular attack in addition to increasing the user's damage. This class also includes a sub-class of C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots which are dedicated to the Medic class of Bots, which provide effects in addition to increasing the Bots' healing output.
*'''Shield''': Primarily exclusive to Warrior class Bots, these C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots provides extra damage resistance and an ability that can help with the longevity of their users in battles.

====Titans====
(added Fall [[2021]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733800149535-Titans Titans at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Vastly different from any other Bots, the '''Titans''' act as both an extra means of both defense and offense. They are unlocked at HQ level 17 by completing the "Titans on Earth" campaign to unlock the Titan Lab (see below). This building is used to both manage which Titan you choose to be active in battles and defenses but also manage the Titan Tech Tree which unlocks perks for defenses, battles or the Titans themselves. Similar to Combiners, Titans require their own character-specific spark in order to be leveled up.

Upon first access to access to them, you start out with Metroplex or Trypticon at a 2-star rating depending on your chosen faction, with other Titans requiring 10000 3-star shards shards each to unlock them at the same rating. To upgrade them to a 3-star, another 30000 3-star shards (20000 for Metroplex or Trypticon) are required to unlock their required part. The same is applied to the 4-star and 5-star ratings requiring 40000 4-star shards each (300000 for Metroplex or Trypticon) and 25000 5-star shards each respectively.

For use in combat, whichever Titan is active at your Titan Lab will be the one you bring along for battle or be on standby for defense. When attacking, they will stand behind and provide fire for your Bots on the battlefield if your opponent's base lack a Titan. However, should you get matched against an opponent who has a Titan, your Titan will then walk up to the enemy Titan and engage them in combat, and if your Titan successfully defeats their Titan they will remain where they were and continue providing fire and even activate the Titan Inspire ability if they have it. They will only engage the moment your Bots are deployed into combat, and will stop once all Bots in your squad has fallen, they will also continue attacking when a Combiner is deployed. It should be noted that Titans can only be used in standard PVP and Alliance Wars.

Titans abilities are split into five different categories, all them can be managed via the Titan Lab:
*'''Titan Techniques''': Functions like your typical Bot ability, and similar to Combiners, they have cooldown times instead of using ability points. Each star rating has their own unique technique ability that is unlocked upon upgrading to it's respective star rating, and you can only employ one ability in battles.
*'''Titan Attacks''': These abilities functions as extra alternate attacks that your Titan does. Only two attack abilities can be active on a Titan however you start out with only being able to use one.
*'''Titan Passive Effects''': These abilities serve as extra effects in battle, ranging from your Titan gaining damage resistance to providing passive healing to standard Bots or defenses. Only two passive abilities can be active on a Titan however you start out with only being able to use one.
*'''Titan Inspire''': These abilities will only activate when the opponent's Titan is defeated, and will provide effects to attacking or defenses. Only one inspire ability can be active on a Titan and this will only be unlocked through the Titan Tech Tree (see below).
*'''Titan Base Effect''': Unlocked at HQ level 18, these effects as its name suggest only applies to bases. With each Titan providing their own unique effects.
=====Titan Tech Tree=====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733775050527-Titan-Lab-Titan-Tech-Tree Titan Lab: Titan Tech Tree at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
The Titan Tech Tree serves as an extra means of improving your defenses and Bots. It has its own levelling system with each level providing 1-3 points upon each level up, this is done with its own bespoke Titan XP which is obtained through PVP and Alliance Wars ([[#Gameplay|see above]]). These "points" are your means of unlocking perks, with most perks requiring one point to unlock and one per level. Each perks have a total of five levels but certain more game-changing perks only has one level but requires five points to unlock. The points you spend on perks will grant you access to more perks locked behind "tiers" that require spending a certain amount of perks.

These perks are split into three different categories:
*'''Attack Perks''': Perks that affect your attacking Bots ranging improving your Combiner's damage, increasing the health of Companion class C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots, or even giving Warrior class Bots immunity to being disabled.
*'''Defense Perks''': Perks that affect your defending buildings, these can include increasing the health of outpost Bots, increasing the range of Mortars, and even making Shock Towers immune to being hacked.
*'''Titan Perks''': Perks that affect your Titan, from increasing damage towards certain buildings or Bots to allowing Titans one extra ability slot. There are also perks exclusive to certain Titans that correlates to their abilities such as making Fortress Maximus or Scorponok's deployable hologram explode upon expiration.

====Weapons====
(added Fall [[2023]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733800208927-Weapons Weapons at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
'''Weapons''' are [[Artifacts of the Primes|usually-mystical]] doohickies mechanically identical to C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots, with the primary distinction being that they talk less. Meaning they also do not appear wandering around your base as would a C.O.M.B.A.T. Bot, however they do still appear as a static display piece when viewed though the showcase room via the Bot the Weapon is equipped to.

Unlike the trans-factional standard Bots in which you can own both an Autobot and a Decepticon version of the same Bot per star rating, you can only own one version of a trans-factional Weapon per star rating as it can a be equipped by both factions. Due to this, trans-factional Weapons will end up using the Autobot red background in their icons regardless of the player's chosen faction. (It should be noted that this also applies to the Skyboom C.O.M.B.A.T. Bot but is mentioned here as Weapons preceded the Skyboom's introduction to the game.)

Although they share a prize pool with C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots through [[Crystal (Earth Wars)#Chips|C.O.M.B.A.T. chips]], their 5-star versions are separated into their own batch of "5 Star Chips".

====Primes====
(added Fall [[2025]])

Initially released to promote the first year of ''Age of the Primes'' toyline, the '''Primes''' are functionally a mixture of Bots and Combiners. They can be unlocked at HQ level 8 by completing the "Prime Relics" campaign to unlock the [[#Utility|Prime Lab]], which is where they and their Artifacts can be managed. In addition to [[#Resources|universal Prime Spark]], each Prime also has character-specific spark (which requires 300 of to unlock a Prime). Either spark can be used to rank them up, though it costs less specific spark to do so than it does universal spark. The maximum rank is 10, and, with each rank-up, their passive ability and total HP increase. (Their passive ability gains new effects at ranks 5 and 10.) Like standard Bots, Primes can be maxed out, though this happens every 30 levels as opposed to every 10. XP level-ups have a minor effect on their DPS.

In terms of combat, Primes can be equipped to a special slot for them on any squad, so long as they're your chosen faction. They do not need to be activated like Combiners, nor do they have cooldown times like Bots; however, there is only one Prime slot per team. In combat, Primes are deployed once you gain a certain amount of ability point (30% of the total amount on the base), which you can then spend to send them into battle. They will land in combat within the range of whichever Bot you choose to deploy them near, dealing damage to all buildings or outpost Bots within a certain radius. Throughout the battle, they will have a passive ability going as well as a passive buff for the entire squad. If they have their Artifact equipped, they will periodically make use of their special ability as well. It should be noted that neither ability can be manually activated by the player. Primes lack a time limit, die when they lose all their health points, and fall back along with the other Bots if a Combiner is summoned. They cannot be healed or knocked back, and they are unaffected by hacking. Obviously, they also cannot be assigned to outposts. They can be taken into elimination mode, and are limited to once per week the same as normal Bots.

Prime character models are roughly the same height as Combiners, standing at double the size of your average Bot. They can also walk around the base with regular and C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots.

=====Artifacts=====
Unlocked with 300 of their specific shards, Artifacts function similarly to Weapons. However, they cannot be viewed in the Power Core Lab, only the Prime Lab, where they can be equipped onto their assigned Prime - and ''only'' their assigned Prime - to give them access to their special ability, or upgraded using a mix of regular and Cybertronian alloy (more of the normal kind is required than its foreign, golden cousin). Similar to when a Bot's special ability reaches level 11, Artifact abilities gain new effects at levels 6, 11, and 16 which then requires their specific shards in place of Cybertronian alloy to upgrade. When leveled up, Artifacts also increase their wielder's major DPS.

=====Total Prime Power=====
{{comingsoon}}

===Bases and buildings===
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733780211871-Buildings Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}

''Earth Wars'' being a strategy game, your base is the bedrock of your gameplay experience. It is composed of a litany of individual building units. You are given the ability to edit the layout of your base through "Edit Mode", allowing you to completely redesign your base layout from scratch or just move around certain buildings. Should you end up with a base layout you are satisfied with, you are able to save up to three layouts (the third save requires 500 Cyber Coins to unlock) which you can then load with the base layout already done with the buildings in the exact placements you made. In addition, a "Base Trials" game mode is available which allows you to test how well your defenses are from being attacked by other players. A similar game mode is also available if you wish to battle your fellow Alliance members.

====Main====
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

====Defense====
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals increased damage to flying units.
*'''[[Mortar cannon|Mortar]]''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away in an arcing pattern.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Decepticon with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base. Triggers when enemy troops enter radius of them, though they do not deploy anything when undergoing upgrading.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser, dealing very high damage to a single target.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects (except for [[Star Saber (G1)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (G1)|fire]])!
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2–5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.
*'''Combiner Beacon (Formerly Combiner Outpost)''' - Originally unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost that deploys a defensive Combiner of the player's choice.
*'''Shield Generator''' - When charged, shields HQ from all damage and absorbs ability damage for adjacent buildings. It costs Alloy to charge it for 24 hours, blanketing the HQ in a yellow cone when active.
*'''Multi-Defense System''' - Switch between three different attachments and adapt to your foes! Immune to EMP and hack effects. The different attachments are as follows:
**'''Plasma Cannon''' - Fires plasma shots that sets ground and sir units on fire
**'''Laser Gun''' - Fires a beam that chains up to 3 units and deals increased damage against units with shields.
**'''Minigun''' - Fires in a cone applying the Glass Gas effect on units.
*'''Spider Mine''' - Releases explosive spiders rushing onto enemies.

====Utility====
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Space bridge|Space Bridge]]''' - The Space Bridge is used to activate [[Crystal (Earth Wars)|Crystals]] to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark. Unlocked upon completing the "Combiner Wars" campaign.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings that can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s or 5000 [[Shanix]] each. Until a later update, the build bots can now be upgraded & can be equipped with a power core.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones. In a later update, dispatch missions were introduced and can be accessed through the Scanner.
*'''Power Core Lab''' - Equip, manage & fuse your power cores for your bots & buildings. Unlocked upon completing the "Secrets of Nebulos" campaign.
*'''Helio-Harvester''' - Can be obtained by completing the "Regenesis" campaign. When charged, increases the production of all Energon Harvesters by 100%.
*'''[[Primal Basilica#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Lab]]''' - Used to upgrade Primes and their Artifacts. Unlocked upon completing the "Prime Relics" campaign.
*'''Titan Lab''' - Used to upgrade Titans using their respectively named Titan Spark and also access the Titan Tech Tree. Unlike your typical buildings, the Titan Lab does not require any resources to build it nor does it take up time for it to be built. In addition it cannot be destroyed when being attacked as it serves as a pseudo-outpost for the defender's active Titan. Can be accessed upon completing the "Titans on Earth" campaign.

===Power Cores===
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/4733779875615-Power-Cores Power Cores at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Power Cores are pieces of Nebulan Technology that are used to enhance bots and buildings, that can be obtained from ‘’’Power Chips’’’ or from Bot duplicates. Unused cores can be "fused" to active ones, increasing the effectiveness of the latter, but annihilating the former. They are unlocked once the "Secret of Nebulos" campaign is completed, are managed via the Power Core Lab (see above).

Power Cores are divided into three different rarities, Silver, Gold, and [[G-Metal|Gmetal]]. During it's introduction a Bronze rarity was also included however this has since been made unobtainable unless you kept them after they were phased out. Each rarity has an increased level cap by increments of five levels meaning Silver Power Cores will have a maximum level of 10 whereas Gmetal Power Cores has a maximum level of 20. Should you have a surplus of lower rarity cores, you can also convert them into a higher rarity through the Power Core Lab. You can either choose convert 5 cores of any type into a Power Chip or 10 cores of the same type into a higher rarity version of that specific core, do note that they are divided into their Bot and Building cores categories respectively. Gmetal Power Cores can also be obtained from dedicated "Gmetal Power Chips" with 2500 Prime Core Shards, this is usually reserved for players who has already obtained all Prime Cores however.

====Bot Cores====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733800365983-Bot-Power-Cores Bot Power Cores at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
*'''Universal Bot Cores:'''
**'''Attack''': Boosts damage of regular attacks.
**'''Vitality''': Increases bot's health.
**'''Rejuvenate''': Heals bot every 5 seconds.
**'''Tactician''': The bot prioritizes defenses for a period immediately after deployment.
**'''Wallbuster''': Damage to walls increased.

*'''Warrior Bot Cores:'''
**'''[[Trithyllium]] Plating''': Partial protection from Auto Cannons.
**'''Death Pulse''': On 0 health, the warrior creates an EMP explosion, stunning targets in a large area.

*'''Air Bot Cores:'''
**'''Reflective Coating''': Partial protection from Laser Turrets and Beam Lasers.
**'''Enhanced Ordnance''': Increases special ability damage.

*'''Gunner Cores:'''
**'''Flak Jacket''': Partial protection from Mortars and Missile Launchers.
**'''Volatile Mixture''': Increases special ability damage.

*'''Medic Cores:'''
**'''Ray Boosters''': Increases power of healing done.

*'''Bot Specific Cores:'''
::Certain bots have bot-specific cores that can only be equipped to one particular bot. Their effects are unique, and they also modify the visual appearance of the bot on which they're equipped - for instance, Optimus Prime and Rodimus Prime each have "Matrix" cores, which cause the Matrix to appear on their chests.

:*'''G1 Cores:''' A more standardized iteration of Bot Specific Cores came with the introduction of "G1 Cores." Again, these can be equipped to specific bots, modifying or upgrading their abilities and modifying the visual appearance of the bots. But in the case of the G1 cores, the visual modification (usually) takes the form of a thicker black outline around the edges of each bot and cel-shaded panels, approximating the appearance of the classic animated series. Some non-G1 Bot Specific Cores also give the same shading effect to their wearers; for instance, the "Aurex" cores for ''Armada'' characters introduced in 2025 or later (named after the [[universal stream]] designation for the Unicron Trilogy).

:*'''Transmetal Cores:''' Instead of G1 cores, a smattering of the early waves of ''Beast Wars'' characters in this game have [[Transmetal]] cores, which also give them character-specific boosts. In terms of visual modifications, the silver versions of these cores give them a shiny, metallic appearance, while the gold and Gmetal versions change their color schemes to those of their [[1998]] Transmetal toys.

*'''Limited Time Cores:'''
::Temporary cores that provide an XP boost for a specific period after being equipped. Once the period is completed, they are automatically destroyed.

*'''Squad Cores:'''
::Faction- and class-specific cores that confer two buffs - one to the bot on whom it is equipped, and another on any bots of the same class in the same squad.

*'''Skin Cores:'''
::Cores that will give your bots a different appearance, are equipped separately from other cores.

====Building Cores====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733775175839-Building-Power-Cores Building Power Cores at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
*'''Universal Building Cores:'''
**'''Attack''': Increases attack.
**'''Defense''': Increases initial building health.
**'''Repair''': Restores building health periodically after receiving damage.
**'''Death Pulse''': Releases an EMP explosion when building is destroyed.

*'''Auto Cannon Cores:'''
**'''Explosive Shells''': Deals a reduced amount of damage to all targets in a small area, and eliminates knockback.
**'''High Velocity Shells''': Fires a reduced amount of damage through everything in a straight line and beyond.

*'''Mortar Cores:'''
**'''Incendiary''': Fiery explosions deal increased damage over 6 seconds, and eliminate knockback.
**'''Target Protocol''': Prioritizes gunners and medics, while increasing range and decreasing damage.

*'''Missile Launcher Cores:'''
**'''Guided Missiles''': Laser-guided single target missiles, dealing a reduced amount of damage.

*'''Laser Turret Cores:'''
**'''Anti-Air Laser''': Increases range and damage but reduces damage against grounded targets.
**'''Laser Ricochet''': Increases damage and bounces to another target dealing half the damage.

*'''HQ Cores:'''
**'''Adaptive Shielding''': Partial protection from Combiner damage and Special Ability damage.
**'''Omni-Flamer''': Torches all nearby enemies.
**'''Point Defense Beam''': Deals damage to a single nearby target. Can target airborne attackers, and prioritizes gunners.
**'''EMP Defense Bolt''': Deals electrical damage and stuns the target. Cannot hit at close range.

*'''Beam Laser Cores:'''
**'''Cybertronian Charge''': Increases range & deals more damage the longer the beam stays on target.
**'''Slowdown Photon''': Fires a beam that slows the target.

*'''Shock Tower Cores:'''
**'''Thunderstorm''': Increases range but deals a reduced amount of damage.
**'''EMP Shock''': Deals a reduced amount of damage & stuns targets temporarily.

*'''Stasis Mine Cores:'''
**'''[[Glass gas|Glass Gas]] Mine''': Affected targets take more damage when triggered.
**'''Flare Mine''': Nearby defences focus their attacks on a single target when triggered. Can detect bots in stealth mode.
**'''Motion Sensing Mine''': Prevents a bot from using their ability temporarily.

*'''Building Bot Cores:'''
**'''Force Field Disruptor''': Disables nearby enemy ability shields & dissipates zone damage cloaking.
**'''Anti Electric Zone''': Gains Electric damage resistance and provides nearby buildings resistance to Electric damage.
***'''(Formerly) Lightning Rod''': Shields nearby building from EMP effect. Build Bot is immune to Electrical damage.
**'''Zone Heal''': Restores health of nearby buildings every couple of seconds.
**'''Ray Blockers''': Blocks healing of invaders. Does not affect bots equipped with health regeneration core.
**'''High Frequency Suppressor''': Protects nearby buildings from getting hacked.
**'''Anti Fire Zone''': Gains Fire damage resistance and provides nearby buildings resistance to Fire damage.
***'''(Formerly) Fireproof Dome''': Shields nearby building from Fire damage. Build Bot is immune to Fire damage.
**'''Anti Acid Zone''': Gains Acid damage resistance and provides nearby buildings resistance to acid damage.
***'''(Formerly) Anti-Dote Zone''': Shields nearby building from Acid damage. Build Bot is immune to Acid damage.
**'''Anti Cryo Zone''': Gains Cryo damage resistance and provides nearby buildings resistance to Cryo damage.
***'''(Formerly) Waterproof Dome''': Shields nearby building from Water damage. Build Bot is immune to Water damage.

====Prime Cores====
{{see|Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars}}
Introduced to promote the ''Power of the Primes'' toyline, '''Prime Cores''' are functionally an extension of the Power Core system. These cores provide unique passive effects based on their respective Prime's characterization. Prime Cores are not obtainable from bot duplicates or standard core chips, and can be obtained only through the collection of Prime Core shards (typically special rewards from weekend events) via a "Prime Core Chip". One of the 12 will randomly be selected to be given to you upon opening them in the Space Bridge. Each one can only be obtained once, meaning the pool of Prime Cores you don't have will dwindle until you've obtained all 12 (akin to how 5-star Crystal batches work). It should be noted that Bot Prime Cores and Building Prime Cores are separated into their respective chips, and they cannot be used to level up regular Power Cores. Prime Cores are also treated of equal rarity to that of Gmetal Power Cores.

=====Bot Prime Cores=====
(added Spring [[2018]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733780017183-Prime-Cores-Bot Bot Prime Cores at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
12 unique cores (each corresponding to one of the ancient [[Thirteen|Primes]]) that provide particularly potent abilities, and in some cases alter the physical appearance of each bot. They require 5000 Prime Core shards each to obtain.

=====Building Prime Cores=====
(added Winter [[2022]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733775175839-Building-Power-Cores Building Prime Cores at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
As of writing this, 11 out of the 12 Prime Cores also gained Building Core versions which provides similar abilities to their Bot Power Core counterparts. These Prime cores can only be equipped on defense buildings excluding Stasis Mines and Spider Mines. You can only access them once you've completed collecting all of 12 of the Bot Prime Cores and they also cost more needing 7500 Prime Core shards instead.

===Resources===
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733776888607-Currencies Currencies at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
*'''Alloy''' - A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls. It is obtained through battles, events, duplicates from [[Crystal (Earth Wars)|crystals and chips]], and the Cyber Pass rewards system (see below).
*'''Cybertronian Alloy''' - Used to upgrade [[#Artifacts|Artifacts]], obtained through events.
*'''[[Energon]]''' - Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger. It is obtained through the same methods as alloy.
*'''[[Ore-13#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ore-13]]''' - A potent substance used to activate Combiners. It is only obtained via either an Ore-13 Harvester in your base or events and the Cyber Pass.
*'''[[Energon Z#Transformers: Earth Wars|Z-Energon]]''' - This higher grade, more-annoying-to-acquire (it’s obtainable through dispatch missions and pesky elimination mode battles) variant of energon is necessary to upgrade level 60 and above Bots and buildings. It's red!
*'''[[Binary bonding|Binary Bonding]] Element''' - Used to upgrade a C.O.M.B.A.T. bot to level 11, obtained through events and bundles.
*'''[[Spark#Transformers: Earth Wars|Spark]]''' - Obtained from duplicate bots in the Space Bridge and event rewards, Spark is used along with Energon to upgrade Bots' abilities.
**'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners, and is obtained when you get a duplicate of a combiner component, in place of normal spark.
***Prior to 2019, each combiner had their own specific spark, with Universal Combiner Spark being able to upgrade all combiners. This was changed to a singular Combiner Spark.
**'''C.O.M.B.A.T. Spark''' - Obtained when you get a duplicate C.O.M.B.A.T. bot, it is used to upgrade them.
**'''Titan Spark''' - Obtained from the Titan Assault game mode, and is used to upgrade the corresponding titan.
**'''Prime Spark''' - This type of spark is used to unlock and increase the rank of the corresponding Prime, and is obtained through events and bundles.
***'''Universal Prime Spark''' - Can be used in place of any Prime's specific spark to increase their rank.
*'''[[Crystal (Earth Wars)|Crystal Shards]]''' - Also the result of holographic summons and events, shards are used to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''Character Shards''' - Obtained from duplicate bots (C.O.M.B.A.T.s and Weapons included) in the Space Bridge, these serve as an alternate means to obtain Bots, costing 100, 1500, and 7500 shards for 2, 3, and 4-stars respectively (only the 4-star rating of C.O.M.B.A.T.s and Weapons are available through this method). Alternatively, these can also be used to upgrade your Bots' military rank in tandem with another currency.
**'''Class Shards''' - Used in tandem with the aforementioned character shards to upgrade you Bots' military rank, obtained from duplicate bots in the Space Bridge. The type of class shards received depends on the class of the corresponding duplicate bot.
**'''Artifact Shards''' - Used to unlock and upgrade [[#Artifacts|Artifacts]] at specific levels, obtained through events.
*'''[[Cybercoin|Cyber Coin]]''' - Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and crystals, only obtainable through the shop and achievements.
*'''[[Shanix]]''' - Another form of currency, but more easy to get on account of them being given as rewards for the Alliance raids that happen every other week. These are exclusively used in the [https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733746427679-Shanix-Store Shanix Store] which contains items like special Power Chips, Z-Energon or even the 5-star versions of Optimus Primal and Beast Wars Megatron.
*'''Fuel Cells''' - Used to enter battles, refills over time.
*'''Energy Cells''' - Used to attack in raids, given a set amount at the start of the raid.
*'''Medals''' - Given (or lost) for PVP battles.
*'''Alliance Loyalty''' - see [[#Alliance Headquarters|Alliance Headquarters]]
*'''Cyber Pass Points''' - see [[#Cyber Passes|Cyber Pass]]
*'''Loyalty Points''' - see [[#Loyalty Program|Loyalty Program]]

===Battle Boosts===
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733797189535-Game-Basics-Battle-Boosts Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 80% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, III, and IV''': Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, 40, and 60, respectively) to attack a target. '''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Cryo (formerly Nanofrost) MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Freeze a building for 8-15 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb.
*'''[[Kremzeek#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kremzeek]]''': Coming in 6 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things. However all of them share the same trait of jumping to a different building for up to 4 times so long as the target building they're deployed on are destroyed.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 306 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second when they jump to a different building.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 153 damage over 15 seconds.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
**The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
**The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage by applying the Glass Gas effect.
**Green Kremzeeks rains acid on buildings dealing 47 damage per second for 15 seconds.
*'''Titan Beam MK. I, II, and III''': Summon a Titan-powered beam that deals massive damage in a large area.
*'''Titan Smite MK. I, II, and III''': Smites buildings dealing damage overtime for 8-12 seconds.
*'''Fury Surge MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Increases your bots' DPS and speed in a small area.

===Alliances===
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733772455583-Alliances Alliances at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}

Like many mobile games of its type, ''Earth Wars'' features a descendant of the {{w|Clan (video games)|MMO guild}}, here referred to as '''Alliances''', featuring up to 40 players. Alliances can be divided into two types, Alliances that are open to anyone and Alliances that manually accepts new members. Originally, you are only allowed to join Alliances of your chosen faction, but from 2023 onwards, you are allowed to join any Alliance regardless of your selected faction.

Membership in an Alliance opens up access to a variety of Alliance-exclusive Event types as well as king-size PVP battles known as "Alliance Wars." In addition, Alliance members will also get access to their own dedicated Alliance chats.

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and founding an Alliance from scratch costs 15000 Alloy.

====Alliance roles====
*'''Commanders''': Typically assigned to whoever created an Alliance, Commanders have complete access to editing how their Alliance appears, from their Alliance emblem, description, and type. They also can create a "Message of the Day" which is a pinned message that appears at the top of the Alliance chat. Commanders are also in charge of adding or removing players, assigning alliance roles, and starting Alliance Wars and Raids.
*'''Officers''': Assigned by Commanders, Officers can also manage the number of members, starting Alliance Wars and Raids, and create a "Message of the Day", effectively serving as the second in command in the Alliance. Up to three Officers can be assigned per Alliance.
*'''Defenders''': Available upon unlocking the Defensive Operations, members who are assigned as Defenders gains health and damage bonuses to their own base on defense in Alliance Wars. Up to three Defenders can be assigned per Alliance but this requires levelling up the Defensive Operations to obtain all three Defender slots.
*'''Strikers''': Available upon unlocking the Strikers' Outpost, members who are assigned as Strikers gains health and damage bonuses to their Bots on attack in Alliance Wars. Up to three Strikers can be assigned per Alliance but this requires levelling up the Strikers' Outpost to obtain all three Striker slots.
*'''Rookies''': Available upon unlocking the Rookie Academy, members who are assigned as Rookies will have their base barred from being selected to be on the defending side of Alliance Wars, this is typically done to allow players with stronger bases to be selected instead ensuring the opposing Alliance will have to face more challenging bases leading up to the Commander. Up to five Rookies can be assigned per Alliance but this requires levelling up the Rookie Academy to obtain all five Rookie slots.

====War Leagues & Rankings====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733809817887-Alliance-War Alliance War at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Serving as the game's more "competitive" side, for every victory your Alliance gains through [[#Gameplay|Alliance Wars]], your Alliance will progress in "League". Leagues affect the rewards you can obtain from winning Alliance Wars and also the minimum number of members needed to start an Alliance War. There are a total of 10 leagues with the final two leagues having a special "Hard Mode" in which players can score higher points than usual and special "War Effects" that are cycled periodically. It should be noted that losing Alliance Wars will also cause your Alliance to drop in league as well.

As with most games with these kinds of competitive modes, a leaderboard can be viewed showing all Alliances' full history of Alliance Wars and what league the Alliance is in.

====Alliance Headquarters====
(added Summer [[2023]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733825816095-Alliance-HQ Alliance HQ at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Alliances feature a larger analogue of players' individual bases, including their own building-ish things that impart various boosting modifiers on the gameplay of Alliance members. Each building has 5 levels, which each level increasing the percentage of their respective boosts, and they can only be levelled up via donations done by Alliance members. These range from [[#Resources|resources]] like Energon and Alloy to Spark, Shanix and even Z-Energon, members can only donate once per building followed by a 16 hour cooldown period before the next donation can be made. Alliance Loyalty points are rewarded upon making donation, these points merely serves no purpose besides gauging player activity as these loyalty points carries over into other Alliances you've joined. It should also be noted that certain buildings will require other buildings to reach a certain level in order for that specific building can be levelled up.

*'''Mining Station''': Increases the production rate of [[#Utility|Alloy and Energon Harvesters]].
*'''Intel Room''': Increases the amount of Alloy and Energon taken when attacking a rival player.
*'''Rookie Academy''': Unlocks the Rookies role. More slots in the Rookies role are unlocked with each level.
*'''Research Center''': Decreases the research time taken in the Research Lab.
*'''Training Center''': Receive bonus XP during battles, a separate donation of Alloy and Energon must be made in order the "charge" the building. Once charged, Commanders or Officers can activate the XP bonus at any time whenever they see fit.
*'''Defensive Operations''': Unlocks the Defenders role. More slots in the Defenders role are unlocked with each level in addition to the increasing percentage of health and damage bonuses.
*'''Strikers' Outpost''': Unlocks the Strikers role. More slots in the Strikers role are unlocked with each level in addition to the increasing percentage of health and damage bonuses.

===Monetization===
====Bundles====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733746322847-Bundles Bundles at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Owing to its nature as a {{w|free-to-play}} mobile game, it shouldn't come as a surprise that the game would have its own slew of incentives to entice players into spending money in the game. The most notable of these are the "Bundles", these bundles mainly comprise of [[#Resources|crystals]] or other various items which can give players a head start with the progression of game, from full-fledged Combiners or even owning certain 5-star rating Bots ahead of time.

In 2023, the game would introduce its own [https://store.transformersearthwars.com web store] known as the "Cyber Store" which not only gives out free items periodically but would also have its own exclusive bundles such as exclusives alternate skins.

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====Cyber Passes====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733772439967-Cyber-Pass Cyber Pass at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Beginning [[Mirror, Mirror|around the middle of February 2022]], Space Ape introduced a {{w|battle pass}}-adjacent "Cyber Pass" feature that, for 10 real American United States dollars, gives the player access to a whole second lane of fancier event rewards , a shot at exclusive character skins, and the ability to skip the resource costs associated with a limited number of upgrades for characters, buildings, etc once or twice over the course of each saga in addition to the first lane that's available for free. It should be noted that the Cyber Pass-exclusive character skins are periodically put back up for sale, so players need not necessarily hurt themselves forking out cash lest a skin be lost forever. After purchasing the "Premium Cyber Pass", players are also given the ability to purchase a "Premium Cyber Pass Gift" bundle which effectively lets players purchase another pass Premium Cyber Pass that is then given to another player allowing them to experience the same luxury as well.

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*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 1|Season 1]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 2|Season 2]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 3|Season 3]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 4|Season 4]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 5|Season 5]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 6|Season 6]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 7|Season 7]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 8|Season 8]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 9|Season 9]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 10|Season 10]]

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*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 11|Season 11]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 12|Season 12]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 13|Season 13]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 14|Season 14]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 15|Season 15]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 16|Season 16]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 17|Season 17]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 18|Season 18]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 19|Season 19]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 20|Season 20]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 21|Season 21]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 22|Season 22]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 23|Season 23]]

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*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 24|Season 24]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 25|Season 25]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 26|Season 26]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 27|Season 27]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 28|Season 28]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 29|Season 29]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 30|Season 30]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 31|Season 31]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 32|Season 32]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 33|Season 33]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 34|Season 34]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 35|Season 35]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 36|Season 36]]

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*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 37|Season 37]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 38|Season 38]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 39|Season 39]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 40|Season 40]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 41|Season 41]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 42|Season 42]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 43|Season 43]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 44|Season 44]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 45|Season 45]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 46|Season 46]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 47|Season 47]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 48|Season 48]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 49|Season 49]]

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*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 50|Season 50]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 51|Season 51]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 52|Season 52]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 53|Season 53]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 54|Season 54]]
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====Loyalty Program====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733826508575-Loyal-Player-Program Loyal Player Program at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Serving as the game's subscription service of sorts, the game would have its own "VIP Program" which would rewards players that spend money a slew of resources on a monthly basis. Throughout the game's lifespan, this program would see three different iterations be implemented.

Introduced not long after the game's launch, the first iteration of the program introduced was done through an application forum in which players that spend a certain amount of money could manually apply for it every 6 months. The forum is then manually reviewed by the development team to decide whether the player is eligible for the program. A revamped version of this iteration was made in 2023 in order to be transparent to players about its existence due to its confidential nature previously. Instead of an application forum, players can use the game's support contact feature to apply for the program. The criteria for applying was either when a player is at HQ level 17 and has played for over 1460 days or has spent a total of $500.<ref>[https://mailchi.mp/transformersearthwars/highstakes?e=f3ec2a2b1f Newsletter for the 2023 event High Stakes]</ref>

The second iteration of the program introduced in 2023 as well functioned more similarly to your typical subscription service in which players would need to spend a certain amount of money on a monthly basis in order to access the program.

The third and current iteration of the program introduced in 2024, now rebranded as the "Loyalty Program" is available to all players regardless of whether they spend money or not. The biggest change is the inclusion of a separate levelling system in which players would claim "Loyalty XP" every 24 hours to progress their levels, each level includes their perks which could either boosts the harvest rate of resources to increasing the amount of XP your Bots obtain in battle, each level also includes a "chest" which can be claimed every 24 hours as well that gives you certain resources. Whilst the monthly rewards would still retain, players could also spend "Loyalty Points" which are obtained in tandem with Loyalty XP to purchase chests that contain more rewards. The accumulation of Loyalty XP and points can also be done through the purchase of bundles to speed up the levelling process.

===Miscellaneous===
====Player Rank====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733772517023-Player-Rank-Rank-Rewards-Starting-Ability-Points Player Rank, Rank Rewards & Starting Ability Points at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
As all buildings requires certain criteria to be met in order to be levelled up, the same applies to your Headquarters. The Player Rank is what allows your Headquarters to be upgraded to higher levels, this done through "Player XP" which can be obtained through building new buildings, upgrading your preexisting buildings and researching Bots. For every rank up, you are given [[#Resources|Cyber Coins and Crystal Shards]].

====Achievements====
{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Achievements}}
As with most games, completing various goals and tasks will reward you with these achievements. Initially this would've applied you mobile's meta-game system however the number of in-games achievements would soon exceed the ones shown in {{w|Game Center}} and {{w|Google Play}}.

====Shield====
As your base is also subject to being attacked by other players, the shield prevents your base for being frequently attacked that way your resources aren't completely gone when you start up the game. The shield lasts for varying hours depending on how often you play the game and unlike other game with a similar mechanic, you do not lose your shield the when you choose to attack another player. The shield is only applicable in the main PVP game mode and Elimination Mode as you do not gain resources from attacks in Alliance Wars and Events.

====Inventory====
This where your Battle Boosts, Skip items and Resource items you gained from Events and the Cyber Pass goes. As these resources will not go into your storage buildings until you manually use them in the inventory, the same applies to XP items from events which you can then choose which Bot should gain that amount of XP.

==Content Creator Program==
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733814258591-Content-Creators Content Creators at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
It should come as no surprise that media centered around this game can be found across the [[internet]], be it livestreams or videos, and it's also no surprise that the developers would take full advantage of it as a means of marketing their game. Starting out as somewhat of an extension of their {{w|playtest}} program, the '''Content Creator Program''' became its own thing as a byproduct of content creators usually being one of the playtesters, usually reviewing new features before they were implemented into the official servers. Content creators involved in this program are sanctioned by the game's dev team when it comes to showcasing new content ahead of its release. Back then, content creators also carried out special giveaways, with the reward taking the form of a chest that contained randomly-selected [[#Resources|resources]].

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW continuity]] as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the ''Ark'' in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Thrilling 30]]'' to ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, 'original' ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]], and a bit of ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' in the mix.
*Additionally, from [[2020]] onwards, the poses of the robot modes in many of the stock renders released for Bots, C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots, and skins appear to be [[Circular reporting|based on whatever their mainpic was at the time of their release]]. For instance, [[Leozack]], [[Dile]], and "[[Deathsaurus (G1)|Combiner Wars Deathsaurus]]" are all posed like their G1 boxarts, which were their respective pages' mainpics at the time they were added to the game; [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] is posed like the clean cover art for [[Transformers (2019 comic)|''Transformers'' (2019)]] [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five|issue 11]], which was ''his'' page's mainpic when he was added.
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Soundwave still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based on these [[IP infringement|third party]] toys.
**The Predacons aren't the only ones guilty of this either! Motormaster had his in-game model based on TransForm Mission's toy based on the Stunticon leader!
**Did we also mention that Menasor's model takes cues off of the "Perfect Effect" third party add on kit, along with the aforementioned Transform Mission toy?
**On the bot side, Defensor is an interesting case, as rather than reuse the limb-mode rigs of Vortex, Ironhide and Brakeneck, Blades, First Aid and Streetwise use brand new frames for their limb modes. Don't even mention that Rook is combined upside down. The head, thighs and parts of the shoulders are the only bits of Hot Spot with any resemblane to the ''Combiner Wars'' toy, as everything else is based on the C+ Customs add-on kit for Defensor instead of retooling from Victorion (though the backpack kibble is shrunken down).
**Abominus: Torso: ''Power of the Primes''/Unique Toys. Legs: ''Power of the Primes''. Arms: ''Power of the Primes''/Unique Toys. Thighs: Unique Toys. Head: Unique Toys. Hands and feet: Unique Toys. Gun: Unique Toys (shared with Defensor).
**Dinoking is entirely based on Fansproject's "Saurus Ryu-Oh", down to the incorrect limb arrangement (To add salt to the wound, Doryu and Rairyu have their names assigned to the wrong model!)
* The Furmanisms are baked into the bones of regular gameplay before we even get to story content via two voice lines: "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).
* [[FIRRIB|Rumble is blue, Frenzy is red.]]
* As it turns out, Tracks' bot mode is based on his ''Masterpiece'' toy, but his alt-mode is entirely based on his ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toy.
*Sky-Lynx is classified as a Triple-Changer now, this also marks the first time in a while that his dual mode Tiger and Dragon modes have been used.
* While the soundtrack is normally unique music made for the game itself, by default, you also have the choice of a Generation 1 soundtrack, using original [[Johnny Douglas]] tracks from the 1984 cartoon.
* Up until Defensor's debut, Superion was the only original ''G1'' combiner for the Autobots.
* How do you know a combiner is coming? If all the bots of a known combiner group are available.
* Soundwave's H.I.S.S. tank model is the first instance of the character having a vehicle mode in the game. It draws from the [[H.I.S.S. tank#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Soundwave-themed HISS redeco]].
* Hound's VAMP model draws inspiration from his ''Universe'' toy and from the Hound-themed [[VAMP]] redeco.
* Jetfire's Skystriker model draws inspiration from the Jetfire-themed [[Skystriker (G.I. Joe)|Skystriker]] redeco. Skywarp, however, is the nutball in the group.
* Swoop was known as Strafe before the Technobot of the same name was added to the game.
* Making for a nice easter egg, transforming Blaster in the character viewer will result in him playing "[[The Touch]]." This also applies to Soundwave.
* The [[Cybertronian language|symbols]] on Drift's sword in his right hand translates to "penance" and "vengeance" whereas the sword in his left hand translates to "forgive" and "forget". Strangely enough, the symbols are in the ''Decepticon'' variant except for the first one which uses the Autobot variant.
*It is possible to bring both a combiner and its components into the same battle, though as normal troops vanish when a combiner is deployed, there will never be two of the same bot on the field.
*The game's matchmaking will occasionally pit you against a member of your own faction, in which case the enemy base and guardians will be reskinned into their opposing-faction counterparts. This feature was added to make up for the smaller amount of Decepticon-aligned players compared to those who sided with the Autobots.
*The Breastforce cannot activate their Breast Partner in the traditional way (gun, handgun, and animal) with Guyhawk being the exception. Either they are used as decoration, or don't appear at all.
*Other gimmicks that certain Transformers or Special Teams may have usually don't make it into the game (i.e. Skywarp's teleportation capabilities).
*A glitch in the game caused several bits of developer placeholder text to be seen accidentally, revealing some rather silly messages with questionable grammar like "This is an Ability description I have to make sure that it is really long because wer are doing huge descriptions nowdays".

===Errors===
* You can count on pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an Aerialbot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.
*Sometimes Blast Off has his combination process [[Animation error|distorted]].
*''Beast Wars'' Megatron's weapons sometimes don't properly align with the hand models.
*Sharkticons just don't know when to stop fighting. The animations for the fighting will still appear, and they still run to buildings, but they don't actually deal damage. Does not translate to Gnaw.
*Sometimes (although this is very rare), amalgamations will randomly appear, where parts of the robot mode and vehicle mode appear on the opposite modes. Examples include Blast Off becoming a [[Seeker (body-type)|Conehead]], Ironhide gaining his [[Ironhide (Movie)|movieverse]] look, and Optimus Prime having [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|two truck cabs]].
*Characters collision hitboxes will sometimes get caught on each other or on wall hitboxes and they will stay stuck in place for a good while. The bug where they get stuck on the Wall hitboxes can be fixed by letting the character walk in place, letting them get uncaught or destroying the wall. The bug where they get stuck in the collision hitboxes of each other can be fixed by activating the bot's ability. This most commonly happens with Medics and Gunners, and especially if you deploy your units in an extremely short fashion.
*Sometimes, when viewing your bots, after the bot transforms into their alternate mode, they won't transform into their robot mode, and remain [[Transformation paralysis|stuck in alternate mode.]] This is fixed by restarting the game.
*There are so many issues with the hands, especially characters with aerial capabilities or alt modes, especially the helicopters. When they transform, more often then not, their hands slide into their arms and then randomly reappear in alt mode. This usually applies to jets, but Laser (G2) Optimus Prime has his hands visible in vehicle mode.
*Brainstorm's character model duplicates his shield kibble on his arm and on his back and his arm cannon just disappears when he transforms.
*Although Blaster and Soundwave eventually received alt-modes in an update, this came at a price. Both of their robot mode character models have extremely distorted upper arms that just levitate next to their lower arms.
*Mixmaster, when equipped with his G1 Core, will sometimes adopt a Transmetal texture in bot form. In ''alternate form'', however, he'll switch back to the regular G1 look. It is unknown if this applies to other bots, and if the G1 core matters. This has since been fixed.
*Upon their introduction, Overlord and Omega Supreme were sometimes static while deployed, lacking their animations (though they'd return occasionally). This has since been fixed.
*Sometimes during dialogues, Inferno and Predacon Inferno get mixed up, leading to the Autobot Inferno hilariously talking like the Predacon Inferno.
*A few Decepticons use the Autobot dialogue box.
*Most bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved within a given time, and patch notes detailing what is currently being fixed are always released to the public.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Original Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki / player guide] (supported circa launch to 2022)
* [http://transformersearthwarsjapan.wikidot.com/ Official Japanese Transformers Earth Wars Wiki / player guide]
* [https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us Current Official Earth Wars Wiki]
* [https://www.youtube.com/@TransformersEarthWars Official Transformers: Earth Wars YouTube channel]

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|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
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|caption=''"...fuel cells!"''
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]] ([[2016]]-[[2026]]) [[Yodo1]] (2026-present)
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]] (2016-[[2019]]) Space Ape Games (2019-[[2025]]) Yodo1 ([[2017]]-present China,<ref>[https://www.yodo1.cn/game_portfolio/transformersearthwars/ ''Earth Wars'' at Yodo1's Chinese website.]</ref> 2025-present global)
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'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game developed by [[Space Ape Games]] and (initially) published by [[Hasbro]] subsidiary [[Backflip Studios]] with a long-running weekly storyline overseen by brand founding father [[Simon Furman]], which means [[Furmanism|FURMANISMS BEYOND MEASURE!]] The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''{{w|Clash of Clans}}'', without Hog Riders. Going with a formula that ain't broke evidently paid off, as somewhere along the way ''Earth Wars'' became second only to a [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|licensed spinoff]] of industry titan ''{{w|Angry Birds}}'' for the crown of longest-lived video game in the history of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]].

The setting is for the most part straightforwardly [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] based, though as has been [[2005 IDW continuity|known to happen]] for projects this long in the tooth, characters from places like the [[Beast Era]], [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]], [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|''Shattered Glass'']], [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]], [[Aligned continuity family|''Prime'']] and even the odd [[Sentius Magnus|wholly new faces]] have crept in over time.

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==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. At launch, Furman promised that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
One part tutorial, one part single player campaign, these missions establish the gameplay mechanics and the basics of the setting:

*'''[[Get Optimus! / Get Megatron!]]''' (present at launch)
**[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] arrive through their [[Space bridge|Space Bridge]]s, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Crystal (Earth Wars)|crystal]] powerful enough to power their Space Bridges and bring their leaders to Earth.

*'''[[The Lost Map]]''' (present at launch)
**With the arrival of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], respectively.

*'''[[Power Play (Earth Wars)|Power Play]]''' (present at launch)
**After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.

*'''[[The Codex Showdown]]''' (present at launch)
**With the help of the recently recruited medics [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Hook (G1)|Hook]], both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].

Later campaigns introduced newly layered mechanics while interweaving with the ongoing weekly narrative:

*'''[[Combiner Wars (Earth Wars)|Combiner Wars]]''' (Added [[November]] [[2016]])
**With the [[Enigma of Combination]], the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of [[Combiner]]s. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require [[Ore-13]] and high-ranking bots to be useful.

*'''[[Secrets of Nebulos]]''' (added [[October]] [[2017]])
**Some weird pieces of [[Nebulos]] technology called '''"[[#Power Cores|Power Cores]]"''' have landed on Earth. Starscream and Optimus gather some troops, and both Starscream and Optimus Prime fight over the Power Cores. The power cores gathered, however, have been rigged to explode, and so both sides have to start from scratch with building up their power core stocks.

*'''[[Return to Cybertron (Earth Wars)|Return to Cybertron]]''' (Added [[December]] [[2018]])
**A power play involving Starscream, [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Unicronus]] results in the Autobots and Decepticons teaming up to assault Cybertron-based fortresses with overpowered defenses in the finale of the conflict over the mystical [[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Core]]s.

*'''[[War for Cybertron (Earth Wars)|War for Cybertron]]''' (Added [[July]] [[2020]])
**Flashbacks to the struggle for the [[AllSpark]] in Cybertron's ancient past introduce the [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] combiners to the present day, along with the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' cosmetic skin cores.

*'''[[Regenesis (Earth Wars)|Regenesis]]''' (Added [[September]] [[2020]])
**Autobots and Decepticons team up once more to retrieve the mysterious [[Regenesis#Transformers: Earth Wars|Project: Regenesis]].

*'''[[Titans on Earth]]''' (Added [[October]] [[2021]])
**The [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] & [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] are summoned to Earth to help their allies.

*'''[[Prime Relics]]''' (Added [[September]] [[2025]])
**An exercise in competitive archeology digs up a way to unseal the [[Thirteen|original Thirteen Primes]] themselves from beyond space and time as the consequences of the gang's dabbling in primordial forces begin to come home to roost.

In practice, the game's story mode declines to present the campaigns in release order, prioritizing the "tutorial" aspect over narrative intelligibility to introduce new players to mechanics in order of increasing intricacy. As of this writing, the "production order" is:

{{collist|4|
#[[Get Optimus! / Get Megatron!]]
#[[The Lost Map]]
#[[Power Play (Earth Wars)|Power Play]]
#[[The Codex Showdown]]
#[[Secrets of Nebulos]]
#[[Combiner Wars (Earth Wars)|Combiner Wars]]
#[[Prime Relics]]
#[[Return to Cybertron (Earth Wars)|Return to Cybertron]]
#[[War for Cybertron (Earth Wars)|War for Cybertron]]
#[[Regenesis (Earth Wars)|Regenesis]]
#[[Titans on Earth]]
}}

===Events===
{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}
Every weekend, for three days, events are held to give players a shot at a regular supply of various resources. They usually alternate between solo and [[#Alliances|Alliance]] (read: guild) modes each week.

Events are frequently accompanied by "transmissions" of cutscenes providing context for the gameplay goings-on. New character additions in particular are introduced with stories strewn across two-to-eight week "sagas" (occasionally "seasons" when Space Ape slips into {{w|live-service game|live-service}} industry jargon on main).

These arcs are additionally serialized between ''each other'', and form an ongoing narrative that constitutes the bulk of the game's story content, if only by sheer volume.

A complete-ish accounting of story relevant events is given below, with the multi-part "sagas" given in bold:

{{chapters
|title=''Earth Wars'' sagas and story events
|align=left
|content=
<div class="list-header">2016:</div>
*[[Decoy Dash]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga">"One-shot" character introductions, largely predating the longform "saga" format.</ref>
*[[Charging In]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*[[Operation Snakebite]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*[[Strafe vs. Scourge]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*[[Till All Are One (Earth Wars)|Till All Are One]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*[[Light Our Darkest Hour]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*[[Rumble in the Jungle (Earth Wars)|Rumble in the Jungle]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*'''[[Sharkticon Saga|Sharkticon]]'''
*[[Some Assembly Required]]<ref group="saga">Epilogue to "[[Combiner Wars (Earth Wars)|Combiner Wars]]" campaign.</ref>
*[[War Games]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*'''[[Arctic Saga|Arctic]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2017:</div>
*[[Race Day Mayhem]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*'''[[Optimus Maximus & Bruticus Saga|Optimus Maximus & Bruticus]]'''
*'''[[Perceptor & Lockdown Saga|Perceptor & Lockdown]]'''
*'''[[Project Supernova (saga)|Project Supernova]]'''
*'''[[Beast Wars Saga|Beast Wars]]'''
*'''[[Polyhex Saga|Polyhex]]'''
*'''[[Kup & Dead End Saga|Kup & Dead End]]'''
*'''[[Multiverse Saga|Multiverse]]'''
*'''[[Quintesson Saga|Quintesson]]'''
*'''[[Kremzeek Saga|Kremzeek]]'''
*'''[[Web of Lies]]'''
*'''[[Volcanicus vs Predaking (saga)|Volcanicus vs Predaking]]'''
*[[Unknown Powers]]<ref group="saga" name="nebulos">Prologue to "[[Secrets of Nebulos]]" campaign.</ref>
*[[Countdown to Nebulos]]<ref group="saga" name="nebulos"/>
*'''[[Springer & Astrotrain Saga|Springer & Astrotrain]]'''
*'''[[Cosmos & Mindwipe Saga|Cosmos & Mindwipe]]'''
*'''[[Rodimus Prime & Motormaster Saga|Rodimus Prime & Motormaster]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2018:</div>
*'''[[Sky Lynx & Blitzwing Saga|Sky Lynx & Blitzwing]]'''
*'''[[Warpath & Skullsmasher Saga|Warpath & Skullsmasher]]'''
*'''[[Elita & Lugnut Saga|Elita & Lugnut]]'''
*[[New Core: Alchemist Prime|Alchemist Prime]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*'''[[Victorion & Menasor Saga|Victorion & Menasor]]'''
*'''[[Tracks & Cutthroat Saga|Tracks & Cutthroat]]'''
*'''[[Inferno & Rodimus Unicronus Saga|Inferno & Rodimus Unicronus]]'''
*'''[[Tigerhawk & Waspinator Saga|Tigerhawk & Waspinator]]'''
*'''[[Sentius Magnus & Sentius Malus Saga|Sentius Magnus & Sentius Malus]]'''
*[[Amalgamous Prime (Earth Wars)|Amalgamous Prime]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*'''[[Slash & Rippersnapper Saga|Slash & Rippersnapper]]'''
*'''[[Sandstorm & Octone Saga|Sandstorm & Octone]]'''
*'''[[Back in Time]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2019:</div>
*[[Nexus Prime (Earth Wars)|Nexus Prime]]<ref group="saga" name="minisaga"/>
*'''[[New Recruits]]'''
*'''[[New Form]]'''
*'''[[License to Kill]]'''
*'''[[Aerial Support]]'''
*'''[[Dirty Monster]]'''
*'''[[Jungle Friends]]'''
*[[The Golden Lagoon (Earth Wars)|The Golden Lagoon]]
*'''[[Abominable Defences]]'''
*'''[[Two-Face]]'''
*'''[[Human Reinforcements]]'''
*'''[[Right Hand]]'''
*'''[[Command and Conquer]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2020:</div>
*'''[[Safe and Trustworthy]]'''
*'''[[Now and Then (Earth Wars)|Now and Then]]'''
*'''[[Searching and Mining]]'''
*'''[[Metafictional Bombing]]'''
*'''[[Heavy Artillery (saga)|Heavy Artillery]]'''
*'''[[Weak Signal (saga)|Weak Signal]]'''
*'''[[Speed Delight]]'''
*'''[[Two for One]]'''
*'''[[Two Hot Wheels]]'''
*'''[[End with a Bang]]'''
*'''[[Last Remaining Piece]]'''
*'''[[Double Protection]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2021:</div>
*'''[[Dish the Dirt]]'''
*'''[[Snappy Snap]]'''
*'''[[On the Prowl]]'''
*'''[[In Flying Form]]'''
*'''[[Optimal Drive Disk]]'''
*'''[[Stomping Earth]]'''
*'''[[Flying Ape]]'''
*'''[[Fast and Furious]]'''<ref group="saga">The "[[Titans on Earth]]" campaign is part of this saga.</ref>
*'''[[Spin and Go]]'''
*'''[[Broken Legacy]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2022:</div>
*'''[[Colour Burst]]'''
*'''[[Nip & Tuck]]'''
*'''[[Pick and Choose]]'''
*'''[[Always Green]]'''
*'''[[Big Fish]]'''
*'''[[Smashing Heads]]'''
*'''[[Speed Masters]]'''
*'''[[Spinning Growl]]'''
*'''[[Green Heroes]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2023:</div>
*'''[[Muscle Bender]]'''
*'''[[Gone Fishing (saga)|Gone Fishing]]'''
*'''[[Tarnation]]'''
*'''[[Double Trouble]]'''
*'''[[Blue Thunder]]'''
*'''[[The Roar]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2024:</div>
*'''[[Rain and Waves]]'''
*'''[[Steel Explosion]]'''
*'''[[Wild Things]]'''
*'''[[New Beginnings]]'''
*'''[[Timeless Champions]]'''
*'''[[The Reckoning]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2025:</div>
*'''[[Tabula Rasa]]'''
*'''[[New Armada]]'''
*'''[[Second Armada]]'''
*'''[[Third Armada (Part 1)]]'''<ref group="saga">The "[[Prime Relics]]" campaign is part of this saga.</ref>
*'''[[Third Armada (Part 2)]]
*'''[[All on Tape]]'''

 <div class="list-header">2026:</div>
*'''[[Behind the Veil]]'''
*'''[[Follow the Leader (saga)|Follow the Leader]]'''
}}

<references group="saga"/>

===Character profiles===
The third major story element of ''Earth Wars'' comes packaged with each individual character. Upon unlocking a new unit, the player is presented with a short, replayable (but only for standard Bots) cutscene referred to as a "character story" illustrating their personality, along with a prose [[bio]] in the classical back-of-box style squirreled away in their profile with their stats, equipped Power Cores, etc.

Character stories frequently tie into that character's corresponding saga, which, while delightfully immersive for veterans present during their initial rollout, has a way of producing gibberish full of unfamiliar characters for later players acquiring the unit via the game's normal "slot machine" mechanic. Accordingly, summaries of character stories can be found in the articles for their respective sagas.

===Dispatch Missions===
{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Dispatch Missions}}

Another minor source of story information comes attached to "[[#Gameplay|Dispatch Missions]]," a mechanic wherein you can train up a handful of units you aren't using by sending them off on "away missions" where they gather experience points on their own. Each of these mission descriptions features a few paragraphs of prose describing the adventure upon which your bots are embarking.

===Comic===
{{main|Quantum Beast Leap}}

''Earth Wars''' plot has one last noteworthy component— kind of. As part of a community event tying into the [[2017]] "[[Beast Wars Saga]]" arc, Space Ape celebrated the game's escape from the boilerplate Generation 1 milieu with a comic produced in conjunction with various prominent ''Transformers'' fan forums elaborating on the arrival of [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]] to the [[Earth Wars (conflict)|Earth Wars]]. There's just one catch: Space Ape emphatically stressed that due to the terms of their license with Hasbro not extending beyond the game itself, the comic remained [[pseudocanon|apocryphal]], informing but not overtly supplementing the narrative of the game proper.

==Characters and chronology==
Given the live-service nature of ''Earth Wars''' enormous and ever-growing cast, we've opted to break with our usual formatting a little and divide them by year introduced to illustrate the evolution of the game over time.

===Launch===
The game's initial cast featured all the old 1984 standards plus a suspicious number of [[combiner|combiner team]] characters from the then-recent ''[[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]]'' franchise.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blaster]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers: Earth Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers: Earth Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Huffer]]
}}
|c2=
{{collist|2|
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Soundwave]] (Frank Welker)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bombshell]]
}}
|h5=Support characters|c5=
;[[Autobot Mini-Cassette]]s
*[[Eject (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Eject]]
*[[Steeljaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Steeljaw]]
*[[Rewind (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rewind]]
*[[Ramhorn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ramhorn]]
;[[Decepticon Mini-Cassette]]s
*[[Rumble (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rumble]]
*[[Laserbeak (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Laserbeak]]
*[[Frenzy (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Frenzy]]
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Buzzsaw]]

|h6=Non-playable characters|c6=
;[[Human]]s
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
}}

===2016===
Late 2016 saw the debut of the hotly anticipated "[[#Combiners|Combiner]]" character class in the finale of the opening arc of the game's story.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slug]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Swoop]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Star Saber]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Superion]]

|c2=
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Viper (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Viper]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Offroad (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Deathsaurus]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Devastator]]

|h3=Trans-factional|c3=
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gnaw]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
*[[Sharkticon (species)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sharkticons]]
}}

===2017===
2017 was themed around the introduction of non-[[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] characters, including time travelers from the [[Beast Era]] and refugees from around the [[multiverse]].

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hound]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sludge]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Laser Optimus]]<ref group="2017">Most unusually, this Optimus Prime using a character model based on the famous ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#LaserOptimusPrime|"Laser Prime" toy]] is eventually revealed to be from the [[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|same dimension]] as his wavemate ''Armada'' Megatron in [[Second Armada|later ''Armada''-centric arcs.]] (Then again, the two designs ''are'' very similar in terms of transformation and kibble arrangement...)</ref>
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Springer]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cosmos]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Volcanicus (POTP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Volcanicus]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Brake-Neck (G1)|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Beast Wars Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (IDW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Astrotrain]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Mindwipe]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Predaking]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
*[[Kremzeek#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kremzeek]]s

;[[Drone]]s
*[[Medibot (Earth Wars)|Medibot]]s

|h6=Non-playable characters|c6=
*[[Quintesson#Transformers: Earth Wars|Quintesson]]s
}}
 
<references group="2017"/>

===2018===
2018 tied into the contemporary ''[[Power of the Primes (franchise)|Power of the Primes]]'' franchise with a spin on the [[Prime Master]] concept in the form of "[[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Cores]]," the mystical remains of the [[Thirteen|original Thirteen Primes]] with minds of their own, built out of the extant "[[#Power Cores|Power Core]]" mechanic. The storyline also featured the introduction of the [[Sentius Nobilius|Sentius twins]], keepers of the Prime Cores and ''Earth Wars''' first original characters, give or take a human.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#TFEWPrime|Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sky Lynx]]
*[[Warpath (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Warpath]]
*[[Elita One (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Elita-1]]
*[[Tracks (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tracks]]
*[[Inferno (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Inferno]]
*[[Tigerhawk#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tigerhawk]]
*[[Sentius Magnus#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sentius Magnus]]
*[[Slash (POTP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slash]]
*[[Sandstorm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sandstorm]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Victorion#Transformers: Earth Wars|Victorion]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Motormaster]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blitzwing]]
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skullsmasher]]
*[[Lugnut (TF 2010)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lugnut]]
*[[Cutthroat (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cutthroat]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#TFEWUnicronus|Rodimus Unicronus]]
*[[Waspinator (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Waspinator]]
*[[Sentius Malus#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sentius Malus]]
*[[Rippersnapper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rippersnapper]]
*[[Octane#Transformers: Earth Wars|Octone]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Menasor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Menasor]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
;[[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Cores]]
*[[Liege Maximo#Transformers: Earth Wars|Liege Maximo]]
*[[Micronus Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Micronus]]
*[[The Fallen#Transformers: Earth Wars|Megatronus]]
*[[Maccadam#Transformers: Earth Wars|Alchemist Prime]]
*[[Vector Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Vector Prime]]
*[[Alpha Trion#Transformers: Earth Wars|Alpha Trion]]
*[[Solus Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Solus Prime]]
*[[Onyx Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Onyx Prime]]
*[[Amalgamous Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Amalgamous Prime]]
*[[Quintus Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Quintus Prime]]
}}

===2019===
2019 was themed around an extended crossover with ''Transformers''' sister ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' franchise.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#TFEWGoldfire|Goldfire]]
*[[Streetwise (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Streetwise]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)#TFEWCybertron|Cybertron Jetfire]]
*[[Blades (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blades]]
*[[Rook (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rook]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rhinox]]
*[[Punch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Punch]]
*[[Hound (G1)#TFEWGIJoe|Hound V.A.M.P.]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)#TFEWGIJoe|Jetfire Skystriker]]
*[[Red Alert (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Red Alert]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Defensor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Defensor]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Ramjet (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ramjet]]
*[[Sinnertwin (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sinnertwin]]
*[[Starscream (G1)#TFEWCybertron|Cybertron Starscream]]
*[[Dirge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dirge]]
*[[Blot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blot]]
*[[Tarantulas (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tarantulas]]
*[[Punch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Counterpunch]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#TFEWGIJoe|Soundwave H.I.S.S.]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#TFEWGIJoe|Skywarp Nightraven]]
*[[Runamuck (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Runamuck]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Abominus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Abominus]]

|h3=Trans-factional|c3=
*[[Impactor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Impactor]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
;[[Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Cores]]
*[[Nexus Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nexus Prime]]
*[[Prima#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prima]]

|h6=Non-playable characters|c6=
*[[Harmony Keen]]

;[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]
*[[Duke (G.I. Joe)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Duke]]
*[[Scarlett#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scarlett]]
*[[Snake-Eyes#Transformers: Earth Wars|Snake-Eyes]]
;[[Cobra]]
*[[Cobra Commander#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cobra Commander]]
*[[Baroness#Transformers: Earth Wars|Baroness]]
*[[Storm Shadow#Transformers: Earth Wars|Storm Shadow]]
}}

===2020===
2020 saw a major shakeup to the game's mechanics as an extensive crossover with the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' franchise introduced a new "[[#C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots|C.O.M.B.A.T Bot]]" character class broadly based on the [[Battle Master]] concept and built off a major expansion of the Power Core system, as well as the introduction of alternate skins for existing units.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Strafe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Dinobot (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dinobot]]
*[[Nosecone (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nosecone]]
*[[Brainstorm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Brainstorm]]
*[[Six-Gun#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sixgun]]
*[[Chromia (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Chromia]]
*[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lightspeed]]
*[[Afterburner (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Afterbreaker]]
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trailbreaker]]
*[[Scattershot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scattershot]]

;[[Guardian robot|Guardians]]<ref group= "2020" name = "Special Boy">Omega Supreme and Overlord are mechanically identical to normal [[#Combiners|Combiner units]] in game, and are only given unique titles denoting their in-fiction not-combiner-ness in supporting documentation.</ref>
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Omega Supreme]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Thrust (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Thrust]]
*[[Dinobot II#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dinobot II]]
*[[Drillhorn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Drillhorn]]
*[[Guyhawk#Transformers: Earth Wars|Guyhawk]]
*[[Triggerhappy (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Triggerhappy]]
*[[Hellbat (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fellbat]]
*[[Killbison#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ironbison]]
*[[Flamewar (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Flamewar]]
*[[Exhaust#Transformers: Earth Wars|Exhaust]]
*[[Leozack#Transformers: Earth Wars|Leozack]]

;[[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmasters]]<ref group="2020" name = "Special Boy"/>
*[[Overlord (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Overlord]]

|nonumbering=true
|h3=Trans-factional|c3=
;[[Mercenary|Mercenaries]]
*[[Doubledealer#Transformers: Earth Wars|Doubledealer]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T.]] Autobots
*[[Nightstalker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightstalker]]
*[[Firebolt (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Firedrive]]
*[[Flak (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Flak]]
*[[Pteraxadon#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pteraxadon]]
*[[Lionizer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lionizer]]
*[[Big Shot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Topshot]]
*[[Trenchfoot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trenchfoot]]
*[[Rung (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rung]]
*[[Dile#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dile]]
*[[Smashdown#Transformers: Earth Wars|Smashdown]]
*[[Glitch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Glitch]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T. Decepticons
*[[Ravage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ravage]]
*[[Blowpipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blowpipe]]
*[[Cratermaker#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cratermaker]]
*[[Terror-Daxtyl#Transformers: Earth Wars|Terror-Daxtyl]]
*[[Catgut#Transformers: Earth Wars|Catgut]]
*[[Fireline#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fireline]]
*[[Caliburst (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Caliburst]]
*[[Hairsplitter#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shrute]]
*[[Overkill (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Overkill]]
*[[Razor-Sharp#Transformers: Earth Wars|Razor-Sharp]]
*[[Gatoraider#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gatorface]]

{{!}}}

|h4=Skins|c4=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Autobots
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Arcee]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Blaster]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Bumblebee]]
*[[Chromia (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Chromia]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Cliffjumper]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Cybertron Jetfire]]
*[[Doubledealer#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Doubledealer]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Drift]]
*[[Elita One (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Elita-1]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Hound]]
*[[Impactor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Impactor]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
 
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Ironhide]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Mirage]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Optimus Prime]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Prowl]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Ratchet]]
*[[Red Alert (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Red Alert]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Skydive]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Sky Lynx]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Sideswipe]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Wheeljack]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Decepticons
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Nightbird]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Soundwave]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Skrapnel]]
*[[Dirge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Dirge]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Kickback]]
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Cybertron Starscream]]
*[[Doubledealer#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Doubledealer]]
*[[Barricade (IDW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Barricade]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Reflector]]
*[[Impactor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Impactor]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Bludgeon]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
 
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Breakdown]]
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Megatron]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Hook]]
*[[Runamuck (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Runamuck]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Skywarp]]
*[[Offroad (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Offroad]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Thundercracker]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Astrotrain]]
*[[Thrust (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Thrust]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Galvatron]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Shockwave]]

{{!}}}
}}
 
<references group="2020"/>

===2021===
2021 introduced the "[[#Titans|Titan]]" character class.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Hoist (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hoist]]
*[[Grapple (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Grapple]]
*[[Prowl (Magnaboss)#Transformers: Earth Wars|BW Prowl]]
*[[Silverbolt (Magnaboss)#Transformers: Earth Wars|BW Silverbolt]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#TFEWOptimal|Optimal Optimus]]
*[[Ironhide (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|BW Ironhide]]
*[[Broadside (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Broadside]]
*[[Blurr (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blurr]]
*[[Rotorstorm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rotorstorm]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Computron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Computron]]
*[[Magnaboss (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Magnaboss]]

;[[Titan (group)|Titans]]
*[[Metroplex (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Metroplex]]<ref group= "2021" name="Raid Titan">First debuted in the game as non-playable "bosses" in [[#Gameplay|Alliance Raids]] in 2019, only to be then made playable.</ref>

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Crankcase (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Crankcase]]
*[[Dirtbag#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dirtbag]]
*[[Ram Horn#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ram Horn]]
*[[Cicadacon#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cicadacon]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#TFEWTM2|Transmetal 2 Megatron]]
*[[Sea Clamp#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sea Clamp]]
*[[Apeface#Transformers: Earth Wars|Apeface]]
*[[Runabout (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Runabout]]
*[[Spinister (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Spinister]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Liokaiser#Transformers: Earth Wars|Liokaiser]]
*[[Tripredacus#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tripredacus]]

;Titans
*[[Trypticon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trypticon]]<ref group="2021" name="Raid Titan"/>

|h3=Trans-factional|c3=
;[[Mercenary|Mercenaries]]
*[[Snapdragon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Snapdragon]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T.]] Autobots / Maximals
*[[Soundbarrier#Transformers: Earth Wars|Soundbarrier]]
*[[Stripes#Transformers: Earth Wars|Stripes]]
*[[Top-Heavy#Transformers: Earth Wars|Top-Heavy]]
*[[Red Hot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Red Heat]]
*[[Spoilsport#Transformers: Earth Wars|Spoilsport]]
*[[Rattrap (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rattrap]]
*[[Airazor (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Airazor]]
*[[Sheeldron#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sheeldron]]
*[[Dazzlestrike#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dazzlestrike]]
*[[Roadburner#Transformers: Earth Wars|Roadburner]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T. Decepticons / Predacons
*[[Doublecrosser (Earthrise)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Doublecrosser]]
*[[Glit (KP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Glit]]
*[[Sights (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sights]]
*[[Bombshock (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bombshock]]
*[[Aimless#Transformers: Earth Wars|Aimless]]
*[[Vertebreak (Kingdom)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Vertebreak]]
*[[Tonbot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tonbot]]
*[[Fangtron#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fangtron]]
*[[Giza (POTP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Giza]]
*[[Power Punch#Transformers: Earth Wars|Power Punch]]

{{!}}}

|h4=Skins<ref group="2021">These alternate skins can only be accessed through gold or [[G-Metal|Gmetal]] bot-specific "Transmetal" cores of their respective bots (their equivalent of other characters' G1 cores), which, as its name suggests, changes their color scheme reminiscent of their Transmetal forms in addition to the bonus effects provided, whereas silver "Transmetal" cores changes the bot to sport a metallic coating instead.</ref>|c4=
;Maximals
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Cheetor]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Rhinox]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Optimus Primal]]

;Predacons
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Blackarachnia]]
*[[Tarantulas (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Tarantulas]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal Beast Wars Megatron]]
}}
 
<references group="2021"/>

===2022===
2022 featured a tie-in to the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)#Shattered Glass Collection|Shattered Glass Collection]]'' franchise, in no small part to introduce the concept of pay-to-play character skins via the game's new "[[#Cyber Pass|Cyber Pass]]" subscription service. Notably, the bulk of the game's ''Shattered Glass'' cast occupies a peculiar state of "quasi-playable," fully present as distinct individuals in story segments but only mechanically represented with cosmetics for existing characters.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Minerva (G1 robot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Minerva]]
*[[Whirl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Whirl]]
*[[Slingshot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slingshot]]
*[[Twin Twist (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Twin Twist]]
*[[Bulkhead (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bulkhead]]
*[[Skids (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skids]]
*[[Topspin (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Topspin]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Sky Reign#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sky Reign]]

;[[Titan (group)|Titans]]
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fortress Maximus]]<ref group= "2022" name="Raid Titan pt 2">First debuted in the game as non-playable "bosses" in Alliance Raids in 2021, only to be then made playable.</ref>

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Flatline (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Flatline]]
*[[Sea Phantom#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sea Phantom]]
*[[Acid Storm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Acid Storm]]
*[[Coelagon#Transformers: Earth Wars|Coelagon]]
*[[Breakdown (IDW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Breakdown Prime]]
*[[Knock Out (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Knock Out]]
*[[Terrormander#Transformers: Earth Wars|Terrormander]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Galvatronus (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Galvatronus]]

;Titans
*[[Scorponok (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scorponok]]<ref group="2022" name="Raid Titan pt 2"/>

|h3=Negative universe|c3=
;Evil Autobots
*[[Goldbug (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Goldbug]]
*[[Jetfire (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Jetfire]]
;Heroic Decepticons
*[[Shockwave (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Shockwave]]
*[[Thundercracker (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Thundercracker]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T.]] Autobots
*[[Pinpointer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pinpointer]]
*[[Steeljaw (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Steeljaw]]
*[[Zaur (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Zaur]]
*[[Tricerashot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tricerashot]]
*[[Windstrike (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Windstrike]]
*[[Trip-Up#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trip-Up]]
*[[Sawtooth (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sawtooth]]
*[[Nightstick (Headmasters)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightstick]]
*[[Sidetrack (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sidetrack]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T. Decepticons
*[[Singe#Transformers: Earth Wars|Singe]]
*[[Ravage (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Ravage]]
*[[Slugfest (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slugfest]]
*[[Heartburn#Transformers: Earth Wars|Heartburn]]
*[[Baru (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Baru]]
*[[Roller Force#Transformers: Earth Wars|Roller Force]]
*[[Zori (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Zori]]
*[[Fracas#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fracas]]
*[[Growl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Growl]]

{{!}}}

|h4=Skins|c4=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Autobots
*[[Optimus Prime (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Optimus Prime]]
*[[Blurr (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Blurr]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Grimlock]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Silverbolt]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Mirage]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Snarl]]
*[[Blades (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Blades]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Ironhide]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Holiday 2022 Optimus Prime]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Decepticons
*[[Megatron (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Megatron]]
*[[Starscream (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Starscream]]
*[[Divebomb (Energon)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Energon Divebomb]]
*[[Ramjet (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Ramjet]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Breakdown]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Swindle]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Brawl]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Scrapper]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|RF Galvatron]]
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Holiday 2022 Megatron]]

{{!}}}

|h6=Non-playable characters|c6=
;[[Human]]s
*[[Melody Keen (SG)|SG Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca (SG)|SG Luca]]
}}
 
<references group="2022"/>

===2023===
2023 introduced the "[[#Weapons|Weapon]]" character class.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
*[[Roadbuster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Roadbuster]]
*[[Brawn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Brawn]]
*[[Ariel#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ariel]]
*[[Alpha Trion#TFEWBot|Alpha Trion]]
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wreck Gar]]
*[[Bluestreak (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bluestreak]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Ruination (G1)|Ruination]]

;[[Titan (group)|Titans]]
*[[Ark (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Autobot Ark]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Halfshell#Transformers: Earth Wars|Halfshell]]
*[[Full-Tilt (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Full-Tilt]]
*[[Scylla#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scylla]]
*[[Tarn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tarn]]
*[[Junkyard (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Junkheap]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wildrider]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[God Neptune#Transformers: Earth Wars|God Neptune]]

;Titans
*[[Nemesis (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Decepticon Nemesis]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[Weapon]]s
*[[Sword of Balance]]
*[[Cosmic Rust Blaster]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T.]] Autobots
*[[Bashbreaker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bashbreaker]]
*[[Big Daddy (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Big Daddy]]
*[[Kunai#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kunai]]
*[[Victory Leo#Transformers: Earth Wars|Victory Leo]]
*[[Buzzstrike (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Buzzstrike]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T. Decepticons
*[[Gabu (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gabu]]
*[[Ground Hog#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ground Hog]]
*[[Bido (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bido]]
*[[Tigerbreast#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tigerchest]]
*[[Lancelon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lancelon]]

{{!}}}

|h4=Skins|c4=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Autobots / Maximals
*[[Blaster (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Blaster]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Air Raid]]
*[[Wheeljack (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Wheeljack]]
*[[Cheetor (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Cheetor]]
*[[Slingshot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Slingshot]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Speedia Cosmos]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Powerglide]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Skydive]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 First Aid]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Hot Spot]]
*[[Alpha Trion#TFEWBot|Ghost Alpha Trion]]
*[[Rook (G2)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Rook]]
*[[Sentius Magnus|Winter Sentius Magnus]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;Decepticons / Predacons
*[[Soundwave (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Soundwave]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Blast Off]]
*[[Flamewar (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Flamewar]]
*[[T-Wrecks#Transformers: Earth Wars|Maximal T-Wrecks]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Hook]]
*[[Convobat#Transformers: Earth Wars|Convobat]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Long Haul]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Bonecrusher]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Scavenger]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Onslaught]]
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ghost Starscream]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Vortex]]
*[[Sentius Malus|Winter Sentius Malus]]

{{!}}}

}}

===2024===
2024 featured a time-travel plot (plus a couple overt skins) as a tie in to the origin-themed ''[[Transformers One (franchise)|Transformers One]]'' franchise, plus the return of the [[Thirteen]] as fully fledged Bots and several [[Artifacts of the Primes]] in the tail end of the year as part of the run-up to the Thirteen-centric ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]''.

{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h1=[[Autobot]]s / [[Maximal]]s
|c1=
*[[Lio Convoy (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Leo Prime]]
*[[Beachcomber (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Beachcomber]]
*[[Metalhawk (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Metalhawk]]
*[[Tasmania Kid (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tasmania Kid]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#TFEWOrion|Orion Pax]]
*[[Vector Prime#TFEWBot|Vector Prime]]
*[[Wing Saber (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wing Saber]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Raiden#Transformers: Earth Wars|Raiden]]

|h2=[[Decepticon]]s / [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]]
|c2=
*[[Inferno (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Predacon Inferno]]
*[[Deluge (G2)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Deluge]]
*[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bomb-Burst]]
*[[Antagony (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Antagony]]
*[[Megatron (G1)#TFEWD-16|D-16]]
*[[Nova Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nova Prime]]
*[[Dreadwing (G2)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dreadwing]]

;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Dinoking#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dinoking]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*[[Undead]]

;[[Weapon]]s
*[[Star Saber (Thirteen)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prima's Star Saber]]
*[[Dark Star Saber#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dark Star Saber]]
*[[Forge of Solus Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Forge of Solus Prime]]

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;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T.]] Autobots
*[[Enerax#Transformers: Earth Wars|Enerax]]
*[[Jaze (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jaze]]
*[[C.L. (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|C.L.]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Squad Busters)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SB Optimus Prime]]

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;C.O.M.B.A.T. Decepticons
*[[Fireglide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fireglide]]
*[[Baro (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Baro]]
*[[Ozu (Earth Wars)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ozu]]
*[[Megatron (Squad Busters)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SB Megatron]]

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;[[Trainbot]]s
*[[Shouki#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shouki]]
*[[Getsuei#Transformers: Earth Wars|Getsuei]]
*[[Yukikaze (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Yukikaze]]
*[[Suiken#Transformers: Earth Wars|Suiken]]
*[[Seizan#Transformers: Earth Wars|Seizan]]
*[[Kaen#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kaen]]

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;[[Dinoforce]]
*[[Goryu (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Goryu]]
*[[Kakuryu (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kakuryu]]
*[[Gairyu#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gairyu]]
*[[Yokuryu#Transformers: Earth Wars|Yokuryu]]
*[[Rairyu#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rairyu]]
*[[Doryu (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Doryu]]
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;Cyber Pass Autobots / Maximals
*[[Streetwise (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Streetwise]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Jazz]]
*[[Warpath (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Warpath]]
*[[Red Alert (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Powerlinx Red Alert]]
*[[Tracks (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Tracks]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC Kingdom Pipes]]
*[[Jetfire (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Energon Jetfire]]
*[[Ratchet (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Ratchet]]
*[[Elita One (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Timelines Elita-1]]
*[[Optimus Prime (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Enhanced Orion Pax]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Evolution G2 Grimlock]]<ref group="2024">This is notably Grimlock's second, unreleased [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Notes|"tiger stripe" ''Generation 2'' deco]], its name referencing the ''[[Transformers: Legacy#Legacy: Evolution|Legacy: Evolution]]'' line, which this deco was a part of when it finally saw its appearance on store shelves via the "Toxitron Collection" capsule.</ref>
*[[Skids (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Quantum Operative Skids]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Holidays 2024 Optimal Optimus]]

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;Cyber Pass Decepticons / Predacons
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Dead End]]<ref group="2024">This skin core was intended to belong to Brake-Neck as it matched Wildrider's G2 deco (or, more specifically, the one he had in [[Menasor (G1)#CWG2|the ''Combiner Wars'' G2 Stunticon set]]), but in-game, it was erroneously labeled as G2 Dead End and assigned to Dead End himself rather than the intended bot.</ref>
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Mixmaster]]
*[[Coelagon#Transformers: Earth Wars|Redeco Coelagon]]<ref group="2024">Was called "BW2 Coelagon" in the related newsletter and in-game Cyber Pass. However the skin core itself is actually called "Redeco Coelagon" instead.</ref>
*[[Starscream (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Legacy Voyager Armada Starscream]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|MW Thundercracker]]
*[[Runamuck (Cybertron)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cybertron Runamuck]]
*[[Lugnut (TF 2010)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Reveal the Shield Lugnut]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Senator Shockwave]]
*[[Octopunch (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Octopunch]]
*[[Megatron (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Enhanced D-16]]
*[[Blight (Prime)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Blight Blot]]
*[[Dirge (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Dirge]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Holidays 2024 Transmetal 2 Megatron]]

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;''[[Transformers One (franchise)|One]]'' Autobots<ref group="2024" name="One">Released for free as a promotion for the film.</ref>
*[[Optimus Prime (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|One Orion Pax]]
*[[Bumblebee (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|One B-127]]
*[[Elita-1 (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|One Elita-1]]

;''[[Transformers One (franchise)|One]]'' Decepticons<ref group="2024" name="One">Free as a promotion for the film.</ref>
*[[Megatron (One)#Transformers: Earth Wars|One D-16]]

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<references group = "2024"/>

===2025===
2025 featured an emphasis on the ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' franchise, presumably spinning out of its heavy representation in the ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' toyline, as well as the introduction of the "[[#Primes|Primes]]," a whole entire character class devoted to the Thirteen as the game's ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' synergy kicked into high gear.

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*[[Gears (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gears]]
*[[Scavenger (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Scavenger]]
*[[Overload (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Overload]]

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*[[Quake (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Quake]]
*[[Wheeljack (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Wheeljack]]
*[[Demolishor (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Demolishor]]

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;[[Thirteen|Primes]]
*[[The Fallen#TFEWPrime|Megatronus Prime]]
*[[Solus Prime#TFEWPrime|Solus Prime]]

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;[[Artifacts of the Primes|Artifacts]]
*[[Requiem Blaster (Thirteen)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Requiem Blaster]]
*[[Forge of Solus Prime#TFEWArtifact|Forge of Solus Prime]]

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;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T.]] Autobots
*[[Stylor#Transformers: Earth Wars|Stylor]]
*[[Peacemaker#Transformers: Earth Wars|Peacemaker]]
*[[Star Saber (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Star Saber]] ([[Jetstorm (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jetstorm]], [[Runway (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Runway]], and [[Sonar (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sonar]])

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;C.O.M.B.A.T. Decepticons
*[[Sunbeam (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sunbeam]]
*[[Tiptop#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tiptop]]
*[[Vorpal Saber#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Dark Saber]] ([[Jackknife#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jacknife]], [[Maverick (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Maverick]], and [[Skull Buster#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skull Buster]])
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;Trans-factional C.O.M.B.A.T.s
*[[Skyboom (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skyboom]] ([[Dirt Boss (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Dirt Boss]], [[Downshift (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Downshift]], and [[Mirage (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Mirage]])

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*[[Impactor (Prime)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Impactor]]
*[[Drift (RID)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Robots in Disguise Drift]]
*[[Side Swipe (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Side Swipe]]
*[[Rhinox (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Rhinox]]
*[[Windblade (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Windblade]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|RID Optimus Primal]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Optimus Prime]]<ref group="2025" name="Cyberstore skin">Initially, these skins were only available through the game's web store, independent of the "Cyber Pass" program. Later, the "Shadow" skins were also made possible to obtain via special crystals from the "[[Trick or Transform]]" event.</ref>
*[[Topspin (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wreck 'n Doom Topspin]]
*[[Whirl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Classic Whirl]]
*[[Tracks (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shadow Tracks]]<ref group="2025" name="Cyberstore skin"/>
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shadow Powerglide]]<ref group="2025" name="Cyberstore skin"/>
*[[Perceptor (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Perceptor]]
*[[Alpha Trion#TFEWBot|Power of the Primes Alpha Trion]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Draconic Sky Lynx]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Machine Wars Prowl]]
*[[Optimus Prime (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Holiday 2025 Laser Optimus]]

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;Decepticons / Predacons
*[[Impactor (Prime)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Impactor]]
*[[Barricade (Energon)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Energon Barricade]]
*[[Thrust (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Thrust]]
*[[Starscream (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Star Scream Super Mode]]
*[[Bombshell (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Bombshell]]
*[[Tarantulas (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Legacy United Tarantulas]]
*[[Spinister (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wreck 'n Doom Spinister]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Wars Bludgeon]]
*[[Cutthroat (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shadow Cutthroat]]<ref group="2025" name="Cyberstore skin"/>
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shadow Cyclonus]]<ref group="2025" name="Cyberstore skin"/>
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Platinum Blitzwing]]
*[[Junkyard (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Generations Junkheap]]
*[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Vampire Bomb-Burst]]
*[[Barricade (IDW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Siege Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Holiday 2025 Armada Megatron]]

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<references group="2025"/>

===2026===
2026 thus far continues to see a heavy focus on the Thirteen alongside the still-ongoing ''Age of the Primes'' toyline.

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*[[Wheelie (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wheelie]]{{dag|red}}
;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Landcross (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Landcross]]{{dag|red}}

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*[[Crasher (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Crasher]]{{dag|red}}
;[[Combiner]]s
*[[Monstructor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Monstructor]]{{dag|red}}

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*[[Sideways (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sideways]]

;[[Thirteen|Primes]]
*[[Prima#TFEWPrime|Prima Prime]]
*[[Maccadam#TFEWPrime|Alchemist Prime]]{{dag|red}}

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;[[Artifacts of the Primes|Artifacts]]
*[[Star Saber (Thirteen)#TFEWArtifact|Star Saber]]

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;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T.]] Autobots
*[[Sundor#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sundor]]
*[[Tyrannitron#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tyrannitron]]

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;C.O.M.B.A.T. Decepticons
*[[Ratbat (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ratbat]]
*[[Scorpulator#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scorpulator]]

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*[[Minerva (G1 robot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Night-Beat Minerva]]
*[[Chromia (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Combiner Wars Chromia]]
*[[Beachcomber (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|G2 Beachcomber]]
*[[Afterburner (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Combiner Wars Afterbreaker]]
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Age of the Primes Smokescreen]]{{dag|red}}
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;Decepticons
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Combiner Wars Deathsaurus]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Combiner Wars G2 Shockwave]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Legacy Evolution Breakdown]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Combiner Wars Cyclonus]]
*[[Runamuck (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|WFC: Earthrise Runamuck]]{{dag|red}}
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{{dag|red}} Upcoming characters

==Gameplay==
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733733172767-Game-Modes Game Modes at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Although the primary gameplay loop is as mentioned above, multiple different game modes has spun from it each with their own unique properties. All game modes involve choosing a battle zone depending your team's total squad power, which in turn gauges the difficulty of said battle zone, ranging from easy to very hard. You start out with two battle zones, with stronger zones unlocked by upgrading your [[#Utility|Scanner]]. Each battle zone has a maximum limit in regards to the amount of rewards and XP you can obtain. Battles are completed by either destroying every building and defense on the base (discounting outposts, stasis mines, and walls) or, more commonly, destroying the headquarters, which triggers the explosive destruction of everything else (and death of any still-living and deployed outpost bots). The resources (or event points) earned from a battle depend on how much of the base is destroyed before the HQ is destroyed, while XP is distributed as evenly as possible among every bot who was deployed.
*'''Attack a Rival Player''': The game's main PVP mode, this is primarily used for raiding other player's bases for alloy, Energon, medals ([[#Resources|see below]]), and (if possible) Titan XP.
*'''Campaign''': see [[#Campaigns|above]].
*'''Events''': see [[#Events|above]].
*'''[[#War Leagues & Rankings|Alliance War]]''': A larger-scale PVP mode that pits your [[#Alliances|Alliance]] against another Alliance for 24 hours. The bases of four players and the opposing Alliance's Commander are chosen to set up a campaign-style "map" to progress through by beating each; the Commander's base is always the last one to defeat. Each battle gains points for your Alliance. However, you can only lose up to three attack across all five bases. The Alliance with the highest points wins and gets to progress their War League position, allowing them to take on higher-ranked Alliances. In addition, special war effects are active, which provides boosts to the buildings of defending bases. Alliance Wars can only be initiated by the Commander and Officers, at whatever time they want.
*'''Raid''': Raid battles do not involve attacking another player's base, but rather multiple larger and much more difficult bases on [[Cybertron (planet)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cybertron]] (with the names being sourced from known cities like [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] and [[Uraya]]) that requires the cooperation of your Alliance to clear. 700 special energy cells are provided, allowing players to take on bases for 100 cells per attack. On top of that, the bases feature enhanced versions of the game's defenses in addition to their normal versions, and the final two raid bases are also defended by a Titan in their base mode and robot mode respectively. The rewards from this mode are Shanix and [[#Battle Boosts|two Titan-related battle boosts]], with the event-style reward track alternating between the two; the reward system functions like an alliance totaliser event, where the points from every Alliance member's attacks all add up. There are three different difficulties, which are selected by the Commander or Officer, each with different total reward amounts. Raid battles occur on an alternating middle-of-the-week (Tuesday morning through Thursday morning) basis, but it started off as occurring on weekly basis when it first began.
*'''Elimination Mode''': Mainly used for farming Z-Energon, this special PVP mode, as its name suggests, involves only being able to use your Bots once per battle regardless of whether you win or lose. Not only that, but Titans cannot be used in this game mode, and although Combiners can be brought into these battles, they cannot deal damage to your opponent's HQ. This mode will reset in tandem with the ending of the weekend event so you won't outright run out of Bots to use. Bots that have been used in other PVP modes will not be affected in this mode, and vice versa.
*'''Titan Assault''': Instead of using regular ol' Bots, this mode instead pits your Titan against another player's base, as well as a sole Titan after every two bases, making for a total of 15 attacks for each Titan you own. Much like Alliance Wars, however, you can only fail an attack up to three times across all 15 bases. This mode is the main way of obtaining Titan Spark for each of your Titans, and much like elimination mode, it resets at the same time as an event coming to an end.
*'''Dispatch Missions''': A completely different mode that ''doesn't'' involve PVP, this takes your Bots that may rarely see much action in battles and puts them to use in a different way by sending them off on away missions. While on these missions, the Bot cannot be used in any of the other game modes. Each mission will have different specifications for its squad, such as certain number of Bots of a specific class; every squad also a minimum power requirement. The missions have their own special names and blurbs explaining what the mission is about. This mode can be accessed through the Scanner once you reach HQ level 9. Upon first access, you start out with two mission slots, while another two slots can be purchased with 1000 Cyber Coins each for a total of four mission slots. You can also refresh missions for 200 Cyber Coins if you're not satisfied with the missions available at the time.

It should be noted, that with the exception of campaigns, Alliance Wars, raids, and Titan Assault, you are able to use alternate-faction Bots in these game modes once you unlock them ([[#Alternative Faction|see below]]).

===Bots===
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/4733772524063-Characters Characters at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
"'''Bots'''" are the standard units of combat in ''Earth Wars'', as well as the occupants of the "{{w|gacha game|anime girl PNG file}}" ecological niche in its gambling mechanics. As of this writing, they are divided into six fundamental types, each with their own forest of menus: '''"standard" Bots''', '''Combiners''', '''C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots''', '''Titans''', '''Weapons''', and '''Primes'''.

As is somewhat industry standard for such things, most classes of Bot can be drawn with a star rating from one to five, with rarity, stats, and pay-to-play price tag scaling accordingly.

====Standard Bots====
(present at launch)
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733777488799-Bots-NPCs Bots & NPCs at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
The game's main bread and butter, '''standard "Bots"''' (sometimes known as '''Troops''' as well) are your primary means of attacking players, and they are obtained using "[[Crystal (Earth Wars)|Crystals]]".

In order to use them in attacks, they must first be added into a squad (which can be done in the [[#Main|Shuttle]]. While you're not limited to who you can bring in a squad, it should be noted that the same character but of different star ratings cannot be used in the same squad.

For use in battle, they first have to be deployed in the area around the shuttle. Once deployed, they will automatically attack the building (or wall) nearest to them, whilst doing so, you can use their "Special Ability" that either deals extra damage against enemies or provides support for other Bots in battle. Using these abilities spends "Ability Points", a set amount is given to at the start of the battle (the amount is determined by your HQ level), but you collect more throughout the battle by destroying buildings.

For every 10 levels your Bot reaches, they will no longer receive XP in battles and need to be researched using the [[#Utility|relevant lab]]. Besides that, you can also upgrade their abilities using [[#Resources|Energon and Spark]], abilities can be upgraded to a total of 10 levels, although some Bots can have their abilities be taken to level 11 which provides and extra effect.

Unlocking new Bots will also contributes towards your "Collections", with some but having special collection groups based on subgroups such as [[Special Teams|combiner teams]] or the [[Wreckers]]. A leaderboard rank system is also found in collection which primarily serves as bragging rights.

=====Classes=====
Given they originally constituted the entire game, it should be unsurprising that standard Bots are significantly more complicated than subsequent breeds, and include a variety of sub-types:

*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial (or Air)''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers. This class would later be divided based on their attack range.
*'''Triple Changers''' come with two special abilities making them highly versatile in battle. Triple Changers have speeds from 2.1 to 2.4.

Prior to the game's launch, they were three more classes that would be folded into the Special class, these would be:
*'''Deployer''': Reserved for Blaster and Soundwave.
*'''Leader''': Reserved for Optimus and Megatron.
*'''Scouts''': Smaller bots that stuns targets with their basic attacks and dodges Auto Cannon and Mortar fire. This class would become a sort of "sub-class" within the Special class following the game's launch.

=====Elemental Damage and Status Effects=====
As standard for games with multiple units with unique abilities, some bots can either receive special damage types (sometimes known as "Elements") or can apply status effects that can affect the properties of enemies for that is applied for a short period of time. The full list of the more uniques effects is as follows:
*'''Fire Damage''': Sets targets ablaze and deals damage overtime, increases Acid damage by 20%.
*'''Acid Damage''': Covers targets in acid that deals damage overtime, also denies the target from being healed (excluding lifesteal abilities), increases Fire damage by 20%.
*'''Electric Damage''': Shocks enemies dealing damage overtime, increases Cryo damage by 20%.
*'''Disable''': Completely renders the target unable to move, attack or use their abilities, is typically paired together with Electric damage abilities.
*'''Cryo Damage''': Encases the target in "Cryo-fire" dealing damage overtime and slows down targets, increases Electric damage by 20%.
*'''Smash Damage''': Exclusive to Warriors, deals extra damage against walls.
*'''Healing''': Exclusice to Medics, restores health of allies unless under any healing preventing effects. Also restores 2% of their health for every 5 seconds.
*'''Hack''': Causes the target to turn against their own allies.
*'''Taunt''': Exclusive to Warriors, forces defenses to attack them instead.
*'''Stealth''': Bots under this effect cannot be targeted by defenses.
*'''[[Glass gas|Glass Gas]]''': Causes the target to take increased damage.

The following are functionally considered as regular damage, however they can be influenced by effects from other units:
*'''Normal Damage'''
*'''Beam Ability Damage'''
*'''Aerial Ability Damage'''

The following effects has since been replaced by other effects following a balance patch in 2025:
*'''Frozen''': Freezes targets dealing damage overtime and slowing them down, when the affected target is destroyed, it shatters damaging nearby targets. Has been replaced by Cryo damage and Cryo Fusion Bomb.
*'''Stun''': Deals electric damage and renders the target unable to move attack or use their abilities and extents Water damage,. Has been replaced by Electric damage and Disable respectively.
*'''Water Damage''': Reduces the attack and defense of targets and extends Stun. Although removed, it's synergy with Electric damage would be carried over to Cryo damage.

=====Alternative Faction=====
(Added Spring [[2017]])

Available upon reaching HQ level 8, you're granted the ability to use bots from the opposite faction. While functionally the same as using bots from your main faction, it should be noted that you do not get access to neither Combiners nor Titans of the opposite faction. Another thing to note is that you cannot use a squad of mixed faction bots, meaning you can only use a squad consisting of strictly Autobots or Decepticons.

=====Military Ranks=====
(Added Winter [[2022]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733813866911-5-Star-Conversion-Rate Ranks & 5-Star Conversion Rate at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Not long after the announcement of HQ level 18, a new rank-up system for standard Bots was introduced. Based on the [[Cybertronian military insignia#Transformers: Earth Wars|military insignia system]] from the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (franchise)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' toyline, these serve as an extra layer to upgrading your bots outside of levelling them up as your Bots' rank is applied to all rarities of the same character. This is done through the use of Character Shards and Class Shards (see below) or alternatively 5-star shards can be used in place of Character Shards instead. Moreover, special Rank Skip Upgrade items could be obtained through Events or part of the [[#Cyber Pass|Premium Cyber Pass]] rewards which allows you to completely bypass the need for both shards and rank up your Bot to the appropriate rank the item is meant for.
*'''Private''': Default rank all Bots start at.
*'''Corporal''': Increases your Bots' health, DPS/Healing, and ability damage by 5%, requires 5000 character shards (or about 750 5-star shards) and 15000 class shards to reach this rank.
*'''Sergeant''': Increases your Bots' health, DPS/Healing, and ability damage by 10%, requires 15000 character shards (or about 2250 5-star shards) and 45000 class shards to reach this rank.
*'''Captain''': Increases your Bots' health, DPS/Healing, and ability damage by 15%, requires 25000 character shards (or about 3750 5-star shards) and 75000 class shards to reach this rank.
*'''Major''': Increases your Bots' health, DPS/Healing, and ability damage by 20%, requires 50000 character shards (or about 7500 5-star shards) and 150000 class shards to reach this rank.
*'''General''': Adds a new battle effect to your Bot depending on the class, requires 100000 character shards (or about 15000 5-star shards) and 300000 class shards to reach this rank. The effects provided are as follows:
**Warrior: Reflects 5% damage back at attackers.
**Aerial: Heals every second by a percentage when using their ability for up to 4 seconds.
**Gunner: Reduces enemy attack speed when hit by Bots' normal attack by 10%.
**Medic: Heals allies in close proximity by x1 DPS for every 4 seconds.
**Special: Gains 30% damage reduction shield when below half health.
**Triple Changer: TBA

====Combiners====
(Added Fall [[2016]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/4733772524063-Characters Combiners at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Accessible through completing the "Combiner Wars" campaign. Much like the toylines, '''Combiners''' are unlocked via assembling all of their component standard Bots, provided said components meet a minimum 3-star rating (and the player has 700000 Energon). Once the player has unlocked all of the components with a higher star rating (that is, any higher rating; a mixture of 4-stars and 5-stars will still unlock a 4-star) and an extra 3000000 Energon, that combiner is upgraded to a 4-star, and their third ability is unlocked. Their fourth ability is unlocked when they are upgraded to a 5-star, which requires all of their component bots at a 5-star rating, 300000 [[Energon Z#Transformers: Earth Wars|Z-Energon]], and 2500 5-star shards.

Omega Supreme and Raiden or Overlord and Dinoking (depending on your chosen faction) slightly differs from the fact that instead of obtaining their standard Bot components, they instead require "Parts" to be unlocked. Parts effectively serve the same function as standard Bot components with the distinction of being able to directly acquire them instead of being at the mercy of the game gambling mechanics. Another difference is that they require 7000000 Energon in place of the 2500 5-star shards you would need to upgrade them to a 5-star (you will still need the aforementioned amount of Z-Energon however). Omega Supreme or Overlord's 2-star part is obtained upon completing the "War for Cybertron" campaign, whilst their 3-star and 4-star parts can be purchased via [[#Resources|Shanix]] (for 5000 and 50000 respectively) and both '''must''' be obtained to upgrade them to their respective star-ratings, their 5-star part however will require 15000 5-star shards. Raiden or Dinoking's parts follows a somewhat more traditional method of requiring their six respective component bots to unlock them with the exception of the fact they're all non-playable. As of writing this, you can only obtain the Trainbots or Dinoforce members through events and there has been no available means of obtaining them outside of these events.

Combiners can be leveled up in the Combiner Lab (see below) with [[Ore-13#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ore-13]] and Combiner Spark.

To deploy them in combat, you must first select one of them from the Combiner Lab's menu and spend 10 Ore-13 on its activation. In battle, they must be summoned individually in a special phase that temporarily clears the field of standard Bots. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their four abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times. Once you reach HQ level 16, you unlock the Combiner Beacon, which allows you to put one on guard duty for your base in the same vein as an outpost. Unlike a normal outpost, however, they are only on guard for a limited amount of time, and it costs Ore-13 to both initially assign one and extend their time.

====C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots====
(Added Spring [[2020]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733786152479-COMBATs COMBATs at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Introduced as a way to promote the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege]]'' toyline, '''C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots''' are based on the Battle Masters under the toyline's C.O.M.B.A.T. System [[Play pattern|play pattern]]. They function as an expansion to the [[#Power Core|Power Core]] system meaning they both share the same unlock criteria and are managed using the Power Core Lab, however they instead take up a different slot within standard Bots allowing you some degree of customization within your Bots' loadout (with some even having synergy between the three). C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots can be obtained using "[[Crystal (Earth Wars)#Chips|Chips]]" similar to Power Cores but instead fusing other cores to level them up, they instead use [[#Resources|C.O.M.B.A.T. Spark]].

Much like their larger counterparts, C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots can also be drawn with a star-rating of two to five, this however does not affect bringing the same C.O.M.B.A.T. Bot but of different star-ratings into the same squad.

=====Classes=====
Much like standard Bots, C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots are divided into different classes, with a certain classes of C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots being strictly exclusive to certain classes of standard Bots, though with some exceptions which are listed in their individual pages.
*'''Melee''': As its name suggests, this class of C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots is reserved to Bots that use melee for their basic attack which usually applies to Warriors and melee-ranged Special class Bots. Abilities of these C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots besides increasing the Bots' damage can range from allowing your Bots to apply certain effects to targets upon dealing damage to providing them with a projectile that is fired periodically. Some C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots can also transform can carry on attacking once their user falls.
*'''Companion''': Compatible with all classes of Bots, this class of C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots acts as extra units during attacks each with their own unique properties. Notably, this class features several [[Mini-Cassette|mini-cassette]] characters however they do not strictly comprise of them.
*'''Range''': Similar to Melee class C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots, this class is mainly reserved to Bots with ranged attacks, meaning Gunners, Air, ranged Special class and even Triple Changers. Abilities of these C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots range from allowing the user to fire a special projectile or outright changing the properties of the Bots' regular attack in addition to increasing the user's damage. This class also includes a sub-class of C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots which are dedicated to the Medic class of Bots, which provide effects in addition to increasing the Bots' healing output.
*'''Shield''': Primarily exclusive to Warrior class Bots, these C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots provides extra damage resistance and an ability that can help with the longevity of their users in battles.

====Titans====
(added Fall [[2021]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733800149535-Titans Titans at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Vastly different from any other Bots, the '''Titans''' act as both an extra means of both defense and offense. They are unlocked at HQ level 17 by completing the "Titans on Earth" campaign to unlock the Titan Lab (see below). This building is used to both manage which Titan you choose to be active in battles and defenses but also manage the Titan Tech Tree which unlocks perks for defenses, battles or the Titans themselves. Similar to Combiners, Titans require their own character-specific spark in order to be leveled up.

Upon first access to access to them, you start out with Metroplex or Trypticon at a 2-star rating depending on your chosen faction, with other Titans requiring 10000 3-star shards shards each to unlock them at the same rating. To upgrade them to a 3-star, another 30000 3-star shards (20000 for Metroplex or Trypticon) are required to unlock their required part. The same is applied to the 4-star and 5-star ratings requiring 40000 4-star shards each (300000 for Metroplex or Trypticon) and 25000 5-star shards each respectively.

For use in combat, whichever Titan is active at your Titan Lab will be the one you bring along for battle or be on standby for defense. When attacking, they will stand behind and provide fire for your Bots on the battlefield if your opponent's base lack a Titan. However, should you get matched against an opponent who has a Titan, your Titan will then walk up to the enemy Titan and engage them in combat, and if your Titan successfully defeats their Titan they will remain where they were and continue providing fire and even activate the Titan Inspire ability if they have it. They will only engage the moment your Bots are deployed into combat, and will stop once all Bots in your squad has fallen, they will also continue attacking when a Combiner is deployed. It should be noted that Titans can only be used in standard PVP and Alliance Wars.

Titans abilities are split into five different categories, all them can be managed via the Titan Lab:
*'''Titan Techniques''': Functions like your typical Bot ability, and similar to Combiners, they have cooldown times instead of using ability points. Each star rating has their own unique technique ability that is unlocked upon upgrading to it's respective star rating, and you can only employ one ability in battles.
*'''Titan Attacks''': These abilities functions as extra alternate attacks that your Titan does. Only two attack abilities can be active on a Titan however you start out with only being able to use one.
*'''Titan Passive Effects''': These abilities serve as extra effects in battle, ranging from your Titan gaining damage resistance to providing passive healing to standard Bots or defenses. Only two passive abilities can be active on a Titan however you start out with only being able to use one.
*'''Titan Inspire''': These abilities will only activate when the opponent's Titan is defeated, and will provide effects to attacking or defenses. Only one inspire ability can be active on a Titan and this will only be unlocked through the Titan Tech Tree (see below).
*'''Titan Base Effect''': Unlocked at HQ level 18, these effects as its name suggest only applies to bases. With each Titan providing their own unique effects.
=====Titan Tech Tree=====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733775050527-Titan-Lab-Titan-Tech-Tree Titan Lab: Titan Tech Tree at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
The Titan Tech Tree serves as an extra means of improving your defenses and Bots. It has its own levelling system with each level providing 1-3 points upon each level up, this is done with its own bespoke Titan XP which is obtained through PVP and Alliance Wars ([[#Gameplay|see above]]). These "points" are your means of unlocking perks, with most perks requiring one point to unlock and one per level. Each perks have a total of five levels but certain more game-changing perks only has one level but requires five points to unlock. The points you spend on perks will grant you access to more perks locked behind "tiers" that require spending a certain amount of perks.

These perks are split into three different categories:
*'''Attack Perks''': Perks that affect your attacking Bots ranging improving your Combiner's damage, increasing the health of Companion class C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots, or even giving Warrior class Bots immunity to being disabled.
*'''Defense Perks''': Perks that affect your defending buildings, these can include increasing the health of outpost Bots, increasing the range of Mortars, and even making Shock Towers immune to being hacked.
*'''Titan Perks''': Perks that affect your Titan, from increasing damage towards certain buildings or Bots to allowing Titans one extra ability slot. There are also perks exclusive to certain Titans that correlates to their abilities such as making Fortress Maximus or Scorponok's deployable hologram explode upon expiration.

====Weapons====
(added Fall [[2023]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733800208927-Weapons Weapons at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
'''Weapons''' are [[Artifacts of the Primes|usually-mystical]] doohickies mechanically identical to C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots, with the primary distinction being that they talk less. Meaning they also do not appear wandering around your base as would a C.O.M.B.A.T. Bot, however they do still appear as a static display piece when viewed though the showcase room via the Bot the Weapon is equipped to.

Unlike the trans-factional standard Bots in which you can own both an Autobot and a Decepticon version of the same Bot per star rating, you can only own one version of a trans-factional Weapon per star rating as it can a be equipped by both factions. Due to this, trans-factional Weapons will end up using the Autobot red background in their icons regardless of the player's chosen faction. (It should be noted that this also applies to the Skyboom C.O.M.B.A.T. Bot but is mentioned here as Weapons preceded the Skyboom's introduction to the game.)

Although they share a prize pool with C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots through [[Crystal (Earth Wars)#Chips|C.O.M.B.A.T. chips]], their 5-star versions are separated into their own batch of "5 Star Chips".

====Primes====
(added Fall [[2025]])

Initially released to promote the first year of ''Age of the Primes'' toyline, the '''Primes''' are functionally a mixture of Bots and Combiners. They can be unlocked at HQ level 8 by completing the "Prime Relics" campaign to unlock the [[#Utility|Prime Lab]], which is where they and their Artifacts can be managed. In addition to [[#Resources|universal Prime Spark]], each Prime also has character-specific spark (which requires 300 of to unlock a Prime). Either spark can be used to rank them up, though it costs less specific spark to do so than it does universal spark. The maximum rank is 10, and, with each rank-up, their passive ability and total HP increase. (Their passive ability gains new effects at ranks 5 and 10.) Like standard Bots, Primes can be maxed out, though this happens every 30 levels as opposed to every 10. XP level-ups have a minor effect on their DPS.

In terms of combat, Primes can be equipped to a special slot for them on any squad, so long as they're your chosen faction. They do not need to be activated like Combiners, nor do they have cooldown times like Bots; however, there is only one Prime slot per team. In combat, Primes are deployed once you gain a certain amount of ability point (30% of the total amount on the base), which you can then spend to send them into battle. They will land in combat within the range of whichever Bot you choose to deploy them near, dealing damage to all buildings or outpost Bots within a certain radius. Throughout the battle, they will have a passive ability going as well as a passive buff for the entire squad. If they have their Artifact equipped, they will periodically make use of their special ability as well. It should be noted that neither ability can be manually activated by the player. Primes lack a time limit, die when they lose all their health points, and fall back along with the other Bots if a Combiner is summoned. They cannot be healed or knocked back, and they are unaffected by hacking. Obviously, they also cannot be assigned to outposts. They can be taken into elimination mode, and are limited to once per week the same as normal Bots.

Prime character models are roughly the same height as Combiners, standing at double the size of your average Bot. They can also walk around the base with regular and C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots.

=====Artifacts=====
Unlocked with 300 of their specific shards, Artifacts function similarly to Weapons. However, they cannot be viewed in the Power Core Lab, only the Prime Lab, where they can be equipped onto their assigned Prime - and ''only'' their assigned Prime - to give them access to their special ability, or upgraded using a mix of regular and Cybertronian alloy (more of the normal kind is required than its foreign, golden cousin). Similar to when a Bot's special ability reaches level 11, Artifact abilities gain new effects at levels 6, 11, and 16 which then requires their specific shards in place of Cybertronian alloy to upgrade. When leveled up, Artifacts also increase their wielder's major DPS.

=====Total Prime Power=====
{{comingsoon}}

===Bases and buildings===
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733780211871-Buildings Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}

''Earth Wars'' being a strategy game, your base is the bedrock of your gameplay experience. It is composed of a litany of individual building units. You are given the ability to edit the layout of your base through "Edit Mode", allowing you to completely redesign your base layout from scratch or just move around certain buildings. Should you end up with a base layout you are satisfied with, you are able to save up to three layouts (the third save requires 500 Cyber Coins to unlock) which you can then load with the base layout already done with the buildings in the exact placements you made. In addition, a "Base Trials" game mode is available which allows you to test how well your defenses are from being attacked by other players. A similar game mode is also available if you wish to battle your fellow Alliance members.

====Main====
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

====Defense====
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals increased damage to flying units.
*'''[[Mortar cannon|Mortar]]''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away in an arcing pattern.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Decepticon with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base. Triggers when enemy troops enter radius of them, though they do not deploy anything when undergoing upgrading.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser, dealing very high damage to a single target.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects (except for [[Star Saber (G1)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (G1)|fire]])!
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2–5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.
*'''Combiner Beacon (Formerly Combiner Outpost)''' - Originally unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost that deploys a defensive Combiner of the player's choice.
*'''Shield Generator''' - When charged, shields HQ from all damage and absorbs ability damage for adjacent buildings. It costs Alloy to charge it for 24 hours, blanketing the HQ in a yellow cone when active.
*'''Multi-Defense System''' - Switch between three different attachments and adapt to your foes! Immune to EMP and hack effects. The different attachments are as follows:
**'''Plasma Cannon''' - Fires plasma shots that sets ground and sir units on fire
**'''Laser Gun''' - Fires a beam that chains up to 3 units and deals increased damage against units with shields.
**'''Minigun''' - Fires in a cone applying the Glass Gas effect on units.
*'''Spider Mine''' - Releases explosive spiders rushing onto enemies.

====Utility====
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Space bridge|Space Bridge]]''' - The Space Bridge is used to activate [[Crystal (Earth Wars)|Crystals]] to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark. Unlocked upon completing the "Combiner Wars" campaign.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings that can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s or 5000 [[Shanix]] each. Until a later update, the build bots can now be upgraded & can be equipped with a power core.
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones. In a later update, dispatch missions were introduced and can be accessed through the Scanner.
*'''Power Core Lab''' - Equip, manage & fuse your power cores for your bots & buildings. Unlocked upon completing the "Secrets of Nebulos" campaign.
*'''Helio-Harvester''' - Can be obtained by completing the "Regenesis" campaign. When charged, increases the production of all Energon Harvesters by 100%.
*'''[[Primal Basilica#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prime Lab]]''' - Used to upgrade Primes and their Artifacts. Unlocked upon completing the "Prime Relics" campaign.
*'''Titan Lab''' - Used to upgrade Titans using their respectively named Titan Spark and also access the Titan Tech Tree. Unlike your typical buildings, the Titan Lab does not require any resources to build it nor does it take up time for it to be built. In addition it cannot be destroyed when being attacked as it serves as a pseudo-outpost for the defender's active Titan. Can be accessed upon completing the "Titans on Earth" campaign.

===Power Cores===
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/categories/4733779875615-Power-Cores Power Cores at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Power Cores are pieces of Nebulan Technology that are used to enhance bots and buildings, that can be obtained from ‘’’Power Chips’’’ or from Bot duplicates. Unused cores can be "fused" to active ones, increasing the effectiveness of the latter, but annihilating the former. They are unlocked once the "Secret of Nebulos" campaign is completed, are managed via the Power Core Lab (see above).

Power Cores are divided into three different rarities, Silver, Gold, and [[G-Metal|Gmetal]]. During it's introduction a Bronze rarity was also included however this has since been made unobtainable unless you kept them after they were phased out. Each rarity has an increased level cap by increments of five levels meaning Silver Power Cores will have a maximum level of 10 whereas Gmetal Power Cores has a maximum level of 20. Should you have a surplus of lower rarity cores, you can also convert them into a higher rarity through the Power Core Lab. You can either choose convert 5 cores of any type into a Power Chip or 10 cores of the same type into a higher rarity version of that specific core, do note that they are divided into their Bot and Building cores categories respectively. Gmetal Power Cores can also be obtained from dedicated "Gmetal Power Chips" with 2500 Prime Core Shards, this is usually reserved for players who has already obtained all Prime Cores however.

====Bot Cores====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733800365983-Bot-Power-Cores Bot Power Cores at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
*'''Universal Bot Cores:'''
**'''Attack''': Boosts damage of regular attacks.
**'''Vitality''': Increases bot's health.
**'''Rejuvenate''': Heals bot every 5 seconds.
**'''Tactician''': The bot prioritizes defenses for a period immediately after deployment.
**'''Wallbuster''': Damage to walls increased.

*'''Warrior Bot Cores:'''
**'''[[Trithyllium]] Plating''': Partial protection from Auto Cannons.
**'''Death Pulse''': On 0 health, the warrior creates an EMP explosion, stunning targets in a large area.

*'''Air Bot Cores:'''
**'''Reflective Coating''': Partial protection from Laser Turrets and Beam Lasers.
**'''Enhanced Ordnance''': Increases special ability damage.

*'''Gunner Cores:'''
**'''Flak Jacket''': Partial protection from Mortars and Missile Launchers.
**'''Volatile Mixture''': Increases special ability damage.

*'''Medic Cores:'''
**'''Ray Boosters''': Increases power of healing done.

*'''Bot Specific Cores:'''
::Certain bots have bot-specific cores that can only be equipped to one particular bot. Their effects are unique, and they also modify the visual appearance of the bot on which they're equipped - for instance, Optimus Prime and Rodimus Prime each have "Matrix" cores, which cause the Matrix to appear on their chests.

:*'''G1 Cores:''' A more standardized iteration of Bot Specific Cores came with the introduction of "G1 Cores." Again, these can be equipped to specific bots, modifying or upgrading their abilities and modifying the visual appearance of the bots. But in the case of the G1 cores, the visual modification (usually) takes the form of a thicker black outline around the edges of each bot and cel-shaded panels, approximating the appearance of the classic animated series. Some non-G1 Bot Specific Cores also give the same shading effect to their wearers; for instance, the "Aurex" cores for ''Armada'' characters introduced in 2025 or later (named after the [[universal stream]] designation for the Unicron Trilogy).

:*'''Transmetal Cores:''' Instead of G1 cores, a smattering of the early waves of ''Beast Wars'' characters in this game have [[Transmetal]] cores, which also give them character-specific boosts. In terms of visual modifications, the silver versions of these cores give them a shiny, metallic appearance, while the gold and Gmetal versions change their color schemes to those of their [[1998]] Transmetal toys.

*'''Limited Time Cores:'''
::Temporary cores that provide an XP boost for a specific period after being equipped. Once the period is completed, they are automatically destroyed.

*'''Squad Cores:'''
::Faction- and class-specific cores that confer two buffs - one to the bot on whom it is equipped, and another on any bots of the same class in the same squad.

*'''Skin Cores:'''
::Cores that will give your bots a different appearance, are equipped separately from other cores.

====Building Cores====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733775175839-Building-Power-Cores Building Power Cores at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
*'''Universal Building Cores:'''
**'''Attack''': Increases attack.
**'''Defense''': Increases initial building health.
**'''Repair''': Restores building health periodically after receiving damage.
**'''Death Pulse''': Releases an EMP explosion when building is destroyed.

*'''Auto Cannon Cores:'''
**'''Explosive Shells''': Deals a reduced amount of damage to all targets in a small area, and eliminates knockback.
**'''High Velocity Shells''': Fires a reduced amount of damage through everything in a straight line and beyond.

*'''Mortar Cores:'''
**'''Incendiary''': Fiery explosions deal increased damage over 6 seconds, and eliminate knockback.
**'''Target Protocol''': Prioritizes gunners and medics, while increasing range and decreasing damage.

*'''Missile Launcher Cores:'''
**'''Guided Missiles''': Laser-guided single target missiles, dealing a reduced amount of damage.

*'''Laser Turret Cores:'''
**'''Anti-Air Laser''': Increases range and damage but reduces damage against grounded targets.
**'''Laser Ricochet''': Increases damage and bounces to another target dealing half the damage.

*'''HQ Cores:'''
**'''Adaptive Shielding''': Partial protection from Combiner damage and Special Ability damage.
**'''Omni-Flamer''': Torches all nearby enemies.
**'''Point Defense Beam''': Deals damage to a single nearby target. Can target airborne attackers, and prioritizes gunners.
**'''EMP Defense Bolt''': Deals electrical damage and stuns the target. Cannot hit at close range.

*'''Beam Laser Cores:'''
**'''Cybertronian Charge''': Increases range & deals more damage the longer the beam stays on target.
**'''Slowdown Photon''': Fires a beam that slows the target.

*'''Shock Tower Cores:'''
**'''Thunderstorm''': Increases range but deals a reduced amount of damage.
**'''EMP Shock''': Deals a reduced amount of damage & stuns targets temporarily.

*'''Stasis Mine Cores:'''
**'''[[Glass gas|Glass Gas]] Mine''': Affected targets take more damage when triggered.
**'''Flare Mine''': Nearby defences focus their attacks on a single target when triggered. Can detect bots in stealth mode.
**'''Motion Sensing Mine''': Prevents a bot from using their ability temporarily.

*'''Building Bot Cores:'''
**'''Force Field Disruptor''': Disables nearby enemy ability shields & dissipates zone damage cloaking.
**'''Anti Electric Zone''': Gains Electric damage resistance and provides nearby buildings resistance to Electric damage.
***'''(Formerly) Lightning Rod''': Shields nearby building from EMP effect. Build Bot is immune to Electrical damage.
**'''Zone Heal''': Restores health of nearby buildings every couple of seconds.
**'''Ray Blockers''': Blocks healing of invaders. Does not affect bots equipped with health regeneration core.
**'''High Frequency Suppressor''': Protects nearby buildings from getting hacked.
**'''Anti Fire Zone''': Gains Fire damage resistance and provides nearby buildings resistance to Fire damage.
***'''(Formerly) Fireproof Dome''': Shields nearby building from Fire damage. Build Bot is immune to Fire damage.
**'''Anti Acid Zone''': Gains Acid damage resistance and provides nearby buildings resistance to acid damage.
***'''(Formerly) Anti-Dote Zone''': Shields nearby building from Acid damage. Build Bot is immune to Acid damage.
**'''Anti Cryo Zone''': Gains Cryo damage resistance and provides nearby buildings resistance to Cryo damage.
***'''(Formerly) Waterproof Dome''': Shields nearby building from Water damage. Build Bot is immune to Water damage.

====Prime Cores====
{{see|Prime Master#Transformers: Earth Wars}}
Introduced to promote the ''Power of the Primes'' toyline, '''Prime Cores''' are functionally an extension of the Power Core system. These cores provide unique passive effects based on their respective Prime's characterization. Prime Cores are not obtainable from bot duplicates or standard core chips, and can be obtained only through the collection of Prime Core shards (typically special rewards from weekend events) via a "Prime Core Chip". One of the 12 will randomly be selected to be given to you upon opening them in the Space Bridge. Each one can only be obtained once, meaning the pool of Prime Cores you don't have will dwindle until you've obtained all 12 (akin to how 5-star Crystal batches work). It should be noted that Bot Prime Cores and Building Prime Cores are separated into their respective chips, and they cannot be used to level up regular Power Cores. Prime Cores are also treated of equal rarity to that of Gmetal Power Cores.

=====Bot Prime Cores=====
(added Spring [[2018]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733780017183-Prime-Cores-Bot Bot Prime Cores at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
12 unique cores (each corresponding to one of the ancient [[Thirteen|Primes]]) that provide particularly potent abilities, and in some cases alter the physical appearance of each bot. They require 5000 Prime Core shards each to obtain.

=====Building Prime Cores=====
(added Winter [[2022]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733775175839-Building-Power-Cores Building Prime Cores at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
As of writing this, 11 out of the 12 Prime Cores also gained Building Core versions which provides similar abilities to their Bot Power Core counterparts. These Prime cores can only be equipped on defense buildings excluding Stasis Mines and Spider Mines. You can only access them once you've completed collecting all of 12 of the Bot Prime Cores and they also cost more needing 7500 Prime Core shards instead.

===Resources===
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/sections/4733776888607-Currencies Currencies at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
*'''Alloy''' - A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls. It is obtained through battles, events, duplicates from [[Crystal (Earth Wars)|crystals and chips]], and the Cyber Pass rewards system (see below).
*'''Cybertronian Alloy''' - Used to upgrade [[#Artifacts|Artifacts]], obtained through events.
*'''[[Energon]]''' - Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger. It is obtained through the same methods as alloy.
*'''[[Ore-13#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ore-13]]''' - A potent substance used to activate Combiners. It is only obtained via either an Ore-13 Harvester in your base or events and the Cyber Pass.
*'''[[Energon Z#Transformers: Earth Wars|Z-Energon]]''' - This higher grade, more-annoying-to-acquire (it’s obtainable through dispatch missions and pesky elimination mode battles) variant of energon is necessary to upgrade level 60 and above Bots and buildings. It's red!
*'''[[Binary bonding|Binary Bonding]] Element''' - Used to upgrade a C.O.M.B.A.T. bot to level 11, obtained through events and bundles.
*'''[[Spark#Transformers: Earth Wars|Spark]]''' - Obtained from duplicate bots in the Space Bridge and event rewards, Spark is used along with Energon to upgrade Bots' abilities.
**'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners, and is obtained when you get a duplicate of a combiner component, in place of normal spark.
***Prior to 2019, each combiner had their own specific spark, with Universal Combiner Spark being able to upgrade all combiners. This was changed to a singular Combiner Spark.
**'''C.O.M.B.A.T. Spark''' - Obtained when you get a duplicate C.O.M.B.A.T. bot, it is used to upgrade them.
**'''Titan Spark''' - Obtained from the Titan Assault game mode, and is used to upgrade the corresponding titan.
**'''Prime Spark''' - This type of spark is used to unlock and increase the rank of the corresponding Prime, and is obtained through events and bundles.
***'''Universal Prime Spark''' - Can be used in place of any Prime's specific spark to increase their rank.
*'''[[Crystal (Earth Wars)|Crystal Shards]]''' - Also the result of holographic summons and events, shards are used to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''Character Shards''' - Obtained from duplicate bots (C.O.M.B.A.T.s and Weapons included) in the Space Bridge, these serve as an alternate means to obtain Bots, costing 100, 1500, and 7500 shards for 2, 3, and 4-stars respectively (only the 4-star rating of C.O.M.B.A.T.s and Weapons are available through this method). Alternatively, these can also be used to upgrade your Bots' military rank in tandem with another currency.
**'''Class Shards''' - Used in tandem with the aforementioned character shards to upgrade you Bots' military rank, obtained from duplicate bots in the Space Bridge. The type of class shards received depends on the class of the corresponding duplicate bot.
**'''Artifact Shards''' - Used to unlock and upgrade [[#Artifacts|Artifacts]] at specific levels, obtained through events.
*'''[[Cybercoin|Cyber Coin]]''' - Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and crystals, only obtainable through the shop and achievements.
*'''[[Shanix]]''' - Another form of currency, but more easy to get on account of them being given as rewards for the Alliance raids that happen every other week. These are exclusively used in the [https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733746427679-Shanix-Store Shanix Store] which contains items like special Power Chips, Z-Energon or even the 5-star versions of Optimus Primal and Beast Wars Megatron.
*'''Fuel Cells''' - Used to enter battles, refills over time.
*'''Energy Cells''' - Used to attack in raids, given a set amount at the start of the raid.
*'''Medals''' - Given (or lost) for PVP battles.
*'''Alliance Loyalty''' - see [[#Alliance Headquarters|Alliance Headquarters]]
*'''Cyber Pass Points''' - see [[#Cyber Passes|Cyber Pass]]
*'''Loyalty Points''' - see [[#Loyalty Program|Loyalty Program]]

===Battle Boosts===
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733797189535-Game-Basics-Battle-Boosts Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 80% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, III, and IV''': Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, 40, and 60, respectively) to attack a target. '''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Cryo (formerly Nanofrost) MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Freeze a building for 8-15 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb.
*'''[[Kremzeek#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kremzeek]]''': Coming in 6 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things. However all of them share the same trait of jumping to a different building for up to 4 times so long as the target building they're deployed on are destroyed.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 306 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second when they jump to a different building.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 153 damage over 15 seconds.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
**The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
**The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage by applying the Glass Gas effect.
**Green Kremzeeks rains acid on buildings dealing 47 damage per second for 15 seconds.
*'''Titan Beam MK. I, II, and III''': Summon a Titan-powered beam that deals massive damage in a large area.
*'''Titan Smite MK. I, II, and III''': Smites buildings dealing damage overtime for 8-12 seconds.
*'''Fury Surge MK. I, II, III, and IV''': Increases your bots' DPS and speed in a small area.

===Alliances===
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733772455583-Alliances Alliances at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}

Like many mobile games of its type, ''Earth Wars'' features a descendant of the {{w|Clan (video games)|MMO guild}}, here referred to as '''Alliances''', featuring up to 40 players. Alliances can be divided into two types, Alliances that are open to anyone and Alliances that manually accepts new members. Originally, you are only allowed to join Alliances of your chosen faction, but from 2023 onwards, you are allowed to join any Alliance regardless of your selected faction.

Membership in an Alliance opens up access to a variety of Alliance-exclusive Event types as well as king-size PVP battles known as "Alliance Wars." In addition, Alliance members will also get access to their own dedicated Alliance chats.

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and founding an Alliance from scratch costs 15000 Alloy.

====Alliance roles====
*'''Commanders''': Typically assigned to whoever created an Alliance, Commanders have complete access to editing how their Alliance appears, from their Alliance emblem, description, and type. They also can create a "Message of the Day" which is a pinned message that appears at the top of the Alliance chat. Commanders are also in charge of adding or removing players, assigning alliance roles, and starting Alliance Wars and Raids.
*'''Officers''': Assigned by Commanders, Officers can also manage the number of members, starting Alliance Wars and Raids, and create a "Message of the Day", effectively serving as the second in command in the Alliance. Up to three Officers can be assigned per Alliance.
*'''Defenders''': Available upon unlocking the Defensive Operations, members who are assigned as Defenders gains health and damage bonuses to their own base on defense in Alliance Wars. Up to three Defenders can be assigned per Alliance but this requires levelling up the Defensive Operations to obtain all three Defender slots.
*'''Strikers''': Available upon unlocking the Strikers' Outpost, members who are assigned as Strikers gains health and damage bonuses to their Bots on attack in Alliance Wars. Up to three Strikers can be assigned per Alliance but this requires levelling up the Strikers' Outpost to obtain all three Striker slots.
*'''Rookies''': Available upon unlocking the Rookie Academy, members who are assigned as Rookies will have their base barred from being selected to be on the defending side of Alliance Wars, this is typically done to allow players with stronger bases to be selected instead ensuring the opposing Alliance will have to face more challenging bases leading up to the Commander. Up to five Rookies can be assigned per Alliance but this requires levelling up the Rookie Academy to obtain all five Rookie slots.

====War Leagues & Rankings====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733809817887-Alliance-War Alliance War at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Serving as the game's more "competitive" side, for every victory your Alliance gains through [[#Gameplay|Alliance Wars]], your Alliance will progress in "League". Leagues affect the rewards you can obtain from winning Alliance Wars and also the minimum number of members needed to start an Alliance War. There are a total of 10 leagues with the final two leagues having a special "Hard Mode" in which players can score higher points than usual and special "War Effects" that are cycled periodically. It should be noted that losing Alliance Wars will also cause your Alliance to drop in league as well.

As with most games with these kinds of competitive modes, a leaderboard can be viewed showing all Alliances' full history of Alliance Wars and what league the Alliance is in.

====Alliance Headquarters====
(added Summer [[2023]])
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733825816095-Alliance-HQ Alliance HQ at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Alliances feature a larger analogue of players' individual bases, including their own building-ish things that impart various boosting modifiers on the gameplay of Alliance members. Each building has 5 levels, which each level increasing the percentage of their respective boosts, and they can only be levelled up via donations done by Alliance members. These range from [[#Resources|resources]] like Energon and Alloy to Spark, Shanix and even Z-Energon, members can only donate once per building followed by a 16 hour cooldown period before the next donation can be made. Alliance Loyalty points are rewarded upon making donation, these points merely serves no purpose besides gauging player activity as these loyalty points carries over into other Alliances you've joined. It should also be noted that certain buildings will require other buildings to reach a certain level in order for that specific building can be levelled up.

*'''Mining Station''': Increases the production rate of [[#Utility|Alloy and Energon Harvesters]].
*'''Intel Room''': Increases the amount of Alloy and Energon taken when attacking a rival player.
*'''Rookie Academy''': Unlocks the Rookies role. More slots in the Rookies role are unlocked with each level.
*'''Research Center''': Decreases the research time taken in the Research Lab.
*'''Training Center''': Receive bonus XP during battles, a separate donation of Alloy and Energon must be made in order the "charge" the building. Once charged, Commanders or Officers can activate the XP bonus at any time whenever they see fit.
*'''Defensive Operations''': Unlocks the Defenders role. More slots in the Defenders role are unlocked with each level in addition to the increasing percentage of health and damage bonuses.
*'''Strikers' Outpost''': Unlocks the Strikers role. More slots in the Strikers role are unlocked with each level in addition to the increasing percentage of health and damage bonuses.

===Monetization===
====Bundles====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733746322847-Bundles Bundles at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Owing to its nature as a {{w|free-to-play}} mobile game, it shouldn't come as a surprise that the game would have its own slew of incentives to entice players into spending money in the game. The most notable of these are the "Bundles", these bundles mainly comprise of [[#Resources|crystals]] or other various items which can give players a head start with the progression of game, from full-fledged Combiners or even owning certain 5-star rating Bots ahead of time.

In 2023, the game would introduce its own [https://store.transformersearthwars.com web store] known as the "Cyber Store" which not only gives out free items periodically but would also have its own exclusive bundles such as exclusives alternate skins.

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====Cyber Passes====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733772439967-Cyber-Pass Cyber Pass at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Beginning [[Mirror, Mirror|around the middle of February 2022]], Space Ape introduced a {{w|battle pass}}-adjacent "Cyber Pass" feature that, for 10 real American United States dollars, gives the player access to a whole second lane of fancier event rewards , a shot at exclusive character skins, and the ability to skip the resource costs associated with a limited number of upgrades for characters, buildings, etc once or twice over the course of each saga in addition to the first lane that's available for free. It should be noted that the Cyber Pass-exclusive character skins are periodically put back up for sale, so players need not necessarily hurt themselves forking out cash lest a skin be lost forever. After purchasing the "Premium Cyber Pass", players are also given the ability to purchase a "Premium Cyber Pass Gift" bundle which effectively lets players purchase another pass Premium Cyber Pass that is then given to another player allowing them to experience the same luxury as well.

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*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 1|Season 1]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 2|Season 2]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 3|Season 3]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 4|Season 4]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 5|Season 5]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 6|Season 6]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 7|Season 7]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 8|Season 8]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 9|Season 9]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 10|Season 10]]

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*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 11|Season 11]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 12|Season 12]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 13|Season 13]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 14|Season 14]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 15|Season 15]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 16|Season 16]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 17|Season 17]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 18|Season 18]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 19|Season 19]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 20|Season 20]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 21|Season 21]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 22|Season 22]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 23|Season 23]]

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*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 24|Season 24]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 25|Season 25]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 26|Season 26]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 27|Season 27]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 28|Season 28]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 29|Season 29]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 30|Season 30]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 31|Season 31]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 32|Season 32]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 33|Season 33]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 34|Season 34]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 35|Season 35]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 36|Season 36]]

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*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 37|Season 37]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 38|Season 38]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 39|Season 39]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 40|Season 40]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 41|Season 41]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 42|Season 42]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 43|Season 43]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 44|Season 44]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 45|Season 45]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 46|Season 46]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 47|Season 47]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 48|Season 48]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 49|Season 49]]

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*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 50|Season 50]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 51|Season 51]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 52|Season 52]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 53|Season 53]]
*[[:Category:Cyber Pass 54|Season 54]]
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====Loyalty Program====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733826508575-Loyal-Player-Program Loyal Player Program at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
Serving as the game's subscription service of sorts, the game would have its own "VIP Program" which would rewards players that spend money a slew of resources on a monthly basis. Throughout the game's lifespan, this program would see three different iterations be implemented.

Introduced not long after the game's launch, the first iteration of the program introduced was done through an application forum in which players that spend a certain amount of money could manually apply for it every 6 months. The forum is then manually reviewed by the development team to decide whether the player is eligible for the program. A revamped version of this iteration was made in 2023 in order to be transparent to players about its existence due to its confidential nature previously. Instead of an application forum, players can use the game's support contact feature to apply for the program. The criteria for applying was either when a player is at HQ level 17 and has played for over 1460 days or has spent a total of $500.<ref>[https://mailchi.mp/transformersearthwars/highstakes?e=f3ec2a2b1f Newsletter for the 2023 event High Stakes]</ref>

The second iteration of the program introduced in 2023 as well functioned more similarly to your typical subscription service in which players would need to spend a certain amount of money on a monthly basis in order to access the program.

The third and current iteration of the program introduced in 2024, now rebranded as the "Loyalty Program" is available to all players regardless of whether they spend money or not. The biggest change is the inclusion of a separate levelling system in which players would claim "Loyalty XP" every 24 hours to progress their levels, each level includes their perks which could either boosts the harvest rate of resources to increasing the amount of XP your Bots obtain in battle, each level also includes a "chest" which can be claimed every 24 hours as well that gives you certain resources. Whilst the monthly rewards would still retain, players could also spend "Loyalty Points" which are obtained in tandem with Loyalty XP to purchase chests that contain more rewards. The accumulation of Loyalty XP and points can also be done through the purchase of bundles to speed up the levelling process.

===Miscellaneous===
====Player Rank====
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733772517023-Player-Rank-Rank-Rewards-Starting-Ability-Points Player Rank, Rank Rewards & Starting Ability Points at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
As all buildings requires certain criteria to be met in order to be levelled up, the same applies to your Headquarters. The Player Rank is what allows your Headquarters to be upgraded to higher levels, this done through "Player XP" which can be obtained through building new buildings, upgrading your preexisting buildings and researching Bots. For every rank up, you are given [[#Resources|Cyber Coins and Crystal Shards]].

====Achievements====
{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Achievements}}
As with most games, completing various goals and tasks will reward you with these achievements. Initially this would've applied you mobile's meta-game system however the number of in-games achievements would soon exceed the ones shown in {{w|Game Center}} and {{w|Google Play}}.

====Shield====
As your base is also subject to being attacked by other players, the shield prevents your base for being frequently attacked that way your resources aren't completely gone when you start up the game. The shield lasts for varying hours depending on how often you play the game and unlike other game with a similar mechanic, you do not lose your shield the when you choose to attack another player. The shield is only applicable in the main PVP game mode and Elimination Mode as you do not gain resources from attacks in Alliance Wars and Events.

====Inventory====
This where your Battle Boosts, Skip items and Resource items you gained from Events and the Cyber Pass goes. As these resources will not go into your storage buildings until you manually use them in the inventory, the same applies to XP items from events which you can then choose which Bot should gain that amount of XP.

==Content Creator Program==
{{see|https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4733814258591-Content-Creators Content Creators at the Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki}}
It should come as no surprise that media centered around this game can be found across the [[internet]], be it livestreams or videos, and it's also no surprise that the developers would take full advantage of it as a means of marketing their game. Starting out as somewhat of an extension of their {{w|playtest}} program, the '''Content Creator Program''' became its own thing as a byproduct of content creators usually being one of the playtesters, usually reviewing new features before they were implemented into the official servers. Content creators involved in this program are sanctioned by the game's dev team when it comes to showcasing new content ahead of its release. Back then, content creators also carried out special giveaways, with the reward taking the form of a chest that contained randomly-selected [[#Resources|resources]].

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the [[2005 IDW continuity|IDW continuity]] as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the ''Ark'' in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Thrilling 30]]'' to ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, 'original' ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]], and a bit of ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' in the mix.
*Additionally, from [[2020]] onwards, the poses of the robot modes in many of the stock renders released for Bots, C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots, and skins appear to be [[Circular reporting|based on whatever their mainpic was at the time of their release]]. For instance, [[Leozack]], [[Dile]], and "[[Deathsaurus (G1)|Combiner Wars Deathsaurus]]" are all posed like their G1 boxarts, which were their respective pages' mainpics at the time they were added to the game; [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] is posed like the clean cover art for [[Transformers (2019 comic)|''Transformers'' (2019)]] [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Five|issue 11]], which was ''his'' page's mainpic when he was added.
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Soundwave still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based on these [[IP infringement|third party]] toys.
**The Predacons aren't the only ones guilty of this either! Motormaster had his in-game model based on TransForm Mission's toy based on the Stunticon leader!
**Did we also mention that Menasor's model takes cues off of the "Perfect Effect" third party add on kit, along with the aforementioned Transform Mission toy?
**On the bot side, Defensor is an interesting case, as rather than reuse the limb-mode rigs of Vortex, Ironhide and Brakeneck, Blades, First Aid and Streetwise use brand new frames for their limb modes. Don't even mention that Rook is combined upside down. The head, thighs and parts of the shoulders are the only bits of Hot Spot with any resemblane to the ''Combiner Wars'' toy, as everything else is based on the C+ Customs add-on kit for Defensor instead of retooling from Victorion (though the backpack kibble is shrunken down).
**Abominus: Torso: ''Power of the Primes''/Unique Toys. Legs: ''Power of the Primes''. Arms: ''Power of the Primes''/Unique Toys. Thighs: Unique Toys. Head: Unique Toys. Hands and feet: Unique Toys. Gun: Unique Toys (shared with Defensor).
**Dinoking is entirely based on Fansproject's "Saurus Ryu-Oh", down to the incorrect limb arrangement (To add salt to the wound, Doryu and Rairyu have their names assigned to the wrong model!)
* The Furmanisms are baked into the bones of regular gameplay before we even get to story content via two voice lines: "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).
* [[FIRRIB|Rumble is blue, Frenzy is red.]]
* As it turns out, Tracks' bot mode is based on his ''Masterpiece'' toy, but his alt-mode is entirely based on his ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' toy.
*Sky-Lynx is classified as a Triple-Changer now, this also marks the first time in a while that his dual mode Tiger and Dragon modes have been used.
* While the soundtrack is normally unique music made for the game itself, by default, you also have the choice of a Generation 1 soundtrack, using original [[Johnny Douglas]] tracks from the 1984 cartoon.
* Up until Defensor's debut, Superion was the only original ''G1'' combiner for the Autobots.
* How do you know a combiner is coming? If all the bots of a known combiner group are available.
* Soundwave's H.I.S.S. tank model is the first instance of the character having a vehicle mode in the game. It draws from the [[H.I.S.S. tank#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Soundwave-themed HISS redeco]].
* Hound's VAMP model draws inspiration from his ''Universe'' toy and from the Hound-themed [[VAMP]] redeco.
* Jetfire's Skystriker model draws inspiration from the Jetfire-themed [[Skystriker (G.I. Joe)|Skystriker]] redeco. Skywarp, however, is the nutball in the group.
* Swoop was known as Strafe before the Technobot of the same name was added to the game.
* Making for a nice easter egg, transforming Blaster in the character viewer will result in him playing "[[The Touch]]." This also applies to Soundwave.
* The [[Cybertronian language|symbols]] on Drift's sword in his right hand translates to "penance" and "vengeance" whereas the sword in his left hand translates to "forgive" and "forget". Strangely enough, the symbols are in the ''Decepticon'' variant except for the first one which uses the Autobot variant.
*It is possible to bring both a combiner and its components into the same battle, though as normal troops vanish when a combiner is deployed, there will never be two of the same bot on the field.
*The game's matchmaking will occasionally pit you against a member of your own faction, in which case the enemy base and guardians will be reskinned into their opposing-faction counterparts. This feature was added to make up for the smaller amount of Decepticon-aligned players compared to those who sided with the Autobots.
*The Breastforce cannot activate their Breast Partner in the traditional way (gun, handgun, and animal) with Guyhawk being the exception. Either they are used as decoration, or don't appear at all.
*Other gimmicks that certain Transformers or Special Teams may have usually don't make it into the game (i.e. Skywarp's teleportation capabilities).
*A glitch in the game caused several bits of developer placeholder text to be seen accidentally, revealing some rather silly messages with questionable grammar like "This is an Ability description I have to make sure that it is really long because wer are doing huge descriptions nowdays".

===Errors===
* You can count on pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an Aerialbot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.
*Sometimes Blast Off has his combination process [[Animation error|distorted]].
*''Beast Wars'' Megatron's weapons sometimes don't properly align with the hand models.
*Sharkticons just don't know when to stop fighting. The animations for the fighting will still appear, and they still run to buildings, but they don't actually deal damage. Does not translate to Gnaw.
*Sometimes (although this is very rare), amalgamations will randomly appear, where parts of the robot mode and vehicle mode appear on the opposite modes. Examples include Blast Off becoming a [[Seeker (body-type)|Conehead]], Ironhide gaining his [[Ironhide (Movie)|movieverse]] look, and Optimus Prime having [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|two truck cabs]].
*Characters collision hitboxes will sometimes get caught on each other or on wall hitboxes and they will stay stuck in place for a good while. The bug where they get stuck on the Wall hitboxes can be fixed by letting the character walk in place, letting them get uncaught or destroying the wall. The bug where they get stuck in the collision hitboxes of each other can be fixed by activating the bot's ability. This most commonly happens with Medics and Gunners, and especially if you deploy your units in an extremely short fashion.
*Sometimes, when viewing your bots, after the bot transforms into their alternate mode, they won't transform into their robot mode, and remain [[Transformation paralysis|stuck in alternate mode.]] This is fixed by restarting the game.
*There are so many issues with the hands, especially characters with aerial capabilities or alt modes, especially the helicopters. When they transform, more often then not, their hands slide into their arms and then randomly reappear in alt mode. This usually applies to jets, but Laser (G2) Optimus Prime has his hands visible in vehicle mode.
*Brainstorm's character model duplicates his shield kibble on his arm and on his back and his arm cannon just disappears when he transforms.
*Although Blaster and Soundwave eventually received alt-modes in an update, this came at a price. Both of their robot mode character models have extremely distorted upper arms that just levitate next to their lower arms.
*Mixmaster, when equipped with his G1 Core, will sometimes adopt a Transmetal texture in bot form. In ''alternate form'', however, he'll switch back to the regular G1 look. It is unknown if this applies to other bots, and if the G1 core matters. This has since been fixed.
*Upon their introduction, Overlord and Omega Supreme were sometimes static while deployed, lacking their animations (though they'd return occasionally). This has since been fixed.
*Sometimes during dialogues, Inferno and Predacon Inferno get mixed up, leading to the Autobot Inferno hilariously talking like the Predacon Inferno.
*A few Decepticons use the Autobot dialogue box.
*Most bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved within a given time, and patch notes detailing what is currently being fixed are always released to the public.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Original Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki / player guide] (supported circa launch to 2022)
* [http://transformersearthwarsjapan.wikidot.com/ Official Japanese Transformers Earth Wars Wiki / player guide]
* [https://tfew.zendesk.com/hc/en-us Current Official Earth Wars Wiki]
* [https://www.youtube.com/@TransformersEarthWars Official Transformers: Earth Wars YouTube channel]

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