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Breakdown (WFC)

2023-01-21T23:19:25Z

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

[[File:PrimeBreakdown-HowToDraw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|He ain't nobody's leg any more.]]

Despite a level of skill to match any Decepticon warrior's, '''Breakdown''' is almost crippled by a persistent paranoia, especially when he is in crowds. He is much happier working alone, away from the eyes he is sure are watching him at every moment. That said, he is quick to come at [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]'s call, as his fear of his powerful leader may be the only thing outreaching his agoraphobic tendencies.<ref>[[How to Draw Transformers Prime]] Breakdown bio</ref>

After spending most of his time on Cybertron in a smaller form, the scout later upgraded to a bulkier, more threatening body following a clash with [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], a clash which initiated a heated rivalry between the two.<ref>[[Arms Micron]] War Breakdown's tech spec bio</ref> Breakdown has brought that rivalry to present-day Earth, where he assists [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] in his various misdeeds. The two have become good friends in their long partnership, and seem to value each other as much as any pair of friends could.

Since joining the war on Earth, Breakdown has proven to have some quite intriguing depths to his character, besides his deep friendship with Knock Out. He doesn't treat the cannon fodder [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] as such, and even chats to them about romance and is sure to thank them for their hard work. He also has a healthy dose of respect for his foes, as well as gratitude. However, these noble traits are tempered by his boisterous temper; always eager to join a fight or pound some dents into someone, even on his best days.

Sometimes, Breakdown is the right leg of the cross-dimensional [[Combiner]] [[Grand Galvatron]].

{{bigquote| Never run when you can fight.|Breakdown|"[[Operation: Breakdown]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====IDW ''Prime'' comic====
[[File:BreakdownPrime.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|His self-esteem ruined by his small size, Breakdown resorted to steroid use.]]
Breakdown was on [[Earth]] when he received [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s signal. He found the air commander buried under rubble by [[Cliffjumper (WFC)|a little Autobot]], whom he promptly pummeled. [[Arcee (WFC)|An even smaller, blue Autobot]] shot at Breakdown, which pleased him, because it meant he was going to kill two Autobots today. At Starscream's insistence, Breakdown got him out of the rubble, and they began chasing and shooting at the Autobots. Breakdown finally cornered them and overwhelmed them with his missile launcher. As they lay dying and Starscream was about to finish them, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] got the jump on him and shot Breakdown into the face of a mountainside, causing him to flee to fight another day. {{storylink|Transformers: Prime (graphic novel)|Transformers: Prime}}

====''Prime'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Adam Baldwin]] (English), [[Atsushi Imaruoka]] (Japanese)|[[Alexander Kovriznyh]] (Russian; season 1), [[Sang-hyeon Eom]] (Korean), [[Fábio de Castro]] (Portuguese), [[Christoph Banken]] (German), [[Walter Rivetti]] (Italian), [[Arturo Cataño]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Jaime Roca]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Juhani Rajalin]] (Finnish), [[Adam Krylik]] (Polish, "[[Operation: Breakdown]]" and "[[Metal Attraction]]"), [[Bruno Bulté]] (French)}}

[[File:DeusExMachina-Breakdowntruck.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Shiny. Let's be bad guys."]]
Breakdown had a long history with the Autobot known as [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]], {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}} to the point one would call them "archenemies". During their rivalry, Breakdown caused Bulkhead great pains. {{Storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

When Starscream requested that [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] and Breakdown come to the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'', Breakdown was much too busy trying to track down an [[energon]] trace. He reached an excavation site in [[Greece]], where he encountered an old friend—Bulkhead—and spotted a depiction of an [[Energon Harvester]] on an ancient fresco. After breaking the fresco with Bulkhead's head, Breakdown proceeded to the ''Nemesis'', where [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] located the device in a museum. As the Autobots had surrounded said museum, Knock Out and Breakdown drew them around to the front for a fight, where Breakdown caused [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and Arcee to collide with each other and sent Bulkhead flying into Knock Out. This distraction allowed Soundwave to sneak in the back and steal the Harvester. The Harvester was successfully obtained, and Breakdown and Knock Out accompanied Starscream to the energy vein in Greece to test it out. When Bulkhead turned up there to stop them, the two Decepticons attacked him but came off decidedly second-best, as Bulkhead managed to make Breakdown hit Knock Out by accident which allowed Bulkhead to steal Knock Out's [[Energon prod]] and use it to shock Breakdown into submission. They fled once the Harvester was destroyed and the other Autobots turned up. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}

[[File:SpeedMetal-BBvsBreakdown.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|If you're going to give him as a [[A Gift For Megatron|present to Megatron]], [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 2#quotes|be sure to wrap him up and put a little bow on him.]]]]

Breakdown was buffing Megatron's <s>corpse</s> body when Starscream asked him where Knock Out was. Knock Out, it turned out, had been street racing with the humans again. Some time later, Knock Out radio'd Breakdown to let him know there was another street race on. Much later still, Knock Out contacted him with the news that Bumblebee' human friend had been captured. Breakdown joined the other 'Con in setting a trap for the Autobots in a storage facility. Once Bumblebee and Bulkhead turned up, Breakdown ambushed them. He was able to hold his own against the two Autobots until Knock Out announced he was bugging out, and the distraction resulted in Breakdown being knocked into a wall by Bulkhead. Returning to the ''Nemesis'', Breakdown bore silent witness to Starscream's "cosmetic punishment" of Knock Out. {{storylink|Speed Metal}}

[[File:OutHead-BulkheadBreakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Foefist!]]
During a Decepticon plan to melt a glacier to find some energon, Breakdown was hanging around on the hull of the ship when Bulkhead and Arcee appeared nearby. On Knock Out's order, he jumped from the ship and started fighting the two Autobots, unaware that it was a diversion while Optimus Prime scaled a nearby cliff face. He was still fighting them when Optimus caused the heat ray atop the ship to explode and was sent flying by the blast wave. {{storylink|Out of His Head}}

While out scouting an energon source, Breakdown took the opportunity to ambush Bulkhead. Though the Autobot fought back vigorously, Breakdown overcame him and was about to deliver the killing blow when he was zapped by an energy beam from a nearby helicopter. He came around to find himself a captive of the [[human]] organization [[MECH]], the leader of which, [[Silas]], informed him that they wanted to take him apart for his technology. Breakdown was defiant, but the MECH technicians disabled his pain receptors and began dismantling him, including removing his right eye. He was stunned when he was rescued not by the Decepticons, but by Bulkhead. The pair emerged from the rail tunnel to face the main MECH force, and when Silas's helicopter again fired its energy weapon, the 'Con knocked Bulkhead out of the way. After Starscream arrived and chased MECH off, he demanded Breakdown destroy Bulkhead. Breakdown was initially reluctant, but Starscream talked him into it. Though Bulkhead bested Breakdown and used his body to bash the Vehicons, Breakdown was still able to retreat, and Starscream later told him to remember the rescue when the time came to choose between Megatron's leadership and Starscream's. {{Storylink|Operation: Breakdown}}

[[File:TFP ep18 BD optic patch.jpg‎|thumb|left|upright=1.4|[[Major Bludd]] knows how you feel, Breakdown.]]
Breakdown took to wearing an eye-patch as a reminder of his failure. When Soundwave detected a magnetic signature, Breakdown saw the chance to redeem himself and insisted on being the one to retrieve the [[polarity gauntlet]]. Once there, however, he found himself under attack by [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]], who also coveted the device and made a failed attempt to trap him underground. The two fought over it until Arcee and Bulkhead arrived and joined in the party. Breakdown was able to use the gauntlet to magnetically stick the two Autobots together, but while he was on his way back to the ''Nemesis'', Airachnid ambushed him and webbed him to a derelict gas station. He was freed when the Autobots turned up and the gauntlet was triggered, yanking him off the wall. At one point during the following battle, he got hold of the weapon and used it to hit Bulkhead with an oil derrick. After some more fighting, Airachnid tried to make a getaway with the gauntlet and Bulkhead threw her at Breakdown. Breakdown was forced to return to the ship without the gauntlet, but made up for it by presenting Megatron with Airachnid, who had become stuck to his back. {{storylink|Metal Attraction}}

Knock Out and Breakdown were sent with some Vehicons to secure a [[Cybertronian data cylinder]], which the Autobots were also after. Breakdown not only got to fight, but got to be on the winning side for a change. Unfortunately when they got back to the ''Nemesis'', they discovered that the cylinder's contents had already been discharged. After Megatron went to try and find Bulkhead, whose noggin held the data, Knock Out detected where Bulkhead was hiding out, and thus he and Breakdown went to the monster truck track. Bulkhead went and hid in the car park, so the two Decepticons started searching in their own ways—in Breakdown's case, smashing random vehicles. They eventually found Bulkhead, but the cylinder data was lost in the process. The pair were ready to take out some revenge until the arrival of more Autobots forced them to retreat. {{storylink|T.M.I.}}

The pair teamed up again to transport energon around. Though Breakdown was keen to GroundBridge out of there when the Autobots turned up, Knock Out reminded him that they were under orders to lead the Autobots on a chase so the foe would deplete their energon reserves. When Ratchet turned up and bashed their Vehicon escort around, Breakdown was ready to take on the newcomer, but he and Knock Out had to leave after the other Autobots attacked them. Some time later, Breakdown was chatting to a [[Decepticon Miner|miner]] when Ratchet entered the cavern. The rematch was short lived as Ratchet overpowered Breakdown. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}

Breakdown and Knock Out watched Soundwave and Airachnid dispute over whether Megatron would return from a visit with [[Unicron]]. When Megatron came back to the ship, Breakdown was on the bridge to greet him, though the others had to restrain him when he saw that Megatron was being accompanied by Optimus Prime whom Megatron addressed as "Orion Pax". {{storylink|One Shall Rise, Part 3}}

The Decepticons, including Breakdown and Knock Out, hit a military base and managed to get away with the energy source they needed for their new [[space bridge]], though they did accidentally let Arcee get on board the ship. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 1}} Breakdown attempted to contact the Vehicons at the space bridge and, though he had trouble getting through at first, was told [[William Fowler|everything was fine]]. When asked how ''he'' was doing, Breakdown replied with surprising kindness and sincerity, responding that he was fine, acknowledging the Vehicons' thankless job and encouraging them to keep up the good work. {{storylink|Orion Pax, Part 2}}

[[File:OperationBumblebee2 Breakdown Knockout find Forge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|STOP! Pick up the Hammer Time!]]
Sent with Knock Out to retrieve a hidden Cybertronian treasure, Breakdown was no doubt pleased to run into Bulkhead again. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 1}} After their previous success, Breakdown and Knock Out went to secure the [[Forge of Solus Prime]]. Breakdown again found himself fighting Bulkhead, but during a moments distraction, Bulkhead hit him with the Forge. After Megatron secured the Forge, Breakdown retreated through the GroundBridge. {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

[[File:Crossfire MECH finds Breakdown.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"We have a crime scene here."]]
Breakdown was assigned to accompany [[Dreadwing (Prime)|Dreadwing]] and Airachnid on a mission, the purpose of which was to get rid of Airachnid. Breakdown's quick temper proved their undoing, as Airachnid goaded him into attacking her. After spending a short amount of time trying to unstick the webbing from his face, Breakdown pursued her, leaving Dreadwing webbed to a tree. Though he caught up with Airachnid, it proved to be a trap, and she swiftly dismantled him. A short time later, a MECH team discovered him in pieces. They elected to bring the remains back to base. {{storylink|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire (Prime)|Crossfire}}

After [[Silas]] was badly crushed, the [[MECH Surgeon]] intended to use Breakdown's body to revive him. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}}

Knock Out would continue to hunt Iacon relics in Breakdown's memory, {{storylink|Tunnel Vision}} though he missed Breakdown's buffing. {{storylink|Hurt}}

[[File:Thirst-restinpeace.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|He's dead?! He's supposed to be a llama!!]]
While Breakdown was offline, MECH worked to rebuild and partially repair his body. Eventually, his body was reactivated and integrated with the remains of their leader, producing what Silas declared a "Cybernetic Life Augmented by Symbiosis", or "Cylas". This had the side-effect of bringing Breakdown's life signals back online, though they appeared corrupted to the Decepticon sensors. Cylas made good use of Breakdown's body, at least until he failed Megatron and was consigned to Knock Out's dissection table. {{storylink|The Human Factor}}

Cylas had become Knock Out's guinea pig for virtually any test he could think of. Knock Out had no qualm about experimenting even further on Breakdown's corpse, believing that his deceased partner would approve of the situation's irony. Cylas became a new form of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] who fed on a host's Energon, and the ensuing plague ravaged the Decepticons' ranks and numbers. Cylas was finally killed when he freed Airachnid, who left Breakdown's inactive body a lifeless and, ahem, empty husk once more. {{storylink|Thirst}}
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====Titan ''Prime'' comic====
Breakdown and [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] took over a TV studio which was filming ''[[Down and Out]]'', and modified the course into a death trap which they then invited [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] to take part in. To ensure they complied, they put the show's crew and audience into a box suspended over a pit of spikes, and Breakdown held on to [[Chuck Chuckles]]'s unconscious form as extra insurance. Unfortunately for the pair, the death trap was less than deadly, and the two Autobots had brought [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]], who shot the floor out from under the two Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4.14|It's a Knock-Out}}

====Eaglemoss ''Prime'' comic====
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====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|Japanese continuity does not include the final season of ''Prime''.}}
=====Japanese ''Prime'' bios=====
Breakdown was a member of the [[Stunticon (Prime)|Stunticons]] alongside [[Wildrider (Prime)|Wildrider]]. {{storylink|Wildrider (Prime)#Prime|Stunt Wildrider}}

=====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''=====
[[File:BreakdownNewBody-GrandGalvatronChapter.jpg|left|thumb|upright=0.7|...wait, never mind.]]
Breakdown managed to survive his repeated deaths and wandered Earth as a malicious zombie. The undead Decepticon's sheer malice attracted the attention of [[Unicron]], {{storylink|#Unite Warriors 2|''Unite Warriors'' bio}} who would summon Breakdown, among others, to his universe to convince [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] to combine with them in lieu of using Unicron for his new "[[Grand Galvatron]]" body. Breakdown was resurrected in a new combiner body as "Zombie War Breakdown", and he could serve as a limb to Grand Galvatron. The assembled combiner team was ordered by Unicron to conquer [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] so that the planet would become Unicron's new body. Galvatron, not much for obeying anybody, ignored the order and set out to conquer in his own name as Grand Galvatron. {{storylink|Grand Galvatron Chapter}} While Breakdown was loyal to his new master, he sought to return to his universe and reunite with his partner. {{storylink|#Unite Warriors 2|''Unite Warriors'' bio}}

[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], the main component of Grand Galvatron, had the group undergo training by exposing them to the lava pools of [[Thrull]], which Breakdown actually found enjoyable. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Special Training in the Lava Baths of Planet Thrull!|Special Training in the Lava Baths of Planet Thrull!}}

[[File:Epilogue-War-Breakdown-home.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2]]
Grand Galvatron attacked Cybertron only to be separated into his components by [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]. As the team continued the battle on foot, Breakdown was shocked to run into Knock Out on the battlefield and tearfully embraced him, unaware that his partner was merely a hologram projected by [[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]] as a distraction. After realizing his mistake, he rejoined the others and combined back into Grand Galvatron to fight [[Sky Reign]]. {{storylink|Sky Reign Chapter}} When the battle was interrupted by [[Megaempress]], Grand Galvatron's limbs detached and fled out of fear, but Breakdown and Roller were cornered by [[Flowspade]] and forced to transform into giant fist weapons for her to wield. {{storylink|Megatronia Chapter}} Then Unicron showed up to conquer Cybertron himself, prompting the team to reform Grand Galvatron and participate in the battle with the Chaos-Bringer. After the battle was won, Breakdown was able to return to his home universe through a dimensional rift and was happily reunited with Knock Out. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}}

Knock Out later showed Breakdown the schematics to the [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Hunter Armor]]. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}
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===Toy bios===
Breakdown wore the powerful [[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Hunter Armor]], which was armed and upgraded with ancient weaponry given by the [[Predacon (Prime)|Predacon]]s. {{storylink|Apex Armor (Prime)#Cyberverse|Apex Hunter Armor with Breakdown}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-4-Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=0.6|I'm gonna come outta my shell at the [[Enclave]] and show everybody who's whooooooooooo!]]

Breakdown witnessed [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]'s little temper-tantrum over getting pummeled by a newly powered-up [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]]. He also witnessed Megatron pummeling Knock Out after the latter's attempt to power-up Megatron went humiliatingly wrong. {{Storylink|Wheeljack's Bizarre Invention! Optimus Power Up!?}} Following the embarrassing defeat of [[Devastator (Kre-O)|Devastator]], Breakdown was one of those in charge of the Constructicons' tickle training. {{storylink|A New Menace! The Giant Soldier Devastator Appears!}} He was present during Megatron's (brief) takeover of [[Metroplex (Kre-O)|Metroplex]], now wearing an eyepatch. {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}} Breakdown, again with two optics, was present during Megatron's [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]]-helmet-induced rampage, and after it ended, he was horrified to see that Knock Out had learned nothing from the experience and was developing more new helmets for Megatron. {{Storylink|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!}} He tried to warn [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]] about [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]'s manipulative ways, to no avail. {{storylink|The Beautiful Flower Has Thorns? Temptation of the Female Soldier, Airachnid!}}
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===Precursor World===
A [[Primus Vanguard|Warrior of the Seven Lights]] resembling Breakdown 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 Part 2|Finale 2}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)===
{{voiceactor|[[Crispin Freeman]] (English)|[[Thierry Mercier]] (French), [[Antonio Abenójar]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Grzegorz Mikołajczyk]] (Polish)}}

{{bigquote| I'm the fastest thing on 4 wheels.|Breakdown in his vehicle mode}}

[[File:Breakdown-WfC.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"I always feel like somebody's watching meeeeee!"]]
Breakdown joined [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] in the invasion of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], attacking the [[Stellar Galleries]] behind the [[Autobot]]'s front lines in order to acquire the [[Omega Key]]. When it turned out [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Zeta Prime]] had moved it, Megatron lead them on a run-and-gun mission through the city to the [[Vaults]] itself. Breakdown seemed most comfortable during their time in the train tunnels, even challenging Soundwave to a race. However, when Megatron told him in a paternalistic voice to "try not to get crushed by the trains", Breakdown was confused, wondering aloud if his leader had made a joke. After utilizing [[Dark Energon]] bombers to blast their way into the Vaults, the squad came up against Zeta Prime himself. He was utilizing a vast machine that rendered him unassailable, allowed him to control portions of the ceiling so they dropped to crush anyone in the room, and generated an arbitrary number of energon clones bearing his likeness that battled savagely in melee combat. Soundwave's interest in the clones caused Breakdown to deride him as a total nerdlinger, but he didn't have any words of mockery when Soundwave discerned the machine's weakness: a core that rapidly overheated and so had to open up to cool off. Even in defeat, however, Zeta Prime had put one over on the Decepticons, as they took from him not the Omega Key, but the device that activated it. And the Key was cranky about being woken up from its nap.

Though he had shot another soldier for daring to contradict him verbally, Megatron probably realized Breakdown's last-ditch maneuver to avoid crashing into [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]] against Megatron's orders had saved all their lives, and so did not summarily execute him. Nor was Breakdown shot for his constant whining during the team's cat-and-mouse chase with Omega Supreme through the upper spires of Iacon towards a platform studded with some anti-air guns, which would hopefully give them a chance to fight back against the robot of unusual size. They managed to crack open Omega's armor with the emplacements, causing him to crash, but the behemoth remained on his feet—literally, as he transformed to robot mode to continue the fight. Breakdown continually expressed amazement and frustration at the seeming unstoppability of Omega Supreme, but Megatron's confidence was proven justified, as they sabotaged the means by which the giant had been repairing himself, apparently bringing him down. Seemingly unable to believe it despite having participated in the fight, Breakdown could only note, "Uh... all hail Megatron!" Yet even then, Omega Supreme was not defeated, badly damaged though he was. At that point, however, he was unable to continue repairing himself and his armor was badly damaged, allowing concentrated fire to finally overwhelm him.

Breakdown remained at Megatron's side as he tamed Omega Supreme, gaining access to Cybertron's core and infecting it with Dark Energon. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|Transformers: War for Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: War for Cybertron'' - Decepticons (DS)===
{{Note|Breakdown is an unlockable character for the Nintendo DS version of ''War for Cybertron''. He can be unlocked by beating Dam 6 in Arena Mode.}}

When Megatron and his Decepticons destroyed a dam they had been using, Breakdown confronted them. Breakdown declared if Megatron could prove to be tougher than he was, then he'd join the Decepticons. Breakdown was eventually defeated, and, true to his word, he joined the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: War for Cybertron (DS)|War for Cybertron - Autobots/Decepticons}}

===''Transformers: Fall of Cybertron''===
{{Note|Breakdown does not appear in the campaign of ''Fall of Cybertron'', however he is available in multiplayer.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Fall of Cybertron}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (console)===
{{Note|Breakdown appears as an Escalation only character. His default ability is the Hover Slam, and the Scatter Blaster as his default weapon.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (console)|Rise of the Dark Spark (console)}}

===''Transformers Online''===
Breakdown found [[War Rotor]] to be creepy. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2012 video game)|Transformers Online}}

===''Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense''===
Breakdown and the other Decepticons attempted to prevent the Autobots from constructing a [[Pulsar Dish]], which would destroy the [[Energon Drain]] that the Decepticons had built in an asteroid field. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Pulsar Defense}}
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===''Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike''===
Enraged that Optimus Prime had defeated Knock Out in combat, Breakdown faced off against the Autobot leader resolved to destroy him. He alternatively shot laser blasts, unleashed energy waves and charged Optimus Prime throughout their battle. He was defeated however, and sent running off. He later returned when Megatron did battle against Optimus, and aided his leader throughout combat. The Decepticons were defeated once more, and ran off again. {{storylink|Transformers Prime: Decepticon Strike|Decepticon Strike}}

==Toys==
===''Prime''===
{{anchor|Voyager}}
[[File:Primetoy-WarBreakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|At least when you drop a buttload of cash to import it, you get a good toy.]]
*'''War Breakdown''' ([[June 30]], [[2012]])
**''ID number'': '''AM-12'''
**''Accessories'': "[[Zamu#Toys|Zamu]]" Arms Micron

: Only available in the Japanese ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' line, "War Breakdown" transforms into a massive armored truck mode. He features a single [[C joint]] bar at the rear of the truck, and as part of the line-wide [[Arms Micron]] [[gimmick]], Breakdown has an ''incredible'' number of [[5 mm post|5mm post]]-holes to attach Arms Microns to. He comes with his packed-in partner [[Zamu#Prime|Zamu]], who transforms into Breakdown's wrist-mounted hammer (though it actually attaches to the truck mode roof bit which flips up over his wrist, but it's a close enough approximation).

:While the mold was contemporarily available for [[Hasbro]] to use, its production cost is in "no man's land",<ref>http://tformers.com/transformers-sdcc-2012-hasbro-has-no/17901/news.html</ref> which allegedly stymied Hasbro's ability to put it in their normal price points. Eventually, this mold finally saw release in 2020 as a Hasbro Pulse item for the U.S. and Canada.

: This mold was differently [[redeco]]ed/[[retool]]ed each time into [[Swerve (Prime)#Toys|Swerve]] and [[Silas#SilasBreakdown|Silas Breakdown]], the latter of which was retooled further into [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Timelines|''Timelines'' Megatron]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/AMWarBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on War Breakdown at TFU.info]''

::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-1588.html War Breakdown at Alfes's blog]''
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====''Cyberverse''====
[[File:Prime-toy BreakdownCyberverse.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|IT'S... hammer time?]]
*'''Breakdown''' (Cyberverse Legion, 2012)
**''Series/Number'': '''2 / 006'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''EZ-14'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[June 30]], 2012'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the second wave of Series-2 Legion-class [[Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]], Breakdown transforms into an armored car as per usual. He comes with a large triangular-barreled cannon based on his roof-mounted vehicle mode cannon, which has multiple 3mm posts and holes so it can be combined with other weapons and vehicles. As he is a Legion class toy of a bulky, broad-shouldered character, he is really, really, really short even compared to other Legions, let alone his rival [[Bulkhead (Prime)#Cyberverse|Commander-class Bulkhead]].

: This sculpt was also [[redeco]]ed into [[Fallback (Prime)|Fallback]], who features a recolor of the same weapon, and [[Berserker#MtCWalmart2Pack|''The Last Knight'' Berserker]], who features no weapon at all.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/LegBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on Cyberverse Legion Breakdown at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Prime-EZ-Collection-Deception-Set-Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Decepticon Set''' (EZ Collection 6-pack, [[November 24]], 2012)
**''ID number'': '''EZ-SP2'''
**''Accessories'': Blaster

: This version of Breakdown (officially "War Breakdown") is cast in an ever-so-slightly darker shade of plastic than his Hasbro counterpart. The silver [[paint operation]]s are also a tad darker, the [[tampograph]]ed Decepticon [[insignia]] on his chest is significantly darker, his spare wheel is painted in glossy rather than flat black, and his regular wheels and upper legs are cast in dark gray rather than black plastic.

: He was only available in a TakaraTomy ''[[EZ Collection]]'' six-pack with the [[Vehicon (Prime)#EZ6pack|Vehicon]], [[Knock Out (Prime)#EZ6pack|Knock Out]], [[Starscream (WFC)#EZ6pack|Starscream]], [[Megatron (WFC)/toys#EZ6pack|Megatron]], and [[Cliffjumper (WFC)#EZ6pack|Terrorcon Cliffjumper]].

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[[File:PrimeBHtoy-Cyberverse-ApexArmor-Breakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|I'm still alive?]]
*'''Apex Hunter Armor with Breakdown''' (Cyberverse Vehicle, 2013)
**''Series/Number'': '''3 / 002'''
**''Accessories'': Large missile-firing blaster, four missiles, small blaster
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime:]] [[Transformers: Prime (toyline)#BH|Beast Hunters]]'' [[Cyberverse (toyline)#Series 3|Series 3 Cyberverse]] Vehicle playsets, the "[[Apex Armor (Prime)|Apex Hunter Armor]]" comes with a green redeco of Legion Class Breakdown. He retains the purple blaster accessory.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CybApexBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on ''Beast Hunters'' Breakdown at TFU.info]''

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====''10 Year Anniversary''====
[[File:TFP-10th-War-Breakdown-Vehicon-2-pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Scalpers receive double the Breakdowns!]]
*'''War Breakdown and Vehicon 2-Pack''' (2020)
**''Accessories'': "Zamu" Arms Micron

: Released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of ''Prime'', this Breakdown is a re-release of the TakaraTomy ''Prime'' figure, sticker sheet and all. He also includes [[Zamu#10 Year Anniversary|Zamu]], his Arms Micron, who still comes as parts on a model kit sprue. There are a number of small differences between the two releases, the most noticeable being the addition of a production number stamp on his right heel, and his sticker sheet uses plastic-matching dark blue rather than dark purple. Other small differences include a lighter shade of dark gray plastic, and a more orange-tinted shade of red paint used for his face.

: War Breakdown is packed with the similarly-previously-TakaraTomy-line-only [[Vehicon (Prime)#10 Year Anniversary|Jet Vehicon]] (oddly just called "Vehicon" despite Breakdown carrying the "War" prefix from the Takara release). This set was exclusive to [[Hasbro Pulse]] in the U.S. and Canada, made available for preorder concurrently with [[Hasbro PulseCon 2020]] on [[September 26]], [[2020]]. This set was also available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets such as Hong Kong.

: Amusingly, despite being a Voyager-equivalent figure, War Breakdown was designated as part of the Deluxe Class for this release, and the set was priced accordingly. What a bargain!

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===''Construct-Bots''===
[[File:Breakdown Construct-Bots.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Do you wish for Heavy to KILL YOU!? WISH GRANTED!]]
*'''Breakdown''' (Scout, 2013)
**''Pieces: '''45'''
: A Construct-Bots Scout, Breakdown can transform into a truck. His head is a remold of Hound's head with an angry grimace.

:Other than a new face, none of his parts are original. His vehicle hood, head, chest armor, and leg armor are all from Hound, his shoulder armor is Ironhide's thigh armor, and his feet, thigh armor, forearm armor, and axe are from Optimus Prime.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/CBBreakdown/breakdown.htm More information on ''Construct-Bots'' Breakdown at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
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[[File:UW-toy BreakdownZombieWar.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Breakdown (G1)|Aaand we're back where we started.]]]]
*'''Grand Galvatron''' (giftset, [[April 30]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-06'''
**''Accessories'': Axe, hand/foot/gun

:''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' "Zombie War Breakdown" is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Decepticon Offroad]], transforming into a 4x4 double-cab pickup truck. He includes a [[5 mm post|5 mm handle]] axe weapon (which can form a side-mounted exhaust pipe for truck mode), and a larger accessory that can form a hand or foot for his limb modes or a gun for robot mode, and can also be mounted on a tab in the vehicle mode's truck bed to form a giant engine block.

:As a Deluxe-sized ''Unite Warriors'' figure, Breakdown can form a limb for any ''Combiner Wars''-style Combiner, or become one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs, although he is nominally part of [[Grand Galvatron#Toys|Grand Galvatron]]. While the front hood/windshields are needed to be folded as kneecaps for his leg mode, the piece also has a tendency to dislodge if he collides with Optimus Prime/Motormaster's and Hot Spot's protruding foot while the legs are being swiveled in his standing position, unless the leg joints are bent down to lessen the problem. Thankfully, he does not have this problem with his normal Combiner team.

: War Breakdown was sold in a [[TakaraTomy Mall]]-exclusive giftset of Grand Galvatron, along with [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Tactician Cyclonus]], [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Ghost Starscream]], [[Thrust (Armada)#Unite Warriors|Curse Armada Thrust]], and [[Roller (G1)#UW06|Wandering Roller]].
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==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
[[File:TransformersPrime Breakdown happymeal toy.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Breakdown''' (Happy Meal, 2012)
**''McNumber'': '''6'''
:Happy Meal Breakdown is a non-transforming SUV. Rotating the rear-mounted spare tire rotates the roof to reveal a cannon resembling the one he possessed on the show.

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[[File:Breakdown_Prime_McD_Toy.jpg|thumb|Breakdown is now an unofficial SPEEN enthusiast!]]
*'''Breakdown''' (Happy Meal, 2013)
**''McNumber'': '''6'''
:This Happy Meal Breakdown is a non-transforming robot. Equipped with a hammer for each hand, squeezing his legs will cause the upper torso and arms to spin.
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==Notes==
[[File:VectorSigmaBotBuilderBreakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Hammer this [[Superman]]!]]
*Breakdown's model is usable in ''War for Cybertron'' multiplayer as the Racer-type chassis for [[Scout (WFC)|Scout]]-class characters. His parts are also available in ''Fall of Cybertron'', now classified as Saboteur-type components for the [[Infiltrator (FOC)|Infiltrator]] class (although his wheels can also be used by [[Destroyer (FOC)|Destroyers]]).
*While Breakdown's bulky design is largely dissimilar from [[Breakdown (G1)|his G1 counterpart]], his red face and yellow eyes are directly lifted from his G1 toy, which had similarly colored features.
*Promotional blurbs for the episode "[[Deus ex Machina]]" mentioned that [[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]] would be in the episode. Given that Breakdown acts as a rival for Bulkhead in the finished episode—which [[Lugnut (Animated)|''Animated'' Lugnut]] was played up as for [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] in the original ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' [[Cartoon Network]] promotional material—the fandom concluded that Breakdown was meant to be Lugnut at some point in the episode's production. The Hub's [[Mike Vogel]] challenged this notion at [[BotCon 2011]], claiming that Lugnut had been Knock Out's original name, which had been changed because "Lugnut" wasn't "sexy" enough for the character. The ''Prime'' Season 1 Blu-ray commentary, however, corroborated the original theory: Breakdown's place in the show was originally intended to belong to Lugnut, since a loyal Decepticon bruiser was desired, but the show creators wanted a land-based Decepticon instead.
*Breakdown's [[license plate]] in "[[Deus ex Machina]]" is DGOT 441.
*Breakdown's body parts were available to use in the Hub website's [[Vector Sigma Bot Builder]] online game. Normally, you cannot configure a generic 'bot using all Breakdown parts, but you can see what one would look like at right through the magic of Photoshop. While all the characters in the game are hue-shifted from their normal coloration, Breakdown ended up noticeably less-different than his peers, essentially just having a different face color.
*The bio for the Japanese "War Breakdown" release explicitly ties together his ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (360/PS3/PC)|War For Cybertron]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' appearances, explaining that he had his physical form upgraded in order to better face Bulkhead.
*According to Adam Baldwin, Breakdown was killed off in ''Transformers: Prime'' due to "budget cuts".[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjXXDDpvN6k&list=PL1mRg019d7OmdUldq0LW0WgV1FrFMniQq&ab_channel=geekspeakaustralia 1]

===Arms Up Modes===
In the Japanese ''Prime'' toyline, Breakdown has named powered-up modes when given various [[Arms Micron]]s in certain configurations:

*'''War Mode''' (ウォーモード ''Wō Mōdo'')
**''Arms Microns'': Jida, Noji, Zamu
: Breakdown's box-back Arms Up mode is just him using the [[Big Scissor]] weapon. Yep! Despite all his other link-points, it's just him using a hand-held weapon. ''Imaginative''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''War Breakdown''' (ウォーブレイクダウン ''Wō Bureikudaun'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dǎjī''' (China, 打击, "Strike")

==See also==
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*[[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]], the bulky [[Velocitron]]ian and [[Conjunx Endura]] to [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].}}

==References==
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Slipstream (Animated)

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Panagiotis Zois: /* Notes */ Changed archive website as the other one was a broken link.

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:''Slipstream is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]]''.

[[Image:AnimatedSlipstreamModel.jpg|thumb|250px|You say "bitch" like it's a ''bad'' thing!]]
'''Slipstream''' (aka '''Slipstrike'''), the '''Female Starscream''', is the [[Starscream clone (Animated)|Starscream clone]] that raises the most questions. She possesses considerable strategic thinking, a biting sense of humor, and a short temper. Like all of the clones, she represents an aspect of the [[Starscream (Animated)|original Starscream's]] personality... though which aspect that is, he's better off not asking (or so she says).

Practically everything she ever says to the original Starscream is an insult of some form. Really makes you wonder about Starscream, doesn't it?

{{quote|''Any'' leader has to be an improvement over you!|Slipstream offers an opinion on her template|"[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====''Animated'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Tara Strong]] (English), [[Atsuko Tanaka]] (Japanese)|[[Silvia Mißbach]] (German), [[Daniele Demma]] (Italian), [[Samira Fernandes]] (Portuguese), [[Jessica Toledo]] (Latin American Spanish, seasons 1 and 2), [[Minna Tasanto]] (Finnish), [[Anne Plumet]] (French)}}

[[Image:TFA ABTC1 Screamer Clones Argue.jpg|thumb|left|"You're not those boring masculinists, are you?"]]

When his clones were brought online, Starscream was confronted with various personality issues. The female clone revealed that each one represented an aspect of his personality: [[Thundercracker (Animated)|megalomania]], [[Skywarp (Animated)|cowardice]], [[Sunstorm (Animated)|bootlicking]], and [[Ramjet (Animated)|deception]]. When Starscream asked where she came from, Slipstream informed him that he was better off not knowing. Once they were ready to depart, Thundercracker pushed Starscream aside, and the original realized that he really ''was'' a pain in the gearshaft. Slipstream bitingly noted that he'd finally "arrived at the party", then childishly claimed that she wasn't starting anything. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}

[[File:Slipstream Thats It.jpg|thumb|right]]

Slipstream proved to be a capable fighter, managing to get a pair of stasis cuffs on the massive [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]. After the original Starscream was decapitated by [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Isaac Sumdac]] piloting a [[Headmaster (Animated)|Headmaster]] unit, Slipstream promptly declared that she was better off being led by [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. When [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] joined the battle, she and the other Decepticons were blasted away. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

Slipstream apparently decided to lay low on Earth after the space bridge battle, managing to evade capture unlike her fellow clones (and several non-clone Decepticons). However, when she spotted a [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|red figure flying through the sky]], she mistook it for Starscream and chased after it in a rage. She shot at him, causing him to fall in a river. Seeing it wasn't Starscream, she promptly fled the scene. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}
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====''Legends'' comic====
[[File:LegendsBusinessTrip11-villainladies.jpg|thumb|]]
In one of the [[Legends World]]'s [[Tigatron]]'s dreams, Slipstream led a group of the evil female Transformers in an attempt to kidnap him, fighting the heroic female Transformers guarding him in the process. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 11|Bonus Edition Vol. 11}} Later, [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] saw Slipstream, [[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers Legends comic|Blackarachnia]], and [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird Shadow]] in a vision of things to come. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 14|Bonus Edition Vol. 14}}

[[File:Transformers Legends LG16 Slipstream upgrade.jpg|thumb|left|]]
In her home universe, Slipstream became a fugitive on Cybertron following the defeat of the Decepticons. Learning of the Legends Universe from [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]], she had the slippery salesman remodel her body to include interdimensional gyro-rotors that let her flee to this peaceful universe where she hoped to wreak havoc as she pleased. Unfortunately for her, since Alpha Trion had foreseen her arrival, she was immediately defeated by a group of Autobots and [[Maximal]]s determined to protect the Legends Universe from intruders like her. While wandering the street wondering what went wrong, the damaged Slipstream was found by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and offered a position at his side. She accepted, only to find that "at his side" meant "doing office work at [[Tera-Kura Co.]]". {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 16|Bonus Edition Vol. 16}}

[[File:TFLegendVol17DecepticonHalloweenCostumes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
When [[Halloween]] came around, Megatron hatched a plan to gather energy by having his employees go trick-or-treating for it. Slipstream dressed up as a devil and went knocking on Tigatron's door alongside Blackarachnia and Nightbird Shadow, which attracted Autobot attention, though Blackarachnia was able to deal with them. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 17|Bonus Edition Vol. 17}}

At some point during the work day, male employees at Tera-Kura drooled over Slipstream and Blackarachnia, but their attentions quickly switched to Nightbird when she took off her mask. {{Storylink|LG-15 Nightbird Shadow Sequel}}

While recapping the story of her arrival in the Legends Universe to [[Rattrap (BW)#Transformers Legends comic|Rattrap]], Slipstream added that she'd also made her face look younger during her remodeling. As she was talking about her creation as a clone and how she'd lost track of the original Starscream, Rattrap pointed her in the direction of a [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] he knew of. Angry over having been left to fend for herself, Slipstream began choking Starscream, brushing aside his claims that he was a ''different'' Starscream by arguing that he'd probably remodeled his body too. {{storylink|LG-16 Slipstream Sequel}} Slipstream later swooned over the foreign [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] with the other female Tera-Kura employees, {{storylink|LG19 Sprung Prologue}} driving Tigatron to envy. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|Bonus Edition Vol. 19}}

Slipstream and the other ladies were off visiting a hot spring with Megatron when [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] took over Tera-Kura Co., meaning no battle-capable employees were around to stop him. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Waspinator)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} She was later targeted by [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], a dimensional investigator out to send all the Legends Universe's interdimensional visitors back to their homeworlds, and her pleas that she'd be arrested if she went home fell on deaf ears. She was saved by Megatron, and in the end Skids gave up and allowed them to stay. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 20}} After her company partnered with the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], forming the Decepticon Tera-Kura Co., she was included on a chart detailing the employees as one of the "three office ladies". {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 22|Bonus Edition Vol. 22}} When Megatron went on a rampage as [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], Slipstream pointed out that he was being a hypocrite, having previously said he wanted to conquer the Legends world peacefully. Galvatron didn't take kindly to being told what to do, and responded by blasting her and the other two. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 23|Bonus Edition Vol. 23}} Slipstream was present for [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]]'s failed attempt at usurping Megatron. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 26|Bonus Edition Vol. 26}}

Slipstream was hypnotized into being all over [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] during his brief hypnotism-powered reign over the world, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 34|Bonus Edition Vol. 34}} and was present in the office when [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] confronted Megatron {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 40|Bonus Edition Vol. 40}} as well as when the Decepticons were forced to sit tight during a [[Dimensional Patrol]] invasion. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Black Convoy 2)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} When the Headmaster faction betrayed Tera-Kura and came to steal [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[transformation cog]] from them, Slipstream was defeated by [[Trickdiamond]]'s earthquake powers. {{storylink|LG43 Trypticon Mobilization Chapter: Decepticon Civil War|Decepticon Civil War}} She remained loyal to Megatron even after he quit his job to be mayor, and helped him reclaim Tera-Kura'office from the [[Concurrence]] by taking out their [[Viper]]s. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 63|Bonus Edition Vol. 63}} Slipstream participated in the battle with [[Majin Zarak]], a battle that ended with destruction and evacuation of the Legends World. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}} She returned to her own universe, where she joined forces with Swindle and Starscream and infiltrated an Autobot prison. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

===''The Cool'' comic===
[[Image:SlipstreamTheCoolMegatron01.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"I do ''not'' think you're dreamy! That's an entirely different [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|purple female Decepticon]]."]]

As the Autobots and Decepticons fought over the [[space bridge#Animated cartoon|Space Bridge]], [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] chose that moment as the most opportune time to unleash his [[Starscream clone (Animated)|Clone Army]] on both factions. Slipstream was among them and seemed to fare best, as the other clones were being easily swatted by the joint efforts of [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. Slipstream managed to get a clear shot at Megatron and, after screaming an insult at him, sent a powerful energy blast headed his way. Megatron saw the attack coming, however, and quickly used Optimus as a living shield. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 7}}

Defeated, Slipstream was forced to follow Megatron's orders and attack the oncoming [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]]. She and the other clones were greatly outmatched and taken out by a single blast from Omega's arm cannon. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 8}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
Slipstrike attended [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s unveiling of a statue built in his image. {{storylink|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
When asked on [[Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|his ANN Q&A column]] which aspect of Starscream's personality Slipstream represented, [[Vector Prime]] gave an answer that was cut out by the [[Axiom Nexus Auto-Censors]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/31}} Seriously, don't be an idiot who wastes your time asking.

==Toys==
===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-Toy SlipstrikeKreon.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
*'''Slipstrike''' (Kreon Micro-Changer, 2014)
**''Collection'': '''4'''
**''Bag number'': '''*****43'''
**''Accessories'': Stand-brick, 2 clip-on rifles

: Part of the fourth assortment of [[blindpacking|blind-bagged]] [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]]s, "Slipstrike" is a Kreon figurine that can be rebuilt into a jet. Initially, this Collection was basically only available at Walgreens drug stores.

: Her [[stock photography]] shows her vehicle mode with the wings swept-forward, which matches the original ''Animated'' Slipstream. However, the [[instructions]] tell you to attach them so they swing back (as shown above).

: Eventually, they saw release at other "dollar" stores and continued release through Walgreens up through 2016. Unfortunately, these later releases lack the individual-Kreon-identifying number stamps, which thanks to the gigantic thick [[instructions|instruction sheet]] this wave came with, makes finding the ones you want by the "bag feel" method much trickier. These releases all have the 2014 slight [[retool]]ing to their arms, making the cuffs less rounded and better-suited to being used as studs. Some figures did get minor deco changes; this release of Slipstrike has much brighter lavender accent paint on her torso than the original.

: She uses the [[Starscream (Kre-O)|Starscream]] helmet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/Kre-OSlipstrike/slipstrike.htm More information on Slipstrike at TFU.info]''

===Legends===
[[File:Legendstoy-Slipstream.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Slipstream''' (Deluxe Class, [[2015]]-[[October 24|10-24]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG16'''
**''Accessories'': 2 guns

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Slipstream is a [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Windblade (G1)#Generations|Windblade]] with a new head, chest, and [[Null-ray|forearms]] based on her cartoon design. She transforms into a jet with tilting, spinning VTOL fans and fold in front landing gear. She features new arm-mounted weapon instead of Windblade's sword and scabbard. She was packaged with [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 16|volume 16]] of the [[Transformers Legends (comic)|''Legends'' manga]].

:This toy was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the [[Slipstream (G1)|Generation 1 version of Slipstream]] in ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]''. This mold was also redecoed into [[BotCon 2016]] souvenir [[Airazor (BW)#Combiner Wars|Airazor]], and served as the basis of the non-toy ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Stiletto (BW)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Stiletto]].
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==Notes==
[[Image:BC05InfiltrationCoverSeekette.jpg|thumb|250px]]

*Where Slipstream got her colors from was debated within the fandom, with the most frequent guess being ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Ramjet (G1)#Generation 2 2|Ramjet]]. However, when contacted about it, [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] revealed that her color scheme was actually "loosely inspired" by the [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]] [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]]. Unexpected! Still, half of Overlord ''was'' technically [[Mega|female]].

*As her colors weren't closely based on any of the pre-existing [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]]s, fans didn't have much of a clue what to call her, and created a lot of different nicknames. No official name had been created for her, either (she was just referred to as "Female Starscream" in the show's credits), a situation that writers [[Jim Sorenson]] and [[Bill Forster]] sought to rectify for her entry in ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac]]''. Forster and Sorenson proposed "Slipstream" to [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] and [[Marty Isenberg]], who both liked it, and the name was subsequently included in the first draft of the ''Almanac''.<ref>[http://boltax.blogspot.com/2009/05/dont-cross-slipstream.html Disciples of Boltax: Don't cross the Slipstream.]</ref> Hasbro raised no objection to the idea, and publicly announced the name for the first time during the Hasbro panel at [[BotCon 2009]].

*While the Transformers [[fandom]] has long mused upon the possibility of female "Seekers" (and produced countless {{w|Mary Sue|self-insertion characters}} that are variants on the theme), Slipstream is the first ''canonical'' female character to share a body template with Starscream. This is either great or horrible, depending on your perspective. ([[Hasbro]] concept art of what appeared to be a female Seeker design did appear on the [[BotCon 2005]]-exclusive cover of [[Infiltration issue 0|Infiltration #0]], but the idea doesn't seem to have been developed further than that at the time.)

*Slipstream's existence is, of course, a gag about the famously effeminate Starscream having a "feminine side," but the show holds back from making this joke outright; when Starscream asks Slipstream what side of him she represents, she responds only by saying "Don't ask," and a few pieces of media (like the ''AllSpark Almanac'') would play up the gag by also never actually giving an answer. ''Transformers'' fandom, being the cluster of [[Darksyde (BW)|imagination-killing literalists]] that they are, summarily failed to ''get'' this, and have spent years trying to "solve" the "mystery" of what she represents, going so far as to repeatedly ask Derrick J. Wyatt over and over on his social media. Early on he tried to light-heartedly brush it off by saying "I try not to think about that one!"<ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/tf_animated/271043.html Derrick J. Wyatt Q&A... answers!]</ref> but the questions were so persistent that an exhausted Wyatt took to automatically agreeing with whatever theory was put to him, no matter how absurd.<ref>[http://archive.is/Tc5Hy Does Slipstream represent the sorrow Starscream feels when reflecting on the plight of the Native Americans as both their land and buffalo were violently taken from them during westward expansion?]</ref>

*To make sure Slipstream was sufficiently Starscream-y during recording, Tara Strong would have [[Tom Kenny]] read her lines first, allowing his delivery and intonation to inform her own.

*In the Italian dubbing of ''Transformers Animated'', the voice of Slipstream was provided by Daniele Demma, the same male voice actor that does Starscream and the other clones. This resulted in a more exaggerated representation of the character.

*In the Latin American Spanish dub of the third season, she is ''probably'' still a female. However, due to her voice being ''extremely'' grave, it's still unclear if she is either male or female.

*The ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' version of [[Slipstream (WFC)|Slipstream]] is designed in homage of this one.

*Slipstream was originally intended to appear in "[[Endgame, Part II]]", in which she would revive Starscream after the Autobots left Earth, but the scene was cut for time.<ref>''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II]]''</ref>
*TFCC magazine, which went into greater details of the planned fourth season, indicated Slipstream would have led her own team of Decepticons on earth and allied with the Autobots in the final battle with Megatron.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Slipstream''' (スリップストリーム ''Surippusutorīmu'')

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
|charname=Slipstream
|disambig=Slipstream (disambiguation)
|body=
*[[Slipstream (WFC)|Slipstream]], the Decepticon Seeker from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Slipstream (G1)|Slipstream]], the Decepticon from [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]].
*[[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]], the Decepticon from ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]]''.}}

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Starscream clones]]

Acid Storm (Cyberverse)

2019-05-07T00:32:25Z

Panagiotis Zois: /* Notes */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig2|the ''Cyberverse'' Decepticon|the Generation 1 Decepticon|Acid Storm (G1)}}
:''Acid Storm is a [[Decepticon]] [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seeker]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Cyberverse-s1e12-Teletraan-X-Acid-Storm-stops-Windblade-and-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|300px|Their purple rain is not the kind you like to hear.]]
'''Acid Storm''' operates under [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]] being one of the [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seeker]] captains. Using their ability to manipulate weather to create toxic rains, they spend their time chasing Autobots across the world with their seeker compadres.

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Jaime Lamchick]] (English)|[[Tiziana Martello]] (Italian)}}
Acid Storm was one of the Seekers sent to Earth under [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]]'s command; they were joined by [[Thrust (Cyberverse)|Thrust]] in an attempt to recover the [[Decepticon scout ship|scout ship]] that [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] and [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] had stolen. Windblade was able to take off before they could infiltrate the ship, and a dogfight ensued, with the two Seekers being joined by their commander [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]]. Acid Storm's assistance in the fight was short-lived, however, as they and Thrust were taken out of the fight when Windblade discovered the ship's armament array, a brace of missiles sending the two subordinate Seekers spiraling down to Earth. {{storylink|Terminal Velocity}}
[[File:Siloed-AcidstormThundercracker.jpg|left|thumb|300px|The wonders of HRT.]]
{{charfictionstub|{{storylink|Maccadam's}}{{storylink|Teletraan-X (episode)|Teletraan-X}}{{storylink|Siloed}}{{storylink|The Extinction Event}}{{storylink|Awaken Sleeping Giants}}{{storylink|Eruption}}}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Cyberverse===
[[File:Cyberverse-Warrior-Acid-Storm.jpg|thumb|300px|Lives up to the title of "the green one".]]
*'''Acid Storm''' (Warrior Class, 2018)
**''Action Attack'': "Toxic Slice"
:''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Warrior Class Acid Storm is a redeco of Warrior Class [[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Starscream]] and converts from robot to jet and back. Their Action Attack gimmick is activated by winding up a spring in their waist and releasing the upper part of the figure, allowing it to spin and flip out its spring-loaded wing blades with centrifugal force. The waist can be locked in place by pegging their landing gear onto a peg on their backside. Additionally, they have non-firing Null Ray blasters molded into their forearms with [[5 mm post]] hole hands.

:While their arms have articulation comparable to other ''Cyberverse'' Warrior Class toys, Acid Storm has the unusual distinction of having their hip swivels molded together, meaning the front-to-back movement is in tandem. They also lack knees, likely due to their whole legs being cast from the same green plastic. Despite this otherwise restricted movement, they can splay their legs out to the sides due to hinges on their hips, allowing splits and high kicks.

:This mold was also redecoed into [[Thundercracker (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Thundercracker]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:AcidStormCyberversePromo.jpeg|thumb|225px|"The artist didn't catch my good side."]]
* As with the rest of the ''Cyberverse'' cast, Acid Storm uses the [[evergreen]] design used for [[Starscream (G1)|Generation 1 Starscream]], but in the colors of [[Acid Storm (G1)|their own G1 namesake]]. However, the character illustration (right) uses a considerably different color scheme than the final cartoon model attributed to them.
* Acid Storm's bio on the English Hasbro website uses male pronouns. However, they speak with a female voice and voice actress in the cartoon yet is animated with the male Seeker face until their appearance in "[[Siloed]]"; they are rendered with the male face again starting with "[[Awaken Sleeping Giants]]". Meanwhile, the backside of Acid Storm's toy packaging uses the masculine forms of "Seeker" in French, Portuguese, and Spanish.<ref>http://www.bwtf.com/toyreviews/cyberverse/warrior/acidstorm
"Cyberverse" Warrior Class Acid Storm Toy Review - BWTF, 3 November 2018</ref> By contrast, the Brazilian Portuguese Hasbro site refers to Acid Storm's toy in the feminine,[https://shop.hasbro.com/pt-br/product/transformers-cyberverse-warrior-class-acid-storm:802871B8-5DE6-43CE-A266-111D4C63142F] but the French Canadian site uses the masculine.[https://shop.hasbro.com/fr-ca/product/transformers-cyberverse-warrior-class-acid-storm:802871B8-5DE6-43CE-A266-111D4C63142F]
* In the cartoon itself, Acid Storm's body has similarly vacillated back and forth between the "male" and "female" versions of the Seeker model in apparent animation oversights; by contrast, writer [[Mae Catt]] stated that the difference was "just something Acid Storm likes to do."<ref>[https://twitter.com/MaeCatt/status/1076200426586877952 Mae Catt on Twitter, 21 December 2018]</ref> Catt further mentioned that "pronouns are up to Acid Storm", implying that the Seeker may not conform to a binary gender, or switch between them. <ref>[https://twitter.com/MaeCatt/status/1076234242168770560 Mae Catt on Twitter, December 21, 2018]</ref> While it can be difficult to ascertain the seriousness of casual statements on Twitter, [[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)|a similar precedent]] suggests Catt's statements to be literally true.
** In any case, this wiki opts to split the difference and use gender-neutral pronouns on this page.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberverse Seekers]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Gender-switch characters]]

Thundercracker (Cyberverse)

2019-05-05T15:57:46Z

Panagiotis Zois: /* Cyberverse cartoon */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Thundercracker}}
:''Thundercracker is a [[Decepticon]] [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seeker]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Thundercracker Cyberverse model.jpg|thumb|300px|He could really use [[Buster (IDW)|a dog]].]]
'''Thundercracker''' is a Seeker who thinks he is the best of the best due to his skill in the air, something which irritates [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]].<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/cyberverse Character bios] at the official ''Cyberverse'' website</ref>
{{--}}
==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{Voiceactor|[[Ben Bott]] (English), [[Satoshi Tsuruoka]] (Japanese)|[[Christoph Banken]] (German), [[Pino Pirovano]] (Italian), [[Silvio Pandolfi]] (Italian, "Whiteout")}}

[[File:Cyberverse-s1e1-Fractured-Thundercracker-punched-Windblade.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
Thundercracker attacks [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] after she just reunited with an amnesiac [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]]. While initially having the upper hand in his fight with Windblade, Bumblebee had enough memories left to access his [[stinger (weapon)|stinger]] and paralyze Thundercracker. While he manages to quickly break free, Windblade kicks him off the cliff. {{storylink|Fractured}} Some time later, Thundercracker met up with [[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)|Nova Storm]], and the two of them felt the energy pulse let out by Windblade after she connected her mind to Bumblebee's, in an attempt to restore his memories. The two of them reported the event to [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]], and went off the find the two Autobots. Upon finding them, Thundercracker fights Bumblebee, and despite having the upper hand, Windblade is able to trap him and Nova Storm under a pile of rubble. {{storylink|Memory (Cyberverse)|Memory}}

{{Charfictionstub|{{storylink|Whiteout}}{{storylink|Sabotage}}{{storylink|Teletraan-X (episode)|Teletraan-X}}{{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}}{{storylink|Siloed}}{{storylink|The Extinction Event}}{{storylink|Awaken Sleeping Giants}}{{storylink|Eruption}}}}

==Toys==
===Cyberverse===
[[File:Cyberverse-Warrior-Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (Warrior Class, [[2018]])
**''Action Attack'': "Lightning Slash"
:''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Warrior Class Thundercracker is a redeco of Warrior Class [[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Starscream]] and converts from robot to jet and back. His "Lightning Slash" Action Attack gimmick is activated by winding up a spring in his waist and releasing the upper part of the figure, allowing it to spin and flip out its spring-loaded wing blades with centrifugal force. The waist can be locked in place by pegging his landing gear onto a peg on his backside. Additionally, he has non-firing Null Ray blasters molded into his forearms with [[5 mm post]] hole hands.

:While his arms have articulation comparable to other ''Cyberverse'' Warrior Class toys, Thundercracker has the unusual distinction of having his hip swivels molded together, meaning the front-to-back movement is in tandem. He also lacks knees, likely due to his whole legs being cast from the same blue plastic. Despite this otherwise restricted movement, he can splay his legs out to the sides due to hinges on his hips, allowing splits and high kicks.

:This toy was intended as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive for the United States market, but due to the bankruptcy of Toys"R"Us in the United States, this didn't work out. The figure was first revealed to the public via a listing on the Hong Kong [[Toys"R"Us]] website and, subsequently released as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in Singapore and Malaysia without any prior announcement from Hasbro. It was also available from the Canadian Toys"R"Us online store. In 2019, it ''finally'' appeared at US retail, specifically at a chain named "Go! Calendars", who charged an insane price of $20 per figure.

:This mold was also redecoed into [[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Acid Storm]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
*As with the rest of the ''Cyberverse'' cast, Thundercracker uses the [[evergreen]] design also used for [[Starscream (G1)|Generation 1 Starscream]], but in the colors of [[Thundercracker (G1)|his own G1 namesake]].
{{--}}

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
|charname=Thundercracker
|disambig=Thundercracker (disambiguation)
|body=
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], the conflicted Decepticon [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
*[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], the loyal Decepticon yokel from the [[Unicron Trilogy]].
*[[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon "Master of Fear" from the [[live-action film series]].
*[[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]], the superior [[Starscream clone (Animated)|clone of Starscream]] from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.
*[[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]], the posh Decepticon scientist from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
}}

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Cyberverse Seekers]]
[[Category:Toys "R" Us exclusives]]

Thundercracker (Cyberverse)

2019-05-05T15:51:46Z

Panagiotis Zois: /* Cyberverse cartoon */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Thundercracker}}
:''Thundercracker is a [[Decepticon]] [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seeker]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Thundercracker Cyberverse model.jpg|thumb|300px|He could really use [[Buster (IDW)|a dog]].]]
'''Thundercracker''' is a Seeker who thinks he is the best of the best due to his skill in the air, something which irritates [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]].<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/cyberverse Character bios] at the official ''Cyberverse'' website</ref>
{{--}}
==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{Voiceactor|[[Ben Bott]] (English), [[Satoshi Tsuruoka]] (Japanese)|[[Christoph Banken]] (German), [[Pino Pirovano]] (Italian), [[Silvio Pandolfi]] (Italian, "Whiteout")}}

[[File:Cyberverse-s1e1-Fractured-Thundercracker-punched-Windblade.jpg|thumb|left|300px]]
Thundercracker attacks [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] after she just reunited with an amnesiac [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]]. While initially having the upper hand in his fight with Windblade, Bumblebee had enough memories left to access his [[stinger (weapon)|stinger]] and paralyze Thundercracker. While he manages to quickly break free, Windblade kicks him off the cliff.{{storylink|Fractured}}

{{Charfictionstub|{{storylink|Memory (Cyberverse)|Memory}}{{storylink|Whiteout}}{{storylink|Sabotage}}{{storylink|Teletraan-X (episode)|Teletraan-X}}{{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}}{{storylink|Siloed}}{{storylink|The Extinction Event}}{{storylink|Awaken Sleeping Giants}}{{storylink|Eruption}}}}

==Toys==
===Cyberverse===
[[File:Cyberverse-Warrior-Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (Warrior Class, [[2018]])
**''Action Attack'': "Lightning Slash"
:''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Warrior Class Thundercracker is a redeco of Warrior Class [[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Warrior Class|Starscream]] and converts from robot to jet and back. His "Lightning Slash" Action Attack gimmick is activated by winding up a spring in his waist and releasing the upper part of the figure, allowing it to spin and flip out its spring-loaded wing blades with centrifugal force. The waist can be locked in place by pegging his landing gear onto a peg on his backside. Additionally, he has non-firing Null Ray blasters molded into his forearms with [[5 mm post]] hole hands.

:While his arms have articulation comparable to other ''Cyberverse'' Warrior Class toys, Thundercracker has the unusual distinction of having his hip swivels molded together, meaning the front-to-back movement is in tandem. He also lacks knees, likely due to his whole legs being cast from the same blue plastic. Despite this otherwise restricted movement, he can splay his legs out to the sides due to hinges on his hips, allowing splits and high kicks.

:This toy was intended as a [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive for the United States market, but due to the bankruptcy of Toys"R"Us in the United States, this didn't work out. The figure was first revealed to the public via a listing on the Hong Kong [[Toys"R"Us]] website and, subsequently released as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in Singapore and Malaysia without any prior announcement from Hasbro. It was also available from the Canadian Toys"R"Us online store. In 2019, it ''finally'' appeared at US retail, specifically at a chain named "Go! Calendars", who charged an insane price of $20 per figure.

:This mold was also redecoed into [[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Acid Storm]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
*As with the rest of the ''Cyberverse'' cast, Thundercracker uses the [[evergreen]] design also used for [[Starscream (G1)|Generation 1 Starscream]], but in the colors of [[Thundercracker (G1)|his own G1 namesake]].
{{--}}

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
|charname=Thundercracker
|disambig=Thundercracker (disambiguation)
|body=
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], the conflicted Decepticon [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
*[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], the loyal Decepticon yokel from the [[Unicron Trilogy]].
*[[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon "Master of Fear" from the [[live-action film series]].
*[[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]], the superior [[Starscream clone (Animated)|clone of Starscream]] from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.
*[[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]], the posh Decepticon scientist from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
}}

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Cyberverse Seekers]]
[[Category:Toys "R" Us exclusives]]

Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity

2018-08-13T10:30:48Z

Panagiotis Zois:

{{faction|decepticon|edc|autobot}}
{{suite}}
[[File:TheObliterati thundercracker and buster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|"In IDW continuity, I'm actually interesting! Oh hai, doggie!"]]
A chance to be part of the exciting world of [[Gladiatorial combat|underground gladiator games]] turned into a life '''Thundercracker''' never wanted, but a belief in the rhetoric that founded his faction, and the sense of brotherhood and belonging he gained from being a [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] saw him remain a loyal [[Decepticon]] for millions of years. Eventually, however, the Decepticons strayed too far from their original goals for Thundercracker to tolerate, and he threw his lot in with [[Earth]], embracing the planet as a new home and celebrating the ability of its people to grow and change in ways that Transformers struggle to. Today, his love of [[human]]ity and their arts has evolved into a desire to become a screenwriter, but love for his dog [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] always comes first.

:*''First Appearance'': [[Infiltration issue 0|Transformers: Infiltration #0]]

{{bigquote|The are few things currently on Earth that have lasted as long as we have. I used to find that transience laughably fragile. But I see now that it's actually a strength I'm just beginning to grasp. I believe I'm finally understanding the meaning of the word... "beautiful". I can't think of the last time we created anything. We have so much to learn here.|Thundercracker|[[Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|''The Transformers'' #4]]}}

{{TOCclear}}

==IDW Generation 1 continuity==
{{ongoing}}
===Becoming a Seeker===
[[File:MegatronOrigin4 Thundercracker Skywarp.jpg|left|upright=2.5|thumb|"When I joined this murderous terrorist group, I wasn't ever intending to shoot at anyone!"]]

Marked as an [[Outlier]] by the power to create incredibly loud sonic booms, Thundercracker first met [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]] at the [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology]]. Skywarp came to resent the Academy, convinced that the two were treated as second-class citizens because of their [[flight class|airborne alternate modes]]. When they were approached by Senator [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], Skywarp pushed Thundercracker into joining, and the two were rebuilt into bodyframes identical to Starscream's own. Skywarp would later realize that Starscream had done this to confuse the taxpayers he'd conned. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie}}

The three were approached by Soundwave with an offer from the underground pit-fighter and revolutionary rhetorician [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], who sought flight-capable Transformers to join his forces. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} To hide from his former constituents, Starscream and his new lackeys joined up; {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie}} while the trio believed that they would be joining his gladiatorial team, Megatron intended them to be fully-fledged warriors as he transitioned his Decepticons from underground activists to fully-blown insurgents. After being given [[System|weapons systems]] by [[Hook (G1)|Hook]], the Seekers kidnapped [[Decimus|Senator Decimus]], who was to be executed at Megatron's recruitment rally. However, [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and the Autobots arrived and arrested everyone. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} After Starscream killed the [[Kaon Council]] and liberated them, Megatron launched an "Everything burns" offensive on [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], during which Thundercracker and Skywarp were sent to target a ship carrying the wealthy and elite. Thundercracker expressed reservations about attacking the ship, but Skywarp gave him some simple advice: "Don't think. Just do it." {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

[[File:SLOrionPax thundercracker I presume.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]
As the Decepticon uprising spread across the planet, Thundercracker came under the command of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and participated in his plan to capture [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. He protested against Bludgeon's idea to strap a captive [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] to a shuttle and launch it at the nearest settlement, disturbed by the needless civilian casualties it would cause. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

When Orion Pax turned against the demented Autobot leader [[Zeta Prime]], Thundercracker was among the Decepticons that Megatron led to Orion's rescue. Megatron and Orion joined forces against Zeta, but Thundercracker didn't enjoy having to spend time with Orion's Autobots, and almost came to blows with [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]]. {{storylink|Choices}} He participated in their combined attack on Zeta Prime's [[Citadel]], working with [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] to take out the building's defensive [[vamparc ribbon|vamparc cannons]]. {{storylink|Overthrown}} After Zeta was dead, Megatron betrayed Orion, declared himself ruler of Cybertron and began capturing Autobots. During this time, Thundercracker brought [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] to the Decepticon-controlled Citadel before going on to guard an Autobot detention cell, only to be punched out by Ironhide when Hot Rod broke the prisoners out. {{storylink|Rise}} Megatron ordered Thundercracker and other seekers to defend the Citadel from the assaulting Autobots—led by Orion, now [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]—but they were intercepted by the newly recruited Aerialbots. {{storylink|Broadcast}}

[[File:Primacy2 thundercracker what is this.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.3|left|thumb|*In a dark, grumbling voice* "I'm Batman."]]
After Megatron's short-lived rule of Cybertron was ended, Thundercracker watched [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]] take control of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} Scorponok's first move was to lead the Seekers in an attack on the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]], {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} which ended disastrously when the refinery exploded. {{storylink|Rage (IDW)|Rage}} Scorponok did not mourn those who lost their lives in the blast, however; Thundercracker silently watched as he praised the strong for surviving, and put a Decepticon who spoke out against him in his place. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}} Fortunately, Megatron soon returned to retake command of the Decepticons, and began putting his splintered faction back together. Thundercracker was sent to the planet [[Magmara Nine]] to bring the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] back into the fold, {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} so that the reunified Decepticon forces could launch a major attack on the Autobots. Unfortunately, a miscalculation during that great battled saw Thundercracker and his fellow fliers taken out of the fight early on, as the lingering fumes of acid rain unleashed against the Autobots corroded the Seekers' systems and caused them to drop out of the sky. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

[[File:SLThundercracker TC vs BB.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|thumb|Thunda- Thunda- Thunda-]]
Alongside Starscream and [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], Thundercracker participated in an attack on the [[Institute|New Institute]], {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} and in another battle, blew away [[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|a yellow Autobot]]. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}} Eventually, he fell under Bludgeon's command again, and became one of his [[Titan Hunter]]s, searching through space for the [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who had vanished from Cybertron some years prior. Thundercracker did not enjoy the work; the chase seemed futile, each stop proving fruitless, and his fellow hunters held no respect for him or his attempts to apply any kind of scientific deduction to their mission. As such, when Thundercracker discovered a chunk of Cybertronian metal during the Hunters' investigation of an asteroid, he kept it to himself. Examining the metal, Thundercracker deduced it was a piece of Metroplex, and used the quantum radiation it was saturated with to pinpoint the Titans' current location—but still, for reasons he could not even explain to himself, he kept the specifics of his findings to himself, providing the co-ordinates to Bludgeon with the justification that he had a "hunch". Unfortunately, it turned out there was an inhabited colony on the asteroid the co-ordinates led to; Thundercracker failed to talk Bludgeon out of attacking the [[Urtuskian|alien residents]], so instead, he took up position at the head of the attack unit and tried to scare the colonists away with a sonic boom, hoping they would get clear before his team-mates opened fire. He failed miserably, but pushed it from his mind, focusing intently on his greater mission. Headed into the asteroid's depths, Thundercracker discovered Metroplex soaking up the pseudo-energon reservoir within, whereupon he was attacked by [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]], part of an Autobot unit that had followed the Hunters to the asteroid. The pair battled until one of the aliens intervened, hurling himself at Thundercracker in an attempt to save Bumblebee's life. Thundercracker simply tossed the alien aside, but the creature's grand gesture allowed Thundercracker to come to a realization... just as the alien had acted selflessly, Thundercracker realized the lie he had told Bludgeon was not a self-serving one, but rather, a lie told out of a genuine desire not to see Metroplex fall into Decepticon hands. Thundercracker radioed his fellow Decepticons and lied once more, claiming Metroplex was nowhere to be found, and they all withdrew from the asteroid, believing that the whole affair had been an Autobot trick. Angry at Thundercracker for leading them into it, Bludgeon had him removed from his unit and sent back to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

===Infiltration===
[[File:Infiltration0 Thundercracker.jpg|upright=1.75|left|thumb|Tha-Boom, I want you in my room...]]
In the present day, long after Cybertron had been rendered uninhabitable, Thundercracker served as part of Starscream's [[Infiltration protocol|insurgent unit]], operating covertly on Earth to destabilize governing organizations and create global anarchy. After four years of secrecy, the unit went off-mission with the discovery of [[Ore-13]], a super-powerful variant of energon, which Starscream planned to use to stage a coup. When their activities in [[Nebraska]] were discovered by the human [[Stoker]], an agent of the secret organization known as the [[Machination]], Thundercracker, [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] were sent to deal with the human and recover his [[SM-40]] palmtop PC, containing data on their operation. The team caught up with and killed Stoker outside Phoenix, AZ, but the SM-40 was missing, stolen by young runaway [[Verity Carlo]]. Thundercracker tracked her down, but before he could terminate her and her friend [[Hunter O'Nion]], he was driven off by [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 0|Infiltration #0}} Ratchet managed to temporarily shake Thundercracker and the two [[Battlecharger]]s, {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}} but they picked up his trail again before long. This time, however, Thundercracker was shot down by [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]] and Ironhide. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 2|Infiltration #2}}

[[File:AvengersTF2 thundercracker mirror response mode.jpg|thumb|We call it "Farting Lightning Mode".]]
Soon, Megatron arrived on Earth to put down Starscream's attempted rebellion. Thundercracker, along with the other Decepticons, were unwilling to stand against him when the Decepticon leader ordered them to stand down. Megatron proceeded to take Starscream offline, {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}} and Thundercracker and the others promptly submitted themselves to his command once again. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} To get the infiltration protocol back on track, Megatron sent Thundercracker and Skywarp to destroy the El Jira power plant in the middle east to inflame global tensions and spark a global energy shortage, {{storylink|Escalation issue 2|Escalation #2}} then focused his efforts on the Eastern European country of [[Latveria]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part One}} There, Megatron activated the [[Psycho-Prism]] he had stolen from [[Doctor Doom]], which emitted an aggression wave that acted on humans, increasing international tensions in the area. Megatron sent Thundercracker and Skywarp to bomb the neighboring country of [[Symkaria]] so they would blame Latveria and start a war, but their actions drew the attention of both the Autobots and the human superhero team the [[Avengers]]. After capturing [[Spider-Man]], Thundercracker and the Decepticons powered themselves up using his super-powers as part of [[mirror response mode]], then took the fight to the Autobots and Avengers. Thundercracker shot and injured Optimus Prime {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}} and [[Ms. Marvel]], and engaged in a dogfight with [[Captain America]] in the [[Quinjet]], but was then taken down by a blast from [[Iron Man]]'s Transformer-sized armor {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Three}} and retreated with the other Decepticons via [[emergency warp-out]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}

[[File:Devastation1 Ruining Everything.jpg|left|upright=1.75|thumb|Megatron's lost it! It must be a Tuesday.]]
During battle in [[Brasnya]], the sorely-pressed Skywarp teleported Thundercracker in to try and stop [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] from escaping with [[Georgi Koska|one of their facsimile constructs]]. Hot Rod was able to [[orbital jump]] to safety, and Thundercracker then joined Skywarp in recovering the defeated Megatron and retreating. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}} Furious over his defeat, Megatron called in the destructive [[Sixshot]]—a breach of protocol that alarmed Thundercracker and several other Decepticons. Together, they conspired to bring Starscream back online in hopes he could to talk some sense into their leader. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} They managed to get Starscream active again just in time for the Decepticon base to be attacked by the alien [[Reaper]]s, {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} and with a little help from [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|a mysterious ally]], Thundercracker and his comrades claimed victory over the extraterrestrial invaders. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}
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===Dishonor to the Decepticons===
During the Decepticons' battle with the Reapers, the Autobots had left Earth to deal with the threat of an incursion by the [[Dead Universe]], and Megatron exploited their absence by taking his men to ground. The Decepticons returned to Cybertron, where a series of experiments were carried out to create [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. [[File:AHM7 thundercracker our own kind.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]] The misshapen [[Insecticon swarm|swarm]] of creatures that were created one after another in pursuit of a perfect specimen outraged Thundercracker, who demanded Megatron euthanize them rather than allow fellow Decepticons to endure such a torturous existence. Megatron, unsurprisingly, paid little heed to the Seeker's words. After a trio of satisfactory Insecticons were created, the Decepticons returned to Earth and lured the Autobots into a trap, which saw Thundercracker and the other Decepticons successfully overpower their enemies and strand them on Cybertron via a [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}}

With Earth now unprotected, a year on from the Reaper battle, the Decepticons launched a huge attack on [[New York City]] in which Thundercracker participated. Though he followed orders obediently, engaging human jet fighters in the skies over the city, he shared little of his comrades' enthusiasm for mindless destruction, and was the only one among them to cast a backward glance at the devastation Megatron left in his wake. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} Thundercracker and his fellow Seekers helped cut off the city by blowing up the [[Brooklyn Bridge]], {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}} then listened in silence as Megatron gave a victory speech. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}}

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When Skywarp got into an argument with [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] that ended with weapons drawn, Thundercracker came to the aid of his brother Seeker and sent the Insecticons scuttling off. While Skywarp expressed his enjoyment at working with Thundercracker again, describing it as "like old times", Thundercracker immediately became sullen and withdrawn again, leaving Skywarp frustrated, unable to have any real ''fun'' in the destruction if he was doing it on his own. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} Some time later, back in New York, when Starscream betrayed Megatron and sent the Insecticons and [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] to attack him, Thundercracker merely stood back and watched. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} This battle was interrupted by the arrival of human jets sent from [[Europe]], which Thundercracker helped engage. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} The Autobots themselves then returned, but were abandoned in the city by the Decepticons to die in a nuclear bomb strike Megatron had arranged. After the other Decepticons had pulled out, however, Thundercracker returned, and offered to help the Autobots redirect the plummeting bomb. When questioned, he opined the Decepticons had lost their way, and the mass slaughter of unworthy foes was dishonorable. He succeeded in snatching the bomb out the air, flying it up to the fringes of the atmosphere, and detonating it safely, but was then confronted by a furious Skywarp, who was outraged at the idea of a Seeker "betrayer". Despite Thundercracker's attempts to explain his position, Skywarp blasted him point-blank in the head. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}
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===Evolution on Earth===
[[File:SeasonsInFlight thundercracker discovers tv.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Thundercracker survived, but was left heavily injured and only partially functional. Painfully dragging himself inside a ruined New York skyscraper, which human cleanup crews likely wouldn't reach for months, he reflected on how life on Earth was always changing and always finding a way to survive. After weeks of scrounging, he eventually managed to construct a distress beacon, and as he waited for his fellow Decepticons to find him, he also got a [[television]] working. For the next one and a half years, Thundercracker spent his time watching human programs and growing increasingly fascinated with their ever-changing world and society. Eventually, he was found by a ragtag team of 'cons left behind on the planet, who repaired him and hoped that he, as an elite Seeker, would lead them. Thundercracker refused, as he saw no point in a warrior leading the team, since the war was over for them. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}}

[[File:Earthworks thundercracker saves bbee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Instead, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] took command, and led Thundercracker and the others in a revenge attack on [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. After some quick battlefield thinking by Swindle, the Decepticons changed their tunes and instead offered to help Hot Rod and his group leave Earth. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} As Thundercracker helped them construct a ship, he thought about how Swindle had to be planning something, and how he felt remorse for the Autobots and how lost they were. His thoughts strayed back to the humans and their ever-changing world, comparing them to his own so-called "transforming" race that had remained the same for millions of years. While Thundercracker used to laugh at it, he now saw the beauty of Earth, where every act of destruction was also an act of creation. He knew that they had a lot to learn from the humans, but all his fellow Transformers wanted to do was to run away. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] confronted Hot Rod's group, Thundercracker stood back and watched from the sidelines as Swindle unveiled his new creation, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}} While the other Decepticons turned on their Autobot "comrades", Thundercracker remained true to his honor. He saved [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] during a scrap with [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]], and proceeded to help Rodimus as well. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

[[File:HawkAmongTheSparrows-Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"Get out of here, Bumblebee -- the Hallmark Channel is showing back-to-back episodes of ''The Waltons''."]]
Months later, Bumblebee contacted Thundercracker, asking him for help in getting the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] out of [[North Korea]]. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"|Ranks of Bronze}} While he had left the Decepticons, Thundercracker was uninterested in rejoining the war, having found a new hobby in studying humanity from a hideout filled with televisions. After Bumblebee's attempts to befriend him were rebuffed, the Autobot confronted him with the fact that despite his admirable attempts at changing, Thundercracker was a warrior at heart, and would get back in the action sooner or later. Realizing that he was right, Thundercracker agreed to aid Bumblebee's Autobots, and traveled to North Korea where he knocked [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] out of the sky. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawk Among the Sparrows}} The Combaticons were defeated, only for the Autobots to get attacked by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] instead. Thundercracker faced off against [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] before personally blowing up the [[energon]] plants in North Korea and [[China]], thus ending the Combaticons' and Predacons' alliances with those nations. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}}

Returning home from Asia, Thundercracker found his hideout trashed—the humans had discovered it while he was away. And if that wasn't bad enough, ''Starscream'' was there, asking for his help. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}} He had recently been ousted from his position of Decepticon leader by Megatron, and tried to convince Thundercracker to return to the Decepticons and help him overthrow Megatron again. Thundercracker reacted with the same disinterest as he had shown Bumblebee's proposition, reminding Starscream that the Decepticons had left him to rot and that he couldn't care less about galactic conquest. His attitude only served to anger Starscream, who shot him in the back repeatedly. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}} [[File:WokenFuries thundercracker shot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75|[[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|True friends]] shoot you in the ''face''.]] Thundercracker's life was saved by [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], sent by the Autobots to again request his help against the returning Decepticon army, who defeated Starscream and carried the injured Seeker to safety. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}}

At the Autobot base, Thundercracker got medical attention from [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]] (and complained that he wasn't Ratchet). In exchange for his repairs, Optimus Prime wanted him to tell the Autobots where Megatron could have brought the recently injured Soundwave, but having had no contact with the main Decepticon force for years, Thundercracker couldn't tell him anything. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}} With his repairs done, Thundercracker left the Autobots' base, calling them "sentimental" for wanting to return to Cybertron and electing not to come with them. Prowl tried to stop him, but he only warned the Autobot against provoking him before flying off. {{storylink|Police Action: Prologue}}

He returned to his hideout to pack up his televisions and find a new place to live, only to be approached once again by Bumblebee, who was now looking for help with finding Decepticons currently on Earth. Thundercracker reminded the Autobot he had no contact with the other Decepticons anymore, wishing only to live in peace on Earth, and questioned his ability to lead the Autobots. When the subject of returning to Cybertron with a space bridge came up, he remembered that earlier Megatron had been grilling him about the time he and Bumblebee met Metroplex, suggesting that he was looking for a way to generate space bridges using his own body much like the titan. Thundercracker let Bumblebee have his records of Metroplex's space bridge radiation signature to follow up on this theory, but refused to get involved with the fight himself. {{storylink|The Question}}

[[File:HelloCruelWorld thundercracker screenwriter.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|So now he's Tommy Wiseau?]]
In time, Cybertron was restored and its scattered populace began returning home, but Thundercracker elected to continue living on Earth. His absence from Cybertron was pointed out by Wheeljack when Starscream expressed interest in getting the Seekers back together; mentioning Thundercracker's name gave Wheeljack a flash of inspiration, and helped him realize that a series of recent explosions on Cybertron were reminiscent of ball lightning. {{storylink|Stick Together}}

===A 'bot and his dog===
As the years rolled by, Thundercracker's interest in TV shows evolved into a desire to become a scriptwriter himself. He got to work writing a screenplay about a human female named "Susan Journeyer" and her love interest "Josh Boyfriend" which was heavily inspired by his favourite show ''[[Nurse Whitney]]'', but his attempts to write from a human perspective were... interesting. He came into contact with [[Earth Defense Command]], who recognized his neutrality and provided him with a new hideout, a source of energon and a friendly dog named [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]], but eventually, they required something from him in return: when a group of Autobots returned to Earth for the first time in years, Thundercracker was to serve as bait to lure them into an ambush. Noting that Bumblebee wasn't among them, Thundercracker was a bit bummed to learn the Autobot had died, but this was overridden by the shock of hearing the war was had ended with Megatron joining the Autobots. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} As the EDC and their new Decepticon allies ambushed the Autobots, Thundercracker stayed out of the line of fire, worrying over Buster. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} He then accompanied—and annoyed—his EDC liaison [[Marissa Faireborn]] as she cleaned up the mess after the battle. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

[[File:ExRID36 ThundercrackerthreatensSoundwave.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6|"What do you want from me, huh? HUH?"]]
The EDC base on [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] was next to be attacked by Autobots, so Thundercracker took Marissa there, though he refused to get too close to the battle out of worry for Buster. While escaping the destruction, he slipped and fell into a cavern where, to his horror, he discovered an EDC facility full of drone duplicates of his old comrades, Ramjet and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}} Alarmed, Thundercracker contacted Soundwave to learn more about the Decepticons' alliance with the EDC, but the meeting did not go very well; Soundwave inadvertently threatened Buster, getting things off on the wrong foot, and Thundercracker soon learned that he had no knowledge of the drones. Thundercracker agreed to think about Soundwave's offer to live on the new Decepticon commune the EDC was constructing for them around [[Jupiter]], and gave his old comrade a copy of his screenplay as a parting gift. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}}

[[File:TheObliterati thundercracker and clones.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.3|"Thank you, honey, this is a beautiful party! You invited all my friends. Good thinking!"]]
Now aware that the EDC was secretly working towards their own ends, Thundercracker kept a vigil over their Bikini Atoll base, and did not have to wait long before the drone army was activated. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} Unable to stop the drones' flight, Thundercracker entrusted Buster's safety to EDC scientist [[Sanjay Bharwaney]] and took off after them, radioing Soundwave for assistance. Angry to learn of the EDC's deception, Soundwave weighed his options; Thundercracker was able to convince him that if the drones made it across the ocean and reached land, the re-ignition of war between humanity and Cybertronians was inevitable, and that they needed to act to save Earth not ''for'' the humans, but in ''spite'' of them, so that it could be a world for the Decepticons as well. Soundwave reluctantly agreed, and easily cracked the control signal for the drones, deactivating them and letting them fall out of the sky... but warned Thundercracker not to contact him again. Not that that bothered Thundercracker much, as he happily reunited with Buster on the beaches of Bikini Atoll. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}}

At some point, Thundercracker discovered Christmas and decided to write children's story about it. And he did. And despite the very best of Bogart and Se7en references, it remained on par with his other writing. {{storylink|The Thirteenth Day of Christmas}}

Thundercracker was still hanging around Bikini Atoll when the captive [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Spike Witwicky]] was brought in. Thundercracker felt he should be allowed to talk to the human, believing he could get him to open up since they had both acted heroically during Megatron's occupation of Earth years earlier, but Faireborn refused to allow it. Instead, Thundercracker passed the time by reading her, Bharwaney, and [[Ayana Jones|Jones]] his screenplay. {{storylink|The Nothing Man}}

[[File:EXRID50 ThundercrackerPrimehandshake.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.9|"Okay folks, everything is fine. Fight is over, folks, I'm sorry Mark."]]
Still looking for a chance to talk to Spike, Thundercracker grumbled that Blackrock got to see Spike and he didn't. TC complained to Buster that Blackrock seemed a little nuts. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} When Buster and [[D.0.C.]] uncovered a secret room with captive Autobots under the Bikini Atoll base, Thundercracker "translated" for Buster that the Autobots weren't attacking the EDC, but had been prisoners. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 3: Helden|Helden}} As Galvatron betrayed, well, ''everyone'', Thundercracker offered to stand beside the Autobots and EDC against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} He offered to fly straight to [[Shanghai]] to take part in the battle against Galvatron's forces, but was urged not to go by Marissa, who said she was afraid he would die and that she liked his stupid stories. Once the battle was over Optimus and his forces arrived at EDC Headquarters to rescue the Autobots there. Thundercracker and Marissa explained that it was the traitorous Blackrock, not the EDC who harmed Optimus's friends. Wanting to leave the EDC and its subterfuge behind, Thundercracker asked Optimus to put the past aside, and he was allowed to join with the Autobots in leaving Bikini Atoll. He took the Autobots to his old homestead, where they set up a new base of operations on Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

During the Autobots global relief efforts, Thundercracker, Buster, and Kup provided tablets and internet access to poverty stricken Balkan villages. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}}

Optimus took Thundercracker and Buster with him to [[Sanctuary Station]] to try and convince Soundwave and his group of Decepticons to join with the Autobots, where he was not received warmly by his former comrades. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} They arrived back at [[Monument Valley]] with Soundwave and his Decepticons in tow. After splitting up a fight between Buster and [[Bob (IDW)|Bob]], Thundercracker got into an argument with Sunstreaker, which had to be split up by Optimus. Thundercracker was among the combined Autobot and Decepticon force that rode in [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to engage with Galvatron's group of Decepticons in the [[Indian Ocean]]. When Galvatron turned the Earth into a giant [[Enigma of Combination]], Thundercracker was forcibly fused with Sky Lynx, Sunstreaker, Cosmos, and [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] into [[Sky Reign]] (Thundercracker formed the left arm). {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} Sky Reign, [[Galvatronus (Generations)|Galvatronus]], and two [[Seeker clone|Seeker combiners]] ganged up on Superion, until Superion was able to write the combination code into his brain and separate all the combiners. The now separated Thundercracker knocked Sunstreaker out of the way of a blast from the fleeing Galvatron's fusion cannon, getting his arm blown off in the process, and fired upon Astrotrain to try and prevent the Decepticons from escaping. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} He regrouped with the Autobots while Cosmos and Arcee gave chase to Astrotrain and Galvatron. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}} He was later seen sitting on a raft with Sunstreaker and Slugslinger while the remaining Decepticons were being rounded up at the bottom of the ocean. {{storylink|White Light}} Once that was cleared up, he stood in a group shot while Soundwave gave an inspirational speech about the importance of Cybertronians being united. {{storylink|White Heat}}

Some time later, [[Joe Colton]] and [[Miles Mayhem]] discussed the initial infiltration of Earth by the Autobots and Deceptions (including Thundercracker), the search for Ore-13, and how Optimus Prime and the Autobots abandoned the planet to Megatron and the Decepticons (still including Thundercracker). {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

[[File:TransformersRevolution-ThundercrackervsDireWraith.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7|"You are tearing me apart, Lisa!"]]
Months later, he'd been given a new arm by [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] that incorporated a powerful cannon. He was in [[Philadelphia]] with Buster, [[Bob (IDW)|Bob]] and [[D.0.C.]] helping people evacuate from a burning building before he got a distress call from [[Marissa Faireborn]] at the [[White House]] which had been infiltrated by [[Dire Wraith|aliens]]. When he arrived, the aliens had taken control of the [[Seeker clone|Seeker clones]]. He managed to best one before the second forced him into the White House (crushing an alien in the process) before he and D.0.C. defeated it. When Marissa briefed him on the powers of the Wraiths he briefly geeked out about organics with abilities comparable to Cybertronians before he atomized one that was threatening Buster. Thundercracker led the charge into the situation room cutting through more Wraiths before the leader combined her magics with a sample of [[Ore-13]] growing to Cybertronian size. Thundercracker forced her into the sky with the promise to throw her into the sun before she managed to tear his new arm off. As she fell boasting of her superiority Thundercracker warned her to be careful with her burning hands around the cannon's ammunition. She wasn't careful and wound up impaling herself on the [[Washington Monument]]. Thundercracker then attempted a quip before he reunited with his friends. He then realized his disconnect from Susan Journeyer was caused by his still being a Seeker regardless of his affiliations. Together with Buster, Thundercracker decided it was time to seek himself. ROAD TRIP! {{storylink|Thundercracker & Buster Save the World}}

Thundercracker's world tour eventually took him, Marissa, and Buster to [[Egypt]]. While lounging against the Sphinx, Thundercracker received a call from Spike, asking if he would help [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] understand the cloaking field around the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion's]] ship. When Marissa asked who he was talking to, he told her that it was a wrong number, but after she'd gone away, Thundercracker agreed to help on one condition. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} As it turned out, this one condition was giving Marissa an invitation to join G.I. Joe. While she talked with [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] inside a cafe, Thundercracker sat outside with [[Chameleon (G.I. Joe)|Chameleon]] and discussed his past with Marissa with her. As she brought up her past with Flint, Thundercracker commented on how trope-y it seemed and was later captivated by her own history, [[Chuckles|the guy in a Hawaiian shirt]] she mentions being of particular interest to him. As Flint exited the cafe, Thundercracker excitedly started to tell him about his new screenplay based on Chameleon's story about Chuckles, but the irritated Joe wasn't interested and only wanted to know if he'll provide the calculations on the Junkion's ship or not now that he's invited Marissa to join his team. Though Thundercracker was surprised to learn Flint was Marissa's father (and showed a lack of understanding of the human reproductive process), a stern look from Flint was enough to get him to agree. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}

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==Notes==
*Thundercracker's profile in ''[[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook]]'' [[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 3|#3]] notes that his [[Outlier]] sonic powers are so mild that they may not qualify as a true Outlier ability.

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[[File:TheObliterati thundercracker and buster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|"In IDW continuity, I'm actually interesting! Oh hai, doggie!"]]
A chance to be part of the exciting world of [[Gladiatorial combat|underground gladiator games]] turned into a life '''Thundercracker''' never wanted, but a belief in the rhetoric that founded his faction, and the sense of brotherhood and belonging he gained from being a [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] saw him remain a loyal [[Decepticon]] for millions of years. Eventually, however, the Decepticons strayed too far from their original goals for Thundercracker to tolerate, and he threw his lot in with [[Earth]], embracing the planet as a new home and celebrating the ability of its people to grow and change in ways that Transformers struggle to. Today, his love of [[human]]ity and their arts has evolved into a desire to become a screenwriter, but love for his dog [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] always comes first.

:*''First Appearance'': [[Infiltration issue 0|Transformers: Infiltration #0]]

{{bigquote|The are few things currently on Earth tha have lasted as long as we have. I used to find that transience laughably fragile. But I see now that it's actually a strength I'm just beginning to grasp. I believe I'm finally understanding the meaning of the word... "beautiful". I can't think of the last time we created anything. We have so much to learn here.|Thundercracker|[[Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|''The Transformers'' #4]]}}

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==IDW Generation 1 continuity==
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===Becoming a Seeker===
[[File:MegatronOrigin4 Thundercracker Skywarp.jpg|left|upright=2.5|thumb|"When I joined this murderous terrorist group, I wasn't ever intending to shoot at anyone!"]]

Marked as an [[Outlier]] by the power to create incredibly loud sonic booms, Thundercracker first met [[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Skywarp]] at the [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology]]. Skywarp came to resent the Academy, convinced that the two were treated as second-class citizens because of their [[flight class|airborne alternate modes]]. When they were approached by Senator [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], Skywarp pushed Thundercracker into joining, and the two were rebuilt into bodyframes identical to Starscream's own. Skywarp would later realize that Starscream had done this to confuse the taxpayers he'd conned. {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie}}

The three were approached by Soundwave with an offer from the underground pit-fighter and revolutionary rhetorician [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], who sought flight-capable Transformers to join his forces. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} To hide from his former constituents, Starscream and his new lackeys joined up; {{storylink|Starscream: The Movie}} while the trio believed that they would be joining his gladiatorial team, Megatron intended them to be fully-fledged warriors as he transitioned his Decepticons from underground activists to fully-blown insurgents. After being given [[System|weapons systems]] by [[Hook (G1)|Hook]], the Seekers kidnapped [[Decimus|Senator Decimus]], who was to be executed at Megatron's recruitment rally. However, [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and the Autobots arrived and arrested everyone. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 3|Megatron Origin #3}} After Starscream killed the [[Kaon Council]] and liberated them, Megatron launched an "Everything burns" offensive on [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], during which Thundercracker and Skywarp were sent to target a ship carrying the wealthy and elite. Thundercracker expressed reservations about attacking the ship, but Skywarp gave him some simple advice: "Don't think. Just do it." {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}}

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As the Decepticon uprising spread across the planet, Thundercracker came under the command of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and participated in his plan to capture [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. He protested against Bludgeon's idea to strap a captive [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] to a shuttle and launch it at the nearest settlement, disturbed by the needless civilian casualties it would cause. {{storylink|Omega's Conundrum}}

When Orion Pax turned against the demented Autobot leader [[Zeta Prime]], Thundercracker was among the Decepticons that Megatron led to Orion's rescue. Megatron and Orion joined forces against Zeta, but Thundercracker didn't enjoy having to spend time with Orion's Autobots, and almost came to blows with [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]]. {{storylink|Choices}} He participated in their combined attack on Zeta Prime's [[Citadel]], working with [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] to take out the building's defensive [[vamparc ribbon|vamparc cannons]]. {{storylink|Overthrown}} After Zeta was dead, Megatron betrayed Orion, declared himself ruler of Cybertron and began capturing Autobots. During this time, Thundercracker brought [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] to the Decepticon-controlled Citadel before going on to guard an Autobot detention cell, only to be punched out by Ironhide when Hot Rod broke the prisoners out. {{storylink|Rise}} Megatron ordered Thundercracker and other seekers to defend the Citadel from the assaulting Autobots—led by Orion, now [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]]—but they were intercepted by the newly recruited Aerialbots. {{storylink|Broadcast}}

[[File:Primacy2 thundercracker what is this.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.3|left|thumb|*In a dark, grumbling voice* "I'm Batman."]]
After Megatron's short-lived rule of Cybertron was ended, Thundercracker watched [[Scorponok (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Scorponok]] take control of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Wreckage (issue)|Wreckage}} Scorponok's first move was to lead the Seekers in an attack on the [[Toraxxis mega-refinery]], {{storylink|Faces of Darkness}} which ended disastrously when the refinery exploded. {{storylink|Rage (IDW)|Rage}} Scorponok did not mourn those who lost their lives in the blast, however; Thundercracker silently watched as he praised the strong for surviving, and put a Decepticon who spoke out against him in his place. {{storylink|Fallout (issue)|Fallout}} Fortunately, Megatron soon returned to retake command of the Decepticons, and began putting his splintered faction back together. Thundercracker was sent to the planet [[Magmara Nine]] to bring the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] back into the fold, {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} so that the reunified Decepticon forces could launch a major attack on the Autobots. Unfortunately, a miscalculation during that great battled saw Thundercracker and his fellow fliers taken out of the fight early on, as the lingering fumes of acid rain unleashed against the Autobots corroded the Seekers' systems and caused them to drop out of the sky. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}}

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Alongside Starscream and [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], Thundercracker participated in an attack on the [[Institute|New Institute]], {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} and in another battle, blew away [[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|a yellow Autobot]]. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}} Eventually, he fell under Bludgeon's command again, and became one of his [[Titan Hunter]]s, searching through space for the [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], who had vanished from Cybertron some years prior. Thundercracker did not enjoy the work; the chase seemed futile, each stop proving fruitless, and his fellow hunters held no respect for him or his attempts to apply any kind of scientific deduction to their mission. As such, when Thundercracker discovered a chunk of Cybertronian metal during the Hunters' investigation of an asteroid, he kept it to himself. Examining the metal, Thundercracker deduced it was a piece of Metroplex, and used the quantum radiation it was saturated with to pinpoint the Titans' current location—but still, for reasons he could not even explain to himself, he kept the specifics of his findings to himself, providing the co-ordinates to Bludgeon with the justification that he had a "hunch". Unfortunately, it turned out there was an inhabited colony on the asteroid the co-ordinates led to; Thundercracker failed to talk Bludgeon out of attacking the [[Urtuskian|alien residents]], so instead, he took up position at the head of the attack unit and tried to scare the colonists away with a sonic boom, hoping they would get clear before his team-mates opened fire. He failed miserably, but pushed it from his mind, focusing intently on his greater mission. Headed into the asteroid's depths, Thundercracker discovered Metroplex soaking up the pseudo-energon reservoir within, whereupon he was attacked by [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]], part of an Autobot unit that had followed the Hunters to the asteroid. The pair battled until one of the aliens intervened, hurling himself at Thundercracker in an attempt to save Bumblebee's life. Thundercracker simply tossed the alien aside, but the creature's grand gesture allowed Thundercracker to come to a realization... just as the alien had acted selflessly, Thundercracker realized the lie he had told Bludgeon was not a self-serving one, but rather, a lie told out of a genuine desire not to see Metroplex fall into Decepticon hands. Thundercracker radioed his fellow Decepticons and lied once more, claiming Metroplex was nowhere to be found, and they all withdrew from the asteroid, believing that the whole affair had been an Autobot trick. Angry at Thundercracker for leading them into it, Bludgeon had him removed from his unit and sent back to Cybertron. {{storylink|The Hunting Party (IDW)|The Hunting Party}}

===Infiltration===
[[File:Infiltration0 Thundercracker.jpg|upright=1.75|left|thumb|Tha-Boom, I want you in my room...]]
In the present day, long after Cybertron had been rendered uninhabitable, Thundercracker served as part of Starscream's [[Infiltration protocol|insurgent unit]], operating covertly on Earth to destabilize governing organizations and create global anarchy. After four years of secrecy, the unit went off-mission with the discovery of [[Ore-13]], a super-powerful variant of energon, which Starscream planned to use to stage a coup. When their activities in [[Nebraska]] were discovered by the human [[Stoker]], an agent of the secret organization known as the [[Machination]], Thundercracker, [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]], and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] were sent to deal with the human and recover his [[SM-40]] palmtop PC, containing data on their operation. The team caught up with and killed Stoker outside Phoenix, AZ, but the SM-40 was missing, stolen by young runaway [[Verity Carlo]]. Thundercracker tracked her down, but before he could terminate her and her friend [[Hunter O'Nion]], he was driven off by [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 0|Infiltration #0}} Ratchet managed to temporarily shake Thundercracker and the two [[Battlecharger]]s, {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}} but they picked up his trail again before long. This time, however, Thundercracker was shot down by [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Sunstreaker]] and Ironhide. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 2|Infiltration #2}}

[[File:AvengersTF2 thundercracker mirror response mode.jpg|thumb|We call it "Farting Lightning Mode".]]
Soon, Megatron arrived on Earth to put down Starscream's attempted rebellion. Thundercracker, along with the other Decepticons, were unwilling to stand against him when the Decepticon leader ordered them to stand down. Megatron proceeded to take Starscream offline, {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}} and Thundercracker and the others promptly submitted themselves to his command once again. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} To get the infiltration protocol back on track, Megatron sent Thundercracker and Skywarp to destroy the El Jira power plant in the middle east to inflame global tensions and spark a global energy shortage, {{storylink|Escalation issue 2|Escalation #2}} then focused his efforts on the Eastern European country of [[Latveria]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part One}} There, Megatron activated the [[Psycho-Prism]] he had stolen from [[Doctor Doom]], which emitted an aggression wave that acted on humans, increasing international tensions in the area. Megatron sent Thundercracker and Skywarp to bomb the neighboring country of [[Symkaria]] so they would blame Latveria and start a war, but their actions drew the attention of both the Autobots and the human superhero team the [[Avengers]]. After capturing [[Spider-Man]], Thundercracker and the Decepticons powered themselves up using his super-powers as part of [[mirror response mode]], then took the fight to the Autobots and Avengers. Thundercracker shot and injured Optimus Prime {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Two}} and [[Ms. Marvel]], and engaged in a dogfight with [[Captain America]] in the [[Quinjet]], but was then taken down by a blast from [[Iron Man]]'s Transformer-sized armor {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Three}} and retreated with the other Decepticons via [[emergency warp-out]]. {{storylink|Man and Machine, Part Four}}

[[File:Devastation1 Ruining Everything.jpg|left|upright=1.75|thumb|Megatron's lost it! It must be a Tuesday.]]
During battle in [[Brasnya]], the sorely-pressed Skywarp teleported Thundercracker in to try and stop [[Hot Rod (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hot Rod]] from escaping with [[Georgi Koska|one of their facsimile constructs]]. Hot Rod was able to [[orbital jump]] to safety, and Thundercracker then joined Skywarp in recovering the defeated Megatron and retreating. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}} Furious over his defeat, Megatron called in the destructive [[Sixshot]]—a breach of protocol that alarmed Thundercracker and several other Decepticons. Together, they conspired to bring Starscream back online in hopes he could to talk some sense into their leader. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} They managed to get Starscream active again just in time for the Decepticon base to be attacked by the alien [[Reaper]]s, {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} and with a little help from [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|a mysterious ally]], Thundercracker and his comrades claimed victory over the extraterrestrial invaders. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}
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===Dishonor to the Decepticons===
During the Decepticons' battle with the Reapers, the Autobots had left Earth to deal with the threat of an incursion by the [[Dead Universe]], and Megatron exploited their absence by taking his men to ground. The Decepticons returned to Cybertron, where a series of experiments were carried out to create [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. [[File:AHM7 thundercracker our own kind.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]] The misshapen [[Insecticon swarm|swarm]] of creatures that were created one after another in pursuit of a perfect specimen outraged Thundercracker, who demanded Megatron euthanize them rather than allow fellow Decepticons to endure such a torturous existence. Megatron, unsurprisingly, paid little heed to the Seeker's words. After a trio of satisfactory Insecticons were created, the Decepticons returned to Earth and lured the Autobots into a trap, which saw Thundercracker and the other Decepticons successfully overpower their enemies and strand them on Cybertron via a [[space bridge]]. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 7|All Hail Megatron #7}}

With Earth now unprotected, a year on from the Reaper battle, the Decepticons launched a huge attack on [[New York City]] in which Thundercracker participated. Though he followed orders obediently, engaging human jet fighters in the skies over the city, he shared little of his comrades' enthusiasm for mindless destruction, and was the only one among them to cast a backward glance at the devastation Megatron left in his wake. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 1|All Hail Megatron #1}} Thundercracker and his fellow Seekers helped cut off the city by blowing up the [[Brooklyn Bridge]], {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 2|All Hail Megatron #2}} then listened in silence as Megatron gave a victory speech. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 4|All Hail Megatron #4}}

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When Skywarp got into an argument with [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] that ended with weapons drawn, Thundercracker came to the aid of his brother Seeker and sent the Insecticons scuttling off. While Skywarp expressed his enjoyment at working with Thundercracker again, describing it as "like old times", Thundercracker immediately became sullen and withdrawn again, leaving Skywarp frustrated, unable to have any real ''fun'' in the destruction if he was doing it on his own. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 6|All Hail Megatron #6}} Some time later, back in New York, when Starscream betrayed Megatron and sent the Insecticons and [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] to attack him, Thundercracker merely stood back and watched. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 10|All Hail Megatron #10}} This battle was interrupted by the arrival of human jets sent from [[Europe]], which Thundercracker helped engage. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 11|All Hail Megatron #11}} The Autobots themselves then returned, but were abandoned in the city by the Decepticons to die in a nuclear bomb strike Megatron had arranged. After the other Decepticons had pulled out, however, Thundercracker returned, and offered to help the Autobots redirect the plummeting bomb. When questioned, he opined the Decepticons had lost their way, and the mass slaughter of unworthy foes was dishonorable. He succeeded in snatching the bomb out the air, flying it up to the fringes of the atmosphere, and detonating it safely, but was then confronted by a furious Skywarp, who was outraged at the idea of a Seeker "betrayer". Despite Thundercracker's attempts to explain his position, Skywarp blasted him point-blank in the head. {{storylink|All Hail Megatron issue 12|All Hail Megatron #12}}
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===Evolution on Earth===
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Thundercracker survived, but was left heavily injured and only partially functional. Painfully dragging himself inside a ruined New York skyscraper, which human cleanup crews likely wouldn't reach for months, he reflected on how life on Earth was always changing and always finding a way to survive. After weeks of scrounging, he eventually managed to construct a distress beacon, and as he waited for his fellow Decepticons to find him, he also got a [[television]] working. For the next one and a half years, Thundercracker spent his time watching human programs and growing increasingly fascinated with their ever-changing world and society. Eventually, he was found by a ragtag team of 'cons left behind on the planet, who repaired him and hoped that he, as an elite Seeker, would lead them. Thundercracker refused, as he saw no point in a warrior leading the team, since the war was over for them. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}}

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Instead, [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] took command, and led Thundercracker and the others in a revenge attack on [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. After some quick battlefield thinking by Swindle, the Decepticons changed their tunes and instead offered to help Hot Rod and his group leave Earth. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}} As Thundercracker helped them construct a ship, he thought about how Swindle had to be planning something, and how he felt remorse for the Autobots and how lost they were. His thoughts strayed back to the humans and their ever-changing world, comparing them to his own so-called "transforming" race that had remained the same for millions of years. While Thundercracker used to laugh at it, he now saw the beauty of Earth, where every act of destruction was also an act of creation. He knew that they had a lot to learn from the humans, but all his fellow Transformers wanted to do was to run away. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} When [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ultra Magnus]] confronted Hot Rod's group, Thundercracker stood back and watched from the sidelines as Swindle unveiled his new creation, [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}} While the other Decepticons turned on their Autobot "comrades", Thundercracker remained true to his honor. He saved [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] during a scrap with [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]], and proceeded to help Rodimus as well. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

[[File:HawkAmongTheSparrows-Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"Get out of here, Bumblebee -- the Hallmark Channel is showing back-to-back episodes of ''The Waltons''."]]
Months later, Bumblebee contacted Thundercracker, asking him for help in getting the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] out of [[North Korea]]. {{storylink|International Incident Part 2: "Ranks of Bronze"|Ranks of Bronze}} While he had left the Decepticons, Thundercracker was uninterested in rejoining the war, having found a new hobby in studying humanity from a hideout filled with televisions. After Bumblebee's attempts to befriend him were rebuffed, the Autobot confronted him with the fact that despite his admirable attempts at changing, Thundercracker was a warrior at heart, and would get back in the action sooner or later. Realizing that he was right, Thundercracker agreed to aid Bumblebee's Autobots, and traveled to North Korea where he knocked [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] out of the sky. {{storylink|International Incident Part 3: "Hawk Among the Sparrows"|Hawk Among the Sparrows}} The Combaticons were defeated, only for the Autobots to get attacked by the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] instead. Thundercracker faced off against [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] before personally blowing up the [[energon]] plants in North Korea and [[China]], thus ending the Combaticons' and Predacons' alliances with those nations. {{storylink|International Incident Part 4: "All My Sins Remembered"|All My Sins Remembered}}

Returning home from Asia, Thundercracker found his hideout trashed—the humans had discovered it while he was away. And if that wasn't bad enough, ''Starscream'' was there, asking for his help. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 2: Altered Carbon|Altered Carbon}} He had recently been ousted from his position of Decepticon leader by Megatron, and tried to convince Thundercracker to return to the Decepticons and help him overthrow Megatron again. Thundercracker reacted with the same disinterest as he had shown Bumblebee's proposition, reminding Starscream that the Decepticons had left him to rot and that he couldn't care less about galactic conquest. His attitude only served to anger Starscream, who shot him in the back repeatedly. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 3: Woken Furies|Woken Furies}} [[File:WokenFuries thundercracker shot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75|[[Skywarp (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|True friends]] shoot you in the ''face''.]] Thundercracker's life was saved by [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], sent by the Autobots to again request his help against the returning Decepticon army, who defeated Starscream and carried the injured Seeker to safety. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 4: Burning Chrome|Burning Chrome}}

At the Autobot base, Thundercracker got medical attention from [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]] (and complained that he wasn't Ratchet). In exchange for his repairs, Optimus Prime wanted him to tell the Autobots where Megatron could have brought the recently injured Soundwave, but having had no contact with the main Decepticon force for years, Thundercracker couldn't tell him anything. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}} With his repairs done, Thundercracker left the Autobots' base, calling them "sentimental" for wanting to return to Cybertron and electing not to come with them. Prowl tried to stop him, but he only warned the Autobot against provoking him before flying off. {{storylink|Police Action: Prologue}}

He returned to his hideout to pack up his televisions and find a new place to live, only to be approached once again by Bumblebee, who was now looking for help with finding Decepticons currently on Earth. Thundercracker reminded the Autobot he had no contact with the other Decepticons anymore, wishing only to live in peace on Earth, and questioned his ability to lead the Autobots. When the subject of returning to Cybertron with a space bridge came up, he remembered that earlier Megatron had been grilling him about the time he and Bumblebee met Metroplex, suggesting that he was looking for a way to generate space bridges using his own body much like the titan. Thundercracker let Bumblebee have his records of Metroplex's space bridge radiation signature to follow up on this theory, but refused to get involved with the fight himself. {{storylink|The Question}}

[[File:HelloCruelWorld thundercracker screenwriter.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|So now he's Tommy Wiseau?]]
In time, Cybertron was restored and its scattered populace began returning home, but Thundercracker elected to continue living on Earth. His absence from Cybertron was pointed out by Wheeljack when Starscream expressed interest in getting the Seekers back together; mentioning Thundercracker's name gave Wheeljack a flash of inspiration, and helped him realize that a series of recent explosions on Cybertron were reminiscent of ball lightning. {{storylink|Stick Together}}

===A 'bot and his dog===
As the years rolled by, Thundercracker's interest in TV shows evolved into a desire to become a scriptwriter himself. He got to work writing a screenplay about a human female named "Susan Journeyer" and her love interest "Josh Boyfriend" which was heavily inspired by his favourite show ''[[Nurse Whitney]]'', but his attempts to write from a human perspective were... interesting. He came into contact with [[Earth Defense Command]], who recognized his neutrality and provided him with a new hideout, a source of energon and a friendly dog named [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]], but eventually, they required something from him in return: when a group of Autobots returned to Earth for the first time in years, Thundercracker was to serve as bait to lure them into an ambush. Noting that Bumblebee wasn't among them, Thundercracker was a bit bummed to learn the Autobot had died, but this was overridden by the shock of hearing the war was had ended with Megatron joining the Autobots. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|Hello Cruel World}} As the EDC and their new Decepticon allies ambushed the Autobots, Thundercracker stayed out of the line of fire, worrying over Buster. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} He then accompanied—and annoyed—his EDC liaison [[Marissa Faireborn]] as she cleaned up the mess after the battle. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|Full Fathom Five}}

[[File:ExRID36 ThundercrackerthreatensSoundwave.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6|"What do you want from me, huh? HUH?"]]
The EDC base on [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]] was next to be attacked by Autobots, so Thundercracker took Marissa there, though he refused to get too close to the battle out of worry for Buster. While escaping the destruction, he slipped and fell into a cavern where, to his horror, he discovered an EDC facility full of drone duplicates of his old comrades, Ramjet and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]. {{storylink|Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|I Dream of Wires}} Alarmed, Thundercracker contacted Soundwave to learn more about the Decepticons' alliance with the EDC, but the meeting did not go very well; Soundwave inadvertently threatened Buster, getting things off on the wrong foot, and Thundercracker soon learned that he had no knowledge of the drones. Thundercracker agreed to think about Soundwave's offer to live on the new Decepticon commune the EDC was constructing for them around [[Jupiter]], and gave his old comrade a copy of his screenplay as a parting gift. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|Vs.}}

[[File:TheObliterati thundercracker and clones.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.3|"Thank you, honey, this is a beautiful party! You invited all my friends. Good thinking!"]]
Now aware that the EDC was secretly working towards their own ends, Thundercracker kept a vigil over their Bikini Atoll base, and did not have to wait long before the drone army was activated. {{storylink|Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|ONoffON}} Unable to stop the drones' flight, Thundercracker entrusted Buster's safety to EDC scientist [[Sanjay Bharwaney]] and took off after them, radioing Soundwave for assistance. Angry to learn of the EDC's deception, Soundwave weighed his options; Thundercracker was able to convince him that if the drones made it across the ocean and reached land, the re-ignition of war between humanity and Cybertronians was inevitable, and that they needed to act to save Earth not ''for'' the humans, but in ''spite'' of them, so that it could be a world for the Decepticons as well. Soundwave reluctantly agreed, and easily cracked the control signal for the drones, deactivating them and letting them fall out of the sky... but warned Thundercracker not to contact him again. Not that that bothered Thundercracker much, as he happily reunited with Buster on the beaches of Bikini Atoll. {{storylink|The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|The Obliterati}}

At some point, Thundercracker discovered Christmas and decided to write children's story about it. And he did. And despite the very best of Bogart and Se7en references, it remained on par with his other writing. {{storylink|The Thirteenth Day of Christmas}}

Thundercracker was still hanging around Bikini Atoll when the captive [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Spike Witwicky]] was brought in. Thundercracker felt he should be allowed to talk to the human, believing he could get him to open up since they had both acted heroically during Megatron's occupation of Earth years earlier, but Faireborn refused to allow it. Instead, Thundercracker passed the time by reading her, Bharwaney, and [[Ayana Jones|Jones]] his screenplay. {{storylink|The Nothing Man}}

[[File:EXRID50 ThundercrackerPrimehandshake.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.9|"Okay folks, everything is fine. Fight is over, folks, I'm sorry Mark."]]
Still looking for a chance to talk to Spike, Thundercracker grumbled that Blackrock got to see Spike and he didn't. TC complained to Buster that Blackrock seemed a little nuts. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|Lagrange}} When Buster and [[D.0.C.]] uncovered a secret room with captive Autobots under the Bikini Atoll base, Thundercracker "translated" for Buster that the Autobots weren't attacking the EDC, but had been prisoners. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 3: Helden|Helden}} As Galvatron betrayed, well, ''everyone'', Thundercracker offered to stand beside the Autobots and EDC against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} He offered to fly straight to [[Shanghai]] to take part in the battle against Galvatron's forces, but was urged not to go by Marissa, who said she was afraid he would die and that she liked his stupid stories. Once the battle was over Optimus and his forces arrived at EDC Headquarters to rescue the Autobots there. Thundercracker and Marissa explained that it was the traitorous Blackrock, not the EDC who harmed Optimus's friends. Wanting to leave the EDC and its subterfuge behind, Thundercracker asked Optimus to put the past aside, and he was allowed to join with the Autobots in leaving Bikini Atoll. He took the Autobots to his old homestead, where they set up a new base of operations on Earth. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}}

During the Autobots global relief efforts, Thundercracker, Buster, and Kup provided tablets and internet access to poverty stricken Balkan villages. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 2: Edge of the Earth|Edge of the Earth}}

Optimus took Thundercracker and Buster with him to [[Sanctuary Station]] to try and convince Soundwave and his group of Decepticons to join with the Autobots, where he was not received warmly by his former comrades. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 3: The Medium and the Message|The Medium and the Message}} They arrived back at [[Monument Valley]] with Soundwave and his Decepticons in tow. After splitting up a fight between Buster and [[Bob (IDW)|Bob]], Thundercracker got into an argument with Sunstreaker, which had to be split up by Optimus. Thundercracker was among the combined Autobot and Decepticon force that rode in [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to engage with Galvatron's group of Decepticons in the [[Indian Ocean]]. When Galvatron turned the Earth into a giant [[Enigma of Combination]], Thundercracker was forcibly fused with Sky Lynx, Sunstreaker, Cosmos, and [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] into [[Sky Reign]] (Thundercracker formed the left arm). {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 4: It's Beginning To And Back Again|It's Beginning To And Back Again}} Sky Reign, [[Galvatronus (Generations)|Galvatronus]], and two [[Seeker clone|Seeker combiners]] ganged up on Superion, until Superion was able to write the combination code into his brain and separate all the combiners. The now separated Thundercracker knocked Sunstreaker out of the way of a blast from the fleeing Galvatron's fusion cannon, getting his arm blown off in the process, and fired upon Astrotrain to try and prevent the Decepticons from escaping. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} He regrouped with the Autobots while Cosmos and Arcee gave chase to Astrotrain and Galvatron. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}} He was later seen sitting on a raft with Sunstreaker and Slugslinger while the remaining Decepticons were being rounded up at the bottom of the ocean. {{storylink|White Light}} Once that was cleared up, he stood in a group shot while Soundwave gave an inspirational speech about the importance of Cybertronians being united. {{storylink|White Heat}}

Some time later, [[Joe Colton]] and [[Miles Mayhem]] discussed the initial infiltration of Earth by the Autobots and Deceptions (including Thundercracker), the search for Ore-13, and how Optimus Prime and the Autobots abandoned the planet to Megatron and the Decepticons (still including Thundercracker). {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}}

[[File:TransformersRevolution-ThundercrackervsDireWraith.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.7|"You are tearing me apart, Lisa!"]]
Months later, he'd been given a new arm by [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] that incorporated a powerful cannon. He was in [[Philadelphia]] with Buster, [[Bob (IDW)|Bob]] and [[D.0.C.]] helping people evacuate from a burning building before he got a distress call from [[Marissa Faireborn]] at the [[White House]] which had been infiltrated by [[Dire Wraith|aliens]]. When he arrived, the aliens had taken control of the [[Seeker clone|Seeker clones]]. He managed to best one before the second forced him into the White House (crushing an alien in the process) before he and D.0.C. defeated it. When Marissa briefed him on the powers of the Wraiths he briefly geeked out about organics with abilities comparable to Cybertronians before he atomized one that was threatening Buster. Thundercracker led the charge into the situation room cutting through more Wraiths before the leader combined her magics with a sample of [[Ore-13]] growing to Cybertronian size. Thundercracker forced her into the sky with the promise to throw her into the sun before she managed to tear his new arm off. As she fell boasting of her superiority Thundercracker warned her to be careful with her burning hands around the cannon's ammunition. She wasn't careful and wound up impaling herself on the [[Washington Monument]]. Thundercracker then attempted a quip before he reunited with his friends. He then realized his disconnect from Susan Journeyer was caused by his still being a Seeker regardless of his affiliations. Together with Buster, Thundercracker decided it was time to seek himself. ROAD TRIP! {{storylink|Thundercracker & Buster Save the World}}

Thundercracker's world tour eventually took him, Marissa, and Buster to [[Egypt]]. While lounging against the Sphinx, Thundercracker received a call from Spike, asking if he would help [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] understand the cloaking field around the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion's]] ship. When Marissa asked who he was talking to, he told her that it was a wrong number, but after she'd gone away, Thundercracker agreed to help on one condition. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 2: A Lonely Pillar on the Plain|A Lonely Pillar on the Plain}} As it turned out, this one condition was giving Marissa an invitation to join G.I. Joe. While she talked with [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|Flint]] inside a cafe, Thundercracker sat outside with [[Chameleon (G.I. Joe)|Chameleon]] and discussed his past with Marissa with her. As she brought up her past with Flint, Thundercracker commented on how trope-y it seemed and was later captivated by her own history, [[Chuckles|the guy in a Hawaiian shirt]] she mentions being of particular interest to him. As Flint exited the cafe, Thundercracker excitedly started to tell him about his new screenplay based on Chameleon's story about Chuckles, but the irritated Joe wasn't interested and only wanted to know if he'll provide the calculations on the Junkion's ship or not now that he's invited Marissa to join his team. Though Thundercracker was surprised to learn Flint was Marissa's father (and showed a lack of understanding of the human reproductive process), a stern look from Flint was enough to get him to agree. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 3: Behind My Bleeding Back|Behind My Bleeding Back}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|Dance Among the Shadows}} {{storylink|New Cybertron End: Feel Safe Without Regrets|Feel Safe Without Regrets}} {{storylink|The Next Day, and the Next}}}}

==Notes==
*Thundercracker's profile in ''[[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook]]'' [[Hasbro Heroes Sourcebook issue 3|#3]] notes that his [[Outlier]] sonic powers are so mild that they may not qualify as a true Outlier ability.

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Seekers]]

Thundercracker (disambiguation)

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{{disambig}}

Most 'bots named '''Thundercracker''' are blue [[Decepticon]] [[Seeker (body-type)|jet]]s, and some of them have a tendency to reconsider their role as Decepticons.

{{TOCclear}}

==Major Thundercrackers==
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="200px">
File:Thundercrackerg1guido.jpg|[[Thundercracker (G1)|"Generation 1" Thundercracker]]<br><hr>''[[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel]]'' • ''[[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cartoon]]'' • ''[[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW]]'' • ''[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys|Toys]]''
File:CybThundercracker.jpg|[[Thundercracker (Armada)|"Unicron Trilogy" Thundercracker]]
File:EgomaniacStarscream.jpg|The superior [[Thundercracker (Animated)|''Animated'' Thundercracker]]
File:ThundercrackerCyberversePromo.jpg| [[Thundercracker (Cyberverse)|''Cyberverse'' Thundercracker]]
</gallery></center>

==Full list of Thundercrackers==
{{disamb|y=[[1984]]|[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], the [[Decepticon]] fighter jet from the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]. }}
**For this character in the [[Marvel Comics continuity]], see [[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity]].
**For this character in the [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], see [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].
**For this character in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]], see [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys]].
{{disamb|y=[[2003]]|[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon jet from the [[Unicron Trilogy]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|[[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon F-22 from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Thundercracker (SG)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon F-15 who is a good guy from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]], the powerful and far more superior Decepticon harrier jet from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon fighter jet from the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2013]]|[[Thundercracker (MW)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon clone from the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2013|[[Thundercracker drone]]s, the clone troops from the ''Wings Universe''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2018]]|[[Thundercracker (Cyberverse)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon fighter jet from ''Cyberverse''.}}

==Media with "Thundercracker" in the title==
{{disamb|y=[[2016]]|"[[Thundercracker & Buster Save the World]]", the ''[[Revolution]]'' one-shot issue of ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|The Transformers]]''.}}

==See also==
*[[Super Electric Lightning Thundercrackin' Punch]], an attack from ''Cybertron'' Thundercracker.

==Not to be confused with==
* ''[[Thunder Arrow]]'', [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s starship from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]]''.
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], the female Decepticon boat from ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''.
* [[Thunderblast (Mini-Con)|Thunderblast]], the [[Autobot]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from ''Cybertron''.
* [[Thunderclash (disambiguation)|Thunderclash]]
* Thundercruncher, the name [[Underbite]] has bestowed on his right bicep.
* [[Thunderpunch]], the [[human]] [[Neo-Knights|Neo-Knight]] from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics]] version of Generation 1.
* [[Thunderwing (disambiguation)|Thunderwing]]
* [[Firecracker]], the Autobot [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] from ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''.

Thundercracker (Cyberverse)

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{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Thundercracker}}
:''Thundercracker is an [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:ThundercrackerCyberversePromo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He could really use a dog.]]

'''Thundercracker''' is a [[Decepticon]] [[Seeker]], who thinks he's the best of the best due to his ability to fly, something which irritates [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]].<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/cyberverse Character bios] at the official ''Cyberverse'' website</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{comingsoon}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*As with the rest of the ''Cyberverse'' cast, Thundercracker's design draws on the [[Evergreen]] design also used for his [[Thundercracker (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]].
*It's not ''technically'' clear whether ''Cyberverse'' is a sequel to any other cartoon; if it is, that would make this Thundercracker one of the [[Thundercracker (disambiguation)|''other'' Thundercrackers]].

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
|charname=Thundercracker
|disambig=Thundercracker (disambiguation)
|body=
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], the conflicted Decepticon [[Seeker]] from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
*[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], the loyal Decepticon [[Seeker]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]]
*[[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]], the superior clone of Starscream from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''
}}

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Cyberverse Decepticons]]
[[Category:Seekers]]

Thundercracker (Cyberverse)

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{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Thundercracker}}
:''Thundercracker is an [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:ThundercrackerCyberversePromo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He could really use a dog.]]

'''Thundercracker''' is a [[Decepticon]] [[Seeker]], who thinks he's the best of the best due to his ability to fly, something which irritates [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]].<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/cyberverse Character bios] at the official ''Cyberverse'' website</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{comingsoon}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
*As with the rest of the ''Cyberverse'' cast, Thundercracker's design draws on the [[Evergreen]] design also used for his [[Thundercracker (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]].
*It's not ''technically'' clear whether ''Cyberverse'' is a sequel to any other cartoon; if it is, that would make this Thundercracker one of the [[Thundercracker (disambiguation)|''other'' Thundercrackers]].

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
|charname=Thundercracker
|disambig=Thundercracker (disambiguation)
|body=
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], the conflicted Decepticon [[Seeker]] from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]
*[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], the loyal Decepticon [[Seeker]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy]]}}

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]
[[Category:Cyberverse Decepticons]]
[[Category:Seekers]]

Thundercracker (Cyberverse)

2018-08-01T19:50:55Z

Panagiotis Zois: /* Toys */

{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Thundercracker}}
:''Thundercracker is an [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:ThundercrackerCyberversePromo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He could really use a dog.]]

'''Thundercracker''' is a [[Decepticon]] [[Seeker]], who thinks he's the best of the best due to his ability to fly, something which irritates [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]].<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/cyberverse Character bios] at the official ''Cyberverse'' website</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{comingsoon}}

{{--}}

==Toys==
{{comingsoon}}

{{--}}

==Notes==
*As with the rest of the ''Cyberverse'' cast, Thundercracker's design draws on the [[Evergreen]] design also used for his [[Thundercracker (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]].
*It's not ''technically'' clear whether ''Cyberverse'' is a sequel to any other cartoon; if it is, that would make this Thundercracker one of the [[Thundercracker (disambiguation)|''other'' Thundercrackers]].

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
|charname=Thundercracker
|disambig=Thundercracker (disambiguation)
|body=
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], the conflicted Decepticon [[Seeker]] from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]}}

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Cyberverse Decepticons]]

Thundercracker (disambiguation)

2018-08-01T19:49:17Z

Panagiotis Zois: /* Major Thundercrackers */

{{disambig}}

Most 'bots named '''Thundercracker''' are blue [[Decepticon]] [[Seeker (body-type)|jet]]s, and some of them have a tendency to reconsider their role as Decepticons.

{{TOCclear}}

==Major Thundercrackers==
<center><gallery widths="150px" heights="200px">
File:Thundercrackerg1guido.jpg|[[Thundercracker (G1)|"Generation 1" Thundercracker]]<br><hr>''[[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel]]'' • ''[[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cartoon]]'' • ''[[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW]]'' • ''[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys|Toys]]''
File:CybThundercracker.jpg|[[Thundercracker (Armada)|"Unicron Trilogy" Thundercracker]]
File:EgomaniacStarscream.jpg|The superior [[Thundercracker (Animated)|''Animated'' Thundercracker]]
File:ThundercrackerCyberversePromo.jpg| [[Thundercracker (Cyberverse)|Cyberverse Thundercracker]]
</gallery></center>

==Full list of Thundercrackers==
{{disamb|y=[[1984]]|[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], the [[Decepticon]] fighter jet from the [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]. }}
**For this character in the [[Marvel Comics continuity]], see [[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity]].
**For this character in the [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]], see [[Thundercracker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity]].
**For this character in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]], see [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity]].
**For toys of this character, see [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys]].
{{disamb|y=[[2003]]|[[Thundercracker (Armada)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon jet from the [[Unicron Trilogy]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2007]]|[[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon F-22 from the [[Movie (franchise)|2007 movie franchise]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2008]]|[[Thundercracker (SG)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon F-15 who is a good guy from ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2008|[[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]], the powerful and far more superior Decepticon harrier jet from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=[[2010]]|[[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon fighter jet from the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}
{{disamb|y=[[2013]]|[[Thundercracker (MW)|Thundercracker]], the Decepticon clone from the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]''.}}
{{disamb|y=2013|[[Thundercracker drone]]s, the clone troops from the ''Wings Universe''.}}

==Media with "Thundercracker" in the title==
{{disamb|y=[[2016]]|"[[Thundercracker & Buster Save the World]]", the ''[[Revolution]]'' one-shot issue of ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|The Transformers]]''.}}

==See also==
*[[Super Electric Lightning Thundercrackin' Punch]], an attack from ''Cybertron'' Thundercracker.

==Not to be confused with==
* ''[[Thunder Arrow]]'', [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s starship from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (franchise)|Victory]]''.
* [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], the female Decepticon boat from ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]''.
* [[Thunderblast (Mini-Con)|Thunderblast]], the [[Autobot]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] from ''Cybertron''.
* [[Thunderclash (disambiguation)|Thunderclash]]
* Thundercruncher, the name [[Underbite]] has bestowed on his right bicep.
* [[Thunderpunch]], the [[human]] [[Neo-Knights|Neo-Knight]] from the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics]] version of Generation 1.
* [[Thunderwing (disambiguation)|Thunderwing]]
* [[Firecracker]], the Autobot [[Go-Bot (G2)|Go-Bot]] from ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]''.

Thundercracker (Cyberverse)

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{{factions|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Thundercracker}}
:''Thundercracker is an [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:ThundercrackerCyberversePromo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He could really use a dog.]]

'''Thundercracker''' is a [[Decepticon]] [[Seeker]], who thinks he's the best of the best due to his ability to fly, something which irritates [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]].<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/cyberverse Character bios] at the official ''Cyberverse'' website</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{comingsoon}}

{{--}}

==Toys==

==Notes==
*As with the rest of the ''Cyberverse'' cast, Thundercracker's design draws on the [[Evergreen]] design also used for his [[Thundercracker (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]].
*It's not ''technically'' clear whether ''Cyberverse'' is a sequel to any other cartoon; if it is, that would make this Thundercracker one of the [[Thundercracker (disambiguation)|''other'' Thundercrackers]].

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
|charname=Thundercracker
|disambig=Thundercracker (disambiguation)
|body=
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], the conflicted Decepticon [[Seeker]] from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]}}

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Cyberverse Decepticons]]

Thundercracker (Cyberverse)

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Panagiotis Zois:

Thundercracker (Cyberverse)

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Panagiotis Zois:

{{factions|decepticon|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Thundercracker}}
:''Thundercracker is an [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:ThundercrackerCyberversePromo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He could really use a dog.]]

'''Thundercracker''' is a [[Decepticon]] [[Seeker]], who thinks he's the best of the best due to his ability to fly, something which irritates [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]].<ref>[https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/brands/cyberverse Character bios] at the official ''Cyberverse'' website</ref>

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{comingsoon}}

{{--}}

==Toys==

==Notes==
*As with the rest of the ''Cyberverse'' cast, Thundercracker's design draws on the [[Evergreen]] design also used for his [[Thundercracker (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]].
*It's not ''technically'' clear whether ''Cyberverse'' is a sequel to any other cartoon; if it is, that would make this Thundercracker one of the [[Thundercracker (disambiguation)|''other'' Thundercrackers]].

==See also==

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Cyberverse Decepticons]]

Thundercracker (Cyberverse)

2018-08-01T19:35:52Z

Panagiotis Zois:

{{factions|decepticon|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Thundercracker}}
:''Thundercracker is an [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:ThundercrackerCyberversePromo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|He could really use a dog.]]

'''Thundercracker''' is a [[Decepticon]] [[Seeker]], who thinks he's the best of the best due to his ability to fly, something which irritates [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]].

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{comingsoon}}

{{--}}

==Toys==

==Notes==
*As with the rest of the ''Cyberverse'' cast, Thundercracker's design draws on the [[Evergreen]] design also used for his [[Thundercracker (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]].
*It's not ''technically'' clear whether ''Cyberverse'' is a sequel to any other cartoon; if it is, that would make this Thundercracker one of the [[Thundercracker (disambiguation)|''other'' Thundercrackers]].

==See also==

Thundercracker (Cyberverse)

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Thundercracker (Cyberverse)

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Panagiotis Zois:

Thundercracker (Cyberverse)

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[[File:ThundercrackerCyberversePromo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{comingsoon}}

{{--}}

==Toys==

==Notes==
*As with the rest of the ''Cyberverse'' cast, Thundercracker's design draws on the [[Evergreen]] design also used for his [[Thundercracker (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]].
*It's not ''technically'' clear whether ''Cyberverse'' is a sequel to any other cartoon; if it is, that would make this Thundercracker one of the [[Thundercracker (disambiguation)|''other'' Thundercrackers]].

==See also==

Thundercracker (Cyberverse)

2018-08-01T19:16:49Z

Panagiotis Zois: /* Fiction */

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{comingsoon}}

{{--}}

==Notes==
*As with the rest of the ''Cyberverse'' cast, Thundercracker's design draws on the [[Evergreen]] design also used for his [[Thundercracker (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]].
*It's not ''technically'' clear whether ''Cyberverse'' is a sequel to any other cartoon; if it is, that would make this Thundercracker one of the [[Thundercracker (disambiguation)|''other'' Thundercrackers]].

Thundercracker (Cyberverse)

2018-08-01T19:15:06Z

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==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{comingsoon}}

{{--}}

Fan polls

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Panagiotis Zois: /* 2017 */

Starting in [[2013]], annual polls (except 2014) have been run by [[Hasbro]] for the [[fandom]] to decide on future toy production. Thus far 5 sets of polls have been held, and the first two were '''Fan Built Bot''' polls resulting in the creation of a new character and toy.

==2013==
For the first Fan Built Bot, polls were conducted on transformers.com over the course of a week each. The first round was held between [[April 18]]th and [[May 5]]th, and included the following questions:<ref>http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-fan-built-bot-poll/27089/</ref>
{|class="wikitable" width="100%"
|-
!Faction!!Alternate mode!!Signature Weapon!!Color Scheme!!Personality
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''[[Autobot]]'''
*[[Decepticon]]
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*Car
*Truck
*Tank
*'''Jet'''
*Spaceship
*Terran Beast (Land)
*Avian Beast (Airborne)
*Helicopter
*Motorcycle
*Construction
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*Blaster Cannon
*Flame Thrower
*'''Sword'''
*Mace
*Spear/Harpoon
*Morningstar
*Cybertronian Taser
*Nunchucks
*Crossbow
*Long-Range Blaster
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Red & Black'''
*Green & Gold
*Blue & Silver
*Orange & White
*Purple & Bronze
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Valiant'''
*Sneaky
*Hotshot
*Secretive
*Wildman
*Grumpy
|}

The second round was held between [[May 10]]th and [[May 17]]th, and included four more questions:<ref>http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-fan-built-bot-poll-second-round/27272/</ref>
{|class="wikitable" width="80%"
|-
!Name!!Gender!!Origin!!Specialty
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*Autobot Eclipse
*Charon
*Centuritron
*Cashtron
*'''Windblade'''
*Autobot Wraith
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*Male
*'''Female'''
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*'''[[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'''<ref>This aspect of the character notably did not come through in her comic appearances, due to the prior lack of [[female Transformer]]s on Cybertron in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]]; instead, [[The Transformers: Windblade|the comic focused on her]] portrayed her as being from the colony [[Caminus]].</ref>
*[[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]
*[[Altihex]]
*[[Kalis]]
*[[Praxus]]
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*Combat Medic
*Bodyguard
*Recon
*'''Telepath'''
*Close Combat Specialist
|}

The result, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], was revealed first in art form at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013, with her toy subsequently revealed at [[Toy Fair 2014]]. Windblade obtained a [[Windblade (G1)#Generations|toy]] in the 10th wave of [[Size class|Deluxe-class]] ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' toys; she also starred in a [[The Transformers: Windblade|4-issue miniseries]] from [[IDW Publishing]], which was later revived as an ongoing series.

Due to the character's popularity, a [[Windblade (RID)|different incarnation]] of Windblade is also featured in the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' cartoon, with [[The Buzz on Windblade|an episode focused on her]].

The names "[[Centuritron#Generations|Centuritron]]", "[[Eagle Eye (G1)#Generations|Eclipse]]", and "[[Brainstorm (G1)#TitanForce|Charon]]" were later used for other ''Generations'' toys.

==2015==
The second set of polls was announced on [[January 15]], 2015, this time to create a whole new combiner. The polling was done via the ''Transformers'' mobile app. The first set of polls began on [[January 25]]. Each limb was voted on individually. This poll infamously revealed the alternate modes for what would become ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Voyager Class [[Hot Spot (G1)#CombinerWars|Protectobot Hot Spot]] and Legends Class [[Groove (G1)#Generations|Protectobot Groove]] before those figures would be officially unveiled at [[Toy Fair]] 2015.
{|class="wikitable" width="60%"
|-
!Faction!!Torso and weapon!!Limbs
|-
|width="33%" valign="top"|
*'''[[Autobot]]'''
*[[Decepticon]]
|width="33%" valign="top"|
*Jets
*Truck and car
*'''Fire truck and motorcycle'''
|width="33%" valign="top"|
*Jet/Helicopter
*Truck
*Car
|}
Round 2 began on [[February 11]] and including picking more specific modes for the limbs, two of which had been selected as aerial vehicles, and two as cars.
{|class="wikitable" width="80%"
|-
!Limb #1/#2!!Limb #3/#4!!Origin!!Color scheme
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*Bomber
*Recon Plane
*'''Helicopter'''
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*Drag Racer
*'''Sports Car'''
*'''Race Car'''
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*[[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]
*[[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]
*'''[[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]]'''
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*Blue/cyan/tan
*Orange/grey/blue
*'''Cyan/red/white'''
|}
A round also took place via the [[Toys"R"Us]] Twitter between [[February 17]] and [[February 28|28]] to select which power the combiner would have.
{|class="wikitable" width="20%"
|-
!Power
|-
|
*[[Earthquake (event)|Earthquake]]
*'''Gravity control'''
*Teleport
|}
The final round of voting began on [[February 26]]:
{|class="wikitable" width="80%"
|-
!Gender!!Name!!Personality!!Nemesis
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*Male
*'''Female'''
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*'''Victorion'''
*Slammoth
*Quakebreak
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*Loyal
*'''Independent'''
*Leader
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]
*'''[[Galvatronus (Generations)|Galvatronus]]'''
*[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]
|}
[[Victorion]], the resulting female combiner, received a toy, then made her fictional debut in IDW Publishing's ''[[An Uneventful Night|Combiner Hunters]]'' comic before joining the main cast of ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|The Transformers]]'' ongoing.

The name "Slammoth" was later used for the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Big Convoy#Beast Wars: Uprising|Big Convoy]] while "Quakebreak" was used for the post-[[Shroud]] version of [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]].

==2016==
The next fan poll regarded who would be that year's Titan Class figure for ''[[Transformers: Generations]] [[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]''.
{{Stub}}

==2017==
The next set of fan polls was for ''[[Power of the Primes]]'', and it regarded the next [[Matrix of Leadership]] bearer, which would reflect across the toyline and accompanying fiction.
{|class="wikitable" width="60%"
|-
!Honor!!Order!!Chaos
|-
|width="33%" valign="top"|
*[[Arcee]]
*'''[[Ultra Magnus]]'''
*[[Hound]]
|width="33%" valign="top"|
*[[Megatron]]
*'''[[Star Saber]]'''
*[[Shockwave]]
|width="33%" valign="top"|
*[[Thunderwing]]
*'''[[Optimus Primal]]'''
*'''Unknown Evil ([[Deathsaurus]])'''
|}

==2018==
The next fan poll was for a new rivalry that would earn a pair of new toys in the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' and fiction to accompany it.
{{Stub}}

==References==
<references />

==External links==
*[http://investor.hasbro.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=757648 Hasbro press release announcing the first poll]
*[http://investor.hasbro.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=892871 Hasbro press release announcing the second poll]

[[Category:Hasbro]]

Fan polls

2018-07-23T23:08:49Z

Panagiotis Zois: /* 2017 */

Starting in [[2013]], annual polls (except 2014) have been run by [[Hasbro]] for the [[fandom]] to decide on future toy production. Thus far 5 sets of polls have been held, and the first two were '''Fan Built Bot''' polls resulting in the creation of a new character and toy.

==2013==
For the first Fan Built Bot, polls were conducted on transformers.com over the course of a week each. The first round was held between [[April 18]]th and [[May 5]]th, and included the following questions:<ref>http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-fan-built-bot-poll/27089/</ref>
{|class="wikitable" width="100%"
|-
!Faction!!Alternate mode!!Signature Weapon!!Color Scheme!!Personality
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''[[Autobot]]'''
*[[Decepticon]]
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*Car
*Truck
*Tank
*'''Jet'''
*Spaceship
*Terran Beast (Land)
*Avian Beast (Airborne)
*Helicopter
*Motorcycle
*Construction
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*Blaster Cannon
*Flame Thrower
*'''Sword'''
*Mace
*Spear/Harpoon
*Morningstar
*Cybertronian Taser
*Nunchucks
*Crossbow
*Long-Range Blaster
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Red & Black'''
*Green & Gold
*Blue & Silver
*Orange & White
*Purple & Bronze
|width="20%" valign="top"|
*'''Valiant'''
*Sneaky
*Hotshot
*Secretive
*Wildman
*Grumpy
|}

The second round was held between [[May 10]]th and [[May 17]]th, and included four more questions:<ref>http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-fan-built-bot-poll-second-round/27272/</ref>
{|class="wikitable" width="80%"
|-
!Name!!Gender!!Origin!!Specialty
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*Autobot Eclipse
*Charon
*Centuritron
*Cashtron
*'''Windblade'''
*Autobot Wraith
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*Male
*'''Female'''
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*'''[[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]'''<ref>This aspect of the character notably did not come through in her comic appearances, due to the prior lack of [[female Transformer]]s on Cybertron in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]]; instead, [[The Transformers: Windblade|the comic focused on her]] portrayed her as being from the colony [[Caminus]].</ref>
*[[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]
*[[Altihex]]
*[[Kalis]]
*[[Praxus]]
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*Combat Medic
*Bodyguard
*Recon
*'''Telepath'''
*Close Combat Specialist
|}

The result, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], was revealed first in art form at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013, with her toy subsequently revealed at [[Toy Fair 2014]]. Windblade obtained a [[Windblade (G1)#Generations|toy]] in the 10th wave of [[Size class|Deluxe-class]] ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' toys; she also starred in a [[The Transformers: Windblade|4-issue miniseries]] from [[IDW Publishing]], which was later revived as an ongoing series.

Due to the character's popularity, a [[Windblade (RID)|different incarnation]] of Windblade is also featured in the ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' cartoon, with [[The Buzz on Windblade|an episode focused on her]].

The names "[[Centuritron#Generations|Centuritron]]", "[[Eagle Eye (G1)#Generations|Eclipse]]", and "[[Brainstorm (G1)#TitanForce|Charon]]" were later used for other ''Generations'' toys.

==2015==
The second set of polls was announced on [[January 15]], 2015, this time to create a whole new combiner. The polling was done via the ''Transformers'' mobile app. The first set of polls began on [[January 25]]. Each limb was voted on individually. This poll infamously revealed the alternate modes for what would become ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Voyager Class [[Hot Spot (G1)#CombinerWars|Protectobot Hot Spot]] and Legends Class [[Groove (G1)#Generations|Protectobot Groove]] before those figures would be officially unveiled at [[Toy Fair]] 2015.
{|class="wikitable" width="60%"
|-
!Faction!!Torso and weapon!!Limbs
|-
|width="33%" valign="top"|
*'''[[Autobot]]'''
*[[Decepticon]]
|width="33%" valign="top"|
*Jets
*Truck and car
*'''Fire truck and motorcycle'''
|width="33%" valign="top"|
*Jet/Helicopter
*Truck
*Car
|}
Round 2 began on [[February 11]] and including picking more specific modes for the limbs, two of which had been selected as aerial vehicles, and two as cars.
{|class="wikitable" width="80%"
|-
!Limb #1/#2!!Limb #3/#4!!Origin!!Color scheme
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*Bomber
*Recon Plane
*'''Helicopter'''
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*Drag Racer
*'''Sports Car'''
*'''Race Car'''
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*[[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]
*[[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]
*'''[[Rust Sea|Sea of Rust]]'''
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*Blue/cyan/tan
*Orange/grey/blue
*'''Cyan/red/white'''
|}
A round also took place via the [[Toys"R"Us]] Twitter between [[February 17]] and [[February 28|28]] to select which power the combiner would have.
{|class="wikitable" width="20%"
|-
!Power
|-
|
*[[Earthquake (event)|Earthquake]]
*'''Gravity control'''
*Teleport
|}
The final round of voting began on [[February 26]]:
{|class="wikitable" width="80%"
|-
!Gender!!Name!!Personality!!Nemesis
|-
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*Male
*'''Female'''
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*'''Victorion'''
*Slammoth
*Quakebreak
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*Loyal
*'''Independent'''
*Leader
|width="25%" valign="top"|
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]
*'''[[Galvatronus (Generations)|Galvatronus]]'''
*[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]
|}
[[Victorion]], the resulting female combiner, received a toy, then made her fictional debut in IDW Publishing's ''[[An Uneventful Night|Combiner Hunters]]'' comic before joining the main cast of ''[[The Transformers: Robots in Disguise|The Transformers]]'' ongoing.

The name "Slammoth" was later used for the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of [[Big Convoy#Beast Wars: Uprising|Big Convoy]] while "Quakebreak" was used for the post-[[Shroud]] version of [[Breakaway (Classics)|Breakaway]].

==2016==
The next fan poll regarded who would be that year's Titan Class figure for ''[[Transformers: Generations]] [[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]''.
{{Stub}}

==2017==
The next set of fan polls was for ''[[Power of the Primes]]'', and it regarded the next [[Matrix of Leadership]] bearer, which would reflect across the toyline and accompanying fiction.
{|class="wikitable" width="60%"
|-
!Honor!!Order!!Chaos
|-
|width="33%" valign="top"|
*[[Arcee]]
*[[Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hound]]
|width="33%" valign="top"|
*[[Megatron]]
*[[Star Saber]]
*[[Shockwave]]
|width="33%" valign="top"|
*[[Thunderwing]]
*[[Optimus Primal]]
*Unknown Evil ([[Deathsaurus]])
|}

==2018==
The next fan poll was for a new rivalry that would earn a pair of new toys in the ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' and fiction to accompany it.
{{Stub}}

==References==
<references />

==External links==
*[http://investor.hasbro.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=757648 Hasbro press release announcing the first poll]
*[http://investor.hasbro.com/releasedetail.cfm?releaseid=892871 Hasbro press release announcing the second poll]

[[Category:Hasbro]]

User talk:Escargon

2018-03-13T11:59:39Z

Panagiotis Zois: /* Upcoming comic releases */ new section

Dude, stop. English names are not transferred across different characters. Big Convoy is not Big Prime. [[Gren]] is not Hook. Gaia Guardian is not Gaia Defensor, etc. [[User:Mimi|Mimi]] 21:50, 14 September 2013 (EDT)
:Big Convoy has never been named in English, Gren's never been named as that, and Gaia Guardian doesn't have an English name. Those examples don't work at all. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 21:55, 14 September 2013 (EDT)
::You are severely missing the point. The Kre-O character has no name, English or otherwise. All we have is the assumed intent of the writer (so, "Alexa"). What applies to the original character does not automatically apply to homages, as I've shown with my examples.
::And, frankly, if you had an issue, a better method of action would have been discussing rather than automatically reverting the preference of the person taking the time to make those pages! [[User:Mimi|Mimi]] 22:03, 14 September 2013 (EDT)
:: Mimi has a point. using the Alexis/Alexa Kre-o as an example; this wiki typically uses the Japanese name unless/until and English name is made. So, while the Kre-O character might be based off Alexis from Armada, we must call her what the comic calls her. And since the comic calls her nothing, author intent is all we have to go on. I say stick with Alexa but keep the reference to Alexis in the notes/[[User:Stevo|Stevo]] 22:27, 14 September 2013 (EDT)
:::Eh. Whatever, I don't even know all that much about the Japanese names, so I'm not the best one to ask about it. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 16:59, 15 September 2013 (EDT)
:: Give me a mistake in the paragraph please.[[User:MetroPlex71]]
Please don't say that being a woman is an insult. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:32, 22 September 2013 (EDT)
:For clarification, I think [http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Waspinator_(BW)&curid=335&diff=828439&oldid=827733&rcid=666524 Supernova222] was the one who said it first. Just letting that out there. --[[User:Inkblot|Inkblot]] 22:48, 22 September 2013 (EDT)
:I wasn't trying to sir. Inkblot is correct. I just undid my revision cause I wasn't sure if it was correct or not. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 06:37, 23 September 2013 (EDT)
:(sometimes I should just sit down and shut up.) [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 06:40, 23 September 2013 (EDT)

You need to settle down just a little bit. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 19:34, 12 October 2013 (EDT)
:Sorry, sir. I just got a bit too angry.[[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 19:38, 12 October 2013 (EDT)

Please explain why you revert everything I contribute on this wiki?! - [[User:SoundWave|SoundWave]] 15:53, 19 October 2013 (EDT)
:The Ravage note was unessasary. The Team Prime image was fine, though you might want to move it to the episode section. Also, good job on editing the Soundwave ROTF page, the rape thing is one of the few PG-13 level things that is not accepted here. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 15:56, 19 October 2013 (EDT)
:: Thanks. - [[User:SoundWave|SoundWave]] 16:01, 19 October 2013 (EDT)
:: Could you give me an example of a mistake in the paragraph in the AOE page? I checked it on EVERY grammar,punctuation and spell checker page to fix it. No problems... I even contacted my language arts teacher. No problem in the paragraph. It's getting a little bit fishy....[[User:MetroPlex71]]
Why did you remove my talk on the Knock Out page? I thought the talk pages were for disscussing changes? - [[User:Bumblejumper|Bumblejumper]] 22:13, 4 November 2013 (EST)
:You're saying that being gay is a bad thing, and that is not acceptable. Quit it right now. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 22:15, 4 November 2013 (EST)
::Sorry, but being gay really is a bad thing, the Bible says so. But if the wiki community doesn't want it on there I won't add it again, okay? :) - [[User:Bumblejumper|Bumblejumper]] 22:19, 4 November 2013 (EST)
:::No, it's not a bad thing. If you ever add that again, you will get into some major trouble. Now don't add it again. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 22:21, 4 November 2013 (EST)
::::Sorry, I won't add it again. But plz don't be so cross, I didn't know it was against the rules I'm new here. what exactly do not mean "major trouble? - [[User:Bumblejumper|Bumblejumper]] 22:24, 4 November 2013 (EST)
:::::Being banned. Saying stuff like that is absolutely against the rules. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 22:29, 4 November 2013 (EST)
::::::Okay, it's completely understood. :) But if I say "Bank robbers stink" is that okay? (Just thought I'd better ask so I don't violate any more rules, LOL, not off to a very good start, am I? :))BTW, you got a YouTube channel friend? - [[User:Bumblejumper|Bumblejumper]] 22:33, 4 November 2013 (EST)
::::::::That is acceptable. And no, I don't. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] 22:36, 4 November 2013 (EST)

For the second time, chill. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 00:51, 5 November 2013 (EST)

== [[Zobovor]]'s fake BW names on BW DVD ==

Thanks for reverting my edit. i really thought those were preliminary names for the BW characters! --[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 05:32, 25 November 2013 (EST)

== Moving pages ==

You realise that when you move pages, as you've been doing when Kre-O cameos show up without even making a <nowiki>[[x (Kre-O)]]</nowiki> page, you're meant to fix the links to point to the new page, yes? [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Rattrap]] alone shows 333 ''mainspace'' links! (There's a reason for the bolded "Warning! This can be a drastic and unexpected change for a popular page; please be sure you understand the consequences of this before proceeding." text!). - [[User:SanityOrMadness|SanityOrMadness]] ([[User talk:SanityOrMadness|talk]]) 22:49, 24 January 2014 (EST)

=Prime image=

Why did you revert my optimus prime edit and the edit someone else did? --[[User:TillAllR1|TillAllR1]] ([[User talk:TillAllR1|talk]]) 14:08, 16 April 2014 (EDT)
:For main images we use the first body or the body the characters had the most. Optimus Prime's appeared more in his body from the first three movies than the one from AOE, so we're sticking with the image we already had. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 14:11, 16 April 2014 (EDT)

Would it not make sense to have a up to date image? --[[User:TillAllR1|TillAllR1]] ([[User talk:TillAllR1|talk]]) 14:16, 16 April 2014 (EDT)
:That's not how it works. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 14:17, 16 April 2014 (EDT)

But shouldn't it be? --[[User:TillAllR1|TillAllR1]] ([[User talk:TillAllR1|talk]]) 14:19, 16 April 2014 (EDT)
:No. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 14:19, 16 April 2014 (EDT)

It would inform those not aware of the change, make the wiki seem up to date and would be a accurate representation of the character as he is now. --[[User:TillAllR1|TillAllR1]] ([[User talk:TillAllR1|talk]]) 14:24, 16 April 2014 (EDT)
:Look, I didn't make the rules. You're going to have to ask someone like Itswalky, abates, or M Sipher about it. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 14:27, 16 April 2014 (EDT)
::Even then that image he uploaded is no good. Prime is smooshed in the center with all that wasted space on the big OPTIMUS PRIME in the background. We need a good clear shot of the character. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] ([[User talk:Detour|talk]]) 19:14, 16 April 2014 (EDT)

== The Vigilant Town ==

Youtube version is actually edited in the last scene, explaining the Decepticon insignia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtEwQrlEAI4

But the Hub network released this episode on their website, and most likely that's the original non-edited episode. http://www.hubnetwork.com/shows/transformers-rescue-bots/videos/full-episode-the-island-of-misfit-tech-episode-13-season-2

Please check the differences before reverting. [[User:Klink|Klink]] ([[User talk:Klink|talk]]) 23:46, 24 May 2014 (EDT)
:Wow, that Decepticon sigil was so blatantly edited in by someone else. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] ([[User talk:Detour|talk]]) 23:57, 24 May 2014 (EDT)
::Eh. I hadn't seen the episode, and I'd trusted abates judgement more than the newbie. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 23:59, 24 May 2014 (EDT)

==Tenses==
Hey, just a quick reminder that fiction sections need to be in the past tense. Thanks! [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 14:50, 4 July 2014 (EDT)
:Yeah, sorry about that. I'll remember next time! [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 15:04, 4 July 2014 (EDT)

==Helloooo==
Hihi, I didn't realize there were any other translady editors of the TFWiki. Hello! [[User:Antimatter|Antimatter]] ([[User talk:Antimatter|talk]]) 19:06, 11 July 2014 (EDT)
:Hello there! One of our admins is too, [[User:FortMax]]. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:39, 11 July 2014 (EDT)
::Embarrassing fact- she follows me on twitter, but I forgot she was an admin here, haha. Anyway, nice talkin to you, see you round the wiki! [[User:Antimatter|Antimatter]] ([[User talk:Antimatter|talk]]) 00:06, 12 July 2014 (EDT)
:::Nice talking to you, too! [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 11:59, 12 July 2014 (EDT)

==Response==
What are you specifically talking about.--[[User:8492nd|8492nd]] ([[User talk:8492nd|talk]]) 17:31, 18 July 2014 (EDT)
:The removal of the Scorn caption and comments you left on abates and Jalaguy's pages. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 17:35, 18 July 2014 (EDT)

Scorn's caption does not come off as a joke, but at any rate, The Picture of Scorn is a concept art, and should be noted as such, given that concept art often does not share the same appearance of the final product. I'm not necessarily opposed to humor by nature, but it shouldn't get in the way of information, on and information based site.--[[User:8492nd|8492nd]] ([[User talk:8492nd|talk]]) 17:56, 18 July 2014 (EDT)

EDIT:For future reference, when responding to a message, please leave it on the talk page of the person you are speaking to so they get a notification message.--[[User:8492nd|8492nd]] ([[User talk:8492nd|talk]]) 17:57, 18 July 2014 (EDT)
:No, it really shouldn't. And no, that's not how it works either. You have to refresh talk pages and check recent changes to see if someone's updated a talk page. Don't put responses to things on your talk page to other people's talk pages. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:00, 18 July 2014 (EDT)

Why shouldn't it? It's the exact type of picture that needs context to explain it, official imaging that is altered or not representative of the final product.

And, for the most part in my experience, wiki's use the method of response I use, as it guarantee's the user get's the message. Doing it the other way can lead to a number of complication, like the user not getting the message, or information being lost in communication.

Final quick question, Are you an Admin or Mod?--[[User:8492nd|8492nd]] ([[User talk:8492nd|talk]]) 18:10, 18 July 2014 (EDT)
:No, if they want to know what it is, they can just look at the description on the image itself. Stop trying to make the wiki work the wayt you want it to.

:And I'm not sure where you get that idea from. You're going to get the message, no matter what, Maybe it works that way at Wikia, but not here.

:And no, I'm not. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:15, 18 July 2014 (EDT)

As you are not an Admin, I would like to ask you not to discuss this with me, as it's not really your place to. While I do appreciate the desire to look after a wiki that you contribute to, unless you are of a position of authority, trying to enforce any rule or policy will not result in desirable results, especially as the Admin's are the one who are really the one's to determine if a policy is being broken or not, and a standard user does not necessarily have the same ability to truly recognize this, and even if they do, they don't have the authority to do anything about it. For future references, if you think someone is breaking a policy or vandalizing pages, contact an Admin or site Mod, rather than taking matter's into your own hands, as this often does little to help the situation or can even make it worse.--[[User:8492nd|8492nd]] ([[User talk:8492nd|talk]]) 18:30, 18 July 2014 (EDT)
:......It's a public forum. Just because I'm not a moderator doesn't mean I shouldn't tell you that you're not doing what's right and ask you to stop. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:34, 18 July 2014 (EDT)
:And even then, why wouldn't I know how to interpret the rules? The rules are stated outright among various pages. This isn't some message board. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:51, 18 July 2014 (EDT)

In theory, you are right, but in practice that rarely works. If the user is a true vandal, just messing up the page for kicks, it won't have achieved anything, and may in fact motivate said vandal to keep it up. If it's just another user, then you run into a several other problems. You may not truly understand the full meaning of policy's, or if they are truly being violated, especially if it's a gray type of situation. In those situation, you may just achieve amnesty with a new user who was trying to help. Many people do not appreciate being told what to do by a person in a non-authoritative position, as you are essentially the same "rank" as them, you don't truly have the authority to make any real demands.

Most Admins are Admins for a reason, normally they are excellent editors but also, more importantly, they have excellent crisis situation skills and know how to handle problems users, or users who may simply of made a mistake. At most, a person in a non-authoritative position should ever directly do in a situation where they think someone is breaking policies, is politely inform them of the site policies, and if the situation continues, notify an Admin and let them handle it, as there is little else of use you can actually do.

As to misinterpreting the rule, it's easy to do, as not every situation fit's into the set rules perfectly, many situation have grey aspects to them and are not always easily resolved by a set forth rule, and need some one in a position of authority to properly resolve the situation. --[[User:8492nd|8492nd]] ([[User talk:8492nd|talk]]) 18:57, 18 July 2014 (EDT)
:TFWiki doesn't have a massive problem with non-admin users giving advice to new users if it's basic stuff like 'please don't remove captions/add scores of new captions'. Admins aren't always around, and sometimes new users just need pointing to our policy pages. That being said, Escargon, you can sometimes be a bit quick to jump down people's throats over stuff like this. Please try and remain calm and courteous when engaging with other users. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 19:01, 18 July 2014 (EDT)
::Alright. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 19:04, 18 July 2014 (EDT)

Well how many Transformers Wiki's are their?--[[User:8492nd|8492nd]] ([[User talk:8492nd|talk]]) 21:29, 18 July 2014 (EDT)
:A couple. But we're the original one. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:31, 18 July 2014 (EDT)

That sort of takes the wind out of that arguments sails.--[[User:8492nd|8492nd]] ([[User talk:8492nd|talk]]) 21:43, 18 July 2014 (EDT)
:No, it doesn't. We've been around since 2006. We're far more succesful than any other attempt at making a wiki for TF. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:47, 18 July 2014 (EDT)

Do you understand why I said it takes the wind out of the argument?--[[User:8492nd|8492nd]] ([[User talk:8492nd|talk]]) 21:49, 18 July 2014 (EDT)

In response to comment on abates page

While those are notable achivements, I've been part of much smaller wiki's and wed communitys who can make similar claims, being invited to events and having content copied for outside use. Any communit of of fair size can recize and invint to big events and copying of content, if that is the case, unfortuently happens alot, many people take the easiest way out and instead of using their own ideas, take them from other sources.

As for your estimated user count, as it stands now from 2008 to now, about 13000 users have registered, so a little over 10000, rather than tens of thousands. Now grand majority of those who have registered have not bothered to make a user page, indicating a "fly by night" user who only made a hand full of edits before dropping off, and didn't stick around. I don't know the amount of users who activly take part on the site, but it wouldn't be anywhere near tens of thousands.

But I'd still like a response to my early question, do you know why I said it takes the winds out of that particular arguments sails? I'd like to know if you know what I meant, and if so why you think I was wrong.--[[User:8492nd|8492nd]] ([[User talk:8492nd|talk]]) 23:07, 18 July 2014 (EDT)
:Would you knock it off? You've already been told by the owner to stop it. Nobody here is going to agree with you and these other wiki's. Just stop. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 23:29, 18 July 2014 (EDT)

I've moved past that and will not pursue the humor issue at this time, but I do want to know what you though my earlier point was invalid. I feel that if you counter one of my point, that you should explain why. If you want to debet me, fine, but I want to be countered with facts and hard evidence, not "No it doesn't" and hyperbole--[[User:8492nd|8492nd]] ([[User talk:8492nd|talk]]) 23:34, 18 July 2014 (EDT)
:Oh my god knock it off. I was guessing the numbers, not hyperboling, and you're still persuing it. You think that just because there's only a few TFWiki's it doesn't matter we're the best. Look at all those other wiki's. They're shit, like almost every wiki.
:Stop persueing this. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 23:37, 18 July 2014 (EDT)

Well, no I'm not. I've left that issue alone. Now I'm asking why you didn't considered my earlier point valid at the time. Now I simply wish to know if you actully had a point to counter my earlier comment or not. Now it has become a curiosity, not somthing I want to use to achive an end. And I will point out that wasn't my point when I made the comment.--[[User:8492nd|8492nd]] ([[User talk:8492nd|talk]]) 23:44, 18 July 2014 (EDT)
:EDIT: And techcially, you were using hyperbole, given that your stated numbers were vastily larger than the real number......and I'm pretty sure hyperboling isn't a proper word.--[[User:8492nd|8492nd]] ([[User talk:8492nd|talk]]) 00:03, 19 July 2014 (EDT)

== Swoop ==

Did Hasbro actually explicitly state they still have the name "Swoop"? Or are you extrapolating that from the explanation for AOE Strafe being named that way because of his two heads? I just checked the USPTO website - two entries for "Swoop" filed by Hasbro are listed as "dead", though that only means the name is not ®. It could still be ™ - but then I found entries for "Swoop Coupe" filed by Mattel and a goddamn COMPANY named "Swoop LLC" operating in the "toys" field that has its company name trademarked, both listed as "live" on the USPTO website. Knowing Hasbro's lawyers, they wouldn't touch the name with a ten foot pole at this point.

So again I ask, do you know of an explicit "We still have the name" statement by Hasbro, or are you simply basing an assumption on the fact that "trademark problems" was not explicitly cited as the reason for the name change for AOE?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] ([[User talk:Nevermore|talk]]) 07:33, 27 July 2014 (EDT)

== "utterly stupid" ==

try not to be exactly that insulting when interacting with other people, please and thank you --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 01:35, 21 September 2014 (EDT)
:Yeah, that was rude. Sorry. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 01:43, 21 September 2014 (EDT)

==Formatting titles==
Quick reminder to follow the [[Help:Style guide#Titles|style guide]] when referring to the titles of things. e.g. episode names are wrapped in quotes, franchise names are italicised, and so on. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 10:51, 10 May 2015 (EDT)
:Okay. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 10:54, 10 May 2015 (EDT)

== Fire in the Dark Mini-Cons ==

May I consult with you on organizing the Fire in the Dark Mini-Cons since that community discussion seems to have died? I'm currently trying to figure out how to do [[Reptix]] and [[Ironlunge]] as they are the only beastformer volume 4 Micron Boosters to have already appeared in fiction, as ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' Predacons. As BWU appears to lack Mini-Cons (though Maximals/Predacons are roughly the same size as Micromasters), would it be appropriate to split the pages and classify the Aurex Mini-Cons as being associated with the original toys while the Primax Predacons are repurposings of those toys? This thought occurred to me because Ask Vector Prime classified the quasi-ROTF promotional [[Mighty Mini-Con Team]] as Aurex characters, which rather makes sense given the relative absence of Mini-Cons in Tyran. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 11:36, 28 August 2015 (EDT)
:*shrugs* I guess. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 15:11, 28 August 2015 (EDT)

== Taking you up on your offer ==

Any idea who '''[[:File:WhoamI-HOS3.jpg|this]]''' might be? He is one of the Autobots who appear behind John Henry, near the end of the third chapter/issue. --[[User:Ascendron|Ascendron]] ([[User talk:Ascendron|talk]]) 22:42, 2 September 2015 (EDT)
:Sorry I'm late! School stuff. Anyway, the stacks on his head remind me of Magnus. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 16:20, 3 September 2015 (EDT)
::Ah, yes. Sometimes these things seem so obvious once they're pointed out to me. Thanks! --[[User:Ascendron|Ascendron]] ([[User talk:Ascendron|talk]]) 17:06, 3 September 2015 (EDT)
:::You're welcome! (P.S. it appears the Legends comics are back up.) [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 17:07, 3 September 2015 (EDT)

==Ask Vector Prime==
Are you an Ask Vector Prime writer, like Jim Sorenson?--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 07:55, 11 September 2015 (EDT)
:Yes. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 16:53, 11 September 2015 (EDT)
::oh ok thanks for answering.--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 10:09, 12 September 2015 (EDT)

Since you have transcribed other videos from the Ask Vector Prime Facebook, would you also be able to transcribe the [https://www.facebook.com/AxiomNewsRook/videos/995397140503906/ Hammerstrike video] of Rook's Facebook for [[Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist/src|this source page]]? I tried to at first but the more muffled parts became very hard for me to comprehend. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 01:41, 1 November 2015 (EDT)
==Optimus Prime==
Please stop reverting my edits. Please.

==Earth-7642==
I thought it wasn't official because it was only in Marvunapp but actually that designation was in one of the Marvel Handbooks.--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 19:53, 11 December 2015 (EST)
:It may be official for Marvel, but it's never been stated ANYWHERE else besides that Wikia that the Transformers crossovers was a part of it. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 19:54, 11 December 2015 (EST)
::"It may be official for Marvel" The note started with "In Marvel continuity", the note was basically about the Marvel side of things. Whatever though, I'm just saying.--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 15:21, 19 July 2017 (EDT)
:::I dunno why you're bringing this back up 2 years later, but having since found the listing in question, literally all the handbook says is that its the one where Spider-Man met Superman. The whole TF things comes from the the Marvel Addendum, and if you actually read the notes on the article, the author said that adding the non-DC stuff to it was just because he felt like it, not that it was actually official. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 15:27, 19 July 2017 (EDT)
::::(I just stumbled upon this conversation, that's why I brough it up again) Nevermind I read your post wrong. I thought you meant that while the NAvTF story being part of 7642 may be official for Marvel, it's not official for Transformers (while the note itself was about the Marvel side of things). Sorry for the confusion.--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 15:49, 19 July 2017 (EDT)

==Kmc==
Why did you revert my edit to [[Dissolution Part 2: Anomie]]? I think a "sigh" doesn't quit explain things.
--[[User:Kmc|Kmc]] ([[User talk:Kmc|talk]]) 21:50, 2 February 2017 (EST)
:I think she's either getting at the irrelevance of mentioning the universal stream designation or the lack of clarity in the note about what Rodimus is wrong about. I have added back in a clearer note about Rodimus's recurring idiocy. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 12:23, 4 February 2017 (EST)

==List of universal streams==
Was there something wrong with adding "our" Quadwal universe to the list? It's on the Quadwal page. If I did something wrong with the formatting, please let me know, I've never added to a wiki page before. [[User:FirstStrike1177|FirstStrike1177]] ([[User talk:FirstStrike1177|talk]]) 20:33, 18 December 2017 (EST)
:Because it was never called out ever at all in fiction. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:02, 18 December 2017 (EST)
Doesn't he make references to our Quadwal time, just never a specific universe number? "Our reality" is even listed in the Notes on the [[Quadwal]] page in this wiki.[[User:FirstStrike1177|FirstStrike1177]] ([[User talk:FirstStrike1177|talk]]) 21:08, 18 December 2017 (EST)
Would it have been more accurate to put Quadwal Cluster instead of an unknown number since that's what Vector Prime typically says when referring to our universe? I just thought that by Quadwal Cluster he meant most/if not all Quadwal universes.[[User:FirstStrike1177|FirstStrike1177]] ([[User talk:FirstStrike1177|talk]]) 21:15, 18 December 2017 (EST)
:The notes logically extrapolate that. If the universe wasn't called out, we don't need an article on it. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:46, 18 December 2017 (EST)
I wasn't making an article on it, just noting that we're classified under the Quadwal classification on the list of known universes. If someone hasn't read all of Ask Vector Prime, they don't know that Quadwal is a joke on the fourth wall, and they want to know if our universe even got a classification from Vector Prime (aka me for a good thirty minutes) having it noted that he did in fact say we're of the Quadwal Cluster on the main universe list is a time saver. [[User:FirstStrike1177|FirstStrike1177]] ([[User talk:FirstStrike1177|talk]]) 22:19, 18 December 2017 (EST)
:What she's trying to say to you is that the list is only for stream designations that have been officially and formally (or as "formally" as they were given like in such cases as "Aurex Something Something" and "Primax yadda-yadda Zeta") given in official Transformers media. We know that our real world exists in the Quadwal Cluster, but it's official stream designation was never actually ever given, meaning that we can't include it in this list at all regardless of our knowing that it does exist anyway. It's the same reason that we don't have stream designations listed for things like the Beast Machines cartoon, the Victory cartoon, any of the live action films after the first one, the 2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon, or pretty much any piece of Transformers media that isn't on that list. We know that all official Transformers media does exist, but not everything has an official stream designation that has been given by a piece of official Transformers media, and therefore, everything that doesn't have an official stream designation is left out of the list since the list is only for stream designations that have been officially given. Otherwise, we'd have to start making up stream designations for everything, and that's not what this Wiki is supposed to do. Besides, the very first line of description text in the Quadwal section ("[[Transformers timeline|A strangely divergent continuity family.]]") already links out to the article for our real world anyway, so the fact that our real world is represented by/inside the Quadwal Cluster is already indicated by that line of text on the main list page. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 01:26, 19 December 2017 (EST)

==Why?==
Please explain why you revert just about everything I contribute on this wiki? I do not understand. At least people who reverse my edits explain. [[User:Lucky Hugs|Lucky Hugs]] ([[User talk:Lucky Hugs|talk]]) 23:43, 19 December 2017 (EST)
:Your edits to the CNN page are written out of universe. They're supposed to be written in universe. And your first couple edits shouldn't be adding captions. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 00:03, 20 December 2017 (EST)

Could you please elaborate on the "out of universe" part? What do you mean by "out of universe"? How can I fix it and why didn't YOU fix it? And I do understand the caption part. [[User:Lucky Hugs|Lucky Hugs]] ([[User talk:Lucky Hugs|talk]]) 00:07, 20 December 2017 (EST)
:You're writing it with things like "in Revenge of the Fallen." It's supposed to be written in universe. You shouldn't expect others to fix your mistakes, either. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 00:14, 20 December 2017 (EST)

I see, but all you had to do was remove a sentence and fix some grammar to fit to that sentence removal. [[User:Lucky Hugs|Lucky Hugs]] ([[User talk:Lucky Hugs|talk]]) 00:17, 20 December 2017 (EST)
:...People have lives outside of editing wikis. I was working, so it was easier at the time to revert your changes. And you're still not correctly formatting it: articles that aren't episode or comic summaries are always written in past tense. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 00:21, 20 December 2017 (EST)

I conjugated as much as I could see that could be conjugated to the past tense. [[User:Lucky Hugs|Lucky Hugs]] ([[User talk:Lucky Hugs|talk]]) 00:26, 20 December 2017 (EST)

==Grammar==
I hadn't really taken a look at any of your synopses before, simply because it's a lot of text. But I glanced over [[The Dark Heart of Sandokan|this one]] and it was just... hard to read.

I'm not a proofreader and I hate feeling like I'm nitpicking or whatever, especially when you're doing such good work and especially when you've put whole orders of magnitude more work into this wiki than me, but it took me over half an hour to comb through this one and fix the errors. I'm still not really happy with how it turned out, because one way or another I have very little formal understanding of grammar and I feel like a lot of things slipped by me. Also, I'm really not sure how much of what's wrong with this synopsis was just carried over from the old version.

Recurring errors:
* Ship names were not italicised.
* Sentences often had far more commas and clauses than they should've - like, there were some extremely long sentences in there that really should have been cut in half.
* Commas were often placed on the wrong side of connectives (i.e. like "I went to the store, and approaching the counter, said hi to the shopkeeper." instead of "I went to the store and, approaching the counter, said hi to the shopkeeper.").
* This is where my lack of formal training comes into play, but you used lots of -ing verb like "turning", "blasting", "running" etc. particularly at the start of sentences. Didn't read right to me, especially if more than one was used in a single sentence.
* Sentence subjects were often unclear, usually as a result of the above errors.

Please carry on doing what you're doing, but maybe take the time to carefully read back what you have both as you finish each sentence, and as you finish each section. If you really don't have time I'll carry on trying to do my best to clean up, because I'd rather see this content up than not at all.

I don't have time to go and check any of the older synopses, but I'd just leave those anyway and carry on with the new content.[[User:The Wadapan|The Wadapan]] ([[User talk:The Wadapan|talk]]) 05:54, 5 February 2018 (EST)
:Yeah, that wasn't my best summary. It might of been just the general eh-ness of the story, but I'll remember to try and read through in later stuff, since I do know I made a few mistakes in older summaries here and there. Think I'll go over those ones too when I get a chance. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 06:02, 5 February 2018 (EST)
:Thank you, by the way, for fixing that up. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 09:09, 5 February 2018 (EST)
::No problem - like I'm say, I'm happy enough to keep doing it.[[User:The Wadapan|The Wadapan]] ([[User talk:The Wadapan|talk]]) 11:51, 5 February 2018 (EST)

== Upcoming comic releases ==

I guess this is mostly towards the upcoming ''Lost Light'' issue but I guess it can apply to any other comic really. How come the articles aren't created for the comics until after the issues have been released? To an extent, I get that it might be done because the issues are too far away and they might even end up getting cancelled. That's why for example on Wikipedia, a movie that has only started production and is to be released in like, 3 years, gets a draft rather than an article. But in the case of ''Lost Light'' #16, the issue comes out tomorrow. Would it be better to already have at least some of the article ready? [[User:Panagiotis Zois|Panagiotis Zois]] ([[User talk:Panagiotis Zois|talk]]) 07:59, 13 March 2018 (EDT)

The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis

2018-03-13T11:41:13Z

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The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis

2018-03-13T11:38:46Z

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Grand Galvatron Chapter

2018-03-08T16:11:41Z

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'''Galvatron isn't gonna let some ice stop him.'''

==Synopsis==
In [[2011]], [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] was buried in [[Earth]]'s Arctic's ice by the power of the [[Autobot]] [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]...

Ten years later, [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] is at Galvatron's grave, musing about how his former leader sought to create a [[Grand Galvatron|a new body for himself]] out of parts of the greatest [[Decepticon]] warriors. But [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] stirs beneath the ice, surprising Cyclonus with his promise to see his dream of becoming Grand Galvatron realized one way or another. With beams from his eyes, his soul transfers over to Cyclonus, granting his minion a new body at the same time. As a head attached to Cyclonus's torso, he orders a trip to the [[Triple Z Point]], where he plans to use his former master, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], as parts for his new body.

At the ruins of Unicron's body, they find Unicron's head, where Galvatron reveals his intentions. Not finding the prospect of being Galvatron's puppet appealing, Unicron offers another option: gathering powerful and malicious Transformers from across the [[multiverse]] to serve as components to Grand Galvatron. With his power, Unicron resurrects and brings forth [[Breakdown (WFC)|Zombie War Breakdown]] and [[Thrust (Armada)|Curse Armada Thrust]]. Also brought to this universe is [[Roller (G1)|Wandering Roller]], an [[Autobot]] with much resentment towards his comrades.

[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream's ghost]] pops up in the nick of time, begging for a new body, a wish which Unicron obliges... but only halfway. Starscream is stuck with a ghostly form, to assure he does not inevitably betray Galvatron. His new troops assembled, Unicron orders the five to conquer [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] so it can become his new body. Galvatron silently has his own plans to claim the planet for his own dominion and forms [[Grand Galvatron]] with his five underlings. With this new form, he sets out for conquest.

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*[[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] (4)
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==Quotes==

==Notes==
*This story does not have an official title. "Grand Galvatron Chapter", which logically fits the pattern of later chapters, is a title used by this wiki for convenience.

===Continuity notes===
*Galvatron was sealed in ice in the ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Headmasters]]'' episode "[[The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg]]" (his plans for Grand Galvatron were also revealed in that episode). He'll eventually be permanently freed from the iceberg in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)#Part 5|''Return of Convoy'' story pages]].
*By [[2021]], [[Unicron]]'s head has been moved to the [[Triple Z Point]], where it is located in the ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' cartoon (as seen in the episode "[[Fight! Maximals]]"). This is in agreement with the [[Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|previous TakaraTomy timeline]] that established Unicron's head being sealed there in [[2010]].
*Unicron is depicted as still having the eyes of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] that were given to him in "[[Ghost in the Machine (G1)|Ghost in the Machine]]".
*Wandering Roller is a deliberate reference to the IDW version of the character, and his last-known status at the time from [[Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|''More than Meets the Eye'' #37]]. This Roller, however, is not ''the'' IDW Roller, but the local Japanese Generation 1 timeline version of Optimus Prime's drone vehicle, as later established in [[Baldigus Chapter, Part Two|the final ''Unite Warriors'' chapter]].
*''Prime'' Breakdown (or in Japanese parlance, War Breakdown) was killed in the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' episode "[[Crossfire]]". His corpse was repurposed as a new cyborg body for [[Silas]] in "[[The Human Factor]]" before being turned into a new type of [[Terrorcon (Prime)|Terrorcon]] zombie in "[[Thirst]]" (which did not air in Japan), in which Silas/Breakdown was finally killed. The absence of Silas from Breakdown's bio indicates that Silas has not remained alive to also be summoned by Unicron.
*''Armada''/''Micron Densetsu'' Thrust was abandoned to die (for being a traitor) in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' episode "[[Union]]".
*Unicron only restores Starscream's body halfway, citing his betrayal in the episode "Ghost in the Machine" as the reason for his distrust.
*Unicron's desire to turn Cybertron into his new body likewise originates from "Ghost in the Machine", but he'll eventually achieve that goal (albeit momentarily) in the ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (cartoon)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' episode "[[The Final Battle (BWN)|The Final Battle]]".
*Previously, Cybertron in the Japanese cartoon continuity was indicated to not have been restored until after [[2036]] in the [[Transformers: G-2 (story page)|''G-2'' story pages]], something affirmed in the cartoon timeline included with ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]]'', which Hayato Sakamoto contributed to. ''Unite Warriors'' now appears to be retconning Cybertron to already have been rebuilt by 2021.

===Transformers references===

==External links==
*[http://takaratomymall.jp/shop/goods/goods.aspx?goods=4904810864769 ''Unite Warriors'' Grand Galvatron comic at TakaraTomy Mall]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160317182339/http://takaratomymall.jp/shop/g/g4904810864769/ Archive]
*[http://karyuudofansubs.blogspot.ca/2015/12/grand-galvatron-manga-translated.html Translation of the Grand Galvatron comic by Karyuudo Fansubs]
*[http://imgur.com/a/4S1wc Translation of the Grand Galvatron comic by Sanchimaru and Jalaguy]

[[Category:Issues]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors media]]

User talk:Abates

2017-07-01T14:31:33Z

Panagiotis Zois: /* Robots in Disguise episode summaries */ new section

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==To-Do List==
===Operation: Screen Captures===
I don't know which episodes these are from - feel free to tag them with {{tl|MFcap}} or {{tl|Energoncap}} if you know!
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Image:Diver suiton.jpg|Diver from Masterforce
Image:EnergonGeneric.jpg|Some dude from Energon
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==Pages to delete for moves==
Since, obviously, it's hard to pick those out from all of my automated edits, the following pages need to be deleted so that articles can be moved: [[BuggyMan]], [[Big Convoy]], [[Legion]]. I'll let you know if there's any other ones. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 07:46, 12 March 2016 (EST)
:[[Red Wing]] still needs to be deleted so Red Wing (MW) can be moved. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 12:52, 1 April 2016 (EDT)
::Oh! My apologies. I was flying through them and didn't notice that one had a different deletion reason. I'll try to take better care to check the deletion reason in future. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 15:23, 1 April 2016 (EDT)
:::It's alright! Thanks for getting to that. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:27, 1 April 2016 (EDT)
If you get the time, could you delete the following: [[Airachnid]], [[Dalton]], [[Kicker]], [[Headlock]]? All of the [[Hot Rod (G1)]] redirects probably need to be deleted too, since we have TLK Hot Rod now. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 06:26, 3 January 2017 (EST)

Thanks for the above. Could you also take care of [[Blitz]]? [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 10:26, 5 January 2017 (EST)
:And [[Thunder]], now I've noticed it. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 10:15, 6 January 2017 (EST)
::No problem! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:18, 6 January 2017 (EST)

Can you move "[[Sparky|Sparky (Robotix)]]" to "Sparky"? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 15:49, 8 January 2017 (EST)
:As well as "[[Beamer|Beamer (Autobot)]]", "[[Ace|Ace (G.I. Joe)]]", "[[Bolt|Bolt (G1)]]", "[[Twister|Twister (Armada)]]", "[[Boomer|Boomer (G1)]]", "[[Loco|Loco (RID)]]", "[[Pincher (G1)]]", and "[[Gong|Gong (Go-Bots)]]"? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:17, 8 January 2017 (EST)
::Some of those didn't actually need an admin to move them (it's only if the target redirect has been edited that you need to have admin privileges) but they're all done now anyway. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 16:40, 8 January 2017 (EST)
:::Thanks, abates! [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:49, 8 January 2017 (EST)
Can you move "[[Obsidian (Kre-O)|Obsidian (Kre-O combiner)]]" to "Obsidian (Kre-O)"? And "[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]" to "Hot Rod (G1)"? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 17:39, 21 January 2017 (EST)

Can you move "[[Slash|Slash (AOE)]]" to "Slash"? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 03:46, 23 February 2017 (EST)
:Done! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 03:50, 23 February 2017 (EST)
::Thanks! [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 03:51, 23 February 2017 (EST)

== Image upload preview ==

Hey abates, are you aware of how the summary box Preview button when uploading an image works? Looking to get it on the IDW Hasbro Wiki, but I can't find anything relating to it in either of the TFWiki CSS files, and have no idea how else it could be triggered. Thanks. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 07:10, 3 January 2017 (EST)
:It's in [[MediaWiki:Common.js]], should be easy to spot! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 15:07, 3 January 2017 (EST)
::Ah, excellent, forgot that was a thing! Thanks! [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 18:05, 3 January 2017 (EST)
:::I keep meaning to get around to changing it to filter out the error message that comes back with the preview, but if you want to have a try, feel free! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:37, 3 January 2017 (EST)
::::Oh, pfft, I'm not sure my meager JS knowledge would stretch to that... On a related note, though, I've yet to actually get this working on the IDW wiki. Don't think it's cache related since it's been a couple of days now. D'you know if there are any other chunks of code the preview function needs to work, or is it more likely to be some random incompatibility with ShoutWiki's MediaWiki installation? [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 11:57, 5 January 2017 (EST)
:::::ShoutWiki is using Mediawiki 1.28 versus our 1.19, so I think it's likely to be something's changed between versions that broke the Javascript. I tried Googling to see if there was an update to the preview code (not sure where Derik got it from), but it looks like [https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Live_preview preview is now built in] possibly. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 14:34, 5 January 2017 (EST)

===And another thing...===
Sorry for more queries, but d'you know if there's a potential tweak to [[gbwiki:Template:Nav|Template:Nav]] on GBWiki that would put the logo above the text box, on the right, instead over in the middle? I've figured the right alignment but don't know enough markup to get it up above the box... Thanks. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 14:37, 9 January 2017 (EST)
:The whole thing's already in a table, so you should be able to just change style="width: 100%;" at the top to style="float: right" and add a |- to start a new row right after the imagemap. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 15:22, 9 January 2017 (EST)

== Fistfight (SG) ==

Thanks for [[User_talk:Rhymus#Fistfight|letting me know]] why you reverted my [[Fistfight (SG)]] edit. [[Transhuman]] explicitly states his colors, and since ''This character has no official visual representation whatsoever... yet, at least''... i thought the article should mention his deco. And, since so many SG characters take their color schemes from their G1 namesakes' rivals, Tyrannitron (partnered with one of the Dinobots, known for squaring off against Shockwave) seemed like a good guess at [[authorial intent]]--but it ''is'' just a guess. ([[Catgut]] is orange and black, too.) Hopefully this is cleared up in a more concise, humorous fashion in my new edit.
--[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 21:02, 22 January 2017 (EST)
:Wait, when did Tyrannitron square off against Shockwave? His only fiction seems to be [[Games of Deception]], and the summary for that seems to suggest Shockwave was reduced to a head at the time. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 06:09, 23 January 2017 (EST)
::Sorry. What I meant was, the G1 Dinobots are known for squaring off against G1 Shockwave, G1 Tyrannitron is a G1 Dinobot's partner and G1 Fistfight is G1 Shockwave's partner, so it makes sense to me that G1 Tyrannitron likely inspired SG Fistfight's deco. --[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 00:31, 20 February 2017 (EST)
:::That sounds like a bit of a leap to me! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 03:32, 20 February 2017 (EST)

==Captions==
Dude I think I might have screwed up the CW Powerglide section I tried to do a caption but I made the pic too big can you fix it and tell me how to caption pics proper i'm new here [[User:Sharpshot45|Sharpshot45]] ([[User talk:Sharpshot45|talk]]) 20:39, 15 March 2017 (EDT)
:Hi, as I mentioned on your talk page, we prefer that new users make significant contributions to the wiki before they start adding captions to images, as adding images is regarded as a perk of contributing to the wiki. Otherwise tons of people would sign up just to add captions to pictures and nothing important would get done. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:35, 15 March 2017 (EDT)

dude can you teach me how to properly caption [[User:Sharpshot45|Sharpshot45]] ([[User talk:Sharpshot45|talk]]) 18:04, 8 April 2017 (EDT)
:The caption is included in the coding for the image like <nowiki>[[File:Wiki.png|frame|left|The logo for this Wiki]]</nowiki> - you can read more about formatting on [[Help:Editing]]. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 02:16, 9 April 2017 (EDT)

==Transformers The Last Knight's Characters==
You add Quintessa, Bulldog and the Infernocons to the Transformers The Last Knight page. [[User:Lockhqu|Lockhqu]] ([[User talk:Lockhqu|talk]]) 16:15, 12 April 2017 (EDT)
:Pal, I don't know if English is your primary language or not, but most people consider it customary to talk with more humility, especially to a site admin. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:45, 12 April 2017 (EDT)
::Additionally, of those names only Quintessa has a primary, non-leaked source, and there's nothing not-leaked to link it to the space lady in the trailer. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 18:10, 12 April 2017 (EDT)
:Lockhqu, please post requests for character additions on [[Talk:Transformers: The Last Knight (film)]], though you will need to include a link to where those characters have been officially revealed. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 18:21, 12 April 2017 (EDT)

==Optimus Primal==
Can you move "Optimus Primal" to "Optimus Primal (BW)"? I'm not entirely sure how to deal with the suite. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 22:04, 2 June 2017 (EDT)
:All done! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 01:29, 3 June 2017 (EDT)
::Thanks, abates. Can you also restore "[[Sureshock (disambiguation)]]" and "[[Hard Head]]"? I know it's easy to recreate those pages, but I like history. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 03:13, 3 June 2017 (EDT)
:::Hard Head was just a redirect, so there's not really anything to restore. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 03:20, 3 June 2017 (EDT)
Can you move "LGC-8803" to "Metascan Omega" and restore "[[Nightbird (disambiguation)]]"? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 23:41, 9 June 2017 (EDT)
:Done! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 02:13, 10 June 2017 (EDT)

== Seed ==

In AOE, Optimus said he was going to hide it somewhere. I think this should be adressed in the Last Knight notes section.--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 12:43, 30 June 2017 (EDT)
:Sure, that's fine. It's speculating what actually happened to it that's out. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 17:46, 30 June 2017 (EDT)

== ''Robots in Disguise'' episode summaries ==

Hi, I was just wondering, where exactly do you get the episode titles and summaries for ''Robots in Disguise''? [[User:Panagiotis Zois|Panagiotis Zois]] ([[User talk:Panagiotis Zois|talk]]) 10:31, 1 July 2017 (EDT)