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Like its predecessor, ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' featured a large multimedia ad campaign. ''Revenge of the Fallen'' didn't have quite as many theatrical trailers as ''Transformers'', not having movie and international exclusive trailers. However, it did surpass the 2007 film in TV advertising for the theatrical and IMAX releases with an extra four spots for a total of twenty-six. In addition to the theatrical trailers and TV ad spots, several preview segments were shown online. These segments were unique clips from the film, where as online advertising for ''Transformers'' consisted mostly of the trailers and early TV spots.

Also like the previous film, ''Revenge of the Fallen'' had a number of tie-in ads featuring returning brands like [[Burger King]] and new ones such as [[Kmart]] and [[M&M's]]. The tie-in video game was even more heavily advertised than the last with more than double the number of trailers. Advertising for the toy line was handled in a manner similar to the first film. Action figures were limited to an initial overview ad, and two later ones for the "N.E.S.T. Global Alliance" sub-line. In advertising for other play patterns, the [[Robot Powered Machines]] were highlighted with three ads.

''Revenge of the Fallen''{{'}}s home video release had a heavier push than its predecessor with seven television ads for both the DVD and Blu-ray versions. Additionally, a preview trailer was released online, demonstrating the Optimus Experience feature of the special edition releases. Even a radio ad was produced to advertise the home video releases, albeit a modified version of a TV spot soundtrack.

===Theatrical trailers===
[[File:ROTF Sam Bumblebee cry.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb]]
* '''Teaser trailer''' [http://vimeo.com/3239526]/[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7sSGO8rDbU] (separate IMAX end screen)
Released 17 February 2009. Protoforms hit Paris, Egypt, aircraft carrier. ''From director Michael Bay... and executive producer Steven Spielberg...'' "You don't stop, you don't hide, you run. You hear what I'm saying?!" Aired in front of the ''Friday the 13th'' remake and ''Watchmen''.

* '''Trailer #1''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnXzKwUgDhg]/[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOQ5NUn8zeQ] (IMAX end screens)
Released 4 May 2009. "Bee, I wanna talk to you about the college thing." Aired in front of ''[[Star Trek]]'' and ''[[X-Men]] Origins: [[Wolverine (Marvel)|Wolverine]]''.

* '''Trailer #2''' [http://vimeo.com/5283844]
Released 21 May 2009. Begins with longer version of the "Bee, I wanna talk to you about the college thing." scene. Aired in front of ''Terminator: Salvation'' and ''Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian''.

===TV spots===
[[File:ROTF-DemolishorPrime.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb]]
[[File:Rotf-paris.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|"Can you hear me now? Good."]]
[[File:Ravagerotfteaser.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb]]
Many conveniently gathered into one online spot by [[Michael Bay]] himself. Thanks, Michael Bay!

* '''Big Game spot''' [http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/transformers-2/super-bowl-spot]
Air date 1 February 2009 during the Super Bowl. Protoforms hit aircraft carrier. Sam backs away. [[William Lennox|Lennox]] points. ''Revenge... Revenge...''

* '''Forms''' [http://vimeo.com/4719348]
Air date 18 May 2009. "It's not over." ''Revenge... takes... many... forms.'' "We got a whole lotta fight comin' our way!"

* '''It's On''' [http://vimeo.com/4719904]
Air date 18 May 2009. "What you're about to see is top secret. Do ''not'' tell my mother." "We detected radioactive signatures all over the world."

* '''Greatest Enemy''' [http://vimeo.com/4719776]
Air date 18 May 2009. ''They have returned... to finish... what they started.'' "''SAAAAM!''" A bizarre bit of background "music" sounds appropriately like a screaming person - alarmingly appropriate as we watch thousands of sailors die aboard a sinking aircraft carrier!

* '''Destiny''' [http://vimeo.com/4936917]
Air date 31 May 2009. "Hey beautiful! Made you a long distance relationship kit." "I'm here for your help, Sam."

* '''Fate''' [http://vimeo.com/4985710]
Air Date 3 June 2009. "Fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing." "This isn't my war!" "It soon will be." "SAM!!" "OPTIMUS!!"

* '''Drums''' [http://vimeo.com/5125388]
Air date 12 June 2009. Presumably named for its soundtrack! ''From director Michael Bay...'' "I thought we had peace." ''And Executive Producer Steven Spielberg...'' "I'm here for your help, Sam."

* '''Wanted''' [http://vimeo.com/5125729]
Air date 12 June 2009. "The aircraft carrier [[USS Theodore Roosevelt|USS ''Roosevelt'']] goes down off the East Coast." ''On June 24th...'' "They're here to ''hunt'' you." "What we need is to explore every possible diplomatic solution."

* '''Mystery''' [http://vimeo.com/5125817]
Air date 12 June 2009. "Mikaela, something just happened to me. I'm seeing symbols!" "They want what's in my mind!"

* '''Let's Roll Kids''' [http://vimeo.com/5125665]
Air date 12 June 2009. ''On June 24th...'' "Wow!" ''Get ready...'' "Freaky, right?" ''For the summer's biggest adventure.'' "RUN!"

* '''Stomp''' [http://vimeo.com/5125624]
Air date 12 June 2009. "This isn't my war." "I fear it soon will be." "Time to lay down some whoopass."

[[File:ROTF Sam Exits Bumblebee.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|They didn't make any efforts to transform our summer either.]]
[[File:Rotf-princetonaerial.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb]]
[[File:ROTF Sam Cube fragment.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb|Let's see...Decepticons defeated, Autobots victorious, Sam still has Mikaela, and Bumblebee still can't speak. "Everything will change"? More like everything will stay the same.]]

* '''Team Kids''' [http://vimeo.com/5125510]
Air date 12 June 2009. "Wow." "I'm here for your help, Sam." ''Only one team... will transform your summer.'' "It's upgrade time!"

* '''Adventure Kids''' [http://vimeo.com/5125471]
Air date 12 June 2009. "I'm seeing symbols. They gotta mean something, like a message, or a map." "Can you read these?" "Read?!" "Noooo, we don't really do much reading."

* '''Save the World''' [http://vimeo.com/5190942]
Air date 16 June 2009. "Hey beautiful!" "So you think you can make it through those East Coast winters without me?" "Oh my god..." "I am seeing symbols in my mind."

* '''Space Moms''' [http://vimeo.com/5191049]
Air date 16 June 2009. "You're the first Witwicky ever to go to college." "Look what I found! It's your little baby booties!" "You're gonna be okay, Mom." "Welcome to Astronomy 101. What do we know about SPACE?!"

* '''Evolved''' [http://vimeo.com/5190871]
Air date 16 June 2009. ''They have returned. They have evolved. On June 24th...'' "I thought we had peace." "We've kept much from you, Sam." Includes an edited version of the Horrible Electronic Scraping Noise from the first ''Transformers'' trailer, whee!

* '''Ancient Power''' [http://vimeo.com/5205852]
Air date 16 June 2009. "What you're about to see is top secret." "The Transformers? They've been here a lonnnnng time." "Freaky, right?"

* '''Everything''' [http://vimeo.com/5205888]
Air date 16 June 2009. ''On June 24...'' ''Everything...'' ''Will change.'' "Don't freak out! Don't freak out!" "Whhrrreshheee?"

* '''Bumblebee''' [http://vimeo.com/5206069]
Air date 16 June 2009. ''You won't believe... what's about to change. On June 24th... get ready for the summer's biggest adventure.'' "RUUUUUUUN!" Features kitchen appliances, [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] combination.

* '''Coming''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez6Byx3p8-M]
Air date 18 June 2009. ''On June 24...'' [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] transforms, does some fancy skating and then slices [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] in half.

* '''Critical Acclaim''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_WW8CJgEhQ]
Air date 24 June 2009. "Astonishing" - Alistar Harkness, ''The Scotsman''; "Thrilling" - Orlando Parfitt, ''IGN Movies (UK)''; "Better than the original" - Shawn Edwards, ''FOX-TV''; "Don't freak out. Don't freak out."

* '''IMAX''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ry3GixhczQ]
Air date 29 June 2009. Modified version of "Forms" with ''Experience it in IMAX.'' replacing "We got a whole lotta fight comin' our way!" and the "Bumblebee!" scene removed. Has a stinger telling viewers ''Visit IMAX.com for showtimes.'' added to the end.

* '''Critical Acclaim #2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj0gIXmkaBc]
Air date 8 July 2009 (??). "Astonishing" - Alistar Harkness, ''The Scotsman''; "Thrilling" - Orlando Parfitt, ''IGN Movies (UK)''; "A masterpiece" - Todd Gilchrist, ''Cinematical.com'' "#1 Movie in America" Features an entirely different set of scenes compared to "Critical Acclaim". This spot also differs from the first Critical Acclaim by not having the quotes spoken.

* '''Magic''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo2g770jIkk]
Air date unknown. "Watch the magic happen." ''Summer's biggest adventure has arrived.'' "Uh-oh."

* '''Critical Acclaim #3''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0djgksNBnY]
Air date unknown. "Let's roll!" ''Critics are calling Transformers'' "The most fun you'll have...in theaters this summer." - Shawn Edwards, FOX-TV; "Bigger and better than the original." - Mark S. Allen, CBS-TV; "I spent my whole life lookin' for aliens, and you're carrying around one in your purse like a little chihuahua."

* '''Now Playing''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK59HYgTATs]
Air date unknown. "Augh!" "BUMBLEBEE!!" ''Transformers.'' "I cannot live with this psychotic alien in my garage." Ends with a stinger asking viewers to buy the first Transformers movie on DVD and Blu-ray.

===Promo reels and online clips===
[[File:ROTF Starscream Sam Mikaela.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb]]
* '''ShoWest online clip'''
Released online 20 April 2009. Lengthy segment of [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] talking to [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] in the garage, followed by previously unseen action sequences, released to MichaelBay.com for only 12 hours.

* '''MTV Movie Awards clip''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6aVjBYRzJ4]
Air date 31 May 2009. Movie clip featuring Sam and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] hiding and running from Decepticons.

* '''Michael Bay Chevy segment''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-De67tpJ84]
Online footage released ?? 2009. Footage of the Autobots in car form driving heroically across the desert and through the woods.

* '''Moviefone clip''' [http://www.moviefone.com/movie/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/30589/video/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen-clip/26222676001]
Released online 12 June 2009 at Moviefone.com. 1:02 segment of Lennox and [[Robert Epps|Epps]] leading a covert op team into an attack by Devastator.

[[File:Appliancebots.jpg|right|upright=1.67|thumb]]
* '''Your Worst Nightmare''' [http://vimeo.com/5176954]
Released online 15 June 2009 at MichaelBay.com. 1:30 segment of Mikaela on the phone with Sam, and dealing with an [[Wheelie (ROTF)|interloper]] in her workshop.

* '''Paramount UK clip''' [http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=101273016549646&ref=mf]
Released online 19 June 2009 via Paramount UK's Facebook account for the movie. 1:04 segment of Sam accidentally bringing kitchen appliances to life and then hiding from the ensuing chaos.

===TV tie-in commercials===
{{anchor|Burger King}}
*'''Burger King'''
** '''Twins/Now''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmV4EuHXy1c] A group of kids stand around a yellow Camaro waiting for "Bumblebee" to transform. [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] drive up, transform, and join the kids in their wait. The group becomes disappointed upon seeing the owner of the car show up. "Aw man." "That ain't no Bumblebee." "That's just some dude's car."
**'''Mayhem Now Playing''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt1F2mOlLCY] A man exits from a [[Burger King]] and realizes he has the grand prize winning game piece for the [[Transform Your Way]] contest. The [[King]] transforms from his broiler mode and busts through the wall to present the man with his prize. The man gasps, "Whoa, a million bucks", at the sight of a pallet of cash being dropped at his feet. The restaurant's manager appears, saying "That's about how much it'll take for me to fix this mess. (To the King) This counts as your break, you know that right?". The King hangs his head. ''Let the King transform '''your''' life.''
** '''Game pieces''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGaG2OhLn_U] Features excerpts from the movie of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] somersaulting from the Witwickys' garage and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] rising from the depths of the [[Laurentian Abyss]]. Also has a CGI segment featuring the giveaway prizes. ''Autobots or Decepticons? Choose a side in the Transform Your Way game at BK and you can win an all new Chevy Camaro, LG Home Theater system, and other prime prizes, even a million bucks.''
**'''Commercial #4''' [http://www.metacafe.com/watch/3158901/burger_king_transformer_2009_commercial/] Two guys sit outside of a Burger King restaurant, on the tailgate of a pick-up truck. Colt scratches off his game piece, revealing a grand prize winner. Inside, the King transforms from broiler to robot and inadvertently scares a nearby worker. Back outside, Colt reveals to his buddy that he's just won a million bucks. "Sure you did Colt." The King busts through the restaurant wall and steps in front of an armored truck, forcing it to stop. The King bangs on the roof of the truck, causing the rear doors to open and a handful of bills to fly out. Colt (dejectedly): "That's not a million dollars." The King gestures as if to say "I've got it" and then lifts up the front end of the truck dumping out the rest of the million dollars plus a security guard. "Whoa, you won a security guard too." ''Let the King change your life. Play "Transform Your Way" '''now''' for a chance to win a million bucks.''
[[File:Kmart Dad Day Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]

* '''[[Kmart]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5N14y_jW_A]
"Transform Your Dad": We see the side of a building with a shadow that appears to belong to [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]. The camera zooms out to reveal that shadow is actually that of the Kmart mascot, Mr. Bluelight. He is holding stacks of merchandise in each arm and asks, "Who were you expecting, one of the Transformers?". Ah yes, silly us. The rest of commercial is the announcer explaining the [[Transform Your Dad]] promotion.

[[File:LG Versa ROTF Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]
* '''LG Versa''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLUnwCJV0IA]
A man walking with his new phone finds Optimus Prime with his sensors and logic circuits clearly damaged. Or so it would seem, as Prime repeatedly deems the phone/camcorder/gps/laptop a Decepticon. The man chuckles at Optimus' misguided fixation only to have an actual Decepticon crouch down behind him for an attack. Naturally, this causes the man to flee.

{{anchor|M&Ms}}
[[File:M&Ms ROTF Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb | Man fuck yo M&Ms]]
* '''[[M&M's]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLDEuz27aNk]
[[Red (M&M)|Red]] and [[Yellow]] stand on a platform, overlooking the loading docks for the new Strawberried-Peanut Butter M&M's. Red: "Who's delivering the new Strawberried Peanut Butter M&M's?" Yellow: "Uh, that big truck." Optimus Prime then drives up, transforms, and THROWS A TRAILER THROUGH AN ELECTRICAL POWERLINE! Red responds to Optimus' wanton destruction of property by clapping sarcastically. Way to go Optimus.

* '''Scene.ca Hollywood trip giveaway''' [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x9nq7y_scene-ca-presents-see-transformers_shortfilms]
Text narration, on a silhouetted California hills background, informs us that if we watch ''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' on [[June 24]]th, we could win a VIP trip to Hollywood or other exclusive prizes. Registration at Scene.ca was required.

* '''T-Mobile HTC HD2 "Hello"''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ztE3GN8C5k]
A hand starts playing footage from Revenge of the Fallen on a vertically oriented HTC smartphone. As the footage begins to play, the phone is turned to be horizontal and the video is skipped ahead to [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] running from the Autobots.
: ''Notes:'' This ad began airing in March 2010.
: ''You used to pick up your phone and say "Hello.". Now you say "Hel-lo!"''

* '''''[[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen The Game]]'''''
**'''New York Comic-Con Trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBx4JEgQorc] Debuted at [[New York Comic Con]] 09 on February 6, 2009. Optimus Prime narrates: "Citizens of Earth. For some time we have lived among you. Hiding in plain sight. Protecting you from a threat we thought extinguished. But we were wrong. I am Optimus Prime and now our war must become yours." Thanks Optimus!
**'''Gameplay Reveal Trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5K_sxQh8-qg] Online trailer released 7 May 2009. Autobot and Decepticon oriented trailers combined into one without narration. Voice clips of Optimus Prime and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] play over the end of the first half. ''Unite. Protect. Defend.'' ''Enslave. Punish. Destroy.''
**'''One Shall Stand Trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB6Sv6XQUok] Online trailer released 27 May 2009. Optimus Prime again narrates: "This stalemate cannot last. One side must win. And yet the battle continues."
**'''[[Wii]] Debut Trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDOMCwx21Zc] Online trailer released 16 June 2009. ''A game built from the ground up for the Wii.''
**'''Launch Trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XveW5fFo63Q] Online trailer released 19 June 2009. Optimus Prime narrates: "The last Great War is upon us."
**'''Multiplayer Trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3b-yTJ406s] Online trailer released 24 June 2009. No narration. ''Join the war in a multiplayer experience like no other.''
**'''TV Commercial''' [http://gameads.gamepressure.com/tv_game_commercial.asp?ID=9911] Air date unknown. Optimus Prime: ''Don't. Just. Watch. Fight.''

===Toys===
[[File:ROTF Toy Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]

{{anchor|Movie Characters}}
* '''Movie Characters''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz463U9ujgA]
:''Narration:'' [[Worfimus Prime]], a Peter Cullen soundalike who sounds more like [[Michael Dorn|Worf]] than Optimus Prime.
:''Toy segment:'' The various toys are transformed by offscreen kids playing in yet another large, mostly empty room that resembles a basement or warehouse.
:''Features:'' Optimus Prime, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], Bumblebee, Sideswipe, Skids and [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]].
:''Notes:'' The commercial features both movie excerpts and original CGI animation of Optimus Prime.
:''It is time to stand with us and prove there is more to YOU than meets the eye!''

{{anchor|Power Bots and Gravity Bots}}
* '''[[Power Bots]] and [[Gravity Bot]]s''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF52pbN0A94]
:''Narration:'' Worfimus Prime and [[Dynamic!]]
:''Toy segment:'' Power Bot Megatron destroys a sand pyramid and then lands in front of Bumblebee. Bumblebee demonstrates his cannon arm while Optimus Prime deploys his wings. Optimus takes flight and rams into Megatron. The Gravity Bots then race towards each other on a diorama road, stopping just in the nick of time to avoid a tragic accident.
:''Notes:'' This commercial features the same intro and exit as the previous commercial.
:"I AM MEGATRON!"

{{anchor|Voice Mixer and Plasma Cannon}}
[[File:Bumblebee RolePlay Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I hate it when I get my Schwartz twisted.]]
* '''Bumblebee Voice Mixer and Plasma Cannon''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ormt9k9JrQI]
:''Narration:'' Worfimus Prime.
:''Toy segment:'' A kid runs around and plays with the toys in a city area with a lot of greenery.
:''Notes:'' Again, the Optimus intro and exit are reused.
:''I, am Optimus Prime and I have sent Bumblebee to protect our human allies and to train them in the Autobot way.''

{{anchor|RPMs}}
* '''[[Robot Powered Machines]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZNBJ34AHvE]
: ''Animation:'' Optimus Prime running and transforming inside a tunnel to reveal the R.P.M.s logo on his grill.
: ''Narration:'' [[Worfimus Prime]] and [[Mutt (voice actor)|Mutt]]
: ''Toy segment:'' Megatron and Optimus Prime zoom along. Bumblebee flies off the end of a freeway as [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] passes underneath. Bumblebee's two "modes" are shown off followed by groups of Autobot and Decepticon R.P.M.s. Optimus Prime and Megatron are released to run headlong into each other when suddenly...a cut to the end shot.
: ''The Autobots and Decepticons are taking the battle to the road!''

* '''R.P.M.s Offer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlT_9Bodz_M]
: ''Narration:'' [[Brian Cummings]].
: ''Toy segment:'' Skids, Bumblebee, Sideswipe and Prime dodge the Devastator Showdown track set's traps and pitfalls.
: ''Notes:'' Advertises a special offer where parents can call or go online to order the track set for $39.99 and get six free R.P.M. cars. Clips of Devastator from the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie are featured. A clip of Optimus Prime saying "Well done Autobots." is voiced by a soundalike.
: ''You can call 866-92-TRACK or visit TransformersOffer.com to order the Transformers track set including one R.P.M. car plus three bonus R.P.M.'s all for $39.95 plus shipping and handling. AND as part of this TV offer, you'll get another three R.P.M. cars, FREE! That's six additional cars, a twenty-four dollar value, FREE!''

* '''Devastator Track Set''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr8AOPk1VyE]
: ''Narration:'' Dynamic!
: ''Toy segment:'' Two boys bring a microwave out to a garbage truck sitting at the end of their driveway. They taunt the microwave in very evil sounding voices: "Prepare to meet your doom!" "A trash grinder!" "Now feel the wrath of Devastator!". The two begin laughing maniacally as they toss the microwave into the back of the garbage truck and watch it get crushed. The truck's driver looks on, wondering who let these kids out of the asylum. The ad ends with brief clips of Devastator's eyes flashing and R.P.M. Skids racing through the set before getting caught in a trap.
: ''Play for real. Join the Autobots as they battle the most destructive Decepticon ever in the Transformers Devastator Track Set!''

{{anchor|Supreme Devastator}}
* '''Supreme [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aICVcqUv-JI]
: ''Narration:'' Worfimus Prime
: ''Toy segment:'' The [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]] form Devastator in the desert. A group of Autobots subsequently confront Devastator.
: ''Features:'' Devastator, Knock Out, Dune Runner, Optimus Prime, [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], Skids, Mudflap, Ironhide and Ratchet
: ''Notes:'' Uses the Optimus intro and exit. [[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]] and [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knock Out]] are shown being smashed by Devastator.
: ''A crew of six Decepticons with a '''twisted''' form of teamwork.''

{{anchor|Global Alliance}}
[[File:NEST Global Alliance Commercial.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb]]
* '''N.E.S.T. Global Alliance''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebHL1bvSeeQ]
: ''Narration:'' Worfimus Prime
: ''Toy segment:'' [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] and [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]] do stuff in the jungle. [[Ironhide (Movie)|Recon Ironhide]] and Bumblebee arrive to stop them.
: ''Features:'' Lockdown, Bludgeon, Alliance Bumblebee, Recon Ironhide

* '''N.E.S.T. Global Alliance Recon [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]]''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0xbm0-Q5Cg]
: ''Narration:'' I've Got A Cold
: ''Toy segment:'' Recon Ravage is shown from three angles simultaneously as the narrator tells us we can "capture an exclusive Decepticon". The [[NEST]] Alliance pack is shown as the narrator mentions it. The mission guide and NEST stickers are then shown as the narrator explains they are needed for sending away for Ravage. The third sticker is shown to come from an [[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]] figure. The form with Ravage and the NEST Alliance pack are each shown one more time.
: ''Features:'' Recon Ravage

{{anchor|Double}}
* '''Double Your Action Giveaway''' [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?guid=D9E9DEE7-19B9-F369-103A-6FA838929384&src=endeca]
: ''Narration:'' Dudemeister & Worfimus Prime ("Autobots, roll out!")
: ''Toy segment:'' Re-used footage from "Bumblebee Voice Mixer and Power Cannon", "Power Bots and Gravity Bots" and "Movie Characters" along with some new shots of toys to represent the stuff you can buy and receive free. The narrator explains the promotion as the footage is being shown.
: ''Spend 25 dollars and get a 25 dollar value...FREE!''

===Home Video===

* '''The Optimus Experience''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6qnvSurvm0]
Online promo clip released 15 September 2009. Narration is text only. ''Prepare for augmented reality.'' "I'm seeing symbols." ''An exclusive 3D holographic experience. Activated by special edition DVD and Blu-ray packages.'' "What you're about to see is top secret." ''Solve the puzzle. Optimus Prime needs your help.'' "OPTIMUS!"

* '''Home Video''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew17q8o22rM]
Air date unknown. ''On Tuesday, October 20th'' "This isn't my war." "It soon will be." "OPTIMUS!" ''Own the number one movie of the year. Transformers.''

* '''Home Video 2''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ndNVzVhWUA]
Air date unknown. ''On Tuesday, October 20th'' "I thought we had peace." "I'm here for your help." "This isn't my war." "It soon will be." ''Own the number one movie of the year.'' "You don't hide, you run." ''Transformers.''

* '''Home Video 3''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wchc4Fj9JWY]
Air date unknown. "What you're about to see is top secret. Do not tell my mother." ''On Tuesday, October 20th you can be the first to bring home Transformers.'' "It looks exactly like a truck." "Freaky, right?"

* '''Home Video 4''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg-926xBLk8]
Air date unknown. ''On DVD and Blu-Ray.'' "The first Witwicky ever to go to college." "Look what I found. It's your little baby booties." "You're gonna be okay mom." "Welcome to Astronomy 101. What do we know about space?" ''From director Michael Bay. This Tuesday, bring their world, home to yours.'' "BUMBLEBEE!" ''Transformers.''

* '''Home Video 5''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0TQndAe7Ig]
Air date unknown. "I thought we had peace." "I'm here for your help Sam." "This isn't my war." "It soon will be." "Augh!" "SAM!" ''Own the number one movie of the year. Transformers. A Michael Bay film.''

* '''Home Video 6''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqMxLA3FuRs]
Air date 19 October 2009. The audio track for this spot was used as a radio ad, the ending modified after October 19. Optimus Prime's narration is voiced by [[Peter Cullen]]. "Citizens of Earth, I am Optimus Prime. I come to you with a message of great importance. For the first time in history, an object of tremendous power is available to all. Many have fought to possess this object." "OPTIMUS!" "And tomorrow, it can be ''yours''." ''Transformers. A Michael Bay film. Own the number one movie of the year.''

* '''Home Video 7''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9lDshWjDn4]
Air date 27 October 2009. This is a modified version of the third home video spot with the narration updated to reference ''Revenge of the Fallen''{{'}}s status as the number one release. "What you're about to see is top secret. Do not tell my mother." ''Bring home the number one DVD in America.'' "Looks exactly like a truck." "Freaky right?" ''Transformers. Buy it on DVD and Blu-ray for as low as $14.99''

[[File:KevinButler.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|'''''A STICK.''''']]
* '''PlayStation 3 - Only Does Everything (Blu-ray Player)''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQrxfBOo_Mo]
Air date unknown. [[Sony]]'s former American [[PlayStation]] mascot-slash-fictitious then-employee {{w|Kevin Butler (character)|Kevin Butler}}, identified this time as the VP of Blu-ray superiority, answers unhappy grandchild Luke Hirshberg's complaint that his grandmother won't stop playing Blu-ray movies on his PS3. Kevin tries to guilt the lad by pointing out his grandmother's comparative lack of alternatives for entertainment as a child. While the ad is mainly pimping the PS3's Blu-ray playing capabiltity, the capability is shown off in the background of both Luke's house and the Sony offices by the playing of ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' on Blu-ray. Halfway through, a text blurb at the bottom of the screen mentions ''Revenge of the Fallen'' and ''Star Trek'' being available on Blu-ray from [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount Home Entertainment]].
:"Know what she did for fun when she was your age? She pushed a hoop with a stick." "ButIwannaplay-" ''"With a stick."'' "I'vebeenwaitingall-" '''''"A stick."'''''

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==Notes==
* The names of the first 20 TV spots (Big Game spot though Coming), Your Worst Nightmare, Twins/Now, Mayhem Now Playing and T-Mobile HTC HD2 "Hello" are official titles of those ads.

[[Category:Commercials|Revenge of the Fallen]]
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User:Primm slimm

2025-08-18T06:23:14Z

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I AM THE BIGGEST FAN OF [[Breakdown]] AND I WILL FIST FIGHT ANYONE WHO SAYS OTHERWISE

Prowl (Cyberverse)

2025-08-18T00:01:35Z

Primm slimm: /* Cyberverse */

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{{disambig3|Prowl}}
:''Prowl is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:ProwlCyberversePromo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

Patient, loyal, and highly intelligent, the high-ranking '''Prowl''' ''definitely'' needs to loosen up a bit. He's serious-minded, detests anything that's unorderly and is always following protocol. Because of this, [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] wants to show him the meaning of the word "fun". Just don't sneak up on him. He has a VERY tenuous trigger-finger.

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Dick Terhune]] (English), [[Tetsu Inada]] (Japanese)|[[Olivier Cuvellier]] (French), [[Hans-Eckart Eckhardt]] (German), [[Antonio Cremades]] (Castilian Spanish), [[David Allende]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
[[File:Cyberverse - Matrix of Leadership - Pr-ow-l.jpg|thumb|left|260px]]
While retreating from an overwhelming force of [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seekers]], Prowl was almost overwhelmed when he fell behind [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] and [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]]. He was saved by [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]], although Prowl insisted Prime should have left him behind. {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}}

After it was determined that Optimus had made a mistake in launching the [[AllSpark]], the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']] was launched to retrieve it, Prowl amongst its crew. As the ship sailed through the void, however, its [[energon]] stores dipped, forcing the crew into [[stasis pod]]s. [[Teletraan-1 (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-1]] eventually tracked the AllSpark to [[Earth]], only for the ''Ark'' to suffer a hull breach and crash-land in [[Mount St. Hilary]]. Some 66 million years later, Prowl, along with the rest of the crew, was reawakened by Bumblebee and [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]] in time to see the [[Decepticon fleet]] invade Earth. {{storylink|Eruption}}

[[File:Cyberverse - Sea of Tranquility - Prowl on the Moon.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
The Cybertronians eventually became known to humankind, with Prowl being caught on a news channel that mistook his pursuit of [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] for a police chase until Prowl and Shadow Striker transformed into their robot modes. He later took part in a battle on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]] where the Decepticons had erected a [[Planet Smasher]]. He attempted to reach the weapon with [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]], before Shadow Striker knocked them off the trail, and Wheeljack brought down its [[force field]]. {{storylink|Sea of Tranquility}} When the Planet Smasher was destroyed, the Decepticons activated a set of [[planetary engine]]s to slam the satellite into the planet. Along with Wheeljack and Hot Rod, Prowl reversed the polarity on the boosters, returning the moon to its normal orbit. {{storylink|Bad Moon Rising}}

As Prowl polished a blaster, he informed Bumblebee that he hadn't seen any animals on the moon. A rampaging [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] soon sent him hiding, as his own weapon was now firing at any random target, including him. {{storylink|The Visitor}} After a series of events saw the Autobots and Decepticons forced into another round of peace talks, Prowl managed to discuss weapon techniques with Shadow Striker only for [[Bludgeon (Cyberverse)|Bludgeon]] killing [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]] to cause a brawl to break out. {{storylink|Parley}}

[[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|Cheetor]]'s attempt to ask Prowl if he needed assistance was quickly flushed thanks to the decorated bot's trigger finger. He sent Cheetor back to [[Ratchet (Cyberverse)|Ratchet]], sending the newbie into depression until Bumblebee took him for scout training. As Wheeljack examined his [[scraplet]] specimen, Prowl found that he was short one blaster cartridge. {{storylink|Spotted}}

After [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] had been defeated and the AllSpark secured, Prowl oversaw [[Rack'n'Ruin (Cyberverse)|Rack'n'Ruin]] locking up the Seeker before he remotely piloted an [[Autobot shuttle]] as part of a stall tactic so Hot Rod could restart the ''Ark''. Though the ruse allowed the ''Ark'' to make a b-line for the [[space bridge]], [[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)|Sky-Byte]] had seen through the ruse and delayed the ''Ark'' long enough for the [[Nemesis (Cyberverse)|''Nemesis'']] to catch up. Though the Decepticons nearly destroyed the ''Ark'', Cheetor managed to repair the ship with the AllSpark only for the Decepticons to destroy the space bridge, forcing the Autobots to take the long way home. {{storylink|Escape From Earth}}

During a celebration party, Prowl was among those who fell into a maddened rage when Wheeljack's AllSpark badges, tampered with by Starscream, overloaded their circuits. Prime soon set things right and got the party back on track. {{storylink|Party Down}} Prowl later celebrated as the Autobots returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Crossroads}}

As the ''Ark'' entered Cybertron's atmosphere, Prowl eagerly awaited to return home. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron I}} However, along with the rest of the crew, he bailed out of the ship when Optimus suspected a Decepticon trap, later taking part in the final battle of the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]]. However, when Shadow Striker attempted to shoot a distracted Optimus, Prowl threw himself between the two and took the blast, ultimately perishing from his injuries. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron II}}

===''My Nezha and Transformers'' cartoon===
{{comingsoon}}

==Toys==
===''Cyberverse''===
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-One-Step-Prowl.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Prowl''' (1-Step Changer, 2019)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Turbo Change Prowl'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[Calendar|September]] [[2019]]
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TCV-11'''
:*''Action Attack'': "Jetblast"

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' One-Step Changers, under the ''Power of the Spark'' banner, Prowl transforms from a robot into a police car and back. He features an Action Attack gimmick, "Jetblast", which extends a pair of cannons over his head when the spoiler on his back is slid into position. This then allows you to manually flip out the blue blast effects built into the end of each "barrel".

: This mold was later [[retool]]ed into [[Jazz (Cyberverse)#Toys|Jazz]].

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[[File:Cyberverse-Warrior-Prowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|this was the prowl figure my teacher put next to the energon armour bumblebee]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Prowl''' (Warrior Class, 2018/2019)}}</ul>
:*''Action Attack'': "Jetblast"

: Released in the third wave of ''Cyberverse'' Warrior Class toys, Prowl is a Deluxe-sized mold with a simple transformation. Like all ''Cyberverse'' Warrior Class toys, Prowl features an attack gimmick: his "Jetblast" pops out a pair of cannons from his back when his chest is pushed down. ''Unlike'' many other Warrior class toys, he features a decent range of articulation.

:Prowl was released twice: First in late 2018/early 2019 in the original ''Cyberverse'' packaging design, and then again in mid-2019 in the ''Power of the Spark'' [[subline imprint]] packaging refresh. He was also released in ''[[Nezha: Transformers (toyline)|Nezha: Transformers]]'' packaging in Chinese markets.

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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Ultra-Class-Prowl.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Prowl''' (Ultra Class, 2019)}}</ul>
:*''Action Attack'': "Siren Blast"

: Part of the fifth wave of ''Cyberverse'' Ultra Class toys, this Prowl is a Voyager-sized mold that transforms from a robot into a police car and back. His "Siren Blast" attack gimmick pops out a pair of cannons from the center of his roof when the center of his lightbar is pushed down.

: Unlike the stock render, Prowl's robot mode eyes are not painted.

: Prowl saw a very limited release in the United States. Essentially, he was only ever stocked by [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], since the [[wave]] he was supposed to ship in was never available at retail, and wasn't even solicited by action figure online retailers such as [[BigBadToyStore]] either. In fact, it was even omitted from the wave numbering at [[Entertainment Earth]] entirely! Despite that, the wave ''did'' see a retail release in Canada, Russia and Germany.

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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Battle-Class-Prowl.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Why do you have so many toys? You barely exist in the cartoon!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Prowl''' (Battle Class, 2019)}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name'': '''Jet Mission Prowl'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[Calendar|September]] ??, [[2019]]
:*''TakaraTomy ID Number'': '''TCV-13'''
:*''Accessories'': "Cosmic Patrol" Spark Armor

: Part of the first wave of ''Cyberverse'' Battle Class toys, Prowl is a downsized figure, roughly the size of previous Scout/Legends/Basic class figures but larger than contemporary ''Cyberverse'' Scout Class figures.

: He comes with the "[[Cosmic Patrol]]" fighter jet, which seems to be based on the alternate mode of Decepticon [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]]. It splits apart into his battle armor that includes shoulder-mounted guns similar to the [[Prowl (G1)/toys#The Transformers|original Prowl toy]].

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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-BFC-Quintesson-Invasion-Prowl.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Oh now you're just messing with us.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Quintesson Invasion''' (Multi-pack, 2019/2020)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Quintesson control helmet

: This version of Battle Class Prowl is a seemingly unchanged re-release of the toy, only this time without the Spark Armor. Instead, he comes with a Quintession "control helmet" that is designed to fit over most Battle Class toys' heads, attached via the armor-attaching shoulder-holes.

: He was only available in a three-pack with an equally-Spark-Armor-less (but ever so slightly-changed) [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)#Battle Class|Shockwave]] and a new [[Judge (Cyberverse)#Toys|Quintesson Judge]] figure. Which is funny because both Prowl and Shockwave died in the cartoon ''before'' the Quintesson invasion that this set is based on.

: This set was a [[Target]] exclusive, released in late December without any prior announcement from Hasbro.

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[[File:CV-toy TTC Prowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|We'll accept this one.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Prowl''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2019)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''1, 2'''
:*''Bag code'': '''L'''

: Part of the first Series of [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] ''Cyberverse'' [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Prowl is a soft-plastic robot that transforms into a tiny police car. He has tiny cannons molded over his shoulders.

: Prowl was released without changes in the second Series as well.

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[[File:Cyberverse-2020-Deluxe-Prowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Prowl''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Gun, 2 [[Fire Blast effect|effect parts]]
:*''Action Attack'': "Siren Shot"

: Released in the fifth wave of ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' Deluxe figures for reasons unknown, Prowl transforms from police car to robot. His robot mode is larger, has a more complex transformation, and much more articulation than most ''Cyberverse'' toys, being closer in build to the contemporaneous ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' toys. Like his wavemates, Prowl does not come with a piece to a Build-A-Figure like previous Deluxes, but instead includes two effect parts than can be attached to his shoulder cannons or his gun.

:Like many other figures released around the same time, Prowl can suffer from [[photodegradation|yellowing]] in some of his white parts.

:Prowl's transformation shares elements with his [[Prowl (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|''Siege'' counterpart]]. This mold was later redecoed by TakaraTomy into his [[Prowl (ES)#TakaraESDeluxe|''Earthspark'' incarnation]], but that release was ultimately canceled.
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Prowl''' (1-Step Changer, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''''Cyberverse'''''

: The 1-Step Changer Prowl was re-released without any changes in the third wave of ''Cyberverse'' One-Step ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' re-releases.

: Like all ''Buzzworthy'' toys, this was a [[Target]] exclusive in the US.

==Merchandise==
===McDonald's===
[[File:CV-toy McDonalds Prowl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.22]]
*'''Prowl''' (Happy Meal Toy, 2019)
:Released as part of the Happy Meal promotion for ''Cyberverse'', Prowl is a 4-inch-tall non-transforming robot figure with limited articulation. As an [[Action Master]]s-esque play feature, he includes a small spaceship (reminiscent of his Spark Armor toy) that can be separated into two parts and reattached into various pins around his body as weapons or pieces of armor.

==Notes==
* The Japanese dub of ''Cyberverse'' has Prowl generally end his sentences with ''de arimasu'' (であります), a talking style often assigned to military-related characters. In anime shorthand, this suggests a character is a by-the-book sort.
*[[Dick Terhune]] has an interpretation of Prowl and [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]] having a frenemy/mutual respect for each other believing that Shadow Striker's accidental murder of Prowl changed her a lot afterwards.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Prowl''' (プロール ''Purōru'')

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Bumblebee (Cyberverse)

2025-08-17T23:59:54Z

Primm slimm: /* Ultra Class */

{{factions|autobot|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Bumblebee}}
: ''Bumblebee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Cyberverse-Bumblebee-Hasbro-art.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Hey, kid, what's your name?" "I can't remember." "Where you from?" "I can't remember." "Can't you remember anything?" "I remember the Alamo."]]
'''Bumblebee''' is totally the bravest, coolest, most epic scout in the [[Autobot]] ranks... or, at least, he ''thinks'' he is. Problem is, his memory chip was damaged on [[Earth]], and now he can't remember his critical mission, or how he got to the planet in the first place. It's a good thing that he has the help of his best friend [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] and his leader [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] to rely on, because with [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] and the [[Decepticon]]s hot on his tail, getting his memories back isn't going to be easy.

With his memories intact, 'Bee is easygoing and friendly. Always up for some fun, he often finds himself playing off against his friends' temperaments. When spending time with the thrill-seeking [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]], he is comparatively cautious, but also encourages more reserved bots like [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|Cheetor]] or Windblade to try new things and enjoy themselves. That said, he's a dedicated Autobot, and any Decepticon who underestimates him will find themselves on the business end of his high voltage [[Stinger (weapon)|stinger]].

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Jeremy Levy]] (English), [[Ryōhei Kimura]] (Japanese)|[[Alessandro Bevilacqua]] (French), [[Steven Merting]] (German), [[Alessandro Capra]] (Italian), [[Luis Miguel Cajal]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Alberto Bernal]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Péter Szokol]] (Hungarian), [[Renan Alonso]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Kim Ki-cheol]] (Korean)}}
In the era prior to the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]], Bumblebee was close friends with [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] and [[Maccadam]] (though he heavily doubted the barkeep was one of the [[Thirteen]]). {{storylink|Maccadam's}} Like many bots of the time, Bumblebee was drawn to the rhetoric of the charismatic gladiator [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Megatron Is My Hero}}

A fan of [[Cube (sport)|Cube]], Bumblebee tried to sneak into the Cube World Championship, even briefly posing as [[Cube mascot|the mascot]], where he befriended the [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]] [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] before security tossed him out. When Windblade called him back in via [[Cityspeaker|cityspeaking]], the two found [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] trying to sabotage the match and tried to thwart him, an adventure that ended in Bumblebee himself being on the Cube court and becoming the star of the show. {{storylink|Cube (episode)|Cube}} Bumblebee took his new friend to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] where he introduced her to his many friends and the barkeep himself who pegged that the duo were hiding in a [[Bumblebee Cave|cave]]. {{storylink|Maccadam's}} At one point afterwards, Bumblebee played a round of Cube with Windblade, but lost despite his best efforts. Jovially, the two friends then had a rematch. {{storylink|Siloed}}

Alongside his friend [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]], Bumblebee took a vacation to [[Velocitron]] where he introduced his friend to [[Blurr (Cyberverse)|Blurr]]. As his friends clashed egos, Bumblebee tried to offer aid to [[Nervous bot|a stumbling fellow]] only to be rebuked. A three way between the trio ended in disaster when the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Plague of Rust]] struck Velocitron destroying the cities and infrastructure in mere hours. With the planet utterly lost, the trio made a mad dash for the [[space bridge]] with Blurr, infected by the Plague, stayed behind to destroy the portal and prevent the spread of the disease to other Cybertronian worlds. {{storylink|Terminal Velocity}}

With Megatron's [[Decepticon]] movement gaining unprecedented popularity, the gladiator's personality took on darker shades with open war soon becoming a real possibility. Bumblebee accompanied [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus]] to a last peace talk where he bore witness to Megatron declaring the Great War. {{storylink|Megatron Is My Hero}} When Megatron had slew the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]], Bumblebee brought Optimus to speak with [[Alpha Trion]], the sole survivor of the attack. With the last vestiges of his power, Trion bestowed the [[Matrix of Leadership]] onto his protege turning him into Optimus Prime. In one battle of the war, Bumblebee and [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]] were separated from [[Prowl (Cyberverse)|Prowl]]. Though Bumblebee wanted to go back for their friend, Optimus soon arrived, carrying the wounded tactician over his shoulders. {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}}

Bumblebee undertook a mission to rescue Optimus from the notorious assassin [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]]. Bumblebee managed to quickly dispatch the [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seeker]] guards and free the Prime, blasting an energon crate to cover their escape, the explosion consuming Shadow Striker. {{storylink|Shadowstriker (episode)|Shadowstriker}} When the Decepticon [[Drift (Cyberverse)|Deadlock]] tried to defect, Bumblebee brought him to the safe refuge of Maccadam's before Megatron arrived and threatened to start a brawl. Maccadam then barged in and transformed into his monstrous [[alternate mode]], claiming that there would be no fighting in ''his'' bar and cowing Megatron enough for him to retreat. Bumblebee congrulated the accomplishment only for Maccadam to shrug it off considering Bumblebee had just driven off a shuttle and blasted a ship with a [[triple-barrel ion shoulder cannon]] in mid-air. Confused, Bumblebee advised that the barkeep not drink so much. {{storylink|Maccadam's}}

Bumblebee's past would soon return to haunt him as when he attempted to prevent an energon shipment from crashing into [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon City]]. As Bumblebee scrambled to steer the tanker away from a crash landing, Shadow Striker returned, knocking him out and sending the craft plunging into the ice of Cybertron's poles. As the two duked it out, they found themselves pinned under a beam where Shadow Striker recounted the tale behind her survival and reconstruction. When the shifting of the craft allowed Bumblebee to free himself, he showed Shadow Striker mercy only for her to make another attempt to kill him, his life being saved by the timely arrival of Grimlock. Though the Dinobot wanted to pursue the assassin, Bumblebee convinced his friend to let her go. {{storylink|Shadowstriker (episode)|Shadowstriker}}

As the war wound down, the Decepticons captured [[Vector Sigma]] with Bumblebee being sent to scout the area and determine the Decepticons' plans for the computer only for one of [[Shockwave's drones]] to sight him. Though managing to shake off Starscream and Shadow Striker, Bumblebee was defeated by [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)|Soundwave]] and brought to Megatron who revealed his master plan was to use Vector Sigma to reprogram the [[AllSpark]] and have it birth a generation of loyal Decepticons. Information he was only telling Bumblebee because he made sure that the scout would never tell Optimus, a statement he backed up by ripping out the scout's [[voice box]]. {{storylink|Megatron Is My Hero}}

[[File:Cyberverse-s1e3-Allspark-Bumblebee-holds-the-AllSpark.jpg|300px|thumb|left]]

Despite his disability, Bumblebee managed to inform Optimus of Megatron's plan prompting the Prime to launch the AllSpark off-world. Tasked with transporting the artifact, Bumblebee was caught off-guard by the AllSpark speaking to him before Starscream struck, destroying the depot Bumblebee was to hide it in. With no recourse, Bumblebee made his way to the [[space bridge]] in Iacon where, despite a heavy Decepticon presence, Optimus managed to launch the AllSpark off Cybertron. {{storylink|Allspark (episode)|AllSpark}}

Without the AllSpark however, Cybertron's deterioration sped up. In a later mission, Bumblebee and Optimus fought off the Seekers in the ruins of the [[Grand Imperium]]. Once they'd been chased off, Optimus used the sorry state of the once magnificent structure to emphasize the great damage the war had done to Cybertron and the mistake he'd made in launching the AllSpark, declaring that they had to retrieve it and restore their world. {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}} The new [[Vanguard-class Deep Space Interceptor|''Vanguard''-class]] vessel, the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']], was soon completed and ready to launch, Bumblebee among its crew. Unable to convince Windblade to join him, the two took a last trip to Maccadam's, now totally ruined, where the old barkeep offered them some energon from his private supply. Maccadam informed the two he would be staying behind but reassured them that, though they would go their separate ways for a while, they'd see each other again and their friendship would endure. As the two shared a toast to their friendship, Maccadam told them to find "the king of the [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]]" before Grimlock called them to the launchpad. {{storylink|Maccadam's}} On the launchpad, Bumblebee said a heartfelt goodbye to Windblade before Optimus called him aboard. {{storylink|Memory (Cyberverse)|Memory}}

The ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s journey was not a glamorous one and soon its [[energon]] supply began to dwindle. Once a rich bounty of energon had been detected on a frozen moon, Bumblebee joined Optimus and Grimlock to find the source only for the trio to be attacked by [[Cave monster|native insects]]. Though the three Autobots fought valiantly, their weapons had no effect on the [[alien]]s with Optimus ordering a retreat. Back on the ''Ark'', Optimus had [[Teletraan-1 (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-1]] confirm his hypothesis that the aliens had evolved to feed off the energon. With Optimus deeming the aliens' extinction too high a moral price to pay, he ordered everyone into the [[stasis pod]]s and the ship to be placed under Teletraan's control. Seconds before the cryo-gas overtook Bumblebee, Teletraan detected the AllSpark only for the scout to fall into stasis before he could abort the hibernation sequence. {{storylink|The Journey}}

As the ''Ark'' arrived over [[Earth]], it suffered an engine malfunction prompting Teletraan-1 to reactivate Grimlock so he could deal with the problem only for a hull breach to open in the hibernation bay. Thrown around by the change in pressure, Grimlock shook loose the restraints on several stasis pods, causing them to fly out of the ship. Grimlock desperately clung onto the last of the pods, Bumblebee's, only to loose his grip and send his friend hurtling down to the primitive planet. {{storylink|King of the Dinosaurs}}

Bumblebee crashed in the [[Himalayas]] and eventually reawoke, though suffering from heavy amnesia. Confused, he befriended a tribe of local goats and lived amongst them for a while before he went off exploring, leaving behind his stasis pod and blaster. {{storylink|Whiteout}}

[[File:Cyberverse-s1e1-Fractured-Windblade-hugs-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Wait hold on, where did you [[Windblade (G1)#Notes|come from]]?]]
While joyriding through a desert, Bumblebee was found by Windblade only for amnesia to prevent him from recognizing her and mistaking [[Thundercracker (Cyberverse)|Thundercracker]] for a friend Windblade had brought. Enough of Bumblebee's memories remained for him to access his [[Stinger (weapon)|stinger]] and momentarily paralyzed the Seeker after he'd shown his hostile intentions. After Thundercracker was taken care of, Windblade attempted to use a [[cortical psychic patch]] to connect with Bumblebee's mind and jog his memories only for the device to cause both Autobots to fall into [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|Fractured}}
[[File:Cyberverse-s1e2-Memory-Windblade-in-Bumblebee's-mind.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Boo!!]]
When the two rebooted, they soon came under attack from Thundercracker and [[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)|Nova Storm]]. While Bumblebee tried his best to hold Thundercracker off, his stinger malfunctioned and Windblade ordered him to retreat to a nearby mineshaft instead. He did as instructed, allowing Windblade to bury both Decepticons under a pile of rubble. The two then found the [[Decepticon scout ship]] with Windblade using its additional computing power to successfully use the cortical psychic patch and access Bumblebee's mind only to find he could not recall the location of the AllSpark but Bumblebee did find a memory of the ''Ark'' which convinced him of his and Windblade's friendship. The happy moment was cut short when [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] contacted the ship to know how his scouts were doing. Bumblebee, not remembering that Starscream was an enemy, cheerily answered the call and promptly blew their cover. {{storylink|Memory (Cyberverse)|Memory}}

After an erratic chase, Bumblebee set the ship down at a radio tower, exploiting the radio transmissions as cover, Windblade helped Bumblebee remember the AllSpark which roused the scout's memories of the ''Ark'' and Optimus Prime which served as a catalyst for Bumblebee's memories to begin self-repairing. {{storylink|Allspark (episode)|Allspark}} Further use of the patch helped Bumblebee remember going into stasis and the AllSpark being detected but he could not say where the ''Ark'' had wound up. {{storylink|The Journey}} When Windblade extracted the location of Bumblebee's stasis pod, she went off to investigate leaving her friend to watch [[human]] television, presenting him with his old blaster when she returned. {{storylink|Whiteout}}

As Bumblebee started to remember his early encounters with Megatron, he began to idolize the gladiator once again much to Windblade's alarm. With the cityspeaker's prodding, Bumblebee remember more of the atrocities the warlord had committed, culminating in reliving his voice box being torn out by the tyrant. {{storylink|Megatron Is My Hero}} Poking around the shuttle some more, Bumblebee found a Cube, reawakening his memories of his and Windblade's first meeting. {{storylink|Cube (episode)|Cube}} An attempt to use the patch without Windblade brought back Bumblebee's memories of Velocitron's demise, {{storylink|Terminal Velocity}} and a sparring match brought back his memories of Shadow Striker and a hard lesson in picking battles. {{storylink|Shadowstriker (episode)|Shadowstriker}}

While evading a second Decepticon shuttle near Earth's space bridge, Bumblebee remembered Maccadam's on his own. Once he'd used a triple-barrel ion shoulder cannon to deter the Decepticons, the two set down in cave that looked like Bumblebee's head where they used the patch to remember more about Maccadam. In the session the two realized Maccadam's habit of rambling had in fact been prophecies relating to their current adventure and the barkeep's way of helping them, setting them on the search for "the king of the dinosaurs", {{storylink|Maccadam's}} a task made harder by the duo's ignorance on what dinosaurs were. Instead, Windblade directed Bumblebee to a new memory regarding the ''Ark'', hoping to find the ship's location. Within the memory Bumblebee found he was a deep cover Decepticon who'd sabotaged the ''Ark'' and led Megatron right to it. After being tried, Bumblebee broke free and was found by Optimus, a fellow deep cover agent. Realizing such events would never occur, Bumblebee shattered the memory revealing Windblade had been replaced by [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]] who demanded to know where the ''Ark'' was in exchange for Windblade's safety. Disconnecting himself, Bumblebee set the shuttle on a collision course with the hangar the Seekers were using as a base once he'd primed the ship's self-destruct. When the two Autobots fled, Bumblebee assured his friend that their being alive was victory enough. {{storylink|Sabotage}}

As the two sought shelter at an airfield, Bumblebee picked up an Autobot distress signal. The beacon led them to a missile silo where they found [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]], an auxiliary data drone from the ''Ark''. Unfortunately, the drone was the bait in a trap laid by the Seekers. As Bumblebee was the only one Teletraan would answer to, [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]] took Windblade hostage to force the scout's compliance only for Bumblebee to soon be on the receiving end of the torture, rousing the drone's security protocols into action. Using Teletraan's map of the complex, the trio made their escape only to be cornered at the exit. With great regret, Bumblebee was forced to leave Windblade behind as he got Teletraan to safety. {{storylink|Teletraan-X (episode)|Teletraan-X}} After listening to Teletraan recount the entirety of human history (which took 4.5 hours), Bumblebee outright asked where the ''Ark'' was... something Teletraan didn't know. Noticing that Bumblebee had retained the cortical psychic patch, Teletraan helped the scout remember more about Optimus Prime and to understand that everyone, even the greatest of heroes, was fallible. Inspired, Bumblebee raced back to the missile silo to free his friend, {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}} only to find she'd freed herself and found the location of a new Autobot. {{storylink|Siloed}}

Windblade led the group to a human construction site where Teletraan-X excavated the Autobot whom he then identified as Grimlock, along with a video clip of how Bumblebee and he had been separated. Using the human power grid, the Autobots reactivated Grimlock only to find his [[beast mode]] instincts were dominating his mind. Having found Grimlock's crown, an elaborate homing beacon, Bumblebee had Teletraan crown Grimlock which sent the Dinobot running away. Following the three found Grimlock's base where his video logs managed to trigger his transformation back to robot mode. {{storylink|King of the Dinosaurs}}

As Grimlock recounted his adventures, his systems picked up Shockwave arriving with two [[magnetic disruptor]]s which the scientist intended to use to shut down Earth's magnetic field. The Autobots made their way to the [[Arctic|North Pole]], on a commandeered cargo plane, where Bumblebee acted as the distraction by doing a jaunty dance. His boogying brought out a vengeful Shadow Striker. When the disruptor was destroyed, Bumblebee raced back aboard the cargo plane, escaping only thanks to Shadow Striker's glitchy limbs. {{storylink|The Extinction Event}}

Back at Grimlock's base, the Dinobot revealed a map of [[Pangaea]] which Teletraan used to place the ''Ark'' at [[Mount St. Hilary]]. When the quartet arrived, they were instantly shot down by the Seekers and Bumblebee found himself used as ammunition in a [[Fastball Special]] against Nova Storm. When the group recovered, Teletraan-X revealed that the [[Decepticon fleet]] was approaching Earth. Their resolve strengthened, the Autobots breached the volcano where they found the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Awaken Sleeping Giants}}

Their joy was short-lived as the Decepticons returned, now revealed to have been tracking them via Shockwave's drones. After initially clashing with Shadow Striker, Bumblebee entered the ''Ark'' with Teletraan and made his way to the hibernation bay. There they found that Teletraan-1 was dead and Teletraan-X quickly began to upload himself into the ship's mainframe only for Shadow Striker to arrive and destroy the drone. Bumblebee attacked his arch foe only to be defeated and once again being saved by Grimlock. As Bumblebee mourned over Teletraan-X, the second magnetic disruptor struck the volcano... only for Teletraan-X to reveal he'd downloaded himself into the ship's mainframe. After Teletraan had used the ship's guns to take care of the Decepticons, he raised the shields in time to protect them all from the eruption. With everyone safe, Teletraan awoke the rest of the crew, Bumblebee hugging Optimus, before the Decepticon fleet arrived, right above the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s resting place. {{storylink|Eruption}}

The Cybertronians eventually became known to humankind. While outside the ''Ark'', Bumblebee was caught on camera doing a dance, eventually ending in a fall and winning the dubious honor of #2 on [[TOP3WEEKLY]]'s "TOP ROBOT FAILS!!" video. At some point, Bumblebee's voice box was repaired.
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When the Decepticons constructed a [[Planet Smasher]] on Earth's moon, the Autobots travelled to the satellite, Bumblebee using the low gravity to dance around the aerial Decepticons before their enemies retreated behind a [[force field]]. After breaching the field and shutting down the Planet Smasher, the Autobots followed into an underground bunker. {{storylink|Sea of Tranquility}} While unable to catch up with the Decepticons, the Autobots were able to disable the [[planetary engine]]s with which the Decepticons intended to destroy Earth. As Optimus made a statement to the human race, Bumblebee noticed [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|an animal]] watching them only for it to disappear when he tried to show it to Hot Rod. {{storylink|Bad Moon Rising}}

Asking around the ''Ark'', Bumblebee learnt from [[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]] that the creature he'd seen was a cheetah. Heading to Wheeljack's lab to see if the inventor had any useful inventions, Bumblebee bore witness to Grimlock gorging himself on [[Hyper Fuel]], Bumblebee racing after his overcharged friend only to constantly bested by his kinetic energy. Cornering the primary airlock with Wheeljack, Bumblebee accidentally created a [[black hole]] that threatened to devour Hot Rod before Optimus casually saved the day with Wheeljack's [[force shield blaster]]. Hot Rod then sighted the moon cheetah outside the ''Ark'', the two scouts racing after it. Left in the dust by Hot Rod and the cheetah's speed, Bumblebee failed to make it to the [[GroundBridge]] before it closed. Sulking off, Bumblebee griped that no one would believe him. {{storylink|The Visitor}}

After the GroundBridge network was discovered, the Autobots used it to triangulate the AllSpark's location. While the Autobots managed to force open a portal to the artefact's location, it was found that only Optimus could pass through. Optimus eventually returned, explaining that Starscream had seized the AllSpark but introduced the cheetah as "Cheetor", newest member of the Autobots. {{storylink|Trials}}

Once Cheetor had explained his backstory, the Autobots invaded the ''Nemesis'' for the AllSpark and Vector Sigma. While Optimus led the main attack force, Bumblebee and Hot Rod backed up Cheetor as he searched the ship for the AllSpark. When Cheetor tried to sense the artefact however, he discovered that it was not aboard the ''Nemesis'', revealing this to everyone and ending the battle. When Megatron revealed that Starscream had gone rogue, it set the stage for the next round of Autobot/Decepticon peace talks. {{storylink|Dark Birth}} Confident that these peace talks would fail, Bumblebee lounged around with Hot Rod and Cheetor before Slipstream was killed by [[Bludgeon (Cyberverse)|Bludgeon]], sparking a free for all. With no alliance to be had, Optimus declared that the Autobots would have to stop Starscream on their own. {{storylink|Parley}}

Acting on Slipstream's intelligence, Bumblebee returned to the missile silo only for Cheetor to discover that the AllSpark was no longer present. Upon returning to the ''Ark'', a distress came in from the ''Nemesis'', under siege from Starscream. Arriving, the strike team found the Decepticons to have been paralyzed by a [[scraplet]] swarm. After being separated from Optimus and Windblade, Bumblebee told Cheetor to press on and find the AllSpark even as the scraplets swarmed him. While Cheetor failed to retrieve the AllSpark, he did manage to have it send out a wave of energy that healed the ''Nemesis'' and everyone aboard. {{storylink|Starscream's Children}}

As Cheetor attempted to find his place in the Autobot chain of command, Bumblebee decided to train him as a scout. The two were eventually captured by Starscream, who sought to assimilate Cheetor's AllSpark powers into himself, only for Cheetor to use liquid energon to briefly turn the scraplets' feral hunger against the Seekers. Having managed to capture one of the critters, the two scouts brought it to Wheeljack for study. {{storylink|Spotted}} When Wheeljack tried to use the creature to locate Starscream, he ran across Shockwave, having had the same idea, who used a hologram of a captured Bumblebee to ensure the Autobot's cooperation. {{storylink|Secret Science}}

When the ''Ark'' came under attack, the Autobots thought it Starscream only to discover, to their dismay, that it was [[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)|Sky-Byte]]. After they told the shark that [[Jetfire (Cyberverse)|Jetfire]] was dead, he flew off in a huff, leaving the Autobots to reminisce about how much they hated him. It was then that the still alive Jetfire turned up, requesting aid in his vendetta, only for Optimus to turn him down, prioritizing the search for the AllSpark. {{storylink|Infinite Vendetta}}

Jetfire eventually led the Autobots to the AllSpark's hiding place only for the Decepticons to arrive followed by an AllSpark empowered Starscream. Through his new powers, Starscream nearly extracted the [[spark]]s of all those present only for Optimus to channel the power of the Matrix to blast the AllSpark out the Seeker. As Bumblebee tended to his leader, the Decepticons seized the AllSpark before the now feral scraplets turned on everyone. Protecting Optimus, Bumblebee remained on the sidelines throughout the battle before the cavern began collapsing. After both Optimus and the AllSpark had been taken through a GroundBridge to the ''Ark'', Bumblebee made a point to retrieve Starscream's body, reasoning that Optimus would want the Seeker to face justice. {{storylink|I Am The Allspark}}

As part of a scheme to get the AllSpark off of Earth, Bumblebee and Cheetor remotely piloted one of a quintet of shuttles the Autobots intended to use as decoys. The ''Nemesis'' pursued and destroyed the shuttles, and while the Decepticons were distracted, the ''Ark'' lifted off and made a beeline for the space bridge in Earth's orbit. However, Sky-Byte, not fooled by the Autobot ploy, attacked the ''Ark'' and broke onto the bridge, Grimlock knocking the attacker back out into space. However, Sky-Byte's gambit had bought the ''Nemesis'' the time it needed to intercept the ''Ark'', nearly destroying it with a turbolaser barrage, before Cheetor used the AllSpark to repair the Autobot ship, allowing it to slip past the ''Nemesis''. As the ''Ark'' reached the space bridge however, the portal violently exploded. Though, like the others, Bumblebee was initially disheartened, his fighting spirit was restored when Optimus returned to the bridge and ordered a course set for home. {{storylink|Escape From Earth}}

As the ''Ark'' sailed through space, Grimlock set up a celebratory party, Bumblebee faking a "C-class emergency" to bring Optimus to the hangar bay. After the Prime made an incredibly awkward speech, celebrations began in full swing, He was later a victim of Wheeljack's malfunctioning AllSpark Energy Emitter Badges, driving him to attack everything in a maddened rage. Optimus eventually managed to shut down the chips, and later made the ultimate sacrifice, dancing, to get the victory celebration back on track. {{storylink|Party Down}}

When passing through a dense asteroid field, Bumblebee, Cheetor and Hot Rod broke out the [[solar-wave boards]] and went surfing solar flares before they discovered unusual formations in the rocks. When another solar flare struck, the three were separated with Bumblebee being found by the [[Tail]]s, a faction of the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] race. Brought with them to the [[Park]], Bumblebee reunited with his friends, both of whom had fallen in with the other two Sharkticon factions, with the Autobots convincing the species to reunify, albeit against the Autobots. Retreating back to the ''Ark'', Cheetor used the AllSpark to reconstitute the [[Sharkticon homeworld]], securing peace for the aliens. {{storylink|Wiped Out}}

While discussing Cheetor's longing for Earth, Bumblebee and Cheetor found that Windblade had stolen the AllSpark, her will overridden by an entity from [[Croaton's planet|a red planet]]. Joined by Optimus and Hot Rod, the two scouts followed the cityspeaker to the planet's surface and found an abandoned city which Windblade tried to reach the centre of. Constantly delayed by the city's automatic defences, the group could not stop Windblade from unleashing the AllSpark at the city's heart only to find that the possessing entity was one of the legendary [[Titan (group)|Titans]]. Introducing himself as [[Croaton (Cyberverse)|Croaton]], the Titan told them his story, apologizing for any trouble he'd caused before he set off to find the colonists that had been abducted from him. {{storylink|Ghost Town}}

After forty cycles in space, the Autobots soon became bored. An EMP storm soon struck the vessel, locking Bumblebee, and everyone else, in position before Grimlock and Arcee managed to restore power to the ship and their crewmates. Unaware of what had just transpired, Bumblebee and Hot Rod stole a shuttle, eager for an adventure. {{storylink|Perfect Storm}}

When a distress call from [[Chromia (Cyberverse)|Chromia]] came in, the Autobots repaired an old space bridge to try and quickly return home. The repairs were only a partial success as the Ark soon wound up trapped in unspace, the void between universes. Meeting up with other versions of themselves, the nine groups of Autobots used all their AllSparks to punch open a portal back to their universes. Arriving in orbit of Cybertron, the Autobots had a hearty cheer that their struggles were finally over. {{storylink|The Crossroads}}
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Failing to raise Chromia, Optimus suspected a trap, entrusting the AllSpark to Cheetor as he ordered everyone to abandon ship, leaving the ''Ark'' to be blown up by a [[laser snare]]. Along with Hot Rod, Bumblebee was assigned to guard Cheetor, the three remaining on the outskirts of the battle under orders to not enter the [[Threshold of the Well]] until a direct path had been cleared. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron I}} {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron II}}

After Chromia informed Windblade of a backdoor to the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of the AllSpark]], "Team Hot Rod" began making their way underground. When the three stopped at a toxic energon swamp to regain their bearings, [[Drift (Cyberverse)|Drift]] caught up with them. Though the three welcomed Drift's aid, the swordsmech lunged at the three, revealing himself to having been a deep-cover Decepticon agent. As Hot Rod delayed the traitor, Bumblebee and Cheetor pressed further underground, coming to rest in a jungle. As Cheetor theorized about the environment, Bumblebee was captured by [[Repugnus (Cyberverse)|Repugnus]] and his tribe of [[Monsterbot (Cyberverse)|Monsterbots]]. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron III}}

Strung up, Bumblebee was nearly devoured by the Monsterbots before Cheetor found him, using the AllSpark to quell the diminutive Cybertronians' hunger and win their friendship. The Monsterbots guided the duo to the Well where they found Shockwave waiting for them. After the scientist knocked Cheetor out, Bumblebee used his fallen friend's spear to disable Shockwave, allowing the two to return the AllSpark to its resting point and return life to Cybertron. As they basked in their victory, Shockwave awoke and extracted his spark, using its malignant energies to try and corrupt the AllSpark.

Realizing what he had to do, Cheetor bid a fond goodbye to Bumblebee and sacrificed his own spark to purify the AllSpark and ensure the future of the Cybertronian race. As Cybertron began to heal itself, Cheetor's voice spoke out to Bumblebee one last time, assuring his friend that he would always be with him in spirit. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron IV}}

The peace would not last long however. The [[Quintesson]]s soon invaded Cybertron, locking the populace in a virtual reality that celebrated the [[Parade of Metals]]. Within the Loop, Bumblebee chatted up with several of his friends only to be barred from reaching Windblade by the parade floats. During his early attempts to free the Cybertronians from the Loop, Hot Rod tried to free Bumblebee to no avail. {{storylink|The Loop}} {{storylink|The Sleeper}} Along with the others, Bumblebee was freed when [[Perceptor (Cyberverse)|Perceptor]] hacked into the Loop and introduced a flock of [[Air Hammer (Cyberverse)|Air Hammers]] into the simulation, the beasts shocking everyone into transforming whereupon they awoke and retreated to [[Iaconus]]. {{storylink|The Scientist}}

As part of a team-building exercise, Bumblebee was placed in a team with [[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]], Shadow Striker, and [[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|Lockdown]], taking on swarms of drones. {{storylink|The Alliance}} When it was determined that the only way to destroy the Quintesson flagship was to draw out the [[Judge (Cyberverse)|Judge]] and its army, Bumblebee was part of Optimus and Megatron's strike team that infiltrated the ship. When the group reached the [[multiverse drive]], they were confronted by the [[Scientist (Cyberverse)|Scientist]]. While Megatron promptly shot the Quintesson dead, he deployed an army of backup bodies, Bumblebee and Optimus holding them off as Wheeljack, backed up by Megatron and Dead End, disabled the drive only for the Decepticons to betray Wheeljack as they fled to another universe. {{storylink|The Judge (episode)|The Judge}}

Soon afterwards, the Judge, damaged beyond repair by Hot Rod's group, crashed into the ship, its out of control weapons collapsing it. With no recourse, the three Autobots used the drive and jumped into another universe only to be confounded by its shifting architecture. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe I}} The shifts eventually put Bumblebee next to the portal home. Optimus ordered Bumblebee to hold his position, {{storylink|The End Of The Universe II}} before Wheeljack simply used his grappling gun to reunite the trio. Passing back through the portal, the Autobots found themselves in the Scientist's laboratory, facing off against his endless supply of bodies before Wheeljack tracked the Scientist's command signal to his true body, a diminutive organic creature, and squashed him. With the alien dead, the three moved outside to deal with the brainwashed Croaton. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe III}} Arriving outside, the Autobots joined the fight against the [[Prosecutor (Cyberverse)|Prosecutors]] before they were confronted by the new Judge, Starscream, and Megatron arrived aboard [[Astrotrain (Cyberverse)|Astrotrain]]. With both leaders in one place, Starscream began using unspace to destroy the universe before both used their Matrices of Leadership to defeat the Judge, saving the universe. In the aftermath, the Transformers formed a truce. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe IV}}

During the course of the invasion, Windblade had overexerted herself freeing the brainwashed Croaton. With the Titan's city mode now serving as the Decepticon capital, Hot Rod sent Bumblebee was to scout their territory. Making his way to the cityspeaker chamber, Bumblebee was found by Shadow Striker who took him to Windblade's braindead body in the infirmary. Though Shadow Striker allowed Bumblebee to leave in peace, he was soon discovered, forcing him to call for reinforcements, [[Whirl (Cyberverse)|Whirl]] carrying Windblade away. Though the two nearly made it back to Autobot territory, they were intercepted by Megatron, who was ready to execute them, before Optimus arrived, citing that Megatron holding an Autobot was a treaty violation. Though Megatron let the Autobots go, he warned them to never return. In Iaconus' medbay, Ratchet explained Windblade's state before Chromia entered with a potential solution. {{storylink|Enemy Line}}

Using a psychic tracker from Caminus, Chromia led Bumblebee across Cybertron to Windblade's various psychic shards. The first of these led the two friends to [[Crystal City]] where they befriended [[Thunderhowl (Cyberverse)|Thunderhowl]] and aided him in defeating the [[Crystalline King]]. {{storylink|Thunderhowl (episode)|Thunderhowl}} When another shard was detected on [[Moonbase 3|Luna 3]], Chromia directed Bumblebee to [[Meteorfire (Cyberverse)|Meteorfire]] for aid in breaching the moon's [[force field]]. Though the former star brought Bumblebee to the moon, his obsession with the macabre led to the two exploring the abandoned communications hub where Bumblebee was haunted by ghosts of fallen warriors. The two eventually discovered that the cause of the ghosts was an [[obicular-class parasitic entity]]. Channeling his multiverse energy, Bumblebee shattered the entity, not only retrieving Windblade's shard but freeing [[Cosmos (Cyberverse)|Cosmos]], who'd been held captive by the alien. {{storylink|Alien Hunt! With Meteorfire And Cosmos}}

Along with Grimlock, Bumblebee ventured deep underground to the valley of the Monsterbots for the next shard before an energon river separated them. Awakening to the sight of a massive city, Bumblebee discovered that the Monsterbot society had been taken over by the decadent [[Energon Master]]s, run by [[Affluous]]. After earning the ire of Affluous, Bumblebee attempted to roll out only to be affected by "the shocks" and imprisoned him. While in jail, Bumblebee met [[Teknicus]] who explained that he'd built a tower for Affluous that cause the shocks. After channeling his multiverse energy for a jailbreak, Bumblebee destroyed the tower, just as Grimlock led Repugnus' group into the city, collecting the shard of Windblade. {{storylink|Journey To The Valley Of Repugnus}}

When Ratchet prepared to upload what they had of Windblade's mind, [[Hammerbyte|a shark]] broke in and stole her body. Along with Chromia, Bumblebee followed in a shuttle to the [[Argon Sea]], diving in after it. After the two had dealt with some energy sucking fauna, the shark returned, Bumblebee subduing it with his stinger. In the process however, he was knocked loose and plunged into the depths of the sea. On the sea floor, Bumblebee found a service hatch just as Chromia caught up with him. Waving her after him, Bumblebee entered only to fall under the thrall of the [[Dweller (Cyberverse)|Dweller]] being forced to attack Chromia before she used his own stinger to free him. Once they'd all escaped the rogue Titan, Bumblebee and Chromia took Windblade back to Iaconus, bidding farewell to Hammerbyte. {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}}
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After Optimus Prime had received instructions from the [[Thirteen]] to destroy the alternate version of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] that Megatron had brought into their reality, Bumblebee joined the infiltration team into Croaton, during which Chromia saved him from an attack by Shadow Striker. After the Autobots had made it to the control room, they and the Decepticons were suddenly surrounded by towering hostiles. {{storylink|Silent Strike}}

The hostiles were quickly identified as [[Decepticon supersoldier]]s created by [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|an alternate version of Megatron]] who had won the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]] and the owner of the alternate Matrix. Along with the other Autobots, Bumblebee battled several supersoldiers and received a power boost of multiverse energy from Optimus Prime. When the alternate Megatron arrived, he disabled his counterpart before reclaiming his Matrix. Before he could merge it with once again, Bumblebee stole it and flew off.

Dodging several supersoldiers, Bumblebee made for the border only to be knocked down by Megatron X before he could find a way through the shield. Before the invader could slay Bumblebee, Optimus engaged him in a duel of Matrices long enough for Windblade, the last of her shards within the alternate Matrix, to disable the talisman, allowing Optimus to triumph, Bumblebee collecting the last piece of his friend from the tyrant's broken body. After Astrotrain had taken Megatron X away, Ratchet presented the recovered Windblade to the Autobots, Bumblebee hugging his friend. {{storylink|The Other One}}

Bumblebee was present at the signing of the [[Treaty of the Wall]], but, along with all the other Autobots and Decepticons, was frozen by Mercenaries' [[time blaster]]. He would later be unfrozen by Wheeljack's machine and could be seen celebrating the reunification of Cybertron with his fellow Cybertronians.{{storylink|The Immobilizers}}

Bumblebee participated in the ceremony at the grand opening of Trypticon Plaza. When Astrotrain arrived and crash landed, Bumblebee sent for Ratchet. He participated in the council meeting to discuss Astrotrain's warning of an impending threat, and when Tarn arrived, under attack by two Decepticon supersoldiers, Bumblebee and Optimus restrained one of them. After Tarn explained the conflict between the supersoldiers, Wheeljack supplied the Autobots, including Bumblebee, with gadgets to restrain the supersoldiers and end their conflict. The gadgets were effective, but the supersoldiers merely teleported away and continued their conflict. When Tarn spoke of his need for the [[Cortex Helm]], Bumblebee suggested asking Thunderhowl. He accompanied Optimus and the others to find Thunderhowl, who led them to the [[Isle of Onyx Prime]], where after being faced by living statues of Alpha Trion and nearly plummeting to their doom in a collapsing passageway, Tarn claimed the Cortex Helm for himself, bringing the Decepticon supersoldiers under his control. Supersoldiers teleported in and restrained everyone, as Tarn declared himself the true leader of the Deceptions, and his intentions to annihilate the Autobots. Tarn ordered Shadow Striker to execute Bumblebee and Thunderhowl, but she allowed them to escape. Bumblebee joined Hot Rod and the other Autobot forces in the Valley of Repugnus, where they formed a plan to retake Cybertron. The Autobots teleported to the Cube arena, and Bumblebee rushed to Optimus’ side. He fought the supersoldiers with his stinger, and was aided by Repugnus and another Monsterbot, who drained his attacker of Energon, to Bumblebee's horror. Tarn summoned reinforcements, and Bumblebee was pinned down and his teleportation device was destroyed. When Soundwave reprogrammed the supersoldiers, they stopped fighting, and Bumblebee questioned what had happened, realizing in horror that Soundwave had sacrificed himself to destroy Tarn. Bumblebee later attended Soundwave's memorial, and followed Optimus outside to talk. He remarked that he didn't know what he would do, now that the fighting was truly over. He was surprised when Optimus announced his intention to retire. The Autobots and Shadow Striker shared a group hug, which the [[Dinobot (Cyberverse)|Dinobots]] also joined, quite uninvited. {{storylink|The Perfect Decepticon}}

====Alternate universes====
A series of multiversal Bumblebees were among those who found themselves trapped in unspace after attempting to use the improperly repaired space bridge. Though a few lost their lives to the matter between universes, most were able to escape using the combined power of their AllSparks. {{storylink|The Crossroads}}

In a different universe, when Optimus confronted [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] following his attack on the High Council, Megatron realized that he and Optimus would oppose each other forevermore and slew his once friend with a point blank [[fusion cannon]] blast before he seized the Matrix from him. Though Bumblebee tried to aid his leader, he was restrained by Starscream and Shadow Striker, eventually being slain. When Megatron X crossed over into the primary timeline, he referenced Bumblebee to his counterpart, noting that he had died as a simple scout. {{storylink|The Other One}}

===''Play-Doh Videos''===
Bumblebee was doing construction work, along with [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] and the Purple [[Play-Doh]]. During their break time, Bumblebee and Grimlock got into a fight that caused the Purple Play-Doh to get injured several times in the process.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwBjrGeEGfw Play Doh Videos | Bumblebees Giant Robot Construction 🤖 Transformers x Play-Doh | The Play-Doh Show]</ref>

===''Transformers Stop Motion Series''===
While Bumblebee and [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]] were racing, they were attacked by [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]], [[Clobber (Cyberverse)|Clobber]] and [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]]. [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] eventually intervened to help them defeat the Decepticons.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHCujZVu8XI Autobots VS Decepticons! | Episode 1 | NEW Stop Motion | FULL Episode | Transformers Official]</ref> When the Decepticons were in pursuit of Bumblebee again, Optimus stopped the violence with a dance party in which both the Autobots and Decepticons participated in.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6-YBGrLtBg Transformers Dance off | Episode 2 | NEW Stop Motion | FULL Episode | Transformers Official]</ref> After [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)|Soundwave]] obtained the [[AllSpark]], Bumblebee and [[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]] fought them to retrieve it.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9ppUE6pjt8 Soundwave Vs Arcee | Episode 3 | NEW Stop Motion | FULL Episode | Transformers Official]</ref>

===''My Nezha and Transformers'' cartoon===
{{comingsoon}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Battlegrounds''===
{{voiceactor|[[Jeremy Levy]] (English)|[[Martial Le Minoux]] (French), [[Steven Merting]] (German), [[Alessandro Capra]] (Italian), [[Eloy Pérez]] (Spanish)}}
{{charfictionstub|{{storylink|Transformers: Battlegrounds}}}}

==Toys==
===''Cyberverse''===
====Tiny Turbo Changers====
[[File:CV-toy TCC Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, [[2019]])
** ''Series:'' '''1, 2, 3, 5'''
** ''Bag Code'': '''A'''
: Released in the first Series of ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Bumblebee changes from sports car to robot and back in a few simple steps. Like many toys in the line, Bumblebee has a molded "attack" weapon; in his case he has a blue "stinger" molded in place of his left hand. Many copies of this figure come with the waist assembled backwards, but this is easily remedied by popping his legs off and flipping his waist part around.

: Bumblebee was also released without changes in Series 2, 3 and 5.

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* '''Stealth Force Bumblebee''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2020)
** ''Series:'' '''4'''
** ''Bag Code'': '''J'''
: A semi-translucent black redeco of the Tiny Turbo Changer figure above was later released as part of Series 4.

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====Scout Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Scout-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Finally, a toy where you can't tell if the stock photos are mistransformed!]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Scout Class, [[2018]])
** ''Action Attack'': "Sting Shot"
: ''Cyberverse'' Scout Class Bumblebee is a Legends-sized toy that transforms from a robot to <s>a robot sitting down</s> a "transformational" mode in six easy steps. His "Sting Shot" Action Attack gimmick causes a blade to pop out of his right arm when triggered.<ref name=io9>[https://io9.gizmodo.com/these-new-transformers-cyberverse-figures-are-fantastic-1823007404 These New Transformers Cyberverse Figures Are Fantastic Callbacks to the Original '80s Toys] at io9.gizmodo.com</ref>

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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-POTS-Scout-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Scout Class, 2019, 2021)
** ''Action Attack'': "Hive Swarm"
: The second Scout Class Bumblebee is an all new sculpt despite superficial similarities to the first Scout Class toy. His attack gimmick causes rocket packs to flip from under his arms. Unlike the first toy, both of his arms have 5 mm compatible fists.

: Bumblebee was originally slated to be released as the sole new figure in the second wave of Scout Class figures branded under the ''Power of the Spark'' [[subline imprint]]. However, that wave was ultimately never released anywhere in the world, and instead, the figure was eventually released as part of the second wave of Scout Class figures branded under the ''Bumblebee: Cyberverse Adventures'' subline imprint. Bumblebee was later released ''again'' in late 2021 in the line's final ''Dinobots Unite'' packaging refresh.

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[[File:CV-toy ScoutClass StealthForceBumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Stealth Force Bumblebee''' (Scout Class, 2020)
** ''Action Attack'': "Shadow Shot"
: This Bumblebee is a redeco of the Scout Class figure above, featuring a stealth-ish grey paint job.

: This figure apparently saw very limited distribution, with the only confirmed releases in Australia and Germany.
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====1-Step Changers====
[[File:Cyberverse-2018-1-Step-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|That's not my son! That's a single dad!]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (1-Step Changer, 2018)
: ''Cyberverse'' 1-Step Changer Bumblebee is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' "Patrol Mode" [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#PatrolMode|Bumblebee]], painted to disguise the fact that he's a completely different design, and transforms from robot to vehicle in a single step. He lacks the scannable roof insignia from the ''Robots in Disguise'' toy.

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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-1-Step-Bumblebee-New.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Looks like Bumblebee, sounds like Wreck-Gar.]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (1-Step Changer, 2019–2021)
** ''Japanese Name'': '''Turbo Change Bumblebee'''
** ''Japanese Release Date'': [[Calendar|July]] [[2019]]
** ''Japanese ID Number'': '''TCV-01'''
** ''Action Attack'': "Sting Shot"
: This Bumblebee is an all-new mold, sharing the same transformation scheme with [[Drift (AOE)#Turbo Changers|Turbo Changers Drift]] from [[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|the ''Last Knight'' toyline]]. His left arm also features a spinning Stinger gimmick.

: This version of Bumblebee has seen four releases: First in early 2019 in the original ''Cyberverse'' packaging design, then in late 2019 in the ''Power of the Spark'' [[subline imprint]] packaging refresh, then again in late 2019/early 2020 in the ''Battle for Cybertron'' subline imprint packaging refresh, and then ''again'' in 2021 in line's final ''Dinobots Unite'' subline imprint packaging refresh.

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[[File:CV-toy OneStep StealthForceBumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Stealth Force Bumblebee''' (1-Step Changer, 2020)
** ''Action Attack'': "Shadow Shot"
: This Bumblebee is a redeco of the second 1-Step Changer figure above and is yet another stealth rendition of the character.

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====Warrior Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Warrior-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Warrior Class, 2018)
** ''Action Attack'': "Sting Shot"
: ''Cyberverse'' Warrior Class Bumblebee transforms from robot to car. His "Sting Shot" Action Attack gimmick is activated when his left arm is clicked in place, pushing the chest up. Pushing his chest down causes his arm to spring up and the stinger on his hand to [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|spin and spin]]. Due to this, he lacks articulation in his left arm entirely, save for this gimmick. The right arm contains a forward swivel in the shoulder and a hinge at the elbow, and the hips are ball jointed.

: The knees are seemingly meant to have joints, but due to their design have a tendency to just pop off - the lower leg is a single piece that simply snaps over the end of the thigh and the small rounded pegs that are meant to hold it together are very small. Additionally, a thick ridge on the rounded bottom end of the thigh forces the two sections apart when the knee is rotated; removing this ridge or swapping the thighs seems to restore this functionality.

: The stock photography (to the right) shows the figure with yellow joints sticking out of the hood, which is grey and black and the final version. The same stock photo also strangely has the right arm lower down the body than the actual figure, despite the toy ''not being able to do that.'' Meanwhile: the switch that activates his spinning stinger is yellow in the stock photo instead of the final product's unpaintable black plastic.

: This toy was released in ''[[Nezha: Transformers (toyline)|Nezha: Transformers]]'' packaging in Chinese markets.

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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Warrior-Class-Hive-Swarm-Attack-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Warrior Class, 2019)
** ''Action Attack'': "Hive Swarm"

: This Bumblebee is a retool of the Warrior Class figure above, featuring a new head and forearms with missile-based weaponry. His "Sting Shot" Action Attack is replaced with "Hive Swarm", which consists of his spinning missile hand. The black striping on his forehead and center vehicle kibble are omitted.

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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-BCA-Warrior-Cybertronian-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' ("Cybertronian Mode" Warrior Class, 2019, 2021)
** ''Action Attack'': "Sting Shot"

: Yet another retool of the Warrior Class toy, this Bumblebee features Cybertronian parts and a newly-molded head. He retains the Sting Shot gimmick from the first figure and fixes the knee issue that the original Earth-mode version had.

: As with numerous other Transformers toys, this figure was first found at Toys"R"Us sotrs in Hong Kong before Hasbro officially announced it.

: This version of Bumblebee was released twice: First in 2019 under the ''Bumblebee: Cyberverse Adventures'' subline imprint, and then again in 2021 in the line's final ''Dinobots Unite'' subline imprint packaging refresh.

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====Ultra Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Ultra-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Ultra Class, 2018–2019)
** ''Action Attack'': "Hive Swarm"
: ''Cyberverse'' Ultra Class Bumblebee is a Voyager-sized toy that transforms from robot to car in seven steps. His "Hive Swarm" Action Attack gimmick flips his windows down and springs a cannon on each side.<ref name=io9 />

: Once again, this version of Bumblebee was released twice: First in 2018 in the original ''Cyberverse'' packaging design, and then again in 2019 in the ''Power of the Spark'' subline imprint packaging refresh. He was also available as a ''Nezha: Transformers'' product in China.
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[[File:CV-toy UltraClass EnergonArmorBumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|my history teacher put on of these up in the classroom along with a prowl figure]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Ultra Class, 2019, 2021)
** ''Accessories'': 2 swords

: This Ultra Class Bumblebee is a different mold with an Energon Armor gimmick instead of an Action Attack. He also comes with 2 swords.

: Along with a few ''Cyberverse'' figures, this Bumblebee was meant to be released for the Japanese markets by [[TakaraTomy]], under the name "TCV-35 Weapon Trigger Bumblebee" with an April 2020 release date. Unfortunately, unlike the Deluxe Class figures, the toy's release is canceled due to either poor sales or the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, or both.

: Like the previous Ultra Class figure, this version of Bumblebee was also released twice: First in late 2019 under the ''Battle for Cybertron'' subline imprint, and then again in 2021 in the line's final ''Dinobots Unite'' subline imprint packaging refresh.
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====Ultimate Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Ultimate-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Ultimate Class, [[2018]])
** ''Japanese Name'': '''Stinger Sword Bumblebee'''
** ''Japanese Release Date'': [[Calendar|July]] [[2019]]
** ''Japanese ID Number'': '''TCV-05'''
** ''Action Attack'': "Sting Shot"
: Released as part of the second wave of Ultimate Class, this Leader-sized Bumblebee transforms into a very show-accurate robot, unlike most of his previous toys, but his left arm possesses 2/3 of the vehicle hood chunk (with a sculpted fist), which features a spring-loaded flip-out stinger as his Action Attack gimmick. This gimmick can be activated in both robot and vehicle modes.

: Exercise caution while rolling his vehicle mode as Bumblebee's painted knees are very close to the ground.

: Like the Warrior Class and the first Ultra Class toys above, this toy was released under the ''Nezha: Transformers'' branding in China. This mold was used to make ''Authentics'' "Mega Sting" Bumblebee.
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====Elite Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Elite-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=2|thumb|"Bang Bang Simulations!"]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Elite Class, 2019)
** ''Japanese Name'': '''Battleship Power Bumblebee'''
** ''Japanese Release Date'': [[Calendar|September]] [[2019]]
** ''Japanese ID Number'': '''TCV-15'''
** ''Spark Armor'': Ocean Storm

: ''Cyberverse'' Elite Class Bumblebee is a Warrior Class-sized mold that transforms from robot to car. He features better articulation and a more screen-accurate design due to a different conversion scheme and lack of built-in gimmick. He also comes with the "[[Ocean Storm]]" Spark Armor accessory that is evocative of the Yamato cruiser from ''Space Battleship Yamato'', which can form his battle armor in robot mode. The armor automatically transforms in place if folded down when combined with Bumblebee.

: Like all ''Cyberverse'' Elite-class armor, The Ocean Storm features a unique built-in helmet. Its armor mode has limited articulation, with elbow and bicep swivel joints, but does not have any shoulder articulation to speak of due to the way it automatically transforms when attached. As a result, it cannot assume the slightly splayed stance that it is shown in on the back of the package. It also has a flip-out anchor weapon which snaps into place in ship mode and unlocks by changing to armor mode. In addition, the armor features multiple 5 mm post holes, including the hands, shoulders, elbows, and one on the left forearm. The bridge and conning tower are only held in by friction, and as such may pop out during play. The clip that locks into Bumblebee's waist can be rather tight, but can be disconnected by lifting the plate up rather than trying to pull it forward.

: The CG stock renders also depict his unpaintable joints as black before it was replaced into light gray.

: The Ocean Storm was redecoed with a new helmet into [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Cheetor]]'s Sea Fury armor.
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====Deluxe Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Is he an Action Master? Short answer: No. Long answer: No way.]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, 2019, 2021)
** ''Build-a-Figure part'': Maccadam's waist (2019 release only)
** ''Japanese Name'': '''Action Master Bumblebee'''
** ''Japanese Release Date'': [[October]] [[2020]]
** ''Japanese ID Number'': '''Action Master 04'''
** ''Accessories'': Blaster, Stinger, Stinger [[Fire Blast effect|effect part]]
** ''Action Attack'': "Sting Shot"

: Released as part of the ''Cyberverse'' [[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)#Deluxe Class|Deluxe Class]] lineup, this Bumblebee is a show-accurate mold that is more poseable than most of his previous releases. He comes with a handheld blaster, a removable Stinger that can be wielded by his 5 mm hands, and an effect part. While the effect part is meant for the Stinger, its horizontal gaps allow it to fit loosely on the blaster. Bumblebee features 3 mm posts on his chest and right leg, compatible with the Fire Blasts included in the [[Battle Master]] toys. In robot mode, his blaster can be stored inside either of his door wings and his Stinger can be stored either on his back 3 mm stand port or on a special port on either of his lower legs. In vehicle mode, his blaster can be stored under his hood and his Stinger can also be attached to the aforementioned leg ports.

: In Japan, Bumblebee was released as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive. The catalog reveals that he was originally intended to be sold for the regular market (hence the "TCV-32" ID Number) with a March 2020 release date. Like the rest of his wave, he was released in a windowless, monochrome packaging.

: Similar to various other figures of ''Cyberverse'' Bumblebee, Deluxe Class Bumblebee was also released twice: First in late 2019 under the ''Bumblebee: Cyberverse Adventures'' [[subline imprint]], and then again in 2021 in the line's final ''Dinobots Unite'' subline imprint packaging refresh. The second release omitted the Maccadam Build-a-Figure part.
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====Battle Call====
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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Battle-Call-Officer-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Autobots Unite!]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Officer Class, 2020)
** ''Accessories'': Shield/Two-piece Armblade

: Released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'''s Battle Call subline, the Officer Class Bumblebee is a roughly Leader-sized mold that converts from robot to car and back. Like his sub-line brethren, Bumblebee features a "Battle Call" voice-activated gimmick, which automatically deploys his armor and activates his battle sounds if "Power Up" is spoken. His shield can be separated into two blades to mount onto his forearms.

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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Battle-Call-Trooper-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I thought I said, Autobots Unite!]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Trooper Class, 2020)
** ''Accessories'': Sword, Shoulder armors
: This Deluxe-sized Bumblebee is released as part of the Trooper Class lineup, coming with a different weapon, and additional shoulder armors.

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====Roll & Combine====
[[File:CV-toy RollCombine Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee / Dinobot Swoop''' (Roll & Combine, [[2021]])

:''Cyberverse'' Roll & Combine Bumblebee transforms from robot mode to car mode and forms the lower half of [[Bumbleswoop]] when combined with [[Swoop (Cyberverse)|Swoop]].

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====Roll N' Change====
[[File:CV-toy RollNChange Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Roll N' Change, 2021)
** ''Accessories'': Sword, Armor

: A large-scale figure of Bumblebee transforms automatically when rolled along a smooth surface. He features Energon Armor parts, a sword and electronic lights.

: This toy received a nomination for Best Toy Vehicle in the 2021 Toy of the Year Awards.

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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:Buzzworthy_Bumblebee_Trash_Crash.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Recycle The Night!]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Elite Class, 2021)
** ''Series'': '''''Cyberverse'''''
** ''Spark Armor'': Trash Crash

: Part of the cross-''Generations'' ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' subline, this Spark Armor Bumblebee is an unchanged release of [[#Elite Class|the figure above]], with his Ocean Storm partner replaced with a redecoed [[Trash Crash]] originally included with [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Spark Armor|Spark Armor Grimlock]].

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[[File:Buzzworthy warrior 4 pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Optimus Prime / Bumblebee / Megatron / Starscream''' (Warrior Class 4-pack, 2021)
** ''Series'': '''''Cyberverse'''''

: The [[#Warrior Class|first Warrior Class Bumblebee]] was re-released without any changes for this 4-pack along with [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Warrior|Cybertronian Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Starscream]].

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[[File:TF-Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Three-Pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Bumblebee / Optimus Prime / Cheetor''' (Deluxe Class 3-pack, [[2022]])
** ''Series'': '''''Cyberverse'''''
** ''Accessories'': Blaster, Stinger, Stinger [[Fire Blast effect|effect part]]

: The [[#Deluxe Class|Deluxe Class Bumblebee]] toy was re-released without any changes for this 3-pack along with [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Deluxe|Optimus Prime]] and [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Cheetor]]. This release does not come with a [[Maccadam]] [[Maccadam#Cyberverse|build-a-figure piece]].

: This 3-pack first saw release in Asian countries such as Singapore, Taiwan, and Malaysia.

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[[File:CV-toy Buzzworthy 1-Step Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (1-Step Changer, 2022)
** ''Series'': '''''Cyberverse'''''

: The [[#New1Step|second 1-Step Changer Bumblebee]] (the first to be based on his actual ''Cyberverse'' design) was re-released without any changes in [[rebranding|rebranded]] ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' packaging.

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[[File:Buzzworthy bumblebee bumblebee swoop.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee / Dinobot Swoop''' (Roll & Combine, [[2023]])
** ''Accessories'': Tail and hind legs/whip
: The Bumbleswoop two-pack was also later rereleased with no noticeable changes in a ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' packaging.

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==Merchandise==
===Burger King===
[[File:Cyberverse Burger King toys 2019.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Burger King Toy, 2019)
** ''Accessories'': Projectile
: Burger King's take on Bumblebee is a non-transforming figure that also looks rather reminiscent to his Elite Class toy with the inclusion of grey battleship parts sculpted on his body as armor. His right arm and hips are articulated, whereas his left arm has a spring-loaded projective launcher molded into it.
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===McDonald's===
[[File:CV-toy McDonalds 2019 Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Happy Meal Toy, 2019)
** ''Accessories'': Ship armor
: As a second Happy Meal promotion for ''Cyberverse'', Bumblebee is a 4-inch-tall non-transforming figure with articulation at the hips and arms. As an [[Action Master]]s-esque play feature, he includes a small ship (reminiscent of his Elite Class toy) that can be separated in half and reattached into various pins around his body as weapons or pieces of armor. Oddly this promotion was released just one month after the aforementioned Burger King toy.

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[[File:CV-toy McDonalds 2021 Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Happy Meal Toy, 2021)
: Released only in Singapore in January 2021, Bumblebee is a non-transforming figure with limited articulation. The chest of the figure has a panel with a lenticular image sticker on it which changes angle when the left arm is moved. Moving the panel causes the image on his chest to change.

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===''Nezha: Transformers''===
[[File:Nezha-toy XiaomiBrickSet Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|300px]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Building brick set, 2019)
** ''Set number'': '''QL1676'''
** ''Pieces'': '''392'''
: Released by [[Xiaomi]] as part of the Chinese-centric ''[[Nezha: Transformers (toyline)|Nezha: Transformers]]'' toyline, this Bumblebee is a Lego-style building kit that can be assembled into either an approximately 10-inch-tall poseable robot mode or a car mode. Similar to how most ''[[Kre-O]]'' figures work, Bumblebee must be disassembled and reassembled in order to change from one mode to the next.

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[[File:Nezha-toy XiaomiOnebot Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|300px]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Onebot set, 2020)
** ''Set number'': '''OBDHF02HZB'''
** ''Pieces'': '''770+'''
: ''Onebot'' Bumblebee is a similar building kit to the one above and can also be assembled into either robot or car mode, except it's now much larger and is based on the "Lego Technic" style of more complex pieces and builds. It was released as part of the MITU brand of building sets also made by Xiaomi. Building instructions are available on the official app for mobile devices and Windows. Robot mode requires 726 parts assembled over 655 steps, car mode takes 496 parts and 534 steps.

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* '''Bumblebee''' (Blind-box building doll, 2021)
** ''Set number'': '''???'''
** ''Pieces'': '''???'''
: This "blind box building doll" Bumblebee uses the same style of construction as the ''Onebot'' set above, but is a much smaller kit resulting in a super-deformed robot mode that lacks a rebuildable vehicle mode.

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==Notes==
[[File:Quidd-evergreen-Bumblebee-robot-mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
* As with some of the ''Cyberverse'' cast, Bumblebee's design is based on the [[evergreen]] design also used for his [[Bumblebee (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]], with some minor stylistic tweaks.
* Bumblebee's loss of his voice is a borrowed trait from his [[Bumblebee (Movie)|movieverse]] and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|"Aligned"]] counterparts; his use of bleeps to communicate before leaving Cybertron is derived from the latter, while using radio clips to speak on Earth comes from the former.
* For most scenes throughout the show, Bumblebee uses an [[Animation error|incorrect model]] where his [[:File:CyberverseMegatronisMyheroinsigniaerror.jpg|Autobot insignia is missing the white shape inside the top section]]. This error repeats itself quite frequently in many other appearances of the insignia as well.
*[[Jeremy Levy]] says that Bumblebee and [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]]'s relationship was pitched to him as a brother and sister relationship, sorry shippers.

===Foreign names===
* ''Japanese:'' '''Bumblebee''' (バンブルビー ''Banburubī'')
* ''Mandarin:'' '''Dàhuángfēng''' (China, 大黄蜂, "Hornet")

==See also==
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* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], the plucky yellow [[kid-appeal character]] from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], the voiceless yellow one-man franchise from the [[live-action film series]].
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], the hothead yellow kid-appeal character from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''
* [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], the yellow kid-appeal character turned leader from the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}

==References==
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[[Category:Cyberverse Autobots]]
[[Category:Cyberverse combiners]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:McDonald's exclusives]]
[[Category:Nezha Autobots]]
[[Category:Scouts]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]

Bumblebee (Cyberverse)

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Primm slimm: /* Ultra Class */

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: ''Bumblebee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Cyberverse-Bumblebee-Hasbro-art.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Hey, kid, what's your name?" "I can't remember." "Where you from?" "I can't remember." "Can't you remember anything?" "I remember the Alamo."]]
'''Bumblebee''' is totally the bravest, coolest, most epic scout in the [[Autobot]] ranks... or, at least, he ''thinks'' he is. Problem is, his memory chip was damaged on [[Earth]], and now he can't remember his critical mission, or how he got to the planet in the first place. It's a good thing that he has the help of his best friend [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] and his leader [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] to rely on, because with [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] and the [[Decepticon]]s hot on his tail, getting his memories back isn't going to be easy.

With his memories intact, 'Bee is easygoing and friendly. Always up for some fun, he often finds himself playing off against his friends' temperaments. When spending time with the thrill-seeking [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]], he is comparatively cautious, but also encourages more reserved bots like [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|Cheetor]] or Windblade to try new things and enjoy themselves. That said, he's a dedicated Autobot, and any Decepticon who underestimates him will find themselves on the business end of his high voltage [[Stinger (weapon)|stinger]].

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Jeremy Levy]] (English), [[Ryōhei Kimura]] (Japanese)|[[Alessandro Bevilacqua]] (French), [[Steven Merting]] (German), [[Alessandro Capra]] (Italian), [[Luis Miguel Cajal]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Alberto Bernal]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Péter Szokol]] (Hungarian), [[Renan Alonso]] (Brazilian Portuguese), [[Kim Ki-cheol]] (Korean)}}
In the era prior to the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]], Bumblebee was close friends with [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] and [[Maccadam]] (though he heavily doubted the barkeep was one of the [[Thirteen]]). {{storylink|Maccadam's}} Like many bots of the time, Bumblebee was drawn to the rhetoric of the charismatic gladiator [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Megatron Is My Hero}}

A fan of [[Cube (sport)|Cube]], Bumblebee tried to sneak into the Cube World Championship, even briefly posing as [[Cube mascot|the mascot]], where he befriended the [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]] [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] before security tossed him out. When Windblade called him back in via [[Cityspeaker|cityspeaking]], the two found [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] trying to sabotage the match and tried to thwart him, an adventure that ended in Bumblebee himself being on the Cube court and becoming the star of the show. {{storylink|Cube (episode)|Cube}} Bumblebee took his new friend to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] where he introduced her to his many friends and the barkeep himself who pegged that the duo were hiding in a [[Bumblebee Cave|cave]]. {{storylink|Maccadam's}} At one point afterwards, Bumblebee played a round of Cube with Windblade, but lost despite his best efforts. Jovially, the two friends then had a rematch. {{storylink|Siloed}}

Alongside his friend [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]], Bumblebee took a vacation to [[Velocitron]] where he introduced his friend to [[Blurr (Cyberverse)|Blurr]]. As his friends clashed egos, Bumblebee tried to offer aid to [[Nervous bot|a stumbling fellow]] only to be rebuked. A three way between the trio ended in disaster when the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Plague of Rust]] struck Velocitron destroying the cities and infrastructure in mere hours. With the planet utterly lost, the trio made a mad dash for the [[space bridge]] with Blurr, infected by the Plague, stayed behind to destroy the portal and prevent the spread of the disease to other Cybertronian worlds. {{storylink|Terminal Velocity}}

With Megatron's [[Decepticon]] movement gaining unprecedented popularity, the gladiator's personality took on darker shades with open war soon becoming a real possibility. Bumblebee accompanied [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus]] to a last peace talk where he bore witness to Megatron declaring the Great War. {{storylink|Megatron Is My Hero}} When Megatron had slew the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]], Bumblebee brought Optimus to speak with [[Alpha Trion]], the sole survivor of the attack. With the last vestiges of his power, Trion bestowed the [[Matrix of Leadership]] onto his protege turning him into Optimus Prime. In one battle of the war, Bumblebee and [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]] were separated from [[Prowl (Cyberverse)|Prowl]]. Though Bumblebee wanted to go back for their friend, Optimus soon arrived, carrying the wounded tactician over his shoulders. {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}}

Bumblebee undertook a mission to rescue Optimus from the notorious assassin [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]]. Bumblebee managed to quickly dispatch the [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seeker]] guards and free the Prime, blasting an energon crate to cover their escape, the explosion consuming Shadow Striker. {{storylink|Shadowstriker (episode)|Shadowstriker}} When the Decepticon [[Drift (Cyberverse)|Deadlock]] tried to defect, Bumblebee brought him to the safe refuge of Maccadam's before Megatron arrived and threatened to start a brawl. Maccadam then barged in and transformed into his monstrous [[alternate mode]], claiming that there would be no fighting in ''his'' bar and cowing Megatron enough for him to retreat. Bumblebee congrulated the accomplishment only for Maccadam to shrug it off considering Bumblebee had just driven off a shuttle and blasted a ship with a [[triple-barrel ion shoulder cannon]] in mid-air. Confused, Bumblebee advised that the barkeep not drink so much. {{storylink|Maccadam's}}

Bumblebee's past would soon return to haunt him as when he attempted to prevent an energon shipment from crashing into [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon City]]. As Bumblebee scrambled to steer the tanker away from a crash landing, Shadow Striker returned, knocking him out and sending the craft plunging into the ice of Cybertron's poles. As the two duked it out, they found themselves pinned under a beam where Shadow Striker recounted the tale behind her survival and reconstruction. When the shifting of the craft allowed Bumblebee to free himself, he showed Shadow Striker mercy only for her to make another attempt to kill him, his life being saved by the timely arrival of Grimlock. Though the Dinobot wanted to pursue the assassin, Bumblebee convinced his friend to let her go. {{storylink|Shadowstriker (episode)|Shadowstriker}}

As the war wound down, the Decepticons captured [[Vector Sigma]] with Bumblebee being sent to scout the area and determine the Decepticons' plans for the computer only for one of [[Shockwave's drones]] to sight him. Though managing to shake off Starscream and Shadow Striker, Bumblebee was defeated by [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)|Soundwave]] and brought to Megatron who revealed his master plan was to use Vector Sigma to reprogram the [[AllSpark]] and have it birth a generation of loyal Decepticons. Information he was only telling Bumblebee because he made sure that the scout would never tell Optimus, a statement he backed up by ripping out the scout's [[voice box]]. {{storylink|Megatron Is My Hero}}

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Despite his disability, Bumblebee managed to inform Optimus of Megatron's plan prompting the Prime to launch the AllSpark off-world. Tasked with transporting the artifact, Bumblebee was caught off-guard by the AllSpark speaking to him before Starscream struck, destroying the depot Bumblebee was to hide it in. With no recourse, Bumblebee made his way to the [[space bridge]] in Iacon where, despite a heavy Decepticon presence, Optimus managed to launch the AllSpark off Cybertron. {{storylink|Allspark (episode)|AllSpark}}

Without the AllSpark however, Cybertron's deterioration sped up. In a later mission, Bumblebee and Optimus fought off the Seekers in the ruins of the [[Grand Imperium]]. Once they'd been chased off, Optimus used the sorry state of the once magnificent structure to emphasize the great damage the war had done to Cybertron and the mistake he'd made in launching the AllSpark, declaring that they had to retrieve it and restore their world. {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}} The new [[Vanguard-class Deep Space Interceptor|''Vanguard''-class]] vessel, the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']], was soon completed and ready to launch, Bumblebee among its crew. Unable to convince Windblade to join him, the two took a last trip to Maccadam's, now totally ruined, where the old barkeep offered them some energon from his private supply. Maccadam informed the two he would be staying behind but reassured them that, though they would go their separate ways for a while, they'd see each other again and their friendship would endure. As the two shared a toast to their friendship, Maccadam told them to find "the king of the [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]]" before Grimlock called them to the launchpad. {{storylink|Maccadam's}} On the launchpad, Bumblebee said a heartfelt goodbye to Windblade before Optimus called him aboard. {{storylink|Memory (Cyberverse)|Memory}}

The ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s journey was not a glamorous one and soon its [[energon]] supply began to dwindle. Once a rich bounty of energon had been detected on a frozen moon, Bumblebee joined Optimus and Grimlock to find the source only for the trio to be attacked by [[Cave monster|native insects]]. Though the three Autobots fought valiantly, their weapons had no effect on the [[alien]]s with Optimus ordering a retreat. Back on the ''Ark'', Optimus had [[Teletraan-1 (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-1]] confirm his hypothesis that the aliens had evolved to feed off the energon. With Optimus deeming the aliens' extinction too high a moral price to pay, he ordered everyone into the [[stasis pod]]s and the ship to be placed under Teletraan's control. Seconds before the cryo-gas overtook Bumblebee, Teletraan detected the AllSpark only for the scout to fall into stasis before he could abort the hibernation sequence. {{storylink|The Journey}}

As the ''Ark'' arrived over [[Earth]], it suffered an engine malfunction prompting Teletraan-1 to reactivate Grimlock so he could deal with the problem only for a hull breach to open in the hibernation bay. Thrown around by the change in pressure, Grimlock shook loose the restraints on several stasis pods, causing them to fly out of the ship. Grimlock desperately clung onto the last of the pods, Bumblebee's, only to loose his grip and send his friend hurtling down to the primitive planet. {{storylink|King of the Dinosaurs}}

Bumblebee crashed in the [[Himalayas]] and eventually reawoke, though suffering from heavy amnesia. Confused, he befriended a tribe of local goats and lived amongst them for a while before he went off exploring, leaving behind his stasis pod and blaster. {{storylink|Whiteout}}

[[File:Cyberverse-s1e1-Fractured-Windblade-hugs-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Wait hold on, where did you [[Windblade (G1)#Notes|come from]]?]]
While joyriding through a desert, Bumblebee was found by Windblade only for amnesia to prevent him from recognizing her and mistaking [[Thundercracker (Cyberverse)|Thundercracker]] for a friend Windblade had brought. Enough of Bumblebee's memories remained for him to access his [[Stinger (weapon)|stinger]] and momentarily paralyzed the Seeker after he'd shown his hostile intentions. After Thundercracker was taken care of, Windblade attempted to use a [[cortical psychic patch]] to connect with Bumblebee's mind and jog his memories only for the device to cause both Autobots to fall into [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|Fractured}}
[[File:Cyberverse-s1e2-Memory-Windblade-in-Bumblebee's-mind.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Boo!!]]
When the two rebooted, they soon came under attack from Thundercracker and [[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)|Nova Storm]]. While Bumblebee tried his best to hold Thundercracker off, his stinger malfunctioned and Windblade ordered him to retreat to a nearby mineshaft instead. He did as instructed, allowing Windblade to bury both Decepticons under a pile of rubble. The two then found the [[Decepticon scout ship]] with Windblade using its additional computing power to successfully use the cortical psychic patch and access Bumblebee's mind only to find he could not recall the location of the AllSpark but Bumblebee did find a memory of the ''Ark'' which convinced him of his and Windblade's friendship. The happy moment was cut short when [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] contacted the ship to know how his scouts were doing. Bumblebee, not remembering that Starscream was an enemy, cheerily answered the call and promptly blew their cover. {{storylink|Memory (Cyberverse)|Memory}}

After an erratic chase, Bumblebee set the ship down at a radio tower, exploiting the radio transmissions as cover, Windblade helped Bumblebee remember the AllSpark which roused the scout's memories of the ''Ark'' and Optimus Prime which served as a catalyst for Bumblebee's memories to begin self-repairing. {{storylink|Allspark (episode)|Allspark}} Further use of the patch helped Bumblebee remember going into stasis and the AllSpark being detected but he could not say where the ''Ark'' had wound up. {{storylink|The Journey}} When Windblade extracted the location of Bumblebee's stasis pod, she went off to investigate leaving her friend to watch [[human]] television, presenting him with his old blaster when she returned. {{storylink|Whiteout}}

As Bumblebee started to remember his early encounters with Megatron, he began to idolize the gladiator once again much to Windblade's alarm. With the cityspeaker's prodding, Bumblebee remember more of the atrocities the warlord had committed, culminating in reliving his voice box being torn out by the tyrant. {{storylink|Megatron Is My Hero}} Poking around the shuttle some more, Bumblebee found a Cube, reawakening his memories of his and Windblade's first meeting. {{storylink|Cube (episode)|Cube}} An attempt to use the patch without Windblade brought back Bumblebee's memories of Velocitron's demise, {{storylink|Terminal Velocity}} and a sparring match brought back his memories of Shadow Striker and a hard lesson in picking battles. {{storylink|Shadowstriker (episode)|Shadowstriker}}

While evading a second Decepticon shuttle near Earth's space bridge, Bumblebee remembered Maccadam's on his own. Once he'd used a triple-barrel ion shoulder cannon to deter the Decepticons, the two set down in cave that looked like Bumblebee's head where they used the patch to remember more about Maccadam. In the session the two realized Maccadam's habit of rambling had in fact been prophecies relating to their current adventure and the barkeep's way of helping them, setting them on the search for "the king of the dinosaurs", {{storylink|Maccadam's}} a task made harder by the duo's ignorance on what dinosaurs were. Instead, Windblade directed Bumblebee to a new memory regarding the ''Ark'', hoping to find the ship's location. Within the memory Bumblebee found he was a deep cover Decepticon who'd sabotaged the ''Ark'' and led Megatron right to it. After being tried, Bumblebee broke free and was found by Optimus, a fellow deep cover agent. Realizing such events would never occur, Bumblebee shattered the memory revealing Windblade had been replaced by [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]] who demanded to know where the ''Ark'' was in exchange for Windblade's safety. Disconnecting himself, Bumblebee set the shuttle on a collision course with the hangar the Seekers were using as a base once he'd primed the ship's self-destruct. When the two Autobots fled, Bumblebee assured his friend that their being alive was victory enough. {{storylink|Sabotage}}

As the two sought shelter at an airfield, Bumblebee picked up an Autobot distress signal. The beacon led them to a missile silo where they found [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]], an auxiliary data drone from the ''Ark''. Unfortunately, the drone was the bait in a trap laid by the Seekers. As Bumblebee was the only one Teletraan would answer to, [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]] took Windblade hostage to force the scout's compliance only for Bumblebee to soon be on the receiving end of the torture, rousing the drone's security protocols into action. Using Teletraan's map of the complex, the trio made their escape only to be cornered at the exit. With great regret, Bumblebee was forced to leave Windblade behind as he got Teletraan to safety. {{storylink|Teletraan-X (episode)|Teletraan-X}} After listening to Teletraan recount the entirety of human history (which took 4.5 hours), Bumblebee outright asked where the ''Ark'' was... something Teletraan didn't know. Noticing that Bumblebee had retained the cortical psychic patch, Teletraan helped the scout remember more about Optimus Prime and to understand that everyone, even the greatest of heroes, was fallible. Inspired, Bumblebee raced back to the missile silo to free his friend, {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}} only to find she'd freed herself and found the location of a new Autobot. {{storylink|Siloed}}

Windblade led the group to a human construction site where Teletraan-X excavated the Autobot whom he then identified as Grimlock, along with a video clip of how Bumblebee and he had been separated. Using the human power grid, the Autobots reactivated Grimlock only to find his [[beast mode]] instincts were dominating his mind. Having found Grimlock's crown, an elaborate homing beacon, Bumblebee had Teletraan crown Grimlock which sent the Dinobot running away. Following the three found Grimlock's base where his video logs managed to trigger his transformation back to robot mode. {{storylink|King of the Dinosaurs}}

As Grimlock recounted his adventures, his systems picked up Shockwave arriving with two [[magnetic disruptor]]s which the scientist intended to use to shut down Earth's magnetic field. The Autobots made their way to the [[Arctic|North Pole]], on a commandeered cargo plane, where Bumblebee acted as the distraction by doing a jaunty dance. His boogying brought out a vengeful Shadow Striker. When the disruptor was destroyed, Bumblebee raced back aboard the cargo plane, escaping only thanks to Shadow Striker's glitchy limbs. {{storylink|The Extinction Event}}

Back at Grimlock's base, the Dinobot revealed a map of [[Pangaea]] which Teletraan used to place the ''Ark'' at [[Mount St. Hilary]]. When the quartet arrived, they were instantly shot down by the Seekers and Bumblebee found himself used as ammunition in a [[Fastball Special]] against Nova Storm. When the group recovered, Teletraan-X revealed that the [[Decepticon fleet]] was approaching Earth. Their resolve strengthened, the Autobots breached the volcano where they found the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Awaken Sleeping Giants}}

Their joy was short-lived as the Decepticons returned, now revealed to have been tracking them via Shockwave's drones. After initially clashing with Shadow Striker, Bumblebee entered the ''Ark'' with Teletraan and made his way to the hibernation bay. There they found that Teletraan-1 was dead and Teletraan-X quickly began to upload himself into the ship's mainframe only for Shadow Striker to arrive and destroy the drone. Bumblebee attacked his arch foe only to be defeated and once again being saved by Grimlock. As Bumblebee mourned over Teletraan-X, the second magnetic disruptor struck the volcano... only for Teletraan-X to reveal he'd downloaded himself into the ship's mainframe. After Teletraan had used the ship's guns to take care of the Decepticons, he raised the shields in time to protect them all from the eruption. With everyone safe, Teletraan awoke the rest of the crew, Bumblebee hugging Optimus, before the Decepticon fleet arrived, right above the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s resting place. {{storylink|Eruption}}

The Cybertronians eventually became known to humankind. While outside the ''Ark'', Bumblebee was caught on camera doing a dance, eventually ending in a fall and winning the dubious honor of #2 on [[TOP3WEEKLY]]'s "TOP ROBOT FAILS!!" video. At some point, Bumblebee's voice box was repaired.
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When the Decepticons constructed a [[Planet Smasher]] on Earth's moon, the Autobots travelled to the satellite, Bumblebee using the low gravity to dance around the aerial Decepticons before their enemies retreated behind a [[force field]]. After breaching the field and shutting down the Planet Smasher, the Autobots followed into an underground bunker. {{storylink|Sea of Tranquility}} While unable to catch up with the Decepticons, the Autobots were able to disable the [[planetary engine]]s with which the Decepticons intended to destroy Earth. As Optimus made a statement to the human race, Bumblebee noticed [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|an animal]] watching them only for it to disappear when he tried to show it to Hot Rod. {{storylink|Bad Moon Rising}}

Asking around the ''Ark'', Bumblebee learnt from [[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]] that the creature he'd seen was a cheetah. Heading to Wheeljack's lab to see if the inventor had any useful inventions, Bumblebee bore witness to Grimlock gorging himself on [[Hyper Fuel]], Bumblebee racing after his overcharged friend only to constantly bested by his kinetic energy. Cornering the primary airlock with Wheeljack, Bumblebee accidentally created a [[black hole]] that threatened to devour Hot Rod before Optimus casually saved the day with Wheeljack's [[force shield blaster]]. Hot Rod then sighted the moon cheetah outside the ''Ark'', the two scouts racing after it. Left in the dust by Hot Rod and the cheetah's speed, Bumblebee failed to make it to the [[GroundBridge]] before it closed. Sulking off, Bumblebee griped that no one would believe him. {{storylink|The Visitor}}

After the GroundBridge network was discovered, the Autobots used it to triangulate the AllSpark's location. While the Autobots managed to force open a portal to the artefact's location, it was found that only Optimus could pass through. Optimus eventually returned, explaining that Starscream had seized the AllSpark but introduced the cheetah as "Cheetor", newest member of the Autobots. {{storylink|Trials}}

Once Cheetor had explained his backstory, the Autobots invaded the ''Nemesis'' for the AllSpark and Vector Sigma. While Optimus led the main attack force, Bumblebee and Hot Rod backed up Cheetor as he searched the ship for the AllSpark. When Cheetor tried to sense the artefact however, he discovered that it was not aboard the ''Nemesis'', revealing this to everyone and ending the battle. When Megatron revealed that Starscream had gone rogue, it set the stage for the next round of Autobot/Decepticon peace talks. {{storylink|Dark Birth}} Confident that these peace talks would fail, Bumblebee lounged around with Hot Rod and Cheetor before Slipstream was killed by [[Bludgeon (Cyberverse)|Bludgeon]], sparking a free for all. With no alliance to be had, Optimus declared that the Autobots would have to stop Starscream on their own. {{storylink|Parley}}

Acting on Slipstream's intelligence, Bumblebee returned to the missile silo only for Cheetor to discover that the AllSpark was no longer present. Upon returning to the ''Ark'', a distress came in from the ''Nemesis'', under siege from Starscream. Arriving, the strike team found the Decepticons to have been paralyzed by a [[scraplet]] swarm. After being separated from Optimus and Windblade, Bumblebee told Cheetor to press on and find the AllSpark even as the scraplets swarmed him. While Cheetor failed to retrieve the AllSpark, he did manage to have it send out a wave of energy that healed the ''Nemesis'' and everyone aboard. {{storylink|Starscream's Children}}

As Cheetor attempted to find his place in the Autobot chain of command, Bumblebee decided to train him as a scout. The two were eventually captured by Starscream, who sought to assimilate Cheetor's AllSpark powers into himself, only for Cheetor to use liquid energon to briefly turn the scraplets' feral hunger against the Seekers. Having managed to capture one of the critters, the two scouts brought it to Wheeljack for study. {{storylink|Spotted}} When Wheeljack tried to use the creature to locate Starscream, he ran across Shockwave, having had the same idea, who used a hologram of a captured Bumblebee to ensure the Autobot's cooperation. {{storylink|Secret Science}}

When the ''Ark'' came under attack, the Autobots thought it Starscream only to discover, to their dismay, that it was [[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)|Sky-Byte]]. After they told the shark that [[Jetfire (Cyberverse)|Jetfire]] was dead, he flew off in a huff, leaving the Autobots to reminisce about how much they hated him. It was then that the still alive Jetfire turned up, requesting aid in his vendetta, only for Optimus to turn him down, prioritizing the search for the AllSpark. {{storylink|Infinite Vendetta}}

Jetfire eventually led the Autobots to the AllSpark's hiding place only for the Decepticons to arrive followed by an AllSpark empowered Starscream. Through his new powers, Starscream nearly extracted the [[spark]]s of all those present only for Optimus to channel the power of the Matrix to blast the AllSpark out the Seeker. As Bumblebee tended to his leader, the Decepticons seized the AllSpark before the now feral scraplets turned on everyone. Protecting Optimus, Bumblebee remained on the sidelines throughout the battle before the cavern began collapsing. After both Optimus and the AllSpark had been taken through a GroundBridge to the ''Ark'', Bumblebee made a point to retrieve Starscream's body, reasoning that Optimus would want the Seeker to face justice. {{storylink|I Am The Allspark}}

As part of a scheme to get the AllSpark off of Earth, Bumblebee and Cheetor remotely piloted one of a quintet of shuttles the Autobots intended to use as decoys. The ''Nemesis'' pursued and destroyed the shuttles, and while the Decepticons were distracted, the ''Ark'' lifted off and made a beeline for the space bridge in Earth's orbit. However, Sky-Byte, not fooled by the Autobot ploy, attacked the ''Ark'' and broke onto the bridge, Grimlock knocking the attacker back out into space. However, Sky-Byte's gambit had bought the ''Nemesis'' the time it needed to intercept the ''Ark'', nearly destroying it with a turbolaser barrage, before Cheetor used the AllSpark to repair the Autobot ship, allowing it to slip past the ''Nemesis''. As the ''Ark'' reached the space bridge however, the portal violently exploded. Though, like the others, Bumblebee was initially disheartened, his fighting spirit was restored when Optimus returned to the bridge and ordered a course set for home. {{storylink|Escape From Earth}}

As the ''Ark'' sailed through space, Grimlock set up a celebratory party, Bumblebee faking a "C-class emergency" to bring Optimus to the hangar bay. After the Prime made an incredibly awkward speech, celebrations began in full swing, He was later a victim of Wheeljack's malfunctioning AllSpark Energy Emitter Badges, driving him to attack everything in a maddened rage. Optimus eventually managed to shut down the chips, and later made the ultimate sacrifice, dancing, to get the victory celebration back on track. {{storylink|Party Down}}

When passing through a dense asteroid field, Bumblebee, Cheetor and Hot Rod broke out the [[solar-wave boards]] and went surfing solar flares before they discovered unusual formations in the rocks. When another solar flare struck, the three were separated with Bumblebee being found by the [[Tail]]s, a faction of the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] race. Brought with them to the [[Park]], Bumblebee reunited with his friends, both of whom had fallen in with the other two Sharkticon factions, with the Autobots convincing the species to reunify, albeit against the Autobots. Retreating back to the ''Ark'', Cheetor used the AllSpark to reconstitute the [[Sharkticon homeworld]], securing peace for the aliens. {{storylink|Wiped Out}}

While discussing Cheetor's longing for Earth, Bumblebee and Cheetor found that Windblade had stolen the AllSpark, her will overridden by an entity from [[Croaton's planet|a red planet]]. Joined by Optimus and Hot Rod, the two scouts followed the cityspeaker to the planet's surface and found an abandoned city which Windblade tried to reach the centre of. Constantly delayed by the city's automatic defences, the group could not stop Windblade from unleashing the AllSpark at the city's heart only to find that the possessing entity was one of the legendary [[Titan (group)|Titans]]. Introducing himself as [[Croaton (Cyberverse)|Croaton]], the Titan told them his story, apologizing for any trouble he'd caused before he set off to find the colonists that had been abducted from him. {{storylink|Ghost Town}}

After forty cycles in space, the Autobots soon became bored. An EMP storm soon struck the vessel, locking Bumblebee, and everyone else, in position before Grimlock and Arcee managed to restore power to the ship and their crewmates. Unaware of what had just transpired, Bumblebee and Hot Rod stole a shuttle, eager for an adventure. {{storylink|Perfect Storm}}

When a distress call from [[Chromia (Cyberverse)|Chromia]] came in, the Autobots repaired an old space bridge to try and quickly return home. The repairs were only a partial success as the Ark soon wound up trapped in unspace, the void between universes. Meeting up with other versions of themselves, the nine groups of Autobots used all their AllSparks to punch open a portal back to their universes. Arriving in orbit of Cybertron, the Autobots had a hearty cheer that their struggles were finally over. {{storylink|The Crossroads}}
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Failing to raise Chromia, Optimus suspected a trap, entrusting the AllSpark to Cheetor as he ordered everyone to abandon ship, leaving the ''Ark'' to be blown up by a [[laser snare]]. Along with Hot Rod, Bumblebee was assigned to guard Cheetor, the three remaining on the outskirts of the battle under orders to not enter the [[Threshold of the Well]] until a direct path had been cleared. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron I}} {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron II}}

After Chromia informed Windblade of a backdoor to the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of the AllSpark]], "Team Hot Rod" began making their way underground. When the three stopped at a toxic energon swamp to regain their bearings, [[Drift (Cyberverse)|Drift]] caught up with them. Though the three welcomed Drift's aid, the swordsmech lunged at the three, revealing himself to having been a deep-cover Decepticon agent. As Hot Rod delayed the traitor, Bumblebee and Cheetor pressed further underground, coming to rest in a jungle. As Cheetor theorized about the environment, Bumblebee was captured by [[Repugnus (Cyberverse)|Repugnus]] and his tribe of [[Monsterbot (Cyberverse)|Monsterbots]]. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron III}}

Strung up, Bumblebee was nearly devoured by the Monsterbots before Cheetor found him, using the AllSpark to quell the diminutive Cybertronians' hunger and win their friendship. The Monsterbots guided the duo to the Well where they found Shockwave waiting for them. After the scientist knocked Cheetor out, Bumblebee used his fallen friend's spear to disable Shockwave, allowing the two to return the AllSpark to its resting point and return life to Cybertron. As they basked in their victory, Shockwave awoke and extracted his spark, using its malignant energies to try and corrupt the AllSpark.

Realizing what he had to do, Cheetor bid a fond goodbye to Bumblebee and sacrificed his own spark to purify the AllSpark and ensure the future of the Cybertronian race. As Cybertron began to heal itself, Cheetor's voice spoke out to Bumblebee one last time, assuring his friend that he would always be with him in spirit. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron IV}}

The peace would not last long however. The [[Quintesson]]s soon invaded Cybertron, locking the populace in a virtual reality that celebrated the [[Parade of Metals]]. Within the Loop, Bumblebee chatted up with several of his friends only to be barred from reaching Windblade by the parade floats. During his early attempts to free the Cybertronians from the Loop, Hot Rod tried to free Bumblebee to no avail. {{storylink|The Loop}} {{storylink|The Sleeper}} Along with the others, Bumblebee was freed when [[Perceptor (Cyberverse)|Perceptor]] hacked into the Loop and introduced a flock of [[Air Hammer (Cyberverse)|Air Hammers]] into the simulation, the beasts shocking everyone into transforming whereupon they awoke and retreated to [[Iaconus]]. {{storylink|The Scientist}}

As part of a team-building exercise, Bumblebee was placed in a team with [[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]], Shadow Striker, and [[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|Lockdown]], taking on swarms of drones. {{storylink|The Alliance}} When it was determined that the only way to destroy the Quintesson flagship was to draw out the [[Judge (Cyberverse)|Judge]] and its army, Bumblebee was part of Optimus and Megatron's strike team that infiltrated the ship. When the group reached the [[multiverse drive]], they were confronted by the [[Scientist (Cyberverse)|Scientist]]. While Megatron promptly shot the Quintesson dead, he deployed an army of backup bodies, Bumblebee and Optimus holding them off as Wheeljack, backed up by Megatron and Dead End, disabled the drive only for the Decepticons to betray Wheeljack as they fled to another universe. {{storylink|The Judge (episode)|The Judge}}

Soon afterwards, the Judge, damaged beyond repair by Hot Rod's group, crashed into the ship, its out of control weapons collapsing it. With no recourse, the three Autobots used the drive and jumped into another universe only to be confounded by its shifting architecture. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe I}} The shifts eventually put Bumblebee next to the portal home. Optimus ordered Bumblebee to hold his position, {{storylink|The End Of The Universe II}} before Wheeljack simply used his grappling gun to reunite the trio. Passing back through the portal, the Autobots found themselves in the Scientist's laboratory, facing off against his endless supply of bodies before Wheeljack tracked the Scientist's command signal to his true body, a diminutive organic creature, and squashed him. With the alien dead, the three moved outside to deal with the brainwashed Croaton. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe III}} Arriving outside, the Autobots joined the fight against the [[Prosecutor (Cyberverse)|Prosecutors]] before they were confronted by the new Judge, Starscream, and Megatron arrived aboard [[Astrotrain (Cyberverse)|Astrotrain]]. With both leaders in one place, Starscream began using unspace to destroy the universe before both used their Matrices of Leadership to defeat the Judge, saving the universe. In the aftermath, the Transformers formed a truce. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe IV}}

During the course of the invasion, Windblade had overexerted herself freeing the brainwashed Croaton. With the Titan's city mode now serving as the Decepticon capital, Hot Rod sent Bumblebee was to scout their territory. Making his way to the cityspeaker chamber, Bumblebee was found by Shadow Striker who took him to Windblade's braindead body in the infirmary. Though Shadow Striker allowed Bumblebee to leave in peace, he was soon discovered, forcing him to call for reinforcements, [[Whirl (Cyberverse)|Whirl]] carrying Windblade away. Though the two nearly made it back to Autobot territory, they were intercepted by Megatron, who was ready to execute them, before Optimus arrived, citing that Megatron holding an Autobot was a treaty violation. Though Megatron let the Autobots go, he warned them to never return. In Iaconus' medbay, Ratchet explained Windblade's state before Chromia entered with a potential solution. {{storylink|Enemy Line}}

Using a psychic tracker from Caminus, Chromia led Bumblebee across Cybertron to Windblade's various psychic shards. The first of these led the two friends to [[Crystal City]] where they befriended [[Thunderhowl (Cyberverse)|Thunderhowl]] and aided him in defeating the [[Crystalline King]]. {{storylink|Thunderhowl (episode)|Thunderhowl}} When another shard was detected on [[Moonbase 3|Luna 3]], Chromia directed Bumblebee to [[Meteorfire (Cyberverse)|Meteorfire]] for aid in breaching the moon's [[force field]]. Though the former star brought Bumblebee to the moon, his obsession with the macabre led to the two exploring the abandoned communications hub where Bumblebee was haunted by ghosts of fallen warriors. The two eventually discovered that the cause of the ghosts was an [[obicular-class parasitic entity]]. Channeling his multiverse energy, Bumblebee shattered the entity, not only retrieving Windblade's shard but freeing [[Cosmos (Cyberverse)|Cosmos]], who'd been held captive by the alien. {{storylink|Alien Hunt! With Meteorfire And Cosmos}}

Along with Grimlock, Bumblebee ventured deep underground to the valley of the Monsterbots for the next shard before an energon river separated them. Awakening to the sight of a massive city, Bumblebee discovered that the Monsterbot society had been taken over by the decadent [[Energon Master]]s, run by [[Affluous]]. After earning the ire of Affluous, Bumblebee attempted to roll out only to be affected by "the shocks" and imprisoned him. While in jail, Bumblebee met [[Teknicus]] who explained that he'd built a tower for Affluous that cause the shocks. After channeling his multiverse energy for a jailbreak, Bumblebee destroyed the tower, just as Grimlock led Repugnus' group into the city, collecting the shard of Windblade. {{storylink|Journey To The Valley Of Repugnus}}

When Ratchet prepared to upload what they had of Windblade's mind, [[Hammerbyte|a shark]] broke in and stole her body. Along with Chromia, Bumblebee followed in a shuttle to the [[Argon Sea]], diving in after it. After the two had dealt with some energy sucking fauna, the shark returned, Bumblebee subduing it with his stinger. In the process however, he was knocked loose and plunged into the depths of the sea. On the sea floor, Bumblebee found a service hatch just as Chromia caught up with him. Waving her after him, Bumblebee entered only to fall under the thrall of the [[Dweller (Cyberverse)|Dweller]] being forced to attack Chromia before she used his own stinger to free him. Once they'd all escaped the rogue Titan, Bumblebee and Chromia took Windblade back to Iaconus, bidding farewell to Hammerbyte. {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}}
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After Optimus Prime had received instructions from the [[Thirteen]] to destroy the alternate version of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] that Megatron had brought into their reality, Bumblebee joined the infiltration team into Croaton, during which Chromia saved him from an attack by Shadow Striker. After the Autobots had made it to the control room, they and the Decepticons were suddenly surrounded by towering hostiles. {{storylink|Silent Strike}}

The hostiles were quickly identified as [[Decepticon supersoldier]]s created by [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|an alternate version of Megatron]] who had won the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]] and the owner of the alternate Matrix. Along with the other Autobots, Bumblebee battled several supersoldiers and received a power boost of multiverse energy from Optimus Prime. When the alternate Megatron arrived, he disabled his counterpart before reclaiming his Matrix. Before he could merge it with once again, Bumblebee stole it and flew off.

Dodging several supersoldiers, Bumblebee made for the border only to be knocked down by Megatron X before he could find a way through the shield. Before the invader could slay Bumblebee, Optimus engaged him in a duel of Matrices long enough for Windblade, the last of her shards within the alternate Matrix, to disable the talisman, allowing Optimus to triumph, Bumblebee collecting the last piece of his friend from the tyrant's broken body. After Astrotrain had taken Megatron X away, Ratchet presented the recovered Windblade to the Autobots, Bumblebee hugging his friend. {{storylink|The Other One}}

Bumblebee was present at the signing of the [[Treaty of the Wall]], but, along with all the other Autobots and Decepticons, was frozen by Mercenaries' [[time blaster]]. He would later be unfrozen by Wheeljack's machine and could be seen celebrating the reunification of Cybertron with his fellow Cybertronians.{{storylink|The Immobilizers}}

Bumblebee participated in the ceremony at the grand opening of Trypticon Plaza. When Astrotrain arrived and crash landed, Bumblebee sent for Ratchet. He participated in the council meeting to discuss Astrotrain's warning of an impending threat, and when Tarn arrived, under attack by two Decepticon supersoldiers, Bumblebee and Optimus restrained one of them. After Tarn explained the conflict between the supersoldiers, Wheeljack supplied the Autobots, including Bumblebee, with gadgets to restrain the supersoldiers and end their conflict. The gadgets were effective, but the supersoldiers merely teleported away and continued their conflict. When Tarn spoke of his need for the [[Cortex Helm]], Bumblebee suggested asking Thunderhowl. He accompanied Optimus and the others to find Thunderhowl, who led them to the [[Isle of Onyx Prime]], where after being faced by living statues of Alpha Trion and nearly plummeting to their doom in a collapsing passageway, Tarn claimed the Cortex Helm for himself, bringing the Decepticon supersoldiers under his control. Supersoldiers teleported in and restrained everyone, as Tarn declared himself the true leader of the Deceptions, and his intentions to annihilate the Autobots. Tarn ordered Shadow Striker to execute Bumblebee and Thunderhowl, but she allowed them to escape. Bumblebee joined Hot Rod and the other Autobot forces in the Valley of Repugnus, where they formed a plan to retake Cybertron. The Autobots teleported to the Cube arena, and Bumblebee rushed to Optimus’ side. He fought the supersoldiers with his stinger, and was aided by Repugnus and another Monsterbot, who drained his attacker of Energon, to Bumblebee's horror. Tarn summoned reinforcements, and Bumblebee was pinned down and his teleportation device was destroyed. When Soundwave reprogrammed the supersoldiers, they stopped fighting, and Bumblebee questioned what had happened, realizing in horror that Soundwave had sacrificed himself to destroy Tarn. Bumblebee later attended Soundwave's memorial, and followed Optimus outside to talk. He remarked that he didn't know what he would do, now that the fighting was truly over. He was surprised when Optimus announced his intention to retire. The Autobots and Shadow Striker shared a group hug, which the [[Dinobot (Cyberverse)|Dinobots]] also joined, quite uninvited. {{storylink|The Perfect Decepticon}}

====Alternate universes====
A series of multiversal Bumblebees were among those who found themselves trapped in unspace after attempting to use the improperly repaired space bridge. Though a few lost their lives to the matter between universes, most were able to escape using the combined power of their AllSparks. {{storylink|The Crossroads}}

In a different universe, when Optimus confronted [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] following his attack on the High Council, Megatron realized that he and Optimus would oppose each other forevermore and slew his once friend with a point blank [[fusion cannon]] blast before he seized the Matrix from him. Though Bumblebee tried to aid his leader, he was restrained by Starscream and Shadow Striker, eventually being slain. When Megatron X crossed over into the primary timeline, he referenced Bumblebee to his counterpart, noting that he had died as a simple scout. {{storylink|The Other One}}

===''Play-Doh Videos''===
Bumblebee was doing construction work, along with [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] and the Purple [[Play-Doh]]. During their break time, Bumblebee and Grimlock got into a fight that caused the Purple Play-Doh to get injured several times in the process.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwBjrGeEGfw Play Doh Videos | Bumblebees Giant Robot Construction 🤖 Transformers x Play-Doh | The Play-Doh Show]</ref>

===''Transformers Stop Motion Series''===
While Bumblebee and [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]] were racing, they were attacked by [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]], [[Clobber (Cyberverse)|Clobber]] and [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]]. [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] eventually intervened to help them defeat the Decepticons.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHCujZVu8XI Autobots VS Decepticons! | Episode 1 | NEW Stop Motion | FULL Episode | Transformers Official]</ref> When the Decepticons were in pursuit of Bumblebee again, Optimus stopped the violence with a dance party in which both the Autobots and Decepticons participated in.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6-YBGrLtBg Transformers Dance off | Episode 2 | NEW Stop Motion | FULL Episode | Transformers Official]</ref> After [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)|Soundwave]] obtained the [[AllSpark]], Bumblebee and [[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]] fought them to retrieve it.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9ppUE6pjt8 Soundwave Vs Arcee | Episode 3 | NEW Stop Motion | FULL Episode | Transformers Official]</ref>

===''My Nezha and Transformers'' cartoon===
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Battlegrounds''===
{{voiceactor|[[Jeremy Levy]] (English)|[[Martial Le Minoux]] (French), [[Steven Merting]] (German), [[Alessandro Capra]] (Italian), [[Eloy Pérez]] (Spanish)}}
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==Toys==
===''Cyberverse''===
====Tiny Turbo Changers====
[[File:CV-toy TCC Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, [[2019]])
** ''Series:'' '''1, 2, 3, 5'''
** ''Bag Code'': '''A'''
: Released in the first Series of ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Bumblebee changes from sports car to robot and back in a few simple steps. Like many toys in the line, Bumblebee has a molded "attack" weapon; in his case he has a blue "stinger" molded in place of his left hand. Many copies of this figure come with the waist assembled backwards, but this is easily remedied by popping his legs off and flipping his waist part around.

: Bumblebee was also released without changes in Series 2, 3 and 5.

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* '''Stealth Force Bumblebee''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2020)
** ''Series:'' '''4'''
** ''Bag Code'': '''J'''
: A semi-translucent black redeco of the Tiny Turbo Changer figure above was later released as part of Series 4.

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====Scout Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Scout-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Finally, a toy where you can't tell if the stock photos are mistransformed!]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Scout Class, [[2018]])
** ''Action Attack'': "Sting Shot"
: ''Cyberverse'' Scout Class Bumblebee is a Legends-sized toy that transforms from a robot to <s>a robot sitting down</s> a "transformational" mode in six easy steps. His "Sting Shot" Action Attack gimmick causes a blade to pop out of his right arm when triggered.<ref name=io9>[https://io9.gizmodo.com/these-new-transformers-cyberverse-figures-are-fantastic-1823007404 These New Transformers Cyberverse Figures Are Fantastic Callbacks to the Original '80s Toys] at io9.gizmodo.com</ref>

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* '''Bumblebee''' (Scout Class, 2019, 2021)
** ''Action Attack'': "Hive Swarm"
: The second Scout Class Bumblebee is an all new sculpt despite superficial similarities to the first Scout Class toy. His attack gimmick causes rocket packs to flip from under his arms. Unlike the first toy, both of his arms have 5 mm compatible fists.

: Bumblebee was originally slated to be released as the sole new figure in the second wave of Scout Class figures branded under the ''Power of the Spark'' [[subline imprint]]. However, that wave was ultimately never released anywhere in the world, and instead, the figure was eventually released as part of the second wave of Scout Class figures branded under the ''Bumblebee: Cyberverse Adventures'' subline imprint. Bumblebee was later released ''again'' in late 2021 in the line's final ''Dinobots Unite'' packaging refresh.

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[[File:CV-toy ScoutClass StealthForceBumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Stealth Force Bumblebee''' (Scout Class, 2020)
** ''Action Attack'': "Shadow Shot"
: This Bumblebee is a redeco of the Scout Class figure above, featuring a stealth-ish grey paint job.

: This figure apparently saw very limited distribution, with the only confirmed releases in Australia and Germany.
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====1-Step Changers====
[[File:Cyberverse-2018-1-Step-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|That's not my son! That's a single dad!]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (1-Step Changer, 2018)
: ''Cyberverse'' 1-Step Changer Bumblebee is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' "Patrol Mode" [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#PatrolMode|Bumblebee]], painted to disguise the fact that he's a completely different design, and transforms from robot to vehicle in a single step. He lacks the scannable roof insignia from the ''Robots in Disguise'' toy.

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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-1-Step-Bumblebee-New.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Looks like Bumblebee, sounds like Wreck-Gar.]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (1-Step Changer, 2019–2021)
** ''Japanese Name'': '''Turbo Change Bumblebee'''
** ''Japanese Release Date'': [[Calendar|July]] [[2019]]
** ''Japanese ID Number'': '''TCV-01'''
** ''Action Attack'': "Sting Shot"
: This Bumblebee is an all-new mold, sharing the same transformation scheme with [[Drift (AOE)#Turbo Changers|Turbo Changers Drift]] from [[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|the ''Last Knight'' toyline]]. His left arm also features a spinning Stinger gimmick.

: This version of Bumblebee has seen four releases: First in early 2019 in the original ''Cyberverse'' packaging design, then in late 2019 in the ''Power of the Spark'' [[subline imprint]] packaging refresh, then again in late 2019/early 2020 in the ''Battle for Cybertron'' subline imprint packaging refresh, and then ''again'' in 2021 in line's final ''Dinobots Unite'' subline imprint packaging refresh.

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[[File:CV-toy OneStep StealthForceBumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Stealth Force Bumblebee''' (1-Step Changer, 2020)
** ''Action Attack'': "Shadow Shot"
: This Bumblebee is a redeco of the second 1-Step Changer figure above and is yet another stealth rendition of the character.

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====Warrior Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Warrior-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Warrior Class, 2018)
** ''Action Attack'': "Sting Shot"
: ''Cyberverse'' Warrior Class Bumblebee transforms from robot to car. His "Sting Shot" Action Attack gimmick is activated when his left arm is clicked in place, pushing the chest up. Pushing his chest down causes his arm to spring up and the stinger on his hand to [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|spin and spin]]. Due to this, he lacks articulation in his left arm entirely, save for this gimmick. The right arm contains a forward swivel in the shoulder and a hinge at the elbow, and the hips are ball jointed.

: The knees are seemingly meant to have joints, but due to their design have a tendency to just pop off - the lower leg is a single piece that simply snaps over the end of the thigh and the small rounded pegs that are meant to hold it together are very small. Additionally, a thick ridge on the rounded bottom end of the thigh forces the two sections apart when the knee is rotated; removing this ridge or swapping the thighs seems to restore this functionality.

: The stock photography (to the right) shows the figure with yellow joints sticking out of the hood, which is grey and black and the final version. The same stock photo also strangely has the right arm lower down the body than the actual figure, despite the toy ''not being able to do that.'' Meanwhile: the switch that activates his spinning stinger is yellow in the stock photo instead of the final product's unpaintable black plastic.

: This toy was released in ''[[Nezha: Transformers (toyline)|Nezha: Transformers]]'' packaging in Chinese markets.

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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Warrior-Class-Hive-Swarm-Attack-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Warrior Class, 2019)
** ''Action Attack'': "Hive Swarm"

: This Bumblebee is a retool of the Warrior Class figure above, featuring a new head and forearms with missile-based weaponry. His "Sting Shot" Action Attack is replaced with "Hive Swarm", which consists of his spinning missile hand. The black striping on his forehead and center vehicle kibble are omitted.

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* '''Bumblebee''' ("Cybertronian Mode" Warrior Class, 2019, 2021)
** ''Action Attack'': "Sting Shot"

: Yet another retool of the Warrior Class toy, this Bumblebee features Cybertronian parts and a newly-molded head. He retains the Sting Shot gimmick from the first figure and fixes the knee issue that the original Earth-mode version had.

: As with numerous other Transformers toys, this figure was first found at Toys"R"Us sotrs in Hong Kong before Hasbro officially announced it.

: This version of Bumblebee was released twice: First in 2019 under the ''Bumblebee: Cyberverse Adventures'' subline imprint, and then again in 2021 in the line's final ''Dinobots Unite'' subline imprint packaging refresh.

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====Ultra Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Ultra-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|my history teacher put on of these up in the classroom along with a prowl figure]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Ultra Class, 2018–2019)
** ''Action Attack'': "Hive Swarm"
: ''Cyberverse'' Ultra Class Bumblebee is a Voyager-sized toy that transforms from robot to car in seven steps. His "Hive Swarm" Action Attack gimmick flips his windows down and springs a cannon on each side.<ref name=io9 />

: Once again, this version of Bumblebee was released twice: First in 2018 in the original ''Cyberverse'' packaging design, and then again in 2019 in the ''Power of the Spark'' subline imprint packaging refresh. He was also available as a ''Nezha: Transformers'' product in China.
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[[File:CV-toy UltraClass EnergonArmorBumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Ultra Class, 2019, 2021)
** ''Accessories'': 2 swords

: This Ultra Class Bumblebee is a different mold with an Energon Armor gimmick instead of an Action Attack. He also comes with 2 swords.

: Along with a few ''Cyberverse'' figures, this Bumblebee was meant to be released for the Japanese markets by [[TakaraTomy]], under the name "TCV-35 Weapon Trigger Bumblebee" with an April 2020 release date. Unfortunately, unlike the Deluxe Class figures, the toy's release is canceled due to either poor sales or the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, or both.

: Like the previous Ultra Class figure, this version of Bumblebee was also released twice: First in late 2019 under the ''Battle for Cybertron'' subline imprint, and then again in 2021 in the line's final ''Dinobots Unite'' subline imprint packaging refresh.
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====Ultimate Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Ultimate-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Ultimate Class, [[2018]])
** ''Japanese Name'': '''Stinger Sword Bumblebee'''
** ''Japanese Release Date'': [[Calendar|July]] [[2019]]
** ''Japanese ID Number'': '''TCV-05'''
** ''Action Attack'': "Sting Shot"
: Released as part of the second wave of Ultimate Class, this Leader-sized Bumblebee transforms into a very show-accurate robot, unlike most of his previous toys, but his left arm possesses 2/3 of the vehicle hood chunk (with a sculpted fist), which features a spring-loaded flip-out stinger as his Action Attack gimmick. This gimmick can be activated in both robot and vehicle modes.

: Exercise caution while rolling his vehicle mode as Bumblebee's painted knees are very close to the ground.

: Like the Warrior Class and the first Ultra Class toys above, this toy was released under the ''Nezha: Transformers'' branding in China. This mold was used to make ''Authentics'' "Mega Sting" Bumblebee.
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====Elite Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Elite-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=2|thumb|"Bang Bang Simulations!"]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Elite Class, 2019)
** ''Japanese Name'': '''Battleship Power Bumblebee'''
** ''Japanese Release Date'': [[Calendar|September]] [[2019]]
** ''Japanese ID Number'': '''TCV-15'''
** ''Spark Armor'': Ocean Storm

: ''Cyberverse'' Elite Class Bumblebee is a Warrior Class-sized mold that transforms from robot to car. He features better articulation and a more screen-accurate design due to a different conversion scheme and lack of built-in gimmick. He also comes with the "[[Ocean Storm]]" Spark Armor accessory that is evocative of the Yamato cruiser from ''Space Battleship Yamato'', which can form his battle armor in robot mode. The armor automatically transforms in place if folded down when combined with Bumblebee.

: Like all ''Cyberverse'' Elite-class armor, The Ocean Storm features a unique built-in helmet. Its armor mode has limited articulation, with elbow and bicep swivel joints, but does not have any shoulder articulation to speak of due to the way it automatically transforms when attached. As a result, it cannot assume the slightly splayed stance that it is shown in on the back of the package. It also has a flip-out anchor weapon which snaps into place in ship mode and unlocks by changing to armor mode. In addition, the armor features multiple 5 mm post holes, including the hands, shoulders, elbows, and one on the left forearm. The bridge and conning tower are only held in by friction, and as such may pop out during play. The clip that locks into Bumblebee's waist can be rather tight, but can be disconnected by lifting the plate up rather than trying to pull it forward.

: The CG stock renders also depict his unpaintable joints as black before it was replaced into light gray.

: The Ocean Storm was redecoed with a new helmet into [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Cheetor]]'s Sea Fury armor.
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====Deluxe Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Is he an Action Master? Short answer: No. Long answer: No way.]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, 2019, 2021)
** ''Build-a-Figure part'': Maccadam's waist (2019 release only)
** ''Japanese Name'': '''Action Master Bumblebee'''
** ''Japanese Release Date'': [[October]] [[2020]]
** ''Japanese ID Number'': '''Action Master 04'''
** ''Accessories'': Blaster, Stinger, Stinger [[Fire Blast effect|effect part]]
** ''Action Attack'': "Sting Shot"

: Released as part of the ''Cyberverse'' [[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)#Deluxe Class|Deluxe Class]] lineup, this Bumblebee is a show-accurate mold that is more poseable than most of his previous releases. He comes with a handheld blaster, a removable Stinger that can be wielded by his 5 mm hands, and an effect part. While the effect part is meant for the Stinger, its horizontal gaps allow it to fit loosely on the blaster. Bumblebee features 3 mm posts on his chest and right leg, compatible with the Fire Blasts included in the [[Battle Master]] toys. In robot mode, his blaster can be stored inside either of his door wings and his Stinger can be stored either on his back 3 mm stand port or on a special port on either of his lower legs. In vehicle mode, his blaster can be stored under his hood and his Stinger can also be attached to the aforementioned leg ports.

: In Japan, Bumblebee was released as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive. The catalog reveals that he was originally intended to be sold for the regular market (hence the "TCV-32" ID Number) with a March 2020 release date. Like the rest of his wave, he was released in a windowless, monochrome packaging.

: Similar to various other figures of ''Cyberverse'' Bumblebee, Deluxe Class Bumblebee was also released twice: First in late 2019 under the ''Bumblebee: Cyberverse Adventures'' [[subline imprint]], and then again in 2021 in the line's final ''Dinobots Unite'' subline imprint packaging refresh. The second release omitted the Maccadam Build-a-Figure part.
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====Battle Call====
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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Battle-Call-Officer-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Autobots Unite!]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Officer Class, 2020)
** ''Accessories'': Shield/Two-piece Armblade

: Released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'''s Battle Call subline, the Officer Class Bumblebee is a roughly Leader-sized mold that converts from robot to car and back. Like his sub-line brethren, Bumblebee features a "Battle Call" voice-activated gimmick, which automatically deploys his armor and activates his battle sounds if "Power Up" is spoken. His shield can be separated into two blades to mount onto his forearms.

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[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Battle-Call-Trooper-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I thought I said, Autobots Unite!]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Trooper Class, 2020)
** ''Accessories'': Sword, Shoulder armors
: This Deluxe-sized Bumblebee is released as part of the Trooper Class lineup, coming with a different weapon, and additional shoulder armors.

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====Roll & Combine====
[[File:CV-toy RollCombine Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee / Dinobot Swoop''' (Roll & Combine, [[2021]])

:''Cyberverse'' Roll & Combine Bumblebee transforms from robot mode to car mode and forms the lower half of [[Bumbleswoop]] when combined with [[Swoop (Cyberverse)|Swoop]].

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====Roll N' Change====
[[File:CV-toy RollNChange Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Roll N' Change, 2021)
** ''Accessories'': Sword, Armor

: A large-scale figure of Bumblebee transforms automatically when rolled along a smooth surface. He features Energon Armor parts, a sword and electronic lights.

: This toy received a nomination for Best Toy Vehicle in the 2021 Toy of the Year Awards.

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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:Buzzworthy_Bumblebee_Trash_Crash.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Recycle The Night!]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Elite Class, 2021)
** ''Series'': '''''Cyberverse'''''
** ''Spark Armor'': Trash Crash

: Part of the cross-''Generations'' ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' subline, this Spark Armor Bumblebee is an unchanged release of [[#Elite Class|the figure above]], with his Ocean Storm partner replaced with a redecoed [[Trash Crash]] originally included with [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Spark Armor|Spark Armor Grimlock]].

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[[File:Buzzworthy warrior 4 pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Optimus Prime / Bumblebee / Megatron / Starscream''' (Warrior Class 4-pack, 2021)
** ''Series'': '''''Cyberverse'''''

: The [[#Warrior Class|first Warrior Class Bumblebee]] was re-released without any changes for this 4-pack along with [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Warrior|Cybertronian Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Starscream]].

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[[File:TF-Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Three-Pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Bumblebee / Optimus Prime / Cheetor''' (Deluxe Class 3-pack, [[2022]])
** ''Series'': '''''Cyberverse'''''
** ''Accessories'': Blaster, Stinger, Stinger [[Fire Blast effect|effect part]]

: The [[#Deluxe Class|Deluxe Class Bumblebee]] toy was re-released without any changes for this 3-pack along with [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Deluxe|Optimus Prime]] and [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Cheetor]]. This release does not come with a [[Maccadam]] [[Maccadam#Cyberverse|build-a-figure piece]].

: This 3-pack first saw release in Asian countries such as Singapore, Taiwan, and Malaysia.

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[[File:CV-toy Buzzworthy 1-Step Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (1-Step Changer, 2022)
** ''Series'': '''''Cyberverse'''''

: The [[#New1Step|second 1-Step Changer Bumblebee]] (the first to be based on his actual ''Cyberverse'' design) was re-released without any changes in [[rebranding|rebranded]] ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' packaging.

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[[File:Buzzworthy bumblebee bumblebee swoop.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee / Dinobot Swoop''' (Roll & Combine, [[2023]])
** ''Accessories'': Tail and hind legs/whip
: The Bumbleswoop two-pack was also later rereleased with no noticeable changes in a ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' packaging.

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==Merchandise==
===Burger King===
[[File:Cyberverse Burger King toys 2019.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Burger King Toy, 2019)
** ''Accessories'': Projectile
: Burger King's take on Bumblebee is a non-transforming figure that also looks rather reminiscent to his Elite Class toy with the inclusion of grey battleship parts sculpted on his body as armor. His right arm and hips are articulated, whereas his left arm has a spring-loaded projective launcher molded into it.
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===McDonald's===
[[File:CV-toy McDonalds 2019 Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Happy Meal Toy, 2019)
** ''Accessories'': Ship armor
: As a second Happy Meal promotion for ''Cyberverse'', Bumblebee is a 4-inch-tall non-transforming figure with articulation at the hips and arms. As an [[Action Master]]s-esque play feature, he includes a small ship (reminiscent of his Elite Class toy) that can be separated in half and reattached into various pins around his body as weapons or pieces of armor. Oddly this promotion was released just one month after the aforementioned Burger King toy.

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[[File:CV-toy McDonalds 2021 Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Happy Meal Toy, 2021)
: Released only in Singapore in January 2021, Bumblebee is a non-transforming figure with limited articulation. The chest of the figure has a panel with a lenticular image sticker on it which changes angle when the left arm is moved. Moving the panel causes the image on his chest to change.

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===''Nezha: Transformers''===
[[File:Nezha-toy XiaomiBrickSet Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|300px]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Building brick set, 2019)
** ''Set number'': '''QL1676'''
** ''Pieces'': '''392'''
: Released by [[Xiaomi]] as part of the Chinese-centric ''[[Nezha: Transformers (toyline)|Nezha: Transformers]]'' toyline, this Bumblebee is a Lego-style building kit that can be assembled into either an approximately 10-inch-tall poseable robot mode or a car mode. Similar to how most ''[[Kre-O]]'' figures work, Bumblebee must be disassembled and reassembled in order to change from one mode to the next.

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[[File:Nezha-toy XiaomiOnebot Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|300px]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Onebot set, 2020)
** ''Set number'': '''OBDHF02HZB'''
** ''Pieces'': '''770+'''
: ''Onebot'' Bumblebee is a similar building kit to the one above and can also be assembled into either robot or car mode, except it's now much larger and is based on the "Lego Technic" style of more complex pieces and builds. It was released as part of the MITU brand of building sets also made by Xiaomi. Building instructions are available on the official app for mobile devices and Windows. Robot mode requires 726 parts assembled over 655 steps, car mode takes 496 parts and 534 steps.

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* '''Bumblebee''' (Blind-box building doll, 2021)
** ''Set number'': '''???'''
** ''Pieces'': '''???'''
: This "blind box building doll" Bumblebee uses the same style of construction as the ''Onebot'' set above, but is a much smaller kit resulting in a super-deformed robot mode that lacks a rebuildable vehicle mode.

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==Notes==
[[File:Quidd-evergreen-Bumblebee-robot-mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
* As with some of the ''Cyberverse'' cast, Bumblebee's design is based on the [[evergreen]] design also used for his [[Bumblebee (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]], with some minor stylistic tweaks.
* Bumblebee's loss of his voice is a borrowed trait from his [[Bumblebee (Movie)|movieverse]] and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|"Aligned"]] counterparts; his use of bleeps to communicate before leaving Cybertron is derived from the latter, while using radio clips to speak on Earth comes from the former.
* For most scenes throughout the show, Bumblebee uses an [[Animation error|incorrect model]] where his [[:File:CyberverseMegatronisMyheroinsigniaerror.jpg|Autobot insignia is missing the white shape inside the top section]]. This error repeats itself quite frequently in many other appearances of the insignia as well.
*[[Jeremy Levy]] says that Bumblebee and [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]]'s relationship was pitched to him as a brother and sister relationship, sorry shippers.

===Foreign names===
* ''Japanese:'' '''Bumblebee''' (バンブルビー ''Banburubī'')
* ''Mandarin:'' '''Dàhuángfēng''' (China, 大黄蜂, "Hornet")

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
|charname=Bumblebee
|disambig=Bumblebee (disambiguation)
|body=
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], the plucky yellow [[kid-appeal character]] from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], the voiceless yellow one-man franchise from the [[live-action film series]].
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], the hothead yellow kid-appeal character from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''
* [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], the yellow kid-appeal character turned leader from the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberverse Autobots]]
[[Category:Cyberverse combiners]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:McDonald's exclusives]]
[[Category:Nezha Autobots]]
[[Category:Scouts]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]

Breakdown (IDW)

2025-08-17T22:36:23Z

Primm slimm: /* Notes */

{{faction|velocitron|decepticon|ascenticon|mayhem}}
{{disambig3.5|the sometimes-Decepticon Velocitronian|the Decepticon Stunticon|Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown}}
:''Breakdown is a [[Velocitron]]ian or [[Decepticon]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TAAO1 KnockOutBreakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|He's got the ''biggest'' puppy-dog eyes.]]
[[Conjunx Endura]] with [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]], '''Breakdown''' is heavier and slower than what his speed-focused people on [[Velocitron]] idealize. Since his world's entry into the [[Council of Worlds]], he has become part of cross-planet endeavors that his Conjunx has gotten involved in. Unlike Knock Out, he goes about his life with more humility towards others.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Race Against the Light|''Windblade'' vol. 2 #5]]}}
[[File:Windblade DS 5 Not-Breakdown.jpg|thumb|left|INTENSE CHEERING ACTION]]

As a relatively slow and bulky Velocitronian, Breakdown faced prejudice from his fellow Velocitronians, a fact that [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]] mentioned as she explained the problems of Velocitronian society to [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|Windblade vol. 2 #4}} The next day, Breakdown was in [[Delta]] watching the [[Benefit 500]], and thus he cheered upon witnessing the offworlder [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]'s dazzling victory. {{storylink|Race Against the Light}} When Velocitron joined the [[Council of Worlds]] as a result of this victory, Knock Out became one of the planet's representatives and the pair emigrated to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].{{storylink|Choose Me}} Knock Out stayed on Cybertron for the sake of his conjunx, as Breakdown was happy to find a place where heavyset 'bots like him could live without facing discrimination. {{storylink|The Chosen One}} On [[Chosen One Day]], the two took a trip to the planet's [[Acid Wastes]]. {{storylink|Choose Me}}

[[File:DesperateTimes-CarcerTeam.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|If no-one else can help, and if you can find them...]]

Some time later, he reminded Knock Out to be nice while dealing with [[Moonracer (G1)|Moonracer]]. {{storylink|07:00:00}}

When a wave of undead [[Titan (group)|Titan]]s approached Cybertron, the two Velocitronians joined the efforts to repel the invaders; Knock Out using his superior speed to lure a Titan into his Conjunx's fusillade of heavy artillery. {{storylink|Ping}} Their efforts weren't enough, and the Cybertronians were soon pushed back against the [[Spire]] in the face of a seemingly endless [[zombie]] onslaught. With no other recourse, Windblade hit upon a desperate idea to force the spacebound [[Vigilem|Carcer]] to transform, and assembled a team to infiltrate the ship and wrest control of the Titan from its captain [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]. {{storylink|Desperate Times}} Breakdown was partnered with [[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]], [[Sparkstalker]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]. While searching for Titan's [[brain module]] however, they were intercepted and detained by Elita herself. {{storylink|Desperate Measures (Till All Are One)|Desperate Measures}}

Over the next few months, Breakdown landed a new job on Cybertron, becoming a lab assistant to the Autobot [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]]. {{storylink|Schismatic}} Following the [[Iron Ring]]'s failed invasion of Cybertron and the rise of [[New Prysmos]], {{storylink|First Strike issue 6|First Strike #6}}, Knock Out revealed to Windblade that he'd stayed on Cybertron primarily for Breakdown's sake. Breakdown and Knock Out attended the debates together, and both participated in Windblade's victory party. {{storylink|The Chosen One}}

[[File:Schismatic-BreakdownVsMagic.jpg|thumb|left|When you are aboard an alien construct of uncertain design and purpose, you touch ''nothing!'']]

As part of Windblade's early maneuvers as the newly appointed leader of Cybertron, she sent the two to New Prysmos to figure out what had happened to the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] responsible for the creation of the alien city. As they approached the city's outskirts, Breakdown inadvertently discovered that some of the Talisman's [[magic]] had pooled beneath the city when he poked a glowing crack in the ground (like any good scientist). Exposure to magic caused his arm to crumble to dust; before this infection could consume his entire body, Wheeljack was able to amputate the arm and the two retreated to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] to recuperate. Breakdown was still convulsing when [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] and [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]] arrived. His encounter with the Talisman allowed the villainous [[Darkling Lord]]s to realize that Cybertronians could be easily felled by their magic. {{storylink|Schismatic}}

Once Breakdown had recovered, he and Wheeljack were able to determine why Cybertronians were so vulnerable to magic, but concluded that they were unable to come up with any workable countermeasures before the Talisman burrowed its way to [[Vector Sigma]] and remade the planet into a copy of [[Prysmos]]. They reported this news to Ironhide when he returned; when the exiled [[Spectral Knight]]s arrived, the Cybertronians reluctantly agreed to an alliance to save Cybertron. {{storylink|Cybertron No More}}

After Breakdown received a new arm, Wheeljack was able to investigate the magic further, and concluded that what the Prysmosians called "magic" was gamma radiation augmented by inconsistent variances, capable of breaking down Cybertronian molecular structure. From this, Wheeljack was able to design a counter-frequency capable of neutralizing the magic, temporarily reconstituting Breakdown's old limb before it began to break down again. Breakdown pointed out that this was only a temporary stopgap, but Wheeljack concluded it was their best chance at saving Cybertron. {{storylink|Desperate Measures (Transformers vs. Visionaries)|Desperate Measures}} The pair were able to construct a counter-frequency "bomb" that would neutralize the Talisman and recruited [[Quickswitch]] to carry the weapon into the core of the planet. {{storylink|Good Men}}

Ultimately, a combination of magic and science were able to both neutralize the Talisman while also raising New Prysmos to the surface of the planet, recreating a portion of old Prysmos on Cybertron in the process. Wheeljack returned safely to Iacon, where he and Breakdown helped repair [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], whose body had been magically mutated by [[Virulina]]. With the day saved, the three went out for a drink at [[Maccadam]]'s. {{storylink|The Curtain}}

When [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] attacked, Knock Out and Breakdown stood by as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] and his fleet returned from their defeat at [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}}
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===''My Little Pony/Transformers''===
[[File:TheBeautyOfCybertron-Breakdown.jpg|thumb]]

When the Decepticons hatched a scheme to steal [[magic]]al artifacts from [[Equestria]], Breakdown remained behind to keep watch over the [[space bridge]], noticing [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]'s interest in Equestrian culture. Among the artifacts that the Decepticons recovered as a crystal that held [[King Sombra]]'s spirit, which was released during a skirmish between the ponies and Decepticons. The evil [[unicorn]] cast a mind-control spell which brought several Decepticons, Breakdown among them, under his control. {{storylink|The Magic of Cybertron}}

Later on, Breakdown was part of a group working to create [[energon cube]]s from a natural energon spring when they were engaged by Knock Out, [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and [[Rarity]]. Knock Out attempted to use a paralyzing electrical on Breakdown, but though it temporarily downed him it failed to release him from Sombra's control. As Breakdown revived and attempted to retaliate, Rarity held him in place and revealed that she needed Knock Out's feelings for him to free him. Knock Out gave a passionate speech about how Breakdown was his better half which Rarity channelled to cast the spell which finally freed him from Sombra's control.{{storylink|The Beauty of Cybertron}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:Tread&CircuitsPart2-Breakdown.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]
Breakdown was head of [[Security Operations]] for the Cybertronian colony of [[Velocitron]], and partner to the Ascenticon racer, [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]]. Velocitron used the [[Speedia 500]] race to choose its First Senator, and a terrorist group called [[Mayhem]] threatened the race as a show of protest. Breakdown arranged for extra security precautions as a result of Mayhem's message. He also showed concern over the [[Wreckers]], a stunt show of non-citizens who arrived on Velocitron to enter the Speedia. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 2}} Mayhem did attack the race, though, causing the death of at least one racer. They also hacked the emergency bandwidth, cutting Breakdown off from the other racers. Security Operations was deployed onto the race course, but several more racers were critically injured or killed, and Mayhem mostly got away. Breakdown personally intervened to shoot a Mayhem terrorist named [[Axer (G1)|Axer]], incidentally allowing his partner Knock Out to cross the finish line and win the position of First Senator. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 3}}

At the swearing in ceremony days later, Mayhem staged another attack on the Velocitronian Senate. Knock Out was shot during the raid, while Breakdown got the rest of the Senators to a safe place. One of the Wreckers named [[Minerva (G1 robot)|Minerva]] was caught holding the weapon that shot Knock Out, and so she was arrested on suspicion. Only later was it revealed that the Ascenticons, Mayhem, and Security Operations had all been co-conspirators for the renamed Decepticon movement. Knock Out was set up to win the position of First Senator by eliminating the competition, and Breakdown's own Sec-Ops agents had served as Mayhem thanks to Pretender technology. Breakdown and Knock Out had successfully conquered Velocitron for the Decepticons. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:EW Prime Breakdown.jpeg|thumb|Arise, Breakdown Prime!]]
*'''Class''': Warrior
*'''Lowest star rating''': 2 stars
*'''Abilty''': +80 max health and damage absorption for 6 seconds, then rush into combat dealing approx. 166 damage to buildings and walls along the way. Nearby enemies are slowed by 66% got the duration of the effect.
**'''Cost''': 4 ability points, plus 2 for reuses.
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==Toys==
===''Prime''===
[[File:Primetoy-WarBreakdown.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''War Breakdown''' ([[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''AM-12'''
:*''Release date'': [[June 30]], 2012
:*''Accessories'': "[[Zamu#Toys|Zamu]]" Arms Micron
{{note|The TakaraTomy ''Prime'' [[Breakdown (WFC)#Toys|Breakdown]] toy doubles as Generation 1 Breakdown in numerous IDW comics.}}

: For unknown reasons, Hasbro chose not to develop a full-size toy of Breakdown for the ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)|Prime]]'' toyline. Instead, it fell to [[TakaraTomy]] to produce their own roughly Voyager-sized figure. Released in the fourth wave of TakaraTomy's version of the ''Prime'' line, "War Breakdown" transforms into a massive armored truck of made-up model. He features a single [[C joint]] bar at the rear of the truck. As part of the line-wide [[Arms Micron]] [[gimmick]], Breakdown has an ''incredible'' number of [[5 mm post]]-holes to attach Arms Microns (or other accessories) 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).

: "War Breakdown" was notionally available for [[Hasbro]] to release in their line, but its production cost reportedly fell into a "no man's land",<ref>http://tformers.com/transformers-sdcc-2012-hasbro-has-no/17901/news.html</ref> stymieing Hasbro's ability to release it at one of their normal price points. The mold would eventually be released by Hasbro in 2020 as a Hasbro Pulse-exclusive item for the U.S. and Canada ([[Breakdown (WFC)#10 Year Anniversary|see here]]).

: 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 the [[BotCon 2015]] [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Timelines|Megatron]].

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

==Notes==
*This version of Breakdown is, of course, a continuity transplant of [[Breakdown (WFC)|''Prime'' Breakdown]]. While he's depicted as Velocitronian much like [[Transformers: Cybertron (franchise)|''Cybertron'']] [[Brakedown (Cybertron)|Brakedown]] in the 2005 IDW continuity, ''My Little Pony/Transformers'' portrays Breakdown as a Decepticon like many of his namesakes.
*While he was introduced midway through [[The Transformers: Windblade|''Windblade'' vol. 2]], Breakdown was left conspicuously unnamed, even being referred to only as "Knock Out's Conjunx" in the [[Choose Me|Holiday Special]] for some time. This was because there was [[Breakdown (G1)|another Breakdown]] already present in the 2005 IDW continuity.
**It wasn't until the release of the preview for ''[[Transformers vs. Visionaries]]'' [[Schismatic|#1]], which included a cast page, that he was officially confirmed as being named "Breakdown".
*[[Mairghread Scott]] has confirmed from the get-go that Breakdown is Knock Out's Conjunx Endura,<ref>[http://mscottwrites.tumblr.com/post/122341451981/loved-the-new-windblade-issue-a-great-read-is Mairghread Scott's Tumblr, 2015/06/24]</ref> likely a wink at fans who believed that [[Knock Out (Prime)|''Prime'' Knock Out]]'s relationship with his Breakdown was more than platonic.
*Breakdown is the coolest Decepticon and is so much better then [[Enemy]]

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
|charname=Breakdown
|disambig=Breakdown (disambiguation)
|body=
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]], the bulky Decepticon and partner to [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] from the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Comic-only Decepticons]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Decepticons]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Terrorcons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Velocitron]]
[[Category:Mayhem Attack Squad]]
[[Category:Security officers]]

Breakdown (One)

2025-08-17T11:23:22Z

Primm slimm:

{{disambig3|Breakdown}}
:''Breakdown is a [[Transformer]] from [[Transformers One (franchise)|One]].''
'''Breakdown''' is a racing participant at the prestigious [[Iacon 5000]].

==Fiction==
===''One'' film===
{{charstubfiction}}

[[Category:One Transformers]]
Breakdown was right ahead of the miners at 97th place just beating swindle on the leaderboard.

Enemy (G1)

2025-08-17T11:18:28Z

Primm slimm:

{{disambig2|the evil Decepticon|his heroic mirrorverse counterpart|Enemy (SG)}}
{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Enemy is a [[Decepticon]] [[Decepticon Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Enemy.jpg|upright=2|thumb|''You've got to love to be hated, find the good in being bad'' ''Oh, the crowd is full of gentlemen, but they've paid to see the cad'' ''Yes it's a hoot, a kick, a gas, when you're the villain of the show'' ''Once you wear black, you'll never go back'' ''It's a high to be loathed'']]
'''Enemy''' takes his name seriously. He defines himself by his opposition to others; he likes to say that the long list of people who hate him shows just how important he is. It doesn't make him a great teammate. In fact, Enemy goes out of his way to ''not'' cooperate with his fellow Decepticons, solely to ensure that they don't like him.

On the other hand, his unnatural ability to be despised comes in handy on the battlefield. Enemy is cunning enough to goad the most important of his opponents into focusing on him, drawing them away from their friends and objectives and seriously compromising their usefulness.

He'll make [[you]] sound like a robot if you don't watch it.

{{bigquote|What? Who calls themselves '''Enemy'''?|[[Lancer]]|"[[Wheeljack: Orbital Decay]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Legends'' comic===
[[File:Legends extra Cassettes.jpg|thumb|''It's down to you It's down to me'']]
With [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] and the other Decepticon cassettes, Enemy was part of an attack on the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' to steal the new [[Transform Super Cog]] in the late 1980s. Enemy attempted to finish off the [[Jumpstarter]]s, but his attack was blocked in time by [[Nightstalker (G1)|Nightstalker]]. {{Storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Wheeljack: Orbital Decay|''Transformers'' #24]]}}
[[File:WheeljackOrbitalDecay EnemyName.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|''Oh, the misery'']]
An [[Mini-Cassette|Infiltration Trooper]], Enemy, who chose his name, fell in with [[the Rise]] in the era that followed the [[War of the Threefold Spark]]. He was eventually ordered to sneak into the [[Winged Moon]] where he installed an energon siphon. Unable to fly a shuttle on his own, Enemy hid himself aboard one, waiting to be shuttled off the moon when [[Vigilem]] brought the [[Tether]] down.

After the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] did so, Enemy's shuttle was the only one left behind. When the Winged Moon drifted towards the [[Croaton (G1)|Croaton Cloud]], [[Lancer]] flew the shuttle above the debris field, noticing Enemy's anomalous alternate mode when she touched down and took the infiltration trooper prisoner. Chained up, Enemy was briefly interrogated before being put under [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]'s watch who told him that he would be left behind in the event of an evacuation. {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}}

After the engineers had saved the moon, it was attacked by [[Team Stream]]. Unable to properly hold him, the scientists dumped Enemy somewhere where he was found, by random chance, by [[Shadow Striker (G1)|Shadow Striker]]'s team, joining in on their mission to steal the moon. Enemy was last seen alongside [[Blackjack (G1)|Blackjack]] and [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]], trying to breach the moon's command centre before the engineers detonated a jury-rigged [[black hole]] that propelled the three back to the surface. When the Risers later retreated, they noted that Enemy had vanished. {{storylink|War World: Moon|Moon}}

==Toys==
===''Encore''===
[[File:Encoretoy enemy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Annoyingly enough, by the criteria of FIBRIR/FIRRIB, I'm actually blue.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Soundblaster''' (Destron, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''21'''
:*''Release date'': February ??, 2012
:*''Accessories'': Left & right guns, cassette case

: ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' Enemy is a red and dark blue redeco of the [[Rumble (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Rumble]]/[[Frenzy (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Frenzy]] mold, based on the red version of the ''[[Micro Change]]'' MC-01 Micross toy, transforming into a microcassette sized to fit inside the chest compartments of the [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Soundwave]] and [[Blaster (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Blaster]] molds. As was the case with the other various reissue cassettes, Enemy sports a different sticker in place of his cassette spool image; an image of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] which reveals the city-bot's weak spots when viewed through Soundblaster's clear-red chest door (in the same way [[Tech Spec]] decoders work).

: As he uses the ''Encore'' tooling, he cannot hold his guns "normally", thanks to an added raised bump on the inner wing-side stabilizer (in addition to the bump on the minigun-side stabilizer present in the prior iterations of the mold). However, the raised bits ''do'' fit around the elbow joint, and make for an incredibly snug fit. But this also makes it effectively impossible for him to point his guns straight forward.

: He was only available with the ''Encore'' release of [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Encore|Soundblaster]] (the second reissue of this toy) and [[Wingthing (G1)#Encore|Wingthing]].

::*''[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers-toys/gallery/encore/enemy/2654/1/ Image gallery of Enemy at Seibertron.com]''
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===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TF-MP-Enemy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"The enemy of my enemy is my friend."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Cassettbot VS Cassettron''' (Multi-pack, [[2017]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MP-15/16E'''
:*''Release date'': [[December 23]], 2017
:*''Accessories'': Pink tape case, two piledrivers, piledriver mount, left & right "Thruster Guns".

: Issued in a limited edition ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' "Encore" set available from [[TakaraTomy Mall]], along with [[Stripes#Masterpiece|Stripes]], [[Nightstalker (G1)#Masterpiece|Nightstalker]], and [[Wingthing (G1)#Masterpiece|Wingthing]], Enemy is a redeco of the ''Masterpiece'' [[Frenzy (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Fru]][[Rumble (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|mble]] mold. Enemy is unique in the set in that his weapons are not integrated into his alt mode and transformation; he comes with a redeco of the Frumble piledrivers, as well as the silver guns, which can be held in his hands, mounted on his back, or stored inside the piledrivers or the foot compartment of the contemporary [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Soundwave or Soundblaster.]]

: If purchased from a seller supplied by Hasbro Asia, the set includes a [[collector coin]], featuring Enemy's face on one side and the Autobot logo and names of all the included characters on the opposite side. The coin is mounted in a card resembling a cassette, similar to the cards housing the coins for MP-15 and MP-16, but styled like Enemy's cassette mode on the "A" side, while the "B" side resembles Stripes's cassette mode.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/collector-coin-for-transformers-masterpiece-mp15-16e-cassettbot-vs-cassetron/40401/ Collector Coin for Transformers Masterpiece MP-15 / 16-E Cassettbot vs Cassetron]</ref>
{{MPFrenzy/RumbleMold}}
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==Merchandise==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:Am Radio decepticon.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Does he use anarchy?]]
*'''AM Radio & Headset''' ("Enemy")

: Enemy first appeared in [[1984]] as part of a working AM radio & headset, a piece of merchandise made by [[Nasta]] under the "Power Tronic" imprimatur. Featuring a large wearable Decepticon symbol belt-clip, removing this item revealed Enemy, a solid red (with blue thighs and upper arms) simplification of the [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]/[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] mold. Permanently attached to the radio, Enemy could not be removed without breakage, but could nevertheless transform ''in situ''. The radio came in both red and purple.

: In addition to the United States release in English-only packaging, the "AM Radio & Headset" was also released in Canada in [[multilingual packaging|bilingual]] English/French packaging.

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[[File:Enemy ecv inpackage.jpg|thumb|140px|Not to be confused with [[Cobra]], the Enemy.]]
*'''Electronic Voice Changer''' ("Enemy")

: Enemy was given life again the following year when Nasta released a voice-changer in 1985. A large disembodied head, Enemy again looked like a red [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]/[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], but this time with proper silver face detailing. If a kid talked into a headset that plugged into Enemy's noggin, their voice would be modified to sound robotic. Enemy came with a belt clip, power pack, and headset with a built-in microphone, and ran on a single 9-volt battery (not included).

: In addition to the United States release in English packaging, the "Electronic Voice Changer" was also released by Italian Hasbro licensee [[GiG]] in Italian packaging.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Soundblaster and Twincast.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Twincast & Soundblaster Set''' ([[October 17]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''67 & 68'''

:Released as part of the ninth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Blaster (G1)|Twincast]] (with [[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]], [[Nightstalker (G1)|Nightstalker]] and [[Stripes]]) and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundblaster]] (with [[Wingthing (G1)|Wingthing]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] and Enemy) in their respective ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: The Headmasters|Headmasters]]'' forms along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#68|Translation of Soundblaster's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
* Enemy is awesome.
* the first note is lying and is propaganda made by the enemy twitter account,
* Enemy can go die in a hole for being the worst thing ever

===Origins===
By virtue of the standard sorting order of fiction, toys, and merchandise established by {{SITENAME_SHORT}}, Enemy's history with the ''Transformers'' brand comes across a little muddled on this page. Here's a quick chronological order:

The [[1983]] "MC-01 Micross" toy from Takara's ''[[Micro Change]]'' line was available in three color schemes: two shades of blue (the original release), black and red (packaged with "[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Soundwave And Condor Cassette: Buzzsaw|Cassette Man]]"), and red and blue (sold late in the series). When Hasbro licensed the figure and released it as part of their ''Transformers'' line in [[1984]], the two-blues figure became [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], and the black-and-red one became [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (and then the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] swapped the two characters' color schemes; see "[[FIRRIB]]" for ''that'' mess), but the red-and-blue figure was not used.

Once the ''Transformers'' toyline was underway, toy company [[Nasta]] released two licensed electronic toys based on the "Micross" robot: a non-transforming "AM Radio & Headset" Decepticon, and an "Electronic Voice Changer." It's unlikely (though not ''impossible'') that it was a direct reference, but both toys shared the same basic colour scheme as the unused red-and-blue version of the Micross robot. Not intended to represent a specific existing ''Transformers'' character, the toys where given only the generic label of "Decepticon/Enemy" where a character name would normally appear (similar to the "[[Freedom Fighter|Autobot/Freedom Fighter]]" designation Nasta used on certain generic Autobot-themed products). Subsequently, online fandom would sometimes call this obscure little robot "Enemy," as if he were a real character and that were his proper name; examples can be found as far back as [[2001]] in the pages of [[unofficial guidebooks#Cybertronian: The Unofficial Transformers Recognition Guide|''The Unofficial Transformers Recognition Guide'']], and culminated in TFWiki itself creating this very article in [[2007]], listing both Nasta toys, observing their similarity to the unused ''Micro Change'' colour scheme, and humourously (as we're wont to do around here!) acting as if "Enemy" was a real character. Article creator and TFWiki admin [[David Willis]] took the joke further in 2011, when he made Enemy an official part of ''Transformers'' canon by introducing a [[Enemy (SG)|''Shattered Glass'' version of him]] in his ''[[Recordicons]]'' strip.

In [[2012]], Takara reissued of the original toy in its unused ''Micro Change'' colors as part of the ''Encore'' line under the name "Enemy." We can't sit here and say it with 100% ''absolute'' certainty, but we're pretty sure they got the idea to do so from this article... especially since he was released alongside other ''extremely'' obscure characters we ''also'' happened to have articles for, [[Nightstalker (G1)|Nightstalker]], [[Stripes]], and [[Wingthing (G1)|Wingthing]]!

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Enemy''' (エネミー ''Enemī'')
*''French:'' '''Ennemi''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Nemico'''

==References==
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[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Masterpiece]]
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Drag Strip (G1)

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{{disambig3|Drag Strip}}
:''Drag Strip is a [[Decepticon]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:MTMTEDragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|One more word out of you, and I'll stomp my alt-mode.]]

'''Drag Strip''' (aka '''Dragstrip''') has never heard of the term "graceful in victory". He doesn't just like to win, he ''loves'' it. Drag Strip would sooner die a miserable death than ever sacrifice a victory, as he thrives on the bragging rights which accompany first place. He just loves to bite more than he can chew and can't keep himself from stroking his own ego and bragging about his accomplishments in ''excruciating'' detail.

The other Decepticons, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] included, hate his metal guts and would gladly pummel him to scrap for being plain obnoxious if it weren't for the fact that his insatiable lust for victory makes him a formidable foe against the [[Autobot]]s. Not that he cares; they're just jealous.

Drag Strip combines with his fellow Stunticons to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]].

{{bigquote|See you junk-hunks at the finish line... '''''if''''' you make it.|Drag Strip|"[[Tread & Circuits Part 3]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{Voiceactor|[[Ron Gans]] (English), [[Kōki Kataoka]] (Japanese), [[Show Hayami]] (Japanese, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1"), [[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese, "Masquerade"), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese, ''2010'')|[[Willi Röbke]] (German, ''Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2''), [[Tonio von der Meden]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Starscreams Brigade''), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Masquerade''), [[Francis Lax]] (European French), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "Trans-Europe Express"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Masquerade")}}

[[File:KeytoVectorSigmaPt1 stealing DragStrip.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Long before fans, Rumble was inventing his own Toilet-modes for Transformers.]]
After a failed attempt to steal experimental [[superfuel]] from [[United States military]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] realized that while the Decepticons controlled the skies, the Autobots had supremacy on the ground, and so they needed new ground-based warriors who could out-drive and out-fight the Autobots on their terms. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was sent to steal various [[human]] vehicles that would be rebuilt into the new Stunticons. In Drag Strip's case, Rumble targeted the winner of a Formula 1 race on national television, which was a bad idea really, as it alerted the Autobots to Megatron's scheme. The Decepticons journeyed to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], beat the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] out of [[Alpha Trion]]'s possession and ordered the [[Vector Sigma|ancient supercomputer]] to give life to the Stunticons. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Whilst the Autobots were trapped on Cybertron, the Decepticons returned to [[Earth]] with the newly awakened Stunticons who began wreaking havoc and damaging the Autobots' good name by attacking the US military base containing the experimental rocket fuel. Eventually, the Autobots returned with the newly built [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] whose combined form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] defeated the Stunticon combiner Menasor. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Despite this defeat, the Stunticons were the key component in Megatron's elaborate scheme to hold [[Europa 2000|a fake charity race]] from Paris to Istanbul so he could steal U.S. driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]]'s experimental car which would be melted down to house the powerful [[Pearl of Bahoudin]]. One by one, the Stunticons disabled the Autobot participants assigned to protect Cahnay, but the downfall of Megatron's plan came when he ordered the Stunticons to stop going after the remaining Autobots. Together, Cahnay, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] defeated Menasor and destroyed the Pearl of Bahoudin. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

[[File:Dragstripcartoon.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Where'd he get this head from, anyway?]]
When Megatron needed additional equipment for his latest secret weapon, he sent the Stunticons out to steal it for him. Drag Strip and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] stormed a U.S. military base and scooped up a new experimental generator for their leader. On the way back, Drag Strip kept trying to taunt the disinterested Dead End into racing with him back to base. Their racing was interrupted, though, by the Autobots [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]. Drag Strip was knocked for a loop by Warpath's rapid-fire shells from his turret gun. Brought in to Autobot custody, the Stunticons were held prisoner while [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots used camouflage paint to disguise themselves as the Stunticons in order to enter Megatron's good graces and learn the purpose of the stolen equipment. [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], the Autobots' spy, took Drag Strip's place. The Stunticons did manage to break loose, though, and smashed their way out of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] as Menasor and made their rendezvous with Megatron, only to find themselves confronted with a faux Menasor, created by a combination of Mirage's illusions and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]'s magnetism. The real Menasor easily broke the delicately bonded "Menasor", but the Autobots had also sabotaged the equipment before handing it over to Megatron. After the super-cannon exploded, the Stunticons fled the battle. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

[[File:CosmicRust DragStrip waterskiing.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|Come to Cuba, and let loose your wild side.]]
When Megatron was infected with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] after a trip to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], the Stunticons were assigned to capture the Autobot scientist [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], who had developed the powerful anti-corrosion [[Corrostop]]. Drag Strip water skiied behind a speedboat driven by [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]], allowing him to force Perceptor to back into the waiting [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]. After Megatron cured himself and infected the Autobots with the Cosmic Rust, Menasor attacked the Statue of Liberty in [[New York City]] with the ancient [[Lightning Bug]] heat ray, intent on stopping the Autobots from [[Matter duplicator|matter-duplicating]] more Corrostop from the layer they sprayed on the statue. Superion defeated Menasor and destroyed the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

After [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was banished for yet another failed coup, he returned with a powerful new Decepticon team called the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] who were able to outfight Autobot and Decepticon alike. With Megatron needing a trump card, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] attempted to call on the Stunticons to help, but Drag Strip said to tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust pipe. However, the Stunticons belatedly arrived after the Combaticons' combined form of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] defeated [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and forced Megatron to acknowledge Starscream as the new Decepticon leader. Realizing that Starscream would not stop at Megatron, the Stunticons merged into Menasor and disabled Bruticus in one mighty punch. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

In the wake of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron in the year [[2005]] and the subsequent Decepticon exile to [[Chaar]] in [[2006]], the Stunticons were reduced to being scavengers, fighting like [[slaarg]]s with their fellow Decepticons over the few scraps of energon they had. This changed when [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] brought news of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s survival, and the Stunticons were among the first to donate their few remaining energon supplies to help revive their leader and give the Decepticons purpose. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Drag Strip joined in on the attack when the Decepticons noticed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] spying on them. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} However, while Cyclonus and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] were recovering Galvatron, the [[Quintesson]]s arrived on Chaar with an offer of energon in exchange for attacking the Autobots. Drag Strip was among those who were incredulous at their offer... but the Stunticons were instrumental in convincing the other Decepticons to go along with the Quintessons. Drag Strip was the very first Decepticon to board the Quintesson ship when ordered. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} After Galvatron returned to seize control of the Decepticons, the Stunticons were part of the Decepticon team attacking the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:G1 UltimateWeapon Stunticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|why are they leaving breakdown so far back :(]]
When the Decepticons took up arms in Europe, Drag Strip and the Stunticons were part of the troops Galvatron maintained out of their mobile headquarters, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. They joined forces to battle Defensor as Menasor. Later, the Stunticons were diverted away from Trypticon by Rodimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], allowing the Witwickys to sneak inside and steal the city-bot's transforming cog. As diversions go, it was a good one—the Stunticons were beaten senseless by the two Autobot leaders, and were in no position to pursue the thieves. Galvatron expressed his disgust with their performance by punting Drag Strip into a tree. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

Drag Strip made a very brief appearance on Chaar when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] used the power of the Matrix to temporarily wrest control of the Decepticons from Galvatron. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} Drag Strip and the Stunticons were also among the first Decepticons to be infected by the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
Drag Strip and the Stunticons are summoned by Megatron to put an end to the [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] project, and succeed where [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] had failed. Their first strike was impressive, holding back Optimus Prime and a cadre of Autobots and shooting the Aerialbots out of the skies. When the Aerialbots formed Superion, Drag Strip and his teammates followed suit and merged into Menasor. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:Hm9 Drag Strip Motormaster.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Drag Strip and the Stunticons participated in Galvatron's siege on Cybertron. They managed to gain the high ground against the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Throttlebot]]s, and rained laser fire down on their opponents. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Drag Strip and his team formed Menasor to fight their Autobot counterparts, but were steamrolled by the might and firepower of the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. Transporting back to Earth, they attempted to interfere with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]]'s quest for the Matrix. Drag Strip and the Stunticons were confronted by the Aerialbots in the desert, but the battle of their combiner forms eventually led them to the Arctic. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

[[File:Hm13 Stunticons vs Technobots.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
When [[Vector Sigma]] began perfecting the new super-metal [[Cybertonuron]] on Cybertron, Galvatron ordered another all-out attack on the planet to seize the metal for the Decepticons before the Autobots could make use of it. Drag Strip and the Stunticons journeyed to Cybertron with the strike force, and confronted their old enemies, the Aerialbots. The Aerialbots got the drop on Drag Strip's group by forming Superion and lashing out before the Stunticons could form Menasor as well. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Drag Strip and the Stunticons were still in a firefight sometime later, as [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] passed by looking for [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} In [[San Francisco]], Drag Strip and the Stunticons assisted Bruticus in using [[buridanka|a carnivorous plant]] to distract the Autobots from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s plans on [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. They fought against the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

Sometime later, Drag Strip and the Stunticons gathered in the desert as their Ninja Commander [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] began issuing orders. They assembled as Menasor, and took part in the escalating Decepticon war effort as five separate Autobot outposts were attacked simultaneously at Sixshot's command. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} Drag Strip was also among the Decepticons who assembled to welcome Scorponok as their new Emperor of Terror following Galvatron's fall. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

=====''Zone''=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Drag Strip was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''=====
The Stunticons took some time off to enjoy their personal annual event: stealing human cars and having a violent race with them. {{storylink|Today Is Us Stunticons' Annual Holiday Demolition Race!}}

Soon afterwards, Menasor was involved in a fight against the Autobots when both sides were interrupted by the dimensional intruder [[Grand Scourge]], who used his [[Matrix Breaker]] sword to disassemble Menasor with a single blow. After grappling Dead End, the dimensional intruder realized he could forcefully combine with the Stunticons. Before Drag Strip could react, he was grabbed by Grand Scourge and forced to serve as the left arm of the rogue Decepticon's gestalt mode. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}} They Stunticons were saved when [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] arrived and defeated Grand Scourge, and Drag Strip fled while complaining that he just wanted to go back to demolition racing. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53}}

=====''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''=====
Drag Strip was one of many spectators for the [[Speedia 500]] race on [[Velocitron]]. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}} He remained for the second week, although the mysterious new racer known as [[Shadowstrip]] seemed awfully familiar... {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
Drag Strip listened to Megatron boast about how [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] would trounce [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] once its construction was complete. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

Drag Strip and the Stunticons decided to have a little fun and tear up a baseball stadium in Japan. Luckily, the Autobots' plucky young ally [[Kenji]] was present to radio for assistance. All the combiner teams assembled, and it was Menasor and Bruticus against Superion and Defensor! Defensor was forced to break apart by the combined Decepticon attack, but Superion and Kenji got the idea to shoot out the Decepticons' legs. [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] took advantage of the empty combiner ports and took over as Menasor's legs, launching him into the ocean. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

While posing as Autobots, Drag Strip, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and the Stunticons rampaged through the city streets, smearing the good name of their adversaries. Later, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] posed as humans to rally people against the Autobots, and Motormaster's brigade staged an attack on the rally to drive the point home. The Autobot fire engines [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] arrived, however, and used their water hoses to wash off the Decepticons' fake insignia. Enraged, Motormaster planned to combine into Menasor...only to see his men were already retreating into the distance. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
In the year [[2010]], Drag Strip participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia. He and his team merged into Menasor in order to battle alongside Bruticus and Devastator against their Autobot counterparts Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme. The fight was fairly evenly matched until Galvatron called up his ace-in-the-hole, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], whose power was unmatched by any of the Autobots... except for the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]], who essentially tied Predaking's shoelaces together until he fell over, straight into Menasor and his chums, sending them all toppling to the ground and knocking them to bits. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}
{{note|Drag Strip only appears as a component of Menasor}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
Galvatron kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton]] of [[Eran]] to upgrade the might of his combiner warriors. When the Autobot combiners arrived to save Dalton, Drag Strip and his teammates were deployed at high speeds from Motormaster's launcher mode. They met Superion in mid-air, and the force of their deployment enabled the combiner teams to tear him apart. The Stunticons then merged into Menasor to move in for the kill. They were ultimately outwitted by the Autobots, however, who rescued Dalton and safely returned to Metroplex. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''Zone'' comic=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Drag Strip was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
The Decepticons constructed a new weapon to pursue their energy-plundering campaign on Earth, the [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. With the device at the ready, the Stunticons headed out to retrieve some energy from a power plant. They were met with the Aerialbots, and both teams combined into the gestalt forms. As they battled, Menasor made great use of his modular nature, having his Stunticon components swap between being arms and legs. Atop of this, Superion was crippled by the Omega Wave Cannon, giving the Decepticons the advantage. But the Autobots turned the tide of the battle by sending out massive amounts of reinforcements into the field, and the Decepticons were sent packing. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
''Drag Strip and the Stunticons, along with the other [[Special Teams]], were first conceived within [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]'s mind shortly after the human had relinquished control of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Together, they shared a vision of the Stunticons and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fighting the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] and [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] at the [[Pullen Power Plant]].'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} ''[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] was able to view this data remotely and prepare for their development.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

[[File:Stunticonsmarvelg1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|And thus Drag Strip was born! Oh, and all those blue guys, too, we guess.]]
Upon learning that the [[cerebro-shell]] implanted in Optimus Prime had also granted them access to the powers of the Creation Matrix, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] immediately built a team of Decepticons. The new Stunticons, which included Drag Strip, were sent to find the Autobot [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], who had earned new trust for the Autobots by publicly saving a [[human]]. After Drag Strip and the others knocked over every car in their way to get to Skids, they turned to "protect" him from the new Aerialbots, hoping to confuse the public and discredit the Autobots. Drag Strip combined with his fellow Stunticons to form Menasor, and they fought the Aerialbots' Superion. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

''Drag Strip and the other Stunticons watched in horror as Megatron bludgeoned [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] with a boulder for suggesting that he might need their assistance in defeating Optimus Prime.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

Megatron gathered Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons before him to escort him in gun mode to Florida, where they would be air-lifted to the Decepticons' [[Club Con|new island headquarters]]. In the wake of the death of Optimus Prime, Megatron's paranoia had grown so great that Drag Strip and the others left their leader behind to deal with a random human truck. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} After Megatron's apparent demise, Drag Strip stood by while his new commander, Shockwave, spoke to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] about the temporary use of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

[[File:Decepticons enemy action.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"I was the first one to know your plan sucked, Shockwave!"]]
''Drag Strip was at Shockwave's side when the Decepticon leader ordered his warriors to try and gun down [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] as he breached the defenses of their [[Club Con|underwater base]]. However, upon his arrival, Galvatron told the Decepticons that he had only wished to talk, and that Shockwave's decision to meet him with violence had only served to assure they had made a powerful enemy. Drag Strip turned to his leader, utterly unimpressed over how Shockwave had handled the situation.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

During a battle on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] between [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] for command of the combined Earth/[[Nebulos]] Autobot forces, recently promoted Decepticon commander Ratbat orchestrated a surprise assault on both groups. Motormaster led Drag Strip and the entire Earth-based Decepticon army from their space-faring Decepticon headquarters. But when Blaster and Grimlock noticed the ambush, they teamed up and turned the tide against the Decepticons. Drag Strip was defeated by a shot from Grimlock's missile launchers, and after many casualties, the Decepticons were forced to retreat. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

[[File:Vortex drag strip wildrider thrust starscream club con.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|Drag Strip will quickly take your bags up to your room.]]
Ratbat moved their space-traveling island base back to Earth's seas, where it became a human travel resort to smokescreen the Decepticons' efforts to locate a key to finding the powerful [[Underbase]]. Drag Strip was advertised on television as part of the island's smiling welcoming party. The Autobots sent Blaster and [[Jesse (G1)|Jessie]] to rescue [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], and Jessie was able to sneak into the Decepticons' base and past Drag Strip and [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (who were telling jokes to each other) to find Buster. Though the infiltrators were found out, both were able to escape the Decepticons. The attempt to subdue Blaster resulted in a firefight with him however, spooking many of the human vacationers. Drag Strip saw many of them off the island afterwards. {{storylink|Club Con!}} After the Decepticons found what they were looking for, Drag Strip was seen escorting Buster Witwicky back to his cell so that Starscream and Ratbat could review the data they had acquired privately. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[File:Battlechargers stunticons life in the slow lane.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"It doesn't matter if we all got here at the same time. All ties go to me."]]
Back in action on Earth, Drag Strip and his Stunticon partner Dead End began working for a faction of Decepticons led by Megatron. Megatron had created an [[Global warming satellite|ozone-warping rocket]], designed to trap heat in the atmosphere which could be tapped for a new source of energy, even though it would virtually destroy all life on Earth. Their plan was interrupted by two Autobots, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]]. {{storylink|Starting Over!}} While Wheeljack kept the Stunticons busy, Prowl leapt onto the rocket itself, his weight knocking it off course and causing it to crash before it reached the apex point in the atmosphere it was meant to travel to. Drag Strip and Dead End raced to the crashsite, hoping to retrieve the atmospheric poisons Megatron had loaded it with. At the fallen rocket, however, they ran into [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], who were interested in securing the equipment for their commander, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. The four Decepticons began to tussle, little realizing Prowl had already snuck away and neutralized the canisters. {{storylink|Life in the Slow Lane}}

Drag Strip attended an [[Enclave]] in an attempt to unite the disparate Decepticon factions, but Autobot sabotage ensured that it was unsuccessful by faking an assassination attempt on Megatron. Drag Strip was afterwards swept into a giant brawl between Megatron and Shockwave's troops. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}}

Later on, when the united Decepticon forces attacked the Autobot [[Earthbase]], Drag Strip was seen charging into battle in robot mode for some reason, even though the [[Battlecharger]]s and his fellow Stunticons were all racing forward in vehicle mode. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] looted a human [[oil tanker]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} When the Decepticons needed to kidnap the Autobots' human ally, [[Irwin Spoon]], Drag Strip and the Stunticons ran interference for Motormaster so that he could get away with the human stored inside his cab. {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}} After Breakdown took himself out of action, though, only Drag Strip and Dead End were left to stop [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] from catching up with their leader. The two Stunticons raced up onto the rear bumpers of their foes, only to be caught off guard when the Autobots suddenly broke away, sending the Decepticon cars hurtling into the back wheels of their own boss, Motormaster, knocking all of them off the road. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}

{{note|Drag Strip and Dead End are mistakenly named as Shockwave's troops in "[[Life in the Slow Lane]]", just as the Battlechargers are mistakenly identified as working for Megatron.}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Stunticons ark duty.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Ha!! I punched the old fart first! I win!"]]
In [[2003]], [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] uncovered information about a new city the Autobots were planning to build, and sent the Stunticons out to intercept [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]], who was carrying the schematics to their human allies. Demonstrating patented bullying skills, Drag Strip and the Stunticons ganged up on the wily old Autobot and demanded <s>his lunch money</s> the data disk. Kup was relatively willing to give it up (the disk was, after all, a fake), but Drag Strip still had two of his buddies grab the Autobot's arms so's he could get in a few gutshots for good measure. And, to make a good day even better, a few minutes later Drag Strip and his cronies got to beat up [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] when he tried to stop them! {{storylink|Ark Duty}}

[[File:Menasor legacy of unicron.jpg|thumb|"First arm to punch through the wall wins! You on, Dead End??"]]
In [[2008]] Drag Strip was serving under Shockwave on Cybertron. When the renegade Decepticons [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] teamed up with the freelance peacekeeping agent [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] to assassinate the [[Decepticon leader]], [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] summoned the Stunticons to form Menasor and Drag Strip helped punch through the blast doors that cut them off from the battle. They succeeded but were too late, as Shockwave was already dead and rather than execute them for treason, the Decepticons were forced to accept Cyclonus and Scourge's leadership. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Dragstripnewdawn.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|"Which is mostly all of him, turns out."]]
Drag Strip participated in the Decepticons' first battle with the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]]. It, uh... didn't go too well, with his team getting outright massacred by the enemy. Any fight you can walk away from may be a good one, but any fight that leaves you scouring a planet for the impact crater [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|your leader]] made after he was knocked out of space can't have been ''that'' good. Find him Drag Strip did however, and despite his grievous wounds, Megatron proved to still be functional. {{storylink|New Dawn}}
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====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
[[File:AtFightsEnd-OverkillDragstripAcidStorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I look like Mirage now!]]
After the war officially ended on [[Klo]], Drag Strip was one of the handful of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons who scattered to the far corners of the universe. He, [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]], and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] were waiting on a dusty planet when [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s rogue team of Autobots attempted to hunt them down. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

===The Special Teams===
Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons were being kept a secret from the Autobots until Megatron was ready to dispatch them on a raid on the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. Once in position, the Stunticons raced forward, ready to take whatever Autobots might be guarding the location by surprise. Encountering the Protectobots en route, Motormaster ordered Drag Strip and the other Stunticons to combine into Menasor to do battle. The fight soon began to weigh in the Autobots’ favour, prompting Menasor to split up into individual robots once more, who dispersed away from the battlefield. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
At some point in Cybertron's recent history, the Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a [[Detention Banks|prison facility]]. Later, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arranged for [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] to release the Stunticons. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} They formed into Menasor and ran amok for a while, until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and began insulting them. Unable to reconcile with this, the five Stunticons began to bicker with each other over whose fault it was that they were failing, temporarily stopping Menasor and allowing Ultra Magnus to ram the combiner in the chest, forcing him to separate into his component parts and disabling the Stunticons. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Stunticons GIJoevsTFsII2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8]]
Along with many other Transformers, the Stunticons were transported into Earth's past when [[Teletran 3]] went wild. Ending up in 1930's [[Chicago]], Drag Strip was deactivated and locked into the form of a '30s car, which was fairly sporty for the time but not nearly as fast as his usual race car mode. He and the other Stunticons were briefly used for organized crime by a group of humans, until a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]s and [[Cobra]] members showed up to bring them back to the future. As soon as Drag Strip was awakened from his car mode, however, he and his comrades starting chasing after the humans and their [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Autobot friend]]. The chase ended when the humans found and activated the lost Motormaster, which allowed all the time-travelers to return to the future. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

The Stunticons later joined [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s Decepticon army and helped him capture a team of Autobots and G.I. Joes. As Menasor, they then participated in an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Drag Strip was later seen preparing to defend the Decepticon headquarters from a combined Autobot G.I./Joe assault. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Drag Strip participated in a savage all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots. With the Decepticons maintaining the advantage throughout the battle, Drag Strip was amongst those who approached a crippled Optimus Prime, ready to dispatch the Autobot leader. Before they could deliver the finishing blow, the Dinobots combined into The Beast, shifting the Decepticons’ priorities. Drag Strip then joined with the other Stunticons to form Menasor and do battle with [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]]. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga===
{{see|#Games}}
The five Stunticons confronted Ultra Magnus as he reached the end of the [[Floating City]], combining into Menasor and opening fire on the Autobot. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!|Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Megatron Origin issue 4|''Megatron Origin'' #4]]; [[Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|''Transformers vol. 1'' #2]] (modern era)
[[File:IronInTheBlood-DragStrip.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"So [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], you entered this race just to let me beat you? Great! Always happy to meet a fan!"]]
Before the war, Drag Strip was a professional [[Cybertronian sport#Races|racer]], with over six thousand victories under his belt thanks to his ruthless nature. He got involved with [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] when the miner-turned-gladiator began to make a name for himself, and as a result, the Autobot [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] tried to assassinate him prior to a race against [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]. Drag Strip's life was saved by [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], a race track security guard. {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}}

[[File:MegatronOrigin4 Stunticons.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Well...there goes the neighborhood...again."]]
When Megatron launched his brutal rebellion, Drag Strip participated in the battle of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] alongside [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], defending themselves against [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and his [[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex Armor]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} The Stunticons were among the Decepticons that deserted rather than serve under Megatron usurper, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], becoming robbers on [[Magmara Nine]] instead. One day while robbing [[Strongbox]] they found their victim wasn't carrying valuables, but rather [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]], sent to tell them Megatron was back. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} The team subsequently returned to the fold and participated in the battle of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], during which they were blown away by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] when they tried to stop [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] from reaching Megatron. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}} During the war for Cybertron, Drag Strip killed [[Hot Shot (G1)|a yellow Autobot]] on the front lines. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}}

Centuries later, Drag Strip was among the Decepticons who had been left behind following the Decepticon retreat from Earth. Along with several other Decepticons, he helped rescue Thundercracker, who referred to him as an "idiotic Stunticon" in return. Jerk. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} Led by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], Drag Strip and the other abandoned Decepticons attacked [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], until Swindle suggested that they team up with the Autobots with the goal of getting off the planet instead. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

A while later, Drag Strip and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] were sent to retrieve [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], the only Stunticon missing from the group. They found him in the hands of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] and began attacking him (after all, he could always be repaired after the human was squished). Spike fought back, puncturing one of Drag Strip's tires, but the Stunticons eventually won and took Breakdown back to their starship-building site. There, they revealed that Swindle had modified them into combiners, and attacked their former Autobot allies in the form of [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}

[[File:NewArrivalsOldEncounters-evasiveaction.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"What do you mean I didn't come in first in this crowd shot?! [[Swindle (G1)|You]] [[Spyglass|two]] cheated!"]]
Swindle's hasty application of the combiner technology did not properly integrate the personalities of the Stunticons, leaving them arguing amongst themselves while combined. The Autobots managed to distract and overwhelm Menasor by targeting his components individually, bringing the gestalt down. Drag Strip and many of his comrades were taken into custody by Skywatch. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

After a few months in captivity, the Stunticons were broken out by the main Decepticon force once they returned to Earth. Drag Strip watched as Optimus Prime confronted Megatron near the Decepticon base, and was caught in an explosion when Prime suddenly had a satellite dropped on his nemesis. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}} Megatron then allowed himself to be captured and taken to Cybertron so that his army could follow him using a [[space bridge]], but [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] infiltrated them in an attempt to sabotage the bridge. The Stunticons stayed behind on Earth to kill the little Autobot, only to be knocked out by an electric surge when Bumblebee interrupted the space bridge's power flow, allowing the Autobots to recapture them. {{storylink|The Question}}

Once the war had ended and the Stunticons had returned to Cybertron, they took up residence in the growing Decepticon ghetto outside of Metroplex. Unwitting pawns in Starscream's scheme, Swindle convinced them that a better life was right around the corner... if they attacked the planet [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] and pillaged the place. The [[Enigma of Combination]] reunited them into a new and improved Menasor; Swindle and the Stunticons travelled through Metroplex's space bridge and stormed Caminus. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

Things quickly went downhill for the Stunticons and Menasor was summarily trounced by the similarly rebuilt Superion. The Stunticons were disassembled, sent back to Cybertron, and imprisoned. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Along with the other Stunticons, Drag Strip was soon liberated by Swindle, forming Menasor and inciting a Decepticon riot at Metroplex's space bridge. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} The Stunticons fared poorly in this fight as well, and after Menasor fell the Stunticons were put away for good. {{storylink|All That Remains}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
The [[Stunticon (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Stunticons]] were created by [[Megatron (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Megatron]] as an infiltration unit {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}} to challenge the Autobots' dominance of Earth's streets and highways, {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Dead End's bio}} with the Decepticon leader hand-picking their alternate modes. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Breakdown's bio}} The team were largely so enamored with their Earth-based vehicle forms that they chose to retain them upon returning to Cybertron. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}}

Dragstrip's Formula One race car alternate mode made him the fastest Stunticon and ideal for serving as the team's "tip of the spear", but this came with significant tradeoffs. In addition to overheating, his vehicle form was notably fragile. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Drag Strip was presumably present as part of Menasor during the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]] in [[Primax 096.0 Beta]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:Tread&Circuits3 HotShotDragStripRicochet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|]]
Drag Strip was a famous racer, known for pulling underhanded tricks during his races. He raced in the [[Speedia 500]] on [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 2}} Drag Strip demonstrated poor sportsmanship by mocking the participating [[Wreckers]], but then cried foul when [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] used him as a springboard to catch up to the lead racers. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 3}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons drove over a barren, rocky terrain to meet against the Aerialbots. Both teams combined, and their gestalt forms engaged in a no-holds-barred slug-fest. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}

==Games==
===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[File:BotShots Dragstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I even come first in beauty contents]]
Drag Strip participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons were created in response to the failure of a Decepticon campaign to acquire Autobot superfuel. Realizing they needed a strong ground force, Drag Strip and his kin were created by modifying Earth vehicles with Cybertronian technology, and then bringing them before Vector Sigma to be imbued with the spark of life. The Autobots brought the Aerialbots to life at the same time, and the Decepticons found themselves on the losing side until the Stunticons merged into Menasor. The Decepticons lost nonetheless, though they acquired the key to Vector Sigma as a consolation prize. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Later, Drag Strip participated in a fight on Earth as the Decepticons attempted to use the power of the key to transform Earth into a new Cybertron. Even though he and his fellow Stunticons merged into Menasor, the battle was still lost to the Autobots, and the Decepticons fled. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Even [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had trouble controlling the Stunticons. The team went on a crime spree in the back alleys of human cities until they were tracked down and stopped by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and his team. {{storylink|The Thin Blue Line}} Drag Strip later aided [[Unicron]] when the planet-eater attacked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|'Til All Are One (Legends)|'Til All Are One}} After Megatron and his men, including Drag Strip, found a [[Lightning Bug]] on an old Autobot colony world, they found they'd contracted [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. Back on Earth, they stole [[corrostop]] and cured themselves, before inflicting the disease on the Autobots. The Decepticons were unable to stop the Autobots getting a sample of corrostop from the [[Statue of Liberty]] and curing themselves, however. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (Legends)|Cosmic Rust}}

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

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsDragstrip.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"This game is pointless. You know I'm going to win every time, right?"]]
Drag Strip participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character who could be recruited by collecting 105 units of Cybermetal and 48 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
As [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was about to repair the ''[[Proudstar]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s damaged [[Plasma Core]], Drag Strip and the other Stunticons arrived and formed Menasor in an attempt to stop the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
[[File:Drag Strip TFO.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
{{bigquote|Only those who crossed the finish line first survive.}}

Many find the self proclaimed Drag Strip to be a distasteful individual. It's as if his vocal circuits were designed to incessantly irk everyone. Whether it be fighting, racing, or flat out robbery, Drag Strip would deceive his opponent by any means to prevail. Because of his trickery, everyone avoided him. Drag Strip's personality may be perceived as a defect, but to Megatron, this is the type of Decepticon he requires. Of course, other dishonest Cybertronians would seize the opportunity to demonstrate their superiority for trickery, only to cause Drag Strip to go on a rampage.

In battle, Drag Strip wielded a pair of "[[Shadow Daggers]]" and the "[[Lightspeed Cutting Torch]]". His active skill was "Blademarang":
*'''Blademarang'''—Drag Strip throws a dagger that strikes all opponents within the vicinity. Each target receives a DoT tick, which starts off with 260 points of damage, with a 20% increase to every successive tick. If there is more than one opponent, then Drag Strip can throw up to 2 blademarangs. An additional 20% damage will be contributed onto every additional enemy over 5 seconds. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} <ref>[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero14.shtml Drag Strip on the Transformers Online website]</ref>
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:DragstripEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|I lose, I slag you. I win, I slag you AND rub it in your face, AND get to kick your tailpipe. Eat it Autobots!]]
Dragstrip secretly arrived on Earth to race some of the local humans. When Hound found out, Dragstrip challenged the Autobots to a race. If they didn't race him, he would kill all the humans on the track at the current moment. Optimus reluctantly accepted the challenge, and sent Mirage and some other Autobot racers. Unfortunately, this left a large number of Autobots missing in the ranks, and Megatron saw this as an opportunity to hit the Autobots hard. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Race Day Mayhem Event}}

Dragstrip meets up with the rest of the Stunticons during the race requesting some backup. [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] asked who the new black and red truck who stole his colors was, to which Breakdown replies it was their new recruit. Dragstrip took both Offroad and Breakdown to the track to race. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

When Dragstrip finally joined the rest of the Stunticons, he started bragging about how he could take on all the Autobots alone and win! Starscream commented on how Dragstrip had more of an ego than he did, while Bludgeon just said he was glad to have Dragstrip on the team, even if he had to tolerate the egomaniac. Dragstrip, Offroad, and Breakdown then planned on how they would get the rest of their team to earth, starting with [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]]. {{storylink|transformers: Earth Wars| Dragstrip Research}}

*'''Class''': Gunner
*'''Lowest Star rating''': 2 star
*'''Weapons''': Dragstrip uses a standard issue [[grenade launcher]] with custom paint applications.
*'''Ability: Holo Assault''': Send out 5 holographic drones of Dragstrip to hit 5 targets around the target area, dealing 70 damage to buildings (Level 1) Deals ''DOUBLE'' damage to resource buildings.
**'''Cost''': 7 Ability points +2 for extra usage

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:drag-strip Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki Dragstrip Page]

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Drag Strip was a member of the Stunticons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1Dragstrip toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I think my cannon might be affecting my racing profile.]]
*'''Drag Strip''' (Stunticon, [[1986]]/[[1987]]/[[1990]])
**''US Team ID number:'' '''S4'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-52'''
**''Accessories:'' [[gravito-gun]], [[plasma-energy blaster]], connector
{{toydesigner|[[Kaoru Matsumoto]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://patents.google.com/patent/USD297039 Menasor's patent] at Google Patents.</ref>|[[Mark Watts]] (packaging artist)}}

:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Drag Strip transforms into a {{w|Tyrrell P34}} Six-Wheeler race car. He comes with a purple double-barreled plasma-energy blaster that attaches to the back of his vehicle mode. In robot mode he is armed with a small purple gravito-gun. His fists do not have peg holes, allowing them to be less obvious in vehicle mode. Because of this, his weapon plugs into the top of his wrist. Since he was designed with the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]-style combination, he can form the arm or leg to any similarly-constructed robot combination, though his nominal placement is as the right arm to [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. Due to the difference in his frame construction, Drag Strip is the only Stunticon whose car body faces forwards rather than backwards when used as a combiner leg.

:The picture on the right shows his vehicle mistransformed as the silver-chromed piece is supposed to be flipped back to form the engine block part and cover the Decepticon sigil, as shown [http://toys.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2007/10/transformers-g1-0308_1191473381.jpg here].

:Drag Strip's [[sticker]]s are asymmetrical and visibly different from those shown on packaging photos, and several stickers' worth of art are left un-cut and unusable on the sticker sheet. This is believed to be a result of a late-stage change in the placement of his [[rubsign]]. It seems that the rubsign was intended to be placed on the left side of the vehicle, with smaller stripe stickers on either side to make space for it, while the longer stripe stickers are used on the right side and the spoiler. Meanwhile, the space for the rubsign was originally covered by a wider stripe sticker.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2019/08/hasbro-g1-drag-strip-hidden-stickers.html|name=Maz|site=Transformers Square One|title=Hasbro G1 Drag Strip - The Hidden Stickers|year=2019|month=08|day=22}}</reF> By carefully repositioning the rubsign and manually cutting the shapes into the unused printed sections of the sticker sheet, you can recreate this original layout if you so wish.

:In 1990 Drag Strip was offered as a mail away by the Weetabix Breakfast Cereal in the UK. [[Aerialbot (G1)#Toys|Aerialbot]] [[Fireflight (G1)#Toys|Fireflight]] was available in the same offer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/DragStrip/dragstrip.htm More information on Drag Strip at TFU.info]''
::*''[https://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2019/08/hasbro-g1-drag-strip-hidden-stickers.html?m=1 Analysis of Drag Strip's sticker sheet changes at TF-1]

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*'''Menasor''' (Giftset, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-55'''
**''Accessories:'' gravito-gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:Drag Strip was also available as part of the Menasor giftset. All of the toys in the set are identical to their individually-packaged versions.

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*'''Drag Strip''' (1990)
**''Accessories:'' gravito-gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:Drag Strip and his fellow Stunticons were rereleased without changes as part of the European "gold-box" [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] reissue line in 1990.

===''Generation 2''===
[[File:StuntsDragStripProtoMOSC2a.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Yeah, G2 sure was nothing but neon.]]
*'''Drag Strip''' (Stunticon)
**''Team ID number:'' '''S4'''
**''Accessories:'' gravito-gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:For the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' line, Hasbro intended to release [[redeco]]es of the Stunticons in 1994, with Drag Strip being cast in primarily black plastic, with blue accents. Ultimately, however, the toys never went into mass production and remained officially unreleased. Only the four limbs are known to have made it to the sample packaging stage, having turned up in very limited numbers over the years (with the exception of ''Generation 2'' [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], who was available at [[BotCon 1994]] in somewhat larger quantities). All the ''Generation 2'' Stunticons are known to catch high prices on the secondary market.<ref>[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Generation2/StuntsDragstripProtoMOSC1.html Photos of Generation 2 Drag Strip in sample packaging at Toyarchive.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1532/Generation+2/Dragstrip.html Mirrored photos of Generation 2 Drag Strip in sample packaging at Transformers @ The Moon]</ref><ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/111393-pics-g2-stunticon-s4-drag-strip-mosc-pics.html Transfan2's photos of Drag Strip in sample packaging at TFW2005]</ref>
{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008 DragStrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He's got a bit of a yellow streak.]]
*'''Decepticon Drag Strip''' ("Special Edition" Deluxe, [[2008]])
**''Accessories:'' front spoiler/gun
:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Decepticon Drag Strip is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Classics|Mirage]]. He transforms into a closed-canopy Formula racer concept car. The front "wing" of the car mode detaches to become a handheld weapon. In spite of having clear red plastic in his light piping segment, Drag Strip's light piping gimmick was neutered... with red paint.

:Drag Strip suffers from sticky paint around the red cockpit similar to the sticky paint found on most [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]] [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Universe .282008.29|Prowl]]s.

:Like the other "Special Edition" figures, Drag Strip comes in a black book box-style packaging with monochrome art. Though initially an Asian/Australian-market [[exclusive]], Drag Strip was made available for purchase in the United States via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] and, bizarrely, at Marshalls stores.

:This mold was also used to make the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie toyline]]'s [[Fracture (Movie)#Toys|Fracture]], [[BotCon 2007]]'s [[Mirage (G1)#Timelines|Hologram Mirage]] and [[BotCon 2013]]'s [[Mirage (G1)#BotCon2013|''Machine Wars'' Mirage]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/HTSDragStrip/dragstrip.htm More information on ''Universe'' Drag Strip at TFU.info.]''
{{ClassicsMirageMold}}
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===''Construct-Bots''===
[[File:ConstructBots Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Dragstrip''' (Elite Class, [[2013]])
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:''[[Construct-Bots]]'' "Decepticon Dragstrip" transforms into a formula 1 racecar. He has one of the more convincing alternate modes of the 2013-era Construct-Bots. His front bumper becomes a hand-held blaster.

:He is one of the few original series Construct-Bots that doesn't reuse other's parts, nor were his parts used on other figures making him one of the more unique sets.
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BSToy-Dragstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Surprisingly not a Mirage repaint.]]
*'''Stunticons''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Number'': '''T008'''
***''Fist strength'': '''245'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''880'''
***''Sword strength'': '''495'''
:A redeco of the [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Jazz]] Bot Shot in yellow with red stripes, "Decepticon Dragstrip" automatically transforms between car and robot mode, when a sharp impact is applied to his front end. He was sold in a five-pack with [[Motormaster (G1)|Motorbreath]], [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Brake-Neck]], and [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSDragstrip/dragstrip.htm More information on Dragstrip at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy DragStripKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|This smaller more Aerodynamic design improves my chance of winning! Oh yeah!]]
*'''Menasor''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2014]])
**''Set number'': '''A7308'''
**''Pieces'': '''90'''
**''Accessories'': pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:"Decepticon Dragstrip" is a [[Kreon]] included with the [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from robot to either sports car or Menasor's right arm and part of the torso. His deco is based on the Generation 1 Drag Strip toy, and he wears a grey [[Hound (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Hound]] helmet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/Kre-ODragstrip/dragstrip.htm More information on Drag Strip at TFU.info]''

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*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, [[2016]])
**''Set number'': '''B6425'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''
**''Accessories'': pistol
:In 2016, Dollar General stores in the US got a three-pack of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], and Menasor that sold for a mere $14. Given the original kits retailed at $10 apiece, wow. While a couple of the Kreons inside had small changes, "Decepticon Dragstrip" was one of the ones identical to his original release.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Dragstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|What, not a redeco of [[Drag Strip (Animated)|''Generations'' Arcee?]]]]
*'''Decepticon Dragstrip''' (Deluxe Class, [[2015]])
**'''1 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'''
**''Accessories:'' sword, gun/fist/foot
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:"Decepticon Dragstrip" is part of wave one of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class toys and transforms from an Indianapolis-style Dallara DW12 to robot and back! He can also transform into a limb for any Voyager Class toys from the ''Combiner Wars'' line or [[Combiner Wars (toyline)#Compatible toys in other lines|other compatible toys]], but is, of course, intended to be combined with [[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Combiner Wars|Breakdown]], [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]], [[Offroad (CW)#Combiner Wars|Offroad]], and [[Blackjack (G1)#Combiner Wars|Blackjack]] to create [[Menasor (G1)#Combiner Wars|Menasor]]. He is also officially associated with [[Galvatronus (CW)#Combiner Wars|Galvatronus]] and [[Ultra Prime#Toys|Ultra Prime]], as well as [[Superion (G1)#Combiner Wars|Superion]] by virtue of advertising the combination gimmick in a wave without [[Air Raid (G1)#Combiner Wars|Air Raid]].

:Dragstrip's instructions omit the step that pivots the spoiler up into its proper position for leg mode; missing this step (as pictured at right, alas) can result in a Combiner with uneven legs. Also, a 5 mm peg jutting out diagonally towards the handle of his sword accessory has caused confusion among fans, as there are few places it can peg in without its actual handle colliding with other parts of the toy.

:Dragstrip was intended to be packed in with [[Combiner Wars (comic)|''Combiner Wars'']] issue 4 ("[[City on Fire]]") in the U.S., Australian, and Asian markets, and a collector card in other markets (using artwork from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' episode "[[The Thin Blue Line]]"). However, due to production schedule problems, the entire first wave of Deluxes shipped with collector cards worldwide.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150317182353/http://bwtf.com/events/toyfair2015/interview-part1 Interview with Jerry Jivoin at BWTF.com] (archived)</ref> Eventually, Drapstrip was reshipped as part of a revision to wave two, with the comic included.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210613145050/http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/115096-combiner-wars-deluxe-wave-1-re-releases-with-pack-in-comics%3B-current-status-dragstrip-released-rest-possibly-canceled/ "Combiner Wars Deluxe wave 1 re-releases with pack-in comics; Current status: Dragstrip released, rest possibly canceled" thread at The Allspark] (archived)</ref> Additionally, as a part of the first and second wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Dragstrip was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-free-g1-sticker-sheet-with-tru-singapore/32469/ Aerialbot and Stunticon sticker promotion on Seibertron.com]</ref>

:This mold was retooled into [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Mirage]]. Two years later, the mold's wheels and Combiner joint would be reused for [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Jazz]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWDragstrip/dragstrip.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Dragstrip at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Combiner-Wars-G2-Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Dragstrip tries to increase his "emo" level by wearing a black leather jacket over a tacky yellow shirt. Should've just stuck with the bleeding optics.]]
*'''Menasor''' (Collection Pack, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, Stunticon weapons/extremities
:A [[redeco]] of the above ''Combiner Wars'' mold, this Drag Strip is based on [[#Generation 2|his cancelled ''Generation 2'' toy]]. Well, okay, technically, this set is based on [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 somebody's digibash] based on [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 somebody's hand-painted recreation] of his cancelled ''Generation 2'' toy, including an erroneous purple and silver [[Breakdown (G1)#CWG2|Breakdown]] and some other errors. Barring mold issues, the correct G2 deco should've removed the blue stripes down his arms and have them be straight black, the blue stripe on the front of the vehicle mode should be smaller, the spoiler details should have been more visible and the combiner port should have been black.
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW-02-Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I won a better looking remold from those [[Mirage (G1)/toys|OTHER]] Remolds. [[Hasbro|IN YOUR FACE]]!!!!]]
*'''Menasor''' (giftset, [[August 22]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword, hand/foot/gun
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:Takara's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' version of "Drag Stripe" is sold in a [[Menasor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Menasor]] gift set which includes the five original "Stuntrons". He has numerous changes in deco to better match his look in the Generation 1 cartoon. Most obviously, he is predominantly bright yellow, has black shoulders to evoke his second set of wheels, has fewer details than the Hasbro version, and the little that remain are red instead of purple. This toy is also officially associated with [[Grand Scourge#Toys|Grand Scourge]].
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===''Legacy''===
{{anchor|Legacy}}
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Drag-Strip.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Hang on, how am I supposed to combine with the rest of my team? Wait, what are you- [[Jazz (Movie)|SHEEAAAGH]]!!!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Dragstrip''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*'''1 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]]'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-02'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 30]], [[2022]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 [[Gravito-gun|Gravito-blasters]]<ref>https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/bios/drqrinld</ref>
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Dan Khanna]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy]]'' Deluxe Class toys, "Decepticon Dragstrip" is a mostly cartoon-accurate version of the character, except for the shoulder pylons that are formed from the the car's front air dam. He transforms into a close approximation of his Tyrrell P34 Six-Wheeler race car mode in 17 steps. His accessories include two blasters, which can mount on his race car mode or combine side-by-side into a dual-barrel blaster. Dragstrip is also the only wave 1 Deluxe of the ''Legacy'' line to not use any translucent plastic in his construction.

: Dragstrip combines with his fellow ''Legacy'' Stunticon toys to form Menasor. When Dragstrip is attached to Menasor's right arm, a hidden button on his underside is depressed, releasing a spring-locked latch that allows the figure to split in two at the waist, thereby giving Menasor a full range of elbow motion. As ''Legacy'' Menasor is designed with a specific limb configuration in mind, Dragstrip is limited to being Menasor's right arm, as he's incompatible with the tabbing system on the left arm intended for Dead End. Due to this design, Drag Strip is also not compatible with any prior systems of combination.

:Concept art depicts Dragstrip with the radar dish that would ultimately be included with ''Legacy'' Core Shockwave.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CefEjqbMojG/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Drag Strip from Hasbro designer Mark Maher on Instagram.]''

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[[File:TF-Legacy-Velocitron-Speedia-500-Shadowstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Looks like you're going to the Shadowstrip, Jimbo.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''G2 Universe Shadowstrip''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 Gravito-blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection]]'' "G2 Universe [[Shadowstrip]]" is a redeco of the retail Drag Strip release, done in the colors of [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generation 2|the cancelled ''Generation 2'' figure from 1994]]. The differences between the ''Generation 2'' toy and Shadowstrip are the increased usage of gold paint, less usage of blue paint, and golden flag tampographs on his sides. Shadowstrip comes with two blasters, like Dragstrip. Despite not being called out in the instructions, Shadowstrip can still be used for the right arm of [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]].

: While the ''Transformers'' team considers Shadowstrip a new character,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Shadowstrip has a new name for a new character.|link=https://tformers.com/transformers-legacy-evolution-studio-series-media-roundtable-qa-report/47655/news.html|site=Tformers|year=2022|month=10|day=20}}</ref> Shadowstrip's designer acknowledges that the toy also works as the ''Generation 2'' version of Drag Strip.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Okay, let’s talk G2 Shadowstrip! If this character doesn’t look or sound familiar, it is likely due to the fact that he is based on an unreleased G2 toy redeco of Dragstrip. [...] What do you think of Shadowstrip? Do you enjoy his as an entirely new character? Or do you just think of him as being G2 Dragstrip?|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1PzYKOmcD/|name=Sam Smith|site=Instagram|title=VELOCITRON SPEEDIA 500 G2 Universe Shadowstrip|year=2022|month=11|day=11}}</ref>

: The ''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection'' was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the US, with [[Hasbro Pulse]] receiving limited quantities of the figure. The series was a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive in Japan, a Smyths exclusive in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany, and a Farmers department store exclusive in New Zealand.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1PzYKOmcD/ Design notes on Shadowstrip from Hasbro designer Sam Smith on Instragram.]''

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[[File:TF-Legacy-ToyDeco-Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Stunticon Menasor''' (Giftset, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Stunticon Menastor''' (スタンティコンメナソー)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-90'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[March 29]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 [[Gravito-gun|Gravito-blasters]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Generations panel recording] at the "Memo's collection" YouTube channel</ref>

: A redeco of the above standard-release ''Legacy'' figure, "Decepticon Dragstrip" is based on the original 1986 Generation 1 toy's deco and decals.

: Dragstrip was released in a giftset with the other ''Legacy'' Stunticons, each done in a toy-accurate deco. This set was revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2023, and went up for preorder as a [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive on [[August 1]]st.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2DecepticonDragStrip.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T16/T46'''
**''Stars: ''5
:Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior was released as part of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior depicts [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor's]] right leg, which is formed by Drag Strip in the artwork.

:The artwork for Bot and Alt Mode is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.

:Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior can be used to form Menasor, Menacing Colossus with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Stunticon Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Stunticons are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Superion and Menasor.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Superion & Menasor Set''' ([[February 6]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''37 & 38'''

:Released as part of the sixth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (with his components [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]) and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (with ''his'' components [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and Drag Strip) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#38|Translation of Menasor's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Drag Stripe''' (ドラッグストライプ ''Doraggu Sutoraipu''), '''Drag Strip''' (ドラッグストリップ ''Doraggu Sutorippu'')
*''French:'' '''Démarro''' (Canada, "Start-Up", 1986 release), '''Broyeur''' (Canada, 1990 "Classic" version)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kolonc''' ("Drag")
*''Italian:'' '''Iguana'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bēnchí''' (Taiwan, 奔馳, "Gallop"), '''Qǐangjíe''' (China, 抢劫, "Robbery")
*''Polish:'' '''Renegat''' ("Renegade", in "Masquerade")
*''Russian:'' '''Ruchnik''' (Ручник, "Hand-Brake")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:G2DragStripArt.jpg|Unused ''Generation 2'' packaging art
File:CW Drag Strip cvr.jpg|''Combiner Wars'' comic packaging art
</gallery>

==References==
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Drag Strip (G1)

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:''Drag Strip is a [[Decepticon]] [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:MTMTEDragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|One more word out of you, and I'll stomp my alt-mode.]]

'''Drag Strip''' (aka '''Dragstrip''') has never heard of the term "graceful in victory". He doesn't just like to win, he ''loves'' it. Drag Strip would sooner die a miserable death than ever sacrifice a victory, as he thrives on the bragging rights which accompany first place. He just loves to bite more than he can chew and can't keep himself from stroking his own ego and bragging about his accomplishments in ''excruciating'' detail.

The other Decepticons, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] included, hate his metal guts and would gladly pummel him to scrap for being plain obnoxious if it weren't for the fact that his insatiable lust for victory makes him a formidable foe against the [[Autobot]]s. Not that he cares; they're just jealous.

Drag Strip combines with his fellow Stunticons to form [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]].

{{bigquote|See you junk-hunks at the finish line... '''''if''''' you make it.|Drag Strip|"[[Tread & Circuits Part 3]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{Voiceactor|[[Ron Gans]] (English), [[Kōki Kataoka]] (Japanese), [[Show Hayami]] (Japanese, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1"), [[Yū Shimaka]] (Japanese, "Masquerade"), [[Kenyū Horiuchi]] (Japanese, ''2010'')|[[Willi Röbke]] (German, ''Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2''), [[Tonio von der Meden]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Starscreams Brigade''), [[Willy Schäfer]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''Masquerade''), [[Francis Lax]] (European French), [[Albert Augier]] (European French, "Trans-Europe Express"), [[François Leccia]] (European French, "Masquerade")}}

[[File:KeytoVectorSigmaPt1 stealing DragStrip.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Long before fans, Rumble was inventing his own Toilet-modes for Transformers.]]
After a failed attempt to steal experimental [[superfuel]] from [[United States military]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] realized that while the Decepticons controlled the skies, the Autobots had supremacy on the ground, and so they needed new ground-based warriors who could out-drive and out-fight the Autobots on their terms. [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] was sent to steal various [[human]] vehicles that would be rebuilt into the new Stunticons. In Drag Strip's case, Rumble targeted the winner of a Formula 1 race on national television, which was a bad idea really, as it alerted the Autobots to Megatron's scheme. The Decepticons journeyed to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], beat the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] out of [[Alpha Trion]]'s possession and ordered the [[Vector Sigma|ancient supercomputer]] to give life to the Stunticons. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Whilst the Autobots were trapped on Cybertron, the Decepticons returned to [[Earth]] with the newly awakened Stunticons who began wreaking havoc and damaging the Autobots' good name by attacking the US military base containing the experimental rocket fuel. Eventually, the Autobots returned with the newly built [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] whose combined form [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] defeated the Stunticon combiner Menasor. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Despite this defeat, the Stunticons were the key component in Megatron's elaborate scheme to hold [[Europa 2000|a fake charity race]] from Paris to Istanbul so he could steal U.S. driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]]'s experimental car which would be melted down to house the powerful [[Pearl of Bahoudin]]. One by one, the Stunticons disabled the Autobot participants assigned to protect Cahnay, but the downfall of Megatron's plan came when he ordered the Stunticons to stop going after the remaining Autobots. Together, Cahnay, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] defeated Menasor and destroyed the Pearl of Bahoudin. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

[[File:Dragstripcartoon.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Where'd he get this head from, anyway?]]
When Megatron needed additional equipment for his latest secret weapon, he sent the Stunticons out to steal it for him. Drag Strip and [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] stormed a U.S. military base and scooped up a new experimental generator for their leader. On the way back, Drag Strip kept trying to taunt the disinterested Dead End into racing with him back to base. Their racing was interrupted, though, by the Autobots [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]. Drag Strip was knocked for a loop by Warpath's rapid-fire shells from his turret gun. Brought in to Autobot custody, the Stunticons were held prisoner while [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots used camouflage paint to disguise themselves as the Stunticons in order to enter Megatron's good graces and learn the purpose of the stolen equipment. [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], the Autobots' spy, took Drag Strip's place. The Stunticons did manage to break loose, though, and smashed their way out of the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] as Menasor and made their rendezvous with Megatron, only to find themselves confronted with a faux Menasor, created by a combination of Mirage's illusions and [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]'s magnetism. The real Menasor easily broke the delicately bonded "Menasor", but the Autobots had also sabotaged the equipment before handing it over to Megatron. After the super-cannon exploded, the Stunticons fled the battle. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

[[File:CosmicRust DragStrip waterskiing.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|Come to Cuba, and let loose your wild side.]]
When Megatron was infected with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] after a trip to the lost Autobot colony of [[Antilla]], the Stunticons were assigned to capture the Autobot scientist [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]], who had developed the powerful anti-corrosion [[Corrostop]]. Drag Strip water skiied behind a speedboat driven by [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]], allowing him to force Perceptor to back into the waiting [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]. After Megatron cured himself and infected the Autobots with the Cosmic Rust, Menasor attacked the Statue of Liberty in [[New York City]] with the ancient [[Lightning Bug]] heat ray, intent on stopping the Autobots from [[Matter duplicator|matter-duplicating]] more Corrostop from the layer they sprayed on the statue. Superion defeated Menasor and destroyed the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

After [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] was banished for yet another failed coup, he returned with a powerful new Decepticon team called the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] who were able to outfight Autobot and Decepticon alike. With Megatron needing a trump card, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] attempted to call on the Stunticons to help, but Drag Strip said to tell Megatron to blow it out his exhaust pipe. However, the Stunticons belatedly arrived after the Combaticons' combined form of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] defeated [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and forced Megatron to acknowledge Starscream as the new Decepticon leader. Realizing that Starscream would not stop at Megatron, the Stunticons merged into Menasor and disabled Bruticus in one mighty punch. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

In the wake of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s attack on Cybertron in the year [[2005]] and the subsequent Decepticon exile to [[Chaar]] in [[2006]], the Stunticons were reduced to being scavengers, fighting like [[slaarg]]s with their fellow Decepticons over the few scraps of energon they had. This changed when [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] brought news of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s survival, and the Stunticons were among the first to donate their few remaining energon supplies to help revive their leader and give the Decepticons purpose. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} Drag Strip joined in on the attack when the Decepticons noticed [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] spying on them. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} However, while Cyclonus and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]] were recovering Galvatron, the [[Quintesson]]s arrived on Chaar with an offer of energon in exchange for attacking the Autobots. Drag Strip was among those who were incredulous at their offer... but the Stunticons were instrumental in convincing the other Decepticons to go along with the Quintessons. Drag Strip was the very first Decepticon to board the Quintesson ship when ordered. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} After Galvatron returned to seize control of the Decepticons, the Stunticons were part of the Decepticon team attacking the Autobots on Earth. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

[[File:G1 UltimateWeapon Stunticons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|why are they leaving breakdown so far back :(]]
When the Decepticons took up arms in Europe, Drag Strip and the Stunticons were part of the troops Galvatron maintained out of their mobile headquarters, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. They joined forces to battle Defensor as Menasor. Later, the Stunticons were diverted away from Trypticon by Rodimus Prime and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], allowing the Witwickys to sneak inside and steal the city-bot's transforming cog. As diversions go, it was a good one—the Stunticons were beaten senseless by the two Autobot leaders, and were in no position to pursue the thieves. Galvatron expressed his disgust with their performance by punting Drag Strip into a tree. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

Drag Strip made a very brief appearance on Chaar when [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] used the power of the Matrix to temporarily wrest control of the Decepticons from Galvatron. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}} Drag Strip and the Stunticons were also among the first Decepticons to be infected by the [[Hate Plague]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
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=====Scramble City=====
Drag Strip and the Stunticons are summoned by Megatron to put an end to the [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] project, and succeed where [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] had failed. Their first strike was impressive, holding back Optimus Prime and a cadre of Autobots and shooting the Aerialbots out of the skies. When the Aerialbots formed Superion, Drag Strip and his teammates followed suit and merged into Menasor. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
[[File:Hm9 Drag Strip Motormaster.jpg|thumb|200px]]
Drag Strip and the Stunticons participated in Galvatron's siege on Cybertron. They managed to gain the high ground against the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and [[Throttlebot]]s, and rained laser fire down on their opponents. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} Drag Strip and his team formed Menasor to fight their Autobot counterparts, but were steamrolled by the might and firepower of the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. Transporting back to Earth, they attempted to interfere with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]]'s quest for the Matrix. Drag Strip and the Stunticons were confronted by the Aerialbots in the desert, but the battle of their combiner forms eventually led them to the Arctic. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

[[File:Hm13 Stunticons vs Technobots.jpg|left|thumb|200px]]
When [[Vector Sigma]] began perfecting the new super-metal [[Cybertonuron]] on Cybertron, Galvatron ordered another all-out attack on the planet to seize the metal for the Decepticons before the Autobots could make use of it. Drag Strip and the Stunticons journeyed to Cybertron with the strike force, and confronted their old enemies, the Aerialbots. The Aerialbots got the drop on Drag Strip's group by forming Superion and lashing out before the Stunticons could form Menasor as well. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Drag Strip and the Stunticons were still in a firefight sometime later, as [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] passed by looking for [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and the Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}} In [[San Francisco]], Drag Strip and the Stunticons assisted Bruticus in using [[buridanka|a carnivorous plant]] to distract the Autobots from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s plans on [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. They fought against the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}

Sometime later, Drag Strip and the Stunticons gathered in the desert as their Ninja Commander [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] began issuing orders. They assembled as Menasor, and took part in the escalating Decepticon war effort as five separate Autobot outposts were attacked simultaneously at Sixshot's command. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} Drag Strip was also among the Decepticons who assembled to welcome Scorponok as their new Emperor of Terror following Galvatron's fall. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

=====''Zone''=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Drag Strip was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''=====
The Stunticons took some time off to enjoy their personal annual event: stealing human cars and having a violent race with them. {{storylink|Today Is Us Stunticons' Annual Holiday Demolition Race!}}

Soon afterwards, Menasor was involved in a fight against the Autobots when both sides were interrupted by the dimensional intruder [[Grand Scourge]], who used his [[Matrix Breaker]] sword to disassemble Menasor with a single blow. After grappling Dead End, the dimensional intruder realized he could forcefully combine with the Stunticons. Before Drag Strip could react, he was grabbed by Grand Scourge and forced to serve as the left arm of the rogue Decepticon's gestalt mode. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}} They Stunticons were saved when [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]] arrived and defeated Grand Scourge, and Drag Strip fled while complaining that he just wanted to go back to demolition racing. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53}}

=====''Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic''=====
Drag Strip was one of many spectators for the [[Speedia 500]] race on [[Velocitron]]. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}} He remained for the second week, although the mysterious new racer known as [[Shadowstrip]] seemed awfully familiar... {{storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 3}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
Drag Strip listened to Megatron boast about how [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] would trounce [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] once its construction was complete. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

Drag Strip and the Stunticons decided to have a little fun and tear up a baseball stadium in Japan. Luckily, the Autobots' plucky young ally [[Kenji]] was present to radio for assistance. All the combiner teams assembled, and it was Menasor and Bruticus against Superion and Defensor! Defensor was forced to break apart by the combined Decepticon attack, but Superion and Kenji got the idea to shoot out the Decepticons' legs. [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] took advantage of the empty combiner ports and took over as Menasor's legs, launching him into the ocean. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

While posing as Autobots, Drag Strip, [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]] and the Stunticons rampaged through the city streets, smearing the good name of their adversaries. Later, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] posed as humans to rally people against the Autobots, and Motormaster's brigade staged an attack on the rally to drive the point home. The Autobot fire engines [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] arrived, however, and used their water hoses to wash off the Decepticons' fake insignia. Enraged, Motormaster planned to combine into Menasor...only to see his men were already retreating into the distance. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
In the year [[2010]], Drag Strip participated in a Decepticon attack on the planet Feminia. He and his team merged into Menasor in order to battle alongside Bruticus and Devastator against their Autobot counterparts Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme. The fight was fairly evenly matched until Galvatron called up his ace-in-the-hole, [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], whose power was unmatched by any of the Autobots... except for the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]], who essentially tied Predaking's shoelaces together until he fell over, straight into Menasor and his chums, sending them all toppling to the ground and knocking them to bits. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}
{{note|Drag Strip only appears as a component of Menasor}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
Galvatron kidnapped Doctor [[Dalton]] of [[Eran]] to upgrade the might of his combiner warriors. When the Autobot combiners arrived to save Dalton, Drag Strip and his teammates were deployed at high speeds from Motormaster's launcher mode. They met Superion in mid-air, and the force of their deployment enabled the combiner teams to tear him apart. The Stunticons then merged into Menasor to move in for the kill. They were ultimately outwitted by the Autobots, however, who rescued Dalton and safely returned to Metroplex. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''Zone'' comic=====
Seeking to create a [[Decepticon Zone]] to counter the [[Micro|Autobot Zone]], [[Emperor of Destruction|Decepticon Emperor]] [[Violengiguar]] gathered together the Nine Great Demon Generals, upgrading them with powerful new armor and weaponry, then sent them forth to conquer planets. Drag Strip was among those summoned, but only as a part of Menasor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
The Decepticons constructed a new weapon to pursue their energy-plundering campaign on Earth, the [[Omega Wave Cannon]]. With the device at the ready, the Stunticons headed out to retrieve some energy from a power plant. They were met with the Aerialbots, and both teams combined into the gestalt forms. As they battled, Menasor made great use of his modular nature, having his Stunticon components swap between being arms and legs. Atop of this, Superion was crippled by the Omega Wave Cannon, giving the Decepticons the advantage. But the Autobots turned the tide of the battle by sending out massive amounts of reinforcements into the field, and the Decepticons were sent packing. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
''Drag Strip and the Stunticons, along with the other [[Special Teams]], were first conceived within [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]]'s mind shortly after the human had relinquished control of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Together, they shared a vision of the Stunticons and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] fighting the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] and [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] at the [[Pullen Power Plant]].'' {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}} ''[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] was able to view this data remotely and prepare for their development.'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}}

[[File:Stunticonsmarvelg1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|And thus Drag Strip was born! Oh, and all those blue guys, too, we guess.]]
Upon learning that the [[cerebro-shell]] implanted in Optimus Prime had also granted them access to the powers of the Creation Matrix, [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] immediately built a team of Decepticons. The new Stunticons, which included Drag Strip, were sent to find the Autobot [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], who had earned new trust for the Autobots by publicly saving a [[human]]. After Drag Strip and the others knocked over every car in their way to get to Skids, they turned to "protect" him from the new Aerialbots, hoping to confuse the public and discredit the Autobots. Drag Strip combined with his fellow Stunticons to form Menasor, and they fought the Aerialbots' Superion. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

''Drag Strip and the other Stunticons watched in horror as Megatron bludgeoned [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] with a boulder for suggesting that he might need their assistance in defeating Optimus Prime.'' {{storylink|Prey!}}

Megatron gathered Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons before him to escort him in gun mode to Florida, where they would be air-lifted to the Decepticons' [[Club Con|new island headquarters]]. In the wake of the death of Optimus Prime, Megatron's paranoia had grown so great that Drag Strip and the others left their leader behind to deal with a random human truck. {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} After Megatron's apparent demise, Drag Strip stood by while his new commander, Shockwave, spoke to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] about the temporary use of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

[[File:Decepticons enemy action.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|"I was the first one to know your plan sucked, Shockwave!"]]
''Drag Strip was at Shockwave's side when the Decepticon leader ordered his warriors to try and gun down [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] as he breached the defenses of their [[Club Con|underwater base]]. However, upon his arrival, Galvatron told the Decepticons that he had only wished to talk, and that Shockwave's decision to meet him with violence had only served to assure they had made a powerful enemy. Drag Strip turned to his leader, utterly unimpressed over how Shockwave had handled the situation.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

During a battle on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] between [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] and [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] for command of the combined Earth/[[Nebulos]] Autobot forces, recently promoted Decepticon commander Ratbat orchestrated a surprise assault on both groups. Motormaster led Drag Strip and the entire Earth-based Decepticon army from their space-faring Decepticon headquarters. But when Blaster and Grimlock noticed the ambush, they teamed up and turned the tide against the Decepticons. Drag Strip was defeated by a shot from Grimlock's missile launchers, and after many casualties, the Decepticons were forced to retreat. {{storylink|Totaled!}}

[[File:Vortex drag strip wildrider thrust starscream club con.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|left|Drag Strip will quickly take your bags up to your room.]]
Ratbat moved their space-traveling island base back to Earth's seas, where it became a human travel resort to smokescreen the Decepticons' efforts to locate a key to finding the powerful [[Underbase]]. Drag Strip was advertised on television as part of the island's smiling welcoming party. The Autobots sent Blaster and [[Jesse (G1)|Jessie]] to rescue [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], and Jessie was able to sneak into the Decepticons' base and past Drag Strip and [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] (who were telling jokes to each other) to find Buster. Though the infiltrators were found out, both were able to escape the Decepticons. The attempt to subdue Blaster resulted in a firefight with him however, spooking many of the human vacationers. Drag Strip saw many of them off the island afterwards. {{storylink|Club Con!}} After the Decepticons found what they were looking for, Drag Strip was seen escorting Buster Witwicky back to his cell so that Starscream and Ratbat could review the data they had acquired privately. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}
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=====Earthforce=====
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[[File:Battlechargers stunticons life in the slow lane.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"It doesn't matter if we all got here at the same time. All ties go to me."]]
Back in action on Earth, Drag Strip and his Stunticon partner Dead End began working for a faction of Decepticons led by Megatron. Megatron had created an [[Global warming satellite|ozone-warping rocket]], designed to trap heat in the atmosphere which could be tapped for a new source of energy, even though it would virtually destroy all life on Earth. Their plan was interrupted by two Autobots, [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]]. {{storylink|Starting Over!}} While Wheeljack kept the Stunticons busy, Prowl leapt onto the rocket itself, his weight knocking it off course and causing it to crash before it reached the apex point in the atmosphere it was meant to travel to. Drag Strip and Dead End raced to the crashsite, hoping to retrieve the atmospheric poisons Megatron had loaded it with. At the fallen rocket, however, they ran into [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]], who were interested in securing the equipment for their commander, [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. The four Decepticons began to tussle, little realizing Prowl had already snuck away and neutralized the canisters. {{storylink|Life in the Slow Lane}}

Drag Strip attended an [[Enclave]] in an attempt to unite the disparate Decepticon factions, but Autobot sabotage ensured that it was unsuccessful by faking an assassination attempt on Megatron. Drag Strip was afterwards swept into a giant brawl between Megatron and Shockwave's troops. {{storylink|The Bad Guy's Ball!}}

Later on, when the united Decepticon forces attacked the Autobot [[Earthbase]], Drag Strip was seen charging into battle in robot mode for some reason, even though the [[Battlecharger]]s and his fellow Stunticons were all racing forward in vehicle mode. Their goal was to kill some Autobots, while also distracting them as [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] looted a human [[oil tanker]] in the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. Both goals proved fruitless, and the Decepticons were driven off. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer!}} When the Decepticons needed to kidnap the Autobots' human ally, [[Irwin Spoon]], Drag Strip and the Stunticons ran interference for Motormaster so that he could get away with the human stored inside his cab. {{storylink|Front Line! (issue)|Front Line!}} After Breakdown took himself out of action, though, only Drag Strip and Dead End were left to stop [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] and [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] from catching up with their leader. The two Stunticons raced up onto the rear bumpers of their foes, only to be caught off guard when the Autobots suddenly broke away, sending the Decepticon cars hurtling into the back wheels of their own boss, Motormaster, knocking all of them off the road. {{storylink|End of the Road! (UK)|End of the Road!}}

{{note|Drag Strip and Dead End are mistakenly named as Shockwave's troops in "[[Life in the Slow Lane]]", just as the Battlechargers are mistakenly identified as working for Megatron.}}

=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Stunticons ark duty.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Ha!! I punched the old fart first! I win!"]]
In [[2003]], [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] uncovered information about a new city the Autobots were planning to build, and sent the Stunticons out to intercept [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]], who was carrying the schematics to their human allies. Demonstrating patented bullying skills, Drag Strip and the Stunticons ganged up on the wily old Autobot and demanded <s>his lunch money</s> the data disk. Kup was relatively willing to give it up (the disk was, after all, a fake), but Drag Strip still had two of his buddies grab the Autobot's arms so's he could get in a few gutshots for good measure. And, to make a good day even better, a few minutes later Drag Strip and his cronies got to beat up [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] when he tried to stop them! {{storylink|Ark Duty}}

[[File:Menasor legacy of unicron.jpg|thumb|"First arm to punch through the wall wins! You on, Dead End??"]]
In [[2008]] Drag Strip was serving under Shockwave on Cybertron. When the renegade Decepticons [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] teamed up with the freelance peacekeeping agent [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] to assassinate the [[Decepticon leader]], [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] summoned the Stunticons to form Menasor and Drag Strip helped punch through the blast doors that cut them off from the battle. They succeeded but were too late, as Shockwave was already dead and rather than execute them for treason, the Decepticons were forced to accept Cyclonus and Scourge's leadership. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}
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====''Transformers Comic-Magazin''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 11|Transformers in Action: He Who Laughs Last ...}}}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:Dragstripnewdawn.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left|"Which is mostly all of him, turns out."]]
Drag Strip participated in the Decepticons' first battle with the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]]. It, uh... didn't go too well, with his team getting outright massacred by the enemy. Any fight you can walk away from may be a good one, but any fight that leaves you scouring a planet for the impact crater [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|your leader]] made after he was knocked out of space can't have been ''that'' good. Find him Drag Strip did however, and despite his grievous wounds, Megatron proved to still be functional. {{storylink|New Dawn}}
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====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
[[File:AtFightsEnd-OverkillDragstripAcidStorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|I look like Mirage now!]]
After the war officially ended on [[Klo]], Drag Strip was one of the handful of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons who scattered to the far corners of the universe. He, [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]], and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] were waiting on a dusty planet when [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]'s rogue team of Autobots attempted to hunt them down. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

===The Special Teams===
Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons were being kept a secret from the Autobots until Megatron was ready to dispatch them on a raid on the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. Once in position, the Stunticons raced forward, ready to take whatever Autobots might be guarding the location by surprise. Encountering the Protectobots en route, Motormaster ordered Drag Strip and the other Stunticons to combine into Menasor to do battle. The fight soon began to weigh in the Autobots’ favour, prompting Menasor to split up into individual robots once more, who dispersed away from the battlefield. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
At some point in Cybertron's recent history, the Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a [[Detention Banks|prison facility]]. Later, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] arranged for [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] to release the Stunticons. {{storylink|Cold War (issue)|Cold War}} They formed into Menasor and ran amok for a while, until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and began insulting them. Unable to reconcile with this, the five Stunticons began to bicker with each other over whose fault it was that they were failing, temporarily stopping Menasor and allowing Ultra Magnus to ram the combiner in the chest, forcing him to separate into his component parts and disabling the Stunticons. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Stunticons GIJoevsTFsII2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8]]
Along with many other Transformers, the Stunticons were transported into Earth's past when [[Teletran 3]] went wild. Ending up in 1930's [[Chicago]], Drag Strip was deactivated and locked into the form of a '30s car, which was fairly sporty for the time but not nearly as fast as his usual race car mode. He and the other Stunticons were briefly used for organized crime by a group of humans, until a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]s and [[Cobra]] members showed up to bring them back to the future. As soon as Drag Strip was awakened from his car mode, however, he and his comrades starting chasing after the humans and their [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Autobot friend]]. The chase ended when the humans found and activated the lost Motormaster, which allowed all the time-travelers to return to the future. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

The Stunticons later joined [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s Decepticon army and helped him capture a team of Autobots and G.I. Joes. As Menasor, they then participated in an attack on an Autobot peace ceremony. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} Drag Strip was later seen preparing to defend the Decepticon headquarters from a combined Autobot G.I./Joe assault. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}

===''The Beast Within''===
Drag Strip participated in a savage all-out Decepticon offensive against the Autobots. With the Decepticons maintaining the advantage throughout the battle, Drag Strip was amongst those who approached a crippled Optimus Prime, ready to dispatch the Autobot leader. Before they could deliver the finishing blow, the Dinobots combined into The Beast, shifting the Decepticons’ priorities. Drag Strip then joined with the other Stunticons to form Menasor and do battle with [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]]. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga===
{{see|#Games}}
The five Stunticons confronted Ultra Magnus as he reached the end of the [[Floating City]], combining into Menasor and opening fire on the Autobot. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!|Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
:*''First Appearance:'' [[Megatron Origin issue 4|''Megatron Origin'' #4]]; [[Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|''Transformers vol. 1'' #2]] (modern era)
[[File:IronInTheBlood-DragStrip.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"So [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], you entered this race just to let me beat you? Great! Always happy to meet a fan!"]]
Before the war, Drag Strip was a professional [[Cybertronian sport#Races|racer]], with over six thousand victories under his belt thanks to his ruthless nature. He got involved with [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] when the miner-turned-gladiator began to make a name for himself, and as a result, the Autobot [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] tried to assassinate him prior to a race against [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]. Drag Strip's life was saved by [[Ironhide (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ironhide]], a race track security guard. {{storylink|Iron in the Blood}}

[[File:MegatronOrigin4 Stunticons.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Well...there goes the neighborhood...again."]]
When Megatron launched his brutal rebellion, Drag Strip participated in the battle of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]] alongside [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], defending themselves against [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] and his [[Apex Armor (G1)|Apex Armor]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 4|Megatron Origin #4}} The Stunticons were among the Decepticons that deserted rather than serve under Megatron usurper, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], becoming robbers on [[Magmara Nine]] instead. One day while robbing [[Strongbox]] they found their victim wasn't carrying valuables, but rather [[Thundercracker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Thundercracker]], sent to tell them Megatron was back. {{storylink|Primacy issue 2|Primacy #2}} The team subsequently returned to the fold and participated in the battle of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], during which they were blown away by [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] when they tried to stop [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] from reaching Megatron. {{storylink|Primacy issue 4|Primacy #4}} During the war for Cybertron, Drag Strip killed [[Hot Shot (G1)|a yellow Autobot]] on the front lines. {{storylink|Drift issue 2|Drift #2}}

Centuries later, Drag Strip was among the Decepticons who had been left behind following the Decepticon retreat from Earth. Along with several other Decepticons, he helped rescue Thundercracker, who referred to him as an "idiotic Stunticon" in return. Jerk. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|Seasons in Flight}} Led by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], Drag Strip and the other abandoned Decepticons attacked [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], until Swindle suggested that they team up with the Autobots with the goal of getting off the planet instead. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 1: "New Arrivals, Old Encounters"|New Arrivals, Old Encounters}}

A while later, Drag Strip and [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] were sent to retrieve [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], the only Stunticon missing from the group. They found him in the hands of [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Spike Witwicky]] and began attacking him (after all, he could always be repaired after the human was squished). Spike fought back, puncturing one of Drag Strip's tires, but the Stunticons eventually won and took Breakdown back to their starship-building site. There, they revealed that Swindle had modified them into combiners, and attacked their former Autobot allies in the form of [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}}

[[File:NewArrivalsOldEncounters-evasiveaction.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"What do you mean I didn't come in first in this crowd shot?! [[Swindle (G1)|You]] [[Spyglass|two]] cheated!"]]
Swindle's hasty application of the combiner technology did not properly integrate the personalities of the Stunticons, leaving them arguing amongst themselves while combined. The Autobots managed to distract and overwhelm Menasor by targeting his components individually, bringing the gestalt down. Drag Strip and many of his comrades were taken into custody by Skywatch. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

After a few months in captivity, the Stunticons were broken out by the main Decepticon force once they returned to Earth. Drag Strip watched as Optimus Prime confronted Megatron near the Decepticon base, and was caught in an explosion when Prime suddenly had a satellite dropped on his nemesis. {{storylink|Revenge of the Decepticons Part 5: Enemy Mine|Enemy Mine}} Megatron then allowed himself to be captured and taken to Cybertron so that his army could follow him using a [[space bridge]], but [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] infiltrated them in an attempt to sabotage the bridge. The Stunticons stayed behind on Earth to kill the little Autobot, only to be knocked out by an electric surge when Bumblebee interrupted the space bridge's power flow, allowing the Autobots to recapture them. {{storylink|The Question}}

Once the war had ended and the Stunticons had returned to Cybertron, they took up residence in the growing Decepticon ghetto outside of Metroplex. Unwitting pawns in Starscream's scheme, Swindle convinced them that a better life was right around the corner... if they attacked the planet [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]] and pillaged the place. The [[Enigma of Combination]] reunited them into a new and improved Menasor; Swindle and the Stunticons travelled through Metroplex's space bridge and stormed Caminus. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

Things quickly went downhill for the Stunticons and Menasor was summarily trounced by the similarly rebuilt Superion. The Stunticons were disassembled, sent back to Cybertron, and imprisoned. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}} Along with the other Stunticons, Drag Strip was soon liberated by Swindle, forming Menasor and inciting a Decepticon riot at Metroplex's space bridge. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} The Stunticons fared poorly in this fight as well, and after Menasor fell the Stunticons were put away for good. {{storylink|All That Remains}}
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===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' marketing material===
The [[Stunticon (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Stunticons]] were created by [[Megatron (G1)#Prime Wars Trilogy marketing material|Megatron]] as an infiltration unit {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}} to challenge the Autobots' dominance of Earth's streets and highways, {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Dead End's bio}} with the Decepticon leader hand-picking their alternate modes. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Breakdown's bio}} The team were largely so enamored with their Earth-based vehicle forms that they chose to retain them upon returning to Cybertron. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}}

Dragstrip's Formula One race car alternate mode made him the fastest Stunticon and ideal for serving as the team's "tip of the spear", but this came with significant tradeoffs. In addition to overheating, his vehicle form was notably fragile. {{storylink|Source:Combiner Wars pack-in comic bios|Decepticon Dragstrip's bio}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Drag Strip was presumably present as part of Menasor during the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]] in [[Primax 096.0 Beta]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:Tread&Circuits3 HotShotDragStripRicochet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|]]
Drag Strip was a famous racer, known for pulling underhanded tricks during his races. He raced in the [[Speedia 500]] on [[Velocitron]]. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 2}} Drag Strip demonstrated poor sportsmanship by mocking the participating [[Wreckers]], but then cried foul when [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]] used him as a springboard to catch up to the lead racers. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 3}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons drove over a barren, rocky terrain to meet against the Aerialbots. Both teams combined, and their gestalt forms engaged in a no-holds-barred slug-fest. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}

==Games==
===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[File:BotShots Dragstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Drag Strip participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Drag Strip and the rest of the Stunticons were created in response to the failure of a Decepticon campaign to acquire Autobot superfuel. Realizing they needed a strong ground force, Drag Strip and his kin were created by modifying Earth vehicles with Cybertronian technology, and then bringing them before Vector Sigma to be imbued with the spark of life. The Autobots brought the Aerialbots to life at the same time, and the Decepticons found themselves on the losing side until the Stunticons merged into Menasor. The Decepticons lost nonetheless, though they acquired the key to Vector Sigma as a consolation prize. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Later, Drag Strip participated in a fight on Earth as the Decepticons attempted to use the power of the key to transform Earth into a new Cybertron. Even though he and his fellow Stunticons merged into Menasor, the battle was still lost to the Autobots, and the Decepticons fled. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

Even [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] had trouble controlling the Stunticons. The team went on a crime spree in the back alleys of human cities until they were tracked down and stopped by [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] and his team. {{storylink|The Thin Blue Line}} Drag Strip later aided [[Unicron]] when the planet-eater attacked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|'Til All Are One (Legends)|'Til All Are One}} After Megatron and his men, including Drag Strip, found a [[Lightning Bug]] on an old Autobot colony world, they found they'd contracted [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. Back on Earth, they stole [[corrostop]] and cured themselves, before inflicting the disease on the Autobots. The Decepticons were unable to stop the Autobots getting a sample of corrostop from the [[Statue of Liberty]] and curing themselves, however. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (Legends)|Cosmic Rust}}

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

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsDragstrip.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"This game is pointless. You know I'm going to win every time, right?"]]
Drag Strip participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was an Uncommon character who could be recruited by collecting 105 units of Cybermetal and 48 units of Transmetal. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
As [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] was about to repair the ''[[Proudstar]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s damaged [[Plasma Core]], Drag Strip and the other Stunticons arrived and formed Menasor in an attempt to stop the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers Online'' (2017 video game)===
[[File:Drag Strip TFO.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
{{bigquote|Only those who crossed the finish line first survive.}}

Many find the self proclaimed Drag Strip to be a distasteful individual. It's as if his vocal circuits were designed to incessantly irk everyone. Whether it be fighting, racing, or flat out robbery, Drag Strip would deceive his opponent by any means to prevail. Because of his trickery, everyone avoided him. Drag Strip's personality may be perceived as a defect, but to Megatron, this is the type of Decepticon he requires. Of course, other dishonest Cybertronians would seize the opportunity to demonstrate their superiority for trickery, only to cause Drag Strip to go on a rampage.

In battle, Drag Strip wielded a pair of "[[Shadow Daggers]]" and the "[[Lightspeed Cutting Torch]]". His active skill was "Blademarang":
*'''Blademarang'''—Drag Strip throws a dagger that strikes all opponents within the vicinity. Each target receives a DoT tick, which starts off with 260 points of damage, with a 20% increase to every successive tick. If there is more than one opponent, then Drag Strip can throw up to 2 blademarangs. An additional 20% damage will be contributed onto every additional enemy over 5 seconds. {{storylink|Transformers Online (2017 video game)|Transformers Online}} <ref>[http://tfol.qq.com/act/a20160726data/hero14.shtml Drag Strip on the Transformers Online website]</ref>
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:DragstripEarthWars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75|I lose, I slag you. I win, I slag you AND rub it in your face, AND get to kick your tailpipe. Eat it Autobots!]]
Dragstrip secretly arrived on Earth to race some of the local humans. When Hound found out, Dragstrip challenged the Autobots to a race. If they didn't race him, he would kill all the humans on the track at the current moment. Optimus reluctantly accepted the challenge, and sent Mirage and some other Autobot racers. Unfortunately, this left a large number of Autobots missing in the ranks, and Megatron saw this as an opportunity to hit the Autobots hard. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Race Day Mayhem Event}}

Dragstrip meets up with the rest of the Stunticons during the race requesting some backup. [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]] asked who the new black and red truck who stole his colors was, to which Breakdown replies it was their new recruit. Dragstrip took both Offroad and Breakdown to the track to race. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

When Dragstrip finally joined the rest of the Stunticons, he started bragging about how he could take on all the Autobots alone and win! Starscream commented on how Dragstrip had more of an ego than he did, while Bludgeon just said he was glad to have Dragstrip on the team, even if he had to tolerate the egomaniac. Dragstrip, Offroad, and Breakdown then planned on how they would get the rest of their team to earth, starting with [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]]. {{storylink|transformers: Earth Wars| Dragstrip Research}}

*'''Class''': Gunner
*'''Lowest Star rating''': 2 star
*'''Weapons''': Dragstrip uses a standard issue [[grenade launcher]] with custom paint applications.
*'''Ability: Holo Assault''': Send out 5 holographic drones of Dragstrip to hit 5 targets around the target area, dealing 70 damage to buildings (Level 1) Deals ''DOUBLE'' damage to resource buildings.
**'''Cost''': 7 Ability points +2 for extra usage

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:drag-strip Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki Dragstrip Page]

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Drag Strip was a member of the Stunticons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}[[File:G1Dragstrip toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I think my cannon might be affecting my racing profile.]]
*'''Drag Strip''' (Stunticon, [[1986]]/[[1987]]/[[1990]])
**''US Team ID number:'' '''S4'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-52'''
**''Accessories:'' [[gravito-gun]], [[plasma-energy blaster]], connector
{{toydesigner|[[Kaoru Matsumoto]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://patents.google.com/patent/USD297039 Menasor's patent] at Google Patents.</ref>|[[Mark Watts]] (packaging artist)}}

:''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' Drag Strip transforms into a {{w|Tyrrell P34}} Six-Wheeler race car. He comes with a purple double-barreled plasma-energy blaster that attaches to the back of his vehicle mode. In robot mode he is armed with a small purple gravito-gun. His fists do not have peg holes, allowing them to be less obvious in vehicle mode. Because of this, his weapon plugs into the top of his wrist. Since he was designed with the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]-style combination, he can form the arm or leg to any similarly-constructed robot combination, though his nominal placement is as the right arm to [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]. Due to the difference in his frame construction, Drag Strip is the only Stunticon whose car body faces forwards rather than backwards when used as a combiner leg.

:The picture on the right shows his vehicle mistransformed as the silver-chromed piece is supposed to be flipped back to form the engine block part and cover the Decepticon sigil, as shown [http://toys.tfw2005.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2007/10/transformers-g1-0308_1191473381.jpg here].

:Drag Strip's [[sticker]]s are asymmetrical and visibly different from those shown on packaging photos, and several stickers' worth of art are left un-cut and unusable on the sticker sheet. This is believed to be a result of a late-stage change in the placement of his [[rubsign]]. It seems that the rubsign was intended to be placed on the left side of the vehicle, with smaller stripe stickers on either side to make space for it, while the longer stripe stickers are used on the right side and the spoiler. Meanwhile, the space for the rubsign was originally covered by a wider stripe sticker.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2019/08/hasbro-g1-drag-strip-hidden-stickers.html|name=Maz|site=Transformers Square One|title=Hasbro G1 Drag Strip - The Hidden Stickers|year=2019|month=08|day=22}}</reF> By carefully repositioning the rubsign and manually cutting the shapes into the unused printed sections of the sticker sheet, you can recreate this original layout if you so wish.

:In 1990 Drag Strip was offered as a mail away by the Weetabix Breakfast Cereal in the UK. [[Aerialbot (G1)#Toys|Aerialbot]] [[Fireflight (G1)#Toys|Fireflight]] was available in the same offer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/DragStrip/dragstrip.htm More information on Drag Strip at TFU.info]''
::*''[https://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2019/08/hasbro-g1-drag-strip-hidden-stickers.html?m=1 Analysis of Drag Strip's sticker sheet changes at TF-1]

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*'''Menasor''' (Giftset, 1986)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-55'''
**''Accessories:'' gravito-gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:Drag Strip was also available as part of the Menasor giftset. All of the toys in the set are identical to their individually-packaged versions.

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*'''Drag Strip''' (1990)
**''Accessories:'' gravito-gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:Drag Strip and his fellow Stunticons were rereleased without changes as part of the European "gold-box" [[Classics (Europe)|Classics]] reissue line in 1990.

===''Generation 2''===
[[File:StuntsDragStripProtoMOSC2a.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Yeah, G2 sure was nothing but neon.]]
*'''Drag Strip''' (Stunticon)
**''Team ID number:'' '''S4'''
**''Accessories:'' gravito-gun, plasma-energy blaster, connector
:For the ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' line, Hasbro intended to release [[redeco]]es of the Stunticons in 1994, with Drag Strip being cast in primarily black plastic, with blue accents. Ultimately, however, the toys never went into mass production and remained officially unreleased. Only the four limbs are known to have made it to the sample packaging stage, having turned up in very limited numbers over the years (with the exception of ''Generation 2'' [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], who was available at [[BotCon 1994]] in somewhat larger quantities). All the ''Generation 2'' Stunticons are known to catch high prices on the secondary market.<ref>[http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Prototypes/Generation2/StuntsDragstripProtoMOSC1.html Photos of Generation 2 Drag Strip in sample packaging at Toyarchive.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-toys/toy-gallery/1532/Generation+2/Dragstrip.html Mirrored photos of Generation 2 Drag Strip in sample packaging at Transformers @ The Moon]</ref><ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/111393-pics-g2-stunticon-s4-drag-strip-mosc-pics.html Transfan2's photos of Drag Strip in sample packaging at TFW2005]</ref>
{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:Universe2008 DragStrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He's got a bit of a yellow streak.]]
*'''Decepticon Drag Strip''' ("Special Edition" Deluxe, [[2008]])
**''Accessories:'' front spoiler/gun
:''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' Decepticon Drag Strip is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Classics|Mirage]]. He transforms into a closed-canopy Formula racer concept car. The front "wing" of the car mode detaches to become a handheld weapon. In spite of having clear red plastic in his light piping segment, Drag Strip's light piping gimmick was neutered... with red paint.

:Drag Strip suffers from sticky paint around the red cockpit similar to the sticky paint found on most [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]] [[Prowl (G1)/toys#Universe .282008.29|Prowl]]s.

:Like the other "Special Edition" figures, Drag Strip comes in a black book box-style packaging with monochrome art. Though initially an Asian/Australian-market [[exclusive]], Drag Strip was made available for purchase in the United States via [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] and, bizarrely, at Marshalls stores.

:This mold was also used to make the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|2007 movie toyline]]'s [[Fracture (Movie)#Toys|Fracture]], [[BotCon 2007]]'s [[Mirage (G1)#Timelines|Hologram Mirage]] and [[BotCon 2013]]'s [[Mirage (G1)#BotCon2013|''Machine Wars'' Mirage]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Decepticon/HTSDragStrip/dragstrip.htm More information on ''Universe'' Drag Strip at TFU.info.]''
{{ClassicsMirageMold}}
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===''Construct-Bots''===
[[File:ConstructBots Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Dragstrip''' (Elite Class, [[2013]])
{{toydesigner|[[Andrew Scribner]] (deco artist)}}

:''[[Construct-Bots]]'' "Decepticon Dragstrip" transforms into a formula 1 racecar. He has one of the more convincing alternate modes of the 2013-era Construct-Bots. His front bumper becomes a hand-held blaster.

:He is one of the few original series Construct-Bots that doesn't reuse other's parts, nor were his parts used on other figures making him one of the more unique sets.
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BSToy-Dragstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|Surprisingly not a Mirage repaint.]]
*'''Stunticons''' (Multi-pack, 2013)
**''Number'': '''T008'''
***''Fist strength'': '''245'''
***''Blaster strength'': '''880'''
***''Sword strength'': '''495'''
:A redeco of the [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Jazz]] Bot Shot in yellow with red stripes, "Decepticon Dragstrip" automatically transforms between car and robot mode, when a sharp impact is applied to his front end. He was sold in a five-pack with [[Motormaster (G1)|Motorbreath]], [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Brake-Neck]], and [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSDragstrip/dragstrip.htm More information on Dragstrip at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy DragStripKreon.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|This smaller more Aerodynamic design improves my chance of winning! Oh yeah!]]
*'''Menasor''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, [[2014]])
**''Set number'': '''A7308'''
**''Pieces'': '''90'''
**''Accessories'': pistol
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:"Decepticon Dragstrip" is a [[Kreon]] included with the [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner set, and can be rebuilt from robot to either sports car or Menasor's right arm and part of the torso. His deco is based on the Generation 1 Drag Strip toy, and he wears a grey [[Hound (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Hound]] helmet.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/Kre-ODragstrip/dragstrip.htm More information on Drag Strip at TFU.info]''

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*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, [[2016]])
**''Set number'': '''B6425'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''
**''Accessories'': pistol
:In 2016, Dollar General stores in the US got a three-pack of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], and Menasor that sold for a mere $14. Given the original kits retailed at $10 apiece, wow. While a couple of the Kreons inside had small changes, "Decepticon Dragstrip" was one of the ones identical to his original release.
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===''Combiner Wars''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Dragstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|What, not a redeco of [[Drag Strip (Animated)|''Generations'' Arcee?]]]]
*'''Decepticon Dragstrip''' (Deluxe Class, [[2015]])
**'''1 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]'''
**''Accessories:'' sword, gun/fist/foot
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)}}

:"Decepticon Dragstrip" is part of wave one of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Deluxe Class toys and transforms from an Indianapolis-style Dallara DW12 to robot and back! He can also transform into a limb for any Voyager Class toys from the ''Combiner Wars'' line or [[Combiner Wars (toyline)#Compatible toys in other lines|other compatible toys]], but is, of course, intended to be combined with [[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Combiner Wars|Breakdown]], [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]], [[Offroad (CW)#Combiner Wars|Offroad]], and [[Blackjack (G1)#Combiner Wars|Blackjack]] to create [[Menasor (G1)#Combiner Wars|Menasor]]. He is also officially associated with [[Galvatronus (CW)#Combiner Wars|Galvatronus]] and [[Ultra Prime#Toys|Ultra Prime]], as well as [[Superion (G1)#Combiner Wars|Superion]] by virtue of advertising the combination gimmick in a wave without [[Air Raid (G1)#Combiner Wars|Air Raid]].

:Dragstrip's instructions omit the step that pivots the spoiler up into its proper position for leg mode; missing this step (as pictured at right, alas) can result in a Combiner with uneven legs. Also, a 5 mm peg jutting out diagonally towards the handle of his sword accessory has caused confusion among fans, as there are few places it can peg in without its actual handle colliding with other parts of the toy.

:Dragstrip was intended to be packed in with [[Combiner Wars (comic)|''Combiner Wars'']] issue 4 ("[[City on Fire]]") in the U.S., Australian, and Asian markets, and a collector card in other markets (using artwork from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' episode "[[The Thin Blue Line]]"). However, due to production schedule problems, the entire first wave of Deluxes shipped with collector cards worldwide.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150317182353/http://bwtf.com/events/toyfair2015/interview-part1 Interview with Jerry Jivoin at BWTF.com] (archived)</ref> Eventually, Drapstrip was reshipped as part of a revision to wave two, with the comic included.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210613145050/http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/115096-combiner-wars-deluxe-wave-1-re-releases-with-pack-in-comics%3B-current-status-dragstrip-released-rest-possibly-canceled/ "Combiner Wars Deluxe wave 1 re-releases with pack-in comics; Current status: Dragstrip released, rest possibly canceled" thread at The Allspark] (archived)</ref> Additionally, as a part of the first and second wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Dragstrip was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-free-g1-sticker-sheet-with-tru-singapore/32469/ Aerialbot and Stunticon sticker promotion on Seibertron.com]</ref>

:This mold was retooled into [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Mirage]]. Two years later, the mold's wheels and Combiner joint would be reused for [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|''Power of the Primes'' Jazz]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWDragstrip/dragstrip.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' Dragstrip at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-Combiner-Wars-G2-Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Dragstrip tries to increase his "emo" level by wearing a black leather jacket over a tacky yellow shirt. Should've just stuck with the bleeding optics.]]
*'''Menasor''' (Collection Pack, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, Stunticon weapons/extremities
:A [[redeco]] of the above ''Combiner Wars'' mold, this Drag Strip is based on [[#Generation 2|his cancelled ''Generation 2'' toy]]. Well, okay, technically, this set is based on [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 somebody's digibash] based on [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 somebody's hand-painted recreation] of his cancelled ''Generation 2'' toy, including an erroneous purple and silver [[Breakdown (G1)#CWG2|Breakdown]] and some other errors. Barring mold issues, the correct G2 deco should've removed the blue stripes down his arms and have them be straight black, the blue stripe on the front of the vehicle mode should be smaller, the spoiler details should have been more visible and the combiner port should have been black.
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===''Unite Warriors''===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW-02-Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I won a better looking remold from those [[Mirage (G1)/toys|OTHER]] Remolds. [[Hasbro|IN YOUR FACE]]!!!!]]
*'''Menasor''' (giftset, [[August 22]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword, hand/foot/gun
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:Takara's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' version of "Drag Stripe" is sold in a [[Menasor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Menasor]] gift set which includes the five original "Stuntrons". He has numerous changes in deco to better match his look in the Generation 1 cartoon. Most obviously, he is predominantly bright yellow, has black shoulders to evoke his second set of wheels, has fewer details than the Hasbro version, and the little that remain are red instead of purple. This toy is also officially associated with [[Grand Scourge#Toys|Grand Scourge]].
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===''Legacy''===
{{anchor|Legacy}}
[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Class-Drag-Strip.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Hang on, how am I supposed to combine with the rest of my team? Wait, what are you- [[Jazz (Movie)|SHEEAAAGH]]!!!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Dragstrip''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*'''1 of 5: [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]]'''
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL-02'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[July 30]], [[2022]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 [[Gravito-gun|Gravito-blasters]]<ref>https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/bios/drqrinld</ref>
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Dan Khanna]] (concept artist)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy]]'' Deluxe Class toys, "Decepticon Dragstrip" is a mostly cartoon-accurate version of the character, except for the shoulder pylons that are formed from the the car's front air dam. He transforms into a close approximation of his Tyrrell P34 Six-Wheeler race car mode in 17 steps. His accessories include two blasters, which can mount on his race car mode or combine side-by-side into a dual-barrel blaster. Dragstrip is also the only wave 1 Deluxe of the ''Legacy'' line to not use any translucent plastic in his construction.

: Dragstrip combines with his fellow ''Legacy'' Stunticon toys to form Menasor. When Dragstrip is attached to Menasor's right arm, a hidden button on his underside is depressed, releasing a spring-locked latch that allows the figure to split in two at the waist, thereby giving Menasor a full range of elbow motion. As ''Legacy'' Menasor is designed with a specific limb configuration in mind, Dragstrip is limited to being Menasor's right arm, as he's incompatible with the tabbing system on the left arm intended for Dead End. Due to this design, Drag Strip is also not compatible with any prior systems of combination.

:Concept art depicts Dragstrip with the radar dish that would ultimately be included with ''Legacy'' Core Shockwave.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/CefEjqbMojG/ Design notes on ''Legacy'' Drag Strip from Hasbro designer Mark Maher on Instagram.]''

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[[File:TF-Legacy-Velocitron-Speedia-500-Shadowstrip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Looks like you're going to the Shadowstrip, Jimbo.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''G2 Universe Shadowstrip''' (Deluxe Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 Gravito-blasters
{{toydesigner|[[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro)}}

: ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection]]'' "G2 Universe [[Shadowstrip]]" is a redeco of the retail Drag Strip release, done in the colors of [[Drag Strip (G1)#Generation 2|the cancelled ''Generation 2'' figure from 1994]]. The differences between the ''Generation 2'' toy and Shadowstrip are the increased usage of gold paint, less usage of blue paint, and golden flag tampographs on his sides. Shadowstrip comes with two blasters, like Dragstrip. Despite not being called out in the instructions, Shadowstrip can still be used for the right arm of [[Menasor (G1)#Legacy|Menasor]].

: While the ''Transformers'' team considers Shadowstrip a new character,<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Shadowstrip has a new name for a new character.|link=https://tformers.com/transformers-legacy-evolution-studio-series-media-roundtable-qa-report/47655/news.html|site=Tformers|year=2022|month=10|day=20}}</ref> Shadowstrip's designer acknowledges that the toy also works as the ''Generation 2'' version of Drag Strip.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Okay, let’s talk G2 Shadowstrip! If this character doesn’t look or sound familiar, it is likely due to the fact that he is based on an unreleased G2 toy redeco of Dragstrip. [...] What do you think of Shadowstrip? Do you enjoy his as an entirely new character? Or do you just think of him as being G2 Dragstrip?|link=https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1PzYKOmcD/|name=Sam Smith|site=Instagram|title=VELOCITRON SPEEDIA 500 G2 Universe Shadowstrip|year=2022|month=11|day=11}}</ref>

: The ''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection'' was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the US, with [[Hasbro Pulse]] receiving limited quantities of the figure. The series was a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive in Japan, a Smyths exclusive in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany, and a Farmers department store exclusive in New Zealand.

::*''[https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck1PzYKOmcD/ Design notes on Shadowstrip from Hasbro designer Sam Smith on Instragram.]''

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[[File:TF-Legacy-ToyDeco-Dragstrip.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Stunticon Menasor''' (Giftset, [[2023]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Stunticon Menastor''' (スタンティコンメナソー)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-90'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[March 29]]
:*''Accessories'': 2 [[Gravito-gun|Gravito-blasters]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro)}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBqMyy6HYxE San Diego Comic-Con 2023 Generations panel recording] at the "Memo's collection" YouTube channel</ref>

: A redeco of the above standard-release ''Legacy'' figure, "Decepticon Dragstrip" is based on the original 1986 Generation 1 toy's deco and decals.

: Dragstrip was released in a giftset with the other ''Legacy'' Stunticons, each done in a toy-accurate deco. This set was revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2023, and went up for preorder as a [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive on [[August 1]]st.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2DecepticonDragStrip.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior''' ([[2019]])
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T16/T46'''
**''Stars: ''5
:Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior was released as part of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners. Like all other members of [[combiner]] teams released in the set, Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior is a folding card, with the Bot and Alt modes being depicted when the card is folded in half, and a holofoil portion of the the combined mode depicted when unfolded. The reverse of Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior depicts [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor's]] right leg, which is formed by Drag Strip in the artwork.

:The artwork for Bot and Alt Mode is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.

:Decepticon Drag Strip, Cutthroat Warrior can be used to form Menasor, Menacing Colossus with the use of the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Stunticon Enigma]] while he and the other Wave 2 Stunticons are in Bot mode on the battlefield or KO area.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Superion and Menasor.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Superion & Menasor Set''' ([[February 6]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''37 & 38'''

:Released as part of the sixth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (with his components [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]) and [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (with ''his'' components [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and Drag Strip) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#38|Translation of Menasor's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Drag Stripe''' (ドラッグストライプ ''Doraggu Sutoraipu''), '''Drag Strip''' (ドラッグストリップ ''Doraggu Sutorippu'')
*''French:'' '''Démarro''' (Canada, "Start-Up", 1986 release), '''Broyeur''' (Canada, 1990 "Classic" version)
*''Hungarian:'' '''Kolonc''' ("Drag")
*''Italian:'' '''Iguana'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bēnchí''' (Taiwan, 奔馳, "Gallop"), '''Qǐangjíe''' (China, 抢劫, "Robbery")
*''Polish:'' '''Renegat''' ("Renegade", in "Masquerade")
*''Russian:'' '''Ruchnik''' (Ручник, "Hand-Brake")

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:G2DragStripArt.jpg|Unused ''Generation 2'' packaging art
File:CW Drag Strip cvr.jpg|''Combiner Wars'' comic packaging art
</gallery>

==References==
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Corporal Pig

2025-08-17T11:03:15Z

Primm slimm: /* As Drag Strip */

{{factions|deceptihog}}
:''Corporal Pig is a [[Deceptihog]] from the [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:CORPORAL_PIG_GALVATRON_CGI.png|250px|thumb|Break away from me!]]
Already tougher than the average [[Minion Pig]], '''Corporal Pig''' has been given a real boost by the [[AllSpark#Angry Birds Transformers continuity family|EggSpark]], granting him the powers of the mighty Transformer Galvatron! In fact, as '''[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] Pig''', '''[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] Pig''', '''[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] Pig''', '''[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] Pig''', and '''[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] Pig''', this Deceptihog is driven by the need to conquer everyone and everything. Yikes!

Thankfully, Corporal Pig is still pretty dang stupid.

==Fiction==
===''Angry Birds'' comic===
[[File:ABTF1 Runaway piggies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left]]
Corporal Pig was standing idle when [[Chuck (AB)|Chuck]] burst into [[Moustache Pig]]'s latest building. The bird's entrance interrupted [[King Pig]]'s latest attempt at cooking the [[Flock]]'s eggs, and the entirety of the [[Bad Piggies]] were sent fleeing. As they hopped along, the Pigs stumbled upon the EggSpark. The first "volunteer" to touch the artifact became "Starscream Pig" and flew off. The rest of the pigs then touched the artifact, and Corporal Pig became Galvatron Pig! Unfortunately, Galvatron Pig received a healthy does of insanity to go along with his new body. He could now hear a number of voices inside his head, instigating him to perform all sorts of destructive acts. The pigs were soon joined by a couple of birds who were similarly upgraded upon touching the EggSpark. Megatron Pig ordered a retreat, and Galvatron Pig sped away in his truck mode. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers issue 1|Angry Birds Transformers #1}}

[[File:ABTF2 GrimlockBird and GalvatronPig.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]
Galvatron Pig was then tasked to carry Lockdown Pig around, as the incompetent foreman was unable to transform out of his "toilet mode." As the Deceptihogs began to argue between themselves, a [[Terror Tower]] sprung up from beneath them. Galvatron Pig began blasting away at the structure. This only led to the Deceptihogs tumbling inside of the tower when the floor beneath their feet gave way. [[Hal|Grimlock Bird]] then burst in and attacked the pigs. As Galvatron Pig fought the new arrival, he asked Grimlock Bird how he found time to do anything when his verbal tic made him say his own name over and over. No sooner was Grimlock Bird taken out that the rest of the [[Autobird]]s arrived. Galvatron Pig took on [[Terence (AB)|Heatwave Bird]], though his efforts amounted to little against his steadfast opponent. The fight came to an abrupt end when the Flock's eggs suddenly sprouted mechanical limbs, multiplied, and proved themselves to be hostile. {{storylink|Age of Eggstinction!}}

[[File:ABTF3 GalvatronPig vehiclemode.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.0]]
The Autobirds and Deceptihogs joined forces to combat this newly arisen threat. But the pigs and birds were fighting a losing battle, forcing them to change tactics. Galvatron Pig was assigned to a team tasked with rescuing capturing an [[Eggbot (AB)|Eggbot]] for study. He proved too unstable to stay focused on the mission at hand, and began to blast away wrecklessly at the Eggbots instead of making any effort at capturing one. Once more, Heatwave Bird confronted the Deceptihog. Galvatron Pig came out on top in their little clash when Heatwave Bird attempted to transform into his vehicle mode, but instead turned into a novelty "singing plant" toy. Galvatron Pig rammed him with his truck mode, sending Heatwave Bird flying over the horizon. Galvatron Pig then turned on the three [[Minion Pig]]s in his group before moving on to [[Bubbles|Jazz Bird]]. [[File:ABTF4 Galvatronpigstrongest.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]] Before he had a chance to blast his latest target however, Heatwave Bird came roaring back. He had been returned to his point of origin thanks to the giant slingshot he had landed in. Galvatron Pig was knocked unconscious and restrained. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fowlin'!}}

Galvatron Pig briefly awoke, and began ranting about destroying everything before being knocked out once more by Grimlock Bird. When he awakened yet again, the pigs and birds had come within reach of the EggSpark. Galvatron Pig broke his bonds and ran amok. He took out Grimlock Bird, then Jazz Bird, before taking [[Blues|Bluestreak Bird]] out of commission. Lockdown Pig was his next victim, quickly followed by [[Stella (AB)|Arcee Bird]]. Galvatron Pig seemed unstoppable until an EggSpark-empowered Starscream Pig challenged him. (Galvatron Pig still found the time to knock out Heatwave Bird en route to meet this latest opponent.) [[Chef Pig|Soundwave Pig]] and Grimlock Bird stepped in to restrain Galvatron Pig, while Starscream Pig and the EggSpark were flung off-planet, returning everything to normalcy. As the Bad Piggies went their own way, Corporal Pig had to put up with another of King Pig's temper tantrums. {{storylink|Hard Boiled}}

===''Angry Birds'' storybooks===
[[File:DHvsAB-Pigscharge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|left]]
Galvatron Pig joined his leader in his plot to poach all the EggBots to eat them! They were thwarted by Optimus Prime Bird and his troops. {{storylink|Robot Birds in Disguise}}

Galvatron Pig enjoyed barking orders to other piggies, and blasted all those who argued into micro-crumbs! He participated in a great big clash against the Autobirds in the middle of a desert. The Deceptihogs were forced to flee after they lost the battle. {{storylink|Deceptihogs Versus Autobirds}}
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==Commercial appearances==
Galvatron Pig shot down all the prop cacti in his "wild west" themed set, showed off his parking skills, and showed off some slick moves on the dance floor. {{storylink|Commercial#Angry Birds Transformers|Corporal Pig as Galvatron}}

Galvatron Pig was part of a crazy dance party at the Deceptihogs' headquarters, where they used the EggSpark as a dance light. It was all very silly. {{storylink|Commercial#Angry Birds Transformers|Deceptihogs' Revenge}}

Galvatron Pig was supposed to act as Megatron Pig's spotter as he worked out at the gym. Unfortunately, Galvatron Pig was distracted by Arcee Bird walking by. He picked up a lollipop she discarded on a nearby control panel, oblivious to the distress signal Megatron Pig was sending to the nearby screens. {{storylink|Commercial#Angry Birds Transformers|Arcee and Airachnid join the team!}}

==Games==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{voiceactor|[[Antti LJ Pääkkönen]] (Finnish)}}
[[File:Galvatron_Pig_Comic.jpg|300px|thumb]]
After being given the powers of Galvatron, Corporal Pig was captured by the [[Eggbot (AB)|Eggbot]]s and frozen in a block of ice. Once freed, he and his fellow Deceptihogs joined forces with the [[Autobird]]s to return [[Piggy Island]] to normal. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

====As Galvatron====
*''Squad'': '''Target: 2006'''
*''Mission Type'': '''Firepower'''
*''Unlock Type'': New Area (800 pigs) TelePod

As Galvatron, Corporal Pig's primary attack is an instant-hit narrow-field violet laser beam that can bust blocks and pop Piggies with ease. It works wonders on flying foes, and at high levels can obliterate [[Walking Mortar Tower]]s and high health bosses in a few hits! Unfortunately, it hasn't got the best rate of fire, and using it too quickly causes it to overheat and become unusable til he cools down, leaving him vulnerable. Therefore, he must very carefully choose his targets (which must rankle his "blast everything" attitude). Sometimes it's better to simply directly attack an armed Piggie than try and topple its tower.

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{|class="wikitable" border="5" style="width:75%" align="center"
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! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Accessory'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Body Part'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Rarity'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Cost'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Base Effect'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Notes'''
|-
|Ace of Spades
|Head
|Rare
|5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins
| +20% Weapon Cooldown
|
|-
|Headphones
|Head
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Damage
|
|-
|Baseball Cap
|Head
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Transform Recharge
|
|-
|Pilgrim Hat
|Head
|???
|???
| +20% Damage
|Thanksgiving Event exclusive
|-
|Antlers
|Head
|Rare
|5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins
| +20% Damage
|Holiday Event exclusive
|-
|Festive Deely Bopper
|Head
|Rare
|5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins
| +20% Damage
|Holiday Event exclusive
|-
|Noble Hat
|Head
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +16% Defense
|Chinese New Year exclusive
|-
|Sunglasses
|Face
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Transform Recharge
|
|-
|Vortex
|Chest
|Legendary
|5 Legendary Crystals + 200,000 Coins
| +20% Weapon Cooldown
|Based on ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Megatron (Movie)|Galvatron]]
|-
|Sword
|Arms
|Uncommon
|5 Uncommon Crystals + 8,000 Coins
| +10% Fire Rate
|
|-
|}
</center>
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====As Energon Galvatron====
[[File:Energon-Galvatron-Pig.jpg|thumb|300px|Step right up, march, push Crawl right up on your knees]]
*''Squad'': '''Energon Fueled'''
*''Mission Type'': '''Firepower'''
*''Unlock Type'': New Area (<s>2000</s> 2400 pigs)

As if Galvatron Pig wasn't crazy-go-nuts powerful already, his energon-fueled incarnation adds some extra oomph, with a little bit of explosion upon destruction of the target, which can really set up a chain reaction of collapsing blocks. Of course, he keeps the unpredictable overheating problem, and adds the issue of his volatile energon-streaked body taking extra damage from even normal attacks. Luckily, he can heal damage by absorbing energon cubes obtained by blasting cyberformed bits of the scenery.

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{|class="wikitable" border="5" style="width:75%" align="center"
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! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Accessory'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Body Part'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Rarity'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Cost'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Base Effect'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Notes'''
|-
|Headphones
|Head
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Damage
|
|-
|Baseball Cap
|Head
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Transform Recharge
|
|-
|Ace of Spades
|Head
|Rare
|5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins
| +20% Damage
|
|-
|Santa Hat
|Head
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Vehicle Time
|Holiday Event exclusive
|-
|Noble Hat
|Head
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +16% Defense
|Chinese New Year exclusive
|-
|Sunglasses
|Face
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Transform Recharge
|
|-
|Vortex
|Chest
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Weapon Cooldown
|
|-
|Medallion
|Chest
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Explosive Force
|Based on [[Unicron]]
|-
|Shield
|Arms
|Rare
|5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins
| +20% Defense
|Based on the one [[Unicron]] used to use.
|-
|}
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====As Scorponok====
[[File:Scorponok-Pig.jpg|thumb|300px|A Scorponok that ''doesn't'' transform into a scorpion??]]
*''Squad'': '''Enslavers'''
*''Mission Type'': '''Firepower '''
*''Unlock Type'': Challenge Event Prize (10000 Tokens)

Whereas Galvatron is powerful, dangerous, and evil, Scorponok is powerful, dangerous, and... ''oh''. He joins the roster of Deceptihogs clamoring and bickering for leadership over Piggy Island.

Scorponok's laser beams pierce through targets just like Shockwave's, and his cannon has more firepower. However, shooting too much (five times) too rapidly will cause the gun to overheat and leave him vulnerable for several seconds.

He was first available in the May 2017 event, "Headmaster", at the new standard new character cost of ''10000'' tokens! Unlike Trypticon's event, you don't have the benefit of a maximum of 1500 tokens and a minimum of 500 tokens from leaderboards, but the event does go for 7 days.

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|Cannons
|Arms
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Damage
|
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|Tail
|Back
|Legendary
|5 Legendary Crystals + 200,000 Coins
| +30% Damage
|Also appears in vehicle mode but still no scorpion alt so...
|-
|}
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====As Motormaster====
[[File:Angry-Birds-Transformers-Promotional-Motormaster.jpg|thumb|300px|I guess I truly am a Road Hog]]
*''Squad'': '''Enslavers'''
*''Mission Type'': '''Firepower'''
*''Unlock Type'': Challenge Event Prize
Motormaster Pig fires bullets imbued with black oil in horizontal arcs, which deal sparingly manageable splash damage and ricochet off targets. Little-known fact: oil has absolutely no other known purpose whatso-flippin-ever. An amazing choice of weapon for the so-called 'King of the Road'.
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|Ace of Spades
|Head
|Rare
|5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins
| +20% Damage
|
|-
|Headphones
|Head
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Damage
|
|-
|Baseball Cap
|Head
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Transform Recharge
|
|-
|Halloween Hat (bat and wizard)
|Head
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Damage
|Halloween Event exclusive
|-
|Sunglasses
|Face
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Transform Recharge
|
|-
|Sword
|Arms
|Legendary
|5 Legendary Crystals + 200,000 Coins
| +20% Fire Rate
|
|-
|}
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====As Drag Strip====
[[File:ABDragStrip.jpeg|right|thumb|300px|hey everybody its me, the worst sunticon DRAGSTRIP]]
*''Squad'': '''Specialists'''
*''Mission Type'': '''Intelligence'''
*''Unlock Type'': Challenge Event Prize
So, Drag Strip. Uh, not a WHOLE lot to say, but he isn't very complicated like the last five Transformers released. Nothing special in vehicle mode or when he isn't shooting. His weapon is sub-par with the other aforementioned characters, minus Grapple. But it's still dangerous. It's a plasma ball with a long cooldown, but when it hits something, it ricochets with an AMAZING heat-seeking motion to hit the nearest block, and it can do this multiple times. So one projectile can do good amounts of damage.
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|Sword
|Head
|Legendary
|5 Legendary Crystals + 200,000 Coins
| +40% Defense
|Attaches to his back
|-
|Rocket Launcher
|Arms
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Damage
|
|-
|Pistol
|Back
|Rare
|5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins
| +40% Faster Reload
|
|-
|}
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====As Menasor====
[[File:Menasorpigimproved.jpeg|thumb|300px|”Menasor hate pigs! Menasor crush! Destroy!”]]
*''Squad'': '''Combiners'''
*''Mission Type'': '''Firepower'''
*''Unlock Type'': Competition Prize, Gem purchase, Gold Crate unlock

[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] is possibly the most overpowered character in the game. His main weapon consists of two components: a version of [[Chef Pig#As Breakdown|Breakdown]]'s scatterblaster, with a ''wide'' range and ricocheting shots, accompanied by an oil bullet from [[Corporal Pig#As Motormaster|Motormaster]]'s weapon. This attack gains ''ridiculous'' range at higher levels, and with the "explosive rounds" Sword Accessory, can obliterate entire screens of blocks and pigs ''before they even get on-screen''. Even dormant [[Walking Mortar Tower]]s can be destroyed before they have a chance to attack. You will rarely even need to use his secondary attack, which is basically [[Corporal Pig#As Dragstrip|Dragstrip]]'s ricocheting pulse which can fire multiple blasts at once depending on how many targets are on-screen. He does have something of a problem destroying [[missile silo|missiles]] unless they're directly targeted and at close range, but since most missiles bounce harmlessly off him, not a big deal. ([[Piggy Island|Pig City]] missiles and [[Boss Pig]]'s missile will still do damage, especially the latter.) Oh, and like the other Combiners, since he has no vehicle mode to dodge with, [[Monolith]]s shatter themselves against him, leaving not a scratch on his armor.

Like all Combiners, Menasor cannot use [[Energonicon]]s... under normal circumstances. It ''is'' possible during Weekly Competitions where you can use two characters and an Energonicon: select a non-Combiner character as your first choice, then the Combiner in the second. Your normal character will have access to an Energonicon, and when you swap characters, the Combiner will ''also'' be able to use them and collect Energon cubes to fuel them. Handy! (This also works if you choose the Combiner as the first character, but you will not be given the option of choosing your Energonicon before the run, and will be stuck with whatever Energonicon the other character used last. Plus you'll have to swap to the normal character then back to get the Combiner access to it, and that's just an extra annoying step.)

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|Baseball Cap
|Head
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Transform Recharge
|
|-
|Badge of Leadership
|Chest
|Rare
|5 Rare Crystals + 20,000 Coins
| +30% Damage
|
|-
|Sword
|Arms
|Legendary
|5 Legendary Crystals + 200,000 Coins
| Explosive Rounds
|Attaches to his hand
|-
| [[Enigma of Combination]]
|Back
|Legendary
|5 Legendary Crystals + 200,000 Coins
| +40% Defense
|
|-
|}
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====As General Scorponok====
[[File:ABgeneralscorponok.jpeg|300px|thumb|I swear ON MY LIFE that this tail will remain unscathed ...Or they just never bothered giving the tail a new texture]]
*''Squad'': '''Hardboiled Warriors'''
*''Mission Type'': '''Firepower '''
*''Unlock Type'': Prime Pass reward (level 10)

In the wake of the thirteenth battle in the interminable Autobird-Deceptihog war, the terrifying General Scorponok stalks ground zero, his sworn duty to destroy the Autobirds. His mind is set on the first victim in his carnage: a puny little Autobird sent out to terminate him. He knows that in due time, [[Stella (AB)#As Sharpshooter Moonracer|Sharpshooter Moonracer]] will be no more.

General Scorponok's weapon is just his old one. Yeah.

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|Cannons
|Arms
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Damage
|
|-
|Tail
|Back
|Legendary
|5 Legendary Crystals + 200,000 Coins
| +30% Damage
|Appears in vehicle mode, also miraculously unscathed despite every other part of his body being covered in rust and battle damage
|-
|}
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====As Neon Scorponok====
[[File:ABTF-Neon-Scorponok.jpg|300px|thumb|Get over here!]]
*''Squad'': '''Steel Strike Force'''
*''Mission Type'': '''Firepower '''
*''Unlock Type'': Prime Pass reward (level 10)

The Autobirds have sent Arcee with the power of neon to defeat the Deceptihogs, but now Scorponok takes the Neon Powers to defeat her.

Having Energon he takes more damage to hits but can heal up with Energon cubes.

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|Cannons
|Arms
|Epic
|5 Epic Crystals + 60,000 Coins
| +20% Damage
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|Tail
|Back
|Legendary
|5 Legendary Crystals + 200,000 Coins
| +30% Damage
|Also appears in vehicle mode
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|}
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====As Neon Galvatron====
[[File:ABTF-Neon Galvatron.jpg|300px|thumb|Can't you hear the call of the night?]]
*''Squad'': '''Titan Vanguard'''
*''Mission Type'': '''??? '''
*''Unlock Type'': Prime Pass reward

Galvatron has given himself a sweet neon redeco, giving him something of a night-time aesthetic. He didn't give his weapon as much thought as his new look as his weapon is still the exact same, he didn't bring much customization items along for the ride either.

Being a Neon character, he's got the ability to regain health with Energon cubes at the cost of higher fragility, not that it'll crack Galvatron or his new paintjob.

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|Baseball Cap
|Head
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Vehicle Time
|
|-
|Sunglasses
|Face
|Common
|5 Common Crystals + 2,500 Coins
| +10% Transform Recharge
|
|-
|Vortex
|Chest
|Legendary
|5 Legendary Crystals + 200,000 Coins
| +20% Weapon Cooldown
|Based on ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'' [[Megatron (Movie)|Galvatron]]
|-
|}
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==Toys==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
*'''Galvatron Pig''' (Telepod Racers, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Telepods base
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the [[Toys"R"Us]] "Angry Birds Transformers" toyline, Galvatron Pig is figurine that [[Autotransformation|autotransform]]s into a truck with the robot pig head on top when you push down on the head, and pops back up into robot mode via spring-loaded mechanism.

: His underside has a tiny code on the back that can be read by the ''Angry Birds Transformers'' app by placing it on top of a [[Telepod]] that has been placed on an iPhone/Android phone's camera lens. This allows you to scan him into the game and unlock him as a playable character, give the unlocked version a temporary stat boost, or speed up his upgrade/repair time.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Deceptihogs/GalvatronPig/galvatronpig.htm More information on Galvatron Pig at TFU.info]''

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[[File:ABTFtoy-OptimusPrimeAttackGame.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Optimus Prime Attack Game'''
**''Accessories:'' Ramp, launcher

:The [[Optimus Prime Attack Game]] includes a non-transforming Galvatron Pig vehicle, with the pig's "head" being removable. He also has a different colour scheme from in game. Odd. The game challenges the player to launch Galvatron pig or [[Red (AB)|Optimus Prime Bird]] at a large block-built [[Hal|Grimlock Bird]] tower and knock down blocks and [[Deceptihog]]s.

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==Notes==
* The Galvatron Pig design merges elements of the [[Galvatron (G1)|original Galvatron]] with the alt-mode and other details of the [[Megatron (Movie)|''Age of Extinction'' incarnation]]. As he levels up, the G1 look is further cemented by various bits of "armor" that he gains and a change in the color of his cannon.
*The Energon Racers pack doesn't include an Energon Galvatron Telepod for some reason, making him the only original map character in game to not have a Telepod in that pack.

==External links==
*[[wikia:angrybirds:Corporal Pig|Corporal Pig at the Angry Birds wiki]]

[[Category:Deceptihogs]]
[[Category:Stunticons]]
[[Category:Combiners]]

Menasor (G1)

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Primm slimm:

{{disambig3|Menasor}}
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{{featured}}
:''Menasor is a [[Decepticon]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Menasor studioox.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Dennis the Menasor]]
'''Menasor''' was meant to be the ultimate Decepticon weapon, and perhaps he would have been if not for the fatal flaw in his design. His mind was designed to merge the psyches of the five [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] who compose his form. Unfortunately the great depth of resentment the four limb components feel towards [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], plus the extreme differences in attitude that makes them less a team and more a destruction derby, and of course the tiny detail that they're all psychotic, has created a primal psychological rift and left Menasor an unpredictable mass of conflicting, chaotic impulses.

Extremely powerful, highly mentally unstable, and prone to violent tantrums where he lashes out at anything in range, Menasor is not a weapon to point and fire, but a raging monster to turn loose on the battlefield and then get as far out of range as possible.

Menasor is the combined form of all five Stunticons:

*[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (torso)
*[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] (left arm)
*[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] (left leg)
*[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]] (right arm)
*[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] (right leg (I GOTTA GET OUTTA HERE)

In some universes, [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]] or [[Brake-Neck (G1)|Brake-Neck]] replaces Wildrider on the team, and sometimes the "[[roller car]]" or [[Blackjack (G1)|Blackjack]] act as a sixth component forming a chestplate for the combiner.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Roger C. Carmel]] (English, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2" only), [[Regis Cordic]] (English), [[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese)|[[Zhan Che]] (Chinese), [[Toni Orlandi]] (Italian, second dub), [[Edgar Wald]] (Latin American), [[Willi Röbke]] (German, ''Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1''), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, ''The Ultimate Weapon''), [[Christoph Jablonka]] (German, Generation 2 Dub of ''The Ultimate Weapon''), [[Georges Atlas]] (European French, "Cosmic Rust"), [[Jean Roche]] (European French, "Masquerade"), [[Francis Lax]] (European French, "Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1"), Unknown actors (European French, "The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2", "Trans-Europe Express"), [[Júlio Chaves]] (Portuguese), [[Paulo Flores]] (Portuguese, "Masquerade")}}

[[File:KtVS2 Introducing Menasor.jpg|thumb|left|Don't offend the little ones, Prime!]]
Created by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to counteract the [[Autobot]]s' rule of the road, the Stunticons were powerful in their own right, but were also equipped with a secret ability by the Decepticon leader: they were the second Decepticon combiner team, able to merge into the towering Menasor. Megatron had the Stunticons unveil their combined form to battle the Autobots' new team, the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], but [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] had predicted Menasor's existence, and had given the Aerialbots the power to combine into [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]. Menasor quickly took the upper hand in the fight that ensued between the two giants, his sheer aggression driving the Autobot combiner back, trapping him in a landslide. Just as Menasor was charging his opponent with intent to impale him on a factory smokestack, however, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] appeared to intercept the Stunticon gestalt's attack. Omega freed Superion, and the two Autobots overpowered Menasor, forcing him to disengage and retreat. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

[[File:CosmicRust Menasor holds aloft bug.jpg|thumb|By the power of bumblebees!]]
When the Autobots obtained the weather-manipulating [[Pearl of Bahoudin]], Megatron had the Stunticons merged into Menasor to reclaim the device. His heavy-handed efforts did more harm than good, however, as the Pearl was knocked free from [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]]'s grasp and was swept up into a cyclone of its own making. Megatron abandoned the field of battle, leaving Menasor to menace the Autobots until the Pearl's storms wiped out all life on Earth. Bumblebee, [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] tried burying Menasor in a crevasse, but the giant's prodigious strength allowed him to tear free easily, forcing the Autobots back into a corner as he pressed his attack. Moments before the Autobots met their end, the <s>raging jackass</s> champion driver [[Auggie Cahnay (G1)|Auggie Cahnay]] hopped a cliff in his specially-designed car, launching it full speed ''straight into Menasor's face.'' Even Menasor couldn't shrug off an impact like that, and went down like a sack of tironium bricks. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

Menasor's size and strength were brought into play when the Decepticons targeted the [[Statue of Liberty]] for destruction, as he could wield the [[Antilla]]n [[Lightning Bug]] heat ray as a hand-held weapon. The Autobots defend the statue, and before Menasor could open fire with the Lightning Bug, a strafing run from the Aerialbots caused him to drop the weapon. His flying foes combined into Superion and the two titans grappling over the weapon until Superion triumphed, throwing Menasor so hard that he splintered into his component Stunticons, giving the Aerialbot combiner the chance to destroy the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[File:Masquerade Menasors.JPG|left|thumb|"If you are me, then who am I? This is all way too confusing for me."]]
While gathering up the components required for a new Decepticon laser weapon, the Stunticons wound up being captured by the Autobots. Looking to find out what Megatron was up to, a squad of Autobots used [[camouflage paint]] to disguise themselves as Stunticons to infiltrate the Decepticons camp, but while they were away on the mission, Breakdown managed to shake the true Stunticons free from their cells. The team united into Menasor, who felled their Autobot captors, then smashed his way out of the Autobots' volcano and took off for the Decepticons' temporary base. His arrival confused everyone, as he insisted that the "Stunticons" already present were impostors, but the Autobots were able to maintain their deception a while longer by "merging" into a Menasor form of their own through a combination of [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]'s magnetic powers and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]'s illusions. The two Menasors battled, but the Autobots' makeshift combination couldn't stand up to a slash from the true Menasor's sword, and their true identities were exposed. Menasor stood strong in the hail of firepower the Autobots proceeded to unleash against him, but when a cavalry of other Autobots then arrived, the combiner decided he had had enough, and fled. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

[[File:FiveFaces1 Menasor wields sword.jpg|thumb|I'll kill you if you point out that I'm just Motormaster with some cars attached to my arms!]]
When the treacherous [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] rampaged with his new [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]] army, Megatron requested the assistance of the Stunticons, only to be rebuffed by Drag Strip. The Stunticons finally decided to take notice when the Combaticons' combined form of [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] defeated [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]; at first, the rowdy bunch of cars did not care if Megatron was destroyed, but they realized Starscream would not simply stop at eliminating his former leader. The team quickly formed Menasor, who dispatched Bruticus with one mighty punch. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

In 2005, following their expulsion from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the Stunticons retreated with the rest of the Decepticons to the planet of [[Chaar]]. When [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] returned with a pittance of [[energon]] to go around, the Decepticons began fighting over the small handful of cubes, but Menasor held back until a victor had emerged in the form of Devastator, whom he then attacked. Menasor chopped the energy-deprived [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] combiner into his constituent 'bots, but before he could claim his prize, the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] swooped in to snatch up the cube. At that point, [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] arrived to chastise the squabbling Decepticons; Menasor and Astrotrain shared a wearied look as Cyclonus and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s mindlessly chanted their loyalty to the absent [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}

In 2006, the Stunticons attempted to attack a weakened [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], who was missing [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]], as he rescued a falling train. Unfortunately for them, no sooner had they combined into Menasor than [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] blasted their combined form in the back, disabling him before he even laid a hand on Defensor. {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
{{note|The events of the Generation 1 cartoon occur in Japanese continuity as described above, except the events of 2006 take place in 2010, and many additional stories are inserted into the timeline.}}
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages=====
[[File:FSRLFstorypage combaticon menasor.jpg|thumb|left|Brutisor, or Menacus. You decide!]]
When Menasor clashed with Superion in the heart of a major metropolitan area, the Stunticon combiner took the upper hand in the fight, but was bested when the Aerialbots separated and bound their opponent with energy ropes, making him an easy target for [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]]'s firepower. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 8|Story page #8}} Later, Menasor teamed up with Devastator to wreak some havoc on the Autobots, but the Autobots had some new backup in the form of Defensor. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 12|Story page #12}}

During a later battle with the Autobots, Motormaster combined with the Combaticons to form a variant version of Menasor with [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]] and [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]] as arms, and [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] as legs. The Autobots were aghast at the sight of this new menace, {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 13|Story page #13}} but likely not ''quite'' as aghast as they were at the sight of Menasor, Devastator, and Bruticus's [[:File:GestaltTrioTVMagazine.jpg|deformed bodies]] when they later gathered for another major battle. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 16|Story page #16}}

=====Scramble City=====
{{voiceactor|[[Kōji Totani]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Scramblecity breakdown forms an arm.jpg|thumb]]

After the Aerialbots prevented an attempt by the Decepticons to attack the subterranean construction site of their Scramble City project, the Stunticons were called into action and soon combined into Menasor to battle their airborne rivals. When Superion unveiled the full extent of the Aerialbots' [[Scramble Power]], reconfiguring his limbs to increase his power, Menasor shocked the Autobots by revealing that he too had the same ability. The Stunticons had a slightly better handle on the power, too; when [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]] forgot his position on the combiner, leaving Superion legless, Menasor disconnected Wildrider and had him take the place of Superion's missing limb, crippling the Aerialbot gestalt. A barrage from the other Autobots severed Wildrider, and the restored Superion toppled Menasor, but the Combaticons then arrived to aid the Stunticons. Menasor and Bruticus tag-teamed Superion, but were both stopped when [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City itself]] was brought into battle to end the conflict. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''Transformers 2010'' story pages=====
[[File:2010storypage mixed up menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=0.5|left]]
Following the return of Galvatron and their alliance with the [[Quintesson]]s, the Decepticons renewed their offensive against the Autobots. Menasor, Bruticus and Devastator joined the Decepticons' newest combiner [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] in battling Superion and Defensor, though Predaking did most of the work as Menasor held back and smirked at the sight of his old rivals taking a beating. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)#Part 2|Story page #2}} To fight back, the Autobots had to take the threat posed by Menasor and the other combiners into consideration and develop appropriate countermeasures. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)#Part 4|Story page #4}}

In an "imaginary tale" that proposed an alliance between the Stunticons, Aerialbots, Combaticons and Protectobots, a version of Menasor was formed who had Vortex for a right arm, [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] as his left arm, [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] as his right leg, and Fireflight as his left leg. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)#Part 5|Story page #5}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Hōchū Ōtsuka]], [[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (Japanese)}}
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The Stunticons participated in Galvatron's siege on Cybertron in the year 2011. They formed Menasor to fight their Autobot counterparts, but were steamrolled by the might and firepower of the [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]]. Returning to Earth, they were deployed to stop what appeared to be an attempt by the Aerialbots to steal a cache of Decepticon energon in the desert, but this was a feint to keep them busy and prevent them from interfering in Hot Rod's quest for the missing [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Realizing they had been had, the team formed Menasor and sped to Hot Rod's location in the Arctic, but Superion followed and took Menasor down despite his attempt to use Hot Rod as a shield. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

In [[San Francisco]], Menasor assisted Bruticus in using [[buridanka|a carnivorous plant]] to distract the Autobots from [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s plans on [[Zarak (planet)|Zarak]]. He fought against the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]' combined form, [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} Much later, the Stunticons assembled in the desert as their Ninja Commander [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] began issuing orders. They formed Menasor and took part in the escalating Decepticon war effort as five separate Autobot outposts were attacked simultaneously at Sixshot's command. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

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Following the Decepticons' apparent expulsion from Earth, Menasor was among the group who secretly did not leave the planet, but who instead withdrew to the sub-oceanic city of [[Lemuria (myth)|Lemuria]], where he oversaw the processing of [[crysmagnetal]] for Scorponok's fiendish [[Death Tower]]s. Following the towers' deployment, he joined the entire Decepticon army in battling the Autobots at the North Pole, where he would have killed [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] if Sixshot hadn't intervened on the boy's behalf, charging the combiner head-on and toppling him. When Scorponok's plan was foiled, Menasor escaped into space along with the rest of the Decepticons as the battle climaxed. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Zone''=====
{{voiceactor|[[Masato Hirano]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:MenasorZone1.jpg|thumb|Those racecars are, like, 50 stories tall.]]

Menasor was among the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] recruited by the Decepticons' newest [[Emperor of Destruction]], [[Violengiguar]]. Outfited with new armor and weaponry—including a giant shield that he could sling at his enemies, and some kind of funky transparent-green Phantom-of-the-Opera-lookin' half-face mask—Menasor was somewhat dubiously christened the "Intelligence General" of the group, and sent forth to conquer planets in pursuit of Violengiguar's goal of creating a [[Decepticon Zone]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} At some point, the Generals schooled [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the [[Powered Master]]s. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}

Together with Overlord and Abominus, Menasor laid waste to the world of Feminia, destroying the entire planet and nearly killing Autobot leader Star Saber. With the Autobots left in disarray, Violengiguar gathered all nine of his generals together and instructed them to gather the energy sources necessary for him to create a Decepticon Zone: the Energon Z of planet Zone, and the mysterious [[Zodiac]], concealed on Earth. Menasor joined Overlord, Abominus and Bruticus in attacking Zone; the armament of the Autobots' Zone Base was no match for the giants, and Menasor smashed the [[Gasoline Base]] component to pieces with his huge shield. Overlord tore the Energon Z power core out of Zone Base, and the team immediately departed to redenzvous with the other generals and hand over the Energon Z so they could take it with them to Earth. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

=====e-HOBBY comics=====
Menasor was charging into battle against the Autobots when the dimensional intruder [[Grand Scourge]] suddenly dropped in through a tear in space-time. Menasor cared little about the new arrival's identity, moving in to crush him immediately. But with a single swift blow of Grand Scourge's [[Matrix Breaker]] sword, Menasor was split into his individual components. The Stunticons were then forced to combine with Grand Scourge, save Motormaster, who fled in terror. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}}

=====''Generations Selects Special Comic''=====
In [[2050]], Menasor and the Decepticons joined the revolution of the [[Selector]]s against their human masters. The [[Quintesson]]s and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcon]]s sided with the humans, and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] attacked all while craving Angolmois Energy. In battle with a scrambled version of [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], Abominus crashed into Bruticus and Menasor and stole some of their limb components to make an even stronger version of himself. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' comic=====
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In the late 1980s, under orders from [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], Menasor joined the [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] in an energy raid on [[Tokyo]]. Though challenged by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and a unit of Autobots, Menasor made short work of them by punching all he could in the face with his giant fist. His evil was bested, however, when Prime drove up a ramp and punched ''him'' in the face. The blow was powerful enough to force him to retreat. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 1|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #1}}

Menasor later attacked a baseball stadium where [[Kenji]] was on a date, intending to turn it into a new Decepticon base. Kenji quickly summoned [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] to battle the Decepticon, but Menasor was immediately aided by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]. After a short skirmish, Decepticon victory seemed in the bag until Menasor got his legs knocked off. [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] then latched onto the stumps and blasted Menasor away, dumping him in the Pacific Ocean, far away from Japan. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 5|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #5}}

=====''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''=====
The Stunticons joined the entire Decepticon army in a raid on [[Feminia]] to capture the [[Prime Energy Tower]]. Menasor was formed along with [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] to oppose the Autobot battalion guarding the tower; they were met by the Autobots' own big soldiers Superion, Defensor and Omega Supreme, but with the addition of Predaking to the fray, the Autobots were soon outnumbered. The [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibots]] were there to save the day, tying Predaking's legs together and causing him to topple over and crush Menasor and the other combiners under his weight. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #5}}

=====''The Great Transformer War''=====
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After tearing Superion into his component Aerialbots, the Stunticons merged into Menasor and joined Bruticus in defending [[Trypticon (G1)|Dinobase]] against incursion by the Protectobots. While his men kept the pair busy, [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] used his repair bay mode to fix up the injured Aerialbots, who then blinded the giants with their dazzling "Scramble Shot" fly-by attack. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 1|The Great Transformer War #1}}

=====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic=====
The image of Menasor was among a group of holograms of older Decepticons projected by [[King Poseidon]] to deceive and confuse the Autobots under [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]'s command. {{storylink|Burn, Chokon! New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

=====''Zone'' comic=====
Menasor was among the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]] recruited by the Decepticons' newest [[Emperor of Destruction]], [[Violengiguar]]. Outfited with new armor and weaponry—including a giant shield that he could sling at his enemies, and some kind of funky transparent-green Phantom-of-the-Opera-lookin' half-face mask—Menasor was somewhat dubiously christened the "Intelligence General" of the group, and sent forth to conquer planets in pursuit of Violengiguar's goal of creating a [[Decepticon Zone]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 1}} At some point, the Generals schooled [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] and the [[Metrosquad]] in the ways of evil, making them more than formidable foes for the [[Powered Master]]s. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Zone Part 7}}

Following the generals' successful destruction of the planet Feminia, which badly wounded current Autobot leader [[Star Saber (G1)|Victory Saber]], a team consisting of Menasor, Bruticus, [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] attacked the leaderless Autobot [[Micromaster]]s on the planet [[Micro|Zone]] and stole their [[Energon Z]] power source, a key component in Violengiguar's plan. As they came under an intimidating amount of firepower from [[Zone Base]], they feld with their prize; the Autobots tried to pursue them into space, but were stopped by [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] and his energy web. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|Zone}}

====Full Throttle Scramble Power!====
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On a mission to steal energy from a power plant, the Stunticons formed Menasor to fight off the interfering Superion. With Superion weakened by a blast from the Decepticons' new electromagnetic [[Omega Wave Cannon]], Menasor reconfigured his limbs, positioning Drag Strip and Wildrider as his arms for a [[gravito-gun|Double Graviton Gun]] attack that pinned the Aerialbot down. Unfortunately for Menasor, Metroplex and the other Autobots soon arrived, and the sight of the giant city-bot left the Stunticon combiner momentarily stunned, allowing Superion to right himself. Superion disengaged Slingshot, who knocked Wildrider loose from Menasor and took his place, immobilizing the Decepticon so that Superion could stomp him into defeat. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}

====''The Animated Movie''====
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During the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005, Menasor and Bruticus staged an attack on [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]], occupying the attentions of Omega Supreme, Superion and Defensor and preventing them from coming to the aid of their comrades in the besieged city. {{storylink|Transformers: The Animated Movie|The Animated Movie trade paperback}}
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====''Wings Universe''====
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{{Wingsnote}}
After Cybertron entered its new Golden Age, the war between the Autobots and Decepticons still raged in space and on Earth. Menasor was permanently destroyed in battle with his nemesis, [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. Only Breakdown, acting as one of the giant's legs at the time, managed to survive the colossal damage Menasor suffered. He swore revenge against the last surviving [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobot]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], dedicating himself to finishing the destruction his team had started. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
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===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
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''Menasor first appeared in a series of dreams experienced by [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]], in which the young boy saw the Decepticon combiner ambush Superion while the Autobot was distracted after defeating [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] in combat, only to be beaten back and buried in a landslide. Realizing in short order that these dreams were, in fact, visions of the future granted to Buster by the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] his brain had briefly housed, the Autobots and Decepticons devised a way to peer into his mind. In this dream-vision, they watched as the Stunticons formed Menasor to combat the Protectobots as they attempted to save humans at the [[Pullen Power Plant]]. Menasor found himself physically outmatched by the Protectobot gestalt Defensor, but back-up soon arrived in the form of Bruticus. While Defensor and Bruticus grappled, Superion arrived to engage Menasor; unfortunately for the Stunticon combiner, his personality problems handicapped him, with Dead End taking objection to being ordered about, leading to him firing his weapons too late to hit Superion and accidentally blasting Bruticus instead. Menasor attempted to flee, but Superion stopped his flight by opening a crevasse under his feet with his [[stress fracture cannon]].'' {{storylink|Second Generation!}} {{storylink|The Special Teams Have Arrived}}

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''Using these dreams as a blueprint'', the Decepticons constructed the Stunticons and imbued them with life via one of [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s [[cerebro-shell]]s, which siphoned off the energies of the Creation Matrix as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] used it to bring the similarly created Aerialbots to life. When the two teams subsequently met in battle over the Autobot named [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and his human passenger, [[Donny Finkleberg]], they merged into Menasor and Superion for the first time. The two gargantuan gladiators shattered a freeway overpass (or was it an entrance ramp...?) before engaging in hand-to-hand combat. Unfortunately for the Autobots, the ever-unhelpful robot hunter named [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]] entered the fray for [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]] and zapped Superion, temporarily overloading his circuitry and allowing Menasor to administer the coup-de-grace, courtesy of his [[cyclone gun]]. Skids and Finkleberg disappeared in the melee, though, forcing the Stunticons to disconnect and begin searching for them anew. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}

''Later, Menasor attacked a [[G.B. Blackrock|Blackrock]] fuel plant, once again drawing the attention of the Aerialbots. [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]] and his team were forced to combine into Superion in order to battle the united Stunticons. Unfortunately for Silverbolt, this meant his teammates learned about his fear of heights due to the mental bleedover. Ashamed, he caused Superion to fight back extremely savagely against Menasor, almost injuring innocent civilians in the process.'' {{storylink|...Perchance to Dream}}
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====Marvel UK future timelines====
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In [[2008]], the renegade Decepticons [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] teamed up with the freelance peacekeeping agent named [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]] to assassinate Commander [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. Cut off from the battle by a set of blast doors, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] summoned Menasor to help him break through and deal with the traitors. The super-robot eventually succeeded, but it was too late. Shockwave was dead, and the Decepticons were forced to accept Scourge and Cyclonus as their new leaders. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

===The Special Teams===
A malfunction in the systems of the Autobots' new combiner team, the Aerialbots, caused them to briefly defect to the Decepticons, but when they returned to the Autobot ranks, Megatron was inspired to compensate for their loss by creating the Stunticons. After Starscream collected the freshly-created Stunticons from Cybertron, Megatron ordered them all to rendezvous with the rest of the Decepticon force at the recently evacuated [[Pullen Power Plant]]. The Stunticons merged into Menasor to smash through the Protectobots guarding the plant, but Menasor was unprepared for the Protectobots' own ability to combine into Defensor. Bruticus soon arrived to back him up, but Superion then join the fray; Menasor and Superion squared off, with the Aerialbot combiner successfully damaging Menasor's armor with his stress fracture cannon. Having taken enough lumps for one day, Menasor disengaged into the individual Stunticons and fled. {{storylink|The Special Teams}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
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Menasor was one of several combiner robots based on the original prototype, [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. He existed as the combined form of Motormaster's Stunticons, but was effectively forced into retirement by the [[Crisis Intervention Accord]], which outlawed the use of super-robots among the factions. {{storylink|Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|War Within: The Dark Ages}}

At some point in Cybertron's recent history, the Stunticons were deemed psychotic and too dangerous to function in society, and as a result were placed into perpetual stasis lock inside of a [[Detention Banks|prison facility]], much to the relief of security officer [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #6}} However, in the year 2003, in an attempt to create a diversion while he set his final plans in motion, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] had [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] surreptitiously release the Stunticons, unleashing Menasor on an unsuspecting world once again. The deranged combiner ran amok for a while, crushing Defensor and the Wreckers when they tried to stand in his way, until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] arrived and took up the fight. Insulting the individual Stunticons as he battled, Magnus was able to fracture Menasor's mind, causing the five Stunticons' consciousnesses to began to bickering inside his head over whose fault it was that they were losing. Temporarily paralyzed by this mental turmoil, Menasor was left wide open, and Ultra Magnus rammed the combiner in the chest, forcing him to separate into his disabled component parts. {{storylink|Passive Aggression}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
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When a group of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]] members ran into the Stunticons in 1930's [[Chicago]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] warned them about the existence of Menasor. Thankfully, Motormaster wasn't around to form the giant. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

After the Stunticons were recruited into [[Serpentor|Serpent O.R.]]'s army, Menasor attacked an Autobot peace ceremony, teaming up with [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] to defeat [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 3|The Art of War #3}} He then tracked down Optimus Prime, stomped on a [[Optimus Prime's rescuees|civilian]] Optimus had just saved, and delivered [[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]] to pass a message on to the Autobot leader. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 4|The Art of War #4}}
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===''The Beast Within''===
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Just as the Decepticons were on the brink of a great victory over the Autobots, the tables turned when the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] revealed their long-hidden combined form, [[Beast (G1)|The Beast]]. This misshapen monstrosity's raw power struck fear in all the Decepticons, but the Constructicons, Combaticons and Stunticons found the courage to combine and counter-attack. When the Beast effortlessly felled Bruticus and Devastator, however, Menasor thought twice about going through with an attack, and instead cowered before the monster, begging for mercy. But the Beast had none: it seized Menasor, lifted him above its head, and tore him to pieces. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}
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===''Mystery of Convoy''===
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====''Alternity''====
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One of a higher-dimensional [[Megatron (G1)#Alternity|Megatron]]'s many pawns in a "[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|game full of death and suffering]]", Menasor was empowered to be pitted against an [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|avatar]] of a higher-dimensional [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Alternity|Optimus Prime]], alongside endless hordes of other Decepticons. {{storylink|To Die Game!}}

====''Mystery of Convoy'' strategy guide manga====
The five Stunticons confronted Ultra Magnus as he reached the end of the [[Floating City]], combining into Menasor and opening fire on the Autobot. Magnus leapt over their blasts and returned fire, striking the combiner's weak point: the flashing spot in the middle of his forehead. {{storylink|Transformers (Mystery of Convoy)#Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!|Menasor's Weak Point is His Forehead!}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|''Transformers'' #5]]}}
[[File:EnemiesoftheSystem menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|Menasor's only purpose in IDW fiction is get beaten up by everyone and everything.]]
Gestalt technology was the product of [[Nexus Prime]]'s [[Enigma of Combination]] in the ancient past of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and when it was lost, many dedicated themselves to rediscovering it. {{storylink|The Crucible}} Perhaps the most unexpected success was that accomplished by [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], who stole what little of the technology had been re-engineered, reunited the scattered Stunticons after they were left behind on Earth following the Decepticon evacuation of the planet, and gave them the ability to combine into Menasor. Keeping his accomplishment a secret, Swindle forged a phoney alliance with a splinter group of Autobots led by Hot Rod, but once they had completed construction of the spacecraft to take them off Earth, he revealed his intent to steal the ship and kill the Autobots, and had the Stunticons merge into Menasor before their horrified eyes. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 4: "Enemies of the System"|Enemies of the System}} Fortunately for the Autobots, the combination wasn't seamless, and the Stunticons were left with individualized consciousnesses instead of a gestalt Menasor mind. ''Un''fortunately for Swindle's chosen first target, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]], they didn't disagree about killing him...only ''how'' to kill him. The arrival of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] gave Menasor momentary pause, long enough for [[Bumblebee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Bumblebee]] to recognize how uncoordinated Menasor's mind(s) was, and instruct the Autobots on exploiting that weakness. By selectively targeting the individual Stunticon components, the Autobots forced them to think of their own safety instead of Menasor's, making the giant easy prey. He was overwhelmed by their firepower, and broken down into separate Decepticons before capture. {{storylink|Things Fall Apart, Part 5: "Earthworks"|Earthworks}}

The Stunticons' makeshift combination would never function again, but represented a further step in the continuing rediscovery of the technology; Shockwave studied the records of his creation, {{storylink|Shockpoint}} which fed into the Decepticons' subsequent perfection of the process. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} When [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]] later took rulership of Cybertron, he encouraged [[Wheeljack (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Wheeljack]] to help him create a functioning combiner of his own, citing Menasor as a particularly worrisome example of a combiner created by an unlikely source. {{storylink|The World of Tomorrow}}

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After [[The Question|a particularly humiliating defeat]] resulted in [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] leaving the Stunticons, Offroad was brought in to replace him. As the Stunticons were explaining to him how they operated, they were approached by Swindle, who piqued their interest by showing them that he had with him the Enigma of Combination. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} Beforehand, Starscream had also arranged for [[Blackjack (G1)|Blackjack]] to join the Stunticons, fully aware that the cop's anger issues would affect the personality of a combiner... {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}}

After using the Enigma to upgrade Menasor—allowing the Stunticons to properly merge their minds—the Stunticons combined, and accompanied Swindle to the colony world of [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], ready to steal anything of value from its people. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}} He appeared in front of the [[Alpha Squadron]] to menace his enemies and when [[Afterburner (G2)|one of them]] tried to arrest him, he stomped the poor bot flat. By this point Swindle realized Starscream had arranged for the Stunticons to play villains so that he could take them down and become the "savior" of Caminus, but his attempts to convince Menasor to stand down were in vain due to Blackjack's influence, which turned the combiner into an unhinged, raging monster. Menasor made short work of both Camien defenders and Starscream's reinforcements from Cybertron, but was finally brought down when Starscream and Optimus Prime deployed the Autobot combiner [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], whose mental stability prevailed over Menasor's blind rage. {{storylink|The Sum and Its Parts}}

The Stunticons and Swindle were incarcerated in Starscream's secret prison while Starscream built relations with the Camiens. {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} However, in the interim, [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] and the Constructicons returned to Cybertron and tried to use [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] to forcibly sever contact between Cybertron and Caminus, only to bet thwarted when Starscream created the Autobot combiner [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. {{storylink|The Possible Light}} {{storylink|Mistakes and Mayhem}} Meanwhile, Starscream's advisor [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], also not wanting Starscream to form a Cybertronian empire, was colluding with Prowl. While Starscream gained Devastator's loyalty, Rattrap freed Swindle to cause a distraction while Rattrap freed Prowl. Swindle graciously complied, breaking out the Stunticons and proceeding to lie to them and several Decepticons that a better life awaited them on Caminus. The Stunticons combined into Menasor, leading the charge to Metroplex's space bridge chamber. Menasor tried to enter the portal only for Devastator to oppose him; Defensor and Superion soon joined the four-way fray. During the ensuing clash, a stray shot from Swindle hit the space bridge's control panel and destabilized the portal. Menasor and Superion fell through to an unknown, alien planet and were soon joined by Defensor and then Devastator, who demands that the other three calm down or else he would make them calm down. But then they were joined by the result of Prowl's machinations: the new combiner [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]! {{storylink|You, Me, and the Universe}} The combiners fought as they travelled from planet to planet, and Menasor was subsequently knocked out by Defensor and dragged back to Cybertron, where Windblade and Chromia helped subdue him. {{storylink|All That Remains}}

Later, when the [[Mistress of Flame]] wanted [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] released to Camien custody, she suggested Swindle or Menasor could be handed over instead to face justice for their crimes. Wanting to keep Menasor and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] on his side, Starscream opted to release Chromia. {{storylink|Heavy}}

===''Titanium Series'' Menasor toy bio===
With the help of experimental technology, the gestalt frame of Menasor was unified into a singular body. While the dominant personality of this new body was Motormaster, the constant mental assault on him by the supressed personalities of his Stunticon teammates made Menasor little more than a destructive monster of rage and agony, making him unable to reach his potential to be the ultimate weapon.

Motormaster's control slipped only once in an occasion when Stunticons found themselves united in Menasor. {{storylink|#Titanium Series|Titanium Series Menasor}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
With [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] and [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], Menasor attempted to place a giant bust of [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]'s head atop the Decepticon's solar tower. However, the three were unable to work as a team and sent the tower collapsing on themselves. {{storylink|Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
During the Battle for [[Sherman Dam]] in [[Primax 096.0 Beta]], Menasor attacked [[Defensor (G1)#Ask Vector Prime|Defensor]] while the Autobot was attempting to evacuate the workers. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask vector Prime, 2015/09/06}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Menasor was among the gathered Decepticons standing safely behind [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]'s force field when the combined forces of the Autobots and [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] came calling. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
{{voiceactor|[[Charlie Guzman]] (English)}}
[[File:CombinerWarsTheFallScreen.JPG|thumb|upright=1.5|left|"Hi, I'm Trypticon!"]]
The creation of Menasor and his ilk led to Optimus Prime's realization that the Transformers' civil war had become a never-ending arms race, one that could only end in Cybertron's destruction. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Optimus Prime}}

Menasor and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] fought one another, a fight that spilled over to [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]]. Menasor was able to put down his Autobot enemy for good, but was soon set upon by [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Maxima]]. Declaring that combiners were here to stay, he killed Maxima after she blasted him in the eye - but Maxima's sacrifice allowed Windblade to kill the combiner. {{storylink|The Fall}} For this incident, Windblade swore vengeance against the combiners and all who followed them. {{storylink|Prelude to Transformers: Combiner Wars - Windblade}} Menasor's remains were brought back to Cybertron, where Starscream absorbed them into his giant super-combiner form. {{storylink|A War of Giants}}

For some reason or the other, Menasor and [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] were later brought back to life. Probably due to the [[Enigma of Combination]]. {{storylink|Destruction's Dawn}}

Menasor assisted in the reconstruction efforts following the end of the Combiner Wars. {{storylink|Aftermath and Rebirth}} When [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] attacked, he and the other Combiners were recruited by the [[Mistress of Flame]] to search for [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}} They eventually reached the [[Titan (group)|Titan]], where Menasor got distracted by a flashing button and pressed it, inadvertently launching a [[Emissary (TR)|missile]]. {{storylink|The Fight Begins}} When [[Victorion]] took control of Fortress Maximus's weapons and prepared to fire them at Trypticon, Menasor spoke up in protest, noting that the barrage would hit [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] as well, but was overruled. {{storylink|Overlord and Emissary}}

[[File:POTP-Ep2-Volcanicus-Menasor-dies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] arrived at Fortress Maximus and revealed the Mistress of Flame had perished, Menasor and the other Combiners assumed him responsible and attacked. Menasor managed to grab Megatron, but was forced to release him after taking a shot to the face from his [[fusion cannon]]. Once Windblade arrived and the fight stopped long enough for Megatron to explain, Menasor fused with the other Combiners using the Enigma of Combination, turning Victorion into a super-Combiner. {{storylink|Desperate Actions}} Unfortunately, they proved no match for Trypticon and were ultimately forced to separate again, though Menasor was quick to jump back into the fray. He and Computron attempted to attack Trypticon's foot to knock him off balance, later joining the others in attacking Trypticon's fortress mode from all sides. {{storylink|In Good Hands}} When Trypticon swallowed Victorion and the Enigma, he used its power to take control of Menasor and the other Combiners, forcing them to attack Maximus and Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Consumed}} Menasor was freed form Trypticon's control after the Titan expelled the Enigma, and he bore witness to the return of [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and the death of Optimus. Believing he intended to restart the Decepticons, Menasor was all but ready to kill Megatron, but cooler heads eventually prevailed and he agreed to follow Megatron's lead in hopes of stopping Megatronus. {{storylink|All Things Must Pass}}

Unfortunately, while the others went searching for the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]] in [[Primal Swamp]], Menasor and his team were cornered by [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]]. Though he refused to admit Megatron's whereabouts and tried to fight back, he was eventually restrained by Overlord, who forced him to watch as Rodimus destroyed each of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]'s limbs. Finally cracking, Menasor confessed where the others had gone, only for Rodimus to finish Devastator off and Overlord to crush Menasor's neck, killing him again, causing his spark to float away. {{storylink|Volcanicus (episode)|Volcanicus}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
[[File:WFC-Kingdom-Ep1-Menasor-easter-egg.jpg|left|thumb|Teletraan I accurately predicts the Stunticons' release in the [[Transformers: Legacy|next toyline]].]]
Upon exiting the [[Dead Universe]], [[Teletraan I]] was immobilized while processing a massive data upload, {{storylink|Earthrise episode 6}} as he was seeing multiple visions of the future, {{storylink|Kingdom episode 5}} one of which included Menasor. An ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' monitor would display the future data again after crash landing on [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Kingdom episode 1}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:G1commercial menasor vs superion.jpg|thumb]]
*After some dramatic transforming and posing, the Stunticons and Aerialbots combined to do battle as Menasor and Superion. Superion evaded Menasor's firepower and closed in for a hand-to-hand fight, but Menasor was ready for the Aerialbot combiner and hurled him over his shoulder. Charging in to finish the job, however, Menasor was met by Superion's powerful fist and send reeling backwards to collide with a cliff-face, which collapsed and buried him. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Aerialbots and Stunticons|Aerialbots and Stunticons commercial}}
*When Menasor was wreaking havoc in a human city, either [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] or [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] stepped forth to oppose him. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#2015|Transformers Generations: Combiner Wars commercials}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Mystery of Convoy''===
*''Stage'': 5
*''Point value'': 5000
*''Hit points'': 4
[[File:MysteryofConvoy Menasor.png|right|thumb|Menasor, famous for... flying in place.]]

Menasor guards the end of the [[Floating City]], in a great dark room with three hovering platforms, firing periodic laser blasts across the room. His armor makes him invulnerable to damage, except for one spot: a conveniently glowing multicolored spot on his forehead crest. Shot enough times there, and Menasor will fall. {{storylink|Transformers: Mystery of Convoy}}
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===''Transformers: The Headmasters''===
[[File:HeadmastersNES chromedome vs menasor.jpg|thumb]]
When the Decepticons captured some of the Autobots' greatest warriors, Menasor and [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] stood guard over [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] on the Jail planet. They were defeated and their prisoners were rescued by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and the other freed Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|Transformers: The Headmasters}}
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===''Transformers Legends''===
The Stunticons were created in response to the failure of a Decepticon campaign to acquire Autobot superfuel. Realizing they needed a strong ground force, the Stunticons were created by modifying Earth vehicles with Cybertronian technology, and then bringing them before Vector Sigma to be imbued with the spark of life. The Autobots brought the Aerialbots to life at the same time, and the Decepticons found themselves on the losing side until the Stunticons merged into Menasor. The Decepticons lost nonetheless, though they acquired the key to Vector Sigma as a consolation prize. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1 (Legends)|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Upon discovering that the key could transform Earth's organic matter into metal, the Stunticons merged once more into Menasor to fight against the Aerialbots, who attempted to stop them from transforming Earth into a new Cybertron. Menasor was defeated by Superion. {{storylink|Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Corporal Pig#As Menasor}}
Menasor appears as the third Combiner, unlockable in Challenge Events or with a gem purchase. His head is Corporal Pig's. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers Battle Circuit''===
Menasor, one of the "greatest Transformers of all time," was part of a Decepticon team that participated in a tournament on Cybertron. He faced off against a team of Autobots in a series of one-on-one matches. If he managed to defeat Bumblebee, Rodimus, Grimlock, Jetfire, and Optimus Prime, Menasor was declared to be the tournament's champion! {{storylink|Transformers Battle Circuit}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Menasor.jpg|thumb|My optic sweep specials make me more ineffective at max level!]]
Menasor participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! Menasor could be recruited to a team if all of his components were at max level. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Devastation''===
{{voiceactor|[[James Arnold Taylor]]}}

[[File:Devastation-Menasor.jpg|thumb]]
After being defeated by the Autobots while they tried to retrieve the [[Plasma Core]], Motormaster brought out the rest of the Stunticons to form Menasor. The Autobots were able to get the better of the combiner, but he still tossed the Plasma Core to a waiting Insecticon that delivered it to Megatron (while rather petulantly complaining that no one defeated Menasor). Menasor appeared again on the ''[[Proudstar]]'' to help Devastator stop the Autobots from reaching the [[Ferrotaxis]], but both of the combiners were sent plummeting over the ledge to their apparent doom. {{storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Menasor_Earth_Wars.jpg|thumb| Offroad not used, because Menasor doesn't want to seem [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|too familiar]]]]

Menasor was formed after a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Rust Renegades, and Lugnut's betrayal so that he could revive Megatron. Motormaster vowed revenge, but the personalities of the Stunticons clashed, and Menasor couldn't exactly be controlled.
{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}

Menasor can be formed once all 3 to 4 star Stunticons have been collected.

*'''Class''' - Combiner
* '''Weapons''' - Menasor swings around a large sword to heavily damage any building. His sword is capable of deflecting projectiles and damage. When up close, Menasor can also stomp on enemy defenses.
*'''Abilities''':
**'''Blade Dash''' - Dash straight to a target and slash it for heavy damage
**'''Kinetic Barrier''' - Spin your blade, reflecting 75% of all damage dealt to you and dealing damage to nearby enemies
**'''Internal Conflict''' - Deal heavy damage and disable enemies over a large area while losing 20% of your max Health. If this ability kills you, disable the entire enemy base for 10–15 seconds
*'''Cooldown''': 15 seconds to 20 seconds.
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:menasor Menasor at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Menasor was the combined form of the Stunticons, and a monstrous force of nature to be reckoned with. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
[[File:G1menasor toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Not [[Masquerade|Optimus Prime and the Autobots in cosplay]].]]
*'''Menasor''' ([[1986]], [[1990]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-55'''
**''Accessories:'' Head, left & right fists, left & right feet, [[roller car]]/chest plate, "blast deflector" waist plate, Motormaster's [[cyclone gun]] and [[ionizer sword]], small Stunticons' individual guns, sticker sheets (both individual packs and giftset)
{{toydesigner|[[Kaoru Matsumoto]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[https://patents.google.com/patent/USD297039 Menasor's patent] at Google Patents.</ref>|[[Mark Watts]] (packaging artist)}}

:Menasor is formed out of all five Stunticon toys, with Motormaster serving as the central body component, and the four smaller team members as limbs, using additional attachments for Menasor's hands and feet, a mask for his head, waist armor, and a chestplate formed from the "roller car" figure included with Motormaster. He is armed with Motormaster's sword and cyclone rifle. As a "[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and Transformers 2010)|Scramble City]]"-style combiner, Menasor's limbs are fully interchangeable; any of his limb-components, or any members of the other compatible combiner teams, are able to form either an arm or leg for the giant. Menasor is the smallest, but sturdiest, of the Scramble City combiners.

:Along with Metroplex, Superion, Bruticus, and Defensor, Menasor was designed for an aborted ''[[Diaclone]]'' line that would have been called ''[[Diaclone#Jizai Gattai|Jizai Gattai]]'' (自在合体 "Limitless Combination"), which was shelved to make way for the ''Transformers'' line. Menasor's five Stunticon components could be purchased either individually, or in a giftset. A Japanese "VS-A" set that would have packaged Menasor with Superion was planned, but went unreleased.

:In his original release year of 1986, Menasor's five Stunticon components could be purchased either individually, or in a [[giftset]]. The individual Stunticons were later reissued in [[Europe]] as part of the ''[[Classics (Europe)|Classics]]'' series in 1990.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Menasor/menasor.htm More information on Menasor at TFU.info]''
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===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2 Stunticons 1995 Tomart.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|[[Generation 2 Defensor and Menasor|Yowza]].]]
*'''Menasor''' (unreleased)
**''Accessories:'' Head, left & right fists, left & right feet, [[roller car]]/chest plate, "blast deflector" waist plate, Motormaster's cyclone gun and sword, small Stunticons' individual guns
:[[Redeco]]s of all five Stunticons were planned for release in [[1994]], but were canceled, with only a handful of test shots and production samples made, including a small run of [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdowns]] produced as a [[BotCon 1994|1994 BotCon]] exclusive. Given the ''Generation 2'' toyline's handling of other combiners, it is unlikely Menasor would have been released as a giftset even if the individual figures had made it to retail.

:While the number of collectors who own ''Generation 2'' Menasor is vanishingly small in ''this'' universe, at least one collector in [[Unicron Trilogy|''another'' universe]] has managed to snag himself [[Generation 2 Defensor and Menasor|a set]]—Decepticon toy aficionado [[Shortround (Cybertron)|Shortround]]!

{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Universe'' (2003)===
[[File:Universe2003MenasorTestshot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Man. He looks like a rolling bruise.]]
*'''Menasor''' (Ultra Class, <s>[[2004]]</s>?)
:A redeco of ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' Ultra Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Machine Wars|Optimus Prime]] (himself a [[retool]]ing of Generation 1 [[Thunder Clash#Toys|Thunder Clash]]) as Menasor was planned as a store exclusive for the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe toyline]]'', but was ultimately canceled. It was initially supposed to be Motormaster, but trademark issues forced a name change.

::*''[http://www.iaconone.com/datatrax/datatrax_002.php Unproduced Universe Menasor package art at Iacon One Datatrax]''

{{canceledtoy}}
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===''Classics''===
*'''Menasor''' (Classic Legends, [[2007]])
{{toydesigner|[[Joe Kyde]] (deco artist)}}
[[File:ClassicsLOCMenasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Not [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]].]]
:This black and purple [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]] [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends of Cybertron]]'' [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#LOC1|Optimus Prime]] transforms into a futuristic truck cab. It was intended to be Motormaster, but the name [[trademark]] could not be obtained. The toy was given the name "Menasor", and the super robot's function of "Super Warrior," effectively making him Menasor, not Motormaster.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Zone]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/ClassicsMenasor/menasor.htm More information on ''Classics'' Menasor at TFU.info.]''
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:Titanium-toy Menasor.JPG|upright=1.67|thumb|Not [[Dark Hot Rod]].]]
*'''Menasor''' (6" Cybertron Heroes, [[2007]])
**''Accessories:'' Rifle, display stand
:A [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] [[exclusive]] first sold at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2007, Menasor is a redeco of the ''[[Titanium Series]]'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Rodimus Prime]], transforming into a Cybertronic Winnebago-ish thing.

:According to this Menasor's bio, he is a single entity built from the bodies of the individual Stunticons and controlled by their psychotic, permanently unified minds.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/SDCCMenasor/menasor.htm More information on ''Titanium'' Menasor on TFU.info.]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Now, where's my Trucker hat?]]
*'''Menasor''' (Micro-Changer Combiner, 2013)
**''Set number'': '''A7308'''
**''Pieces'': '''90'''
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

:Part of the third wave of [[Kreon]] [[Micro-Changer]] combiner sets, Menasor comes as a set of four component Kreons: Breakdown, Dead End, Drag Strip, and Motorbreath. The Kreons can be built into their robot modes or their vehicle modes, or they can be built into Menasor by taking them apart and combining their pieces.

:Like the entire Micro Changer combiner sets, Menasor comes with only one Kre-O display brick, and a sticker sheet composed of his leg detailing and a ''Kre-O'' logo. Due to the leg stickers being slightly transparent, applying them into the black-colored leg parts can render the details being semi-transparent. The instructions also did not mention on where you should put the ''Kre-O'' logo sticker. Also, Menasor's combined mode's waist part is somehow prone to falling off from the assembly while posing, and he has a problem standing straight due to how the legs are constructed.

:As Kreon combiners only involve four components, ''Kre-O'' [[Wildrider (G1)#Kre-O|Brake-Neck]] instead ended up as a Series 4 blind-bagged figure. However he can built along with the gestalt if you have any creativity.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/Kre-OMenasor/menasor.htm More information on Menasor at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|Combiner3pack}}
*'''Combiner Robot Mega Pack''' (3-pack, 2016)
**''Set number'': '''B6425'''
**''Pieces'': '''245'''
:3 years later, the 3 Micro-Changer combiners, Superion, Bruticus, and Menasor was reissued and released as a 3-pack. The toys were unchanged from their individual releases.

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===''Combiner Wars''===
{{anchor|Generations}}
[[File:Generations CW Menasor.JPG|thumb|upright=1.67|Still not Optimus Prime and the Autobots in cosplay...[[Optimus Maximus (G1)|or is he?]] ]]
*'''Decepticon Dragstrip''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
*'''Dead End''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
*'''Motormaster''' (Voyager Class, 2015)
*'''Breakdown''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
*'''Decepticon Offroad''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
:*'''Brake-Neck''' (Deluxe Class, 2015)
*'''Decepticon Blackjack''' (Legends Class, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Sword (formed from Motormaster's sword and gun), 4 hands/feet, 4 small weapons
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)}}

:Part of the ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' subline, ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Menasor is an entirely new mold Scramble City-style combiner made up of four Deluxe figures ([[Drag Strip (G1)#Generations|Dragstrip]], [[Breakdown (G1)#Generations|Breakdown]], [[Dead End (G1)#Combiner Wars|Dead End]], and new member [[Offroad (CW)#Toys|Offroad]]) as limbs, a Voyager figure ([[Motormaster (G1)#Combiner Wars|Motormaster]]) as the torso, and [[Blackjack (G1)#Generations|Blackjack]] for the chestplate. He can wield a large, [[5 mm post]] sword formed by connecting Motormaster's smaller sword to his gun and can also hold any of the Deluxe components' smaller weapons. He was announced at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] [[2014]] along with fellow combiner Superion. His stock photo cleverly concealed an online listing image of ''Generations'' Huffer and Blackjack. A few months after the other Stunticons' release, [[Wildrider (G1)#Generations|Brake-Neck]] (actually Wildrider, renamed due to trademark reasons) was announced and released shortly thereafter, intended to replace Offroad and complete the original Stunticon roster.

:Menasor is considered the least-stable Combiner of the entire ''Combiner Wars'' line, due to the various design failures that plague Motormaster's design which will more likely than not cause him to fall apart. Such issues include but are not limited to: bad hip articulation due to poorly-designed ratchet joints which complicates his ability to stand any way other than straight and stiff (further complicated by the lack of ankle articulation necessary to compensate), shoulder mechanisms that come untabbed due to weak lock tolerances if the arms are moved, a problematic waist swivel caused by the skirt flap being attached to the stomach instead of the pelvis, and the inability to keep Blackjack securely attached to the chest due to incorrectly-molded sizing in the tabs. Although the hip ratchet problem was (slightly) resolved with an updated re-release of Motormaster that included remolded ratchets, the other problems were not addressed by the rerelease or subsequent redecos.

:Although heavily based on the G1 design for Menasor, the Generations iteration of Menasor instructs the legs to be attached with the car body facing forward, as opposed to facing backwards like the G1 toy. Although the undersides of the Stunticons resemble the G1 toys enough to resemble the G1 design if attached backwards, doing so will rob Menasor of his functional knees, ironic due to the fact the reverse was done to give the G1 Menasor toy functioning knees.

:As a part of the first and second wave promotion in Hasbro's Asian markets, a free sticker sheet for the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbot]]s and [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s was given out when purchasing any four Deluxe Class toys from those waves. As such, Menasor was given Generation 1 toy-esque stickers for the owner to apply if they wanted.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-free-g1-sticker-sheet-with-tru-singapore/32469/ Aerialbot and Stunticon sticker promotion on Seibertron.com]</ref> These sticker sheets did not include stickers for Brake-Neck or Blackjack, however.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/CWMenasor/menasor.htm More information on ''Generations'' Menasor at TFU.info]''

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[[File:Transformers-Generations-Combiner-Wars-G2-Menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Shortround (Cybertron)|Shortround]] would have a field day at this.]]
*'''Menasor''' (Collection Pack, 2015)
**''Accessories:'' Sword, Stunticon weapons/extremities
:A [[redeco]] of the ''Combiner Wars'' Stunticons, based on their cancelled [[#Generation 2|''Generation 2'' toys]]. Well, okay, [[Circular reporting|technically]], this set is based on [http://air-hammer.deviantart.com/art/G2-Stunticons-Digibash-471989649 somebody's digibash] based on [http://cybertron.ca/boards/showthread.php?p=76573 somebody's hand-painted recreation] of the cancelled ''Generation 2'' toys, including an erroneous purple and silver [[Breakdown (G1)#CWG2|Breakdown]] and some other errors. This set replaces Offroad with [[Wildrider (G1)#CWG2|Brake-Neck]], and includes [[Blackjack (G1)#CWG2|Blackjack]]. G2 Menasor is available as a box set, and comes with a collector card and a poster of ''Combiner Wars'' G1 Menasor printed on cardstock paper, both presented inside an envelope.

:This set's Motormaster has the improved hip ratchet joints.

:The second set of stock photos shows Menasor as ''hideously'' mistransformed in combined mode, and some shots also depicted the head with only one horn, the other being broken off.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/CWMenasor/menasor.htm More information on ''Combiner Wars'' G2 Menasor at TFU.info]''
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===''Unite Warriors''===
{{anchor|UniteWarriors}}
[[File:TakaraTomy-UW02-Menasor.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Oh, no room for Offroad, huh? Well fine, I'll go build my own combiner! With Blackjack! And hookers!]]
*'''Menasor''' (giftset, [[August 22]], [[2015]])
**''ID number:'' '''UW-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword (formed from Motormaster's sword and gun), 4 hands/feet, 4 small weapons
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] and [[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
:Takara's ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' iteration of Menasor was sold in a gift set including all five "Stuntrons" (minus [[Runabout (RID)|the Blackjack mold]]) with Wildrider (a retooled Dead End) included instead of Offroad. He has numerous changes in deco to better match his look in the Generation 1 cartoon. Most notably, Motormaster has more black on his vehicle mode, "Drag Stripe" has red details instead of purple, and Dead End lacks his usual gold stripe. The set also features some minor improvements to the original sculpts, such as improved hip-ratchets for Motormaster for increased stability. In addition, Breakdown's hand/foot/gun accessory (which was designed with the intended Sunstreaker redeco/retool in mind, doubling as his "supercharger" engine) was replaced with another version of Dragstrip's hand/foot/gun accessory, which also increases the symmetry for the hands and feet.

:As the entirety of Motormaster is molded in [[Gold Plastic Syndrome#Other notable instances|swirly plastic]], Menasor/Motormaster's waist can eventually crack and split the torso in half.

:Printed on his instructions is the second chapter of ''[[Unite Warriors Offshot]]''. Undocumented in the instructions, ''Unite Warriors'' Menasor's chest can attach ''Adventure'' [[Runabout (RID)|Runabout]] (or his mold mates Blackjack and Rodimus) on his combined mode chest.

:The giftset also included a collector commemorative coin when purchased in select retailers outside Japan.
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Combiner-Menasor.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|ゴゴゴゴ (''Menacing'')]]
*'''Menasor''' ([[2022]], [[2023]])
**'''1 of 5: [[Drag Strip (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Dragstrip]]'''
**'''2 of 5: [[Wildrider (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Wild Rider]]'''
**'''3 of 5: [[Dead End (G1)#Legacy|Dead End]]'''
**'''4 of 5: [[Breakdown (G1)#Legacy|Breakdown]]'''
**'''5 of 5: [[Motormaster (G1)#Legacy|Decepticon Motormaster]]'''
**''Origin universe'': '''G1 Universe'''
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[John Warden]] (concept), [[Dan Khanna]] (concept artist)}}

:The first combiner figure released in the main ''Generations'' line since ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]'', ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]'' Menasor is based heavily on the character's appearance in the original Generation 1 cartoon. To match this design—which depicted the Stunticons as if they were simply hanging off Menasor's limbs, rather than actually forming the limbs themselves—the toy features a very unconventional combination method that involves Motormaster's trailer splitting into five combiner-body pieces—two arms, two legs, and a torso—to which the individual Stunticons attach. When attached to the arm pieces, hidden buttons on the arm Stunticons are pressed that allow them to split in two, giving Menasor a full range of elbow articulation; the leg Stunticons, meanwhile, activate an auto-transform feature in the leg pieces themselves, closing up the front of the leg to "complete" its appearance. Motormaster himself forms the upper block of the chest and the head. Nearly every one of Menasor's joints is constructed using strong ratchets, adding a great deal of stability to him overall.
[[File:Hasbro China Tmall Exclusive Legacy Menasor Boxset.jpg|thumb|left]]

:As the other Stunticons themselves do not actually play a role in the combination process, it is possible—and indeed, advertised on the back of Motormaster's packaging—to combine most of the trailer pieces into a skeletal, incomplete Menasor even if you don't have any of the limb-bots. Unlike past toys of Menasor, the ''Legacy'' Stunticons are not interchangeable, each designed to form a specific limb; at most, you can swap the legs, Breakdown and Wild Rider, for one another. Although the ''Legacy'' Stunticons are not designed to be reverse-compatible with the older ''Combiner Wars'' figures, Motormaster's combination system features ''Combiner Wars'' joint-sized recesses, which technically allow any ''Combiner Wars''-compatible figure to be used as a leg for Menasor, although the connected ''Combiner Wars'' leg will not secure inside the recess and not scale properly if used with a native Menasor leg. The middle portion of Motormaster's trailer is also not involved in the combination. ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' [[Superion (G1)#Age of the Primes|Superion]] makes use of the same frame system as Menasor, and can swap his parts with him, although the bots that connect to the frames cannot be attached to the other combiner’s ones, in addition to the fact Superion's legs are somewhat shorter than Menasor's. Both of his shins share identical detailing due to the scrapped original plan for Breakdown to be a straight redeco of Wildrider with zero retooling.

:His forearms have molded details based on his arm blasters from "[[Masquerade]]".

:According to designer [[John Warden]], he devised the basics of this unique combination scheme with Shogo Hasui, passing a napkin back and forth as they split a hamburger.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=I remember famously splitting a hamburger Hasui, I tell this story all the time, where we went to a bar and grill and the hamburger was too big, and so we split it down the middle, and we were drawing on napkins having a back-and-forth to each other, and during that meeting we devised the idea of how to make Menasor. He would have to be this Commander class character flanked by a bunch of Deluxes.|link=https://news.tfw2005.com/2024/08/03/sdcc-2024-hasbro-interview-john-wardens-return-generations-studio-series-combiners-more-513802|name=John Warden|site=TFW2005|title=SDCC 2024 Hasbro Interview – John Warden’s Return, Generations, Studio Series, Combiners, More!|year=2024|month=08|day=03}}</ref>

:In January 2023, the entirety of Menasor was sold as a boxset exclusive to Hasbro China's Tmall store. It contained all 5 components, unchanged and in their original packaging, inside of a larger box decorated with an illustration of Menasor. The set came with an enamel pin based on the combiner's original G1 box illustration. The set was limited to 100 copies.

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[[File:TF-Legacy-ToyDeco-Menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Stunticon Menasor''' (Giftset, [[2023]])
:*''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Stunticon Menastor''' (スタンティコンメナソー)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''TL-90'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[2025]] [[March 29]]
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Takio Ejima]] and [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released as a giftset, "Stunticon Menasor" is formed from five redecos of the above ''Legacy'' figures, this time based on their original 1986 toy decos. Out of the five figures, only [[Breakdown (G1)#LegacyGiftset|Breakdown]] received an optional alternate head to match his toy design.

:Menasor's five components were revealed at San Diego Comic Con 2023, and sold in a [[Hasbro Pulse]] exclusive giftset. Said giftset features a similar layout to the original Generation 1 Menasor boxset, and even includes a bio and tech specs on the back. Neat!

:The set itself went up for pre-order on [[August 1]]st.
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==Merchandise==
===Transformers Ramune===
[[File:Ramune menasor keshi.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Menasor''' (1986)
**''ID number:'' '''3'''
:An unpainted figurine of Menasor was available as part of the second range of [[Kabaya]]'s line of ''[[Transformers Ramune]]'' [[candy toy]]s, tying in with the ''Scramble City'' toyline. Like all figures in the series, Menasor was sold in a [[Blindpacking|blindpacked]] box with fizzy "ramune" candy, and featured a main body was made of hard red plastic, with soft grey PVC limbs articulated at the hips and shoulders.

*'''Menasor''' (1986)
:Later in 1986, in the third ''Ramune'' wave, Menasor was among the characters immortalized as a soft rubber figurine, known as a ''keshigomu'' in Japan. He was available in either red, blue, or yellow colors, and as before, came blindpacked with ramune candy. While similar to the separate range of ''keshigomu'' figures released by Takara that would later be imported by Hasbro as part of their [[Decoy]] promotion, Menasor and his wave-mates saw no American release.
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===Forms Robo===
*'''Menasor''' (1986)
:Menasor was also part of the small ''[[Forms Robo]]'' collection of larger ''keshigomu'', with this chunkier version of the character standing at around twice the height of his ''Ramune'' figure. Like the other figures in this series, Menasor was packaged in an individual baggie and was available in red, blue, green, and yellow.

===Gaia Scramble/Transformers Gum===
[[File:Kabaya menasor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
*'''Menasor''' (2013)
:This incarnation of Menasor is formed by combining the separate Stunticons available in two of [[Kabaya]]'s lines of [[candy toy]]s: Dead End, Breakdown, Drag Strip and Wildrider were available as part of the ''[[Gaia Scramble]]'' line, while Motormaster was released through the ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' line. All five figures are snap-together model kits that use stickers for details and come with a stick of gum; Dead End and Breakdown share a mold, as do Drag Strip and Wildrider, each kit affecting minor differences in how they are assembled to differentiate the figures beyond color, which, aside from Motormaster, bear no resemblance to any previous established color schemes for the Stunticons.
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===Transformers Trading Card Game===
[[File:W2Menasor.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Menasor, Menacing Colossus''' (2019)
**[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], Paranoid Scout
**[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], Doomed Loner
**[[Drag Strip (G1)|Decepticon Drag Strip]], Cutthroat Warrior
**[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], Stunticon Leader
**[[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]], All-Terrain Soldier
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Stars: ''25

:One of the titular [[combiner]]s from the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners, Menasor, Menacing Colossus can be formed by playing the Action card [[Enigma of Combination|Stunticon Enigma]] while the Character cards for all five [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] are in Bot Mode while on the battlefield and/or the KO area.

:Menasor, Menacing Colossus' art is based on the [[Combiner Wars (franchise)|Combiner Wars]] version of Menasor, with [[Offroad (CW)|Offroad]] replacing [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]. Like the Combiner Wars version of Menasor, [[Blackjack (G1)|Blackjack]] is depicted as a chestplate despite not being included in the card set.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Superion and Menasor.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Superion & Menasor Set''' ([[February 6]], [[2023]])
**''ID number:'' '''37 & 38'''

:Released as part of the sixth wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] (with his components [[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]], [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]] and [[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]) and Menasor (with ''his'' components [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]], [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]], [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] and [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#38|Translation of Menasor's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Universe-unreleased-Menasor-art.jpg|Unused ''Universe'' packaging art
Machinima-CW-Menasor.jpg|Machinima ''Combiner Wars'' model.
</gallery>

==Notes==
[[File:MenasorEarly.jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|Menasor got dressed in a rush this morning.]]
[[File:MenasorDevastationConcept.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

* Menasor's [[instructions]] and [[package art]] depict Drag Strip and Breakdown as his arms, and Wildrider and Dead End as his legs, while the [[character model]] used for the cartoon and comic—which has gone on to become the "default" arrangement for Menasor in most subsequent media—makes Drag Strip and Dead End the arms, and Breakdown and Wildrider the legs. An alternate model, designed by [[Studio OX]] for the ''[[TV Magazine]]'' manga and story pages, seen at the top of this article, makes Drag Strip and Wildrider the arms, and Breakdown and Dead End the legs. Drag Strip's the only one in the same place in every configuration!
* An alternate animation character sheet from the original cartoon exists for Menasor. It features all of the limbs in different orientations (the arms upside-down, the legs upside down and reversed with the car sides facing front) from the final model ''and'' the chest sports an Autobot symbol, suggesting, perhaps, that the Stunticon and Aerialbot toy factions may have originally been the other way around. This model was used for the toy [[commercial]] which appeared to introduce the Stunticons and Aerialbots, though with the faction symbol corrected.
* The animators frequently misinterpreted Menasor's character model in the original cartoon. Instead of having the four small Stunticons as his actual limbs (with, for example, his fist directly attached to Drag Strip's form), he was drawn as though the four cars attached on top of generic blocky limbs that extended from Motormaster.
** Menasor's original design featured in IDW's [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing series]] features a modified version of this idea; Motormaster's separating parts form the torso, forearms, hands, and feet of Menasor's body, with the Stunticons filling the missing gaps in the body. When Menasor returned after being rebuilt by the Enigma of Combination, his design was altered to resemble the toy featured in the concurrently running ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' toyline, and returns to the traditional combiner limb setup.
** Conversely, Menasor's appearance in ''[[Transformers: Devastation]]'' combines his classic Generation 1 and ''Combiner Wars'' designs. While combining, the Stunticons instead attach directly on top of Motormaster's limbs before merging with them to form Menasor's limbs. The resulting Menasor design uses the torso and arms from his G1 design, and uses the CW design for the legs, chest and head. Offroad is featured in this design instead of Wildrider, and although he does not appear with the Stunticon grouping prior to combining or when Menasor briefly separates, Blackjack takes the place of the Roller Car on Menasor's chest, materializing directly from Motormaster himself.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Menasor''' (メナゾール ''Menazōru'', メナソー ''Menasō'')
*''French:'' '''Menasor''' (European French cartoon dub, and Canada, carded Stunticon limbs only), '''Confusio''' (Canada, Motormaster's box and Menasor giftset)
*''Italian:'' '''Pentacar''' (toyline and season 3), '''Ultrax''' (cartoon)
*''Mandarin:'' '''Fēitiān Hǔ''' (飞天虎, "Flying Tiger")
*''Portuguese:'' '''Ameaçador''' (Brazil comic)
*''Russian:'' '''Megasaur''' (Мегазавр ''Megazavr'')
*''Polish:'' '''Minozaury''' or '''Minozaur''' ("Minosaurs" or "Minosaur", "Masquerade"), '''Minotaur''' ("Cosmic Rust"), '''Megazaur''' ("Megasaur", one line of dialogue in "Masquerade")

==References==
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Sheeldron

2025-08-17T10:44:39Z

Primm slimm:

{{factions|autobot}}
:''Sheeldron is an [[Autobot]] [[Battle Master]] from the [[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Sheeldron EarthWars.jpg|thumb|400px|hey look I turn into a ramp (no I don't)]]

'''Sheeldron''' is a fearless fellow, leaping into battle without any forethought or regard for his own wellbeing. Thankfully he's fairly durable, though, possessing dense armor plating. In the event that he is caught by surprise by the enemy, he is able to reflect their kinetic energy back toward them.

When the time calls for it, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] wields this Battle Master as his Energon-shield, and charges into battle!<ref>[https://www.walmart.com/ip/Transformers-Generations-War-for-Cybertron-Series-Inspired-Optimus-Prime-Battle-3-Pack/205077575 "...Optimus Prime charging into battle with his Energon shield and Energon axe with the included Battle Masters figures!"]</ref>

==Games==
===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{charstubgames|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}

==Toys==
===''War for Cybertron Trilogy''===
[[File:WFCNetflixtoy-Sheeldron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I sound like a Pokémon.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime''' (Battle 3-Pack, [[2020]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''WFC-11'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[February 20]], [[2021]]

: A redeco of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Soundbarrier#Toys|Soundbarrier]] in translucent yellow, ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' Sheeldron transforms from a robot into a shield. Sheeldron possesses [[A.I.R. Lock System]] connectors on each end of their shield mode, allowing them to connect to bases and other Battle Masters to form ramps. Additionally, a "[[Fire Blast effect]]" can be attached to Sheeldron, simulating gunfire colliding with them.

: It is highly likely that Sheeldron suffers from the same breakage flaws as Soundbarrier, due to the extensive use of clear plastics in his jointing.

: Sheeldron was only available as part of a multi-pack with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Optimus Prime]] and [[Enerax#Toys|Enerax]]. This set was a [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]] in the US and Canada, but a standard retail release in Japan in the sixth wave of ''War For Cybertron Trilogy'' product.
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Sheeldron''' (シールドロン ''Shīrudoron'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Battle Masters]]
[[Category:C.O.M.B.A.T. Bots]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Shields]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron Trilogy Autobots]]

Darkest Hour (episode)

2025-08-17T10:10:12Z

Primm slimm: /* Quotes */

{{disambig3|Darkest Hour}}

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' ep 52
|prev=Regeneration (Prime)
|next=Darkmount, NV
|next2=Triple Combination! Swordbot - Samurai!
|image=PrimeDarkestHourOPArm.jpg
|caption=WISE FWOM YOUR GWAVE
|title="Darkest Hour"
|season=2
|season ep=26
|airdate=[[November 2]], [[2012]]
|written by=[[Steven Melching]]
|directed by=[[Vinton Heuck]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|production company=[[Allspark (company)|Hasbro Studios]]
|video=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEl-H0ZAfFg
|videosite=YouTube
}}
'''When Megatron turns the power of the Omega Lock on Earth, Optimus is forced into making a risky decision that could have inescapable consequences for the entire Autobot team.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:DarkestHour-captives.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Jack: It's all because of us. Miko: We're so fragged. Raf: Can I go to the bathroom?]]

The two groups stand on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], locked in a face-off. While the [[Autobot]]s have the [[Omega Key]]s, the [[Decepticon]]s have [[Jack Darby|Jack]], [[Raf Esquivel|Raf]] and [[Miko Nakadai|Miko]]. [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] orders [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] to get ready to expose Jack to Cybertron's toxic atmosphere. Though the kids are ready to sacrifice themselves to save the planet, [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] isn't, and the Autobots throw down their weapons. [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] hands over his key in exchange for Miko, [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] hands over his for Raf, and Megatron insists that as someone who was entrusted with the [[Matrix of Leadership]], Jack is surely worth ''two'' keys, so Arcee and Smokescreen are compelled to hand over theirs. The exchange done, a [[space bridge]] opens and the Autobots are quickly surrounded by [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]].

On [[Earth]], [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] gets a call from [[June Darby]], worried as she can't get in touch with Jack. Ratchet, unable to get in touch with Optimus and unaware that the kids are on Cybertron, is more concerned with keeping the comm lines clear, and quickly ends the call.

Megatron, Starscream, Soundwave and Knock Out each hold a key, and activate the [[Omega Lock]]. At a touch from Megatron, the lock sends out a beam of energy that recreates a nearby ruin, turning it into a pristine building. Though Optimus requests he be allowed to take the [[human]]s back to Earth, Megatron replies that they'll be safer where they are. He has Starscream open up a space bridge portal over the Omega Lock site, and unleashes a mechaforming beam through it... to Earth, just outside of [[Jasper]], [[Nevada]]. A horrified June drops her phone, and the Autobot base's systems go haywire from the energy overload.

[[Image:DarkestHour-June.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"I've been watching far too many movies."]]

Miko wonders aloud if the beam will simply restore Earth, but Optimus says that this won't be the case; the beam will instead [[cyberforming|cyberform]] the planet, turning it into another metallic world, and in the process destroying ''all'' indigenous life. Megatron revels in his victory as he, Starscream, and [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] share a professional grade evil laugh, unintentionally dropping their guard. Unable to let Earth die, Optimus leaps into action, slicing his way through the guards with his blade and lunging for the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]]. Though Megatron tries to respond with the [[Dark Star Saber]], Optimus neatly cleaves the purloined Prime arm off of the Decepticon leader and sends the Dark blade flying, charging the Lock. Starscream gets his face stamped on as he tries to stop Optimus, and the other two Decepticons dive for cover as the Star Saber finds its mark, resulting in a massive explosion.

The cyberforming beam dissipates, and Ratchet's equipment clears up in time to get a transmission from Optimus requesting a space bridge. As the Decepticons pick themselves out of the rubble, the Autobots retreat through back to Earth. Knock Out tries to lighten the mood, earning a quick backhand from Starscream, snarling that he needs to attend to their wounded leader. Starscream's ranting at Optimus's actions is cut of by a burst of maniacal laughter from Megatron... "They can run, but they can never again run ''home''!"

[[Image:DarkestHour-NewKaon.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Always check the (future) neighbors out before you sign the lease.]]

Ratchet is aghast as the Autobots return carrying the children, and even more so when they tell him Optimus has destroyed the Omega Lock. He staggers, lamenting that the sheer depth of loss the war has brought has all come to naught, with Cybertron now doomed to forever be a lifeless husk. [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] snaps at Ratchet, claiming it's not his place to question Optimus's battlefield decisions, and Ratchet does not exactly react well to that. The discussion is cut short by a call from an absolutely furious [[William Fowler|Agent Fowler]], suggesting they take a look outside. As the Autobots reach the mountaintop via elevator, they find a huge [[Darkmount (Earth)|Cybertronian fortress]] now stands right on their doorstep. Fowler, landing his helicopter next to them, wonders why they picked Jasper. As the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' arrives, the answer becomes painfully clear: the Decepticons have found the [[Autobot Outpost Omega One|Autobot base]].

Megatron, still missing his arm, rallies his air troops with a speech damning Optimus for his actions, and Starscream launches his armada of silver-toned Jet Vehicons, followed by the [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticon]] horde. The Autobots retreat into the base, but Fowler jumps back into his helicopter and flies directly through the oncoming Decepticon formations. While he's soon outgunned and being chased by Vehicons, the ''[[Jackhammer (Prime)|Jackhammer]]'' streaks into view—[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] has come to lend a hand, much to the surprise of the Autobots, since their last parting was not exactly on friendly terms.

[[Image:DarkestHour-thisistheplace.jpg|right|thumb|300px|[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Album|We're going 'til the world stops turning, while we burn it to the ground tonight!]]]]

Optimus orders the Autobots to abandon base via [[GroundBridge]], each departing to different locations in the [[United States of America|USA]] in the hopes that it will allow them to evade capture easier and regroup. Bumblebee and Raf head out first, then Bulkhead and Miko, then Arcee and Jack. Outside, Fowler avoids more Decepticons only to see the ''Nemesis'' moving into position over the Autobot base. At the same time, June is approaching the base by car in search of her son, but is stopped by a low-flying Vehicon. Fowler moves fast, gunning the Decepticon down and pulling June to safety. Though Wheeljack has bought the Autobots time, the numbers are against him, and a pair of seeking missiles from Starscream soon send the ''Jackhammer'' plummeting to Earth in a trail of smoke.

Smokescreen having departed on his own, Ratchet and Optimus are the last ones left in the base. Optimus tells Ratchet to go on, while he will make sure the Decepticons can't follow. Realizing the implications, Ratchet sadly takes his leave. Optimus moves to use the Star Saber to destroy the space bridge controls, but at that moment his task is rendered moot as the ''Nemesis'' fires a colossal cannon, destroying the Autobot base in a huge explosion.

Megatron and Starscream fly down to the remains, landing on the Autobot [[insignia]]. The two gloat over their victory... and not far, all that can be seen of Optimus is his hand sticking out from the burning rubble...
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==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]] (1)
* [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] (2)
* [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (3)
* [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] (4)
* [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
* [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] (14)
* [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]] (18)
|c2=
* [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] (6)
* [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] (9)
* [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] (10)
* [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] (12)
* [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]] (13)
* [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] (17)
|c3=
* [[Jack Darby]] (7)
* [[Raf Esquivel]] (8)
* [[Miko Nakadai]] (11)
* [[June Darby]] (15)
* [[William Fowler]] (16)
}}

==Quotes==
"I guess we should cancel the welcome home party."
:—'''Knock Out''' tries to lighten the mood

"you first big boy"
:—'''Knock Out''' to Bulkhead when handing over the omega keys

"What about '''OUR''' planet?! All of our struggles and Energon spilled and ''countless'' sacrifices! '''FOR NOTHING?!"
:—'''Ratchet''' processes what just happened

"Our opportunity to revive Cybertron has been lost, due to the treachery of Optimus Prime. But from our fortress of New Kaon, we will instead seize control of ''this'' world! [[Megatron (Animated)|'''Decepticons! Transform and rise up!''']]"
:—'''Megatron''' rallies his troops

"We're still on the same team Doc. Always will be."
:—'''Wheeljack''' affirms that there's no bad Energon between them

"And that's how you wreck a Wrecker!"
:—'''Starscream''' revels in finally winning for once

"I... never imagined it would end like this." 
"Neither did I, old friend."
:—'''Ratchet''' and '''Optimus Prime''' on the breaking of [[Team Prime]]

"This is the place, all right." 
"This ''was'' the place." 
"United we stand, divided they fall."
:—'''Starscream''' and '''Megatron''' dance on the ashes of their enemies

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Megatron remembers that Jack was entrusted with the [[Matrix of Leadership]] back in "[[Orion Pax, Part 3]]". Technically, Jack was entrusted with the [[Key to Vector Sigma]], but the result is the same.
* Ratchet vaguely references the events of "[[Hurt]]" when expressing surprise at Wheeljack's arrival. This also seems to be the reason why no one enlisted his aid for the events of the previous episode.
* Optimus cuts off Megatron's Prime arm, which he acquired in "[[Alpha/Omega]]".
* Soundwave began narrowing down the location of the Autobots' base through knowledge of their human allies' residences within [[Jasper]] in "[[Hard Knocks]]", and [[Laserbeak (WFC)|Laserbeak]] was in driving distance of the base when he found Smokescreen. Though considering Megatron was angrily ranting about finding the base at the end of "[[Inside Job]]", the Decepticons must've finally found it in the short span of time between then and Megatron's departure to Cybertron in the previous episode, considering Megatron decided to plant New Kaon ''right'' on the Autobots' doorstep in this episode.

===Transformers references===
* "[[Darkest hour]]", yet again.
* Megatron commands his troops to "Transform and rise up!", a phrase coined by the ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]'' [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] in "[[Megatron Rising - Part 2]]".
* Megatron plans to [[cyberforming|cyberform]] Earth.

===Real-world references===
* Optimus Prime explains that the Omega Lock will "cyberform your planet in favor of its new matrix, destroying all indigenous life in the process," a reference to the Genesis Device in ''[[Star Trek]] {{w|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|II: The Wrath of Khan}}''. [[Spock]], describing the effect of the Device on an inhabited world, explains that it "would destroy such life, in favor of its new matrix."

===Animation and technical errors===
* As in previous episodes, Megatron's jet mode retains the fusion cannon even though he no longer has it.
* During Ratchet's last scene before he enters the GroundBridge, part of his helmet goes through his chest.
* When Optimus transforms his arm into his regular sword, the Vehicons behind him are suddenly ground units.
* When Starscream takes off with his Vehicon armada, one of the Vehicons transforms and stops mid-air mid-transformed behind Knock Out.
* The Autobots must ''really'' be in disarray after the Omega Lock's destruction if they thought it was a good idea to just stand on top of their base (which was already marked with a conspicuous helicopter pad for Fowler) when they know that Laserbeak was within driving distance of the base during "[[Hard Knocks]]". Arcee even makes a point about the gravity of the Decepticons being close enough to the base to be able to find the kids right before Fowler alerts them to New Kaon's presence.

===Trivia===
[[Image:PrimeDarkestHourStarscreamsArmadaSingle.jpg|thumb|250px|ARE YOU SARAH CONNOR?]]
* A new type of Decepticon flyer debuts, sporting a silver and grey paint job. According to the season three DVD commentary, they were an off-screen gift from Megatron to Starscream for returning to the Decepticons.
** They also possess a red Decepticon insignia just like Starscream.
* June has evidently bought a new car, her old one having been destroyed in "[[One Shall Rise, Part 1]]".
* Optimus makes use of his integrated sword for the first time since the arrival of the Star Saber.
* Fowler manages to kill four Decepticons in this episode, two of which he shoots down with the gun on his helicopter. He must have gotten an upgrade after its lackluster performance in "[[Darkness Rising, Part 3]]" and "[[Crisscross (episode)|Crisscross]]".
* Soundwave actually cackles along with Megatron, Starscream, and Knock Out during the activation of the Omega Lock on Earth. His voice is not audible, but the laughing motion of his head is noticeable.
* Optimus' "death" was added in so there would be a reason to give Optimus a new body in season three.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=So it was a crazy meeting, but you know, we initially uh, I think the way season 2 ended as scripted as storyboarded it was wisping smoke from the Autobot base. Cut to black. And uh see ya next season. And what we sort of improvised in the meeting is, oh and they also wanted a new Optimus Prime to sell, a new body. So we said well look we were you know we were gonna open season 3 to show how everybody secretly escaped through secret passages that kind of thing and they on the run. But we said what if, brainstormed in the meeting with Jeff and I, oh what if we see Optimus' body lying in the rubble. He was the last one to leave, to make sure everybody else was safe and we leave him for dead. We see his eye blink out we see a destroyed hand sticking out of the rubble.|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT6tvD6NyzY&t=14459s|name=Duane Capizzi|site=YouTube|year=2021|month=08|day=14}}</ref>

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Le Nouveau Kaon'''" ("The New Kaon")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''German'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Die Entscheidung'''" ("The Choice")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 27|27 February]] [[2013]]

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Kyūkyoku Henkei! Tatakae! Transformers'''" (究極変形!戦え!トランスフォーマー, "Ultimate Transformation! Fight! Transformers")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[March 30|30 March]] [[2013]]
:*The title is a reference to ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'', the Japanese title of the original Generation 1 franchise.
:*'''Cut:''' As the Japanese broadcast of ''Prime'' had to limit the show to only 52 episodes, "Darkest Hour" became the series finale. To accommodate this new role, the entire [[cliffhanger]] ending in which the Autobot base is destroyed was cut and the series ends on a more ambiguous tone (the final shot is of Optimus destroying the control panel). Editing like this would make 4Kids blush.

'''Italian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''L'ora più buia'''" ("The darkest hour"), "'''L'Ora più Oscura'''" (2017 airing, "The Darkest Hour")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[February 19|19 February]] [[2013]]

'''Portuguese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''A Hora Mais Escura'''" (The Darkest Hour")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;DVD
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2012 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Season Two ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2013 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Vol. 26 ([[Avex Trax]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2014 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Volume 5: Advance on Cybertron ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of Germany.png|20px|Germany]] 2014 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Folge 12: Die Entscheidung ([[EDEL:kids]]) — English and German audio. 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2014 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Season Two Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2014 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Saison 2 Vol. 4: Bataille épiques ([[Primal Screen]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2015 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Season 2 Vol. 4: Darkest Hour (Primal Screen) 
[[File:Flag of France.png|20px|France]] 2015 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Intégrale Saison 2 (Primal Screen) 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] 2015 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Stagione 2 Vol. 4: L'ora più buia (Primal Screen) — English, Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Danish and Norwegian audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2015 — ''Transformers Prime'' — The Complete Season 2 (Primal Screen) 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] 2015 — ''Transformers Prime'' — La Seconda Stagione Completa (Primal Screen) — English, Italian, Swedish, Finnish, Danish and Norwegian audio.
;Blu-ray
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2012 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Season Two (Shout! Factory) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2015 — ''Transformers Prime'' — Season Two Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Prime episodes]]

Darkest Hour (episode)

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Ashkan Kashanchi

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Primm slimm:

'''Ashkan Kashanchi''' (b. ???) is (was?) an actor. That's about all we know about him other then the fact he ships knockout and breakdown

==Roles==
===Transformers (2007)===
*[[Mahfouz]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2393994/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 IMDB entry]
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=66218 Anime News Network entry]

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